Rumour Two of Your November PlayStation Plus Games Have Been Leaked
Official announcement incoming?
Rumour No Man's Sky Development Is Troubled on PS4
No man's sky is right
Review The Jackbox Party Pack 2 (PS4)
Welcome to the party, pal
News - 2015, Week 44
Sunday1st Nov 2015
A pair of 2.5Determined magical hoppers
How could a developer solve a problem like a desire to build a side-scrolling platformer in a 1996 3D graphics obsessed world? The answer was to find a middle ground, which we affectionately refer to as 2.5D today. Published by Crystal Dynamics and created by Toys for Bob in Novato, California close to the...
News Rise of the Tomb Raider's Launch Trailer Readies You for PS4's Fall 2016 Release
Make your mark
Word on the retail grapevine is that Rise of the Tomb Raider's not trending well, but Microsoft and Square Enix still have a couple of weeks to turn that around. This launch trailer for the temporary Xbox exclusive may help, as we see Lara Croft coming face to face with a group named Trinity, who are in search of MacGuffin artefacts...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Live Action PS4 Ad Treads Familiar Ground
Stop us if you've seen this one before
Activision's marketing department appears to have been working part-time this year, as Call of Duty: Black Ops III's latest live action advertisement is the same as all of the others. In it we see American actor Michael B. Jordan talking up 'Kevin' – a gamer fuel-powered everyman living out his ultimate power...
News Pokitaru's Looking Pretty in Ratchet & Clank on PS4
Lombax to the future
Well, this is a sight for sore eyes – Pokitaru's looking absolutely stunning in Ratchet & Clank on the PlayStation 4. The sunny seaside settlement was one of the more memorable locations from the original game, and developer Insomniac Games has done a great job repurposing it for Sony's new-gen system. We see some awesome...
Saturday31st Oct 2015
Honda way up
DriveClub has become a kind of PlayStation 4 comfort food for this reviewer. With the troubles of its launch firmly planted in its rear view mirror, Evolution Studios deserves credit for maintaining the relevancy of its arcade racer over a year removed from its original release. This new motorcycle expansion – available as both an...
Soapbox PlayStation VR Made Me Scream Like a Little Girl
Hell's kitchen
Republished on Saturday, 31st October 2015: We're bringing this article back from the archives to celebrate Hallowe'en today. The original text follows. Originally published on Friday, 25th September 2015: PlayStation VR is a real product. I should know – I had one of the potentially expensive peripherals strapped to my bonce for a...
DLC Review Braving The Evil Within's Season Pass on PS4
Ruvik's cube
Survival horror games are part of a somewhat niche genre that constantly break moulds and, in the process, either make unexpected, monumental strides in innovation or uproarious setbacks by straying too far into other genres. Regardless, many of them have shocked the gaming world, and The Evil Within was no exception last year. Much of...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 91
Trick or treat
Boo! We love it when a public holiday happens to coincide with WAYP – even if Hallowe'en isn't technically, y'know, a public holiday. Oh, whatever – 31st October offers the perfect opportunity to settle down with some spooky games. But what will be raising your pulse rate? Freak us out in the comments section below. Sammy Barker,...
Friday30th Oct 2015
Rumour No Man's Sky Development Is Troubled on PS4
No man's sky is right
Perhaps it comes as no surprise to hear that No Man's Sky may be stuck in a bit of development hell. Earlier this week at Sony's Paris Games Week press conference, the ambitious indie title received a new trailer that confirmed a launch window: June 2016. Considering that we first heard about the game back in 2013, many were...
News Your Free PS4 PlayStation Plus Games for November Include Magicka 2, The Walking Dead
Mass Effect 2! Beyond Good & Evil! Dragon Fin Soup!
As rumoured earlier in the week, your free PlayStation Plus games for November will include The Walking Dead: Season 2 and Magicka 2 – on the PlayStation 4 at least. Bizarrely, the platform holder's yet to confirm the PlayStation 3 and Vita titles in the lineup, but we'll update you the
News Until Dawn's Free Hallowe'en PS4 Theme Is Worth Downloading
Clock's ticking
It's been a disappointing week for Until Dawn fans. Supermassive Games announced a woeful looking rails shooter spin-off earlier in the week, while Sony's second marketing push has amounted to a new trailer and a free PlayStation 4 theme. There is, at least, one silver lining, though: the animated wallpaper is one of the better ones...
