News 19 Amazing Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
December 2023 game update revealed
News PlayStation Wrap-Up 2023 Available Now, Check Out Your Gaming Stats
Overall playtime! Trophy hauls!
News - 2023, Week 50
Sunday17th Dec 2023
Game of the Year John's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Re-enter the Dragon
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of reviewer John Cal McCormick. 5. Venba: What a treat this game is. From the wonderful music to the heartfelt narrative to the enticing crackling and sizzling each time you...
Site News Our Game of the Year Goodness Gets Underway from Today
Here we go again
It’s been a big year for PlayStation – many would argue a vintage year, in fact. While the selection of first-party software from Sony has been a little on the light side, third-parties have more than picked up the slack, producing bangers like Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, and so, so, so much more. As has become something of...
Saturday16th Dec 2023
Mini Review Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (PS5) - Re-Released, Rollback Fighter Is Top Tier
Rise again
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is essentially an enhanced re-release of the ill-fated Granblue Fantasy Versus — a really good fighting game that had its competitive scene smothered by the coronavirus pandemic, while shoddy netcode meant its online community was all but dead on arrival. Rising, then, feels like a deserved second chance...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 507
Christmas is coming
This week’s WAYP is coming in hot, so forgive us the brief pre-amble. We’ve got a lot of responses from the team this time, though, so let’s get straight into it. Aaron Bayne: I'm having a hard time pulling myself away from The Finals, but I'm keen to check out the God of War Ragnarok DLC, Valhalla this weekend, too...
Friday15th Dec 2023
Rumour PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
The machine of tomorrow
Things are starting to heat up in the PS5 Pro rumour mill. Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb, who's been a relatively reliable source of information in the past, has made further comments on Sony's unannounced mid-step console, suggesting it's currently scheduled to arrive in about nine months' time. In the above video, Grubb comments...
DLC Review God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla (PS5) - An Essential Epilogue for Fans of the Series
Rogue to redemption
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla is the best kind of DLC — it makes an already fantastic game even better. Available for free to all who own God of War Ragnarok itself, this is an epilogue to the main story that gives you a very good excuse to dive back into the action. Not only does Valhalla contain some valuable narrative beats...
News Naughty Dog Has 'More Than One' Ambitious PS5 Single Player Game on the Way
"We cannot wait to share more"
Alongside confirmation that it’s cancelled its hotly anticipated The Last of Us Multiplayer project, Naughty Dog sought to reassure fans by confirming it has “more than one” ambitious single player titles in the works. The studio admitted that, had it followed through its live service plans, it would have had to...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer Project Is Officially Cancelled
Naughty Dog will focus on single player games
Naughty Dog has today shared the news its The Last of Us Multiplayer project has been officially cancelled. A post on the developer's official website states: "We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to stop development on that game." It continues: "We know this news will be tough for many,...
News Former The Day Before Dev Dishes on Chaotic Studio Situation
"No one from our team knows why they called it an MMO"
The Day Before's rise to infamy has been swift. Promised for an eventual PS5 release, it was released last week into Steams Early Access in an atrocious state, and players were quick to note it only vaguely resembled the product promised. The developer announced its dissolution days later,...
News PS5 Sales Absolutely Explode in Europe as Sony Single-Handedly Drives Industry Up
New-gen console up 376 per cent
Sony propelled overall console sales up almost 60 per cent year-over-year, as the PS5 absolutely exploded in Europe during November. According to a GSD sales report – which tracks several major countries, excluding the likes of the UK and Germany – the new-gen console’s sales were boosted by an eye-opening 376...
News Like a Dragon Gaiden's Controversial English Dub Is Selectable on PS5, PS4 Now
If you dare
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has been warmly received on PS5 and PS4, but there’s been controversy surrounding its English dub. While most fans generally prefer to play the franchise with subtitles anyway, SEGA has found success adding English voiceovers to the series in recent years, making the franchise more...
