Soapbox Final Fantasy VII Remake's Cloud Goes From Hero to Zero in a Single Side Quest
Liam pulls a 180 on soldier boy
News PlayStation Store April Sale Expands with New Selection of Great Discounts
Tetris Effect! Spyro! Crash!
News - 2020, Week 16
Sunday19th Apr 2020
News After Sony's Crossplay Kerfuffle, Call of Duty Fans Are Turning the Feature Off
Hack attack
Remember when the biggest story in gaming was crossplay and not coronavirus? There was a period not too long ago where Sony was under intense pressure from the industry to allow developers to unify their online communities. The company eventually caved, and now no one talks about the feature anymore. Well, to be fair, Call of Duty:...
News PS5's Launch Aiming to Be Simultaneous Worldwide
Jim Ryan has apparently requested it
While it doesn't sound like there'll be many PlayStation 5 consoles to go around when it launches this Holiday 2020, there's hope you may not have to wait for the system to arrive in your country. You may recall that Sony staggered the release of the PlayStation 4 in 2013, making it available in North America...
Soapbox I Can't Believe How Many Cool Moments Final Fantasy VII Remake's Final Trailer Spoils
A new low
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the story of Final Fantasy VII Remake. What the hell was Square Enix thinking when it cut that last Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer? I'm talking about the one that released on the 3rd April -- a week before the game's launch. Titled 'Final Fantasy VII Remake - Final Trailer', it features...
Saturday18th Apr 2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 320
Snow joke
Goodness gracious, WAYP seems to come around quicker every single week. We’re not sure whether it’s lockdown or not, but it feels like the days are flying by faster than ever before – it’s almost May, for crying out loud! Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ll be overcoming the ice in SnowRunner this weekend, as I’ve volunteered to...
Friday17th Apr 2020
News Sony Sending Out Even More Persona 5 Royal Dynamic PS4 Themes and Avatars
Looking cool, Joker
Update 2: Yep, PlayStation is starting to send out yet another wave of Persona 5 Royal bundle codes. These codes give you access to a number of avatars and dynamic themes, and this article update details the third bundle. It contains nine avatars and three themes. As we've already reported, these codes are based on your progress...
Rumour Assassin's Creed PS5 Reveal Is Just Around the Corner
Vikings unite
Ubisoft will have the next instalment in its Assassin's Creed franchise ready for this holiday to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 5. That we can be almost certain of, and it looks like the French publisher is getting ready to spill the beans on this Viking-themed departure. One reliable insider has tweeted that news on the...
Soapbox The Sims 4 Is a Travesty on PS4
Escapism at its worst
The Sims may have been usurped by Minecraft and Fortnite in recent years, but I grew up as part of the generation that was obsessed with The Sims 2. I’m not afraid to admit that it’s been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine over the years: I sunk countless hours into the PC version growing up, but also owned copious...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Final Fantasy VII Remake?
The reunion
It's been a week since the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and we assume that many of you will have completed the game by now -- or at least come close. With that in mind, we're here to ask you for a review score. Is Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4 everything that you hoped it would be? Or is it a huge disappointment? We need to...
News The Outer Worlds Was Held Back by Console Memory Budgets
Less NPCs and content
The Outer Worlds might not have had the biggest environments to explore on PlayStation 4, with the likes of Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt dwarfing it, but at least those locations were fairly detailed. However, it could have been so much better. In a new interview with Danny O'Dwyer as part of No Clip, developer...
News Grab a PlayStation Now Subscription with This 25% Discount
A year of games
As the PlayStation 4 release schedule begins to slow down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of you will be turning to your backlogs for some video game entertainment. However, what if you've got so much time on your hands that you don't actually have one in the first place? That's where a PlayStation Now subscription comes into...
News Until Dawn Dev Supermassive Has Been 'Having Discussions' About PS5's DualSense Controller
Haptic horror
We know you're probably tired of hearing about PlayStation 5's recently unveiled DualSense controller, but it's the biggest next-gen news Sony's given us so far. We think the new pad looks and sounds excellent, and Bethesda's Pete Hines seems infatuated with it too. Elsewhere, it seems developers are starting to imagine ways to utilise...
