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Tuesday26th Nov 2024
Guide Hogwarts Legacy Guide: Walkthrough, Tips and Tricks, and All Collectibles
Your 100% completion guide for Hogwarts Legacy
In this Hogwarts Legacy guide, we'll provide a full walkthrough of the Main Quest and all Side Quests and Assignments, as well as reve
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- Hogwarts Legacy
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- PS4
Talking Point What Do You Think of the PS5 Pro, Three Weeks Later?
Pro-fessional opinions
The PS5 Pro is almost three weeks old at the time of writing this article, having released on the 7th November — and we think it's time to weigh up our early thoughts on Sony's supercharged system. At $700 / £700, the Pro's pricing still makes our eyes water, even though we've been playing games on the thing for the best...
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- Talking Point
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News Larian Studios Made a Staggering Amount of Money on Baldur's Gate 3
Going to need another Bag of Holding
Commanding a controlling majority of Larian Studios' shares, charismatic founder, CEO, and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke can now likely buy all the armour he likes, maybe even a castle or two. While it should come as no surprise to learn that the masterful D&D sequel was huge for the plucky,...
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- Baldur's Gate
News Capcom's PS Plus Premium Games Available Now without Subscription
Dino Crisis, Resident Evil for £8 / $10 each
An update to Capcom listings on the PS Store has seen the publisher's two classic titles available via PS Plus Premium now up for purchase individually, outside of the subscription service. Previously locked behind the PS Plus Premium tier, you can now simply buy Dino Crisis and Resident Evil: Director's...
- Capcom
- PS1
- Dino Crisis
- Resident Evil
- PS Plus
News As the Switch Closes in, Sony Confirms PS2 Sold 160 Million Units
Up from the 155 million previously assumed
For over a decade, the PS2’s official sales total sat at 155 million units, as Sony stopped reporting sales of the system in 2012. It was always assumed the final number was higher, as the console wasn’t officially discontinued until a year later, and there would have been leftover inventory that...
- Sony
- PS2
- Sales
News Naughty Dog's Supposed New IP Timeless Travel Seemingly a Fake
Brought back down to Earth
We all know Naughty Dog is beavering away at something, we just don't know what. Well, we know it'll be a single player game in the studio's usual style, with the developer committing to that after dropping its multiplayer The Last of Us title. But what is the Californian studio up to? A clue from LinkedIn has appeared...
- Sony
- PS5
- Naughty Dog
News A Helldivers 2 Special Edition DualSense PS5 Controller Is Reportedly on the Way
Choose your weapon
Helldivers 2 has done astonishingly well this year. It's comfortably one of the best-selling games of 2024, has a consistent rate of active users, and developer Arrowhead has demonstrated its commitment to the players with regular, meaningful post-launch updates. While it's had its ups and downs, it's been a big success story, so...
- Sony
- PS5
- Helldivers 2
- DualSense
News Naughty Dog Casts Troy Baker to Star in Untitled Next PS5 Game
What year is it?!
In news that might at first sound like a parody, developer Naughty Dog has cast The Last of Us lead, Troy Baker, in its untitled next PS5 game. Baker, who famously played grizzled dad Joel Miller in PlayStation's premiere series, was a natural pick, says Naughty Dog chief Neil Druckmann: "In a heartbeat, I would always work with...
- Sony
- Naughty Dog
- Industry
News Beloved, Sekiro-Inspired Action Platformer Nine Sols Finally Arrives on PS5, PS4
Deflect this
Released for PC back in May, it feels like we've been waiting on Nine Sols for an age. The ridiculously highly-rated action platformer is supposed to be a genuine Game of the Year contender if you're into 2D adventures, and it finally arrives on PS5 and PS4 today (that's the 26th November, if you happen to be reading this article at a...
- Red Candle Games
- PS5
- Nine Sols
- Trailers
News Silent Hill 2 Players Decode Ominous Messages from Endless Static
Sending out an SOS
Silent Hill 2 is amongst the spookiest games ever made, and Bloober Team's excellent remake included some entirely new scares, with more being discovered all the time. Particularly attentive players have began to discern a pattern in the endless static on the TVs spread around town, with some even repeating legible messages in...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News One Month Later, PS Stars Cash Rewards Finally Return
£5 / $5 offer available again
Whether it was an intentional removal or not remains unknown, but PS Stars users are beginning to notice the return of cash rewards on their PlayStation phone app. Reports of a £5 / $5 redemption option going live have spread across the internet, and we ourselves now have the reward listed in our personal app. It was...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Stars
Mini Review Trombone Champ: Unflattened (PSVR2) - Ridiculous Rhythm Game Is Top Brass Nonsense
Let it slide
Following Trombone Champ's viral success on flat screens last year, it's now come for the virtual reality crown too, and if anything, the format elevates the silliness even more. Trombone Champ: Unflattened successfully brings this ludicrous rhythm game to PSVR2, building on the unwieldy hilarity already present by having you mime the...
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- Flat2VR Studios
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Trombone Champ Unflattened
News 30 Years of PlayStation History Documented on New Anniversary Website
From the PS1 to PS5 and everything in between
Sony has continued its 30th anniversary celebrations of PlayStation with new pages on its website that documents the five home consoles, two handheld systems, and VR headsets its released. Viewable through this link, you can browse 30 years of PlayStation history, reading up on everything from the PS1 to...
- Sony
- PlayStation
News Outstanding PS2 RPG Dragon Quest 8 Is Now 20 Years Old
Remaster, anyone?
At the time of writing this article, it just turned 12am in Japan — and that means Dragon Quest 8 is officially 20 years old. The PS2 RPG first launched on the 27th November, 2004 — but the West didn't get to experience this franchise-defining adventure until later. Dragon Quest 8 dropped the following year in the US, but us...
