Guide Finding Your Feet in the Brutal World of Dark Souls II
Planning on spending your holiday in Drangleic? Allow us to help
News Do You Want to Make Bloodborne Really Easy?
Unlock infinite Blood Echoes with item duplication exploit
News Next God of War to Set PS4 Apart from the Other Platforms
With jaw-dropping visuals, of course
Review Axiom Verge (PlayStation 4)
Metroidvania megalo
News - 2015, Week 14
Sunday5th Apr 2015
News Next God of War to Set PS4 Apart from the Other Platforms
With jaw-dropping visuals, of course
Sony Santa Monica's no stranger to stunning visuals, and it looks like it intends to set a brand new bar with the forthcoming God of War PS4. As part of a job listing – we know, it's a really slow week – dug up by the eagle-eyed DualShockers, the developer i
Monday6th Apr 2015
Push Rewind PlayStation Plus Freebies, April Fools' Day, and Easter Breaks
Zzzzz
Just in case you didn't figure it out earlier in the week: Hideo Kojima is not joining the Push Square team. That was our hilarious April Fools' Day joke, which we weren't expecting to be one of the highlights of the past seven days. As it happens, though, it's been a really slow week in PlayStation, with the majority of the industry no doubt...
Sunday5th Apr 2015
Guide How to Kill Micolash, Host of the Nightmare in Bloodborne on PS4
Time to Awaken
Micolash, Host of the Nightmare in Bloodborne is a funny chap with a funny hat, and his fight follows as such. Rather than a traditional brawl, or even a slightly less traditional game of hide and seek, this battle will be a chase for the most part, with bits of easy combat splashed in between. This shouldn't be any real kind of...
News Goro's Mortal Kombat X Fatalities Are Great but Gross
Eyes bigger than your stomach
We've been giggling through most of Mortal Kombat X's fatalities – much to the disgust of some of our members – but we'll admit that these Goro finishers are genuinely gross. The second one, which involves some ripped off limbs, isn't so bad – but it's the first clip that we can't stand. If you want a warning...
News Dragon's Dogma Online to Step Out into the Field This Month
Alpha test incoming
Dragon's Dogma Online will equip a sword and shield and head out into battle later this month on the PlayStation 3, publisher Capcom has announced. Sign-ups for an alpha will open on 7th April, with the stress test running between 20th April and 28th April. Those of you lucky enough to gain entry will be able to download the...
News Bloodborne Gets an Unintended Easy Mode
The best strategy
Bloodborne is a tough game, right? Merciless environments, tricky enemies, and some of the most memorably dangerous boss fights on the PlayStation 4. But what if you could make every single boss forget that they're supposed to be killing you? Seemingly, the latest bug discovered in From Software's latest Sony exclusive does just...
Saturday4th Apr 2015
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Easter Edition 3
Un oeuf of the Easter puns
We'll be resisting temptation here at Push Square Towers, keeping an eye on our waistlines as the Mini Eggs flow freely elsewhere in the office. While we may be attempting to avoid indulging our sweet tooth, however, we will be bowing to our other main guilty pleasure – games. If you're not quite sure what to play this...
News Riptide GP2 Hoping to Splash to PS4 by the End of April
Hydro thunder
We were gutted when DriveClub was announced. Don't get us wrong, this author in particular has fallen in love with Evolution Studios' arcade racer, but there was hope around Push Square Towers that the Runcorn-based developer would make WaterStorm – a jet ski-based take on its off-road racing series. Alas, it looks like we're not...
Friday3rd Apr 2015
News Adam West Will Be Fighting Crime First in Batman: Arkham Knight on PS4
Bam, there it is
Sony's marketing arrangement with Batman: Arkham Knight has already spawned a swish silver system, but the Japanese giant's also locked up some "exclusive" content for the upcoming release. This will, of course, be timed – and an image uploaded on Amazon.com explains that that will remain the case "until at least Fall 2015"...
Feature 10 Great PS4 Games to Get Stuck into Over the Easter Weekend
Better than all that chocolate
For a lot of people, Easter weekend may just be a normal weekend with a fancy name, but it's always been a good time to get stuck into some gaming. We're not really sure why this is – maybe it's all of the extra days off – but nevertheless, we've mashed our chocolatey fingers against our keyboards to bring you a...
