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News - 2017, Week 07
Sunday19th Feb 2017
News Blimey! These Bloodborne Statues Are Absolutely Incredible
Carved cthulhu
Ever wanted a life-size Bloodborne statue on your lawn? Of course you have. The good news is that Prime 1 Studio – makers of fine licensed monoliths – has announced two gigantic effigies inspired by From Software's iconic PlayStation 4 exclusive action role-playing game. We particularly like the Lady Maria, sitting with her...
News The Thirst for Crash Bandicoot PS4 Is Real
Can't stop the 'Coot
We've never shied away from the fact that Crash Bandicoot is a big performer here at Push Square; the fact that we're bothering to write this article at all is a testament to that. But we thought it was interesting just how thirsty the market appears to be for the marsupial, with N. Sane Trilogy currently second in Amazon UK's
News January 2017 NPD: Resident Evil 7, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Chart
But hardware revenue takes a hit
Resident Evil 7 topped the NPD sales charts in January 2017, though hardware declined during the tracked period again. Consumers spent $610.7 million on gaming goods in the United States throughout the month, down four per cent compared to the same period the year prior. Software did lift significantly, so reduced...
Saturday18th Feb 2017
News New Final Fantasy VII Remake PS4 Screenshots Look Tasty
Cloud nine
Who fancies another look at Final Fantasy VII Remake, then? Speaking at the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences this weekend, Tetsuya Nomura has revealed two brand new screenshots from the hotly anticipated role-playing game. One shows off Cloud in a stealth-esque scenario, while the other sees the spiky-haired hero paired with...
News Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Screenshot Shields from the Heartless
Sora cool
Alongside those new Final Fantasy VII Remake screenshots, Square Enix has dropped a fresh Kingdom Hearts III image straight outta the current crop of weeaboo conferences occurring in Monaco. This one shows Sora wielding his Keyblade like a shield, as he fights off against a new type of the Heartless in Thebes. "The Keyblade turns into a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 156
Hunger games
There's no sign of the new releases slowing down after 2017 has started like a rocket. We've got several members of our team beavering away on big new games, while dozens more lurk menacingly around the corner. Of course, this isn't a time to look ahead, it's a time for reflection, so we ask that popular question again: what are you...
Podcast Episode 22 - Is Prey 2017's PS4 Sleeper Hit?
And an update from Ben & Ben
So, it's been a while, hasn't it? Well that's for a number of reasons, the first of which you've probably already guessed. An embargo for the Prey previews gave us cause to hold back the show and allow me to chat freely about my experiences with the new title from Arkane and Bethesda. Another reason for the longer than...
Friday17th Feb 2017
News Combat in Mass Effect: Andromeda Looks Like a Huge Step Forward For the Series
New gameplay trailer reveals all
As far as we're concerned, Mass Effect's trademark blend of third person cover shooting and unique class-based abilities has gotten better and better with each instalment. Although Mass Effect 3's combat was still a little clunky, it had enough punch to it that it felt like a solid step in the right direction - and...
News Art from Sony Santa Monica's Cancelled PS4 Game Surfaces
Make of it what you will
Sony Santa Monica's mysterious PlayStation 4 exclusive sci-fi title was cancelled many moons ago, but have you ever wondered what it looked like? Up until recently all we had to go on was a codename – Darkside – and a sneaky tease hidden inside God of War Ascension, but now some concepts have been uncovered on artist...
News Resogun Returns with PS4 Pro Update
Blast off
One of the PlayStation 4's first great games, Resogun remains highly recommended to this day. Housemarque's super pretty shooter still plays incredibly well, but the experience just got even better for PS4 Pro users. The game's latest patch, which is available to download now, adds Pro compatibility in the form of 4K HDR support, a higher...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on Crash Bandicoot PS4 So Far?
Crashtastic or Crash and burn?
