News PS4 Firmware Update Details Right Around the Corner
New system software on the way
News A New Story Mission Is Taking You to the Moon in the Destiny Beta Tomorrow
We would never have guessed
News - 2014, Week 30
Sunday27th Jul 2014
News 'Really Awesome' PS4 Sequel Uncharted 4: A Thief's End to Get New Info Soon
Guten tag, GamesCom?
Add upcoming PlayStation 4 sequel Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End to the list of likely GamesCom 2014 attendees, as creative director Neil Druckmann has hinted that the release will be shown again soon. The title last appeared at E3 2014 a couple of months ago, but only received a short cinematic trailer. Now, speaking as part of a
News Mass Effect's PS4 Debut Still Stuck in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Years away, apparently
You won’t be playing the next Mass Effect title for some time, as BioWare has revealed that its upcoming intergalactic adventure is still years away. The snippet was supposedly stated during a San Diego Comic-Con panel overnight, which was attended by Phil Hornshaw from GameFront. A
Review DayD Tower Rush (PlayStation Vita)
Dino-bore
You can’t swing a cat these days without hitting several tower defence games, and as a result it’s become increasingly difficult for new arrivals in the genre to stand out from the crowd. DayD Tower Rush is one such title, which, after trying its luck on iOS last year, has decided to peddle its mix of dinosaurs, time travel, and...
News Bumping The Last of Us Remastered's Framerate Will Cast a Slight Shadow
Expect sharper silhouettes if you lock things down
The Last of Us Remastered includes the option to toggle between 30 frames-per-second and 60 frames-per-second, with developer Naughty Dog citing personal preference as the reason for the choice. However, it seems that switching between the two modes will also have an impact on visual quality, as...
Feature The PS4 Destiny Diaries - Day Seven: One Last Beta Adventure on the Moon
We'll meet again
What a wild ride the Destiny beta has been. For a long time, Bungie's latest was the 'next big thing' that we knew next to nothing about; a couple of E3 appearances, some concept art here and there, and a single slice of gameplay footage to gawk at – it was only these things that gave us the slightest hint of what the game...
News Platinum Games' The Legend of Korra Is Looking Lovely on PS4
Korra, blimey
Activision’s licensed titles can be very hit or miss. For every Transformers: Fall of Cybertron or GoldenEye 007: Remastered, there’s a Fast & Furious: Showdown or The Amazing Spider-Man 2. There was some concern, then, when the mega publisher announced that it would be wielding the elemental abilit
Push Rewind PS4 Leaks, Tales from Old Russia, and Oddworld
Something left to give
We’ve been really busy exploring new worlds this week. In addition to our daily Destiny diaries, we also penned reviews for Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, Another World, and mysterious puzzle platformer The Swapper. We also took you on a ten day tour of the PlayStation Nation
News Telltale's The Walking Dead Shuffles Back for a Third Season
Try to act surprised
The Walking Dead is a commercial juggernaut in both its television and video game guise, so it’s no real surprise that the latter is set to make a comeback for a third season. Telltale Games’ head honcho Kevin Bruner confirmed the tidbit alongside comic book creator Robert Kirkman at the San Diego Comic-Con earlier today...
Saturday26th Jul 2014
News A New Story Mission Is Taking You to the Moon in the Destiny Beta Tomorrow
We would never have guessed
Tomorrow marks the last full day of the Destiny beta, and what a huge success it appears to have been. Writing on its official blog, developer Bungie has confirmed that you'll be heading to the Moon, as the mission that's been sitting on our map screens since the beta began will be unlocked. Unfortunately, the new...
News How The Last of Us Remastered Is Evolving PS4 Hit inFAMOUS: Second Son's Photo Mode
Make love to the camera
PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son’s photo mode may have been added as a simple post-release patch, but it’s clear that developer Sucker Punch struck gold with the feature. We recently pondered whether more games should support the option, and it seems that Naughty Dog agrees, with The Last of Us Remastered set...
Review The Swapper (PlayStation 4)
The clone wars
The world of human cloning is a scientific nightmare, and in The Swapper you'll tackle that minefield head on. Curve Studios' latest indie conversion attempts to use a clever puzzle mechanic to examine and answer complex metaphysical questions. But does this charming indie solve the problem, or is it just a load of philosophical...
