Review Grand Ages: Medieval (PS4)
Everybody wants to rule the world
Review Mickey's Wild Adventure (PSone)
Traveller's tenaciously timeless theatrical tales
Review Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul (PS4)
As straight as a shooting star
News - 2015, Week 41
Monday12th Oct 2015
News Star Wars Battlefront Beta Forces Another Day on PS4
EA extends server stress test
This author may like Star Wars Battlefront about as much as being force choked, but we're more than happy for those of you foolish enough to be enjoying the game to lap up the mediocrity for a little longer. EA Games announced on Twitter earlier this evening that it will be extending the PlayStation 4 blockbuster's...
Push Rewind Far Cry Primal, PS4 Price Drop, Star Wars Battlefront
Feel the force
We're more or less in that nitty-gritty part of the year where news doesn't happen quite so much because games are bloody well coming out. That said, Ubisoft did manage to drop a mammoth-sized bombshell in the form of Far Cry Primal earlier in the week, while Sony rounded things off with a PlayStation 4 price drop. Busy week, then...
Sunday11th Oct 2015
Review Mickey's Wild Adventure (PSone)
Traveller's tenaciously timeless theatrical tales
Every gaming generation has a few genre styles that are dominant, and in the early 1990s scrolling shmups, brawlers, and cutesy mascot platformers were the most prevalent titles on a game shop's shelves. Julian 'Jaz' Rignall was prophetic in his editorial for the February 1991 issue five of Mean...
I'll be Bach
Admit it, we've been through it: that one phase in our lives where we've picked up a guitar and even considered playing it. A couple of shaky renditions of Smoke on the Water later and it's been quickly discarded in favour of our next "thing" that for God's sake isn't just a phase, Mum. Most people have also picked up Guitar Hero or...
Review Persona 4 Dancing All Night (PS Vita)
A beary good time
What a versatile bunch the Persona 4 gang are! Having already appeared in an RPG, a dungeon crawler, and a couple of fighting games, it's clear that they're willing to give anything a go. In their latest outing – Persona 4 Dancing All Night – they're probably furthest from their shadow bashing wheelhouse, but as luck would have...
Saturday10th Oct 2015
Review Grand Ages: Medieval (PS4)
Everybody wants to rule the world
Strategy games aren't normally associated with console gaming, instead favouring PC, Mac, and Linux as their platform of choice. This is why it's important for Grand Ages: Medieval to succeed: to bring the genre to a brand new audience. Developed by Gaming Minds Studio, the brains behind Port Royale 3 and Patrician...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 88
Time to move on
It's a weekend of change here at Push Square Towers, as your humble host goes through the arduous but exciting process of upgrading from a computer that's been in use since 2006. This PC was not only used to design the very first iteration of this website – the files are still on it – but has watched it rise from hobbyist blog to...
Friday9th Oct 2015
Review Transformers: Devastation (PS4)
More than meets the eye
The Transformers license has certainly seen its fair share of solid games; from the PlayStation 2 title based upon the Armada series all the way through to High Moon's Cybertron releases, it's a property that's generally transcended the usual licensed game fodder. Now, the talented team over at Platinum Games has taken the...
News Xbox Chief Thinks the PS4 May Have Microsoft Beat
"Sony has a huge lead"
It's not often that you see global corporations concede to the competition, but Xbox head Phil Spencer has suggested that the console war is over already. Speaking at the 2015 GeekWire Summit, the suit admitted that the PlayStation 4 already has a "huge lead" over the Xbox One – and he isn't sure that it can ever be...
News Play Hundreds of PS3 Games on Your PS4, Vita in the Free PlayStation Now Trial
Subscriptions cost £12.99 per month
Have you been anti-PlayStation Now from the outset? Well, the service now has an opportunity to win you over if you're in the UK, as Sony's just rolled out a subscription option with a free trial. For the not-so extortionate price of £12.99 per month, you'll be able to stream hundreds of PlayStation 3 games to...
News How Many Hours Until Dawn 2 Is Announced for PS4?
Supermassive already discussing sequel
There are times here at Push Square Towers where we question whether we should stick with certain headlines, but this one's so terrible that your humble host's going to use it. Anyway, enough editorial internalising: Supermassive Games has hinted in an interview with PlayStation Lifestyle that it's already...
Poll Which Uncharted Game Would You Crown as Your Fave?
