Guide How to Turn Off PS4 Party Notifications from Friends
You can keep that to yourself
News You Should Probably Ignore This First Destiny PS4 Review
Five minutes of fame
News Free PS4 DriveClub Taster Will Come in Addition to Usual PlayStation Plus Allocation
October update will be extra special
Review Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PlayStation 4)
Chip off the old block
News - 2014, Week 37
Monday15th Sep 2014
Push Rewind Destiny, Grand Theft Auto V PS4, and Minecraft
Mamma mia
This week was all about the biggest names, as both Destiny and the PlayStation 4 port of Grand Theft Auto V dominated the headlines. The latter received a surprise release date mere moments after reports leaked about a behind-the-scenes presentation
News Annihilate the Competition in Magicka 2's Sing-a-Long Contest
Disco, disco, good, good
While E3 was brimming with more gaming goodness than you could fit into a picnic hamper, a trailer that left a lasting impression on this writer was the announcement of Magicka 2 on the PlayStation 4. Not only did it mock its own character's unemployment since the original title, but also the downsides of its iconic friendly...
Sunday14th Sep 2014
News Free PS4 DriveClub Taster Will Come in Addition to Usual PlayStation Plus Allocation
October update will be extra special
You may have a few concerns with the quality of PlayStation Plus right now, but Sony’s aiming to shepherd you into the holiday season in style this October with a bumper update – including the hotly anticipated DriveClub PS Plus Edition sampler. While this doesn’t represent the full release, developer...
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 vs. PS3 Comparisons Reveal Stunning Improvements
Franklin amazing
You don’t need to go to Specsavers to appreciate the fact that Grand Theft Auto V looks way better on the PlayStation 4. This week’s next-gen trailer proved that this is anything but a lazy port, with Rockstar Games using the extra horsepower of
Review Flockers (PlayStation 4)
Sheep thrills
In the nineties, Lemmings was so popular with gamers that it appeared on a mind boggling number of platforms, as millions tried – with varying degrees of success – to guide the careless rodents to safety. Since those heady days, you don’t see many titles that follow the Lemmings formula, but with the release of Flockers on the...
Store Preview Murasaki Baby, Run Like Hell, Air Conflicts PS4
What are you buyin'?
If you’re as antisocial as we are, the weekly PlayStation Store update is likely the highlight of your week. Typically, we fill you in on all of the latest titles when they arrive, but we’ve decided that some kind of earlier preview may go down nicely as well. A few important points: as we’re using the PlayStation Blogcast...
News This Colourful Vita Game Has the Most Bananas Name Ever
Rumble in the jungle
There’s a distinct lack of Patapon in the PlayStation Vita’s portfolio right now, but indie outfit Disco Pixel is hoping to stuff that musical void with its upcoming simian strut off Jungle Rumble: Freedom, Happiness, and Bananas. Much like Sony’s rhythmic role-playing game, the release sees you drumming to control a tribe...
Saturday13th Sep 2014
News One Day, You May Be Able to Play Every PlayStation Game That Matters with PlayStation Now
On demand
Enthusiasm in PlayStation Now has plummeted since Sony’s beta pricing scheme was revealed, but while there’s tweaking to be done, it’s clear that the online streaming service represents a big portion of the platform holder’s future. Indeed, it’s unlikely to happen any time soon, but we can see a day where the Japanese giant’s...
Round Up Destiny PS4 Reviews Shoot for the Moon
Your Venus
The industry hasn’t been quite as eager to rush out Destiny reviews as quickly as we expected, which is good to see. That said, with the campaign purportedly taking about 10 hours to complete – leaving ample time to experience the Crucible and a few Strikes – critiques are beginning to appear for Bungie’s next big thing. We’ll...
News Wait, There Are More Unannounced PS4 Titles Due This Year?
Sony certainly thinks so
Isn’t that just typical? We spend the best part of the afternoon penning an article on the PlayStation 4’s borderline bonkers November lineup, and then an additional unannounced title gets teased. Referenced in an MCV advertisement, which lists all of the retail releases due out on the next-gen machine this year, a...
News PS4 Racer DriveClub Will Speed Away with Just 17GB of Your Hard Drive
Highway to your HDD
It would appear that Evolution Studios has been practicing black magic since DriveClub’s delay last year, as despite being one of the most visually impressive titles in production for the PlayStation 4, the next-gen racer will only consume 17GB of hard drive space. This will apply to both the full release and the PlayStation...
