Review Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PlayStation 4)
That’s what we’re Tolkien about
News - 2014, Week 41
Sunday12th Oct 2014
Review Dust: An Elysian Tail (PlayStation 4)
Elysian feels
You wake up in the middle of a field with no idea who you are, or what you’re doing. A totally foreign winged creature flitters about, its aggravatingly chipper voice flinging questions at you incessantly. The ornate sword at your feet can also talk, but thankfully its voice is mercifully sombre. It informs you that you need to go on...
News DriveClub v1.03 Patch Begins to Put PS4 Racer Back on Track
And the crowd goes wild
DriveClub’s launch has hardly been vintage, but at this point we’re rooting for developer Evolution Studios to resolve the issues – primarily because we’ve been playing the game offline, and reckon that it’s a lot better than some of the early reviews would lead you to believe. Fortunately, the title has been slowly...
News Throwback Maps Raid Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PS4, PS3
Great Ganados
It sounds like those of you that pre-order the episodic Resident Evil: Revelations 2 from the PlayStation Store for either the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3 will score an additional treat in the form of some extra Raid maps. Those of you that played the original will be familiar with this mode, which sees you fighting your way through...
News This New Far Cry 4 Trailer Shows Off Kyrat's Colourful Characters
Kyrat race
There's a new Far Cry game on the horizon, which means that Ubisoft is hard at work sending us trailers every other day. We've not posted them all, of course, because we can only listen to so much marketing jargon and dubstep before we permanently reinvent the definition of insanity. But on a lazy - and decidedly slow - Sunday like today,...
News Snow Joke! Standalone White PS4 Coming to UK Next Week
Winter wonderbox
Personally, we quite like the idea of all of our home entertainment appliances being the same colour (black), but if you don’t suffer from a pesky case of OCD, then you may be tempted by the white PlayStation 4 console. Previously, this was only available alongside Destiny or DriveClub, but, as promised by Worldwide Studios...
News Tales of Hearts R Cuddles Up to PlayStation TV Next Month
Love at first sight
Hotly anticipated PlayStation Vita JRPG Tales of Hearts R is striding gallantly towards its 11th November and 14th November launch in North America and Europe respectively – but there’s one last piece of good news for Bandai Namco to share before the title sticks its sword into store shelves. Indeed, those of you not keen on...
Saturday11th Oct 2014
Feature Why Do Next-Gen Games Keep Disappointing?
PS poor
DriveClub, one of Sony’s big exclusive PlayStation 4 games, launched this week to a largely lukewarm reception. Evolution Studios’ hotly anticipated racing title had been paraded as one of the first must-have next-gen releases, only for a string of middling reviews to siphon any fuel out of its tank. The critical response, as a whole,...
News Is PSN Down Yet Again? For Some, the Answer's Yes
It only does offline
Whether it can be helped or not, Sony needs to realise that it can’t have consumers spewing bile about the PlayStation Network every other day. While the online service is nowhere near as poor as some people would have you believe, it has been
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 42
Chirp, chirp
The songbirds will keep on singing, and we’ll keep on playing video games. With the thrust of the holiday season now in full swing, there’s no shortage of titles to choose from – as is evidenced by the variety outlined by our team of writers below. Of course, with reviews to write and news to report on, there’s no real time to...
Friday10th Oct 2014
News Sony to Deploy Back End Improvements During PSN Maintenance
Ooh, matron
We thought that Sony had solved all of the PlayStation Network’s woes, but the infamous DDoS attack earlier in the year appears to have left the platform holder’s infrastructure rocking. Destiny’s launch came and went with nary a disconnect, bu
News Here's How to Get into PS4 Shooter Evolve's 'Big Alpha' Test
Beta be good
It seems that Alpha and Beta tests are all the rage these days. Destiny arguably mastered this technique, with countless players pre-ordering the title in order to get a taste of its extra-terrestrial escapades. In truth, we reckon this is pretty good idea, as it allows any potential online functionality problems to be hashed out before...