News The Crew 1 Has Reached the End of the Road, Delisted and Servers Shutting Soon
Crew cut
Yesterday, Ubisoft announced it'd be removing The Crew — the original game in the series — from sale. Indeed, it's now not available on PS Store or any other digital platform. Furthermore, online servers for the open world racer will be switched off come 31st March, 2024. Ubisoft shared the update on its website, along with memories...
News Fortnite Massively Cuts Prices of Criticised Rocket Racing PS5, PS4 Microtransactions
U-turn
The outrageously overpriced microtransactions for Fortnite’s new arcade racing game Rocket Racing have dramatically dropped, following robust criticism from the game’s community. Epic Games originally in
Site News We Need You to Fill Out Our Reader Survey
Please?
We don’t mean to remind you, but Christmas is coming – and that means the New Year is right around the corner. With all that in mind, it’s time for us to bow to our corporate overlords, and encourage you all to fill in our annual reader survey. The good news is our partners at ReedPop are making it easier than ever before. So, why are...
News PS Studios and Many More Spread Some Yuletide Cheer with Festive Cards
A Christmas tradition
It's almost Christmas time, and you know what that means — publishers and developers from around the globe have descended on the PS Blog to spread some seasons greetings. Yes, the annual tradition returns, with lots of well-known teams sharing a festive image for fans to enjoy. As always, Sony's first-party studios are all...
News Enjoy Six Minutes of JRPG Bliss in Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes PS5, PS4 Gameplay
So close, yet so far away
The wait for Suikoden spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has felt like an eternity, although in reality, it was only revealed in 2020. Regardless, the release of the successful Kickstarter pr
Random Pay Your Respects at SEGA's Like a Dragon: The Men Who Perished Exhibition
Your very own Funeral of Fists
If you're considering taking a trip to Japan in the coming months and have strong and unresolved feelings about the fate of characters from across Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchises, then boy, do we have the cultural event for Kir-you. Beware of SPOILERS below. Reported by Japanese-language...
News Fortnite Fans Can't Believe There's No Winterfest Cabin on PS5, PS4 This Xmas
A less cosy Christmas
Fortnite is at peak popularity right now, following an outrageously successful OG season, and the launch of various new games, including LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing. With the holidays upon us, many had been looking forward to Epic Games’ annual WinterFest, where historically it’s introduced a cosy cabin for players to...
News Atomic Heart: Trapped in Limbo DLC Looks Suitably Surreal on PS5, PS4
Break free in February
Amazingly, Atomic Heart was released in February of this year, heralding the onslaught of games that was to come. If you've been itching for a reason to return to developer Mundfish's bizarre world, you might want to look at this trailer for Trapped in Limbo, DLC, due out 6th February on PS5 and PS4. Trapped in Limbo appears...
News Pre-Order Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League on PS5 for Exclusive Rogue Outfits
Dressed to kill
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League embark on their murderous mission on 2nd February on PS5, and players pre-ordering the game digitally will get access to some killer new looks.The Rogue Outfits pack features new fits for each member of the Squad. King Shark gets a laid-back look with a tropical necklace made from .50 BMG...
Huge update coming after Christmas
HoYoverse has hosted the next major livestream for Honkai: Star Rail’s upcoming v1.6 update, named Crown of the Mundane and Divine, which is scheduled to release on 27th December. Another colossal update for the uber-popular gacha, the content will include three new playable characters, fresh story content, and a...
News Satoru Gojo Teaches You How to Play Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash on PS5, PS4
Cursed energy
Looking for a crash course on how to play Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash on PS5 and PS4? Well, here’s Satoru Gojo to help. In truth, while this trailer is delivered as a kind of crash course on the game, there’s really not a whole lot to learn. Essentially, it’s a tag-team arena brawler where you need to attack to build your Cursed...
Thursday14th Dec 2023
News Critical Darling Alan Wake 2's Sales Seem Soft, But There's More to the Story
"My name is Alan Wake, I'm a writer"
Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake 2 received widespread acclaim from fans and critics when it launched on 27th October, continuing the tale of the tortured, titular writer. The sequel to the cult-classic Alan Wake, buoyed by more than a decade of hype and developed by a Remedy with the momentum of a well-received...