News This SnowRunner Trailer Is a Brilliant Riff on Death Stranding
United we drive
Okay, this is pretty damn good. Focus Home Interactive is days away from the release of SnowRunner, a driving sim about making deliveries through treacherous terrain. You could say there's a passing resemblance in its gameplay to Kojima Productions' Death Stranding, and it seems the publisher of this mucky trucking game agrees. The...
Random Sony's Experimenting with a Robot Buddy for Lonely Gamers
Forever alone
The Sony of today may not be quite as batsh*t crazy as it was in the Rolly era, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely given up on outlandish concepts for good. A new patent filed by the platform holder introduces the idea of a robot companion who will watch you play your PlayStation and react to your emotions. Apparently, research...
News Streets of Rage 4 Release Date Finally Confirmed for 30th April
Battle Mode also revealed
We've been waiting for an age to find out the release date for Streets of Rage 4, but it's finally here. The stylish sequel will be heading to PlayStation 4 on 30th April, a week later than was previously leaked. It'll set you back $24.99. The date is revealed in the above trailer, which also introduces the return of...
News Strategic Shooter Void Bastards Finally Lands on PS4 Next Month
Galaxy brain
Previously only available on PC and Xbox One, Void Bastards is confirmed to be heading to PlayStation 4 on 7th May. The announcement was made last night via social media accompanied by the above clip. This follows on from a rating discovered earlier this year indicating the port's existence. For those who don't know what this game is,...
News Survive the Siberian Wilderness in Help Will Come Tomorrow on PS4
Out next week
If the fact that you can't really leave your house while all this warm weather is about at the moment has got you down, Help Will Come Tomorrow can transport you to the much colder environment of Russia in 1917. Releasing next week on 21st April 2020 for PlayStation 4, this is a survival simulator set in the harsh, freezing Siberian...
Thursday16th Apr 2020
News PS4 Firmware Update 7.50 Is Available to Download Now
What does it do?
Sony knows we're all stuck indoors right now, and it's doing its best to help out. The platform holder has established a $100 million fund to fight the coronavirus, it's put aside a further $10 million for indie developers, and two free games have just been made
News Crysis Remastered Leaked for PS4, Ray-Tracing and Enhanced Visuals
Maximum surprise
Whoops, look away now Crytek. Crysis Remastered has just leaked on Twitter through the official website's cookie policy of all places, with the remaster of the original game coming to PlayStation 4. Now scrubbed from the site, Twitter user @RobotBrush managed to catch the description. "Crysis Remastered brings new graphic features,...
News GTA 6 Is Still in Early Development, and the Internet Hasn't Reacted Well
Trends on Twitter
Yesterday, Kotaku broke the news that since publishing its report on the working conditions at Rockstar Games during the development of Red Dead Redemption 2, the situation has gotten a lot better. The studio is said to have a "healthier culture overall" and that it is "moving in the right direction". This was welcome news to hear,...
News PSN Download Speeds Are Starting to Slow for Some PS4 Users
Sony's coronavirus plan kicking in?
The PlayStation Network appears to be dealing with the coronavirus situation quite well. Sony's online infrastructure seems to be holding up despite what must be a significant increase in usage as people are forced to stay at home. However, back at the end of March, PlayStation did state that PSN download speeds...
News Observer: System Redux PS5 Trailer Gives Us a Glimpse at Next-Gen Graphics
The future is now
Last week saw the announcement of Observer: System Redux, a next-gen remaster of Bloober Team's sci-fi horror for PlayStation 5. Now, a brand new trailer has been unveiled, revealing the first footage of what the game will look like on the upcoming hardware. System Redux will feature all new story content and "expanded gameplay"...
