News November's PlayStation Plus Freebies Will Be Revealed Next Week
Instant Game Collection update on the way
News Sony Knows Exactly What PS4 Firmware Update Features You Want
Folders, online notifications, and so on
News - 2015, Week 43
Sunday25th Oct 2015
Push Rewind PS4 Predictions for Paris Games Week, The Witcher 3 DLC, and Assassin's Creed Syndicate
November's PS Plus reveal timing, PS4 firmware update surveys, and more
Hear that? That's the calm before the storm, because Paris Games Week is coming. It's been an absolutely agonising wait for Sony to take to the stage again, after it skipped its annual Gamescom press conference. Now the hype train's choo-chooing, and we're giving you front row...
News Sony Knows Exactly What PS4 Firmware Update Features You Want
Folders, online notifications, and so on
There's been frustration over recent PlayStation 4 firmware updates. Sony's been slow rolling out system software overhauls, and while we're fond of features such as Communities, they don't feel like they should be a priority. But while the platform holder's not exactly implementing the kind of upgrades that...
Rumour Darkside Was the Name of Sony Santa Monica's Scrapped PS4 Exclusive
Dark side of the Earth
Every other site in existence is about to report on this, so we may as well join in on the fun: Sony Santa Monica's cancelled PlayStation 4 exclusive was supposedly called Darkside. Not to be confused with a similarly named ex-THQ title, the game was being worked on by God of War II
News Watch One of the First Dreams Made on PS4
Beary good
The sooner that Media Molecule clears up exactly what Dreams is the better. During a stream earlier this week, the developer shared one of the first ever "dreams" created in the PlayStation 4 exclusive – and it's suitably bonkers. We see a polar bear and its baby walking towards the horizon, where the illuminati happen to be waiting...
Saturday24th Oct 2015
Review NOW That's What I Call Sing (PS4)
Grand(e)
SingStar PS4 divided opinions when it first launched – it was missing a lot of important features, and seemed rushed out to capitalise on the success of Sony's new system. NOW That's What I Call Sing, a game that many of you probably haven't even heard of, aims to capitalise on the otherwise near-empty console karaoke market, and it does...
News November's PlayStation Plus Freebies Will Be Revealed Next Week
Instant Game Collection update on the way
Sharpen those pitch forks and prepare some picket signs in protest, because November's big PlayStation Plus update is days away from being exposed. Amid the panic of Paris Games Week, SCEE's ever-patient PlayStation Blog manager Fred Dutton told one eager fa
News How Will You Access Bloodborne: The Old Hunters on PS4?
Pretty easily, actually
We love Bloodborne here at Push Square Towers, but it can be a pretty convoluted game. It wouldn't come as a massive surprise to us if upcoming expansion Bloodborne: The Old Hunters was a challenge to access, then – but according to a Q&A on the official PlayStation website, you'll be able to get to the new content with...
News Wow, XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus Looks Set to Deploy on PS Vita
Western third-party support ain't so alien
Amid all of the negative news surrounding the PlayStation Vita, we totally missed this: XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus looks set to release on Sony's flagship handheld format. The game was rated by the ESRB earlier in the year, and now a full batch of Trophies have appeared on the web. A similar thing happened
Guide Eight London Liberating Tips for Assassin's Creed Syndicate on PS4
Don't be a Rookie
Assassin's Creed Syndicate may be more of the same, but it's a dignified step forward from the flaky Assassin's Creed Unity. A traditional English Frye up with an extra helping of tower climbing, this open world outing sees you stealing back Victorian London from the grips of moustachioed mad man, Crawford Starrick. While many of...
News Comparing PS4's Sales to the Competition May Be Tough Moving Forwards
Keeping the numbers quiet
Sony was sheepish when it came to console sales last generation, lumping the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 together as part of the illusive "PlayStation Family". It's been a lot more forthcoming with the PlayStation 4, revealing both sell in and sell through figures with alarming regularity. But it seems that Microsoft...
