News - 2014, Week 35
Sunday31st Aug 2014
Push Rewind September's PlayStation Plus Offering, More PSN Downtime, and Saints Row on PS4
A mixed bag
It's been a rather straightforward week here at Push Square. We've had a fair few reviews, a little bit of bad news, and a look at September's all important PlayStation Plus update. The week ahead is perhaps more important, as we gaze forward to Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference and next month's big releases, but it's always nice to...
News Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is Smashing Its Way onto PS4
We know what you're thinking
Stop those dirty thoughts right this instant. Yes, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is coming to the PlayStation 4, and no, we don't know if it'll feature, er, improved physics. The fighter's already gone through several incarnations on the PS3, but with a port to Sony's newest console, it should look better than ever, and...
Video Watch as We Take a Trip Back in Time to Round-Up Gamescom 2014 and Its Game of the Show
Oh the memories
Ah, good old Gamescom 2014. Remember when it divided the gaming community because of its supposed focus on smaller games? We thought that you would. Anyway, we know that it's a bit late, but madcap Video Editor Ben Potter would still love for you to watch his typically mental round-up video. As you may remember, the newly announced...
News Bizarre Vita Exclusive Murasaki Baby Will Give You Adorable Nightmares
Terrifying toddler
If that disturbing baby-thing lurking in P.T.'s bathroom wasn't enough to scare you, perhaps the titular character from Murasaki Baby will. The baffling PlayStation Vita exclusive's nefarious newborn seems to be the bizarre lovechild of David Lynch and Tim Burton, and also happens to be a perfect example of the title's incredibly...
Saturday30th Aug 2014
News Gossip Regarding Grand Theft Auto V PS4's Release Date Hints at Delay
Rockstar ain't having any of it, though
Grand Theft Auto V is quite possibly the strangest PlayStation 4 game to date. Pegged for release later this year, the title still doesn’t have a firm release date – or any real details at all attached to it. In a financial meeting earlier in the year, publishing overlord Take Two stated that the next-gen...
Review Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (PlayStation Vita)
Hello addiction
Anyone who played and enjoyed Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is likely to mention one of its greatest strengths when praising the game: its ability to make you think about and consider the title's events, even when you're not playing. Its narrative structure and cast of interesting personalities meant that you'd end up pondering...
News The Last of Us Remastered Reloads with Two Treacherous Territories on PS4
More multiplayer maps added for free
You should be able to loot two brand new multiplayer maps for The Last of Us Remastered right now, which may ease any frustrations that you’ve felt over the title’s matchmaking issues of late. Based upon areas from the single player campaign, the Beach will favour long-range experts, as you pick off opponents...
News Watch as God of War Dev Santa Monica Studio Relocates to a Brand New Office
A new beginning
Whoever though that changing buildings could be such an emotional process? As you may recall, Sony Santa Monica - the studio behind the God of War series, as well as several other smaller delights - has been going through a bit of a transformation of late. First, the developer gave its logo a much needed redesign, and now it's moved...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 36
All night long
Ah, the weekend – that quiet period where real work is cancelled in favour of household chores. Assuming that you get a break from doing the cooking, cleaning, and fixing that wonky shelf in your bathroom, then you’ll probably be investing it in front of your favourite PlayStation format. Here’s what we’re going to be up to...
Friday29th Aug 2014
Review Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PlayStation 4)
A real grower
Years of cultivation at PopCap Games has led to the growth of its latest title, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. This series has long been known as a popular tower defence title – however, the developer has now planted its roots into new soil by changing the format slightly. As its Call of Duty spoofing name may indicate, this...
Review The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 5 - No Going Back (PlayStation 3)
The long and winding road
Back in July, when Telltale’s critically acclaimed The Wolf Among Us wrapped up its first season, The Walking Dead was only at its halfway point – but the developer has raced to Season Two’s finale since then. As those of you that are familiar with the series will already know, this second set of episodes puts you...
News Kazuma Kiryu's Yakuza Zero Outfit Shows What Was Acceptable in the 80s
Fancy dress
As anticipated, Yakuza Zero: Chikai no Basho will take you back to a time before protagonist Kazuma Kiryu was an orphanage owner or taxi driver. The prequel is set in Kamurocho in December 1988, and will depict a turf war over the land required to build Millennium Tower. It’ll also serve as a coming of age story for the aforementioned...