News Ratchet & Clank PS4's Looking and Playing Great, Enthuses Insomniac
Qwark it is
Desperate times call for desperate measures – and these really are the most desperate of times. It may very well be Good Friday, but it's certainly not looking like a Good News Day. There's only one thing for it, then – peruse the replies of various Twitter accounts hoping to find at least one 140 character tidbit that we can write...
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Now Looks Like It's Supposed To
Fixed you up
Cut the guys at Rockstar some slack: Grand Theft Auto V is arguably one of the most complex releases on the PlayStation 4, so it's easy to imagine how it could have accidentally turned off the odd graphical effect or two. And that's exactly what it did last week, resulting in an outpouring of irritation from people who understand the...
News Could BigFest Finally Be Ready for Top PS4, PS3, Vita Billing?
At Last-onbury
As someone that still plays the likes of Theme Park on the PSone, BigFest has been on this author's radar for what feels like an eternity. Originally announced for the PlayStation Vita all the way back in 2013, the music festival management simulation has since setup stages on the PlayStation 4 and Pl
News So, This Dude's Way Better at Bloodborne Than You'll Ever Be
Mad skillz, mate
Remember that kid at school that not only got the best grades in everything but was also the captain of the football team? Yeah, we still throw darts at his photo from time to time. Well, this YouTuber is even better than him, as he's played through the entirety of Bloodborne – boss fights and all – without using a gun and...
News Beach Buggy Racing Brings Fun in the Sun to PS4
Sea what you did there
Despite the outrageous variety on the PlayStation 4 these days, the device is decidedly light in the racing department. Fortunately, indie developer Vector Unit will at least be attempting to fill that space with kart racer Beach Buggy Racing. Originally released on smartphones, the title promises "an action-packed,...
Thursday2nd Apr 2015
Weirdness This Copy of Bloodborne Is Getting Panned
Deck the store manager
Bloodborne's a terrifying game at the best of times – especially when the Blu-ray is replaced for a Christmas Pan Pipes compilation CD. We're squinting at the legitimacy of this NeoGAF post, but it seems authentic enough to warrant coverage here on Push Square. According to user Messofanego, he picked up a shrink-wrapped...
News PSN Down for Some, No Word from Sony Just Yet
Please, no
Well, there goes that slow news day. We're receiving numerous reports that the PlayStation Network is down, particularly on the PS4. Gotta love those peak times. Follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates on the PSN outage At the time of writing, we're signed in, but we've noticed that our friends list is struggling to load...
News This Teacher Makes a Great Argument About Children Playing Mature Games
"Younger teachers like me grew up with games"
Last week, you may have seen that there was a bit of a kerfuffle after an alliance of teachers were reportedly cracking down on children playing mature rated games. In a bid to get their stance across, they pointed out that they could potentially contact the police or child social care specialists, and...
Hmmm
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's been given an autumn - or fall for you Americans - release date in its native Japan, which has lead to many fans pondering what this means for its Western launch. Still scheduled for 2015 in Europe and North America, the PlayStation 4 brawler was and still is largely expected as an autumn or winter...
Friday3rd Apr 2015
News Sony Picks Up 140 Patents from Cloud Rival OnLive's Carcass
"We have a formidable patent portfolio in cloud gaming"
OnLive is shutting down – and Sony's whipped out its cheque book. The platform holder's announced today that it's purchased 140 patents off the closing cloud gaming company, a move which it stresses has earned it a "formidable patent portfolio" in the emerging sector. It's unclear how much it...
Thursday2nd Apr 2015
Box clever
Assuming that your local game store even has a PlayStation Vita presence these days, if it's anything like ours, we're guessing that it looks a little like a picked over Chinese buffet, packed with scraggy, over-the-hill scraps. That's partially because the handheld's retail presence has been dwindling for some time now, as more and more...
News Wait, Dragon Quest Heroes II Wasn't an April Fools' Day Joke?
That was fast
We don't think anyone saw this one coming: Dragon Quest Heroes II has been officially announced, just seven months after the first game was initially revealed. The original title launched in Japan back at the end of February, and now, just over a month later, a sequel's been outed. First thought to be an April Fools' Day prank, Square...
