News Confirmed! PS4 Players Are Gaming's Biggest W*nkers
The best place to play (with yourself)
Game of the Year 2016 These Are Your Top 5 PlayStation Games
As voted by the Push Square community
News - 2017, Week 01
Sunday8th Jan 2017
Hardware Review Is the Razer Raiju the PS4's True Pro Controller?
Razor's edge
Officially licensed by Sony, the Razer Raiju is one of the PlayStation 4's 'Elite' controllers – the other being the Nacon Revolution. At the time of writing, the Raiju retails for around £150, so it's safe to say that it's a premium piece of gadgetry. In order to pen this review, we spent around 60 hours with the Raiju, playing...
News Oh Crap! Looks Like the Uncharted Movie Is Still Going Ahead
For now, anyway
Time for your biannual groan as we provide you with an update on the Uncharted movie, which appears to be very much back on. Smokin' Aces scribe Joe Carnahan has posted an image on his Instagram page of a finished script for the adaptation, alongside the caption: "Done and dusted. Now the real work begins. If there's a more...
News What If Horizon: Zero Dawn Was a LEGO Set?
Yeah, it's a slow news day
Hideo Kojima's busy building LEGO rather than Death Stranding, and his latest project is complete. The auteur's love-in with Guerrilla Games goes on, as he's created Aloy and a Tallneck from Horizon: Zero Dawn using the popular Danish playthings. What more is there to say? Well, we're going to have to pad out another...
Saturday7th Jan 2017
News Mafia III Smuggles a Stealth PS4 Pro Patch
In and out
Its popularity may have fallen off a cliff a few days after it launched, but at least Mafia III is still being supported by developer Hanger 13. As pointed out by Digital Foundry, the sandbox crime sim has very quietly received a PS4 Pro update - there's apparently no mention whatsoever of Pro support in the patch notes, which seems a bit...
Review Momonga Pinball Adventures (PS4)
Flippin’ squirrels!
Momonga Pinball Adventures is a story-based pinball game with a twist: instead of using a ball you are flipping a squirrel. You take on the role of Momo, a flying squirrel who escaped his village when it was attacked and destroyed by owl bandits. Now with your help, he sets out on a quest to find his "kidnapped" friends and...
News Dreamfall Chapters Completes the Longest Journey to PS4 on 24th March
Stark contrast
Red Thread's promising adventure game Dreamfall Chapters will finally make its mark on the PlayStation 4 from 24th March. The game, which launched as an episodic outing on PC, will be available as a single package featuring all five episodes on Sony's new-gen system, and will come with various visual improvements compared to its...
News Limited Run Reveals More Niche PS4, Vita Retail Releases
Get them in your collection
If you're a collector looking to collate complete PlayStation 4 or Vita libraries, then we wonder whether Limited Run Games is proving a blessing or a curse. On the one hand, it's awesome that so many niche titles are getting rare retail releases – but ensuring that these super special packages make it into your...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 150
A massive milestone
It's a milestone issue of WAYP this week, mysteriously coinciding with Ashley Young's 150th appearance for Manchester United. Must be fate, eh? Anyway. It's the end of the first week back at work, and we sincerely hope it's been a slow one for you. How will you be spending the first full weekend of 2017? Sammy Barker, Editor: I...
Friday6th Jan 2017
News Confirmed! PS4 Players Are Gaming's Biggest W*nkers
The best place to play (with yourself)
Popular adult website Porn Hub has posted its annual traffic statistics, revealing what we already know: PlayStation 4 owners are the biggest w*nkers in gaming. Sony's new-gen console drove the most traffic to the titillating hotspot in 2016, commanding over 50 per cent of the page views generated by games...
News Sony Reveals The Most Downloaded PS4 Games of 2016
Rocket to the top
As is tradition, Sony has revealed the PlayStation Network's most downloaded games of the last year. Topping the 2016 charts in both North America and Europe was the seemingly eternal Rocket League, which originally launched back in 2015. That's an impressive run of form from the simple but stupidly effective title. Battlefield 1...