News If Carlsberg Made Fallout Beer, It Would Be Available from Amazon Now
And it is
While this author would probably prefer an ice cold Nuka Cola, Carlsberg appears to have put a jagged lid on the Fallout 4 hype by announcing that a range of branded beers are available from Amazon.co.uk now. The lagers – inspired by Bethesda's upcoming role-playing game – come in packs of 12, and promise a "refreshing zesty hoppy...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 90
Chatter boxes
Wow, are we really up to Issue 90 already? It only feels like yesterday that we quietly robbed this feature idea from our friends over at Nintendo Life, and it's gone from strength to strength since then. A stat: since Issue One was published on 2nd March 2013 there have been over 4,500 comments on these articles – that's comparable...
Friday23rd Oct 2015
Feature What PS4 Announcements Should You Expect at Paris Games Week?
Predicting the future
Sony's said that next week's Paris Games Week press conference will be comparable to a Gamescom media briefing. The platform holder skipped its annual stage show in Cologne this August, as it felt that the event was too close to E3 2015. There were mere weeks between the two major conventions, so it based its decision upon...
News Fallout 4 Is Done and Ready to Go on PS4
Bombs are gonna drop
Ah, we've been waiting for this announcement. Fallout 4's development is all done and dusted according to Bethesda's official Twitter account, which posted a picture of some lovely sealed copies of the upcoming release. With the game launching in just over two weeks, the hype is almost palpable, but the studio has left it...
News Level Up with Over an Hour of Sword Art Online: Lost Song PS4 English Gameplay
Come fly with me
Sword Art Online: Lost Song follows a similar structure to Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, which released on the PlayStation 4 earlier this year. You and your buddies leg it around a relatively open world, slicing up monsters and completing quests - only this time, you've all got big pointy ears. No, we're not sure what to...
News Surprise! Sony Isn't Working on First-Party Titles for PS Vita
Wow, no way
In what many sites appear to think is a shocking revelation, it turns out that Sony isn't making any first-party games for PlayStation Vita. Of course, if you've been paying attention, then you'll already know that the company's commented on its support of the handheld before. Last year, Sony Europe boss Jim Ryan followed up on comments...
News Just Cause 3's Story Trailer Is Just More Explosions, Really
Wait, what story?
Just Cause 3's story trailer is here, and guess what? It's full of explosions. We'd expect no less from the bombastic open world title, of course, but by splicing in a few standard looking cutscenes, Square Enix is trying to convince us that there's a narrative worth caring about here. Spoilers: there won't be. But there's nothing...
Thursday22nd Oct 2015
Review Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PS4)
Ten a penny
Yes, it's better than Assassin's Creed Unity. Ubisoft's romp through revolutionary Paris was a steaming mass of merde, so the publisher had little margin for error with Assassin's Creed Syndicate – the latest instalment in the French firm's flagship open world franchise. But while transposing the property's iconic undercover killing to...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.11 Finally Fixes Skellige's Most Wanted Quest
And it's out very soon
Following on from the game's previous and absolutely gigantic 1.10 update, CD Projekt Red has announced that it'll be releasing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest patch "shortly". Update 1.11 fixes a slew of bugs and adjusts numerous bits and pieces - some of which are to do with the title's first expansion, Hearts of Stone...
News New PS4 Games Will Be Revealed in Paris Next Week
But what will they be?
It's a controversial opinion, but here at Push Square Towers we've always preferred the likes of Gamescom over E3. There's method in our madness: the European press conferences tend to air at a reasonable hour, but they also play host to more out-there announcements – the likes of RIME and WiLD being prime examples. Next...
News The PlayStation Store Seems to Be Getting a Wishlist
Alright, who wished for it?
There's good news for people who can't remember which games they'd like to buy: the PlayStation Store appears to be getting a wishlist. Only available on the plaza's web browser-based version for now, the feature allows you to 'Heart' specific titles that you want to track. These will then be added to your wishlist for...
News Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Square Enix, and More Will Be at PlayStation Experience
Partial games list confirmed
Paris Games Week may be first on the agenda – but Sony's already greasing the hype wheels for PlayStation Experience. The platform holder took to the PlayStation Blog today to announce an initial list of exhibitors, and from the manufacturer alone you can expect: Media Molecule, Naughty Dog, Japan Studio, London...
News Custom PS4 Faceplates Are Coming to Europe Next Month
Tempting
November is going to be a big month for the PlayStation 4, with blockbusters like Fallout 4 and Star Wars: Battlefront hitting the system - but why splash all of your hard earned cash on such frivolous items? What you really need to nab are a few custom faceplates for your machine. Yep, 'plates are coming to Europe next month on the 18th...
News Activision Should Cancel the PS3 Version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Scuffed knees
Good news PlayStation 3 owners: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 has been delayed. The skateboarding simulation – which, to be fair, wasn't entirely despised in our review – is spending a little more time in the skate shop on last-gen formats, while Activision properly applies some band aids to the PlayStation 4 version. The game was due...
Rumour Until Dawn Goes On-Rails for PlayStation VR DLC
More like off the rails, right?
Until Dawn is one of the best games of the year because of its intentionally crumby plot and ham acting – so we're not sure how we feel about the game getting a PlayStation VR powered side story. Apparently that's exactly what Supermassive Games is working on, though, as a Destructoid tip-off has hinted that a...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops III Goes Big with Launch Gameplay Trailer
Boom time
Guns! Guns! Guns! Activision has released an all-new gameplay trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, boasting about the fact that the forthcoming foray features "three-games-in-one". We get a glimpse of the campaign, multiplayer, and zombies mode all in this 60 second sizzle piece. The title's due out on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation...
News Pump Up the Volume: Coda with Free PlayStation VR Expansion
All the way to eleven
Mike Bithell's modern re-telling of Robin Hood will be getting a free expansion named Volume: Coda – and it will feature full PlayStation VR support. The add-on's being planned as a launch title for Sony's ambitious headset, and will come with 30 fresh missions set after the conclusion of the main campaign, as well as a new...
News Adam Jensen's Deadlier Than Ever in This New Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Gameplay Trailer
High-end weaponry
Adam Jensen isn't just a man who gargles with gravel every morning to give his voice that extreme grit - he's also an enhanced human weapon capable of mass destruction, and in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, he's more versatile and deadly than ever. The included gameplay trailer hammers home that point as we watch Jensen taken people...
News Arslan: The Warriors of Legend Charges into the Fray with a New PS4 Trailer
War never changes
Already out in its native Japan, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is slated for release early next year here in the West. The hack and slasher incorporates various battlefield actions into its warfare, as you're able to call upon the might of your army's cavalry, for example, in order to squash the opposition in one well timed...
News So That's Inafune Already Thinking About a Mighty No. 9 Sequel
We knew this day would come
Mighty No. 9, the Kickstarter-developed Mega Man-esque project from industry legend Keiji Inafune has been delayed more times than we care to count - but it's currently on track for launch early next year, on the 12th February. In fact, Inafune recently popped up at a Japanese convention to confirm that this was still the...
Wednesday21st Oct 2015
Review The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone (PS4)
A Witcher's work is thankfully never done
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone is downloadable content done right. After being supported for weeks after its initial launch with free bits and pieces, the open world role-playing game's first of two expansions is here, and it's absolutely essential for anyone who enjoyed Geralt of Rivia's main...
News PS4's Price Cut Down to Size in the UK
Down to £299.99 from today
We've got to admit, the rollout of the PlayStation 4's first price drop has been so disjointed that it's been hard to muster a whole lot of enthusiasm about it. First it was Japan that decided to play limbo, with the rest of Asia following a few days later. North America joined
News Now the PS4's Price Has Dropped in Australia
And Europe will be next
You can expect a PlayStation 4 price drop to be announced for Europe in the morning, as the appliance has just seen its RRP slashed in Australia. Despite them playing football with their hands down under, the country is actually operated by SCEE, and gaffer Jim Ryan commented on the reduction in a press release. "We are...
