Review Bladestorm: Nightmare (PlayStation 4)
Over the hills and far away
News - 2015, Week 12
Sunday22nd Mar 2015
Review Battlefield Hardline (PlayStation 4)
Battlefield Vice
We all know what police officers are like, don't we? If semi-documentaries like The Wire, CSI, The Shield, and A Touch of Frost are anything to go by, there's barely a person in law enforcement on either side of the pond that isn't addicted to meth and good-hearted hookers. As easy as it is for us to identify with these fictional...
Review Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode Four: Metamorphosis (PlayStation 4)
Dumb and dumber
Pin back your decaying lugholes and listen for a second: there are two endings to Resident Evil: Revelations 2, and one will leave you feeling significantly more satisfied than the other. In what's perhaps a nod to survival horror games of old, there's a throwaway choice in an earlier episode that completely changes the complexion of...
News Fetch Some Supercharged inFAMOUS: Second Son PS4 Themes from 31st March
Light up, light up
Kratos isn't the only PlayStation protagonist blowing out birthday candles this weekend, as Delsin Rowe also turns the ripe old age of one today. To celebrate inFAMOUS: Second Son's anniversary, developer Sucker Punch has taken to the PlayStation Blog to deploy a metric ton of goodies, including ringtones, avatars, and various...
News Bloodborne's PS4 Pre-Load Is Ready to Go in North America
Nothing in Europe yet
You're going to need all of the time that you can get with Bloodborne next week – especially with those terrifying loading screens. As such, it's nice that Sony's deployed the pre-load ahead of the title's 24th March launch, with enthusiastic consumers in North America noting that the release is being downloaded to their hard...
News Sony: PS4 Remasters Help Us Open the Door to Future Fans
"The more players we can bring in, the better for everyone"
God of War III Remastered was announced for the PlayStation 4 this week, and it represented one re-release too many for owners of Sony's next-gen system. We saw a small – but fair – backlash on this very website, but there was a more hostile response elsewhere, as the title's debut...
Push Rewind Hideo Kojima Kerfuffle, God of War III Remastered, and Battlefield Hardline
Down like a domino
This week really sparked into life about midway through. Just as our servers went offline, rumours started to circulate that Hideo Kojima had been ousted out of Konami, and it's been non-stop since then. God of War III Remastered was announced on Friday, while we took our time on retail servers to review Battlefield Hardline...
Saturday21st Mar 2015
News Uh Oh, Watch PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Take Over 40 Seconds to Reload After Player Death
Bloody hell
Okay, nobody panic, but we've got footage of one of Bloodborne's loading screens, and it ain't pretty. One of our very own users, TOMBOY25, managed to get his hands on the game early, and he's uploaded some direct gameplay footage to YouTube straight from his PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, a good quarter of this video is the loading...
News God of War III Remastered's PS4 Price May Make Olympus Mad
By Zeus' beard
Should anyone from Sony Santa Monica get smited during the developer's celebratory God of War livestream, it'll probably have something to do with the price of God of War III Remastered, which was announced earlier today. Due out in July on the PlayStation 4, the refresh seemed like it might be a budget release –
News Here's Your First Look at Predator in Mortal Kombat X
Get to the chopper
The public relations plan for Mortal Kombat X has been pretty darn impressive. NetherRealm Studios has been announcing new characters, features, and content on an almost weekly basis – and it still has surprises to share. Alright, the inclusion of Predator as part of the Kombat Pass may have already leaked, but Klassic...
Review Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged (PlayStation 4)
Cool story, bro
It's taken an age for Telltale Games to release the second instalment in its Tales from the Borderlands series. The first episode deployed all the way back in December, and in the time since, it's released not one but two episodes in its other ongoing story, Game of Thrones. The question is: has the continuation of Rhys and Fiona's...
News The Order: 1886 Won't Break the Bank if You Shop at Best Buy
PS4 exclusive's price slashed in the States
The Order: 1886 may play like a period piece at points – and definitely not in the way that developer Ready at Dawn intended – but it's a decent enough romp while it lasts, and looks nothing short of spectacular. You may be interested in picking it up at a discounted price, then – so it's a good...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 61
Don't want this Saturday to end
2PM getting outta my bed // Tryin' to get Friday outta my head // It's all so hazy, got a little bit crazy, y'know I'd do it all again // Call everyone you know (oh my god, come over) // Turn up the radio // 'Cos this is our song, we can do no wrong, are you ready are you ready to go? Sammy Barker, Editor: I'll be...
