News - 2015, Week 07
Sunday15th Feb 2015
Rumour March's Free PS4 PlayStation Plus Game May Be Helldivers
Hell yeah
Helldivers has been in the works for what feels like an eternity, but the co-operative shooter has maintained its hype in that time. There was an outpouring of enthusiasm when Magicka developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced that it would deploy from 3rd March earlier this week, then – but you may not even have to pay to play the...
News Yes, MLB 15 The Show Looks Stunning on PS4
Home run
The weather's pretty glib where we are right now, so even though we're not particularly big fans of baseball, we can certainly still appreciate this MLB 15 The Show trailer. Playing up the impending summer weather, the clip shows sultry evenings, green grass, and plenty of good hits. The main takeaway, however, is that the release looks...
News This One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 PS4 Is One of Sony's Better Custom Consoles
We absolutely Luffy it
Well, this is different, isn't it? Robert Ramsey's typically your host for any sort of Japanese gaming news, but with him busy tucking into his Sunday Dinner – sans parsnips, we suspect – it's down to this editor to report on One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's custom PlayStation 4. Announced in Japan overnight, the model –...
Store Preview The Order: 1886, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, Q*Bert Rebooted
Take your pick
There's no rest for the wicked, so we have another packed week ahead of us here at Push Square Towers. Yet again, our review slate is absolutely stacked, with heavy hitters like The Order: 1886 (due out on 20th February), Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and more all set to hit the PlayStation Store. It's a particularly big week for the...
Rumour Darksiders II: Definitive Edition Will Dice with Death on PS4
Riding into sight
Do you remember when Darksiders was almost a big deal? The original entry in Vigil Games' action series built up a bit of a cult following, which led to lots of hype for its inevitable successor. However, while the Zelda-inspired sequel received plenty of positive reviews, it didn't move enough copies to save troubled publisher...
Push Rewind Upcoming PS4 Games, Evolve, and Valentine's Day
Some killer, plenty of filler
It's been another relatively quiet week in the PlayStation Nation, which marks a rare two in a row. This appears to be the calm before the storm, however, as every scribe at Push Square Towers is currently staring wide-eyed at the forthcoming review abyss. Enjoy the silence. Reviews: Apotheon - 8/10 Apotheon is not...
Saturday14th Feb 2015
News You Can Play PS4 with Snoop Dogg at Last
Finally
We can honestly say that we've never had the desire to play games with celebrities, but we suppose that it's an appealing enough idea for some. Either way, Sony's using that concept to do some good with its new PlayStation Heroes application. Available from the PlayStation Store starting from 24th February in North America, the PlayStation 4...
News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Will Expand Yet Again in February
Gas to burn
Evolution Studios clearly has plenty left in the tank, as DriveClub will be receiving yet another significant update in February. While the Runcorn-based developer admits that there's still a way to go before the racer's free PlayStation Plus edition will release, the studio's post-release support for paying customers has been exemplary...
Review Super Stardust Ultra (PlayStation 4)
Rock 'n' roll
Super Stardust HD drew the dual joystick short straw last generation. Released at a time when the PlayStation 3 was really unpopular, Geometry Wars and its Xbox Live Arcade successor tended to lap up all of the downloadable shoot-'em-up plaudits – despite it never, in this author's opinion, hitting the same highs as Housemarque's...
News PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita Prices Plunge in NA Valentine's Day Flash Sale
Be still our beating heart
Charli XCX was right: the power of love is more than a song, and it's about to take hold of you, too. Sony has deployed a pretty darn impressive Flash Sale on the North American PlayStation Store this weekend, which is packing some seriously big names. Available now until 09:00AM PST on Monday, 16th February, you'll be...
News This Is What Dissidia Final Fantasy Would Look Like on PS4
Cloudy with a chance of Sephiroth
Remember the Dissidia Final Fantasy games back on the PSP? Featuring heroes and villains of the Final Fantasy universe, many fans demanded a home console sequel or even ports of the brawlers, but perhaps strangely, publisher Square Enix appeared to lose much of its interest in the series. Until now, that is. A...
Review Baboon! (PlayStation Vita)
Ba-boom!
It would be very easy to dismiss Baboon! based on its first few levels. Initially, it adopts the guise of yet another 'earn three medals' challenge game, only this one is specifically built around dropping bombs to propel your ape avatar from ledge-to-ledge, until you reach the top goal – all while collecting bananas along the way. But...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 56
The power of love
Today is Valentine's Day, which means that you're either going to be very happy, very sad – or completely indifferent. Fortunately, whichever camp you fall into, there are always video games, and, regardless of special occasions, we're here to bring you your regularly scheduled dose of WAYP. In truth, this author has nothing...