News This Cherry Blossoms PS4 Theme Is Blooming Brilliant
Pretty in pink
Let's not beat around the hedgerow: most PlayStation 4 themes suck. Fortunately there are companies out there who are working to improve the quality of the system's animated backgrounds, and this Cherry Blossoms theme is a great example. Not only is it a lovely looking wallpaper in its own right, but it also works with the console's...
Scrapping the barrel
UK-based developer Ground Shatter's debut title comes in the form of SkyScrappers – a vertically-orientated brawler that sees two or more combatants fight their way up a crumbling tower and attempt to navigate all sorts of falling clutter as they do so. It's a fresh enough twist on the genre's often infamous auto-scrolling...
News PS4's Until Dawn Discounted in Spooky EU Hallowe'en Sale
Boo
If you tend to prefer the 'treat' part of Hallowe'en, then this European PlayStation Store sale should give you a sugar rush. Set to run through the spooky season, Sony has deployed a salvo of discounts across the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and the offers extend to relatively recent releases like Until Dawn and
News Ryo Hazuki Will Face Lan Di in Shenmue III on PS4
But will he get his revenge?
Forget the Rumble in the Jungle and Chuck Norris versus Bruce Lee: the bout between Ryo Hazuki and Lan Di threatens to define a generation. Ever since the Chinese tyrant brutally murdered Iwao Hazuki during the opening moments of Shenmue, fans of the franchise have been desperate to exact their revenge on the ponytailed...
Store Update 20th October 2015 (North America)
Bloody blighters
The big smoke beckons in Assassin's Creed Syndicate this week, which is the biggest new addition to the PlayStation Store. Of course, it's not the only game vying for your attention, as Overlord: Fellowship of Evil and Primal Carnage: Extinction are also out. And there are new episodes of Life Is Strange and Tales from the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Starts Slipping to Pre-Price Cut Numbers
Get a grip
The latest Japanese sales numbers are a pretty good indicator of the country's current console climate. The PlayStation 4's price drop saw sales rocket for a week, and ever since, they've been slowly declining. It's all very reminiscent of the boom that usually coincides with a new blockbuster game release, which makes one thing clear:...
News Get Lucky with Fallout 4's New Video
Luck be a man with a magnum
It's been a fun ride, but it's finally time to say goodbye to Fallout 4's charming little educational character building videos. Finishing off with the attribute that puts the L in S.P.E.C.I.A.L., luck is once again an interesting investment, as it determines critical hits in battle and can alter your chances of finding...
Tuesday20th Oct 2015
News People Are Having Real Problems Paying with Credit Cards on the PlayStation Store
Invalid info
There are more games launching on the PlayStation Store than ever before, but many people are having problems actually purchasing them. Sony's payment servers have been randomly rendering credit cards invalid for as long as we can remember, but the issue appears to be getting worse – as active threads on various websites testify. The...
News PS4 Firmware Update 3.10 Brings New Features
Lots of new stickers
PlayStation 4 firmware update v3.00 only launched a few weeks ago, but Sony has already followed up with some new features. While stability updates are common after a big system software overhaul, firmware update v3.10 actually includes some nifty new features – including a bunch of stickers based upon The Last of Us, God of...
News 7 Reasons You Should Grab the PlayStation Access App on PS4
Like, share, subscribe
Sorry, we're not really going to list out seven reasons why you should download the PlayStation Access app on the PlayStation 4, that was just a gag… About the team's countdown lists… And YouTube… And – never mind. We are big fans of the channel, though, and figured that you should know that you can get your regular...