News Sony: There Will Be Surprises at PlayStation Experience
Never stop announcing
The best thing about Sony's big Paris Games Week 2015 press conference being over is that… Well, the platform holder's got another one lined up in a few weeks. PlayStation Experience will have a keynote on 5th December, and the Japanese giant's already hinted that new games will be announced there. And according to SCEE boss...
News The Witcher 3 Sweeps Golden Joystick Awards 2015
Ultimate Game of the Year, apparently
Geralt will be wearing a rather wry smile right now as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt pretty much dominated this year's Golden Joystick Awards. The annual awards are based on public voting, so it's safe to say that the games which end up winning have usually had a big impact on the gaming community. CD Projekt Red's...
News Shenmue III's Already Looking Impressive on PS4
Yu did it
As undeniably excited as everyone at Push Square Towers is for Shenmue III, we've never held particularly high hopes that the game will be any good. But even at this early stage in development, it's looking visually impressive. As part of a Kickstarter update sent to backers, developer Ys Net has shared a few prototype screens – and...
Weirdness Of Course Mark Cerny Platinumed PS4 Launch Title Knack
Someone had to
Mark Cerny is a busy man, but it seems that he still finds time to play the odd game. The new follow feature on the PlayStation 4 has proven a godsend for those who like to stalk their favourite gaming executives and have a nosy at their Trophies. And our very own Ben Potter noticed one pleasing tidbit while perusing the...
Push Share What PS4 Screenshots Have You Been Sharing? - Issue 2
Sharing is caring
You probably saw that tagline coming a mile away, but we had to use it at some point - may as well sit with pride above the second issue of bi-weekly feature, Push Share. Once again, we've rounded up several of our talented writers and persuaded them to hand over their precious PlayStation 4 screenshots. How about a quick glimpse...
News Sony Stresses There Are Still First-Party PS Vita Games in Production
But not AAA ones
This is getting a bit tedious now, isn't it? Sony's been blowing hot and cold with the PlayStation Vita for what feels like an eternity, and fresh from comments by Japanese executive Masayasu Ito suggesting that the system won't be receiving any further first-party content, SCEE boss Jim Ryan has now
News Metal Gear Solid V Ships 5 Million, Including Downloads
Five alive
Metal Gear has always had its hardcore fans, but it's never been a true blockbuster in terms of commercial success. And, despite plenty of critical acclaim, a lot of buzz, and a seemingly ravenous new-gen console audience, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain seems to have stuck close to what's expected of the franchise when it comes to...
Thursday29th Oct 2015
News Mirror's Edge 2 Stumbles into May on PS4
DICE's open world runner delayed
In the Push Square office earlier today, we were having a conversation about just how good the PlayStation 4's lineup in early 2016 looks. It only took a few hours for one of those games to get delayed. Mirror's Edge Catalyst, the long-awaited parkour-'em-up from DICE, has tripped and stumbled into May. It was...
Friday30th Oct 2015
News Civilization Revolution 2 Settles on Vita from 3rd December
Rule the world
And just like that, Civilization Revolution 2 Plus has been announced for the PlayStation Vita. We've known about this game for an eternity, as its Trophies appeared on Sony's servers a little while back. But now it's been officially revealed, with a 3rd December release date for North America and Europe. Who
News Outlast 2 Will Be Your Hallowe'en Game Next Year
Releases in Fall 2016 for PS4
After confirming last year in an interview with Bloody Disgusting that Outlast 2 was in development, Red Barrels has released an announcement trailer that gives a release date of Fall 2016. We can't infer much from said trailer, but it does show a burning cross, which could be attributed to the original Outlast's Father...
Thursday29th Oct 2015
Rumour Two of Your November PlayStation Plus Games Have Been Leaked
Official announcement incoming?
Just what this slow news day needed: a potential PlayStation Plus leak. According to an image posted to Twitter by Dutch retailer bol.com – which has since been deleted – it would appear as though The Walking Dead: Season 2 and Magicka 2 are both part of November's still unannounced lineup. Fortunately, the...
Tonight's gonna be a good night
Just Dance is the bane of every Ubisoft press conference – from last year's huge group of dancers to this year's out-of-tune and insanely awkward Jason Derulo, it's never been a property that's been taken too seriously. Yet this year's edition has plenty of new features and content – most of which isn't available...