Friday20th Mar 2015
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires' Crashing Issues Have Been Fixed
Wiped out by a fire attack
If you've been having trouble with Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3, then the contents of the game's newest patch just might make your day. Not even sure what Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is? Check out our informative review We recently reviewed the title in question, and during our usual...
News Customise Your PlayStation 4 with All-New Bloodborne or Classic Faceplates
Push square, triangle, circle, X
Everyone likes a bit of a change now and then, and for those interested in customising the look of their PlayStation 4, Sony's got some good news for you. As part of the company's Project SkyLight, it's launching two new PS4 faceplates. The first boasts a Bloodborne themed design, while the second is a little more...
News PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita Games Dip Under a Dollar in US Flash Sale
How low can you go?
If you thought that your wallet was safe, then you may want to close your browser post haste, as Sony has launched a pretty wild Flash Sale on the US PlayStation Store. This has been rumoured for a while now, and includes a bevy of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita games – all of which are available for under a dollar...
Review Shiftlings (PlayStation 4)
Janitors of the Galaxy
Co-op titles are all the rage nowadays – and in Shiftlings, this is certainly the name of the game. In it, two alien janitors happen across a special drink known as Black Hola Cola, and when one of the extraterrestrials gulps the syrupy substance, his suit inflates like Violet from Willy Wonka. Funnily enough, the characters...
Weirdness These The Last of Us Plushies Are Pretty Cute
D'aww
Sony recently launched a gear page on its official website, where it's flogging various bits and bobs of merchandise. A lot of the goodies range from t-shirts to posters, so it's all pretty predictable stuff. However, we had to post about these The Last of Us plushies, as they're sure to delight fans of the franchise. Alright, they're a...
News There Was a Line for the PS4's Launch in China
Not an enormous one, mind
At long last, the PlayStation 4 has launched in China. The system was due out earlier in the year, but a last-minute delay pushed the machine back until March. There were no similar setbacks earlier today, though, as a modest turnout welcomed the console in the colossal country. Judging by these photos posted on
Soapbox Has It Just Been a Bad Week for Games, Or Is This Simply a Sign of the Times?
Sammy Barker reckons that the industry’s in one big scrap
You've got to take the rough with the smooth – but these past few days have been more rugged than Vin Diesel's right-angled jaw. It's not been a vintage week for the games industry, with Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima seemingly being pushed out of Konami, first-party developer...
News The Force Will Block Star Wars: Battlefront from Launching on Sony's Previous Box
Wookie here
We pondered recently whether the PlayStation 3 was on its last legs, and while it's not over until Kaz Hirai says so, we're starting to see third-party publishers skip the faithful format. Hot on the heels of Dragon Quest Heroes and Dying Light, the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront is the latest game to gloss over a last-gen...
News Don't Rage Quit in Mortal Kombat X on PS4, PS3
There will be grisly repercussions
We've all been there: you're getting your ass absolutely whooped by someone's super powered Scorpion, and the temptation to unplug your router is strong. While fighting games like Mortal Kombat X can be brutal, there's nothing worse than finding your rhythm – only for your opponent to rage quit. Fortunately, the...
News God of War III Brings the Brand's Best Boss Fight to PS4 in July
There will be chaos
Poseidon's going to get creamed all over again – and this time in 1080p. As rumoured earlier in the day, God of War III Remastered is coming to the PlayStation 4, and it will launch on 14th July in North America and 17th July in Europe. According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, this will repurpose the original outing for...
News Here's How to Enlist in the PlanetSide 2 PlayStation 4 Beta
At ease
PlanetSide 2's beta may have been available in North America for some time, but it's also getting ready to deploy in Europe next week. While there's no word on when the final version will be bringing carnage to your console, those of you eager to sample the free-to-play sci-fi romp can sign up for the all-important stress test now. It's...