News PlayStation Experience Pledges a Peek into the Future of PS4
Breathe slowly
This came out of nowhere, didn’t it? Sony has announced a two-day community event in Las Vegas named PlayStation Experience, which promises to offer an “exclusive first look at what’s coming next in 2015”. This could just mean that the platform holder’s going to allow attendees to get some hands-on time with the likes of...
News DriveClub's Servers Appear to Be Still Smoking Like a Burnt Out Sports Car
Crash and burn
How we’d love to be a fly on the wall at Evolution Studios right now. DriveClub’s launch has quite possibly been the biggest disaster since... Well, that comparison’s ugly and inappropriate, so we won’t go there. The point is, though, that a game sold on its network functionality should be playable online right now, so the...
First Impressions Take a Minute to Learn About One of PS4's Hidden Gems
60 second smash
Without meaning to sound like a jaded so-and-so, the one problem with reporting on video games is that they rarely have the ability to surprise. As an infant, this particular editor used to relish trips to underground game stores where shelves of import titles gazed gleefully back – every single one of them a mysterious entity with...
News Ubisoft: Why Would We Ever Hold Assassin's Creed Unity Back?
Arno idea
Ubisoft has given a more detailed response to accusations that it’s held the PlayStation 4 version of Assassin’s Creed Unity back in order to match the specifications of the Xbox One release. An interview with senior producer Vincent Pontbriand earlier in the week insinuated as much, but in a UbiBlog post, the c
News DLC Locations Are Already Being Discovered in Destiny
If Bungie build it, they will glitch it
We’re not particularly fond of conspiracy theories, but there are a fair few who believe that Destiny is so darn empty because Activision wants to sell you the bulk of the game’s content as DLC. To be honest, we’re not sure that we’re 100 per cent on board with that idea, but it’s clear that the...
News LittleBigPlanet 3 Swoops into European Stores a Week Late
Knit to worry
LittleBigPlanet 3 looks and plays amazingly, but poor little Sackboy must be cowering in absolute terror at the prospect of releasing in November. The game had originally been set to deploy on 19th November in Europe – the same week as Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4,
Thursday9th Oct 2014
Review Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4)
Dim same
In a gaming sphere that currently adores sandbox and open world games, too few gamers would recognise the name Wei Shen. Sleeping Dogs' lead is a troubled character who makes the likes of Aiden Pearce seem annoyingly lacking in the personality department, and the aforementioned title that our chaotic cop comes from is often similarly...
Review Fibbage: The Hilarious Bluffing Party Game (PlayStation 4)
Sweet little lies
If you’ve got a poker face like Lady GaGa, then Fibbage is for you. This is an intriguing bluffing game for two to eight players, which takes an interesting twist on the typical quiz genre, prompting you to enter ridiculous, silly, or downright rude pieces of trivia, with the aim being to convince your pals that they’re true...
Review Chariot (PlayStation 4)
Chariots of fire
Quebec-based Frima Studio is no stranger to indies on the PlayStation brand. For those who aren’t familiar, the developer made the entertainment Young Thor and A Space Shooter for Two Bucks for PlayStation Minis. It’s now crafted its very first PlayStation 4 title called Chariot – a physics-based, 2D platformer. In the game, a...
News Evolution Studios: We're As Frustrated About DriveClub Issues As You Are
Car me a river
It hasn’t been a vintage launch for PlayStation 4 exclusive racer DriveClub, has it? In addition to Sony bungling the game’s box art and some less than stellar review scores, the title’s servers have also collapsed – resulting in a
Review Defense Grid 2 (PlayStation 4)
Ivory tower
Tower defence is a tricky genre to get right: it must strike the perfect balance between simplicity and challenge to avoid any dullness. Add in a home console controller that allows less inputs than a mouse and keyboard combination, and you have yourself a disaster waiting to happen. Defense Grid 2 seems to get the formula just right,...