News Disney Doesn't Think It Was 'Overly Exclusionary' to Cut Planned PS5 Version of Indiana Jones
Reckons it financially and strategically makes sense
We learned during Microsoft’s attempts to acquire Activision Blizzard that a PS5 version of Bethesda and MachineGames’ Indiana Jones adaptation was originally planned – until the Redmond firm renegotiated the terms with intellectual property holder, Disney. Discussing this matter directly,...
News Keep Playing Past God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla DLC's Credits Sequence
"You really think the credits are the end of the story? C'mon"
Santa Monica Studios' free God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla DLC is proving to be much more than merely a tacked-on roguelike experience, surprising players with its narrative heft and implications for Kratos and the future of the God of War franchise. Santa Monica didn't do itself any...
News PS Portal Was the USA's Fourth Best-Selling System in November
And it was a sell out
We reported previously how Sony had requested sales data group Circana to log PS Portal as its own platform, and now we have the results for its debut month. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, the Remote Play streaming unit was the fourth best-selling syste
News 'Florida Joker' Dyes Hair Purple, Raises GTA 6 Ask to $3 Million
This town deserves a better class of criminal
The saga of Lawrence Sullivan, AKA the "Florida Joker", continues, as the self-appointed supervillain has again upped the ante in his effort to extract money from Rockstar Games for allegedly using his likeness in GTA 6. Dying his hair purple and donning an orange prison jumpsuit, Sullivan is adding to...
News Lords of the Fallen Seasonal Content Starts Today, New Quests and Gear
New quests, gear, features, and snowballs
Successful Souls-like Lords of the Fallen will be patched today with the first of two seasonal updates that bring quests, weapons and armour pieces, and spells to the PS5 game. Offerings of Orius arrives today while Trial of the Three Spirits drops on 21st December 2023, each adding more features and festive...
News Harry Potter Spin-Off Hogwarts Legacy Has a Shot at Dethroning Call of Duty's Dominance
A kinda magic
Hogwarts Legacy could become the first non-Call of Duty or Rockstar game to top USA’s yearly sales charts in 15 years. GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 broke the first-person shooter’s streak in 2013 and 2018 respectively, but other than that, Call of Duty has ranked number one every single year since Wii Play was popular all the...
News PS Plus' PowerWash Simulator Just Got Free Festive DLC, Available Now on PS5, PS4
Ho ho hose!
Here's a lovely Christmas present from FuturLab. Its strangely relaxing clean-'em-up, PowerWash Simulator, has just received a brand new level to celebrate the holiday season. Even more good news: it's available on PS5 and PS4 right now. Even better news: it's free. Yes, after claiming the DLC on PS Store, all players will be able to...
News The Tekken 8 PS5 Demo Is Available to Download Now
Tekken it for a spin
Earlier this week, Bandai Namco announced a free playable demo for the upcoming fighting game, Tekken 8. Said demo is now available to download and install on PS5. Weighing in at 23.7GB, it's pretty beefy for a demo, so what does it contain exactly? Well, you'll be able to play as Jin, Kazuya, Nina, and Paul, will feature...
News Is the PS5 Getting a Spider-Verse Game? Fans Think So
There are dozens of us
Intense but unconfirmed speculation suggests Insomniac may be working on a Spider-Verse game, influenced by Sony’s recent batch of animated movies. Unverified information being shared online, purportedly part of a recent high-profile data breach, alleges that the title is in development – although we’ve been unable to...
News Death Stranding Movie Partners with A24, and There's a T-Shirt
You can advertise this business deal
Film studio A24 has revealed it's partnering with Kojima Productions to bring the live-action movie adaptation of Death Stranding to the big screen. To celebrate, a $40 t-shirt featuring the A24 logo in the style of Death Stranding is available to buy. While undeniably cool, you're essentially paying to promote a...