In case you missed yesterday's news, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy now has a confirmed release date; it's set to launch for PlayStation 4 on the 30th June. Now that we know when the remade package is coming, though, we've started questioning just how excited we are for the return of everyone's favourite furry mascot...
News NieR: Automata's Pre-Order Trailer Is Probably the Best We've Ever Seen
"Sh*t Square Enix!"
We're going to level with you: writing about pre-order bonuses and collector's editions and all that kind of stuff usually isn't much fun. Thankfully, the PR folks over at Square Enix are clearly looking out for us, because they've gone ahead and decided to release one of the best pre-order trailers we've ever seen - and not just...
News Tekken Producer Talks About How For Honor Compares to Fighting Games
Fight the good fight
Ubisoft's managed to persuade Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada to sit down with For Honor director Jason Vandenberghe and talk about how the latter compares to more traditional fighting games. The result is a pretty interesting conversation, with Harada detailing his thoughts on For Honor's combat system. Obviously, when it...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Hunts Down 2 New Gameplay Trailers
On the horizon
With Horizon: Zero Dawn quickly approaching its anticipated release date, Sony's really kicking its marketing machine into gear. Its latest push sees not one, but two new gameplay trailers hit the 'net: the first gives us a quick look at protagonist Aloy, while the second shows off the title's crazy looking combat, complete with traps...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Day One Patch Is Just 250MB
Teensy tiny
In an age of multi-gigabyte launch day patches, Horizon: Zero Dawn is bucking the trend: Guerrilla Games has announced that the role-playing release will have a day one update of just 250MB. Details pertaining to what the update will include remain underwraps for the time being, but it's likely to be your usual roster of bug fixes and...
News Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Spears Its First English Trailer
US release date also confirmed
Yesterday, Koei Tecmo confirmed that Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada will be heading to Europe on the 26th May, but a North American date wasn't given. Fortunately, there's one at the end of the game's first English trailer, which we've embedded above. It'll launch on the 23rd May in the US. The video itself gives...
Thursday16th Feb 2017
Guide PS4 to PS4 Pro Data Transfer
Copy over all those Games and Saves to a PS4 Pro
So, you've got your hands on a brand new PS4 Pro, and you may be wondering how to transfer all of your games, saves, and other data across to the supercharged system. Alternatively, you may have bought a PS4 Slim, and be looking to move all of your content across. But what's the easiest way to do this...
News Narrative Difficulty Returns to Mass Effect: Andromeda for Those Who Just Want Story
Insanity is back as well
Much like Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda will feature a very easy difficulty option named 'Narrative', lead designer Ian Frazier has revealed over on Twitter. In Mass Effect 3, Narrative Mode made Shepard incredibly hard to kill - you'd essentially have to position the protagonist in front of a group of enemies and...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Impressive Weather System Was Once Much More Dangerous
Death from above
Horizon: Zero Dawn is an impressive game, both on a technical and visual level - but there are times when detail potentially gets in the way of fun gameplay, and that's apparently what happened with the title's dynamic storms. Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazine, Guerrilla Games' Mathijs de Jonge reveals that random...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Body Slams onto PS4 This Summer
Crash, bang
Crash is heading home baby, and Activision's just revealed when we can expect him to come spinning back into our lives. As teased yesterday by the publisher, it's gone ahead and announced the release date for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy; it'll be launching for PlayStation 4 on the 30th June. N. Sane Trilogy includes the first three...
News Colourful PS4 Action RPG Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom May Be Worth Keeping an Eye On
Shine a light
Beginning life on Kickstarter, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom looks like a relatively unique project, and it's "coming soon" to PlayStation 4. It's an action role-playing release with a pleasant art style, and its combat system apparently takes inspiration from fighting games. Judging by the gameplay trailer that we've embedded above,...
