News Mass Effect: Andromeda Leak Confirms 4 Player Co-Op
And here's the game's PS4 box art
News PlayStation's New Commercial Is Completely Over the Top
But it's well worth a watch
News - 2016, Week 45
Sunday13th Nov 2016
News PlayStation's New Commercial Is Completely Over the Top
But it's well worth a watch
Ooh, it's new PlayStation commercial time. This isn't your average sizzle trailer – it's one of those ones that Sony's spent an arm and a leg on like Michael and other classics from the past. Named simply The King, the ad shows royalty rubbing shoulders with the Japanese giant's biggest gaming brands, like Horizon: Zero...
Video Do Final Fantasy XV's Opening Moments Deliver?
Stand by me
Here we are then: Final Fantasy XV's received its 421st demo. While we've covered previous instalments, this is actually your humble host's first time playing the title. So does the Japan-only Judgment Disc – which spans the first hour or so of the release – deliver? Let's talk about the production values first: this is an...
News A Trailer for a New Ubisoft Game May Have Been Found in Watch Dogs 2
To a Ubisoft tower and beyond
For a game all about hacking, it probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that a trailer for what appears to be a new title from Ubisoft has been found in Watch Dogs 2. After breaking into UbiHQ in the game, NeoGAF user FlammableAce was rewarded with the following video: Could this be Ubisoft's own take on...
Deals Score a PS4 Pro and Sony 4K TV for $1,000
Pro tip
Got a bit of pocket change this holiday? Then your local Best Buy may just have a deal that'll tickle you into submission. For this week only, the US store is selling the PlayStation 4 Pro alongside a Sony 55" 2160p 4K smart TV with HDR for less than $1,000. While that sounds like a lot of money – it is, obvs – it's worth mentioning that...
News NieR: Automata Will Take Advantage of the PS4 Pro with Improved 4K Visuals
Along with 60 frames-per-second
Following its launch this week, the PlayStation 4 Pro has added another game to its roster of upcoming titles that will take advantage of the super-charged console. In an interview with GameRant, NieR: Automata's producer Yosuke Saito said that the title will launch with improved 4K graphics for PS4 Pro owners. "Yes,...
Video Sneak Up on Some Dishonored 2 PS4 Pro Gameplay
Stabbed in the back
Dishonored 2 has remained true to its stealth origins, sneaking into stores with barely a whimper. But, as is to be expected, the title's already wooing critics with its complex gameplay and unique environmental design. You can check out an hour or so of archived gameplay courtesy of our livestream above.
Saturday12th Nov 2016
Feature 10 Games We Wish Would Be Patched for PS4 Pro
Next-gen
The games updated for the PlayStation 4 Pro generally post big improvements, but inconsistencies between patches mean that not every title in the console's catalogue has been improved. Of course, we doubt that many of you are clamouring for a 4K version of Call of Duty: Ghosts – but there are evergreen outings in the PS4's library that...
News Battlefield 1, FIFA 17 Both Shine Brightly on PS4 Pro
Frostbitten
Marketing deals appear to have prevented EA Games from shouting too loudly about the PlayStation 4 Pro patches for its two flagship games, but Digital Foundry has determined that both FIFA 17 and Battlefield 1 are at their gob-stopping best on Sony's new system. The former soccer sim runs at an uncompromised native 4K resolution, while...
News Live Streaming Gets a Lot of Love on PS4 Pro
Sharing is caring
There are many reasons to upgrade to the PlayStation 4 Pro, but if you're someone who enjoys hosting live streams, then here's another: Sony's supercharged system enables you to stream in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second – a sizeable leap from the 720p cap of the original model. We had reviewer Alex Stinton test out the upgrade with...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 143
Solace
It's been… An interesting week to say the least, so what better way to reflect than with a hot hearth and some video games? There have been a lot of new releases lately, so you should have no shortage of things to play. But what's keeping you occupied this time? Y'all know the drill by now. Jacob Hull, Reviewer: Having splashed out a bit...