Prized plunder
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is out globally today, which means that surround sound systems around the world will be emitting those famous words "oh crap" a not-so insignificant number of times over the coming weeks. Of course, with the PlayStation 4 compilation stirring fond memories, it's perhaps a timely period for us to...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Continues to Look Great in Moody PS4 Trailer
Obito's still a bit of a nut, though
It comes as no surprise, but this Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 trailer will make very little sense to anyone who hasn't dabbled in the popular manga or anime. Focussing on the latter events of the series in which a powerful ninja known as Obito basically tries to destroy just about everything, fans...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Boss Departs Dev Due to Illness, Industry Issues
The mourning tree
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was an acquired taste, and it was also a nightmare for The Chinese Room's co-head Jessica Curry to make. As part of a frank and eye-opening blog post, the luminary announced that she will be stepping down from her current position, and cited illness, sour publisher relations, and sexism as the...
News Uncharted's PS4 Compilation Has the Power to Be a System Seller, Says Sony
Diamond in the rough
We're not sure about other countries, but Sony's marketing the absolute crap out of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection here in the UK. Considering that great games like Until Dawn and to a lesser degree Bloodborne got shorter shift, it's been a surprise to see Naughty Dog's series appear during commercials for virtually...
Thursday8th Oct 2015
Soapbox Why I'm Worried About Star Wars Battlefront on PS4
Star bores
There's always one, isn't there? Star Wars Battlefront is undoubtedly going to be the biggest PlayStation 4 game of the year – Sony's recently reduced bundle will see to that – but having bunkered down with several hours of the beta, I'm yet to be convinced that it's going to be any good. I already had this opinion at EGX 2015, but...
Guide When Will the Star Wars Battlefront Beta Be Available on PS4?
The final countdown
Today is the day that the Star Wars Battlefront beta begins, young Padawans – but what time exactly will it hit the PlayStation Store? Well, details are always subject to change, but judging by the title's Twitter account, it looks like EA Games has a rough idea of when the server stress test will be available on the...
News PS4's Price Officially Drops to $349.99 in USA Starting Friday
How low can you go?
We told you that it was coming: the PlayStation 4 will officially drop to $349.99 starting tomorrow, 9th October, in the United States. The console previously carried an MSRP of $399.99 in the all-important nation, so this represents a reasonable drop of $50. All of the console's current bundles have been adjusted to represent...
News The Witcher 3's New PS4 Patch Is So Gigantic We Can't Fit It in One Article
PS4 performance improvements incoming
Good lord, we don't even want to think about how much time and effort was put into creating this frankly ridiculous update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Instead of posting the patch notes on the game's official forums as per usual, the developer has instead provided a link to a 13-page PDF - which says it all,...
Feature Five Things Fallout 4 Needs to Get Right on PS4
Fall in, fall out
Blockbuster releases are strange things. You spend what feels like an eternity waiting for the next big thing, absorbing all of the excitement that you possibly can, and then before you know it, it's already a week after launch day and you've pumped 100 hours into your new favourite game. The hype's dispersed somewhat by this...
News You Can Download Tales from the Borderlands Episode 1 for Free on PS4, PS3 Right Now
Final episode gets a release date, too
Oh, well this is quite a nice little surprise for anyone that hasn't sampled Tales from the Borderlands yet. The story's first episode is now free to download, play, and complete on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, developer Telltale has announced. Alongside this pleasant news, it's also revealed a release date...
Poll Is the Force Strong with the Star Wars Battlefront Beta?
Pew pew pew
So, the Star Wars Battlefront beta's been out for about a good few hours now, and we dread to think how many imperials have been cut down by laser fire from across the map. The free download's obviously attracted a lot of attention already, giving us a glimpse of what to expect from DICE's rather authentic tie-in - but what do you think...
News The Witcher 3's PS4 Patch Will Require 15GB of Space
Oof
Wow, these patches just seem to get bigger and bigger, don't they? When The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt initially launched, it took up around 29GB of our PlayStation 4's hard drive, but by the time that we've nabbed its latest update, that number's going to be closer to 50GB. Ever-reliable CD Projekt Red community lead Marcin Momot has stated on...
Live Come and See the Best Digimon Game in Years Being Played Right Now on PS4
Welcome to the digital world
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is supposedly one of the best Digimon games ever made, and it's actually coming to Europe and North America next year. If you're up for spying some English gameplay well before launch, then you're in luck as Bandai Namco's streaming the PlayStation 4 and Vita title right now. Make sure to tune...
