News PS4 Firmware Updates Will Add Missing Features in the Future, Stresses Sony
Smells like system software updates
News July's PlayStation Plus Update to Be Fully Detailed Next Week
Instant Game Collection information on the way
First Impressions Testing the Hype in Destiny's Exclusive PS4 Alpha
We say jump, you say how high
News July's PlayStation Plus PS4 Freebies May include Strider and TowerFall Ascension
Service hitting its Strider
News - 2014, Week 25
Sunday22nd Jun 2014
News This Patch for Borderlands 2 on Vita Will Help Fix The Shooter's Shonky Controls
Controlled chaos
The Borderlands 2 port on PlayStation Vita has been about as divisive as our internal E3 game of the show votes. Some have complimented the re-release's faithful recreation of the source material, while others have condemned its questionable controls. If you find yourself in the latter camp, you'll be glad to hear that a recent
Push Rewind E3's Best PS4 Games, Vita's AAA Doom, and Lots and Lots of Destiny
The E3 hangover edition
It's been a relatively quiet week here at Push Square. The E3 rush is finally over, although we can't help but feel like a little part of us is missing because of its absence. Nevertheless, we tried to make sure that the past week was still packed full of content to keep you entertained during this Summer gaming lull, even if...
Saturday21st Jun 2014
News July's PlayStation Plus Update to Be Fully Detailed Next Week
Instant Game Collection information on the way
The end of the month always spells intrigue in the PlayStation Nation, as we desperately await information on the latest roster of free PlayStation Plus games. Alas, as is becoming a regular occurrence, Sony may have already outed July’s couple of complimentary PlayStation 4 titles, with both Strider...
Scaling back
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida recently declared in an interview that the platform holder’s not planning to make many more big first-party PlayStation Vita titles, and SCEE boss Jim Ryan has since elaborated on that point in a fierce interview with Metro GameCentral. “Are you going to see huge, mega budget Vita g
News PS4's Resogun Rescues a Free Update Tomorrow, Adds New Trophies and Local Co-op
Boom, there it is
Despite the fact that Sony put a lot of stock into the PlayStation 4's retail launch line-up which included the likes of Knack and Killzone: Shadow Fall, many of us were too busy being mesmerised by Resogun to take notice. The downloadable spaceship shooter from developer Housemarque even went on to win our award for Best...
News 196,999,314 Things Were Killed in Destiny's PS4 Exclusive Alpha
They never learn
We certainly had a lot of fun with Destiny's PlayStation 4 Alpha, but there's no getting around the fact that we, as Guardians, have contributed heavily to the extinction of creepy aliens. If they weren't trying to blow our heads off, we would be a little more sympathetic, but as it stands, the total death tally of just under 197...
Talking Point Should Sony Ditch E3 Stage Shows Like Nintendo?
A different direction
Very few people earnestly enjoy change. This author gets the jitters if Chart-Track’s weekly UK sales data isn’t ready to write about first thing on a Monday morning, and don’t even mention routine rupturing Bank Holidays. It was little wonder, then, that the web was awash with cynicism last year when Nintendo opted to...
Rumour Could Final Fantasy Type-0 Be Out in Time for Christmas?
Festive miracle
With the supposedly upcoming Final Fantasy XV starting to feel as fictional as the Loch Ness monster, it was hard to get excited about the announcement of Final Fantasy Type-0 for the PlayStation 4. Even with the news that the port has been in the works for some time, staff and readers alike were still taking bets on what year, let...
News Exclusive PS4 and Vita Title Pavilion is Packed with Preposterous Puzzles
Transistor meets The Last of Us
If you're looking for some perplexing puzzles to dig into in the coming months, allow us to direct your attention towards PlayStation 4 and Vita exclusive Pavilion. The title is described as a 'fourth-person' experience, a moniker which makes even less sense the more you think about it. What this means in simple...
Friday20th Jun 2014
News July's PlayStation Plus PS4 Freebies May include Strider and TowerFall Ascension
Service hitting its Strider
Not a month goes by without some kind of PlayStation Plus leak, so it's with a hint of inevitability that Sony appears to have accidentally outed July’s selection of free PlayStation 4 releases. Those that have been paying particular attention to the premium service will know that the next-gen freebies tend to be...