News Predator Stalks Mortal Kombat X as Post-Launch DLC
If it bleeds, you can kill it
Jason Voorhees will not be the only silver screen star slashing into Mortal Kombat X as a downloadable character, as an errant Xbox Games Store listing has revealed that Predator will be joining the party, too. The dreadlocked nasty will be available as part of the Kombat Pack, which will also include the aforementioned...
Rumour Gravity Rush Remaster Purrs to PS4
Kat's got the cream
The outstanding (but criminally underrated) Gravity Rush looks like it's finally ready to turn your gaming world upside down again. Eagle eyed posters on NeoGAF spotted a submission for a Gravity Rush Remaster on the Korean ratings board. The platform, as has been rum
News You'll Be Able to Buy PS4's Bloodborne with Blood in Denmark
Blood money
Don't worry – one-time Kickstarter curio Blood Sport is not plotting a comeback. Making us queasy this time is PlayStation Denmark's honourable blood donor drive, which it's cunningly tying in to the release of Bloodborne next week. Essentially in response to a real dearth of crimson in the country, the platform holder will be offering...
News Konami's Recruiting a New Team to Build a Fresh Metal Gear Series
Not like this
Read between the corporate double speak and it's becoming increasingly clear that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has been targeted by a tranquiliser gun, bundled into a cardboard box, and put out with the trash. Following yesterday's rumours regarding an internal power struggle, publisher Konami has now revealed its intention t
News PS4 Exclusive Deep Down Is Aiming to Have a 10 Year Life Span
Still no release date, though
Always good for a tease, Capcom has released an interview with Deep Down's Teruki Miyashita. In it, the senior manager of consumer games development talks about the free-to-play title's development, it's graphical prowess, and its life span. "To make the best use of the performance of PlayStation 4, we have brought our...
News Get Your First Look at Final Fantasy Type-0 HD's Sequel
Class not dismissed
Popping up at a recent event in Hong Kong, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD's director, Hajime Tabata, shared some artwork on a project dubbed 'Final Fantasy Type Next'. The project was originally in development before focus was shifted to Final Fantasy XV. Funnily enough, we said that Final Fantasy Type-0 HD was a perfect candidate for...
Rumour God of War III Spills Guts on PlayStation 4
By the Gods
It's looking like God of War III, arguably the best, and easily the most jaw dropping title in Sony's series, is coming to the PlayStation 4. If you're sick and tired of remasters, then feel free to stop reading and start complaining, but we reckon that this is at least a game worthy of another look on next-gen hardware. According to
Live Not Even Hermes Can Keep Up with the God of War Done Quick Stream
Feather feet
God of War is celebrating its tenth anniversary this week, which explains why God of War III Remastered was announced out of the blue earlier today. But that's not the only celebration that developer Sony Santa Monica's got in store, as it's currently streaming a speed run of every release from the storied exclusive series. Tune in...
News Wolfenstein: The Old Blood's Physical Version Delays Its Fire for a Week in Europe
Howling for you
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, a standalone prequel to last year's Wolfenstein: The New Order, releases in May, but if you were planning on gunning for a physical copy, you'll have to wait an extra week - at least in Europe. The downloadable version will launch on the 6th May, but you'll only find discs on store shelves from the 15th...
News If You're in the UK, You'll Want Tickets for EGX 2015
Be there or be square
It's that time of the year where gaffer Ant Dickens begins to ponder/panic over just how Nintendo Life is going to better its previous year's presence at EGX 2015, which is set to run from 24th September to 27th September. That's right, tickets have gone on sale for Gamer Network's flagship UK gaming convention, and you can...
News There'll Be More The Walking Dead Before Season Three
Dead good news
The Walking Dead: Season Three is in development – but it's not due out for some time. As such, it sounds like developer Telltale Games has got something a little extra in mind, which will hopefully tide you over until the new episodes arrive. "[Season Three] is not necessarily something that you can expect to see super, super...
News Life Is Strange Gets Out of Class Early Next Week
Saved by the bell
Hype. While not everyone's quite on board with Life Is Strange just yet, we're seriously looking forward to the second instalment, which is set to debut from 24th March on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. This is looking like a much more action heavy outing, as the search for Rachel Amber amps up. There's also an obligatory...
