Hands On Playing Non-VR PS4 Games on PlayStation VR
Putting the Cinematic Mode through its paces
News - 2016, Week 40
Monday10th Oct 2016
All work and no pay
As short-lived girl group The Saturdays once warbled, put your boots on baby and get to work. Some reviewers like to start their reviews by recycling the words of Charles Dickens; here at Push Square we prefer to borrow from the surprisingly short range of Ms. Mollie King. It's the kind of irreverence that we like to think Job...
Push Rewind PlayStation VR Reviews, Modern Warfare Remastered, Mafia III
Virtually ridiculous
Look at that list of features! We were absolutely swamped here at Push Square this week, but we put out a mammoth amount of content, with a ton of PlayStation VR coverage. And this only represented week one of our virtual reality blow-out – expect another wealth of coverage over the coming days. Reviews: PlayStation VR...
Sunday9th Oct 2016
Hands On Does PlayStation VR Really Have Tracking Issues?
Dreaded drift
In some ways, it's a shame that the PlayStation VR embargo had to lift. We'd encountered problems with the headset prior to this week's verdicts, which we outlined in our review: the resolution of the screen, the number of cables, and the flawed nature of the PlayStation Move controllers. But we hadn't encountered any tracking issues...
Video Job Simulator's Some of the Dumbest Fun You'll Find on PS4
Working out
The simulator gag has gotten stale, but Job Simulator brings enough laughs to the novelty genre to land a new punchline. This bonkers work-'em-up is set in the future, where robots simulate the menial tasks of today with a disregard for details. This means that, while you'll be carrying out tedious tasks such as making soup and fixing...
Saturday8th Oct 2016
Hands On Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Is Far More Than Its Title Suggests
Shock and awe
What is a "remaster"? The moniker implies an older game that has been updated to adequately match the technological standards of the present day in numerous ways, such as with polished assets, minor alterations to gameplay, and so forth. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Twilight Princess HD are excellent examples, but what...
Video Should You Buy Mafia III for Your PS4?
Mob job
As is widely known already, 2K Games didn't send out advance review code for Mafia III, so we're only just digging into the New Bordeaux-based drama. But should you buy it? Well, we've streamed over an hour of gameplay footage so that you can get a feel for the crime caper – and you can watch the archived footage above. Are you planning...
News PlayStation VR Will Play Host to More Than Just Games
Sony outlines full roster of experiences, too
PlayStation VR may be all about the games, but the reality is that virtual reality has a greater role to play than that. Fortunately, platform holder Sony seems to recognise this, and it'll be launching a variety of "experiences" and "video services" alongside the headset from launch through into 2017...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 138
If the Shu fits
Another week, another WAYP – it's time again to chinwag about the titles that you'll be playing this weekend. First up, it's the turn of our team, but there's unlimited space in the comments section for all of you. Let us know what you're up to. Sammy Barker, Editor: It's all PlayStation VR, all the time for me this weekend...
News Miguel Is Back in Tekken 7 and He's Still Really Angry
His rage knows no bounds
Spanish brawler Miguel is back for another round in Tekken 7, a lovely new character trailer confirms. Originally joining the roster in Tekken 6, Miguel's a heavy hitter with some surprisingly deceptive attacks in his arsenal. Oh, and he no longer has horrifically large hands. Hurrah! As with just about every other fighter...
Friday7th Oct 2016
Hands On Dragon Quest Builders Is One of the Most Addictive Games of 2016
Can't stop the block
We can't stop playing Dragon Quest Builders on PlayStation 4 - it's as simple as that. The delightful little adventure is capable of sucking away hours upon hours of your time thanks to its initial accessibility, and once you're hooked, it's difficult not to just keep digging deeper and deeper, expanding your town and taking...
News The Elder Scrolls Online Gets Player Housing Next Year
Your own little slice of Tamriel
Role-players rejoice: player homes are coming to The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited early next year, Zenimax Online Studios has announced. Speaking on Geoff Keighley's GameSlice, game director Matt Firor spilled the beans on the upcoming feature, which will be account based rather than character based...