News Zombie Apocalypse Sim Dying Light Lumbers onto PS4 and PS3 in January
Brainsss
In theory, Dying Light should be a fantastic game. It takes endless zombie hordes and combines them with Mirror's Edge-esque parkour mechanics. However, the game is being developed by Techland – the studio behind the thoroughly ordinary Dead Island series – so we're reserving our judgement for the time being. At any rate, the open...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 38
A date with Destiny
You’re witnessing Push Square history here. For the first time ever, every single staff writer but one will be playing the same game – way to send this editor’s obsessive compulsive disorder into disarray, Jamie. And what is that game, we hear you ask? Here’s a clue: it’s got really bored talking cubes in it. Sammy...
News Wow! Sony Gaffer Kaz Hirai Knows How to Take a Bucket of Icy Water
Wet and smiles
Kaz Hirai may be a shrewd businessman, but he’s also quite a fun character. The current Sony chief executive – who worked his way up through the ranks at PlayStation – has taken the ice bucket challenge after being nominated by brand founder Ken Kutaragi, and, unsurprisingly, he deals with the arctic drenching like a boss...
Friday12th Sep 2014
Review Destiny (PlayStation 4)
Guardians of the galaxy
Expectations breed negativity, and Destiny's long awaited launch has suffered for it. Despite making more money than we dare to imagine in its first 24 hours on the market, Bungie's latest project has attracted the ire of many players since its servers went live. After what feels like an eternity of hype and huge marketing...
Feature No Games November - PS4's Lineup Is Starting to Look Silly
Are you insane?
No new system launch would be complete without barbed comments about the quality of the box’s lineup. It’s something that both the PlayStation 3 and Vita have gone through, as well as rival formats such as the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. We’ve always felt that the PlayStation 4 has been unfairly treated in this instance, as rarely...
Reaction Destiny's PS4 Launch Proves PSN Isn't Tied Together with String
Sony's servers survive
And breathe again. By penning this article we’re all too aware that we’re foreshadowing the kind of outage that would rival 2011’s widely publicised hack attack, but at the time of writing we can say with confidence that the PlayStation Network is fine. For websites such as this – the kind that break traffic records...
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Hijacks the Next-Gen on 18th November
Los Santos looks even better
The best thing about Rockstar – aside from its award winning games – is the manner in which it goes about announcing them. While other publishers pre-empt reporters with Twitter teasers and cryptic press releases, the Grand Theft Auto V developer prefers to nonchalantly drop bombs – usually when we expect them the...
News European Fans Can Help Super Charge Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Next Month
Hands on
We're more excited than Yamacha when he gets screen time for the upcoming brawler Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, which is being released on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 by Bandai Namco. When the title was first announced, spirits were high for the new Saiyan teased in the announcement trailer, which was revealed as a custom character. With...
News Sony: PS Vita's Remarkably Resilient, and Won't Fade Away
Just don't expect any more first-party blockbusters
It may seem like Sony’s placed the PlayStation Vita in a bag of rocks and tossed it in the Thames, but SCEUK boss Fergal Gara insists that that’s not the case. Despite the portable device failing to appear during the format holder’s E3 and Gamescom press conferences, the company insists that...
News Here's a Really Bad Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Trailer
Resident rubbish
With the likes of The Last of Us and Hideo Kojima’s brilliant P.T. demo ripping up the survival horror rulebook, we’re not convinced that grotty prisons and hanging bodies are going to do the trick for Capcom anymore. This trailer for the episodic Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is beyond predictable, right down to the fact that...
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Supposedly Looks Sweet, But You Can't See It Yet
Due out 'soon'
The holiday rush is upon us, but still Rockstar is keeping Grand Theft Auto V’s next-gen port locked up tighter than Trevor should be. Despite insistence from parent company Take-Two that the re-release will still deploy this year, we’ve started to have our doubts. Fortunately, a report from
Thursday11th Sep 2014
Guide Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition PS4 Trophy Guide & Road Map
Building blocks
Minecraft’s future on PlayStation platforms may be uncertain now that Microsoft’s circling developer Mojang like a pack of wolves, but there’ll be no confusion over how to unlock the Platinum Trophy in Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition thanks to our awesome guide. As mentioned in
Weirdness This Is the Most Expensive PS4 in the World
Yours for just $13,600
If you’ve splashed out on that Glacier White PlayStation 4 expecting to be the king of the console castle, then you’re out of luck – there’s already a snazzier system on the market. Designed by Italian jeweller Gatti and available at the Games 14 convention from today in Dubai, this $13,600 device ships in a rose gold...
News Nolan North and Troy Baker Talk About Their Roles in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
And their 'rivalry'
Since Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is shaping up to have such an engrossing story and world, we're stocking up on plenty of Lembas so it will sustain us in our inevitably long playing sessions starting in the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can take a peek at the latest trailer for the title that gives a bit of insight...