News Multiplayer on PS4 Goes Free For a Limited Time Tomorrow in US, Next Week in EU
PS Plus not needed
Sony has revealed that you won't need PlayStation Plus to play PlayStation 4 games online starting tomorrow, the 17th February, in North America. The free period will last for a whole week rather than a usual weekend, ending on the 23rd February. Meanwhile, in Europe, the deal isn't quite so sweet. The Old World's free period...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Boot Up with a Surprisingly Small Day One Patch
Big dinos, little updates
We're so used to seeing big open world games get lumbered with large day one updates that we just assumed Horizon: Zero Dawn would find itself in the same situation - but it looks like that won't be the case. Posting on Twitter, developer Guerrilla Games has confirmed that the upcoming exclusive will indeed have a patch...
News Deep Down Once Again Trademarked By Capcom
Here we are again
Capcom's filed a trademark for the words Deep Down in North America, prompting some optimistic onlookers to wonder whether the publisher has anything new to share. Obviously there's no real way of knowing, but it's worth remembering that the Japanese company has registered similar trademarks multiple times now, and nothing changes...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Open Beta Goes Live Next Week on PS4
Grab your guns
Following on from the success of For Honor's open beta right before it launched earlier this week, Ubisoft is giving Ghost Recon: Wildlands the same treatment, announcing that an open beta will take place next week. Naturally, you won't need a code or an invitation - all you'll have to do is get it downloaded from the PlayStation...
News Snake Pass Slithers and Slides to PS4 from 28th March
Will boast fang-tastic PS4 Pro improvements
Sumo Digital's sharp-looking serpent simulation Snake Pass will slither to the PlayStation 4 on 28th March in North America and 29th March in Europe. We were lucky enough to get hands-on with the Sheffield studio's scaly foray late last year, and really enjoyed it – it controls really nicely and has a...
News Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Burns Red on PS4 in May
Father and son take to the field
Confirmed for a Western release last year, Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru will be titled Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada outside of Japan. The latest entry in Koei Tecmo's feudal series, Spirit of Sanada's story, as the game's name suggests, focuses on the history of the Sanada clan. Poster boy Yukimura Sanada is...
Video Watch Us Get Decimated in VR Ping Pong on PS4
Down and out
Y'know all that chat about us being good at table tennis and stuff? Turns out we're bloody terrible, and here's the video evidence to prove it. We went into VR Ping Pong without any prior practice, expecting to waltz through a couple of matches for your viewing pleasure. Turns out we got decimated by the AI on easy – even after taking...
Wednesday15th Feb 2017
News Sony's Dropping PlayStation Now on All Devices Apart from PS4, PC
All change, please
PlayStation Now will soon only be available on the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC, it's been announced. Sony's oft-misunderstood cloud streaming solution will prevent registrations starting 15th March on the PlayStation 3, Vita, and PS Vita TV, as well as all Bravia and Samsung televisions. The service will subsequently cease to...
News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Release Date Teased for Tomorrow
Crash course
Whoa, this came out of nowhere didn't it? Activision's taken to Twitter in order to tease a release date for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on PlayStation 4 - and the best part is that it's being revealed tomorrow. The tease itself features a three second looped video, which shows our furry friend pulling a dumb face beneath six...
News Which City Will Watch Dogs 3 Be Set In?
New tease points to outside America
A new ending has been patched into Watch Dogs 2 which teases the location of the next game in the series. Ubisoft dropped a meaty 10GB patch for the open world title earlier this week, adding new clothing, bug fixes, and the aforementioned concluding cut-scene. There are spoilers in this article, so if you don't...
News GTA Online Conspiracy Theory Suggests Aggressive AI Is Out to Get You
Car combat
It's been a while since we wrote about Grand Theft Auto Online - Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer component - but this story is just too interesting to ignore. Brought to our attention by a gif-filled article over on Kotaku, there's a Grand Theft Auto Online conspiracy theory that suggests the game's artificial intelligence has recently...