Feature How PS4 Can Fend Off the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Scorpio in 2017
Ways Sony can stay on top in 2017
You could say that Sony played all of its trump cards in 2016. Between the PlayStation 4 Slim, PlayStation VR, and, of course, the PlayStation 4 Pro, you may be forgiven for thinking that the Japanese giant's got nothing to offer over the next 12 months. You'd be wrong, though, because the manufacturer's got one big...
News More PS4 Bargains Have Been Added to EU's Ace PlayStation Store Sale
How low can you go?
Sony's huge January sale has been a huge hit on the European PlayStation Store – and it's actually just got bigger. New additions include The Last Guardian for £29.99, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls for £15.99, and Mirror's Edge Catalyst for a ridiculously low £8.99 – though you'll only get the latter for that price if you're...
Hands On Going Back to Hell with Diablo III's Retro Dungeon
Where it all began
Diablo III is a game that just keeps on giving. Ever since it launched on PlayStation 4 back in 2014, developer Blizzard has been tweaking and adding to the title on a regular basis, enticing players to dive back into the action role-playing game in the process. The studio's latest attempt to reel in both new and old blood is the...
Poll Are You Excited for Mass Effect: Andromeda?
Super effective?
In case you missed the news earlier this week, Mass Effect: Andromeda finally has a confirmed release date. The long awaited sci-fi sequel lands on PlayStation 4 on the 21st March in North America and the 23rd March in Europe - but are you hyped for BioWare's big release? Our problem with Andromeda is that, up to this point, it's...
News Danganronpa V3 Disables PS4 Share Button To Avoid Spoilers
Goodbye despair
Spoilers are a terrible thing when it comes to plot-heavy games like Danganronpa, so it's perhaps no surprise to hear that developer Spike Chunsoft is doing away with the PlayStation 4's share button past chapter 2 in upcoming sequel Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. "In order to prevent spoilers for Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony,...
News Here's 30 Seconds of Bloodstained to Tide You Backers Over
Great?
These high-profile Kickstarter games have been a bit of a disaster, haven't they? We mean, first there was Mighty No. 9, which is currently bathing in the PlayStation Store's bargain bin juice. Then there was Shenmue III, which is still relying on Photoshopped images of protagonist Ryo Hazuki face. And finally there was Bloodstained, the one...
News SEGA Raises Hopes with Shenmue HD Domain Registration
Snow turns to rain
The 'will they, won't they' saga surrounding Shenmue HD is becoming as drawn out as Ryo Hazuki's revenge, but SEGA Europe has raised hopes by registering a domain for the aforementioned compilation. According to the Who Is data, the publisher bought ShenmueHD.com back in September, perhaps suggesting that PlayStation 4 ports of...
News Superhero Brawler Injustice 2 Uppercuts PS4 on 16th May
Fight!
Injustice 2 will enter the ring on 16th May, creative director Ed Boon has revealed on Twitter. The Mortal Kombat man didn't need any words to confirm the release date of the DC Comics mash up; instead he simply uploaded an image of the date prefaced by the acronym 'I2'. Doesn't really take a genius to figure out, does it? NetherRealm titles...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Ends 2016 On Top
Last but not least
The final Japanese hardware and software charts of 2016 are in, and the PlayStation 4 has reclaimed its place at the top of the former. Sony's current-gen console jumped Nintendo's New 3DS LL, shifting a relatively healthy 73,421 units. That means the PS4 manged to sell through almost 1.8 million units in Japan last year. Not an...
Thursday5th Jan 2017
Game of the Year 2016 These Are Your Top 5 PlayStation Games
As voted by the Push Square community
Well, here we are: our final Game of the Year 2016 article. Our staff have listed their personal picks, we've announced the site's top ten titles, and now, it's time to reveal the winners that you lot voted for in our community poll. By the time voting had closed on the 3rd January, we had received 438 votes...