News You're Probably Not Going to Get in PS4's LittleBigPlanet 3 Beta
Play, create, wait
With the Destiny beta open to everyone at the moment, you may be hoping for similar treatment in LittleBigPlanet 3. Unfortunately, it seems that Sony and Sumo Digital want their most creative fans to play around with the PlayStation 4 toolbox before the rest of us get a look in. Writing on the
Feature Until Dawn's PS4 Re-Reveal Looms, Here's Everything We Know
Player beware
As a member of the microscopic group that earnestly enjoyed their time with the ill-fated PlayStation Move peripheral, this editor was extremely excited for Until Dawn when it was announced at GamesCom 2012 a couple of years ago. Previous titles like Sports Champions and Tumble had proven that Sony’s motion controller was at its best...
News This Tekken 7 Trailer Has Some of the Worst Voice Acting Ever
This ends here
As promised at EVO earlier in the year, Bandai Namco has punched through the mystery surrounding Tekken 7 at the San Diego Comic-Con overnight. According to producer Katsuhiro Harada, the sequel will have a “very detailed background story”, which will see the ongoing Mishima saga finally come to a close. You’d think that that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 32
Sticks and stones
Introducing bi-weekly editions of ‘What Are You Playing This Weekend’ is a bit like doing daily chores: no matter how hard you try to shake it up, there’s only one effective way of getting the job done. So, as usual, this unnecessary pre-amble is here to inform you that, yes, we’ve once again collated as many Push Square...
Friday25th Jul 2014
News Don't Diss PS4 Racer DriveClub's Framerate Until You Try It
Drive-by doubters
DriveClub is easily one of the prettiest games in the pipeline for the PlayStation 4, but it has come under increased scrutiny due to developer Evolution Studios’ decision to favour flair over framerate. Speaking in an interview with Red Bull – yes, the energy drink – game director Paul Rustch
News Evil Dead's Sam Raimi to Produce Movie Adaptation of The Last of Us
Game of Thrones star mooted for Ellie role
Sam Raimi, the American film veteran best known for Evil Dead and the, er, previous Spider-Man trilogy, will produce Naughty Dog’s upcoming cinematic adaptation of The Last of Us. The tidbit was confirmed during a Sony Screen Gems panel at Comic-Con, in which the Hollywood hero was accompanied by creative...
News How Do You Get in the Destiny Beta on PS4? You Don't Need a Pre-Order Anymore
Everyone's invited
Even if you haven’t spent the past week or so playing the Destiny beta, there’s a good chance that you’re probably a little sick of hearing about it. That’s because we’ve been overloading you with diaries, images, and stories from the frontline for the past seven days – and there are still plenty more to come. Still,...
News Journey to Be Playable on PS4 at GamesCom 2014 Next Month
Yes, you read that right
Assuming that Sony hasn’t just let a hearty halibut leak out of its typically tight fish tank, then the company looks set to have an incredible showing at GamesCom 2014 next month. As part of a nonchalant lineup list which has appeared on its official convention landing page, the company appears to have confirmed that...
Weirdness What if Your PlayStation Could Transform into Optimus Prime?
Transformat
You may not realise it, but your yellowing PSone actually possesses the Matrix of leadership deep within its ageing chassis. In order to prove as much, Japanese toy company Takara Tomy is busy beavering away on a new action figure designed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Transformers and the 20th anniversary of PlayStation...
Feature We're All Going on a Sony Summer Holiday
Fun in the sun
Cancel your cheeky week in Barbados or Benidorm, because Push Square Sabbaticals are taking you on an all-inclusive tour of the sunniest resorts in Sony land. During your ten day stay on Planet PlayStation, you’ll visit the most tantalising tourist spots that gaming has to offer, each lovingly laying out idyllic views, entertaining...
News Final Fantasy Designer's Batman Character Almost Appeared in a Game
Wayne to go
Remember that ostentatious Batman figure created by Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura? Well, it almost featured in a game. Speaking with Siliconera at the San Diego Comic-Con overnight, the auteur revealed that he originally started work on the flamboyant adaptation of the Dark Knigh
Feature The PS4 Destiny Diaries - Day Six: Tackling the Strike's Co-Op Difficulty Spike
Got your back
All the way back in the hazy days of the Destiny alpha, complaints about the download's co-op based Strike mission were rife. Many argued that it was too hard compared to the other co-op activities, while others simply put forward the opinion that the big boss enemies of this hectic challenge were far too beefy, and that their total...