News Delve Deep Down the Rabbit Hole of PS4's Prettiest Free-to-Play Game
Sword and sorcery
Deep Down was supposed to deploy in Japan around the time of the PlayStation 4’s launch in February, but, outside of an E3 trailer, has actually been missing in action for quite a while. Many pondered whether the lack of new information was a sign of the title’s quiet cancellation, but it’s re-emerged toda
News Put This PS4 Footage of Project Cars into Gear
Petrol head
Racing games are like London buses: you wait ages for one to pull up, and then several appear at once. It’s been a disappointing first year for petrol heads on the PlayStation 4, with only really Need for Speed: Rivals to keep you occupied – but thankfully the outlook looks, er, good over the coming weeks. In addition to DriveClub...
Review Mahjong Gold (PlayStation Vita)
Shiver me tiles
The Mahjong solitaire variant is a popular genre for handheld devices. In fact, it’s ideal for touch screen handhelds due to the nature of the game: bite-size puzzles solvable by matching pairs of symbols. And, indeed, 8 Floor Games' collection of Mahjong titles with their three star challenges, limited special abilities, and...
News Saints Row IV and All of Its DLC Gets Re-Elected on PS4 Next Year
We should have known
We were busy typing away about the rather surprising reveal of Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, when suddenly, developer Volition decided to throw a slightly less shocking announcement our way. That's right, the PlayStation 4 is getting another last-gen port, and this time, it's the wacky Saints Row IV, which now comes with the...
Talking Point Is Indie Becoming a Defunct, Dirty Word?
Term worm
Indie is the video game equivalent of Marmite: a sector of the medium so divisive that it’s simultaneously culpable of both dismay and delight. The very website that you’re reading is evidence of that, but we’re not alone: scuffles and skirmishes more heated than the format wars themselves can be attributed to the increasingly taboo...
News Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell is Coming to PS4, and It's, Er, a Standalone Expansion Pack
Gone when the morning comes
Well, we didn't see that one coming. As you've no doubt heard, publisher Deep Silver released a Saints Row teaser image over Twitter earlier today, and with developer Volition hosting a panel at this year's PAX convention this evening, it seemed all but assured that the crazy sandbox franchise would be making an...
Saturday30th Aug 2014
News Peggle 2's Popping onto PS4 This October
About time
Popular puzzler pop-'em-up Peggle 2 will be partaking in some PlayStation 4 partying this October, the game's official Twitter account has revealed. For anyone who isn't familiar with the title, you may remember that it was announced as an Xbox console exclusive back at E3 2013, and what a memorably awkward announcement it was...
Friday29th Aug 2014
News Metal Slug 3 Runs and Guns Its Way onto the PS4, PS3, and Vita
Pixel perfect port
No self-respecting videogame console would be complete without at least a handful of Metal Slug ports to its name, so we're happy to report that Metal Slug 3 will be arriving on all three of Sony's super systems later this year. Recently announced on the PlayStation Blog, the bombastic port will apparently come packed with some...
News Salt and Sanctuary Shakes Some Gorgeous Action onto PS4 and Vita
Taking Sanctuary on PlayStation
Having only just covered Dust: An Elysian Tail, here we have a game from another prominent Xbox 360 developer coming to the PlayStation 4 – and the PlayStation Vita, too. Even more excitingly, this is a completely new and original game, rather than a port. Salt and Sanctuary comes from Ska Studios – a team best...
News Dust: An Elysian Tail Flaunts Its Fur on PS4 Really, Really Soon
1080p, 60FPS
There are plenty of people out there who grumble about indie games on the PlayStation 4. Maybe they feel cheated by the lack of original, super polished AAA titles coming out on the next-gen system right now, or maybe they don't feel that indie experiences are pushing their expensive hardware to its limit. However, we defy anyone, even...
News Saints Row Dances with the Devil Ahead of Sequel Reveal
Playing with the dead
The 3rd Street Saints appear to be playing games with the dead, if a teaser image from the next title is to be believed. Sent out as both a minimalistic press release and as a Twitter post, the above image appears to show a Ouija board embellished with the Saints Row logo. Considering that the next entry in the zany series is...
News Phew, Dragon Age: Inquisition's Multiplayer Will Not Affect the Single Player Story
Thank the Maker
We remember the negative commotion that surrounded Mass Effect 3's co-op mode all too well, and so we were a little worried about whether or not Dragon Age: Inquisition's newly announced multiplayer would have any effect on the single player story, if only so we didn't have to wade through countless hate-filled forum posts...
News Alone With You Brings Psychological Romance to PS4 and Vita
Home Alone
Benjamin Rivers is the man responsible for developing Home. No, not PlayStation's abandoned social game cross dance-'em-up, but the indie horror title of the same name that's on its way to the PlayStation 4 and Vita. However, he has another title in the works – and this one's an exclusive. Confusingly structured but beautifully...