News Sony: Horizon's Aloy Is a PlayStation Icon of the Future
Girl power
Sony's made no secret of the fact that it sees Horizon: Zero Dawn as one of its next tentpole franchises, and at the heart of that is Aloy, the red-headed huntress who serves as both the game's protagonist and its focal point. The platform holder has talked candidly about the heroine in the past, revealing that it can be risky to go with...
News Don't Call Mass Effect: Andromeda an Open World Game
Producer stresses that it isn't one
Mass Effect: Andromeda ain't no open world adventure, producer Mike Gamble has told to the Official Xbox Magazine in an interview. "I definitely wouldn't call Andromeda an open world game," Gamble states. Instead, he refers to Andromeda as "an exploration-based game", and goes on to suggest that this approach...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Nioh Takes a Stab at Second Place
PS4 continues to top hardware
Unfortunately for PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh, it's had to go up against a new Dragon Quest game during its first week on the Japanese market, meaning that it was never going to snatch that coveted top spot. The critically acclaimed action title skewered second place, selling 75,477 copies - not a gigantic amount, but...
News Free-to-Play Action MMO Skyforge Is Questing to PS4 This Spring
Sky's the limit
If you're up for some more free-to-play questing on PlayStation 4, then you're in luck, as Skyforge is heading to Sony's current-gen console this spring. The MMO has been available on PC for over a year now, and based on what we've seen of it, it looks like a solid enough role-playing experience. It boasts various player classes that...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's TV Commercial Spotlights PS4 Pro
Will run on TV, online, and in cinemas
What madness is this? Sony's actually going to advertise the PlayStation 4 Pro on television and in cinemas, with its big Horizon: Zero Dawn commercial spotlighting the supercharged system. This commercial will run all month across Europe, and will presumably air during the many Champions League matches that...
News Let Your Imagination Run Wild in LEGO Worlds This March
Build me up buttercup
Like every child on the planet, we used to play with LEGO when we were little. Except our "master builds" didn't include the Taj Mahal or the Great Barrier Reef – we simply settled for a square house with a flat roof on the top. Good times. Anyway, LEGO is obviously really fun whatever you're building, and LEGO Worlds is...
Hands On Jumping at Shadows in Prey on PS4
A player chooses, the prey obeys
Welcome to the first-person perspective of Morgan Yu, the androgynous protagonist of Prey. Once you've assigned Morgan a gender (a choice with no experiential ramifications) you awake in Morgan's apartment, decorated in a style delicately coined 'neo-deco' that somehow feels like a familiar sight. It's here that Prey...
News VR Tennis Online Targets the Baseline in Japan Tomorrow
15-0
A tennis game? On the PlayStation 4? No way? Yes way: Japanese developer Colopl has announced that VR Tennis Online will launch tomorrow in Japan for PlayStation VR, and it'll cost ¥2,490 (~$21). The game's already out on Oculus Rift so a Western release is likely, but there's no word on when we'll get it just yet. Nevertheless, you can...
News StarBlood Arena Explodes onto PlayStation VR on 11th April
Mech madness
StarBlood Arena, the totally-not-RIGS-but-still-kinda-RIGS arena shooter for PlayStation VR, will launch on 11th April in Europe and North America. In the video embedded above, Scott Campbell from developer WhiteMoon Dreams talks through the title's PlayStation Experience trailer, and expands upon some of the nuances that you may have...
News Japan Takes Final Fantasy XV's Cup Noodle Commitments to the Next Level
Don't tell Gladio
Have you completed that embarrassing Cup Noodle quest in Final Fantasy XV? Were you disappointed that you weren't rewarded with some Cup Noodle headwear? Yeah, us too, but don't give in to despair just yet, because Cup Noodle maker Nissin Foods has announced a Final Fantasy Cup Noodle collection in Japan - and the Final Fantasy XV...
