Review Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (PS4)
The bugs are back in town
News Crisis Averted, Final Fantasy VII Remake 'Episodes' Will Each Be Full-Sized Games
Put down your oversized swords for now
Review Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (PS4)
Once more unto the breach dear friends
Review Fat Princess Adventures (PS4)
Care for a slice of the action?
News - 2015, Week 50
Sunday13th Dec 2015
Review Final Fantasy VII (PS4)
All 7 fever
The game that made Final Fantasy a household name, Final Fantasy VII is now available on the PlayStation 4. Originally released in 1997, this is a straight port of the enhanced PC version, which boasts slightly better visuals and some tweaked dialogue. What's more, the title's return to PlayStation allows for full Trophy support, and...
Saturday12th Dec 2015
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Delayed into Early Next Year for PS4
Torturous wait
Tyrone Rodriguez, the founder of Nicalis who published The Binding of Isaac on consoles, has taken to Twitter to announce a slight delay to the PlayStation 4 release schedule of the title's new DLC, Afterbirth. Afterbirth is an expansion to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, which made an appearance on PlayStation Plus in November of la
Sunday13th Dec 2015
News Assassin's Creed Chronicles Eagle Dives onto PS Vita
Remaining PS4 episodes also due next year
This is a pleasant surprise: Assassin's Creed Chronicles will take a leap of faith onto the PlayStation Vita next year. According to a Times of India report, the game will be available from 5th April as a bundle featuring all three of the side-scrolling spin-off's episodes: China, India, and Russia. The game...
News Relive Dragon Valley with Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations
DICE start work on the next Battlefield, too
For a game that came out over two years ago, Battlefield 4 is amazingly still being supported, despite developer DICE working on Star Wars Battlefront [And Mirror's Edge Catalyst! - Ed] as well. In what could be a final Battlefield 4 farewell, DICE announced in a new trailer that a free download, called...
News Yakuza: Kiwami Lands an Extreme Eight Minute Trailer
Gangster's paradise
It's been an amazing week for the underrated Yakuza series, with Yakuza 5 launching on the PlayStation 3, Yakuza Zero being announced for Western release, Yakuza 6 landing its first trailer… And now Yakuza: Kiwami, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 remake of Yakuza, scoring an eight minute story trailer. Are you keeping up?...
Saturday12th Dec 2015
News Sony's Open to Acquiring Additional First-Party Studios
But who should join the fold?
Sony's vaunted Worldwide Studios network is already very strong, spanning a dozen or so developers across the globe. However, in an interview with Kinda Funny Games, executive Scott Rohde has admitted that the organisation's always open to the idea of adding more teams – assuming that the alliance makes sense for all...
News Yakuza 6 Looks Drop Dead Gorgeous on PS4
Oh, Kamurocho
Yakuza 6 is the first entry in SEGA's seedy series to be developed exclusively for the PlayStation 4, and this tech trailer demonstrates just how far the visuals have advanced as a consequence. Shown during a 10th anniversary commemoration event in a Tokyo theatre overnight, the video gives us a good look at Kamurocho's rain stricken...
News Hey Akuma You're in the Wrong Game, Mate
Tekken 7 gets a new challenger
So, it turns out that Heihachi is such a pain in the arse that his wife has had to bring in Akuma to sort him out. That's right, the Street Fighter star is going to switch sides for Tekken 7, as a brand new trailer reveals. Sporting all of his trademark techniques, this no-nonsense ruffian is bound to be an...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 97
Deck the fools
Apparently it's already 12th December, which means that many of you are probably just realising that you have Christmas gifts to buy and decorations to assemble. Gulp. There's still time to get all of that sorted, though, so we recommend shirking your responsibilities and sitting pretty with your PlayStation platform of choice...
Friday11th Dec 2015
Review Fat Princess Adventures (PS4)
Care for a slice of the action?
While Fat Princess Adventures maintains the cartoony, colourful aesthetic of the previous instalments, it veers off the beaten path and enters a different genre altogether. Gone is the frantic, calorie-packed multiplayer the series is known for, this is a Diablo-like hack-'n'-slash RPG, with a story to follow,...
