News Is Limbo Dev Playdead's Inside Coming to PS4?
Studio wants game in as many hands as possible
News - 2016, Week 27
Sunday10th Jul 2016
News Demon's Souls Remaster Could Crawl Up and Die on Your PS4
Sony would need to find a developer, though
While we'd assumed that the industry was collectively done with remasters, it seems that there's still plenty of pent-up demand for a re-release of Demon's Souls on the PlayStation 4. And it could still happen according to director Hidetaka Miyazaki – it's just unlikely that From Software will be at the...
News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Will Make Your Eyes Pop in Virtual Reality
Killer app
Sony may want to make some more PlayStation VR pre-orders available, as Koei Tecmo has confirmed that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 – the sexy holiday simulator – will support the headset from launch. A free update will be made available from 13th October for existing owners, as well as those who have downloaded the free-to-play version...
Push Rewind 7 Days to Die, Adam Boyes' Exit, No Man's Sky
And not much else
It's been about as far away from being a vintage week here at Push Square Towers as is possible, with very little happening on Planet PlayStation over the past seven days. The summer's sometimes like that, though, and we're sure that there'll be an uptick in enthusiasm as Gamescom quietly draws near. Reviews: 7 Days to Die -...
News Mai You Give a Warm Welcome to Dead or Alive 5's Newest Challenger
King of Fighters favourite makes a cameo
King of Fighters fans will find their attention split between the latest entry in the age-old arcade series and Dead or Alive 5: Last Round this September, as series veteran Mai Shiranui will be battling her way into Koei Tecmo's flagship fighter as paid downloadable content. We honestly couldn't think of a...
Saturday9th Jul 2016
Talking Point Is It Time for PSone Classics on PS4?
Old-school
This week saw the release of two PlayStation 2 titles on the PlayStation 4: The Warriors and Metal Slug Anthology. The two articles that we wrote confirming these releases went on to become among the most viewed on the website over the past seven days, proving that there's pent-up demand for these retro re-releases. But isn't it time that...
Review LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PS4)
BB on board
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a return to the beloved galaxy which is always in constant conflict between good and evil. This time you will be retold the story of the most recent film, The Force Awakens, and you'll be following the new characters Finn, Rey, and Poe as they team up with the well-known resistance fighters from...
Swing when you’re winning
It's been 12 long years since Activision dangled Spider-Man 2 in front of our eyes, and we lapped it up like the Kingpin at an all you can eat buffet. Treyarch's memorable open world outing is widely considered as the web-slinger's finest hour on a games console, and Insomniac will have its work cut out if it hopes to...
News Shadow of the Colossus' Influence Looms Large Over Prey for the Gods
Agro! Agro!
Shadow of the Colossus is comfortably one of the greatest games ever made, and its influence is clear to see in Prey for the Gods – an upcoming survival action game set in an icy island environment. The title, which is being created by just three people, launched its Kickstarter campaign this week – with a $300,000 goal for t
Round Up Are Song of the Deep's PS4 Reviews Singing or Minging?
Under the sea
Insomniac Games surely must be the busiest developer in the industry right now. It's only just finished up Ratchet & Clank and it's already busy beavering away on Spider-Man, and that's excluding the handful of Oculus Rift titles that it's working on as well. Song of the Deep is yet another title being developed by the industrious...
Review Full Mojo Rampage (PS4)
Get a Loa this
Roguelikes are ten a penny these days. You've probably played at least one; Spelunky, The Binding of Isaac, Rogue Legacy, and Enter the Gungeon are just the tip of the iceberg. It also happens that they're all excellent, each putting its own spin on the permadeath, randomly generated crunchiness that the genre is known for. Full Mojo...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 125
A weekend of sport
Hype! This weekend not only plays host to the final of Wimbledon but also Euro 2016, meaning that everyone here at Push Square Towers has a date with BBC1 this Sunday. As for you Americans, we're sure that there's some basketball on or something. Sammy Barker, Editor: I opted to review Energy Hook because… Well, I haven't...
Friday8th Jul 2016
News Uncharted 4 Hastily Discounted in EU PlayStation Store Flash Sale
Treasure trove
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is comfortably one of the best games of the year, and now it's available for less on the European PlayStation Store. While the discount doesn't cut particularly deep, the title can currently be purchased digitally in the UK for £34.99, which is less than the likes of
Round Up Rubber Neck Carmageddon: Max Damage's PS4 Reviews
Car crash
We're taking a little more time with Carmageddon: Max Damage before bringing you our verdict, but other critics have uploaded their thoughts this morning. Sadly, the reviews are all twisted metal and broken bumpers right now – and not in a particularly good way. Here's what the industry thinks of Stainless Games' seemingly stained reboot...
