News - 2016, Week 04

Sunday31st Jan 2016

Saturday30th Jan 2016

Friday29th Jan 2016

  • News Finally, We Can Compare PS4 and Xbox One Sales

    Sony's way out in the lead

    Microsoft stopped reporting Xbox One hardware sales recently, suggesting that its Monthly Active Users metric is more important than its flagship format's install base. Fortunately, an EA investor report and a bit of math has enabled us to, for the first time in a long while, see how the Redmond firm's box is performing in...

  • News Mass Effect Andromeda Will Crash Land on PS4 Soon

    Geth in

    Expect aliens, dialogue wheels, and interspecies bonking fairly soon, as Mass Effect Andromeda is travelling at the speed of light to a PlayStation 4 near you. EA has confirmed as part of its dreadfully dull investor's meeting that the space-based role-playing game is just one mass relay away from entering your machine – or, to put that in...

  • News Titanfall 2 to Take the PS4 by Storm Prior to April 2017

    But have you seen it?

    Remember when Titanfall was billed as this revolutionary, mind-bogglingly amazing exclusive that was going to bless us all with its Biblical brilliance? Yeah, consumers kinda dropped a titan on that big load of bunk. But we're being a bit unkind: the game was good – very good, in fact – but like so many new properties it...

  • News Sony's Doing Pretty Darn Well at the Moment

    Company smashes earnings expectations

    For a huge chunk of this site's life, we've reported on Sony's financial losses. You could guarantee that each quarter without fail, the firm would be in the red. But ever since Kaz Hirai took the helm, the company's trajectory has started to change. And, while it's nowhere near the juggernaut that it once was,...

  • News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Is Creepy But Pretty Impressive

    Mixed fortunes

    Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is packing some serious tech beneath its bikini bottoms. No, really – the title must be pushing the PlayStation 4 pretty hard with its extremely high-quality character models, wet clothing simulations, and mesmerising physics. It's just a shame that the game built around the titillation looks like a low-rent...

  • Rumour New Ghostbusters Game to Slime the PS4

    Heat 'em up

    Activision's ready to cross the streams it seems, as word is that it's working on a new Ghostbusters game for the PlayStation 4. The title – which will apparently launch alongside the new movie – has not yet been confirmed by the publisher, but it's leaving things late these days, with its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title being a...

  • Talking Point Is PlayStation Right to Switch Focus to the West?

    Emigrating overseas

    The humble beginnings of PlayStation are well documented: Ken Kutaragi believed that Sony should get into the console business so strongly that he began developing the firm's first format behind his employer's back. The board didn't back him, but CEO Norio Ohga saw the potential – and he sent the famously hot-headed engineer...

  • News You Can Play The Division's Beta on PS4 Right Now

    Like, now

    The long-awaited beta for Tom Clancy's The Division is live on the PlayStation 4 right now, in case you were, y'know, not sure. We've got our roving reporter Robert Ramsey working through it now in order to bring you a few first impressions. Here's what he just said on Google Chat: Robert Ramsey (16:22): Just found a dog doing a...

  • News You Can, Er, Play Saints Row Undercover on Your PSP Now

    Gat a load of this

    Remember that crumby, cancelled Saints Row game for the PSP? Well, you can play it now. Volition has released the unfinished .iso file online, allowing you to test out the unreleased title for free. This is a pretty unprecedented move, so kudos to the developer for getting the game out into the public domain. We've no idea how...

  • News Apple's Assembling a Secret Virtual Reality Division

    Still think this isn't the future?

    Analysts generally agree that Sony's best placed to take advantage of the imminent virtual reality explosion, but PlayStation VR may yet meet fierce competition from Apple. Financial Times reports that the t

  • News Amy Hennig's Star Wars Is Still in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

    Jabba the Gutted

    Upon leaving Naughty Dog, the mastermind behind Uncharted, Amy Hennig, started work at Visceral Games, where she's developing a brand new Star Wars game. But speaking to shareholders, publisher EA has warned that it may yet be a few years away. "We are obviously announcing that we are investing in some action-based SKUs by bringing...