News Square Enix Unlocks Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Limited Edition on PS3
Company used a Keyblade
You didn’t think that upcoming compilation Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX was going to release without some kind of collector’s edition, did you? Just like the Genie out of Aladdin’s lamp, Square Enix has helped all of your dreams come true, by confirming that all copies of the forthcoming collection will come with a pin...
Thursday24th Jul 2014
Review The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 4 - Amid the Ruins (PlayStation 3)
The penultimate peril
The next to last episode of the second season of Telltale Games’ episodic The Walking Dead adaptation is an unsurprisingly gripping experience. Following in the footsteps of arguably the best instalment that Telltale Games has released to date, the fourth entry, Amid the Ruins, has an awful lot to live up to. And live up to...
News PS4 Firmware Update 1.75 to Add 3D Blu-ray Support Next Week
Finally, a new feature
That boring PlayStation 4 software stability update wasn’t the one that Sony teased after all, as 3D Blu-ray support is coming to the black behemoth next week. The platform holder revealed the snippet in a tweet overnight, proudly declaring that the eye-popping functionality will be made available
News Wait, People Are Still Going on About the Infamous PSN Hack?
You may get a free game out of it
Few could forget the infamous PlayStation Network hack. It was a time of sorrow, solitary gaming, and some serious FUD from major publications. And it’s a story that’s still running to this very day, as Sony has just agreed to settle a $15 million class action lawsuit – which could net you a free game if you...
News Stripping Sim Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Exposes Itself on PS4 This Fall
Hot in here
The heat remains utterly inescapable here in the UK, which means that plenty of skin and bad tattoos are on display. Of course, the poor Synthisters – the vampirish foes from stripping simulator Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – have no choice but to remain covered up, as the sunlight is their one true rival in the world...
News PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Would Be Impossible on Any Other Console
Ready at Dawn fans the historical flames
Every now and then, developers creating exclusive adventures like to talk up the hardware that they’ve opted to work on. In this instance, it’s the folks at Ready at Dawn, who don’t believe that historical excursion The Order: 1886 would be possible on any platform other than the PlayStation 4. Prepare...
Feature The PS4 Destiny Diaries - Day Five: Wasting Inordinate Amounts of Time at the Tower
The good life
When you really stop and think about it, Destiny's hub location dubbed the Tower is a beautiful thing. In a game where essentially all you do is shoot things in the head, the Tower provides a resting place where you can enjoy some downtime between stints of slaughter. You can introduce yourself to other players, buy new equipment, read...
Weirdness Final Fantasy Meets Batman with This New Play Arts Figure
Super Batmechman Ultimate
Love him or hate him, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts character designer and regular game director Tetsuya Nomura still boasts a lot of influence when it comes to giant Japanese publisher, Square Enix. So much so, that he's designed a new Play Arts Kai Batman figure in conjunction with DC Comics. To be totally honest,...
Rumour Google Gets Twitchy and Acquires Streaming Site for $1 Billion
Paranoid Android
You can’t blame Google for wanting to flash a little cash – after all, with corporate competitors Apple and Facebook both splurging some spare change of late, the search engine giant must have been feeling left out. Fortunately, it’s reportedly managed to find a use for the coins stashed down the side of its office sofa – by...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2014
Review Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty (PlayStation 4)
Hello. Follow me
Everybody played Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee back in the day. Although the game was available on just about everything, the title’s four-fingered Mudokon was at one point just as recognisable as fellow multiformat PlayStation mascots like Lara Croft. The challenging puzzles and striking design pulled people in, while the clever,...
Who Would Win Wednesdays Destiny Special
Overpowered, nerf
If you haven't already noticed, Push Square has been going Destiny mad over the past week or so. We've been keeping a diary for each day of our exploits in the beta, but we thought that we'd try something a little different with today's traditional Who Would Win Wednesdays. A feature that's usually reserved for
Store Update 23rd July 2014 (Europe)
Mass exoddus
Ever had one of those days where every single thing except the sky caving in goes wrong – and then, just to top it all off, your office chair falls to bits? Yeah, us neither – but the bit about the seat was true. So, here we are, writing the European PlayStation Store update on our hands and knees. No, there aren’t any suitable...
News Samurai Warriors 4 Hacks and Slashes Its Way onto PS4 in October
Resistance is feudal
A couple of titles might have decided to step down from what is shaping up to be an action packed October, but Samurai Warriors 4 is not that kind of game. Indeed, the PlayStation 4 slash-'em-up will be making a feudal fanfare in North America on 21st October, and in Europe on 24th October. This momentous occasion marks the...