News Destiny's Next Patch Will Introduce Colourblind Options
Hopefully it all looks purple
In what is a thoughtful addition to Destiny, the game's next patch will introduce colourblind options to the release, helping those that have trouble discerning various colour tones. Update 1.1.2 will also include audio options for those who want to fiddle about with the title's sound. Still haven't tried Destiny yet?...
Thursday19th Mar 2015
Feature The Seven Deadly Sins of Game Design
You should know better
Frustration is an emotion that none of us want to feel, especially when we're playing video games. The problem is, of course, that frustration is always lurking just around the corner, unless you're like the gaming equivalent of the most meditative monk in the world – in which case, we salute your patience and understanding...
Rumour Konami Power Struggle Leads to Hideo Kojima Craziness
War never changes
Just as we were going to press with our report on suggestions that Hideo Kojima has parted company with Konami, our friends at GameSpot posted a slightly more speculative article regarding the inner-happenings at the Japanese publisher. According to the site – via an anonymous source – a power struggle between the organisat
News Here's How to Break the Final Fantasy XV Demo
And we ain't talking limit break
As sure as night follows day - or day follows night, it's not entirely clear - you can guarantee that someone out there is trying to find a way to glitch and break the newest games on the market. Being a demo, and therefore a relatively short and potentially unpolished release, Final Fantasy XV's Episode Duscae is...
News DriveClub Developer Waylaid by Layoffs
Studio to focus on Season Pass and PlayStation Plus Edition
As has been rumoured for the past couple of days, DriveClub developer Evolution Studios has been struck by a round of layoffs. The studio best known for the MotorStorm series was purchased by Sony in 2007, but has had to weather some nasty storms in recent years. Long-term readers will...
News Has Metal Gear Solid Maker Hideo Kojima Quit Konami?
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The web has gone utterly bonkers today – and not just because Push Square has been offline for the majority of it. While we were playing office charades waiting for our server rack to be fixed, Konami was busy removing references to acclaimed video game veteran Hideo Kojima from virtually every asset under its umbrella. Seriously, it's almost as...
News Corn You Believe It? Farming Simulator 15 Ploughs PS4, PS3 in May
They see me rollin', they hay-tin'
Farming Simulator 15, the most popular game on Push Square barn none – seriously, internal statistics show that you're all somewhat agriculturally inclined – will sow its seeds on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 from 19th May. The husbandry hit was revealed for Sony's systems last year, but a
News It's Whitebeard vs. Marines in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's New Trailers
Harp on about Garp
We've got a bit of a change for you One Piece fans today, as instead of throwing out the usual three character videos, publisher Bandai Namco has uploaded five. It's like Christmas has come early. This time around, you can split those featured into two factions: Whitebeard's pirates and the Marines. Along with Whitebeard himself,...
News Of Course eBay Has Dozens of Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae Demo Codes for Sale
Hot property
Well, we're pretty sure that everyone saw this one coming. If you stroll along to eBay right now, you'll come across a good amount of digital codes for Episode Duscae, the playable Final Fantasy XV demo that comes with early copies of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. Most that we can see are going for between $20 and $30, and while that's...
News You've Only Got a Year Left to Play PS2 MMO Final Fantasy XI
A realm revisited
Believe it or not, there are still people out there rocking a DualShock 2 and a PlayStation 2 network adapter. While Sony's creaky appliance has enjoyed a long and prosperous life due to its enviable catalogue of quality software, there are still a significant number of people who keep the ageing appliance hooked up in order to...
News Dying Light Is Developer Techland's Most Popular Ever Release
The hordes shuffle on
It comes as no real surprise, but Dying Light is its developer's most popular ever creation, the studio has confirmed. At least 3.2 million people have played the zombie-'em-up since it launched in January. To celebrate, Techland's thrown together an interesting little inforgraphic, too. 378,672,587 walking corpses have been,...
Wednesday18th Mar 2015
DLC Review Dragon Ball XenoVerse's GT Pack Has Us Beating Up Baby
Damn dirty ape
Dragon Ball XenoVerse's first DLC pack is out on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Europe today, and we've had a chance to kick around with its new playable characters, quests, skills, and equipment. Part of the title's season pass, the simply named GT Pack offers up more of the same for XenoVerse fans, but is that enough to make...