Review Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star (PlayStation 3)
Lost in Space
In a world where songs can kill and chatting with semi-naked girls in bathtubs is part of a sacred ceremony, a religious war has split two factions in half. Propaganda and aggression have kept these two groups separate for long enough that neither realises one simple truth: that there are real people on both sides. Ar Nosurge: Ode to...
News Surprise, Surprise! PS4's Likely Getting a Grand Theft Auto V Bundle
A real shocker
Sony loves hardware bundles almost as much as bad launches and poorly paced press conferences. The company has, in Europe at least, been packaging its latest console with virtually every game under the sun over the past 12 months, so it’s no real surprise
News Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Update Incoming 'Really Soon'
Nate for it
Sony’s not totally done for the year yet. In an interview with Game Crate, Evan Wells, the big cheese at Naughty Dog, has hinted that we’ll be seeing more of its PlayStation 4 exclusive Uncharted: A Thief’s End “really soon”. These comments mirror those made by creative director Neil Druckmann prior
News Masterfully Unlock 10 Minutes of Resident Evil Remaster HD Footage
Barry Burton demands it
Quit tucking into that Jill Sandwich, and take a look at this: ten whole minutes of Resident Evil Remaster HD footage, running on the PlayStation 4. Also due out on the PlayStation 3 early next year, the title is a port of a port, possibly designed to pull the leg of those who’ve been complaining about the number of...
News MineCraft Builds a Brick House on PlayStation Vita Next Week
Mine and yours
Prior to the Microsoft acquisition, there were a few concerns that it would never happen, but MineCraft: PS Vita Edition finally has a date – in Europe at least. 4J Studios – the team behind the portable port – revealed on Twitter overnight that the handheld house making simulator will deploy on
Game of the Month September 2014 - Destiny
Destined for greatness
It comes as little surprise, but September was a great month for gaming. Signalling the beginning of the holiday rush, it was packed with enjoyable releases and subsequently high scores, which made our always intense staff vote all the more interesting. This isn't the first time that we've argued amongst ourselves regarding...
News Geometry Wars Finally Makes Its PlayStation Debut in November
Acute and cuddly
After two successive snubs, the Geometry Wars series is finally making it onto Sony platforms, with Geometry Wars3: Dimensions launching on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The sharp shooting title will hit the digital marketplace on 25th November in North America, and the following day in Europe. As for pricing, the game will set...
Wednesday8th Oct 2014
News DisasterClub? Sony Delays DriveClub: PS Plus Edition Due to Server Issues
Slow clap
If a publisher wanted to know how to scupper the success of one of their big Christmas games, we reckon that Sony’s ripped up and re-written the rulebook with DriveClub. Not content with delaying the game for a year, pledging a tepid pre-release marketing plan, and making
News Grand Theft Auto V's PlayStation Store Pre-Order Bonus Is Garbage
Sadly, not the band
Those searching for an excuse to return to Los Santos this holiday season will find one in the PlayStation 4 port of Grand Theft Auto V next month – and it’s available to pre-order from the North American PlayStation Store right now. Sony previously promised that there’d be an extra incentive for its own loyal
News Grand Theft Auto V May Hijack a Chunk of Your PS4's Hard Drive
Standing room only
Grand Theft Auto V was already one of the larger last-gen games, rendering it completely incompatible with 12GB PlayStation 3 consoles – so it’s perhaps no surprise to see it slot in the upper-echelon of next-gen titles, too. A listing on the PlayStation Store suggests that Rockstar’s remastered epic will consume 50GB of...
News Wait, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Is Cross-Buy on PS4 and PS3?
Advanced incentives
As amazing as the initiative is, cross-buy has largely been reserved for smaller digital games thus far, outside of some big first-party forays like PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. Despite this, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – arguably one of the biggest releases this holiday – will be...
Store Update 8th October 2014 (Europe)
No Wei
As is the case in North America, it’s a big week for the European PlayStation Store as well. Highlights include, of course, Alien: Isolation and DriveClub – but there’s also a little title called Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition supposedly set to deploy this Friday, too. No, we had no idea that it was out so soon either.