Tuesday22nd Jul 2014
News August PlayStation Plus Update to Boast Eclectic List of Free Games
Something for everyone
We’re nearing that time of the month yet again where attention begins to turn to the next batch of free PlayStation Plus titles set to enter the Instant Game Collection. July saw the addition of PlayStation 4 releases Strider and TowerFall: Ascension – among others – but Sony is plotting a particularly varied lineup for...
News PS4 Firmware Update 1.74 Improves Your System's Stability Right Now
Groan
Well, this wasn’t the kind of firmware update that we had in mind yesterday when Sony teased that some brand new system software was right around the corner. As of this morning, the platform holder has launched a new patch numbered v1.74, which – perhaps a little embarrassingly – improves nothing other than system software stability. To...
Review Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PlayStation 4)
Nacho average platformer
Not content with causing a ruckus on Sony’s previous systems, Drinkbox Studios’ Mexican-themed Metroidvania marvel Guacamelee! is back for more in this amped up, definitive release. Featuring a host of extra content, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – which we’ll refer to as ‘STCE’ from now on for the...
News Hurrah, Vita JRPG Freedom Wars Will Be Getting a Full Physical Release in Europe
For the players
In the words of William Wallace: "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our Freedom Wars physical copies!" Indeed, after a few weeks of petitioning, Sony has finally decided that PlayStation Vita JRPG Freedom Wars will be getting a full retail release in Europe. The title was unpopularly planned to be a digital only title,...
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Complete Edition Carves Out a Huge Patch on PS4 and Vita
Keep pushing square
Just when you thought that you'd had your fill of putting thousands of grunts to death, Koei Tecmo has gone ahead and released Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition's long awaited 1.01 update on the PlayStation 4 and Vita, along with a patch for the PS3 standalone Xtreme Legends expansion. It's quite a hefty...
News LittleBigPlanet 3 Likely to Look the Part at 60FPS in 1080p on PS4
Sackboy set to shine in sequel
While it’s always been enjoyable on the PlayStation 3, there’s no doubt that the LittleBigPlanet franchise could have profited from a smoother framerate. Fortunately, senior producer Daimion Pinnock has confirmed in an interview with Gaming Bolt that developer Sumo Digital is aiming to get sequel LittleBigPlanet 3...
News God of War Studio Sony Santa Monica Gets a Less Obnoxious Logo
And a new office
Sony Santa Monica may be best known for the God of War games, but it’s become something of a micro publisher in recent years. A lot like the Liverpool-based XDev Europe, the developer also incubates external exclusives such as Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Journey, so it’s about time that it got a more contemporary logo...
News EA Cuffs Battlefield Hardline and Throws Away the Key Until 2015
Dragon Age also dragon behind schedule
With several of its blockbuster titles not due until next year, EA's non-sports lineup for the rest of 2014 consisted of the ambitious Dragon Age: Inquisition and the unexpected yet thrilling Battlefield Hardline. Sadly, instead of taking a risk and pushing forward with these titles' pre-established release...
News Kids Compare, Er... Oh, Just Watch This Japanese PS Vita Commercial
We're saying nothing
Japan is famous for its quirky commercials, but this one seems like it was designed to land us in hot water. The ballsy PlayStation Vita spot shows a bunch of kids getting changed after some summer swimming lessons – and, er, measuring up. Of course, it’s all just a gag designed to market Sony’s handheld at slightly older...
Store Update 22nd July 2014 (North America)
Smell you later
PlayStation veterans are in for a treat this week, as Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is set to bring a funny whiff to Sony’s shiny black box. The remake of popular PSone classic Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – which has forever tainted this editor’s ability to spell ‘odyssey’ – carries a premium price point at $29.99, but has...
Weirdness Bloomin' Heck, Someone Made Shenmue in Minecraft
Search for sailors all over again
It’s funny how you can remember your way around familiar locations even if you haven’t been there for years. We spent so many hours in Shenmue’s eighties recreation of Yokosuka on the Dreamcast that we know every crevice of this incredible Minecraft replica. It’s been built using a modified edition of the PC...
News Wait, The Last of Us Is Getting a One-Night Only Stage Show?
Guys and Joels
As we're sure that you've noticed, Sony's marketing machine has been working like a mad man for upcoming title The Last of Us Remastered. However, the company's latest effort has us slightly baffled. Dubbed The Last of Us: One Night Live, this exclusive event will bring the gritty and dystopian world of Naughty Dog's survival horror...