News Backstab Your Friends on the Bus in Nidhogg on Vita
Cross-buy chaos
Nidhogg is an intensely competitive fence-'em-up, which has been around on the PC for a while now. It's already been confirmed for the PS4, which we're very excited about, but now that excitement has doubled – the developers at Messhof have announced that it's on its way to the PlayStation Vita as well. And that's not all: it'll...
Thursday28th Aug 2014
News Got a 12GB PS3? Sorry, You Can't Play Grand Theft Auto Online Anymore
Unlucky number 12
If you've got a 12GB PlayStation 3, then we've got some bad news for you. As if it wasn't bad enough that your console has barely enough room to download a decent collection of movies, or that you can only install a few games at a time before running out of space, it's now been revealed that Grand Theft Auto Online will no longer...
News Yay, PSN's Delayed Scheduled Maintenance Returns Today
Don't worry, you'll be able to play online
We suppose that we should give Sony credit for delaying the PlayStation Network’s previously planned maintenance after Sunday’s outage – even if it was only for a few days. The platform holder has announced that Monday’s postponed preservation period will now take place later today in both
News You'll Get These Extras for Purchasing Destiny on PS4
Just to sweeten the sale
It feels like we’ve been writing about Destiny for an eternity now, so thank heavens it’s due out in a couple of weeks. In order to pad out the time while you wait, Activision has released a new trailer showing off the title’s PlayStation exclusive content, which will remain restricted to Sony’s machines until Fall...
Friday29th Aug 2014
Review Tales of Xillia 2 (PlayStation 3)
Cat scratch Ludger
Tales of Xillia 2 is the sequel to last year's successful Tales of Xillia on the PlayStation 3. Much like the previous game, it’s charming, wonderful, and rewarding all at the same time. The worlds of Rieze Maxia and Elympios return as well as most of the gameplay from the original, and being the 14th title in the Tales series,...
Thursday28th Aug 2014
News Mega Man X4 and X5 Coming to PS3 and PS Vita Next Month
That's mega, man
Sound the good news klaxon: Mega Man X4 and Mega Man X5, both of which originally released on the PSone, are coming to modern consoles this September. The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita will both be getting the much-loved pair in a move that's sure to delight Capcom fans and masochists the world over. Surprisingly, the release dates,...
News PS4 Potter Pure Pool Sinks a Sizeable Patch
Drop it in the pocket
You’ll no longer be bombarded with online notifications for pretty much the entire universe while attempting to pot that all important final ball, as Pure Pool has received a sizeable update on the PlayStation 4. We really liked the billiards simulation when we reviewed it a few weeks ago, but felt that it could do with a bit...
Feature Watch and Yearn - Are YouTube and Twitch Influencing Game Design?
Tune in
“A 20 minute video changed my life,” said Mike Bithell in an interview with GamesTM. “That's the reality.” And he's right. Thomas Was Alone is a minimalistic, esoteric little gem which seemed likely to come and go without turning many heads. And without videos like the one posted by TotalBiscuit, which now has over 300,000 v
News Ubisoft Keeps its Blade Hidden by Delaying Assassin's Creed Unity into November
October's a bit lighter
A few months ago, October was looking like this year's most bloated period for new releases, but a few big delays later, and November is beginning to look like 2014's real heavy hitter. It may only be a relatively small delay of two weeks, but Ubisoft has saw fit to push back Assassin's Creed Unity all the same. The next-gen...
News Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer Bringing Deck Building to PS Vita
Play your cards right
Playdek is pretty prolific when it comes to tabletop game conversions on iOS. The San Diego studio has released plenty of titles across Apple's range of iPhones and iPads, and now it's branching out onto the PlayStation Vita. Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a popular deck building game, which the firm has already...
Wednesday27th Aug 2014
Feature What Are September 2014's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
Give us the goods
The only issue with writing about games is that one tends to construct their life around release dates, press conferences, and PlayStation Plus updates. If you asked us whether September was approaching, we’d only be able to accurately answer because of today’s Instant Game Collection information. Of course, you haven’t...
Review Risen 3: Titan Lords (PlayStation 3)
Roll with it
For any series to make it to a third entry is quite an achievement, especially when it’s a perennial underachiever like the Risen games. After leaning heavily into the more piratical aspects for its first sequel, developer Piranha Bytes has doubled down on this approach for Risen 3: Titan Lords, letting you once again sail the high...
News PS4 Faves Watch Dogs and Sniper Elite III Discounted in European PSN Sale
Count the pennies
If you’re in the market for a new PlayStation 4 game to keep you occupied while you wait patiently for Destiny’s release next month, then you may want to take note of Sony’s latest PlayStation Network sale. While there aren’t a great number of discounted next-gen releases to pick from, Watch Dogs at £39.99 with an extra 10...