Weirdness Some Idiot Traded in Their Ultra Rare 20th Anniversary PS4 at CEX
Just another unloved appliance
Sometimes you need a quick sale, and stores like CEX are always available to purchase your unwanted goods. This is fine if we're talking about your crusty old PlayStation 2 and scratched copy of Pro Evolution Soccer 3, but if you're offloading your 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 at the high street store – well, you...
Review Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord (PlayStation 4)
Back for Mor(e)dor
Over the several months since its release, minor pieces of DLC have been released for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, but the prized package that fans have been clamouring for is The Bright Lord. This short campaign story puts you in the armoured boots of the legendary Celebrimbor: the Elf wraith that Talion is bound to throughout...
News PS4 Firmware Update 2.50's Suspend/Resume Will Get You Back into Your Games in 15 Seconds
Load no more
If you're the sort of person that hasn't got the patience to get to the payoff in a two minute YouTube prank video, then you'll probably find the PlayStation 4's forthcoming Suspend/Resume feature something of a Godsend. The idea is that you won't need to quit your game when you slap your system into Rest Mode, meaning that you'll be...
Review Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters (PlayStation 3)
Scooby Doo, my waifu
One of the really great things about visual novels as a format is the utter lack of effort that you have to exert in order to make the most of them. While games packed full of stressful situations and an immersive, highly tactile experience are brilliant, sometimes that's just a little too much. You want to relax,...
News PSN Finally Has a Status Page in the United States
All systems go
The PlayStation Network has been sturdier than Novak Djokovic's glutes of late, but we've been saying for a while that the worst part of Sony's server woes is the lack of communication from the company in the know. Take the infamous Christmas outage, for example – it took days for the platform holder to acknowledge the problem,...
First Impressions Bringing the Beat Back with Amplitude on PS4
Music to our ears
We'll forever remember the original Amplitude on the PlayStation 2 for one major reason: it forced us to listen to Slipknot, Papa Roach, and pseudo-religious group P.O.D. While they may not be the happiest memories, however, Harmonix's mix of WipEout and bad licensed music does still hold a special place in this author's heart, to...
News PlayStation Now Streams to UK Shores This Spring
Register for the private beta now
It's already grim here in muggy old England, but things are about to get a lot more cloudy. Sony has announced that it will launch a PlayStation Now beta in the UK this spring, marking the service's first steps outside of North America. PlayStation Plus members will be given preferential treatment, but you'll need a...
News This May Be the Best Mortal Kombat X Fatality Yet
Guts and glory
Mortal Kombat X is still going to have your significant others cowering behind the couch – and if their constitution's in question, probably hovering over a sick bucket, too. The finisher embedded below shows psychic Ermac ripping the entrails out of Sub-Zero, and then tying them up in a tidy knot. Not one to watch while you're...
News Gut Some God of War Discounts Starting Today on the EU PlayStation Store
Plus a few PS4 deals
This week's European PlayStation Store deals are of the bloody kind, as the God of War franchise rips apart its pricing – preferably in horrifically violent fashion. Celebrating the property's 10th anniversary, most of Kratos' adventures are on sale, and you can get further price reductions if you're a PlayStation Plus...
Store Update 18th March 2015 (Europe)
Daylight robbery
The cops of Battlefield Hardline should forget about the gang wars and turn their attention to the daylight robbery occurring on the PlayStation Store, as EA's flogging one version of the first-person shooter for £104.99. Even considering the extortionate prices on Sony's online plaza, that seems especially expensive. We think that...
News Warframe's Got Another PS4 Patch that Sneaks in New Weapons and Missions
Stealthily does it
You've got to hand it to Digital Extremes, the developer behind PlayStation 4 free-to-play shooter Warframe. The amount of post-release support that the game has received has been impressive to say the least, and it's getting to the point where it's almost an entirely different beast to the title that was available when Sony's...