Review The Jackbox Party Pack 2 (PS4)
Welcome to the party, pal
Just when you thought that it was safe, the maverick party game creators at Jackbox Games are back to liven up your life with a cool multipack of titles, available to download onto your PlayStation 4 and bring the gift of competitive laughter to your next social gathering. To enjoy this madcap assortment of multiplayer...
Review Goosebumps: The Game (PS4)
Say cheese and die
The title screen for Goosebumps: The Game issues a warning to players in a cute nod to R.L. Stine's corny but effective "reader beware" slogan – but there's more than just Monster Blood to fear here. Novels like It Came from Beneath the Sink and Stay Out of the Basement were enormous in the early to mid-90s, and this author...
News Sony Unsure Whether You'll Ever Be Able to Change Your PSN Name
Cross your fingers
Bad news if you plumped up for a "joke" PlayStation Network name when you created your profile, as Sony's unsure whether you'll ever be able to change it. This has been a regular source of discourse for way over a year now, with the platform holder failing to provide the feature. And asked whether it's in the pipeline on Twitter,...
News Insane PS4 Sales Power Sony to Profitability
Almost 30 million PS4s shipped
Kaz Hirai's a popular character among gamers – but he's clearly an incredible businessman as well. After years of financial losses, the ex-PlayStation executive finally appears to have steadied Sony's ship, with the company reporting a profit for the fourth quarter in a row. Given that we'd gotten used to the...
News PS4 Exclusive NieR Automata Looks Freakin' Rad
Automata high
Platinum Games know how to put together a flashy trailer, and while this video captured by DualShockers direct from the Paris Games Week 2015 show floor takes a while to get going – well, stick around until the 3:20 mark and you will be rewarded. We get a decent look at PlayStation 4 exclusive NieR Automata in action – and while...
News Dreams Is a Lot More Powerful Than You Think
Beta to come in 2016
Dreams captured the attention of many during its Paris Games Week demo (while also horrifying some) due to its huge amount of tools and available customization. Sure, we don't entirely understand what Dreams actually is yet, but what we do know is that it is, in part, one hell of a powerful creative tool, as a recent Wired...
Wednesday28th Oct 2015
Store Update 27th October 2015 (North America)
Better late than never
Alright, we're clearly very late posting the North American PlayStation Store update, but hopefully you can forgive us after the theatrics of the previous evening. Highlights this time include the just announced DriveClub Bikes and WWE 2K16. Yeah, we'll refrain from commenting on the latter in case we get lynched. PS4 Games:...
Thursday29th Oct 2015
News Don't Worry, Pretty PS4 Title RIME Is Still in Development
No RIME without reason
RIME appears to be taking more than art direction inspiration from Team ICO, as the hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive was absent at Paris Games Week 2015 yet again. The game – which caused a stir all the way back in 2013 – wasn't even acknowledged during Sony's press conference this week, and many have taken that...
Wednesday28th Oct 2015
News Exactly What Is Gran Turismo Sport on PS4?
It sounds like something new
Sony announced Gran Turismo Sport overnight, the first entry in Polyphony Digital's gargantuan simulation series on the PlayStation 4. In the wake of the announcement, we just assumed that it was Gran Turismo 7 under a new name, but speculation has been rife online that this is actually just a Prologue-esque stopgap. In...
News Engineers Working to Enable Online Notifications in Future PS4 Firmware Update
At Long Last just logged in
Sony recently sent out a survey regarding future PlayStation 4 firmware update features, and it mentioned the oft-requested online notifications. Now, speaking on PlayStation France's Twitter account, Worldwide Studio's president Shuhei Yoshida has hinted that the functionality may
Round Up What Did Sony Show at Paris Games Week 2015?
Jeux videos
It's time to wrap a big fat bow around our Paris Games Week 2015 coverage – well, until we've got some kip anyway. How's that for some English slang, American readers? We digress. The point is that it's time to wrap up all of the major announcements from Sony's press conference earlier today – just in case you lot missed them. We...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Reaction Poorly Paced Paris Presser Paves Way for PS4's Impressive 2016
Sony's show stumbles, but the future's bright
Paris Games Week 2015 brought the goods earlier today – but could it measure up to Sony's extraordinary E3 2015 press conference? The answer, unsurprisingly, is no – but the Japanese giant still delivered some big announcements and ably illustrated just how much variety there is on the PlayStation 4...
Wednesday28th Oct 2015
News Feed Your Hype with Loads of Fallout 4 Concept Art
Big electric swords?