News NBA 2K15 Doesn't Always Look Good, and These Pics Prove It
Monsters in our midst
Face scanning features rarely ever work, and NBA 2K15’s is no different. Despite being one of the better looking next-gen franchises, 2K Sports’ latest has kicked up shots of some frightening looking players – all made possible thanks to the power of the PlayStation Camera. Yeah, maybe that thing would be best left for...
News Kingdom Hearts III Levels Up with Unreal Engine 4 Support
Keyblade kerching
With veteran heel dragger Tetsuya Nomura in charge, we all know that Kingdom Hearts III is several years away. However, the legendary developer seems eager to shake off his longstanding reputation, by being proactive and switching production to Unreal Engine 4 – ditching the firm’s in-house technology in the process. “Surely...
Tuesday7th Oct 2014
News When the Heck Is PS4 Firmware Update 2.00 Deploying?
Soon, it seems
In reality, it hasn’t been that long since the PlayStation 4’s hotly anticipated 2.00 firmware update was announced – but that hasn’t stopped us from yearning at the prospect of the functionality enhancing digital download. Fortunately, platform holder Sony stresses that it’s not far away now, so you won’t have too much...
First Impressions Does WWE 2K15 on PS4 Have Heavyweight Pedigree?
Yes! Yes! Yes!
If you heard loud screaming coming from the back corner of Earls Court, it may have been us. Yes, 2K Sports brought the PlayStation 4 version of WWE 2K15 to the UK’s biggest video game fair this year, EGX London, and throwing ourselves at a free demo unit, it became all too apparent why our fellow revellers were yelling at full tilt...
News Sony Engineers Working on DriveClub, Destiny, and NBA 2K15 Connectivity Issues
Keep calm and play on
Sony may be on cloud nine in terms of PlayStation 4 hardware sales right now, but its servers have seemed a teensy bit shaky ever since its network got DDoS attacked earlier in the year. Fortunately, there have been no major outages of kinds, but
Round Up DriveClub PS4 Reviews Target Pole Position
Low on gas
At least everyone can agree that it looks pretty, right? The first batch of DriveClub reviews have crossed the finish line – and, well, it’s all looking a teensy bit mixed. Despite spending an extra 12 or so months in the tuning shop, Evolution Studios’ next-gen racer appears to have fallen somewhat short of a podium place, with...
News Oh No! Sony Has Even Bungled DriveClub's Box
Proof is in the pudding
As the editor of a relatively popular PlayStation website, typos are this author’s immortal enemy. However, we pump out such a vast amount of content every day that any embarrassing slip-ups fortunately get buried in a matter of hours – but that’s not the case when you’re in charge of producing the text on the back of...
News Assassin's Creed Unity Could Still Reach 1080p on the PS4
How high can you climb?
Assassin’s Creed Unity’s current specifications may yet be for the chop, as Ubisoft has stressed that nothing is set in stone yet. Senior producer Vincent Pontbriand caused a merde tempête of epic proportions yesterday when he suggested that the PlayStation 4 version of the firm’s forthcoming French revolution foray...
Out This Week DriveClub, Alien Isolation, Spelunky PS4, Pix the Cat
Thank the gaming gods
Wow! This may well be the biggest week for new PlayStation releases since the PlayStation 4 launched last year. Now that Destiny is out of the way, the holiday season is really kicking off in style – and this edition of Out This Week has a little something for everyone. Whether you want to rock your birthday suit in Akiba’s...
Store Update 7th October 2014 (North America)
Holy moly
They say that the PlayStation 4 has no games, but by goodness does this PlayStation Store update argue differently. There are a total of eight new titles to choose from in this week’s North American refresh, as well as a bunch of PlayStation 3 and Vita releases, too. Oddly enough, there’s no mention of the DriveClub: PS Plus Edition,...