Friday11th Nov 2016
News World of Final Fantasy Looks Worse on PS4 Pro than it Does on Regular PS4
What a world
The PS4 Pro only launched yesterday, but there are already some kinks that really need ironed out sooner rather than later. As reported by the folks over at NeoGAF, recently released role-playing title World of Final Fantasy actually looks worse when running on the Pro than it does on a standard PlayStation 4. As with any game that...
Going Pro
Predictable Friday polls are one of our specialities at this point, so here we are once again, asking you lot to share your opinion on the latest happenings from the PlayStation Nation [We really need to stop writing that - Ed]. Of course, there's no bigger happening right now than the release of the PS4 Pro, which launched yesterday...
Feature PS4 Has Plenty for Families This Christmas
All together now
It's not often you get a chance to really study how families play games. This week I got to do just that with the help of Sony. We took a PlayStation 4 and some top picks for family games into a real family with four boys. From the games we tried a bunch came out on top, but as much as the specifics of what worked and what didn't,...
News Want to Know What Your PS4 Pro Looks Like Inside?
Hot stuff
Want to see your PlayStation 4 Pro without its clothes? Of course you do – you're not the only one who's been fantasising about it. Fortunately, the folks at Virtual Future TV have done the hard work so that you don't have to. In the 15 minute video embedded above, a gloved technician takes the console to bits, revealing all of its juicy...
News PS4 Exclusive Gravity Rush 2 Has Gone Gold
But it's not releasing until next year
In a way, news that Gravity Rush 2 has gone gold so early is kind of sad. The game, which was originally due in early December, was clearly on track – but delays to the likes of Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian mean that it's been pushed back. The title will no
News Camouflage DualShock 4 Answers the Call of Duty in January
Can you see it?
A new green camouflage DualShock 4 controller will blend into European store shelves in January 2017, and it'll be hoping that new recruits and war veterans alike take it home. The handset – which sports a similar pattern to the urban camo unit that Sony released a few years back – features the updated DS4 innards, so it has a...
Live Tune in for the Top 8 of Tekken 7's UK Qualifier Tournament
Tekken it easy
Another Tekken 7 tournament is upon us, and this time, it's bringing the thunder to London. Bandai Namco's UK Qualifier has been going on for most of the day, and now the top 8 is about to kick off, featuring characters both old and new. Hopefully we'll get to see some top quality matches. Are you cheering for any player or character...
Thursday10th Nov 2016
News What's Going on with Battlefield 1 on PS4 Pro?
Has it even been patched yet?
Battlefield 1 is one of the games that's supposed to support the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch, and given its profile in the PS4's catalogue, it's also one that a lot of adopters are looking forward to. But launch day has arrived, and there's still some uncertainty regarding whether the title has been updated or not...
News Incoming Skyrim Special Edition PS4 Patch Should Fix Crashing Issues
Thank the Nine
Good news if you're suffering from the crashing issue that was introduced through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition's latest PlayStation 4 patch, as Bethesda has a fix in the works. Currently available on PC, an entirely new update reportedly fixes whatever it was that was causing the crashing. It's only a matter of time...
Feature 10 PS4 Pro Games That Shine on Sony's New Supercharged System
Reborn
Sony's launched the PlayStation 4 Pro today, ushering in a brave new world of iterative console hardware as part of the process. But while the system brings big improvements in image quality and performance, not every game is leveraging the hardware at this point in time. There are a handful of developers who have gone above and beyond ahead...
News PS4 Slumps to Yet Another NPD Defeat in October
Mind the gap
After years of being on top, the PlayStation 4 has now slumped to its fourth NPD defeat in a row – a trend that would probably be worrying Sony if its install base wasn't growing at an accelerated rate globally. The console lost the monthly US hardware contest for October, meaning that it's been a little while since the Japanese...
News Sony Preps Epic Publisher and Developer Lineup for PSX 2016
Big names
Sony's annual PlayStation Experience event was only announced a few weeks ago, but it's already on top of us like… Like… Nah, that's not fit for a family site. The point is that the platform holder's assembled an all-star cast of publishers and developers to commemorate the Anaheim-based occasion, and it's published the full list on...