News Sony May Cut PS4's Price to Stimulate PS Plus Subscriptions Amid Limited PS5 Launch
New tactics
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Sony had iterated on multiple occasions that it plans to transition PlayStation 4 owners to its next-gen system as quickly as possible. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that plans may be changing behind-the-scenes, however, due to a
Rumour Upcoming Batman Game Reportedly a Fresh Start with Co-Op and 'Playable Batfamily'
Meet the Bats
We've been waiting to see what WB Montréal is up to for what feels like an eternity. The developer has been teasing a new Batman game since September of last year, with mysterious social media posts hinting at a game featuring the Court of Owls. Fast forward to now and we're still none the wiser, really, save for a fresh report that...
Reminder Claim Your Free Copies of Uncharted, Journey Even If They're in Your PS4 Library
You can own them forever
As part of its Play at Home initiative, Sony has made Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey available for free on the PlayStation Store until 5th May. Of course, many of you may already have claimed these games as part of
Rumour PS5 Will Have Shorter Supply Than PS4 at Launch, Delay Unlikely with High Price
COVID-19 disrupts reveal plans
Overnight, Bloomberg has shared a report which could give us some insight into Sony's plans for the launch of PlayStation 5. Of course, none of this is confirmed nor official, but the website goes into great detail about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the hardware manufacturer's reveal plans and what that...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Sales Off to a Great Start in Japan Despite Coronavirus Situation
PS4 sales spike
Final Fantasy VII Remake has proven to be a hit in Japan. The latest estimated sales numbers from Famitsu are in, and the long awaited remake tops the software charts by some distance. What's more, the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake has resulted in a sales spike for the PlayStation 4 itself. The console's been selling quite...
News SpongeBob SquarePants Rehydrated Confirms 23rd June Release Date
Competing with PS4 exclusives
Update: Publisher THQ Nordic has now confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated will launch on PS4 on 23rd June via a tweet. PlayStation Store pre-orders will follow at a later date, but the trailer above features a ton of brand new footage to get you hyped up for the release. Original...
News World War Z Grabs Game of the Year Edition and New Missions
Head to Marseille
It's been a hot second since Push Square last covered World War Z, the co-operative shooter from developer Saber Interactive. In that time, the studio has released even more free content for its playerbase and it plans on celebrating that by bringing it all under one roof with a Game of the Year edition. Scheduled to launch on...
News Streets of Rage 4 Gameplay Blends Old and New Together with Retro Characters
Everyone is here
Recently, Dotemu announced a bunch of retro content for its upcoming beat 'em up sequel, Streets of Rage 4. The game is set to include 12 unlockable characters in their original pixel art style, as well as lots of past music from some of the older titles. Courtesy of IGN,
Site News Would You Kindly Complete Our Reader Survey?
There's a Jaffa Cake in it for you
Admit it: you’ve got nothing better to do today than complete our reader survey. With much of the world in lockdown right now, what better way to wile away your evening in captivity than answering questions about your purchasing habits? You should be thanking us, really – instead we’re going to offer you a...
Random The Last of Us Made a Surprise Appearance on Quiz Show Jeopardy
Fingers on the Clicker
You know your entertainment brand is popular when it becomes a question on legendary US quiz show Jeopardy. That’s exactly what happened to The Last of Us last night, as footage of the title’s sequel was shown during a semi-final round focused on the ‘World of Video Games’. Contestant Xiaoke knew the answer, so...
News Star Wars Episode I: Racer Speeds Onto PS4 Next Month
May the 12th be with you
We've been rather enjoying this spate of retro Star Wars video game revivals, and the next is another treat to look forward to. Star Wars Episode I: Racer is something of a cult hit, a sci-fi racing title that's surprisingly good in spite of the Marmite source material. It's coming to PlayStation for the first time ever very...
News The Inner Friend Brings a Fragmented Dreamscape to PS4 on 28th April
No adult
After its PC release in September 2018, developer and publisher Playmind has revealed that it intends on bringing its debut title The Inner Friend to PlayStation 4 a lot sooner than you might think. It'll be coming to Sony's current-gen console on 28th April 2020, complete with a new alternate ending and priced at $14.99. PlayStation Plus...
News Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020 Confirmed to Be a Digital Showcase
Streaming on 24th August
Following the official cancellation of Gamescom 2020 in a physical format, Geoff Keighley has taken to Twitter to confirm that Gamescom Opening Night Live will be a completely digital event this year. It'll be streamed live on Monday 24th August, presumably playing host to announcements and reveals for PlayStation 5 games...
News Gamescom Digital Show 'Definitely' Happening After Physical Event Cancellation
Roll on August
We're all tired of hearing about it by now, but the coronavirus crisis has put a stopper on pretty much everything, and that includes major video game events. Gamescom is one example, with the German show forced to cancel its usual presence at the Koelnmesse in Cologne. The organisers said they were planning for at least a digital...
Wednesday15th Apr 2020
Rumour The Last of Us 2's New Release Date Just Got Leaked, But Probably Not
We seriously doubt it
Earlier today, eagle-eyed fans discovered that a new release date had popped up on The Last of Us: Part II's Amazon product page. The PlayStation 4 exclusive was delayed indefinitely a couple of weeks back due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Sony has not yet issued a new release date. Anyway, the aforementioned Amazon...
News PlayStation Store April Sale Expands with New Selection of Great Discounts
Tetris Effect! Spyro! Crash!
Sony had always promised that more PlayStation 4 games would be added to its bonanza of an April sale, and the Japanese giant has now delivered with even more discounts to sink your teeth into. These deals are now live in both Europe and the US. Hunt: Showdown has already had 30 per cent knocked off its asking price,...
News Sony Confirms Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo Sport PC Listings Are Fake
Pack it all up
Update: You can put those pitchforks down for good now because Sony has just confirmed to IGN that the PC listings for multiple PS4 exclusives on Amazon France are fake. In a statement, the Japanese giant said: "The listings are not accurate. We have made no announcements to bring these games to PC." Update: It's not just Days Gone...
News Persona 5 Royal PC Listing Is 'An Error' According to SEGA
After many thought Amazon France had spilled the beans
Update: SEGA has told PC Gamer that a recent Persona 5 Royal listing for PC is "an error", adding that it's looking into having the Amazon France page removed. The publisher added that it will also be seeking an explanation for "how it happened". That seems pretty conclusive, but it could still...
Thursday16th Apr 2020
News Free Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey Downloads Available Now on PS4
Play At Home begins
Following the recent announcement of Sony's Play at Home initiative to combat the Coronavirus, the two PlayStation 4 games being made available for free can now be downloaded from the PlayStation Store. Those being Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey. Players residing in EU territories can grab the two titles right...
Wednesday15th Apr 2020
News Unauthorised PS4 Version of Cooking Mama: Cookstar Is the Latest In Ongoing Fiasco
Mama isn't best pleased
Recently, you may have heard all about Cooking Mama: Cookstar, a Nintendo Switch game that was purportedly also coming to PlayStation 4. The story of this latest entry in the beloved culinary series has been pretty dramatic. While most of it applies to the Switch edition of the game, a new statement from IP holder Office...
News F1 2020 Could Be the First Licensed PS4 Game for a Season Which Never Takes Place
Be the 11th team
The coronavirus pandemic has had a gigantic effect on the Formula One season which was supposed to start last month with the Australian Grand Prix. That, of course, never happened and neither did the races planned for Bahrain and Vietnam. The Dutch, Spanish, and Monaco Grand Prix have all been scrapped too. This means that when F1...
Talking Point What Do You Want PS5 DualSense's Create Button to Do?
Making magic
It doesn’t get half the credit it deserves, but the PlayStation 4’s ingenious Share button is comfortably the greatest innovation of the current generation. The oft-pushed input allows you to store screenshots and short video clips, which can then be shared directly to social media. It also enables you to broadcast gameplay directly...