News You Can Make Your Car Really, Really Ugly in Final Fantasy XV
Boy racer
One of your most loyal companions in Final Fantasy XV is actually the party's main mode of transportation: the Regalia. This sleek automobile isn't an off-road beast, but it's more than snazzy enough to accommodate a prince and his entourage. The Regalia has always been a treat for the eyes - even editor Sammy Barker reckons it looks...
News PlayStation VR's Launch Lineup Is Legitimately Enormous
Like, properly huge
Y'know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and all of your troubles have melted away, only for them to come crashing back into your conscious like a nuclear bomb? Well, we just got a pang of that when we remembered that we've only reviewed four of PlayStation VR's launch titles – with another 25 or so to do. Ouch...
News Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Skewers Its Biggest PS4 Trailer Yet
Death and destruction
Showcasing every revealed playable character and a load of PlayStation 4 gameplay, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk's latest trailer is around four minutes long, and even features a brief look at some of the title's story cutscenes. The game's due out near the end of the month in Japan, so Koei Tecmo will likely be dishing out...
News Tales of Berseria Adds to an Already Packed Early 2017 on PS4
And it's got a collector's edition, obviously
Bandai Namco's slapped confirmed Western release dates on PlayStation 4 action role-playing game Tales of Berseria. It's coming to North America on the 24th January, and Europe on the 27th January, adding yet another anticipated title to early 2017's packed line up.The title launched in Japan back in...
News Destiny: Rise of Iron Raid Goes Heroic Later This Month
Best get grinding
So you've completed The Wrath of the Machine Raid in Destiny: Rise of Iron - that's a job well done, but the grind isn't over yet. As many players will already be aware, the Heroic version of the Raid is incoming, and Bungie's slapped a date on it - or at least we think that it has. Offering a more difficult edition of the latest...
Thursday6th Oct 2016
Hands On Playing Non-VR PS4 Games on PlayStation VR
Putting the Cinematic Mode through its paces
Without any shadow of a doubt, the biggest question we received after publishing our PlayStation VR review this week pertained to Cinematic Mode, the feature which allows you to play non-virtual reality games inside the headset on a simulated cinema screen. But what features can you use in this mode –...
Review Batman: Arkham VR (PS4)
Behind the mask
Rocksteady's never been shy depicting Batman as the mentally deranged individual that he so clearly is, and with the British studio back on development duties for this short virtual reality story, it's Bruce Wayne's busted psyche that once again takes centre stage. Batman: Arkham VR may only take you about an hour to see through, but...
News Bethesda Gives 'Big Thanks' to Sony for Allowing Fallout 4, Skyrim Mods on PS4
"Doesn't happen without them"
As many of you will no doubt already know, Bethesda and Sony have recently come to some sort of an agreement regarding user created mods for Fallout 4 and yet-to-be-released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. Indeed, mod support is now officially confirmed for both titles on PlayStation 4, which is good news...
Hands On Playing Our Own Way in Dishonored 2 on PS4
Corvo, blimey?
It's been 15 years since the events of Dishonored, and we've left the city of Dunwall behind for the vast streets of Karnaca. Emily is now banished, removed from her throne by a powerful outsider, and it's our job to set things right as we're thrust back into Arkane's intricate level design, malfunctioning moral compass, and exquisite...
News Uncharted PS4 Remasters Go on Sale Individually in Europe Next Month
Take your pick
If, for some reason, you're not keen on buying Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection on PlayStation 4 - which includes current-gen remasters of PlayStation 3 titles Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - then you may be happy to hear that Sony will be releasing each game...
News PS4 Exclusive Gravity Rush 2 Tumbles into 2017
Another one bites the dust
Well, this is becoming an unfortunate reoccurrence, isn't it? There's not one game that Sony hasn't delayed this year, and Gravity Rush 2 is the latest to join the "pushed back" party. To be fair to the Japan Studio developed title, this very much appears to be a marketing move rather than a production problem – but that...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of September 2016
Jazz, wrenches, demented villagers, and good old football
It's the start of the holiday rush, and the staff here at Push Square can feel it. While September wasn't stuffed to the brim with new releases, we did see a slew of anticipated titles hit Sony platforms, which resulted in a tight internal vote when it came down to deciding Game of the Month...