Friday13th Feb 2015
Guide How to Upgrade Your PSN Sub Account to a Master Account
Going up in the world
For years, sub account holders on the PlayStation Network have been wrestling with an eternal struggle: should they graduate to a master account and lose all of their Trophies and games, or keep their existing username and deal with the restrictions that the under-18 option entails? Fortunately, Sony has now made it possible to...
News We Hope You're Not Expecting DriveClub PS Plus Edition Anytime Soon
Drag race
You may have already noticed, but DriveClub's PlayStation Plus Edition is still nowhere to be found. Originally poised to be the headliner of the service's October update, the free version's been postponed for months with little word on an expected time of arrival. It's grasping at straws, but the racer's official Twitter account has told...
News Finally, You Can Upgrade Your Sub Account to a Master Account on PSN
Someone's been listening
That recent bout of maintenance may have been worthwhile after all, as Sony has announced that you can finally upgrade sub accounts to master accounts on the PlayStation Network. This has been a source of frustration for many for several years, as those that created usernames when they were under the age of 18 were forced to...
News Helldivers Finally Blasts onto PS4, PS3, and Vita Next Month
Hell and back
Co-op shooter Helldivers is finally deploying onto all of Sony's platforms next month, and it's brought a quick trailer along to try and get us all to enlist. The blast-'em-up has you protect the galaxy from alien scum, and promises to be a hardcore twin-stick challenge. It's also got a bit of a comedic twist, so feel free to chuckle...
News You Can Drool Over Final Fantasy XV's Demo Next Week
Road trip
Be honest: are you tempted to pre-order Final Fantasy Type-0 HD purely to get your hands on Final Fantasy XV's playable demo? We're sure there are plenty doing just that, but if you're eager to see what the first live glimpse of Square Enix's decade-in-the-making adventure looks like, you actually won't have to spend a penny. The game's...
News Bloodborne's Soundtrack Has Stolen Our Hearts
Love song
Okay, so maybe we're jumping the gun a bit early with Valentine's Day jokes, but with Studio Japan sharing live footage of one of Bloodborne's musical tracks entitled "Cleric Beast", we've been swept off our feet. London based Air Studio provided the performance with choir and orchestra in full form, ready to send shivers down your spine...
News Sony's Approach to Indies Is Good for the Entire Industry
Japanese giant is amazing, reckons Disco Pixel
Sony's been banging the indie drum hard for a little while now, but not everyone's willing to dance to its rhythm. There's a growing sentiment among PlayStation owners that the manufacturer's using smaller games to cover for the dearth of blockbusters in its stable, but a quick glance at its 2015 lineup...
Interview We Bang Drums with the Developer of Vita's Addictive Rhythm Game Jungle Rumble
Indies, the industry, inspiration, and Sony
Out now on the North American PlayStation Store and coming soon to Europe, the delightfully named Jungle Rumble: Freedom, Happiness, and Bananas is an addictive rhythm title that sees you tapping your PlayStation Vita's screen in order to make cute little monkeys move. If you've been itching for something...
News Cupid's Baying for Blood in PS4 Exclusive Until Dawn
Fright night
Roses are red, violets are blue; Until Dawn will whisk you away to a cabin in the woods – but there'll be no time to get nude. That's the theme of this brand new trailer for Supermassive Games' forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive at least, as romantic tension paves the way for straight-up tension. "As you may know by now, [the game]...
News Just Cause 3's First Trailer Is Far More Serious Than It Needs to Be
Burnin' for you
We're not entirely sure how we feel about moody cinematic trailers. On the one hand, they can work well, providing a sense of atmosphere, while on the other, they can end up seeming far too serious for the actual source material. And let's face it: Just Cause has never been a serious franchise. Cardboard characters and terrible...
News Dragon Quest Heroes' Brilliant New Trailer Will Make You Demand a Western Release
Slime time
Dragon Quest Heroes' newest trailer is a seven minute epic in which we see everything from special moves to skill trees. If you're a regular reader, then you'll know how desperate we are for the hack and slasher to come West, and this video has all but cemented our passion. Showing off every playable character, some fantastic looking...
News Project Scissors Transforms into NightCry on Kickstarter
Scissors beat paper
The PSone point-and-click horror title Clock Tower was one that haunted this scribe as a child. While your humble host could handle killing the undead in the Spencer Mansion, we never could quite cope with the aforementioned franchise. Now, spiritual successor NightCry – formerly known as Project Scissors – is staging a...