News Bloodborne's Game Breaking Bug Has Been Squashed with a Saw Cleaver
Item duplication also reportedly dumped
Bloodborne's no longer partially broken, as developer From Software has fixed the glitch which previously prevented you from progressing through the game if you'd participated in a multiplayer session in the Forbidden Woods. This is the only change listed in the patch notes, but reports suggest that the item...
News Spira's Calling in Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD's PS4 Trailer
3, 2, 1, blitz
The 12th May is fast approaching, so it must be time to drum up some hype for Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster's arrival on the PlayStation 4. Already available on PS3 and Vita, it's a solid collection, and should be a decent entry point for PS4 players who haven't sampled Square Enix's mega franchise. From what we can tell, it...
News Toukiden: Kiwami's Animated Trailer Is Well Worth a Look if You're a Wannabe Slayer
Setting the scene
Many often complain about CG trailers that don't show gameplay - ourselves included - but we can forgive promotional material that really manages to convey a certain atmosphere, or sets a scene especially well. Want monster hunting on PlayStation? Look no further than Toukiden: Kiwami Enter Toukiden: Kiwami's animated trailer,...
Wednesday1st Apr 2015
Site News Hideo Kojima Joins the Push Square Team
Metal Gear developer to move into video game journalism
Loughborough, England – Push Square, the internationally recognised PlayStation publication operated by Nlife Ltd, has today announced that video game visionary Hideo Kojima will be joining its editorial team as a reviewer. Mr. Kojima is perhaps best known for his work on the critically...
Feature What Are April 2015's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
Tower of goods
Here at Push Square Towers, we like to go the extra mile. We may have already reported on April 2015's roster of free PlayStation Plus software, but in the rush of breaking news, we don't get a chance to go into much detail in the moment. That's why we always follow up our original story with a fuller feature, outlining each of the...
News You Can Pick Up Two Free Mitama in Toukiden: Kiwami Today on PS4 and Vita
Eternal freedom
Just a quick heads up: you can now download two new mitama for Toukiden: Kiwami free of charge on PlayStation 4 and Vita. The two spirits up for grabs are Ichimonji Mari, and the rather comical Oda Nobunyaga - a recurring Koei character who's essentially a feline version of feudal Japanese warlord, Nobunaga Oda. Ichimonji Mari is an...
Review Rack N Ruin (PlayStation 4)
Not so much Rack 'n' Roll
Rack N Ruin attempts to pull at the nostalgia strings, getting inspiration from all sorts of old-school adventure games. Instead of giving you a hero, though, you get Rack, a little demon who is hell bent on destroying planets. This demon-driven adventure game attempts to blend some of the best classic titles into one...
News A Few Eggstra PS4 Games Have Been Added to the European Easter Sale
Sorry
Come on, tell the truth: that headline made you crack a smile, didn't it? Oh, it did? Eggcellent. That's put us in a good mood, so we'll go ahead and share what Sony's added to its European PlayStation Store Easter sale. Role-playing enthusiasts may be happy to learn that loot-'em-up Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition has hit...
News Silent Hills Is No Longer a Kojima Productions Project
Well, there goes that
After that stunning debut demo – which was this author's personal pick for Game of the Year – enthusiasm for Hideo Kojima's take on the Silent Hill franchise was sky high here at Push Square Towers. However, following news that the esteemed director will be joining the e
News Destiny Killstreaks Don't Get Much More Satisfying Than This
Sit down
Like any multiplayer shooter, Destiny should be a team game. Communication's sometimes the key to success, but there's not much you can do about a player who's decided that it's their, er, destiny to somehow grasp victory from the jaws of defeat. YouTube user David Scraggs did just that, as he managed to single-handedly turn the tide of a...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PlayStation 4 and Bloodborne Slaughter the Competition
The hunt is over
The PlayStation 4 is basking in the blood of its enemies right now, as it's managed to top the Japanese hardware charts for the fifth week in a row. A slew of big software releases have kept Sony's system in first place, although that momentum could be slowing down soon now that the big hitters have passed by. Still, Bloodborne...
Talking Point What One Game Do You Always Come Back To?
The one and only
Addiction is a strong word, but that's how many would describe their need to play one single game time and time again. A title that you've never really been able to put down, something that your mind always wanders back to, whether it's because you're bored and unsure of what to play, or because you simply enjoy it so much. It may...