News Activision's Games Are 'On Track for Now' As Dev Teams Work from Home
Development unaffected so far
With the world's current condition forcing most people indoors, most businesses are being affected in one way or another, and that of course includes video games. We're seeing what the pandemic has done to PlayStation 4's release schedule, with many of 2020's big games being pushed back as developers adjust to remote...
Tuesday14th Apr 2020
Hard difficulty hints and tips
How do you beat hard mode in Final Fantasy VII Remake? In this Final Fantasy VII Remake PS4 guide, we're going to cover what we think are essential pointers for playing on the game's often brutal hard difficulty -- or 'hard mode' as it's usually called (see also: Final Fantasy VII Remake: How to Unlock Hard Mode). F
News Sony Makes Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection and Journey Available for Free on PS4
Play At Home initiative is go
Sony is attempting to make the coronavirus lockdown a little more bearable with its Play At Home scheme. The new initiative, announced today by PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, has been put in place to benefit PS4 owners cooped up indoors as well as indie game developers who find themselves in a difficult financial situation...
News PS5 Game Case Cardboard Mock-Ups Are Surprisingly Stylish
Eco-friendly playing
We've had a great time covering some of the fanmade mock-ups of the PlayStation 5 console, its controller, and game cases here at Push Square, and now you can add one more to the list. This creation comes from Reddit user ruddi2020, who has taken it upon themselves to sh
News Fallout 76 Community Reacts Very Positively to Wastelanders Update
Return to Appalachia
Fallout 76 might have been a disaster when the online experience released on PlayStation 4 in late 2018, but since then, Bethesda has sought to fix the game with continuous updates completely free of charge. The new Wastelanders update feels like the culmination of that, adding human NPCs to the title alongside a wealth of...
News New AAA PS4 Game Releases Are Quickly Starting to Slow Down
Grim reading
2020 was supposed to be one of the best years of the PlayStation 4 generation, a true swansong for Sony's current-gen console. But then the Coronavirus came along and turned those hopes and dreams on their head. It's currently Tuesday 14th April 2020, Final Fantasy VII Remake has just released, and we're now staring down the barrel of a...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts New Releases Can't Compete with Call of Duty
Modern Warfare and Warzone lead the way
March saw the release of several key PlayStation 4 titles, but none of them could quite knock Call of Duty: Modern Warfare off its throne. Particularly in Europe, last month's new games didn't make much of a dent in the digital download chart. DOOM Eternal is 14th in Europe, but fares better across the...
Mini Review My Friend Pedro - Stylish Action Stumbles on Rigid Design
Flash in the pan
My Friend Pedro has finally brought its zany 2D shooting gallery to PlayStation 4, and it's a strange beast. Ignoring the fact you play a character devout to a sentient and bloodthirsty banana, the game feels at odds with itself on quite a fundamental level. It's aiming to make the player feel like a John Wick, gun-fu master at all...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology Continues with Little Hope on PS4 This Summer
Witching hour
Whatever you thought of Man of Medan, Supermassive Games' follow up is looking like a more interesting tale. Called Little Hope, the second instalment in the Dark Pictures Anthology is due for release on PlayStation 4 in summer 2020. Bandai Namco has just published a brand new trailer, which you can see above. The game is named after...
Mini Review Random Heroes: Gold Edition - A Side-Scroller with a Massive Cast
Not-so random really
For a game being sold on its eclectic cast of characters, Random Heroes: Gold Edition really doesn’t do anywhere near enough with its heroes. This is a 16-bit style side-scrolling shooter where you take control of, well, pretty much anyone. There’s a cyborg, a clown, a truck driver, a man in a suit… You pretty much get the...