Guide How to Find Diablo III's Anniversary Dungeon
Hell and back again
Diablo III's latest patch added in a whole new dungeon to celebrate the original Diablo's 20th anniversary. Naturally, said dungeon is a 16-floor remake of the first game, complete with pixelated visuals, old enemies, and retro sound effects. In short, it's pretty cool. However, the dungeon is only available for a limited time...
Preview Everything We Know About Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy on PS4
Crash-tastic
It's not getting brandished around quite like The Last of Us: Part II or Horizon: Zero Dawn, but make no mistake, Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy is going to be a big seller on the PlayStation 4. And with that in mind, we figured that we'd put together a video previewing the forthcoming compilation. This clip outlines everything that...
News Uncharted 4's Insane Global Sales Secure Series' Juggernaut Status
Sic Parvis Magna
Remember when Uncharted was the scrappy underdog in a world dominated by Halo and Gears of War? No more. Sony has announced today that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has sold over 8.7 million copies globally to date. That's a staggering figure when you consider that the title has only just enjoyed its first holiday, and will probably...
Talking Point Will Sony Really Let the Uncharted Series Rest?
Hang up your half-tuck
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has sold 8.7 million copies globally since it launched less than a year ago. That is a staggering figure when you consider that the game is barely six months old, and will continue to post strong sales through the remainder of the generation. But it does pose a very important question: can Sony...
News Resident Evil 7's Wicked Candle Will Let You Smell the Game
Sick burn
Capcom's finally kicked Resident Evil 7's marketing machine into life, with this officially licensed "4D" candle designed to bring you closer to the game. The silly £14.99/$19.99 smelly is said to carry the scent of "old timber and blood", and is designed to increase your immersion when you play the latest title with PlayStation VR...
Live Watch Sony's CES 2017 Press Conference Right Here
You annual evening with Kaz Hirai
The first Sony press conference of the calendar year is never worth getting excited about, because it's the Consumer Electronics Show. While you can expect the Japanese giant to utter the words 'PlayStation' during its press conference today, don't expect any announcements beyond an update on sales figures – and...
News PS4 Sales Top 53 Million, Sold Through a Massive 6.2 Million Units Over the Holidays
Nothing stops this train
The PlayStation 4 is now looking ahead to its fourth year on the market, but it shows now signs of slowing down in terms of sales. Taking to the stage at the company's CES keynote, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai revealed that the current-gen console has topped 53 million worldwide sales. Our last update on PS4 sales came before...
News Oh, Right! There's a Project CARS 2 Still Coming to PS4
Here's an update on its progress
The original Project CARS was… Alright, we suppose. If memory serves, the Slightly Mad Studios developed simulation sold rather well on the PlayStation 4, and probably owed much of its success to the absence of Gran Turismo Sport on the console. It's, of course, worth mentioning that Polyphony Digital's new-gen...
News Sony Music Pairs with Kygo for PlayStation VR Experience
"Virtual reality is about more than games," Hirai says
Sony understands that virtual reality is more than just a platform for gaming, and it's working to deliver more "experiences" on PlayStation VR. One such project was announced during its CES 2017 press conference today, and has been developed by Sony Music. Essentially, the 'Carry Me Experience'...
News Ride the Mass Relay to More Mass Effect Andromeda Gameplay
A couple of minutes of combat
Mass Effect Andromeda's launching on 21st March, so no longer can BioWare hide behind Twitter talking about how awesome its game is – it needs to show stuff. This latest gameplay trailer which aired during NVidia's
News Ever Wondered What It'd Be Like to Live Out Resident Evil 7?
Baker street
Resident Evil 7 is going to be more real than any previous entry thanks to the inclusion of PlayStation VR support, but if you crave an experience even more immersive, Capcom's bringing the Baker's house to London a little later in the month. Starting on 20th January through 23rd January, you'll be able to line up (no tickets required)...