News Unreal Engine Maker Can't Wait for PS4K
Neo glee-o
The sentiment here at Push Square Towers, in general, is that we're really excited for the PlayStation 4K – or Neo, as it's codenamed. For us, it represents a new console launch which is always fun, but it's also going to be thrilling to see exactly how Sony positions it – and how it's received by the general public. Plus, shiny new...
News New Documentary Will Depict How PlayStation Conquered the World
And you can help fund it
PlayStation's big business these days, but that wasn't always the case. Back in the early 90s, electronics giant Sony was rather reluctant to create its own console – with its board of directors voting against Ken Kutaragi's proposal. The firm's wily CEO Norio Ohga believed in the project so much, though, that he sent the...
News Popular PlayStation Suit Adam Boyes Is Leaving Sony
Getting back to game development
Adam Boyes has one of the most recognisable faces at PlayStation – but the Vice President of Developer and Publisher Relations is moving on. The suit – perhaps best known for announcing Final Fantasy VII Remake and Shenmue III at last year's E3, as well as featuring in
News Adr1ft Coming to PS4 This Month
Gravity's a bitch
Space survival sim Adr1ft is set to launch on PlayStation 4 on 15th July, according to creator Adam Orth. Although the game was designed with VR in mind – and, indeed, delayed from its original PC release to accommodate the launch of Oculus Rift – the PS4 version is yet to be confirmed for PlayStation VR when it launches in...
Podcast Episode 10 - Top 20 PS4 Games Still to Come in 2016
And we dismember Umbrella Corps
And we're back! It's time for another episode of the Push Square Podcast where Ben Potter and myself bring you all the latest goings on in the world of PlayStation. We also regularly treat you to hot takes on Push Square's best feature work and deliver unique conversations with the very folks behind the top reviews...
Thursday7th Jul 2016
Kill me
The premise behind 7 Days to Die is strong: it's an open-world zombie survival horror game smashed together with the crafting and building elements of Minecraft. That description sounds compelling, but the final product doesn't come anywhere near to being fun. Before you jump into the actual game, you are given a plethora of options to...
News Evolve Will Be Playable for Free on PS4 Soon
Admits original release caused a "s***storm"
As expected, Evolve really is going free-to-play – but not on the PlayStation 4 just yet. While PC players will be able to download the complimentary client's beta starting today, fans of Sony's system will need to wait until Turtle Rock's got everything in order. Once it's satisfied with the PC...
News Ensure You Have Enough Cash for Resident Evil 4 on PS4, Stranger
Hehehe, thank you
What're yer buyin' on 30th August? Resident Evil 4, of course. The legendary third-person shooter – which is surely in the running for the greatest game ever made – will lurch its way to the PlayStation 4 on 30th August, publisher Capcom has announced. There's no word on a price yet, but both Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6...
News No Man's Sky Is Finally, Finally Finished on PS4
Space awaits
The wait has been longer than an intergalactic tour of the universe, but No Man's Sky is finally finished on the PlayStation 4. Hello Games founder Sean Murray – who's sprouted a rather feral beard during the gruelling development cycle – confirmed the news on Twitter earlier this evening, with a photograph of the Guildford-based...
News Is PS4 Shooter Evolve About to Go Free to Play?
Level up
Remember Evolve? It was that game by the ex-Left 4 Dead devs that won a slew of awards prior to release, and then was swiftly ignored by gamers and the media once it actually launched. Well, it looks like it's about to make a comeback – or at least try to, we suppose. Turtle Rock, the studio behind the shooter, has put a countdown on the...
News Sculpt Your Hair in Anticipation for Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2's PS4 Collector's Edition
Antigrav gel
Picture the scene: all is quiet at Push Square Towers, aside from the sound of yours truly nibbling away on a Tootsie Roll. Dubbidoo. An email alert – it's from Bandai Namco. Perhaps it's confirmation of The Witcher 3's previously reported Game of the Year Edition? Maybe it includes screenshots of Dark Souls III'
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Sells a Few Units, People Like Robots
The usual
Oh, right – the Japanese sales charts. Ramsey would rampage if he knew we'd skipped this weekly staple, so let's break it down: PlayStation 4 is continuing to sell steady in the East, and should break the three million unit milestone imminently; local gamers have been snapping up a game called Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers in...
News This PS4, Vita Game About Freakin' Fonts Genuinely Sounds Interesting
Not your type?
We've discussed in the past how the video game medium could perhaps be better leveraged for education, and so this upcoming title about, er, typefaces has us intrigued. The bold [Sorry – Ed] experience, launching on the PlayStation 4 and Vita next week, sees you assume the role of two full-stops, who must work their way through...