Review Corpse Party: Blood Drive (PS Vita)
Survive and endure
Set two months after the events of the previous game, Corpse Party: Blood Drive sees Ayumi Shinozaki return to make amends for the havoc that she wrought. Ayumi is told if she returns to the Heavenly Host Elementary School and casts a spell from the magic grimoire, the Book of Shadows, then she can bring back her deceased friends...
News Fallout 4 Won't Have Performance Problems on PS4, Says Bethesda
Do you believe?
Let's face it: the big question regarding Fallout 4 right now isn't whether it'll be a good game - it's whether it'll actually run well on the PlayStation 4. Bethesda's open world titles have a history of bad performance on PlayStation, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 3 both launching in shamefully shoddy condition on...
Guide How to Follow Developers on PS4
Keeping close
One of the new features added as part of PlayStation 4 firmware update v3.10 is the ability to follow developers and high-profile PlayStation employees. For a while now, these high-fliers have been represented on the system by a tick next to their name – but now you can follow them so that all of their activities will show up in your...
News Will Bethesda Make a Custom Fallout 4 PS4 Controller?
We can dream
Today, Bethesda revealed a special edition Vault Boy Xbox One controller - as pictured above. Maybe you're like us and immediately wondered if the DualShock 4 would getting the same stylish treatment? Well, according to Pete Hines, vice president of PR and marketing for Bethesda, the answer isn't a straight no. "I don't have info to...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Gets to the Scene of the Crime in Spring 2016
Back to the cesspool
As teased earlier in the week, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter will pull out its magnifying glass and give the PlayStation 4 a thorough examination in Spring 2016. Bigben Interactive announced the eighth entry in Frogwares' popular detective series earlier today, noting that the sequel to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and...
News Destiny's Story Was Stitched Together Using Existing Assets in Less Than a Year
Surprise
Well who would have thunk it? According to a massive report from Kotaku's always informative Jason Schreier, Destiny as we know it was cobbled together in a very short space of time following the decision to scrap its original story. Sources say that upon showing Bungie's top brass a 'supercut' of the title's major plot points, the senior...
News Konami Claims That Hideo Kojima Is Just on Holiday
But photo of leaving party emerges
This story gets crazier. A report on the New Yorker last night revealed that Hideo Kojima left Konami on 9th October, but the publisher has denied that thi
News PS4's Twitch App Streams to the NA PlayStation Store
Stream scene
If you've been twitching over the prospect of watching people play video games on your, er, video game console ever since a native Twitch app was announced for the PlayStation 4, then you may be thrilled to learn that the functionality has rolled out in North America today. It's important to note that this isn't a replacement for Live...
Store Update 20th October 2015 (Europe)
London's calling
How much time and money have you got? If your answer to both of these questions is 'a lot', then good news: the European PlayStation Store update has arrived. Assassin's Creed Syndicate is the big new game this week, but there are other titles like Overlord: Fellowship of Evil and Just Dance 2016 vying for your attention. What are...
News Ultra Street Fighter IV's Hallowe'en Costumes Are Horribly Good
More treat than trick
The incoming arrival of Hallowe'en can only mean one thing: an abundance of daft costumes for all of your favourite fighting games. We've already seen Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's decent offering, but we reckon that Ultra Street Fighter IV deserves to take home the creepy candy crown this year. Available as one complete pack...
News Street Fighter V's Second Beta Will Come Out Swinging on PS4 Tomorrow
Here comes a new challenger
Street Fighter V's second beta phase will throw a fireball in the direction of your PlayStation 4 from tomorrow. Launching from 18:00PM PST (that's 02:00AM BST on 22nd October for you UK readers), you'll be able to play as Ken, Necalli, Vega, and R. Mika. New challengers will be introduced over the course of the testing...
News Samurai Warriors 4: Empires Devises a Strategy on PS4, PS3, Vita in the West Next Year
For clan and country
Can you believe that we almost went an entire two weeks without any word of a Warriors game? Well, the dream's over now, as Koei Tecmo has announced that it's bringing Samurai Warriors 4: Empires West next year, on the 11th March. The tactical hack and slasher launched in Japan last month. As with many musou titles, it'll be...