News The Plague Spreads to PS4 via Focus Home Interactive
Asobo Studio stretches its legs
Focus Home Interactive may be considered a budget publisher, but its portfolio is slowly starting to strengthen. Alongside the promising looking Vampyr, the firm's just announced an intriguing project from French outfit Asobo named The Plague. There's very little to go on at the time of typing, but the key art shows a...
News PS4 Shifted Over 50 Million Games Globally Over the Holidays
Up from 35 million last year
There's been a lot of talk about poor software sales this holiday, but the PlayStation 4 is doing its best to keep the numbers up it seems. Alongside its install base announcement, Sony revealed overnight that it moved 50.4 million pieces of software over the Christmas period, which spans the tail-end of November throu
News Sci-Fi Puzzler The Turing Test Turns to PS4 on 23rd January
Portal of power
Critically acclaimed Brit indie puzzler The Turing Test has formulated a 23rd January release date on the PlayStation 4. The first-person grey matter attacker is already available on other formats, where it's been warmly received. If you're not familiar with it, think of it as a kind of Portal with more philosophical themes. There's...
News The Flame in the Flood Lays Down on PS4 by the Riverside This Month
Through the fire and the flames
The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition – which we literally just previewed through here – will navigate the choppy waters of the PlayStation Store from 17th January. The package will come with an exclusive Directors' Commentary, as well as a dynamic theme, two avatars, and a ton of under-the-hood gameplay tweaks...
Wednesday4th Jan 2017
News Free PS4 Title Let It Die Is Very Much Alive
Downloads top one million
To be honest, we're still a little bitter that the promising Lily Bergamo got cancelled in favour of free-to-play foray Let It Die – but all credit to Grasshopper Manufacture, the game turned out alright. And it's actually doing quite well for itself, with the critical response being decent, and downloads now topping one...
News Activision Saves You from Spending Money on Platinum's Turtles Title
Spider-Man games gone, too
Activision's on a one-way mission to stop you from spending money on some of its bad licensed games. Nah, that's not entirely accurate – its licenses have run out and so it's pulling projects wholesale off the PlayStation Store. Platinum Games' dire Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is now unavailable...
News Diablo III's Massive New Patch Hits PS4 Soon
Back for more
In a new blog post, Blizzard has detailed Diablo III's upcoming patch, shedding some light on what you can expect from the game's next big update. The headline act here is the inclusion of the original Diablo, which has been remade as a 16-floor dungeon using assets from the third game. It'll feature rewards as well as "extra...
News Diablo III Patch 1.15 Adds a Whole New Hell, PS4 Pro Support, and It's Out Now
Hot stuff
Diablo III's 1.15 update is out now on PlayStation 4 - good news for those of you looking for an excuse to charge back into the fires of Hell. As detailed by Blizzard yesterday, the patch includes a new 16-floor dungeon based on the original Diablo, featuring its own rewards and "surprises". It also contains a bunch of small tweaks and...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Lands a Confirmed Release Date
Suit up and ship out
Wow, it looks like it really is happening, then. BioWare has confirmed that Mass Effect: Andromeda will indeed be launching early 2017. The Canadian developer says that the sci-fi adventure will land in North America on the 21st March and in Europe on the 23rd March, so we don't have long to wait. With the date relatively...
News Spider-Man PS4's Plot Details Probably Haven't Leaked
Renew your vows
The plot for Insomniac Games' upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Spider-Man title has… Probably not leaked. There are some stories flying around which source IMDB, but it's worth remembering that the content on that website is generally created by the community, and is often wrong. While the site does have some kind of track record...
Hands On Fighting for Our Lives in The Flame in the Flood on PS4
Up a creek without a paddle
It seems that this generation saw the rising popularity of difficult, procedurally generated survival action games, but it makes sense when you think about it. There's something immensely satisfying about overcoming impossible odds by the skin of your teeth, and the procedural generation allows for nearly limitless...