News Here's a Load of New Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Gameplay
PS4 demo available next week
In a recent livestream, publisher Bandai Namco showed off a ton of new Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 gameplay - and now the whole thing's on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. The stream starts off with the fight between the First Hokage and Madara, which is present in the upcoming demo, but then switches to a...
Thursday10th Dec 2015
News November 2015 NPD: PS4 Smashes Xbox One in Important Holiday Month
Record breaking sales for Sony's box
It looks like the PlayStation 4's narrow loss in October's NPD report was just a blip, as the system has responded with some record breaking sales in November. According to the Japanese giant, its box was preferred to the Xbox One during the busy Thanksgiving period in the United States, with speculation putting...
Friday11th Dec 2015
News PaRappa the Rapper 2 Spits Fire on PS4 Next Week
Kick, port, it's all in the mind
After rumours last week that Max Payne could be ported to the PlayStation 4, the latest edition of the PlayStation Blogcast announced a new game for the new-gen system's retro lineup – but it's not what you'd expect. NanaOn-Sha's rhythm classic PaRappa th
Soapbox Why the PS4's Share Button Is the Greatest Innovation of This Generation
Antisocial editor Sammy Barker gets social
I've returned to the familiar hearth of the PlayStation 3 to review Yakuza 5 which released this week. Reacquainting myself with the last-gen format always proves a wake-up call each and every time that I go back to it: the Trophy syncing system, the patching process, the slow downloads – I'm not sure how...
News PS4 Exclusive Dreams Is Kinda Blowing Our Minds
Dreamed a dream in time gone by
Wow! We're still not entirely sure what to think of PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams, but watching a video of someone sculpt a character from scratch is mind blowing. In this clip taken from Media Molecule's big PlayStation Experience 2015 live stream, Q-Games gaffer Dylan Cuthbert joins Anton Mikhailov and Maja-Lisa...
Feature The Top 10 Best PS4 Trailers of 2015
Relive the hype
Trailers are an important part of out favourite industry these days. One single trailer can often make or break the hype for an upcoming release, and we've taken on the task of assembling a list dedicated to the very best of 2015. Of course, even if you don't agree with our choices, we invite you to watch the embedded videos anyway...
News Phwoar, Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir Looks Amazing on PS4
The beauty of battle
It's no secret that titles developed by Japanese studio Vanillaware end up looking glorious. With art direction spearheaded by the incredibly talented George Kamitani, the company's output never fails to impress, and this remains true with Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir - the enhanced remaster of the PlayStation 2 action role-playing...
News PS4's Latest Japanese Commercial Beggars Belief
Get chance
You can't beat crazy Japanese commercials. This latest marketing campaign for the PlayStation 4 is built around the tagline 'Get Chance', and appears to be all about finding excuses to buy Sony's new system. In the first clip, the lady mentions that she'd like to watch foreign dramas, and the Netflix functionality on the PlayStation...
Push Share What PS4 Screenshots Have You Been Sharing? - Issue 5
High five
Well would you look at that, it's already time for another issue of Push Share. We've once again cobbled together some of our staff to find out what they've been playing, subsequently pestering them for their favourite PlayStation 4 screenshots. Indeed, we love that share button here at Push Square - so much so that editor Sammy Barker...
Thursday10th Dec 2015
News EU PlayStation Store Launches Buy One PS4 Game, Get One Free Offer
The Order: 1886! The Last of Us Remastered! Until Dawn!
Sony's offered some pretty decent deals in Europe this year, and its 'Buy One PlayStation 4 Game, Get One Free' promotion sounds like its best yet. Available with the voucher code J7P8G8P3DH, you'll be able to purchase two selected titles for the price of one from the PlayStation Store through...
Nodding off
Among the Sleep marks the first full-sized title from Norwegian developer Krillbite Studio. While it released on PC last May, the title has finally worked its way over to Sony's marquee machine. A first-person horror game, the title brings with it a very interesting perspective: you assume the role of a toddler – footie pyjamas and...