  • News Retailer GameStop's Publishing Ratchet & Clank Maker's Next Release

    Water yer talkin' about?

    This author took a few hours out today to work on super-secret-not-really-that-interesting-behind-the-scenes stuff, and he's returned to an industry in flames. Indeed, not only has Mass Effect Andromeda been discussed in a venue outside of Twitter, but Ratchet & Clank creator Insomniac Games has jumped into bed with…...

  • News Metal Gear Solid V Ships Over 6 Million Copies as Konami Profits

    Mission successful, Snake

    Konami's enjoyed a decent amount of success with it's surprisingly divisive Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. According to the Japanese publisher's latest earnings report, the open world stealth-'em-up has shipped over six million copies worldwide. The title's popularity contributed to a 37.5 per cent increase in...

  • News Shawn Layden, Can You Top This Presser Entrance?

    Dear SCEA president Shawn Layden

    The gauntlet has been thrown down, and the team at Push Square want to see you respond. You may have already seen PlayStation Japan and Asia deputy president Hiroyuki Oda's entrance at the Taipei Game Show this week, but if you haven't, we've embedded it below for your convenience, courtesy of DualShockers: Our...

  • Push Share What PS4 Screenshots Have You Been Sharing? - Issue 7

    Witness this

    It's time once again for Push Share, our bi-weekly feature in which the honourable staff of Push Square bring you their best PlayStation 4 screenshots. Issue 7's collection boasts touches of beauty, hints of comedy, and, of course, sprinkles of newly released title, The Witness. It's a bit of a looker, that one. Did...

  • News 2K Games Takes a Tighter Grip on the WWE License

    Handful

    Tasuki told us to tell y'all: 2K Games has signed a "multi-year" deal with WWE ensuring that it will continue publishing sweaty men simulators for the foreseeable future. Tasuki also politely asked yours truly not to say anything derogatory during this article so that he doesn't have to clean up the comments section. It's the beginning of...

  • News This War of Mine: The Little Ones Crawls onto PS4 Today

    Warchild

    This War of Mine has finally arrived on the PlayStation 4, and it includes The Little Ones, which is a new feature that enables the form of parent-and-child stories to be unravelled and more touching moments throughout. In the game, you're a survivor with a bunch of other survivors, and if the situation doesn't already sound bad enough,...

  • News What's That Sound? Naruto Storm 4 Is Getting Character DLC After Launch

    The Sound Four join the fray

    If there's one thing that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 has going for it, it's the title's thoroughly impressive playable character roster - and developer CyberConnect2 plans on adding to it after the game launches early next month. If you're a long time fan, you'll probably remember the Sound Four from the...

Thursday28th Jan 2016

Wednesday27th Jan 2016

  • Guide When Does The Division Beta Begin on PS4?

    How can you get access? How big is the file?

    Ubisoft, you sly dogs. At first we thought that all of the snow in New York City was a freak natural occurrence, but now we've realised that it was just viral marketing for Tom Clancy's The Division, which is set to receive its inaugural public beta this week. Of course, you may be wondering how to get...

  • News Your Full February PlayStation Plus Lineup Is Strong

    No, really

    You already know part of your February PlayStation Plus lineup, but what about the rest? As reported earlier, isometric cross-buy blaster Helldivers and quirky soup sim Nom Nom Galaxy are the headliners – but the PlayStation 3 lineup is pretty great, with fighting game spin-off Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and

  • News Your Free February PlayStation Plus Games for PS4 Have Leaked

    Helldivers and Nom Nom Galaxy join the fun

    February's big PlayStation Plus update will include isometric alien shooter Helldivers and quirky factory sim Nom Nom Galaxy on the PlayStation 4. The lineup has been leaked via the new-gen system's user interface, which includes a Coming Soon screen featuring the two forthcoming freebies. At the time of...