News Skyrim Special Edition Runs in Native 4K on PS4 Pro, But Has More Frame Rate Drops
It's never easy, is it?
Got your nice, shiny new PS4 Pro, have you? Looking to play a cheeky bit of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition in native 4K resolution, are you? Well good for you, but our tech-headed friends over at Digital Foundry report that the remastered role-playing release actually suffers from more frame rate dips on Sony's...
Video Can PS4 Pro Bring Knack Back from the Brink?
Cerny not
Sony's support for the PlayStation 4 Pro can be described as "scattershot" at best. It's one of the system's biggest shortcomings right now; while games undoubtedly look and run better on the brand new box, not enough titles take advantage of it yet. This will change as we lurch into 2017 and support becomes mandatory, but right now, it's...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Target 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS4 Pro
4K option also to be implemented
Final Fantasy XV will be at its beautiful best on the PlayStation 4 Pro, with Square Enix announcing on a stream overnight that a December update for the hotly anticipated role-playing game will see the title targeting 60 frames-per-second at 1080p on the supercharged system. An update available on launch day will...
News The Last Guardian Goes for Action over Atmosphere in Latest PS4 Trailer
Tumble and fall
We've seen bits and pieces of The Last Guardian over the last few months, and based purely upon what we've been shown, it's safe to say that the game isn't going to be a 100 miles per hour thrill ride. Of course, if previous titles ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are anything to go by, then we can certainly expect an emphasis on...
News PS4's The Last Guardian Looks Bewilderingly Beautiful in New Screens
Just a whisker away
How can it not live up to expectations? Just look at these new screenshots for The Last Guardian; in a period where Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare have all released in the span of a couple of weeks, it just looks so different. That's not a slight against any of those excellent first-person shooters...
News The Last Guardian Will Get More Gorgeous with PS4 Pro
Wingin' it
As you'd expect from a first-party release, The Last Guardian will be upgraded to take advantage of the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch. Fumito Ueda's stunning cat-bird story will see its resolution boosted to leverage 4K televisions (and supersampling on 1080p screens), while also adding HDR support and some performance improvements. The...
Live Watch Tekken 7's 2016 North American Championships Right Here
Who will be crowned King?
After months of hosting regional tournaments across North America, the 2016 Tekken Tour comes to an end today as Bandai Namco hosts The King of the Iron Fist Tournament - North American Championship 2016. Featuring all of the winners from the aforementioned regionals, the event promises to be a spectacular show of crazy...
Out Today PS4 Pro, The World's Most Powerful Console
Supercharge your life
We suppose that the PlayStation 4 was already the world's most powerful console, so the PS4 Pro doesn't get that many bragging rights. Then again, with double the GPU power, the supercharged system is a bit of a beast. And, in case you weren't paying attention, it's out today. Like, right now. As in, you can literally go in a...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Get One Last Demo in Japan
With a dumb name, obvs
How many demos does one game need? Final Fantasy XV demands many, it seems – well, it has been in production since dinosaurs walked the Earth, after all. Judgment Disc, the title's Japan-only sampler, will launch on 11th November on the PlayStation Store, and will allow you to play through the opening of the game to the...
News Watch Dogs 2 Earns Some New Followers with PS4 Launch Trailer
Like
Watch Dogs 2 has spread its social media influence with a new PlayStation 4 launch trailer. The title, which will worm its way into your console next week, doesn't appear to have as much hype behind it as its hotly anticipated predecessor – but it looks like it's got ten times the personality, at least. Alright, some of the nerdy dialogue is...
Wednesday9th Nov 2016
Guide The Best 4K UHD HDR TVs for PS4 Pro in 2016
Screen cleaner
While every PlayStation 4 owner will benefit from the advantages enabled by the PS4 Pro, there's no question that those with an HDR-enabled 4K television will get the most of the machine. We don't propose to be experts when it comes to high-end audiovisual equipment, but that's not going to stop us from pulling together a list of the...