News Square Enix: No One Wants a Condensed Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4
"We like delivering surprises"
We're not sure that many of you expected to see actual gameplay from Final Fantasy VII Remake at the PlayStation Experience, but that's what we got. Given the recent history of the Final Fantasy saga and Square Enix's supposed inability to develop any new titles within a reasonable amount of time, we had a horrible gut...
Wednesday9th Dec 2015
News Sony: We're Not Just Going to Reveal Everything We're Doing
Yoshida weighs in on top-secret titles
The expectation from PlayStation press conferences is wild at times – and websites like ours probably don't help, even though we always endeavour to keep our predictions as level headed as possible. Speaking as part of an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has...
Thursday10th Dec 2015
News Promising PS4 Exclusive RIME Is Still Alive
Time for RIME?
RIME, the resplendent ICO-inspired PlayStation 4 adventure from Tequila Works, is still alive – despite it being absent from various press conferences all year long. Writing on Twitter in response to a fan, the Spanish studio re-iterated that the promising title is very much in development, and that there'll be more information...
Store Update 8th December 2015 (North America)
Late, late, late
Alright, excuses time. So, the North American PlayStation Store update was not only posted late this week, but it also happened to go live the same time this author booted up Yakuza 5 – and if you'd been waiting, like, three years to play the brawler, then you'd skip on the already delayed software selection, too. Better late than...
News Follow the Trail of Blood to Jack the Ripper's Assassin's Creed Syndicate Add-On
Launching next week on PS4
Romanticised murderer Jack the Ripper will brutalise his way into Assassin's Creed Syndicate on the PlayStation 4 next week, as Ubisoft deploys its biggest add-on pack for the open world adventure yet. The meaty expansion will see you play as an aging Evie Frye some 20 years after the conclusion of the main game, as you...
Wednesday9th Dec 2015
Review Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (PS4)
The bugs are back in town
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is glorious in its stupidity. It's easily one of the worst looking games on the PlayStation 4, its general gameplay is incredibly basic, and quite frankly the whole thing's bloody mental. You rarely see such madness on home consoles these days – but all of this is part of...
Review Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (PS4)
Once more unto the breach dear friends
A teammate is yelling at the hostage to be quiet. Whether they've had a serious mental break causing them to scream at what amounts to a collection of polygons on a screen is up for debate, but what is certain is that you're both in deep trouble. What was believed to be a fortified, secure room is now anything...
News Gravity Rush 2 Looks Gorgeous in 11 Minute PS4 Demo
Holy Hekseville
What a year it's been for video game revivals. Obviously the likes of Final Fantasy VII Remake and Shenmue III are dominating the headlines, but it's so nice to see Keiichiro Toyama's underrated Gravity Rush franchise make a return as well. In the build up to the Japanese release of Kat's inaugural topsy-turvy adventure, SCEJ has...
Hands On Destiny's Sparrow Racing Is Fun for About an Hour
The Bungie jump effect
When Sparrow racing was announced at Sony's PlayStation Experience 2015 press conference, we won't deny that we were hyped. Ever since climbing aboard our Sparrow for the first time in Destiny, we've always wished for some sort of racing system – if only to see how it would work out. As it happens, the Sparrow Racing League,...
Tuesday8th Dec 2015
Video Top 4 PlayStation Games - November 2015
S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stuff
Sure, the Commonwealth may be laden with Super Mutants and all other sorts of (game breaking) bugs – but this Video Editor happened upon a terminal loaded with Final Cut Pro in a kindly Boston bunker, so it looks like you're getting a Game of the Month clip after all. Top hole, viewers!
Wednesday9th Dec 2015
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Jump as the Holidays Draw Near
Let it snow
The PlayStation 4 saw a relatively strong sales surge last week in Japan, as numbers jumped from 26,598 to 35,782. An increase of around 10,000 units, it's no doubt a welcome sight for Sony as we approach the holidays. It's worth mentioning that the Vita also enjoyed a sales boost, racking up a respectable figure of 21,860. Meanwhile,...
News Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power Levitates to PS4 As Early As Next Week
Brings couch co-op, a fantasy world, and stereoscopic 3D
Hold the phone, it looks like one more PlayStation 4 game could launch before Christmas, and we're not talking about Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair. EDF! EDF! EDF! Kai Tuovinen from Frozenbyte revealed on the PlayStation Blog that Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power will be...
Tuesday8th Dec 2015
News Fallout 4's First Patch Is Here to Stabilise the Commonwealth on PS4
Update 1.02 available to download now
It's taken quite a while, but Fallout 4's first PlayStation 4 patch is here. As with Bethesda's previous game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the developer released the update on PC first, where users could beta test it before providing feedback. Weighing in at just over 500MB, the patch admittedly doesn't seem...
Store Update 8th December 2015 (Europe)
A surprisingly big one
Lots to see and do on the European PlayStation Store this week, as Sony beats the winter blues with some big new releases. Headlining the digital plaza this week are Final Fantasy VII and Fat Princess Adventures – both released during PlayStation Experience 2015 – but they've been accompanied by the likes of Yakuza 5 (!
News Apparently, The Witcher 3 Developer Wants to Launch Cyberpunk 2077 in 2016
We'll believe it when we see it
Cyberpunk 2077 has blessed us with but one CG trailer which released all the way back in 2013 - and that's all that we've seen of the game so far. With that in mind, you can probably understand why we're sceptical of this report from Gamereactor Germany, which states that developer CD Projekt Red may want to launch...
News Ace Combat 7's Going to Look, Er, Ace on PS4
The power of the cloud
Remember the CG trailer for Ace Combat 7 that was shown at PlayStation Experience 2015? That wasn't CG, soldier – it was rendered in real-time on a PlayStation 4. Phwoar, right? According to new information obtained by Gematsu, the title's using some fancy cloud rendering technology, which means that they're objects floating...
News Shawn Layden Thinks Sony's PSX 2015 Presser Ended with a 'Drop the Mic' Moment
He's talking about that Paragon trailer
Maybe Sony Computer Entertainment America's CEO Shawn Layden has a different perception of the phrase 'drop the mic', because we're pretty sure that Sony failed to do so at its recent PlayStation Experience 2015 press conference. For those who missed it, the Japanese company closed its keynote with a CG...
News Feast Your Eyes on The Witcher 3's Final Expansion with These First Screenshots
Wine and dine
Who's ready for Geralt of Rivia's final adventure, then? It's been a long and admittedly bloody road, but the silver haired warrior's journey is drawing to a close next year with the release of Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion - and it's already looking good. Judging from these brand new environmental...
News Black Friday 2015 Was the Most Successful Ever for Sony
PS4 the win
As we've known for quite a while now, the PlayStation 4 is seemingly unstoppable when it comes to sales. Sony's latest machine is officially the fastest-selling console of all time at this point, and if it keeps it up, it'll end up doing even better than the PlayStation 2, which just seems crazy. Speaking to the Financial Times, Andrew...
Guide Must Have PlayStation Holiday Gifts for the Players - UK Edition
The best bundles, games, and stocking stuffers
'Tis the season to mute the radio and grumble about your neighbours' garish garden lights – but Christmas doesn't have to be all bah humbugs. Y'see, the Ghost of Christmas Present is here to show you some of the awesome PlayStation gifts that are available around the web right now. We've got...
News You Can Probably Expect Some Tales of Berseria News Next Week
There are tales to tell
It's been a while since we heard anything substantial about Tales of Berseria, the latest Tales Of game that's currently in development for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. However, that's probably set to change by this time next week, as a special 20th anniversary Japanese livestream is planned. The stream will commence at...
News Stay in Touch with PlayStation Messages App for iOS, Android
App happy
As the old adage goes: one app is never enough, so why not have another one? Sony's whipped PlayStation Network messaging functionality out of the PlayStation app, opting to create a standalone PlayStation Messages app to complement it. Available right now for iOS and Android devices, the free download promises to help you "contact your...