News Sony Earmarks $10 Million to Support Indie Developers Impacted by Coronavirus
Doing the right thing
Sony’s response to the coronavirus has been very impressive. The company has been extremely swift in its action against the disease, even as far back as PAX East 2020, when it controversially pulled out of the show weeks after announcing an enormous showcase. It’s since insisted employees work at home,
Mini Review Super Destronaut: Land Wars - All Style, No Substance
Space invaders
Super Destronaut: Land Wars is developed by a team named Petite Games, and anyone who understands French should take that as an indicator of what to expect. This is probably the most simplistic first-person shooter you’ll find on the PlayStation 4, as you sprint around neon environments shooting gigantic Space Invaders-inspired...
News Video Game Cases to Disclose Paid Random Loot Boxes
For your information
Games that include “paid random items” – a blanket phrase designed to refer to loot boxes, card packs, and other similar in-game purchases with a random element – will now be marked as such. European ratings board PEGI already includes a symbol for titles which feature microtransactions, but it will now specify whether...
News This PandaBall Gameplay Trailer Is a Welcome Lesson in Sound Design
Whoops
PandaBall looks like a fun twist on football that substitutes real-life players for the exotic species, but that's not the main talking point of this gameplay trailer. The PlayStation 4 game is actually already out and available for purchase right now, however, Sony has just uploaded a new slice of footage to its YouTube channel which really...
Monday13th Apr 2020
Soapbox Final Fantasy VII Remake's Cloud Goes From Hero to Zero in a Single Side Quest
Liam pulls a 180 on soldier boy
Update: Here at Push Square, we're more than happy to admit when we got something wrong. This is one of those rare occasions. It has become clear that Cloud was instead trying to spur the old man on to do something with his life, so let's discuss how I, a newcomer to the game, didn't pick up on that. Does Final...
News PS5 Devkit Meets DualSense Controller in Another Great Mock-Up
V for victory
The DualSense PlayStation 5 controller is really getting graphic artists hot under the collar, it would seem. Just last week, Giuseppe Spinelli graced us with this cracking concept design inspired by the bold new pad, but he wasn't the only one struck by the white and black look. Over the Easter weekend,
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us Remastered Makes Surprise Return to the Top 10
Post-apocalypse comeback
A number of new PlayStation 4 releases have brought a welcome shake-up to the UK sales charts over the past couple of weeks. However, the surprise this time around is the unexpected return of one of the console's best exclusives. The Last of Us Remastered has reentered the top 10, climbing seven places while Final Fantasy...
Poll Do You Think Ghost of Tsushima Will Be Delayed Too?
Samurai showdown
Following the unfortunate delays to The Last of Us: Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR, the release calendar for AAA titles on PlayStation 4 is looking rather barren. Some pockets of the internet have even theorized that Final Fantasy VII Remake will be the last big launch of 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We're not quite sure...
News EA's Crysis Franchise Might Be Making a Comeback
Receiving data
After going silent for three and a half years, the official Twitter account for the Crysis series has just suddenly sprung into life. It has put out a tweet saying: "RECEIVING DATA". Does EA plan to reboot the franchise or bring it back in some way? We think so. The first-person shooter series hasn't been since the third iteration...
Rumour Resident Evil 8 Will Feature PSVR Support
Virtual insanity
Capcom is leaking more than a holey hosepipe at the minute, with details about Resident Evil 8 and a Resident Evil 4 remake hitting the headlines. The former is said to be on track for a 2021 release and wil
News Resident Evil 3 Reaches Two Million Sales Across Shipments and Digital
Accrued over just five days
It may not be receiving quite as much love as its predecessor, but Resident Evil 3 is still doing well when it comes to sales. Capcom has announced that the remake topped two million sales worldwide across physical shipments and digital purchases within its first five days of availability. Nearly 50% of that total came...
Mini Review Rush Rover - Simple Roguelike Shooter Is Fun Timewaster
A kind of rush
You’ve already played a game like Rush Rover, but that doesn’t mean this little timewaster should be ignored. A dualstick roguelike, the shooter borrows liberally from various recent releases, delivering a wholly unoriginal yet generally well-executed experience. Playing as a mining machine, your role is to clean up randomly...
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