News Looks Like Fortnite Festival Is Getting Peripheral Guitars in January
Rock on, indeed
Having officially entered our Fortnite Festival era, we're quite excited to see that the surreal pseudo-metaverse Epic has cooked up and is getting instrument controller support as soon as next month. On Twitter, peripheral manufacturer PDP teased that guitars would be coming imminently. PDP most recently produced musical...
News Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Looking Majestic in PS5, PS4 Gameplay Overview Trailer
Clock's ticking
Ubisoft Original Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has crept up, releasing 18th January on PS5 and PS4, bringing the series to an entirely new generation after a 14-year hiatus. At The Game Awards, we were treated to a story snippe
News Tekken 8 Teases Its Explosive Story Mode in Latest Trailer
Jin and tonic
Bandai Namco is full steam ahead with Tekken 8 as the fighting game fast approaches launch day. The title is due for release on 26th January 2024, and up to now, most of its trailers have been focused on single characters. This new one, however, shows off the game's Story mode — and it's looking typically mad. Following on from the...
News Indie Smash Hit Human: Fall Flat Has Shipped a Staggering 50 Million Copies
Falling upwards
There are definitely a few games that are nigh invisible in certain circles, but are secretly absolutely huge — we can certainly count Human: Fall Flat in that camp. Coming to PS4 in 2017 and available physically and digitally, the physics-based platformer has now reached an incredible sales milestone, having just surpassed 50...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News 19 Amazing Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
December 2023 game update revealed
Sony has today shared the final PS Plus update of 2023, revealing what PS5, PS4, and Classic games are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of December 2023. There'll be 19 titles in this drop, including the leaked Strange of Paradis
Guide GTA Online: Best Salvage Yard to Buy and How to Make Money with the Chop Shop
Get rich with robberies
What's the best Salvage Yard to buy in GTA Online? Salvage Yards are part of Chop Shop update, and will become available from Foreclosures Maze Bank once you've received a call from Yusuf Amir. Once you own a Salvage Yard, you'll be able to participate in robberies. As part of our GTA Online guide, we're going to introduce...
News Final Fantasy 16 Dev Team Disbands, Making Sequels or Spin-Offs Unlikely
On to the next Fantasy
Final Fantasy XVI is an epic adventure in its own right, but fans hungry for more Clive and company might be disappointed to learn the development team has already disbanded. Aside from a small team working on the upcoming DLC The Rising Tide, the evocatively named Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, helmed by Naoki...
News Hackers Breach Insomniac Games, Marvel's Wolverine Details and Employee Data Up for Ransom
Sony currently investigating
Insomniac Games, the PlayStation first-party studio behind the recent Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, has been hacked, with sensitive information currently held hostage in a brazen digital heist. Word comes to us from Cyber Daily (thanks,
News Bethesda Has Delayed Fallout 4's PS5 Version to Next Year
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda has confirmed the native PS5 version of Fallout 4 will need to wait until 2024 as "a bit more time" is needed to get into shape. The expected news was shared on Twitter after no updates had been shared on the updated edition for over a year. Upon its official announcement in October of 2022, it was confirmed the...
Preview Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Brings Back the Series with Style
Here today, Sargon tomorrow
Recently we went hands-on with Ubisoft's upcoming Metroidvania, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. It's slashing its way onto PS5 and PS4 in January, bringing the series back to PlayStation for the first time since 2010. But after all this time, how is this latest adventure shaping up? And will it be worth that 14-year...
News PlayStation Blog Wants Your PS5, PS4 Game of the Year Votes
Help decide 18 categories
The Game Awards has already revealed its Game of the Year, us at Push Square are currently preparing our own end-of-year content, and now the official PlayStation Blog wants your votes across a number of PS5, PS4 categories. Live until midnight on 17th December 2023, you can help decide 18 different categories. That...
News Big Spider-Man 2 PS5 Patch Planned, But Not Until 2024
New Game+ and mission replay both on the way
Insomniac Games has confirmed it has a significant PS5 update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the works, but players will need to wait until early 2024 to download and access its all-new features. The studio shared the news on Twitter having previously stated it wants to get New Game+ out before the end of...