Monday19th Oct 2015
Talking Point Does EA Access Really Represent Poor Value for PS4 Players?
Vault the fence
It's been over a year now since Sony deemed EA Access poor value for PlayStation 4 players. The subscription-based service – which allows Xbox One owners to pay £3.99/$4.99 a month for, er, access to an ever expanding library of EA published games – was originally pitched to the PlayStation maker and Microsoft, but only the...
News The End of the World Awaits in Life Is Strange: Episode 5
Mad Max
This is it, then, Arcadia Baes: the brilliant Life Is Strange is hours away from a conclusion. Square Enix has sent out a trailer for Episode 5 – which is named Polarized – but it does warn that there are some spoilers inside. This author will be going on a media blackout for the rest of the week – avoiding plot details is going to be...
Review XBLAZE Code: Embryo (PS Vita)
Embryonic
A visual novel prequel to the BlazBlue fighting games, XBlaze Code: Embryo has been available on the PlayStation Vita in Japan since July 2013, and North America since June 2014. Having finally reached European players, has it been worth the wait? The premise of the game is relatively simple. The main character, Touya, is faced with a...
News Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition Becomes Available Again, Sells Out in About 10 Minutes
No bombs here
As if you needed any more convincing that Fallout 4 is going to be big, the game's Pip-Boy Edition, which includes a replica of the vault dweller device for your smartphone, reappeared on the Bethesda store earlier today, only to sell out within about ten minutes. The aforementioned collector's edition has been out of stock since the...
Review Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition (PS4)
Too close to home
Three Fourths Home is one of the most unique and special games that you can find on the PlayStation 4. The text-driven visual short story is one about family, about disability, and about a girl trying to find her way. It's not a time-sink by any means, but it is a title worth your attention. You'll play as Kelly Meyers, a...
News The Reaction to Ubisoft's New Club Hasn't Been Great
Uplay is being reborn
Hands up if you actually used Ubisoft's Uplay service on a consistent basis. Okay, we obviously can't see your hands, but we're going to assume that there aren't many of them in the air right now - and that's because Uplay always seemed like an afterthought that the French publisher tacked onto its games for, er, reasons that...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 JRPGs Infiltrate Best Sellers List
Phoenix down
Even though this author isn't necessarily the biggest fan of Japanese role-playing games, it's really nice to see the genre infiltrating this week's UK sales charts. FIFA 16 was top yet again with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection finishing second – but Tales of Zestiria landed a surprise strike on eighth, while Dragon Quest...
Linger in shadows
Manipulating light in games has, of course, been done before. There are many a puzzle in many a game that require you to angle beams of sunshine just right to unveil a secret, solve a puzzle, or to allow you to move on. One Upon Light is a game that takes these puzzles and turns them on their head; instead of using light to...
News Apparently, Hideo Kojima Has Already Left Konami
End of an era
Hideo Kojima is no longer a Konami employee. That's according to award-winning journalist Simon Parkin, writing for the New Yorker. While the report hones in on the mechanisms behind the auteur's departure from Konami – mobile games, exploding console budgets, and so on – it states that the Metal Gear Solid maker left his wor
News September 2015 NPD: PS4 Sticks to the Summit as NBA, NFL Beat Metal Gear Solid
Snaaake
For the fifth month running, the PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in the United States – even though hardware sales tumbled year-over-year. According to tracking firm NPD, physical spend in the video games sector totalled $1.01 billion in September 2015 – a reduction of nine per cent compared to the same period last year. As...
News Dragon Quest Builders Continues to Look Like a Charming Japanese Take on Minecraft
What else did you expect?
Minecraft must be doing something right, seeing as it's one of the most popular video games every released, but that's not necessarily why we're liking the look of incoming copycat Dragon Quest Builders. Judging from its latest PlayStation 4 screenshots, we reckon that it all looks rather charming, and the way that the game...
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