News Xbox and Nintendo Fans Flocking to PS4, States Study
Switching sides
Aside from some network hiccups, the PlayStation 4 has pretty much got off to a flawless start. Not everyone’s entirely happy with the content selection right now, but new consoles always take some time to build up a roster of must own s
News Lindsay Lohan Wanted 'Publicity' from Grand Theft Auto V Lawsuit, Claims Rockstar
Seeking attention
Well, this is a story which keeps getting more and more interesting. You may remember reading about Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against Rockstar earlier in the year. The actress had picked up on an unflattering likeness in the form of Grand Theft Auto V character Lacey Jonas, and decided to take legal action. The diva, who is found...
News PS4 Shooter Velocity 2X Flies for Free in September PS Plus Update
PS All-Stars, Joe Danger, and more up for grabs
Take a deep breath and get ready to complain: the September PlayStation Plus update has been revealed. As this author suspected, FuturLab’s hotly anticipated arcade shooter Velocity 2X will be the headline addition on the PlayStation 4, where it will be accompanied by local multiplayer minigame...
News Minecraft PS4 Building a Brick Path onto Sony's Freshest Format
Second time lucky
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition unceremoniously failed certification the first time around, but 4J Studios will be hoping that everything’s alright on the night at its second attempt. The British developer – which has handled all of the popular title’s console ports – announced on Twitter overnight that the game
News PewDiePie Kickflips PS3 Classic Skate 3 Back to Life
Videos inspire reprint four years on
PewDiePie: hilarious and harmless, or scourge of the gaming community? Adored by his legions of subscribers and seemingly hated by everyone else, the Swedish YouTube star always seems to split opinion. But whatever your take on the gurning personality, it's impossible to deny his influence. The success of the...
News PlayStation Plus' Quality Sure Hasn't Declined in Japan
Value added
There’s a lot of chatter about the quality of PlayStation Plus of late. Despite giving out six free ‘rentals’ every month, Sony has been chastised by early adopters of the PlayStation 4 for focusing on indie giveaways rather than retail releases. Still, it’s been eager to add to the quality of the service’s offering, announcing...
Store Update 27th August 2014 (Europe)
Seeing neon
As is the case in North America, there’s a metric ton to look forward to on the European PlayStation Store this week. Fetch leads the way in Sucker Punch’s 80s infused superhero spin-off inFAMOUS: First Light, but there’s also Metro Redux and
News Here's Dragon Age: Inquisition's Inevitable Co-Op Trailer
One for all
Any fan of Dragon Age: Origin's deadly rogue Leliana will no doubt be excited to hear her ask for your help in Dragon Age: Inquisition's freshly announced co-op mode, so we suppose that's a pretty effective way to begin this multiplayer focused trailer. It's not a long one, only clocking in at about a minute and a half, but we do get a...
Store Update 26th August 2014 (North America)
Heavy hitters
It’s an absolutely gigantic week on the North American PlayStation Store this time, especially for the PlayStation 4. Highlights undoubtedly include retail releases Madden NFL 15 and Metro Redux, but Sucker Punch’s superhero spin-off inFAMOUS: First Light deserves a mention as well. Other new arrivals include sidescrolling...
Mass effective
It's something that's been in the rumour mill for some time now, but it's finally been confirmed that upcoming fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition is getting its very own co-op mode that's separate from the gigantic single player story. The news comes from IGN, which got to talk to developer BioWare about the game's intriguing...
News LEGO Batman 3 Travels Beyond Gotham from 11th November
Beyond Gotham, Before Christmas
The LEGO series may not be the world's most innovative, but it reliably serves up a satisfying, kid-friendly portion of brick-bashing and exploration. Later this year, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is scheduled to appear on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and it's now been confirmed when we'll be getting...
News Super Stylish Skateboard Sim OlliOlli Slides onto the PS4 and PS3
Now with leaderboards
OlliOlli is one of the more interesting indie games currently available on the PlayStation Vita. A wholly original take on the skateboarding genre, it tasks you with creating increasingly crazy combos. If that sounds right up your alley, we're glad to report that the title has recently been released – with full cross-buy...
Tuesday26th Aug 2014
Review inFAMOUS: First Light (PlayStation 4)
Fetching
The problem with inFAMOUS: Second Son was that it ended too quickly: Sucker Punch’s supercharged pseudo sequel was over in a flash, leaving many of its fans wanting more. inFAMOUS: First Light attempts to solve that problem, recharging with a new playable character, storyline, and some fresh powers – but does it burn brightly, or...