First Impressions What's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Frontline of the Future Like on PS4?
Time to respawn
The Call of Duty series is perhaps one of the most popular yet widely criticised franchises in the modern era of gaming. Fans of the brand adore the game to its core, playing every iteration for countless hours on a quest to reach the maximum prestige; others feel quite opposed to the series and the impact that it has made on the...
News You'll Be Getting Tons of Free DLC with PS4 Exclusive DriveClub
Tracks, cars, features
Ever since its announcement approximately 18 months ago, Evolution Studios has pitched DriveClub as an ever evolving package, rather than a traditional game. Now, less than four weeks away from release, the Runcorn-based developer has outlined the title’s post-launch content schedule – and it’s pretty impressive to see...
News August NPD: PS4 Outshines Xbox One for Eighth Consecutive Month
Madden NFL 15 sells best on Sony's system
Sony’s staggering turnaround in the United States has continued in August, with the PlayStation 4 once again topping the hardware charts for the eighth consecutive month. Even more impressively, Madden NFL 15 sold best on the Japanese giant’s next-gen system, which is something of a shock considering the...
Store Update 10th September 2014 (Europe)
You look like you've seen a Ghost
Destiny’s out so we can finally stop talking about it, right? Wrong. Now that Bungie’s epic sci-fi shooter has fired its way onto physical and digital store shelves, we’re spending all of our time uncovering its secrets so that we can stuff your eyes with more articles than they can handle. Fortunately,...
Store Update 9th September 2014 (North America)
The sorry edition
The late bird catches nada, so we apologise for being catastrophically late with our weekly replication of the North American PlayStation Store update. Like you, we’ve been playing Destiny, which just so happens to be the big new release this time. Funny that, eh? PS4 Games: Destiny ($59.99) Destiny Digital Guardian...
News Wait, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Is an Episodic PS4 Game?
Blood curse
Considering that the original Resident Evil: Revelations was divided into distinct episodes like a DVD box set, we suppose that it’s not especially surprising to see its PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 sequel adopt a similar structure – but we can’t help but be a teensy bit thrown off guard. Capcom has revealed that the survival...
Live Watch the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Pre-TGS Stream Right Here
Snake? Snaaake!
There’s yet another major gaming convention right around the corner, which means that Kojima Productions auteur Hideo Kojima (fresh from four hours sleep) is preparing to show a little more of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The latest Kojima Station broadcast – which is set to go live from 11:00AM BST/06:00AM EDT/03:
News Naughty Dog Looks Back on 30 Successful Years in Promo
Fawn over firm's iconic paw print
Naughty Dog is arguably the greatest developer in games today. While the Californian company has fairly humble origins as JAM Software, it exploded in popularity during the mid-90s when it released a little PSone exclusive named Crash Bandicoot. Since then, the company has gone from strength-to-strength, building...
News LittleBigPlanet PS Vita Recharges Its Powers with a Marvel Themed Re-Release
A Loki affair
Sony has recently announced a superhero themed re-release of the popular title LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, appropriately titled LittleBigPlanet PS Vita: Marvel Super Hero Edition. Aside from having a ludicrously long name, the game will be exactly the same as the charming adventure that you remember, but with a plethora of Marvel related...
News Paul McCartney's Destiny Theme Song Flies without Wings
I am the Warlock
Destiny’s theme song has been written and composed by Paul McCartney, because, well, who else would have the star power required to represent Bungie’s next big thing in audio form? The track – which was recorded at the famous Abbey Road studio with a 120-piece ensemble, of course – has that soaring kind of sound that you’d...
Wednesday10th Sep 2014
Guide How to Turn Off PS4 Party Notifications from Friends
You can keep that to yourself
If you’re new to the PlayStation 4, or just returning to it due to the release of Destiny, you may have noticed that you’re being bombarded by party notifications from the people on your friends list. This feature was introduced in firmware update 1.70, and is particularly annoying if you’re trying to immerse...
News Sony Reckons That No One Will Be Able to Beat Bloodborne's TGS Demo
Challenge accepted
Were you one of the people harbouring concerns that Dark Souls spiritual successor Bloodborne would be too easy? Well, that fear can now be safely put to bed, as recent statements from Sony staffers suggest that the title will absolutely be living up to its perilous pedigree. As you may be aware, the game will be takin
Feature Man on the Moon - Our Early Intergalactic Impressions of Destiny on PS4
Star power
If there’s one area where Destiny’s definitely not lacking, it’s in the budget department. You can literally feel the dollar bills bristling against your exposed skin when you sit through the first-person shooter’s opening cinematic; you can sense the dabbed brows and nervous boardroom exchanges as executives wrangle over the...