News Disney Says There's 'Still a Lot of Demand' for Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Put us out of our misery
The fate of the Knights of the Old Republic Remake remains in flux, much like the Force itself, and conflicting reports from trusted sources have recently left us contemplating a turn to the dark side. Now, a Disney executive has thrown further fuel on the flames. Speaking to Axios, Disney head of gaming Sean Shoptaw was...
News November 2023 Circana: PS5 Is Still in First, Call of Duty Sells Best
Just like clockwork
It should come as little surprise, but the disappointing launch state of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 didn't stop it from being the best-selling game of November in the USA. New data from Circana confirms the FPS topped the charts last month and instantly become the second best-selling title of 2023, just behind Hogwarts...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Is Looking Good in Stylish Gameplay Trailer
The Racer
A new trailer has just emerged for Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, and it's probably the game's best showing so far. The Hong Kong-set open world racer has been a long time coming, and it finally looks like it's ready for the road. The video focuses on a single vehicle — speeding through the city, having its paint job fully...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Whips Upheaval in Jingxiang DLC on PS5, PS4
Whip it real good
Incredibly, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty launched in March 2023, ahead of the insane cavalcade of games that followed. Developer Team Ninja has been consistently supporting the Souls-Like ever since, and the third DLC pack to date, Upheaval in Jingxiang, is out today on PS5 and PS4. This new story chapter depicts the forces of the...
Site News Submit Your Snaps for the Push Square Community Screenshot Competition
Entries are open until 22nd December
As is a yearly tradition on the Push Square forums, the Official 2023 Screenshot of the Year Competition is now taking entries! After many years of service (thank you), veteran user @RogerRoger has passed the bat over to @R
News Kill Time in GTA Online with The Chop Shop Update on PS5, PS4
Yusuf Amir is back in business
As promised, GTA Online players have unfinished business with Yusuf Amir, and the Chop Shop update is out today on PlayStation platforms. It introduces the aforementioned illicit business, a variety of new vehicles, and additional Drift Races, an excellent way to kill some time while we wait for the release of GTA 6...
Tuesday12th Dec 2023
News PS Plus Extra Game for December May Have Leaked Early
Chaos!
Sony is set to reveal the list of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month in the next 24 hours, but one game looks to have already leaked accidentally via a PS Stars campaign. A "PS Plus Game Catalogue: must-play this month" campaign is asking subscr
News PlayStation Wrap-Up 2023 Available Now, Check Out Your Gaming Stats
Overall playtime! Trophy hauls!
As is becoming a tradition for this time of year, Sony has once again brought back its Spotify-style PlayStation Wrap-Up feature, which reveals all your gaming stats for the year. Follow this link and log into your PSN account to get started. The online flashback starts by sharing how many new PS5, PS4 games you...
News Call of Duty Devs Walk Back Kratos Voice Actor Criticisms, 'It's Not About the Joke'
"It's just been such a sh*t year for games"
Call of Duty developers that levelled criticism at Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge for joking about the length of Modern Warfare 3's campaign at The Game Awards have walked their initial comments back, citing frustration at the industry's current state. After Judge's joke (which was self-deprecating...
News God of War Ragnarok's Free DLC Will Add New PS5, PS4 Trophies
A reason to return
God of War Ragnarok’s hotly anticipated free DLC expansion Valhalla, due out later today, will add more Trophies to the game – although they’ll be listed separately from the campaign, so you won’t need to worry about them if you haven’t earned the Platinum just yet. Writing on Twitter, game director Mihir Sheth confirmed...
Mini Review The Lord of the Rings: Return To Moria (PS5) - Survival Adventure Not Worth Treasuring
And they call it a mine, a mine!
Free Range Game's hairy spelunking simulator comes hot on the heels of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a low point of the year and a horrible adaptation of Tolkien's IP. While it isn't as abjectly awful as Daedalic's folly, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is, sadly, also a disappointment. This is a survival...