Review Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4)
Mass defect
Microtransactions. Bleh. If there's one word that can put a foul taste in people's mouths, it's that. Disappointingly, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has them, and the game is much worse off for it. Whereas in previous entries you could spend money simply to get gun skins and cosmetic items in loot boxes, now you need to spend money on...
News Great, Skyrim Special Edition's New PS4 Patch Makes the Game Crash
BETHESDAAAAA
Bloody typical. Just days after you publish a review saying that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition actually runs pretty well on PlayStation 4, Bethesda goes and releases a relatively small update that causes the game to crash on a regular basis. There are currently complaints all over the web stating that the title's latest...
Video Spreading Our Wings with Beautiful PlayStation VR Title Eagle Flight
Bird brain
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away.I don't know where my soul is... I don't know where my home is... How many other PlayStation websites are quoting early-noughties Nelly Furtado songs in their Eagle Flight coverage? The answer is zero. (We hope.) Anyway, this Assassin's Creed-themed bird simulator makes a brilliant first impression. It...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Rockets to the Top on PS4
Dragon Ball XenoVerse powers up in second
Call of Duty isn't just a sales juggernaut here in the West; the series has been selling reasonably well for years in Japan, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is looking to continue that trend. Activision's latest blockbuster entered the most recent Japanese software charts in first place, selling through...
News Street Fighter V's New Stage Takes Off Today
Plane and simple
Capcom's continuing to plug away at Street Fighter V, despite the fighter failing to significantly grow its player base since launch. Today a new stage will be released, which takes place on the wings of a plane. The level – named Skies of Honor – can be seen demonstrated in the video embedded above. We're not convinced that...
News Persona 5 Mascot Morgana Stars in Latest Character Trailer
Cat burglar
Just like Teddie in Persona 4, Persona 5 has its own animal mascot in the form of the chipper and cheeky Morgana - and we get to see more of the feline hero in the game's latest character trailer. We're not entirely sold on his English voice just yet, but we're not going to cast judgement based on a video that's this short. Do you think...
Tuesday8th Nov 2016
Video Rise of the Tomb Raider Does PS4 Pro Graphics Options Right
Quite Crofty
Who'd have thought that PlayStation 4 black sheep Rise of the Tomb Raider would become the best example of graphical options on the PS4 Pro? The game – which allows you to select from three very distinct modes – not only caters to 4K television owners with a stunning Ultra High-Definition version, but also includes two 1080p toggles...
News PlayStation VR Is Now Sold Out at Amazon UK Until 2017
Virtual insanity
If you were hoping to snag a PlayStation VR headset from Amazon UK prior to Christmas… Well, don't even bother trying: the site has exhausted all of its stock until Early 2017. While it temporarily said a similar thing about the PlayStation 4 Pro, it appears it's dead serious about Sony's virtual reality accessory – the product...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Does Away with Paragon and Renegade Dialogue Choices
Plus other juicy details
Game Informer's latest issue, featuring Mass Effect: Andromeda, is now out in the wild. Naturally, this means that people all over the 'net are pulling all the information that they can from the cover story, letting us know what we can expect from the sci-fi sequel. It's probably for the best, because BioWare clearly isn't...
Feature 10 PS4 Games from 2016 to Get Stuck into Over the Winter Holidays
Cosy nights ahead
Brrrr. It's getting quite cold, isn't it? Summer only seems like it was yesterday, but here we are moving into the middle of November and we've got the heating turned up full blast in the Push Square office. Winter can undoubtedly be a bit of a downer, but there is a bright side to these cold, dark nights: an excess of quality...
Live Tekken 7's Biggest Tournament Kicks Off Today
Who will be the King of the Iron Fist?
If you're excited for Tekken 7, then you'll definitely want to tune in for Bandai Namco's coverage of The King of the Iron Fist Tournament, which is kicking off with last-minute qualifying tournaments today. Those who make it through said tournaments will be entered into the North American finals alongside...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Looks Space Ace in New Screenshots
Out of this world
Yesterday's trailer may not have given much away with regards to Mass Effect: Andromeda's gameplay, but at least EA and BioWare have released some new screenshots for us to gawk at. As you'd expect, the sci-fi sequel looks great, with the move to the Frostbite engine giving way to some luscious looking visuals. That sandy planet is...