News Resogun Developer's Making Something 'Explosive' with the Creator of Defender
Smashin'
In many ways, Resogun is the modern day equivalent of Defender, so we're stoked to learn that developer Housemarque has teamed up with the creator of the 1981 arcade classic, Eugene Jarvis, to make something "explosive". The aforementioned industry veteran has a stunning track record, with Robotron and Smash TV also created under his...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
Weirdness This Abandoned Mall Looks Just Like the One from The Last of Us
Out of business
Spoilers: you spend a good chunk of The Last of Us: Left Behind in an abandoned mall. Here's the really, eerie bit, though: the derelict shopping centre appears to exist in real life. Cleveland-based photographer Seph Lawless recently snapped some shots of the snow blanketed Rolling Acres Mall in Ohio, which was shuttered in 2008...
News Here's One Gigantic List of All The Games Coming to PS4, PS3, and Vita in 2015
Have mercy
If you're eager to stare longingly at your dusty, empty wallet, then we recommend browsing this massive list of games coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita this year. Put together by the PlayStation Blog, the comprehensive list cites dozens of titles across all three platforms, and it's impressive to say the least. From...
News This Transistor PS4 Theme Will Make You Sing
Red hot
Transistor's one of the most stylish titles on the PlayStation 4, so it's perhaps no surprise that it should warrant a seriously slick theme. Available now from the North American PlayStation Store for $2.99, the animated wallpaper will add a slew of futuristic effects to your next-gen device's dashboard – but it's the music, a fusion of...
News Ready at Dawn: Concerns About PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Are Natural
"We took the risk of trying something different"
The jury's very much still out on The Order: 1886, and we're little over a week away from release. While developer Ready at Dawn has proven that it's capable of taking the PlayStation 4 to places that it's never been before – and it intends to go further yet in the future – there are still many...
News Here's a Reminder That the PlayStation Vita Exists
Remember me?
Despite getting an extended section during PlayStation Experience, the PlayStation Vita's fall from grace has been pretty, well, sudden. We suppose that it was clear from the start that the format would never set the world on fire, but we'd expected a little more effort from the platform holder beyond Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway...
News Ubisoft Admits Difficulties Developing Assassin's Creed Unity for the PS4
Nothing's a waste if you learn from it
Did you know that Assassin's Creed Unity didn't have a smooth launch? It's no secret that the highly anticipated title was a major disappointment for almost everyone due to its myriad glitches and flaws that mired an otherwise beautiful game with ambitious design changes, as we pointed out in our review...
News Get Your First Look at Tales of Zestiria's Controversial DLC With This Trailer
A lost love
It may have sold over 400,000 copies in one week when it launched in Japan, but that hasn't stopped Tales of Zestitia from getting caught in a storm of controversy. The trailer that we've embedded is for a post-game DLC that centres around one of the game's characters, Alisha, who's also the primary cause of Japanese players giving the...
Rumour Star Wars: Battlefront Will Span the Series' Entire Saga on PS4
Out of this world
The more that we think about it, the more that we reckon Star Wars: Battlefront is going to be one of the biggest games of the year. Think about it: the title's due out a month before the new movie, and Disney will likely have ratcheted up the hype to intergalactic levels by that point. Moreover, could EA have possibly picked a...
News Take a Risky Peek at Senran Kagura Estival Versus' Eight Minute NSFW Trailer
Careful now
What better way to start your quiet evening than with a look at upcoming brawler Senran Kagura Estival Versus? The latest trailer takes us through several action-packed scenarios, and as you'd expect, it's punctuated by Earth-shaking special attacks and a lot of exposed underwear. Of course, fans wouldn't have it any other way. We...
News The Order: 1886 Is Just 'Touching the Surface' of the PS4's Power
Here we go
Well, we knew this kind of quote was coming sooner or later. In an interview with Game Trailers, creative director Ru Weerasuriya remarks on how The Order: 1886 is only just "touching the surface" of what the PlayStation 4 can do. The upcoming exclusive looks visually stunning -- that much we know -- but to think that Sony's newest...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Ball Xenoverse PS4, PS3 Eases Past 9,000 Units
Just Saiyan
These next few weeks are going to be massively important for the PlayStation 4 in Japan. For the first time since launch, Sony has actually amassed a decent software lineup for Eastern gamers, and it'll be hoping to see its hardware sales increase as a result. And improve they already have, but only marginally; according to Media Create...