We're at that point where anything even remotely related to Fallout 4 has people shaking with anticipation, so Bethesda's probably picked a good time to show off the game's massive art book, which will be available from its online store starting from the 22nd December. The 368-page tome contains concept art of all shapes and...
News Ready Your Petitions, As Gravity Rush Remastered Ain't Releasing at Retail in NA
Europeans will get boxed copies, though
We understand that Sony only has a finite number of marketing bucks to spend, but it does tend to hamstring some of its own franchises at times. Until Dawn is a recent example of a title that was incredibly well received, yet that hypothetical Hallowe'en push that we were all hoping for hasn't come. And now...
News Yoshida: There Are Many PS4 Exclusives in Development
In fact, he's lost count
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida signs off on every PlayStation 4 exclusive – but there's so much in development that the affable executive's lost count. Speaking on PlayStation France's Twitter account, he pointed out that there are around 30 to 50 titles that the platform holder's got its fingerprints on...
News So, Is Sony Working on an Exclusive PS4 JRPG?
Shu says no
There have long been rumours swirling around that Sony has some sort of Japanese role-playing game in development. The whispers first began months ago, and they keep popping up from time to time. Of course, it goes without saying that an exclusive JRPG would certainly be something to get excited about, so we can see why these rumours...
Paris Games Week 2015 Ratchet & Clank Proves the Power of PS4
Up your arsenal
There were a few people in our press conference live chat pondering whether Ratchet & Clank's visuals were real during its Paris Games Week 2015 trailer, but we've played it and can confirm that it really does look like this. For a game that's getting a budget release, it's quite extraordinary how much juice Insomniac Games has...
Paris Games Week 2015 Shadow of the Beast's New Trailer Rips PS4 a New One
Feeling a little spiky
Sony's upcoming Shadow of the Beast reboot may have been in development for approximately 8,000 years, but it's really shaping up. This brand new trailer released to coincide with Paris Games Week shows some colourful new locales and more bloody murder than you can shake a pointy fist at. The game's available to pre-order now...
Here we go again
Bloody Hell, is it that time again? Recently, UK internet provider TalkTalk had its website taken down and its stored customer information accessed by supposed hackers. Panic ensued as the media got its grubby hands of the news, and then the whole thing turned out to not be quite as bad as anticipated. Of course, you can't have a...
Paris Games Week 2015 Horizon: Zero Dawn Details Its RPG Elements
Aloy, Aloy
It was our Game of the Show at E3 2015 – and Horizon: Zero Dawn is still looking great. While developer Guerrilla Games didn't have a new demo for Sony's big Paris Games Week press conference, it did show an alternate play through of the one first shown in Los Angeles, while also emph
News New Battlefield 4 Patch Released, Community Operations Out Now
War has changed
Battlefield 4, a game that released exactly two years ago tomorrow, is still being supported by developers DICE, in the way of a new 4GB patch on the PlayStation 4. This includes a plethora of tweaks and changes to vehicles, with ground vehicles given better mobility and countermeasures, air vehicles now having below radar support...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Paris Games Week 2015 MatterFall's the Next PS4 Exclusive from Housemarque
Vanquish with voxels
When it comes to arcade shooters, there are very few studios that come close to Finnish outfit Housemarque. It's great to see the Resogun developer remain in Sony's stable, then, with its next game MatterFall announced during the platform holder's Paris Games Week press conference. It looks a little bit like Vanquish with...
Wednesday28th Oct 2015
News PS4's Detroit Will Be a Different Experience to Beyond, Heavy Rain
But there'll still be #Emotion
Divisive director David Cage has been discussing Detroit: Become Human in the wake of last night's Paris Games Show 2015 reveal. Speaking with the PlayStation Blog, he hinted that while the PlayStation 4 exclusive will share the studio's penchant for emotional engagement, it will also have its own vibe compared to its...
News Rocket League Changes the Game with Mutators and Ice Hockey
And they'll be free
Are you growing weary of the bog-standard Rocket League game types? There's good news for you, then, because Mutators are coming in a free upcoming update. These will allow you to mix and match various different gameplay modifiers to create tons of brand new game types. Perhaps you'd rather play with a cube in low gravity? Well,...
News Relive the Kara Tech Demo That Gave Birth to Detroit on PS4
Currying favour
Kara was, according to director David Cage, just a tech demo designed to showcase Quantic Dream's new PlayStation 3 technology. But after garnering over 27 million views across various platforms, the Parisian developer was forced to revisit the concept. The clip shows an android being assembled, but her ability to "feel" human...