News Tune in to PlayStation Vue from Today for $49.99
Sony streams to three US cities
PlayStation Vue, the television streaming service for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, is now broadcasting to consoles in New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The basic package will set you back $49.99 per month, and will provide you with access to up to 60 channels, including CBS, Fox, NBC, Comedy Central, and...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Steadies Its Stance as Yakuza Zero Lashes Out
Sony's console on top again
Sony needed the PlayStation 4 to perform spectacularly throughout March in Japan, and while it's not exactly posting vintage numbers, it's definitely doing decently. The console's sales actually increased marginally over the last week following the release of Yakuza Zero, posting around 33,826 units as per the latest...
News There Be Secrets in This Final Fantasy XV Video
Spoilers, obvs
Where's editor Robert Ramsey when you need him? Busy day dreaming over Noctis and his band of bouffant brethren, we daresay. That means that you'll have to make do with this author's powers of Final Fantasy XV deduction, which could do with some grinding. Indulge us, then, for one article – unless you're spoiler sensitive, in which...
News Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolves with Free PS4, PS3 Patch
Be there or be square
Sierra's retina rupturing arcade shmup Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions will evolve from 31st March as part of a free title update dubbed, er, Evolved. Not to be confused with the asymmetrical first-person shooter of the same name – though if our Ben Tarrant's accurate, equally as nauseating – the patch will add over 40 fresh...
Tuesday17th Mar 2015
Review Bladestorm: Nightmare (PlayStation 4)
Over the hills and far away
Originally released during the PlayStation 3's earlier years, Bladestorm remains a bit of an outlier as far as Koei games are concerned. Unlike Dynasty Warriors, the series that the publisher is perhaps best known for, Bladestorm is about conquering historical battlefields with brains rather than brawn. Taking on the...
News Gal Gun: Double Peace for PS4, Vita Will Confuddle Critics
Unreal sequel being built on Unreal
A rails shooter in which you must shoot pheromones at school girls in order to keep them at bay is getting a PlayStation 4 and Vita sequel this summer. Due out in Japan only for now, Gal Gun: Double Peace is set a year after the events of the PlayStation Move-powered original, and will feature over 70 new ladies...
Round Up Battlefield Hardline PS4 Reviews Play Cops and Robbers with Critics
Bailed out
Battlefield Hardline is undoubtedly the big new release of the week, but with reviews held back until launch day, are the press playing good cop or bad cop with this spin-off first-person shooter? Well, the game's certainly not getting panned – though some sites have intelligently held back their scores until they can test the title in...
News Get Dragon Balls as Gifts in Dragon Ball XenoVerse Starting Later This Week
Make a wish
Have you been slogging through parallel quests in order to get your greedy hands on a full set of Dragon Balls? Gathering all seven crystal orbs grants you a wish in Dragon Ball XenoVerse, but actually getting to the point of summoning the mighty dragon Shenron can take a heck of a lot of time. Dragon Ball XenoVerse's first DLC pack...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse's First DLC Pack Punches the European PlayStation Store This Week
Here to save the day
Much like Dragon Ball's protagonist, Goku, Dragon Ball XenoVerse's first slice of DLC is going to show up to the fight fashionably late in Europe, after its release was delayed last week. The news comes via Bandai Namco UK's official Twitter account, which states that the download will be available this week. We assume that...
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Slow Walks Through Shropshire
Village people
It's a bit odd watching this 13 minute video for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture just a few weeks after The Order: 1886 was panned. Don't get us wrong, Ready at Dawn's debut PlayStation 4 release had bigger problems than prolonged walking segments – but this slow shuffle through Shropshire doesn't look particularly riveting, does...
News Watch a Japanese Actor Desperately Try to Survive in PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne
Just believe
From what we can tell, this newest Japanese promotion for upcoming action role-playing game Bloodborne sees celebrities tackle the tough-as-nails title for our entertainment. Better them than us, we say. It's up to Nobuaki Kaneko, an actor and apparently a rock drummer, to survive an early segment of the game, and surprisingly, he...
News This Final Fantasy XV PS4 Video Absolutely Blew Us Away, But Beware of Demo Spoilers
Seriously
Right, we've already mentioned it in the headline, but we're going to say it again: if you don't want anything about the Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae demo to be spoiled, then we'd suggest clicking off this article as fast as you like. We never endorse spoilers, of course, but the video that we've embedded is just too impressive not to...