  • News Try Not to Witness This Game-Breaking Bug in The Witness

    Hopefully this will all Blow over

    Jonathon Blow's beautiful new project, The Witness, is finally here, and many PlayStation players - including many Push Square staffers - are pumped to play through it. However, some users have been complaining that the game's save system is subpar, claiming that the title doesn't automatically back-up saves and...

  • Review Attractio (PS4)

    Opposites Attractio

    Attractio is a new first-person puzzle game from Mexican developer GameCoder Studios. For anyone with even a passing familiarity with the Portal series from Valve, you will likely feel right at home, as this title is very much in that same ballpark. However, unlike with Portal, we came away from this experience with a lot left to...

  • News EA Withdraws from E3 2016 Showfloor

    Opts for its own event instead

    This week has been packed to the rafters with unexpected announcements, and here's another headline that we weren't anticipating: Electronic Arts will not be present on the show floor at E3 2016. The mega publisher is instead opting to invite fans to a new PlayStation Experience-esque public showcase, which will run...

  • Review Baseball Riot (PS4)

    Bouncing balls

    Baseball Riot is a sequel to the popular physics puzzler Tennis in the Face, however this time around you won't be serving the balls – you'll be striking them. You play as the ex-professional baseballer Gabe Carpaccio, who threw his whole career down the toilet when he became addicted to the energy drink known as Explodz. Now...

  • News Dangerous Golf Looks Like a Hole in One on PS4

    Burning up the course

    Burnout 3: Takedown is arguably one of the greatest racing games for its tight controls, adrenaline-inducing crashes and speed, and a special feature called Crash Mode. The goal of that mode was to simply yet strategically slam your vehicle into traffic and attempt to cause as much damage and chaos as possible. It should have...

  • News Nina Williams Is Back for Blood in Tekken 7

    Time to die

    Wow, who saw this one coming? Bandai Namco has revealed that Nina Williams will be taking part in the next Iron Fist Tournament, and honestly, she's looking deadlier than ever. The first thing that you'll probably notice is that one of her costumes is a torn and tatty wedding dress - and she's had her face slightly redesigned to boot...

  • Review Tachyon Project (PS4)

    The bare bones project

    Tachyon Project is a port of a game that launched on other platforms in the summer of 2015 – an arcade-style twin-stick shooter that proudly wears its influences on its sleeves. Or perhaps that's influence in the singular sense: the game looks, sounds, and even feels incredibly like Bizarre Creations' Geometry Wars 3:...

  • News Anticipated PS4 Exclusive RIME May Finally Get Some New Details Soon

    RIME time

    Oh RIME, we remember when you broke our heart by looking incredibly promising all the way back at GamesCom 2013 - and then you all but disappeared into the void for two years. For what feels like an eternity, people have been wondering just what the heck has happened to the PlayStation 4 exclusive with its notable absence at numerous press...

  • News The World's Biggest Fighting Game Tournament Drops Street Fighter IV

    Evolution

    Evo, the world's most famous fighting game tournament, has brought an end to an era by announcing that Street Fighter IV - a title that's been played consistently at the yearly event since it launched in 2009 - has been dropped from this year's upcoming competition. Of course, with Street Fighter V releasing next month, it comes as no...

  • Store Update 26th January 2016 (North America)

    Insert something witty here

    As in Europe, long awaited indie puzzler The Witness is the highlight in this week's North American PlayStation Store update. The Myst-esque puzzler has been accompanied by LEGO Marvel's Avengers and This War of Mine: The Little Ones. Some damn decent variety, that, no? PS4 Games: Gemini: Heroes Reborn $14.99 LEGO...

  • News Japanese Sales Charts: Yakuza: Kiwami Goes on a Rampage at the Top

    The dragon's back in town

    The Yakuza franchise has always been huge in its native Japan, so it's no real surprise to find that Yakuza: Kiwami - a remake of the PlayStation 2 original - has smashed its way right to the top of the software charts. The re-imagining of Kazuma Kiryu's initial adventure racked up sales of 103,256 copies on PlayStation 4,...

Tuesday26th Jan 2016

Monday25th Jan 2016