Game of the Year 2016 Alex's Personal PlayStation Picks
Judgement of the Gods
It's time once again for the indomitable staff here at Push Square to share their own personal Game of the Year picks. Every year, we herd our writers together and force them to spill their opinions on their five favourite games of the last 12 months. Usually, this involves poking them with a stick until they come clean. Below,...
Hands On Swinging for the Fences with Super Mega Baseball 2 on PS4
Does Metalhead's baseball extravaganza hit a home run?
This particular writer has never had much fascination with sports games; there's just something about playing a virtual game that does its best to approximate a real game that just comes off as a pointless endeavour. The medium of video games allows for limitless potential, so why restrain the...
News Firewatch Rappels to One Million Copies Sold
On fire
The conclusion to Campo Santo's walking sim in the wilderness may have divided opinion, but Firewatch has done well for itself commercially. According to the developer, Henry and Delilah's adult yarn has now sold one million copies across all formats, which is a huge success for such a small developer. We didn't really buy into the fiction...
Talking Point What Sort of Story Do You Want Out of Spider-Man PS4?
Great power, great responsibility
While the IMDB "leak" regarding Spider-Man PS4 is almost certainly inaccurate – and Insomniac Games has even stressed as much – it has raised an interesting question: what kind of story do you want out of this PlayStation 4 exclusive adaptation? While the game was announced over six months ago, there's been very...
News Overwatch's Oasis Map Brings the Parklife to PS4
All a Blur
Overwatch's all-new map, Oasis, has hopped over the Wonderwall and onto your PlayStation 4. Like, it's live right now. You can go and check if you don't believe us. The Arabian Desert paradise has already been live on PC test servers for a while, but now it's on your console of choice free of charge. We suppose this is the beauty of...
Tuesday3rd Jan 2017
Feature The Promising PS4 Games of January 2017
Starting right
Holy cow it's 2017 already - where the heck did that year go? Bemusement aside, we're now facing 12 more months of games, and boy does this year look packed from where we're sitting. January may not be flaunting too many blockbusters on PlayStation 4, but if you're a fan of Japan's output, you're going to have to keep a very close eye...
News Surprise! Sledgehammer Games' Call of Duty May Be Going Historical
Blast from the past
With sales of Infinite Warfare purportedly disappointing, Activision seems eager to start the Call of Duty cycle afresh, with Sledgehammer Games seemingly teasing this year's iteration of the popular first-person shooter. And, with historical settings back in vogue thanks to Battlefield 1, it looks like that may be what the...
News January's PlayStation Plus Games Are Available to Download Now
First of the year
January's PlayStation Plus offering is now live on the PlayStation Store. To recap, subscribers can download Day of the Tentacle Remastered, This War of Mine: The Little Ones, The Swindle, Azkend 2, Titan Souls, and Blazerush. However, at the time of writing, the selection is only available in Europe - the games should be live in...
News Rhianna Pratchett Packs Up Her Pick Axe and Says Farewell to Tomb Raider
Crofty exit
Rhianna Pratchett, the scribe behind Crystal Dynamics' popular Tomb Raider reboot and its more recent sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider, has decided to move on from the franchise. The writer announced the news on Twitter this evening, thanking the team for their dedication and series fans for being the "best in the world". It's unclear...
News PS4 Physical Game Sales Increase As UK Industry Suffers Blow
Overall sales down 13.4 per cent
Worryingly, the PlayStation 4 was the only home console to see sales of physical software in the UK increase year-over-year in 2016. The Nintendo 3DS also built upon its previous year's tally, but every other platform shrunk. That's resulted in a 13.4 per cent decline in game sales compared to 2015 in Britain, with...
Talking Point Has Holiday 2016 Devalued New Games?
Cheap as chips
Booting up a £19.99 copy of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare over the Christmas break, we couldn't help but ponder whether this holiday gone has seriously devalued new games. All games get price drops eventually, of course – some sooner than others – but this feels different. On the European PlayStation Store right now you can nab...
Poll What Was Your Favourite PlayStation Game of 2016?