News Whoa, LittleBigPlanet 3 Features a Seriously Star-Studded Voice Cast
Fry and Laurie reunited
The LittleBigPlanet franchise was already leading the pack when it came to narration, thanks to Stephen Fry's dulcet voiceovers. However, there's always room for improvement, and in the franchise's newest entry that improvement comes in the form of a fully voice-acted adventure. What's more, the recently revealed cast members...
News Ubisoft Insists That Assassin's Creed Unity Hasn't Been Scaled Back on PS4
Res Misérables
Ubisoft has attempted to still the unrest caused by yesterday’s French Resolution. Some slightly misjudged comments by senior producer Vincent Pontbriand suggested that the publisher had scaled back the PlayStation 4 version of Assassin’s Creed Unity in order to match the specifications of the Xbox One release, but a spokesperson...
News The Invizimals Put Up a Fresh Fight on PlayStation Vita This Month
Hide and seek
It doesn’t feel like that long since the last major Invizimals outing launched in Europe, but already the sequel has apparated into sight. A huge success in its native Spain, Invizimals: The Resistance is set to launch on Sony’s handheld system on 29th October, and will plot the return of Brian Blessed’s brilliant beard. Who...
Monday6th Oct 2014
Review Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PlayStation 4)
That’s what we’re Tolkien about
It’s natural to be sceptical about licensed video games, and everyone has the right to feel this way about them, especially when a blockbuster-sized one comes around with a burden of expectations and hype to live up to, despite having a broad ancestry of mediocre releases. Of course, we’re referring to...
Guide How to Stay Alive in Alien: Isolation on PS4
Sevastopol survivor
As anyone that’s been chased by an eight foot alien will attest, stayin’ alive ain’t as easy as the Bee Gees once made it sound. However, we’ve been sharpening up our stealth skills in Alien: Isolation on the PlayStation 4 of late, and we’ve got some tips to help you to stay safe on the abandoned Sevastopol space...
News Ubisoft Locks Assassin's Creed Unity's PS4 Resolution to Avoid Debates
Gulp
Either someone at Ubisoft has said something very silly, or there’s some seriously shady stuff going on behind the scenes. Those that have been following the console industry closely over the past year or so will be aware that the PlayStation 4 has showed a significant technical lead over its closest competitor the Xbox One – and that’s...
Video Listen to Us Discuss the PS4's Biggest Upcoming Games
Pod thing
One of the biggest requests for Push Square both internally and externally is some kind of podcast, but it’s been on the backburner for some time now. However, at EGX London last week, we decided to give the idea a go, in order to catalogue both our experiences on the show floor – and also see if the concept would actually, y'know,...
Weirdness This Minecraft Remake of P.T. is Almost as Scary as The Original
Block party
It was only a matter of time before a crafty fan remade Hideo Kojima's harrowing P.T. demo in Minecraft, and, as usual, the enterprising community has outdone itself. All of your favourite moments are represented here: the famous looping hallway, the embarrassingly dirty bathroom, and, of course, the lingering sense that downloading this...
News Yes! PSone Title Vib Ribbon Is Rockin' and Rollin' onto the PS Store
Fashionably late
Remember when, for a few fleeting seconds, it seemed like new SCEA president Shawn Layden was going to say something interesting during Sony’s big E3 press conference this year? The animated executive seemed to segue into a segment about legendary PSone release Vib Ribbon – only to drop the title as quickly as he touched upon...
News The Crew Takes Time to Make a Few Additional Recruits
Ambitious racer spending a few extra weeks in the workshop
Ubisoft will be taking a little extra time to tinker with its ambitious open world racing release The Crew, as the title has taken a detour into December. The constantly connected ‘CaRPG’ had originally been set to take to the track on 11th November, but will now hit the road on 2nd...
News UK Sales Charts: None Shall Pass FIFA 15, As Shadow of Mordor Enters in Second
Lord of the league
FIFA 15 fought off its first big competitor for the title this week, remaining at the summit of the UK sales charts – despite the excellent Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor deploying on Friday. The Lord of the Rings spin-off entered in second, netting the biggest ever British launch for a game based on the fantasy franchise. The...
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