News Remember, PSN Will Be Undergoing Maintenance Later Today
Strap yourself in
This is just a friendly reminder that the PlayStation Network will be undergoing scheduled maintenance later today, as stated earlier in the week. The service will be partially unavailable from 17:00PM GMT until 20:30PM GMT, meaning that you won't be able to access account management, the PlayStation Store, and various online...
News January 2015 NPD: PS4 Soars Back to US Hardware Sales Summit
Return of the king
Well, that didn't last long, huh? After slipping behind the Xbox One in November and December, Sony has successfully pipped Microsoft's next-gen platform at the post in the January NPD sales report, securing the top hardware spot yet again. For those of you with short memories, the PlayStation 4 dominated the competition in the...
News With Destiny's Next Patch, You'll Finally Be Able to See Your Reputation Levels at Anytime
Representin'
If you're not a fan of having your time slowly sucked away from you, then why the heck are you even playing Destiny? Jokes aside, the sci-fi shooter will be streamlining things with its next update, Bungie has confirmed. There are numerous reputation levels in Destiny, all tied to different vendors scattered around the Tower. In order...
News This Is What It Feels Like to Go Really Fast in DriveClub on PS4
Fast and furious
Before the game's horrendous online issues, DriveClub was forced to face serious criticism for its decision to run at 30 frames-per-second. It's a conversation that doesn't pop up quite so often anymore, and this video of a forthcoming vehicle moving at 242MPH perhaps evidences why – the sense of speed is terrifying. There's no...
News Sony to Discuss the 'Unique Social Experiences' Made Possible with Morpheus at GDC
Strap yourself in
Unlike motion controllers, Sony's forthcoming virtual reality headset Project Morpheus seems like the most antisocial piece of hardware ever. However, the platform holder begs to differ, as it intends to touch upon the "unique social experiences" possible only with the PlayStation 4 peripheral during a panel at GDC 2015 next month...
News Dying Light Will Fight the Decay with Free Modes and Skins on PS4
Dead good
Proper post-release support always goes down well here at Push Square Towers, so kudos to Polish developer Techland for finding the easy route into our hearts. Writing on Twitter earlier this evening, the developer has announced that it will be adding a harder difficulty tier and some extra skins to its recently released undead-'em-up...
News PSN Experiencing Turbulence Prior to Previously Scheduled Maintenance
Up and down
Another week, another issue on the PlayStation Network. Fortunately, this one isn't widespread. Still, that hasn't stopped some impatient players from setting Twitter ablaze with complaints regarding Sony's shaky online service. According to reports, the manufacturer's various machines are showing "scheduled maintenance" errors –...
News Steal Yourself for The Swindle on PS4, PS3, and Vita
Sony's systems bag fresh swag
Dan Marshall's steampunk cybercrime caper The Swindle will be holding the PlayStation Store hostage later this year, Curve Digital has announced. The prolific publisher will be porting the indie adventure to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita, though there's no word on whether it'll be cross-buy just yet. Given...
News Plan Out Your Perfect Character With Toukiden: Kiwami's New PS4 and Vita Trailers
Slay away
Building upon Toukiden: The Age Of Demons' already solid foundation, Toukiden: Kiwami introduces several new weapon types and battle styles that you can apply to your custom character. Along with heavy clubs and a polearms, you can even equip a rifle if you're feeling particularly lucky, and judging from the video that we've embedded,...
News Toukiden: Kiwami's New Characters Are Here to Help You Slay on PS4 and Vita
Gang, meet the new gang
Toukiden: The Age of Demons had a surprisingly decent selection of allies, and even though they seemed largely generic at first, they started to grow on us as we progressed through the oni-slaying adventure. There'll be several new faces to help you with your duties in Toukiden: Kiwami, though, as the game's newest trailer...
News New Playable Character Lucci Smashes Up the Competition in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
Plus the return of some veterans
Obviously drumming up the excitement for its Japanese launch of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Bandai Namco is flooding its channel with character videos, showing off each and every moveset . In the newest entry, shape-shifting Lucci joins the playable roster, and he looks pretty devastating in his particular...
News Surprise, PS4's Mass Effect Will Have Some Sort of Multiplayer
Shock and awe
Hey, we bet you didn't see that one coming. Oh, you did? Well, big deal, we're sure that even a blind chimp bred and raised purely to avoid anything video game related could have guessed this was happening – so there. Jokes aside, yes, the next Mass Effect will have some sort of multiplayer component. We're even going to go out on a...