Game over
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is officially dead. A statement on the official website simply reads: "After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories." In a report by the Washington Post, the Entertainment Software Association — which...
News Get a Crash Course in God of War Ragnarok's Free Valhalla DLC on PS5, PS4
Out today
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla is an unfortunate amalgamation of Norse words. However, the incoming free DLC (out today, 12th December) looks like a delicious second helping for fans of Sony Santa Monica's most recent release. We learned that Valhalla would serve as an epilogue to Kratos's story, and now we have a trailer showing it in...
News God of War Ragnarok's Free Valhalla DLC Out Now on PS5, PS4
Patch weighs in at around 8GB
Announced and released in the space of a week, the free God of War Ragnarok DLC Valhalla is out now on PS5, PS4. It'll be delivered via an update to the base game; you don't need to search the PS Store for it. Set aside roughly 8GB for the base game patch, and then you'll download the rogue-like mode on top. The...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth on PS5, PS4 Has SEGA Bass Fishing, SpikeOut, and Much More
Model 3 mayhem
SEGA’s excellent Yakuza series is well-known for its minigames, but Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth looks to seriously expand upon the expectations of fans with an unprecedented number of side-activities and distractions. Chief among them is the inclusion of some fairly famous Model 3 arcade games, including SEGA Bass Fishing,...
Poll Are You Playing God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla?
Free for all
God of War Ragnarok's free DLC is out now on PS5 and PS4. Adding a whole new component to Kratos' Game of the Year-worthy epic, Valhalla tasks players with battling through an increasingly dangerous gauntlet of opponents in roguelike fashion. For some, 'roguelike' is without a doubt a dirty term, but this expansion promises a personal...
News PS5 Accounted for Almost Half of All Console Sales in the UK Last Month
A big Black Friday
Fuelled by some aggressive marketing and tempting price promotions, PS5 accounted for almost half of all consoles sold in the UK during November. The system – which was massively supply constrained during previous holidays – improved a whopping 126 per cent year-on-year and 149 per cent month-on-month, driving overall hardware...
News Tekken 8 PS5 Demo Out This Week, Featuring Single-Player Modes and Offline Versus
An early PS5 exclusive
Tekken 8 will be getting a playable demo on PS5 this week, Bandai Namco has announced. Releasing at 8am GMT on the 14th December — a full week before it's available on Xbox and PC — the demo will include limited versions of Story Mode, Arcade Quest, offline Versus, and Gallery. Still, this sounds like a robust demo, and...
News Exodus Story Details Have Us Anticipating Archetype's Sci-fi RPG
Interest piqued
Announced at The Game Awards, Exodus, from developer Archetype Entertainment, caught the eye of many RPG fans desperate for anything that remotely resembles the original Mass Effect trilogy. That's no accident; Archetype boasts some of BioWare's most storied talent, people responsible for games like Bald
Preview Tekken 8 Could Be One of the Best Tekken Games Ever
Serious Heat
We were lucky enough to spend close to an entire day with Tekken 8 at a recent Bandai Namco press event — and we walked away from the experience thoroughly impressed. We've had high hopes for the long-running series' latest instalment for quite some time — especially since we're such big fans of Tekken 7 — but going hands-on with...
Hands On Rocket Racing Is a Super Fun Drive Yet to Meet Its Full Potential
Drives me up the wall
To put it lightly, arcade racers struggle to succeed in this day and age. Big budget attempts are almost extinct, and indie efforts unfortunately rarely make an impact, regardless of quality. What's the answer, then? How can drift-obsessed, arcade racing, petrolheads get their over-the-top kicks? Well, here's one answer —...
News Free Radical Closure Confirmed as Embracer Shuts Studio Ahead of Christmas
"Sadly, we join an ever-growing list of casualties"
Embracer Group has made good on its promise, deciding the fate of UK-based TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design after a consultation process that concluded on 11th December. Or at least we have to assume so, the embattled company hasn't made an announcement or anything; Free Radical's...