News Sony: There's Never Been a Better Time to Join the PS4 Community
Refuelled
As expected, Sony is dropping the price of the PlayStation 4 in North America. Starting tomorrow, the console will be available for as low as $349.99 in the United States with a copy of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection included, and according to SCEA president Shawn Layden, this is all part of the platform holder's desire to offer...
News Watch Square Enix Explain the Many RPG Elements of Dragon Quest Heroes
It ain't all about pushing square
Contrary to often popular opinion, Warriors titles aren't strictly button mashers. Alongside their hack and slash action, all of Omega Force's properties feature numerous role-playing game elements, and Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below is no different. Such mechanics are a snug fit for...
News Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps Limps to Life with Ghastly Gameplay Commentary
You are dead
People were already down on Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps, the PlayStation 4 competitive shooter spin-off that Capcom announced at TGS 2015 earlier in the year. It was only going to take an eSports-esque trailer to push fans over the edge, then – and that's exactly what the publisher's delivered. This clip – which currently has...
Wednesday7th Oct 2015
News Sony Bend's PS4 Exclusive Is the Studio's Biggest Ever
And it's awesome, apparently
Sony Bend has been a part of the Worldwide Studios furniture for a long time, creating franchises such as Syphon Filter, while also expanding upon existing ones like Resistance. However, ever since the release of Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the company has been quiet. The question on everyone's lips, then, is just what is...
News Yoshida: PlayStation VR Is Not Another PS Move, 3D TV
The start of another 20 years of great progress
We've tried PlayStation VR and have been pretty impressed with the experience so far, but the big worry – as with any peripherals that Sony creates – is that it won't get the kind of support that it deserves. Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida isn't concerned about that, though, because he...
News Star Wars Battlefront's Beta Is Not 1080p on PS4
Han oh no
We're long past the point where chatting about resolution is interesting, but that's probably because practically every game on the PlayStation 4 runs at 1080p. Star Was Battlefront – or its beta, at least – is an exception, running at 900p according to a Digital Foundry analysis. This is in line with previous Battlefield releases, but...
Round Up Transformers Devastation PS4 Reviews Start Rolling Out
Ultra magnum opus
Activision can be a strange company. The organisation goes out of its way to ensure that the likes of Destiny and Call of Duty are covered correctly, but while it's seemingly happy to invest money into middle-tier titles like Transformers: Devastation and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, it doesn't appear to have any faith in them at all...
First Impressions Forcing Our Way to the Front Line in Star Wars Battlefront on PS4
Everything is proceeding as foreseen
Fans of sci-fi video games have been waiting for a new Star Wars Battlefront ever since the outstanding previous instalment in the series, Battlefront 2, was released all the way back in 2005. For loyal followers of the franchise this previous title feels like it deployed "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far...
Rumour Tekken 7 Looking to Lay the Smackdown on PS4 in 2016
Mishima impossible
It's the great mystery of our time: why hasn't Tekken 7 been properly revealed for the PlayStation 4 yet? The game's been playable in Japanese arcades since the start of the year, and we assumed that it would be officially announced for Sony's new-gen console at the Tokyo Game Show – but news has been scarcer than Christie...
Round Up PS4 Exclusive Dragon Quest Heroes Reviews Beat the Snot Out of Slimes
Goo-ing for gold
Well, the time has finally come: there's once again a Dragon Quest game on a PlayStation home console - and it's actually pretty darn good. Early reviews of the Omega Force developed action role-playing release are now going live around the 'net, and the slime slaying simulator is getting a lot of positive attention. It's also worth...
News Big PS4, PS3 Discounts Hit EU PlayStation Store
Diablo III's at its lowest ever PSN price
There are some decent deals going down on the European PlayStation Store today, and although the majority of them only apply the ageing PlayStation 3 and its vast library, it's still worth checking out. On Sony's newest machine, you can loot Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition for it's lowest...
News PS4's Curated Content Is Asking for Trouble
You can easily turn it off, though
Over the last few days, we've seen outrage across the web regarding the fact that Destiny: The Taken King has been forcing its way onto people's PlayStation 4 systems. The game's icon has the ability to pop up on the console's main menu even if you've never owned Bungie's sci-fi shooter, and as you can imagine,...
Feature Our Top 5 PS4 Games of EGX 2015
Birmingham's best and brightest
Even though half of our staff members returned home from EGX 2015 carrying inevitable illness, this year's show was an enjoyable one, featuring plenty of unreleased software to sample. We spent four days wrapping our hands around admittedly sweaty controllers, and when all was said and done, we sat down and decided...