Feature Our Paris Games Week 2015 Predictions Were on the Money
Gloat away
Warning: intolerable back slapping incoming. We don't normally look back on our press conference predictions in too much detail – usually because we're wrong – but we called Paris Games Week 2015 pretty darn impressively. Don't believe us? Go back and re-read our original article – and no, we haven't edited it after the fact...
News One Piece: Burning Blood Looks Like One Flashy Fighter on PS4
3 vs. 3 battles confirmed
Revealed last month at the Tokyo Game Show, One Piece: Burning Blood is a stylish looking brawler that pits characters from the long running manga and anime franchise against each other. At first we thought that this was going to be a one-on-one fighter, but the game's newest trailer tells us that you can actually battle...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Even with Declining Numbers, PS4 Manages to Stay at the Top
Not-so-steady ground
It's a bit of a hollow victory for the PlayStation 4 in the most recent Japanese hardware charts. Sony's new-gen machine is still sitting pretty at the top, but its numbers continue to fall away without the support of any big software releases. The console's managing to stay above the hallowed 20,000 mark, but it seems as though...
Paris Games Week 2015 Wake Us Up When Avicii's Vector Launches on PS4
Waiting for love
One thing that often gets forgotten when talking about the PSone is the impact that it had on fledgling music producers. The console was rife with rudimentary Digital Audio Workstations, and many of today's top audio engineers got their first taste of the profession on Sony's system. It sounds like Swedish house superstar Avicii may...
Paris Games Week 2015 You Can Rewatch Sony's Whole 2 Hour Press Conference Right Here
Here's one we made earlier
For us Europeans, Sony's latest press conference actually started at a reasonable time for once. We're used to waiting up until the early hours of the morning for events like E3, but the firm's Paris Games Week presser started around the same time that we're usually leaving the Push Square office for the day. Sure, this...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Review Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (PS4)
Sin-ply divine
PC gamers have been roaming through Divinity: Original Sin since the middle of last year, after a successful Kickstarter campaign and some hefty delays. For these day-one players, it's been yet another long wait for the Enhanced Edition to roll out: an immense - and free - update to the initial release that fleshes out and extends an...
News Fallout 4's PS4 Trophies Will Keep You Occupied
To the bunker
Let go of any remnants of a social life that you may be clinging on to: Fallout 4 is coming. The gigantic PlayStation 4 game is due out in a couple of weeks, and that means that its Trophies have started to appear on Sony's servers. You can view them all through here, but do be aware that there may be modest spoilers on the other side...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's Paris Games Week Press Conference Right Here
See what's next for PS4 now
Sony's Paris Games Week 2015 press conference has arrived, and big PlayStation 4 announcements await inside. We'll be streaming live from France, with live blogging and live chat, as the platform holder lays out more of its future plans. Expect new game announcements, updates on existing ones, and much more from 10:00AM...
News Here's 15 Seconds of Absolutely Brutal Fallout 4 Gameplay
Just a flesh wound
Well, the headline says it all. Bethesda's apparently started ramping up hype for Fallout 4 by releasing 15 second clips - and this first one focuses on a perk called 'Big Leagues'. The description reads: "You now do double damage with a melee weapon, and gain a chance to cripple your opponent, or grand slam their head clean...
News SEGA Will See About Shenmue 1 & 2 Re-Release on PS4
Hope it doesn't change its mind
It took a record breaking Kickstarter and almost 15 years of fan demand for SEGA to realise that it has a rich legacy that deserves celebrating. In the wake of Shenmue III's reveal, the Japanese publisher has said that it's "looking into" bringing the first two titles in the series to the PlayStation 4. Doesn't the...
Paris Games Week 2015 PS4's WiLD Has Changed, But Still Shows Huge Promise
It's only natural
Remember WiLD? You lot voted it your Game of the Show way back in 2014 following Sony's Gamescom press conference, but it's been missing in action ever since. Thankfully, the interesting looking title made a return during Sony's Paris Games Week presser with a full gameplay demo - and it still shows some real promise. That said,...
Monday26th Oct 2015
Guide What Time Is Sony's Paris Games Week Press Conference?