The choice is yours
We've already picked Uncharted 4: A Thief's End as our Game of the Year. Our awesome forum members also picked Naughty Dog's opus as Game of the Year. But now, as we attempt to pad out our content schedule one more time before work begins in earnest again,
News PS4 Exclusives Detroit, Dreams May Not Make 2017 After All
Keep dreamin'
Remember that fun little montage PlayStation Europe made to promote upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives? It got people in a right tiswas over the New Year break. In addition to a couple of incorrect 'Console Exclusive' tags – innocent mistakes, we're sure – many picked up on the fact that both Detroit: Become Human and
Game of the Year 2016 Jade's Personal PlayStation Picks
Zero hour
It's time once again for the indomitable staff here at Push Square to share their own personal Game of the Year picks. Every year, we herd our writers together and force them to spill their opinions on their five favourite games of the last 12 months. Usually, this involves poking them with a stick until they come clean. Below, you'll find...
News Square Enix Strongly Hints at Dragon Quest XI Heading West
As you'd expect
The internet may be filled with hype for Dragon Quest XI, the latest adventure in Square Enix's long running role-playing series, but it's worth remembering that the game has yet to be officially announced for a Western release. Fortunately, franchise producer Yu Miyake has hinted rather strongly that the publisher is looking to...
News Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma Director Says He's Making a New Game in 2017
Be still our beating hearts
Right, let's start 2017 off with some red hot hype peddling, shall we? Hideaki Itsuno, one of Capcom's most distinguished game directors, has tweeted that he'll be announcing a new title at some point this year. That's pretty exciting news in itself, but the hype rockets when you realise that Itsuno is best known for his...
News Former PS4 Exclusive RiME Re-Emerges in May
RIME and reason
Do you remember RiME? The promising ex-PlayStation 4 exclusive has had a tumultuous development cycle befitting of its evident Team ICO inspirations, disappearing from the face of the Earth before eventually being dropped by Sony. Word on the street was that Tequila Works wasn't making much progress with the project, but here it is,...
News More Mass Effect: Andromeda Gameplay Teased For Tomorrow
Into the void
Mass Effect: Andromeda will be putting in an appearance at tech company Nvidia's CES press conference tomorrow, the series' official Twitter account has revealed. We're not going to be getting PlayStation 4 footage, then, but we'll still be keeping a close eye on how the game's shaping up. So, what can we expect? Well, the tweet...
News UK Sales Charts: Infinite Success for Call of Duty on PS4
Price cuts do the business
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has spent practically the entirety of the Christmas period at the top of the UK sales charts. Activision may have needed to slash the price of its latest first-person shooter as low as £19.99 across the country, but it's done the trick, as the title managed to top the British best sellers...
News A Brand New SteamWorld Game Is Coming This Year
Shake off that rust
SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist are, for our money, two of the best indie titles on PlayStation platforms. The talented folks over at Image & Form have created a quirky property that's not afraid to dip its toes into different genres, and it manages to do this without sacrificing its identity in the process. As such, it's...
Monday2nd Jan 2017
Review Battle Garegga Rev.2016 (PS4)
Rank up
It might seem odd to begin a review with a short history lesson, but in the case of Battle Garegga, it's certainly warranted. Originally released in arcades in 1996 and developed by Japanese firm Raizing (also known as Eighting / 8ing and now primarily responsible for creating games based on the Kamen Rider TV show), this...
Review Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (PS4)
I whip my hair back and forth
The Shantae series is an odd one, isn't it? It's been around for quite some time, but never made a huge impact. The Metroidvania style gameplay and quirky writing are adored by fans, but despite being quietly very good, the games remain ignored by most. Funnily enough, you can play three of the four titles right now on...
Game of the Year 2016 Kell's Personal PlayStation Picks
It was inside of you all along
It's time once again for the indomitable staff here at Push Square to share their own personal Game of the Year picks. Every year, we herd our writers together and force them to spill their opinions on their five favourite games of the last 12 months. Usually, this involves poking them with a stick until they come...