Podcast Episode 15 - A Strong Month for PS4
And a PlayStation VR overload
It's somehow been 15 whole episodes and to celebrate we're talking all things PlayStation VR! This takes the place of our usual 'Big Review' as our super-duper special guest this week is the king himself, Editor Sammy Barker who (with the passing of the initial embargo) drops all the details on PSVR and some of its...
Wednesday5th Oct 2016
Review Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS4)
Ghost train
The camp thrills of Supermassive Games' interactive horror Until Dawn elevated it to a status that few expected; the deliciously dumb drama out-Quantic Dreamed the real Quantic Dream, and the silly scare-fest still very much sits among the very best experiences that the PlayStation 4 has to offer. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, a virtual...
Review PlayStation VR Worlds (PS4)
A worldie?
No new hardware launch is complete without a minigame collection; PlayStation VR Worlds, however, is not your average Wii Sports knock-off. Developed by Sony's own London Studio, this is a hodgepodge package collating the half-dozen or so tech demos that the studio has concocted over the years. As such, while the compilation includes some...
News Persona 5 Is Three Weeks Old and It's Already Atlus' Best Selling Game Ever in Japan
JPRG approaches half a million sales
According to the latest Media Create sales charts, Persona 5 currently sits at 427,795 copies sold across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Not quite Yo-kai Watch numbers, but still reasonably impressive given that Atlus titles have never been sales juggernauts. Even more impressive is that Persona 5 is now...
Topple the blocks
Ah, humble Tumble – the underrated PlayStation Move title that really proved the power of Sony's motion wand. A little dull on paper perhaps, virtual reality revisit Tumble VR stands taller than the sum of its parts, using three dimensional motion tracking to turn tower building into world beating entertainment. You may just have...
News Pimp Mafia III on Social Media and Have Vinnie Jones Give You 10p Coffee
Served in empty bullet cartridges
We can picture it now: a PR person in a trendy office with a whiteboard desperately trying to think of a fashionable way to promote Mafia III without flinging early access codes at uncompromisingly enthusiastic YouTubers. The only problem is that he has to somehow link the game, which takes place in a fictional...
News The Elder Scrolls Online's Game-Changing One Tamriel Update Comes to PS4 This Month
The world's yours
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited has been going from strength to strength with each new major update that developer Zenimax Online Studios has implemented, and arguably the biggest change of them all is heading to PlayStation 4 on the 18th October. Announced earlier in the year, One Tamriel will overhaul the game so...
News Skyrim, Fallout 4 Will Get Mod Support on PS4 After All
Bethesda's also backing PS4 Pro in a big way
It seems like that barbed blog post from Bethesda did the trick, as mod support will be coming to Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on the PlayStation 4 after all. Previously, the publis
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 PS4 Gameplay Shows How Big Co-Op Boss Battles Work
Damn dirty ape
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 introduces a whole new kind of challenge in the form of so-called Expert Missions. These trials see you team up with five other fighters to take on a super powerful boss, and Bandai Namco has released a rather informative gameplay video to show us how it all works. Taking the fight to Nappa in Great Ape form,...
News October Sale Hits EU PlayStation Store, Get Half Off on Loads of PS4 Games
Uncharted, Odin Sphere, and more
It's time once again for a hefty sale over on the European PlayStation Store, this time to coincide with, er, the fact that it's October, we guess. The featured discounts will last until the 19th of this month, so you've got a fair amount of time to weigh up your desires while looking worryingly at your wallet. On...