When to tune in for all the PS4 reveals
Yay, it's PlayStation press conference time. It may sound sad, but we were really put out by Sony's limited presence at Gamescom earlier in the year. Not only was the platform holder's decision to not hold a media briefing in Cologne bad for our traffic ticker, but it also felt like the whole event had a...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Review Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 - The Vault of the Traveler (PS4)
Finger-gun fight at the O.K. Corral
Tales from the Borderlands ended its first season recently – coincidentally, on the same day that Life Is Strange concluded – after nearly a year. While the release "schedule" for this series has been shaky at best for most of its run, Telltale remained a little more consistent as we got closer to the...
Paris Games Week 2015 You've Still Got to Wait Quite a While for No Man's Sky on PS4
Ambitious sci-fi title finally gets a release window
We really hope that you didn't put too much stock into the rumour that No Man's Sky was releasing this week, because the title's new trailer says otherwise. After what seems like an eternity, the ambitious indie project finally has some sort of release window - and we're sad to say that it's not...
News Did Bandai Namco Just Trademark a Tales Of HD Collection?
Telling tales
Here's a story that'll get your expectations soaring. Bandai Namco has trademarked 'Tales of the Best' in Japan, but there's obviously no word on what it might be just yet. Given the role-playing series' long history, some sort of collection seems like a somewhat safe guess. Of course, the question then is what actually qualifies as a...
Paris Games Week 2015 DriveClub Bikes Are Probably Getting Announced Today
Wheel-y?
Sony will strut out onto the stage at Paris Games Week later today, presumably to announce a few games, talk PlayStation VR, PlayStation 4, and maybe even a bit of Vita. Erm, actually, scratch the last bit. There have been a fair few rumours surrounding Sony's conference, but even we didn't see this one coming: DriveClub Bikes. The PEGI...
News Here's Why Fallout 4 Isn't Getting a Demo
Pete Hines has spoken
No, Fallout 4 isn't getting any sort of demo, but it's for a pretty good reason. Responding to a fan on Twitter, Pete Hines, vice president of PR and marketing for Bethesda, said it's not possible to cut up Fallout 4 into a small piece for a demo. Of course, this may not be that disappointing considering most people are...
Paris Games Week 2015 Detroit Continues Kara's Plight Exclusively on PS4
Become human
As expected, Quantic Dream took to Sony's Paris Games Week stage earlier today to announce Detroit – a Cloud Atlas-inspired story about sentient robots in a changing, futuristic world. The game will star Kara from the classic PlayStation 3 tech demo, and will deal with the cyborg's life once she's left the factory in which she was...
Paris Games Week 2015 PS4's Dreams Looks More Like a Nightmare
And we still don't know what it is
What is Dreams? In truth, even after a meaty Paris Games Week 2015 demo, we can't tell you. Media Molecule's forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive is so out-there that the developer doesn't appear to know how to show it. The things we do know: you control a customisable imp which can possess sculptures created by...
Paris Games Week 2015 Gran Turismo Sport Races to PS4 in 2016
Beta tests to begin in the spring
How do you better an already impressive slate of PlayStation 4 exclusives in 2016? You slather the next Gran Turismo on top. Announced during Sony's Paris Games Week presser, and named Gran Turismo Sport to be precise, the game promises to be the "most realistic driving simulator to date" – pushing visuals and...
Talking Point Did Sony's Big Paris Games Week Presser Impress You?
From France with love
The curtain has just closed on Sony's hotly anticipated Paris Games Week press conference, where we got a glimpse at Housemarque's next project, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Uncharted 4's multiplayer. The highlight was definitely Gran Turismo Sport – but Detroit and WiLD are worth mentioning as well. The question is: what did you...
Store Update 27th October 2015 (Europe)
Dropping in
Sony's deployed the European PlayStation Store update for 27th October, which we have the sneaking suspicion doesn't include absolutely everything set to be released. Rumours are that DriveClub's bikes expansion will also drop today, so keep an eye on today's press conference for more on that.
Paris Games Week 2015 Whoa, Who Could Have Guessed Tekken 7 Would Be Announced for PS4?
Return of the King
In a move that no one could ever have seen coming, Tekken 7 has been confirmed for a PlayStation 4 release. The announcement came directly from Sony's Paris Games Week press conference, in which franchise head Katsuhiro Harada took to the stage. Sarcasm aside, we suppose that it is a pretty big announcement - it's just one that...
Paris Games Week 2015 Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Resolution Takes a Hit to Reach 60 FPS
Drake's sacrifice
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's multiplayer looks familiar but fun if its reveal trailer is anything to go by. Sporting plenty of jumping and climbing alongside some explosive gameplay, it's perhaps exactly what we expected - but there's no doubt that some potential plunderers will be disappointed by the fact that the game's...