Wednesday27th Aug 2014
Review Hotline Miami (PlayStation 4)
Miami Visceral
With the stylish murder simulator Hotline Miami first hitting the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2013, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the darling indie title has already achieved critical acclaim and a cult following of devout 80s obsessed adrenaline junkies. Just over a year later, the gory title sees a re-release on the...
Tuesday26th Aug 2014
News PSN Temporarily Offline Again as Attacks Ramp Up Once More
Platform holder reports 'minor' connectivity issues
If you assumed that the PlayStation Network was safe following Sunday’s outage, then you were wrong, as it appears to have collapsed again. Lizard Squad, the group responsible for last week’s downtime, is claiming responsibility for another DDoS attack, whic
Review Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed (PlayStation Vita)
Undressed to kill
To describe Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed as a simple action role-playing game would do it a disservice – a bit like describing a vampire as a mere blood gulper. The aforementioned nocturnal beast has gone through several iterations over the years, ranging from fear inducing monsters through to promiscuous teenagers –...
Guide How to Get a High Score in inFAMOUS: First Light's Battle Arenas
Play Fetch
One of the most frequent criticisms lofted at the inFAMOUS franchise is its relative lack of replayability, but superhero spin-off inFAMOUS: First Light attempts to solve that problem with a slew of Battle Arenas. Contextualised in the fiction as training facilities for the Conduits held captive at Curdun Cay, these additional missions...
Weirdness Impending PS4 Shooter Destiny Looks Even Better in LEGO
Don't go getting ideas, Activision
Destiny is a fine looking game on the PlayStation 4, but everything is better when made out of LEGO. These figurines by budding brick builder Exxtrooper prove as much, as they show the impending first-person shooter’s three main classes in miniature form. The getups have been created using hand-designed sticker...
Wednesday27th Aug 2014
Review Trials Fusion: Empire of the Sky (PlayStation 4)
Looking up
If there was one thing wrong with Trials Fusion, it was that there wasn’t enough chances to fall tens of thousands of feet to your death. The fans have spoken: sometimes smashing your 120MPH bike into a brick wall just doesn’t feel dangerous enough. Don’t worry, though, as Ubisoft has heard your cries for a little more distance from...
Tuesday26th Aug 2014
News UK Sales Charts: Diablo III PS4 Sucks Out The Last of Us' Soul
Grim reaper
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition has looted The Last of Us Remastered’s fungal infected corpse, breaking the Naughty Dog developed exclusive’s four week winning streak by topping the UK sales charts. The first-party release finished up in second, one spot ahead of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, which grew up...
News You'll Probably Be Getting a Free Copy of Don't Starve: Giant Edition on Vita Soon
Through the magic of Cross-buy
Developer Klei Entertainment has recently announced that Don't Starve: Giant Edition - the compilation containing both the original game and its expansion - will be coming to the PlayStation Vita on 3rd September. When an opportunistic fan on Twitter asked wether the title would be cross-buy, the answer was a...
Out This Week inFAMOUS: First Light, Metro Redux, Madden NFL 15
Going underground
An old industry folktale states that the release of Madden signals the start of the stressful release season for reviewers, and it seems accurate again in this instance. While things have been relatively busy for a few weeks now, we’re mere days away from Destiny at this point, which means that life at Push Square Towers is about...
News Amazon Coughs Up $970 Million for Streaming Site Twitch
Someone's rich
Twitch has been acquired for a whopping $970 million – but not by Google as originally anticipated. Instead, it’s mega retailer Amazon that’s coughed up the extraordinary amount of cash required to purchase the streaming site, with its bidding rival
Monday25th Aug 2014
Review Metro Redux (PlayStation 4)
A whole new world
What do you get when you mix a Ukrainian developer, a best-selling Russian novel, two games, and the PlayStation 4? It’s not a trick question: we’re referring to Metro Redux, of course. 4A Games’ pair of previous generation escapades have been remastered and reworked for Sony’s latest system – and, in many ways, the...
News The Scheduled PSN Maintenance Has Been Postponed After Yesterday's Outage
Crisis averted
Golly, that was an intense 24 hours, wasn't it? As you're no doubt aware, the PlayStation Network went down yesterday after a particularly nasty DDoS attack. If you didn't lay witness to the carnage, rest assured that several were justifiably peeved at the online service's intermittent blackout. Thankfully, the outage didn't last...
Push Rewind PSN Downtime, Awful Avatars, and Other Bits of Bad News
Everything sucks
Wow, what a negative week it’s been in the PlayStation Nation – it must be karma for Sony’s awesome Gamescom showing. When we haven’t been moaning about awful avatars, the PlayStation Network has been being attacked, and
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