Monday21st Jul 2014
News PS4 Firmware Update Details Right Around the Corner
New system software on the way
While primary competitor Microsoft has been busy updating its next-gen machine on a monthly basis, Sony has been much slower with firmware updates for the PlayStation 4. One could argue that the Japanese giant’s system deployed in a much sturdier state than the Xbox One, but with the latter now getting 3D Blu-ray...
News The Last of Us Remastered Will Gobble Up 50GB of Your PS4's Hard Drive
Spreading like spores
Californian developer Naughty Dog must have sprinkled some fairy dust on The Last of Us Remastered, because we’re not entirely sure how the first-party studio’s managed to fit the game on a single Blu-ray disc. The original title was already pushing the limits of Sony’s storage format, but now that it’s added in a bunch...
News There's a Lacrosse Game Coming to the PlayStation 4
Back of the net
Lacrosse is one of those sports that you see in an American Pie movie and instantly ask what the heck is going on, but apparently it’s moderately popular in some parts of the world. It’s only natural, then, that the fly swatting-esque pastime should get its very own game – and that’s exactly what’s set to happen following...
Feature The PS4 Destiny Diaries - Day Four: Loot, Glorious Loot
Max the satisfaction
If you've been playing the Destiny beta non-stop for the past four days, then you probably won't know what to do with yourself now that it's taking a two day break for maintenance purposes. It's a good thing, then, that I'm writing these diaries the day after events have taken place, which hopefully means that those withdrawal...
News Sony Taints Vita Exclusive Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines with Download Requirement
Tainted move
Just like fellow first-party release Freedom Wars, you’ll need a roomy PlayStation Vita memory card in order to play Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines in Europe, as Sony has revealed that the title will only be available as a digital download in the region. There’s no word on a North American cartridge just yet, but seeing as the former...
News Milestone Scrubs Up MXGP for PS4 Release This Fall
Ring the alarm
Flat presentation prevented motocross simulation MXGP from reaching its full potential on the PlayStation 3, but fresh from the excellent next-gen edition of MotoGP 14, Italian outfit Milestone will be hoping that the added power of the PlayStation 4 will help to land its other two-wheeled racer in a podium position. Due out later...
Out This Week Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, Ratchet & Clank, The Walking Dead
An odd world
After the non-existent offering of last week, Planet PlayStation is practically bulging with high-quality content this time around. Alright, there still aren’t enough new releases to turn your boxer shorts inside out, but the likes of Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty and the Ratchet & Clank Collection – which is finally due out in...
News Failing to Consider The Last of Us 2 Would Be a Disservice to Fans
Naughty Dog exploring ideas for a sequel
The Last of Us is one of the biggest PlayStation exclusives of all time, with sales of the PlayStation 3 version currently sitting at seven million units. The next-gen re-release – due out next week – is likely to bump those numbers up considerably, putting the property on par with first-party juggernauts...
News Naughty Dog Wants All of Its PS4 Titles to Run in 1080p at 60FPS
High standards
Naughty Dog is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of PlayStation platforms, having set visual benchmarks on all three of Sony’s previous systems. Now, with its PlayStation 4 debut just a week away, the developer is aiming to do the same – and with re-release The Last of Us Remastered set to run in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second,...
News Here's Your, Er, First Look at Media Molecule's PS4 Game
Epilepsy warning
Media Molecule’s been curiously quiet since the release of underrated PlayStation Vita exclusive Tearaway last year, but it has started to get a little more vocal over the past couple of weeks. Whether that signals some kind of impending GamesCom announcement remains to be seen, but even if the British studio does skip the...
News Aww, The Last of Us Definitely Won't Be Getting Any More Single Player DLC
More multiplayer content on the way
The time to rejoice is near at hand, dear readers, as The Last of Us Remastered will soon be hitting store shelves. Not only will this allow us to finally get our hands on the next-gen port, it also means that we can stop writing articles about it. Hurrah. In the meantime, though, we have the unenviable task of...
News UK Sales Charts: Sandbox Smash Watch Dogs Simply Won't Stop Yapping
Woof woof
With the release calendar looking emptier than a hipster’s apartment in central London, Watch Dogs has managed yet another week at the summit of the UK sales charts. While the open world epic faced increased competition from the likes of FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s probably going to remain at the top until The Last of Us...
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