Rumour Uncharted 4 Will Be Playable on PS4 at Paris Games Week
Climbing to the top
Could the public be about to get its first taste of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End at Paris Games Week? A picture of the platform holder's booth has emerged on Twitter, showing what looks like a section built around Naughty Dog's hotly anticipated sequel. While this could be for Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, if you look...
Paris Games Week 2015 DriveClub Bikes Pulls a Wheelie on PS4 from Today
On your bike
As rumoured earlier in the day, PlayStation 4 exclusive DriveClub is getting motorcycles – and you'll be able to sit in the saddle starting today. Available as both a standalone game or as an expansion for Evolution Studios' popular racer, the add-on will include 12 bikes, a new campaign, and all of
News This Is How Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires Looks Running on PS Vita
Lands in your hands
There are a plethora of Warriors titles already available on the Vita, with just about every recent musou release being ported to the portable system at one point or another - and Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, which launched earlier this year on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, is adding its forces to the Vita's library next...
Paris Games Week 2015 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood Takes You on a Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
A bit like the B*Witched song
You'll rarely find this editor getting angry over game announcements, but Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is one rumour that your humble host was hoping wouldn't come true. The forthcoming PlayStation VR exclusive is a rails shooter in the most literal sense, taking you on a warped roller coaster inside the mind of one Until...
Paris Games Week 2015 Gravity Rush 2's New PS4 Trailer Will Turn Your World Upside Down
Topsy turvy
How could we possibly forget Gravity Rush 2? Acclaimed director Keiichiro Toyama took to the stage to show off some new footage from the forthcoming PlayStation 4 follow-up during Sony's big Paris Games Week press conference – and the project continues to impress. In addition to big boss battles and a new sidekick mechanic, we also got...
Paris Games Week 2015 Sony Reveals Competitive Gaming Platform
Rocket League included
It looks as though Sony is launching its own competitive gaming platform called PlayStation Plus League. As first reported by IGN, a French-language site has gone live ahead of an apparent Paris Games Week announcement. The site reveals that popular games like Battlefield: Hardline, Ultra Street Fighter IV,
Paris Games Week 2015 Dhalsim Stretches into Street Fighter V
Character roster's getting hot
Veteran brawler Dhalsim will be stretching onto Street Fighter V's character roster, and we've got a trailer to prove it. One of the franchise's most consistently weird but wonderful combatants, Dhalsim's bringing his trademark technicality to next year's release, which now has a confirmed launch date. Sporting all of...
Paris Games Week 2015 PS4 Console Exclusive Street Fighter V Triggers a Confirmed Release Date
Get ready for the next battle
Apparently, Capcom's gone ahead and announced Street Fighter V's official release date at the Paris Games Week expo. The PlayStation 4 console exclusive brawler will reportedly break some bones on the 16th February in Europe and North America. What's more, the publisher has also revealed that Dhalsim, the rather...
News PS4's Exclusive NieR Sequel Subtitled Automata
NieR, far
No Japanese game is complete without a dodgy subtitle, and NieR New Project has been officially named NieR Automata today. The game is in development at Platinum Games for the PlayStation 4, and will take place on a devastated planet Earth, where human created androids battle 'Living Machines' sent by the enemies of mankind. It's probably...
Paris Games Week 2015 Star Wars Battlefront Trailer Gives Us a Look at Heroes and Villains in Action
Don't get cocky
Although we've gotten a beta and a couple of trailers, DICE has nevertheless been surprisingly low-key about showing gameplay of Star Wars Battlefront. Now that we're less than a month from the anticipated title's release date, it's nice to get a great glimpse at more of the characters we'll be able to play as in a new gameplay...
Paris Games Week 2015 Boundless Takes Inspiration from Minecraft and Goes Even Further
It's your world
Indie developer Wonderstruck has revealed a open world, sandbox title called Boundless, but don't be fooled by immediately connecting it to Minecraft. There's more to it than its vague trailer showcases, as creative director James Austin has made clear over on the PlayStation Blog. The worlds are procedurally generated, but unlike...
Paris Games Week 2015 Uncharted 4's Multiplayer Mode Emerges from Knee-High Cover
A thief's work never ends
Ah, yes – Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has a multiplayer mode, and it's looking pretty great judging by this Paris Games Week trailer. In it, we see familiar favourites from the franchise dashing around gorgeous battlefields, teaming up with AI-controlled sidekicks, and unleashing all sorts of power-ups. It looks very...