News For Honor Spilt-Screen Co-Op Cut Completely, Not Just From Online Play
Cleaved in two
Earlier today, news broke that upcoming medieval brawler For Honor has dropped support for split-screen play, although comments made by producer Stephane Cardin made unclear whether he was referring to online co-op only. Sadly, as it turns out, the worst-case scenario is upon us, in that split-screen is being cut from the game...
News For Honor Cuts Split-Screen Co-Op from Online Play
Lone wolf
Bad news for those of you who were looking forward to jumping online with your sofa buddy in For Honor, as it sounds like Ubisoft Montreal has cut split-screen co-op. In a recent video from the developer, producer Stephane Cardin says "we decided this week to cut the split-screen", but doesn't really give a clear answer as to why this...
Video Watch Us Become the Batman with PlayStation VR
Caped crusader
Batman: Arkham VR very much falls under the "experience" category rather than a full-fledged game, but how much would you pay to be the Dark Knight for an hour? Well, developer Rocksteady's charging $19.99/£15.99 for this, which certainly looks steep on the surface, but it's by far one of the best examples of virtual reality so far...
News Japanese Sales Charts: FIFA 17 Tops the Software Table on PS4
Through on goal
FIFA 17 had a sort-of-decent opening week in Japan, selling through 57,012 copies on PlayStation 4 and topping the software charts. For the sake of comparing, PES 2017: Pro Evolution Soccer currently sits at 90,575 copies on Sony's current-gen console, so with a few more weeks under its belt, EA's latest entry could end up matching...
Tuesday4th Oct 2016
Arigato, Aragami
Aragami is a sight for sore eyes if you're a fan of the stealth genre. While we have incredible games integrating its conventions with Dishonored, Assassin's Creed, and even Wolfenstein: The New Order, they treat stealth gameplay as an equal alternative to action rather than the only realistic option. Seasoned game series like Metal...
News Download Your Free PlayStation Plus Games Now
Roll out
It's an absolutely killer month on PlayStation Plus this October, with Sony responding to feedback by handing out free copies of Resident Evil and Transformers: Devastation on the PlayStation 4 alone. Last-gen fans will also score Mad Riders and From Dust, while the Vita will grab Actual Sunlight and the irritatingly named Code: Realize...
Review Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors (PS Vita)
I hope that's a PS Vita in your pocket
The original Criminal Girls: Invite Only game was a fun, turn-based JPRG dungeon crawler released on PSP and then reworked for the VITA. Lots was made of the added, er, tactical 'rubbing' of the naughty girls in your party to power them up, which formed a series of slightly dubious minigames alongside the main...
News Yes, You'll Need the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Disc to Play Modern Warfare on PS4
Activision confirms
Activision has confirmed that you will indeed need the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare disc to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered on PlayStation 4. The confirmation follows on from a story earlier this week, in which we reported that the disc requirement was looking likely. Basically, this is to prevent people from...
Round Up Dragon Quest Builders Reviews Are Off to a Rock Solid Start on PS4, Vita
Build 'em high
Dragon Quest Builders is laying down some solid foundations if early reviews from around the 'net are to be believed. Square Enix's latest spin-off stretches a colourful and charming Dragon Quest skin over the fundamentals of a world-building title like Minecraft, and then adds a slew of traditional role-playing elements for good...
Store Update 4th October 2016 (Europe)
An offer you can't refuse?
It's a gangster's paradise on the European PlayStation Store this week, as Mafia III is undoubtedly the biggest new addition. It's joined by stealth title Aragami, motorcycle sim RIDE 2, cutesy platformer Shu, and a demo for Outlast 2. Not a bad selection at all, eh? PS4 Games: Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes...
Hands On Looking Through the Viewfinder of Outlast 2's PS4 Demo
Found footage
Well this is a pleasant surprise! We'd forgotten how much we enjoyed the original Outlast, but playing this hastily released demo for its sequel has brought all of those good memories flowing back. This sampler – deployed today on the European PlayStation Store – is set in a dingy rural village, where clearly there's some kind of...