Review Mind Zero (PlayStation Vita)
Never mind this one
Without a doubt, Mind Zero appears to be a genuinely high quality JRPG. It has an enticingly sleek art direction, an atypical twist on its familiar gameplay, a diverse cast of characters, and a promising story premise, so we were naturally impressed by the brainpower that must have gone into the game. But as we delved a little...
Review Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 2 (PlayStation Vita)
Be kind, rewind
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse has been made possible due to the generosity of franchise fans courtesy of a successful Kickstarter campaign. The only catch with this funding drive was that the game would be split into two episodes, with the intention to get the package into the hands of backers as quickly as possible. This...
News Watch Dogs PS4 Patch Reconstructs Corrupted Save Data
Hack job
Ubisoft has released a fix for encrypted Watch Dogs save data which previously prevented unlucky players from loading the game. The patch – available now on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 – reconstructs any corrupted save files afflicted by the bug, but may still leave you with "unrecoverable collectible items". If you’d almost...
News Will Mirror's Edge 2 Make You Puke with PS4 Peripheral Project Morpheus?
Don't look down
The original Mirror’s Edge worked incredibly hard to put you in free-runner Faith’s shoes, employing numerous animations to make you feel like you were sprinting across rooftops and balancing on narrow beams. This level of first-person immersion seems like a perfect fit for virtual reality, with Project Morpheus presumably set to...
News PS4 Stock Situation Has Prompted Lost Sales, Sony Laments
Console's still selling very well, though
No one could accuse the PlayStation 4 of getting off to a slow start. At last count, Sony had sold seven million next-gen super machines, and that number is almost certain to be nearer to the 10 million unit milestone at the time of typing. However, while the company is incredibly satisfied with the...
News Internet Singing Sensation Performs an Encore in Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd
No one hit wonder
Even if you've never heard of Japanese virtual singing sensation Hatsune Miku, you'll have heard her without knowing it. Bringing even more catchy, rhythm action exclusively to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, she returns with her fellow digital idols in the sequel Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd. Having reached worldwide...
News Batman: Arkham Knight's Little Details the Focus of Developer Rocksteady's Detective Vision
Obsessive compulsive detective
There’s some speculation that Batman: Arkham Knight will deploy in January, but whether veteran voice actor Kevin Conroy is correct or not, British developer Rocksteady Studios doesn’t seem prepared to let the PlayStation 4 sequel loose until its finished properly. Speaking with Eurogamer.net
News Racing Sim MotoGP 14 Starts Its Engine on PS4 in Europe
Vroom
For a system that’s selling extraordinarily well, the PlayStation 4 is seriously short on racing games. Sure, the ambitious Need for Speed: Rivals serves up a great time, but once you’ve drinked in all of Redview County’s fictional views, there’s not a lot left to do. DriveClub and The Crew are right around the corner, of course, but...
Rumour Destiny's Extra PS4 and PS3 Content Will Only Be Exclusive Till Next Year
Jumping jive
Timed exclusive content is a lot like the lottery: it's a constant source of bitterness, until you're on the receiving end. So, it's with great care that we report on recent rumours that the promised extra features on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 for hotly anticipated shooter Destiny will only be exclusive until next year. According...
News You'll Play as This Trendy Man in PS4 Shooter Far Cry 4
Just your average psychopath
Protagonists often play a big part in new game announcements, but it’s perhaps telling that Ubisoft has opted to wait until after Far Cry 4’s big coming out party to introduce you to Ajay Ghale – the character that you’ll be playing as in the forthcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 first-person shooter...
News Magicka 2 Still Holds the Title of E3 2014's Best Cat Video
No pets were harmed, honest
You may have come here for the latest PlayStation news, but let's face it, the Internet's true calling is cats – and one game during Sony's E3 2014 press conference totally nailed it. Arrowhead's critically acclaimed, friendship destroying, co-operative experience is finally coming to the PlayStation 4 in the form of...