News Sony: We Know Microsoft's Going to Give Us a Run for Our Money
Console maker ain't getting complacent
Everything’s looking rosy in the PlayStation Nation right now. Sony’s next-gen system is running away with the console crown, already surpassing 10 million units, with many more to come this Christmas, we suspect. Moreover, the lineup looks good, with a strong mix of first-party and third-party titles on...
News PS4 May Not Be At the Foot of the Japanese Hardware Charts for Much Longer
There's a new flop in town
Japan may still be considered something of a gaming mecca among some, but its importance in the console space is slowly declining. With many of the region’s biggest developers struggling to adapt to the PlayStation 3 era, and handhelds currently ruling the roost, it’s not exactly a surprise to see the recently released...
Rumour Minecraft Maker May Be Purchased by Microsoft for $2 Billion
Good job they finished the PS4 version
Minecraft has already proven that it’s a pixelated license to print money, and Microsoft apparently wants the lucrative brand under its umbrella. A report on the Wall Street Journal states that the Redmond-based firm is in talks to purchase Mojang, the organisation behind the bricklaying game. According to...
News PS4 Has Rekindled Latent Love for the PlayStation Brand, Says Sony
PlayStation Phwoar
A lot of the PlayStation 4’s success can be attributed to it being the right platform with the right policies that was released at the right time – but to simplify the situation like that would be to overlook all of the hard work that Sony’s done behind-the-scenes. And that includes recapturing the essence of what made its...
News Batman: Arkham Knight Will Swoop onto PS4 Exclusively in Japan
Platform holder pounces
Capping off what must be a particularly rough week for Xbox’s team in Japan, Warner Bros has announced that Batman: Arkham Knight will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive in the Land of the Rising Sun. There’s no word just yet on whether this will be timed, but the title has been removed completely from Microsoft’s website,...
Tuesday9th Sep 2014
News You Should Probably Ignore This First Destiny PS4 Review
Five minutes of fame
Well, this is more predictable than the next X Factor winner getting dropped by Simon Cowell’s record label within two years, isn’t it? As warned by developer Bungie, a French site has deployed the world’s first review of Destiny – and it’s mixed. In the 6/10 critique, Musga.fr bemoans the first-person shooter’s lack...
News Approximately How Long Does Destiny's Story Take to Beat?
About ten hours
With thousands of cocky whippersnappers to crush in the Crucible and more clothing options than a celebrity’s walk-in wardrobe, Destiny will keep you occupied for hundreds of hours if you enjoy its unique take on the first-person shooter format. However, if you’re just looking to see the story through, you may be eager to learn...
Review Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PlayStation 4)
Chip off the old block
Minecraft is quite simply one of those games that will go down in history as a truly revolutionary idea. Markus ‘Notch’ Persson’s block busting sandbox has rapidly transformed into a cultural phenomenon, sprouting memorabilia, fancy dress costumes, and, of course, console ports. This PlayStation 4 release is very much...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions of Destiny on PS4?
This article came from the moon
Here at Push Square Towers, we love to fling words in your direction – after all, that penchant for chit-chat is what keeps us in a job. Unlike some sites, however, we enjoy having a direct conversation with you, the readers – and you’ll always be quick to let us know when you agree, disagree, or when we’ve...
News Sorry! PlayStation Plus Will Play Host to Plenty More PS4 Indie Games Yet
Good job they're good ones
Velocity 2X is arguably the best PlayStation 4 game of the year so far – and that’s despite it being given away for free with PlayStation Plus. Back when September’s lineup was announced, many deemed it the worst in quite some time, overlooking the fact that FuturLab’s super speedy shooter is seriously stellar. And...
News What's the Best Price for Destiny PS4 in the UK?
Moon dust
Bloomin’ heck, we always suspected that Destiny was going to be a bloody big deal, but even we weren’t expecting the fanfare that has manifested around the first-person shooter over the past few days. Earlier today, Sony revealed that it’s treating the release like one of its own, while there are plenty of reports of ridiculous...
News Sony: We're Treating Destiny Like a First-Party Release
Platform holder going hard on Bungie's next big thing
You’ve probably already noticed, but Sony is backing Destiny hard. The manufacturer is often criticised for its poor marketing, but ever since the PlayStation 4’s launch last year, it’s done a brilliant job of putting its latest platform in the face of consumers. And that strategy has come...