Wednesday11th Feb 2015
News Dying Light Developer Looking to Stomp Trophy Glitches with PS4 Patch
The whole story
No Techland title is complete without some big bugs, and while Dying Light is a lot more polished than some of the Polish studio's previous products, it's still got some major issues of note. Most of these apply to the Trophies, with a handful of these being glitched. A post on the developer's official forums notes that the trinket...
News Insomniac Seems Ready to Talk Ratchet & Clank PS4
Kept you waiting, huh?
Insomniac Games has finally broken silence on its forthcoming Ratchet & Clank reboot for the PlayStation 4. The release was originally announced during Sony's E3 press conference last year, but has been missing in action ever since. With the Burbank-based developer done promoting other platforms, though, it finally seems...
Review Kick & Fennick (PlayStation Vita)
Gun game
Kick & Fennick's the gaming equivalent of a warning sign. We'd never even heard of the Jaywalkers Interactive developed precision platformer when it was announced as part of February's free PlayStation Plus roster, and its smartphone-esque art style didn't exactly instil us with confidence regarding the quality of the release...
News PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Is Packed Up and Ready to Go
Time to make history
There's no turning back now. Three weeks after going gold, The Order: 1886 now finds itself packaged up and sitting in shop storerooms. One sneaky Reddit user got a snap of their local outlet's stash, which they posted online for everyone to ogle. There are already copies of this out in the wild, as leaked videos are starting to...
Review Nihilumbra (PlayStation Vita)
Fill the void
It's no secret that storytelling has had a renaissance of sorts in video games, where the tale being told is arguably as important as the actual gameplay – and Nihilumbra is cut from the same cloth. While this PlayStation Vita puzzle platformer may not be as moving as the likes of The Last of Us, though, it can still be thought...
News Pachter: Sony Won't Mind if PS4 Loses the Console War
But it still wants to be on top
You can always count on seasoned Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter to stoke the flames of the fictional format war. Speaking as part of a wide-ranging interview with Game Informer, the outspoken executive has suggested that Sony doesn't really care about outselling the Xbox One with the PlayStation 4 – but...
News Free PS4 Game Warframe Gets a Gigantic Content Update
Space race
Warframe has evolved quite a bit since we reviewed it back near the PlayStation 4's launch. Over a year in, and the free-to-play title has expanded significantly, building upon its already solid, if unspectacular, foundation. And right now, you can download the title's latest update, which adds yet more new content to the co-op...
News Persona 5's Information Blowout Will Heighten Your Hype
It begins
Now that it's out in the open and letting loose all of its secrets, Persona 5 has sprung up the most wanted list of many a gamer. If you were already left extremely excited by the game's brilliant gameplay trailer, then you might want to sit down before we shower you in new information from Japanese publication Dengeki PlayStation. The...
Feature What Do You Mean You've Never Played... Dragon's Dogma?
Flamin' heck
Capcom is one of those companies that people like to shout about – usually in a fit of rage – but we'd be mad to forget about one of its best original properties in years: Dragon's Dogma. Released on the PlayStation 3, the title is a bit like a Japanese take on open world, Western role-playing games. It's got just about everything...
Store Update 11th February 2015 (Europe)
Here be monsters
There's a decent amount of variety on the PlayStation Store this week, as four-versus-one shooter Evolve stomps onto the scene along with brilliant blast-'em-up Super Stardust Ultra, which zooms onto the PlayStation 4 for the first time. Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed also fumbles comically onto Sony's newest console today,...
News The Chimera Will Crush Resistance: Retribution's Online Servers in May
Resistance is futile
It's not often that a handheld spin-off becomes the best entry in a console-based series, but this author reckons that Sony Bend's brilliant Resistance: Retribution gives Insomniac Games' numbered trilogy a real run for its money. Released on the PlayStation Portable way back in 2009, the outing offered a third-person twist on...
News Dragon Quest Heroes Looks Like the Most Colourful Warriors Game Yet
Pop pop pop
Warriors games can sometimes look a bit bland. Perhaps it's to be expected when you've got hundreds of soldiers running about on screen, but art style and great use of colour was partly why we adored One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2, and it looks like we'll be able to say the same of Dragon Quest Heroes. The screenshots that we've embedded...
News Unsurprisingly, Telltale Thinks That Its New IP Is Ambitious
Stop us if you've heard this one before
We'll be honest: Telltale's project selection has been frustrating us a little of late. It's not that we dislike Minecraft or Borderlands – but given the storytelling nous that it's shown in The Walking Dead, we'd have liked it to have selected more, er, narratively interesting brands. Fortunately, it sounds...