Thursday19th Jun 2014
News PS4 Firmware Updates Will Add Missing Features in the Future, Stresses Sony
Smells like system software updates
Sony appears to have taken your complaints about firmware updates from the previous generation a little too literally, as it is looking a little tardy with the PlayStation 4 right now. The next-gen console’s last major software overhaul deploy
Feature Five Reasons Why Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Should Be on Your PS4 Wishlist
There's no Snake oil here
Konami just wrapped up a live broadcast of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s behind-closed-doors PlayStation 4 gameplay demo from E3 2014. Originally shown to journalists in Los Angeles last week, the footage showed protagonist Big Boss storming a sandy base, recruiting some troops, and rescuing a hostage. It all...
Live Watch Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 2014 Demo Right Here
Live on PS4 today @ 11AM UK
Eager for a chance to ogle some of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s gameplay on the PlayStation 4? Konami is streaming last week’s E3 2014 gameplay demo – and we’re giving you front row seats to the show. Tune in for all the action from Hideo Kojima’s latest cinematic hit...
News Grand Theft Auto V's Long Awaited Online Bank Heists Won't Break Free Just Yet
Held in custody
For many, Grand Theft Auto V's online world has been the source of a lot of mayhem-fuelled fun since the game launched last year, but for others, it's been something of a disappointment despite Rockstar's consistent post-release support. Unfortunately, those who were looking forward to robbing banks with a group of friends back in...
News Battlefield Hardline's Beta Goes Harder for an Additional Week on PS4
Put your hands up
The end of the Destiny Alpha may be giving you intergalactic sized withdrawal symptoms, but Battlefield Hardline’s beta is still, er, going hard. The folks over at EA Games have opted to extend the PlayStation 4 shooter’s pre-release test for an additional week, meaning that you’ll now have until 12:00PM PST on 26th June to...
News Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Wrestles onto the PS4 in July
You'll luch-adore this one
If you're a fan of the Metroidvania genre, but lament the lack of ludicrous puns, then Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition may just be for you. This 2D platformer sees you playing as Mexican luchador who must save the President's daughter from a gang of evil thugs. If that sounds right up your alley, then you're...
Wednesday18th Jun 2014
Review Murdered: Soul Suspect (PlayStation 4)
Dead to rights
Not many games actively attempt to avoid putting you in danger, but Murdered: Soul Suspect on the PlayStation 4 attempts to walk this less travelled road by having very little combat and putting you in the shoes of a ghost. This unique perspective means that you have limited influence on the physical world around you, making you feel...
News Evergreen Vita Titles to Exit North American PlayStation Plus Ahead of July Update
Get 'em while they're free
Changes to the Instant Game Collection are afoot, meaning that you have less than a week to pick up the evergreen PlayStation Plus titles that have been available for the PlayStation Vita for some time now in North America. According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, the likes of
Review NASCAR '14 (PlayStation 3)
Go daddy
NASCAR ’14 sets out its stock racing stall right from the starting line. Rather than bombard you with heavily edited footage of a Go Daddy branded bar of soap on wheels, it instead tempts you in with a Buzz-esque quiz on Jeff Gordon’s past performances in the Sprint Cup series. It’s these nuggets of trivia that link the racer’s...
News Sony: PS Vita Will Play Host to Fewer First-Party Releases in the Future
And so it begins
Sony hasn’t washed its hands of the PlayStation Vita by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s clear from its messaging coming out of E3 2014 that the company’s approach has changed. While it originally tried to brute force the device into homes with blockbusters such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss and
Video What Were the Five Best PS4 Games at E3 2014?
You should know, you picked them
Remember our super-duper E3 2014 poll which we may or may not have forgotten to include Mortal Kombat X in? Well, we used that to help us pick our PlayStation Game of the Show. And now, because we were always taught to reuse waste, we’re milking the results one more time with this, well, super-duper look at the top...
Store Update 18th June 2014 (Europe)
On your bike
Assuming that you like bikes, there’s a lot to get excited about in this week’s European PlayStation Store update. You’ll be able to pick between pedals or petrol in Tour de France 2014 and MotoGP 14, both of which will be available on the PS4 and PS3. Assuming that you like exercise of another kind, EA Sports UFC will also enter...
