News - 2016, Week 35

Sunday4th Sep 2016

  • Poll Are You Happy with September's PlayStation Plus Games?

    Journey of the Fallen

    After August's rather divisive offering, the reaction to September's PlayStation Plus selection didn't seem too bad. With superb PlayStation exclusive Journey and the janky but enjoyable Lords of the Fallen up for grabs this month, there's an argument that this is one of the strongest line ups that the service has offered in...

  • Mission Blog Chapter 3 - Man on the Moon

    Take a hike

    The Laptop system was, on first impressions, a bit of a letdown. One planet with two moons? Is that all you've got for me, Laptop? Pfff. It wasn't all bad, though. I hadn't really seen many moons at that stage, so I was intrigued to see if there were any differences. Perhaps they'd be rockier and less rich in resources. Whatever the...

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  • News PSN Down for Some as Web Rages Over Connection Issues

    Offline and out

    Battlefield 1's servers may be a bit more functional today, but Sony's aren't it seems. While not everyone appears to be affected, reports are swirling that PlayStation Network is having a few hiccups – despite the platform holder failing to comment at the time of typing. Most likely this is just a temporary blip, as was the case...

Thursday1st Sep 2016

  • News PlayStation Move Is About to Make a Big Comeback

    And not just in Pog form

    Who would have thought, when the Kinect was tearing up the charts and the PlayStation Move seemed like a lousy waggle copy-cat, that it'd be Sony's motion controller that would have a longer lifespan? Only today, this author played a handful of titles for preview with the illuminating wand – it's definitely on the cusp of...

  • News So, Where Did Those Leaked PS4 Slims Actually Come From?

    The UAE, apparently

    The PlayStation 4 Slim will be officially announced on the 7th September at Sony's PlayStation Meeting - that much is guaranteed at this point - but where did all of these leaked consoles actually come from? If you haven't been keeping up to date on this story, Slims, in all of their real, physical glory, have been found in the...

  • News Play Overwatch For Free on PS4 Next Week

    No PlayStation Plus required

    Popular character-based team shooter Overwatch is having a free weekend on PlayStation 4, and everyone's invited - even if you don't have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. What's more, the entire game will be yours to enjoy - all heroes, stages, and modes of play included - and any progress that you make during...

  • News The Best Sonic the Hedgehog Game Freedom Planet Is Coming to PS4

    Gotta go fast

    Freedom Planet may not bear the moniker of a hyperactive hog, but GalaxyTrail's high-octane indie platformer is Sonic in everything but name. Let's look at its credentials: creepy furry characters, blistering action that would make even Blast Processing blush, and stages that look like… Well, Green Hill Zone. Oh, and it's coming to...

  • Review One Way Trip (PS4)

    Half baked

    One of PlayStation's crowning achievements is its diverse range of software. From the original grey box of magic right through to now, Sony's consoles have always been platforms that champion the weird and the wonderful as well as more popular fare. PaRappa the Rapper, a rhythm game with a zany, colourful art style about a dog that loves...

  • News Yep, Final Fantasy XV Is Still Very Pretty Indeed

    Get a better look at the game's world

    A detailed day-night cycle, some crisp looking environments, and a great sense of scale - all three of these things feature in Final Fantasy XV's latest trailer, which details the wilderness of Eos. From massive mountains to lively cities, the game's world holds a lot of promise based on what we've seen of it so...

  • News New Mafia III Gameplay Trailer Takes Justice Into Its Own Hands

    Safety's off

    Mafia III lead Lincoln Clay doesn't mess around, does he? The star of the game's latest trailer, we see Clay take down a ton of criminals, from lowly drug dealers to mob bosses and more. Sure, his methods may not be subtle - they appear to be of the 'shoot first, ask questions later' variety - but hey, he gets the job done. Of course,...

  • News Try Dragon Quest Heroes II For Free on PS4 with a Japanese PSN Account

    Monster mash

    Got the urge to slaughter hordes of colourful monsters, have you? Well, you're in luck, because Square Enix has released a playable PlayStation 4 demo of Dragon Quest Heroes II over on the Japanese PlayStation Store. The demo weighs in at around 4GB, and spotlights the beginning of the game. Needless to say, it may well be worth a...