News Sony: Paris Games Week Presser Will Be Positioned Similarly to Gamescom
Expect lots of announcements
Sony skipped Gamescom earlier in the year, but don't worry, as it's planning a similarly scaled press conference for Paris Games Week a little later in the month. Speaking on the latest episode of PS I Love You XOXO, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida suggested that we can expect comparable announcements to those...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Rocket as Price Drop Hits
That's more like it
After two weeks of selling next to nothing, the PlayStation 4 is finally back on top of the Japanese charts following its very recent price cut. Sony's home console shifted a very respectable 46,177 units last week, and with any luck, the company will be hoping that the price reduction will have a continuous impact as we move...
News Isn't There a Better Way to Present the Hundreds of Rock Band 4 Songs on the PS Store?
Get your act together
We've put up and shut up for long enough, but now the PlayStation Store's really taking the pee. So, anyone that's popped into the latest downloadable content section of the PlayStation 4's online plaza will know that it's been overrun with Rocksmith 2014 Edition songs and Dead or Alive 5 costumes in the past – but the...
News Fallout 4's New Character Building Video Asks If You're Smart Enough
Fast learner
Another week, another charming Fallout 4 character building video. This time around, intelligence is the name of the game, which will allow you to take advantage of 'opportunity', as the clip calls it. With a high intelligence statistic, you'll be better at hacking computers, repairing your equipment, and modifying all of the junk that...
Tuesday6th Oct 2015
News Your Free PlayStation Plus Games Can Be Downloaded Now
Yay?
October's free PlayStation Plus games are available now – well, in Europe at least. The goodies – which include Super Meat Boy and Broken Age on the PlayStation 4 – will be yours to download for the remainder of the month. Expect them to be available in North America when the PlayStation Store updates a little later in the day. We've...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Patch Improves Aiming
Squashes minor bugs
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is not your average remaster. In addition to sprucing up the visuals, port house BluePoint Games has dug into the source code and manipulated the aiming algorithm in each included title in order to ensure that it's consistent across the board. But while we were quite happy with the default...
News Far Cry Primal Will Freeze Your PS4 in the Ice Age
Got the eye of the saber-toothed tiger
Far Cry Primal will whisk you away to the Ice Age, reports are starting to claim. The pre-historic spin-off – which is currently being teased via a livestream – has been revealed by Kotaku, with an IGN Turkey leak corroborating the report. It's still unclear whethe
News Far Cry Primal Takes You to the Stone Age in February 2016
Mammoth news
We didn't expect this: Far Cry Primal, the next entry in Ubisoft's open world property, will release worldwide on 23rd February for the PlayStation 4. The recently teased Stone Age-set spin-off will be a full game as opposed to a Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon-esque digital download, and will boast a "fully-fledged single player campaign"...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Hypes Up Cyberpunk 2077 as the Biggest Game It's Ever Made
Choo choo
It's been dark for quite a while, but Cyberpunk 2077 is destined to leap back into the limelight in the relatively near future. With production having shifted to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's two expansion packs - the first of which is out on PlayStation 4 next week - CD Projekt Red will be thinking about how to start pushing its next...
News Yep, Destiny Is Getting Microtransactions
They're purely cosmetic, for now
Okay, so Destiny's expansions have always been overpriced, but the argument is that it could have a subscription fee if it wanted - but it doesn't. We don't necessarily agree with that analysis, but we've always said that microtransactions could very easily be implemented into the structure of the shooter, and that...
News Star Wars Meets Dynasty Warriors? Koei Tecmo Producer Wants to Make It
The Omega Force is strong with this one
Japanese developer Omega Force seems to have far too many fingers in far too many pies these days, and that's mostly thanks to its Warriors - or musou - games. Most of you will probably have heard of the Dynasty Warriors series or the Samurai Warriors series, but the template from these titles - which sees you...
Feature The PS4 Game That's Being Built in a Hotel Lobby
Inn the house
In the lobby of a Greater London hotel, a small team of fledgling developers are making a PlayStation 4 game. While this may sound like perfect fodder for a future Lenny Henry commercial, it's the real-life story of De Mambo – a so-called "spicy, single-screen action platformer" currently going through some eleventh hour crowd...
News Metal Gear Solid Online Starts Sneaking to PS4, PS3 Systems
Undercover arrival
You may well need Otacon's assistance to understand Metal Gear Online's rollout, as Konami sure as heck ain't made things easy. Still, as far as we can tell, the online component for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is being rolled out globally as we type, with a new 654.8MB patch kicking things off. This includes new...