News Destiny's Sparrow Racing League Hits Full Speed Today
Blast off
Destiny's so-called winter event, the Sparrow Racing League - or SRL - engages its thrusters today as Guardians who own The Taken King are given the opportunity to take part in WipEout-esque races. According to Bungie, crossing the finish line allows you to rack up rewards such as new Sparrows, equipment, and shaders. As long as the actual...
News Destiny Patch 2.1.0 Is Jetting onto PS4 Right Now
Zip zip zoom
Guardians rejoice: the day has finally arrived. Destiny's latest patch buffs auto rifles (again), pulse rifles are getting nerfed, and Titan Sunbreaker subclass is being slapped down to Earth - or what's left of it, we suppose. Of course, it's not just about balance changes. Announced at Sony's PlayStation Experience 2015 press...
Monday7th Dec 2015
News DiRT Rally Takes a Long Easy Left to PS4 in April
Rally great news
After heavy speculation, DiRT Rally will get dirty starting 5th April on the PlayStation 4. The game – which officially launched on the PC, er, today – will presumably include all of the content released thus far, including the new Winter Wonderland update, which adds some snow-based Swedish stages to the mix. For those that...
Tuesday8th Dec 2015
News UK Sales Charts: Just Cause 3 Blows a Hole in the Top Five
Marvellous Medici
Just Cause 3 tethered a landmine to fourth position in this week's UK sales charts – and pulled them both together. Avalanche Studios' open world adventure appears to have got off to a flying start, but it couldn't topple FIFA 16, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, or Star Wars Battlefront – all three of which remained glued to the...
Monday7th Dec 2015
News Crisis Averted, Final Fantasy VII Remake 'Episodes' Will Each Be Full-Sized Games
Put down your oversized swords for now
And breathe. Earlier today, it was revealed that Final Fantasy VII Remake on PlayStation 4 won't be one game, and the Internet basically imploded. However, it seems as though our greatest fears have since been laid to rest thanks to a statement to Kotaku from publisher Square Enix. Yes, the tit
News Yakuza Zero May Not Release in Europe on PS4
Feeling the Heat
Yakuza Zero practically had the Push Square office on its feet when it was announced for the PlayStation 4 at PlayStation Experience 2015 last week – but there's bad news for those of you in Europe. SEGA's said that the game is only confirmed for North America right now, despite a trailer mentioning the Old Word. Apparently that...
News Uh-Oh! Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Be Episodic on PS4
Will not be a single game
Here's one way to utterly destroy all of the hype that Square Enix built surrounding Final Fantasy VII Remake this weekend: the game will be episodic – or something. News comes courtesy of shaky translations from Dengeki Online, but what we know for definite is that the game will be released in multiple parts – you...
Reaction We Launch Our Limit Breaks on Episodic Final Fantasy VII Remake Reports
Squaaaaaaaare!
So, Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't going to be one game. The news rocked the very foundation of the Push Square office earlier today, but even though we're still reeling from the shock, we've managed to get editors Sammy Barker and Robert Ramsey together to have a good old rant about the whole thing. You can read their bewildered,...
Rumour Could Max Payne Dive onto PS4?
It's about (bullet) time
After re-releasing eight PlayStation 2 games on the PlayStation 4 last week, it seems that Sony isn't going to stop digging up old classics and giving them a new lease of life. On the ESRB website, it appears that Remedy's excellent shooter Max Payne could be one of those games being brought to the platform, with R
News Gone Home Gets Comfy on PS4 from 12th January
Home alone
Fullbright's critically acclaimed walking simulator Gone Home was announced for the PlayStation 4 eons ago, but financial issues at publisher Midnight City meant that the port was put on hiatus. Fortunately, those problems appear to have been resolved, and the game will open the front door of Sony's new-gen format on 12th January. Hurray!...
Feature How Many PSX 2015 Predictions Did the Push Square Community Get Right?
Did you beat the PlayStation Experience?
PlayStation Experience 2015 has come and gone, which means that it's time to find out whether the Push Square community was able to correctly predict the events of Sony's press conference. We asked you 20 yes or no questions, and we're happy to report that over 160 of you took part in the quiz. The last time...
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