Interview Solving Mysteries with Sherlock Holmes Developer Frogwares
From calibash pipes to eldritch horrors
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has been making Sherlock Holmes games for 15 years now, slowly improving and reshaping a solid adventure model. The Devil's Daughter is the eighth mainline game in the series and features a younger Sherlock, who juggles the life of a master sleuth with the perils of parenthood. We...
News Gravity Rush 2's Japanese PS4 Release Date to Tumble Out of 19th July Event
Meow
Gravity Rush 2 – known as Gravity Daze 2 overseas, of course – will be dated in Japan during a presentation scheduled for 19th July. The event will be hosted at Ebisu Act Square, and will begin at 14:30PM JST – about 06:30AM BST if you're in the UK. It'll be attended by series creator Keiichiro Toyama, composer Kohei Tanaka, and SIEJ...
Wednesday6th Jul 2016
News PS4 Exclusive Alienation Loots Local Co-Op Patch
Stronger together
Alienation didn't set the world alight quite like Resogun before it, but in a year that's seen the release of several strong PlayStation 4 exclusives, it's one of the better ones. And now it's been updated as part of patch v1.03, bringing with it the local co-op support which was promised all the way back at launch. You'll be able...
News Lara Croft's Tomb Raider Will Rise on PS4 This Holiday
But still no firm date
The saga of Rise of the Tomb Raider continues – well, sort of. Despite not being mentioned at E3 2016 last month, Square Enix has reiterated in a Q&A that the game is still on track for release later this year on the PlayStation 4. According to Crystal Dynamics via an admin on the publisher's
Hands On Seeking the Light in Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Saving the best for last
It's no secret that the Kingdom Hearts series has transformed into quite a meandering and occasionally confusing beast. After 2005's Kingdom Hearts II, the series spread itself across three additional platforms and continued telling side stories that expanded the lore, but never strictly progressed it any further than where...
News Sony Submits Paperwork for USB Dongle
Slow news day
The news has well and truly dried up in the wake of E3 2016 – just look at the headline to this article for proof. Yes, it's true: Sony has submitted a filing to the Federal Communications Commission for a USB dongle. The proposed product was submitted by the PlayStation division, but it's unclear what it actually does. Kill us now...
News The Witcher III Will Get a PS4 Game of the Year Edition Deserving of Its Name
Triss-tastic
We didn't vote The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as our Game of the Year – that coveted accolade went to the unbelievably good Bloodborne – but it came mighty close. We're also comfortable admitting that we were in the minority – the last we read, over 240 individual publications had awarded CD Projekt Red's fantasy epic their top gong...
News Make Sure That Anthony Martial Is FIFA 17's Cover Star
He came from France
As is the case almost every year, you can vote for the face of FIFA 17 right now. Fortunately, Liverpool's bargain bin Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, is not in the running this year – with Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, Chelsea's Eden Hazard, and Manchester United's Anthony Martial in the...
News Dead Island's Deep Silver to Publish Persona 5 in Europe
SEGA's washing its hair
Persona 5 finally has a publisher in Europe – and its Dead Island's Deep Silver who's taking the reins. The company previously collaborated with Atlus to bring Catherine to the Old World, so it's a partnership that makes sense – though why owner SEGA can't just do it itself, we'll never know. It looks like the...
Tuesday5th Jul 2016
Review Professional Farmer 2017 (PS4)
Cull the crops
It's never nice comparing a game to an infinitely superior peer – especially when that title scored an uninspiring 6/10 on this very site. Professional Farmer 2017 is so mind-bogglingly bad, though, that it makes Farming Simulator 15 look like Game of the Year in comparison. This is a cynical cash-grab trying to capitalise on the...
Simply Redfield
Don't let anyone tell you that Resident Evil 5's a rotter – it's only partially decomposed. Seven years removed from its original release, Capcom's controversial African adventure remains somewhat entertaining – even if old problems die hard. This schizophrenic outback outing has a bit of an identity crisis, but its biggest issue...
News Is Limbo Dev Playdead's Inside Coming to PS4?
Studio wants game in as many hands as possible
One game that's been not-so quietly drawing plenty of plaudits over the past couple of weeks is Limbo developer Playdead's Inside. The puzzle platformer has been hoovering up 10/10 reviews like they're going out of fashion, and currently commands a 92 on Metacritic. The problem? It's not currently...
Review Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII (PS4)
Romance is not dead
Strategy used to have a comfortable home on PlayStation: ports of Westwood's Command & Conquer series, Bullfrog's Theme games and the likes of Populous and The Bitmap Brothers' excellent Z, can often evoke fond memories in many a 'Station stalwart. But the genre fell by the wayside in later generations, with a slim selection...