News PlayStation Flow Takes PS4 Gaming Underwater
Off at the deep end
Sony's announced an incredible new PlayStation 4 innovation which will bring heightened realism to your favourite underwater experiences. Cunningly named PlayStation Flow, the goggle-and-sensor setup will allow you to play in your local pool, putting you in control of characters like The Last of Us protagonist Joel as they get...
Feature There Was No Place Quite Like PlayStation Home
Memories of Sony's madcap virtual world
There's a big 'To Let' sign in the Home Plaza today, and the remnants of makeshift toilet paper streamers scattered about its tufts of unkempt grass. Hours earlier, avatars congregated to wish the virtual world farewell, with one last cabbage patch dance under silky blue skies. Now, the weather is moody, and...
News Demon's Souls Was a Disaster, but Miyazaki Saved It
From heaven (or hell)
Hidetaka Miyazaki's rise to prominence has been swift and unexpected. The Japanese developer – who now has a slew of critically acclaimed titles under his belt – most recently fronted production on PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne, but his career path is an unusual one. He started out working for US company Oracle, before...
News Star Wars: Battlefront's First PS4 Gameplay Will Swoop in This Month
Wookie here
We're going to need to prepare some fresh Stars Wars puns, because EA will allow the first footage of the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront to fly (Han) Solo from 17th April. The video will be revealed from 10:30AM PT (18:30PM BST) as part of a panel at this month's Star Wars Celebration event. We hope that you like George Lucas'...
Review Doodle Kingdom (PlayStation Vita)
Variety is the spice of life
If you didn't think that you had a God complex, you certainly will after a few hours with JoyBits' return to its flagship seller, the Doodle series. While Doodle Kingdom certainly upholds the traditional formula the franchise is renowned for – albeit with a fresh thematic twist – it also tries its creative hand at a...
Store Update 1st April 2015 (Europe)
Second go
If you've already got the Platinum Trophy in Bloodborne like our very own Dan Carter (!!!), then you may be looking for a new challenge. Fortunately, the fine folks over at Bandai Namco have brought forward the release of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, and it's part of this week's meaty PlayStation Store update. Also up for grabs...
News Shed a Tear for the Shuttered PlayStation Home
Moved out
Like that final episode of Brookside where Jimmy Corkhill departs the boarded up Merseyside estate for his new life as the lord of a stately home, PlayStation Home has closed its doors for the last time. The service shut down officially at 08:02AM BST this morning according to Eurogamer.net. The servers were packed as congregations...
News Spotify Has Streamed to Over 1.5 Million PlayStations Already
Did it again
Spotify only launched on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on Monday, but already it's been installed on over 1.5 million consoles. Jonathan Prince, who's in charge of communications for the audio streaming service, revealed the tidbit on Twitter yesterday. Needless to say, there's probably been a bit of friendly back slapping a
News Download MotorStorm's Wombat Buggie for Free in DriveClub Now
Buggie life
It may be April Fools' Day, but the Wombat Buggie is very real – and free to download. Available now in the PlayStation Store, the DriveClub add-on allows you to take control of MotorStorm's iconic off-road automobile, and it handles in much the same way as you may remember. Bouncing about on springy suspension, and with plenty of...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
Guide Finding Your Feet in the Brutal World of Dark Souls II
Planning on spending your holiday in Drangleic? Allow us to help
Republished on Tuesday, 31st March 2015: We're bringing this guide back out of the archives to celebrate the release of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin on the PlayStation 4. The original text pertaining to the PlayStation 3 release follows. Originally published on Friday, 14th...
News Do You Want to Make Bloodborne Really Easy?
Unlock infinite Blood Echoes with item duplication exploit
Bloodborne's a great game, but it's not exactly the most accessible experience ever. While most titles go out of their way to include options for less experienced players, From Software's latest foray punishes at every given opportunity. In fact, the only way to make the release easier on...
News April's PlayStation Plus Freebies Include Tower of Guns, Never Alone on PS4
Killzone Mercenary, Dishonored, and more
PlayStation Plus – on a Tuesday afternoon? To say that today's update has caught us by surprise is an understatement, but heck, we installed a big 'Stop Press' button in Push Square Towers for a reason. The lineup, then: Tower of Guns, the fast-paced first-person shooter, and Never Alone will both be free...