News Most of Rock Band 4's Legacy DLC Delayed in Europe
Bum note
European PlayStation players haven't had the best relationship with Sony in recent times, mainly due to late Store Updates and PlayStation Plus releases. Now, they have another reason to be mad, as EU Rock Band 4 owners can't seem to access over half of the Legacy DLC that launched last week – despite all of the DLC being available on the...
Paris Games Week 2015 Robinson: The Journey Is a VR Experience About Avoiding Dinosaurs
Tread lightly
PlayStation VR got some significant attention today at Sony's conference in Paris, and one of its upcoming projects came in the form of Robinson: The Journey. The trailer has a character seemingly dressed in an astronaut's outfit being guided by what must be a distant cousin of Destiny's Ghost through a herd of brachiosauruses. After...
News Break Some Faces with Over an Hour of English Yakuza 5 Gameplay
Killing it in Kamurocho
Thanks to Sony, we're finally going to be playing Yakuza 5 in the (hopefully) near future. The PlayStation 3 adventure sees series mainstay Kazuma Kiryu once again kicking butt in the seedy Kamurocho, and publisher SEGA's whetted our appetite with over an hour's worth of English footage from the game. Our hosts jump straight...
Monday26th Oct 2015
Review BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (PS4)
Extended for your pleasure
With BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend, Arc System Works' much admired 2D fighting series has arrived on the PlayStation 4, bringing its 28 characters to duke it out on Sony's newest console. Is this a good thing? In short, yes, it is. BlazBlue games are crafted with care and attention, and this pays rich dividends for...
Raging for the machine
Guitar Hero Live is Activision's answer to Harmonix's Rock Band 4, and seems to be the complete polar opposite to it. While the new Rock Band allows you to use old instruments, Guitar Hero introduces a completely new one; where Rock Band 4 allows you to import old songs, Guitar Hero Live doesn't. The two rhythm games, despite...
Talking Point Is the PlayStation 2 the Greatest Games Console of All Time?
Live in your world, play in ours
Republished on Monday, 26th October 2015: We're bringing this feature back from the archives to celebrate the PS2's big 15th Anniversary in North America today. The original text follows. Originally published on Saturday, 29th December 2012: It was evident from the moment that the PlayStation 2 first arrived on...
Fantasy football
With turn-based strategy games usually taking place in some sort of military or empire building setting, it's always nice to see a title bring something a little different to the table. In Blood Bowl 2, American football's been forced through a Warhammer fantasy filter to create a violent sport where Humans, Orcs, Elves, and Dwarves...
News Those No Man's Sky Stealth PS4 Release Rumours Just Won't Go Away
But Hello Games says no
There are still theories floating around that No Man's Sky could get a shock release during Sony's big Paris Games Week press conference tomorrow – even though Hello Games boss Sean Murray has debunked them. We reported on an Amazon.co.uk listing earlier in the year which pointed towards a 27th October launch, and now
News Collect Candy, Get Loot: Hallowe'en Has Come to Destiny
Ghosts and goblins
Bungie's put some effort into Destiny's spooky hallowe'en celebrations this year: the Tower social space has been redecorated, there are new emotes to buy, and there are even some daft quests to undertake. It's well worth checking out - especially if you like masks. Indeed, the main draw of the ongoing event is to gather a...
Opinion We're So Sick of Saving the Bloody World
Holding out for a hero
Hands up if you've got a headache from saving the world yet again? Yeah, us too. One pet peeve that's had Push Square Towers irritatedly animated over the past few weeks is the fact that every single video game in existence seems to feel the need to go big. Well, we're tired of preventing the apocalypse, and we'd like to see...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Have an Incredibly Rich Story, Says Guerrilla Games
Proof will be in the mechanical pudding
Killzone, if you don't know, had some absolutely magnificent lore behind it – Guerrilla Games just botched the storytelling time after time again. Horizon: Zero Dawn is a second chance for the studio to tell an interesting tale, then – and we're part nervous, part excited to see whether the Dutch developer...
News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Syndicate Fails to Outsell Predecessors
London's burning
Assassin's Creed Syndicate has climbed to the top of the UK sales charts – but it may not like what it sees. Perhaps suggesting some serious franchise fatigue, the London-based adventure not only failed to better predecessor Assassin's Creed Unity's first week sales, but also every other major entry in the series. In other words,...