News Relive a Classic Adventure with Another World on PS4, PS3, and Vita Next Week
A world apart
It seems that Sony systems are the new home for classic adventure games. Last week during E3 we learned that Grim Fandango, Tim Schafer's excursion into the murky world of noir, will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Vita. And now, we've been given a release date for Another World, the quirky sci-fi title that originally launched back...
News PS4 Racer DriveClub Has an Eye for the Most Extraordinary Details
Like flocks of flamingos
DriveClub may not be commanding quite as much attention as you’d expect from a big PlayStation 4 exclusive right now, but we have a strong suspicion that that’s going to change when people get their hands on it. Expectations for the racer are low following its delay prior to the next-gen platform’s launch late last...
Store Update 17th June 2014 (North America)
Show's over
With the buzz of E3 2014 now all but over, all eyes are on the PlayStation Store – and there’s quite a lot to get excited about in North America’s weekly refresh. First and foremost, you can now pre-order Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare for your platform of choice, with PlayStation-themed goodies up for grabs if you register...
Who Would Win Wednesdays Patapon Army vs. Third Colossus Gaius
Round 19
The E3 rush is finally over, and so it's time for another instalment of Who Would Win Wednesdays, a feature where we take two PlayStation personalities and imagine them kicking the snot out of each other. The week before the biggest event in gaming, we hosted a fight between raspy voiced generic protagonist Aiden Pearce and gritty gunman...
News Prove You're Not a Hipster in Grand Theft Auto Online
Pontificating posers
Grand Theft Auto V’s scathing social commentary has hit a new high, with the – and we quote – “post ironic, artisanal, organic, entirely independent, 100 per cent re-claimed ‘I’m Not a Hipster’ update” for multiplayer mode Grand Theft Auto Online. Sporting a wide variety of retro print tees, skinny jeans,...
News PS Vita Exclusive BigFest Will Be Every Music Fan's Dream
Musical madness
Have you ever wanted to go to a summer music festival without the bad weather, mud, and terrifying lavatories? It might not match the real deal, but this year you will be able to hold your own outdoor party with PlayStation Vita exclusive BigFest. Managing a field of young hipsters will be your quest in this festival management...
Tuesday17th Jun 2014
News Nintendo Thumps PlayStation in E3 2014 Twitter Head-to-Head
Hashtag haymaker
Sony may be winning the hardware sales war with the PlayStation 4, but it couldn’t overcome Nintendo in the great Twitter battle of E3 2014. According to social media intelligence analytics provider Crimson Hexagon, a whopping 47 per cent of related tweets posted during last week’s convention referenced the Wii U maker, with its...
Video Didn't Get in Destiny's PS4 Exclusive Alpha? Let Us Take You on a Tour
We explore Bungie's brave new world
Productivity has plummeted to an all-time low here at Push Square towers, as we recuperate from the excitement of E3 2014 by jabbering about upcoming PlayStation 4 escapade Destiny’s recent Alpha test. Some of us have even taken to creating custom armour sets based on the ones from the game, allowing us to...
News Planning to Buy Destiny on PS4? You'll Get These Exclusive Extras for Your Troubles
Sweeten the deal
It’s taken what feels like an absolute eternity, but Destiny finally has the hype that it needs to make back that $500 million Activision production and marketing budget. The title’s presence at last week’s E3 2014 certainly helped, but it’s the first-person shooter’s recent Alpha test that has propelled anticipation...
Rumour PS4 Sequel Batman: Arkham Knight to Swoop into Stores in January?
Better not be another riddle
Batman: Arkham Knight’s recent delay proved more heartbreaking than Mr. Freeze’s backstory, but the Dark Knight’s voice actor Kevin Conroy has hinted that you may not be waiting too long for the PlayStation 4 game. As part of an interview with GrooveyTV, the star seemingly revealed that the title’s due out in...
Poll Did Destiny's PS4 Exclusive Alpha Have You Dancing with Joy?