News Download Your Free July PlayStation Plus Games Right Now
And claim a special surprise
July's roster of free PlayStation Plus games are available to download right now from the European PlayStation Store – and there's a surprise in store for members. At the time of typing, Yakuza 5 is available for the PlayStation 3 as opposed to the advertised Fat Princess. It's unclear if that's a mistake, but we'd...
News Rockstar's The Warriors Brawls to PS4
Can you dig it?
Rockstar's made some unexpected games over the years, with The Warriors being one of them. Based upon the 1979 movie of the same name – which itself was inspired by a 1965 novel – the game's essentially a beat-'em-up, which originally released all the way back in 2005 on the PlayStation 2. And now, via Sony's emulation...
Why aren’t you helping?
A cacophony greets your ears upon starting up Asemblance. Alarms blare somewhere in the distance as a synthetic voice asks you why you aren't helping, how you feel, and what you remember. The problem is, we don't remember anything. How could we? We just started. Nilo Studios' debut makes a rather striking first impression...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn, PlayStation VR Win E3 2016 Awards
But Zelda beats PlayStation's best
The annual Game Critics Awards winners are in – and the PlayStation 4 has won big yet again. While it was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that took the coveted E3 2016 Best of Show gong, Horizon: Zero Dawn won Best Original Game, while PlayStation VR took home the Best Hardware/Peripheral trophy. Other...
News Sony Shutting LittleBigPlanet's Servers Down in Japan
And some in the West
If you're a Japanese gamer who loves LittleBigPlanet, then you may want to start tapping down on your d-pad: Sony's shutting down the servers for all three of the main games, as well as LittleBigPlanet Karting, LittleBigPlanet Vita, and LittleBigPlanet Portable. Essentially, the series is over in the East, it would seem. The...
Store Update 5th July 2016 (North America)
Old cool
It's a good week for PlayStation 2 titles on the North American PlayStation Store, with both the Metal Slug Anthology and The Warriors rolling out as part of Sony's emulation initiative. Other major releases this time include Furi, Lost Sea, and The Banner
Store Update 5th July 2016 (Europe)
Hell hath no Furi
We tend to say it every week, but these European PlayStation Store updates do seem to get bigger every single time. Headliners in this edition include Furi – free for PlayStation Plus members – and The Banner Saga 2, but don't forget the likes of Hawken and Energy Hook. PS4 Games: The Banner Saga 2 5th July The Banner Saga...
News Twitch Streams to PS Vita Screens with New App
Live and kicking
While Sony's busy removing apps from the PlayStation Vita, Twitch has opted to roll out its own official client for the portable. The free download – which weighs in at 16.7MB and is available now in Europe – will allow you to watch livestreams and recorded videos, and is even compatible with the ill-fated PlayStation TV. It's...
Monday4th Jul 2016
News PlayStation VR's Not Released Yet, But It's Already Sold Out
Sony not accepting launch pre-orders anymore
Not got a pre-order for PlayStation VR? You're probably going to struggle to secure one on launch day. Sony hinted at E3 2016 that stocks of the futuristic facemask may be light, and it's since told IGN that all pre-orders have been exhausted. This means that the platform holder will not be making any...
News Resident Evil 7 Breaks PS4 Demo Records
Giving other games the finger
Resident Evil 7's self-contained demo experience Beginning Hour has set the record for PlayStation 4 demo downloads in North America, becoming the most coveted slice of sampler content in its first week of release. There are a lot of stipulations here, so we're going to attempt that sentence again: more people in North...
News PS4 Shooter Battlefield 1 to Launch with 10 Maps
Multiplayer modes and more leaked
Battlefield 1's pre-release beta has been data-mined by people with too much time on their hands, so EA and DICE's marketing plans are now more or less in tatters. This isn't any old leak: practically every detail about the first-person shooter has been posted on Reddit, from its list of weapons right the way...
News Visual Novels 999 and Virtue's Last Reward Being Ported to New Platforms
Cult classics
Fans of the Zero Escape series may feel like punching the sky right now, as Aksys Games has announced that both 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward are being ported to additional platforms. There's no word on which systems the love will extend to, but we imagine that the former will deploy on...
News UK Sales Charts: LEGO Star Wars Forces Its Way to the Top
Sith sense
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens has enjoyed the fourth biggest launch in UK LEGO game history and the fourth biggest launch in UK Star Wars game history – the fourth was clearly on its side. It pushed last week's front runner DOOM down into, er, fourth, while FIFA 16 and Overwatch hung around in second and third respectively...