Wednesday31st Aug 2016

Tuesday30th Aug 2016

  • Review The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4)

    Life's a witch, then she dies

    Republished on Tuesday, 30th August, 2016: To coincide with the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition, we're bringing this rather large review back from the Push Square archives. We've also included links to our reviews of the game's two expansions - which are included in the Game of the Year...

  • News PlayStation Plus Rumours Can Hurt Studios, Indie Dev Explains

    Thumbs down

    Around this time every month we all start taking bets about which titles will be made available as part of PlayStation Plus' free game lineup. However, it's probably worth sparing a thought for those developers who lose potential sales because people wrongly assume that their products will be given away as part of the subscription...

  • News The Witcher 3 Loots One Last Patch on PS4

    Geralt's goodbye

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had a good run, hasn't it? Since the game launched all the way back in May of 2015, developer CD Projekt Red has supported it with a ton of free downloadable content, two superb expansions, and numerous updates that have both fixed and added a huge amount of stuff. And with the deserved Game of the Year...

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  • News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3's PlayStation VR Patch Is As Pervy As You'd Expect

    A bit of a boob

    Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune will be updated to include PlayStation VR support from 13th October, and it looks just about as pervy as you'd expect it to. The feature will be incorporated as part of a free update, which will allow you to "enjoy" the Event Paradise, Gravure Paradise, and Photo Paradise modes in virtual reality. In...

  • Review Madden NFL 17 (PS4)

    Lynch pin

    Sports games: the bane of most people's E3 conferences. They're the games that people that call themselves "Serious Moe" play. It's easy to write Madden and other sports games off as "just a roster update" – and, at times, this can be true – but the long-lived American football series has been steadily evolving over the past couple of...

  • News PlayStation Plus Not Required for Free Battlefield 1 Beta

    EA-very little helps

    You won't need a PlayStation Plus subscription to give Battlefield 1 a spin this week. The free beta's set to deploy on 31st August for everyone, with Battlefield Insider members unlocking early access as we type. And with the server stress test imminent, EA has tweeted out that you won't need an active subscription in order to...

  • News PS4 Slim Will Support 5GHz Wi-Fi, Photos Suggest

    Faster race

    Good news for tech-heads who get excited by motherboards and cooling fans: the PlayStation 4 Slim will support 5GHz Wi-Fi, apparently. Shortmaneighty2, who already has his grubby mitts on the console, posted two photographs to prove the point: one from the console's manual, mentioning the added frequency – and the other from the...

  • News Fallout 4: Nuka World Goes Live Tonight on PS4

    The final countdown

    Who's ready for Fallout 4's final expansion then, eh? Bethesda has revealed that Nuka World will launch tonight in North America, and in the very early hours of tomorrow morning here in Europe. We've gone ahead and listed the exact times below, so be sure to grab some late night snacks and load up that level 100 character save in...

  • Video Release Your Rage Burst with God Eater 2 PS4 Gameplay

    Delicious deities

    As you all know, there's no Monster Hunter on the PlayStation 4 just yet – well, unless you count that weird MMO thing that was announced in Japan over the weekend. Many publishers not named Capcom have been trying desperately to plug that gap on Sony's systems for some time as a result – with Koei Tecmo's Toukiden and Bandai...

  • News Sniff Out 20 Minutes of Watch Dogs 2 Gameplay on PS4

    Life hack

    Whaddup, dawg? Ubisoft has released almost 20 minutes of commentated Watch Dogs 2 gameplay, showcasing the structure of the upcoming open world adventure – and some of the new modes and mechanics that you can look forward to. The clip starts out by showing off new protagonist Marcus Holloway's upgraded hacking abilities, before moving...

  • News Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Finally Carves Out a Western Release Date

    Sharpen those blades

    We've known since last year that Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is coming West, but it feels like we've been waiting on a confirmed release date for an eternity. The role-playing sequel aims to be bigger and better than previous titles Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Lost Song, sporting a more...

  • News Fly Away with a Ton of Gravity Rush 2 PS4 Gameplay

    Katnip

    Are you upside down with anticipation for Gravity Rush 2 on the PlayStation 4? Then you may want to watch back this PlayStation Japan livestream, in which there's a bunch of new gameplay on display. Much of the stream centres on artwork and reference shots – still interesting, of course – but there is a lengthy look at a new dream-like...