Destined for greatness
We originally had this little feature lined up with our First Impressions, but Bungie had to go and extend the Alpha testing period, didn't it? Nevertheless, Destiny's surprise first look is sadly over now, and it's time to tell us what you thought about it. If you've read our aforementioned preview, then you'll already know...
News Sony: PS4 Is the Best Place to Play for Innovative Intellectual Property and Sports
Platform holder reacts to strong NPD performance
Ever since the dark days of the PlayStation 3, platform holder Sony has refrained from commenting too much on the monthly NPD sales reports for the United States. Indeed, May saw the PlayStation 4 secure a fifth consecutive spell at the top of the hardware sales charts, but the Japanese giant pointed...
News Bungie's Destiny Will Be Fulfilled Exclusively on PS4 and PS3 in Japan
Sony to publish shooter overseas
Between unexpected Alpha tests and exclusive content, Sony doesn’t want you to play Bungie’s multiformat first-person shooter Destiny on any platform other than PlayStation. However, the consumers in Japan won’t have a choice, as the intergalactic escapade will deploy as an exclusive for the Pla
Out This Week EA Sports UFC, MotoGP 2014, Battle Princess of Arcadias
The comeback special
Due to the madness of E3 2014, we’ve missed a couple of issues of Out This Week. As such, we’ve opted to change the format a little in order to ensure that we’re on top of these in the future. We’re still going to declare a weekly ‘Pick of the Week’, but instead of gabbing on about globs of other games [Not sure if...
Monday16th Jun 2014
First Impressions Testing the Hype in Destiny's Exclusive PS4 Alpha
We say jump, you say how high
Over the last four days, we've spent 26 hours exploring Destiny's surprise First Look Alpha. Announced during Sony's E3 2014 press conference, the 6.6GB download offers a shockingly robust early look at the upcoming sci-fi epic, sporting an impressively vast map full of enemies, a player-versus-player mode, a lengthy...
Review ZRun (PlayStation Vita)
The running dead
The endless runner and the zombie are seemingly at opposite ends of the video game spectrum. The former is reserved almost exclusively for smartphone-fuelled exercises in mediocrity, while the latter is usually deployed only in the hardest of hardcore horror games. With ZRun, Beatshapers has attempted to reconcile these two warring...
Review 1001 Spikes (PlayStation 4)
Another spike bites the dust
1001 Spikes is a retro-inspired platformer from Nicalis, the firm of Cave Story fame. It’s a remake of Aban Hawkins and the 1000 Spikes – an Xbox Live Arcade indie game from way back in 2011 – and is an 8-bit side scrolling adventure that, on first appearances, is somewhat similar to the throng of other...
News The Exclusive PS4 Destiny Alpha Will Keep You Busy for a Little While Longer
Beta hurry up
One of the more exciting announcements at this year's E3 was that PlayStation 4 users would be given access to an exclusive Alpha for incoming shooter Destiny. Indeed, a few of our very own intrepid staff writers have been stalking the planes of the tantalising test. Originally, the alpha was planned to end at 08:00AM BST this morning,...
Rumour Is Titanfall 2 Stomping onto PS4 in the Near Future?
It's a secret
Pseudo Xbox One exclusive Titanfall is a strange game. The first-person shooter – created by ex-Call of Duty makers Respawn Entertainment – was championed as the second coming of your chosen religious prophet for an outrageously long time, and then it just disappeared in the blink of an eye. As far as we’re aware, the title’s...
News May NPD: PS4 Outplays the Competition as MLB 14 The Show Hits a Home Run
Next-gen console enjoys fifth consecutive month on top
Considering that Microsoft announced its Xbox One price drop at the start of May, there was never going to be much chance of the maligned machine overcoming the PlayStation 4 in the latest NPD report – and as expected, Sony has revealed that it accrued the most next-gen hardware sales for a...
News UK Sales Charts: Watch Dogs Takes the World Cup for a Walk
Blahzil
Now that E3 2014 is little more than a fading memory, it’s time to get back to business with the weekly UK sales charts report. With new releases taking a bit of a hiatus during the big show, there’s not a lot to get excited about here; Ubisoft’s hack happy escapade Watch Dogs is still on top, while 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil has...
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