Hands On Fortnite Festival Rekindles Fond Memories of a Forgotten PSP Favourite
Unplugged
You won’t find Rock Band Unplugged at the top of many Best PSP Games lists, but the Harmonix spin-off – released during the peak of plastic peripheral popularity – was one of the finest games you could find on Sony’s handheld during its pre-PS Vita renaissance circa-2009. A stripped-back version of the main console games, this...
Monday11th Dec 2023
Review Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PS5) - A World We Don't Want to Leave
Pandora Hunting Simulator
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a game this writer has been waiting a long time for. In many ways, it is the Hogwarts Legacy for fans of big blue folk and vibrant alien worlds. But with that apt comparison and Ubisoft Massive at the helm, does it do enough to stand on its own two feet? Or is it nothing more than a pretty...
Rumour PS5 Pro Specs Could Leak Very Soon as Dev Kits Go Out to Studios
Pros and cons
We've had no official word on a PS5 Pro, but that hasn't stopped rumours about a souped-up model from circulating. Rumblings about a half-step upgrade, much like what happened with PS4 and PS4 Pro, have been doing the rounds for a while now, though nothing substantial has emerged yet. Now, though, new word from Insider Gaming's Tom...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode Is Already Beginning to Break Players
Foehammer, indeed
As if anyone needed another reason to play Baldur's Gate 3 again, the recently released Honour Mode provides as good an incentive as any, especially for masochists. Veterans of Tactition, formerly the most difficult in the game, are finding Honour Mode — where a story-focused run will last regular players around 50 hours — to...
News The Day Before Dev Drops Digital Smoke Bomb, Disappears Days After Early Access Launch
Gone with the wind
Update - Publisher Mytona has posted an update on The Day Before situation, pledging to work with Steam to open up refunds to any players who choose to do so. The original story follows: The Day Before saga has reached its seemingly inevitable conclusion, with developer Fntastic closing up shop just days after releasing the...
News Fortnite Fans Can't Believe the Price of the Game's New PS5, PS4 Microtransactions
Priced out
With the introduction of three entire new experiences – LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival – Epic’s unstoppable “everything” game Fortnite has taken a huge stride closer to becoming its own platform. But with so much new content available, the developer has to find ways to monetise it – and the latest...
Feature Best PS5 Announcement at The Game Awards 2023, as Voted by You
The Game Award goes to...
With The Game Awards 2023 now squarely in the rear view mirror, it's time to reflect on what was shown during Geoff Keighley's big end of year bash. Criticisms of the format and actual award presentations aside, the event did give us some significant game reveals. Last week, we asked the Push Square community to vote on...
News Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding Documentary Will Air Exclusively on Disney+
Connecting worlds
The fierce battle for streaming rights rages on, and it looks like Disney+ has conquered when it comes to acquiring exclusivity on Hideo Kojima’s hotly anticipated documentary. Announced a little while ago – and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this summer – Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds is scheduled to release...
News 'Florida Joker' Wants a Massive Rockstar Payday for Allegedly Using Likeness in GTA 6
"Florida Joker ain't having that"
Lawrence Sullivan, better known as "Florida Joker" for his extensive set of facial tattoos, has doubled down, posting a second video that asserts Rockstar owes him financial restitution for allegedly using his likeness in GTA 6. In the video, Sullivan asserts that Rockstar needs to give him "like a mil or two",...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Fans Miffed After Apparent Snubbing at The Game Awards
I have nothing left - except Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is one of the biggest games of the year, and we were big fans, even if it didn't stray enough from the established Insomniac formula for our taste. Still, it seems we weren't the only ones surprised to find that, despite being nominated in seven separate categories, Sony's latest...
Hands On The Finals Is One of the Most Exciting New Online Shooters in Years
Frenetic team shooter has a ton of promise
If you’re wondering what confidence feels like, try releasing your free-to-play shooter with no warning during The Game Awards, two days after CoD: Warzone's biggest free update in a year. That’s exactly what Embark Studios did at the end of last week with The Finals, and it’s fairly remarkable...