Store Update 6th October 2015 (Europe)
New releases rolling out
It's an absolutely gigantic week on the European PlayStation Store, with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection obviously at the front of all our minds. Rock Band 4 and Grand Ages: Medieval are also out this time, while 1001 Spikes has finally made the short journey across the Atlantic Ocean. PS4 Games: 1001 Spikes (Out...
Round Up Rock Band 4 PS4 Reviews Play a Blinder
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Plastic instruments are back, and Rock Band 4 is the first to blink. The first entry in the series since 2010, Harmonix is bringing the band together for one last gig. Boasting backward compatibility with most old kit and downloadable content, this title promises a potential setlist of over 1,500 songs out of the box. But the big question is:...
Out This Week Uncharted PS4, Rock Band 4, Transformers Devastation
Super Meat Boy! Onigiri! Farming Simulator 16!
It's probably safe to say that the holiday season has arrived. This week promises to be an absolutely enormous seven days for PlayStation, with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection headlining things from a first-party perspective – and the likes of Rock Band 4 and Transformers Devastation providing...
News The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Expansion Trailer Sets a Dark and Dangerous Mood
Back to the hunt
Hearts of Stone is going to be one heck of a fun ride if its official trailer is anything to go by. Supposedly adding around 10 hours of new story content to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the expansion releases next week on the PlayStation 4, and although we imagine that it'll be more of the same for grizzly old Geralt, we've certainly...
Store Update 6th October 2015 (North America)
All of the games
There's only one word for this week's North American PlayStation Store update: massive. Highlights include Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, Transformers: Devastation, and Rock Band 4 – but Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance and Super Meat Boy are worth a shout, too. And that doesn't even cover half of the lineup. PS4 Games:...
Monday5th Oct 2015
Review Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul (PS4)
As straight as a shooting star
Despite its awkward name, Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul is a very straightforward and accessible PlayStation 4 fighter that's essentially an enhanced version of Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers, which released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2013. It's got more stages, more characters, a longer story, and a couple of extra...
On yer bike
Ah, the iconic BMX bike – made a cinematic icon in the '80s thanks to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, BMX Bandits, and erm, well, let's just leave it there. Anyway, here's a game that loves the "art" of BMX riding and has been developed by actual "BMXers" – and having been a hit on mobile devices, it hops onto the PlayStation 4,...
First Impressions Just Cause 3 Grapples for Glory on PS4
Scorpio strikes again
The sequel to popular open world action title Just Cause 2, creatively named Just Cause 3, brings Rico Rodriguez – codenamed Scorpio – to an entirely new fictional setting: the Mediterranean archipelago of Medici. The new map is the exact same size as the previous instalment's gigantic world, clocking in at a massive 400...
News Ubisoft Unleashes Its Inner-Caveman with Teaser Stream
Pre-historic Far Cry on the horizon?
Dinosaurs are back in a big way, and Ubisoft seems poised to capitalise on the craze. The publisher's just uploaded a mysterious livestream (!!!) to its YouTube channel which teases an impending announcement. The footage shows a cave drawing of a Neanderthal with a bow, and in the background there's the sound of...
News Don't Get Your Hopes Up for an Uncharted Game Without Nathan Drake
He's here to stay
Nathan Drake's been the star of every Uncharted game to date, and sadly for those who think that he's a bit of a douche, we wouldn't put money on seeing him lose his role any time soon. In an interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, Naughty Dog's Josh Scherr says that it's "hard to imagine" the property without its cocky...
News Rocket League Celebrates the Scary Season with Free Hallowe'en Unlocks
Boo nil
We have nightmares about coming up against some of the world's best Rocket League players on a regular occasion, but this is the kind of fright that we can get behind. In keeping with Psyonix's outstanding post-release support strategy, the developer has taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm that a slew of Hallowe'en items will be...
News The Elder Scrolls Online Orsinium Expansion Promises 20 Hours of New Story Content
And it's playable at any level
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited has sucked away more than enough of our free time as it is, but we're fully prepared to journey into the homeland of the Orcs with its upcoming expansion, Orsinium. Releasing next month on the 18th November, the PlayStation 4 downloadable content promises 20 hours of new...
News UK Sales Charts: LEGO Dimensions Constructs a Path into Second
Build me up, buttercup
LEGO Dimensions is the fastest selling toys-to-life title to release this year, comfortably overcoming the launch numbers for Skylanders Superchargers and Disney Infinity 3.0. In fact, the new kid on the block has enjoyed the third best UK opening in the genre as a whole, which must have publisher Warner Bros – already...