Live You'll Be Able To See Even More of Dragon Ball Xenoverse In Tonight's Livestream
Power level rising
It was only just the other day that we got a decent look at Dragon Ball Xenoverse courtesy of Bandai Namco's European livestream, but the publisher's decided to go ahead and host one tonight, too. Starting at 5PM GMT/6PM CET, it's yet another opportunity to see the brawler in action. Perhaps what's shown will get you off the...
News Resogun: Defenders Makes a Final Stand Next Week
Free update Resogun: Challengers out today
Resogun is still, in this editor's humble opinion, the best game on the PlayStation 4. That's not a slight against the next-gen system's software offering – it's a testament to just how good Housemarque's cylindrical shooter is. And fortunately, the Finnish developer is continuing to support the arcade...
Tuesday10th Feb 2015
News Are Wallpapers Coming in a Future PS4 Firmware Update?
Shake it up
While we reckon that the PlayStation 4 is in a pretty good place right now, it's clearly missing some minor features that were present on the PlayStation 3 – like the ability to set a custom wallpaper for the console. Themes were introduced as part of the next-gen system's most recent firmware update, but these don't enable you to...
News Bethesda's Bringing Something Big to E3 2015
Place your bets
The developer of many a beloved franchise including Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda will be hosting its first ever on-stage press conference at E3 2015. This is a pretty big deal, as the firm hasn't really bothered making a splash at gaming's biggest expo in recent years. But while it's most commonly known for its work on...
News Phwoar, Feast Your Eyes on These The Order: 1886 Spoiler-Free Screenshots Direct from PS4
The PS4's finest?
At this point, we've known for a while that The Order: 1886 looks amazingly good, and now Sony's gone ahead and released a bunch of screenshots to prove it. Apparently captured directly from a PlayStation 4, the exclusive has us rubbing our faces up and down the screen in sheer anticipation. We reckon it's the detail that really...
News EA Hints at Huge Positive of Bringing Titanfall 2 to PS4
Az-u-were
Colour us surprised: we were pretty confident that the original Titanfall would be at the very least announced for the PlayStation 4 by now. If you go back and listen to the Xbox console exclusivity confirmation, the words used were "for the life of the title" – a wishy-washy statement that didn't seem to preclude a 'Game of the Year'...
Preview The PS4 Exclusives of 2015 - Tearaway Unfolded
Cut from the same sheet
Tearaway should have been the PlayStation Vita's signature game. Designed from the ground up for Sony's pocketable platform, Media Molecule's chirpy platformer not only made use of every single input on the system – but it also ensured that they actually added something to the experience. This is something of a rarity –...
News You Can Spend Over $60 on Evolve's Day One DLC
On the hunt
Evolve's doing itself no favours is it? While the four-versus-one shooter has received some largely positive reviews from critics, its maddening pre-order campaign and the sheer amount of different day one editions that were available across consoles and PC put the game in a negative light for many potential buyers. What we're really...
News How Did Telltale Games End Up Working on a New Minecraft?
New studio boss spills the beans
Ever since its announcement, we've been wondering just how Telltale Games can make a narrative-driven adaptation of Minecraft. It's easily one of the strangest gaming match ups of recent times, but thanks to Games Industy.biz, we now know how the partnership came into being. Interviewing the developer's new CEO...
Talking Point Do Review Scores Have a Future?
Number games
After an incredible 15 years – and more 8/10 jokes than we care to count – Eurogamer.net has dropped review scores. It's not the first site to do so – both Kotaku and Joystiq (RIP) ditched numbers and stars a while ago – but the news seems significant this time because our buddies from Brighton operate a more traditional...
News Tekken 7's Opening Cinematic Is Hot Stuff
Open a window
Tekken 7's likely a while off yet, but that hasn't stopped us from getting all excited about its arcade opening. Featuring father and son duo Heihachi and Kazuya, it's nice to see that the good old family bond is still there. Throwing relatives into volcanoes is a favourite pastime of the Mishima, so it's no wonder that the two...
Store Update 10th February 2015 (North America)
Out of this world
It's a big week on the North American PlayStation Store for this particular author, as it marks the arrival of Super Stardust Ultra on the PlayStation 4. Those of you that have been following this site in the six years since its inception will know that we're obsessed with Housemarque's space blaster, so we can't wait to go planet...