News UK Sales Charts: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Takes a Running Leap into the Top 10
Did it stick the landing?
While it seems the UK's physical games top 10 is pretty much nailed down through the rest of 2023, one late arrival has added a last minute splash of colour to the picture. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launched last week, and it's managed to secure a spot within the list of bestsellers at number five. The four games above...
News Metaphor: ReFantazio Combat Is a Mix of Action and Turn-Based
A bit of both
One of the most interesting things about the latest Metaphor: ReFantazio trailer is that it seems to show action and turn-based combat. Of course, Atlus is well known for its turn-based mechanics — Persona 5 being a standout example — and so it was largely assumed that Metaphor would follow suit. However, that's not quite the case...
News Original Jet Set Radio Creators Involved in PS5 Revival
Yakuza, Sonic, and Persona paved the way
SEGA says it hopes to display an “edginess and rebellious mindset” when it revives five classic franchises in the near-future. The legendary Japanese publisher confirmed at The Game Awards that it’s working on new versions of Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of
News Geoff Keighley Agrees Winners Weren't Given Enough Stage Time at The Game Awards
Please Wrap It Up
The Game Awards has come and gone again, with 2023's show proving somewhat contentious, depending on who you ask. Something that became increasingly apparent as the show progressed was the pressure winners appeared to be under to wrap things up. Even Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke, who managed to snag Game of the Year with
News Here's Your First Glimpse of Honkai: Star Rail's New PS5 World
Penacony awaits
Honkai: Star Rail only launched on PS5 a few months ago, but the game’s approaching its first anniversary on all platforms. And next year, the Trailblazer will arrive on an entirely new planet, Penacony, as the main plot picks up pace again. For those of you who don’t play this turnbased RPG, it’s a single player live service...
News Rock Band Controller Support a 'Priority' for Fortnite Festival
Dig those peripherals out of storage in 2024
Fortnite's Festival is already set to corner the rhythm market by install base alone, introducing a Rock Band-like experience into Epic's ongoing everything game. In addition to LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing, it's cl
News HoYoverse's Next Huge Gacha Hit Zenless Zone Zero Is Getting Closer
But still no PS5 confirmation
HoYoverse, the Chinese juggernaut behind games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, wants to take over the world – one gacha at a time. Its next big thing, Zenless Zone Zero, was present once again at this year’s The Game Awards – and now it has a release window, 2024. Considering the game is enjoying a big...
News EA Sports WRC Season 2 Brings Central European Rally, More Moments, New Rally Pass
All coming very soon
As promised, EA Sports WRC is soon to be updated with one more rally location. The Central European Rally will be added to the game very soon, on 14th December 2023, as part of a free game update. This new rally, which includes stages in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, will add 32 kilometres of asphalt stages...
Preview Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Is More Brilliantly Bonkers Courtroom Drama
And that's probably enough
The Ace Attorney series is a relatively new one for us on Planet PlayStation (can we bring that back?), with the original three games launching on PS4 in 2019 — long after they first arrived on western shores. We're now fully acquainted with the Phoenix Wright trilogy, but what happened next? While there have been a fair...
News Sharpen Up with Korean Neo-Noir Slasher Tiger Blade on PSVR2 This Xmas
Cat nip
Originally due in November, trendy K-hip hop combat game Tiger Blade will now purr to PSVR2 from 20th December, just in time for the holidays. The rhythm slasher, which sees you tasked with stealing a previously believed extinct cat from a rival clan, is set in an alternate version of Korea – and you can read more about the developer’s...
News PS5, PS4 Gets Multiplayer Spin-Off The Outlast Trials Next Year
Available to pre-order now
One announcement that slipped through the cracks from The Game Awards last week is that The Outlast Trials is now officially releasing for PS5, PS4 next year. The multiplayer spin-off launches on 5th March 2024, and is available to pre-order now on the PS Store with base and Deluxe Editions on offer. The game costs £30.99...
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