News Sony Exploring the Possibility of Free PlayStation VR Games on PlayStation Plus
Nothing to share at this time, though
There's no question that the past couple of months have been kind to PlayStation Plus, with the lineup in September and October really taking a step back towards the series' very best days. But still there's a recurring sentiment that the service needs an overhaul, with the PlayStation 3 and Vita games becoming...
News Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Goes Third-Person Shooter on PS4
Out in Japan next year with VR support incoming
Senran Kagura is back, and this time, it's moving away from the series' hack and slash roots. Revealed in an article by Famitsu, which has been translated by Gematsu, the wonderfully named Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is a third-person shooter that sees players partake in "exciting team battles"...
News Danganronpa and Danganronpa 2 Bring Despair From Vita to PS4 in Early 2017
Cue crazy music
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and its sequel, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, are two of the PS Vita's best games - at least as far as we're concerned - and both titles are heading to PlayStation 4 early next year. The compilation will be titled Danganronpa 1&2 Reload here in the West. Check out the brief announcement trailer...
Video Trying to See in the Darkest Dungeon on PS4
Light the way
There are dark dungeons, and then there's the Darkest Dungeon. This author's been stocking up on carrots over the past couple of weeks in order to bring you this livestream of Red Hook Studios' dungeon crawler, which is out now on the PlayStation 4 and Vita.
News Get Your Glow Sticks Ready for Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live
Punch the air
Pigtailed popstar Hatsune Miku will be gate-crashing the PlayStation VR party come 13th October, as SEGA has announced that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live will launch alongside Sony's innovative new accessory. Essentially an interactive concert, the virtual reality experience will enable you to push to the front of the crowd, waving your...
Video Going Undercover with Aragami on PS4
Stealth master?
Already read our Aragami review? No? Well, click through here and check that out – we'll wait. All done? Okay, now you may be seeking some gameplay footage of Lince Works' stealth release. Fortunately, we've got you covered. Embedded above, you'll find 10 minutes captured directly from our PlayStation 4 – warts and all!
Monday3rd Oct 2016
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.01 Puts in a Surprise Appearance
Stable stuff
Sony's dropped a new PlayStation 4 firmware update this morning, which will bring added stability to your system. Our understanding is that this update – dubbed v4.01 and weighing in at 312.1MB – has been rolled out with PlayStation VR in mind, though there's nothing in the patch notes to back that up. Probably bug fixes and the...
Feature October on PS4 Is Packed with Promising Games
Here are our highlights
Can you believe that it's October already? The year seems to have flown by here at Push Square, and now we find ourselves on the very brink of the holiday rush. Indeed, this is one of the most packed Octobers in recent memory, with way too many notable releases hitting the PlayStation 4 over the next few weeks. As such, we've...
News PlayStation VR Will Provide Some Headaches for People with HDR Displays
Time to change your cables
While we're technically under embargo, we can probably just about get away with saying that PlayStation VR's setup has some… Minor shortcomings. Hopefully the Sony Ninjas don't lynch us for typing that. Anyway, it's about to get more complicated if you have an HDR television, because the Processing Unit – which is...
News Fresh Final Fantasy XV Trailer Shows Off a Newer Build of the Game
And it looks great
Square Enix has released a new gameplay trailer for Final Fantasy XV, and the first thing that we noticed while watching is that the game currently looks rather nice. From what we gather, this is footage taken from one of the project's latest builds, so it's likely close to how the title will look when it launches near the end of...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 17 Runs Away with the League in October
Champione! Champione!
Manchester City may not have been able to solidify their early season dominance last week, dropping points against Celtic in the Champions League and losing to Tottenham in the Premier League – but FIFA 17 has managed what Pep Guardiola couldn't. The soccer sim, despite being considered inferior to this year's PES 2017: Pro...
News The Assembly Lines Up in Time for PlayStation VR Launch
Goin' underground
nDreams' narrative-driven sci-fi story The Assembly will be wheeled on to the PlayStation Store in time for the launch of PlayStation VR next week. The game – which plots the tale of two scientists working in a seedy underground facility – hopes to test your morality, as questions are raised about the motives of the...