News You Terrible People Have Hunted 1,630,255,159 Animals in Far Cry 4
Think of the children
It's time for another round of open world video game statistics, and up today, we've got mountainous mayhem simulator, Far Cry 4. Posting on Twitter, publisher Ubisoft has revealed some shockingly massive numbers. For starters, you lot have killed 6,512,562,667 things, and scored 1,367,205,865 headshots in the process. You're...
News Dying Light Points a Bright Beam in the Direction of Its Season Pass Plans
Illuminating
You're not done disposing of the undead, are you? With its gory opus now over a week removed from its original release, Techland has decided to detail exactly what Dying Light's forthcoming Season Pass will entail. Goodies include the Cuisine and Cargo pack, which is due out this week on the PlayStation 4, and includes two hardcore...
News Happy Birthday to Sony Executive Shuhei Yoshida
Many happy returns
Are we doing birthday notices now? Gosh, this site's gone right down the pan – we'll be posting pictures of DualShock-themed tables on Twitter next. Still, we suppose that Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida is just about big enough to have his date of birth acknowledged on these hallowed pages – after all, he has...
News Dragon Quest Heroes Sounds Like It'll Run Best on PS4
Next-gen nitpicking
To say that we're desperate for Dragon Quest Heroes to make it overseas is an understatement. The Warriors and Dragon Quest mash-up looks rather striking, and it features a bunch of old school characters to get your nostalgia flowing, too. As with many titles slated for release this year, the hack and slasher is slicing onto...
News Alien: Isolation Stalks BAFTA Games Awards Success
Let 'er Ripley
Given that it was developed in the humble West Sussex town of Horsham, it's no surprise to see Alien: Isolation lead the charge at this year's BAFTA Games Awards. While the event always has a global presence, it tends to champion British titles above all else, and that's clear with the aforementioned survival horror scoring six...
News Indulge Your Inner-Eighties with Fresh SHAREfactory Themes
For those with no fashion sense
Way back when Sony released its free PlayStation 4 video editing suite SHAREfactory, we pondered whether it could become a bit of a cash cow for the platform holder. Well, judging by a post on the PlayStation Blog, it looks like that's about to happen, as senior producer Stuart Platt has revealed that the app'
Monday9th Feb 2015
Risky business
With so many kitten videos on YouTube, taking over the world is something of a hassle these days. Vladimir Putin, with his head as smooth as a baby's first jazz recital, has found this out the hard way, attempting to start a world war while also maintaining his long-distance stalking of PewDiePie. Luckily, there's an easier way to...
Round Up Evolve PS4 Reviews Tread Very, Very Lightly
But is Turtle Rock's latest still beastly?
In a way, we can't help but feel sorry for Evolve. While it doesn't sound like the Turtle Rock shooter's going to have any crippling problems – of a technical nature, anyway – the four-versus-one affair has, in many ways, taken the fall for the failings of so many of last year's big games. The majority...
Review Apotheon (PlayStation 4)
Commence the Apotheonslaught
Apotheon is the latest game from Capsized developer Alientrap, and also just happens to be the most recent in a long line of PlayStation 4 releases to debut as part of the Instant Game Collection. The quality of these freebies has been all over the board since launch, leading many to question the quality of this Greek...
News You Really Won't Need PlayStation Plus to Play PS4 Online This Weekend
Free to play
The previous PlayStation 4 free multiplayer weekend may not have quite worked out, but this time Sony's putting on a proper event. The platform holder has announced that from 06:00AM GMT on Friday, 13th February right the way through to 06:00AM GMT on Monday, 16th February, you won't need an active PlayStation Plus subscription to take...
Feature 10 Japanese Games That Have Us Hyped in 2015
Dreams of the East
2015 is looking like a pretty good year for games from the East, especially with Japanese developers now turning their attention to the PlayStation 4. Whether you're a fan of manga and anime adaptations or role-playing games, there's quite a bit of excitement to go around, although we do need to point out one thing before we...
News PSN Offline Later This Week for Maintenance
We're goin' down
Ignore the hyperbole in the headline, because contrary to popular belief, the PlayStation Network rarely goes offline completely when it's undergoing scheduled maintenance. Later this week, from 17:00PM GMT until 20:30PM GMT on Thursday, 12th February, you won't be able to access account management, the PlayStation Store, and...
News You Won't Be Getting PS4 Exclusive Deep Down Anytime Soon
Deeper down than you think
There's been a lot of speculation about the future of PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down, especially after publisher Capcom recently revealed Dragon's Dogma Online, another free-to-play title that's heading to Sony's newest console in Japan this year. Depending on your perspective, the following is either going to be...
News Hold Up, PS4 Exclusive Drawn to Death Will Be Free?