News Mass Effect Andromeda Wants to Flog You a Remote Control Mako
Nomad soul
Mass Effect Andromeda, the space opera from BioWare that we've seen less than five minutes of gameplay of despite it supposedly launching next spring, has an uber-expensive collector's edition available for pre-order. Chumps with too much change can stump up $199.99 to snag a copy of the game (in a steelbook case, no less) alongside a...
Monday7th Nov 2016
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Leak Confirms 4 Player Co-Op
And here's the game's PS4 box art
It's N7 Day, which means that we're just hours away from getting our next look at Mass Effect: Andromeda. The excitement hasn't quite kicked in yet here at Push Square, but some good old fashioned leakage can be an effective remedy for lacking hype. Spotted by always eagle-eyed Twitter user Wario64, retailer Best...
Review The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition (PS4)
Shout it louder
Like it or not, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim remains a landmark role-playing game. When it first arrived in 2011, it's no exaggeration to say that the last-gen version introduced a whole new audience to the genre. In many ways, developer Bethesda Game Studios had cracked it – Skyrim carefully walked the line between being an...
Video PS4 Pro Is the Quietest PlayStation 4 to Date
Oh so quiet
A lot of people have been asking questions regarding the volume of the fan noise in the PlayStation 4 Pro, and we're happy to report that it's the quietest console in the range that Sony's released thus far. We obviously have to temper this observation by pointing out that we've only been using the console for a few days, and things...
Video Does Gran Turismo Sport Look Better on PlayStation VR Than DriveClub?
Yes, it does – on PS4 Pro, anyway
Evolution Studios clearly worked incredibly hard on DriveClub VR, but the results are… Not great. The defunct developer did a great job shoehorning the entire original onto PlayStation VR, but the headset just couldn't match the studio's ambition, balancing crystal clear dashboards against blurry circuits. It's...
Feature Should You Buy the PS4 Pro?
Early impressions on Sony's supercharged system
We've been playing around with the PlayStation 4 Pro for a few days now, and while we're not quite ready to review it yet, we have fiddled around with the supercharged format long enough in order to bring you some first-hand impressions. We're really against the clock here so can only apologise for the...
Video inFAMOUS: Second Son Lets You Pick Resolution or Framerate on PS4 Pro
Smokin'
While most of the games patched for the PlayStation 4 Pro focus on offering better resolutions, inFAMOUS: Second Son is one such title that lets you toggle between image quality and framerate. In this video, we show how Sucker Punch's popular PS4 exclusive is able to run at a near-locked 60 frames-per-second on Sony's supercharged hardware,...
Video Robinson: The Journey Walks with Dinosaurs on PlayStation VR
PS4 Pro footage of Crytek's prehistoric campaign
Wow, this is a looker! If you've been disappointed with the visual fidelity of PlayStation VR games, then Robinson: The Journey may just change your perception – especially when played on the PlayStation 4 Pro. The thick foliage and cavernous cliff-faces make for an immersive experience – and...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Registers Near 50 Per Cent Launch Decline
Crash landing
First, the good news for Activision shareholders: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has comfortably secured the second biggest UK launch of the year, falling just short of the week one numbers for FIFA 17. And now the bad news: the game has registered a 48.4 per cent decline compared to its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops III. It's...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Finally Gets a Proper Trailer
Now we're talking
Good lord, it's about time isn't it? BioWare has finally released a proper trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda. Not a video full of concept art, not a CG teaser, not a vertical slice of alpha footage, but an actual trailer. And what do you know, it's actually pretty good - aside from the horribly cliched blackouts. Can we stop with...
News Akuma Is Street Fighter V's Next DLC Character
Playable at the PlayStation Experience
Recent sales data would suggest that Street Fighter V hasn't been performing well at all over the last few months, but Capcom's still marching on with its downloadable content plans. The game's initial batch of additional characters ended with Urien, and now the Japanese publisher has teased what's coming next...