News The Last Guardian Lives to See Yet Another Day
Yawn
Fumito Ueda, creator of PlayStation classics like ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, must be seriously fed up. If we roll our eyes at every piece of vague The Last Guardian information these days, imagine what it must be like having worked on the title for almost a decade. We suspect that he's sick of the sight of that darned cat bird creature –...
News Square Enix Has a JRPG Surprise for Home Consoles
Please be excited
Do you know what we love more than playing games? Talking about ones that haven't been announced yet, but are totally going to blow us away – Scout's honour. To be fair to Yosuke Matsuda, who's the president of Square Enix, he was asked by Japanese publication Nikkei Trendy about the company's upcoming fiscal year, where he...
News Helldivers Deploys Its First Batch of DLC Today
Back on the front lines
We hope that you're still mowing down alien scum in crazy co-op shooter Helldivers, because the download's first batch of DLC is crash landing onto the North American PlayStation Store later today. Helldivers is a great little game - read our review Consisting of three packs that can be bought separately or all at once,...
Store Update 17th March 2015 (North America)
The sting
You won't need a search warrant to peruse this North American PlayStation Store update, which includes police-a-thon Battlefield Hardline, among others. Lining up alongside Visceral Games' first-person shooter in the identity parade are Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and Jamestown + on the PlayStation 4, as well as the overdue Söldner X-2: Final...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Unboxing Video Will Educate You on the Limited and Collector's Editions
Class assembly
If you're still on the fence when it comes Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, this official unboxing video may help you make up your mind. Clocking in at around eleven minutes, we get a pretty detailed look at what you get in the game's limited and collector's editions. But is the game any good? Find out in our Final Fantasy Type-0 Review Of...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse Ships 1.5 Million Copies, Producer Says Studio Will 'Reach New Heights'
So, when's the sequel?
Outdoing its own expectations and certainly outdoing ours, Dragon Ball XenoVerse has shipped 1.5 million units worldwide. The brawler released at the end of last month here in the West. Needless to say, we're happy for everyone involved, because we reckon that it's the best Dragon Ball game in years. Indeed, we suppose that...
Monday16th Mar 2015
Review Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PlayStation 4)
Emotion sickness
Final Fantasy Type-0 is a PlayStation Portable title that never made it outside of Japan, much to the dismay of many overseas fans. Boasting real time, action-packed combat and a mission-based structure, it's an example of the franchise stepping out of its comfort zone with a project that's not entirely what we've come to expect. In...
News Dying Light's Latest PS4 Patch Raises the Dead With a Lot of New Content
Still breathing
PlayStation 4 zombie slaughter simulator Dying Light has received a rather impressive update, and you can go ahead and download it right now. Not only does it implement the title's anticipated hard mode, but it also adds extra outfits as rewards for completing the game, over 50 new weapons to find and use, and even a new weapon...
News Some People Are Already Getting Battered by Bloodborne on PS4
An early beating
From Software's hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne has already started to sink its claws into some (un)lucky gamers, as retailers in Toronto have begun selling the game early. Posting on the PlayStation Trophies forum, user rmchiva925 proudly uploaded some shots of his copy, which isn't due out until next week...
Rumour PS4 Exclusive DriveClub May Be Channelling Its Inner-MotorStorm
Raid to go
As much as we've enjoyed DriveClub since it's been polished up post-release, we can't help but ponder what a next-gen MotorStorm would be like, complete with the crazy weather effects that Evolution Studios has already concocted. Well, we may be about to find out, as it looks like the Runcorn-based developer is adding, er, buggies to its...
Review Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis (PlayStation 4)
Different, Yeti the same
The latest piece of downloadable content for Far Cry 4 – Valley of the Yetis – serves up another sizeable slice of action for the Kyrat faithful, and sees protagonist Ajay Ghale crash landing in the titular valley while investigating reports that Pagan Min's forces are on the hunt for a mysterious relic. After waking...