News You Really Need to Play Dying Light Tomorrow
It's going to be super
In what has to be one of the best public events that we've seen in a game for a long time, Dying Light will be implementing some serious changes to its gameplay tomorrow, but only for 24 hours. Celebrating April Fools' Day, you'll be granted super strength. No, really - the developer's going to be giving all players super...
News Bring an End to Final Fantasy XIV's Storyline with Its Next Big Patch
Dragon age
Heavensward, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn's first expansion, is out in three months, and Square Enix is giving players the opportunity to prepare for the end-game content that's to come. Patch 2.55 is ready and waiting to be downloaded, adding a thrilling conclusion to the end of the base game's storyline. Focussing on the...
News The Batman: Arkham Knight Bundle Unmasks a Silver PlayStation 4
A console fit for Bruce himself
It looks as though Sony's really throwing its weight around with its Batman: Arkham Knight partnership deal, as evidenced by this stylish PlayStation 4 bundle. Featuring a sleek silver PS4 console complete with a Batman design, a copy of the game, exclusive DLC, and a great looking DualShock 4 controller, it's a...
News Assassin's Creed Chronicles Reveals Its Hidden Blade Next Month on PS4
International espionage
It must be 5PM, because Ubisoft's sent out a big old press release about an upcoming game. This time, it's Assassin's Creed Chronicles, a 2.5D adventure that's diving onto the PlayStation 4 next month. Launching on the 21st April in North America and the 22nd April in Europe, the first download in the Chronicles trilogy will...
News Freedom Wars 2 Could Exist, If There's Enough Demand from Fans
Sentenced to a sequel
One of 2014's biggest PlayStation Vita titles, Freedom Wars combined a post-apocalyptic, dystopian setting with action-based gameplay and a whole host of role-playing game mechanics. We quite liked it, and if you did too, then you may be happy to know that its producer, Junichi Yoshizawa, says that a sequel could happen - but...
News You'll Finally Be Able to Transfer Your Dead or Alive 5 DLC to Last Round Next Month
Train wreck
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round has faced numerous problems since it launched last month. The full beat-'em-up was nowhere to be found on the PlayStation 4 Store in time for release, for example, while players have been complaining about DLC prices and broken integration for weeks. You can read our Dead or Alive 5: Last Round PS4 review...
News Sony's Making a Metal Gear Solid Movie
Just show Metal Gear Solid 4 at cinemas
Sony's making a movie for practically every video game franchise in existence – well, that is if you read the news. Not content with ongoing Uncharted, The Last of Us, and Shadow of the Colossus projects, the firm has apparently signed up British writer Jay Basu to work on a Metal Gear Solid adaptation...
Live Watch Anime and Manga Characters Beat Each Other Up in J-Stars Victory VS+ Right Here
Snot will fly
J-Stars Victory VS+ is coming West this Summer, but if you're eager for an early look at the English release, you may want to check out the embedded Bandai Namco livestream. Apparently focussing on Vegeta from Dragon Ball and the game's arcade mode, we should be getting a decent look at the brawler in action. The stream begins at...
News Someone Beat Bloodborne in Around 40 Minutes
Respect
Bloodborne takes at least 30 hours to complete, but if you're not a DualShock 4 sensei, you could end up exploring Yharnam for upwards of 65 hours. The fact that one person has beaten it in around 40 minutes is particularly impressive, then. Disclaimers: this person is a dirty cheat, using exploits to level up their character and skip most...
News Eat Crow with PS4's Exclusive Batman: Arkham Knight Content
Gotham's burning
Sony's third-party partnerships have been really fruitful so far this generation, and it looks like it'll be continuing that good run through 2015. Fresh from announcing Batman: Arkham Knight's slick silver format, the manufacturer's also deployed some footage from the PlayStation 4's forthcoming exclusive Scarecrow missions. They...
Weirdness We Hope Big Head Mode in Diablo III Becomes a Permanent Option
Thinking ahead
We've probably played thousands of hours of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition if you combined our individual playtimes here at Push Square. The hunger for loot is all-consuming, but at times, proceedings can become ever so slightly stale. And so, we hope that the game's big head mode becomes a permanent feature...