Tuesday14th Feb 2017
News For Honor's Single Player Campaign Lasts Around 6 Hours
Sliced and diced
Out today on PlayStation 4, For Honor promises a suite of medieval multiplayer modes, but despite its clear focus on competitive play, we're more often asked about its single player campaign. While we don't have a review for you lot yet, we can at least tell you that said campaign lasts around 5-6 hours on normal difficulty. The...
News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Strikes Back with Four New Screenshots
N. Sane
In a year that's so flush with PlayStation 4 games that it's honestly becoming difficult to keep up, you may be forgiven for forgetting that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is still on track for release this year. But just to remind you, Activision has deployed a new batch of screenshots, this time centring on the second game in the series,...
News Pewdiepie Gets Pulled by Disney After Controversial Stunt
Offensive gag backfires badly
We almost didn't run this, but Pewdiepie is perhaps the biggest name in gaming culture, and so it probably deserves a quick post. In case you haven't seen the news, the Swedish YouTuber has been dropped by Disney-owned network Maker Studios after a failed gag which included anti-Semitic undertones. As the biggest...
News NieR Automata Scores Big on PS4 in Famitsu Magazine
2B or not 2B
Japanese magazine Famitsu is not necessarily the most reliable source for review scores given the various scandals and rumours that have emerged questioning its integrity over the years. That said, it's the only publication to print a score for PlayStation 4 console exclusive [Quieten down, pedants, we know it's coming to the PC –...
News Stolen PS4 Story At Least Has a Happy Ending
Children's cancer ward gets consoles back
Whenever you think humanity has reached its lowest ebb, always remember that there are more good people out there than there are bad. You may recall last week we reported on the theft of a PlayStation 4 from the children's cancer ward at Wellington Hospital. The console was used by nine-year-old Angus Little...
News Diablo-Like Action RPG Vikings - Wolves of Midgard Sails to PS4 Next Month
Glorious loot
If you're on the market for some loot-hoarding action role-playing on your PlayStation 4, then you may want to keep an eye on Vikings - Wolves of Midgard. Clearly inspired by titles like Diablo - hey, you may as well learn from the best - Vikings looks like a pretty solid RPG experience going by the gameplay trailer that we've embedded...
Review Kitty Powers' Matchmaker (PS4)
It's not you, it's me
Camp is a word that will keep popping into your head while playing Kitty Powers' Matchmaker. In fact, this reviewer's confident in saying that the only way this title could possibly be more camp would be if it suddenly decided to start pitching tents. Innuendo and the sort of humour that would have Sid James laughing in his...
Feature Would You Snog, Marry, or Avoid These PlayStation Stars?
The best place to play
Snog Marry Avoid may be the name of a trashy Jenny Frost-hosted makeover show, but it's also the basis of our obligatory Valentine's Day premium #Content for you all. We've collated some of the most famous names in PlayStation, and we want to play a simple game: which of these icons would you snog, marry, or avoid? So that...
News PlayStation Japan Goes Daft Punk with Latest PS4 Line Up Trailer
Technologic
The PlayStation 4 has enjoyed a decent start to the year in Japan, being the only console on the market that's actually seeing growth year-on-year - and its diverse software line up should help it maintain its promising sales over the coming months. In order to get the word out, PlayStation Japan has launched a new trailer, and like its...
News Resident Evil 7 Reloads with More DLC Banned Footage
Dinner time
The first chunk of Resident Evil 7 DLC was excellent – even if it arguably should have been included with the main game. We're excited to see how the second set fares, then – and the good news is that Banned Footage Vol. 2 is available to download right now from the PlayStation Store. Yeah, it's coming thick and fast, isn't it? This...
News Injustice 2's Girls Come Out to Play on Valentine's Day
Meow
Look, we're excited for Injustice 2, but there's an elephant that needs addressing – the character models are kinda hideous, aren't they? NetherRealm's always struggled rendering decent-looking human characters, but it requires a special kind of talent to take a heroine as iconic as Catwoman and make her look like the backend of a rhinoceros'...