Community Become Legend in Our Official Destiny Clan
That slogan makes for some really easy headlines
Scouting the rustic scenery of Old Russia is entertaining enough alone, but it’s infinitely better with friends. Destiny is a title that’s designed to be shared with others; whether it’s the close allies in your Fire Squad or the strangers that you find out in the field, it’s a title that...
News Aww, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's PS3 Release Date Has Been Delayed
More time to play Destiny
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's PlayStation 3 release date has been pushed back slightly, Warner Bros announced today. Originally planned to launch alongside its PlayStation 4 counterpart in September and October, the last-gen version of the game won't be arriving until 18th November in the United States, and 21st November...
News Wow, the PlayStation 4 Is Utterly on Fire in the UK
Already surpassed one million units sold
In console war terms, the PlayStation 3 lost in the UK. Not only did it sell significantly less than its closest competitor the Xbox 360, but it also fell behind in mindshare. Stores would stick Sony’s latest releases right to the back of their video game sections, and newspaper promotions would always show...
News Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star Flaunts Its Moves with Seven Gameplay Trailers
Everybody dance now
With role-playing games, it can be difficult to explain just how a release's unique system works with words alone. Ready to lend a helping hand, Koei Tecmo has released a whopping seven videos showcasing some of the weird and wonderful things that you can expect from Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, which will be released on...
News KickBeat: Special Edition Delivers a Flying Kick Next Week on PS4
Realistic moshpit action
When KickBeat launched on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, it proved that it had all of the right moves – as it received a groovy 8/10 in our review. If, however, you're one of those desperate for next-gen graphics to go along with your rhythmic butt kicking, your wait has finally come to an end. KickBeat: Special...
Monday8th Sep 2014
Review The Golf Club (PlayStation 4)
Fore the fanatics
Breaking into the sports genre is almost impossible if you’re an indie outfit. There’s money to be made in pub games and the like, but you’re never going to see a ten man team take on FIFA or Madden – the odds of success are significantly worse than Tiger Woods’ now that he’s busted his back. The Golf Club by Canadian...
News Destiny Becomes Legend with 1.02 PS4 Patch Ahead of Formal Release
Last minute tweaks
Bungie’s now flipped the switch on Destiny’s online servers, but if you’ve just received your copy of the game, you have some waiting to do before you can join the first-person fray. The title’s inaugural PlayStation 4 patch has hit Sony’s servers overnight, and you’ll be required to download the 296MB update before...
News Don't Believe Day One Destiny Reviews, Suggests Bungie
Out of this world advice
Destiny is approaching faster than a comet strapped to James Bond’s complete collection of jet packs. In fact, with the title due out ‘officially’ tomorrow, your copy may have already been delivered by an overzealous postie or courier. However, if you’re still sitting on the fence, you’ll have to wait a little...
News Sony's Tokyo Game Show Lineup Is Positively Packed with PS4 Goodness
Bombs incoming
The Tokyo Game Show is just around the corner, and we can already feel the hype beginning to grow. In truth, it's more like a slowly mounting dread at the prospect of all of the articles that we'll inevitably be penning in the weeks ahead. And if this new list – which details all of the games Sony will be bringing to the event –...
News Claire Redfield's Red Bangs Return in Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Not the Ali Larter version, obviously
All three people still invested in Resident Evil’s increasingly complicated lore may be excited to learn that the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – which was announced for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 last week – will star series legend Claire Redfield, the younger sister of body builder...
News Batman: Arkham Knight Removes Its Cloak on PS4 from 2nd June
Be the Batman
Despite originally being pegged for October, the PlayStation 4 will be forced to wait until 2nd June for the Dark Knight to spring into action. Warner Bros has revealed that Batman: Arkham Knight will deploy on the aforementioned date on Sony’s next-gen super machine, occupying that increasingly popular summer slot just prior to E3...
Out This Week Destiny PS4, Destiny PS3, and, Er, Some Hockey
Become legend
It wouldn’t be a Bungie release week without a completely empty release calendar. We can’t help but feel sorry for NHL 15, but we suppose that fans of ice hockey will pick up EA Sports’ latest trip to the ring regardless of the colossal Destiny banners plastered, well, everywhere. If you’re not looking forward to Activision’s...
News UK Sales Charts: Watch Dogs Steps Out of Its Kennel for One More Walk
Sorry Aiden, Destiny's coming
Watch Dogs may be the fastest selling new franchise of all time – but it’s about to have that record snatched away. Like a larger puppy that’s spied a particularly pleasant pack of Bonio biscuits, Bungie’s colossal first-person shooter Destiny is waiting in the wings, ready to pounce upon all of the delicious...
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