Wednesday1st Apr 2015
Store Update 31st March 2015 (North America)
Super mother lode
Another week, another absolutely enormous North American PlayStation Store update. The fiscal year ain't over yet we guess, so you can look forward to the likes of Axiom Verge, MLB 15 The Show, and, er, Run Sackboy! Run!. C'mon now – don't get pretending like you weren't excited for that one. PS4 Games: Axiom Verge (Cross Buy...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News Whoops, Freedom Wars' Producer Has Left the Franchise
Perfect timing
Don't you just love it when stories tie together? In the early hours of this morning, we reported that PlayStation Vita title Freedom Wars may end up getting a sequel if there's enough demand from fans, and now, the man who actually stated this has effectively ended his sentence by leaving the Freedom Wars project altogether. Junichi...
News Final Fantasy XV's Combat Will Definitely Improve Before the Finished Game
Demo combat is only 50 per cent complete
If, like us, you thought that the combat in Final Fantasy XV's demo wasn't that great, then you'll be happy to know that it'll almost definitely improve before the game finally comes out. You can read our in-depth impressions of the Final Fantasy XV demo here The news comes via director Hajime Tabata,...
News Final Fantasy XV May Have Some Female Party Members After All
Or guest members, at least
Once again speaking to Famitsu, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata has said that female characters could join the party as guests during the course of the game. These statements follow on from Tabata's comments just last week, when he mentioned that an all-male party made the title "more approachable". When asked...
Monday30th Mar 2015
Guide How to Stream Spotify Music While You're Playing PS4 Games
Background music
After a particularly painful wait, the Spotify application has put in a surprise appearance on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 today. One of its niftiest features on Sony's next-gen hardware, however, is its ability to enable audio playback – while you're playing games. Most games manually adjust to this feature – with the...
Guide How to Create Spotify Playlists for PS4
Make a mixtape
Aside from offering an extensive catalogue, the feature that really turned Spotify into a household name is its playlists functionality. Man has been making mixtapes since cassettes were considered a good invention, and fashioning that very same idea for the Web 2.0 generation is what put the streaming service on the map...
Review Axiom Verge (PlayStation 4)
Metroidvania megalo
Here at Push Square Towers, we're reviewing more indie games than ever before. Sony's new focus on helping small developers has brought in a slew of titles – some good, some bad. But in this vast sea of software, it's exceptionally rare that an indie is as well-designed as Axiom Verge. Like Shovel Knight, it's a retro-inspired...
News Here's a Free LittleBigPlanet 3 Easter Theme for Your PS4 and PS3
We bet you're eggstatic
Good old Easter: the holiday that no one really talks about until it's here, and everyone's stuffing their faces with chocolate and enjoying hefty breaks from the education system. Fortunately, you can celebrate it with a bit of style this year, as Sony's giving away a free LittleBigPlanet 3 theme in Europe. The colourful...
News Spotify Arrives Exclusively on PS4, PS3 Today
Surprise
Looks like PlayStation France got itself in a muddle, as Spotify is available on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, er, right now. The streaming application – which you'll find on your console's dashboard – is about 10MB in size, and is exclusive to Sony's systems for the time being. How long will things remain that way? "For the...
News Sony's Legendary PlayStation Underground Has Returned
But perhaps not as you remember it
PlayStation Underground was a big deal in the late 90s. Produced by SCEA in North America, it allowed fans to sign up in order to receive regular CD-ROMs produced by the platform holder. These included both demos of popular games, as well as interviews with notable names. Want to know an interesting piece of...
Interview We Talk to the Man Who Made Metroid for PS4
Axiom Verge’s Tom Happ tells us about PlayStation's next best indie
Tom Happ has been working on Axiom Verge for five years, and is now eagerly awaiting its launch later this week. In the age of social media, it's become increasingly easy, if incredibly time consuming, for indie developers to market their games – but the kind of raw hype that...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News This Guy's Way Too Excited About Winning a Bloodborne Competition
A winner is you
Slow news day: have a video uploaded by SCEE which shows off a London Bloodborne community event that we totally weren't invited to. In it, the platform holder runs a quick competition, where there's a bunch of swag up for grabs. "It's something I will remember forever – it's amazing," said the winner. Calm down, dude – it's a...