Review La-Mulana EX (PlayStation Vita)
Temple of Doom
Back in the good old days, a game wasn't even considered playable unless it was so hard that you could never actually see beyond the first few levels – that was just how we got our value for money. The late 1980s were a time when men were men – even when they were pre-pubescent or, God forbid, female – and chest hair, flat caps,...
Feature 'We Made a Vita Game 'Cos We Wanted More Awesome Things to Play'
There’s a whiff of Windjammers about XMPT Games’ Frisbee-based foray
Now into its third year, the PlayStation Vita finds itself in a bit of a strange spot. Sony's second handheld system certainly hasn't set cash registers alight, but it has garnered an extremely passionate fanbase – this very website is evidence of that. The problem is that...
News Rory McIlroy Tames Tiger Woods in PGA Tour PS4
Swings to Sony's system this summer
The eve of St. Paddy's Day seems like a perfect time to announce that Northern Irish swing king Rory McIlroy will be replacing Tiger Woods as the face of EA Sports' popular PGA Tour series. The four-time Major champion will make his PlayStation 4 debut this June in – take a deep breath – EA Sports Rory McIlroy...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's New Artwork Dazzles With Colour
The terrible trio
As you've probably already guessed, Team 7 is back in this new Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 artwork. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke look as formidable as ever, but it's the title's second image that we've really taken a liking to. Showing off the game's fantastic use of colour, the artwork depicts one of the final battles...
News Take a Tour of PS4 Firmware Update 2.50 in Beta Video
Magical machinery tour bus
PlayStation 4 firmware update v2.50 is coming soon, and we've got the full rundown of its features through here. Of course, the written word is all well and good, but sometimes it's better to actually see things in action. Fortunately, that's exactly what Reddit user TehPoisonOne has provided. Yes, that alias made us...
News PlayStation Plus Won't Be Needed for PS4 Multiplayer This Weekend
Free to play
Sony's latched onto an incredible revenue stream with PlayStation Plus, but it's got to lock people into the subscription service to keep the cash flowing. It's already doing a decent job of that by giving away great games on a monthly basis as part of the membership, but it's also trying to show people what they're missing by holding...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Continues to Look Brilliant in Brand New Trailer
Franky's nipple lights shine again
We thought that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 was a fantastic take on the Warriors formula, so we're understandably excited for the upcoming sequel, which releases in Japan later this month. Check out our One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 review The new trailer's great as well, sporting a nice mix of gameplay and...
News LEGO Jurassic World Looks Roarsome in PS4, PS3, and Vita Trailer
You didn't say the magic word
We've been getting a teensy bit tired of the LEGO game formula of late, but all we needed was an even more plastic Jeff Goldblum to get back on board. LEGO Jurassic World is due out this summer on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and it honestly looks pretty darn decent. You'll get a glimpse of various...
Push Rewind Uncharted 4 Delays, PS4 Firmware Updates, and Hotline Miami 2
DelayStation
This author's spent a lot of this week on the periphery, as Robert Ramsey helmed HMS Push Square for the majority of the past seven days. However, your humble host has been keeping abreast of the headlines, which included an Uncharted 4 delay and official confirmation of a new PlayStation 4 firmware update. Our biggest story in terms of...
News Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Will Reload with Online Raid Mode This Month
Two is better than one
Those of you eager to show off your zombie zapping skills may be thrilled to learn that Resident Evil: Revelations 2's online Raid Mode will finally launch later this month. Capcom told Eurogamer.net that the feature will be patched in on 31st March, concluding a baffling release schedule for the surprisingly good survival...
News Delve into Some Live Dragon's Dogma Online Gameplay
Fanning the flames
It feels like we've been drip fed information on the upcoming Dragon's Dogma Online for a few months now, but we've finally been granted some live, uncut gameplay to gawk at. The free-to-play role-playing game looks pretty good to us, with a sprawling world to explore, massive monsters to fight, and glory to be won. Thanks to...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Steals Back Top Spot
Heists to see you
A slew of retailer promotions, coupled with the addition of its hotly anticipated Heists update, has propelled Grand Theft Auto V back to the top of the UK sales charts. The title snuffed out former frontrunner Dying Light in order to secure its eighth cumulative week at the summit of the British best sellers list, which puts it...
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