Ink-teresting
Details regarding David Jaffe's forthcoming arena shooter Drawn to Death have been sketchy since PlayStation Experience, but the Twisted Metal creator has confirmed on Twitter today that the release will be free-to-play. The news was originally revealed as part of a promotional email sent to PlayStation fans, but the God of War creator...
News You've Just Given Capcom a Reason to Make More Remasters
Resident Evil is its fastest selling digital title
There'll be high-fives all around Capcom headquarters today, as the company has announced that its recent Resident Evil remake – which launched on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, among other platforms – is the company's fastest-selling digital title of all time. It also smashed PlayStation...
Weirdness Final Fantasy VII Has Never Looked So Real
First class
We love a good modded console here at Push Square, and this particular PSone from modder MakoMod has certainly caught our eye. Turning the top of his machine into Final Fantasy VII's Midgar -- the daunting industrial city where the game begins -- it's the detail that really sets this creation apart. From the Shinra reactors to the slums...
Push Rewind Persona 5, The Order: 1886 Overload, and Sony Online Entertainment
Lips are movin'
It's been a bit of a strange week here at Push Square Towers. While we've pumped out more articles than BuzzFeed, it doesn't feel like there's much to recap. In other words: the past seven days in the PlayStation Nation have been little more than filler, but we suppose that that's a welcome reminder that 2015 has barely got started...
News Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Looks Really Close to a Film, Says Naughty Dog Employee
Drawn to life
Frank Tzeng may not be a name that you immediately recognise, but he's one of the people helping to make Uncharted 4: A Thief's End look so darn good. A lead character artist at Naughty Dog, the masterful modeller has worked on dozens of other PlayStation games, including Killzone: Shadow Fall and Puppeteer. However, he believes that...
News The Battlefield Hardline Beta Had Some Excellent Easter Eggs
Police squad
Easter eggs often garner a lot of a attention, as long as they're clever and memorable. Fortunately for developer Visceral Games, it had crafted some fantastic little details in its recent Battlefield Hardline beta, and they've proven popular enough to grab the upcoming shooter some extra praise. Even better is that YouTuber jackfrags...
News Evolve Will Require a 3GB Patch on PS4 to Hit Its Final Form
Bulking up on bandwidth
Ah, good old Evolve – the critical darling that just seems to have gotten smaller and smaller in importance since its initial unveiling. While we're yet to be convinced by Turtle Rock's first-person shooter, though – unsurprisingly, it seems that our review code has gotten 'lost in the post' – we daresay that a fair few...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Can't Be Passed
Spacey to breathe
Oh, please pull the trigger. The samey UK sales charts have been practically unchanged for months now, with only Evolve offering any immediate hope of respite. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare once again maintained control of the top position, while Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 15 jostled for space in second and third respectively...
Out This Week Evolve, Super Stardust Ultra, Chivalry
Monster munch
We don't know about you, but it feels like we're still easing our way into 2015. While there have been a fair few big releases between Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Dying Light, there hasn't been a whole lot to shout about. That's all set to change as we limp towards the end of the fiscal year, though, with publishers preparing to...
News There's Still Hope of Dragon's Dogma Online Swooping Overseas
Swooping is good
We may have only just reported on the disappointing news that we won't be seeing Deep Down anytime soon, but Capcom fortunately hasn't abandoned good news entirely. Speaking with Famitsu, producer Yoshinori Ono mentions that Dragon's Dogma Online – a free-to-play action RPG that's coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in...
News Battlefield Hardline's Beta Locks Up Six Million Players
Did they all find it arresting, though?
Battlefield Hardline may feel like its operating under the radar a little bit, but the release's recent beta has been an enormous success. Visceral Games' vice president and general manager Steve Papoutsis took to the EA Blog overnight – yes, that's a real thing – to reveal that the first-person shooter's...
News Take a Look At Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's New Characters and Their Outrageous Combos
That's gotta hurt
Often preferred by fighting fans who haven't quite got the time to learn ridiculously long combos chains, the Dead or Alive series has always been an accessible and enjoyable franchise. Having said that, though, the moves in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's latest trailers don't look especially easy to pull off. Indeed, Tecmo's...
News Relive Your Favourite One Piece Moments with Pirate Warriors 3's New Story Trailer
Get the crew together
Fitting a storyline as big as One Piece's into a single game can't possibly be easy, but One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 is going to take on the challenge as best it can, judging from its newest trailer. The title's story mode will span over a good number of the source material's arcs, stretching from the recruitment of...
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