Monday30th Mar 2015
News Some UK Schools Are Cracking Down on Children Playing More Mature Games
No more GTA for little Timmy
In an effort to crack down on children playing games that aren't suitable, a group of head teachers in the UK are warning parents that they're entitled to contact the police or child social care if they're found to have access to inappropriate titles. The Nantwich Education Partnership covers numerous schools in...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's European Collector's Edition Looks Pretty in Pink
Sets sail in August
One Piece mega fans are in for a treat today, as Bandai Namco has announced One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's collector's edition, which comes with a rather striking 16cm figurine of charismatic villain, Doflamingo. Meanwhile, pre-ordering the brawler will net you a metal case, along with a DLC pack that contains costumes and two...
News Dragon Age: Inquisition's Jaws of Hakkon DLC Hunts Down a PS4, PS3 Release Date
That wasn't so hard, was it?
Well, it looks as though BioWare's found a way to whisper through its tightly sealed lips regarding Dragon Age: Inquisition's first downloadable expansion, Jaws of Hakkon, and its release date on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The DLC launched last week on Xbox One and PC, but the studio wasn't allowed to say when it...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News MotoGP 15 Returns to the Saddle on PS4, PS3 This Spring
The wheels on the bike go round and round
Milestone: the developer that never sleeps. Seriously. The Italian studio's only just shipped two-wheeler RIDE, but it's already talking MotoGP 15. To be fair, we're a little bit late with this story, so slap our saddle rash and let's get on with it, because we'd honestly rather be in bed than writing about...
Monday30th Mar 2015
News Japan Gets All the Best PlayStation 4 Faceplates, Doesn't It?
Style and grace
Gosh darn it, Japan, you get all the luck when it comes to customising consoles, don't you? Back since gaming began, the Land of the Rising Sun has always enjoyed freedom of choice, whether it's with varied console colours, or cool looking accessories. And for the vast majority of the time, these variations never make it West...
News UK Sales Charts: Bloodborne Swings and Misses for the Top Spot
Battlefield Hardline locks down another win
Bloodborne may have sparked some life and excitement into the industry over the last few weeks, but that hasn't been enough to help it to reach the top of the UK sales charts. The PlayStation 4 exclusive missed out on first place by 22,500 units, as Battlefield Hardline secured the win for the second week...
News Japan Studio Livestream to Spotlight Downloadable PS Vita Software
Heaven in a handheld
PlayStation Vita will feature in a NicoNico livestream tomorrow, as Japan Studio prepares to outline some new "download-only" software for the portable system. The programme description isn't entirely clear, so this could include unseen titles – or localised releases that are merely being brought over to Japan. It's probably...
News Hone Your Tactics with Rainbow Six: Siege's PS4 Collector's Edition
The art of war
Rainbow Six: Siege will come with a 120-page tactics guide if you plump up for its collector's edition in the UK. The £64.99 package – which will also comprise a copy of the PlayStation 4 first-person shooter, alongside some gold weapon skins – promises "information on every Counter Terrorist Unit, operator, weapon, and map". One...
News Tekken 7 Punches Back with Gameplay for Jin, Devil Jin, and Newcomer Josie
Fight
It's about time, eh? Jin's finally back on the scene for Tekken 7, and he's even brought along a brand new hoodie, complete with overly badass sleeves. Joining him is his evil alter ego, Devil Jin, along with newcomer Josie, who's apparently a martial artist and a model from the Philippines. The aforementioned fighters will be released in...
News Super Mega Baseball Hits a Homerun on PS4, PS3 in Europe
Insert tired baseball pun here
Do you know what Europeans love just as much as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Er, baseball of course. In fact, we love it so much on these ancient shores that we've not only got MLB 15 The Show to look forward to this week, but also Super Mega Baseball, the surprisingly good arcade title from Metalhead Software...
Live Adventure into Dragon Age: Inquisition's Jaws of Hakkon DLC Right Now
Make the wait harder
Dragon Age: Inquisition's first expansion, Jaws of Hakkon, isn't available on PlayStation platforms yet thanks to a timed exclusivity deal with Microsoft, but we reckon that it's still worth watching this gameplay livestream from BioWare if you're interested. The DLC will release on Sony's systems in May, but are you hyped?...
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