Store Update 14th February 2017 (Europe)
Love in
Sony's showing its love this Valentine's Day by delivering a bumper PlayStation Store update, which includes everything from For Honor and Sniper Elite 4 through to Resident Evil 7 DLC and DiRT Rally VR. Speaking of the latter, there's actually a bunch of new PlayStation VR content, and a few lesser known indie titles as well. What will you...
News Rocket League Runs in 4K at 60 Frames Per Second on PS4 Pro
Patch coming next week
One of the most played PlayStation 4 games is about to get a facelift, with Psyonix pledging PS4 Pro support for Rocket League starting 21st February. This is a full, native patch and not a Boost Mode improvement, meaning that the title will now run in (checkerboard) 4K at 60 frames-per-second across all arenas in...
Monday13th Feb 2017
News PS4 Pro Boost Mode Tested on The Witcher 3, Bloodborne, and More
Booster pack
As expected, the techies over at Digital Foundry are having a blast with PS4 Pro and its Boost Mode, which is available as part of firmware 4.50's beta. If you've been living under a rock for the last week or so, Boost Mode basically allows older PlayStation 4 titles to take advantage of the Pro's extra processing power if they don't...
News Fallout 4's PS4 Pro Patch Brings Some Big Improvements
That's rad
Fallout 4 got its PS4 Pro patch last week, meaning that the game is now officially supported by Sony's supercharged system. As many of you will no doubt be aware, the open world title doesn't run brilliantly on a standard PlayStation 4, with regular frame rate drops hurting the overall experience. Fortunately, Digital Foundry has...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Stabs Nioh in the Back
Team Ninja title in second
Oh Nioh! Team Ninja's critically acclaimed Souls-like samurai escapade couldn't overcome the continued success of Grand Theft Auto V, meaning that the legendary Rockstar release is now the fifth title since tracking started in the UK to secure 12 spells at the summit. It's in esteemed company alongside the likes of, er,...
News PS4 Pro Boost Mode Makes Just Cause 3's Frame Rate Slightly Less Shite
But it's still far from perfect
Just Cause 3, for all of its fun, free-form chaos, runs like garbage on a standard PlayStation 4. Even with no action on screen, the game still loves to drop frames, resulting in an especially shoddy experience. Given its particularly poor performance, many have been wondering whether the PS4 Pro's Boost Mode can help...
News Sonic 2017 and Sonic Mania Details Are Speeding Your Way Soon
Rolling around
Sonic the Hedgehog's picking up the pace this year, with SEGA supposedly bringing two titles to the PlayStation 4. The project known as 'Sonic 2017' has been kept under wraps since it was originally announced last year, while Sonic Mania, based on what we've seen so far, is looking like the return to form that the blue blur has been...
News Here's Half an Hour of Slick NieR: Automata Gameplay on PS4
More than a slice
Phwoar, NieR: Automata is looking pretty fast and fluid, isn't it? The PlayStation 4 console exclusive really shines in parts of the gameplay video that we've embedded above, which clocks in at over 29 minutes in length. In it, we get to see android protagonist 2B partake in plenty of combat, general exploration, and side...
News Swamp Thing Rises from the Mire and into Injustice 2
Mud man
Swamp Thing is a cool character, but creator Len Rein could have put a little more effort into the name of Dr. Alec Holland's alter-ego, eh? Anyway, the odious anti-hero is joining the roster of Injustice 2, and you can see the foul fighter in all of his glory courtesy of the trailer embedded above. While his design isn't anything to write...
Video Set Your Sights on Some Sniper Elite 4 PS4 Gameplay
Sight life
We've busted our balls busting balls to bring you a Sniper Elite 4 review ahead of its release date, but you probably fancy a bit of video footage to go with it, right? The above isn't the tightly edited clip you've come to expect from Push Square; technical issues put pain to that. But it does include a good 12 minutes of gameplay...
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