- Square Enix
- PS2
- Dragon Quest
News Black Ops 6 Is the 'Biggest Call of Duty Ever', Player Engagement Through the Roof
In the 30 days since launch
In further proof that we are living in a simulation, the Call of Duty series 2024 entry, Black Ops 6, is the biggest yet in the franchise's 21-year history. That's in terms of both sales and player engagement, with publisher Activision proudly crowing BO6 ranks #1 in terms of launch window hours and matches played...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
News Remedy Still Working on Alan Wake 2 PS5 Pro Patch Enhancements
As normal PS5 update goes live
A new Alan Wake 2 update has been deployed today on PS5, though you won't find any PS5 Pro-specific enhancements in its patch notes. Remedy has said it needs more time to research "a few things on the Pro when it comes to improved performance" as the update available at the PS5 Pro's launch made the Performance Mode...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Alan Wake
- Updates
News DualSense Edge, Pulse Headphones Reportedly Getting Black Variant
Yes
According to a reliable source, the PS5's premium controller, the DualSense Edge, as well as the Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore wireless headphones, will reportedly come in black. Sadly, images were not forthcoming; you'll just have to use your imagination with the above base DualSe
- Sony
- Hardware
News The Witcher 4 Hits Huge Dev Milestone, Enters Full Production
Baptism of Fire
Polaris, the project name for the next The Witcher title, has just hit an all-important milestone in its development process. Director Sebastian Kalemba has taken to social media in order to reveal that the game — commonly referred to as The Witcher 4 — is now in "full-scale production". Typically, this means that the bones of...
- CD Projekt Red
- The Witcher
News Lemmings Fans Should See This Retro-Style Sci-Fi Action Adventure Coming to PS5, PS4
Rescue mission
If you've ever played Lemmings and wanted to take a more hands-on approach, Moons of Darsalon may be worth a try. Coming to PS5 and PS4 on 6th February next year, the game has you playing as a little astronaut who must rescue all the others in each level. When you find characters, they'll follow along behind you, and it's your job to...
- Astrolabe Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Moons of Darsalon
- Trailers
News Godzilla, Baymax Front Fortnite's Japanese-Themed Hunters Season
Yes, Godzilla
We’re days away from a gigantic concert event in Fortnite, concluding the current hip-hop themed Remix season. After that, a new arc will begin, with Chapter 6 Season 1: Hunters from 1st December. As has been rumoured, this will have a Japanese theme, and the first look at the Battle Pass confirms Godzilla and Baymax will be...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Updates
News Fans of Aquanaut's Holiday Will Want to Pay Attention to This PSVR2 Title
Under the sea
Aquanaut’s Holiday, an oft-overlooked PlayStation deep-sea diving series, is one of this author’s all-time favourite franchises – so it’s exciting to see Subside poised for release on PSVR2. This game promises unparalleled aquatic realism, as you plunge beneath the waves of a variety of biomes and interact with the wildlife...
- A2D Software
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Subside
News Ubisoft Reportedly Making a Minecraft Meets Animal Crossing Social Sim
Voxel-based Alterra in the works
A publisher as big as Ubisoft always has a lot on the go at once, much of which is known, so it's always interesting to hear about something we weren't expecting. In a new report from Insider Gaming, it seems the company is hard at work on a game called Alterra. Citing anonymous sources, the site claims the game...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Alterra
Monday25th Nov 2024
News Sony's Latest First-Party Release Is Struggling to Do Concord Numbers on PC
Despite having "LEGO" in the title
We'd love to be a fly on the wall at Sony sometimes to know what the bigwigs think of its vaunted first-party struggling to make a dent in the PC market. Like mobile, the platform is proving surprisingly tough for PlayStation Studios to crack, and it must be frustrating. Case in point: LEGO Horizon Adventures...
- Sony
- PS5
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
News My First Gran Turismo Has Been Rated for Release on PS5, PS4
Rolling start
You may have forgotten about this, as it was announced back in September, but PlayStation is planning to release a free trial version of Gran Turismo 7 as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. It's called My First Gran Turismo, and has just recently received an age rating in Taiwan (spotted by Gematsu), meaning its release is...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Gran Turismo
News Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
Elusive Target, DLC pack gone
IO Interactive has announced it will remove all of the post-launch content featuring Conor McGregor in Hitman 3 after a court ruled he raped a woman and must pay charges of more than £200,000. In a post to Twitter, the developer said: "In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- PS4
- Hitman
News Cult SEGA CD, Genesis Classics Getting New Lease of Life on PS5, PS4
Game creative staff, Wolf Team
Wolf Team’s cult trilogy of Castlevania-esque side-scrollers El Viento, Earnest Evans, and Anett Futatabi will be re-released on the PS5 and PS4 next year. The games, which originally deployed in the early 90s on SEGA CD and SEGA Genesis, are set to be redistributed as the
- Wolf Team
- PS5
- PS4
- Earnest Evans Collection
Rumour PlayStation Event Could Be Incoming, Sony's Very Busy 'Behind the Scenes'
Don't you dare mention 'showcase'
We're now a couple of months removed from the last State of Play — the one with Ghost of Yotei — and so we're starting to see eager PlayStation fans clamouring for another event. The good news is that we might be getting one. While there hasn't been any official word on the subject — what else do you expect...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
News PS5 Handheld Device in the Works at Sony, New Report Claims
Update: Dev apparently started after PS Portal launch
Sony is currently in the "early stages of developing" an all-new handheld PlayStation device that would allow users to play PS5 games on the go, a report from Bloomberg claims. Sources speaking to the outlet under anonymity said the device is "likely years away" from release and warned it may...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
Geralt? Never heard of him
The eagerly anticipated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is expected in February and, like the first game, is laser-focused on the life and times of one Henry of Skallitz, 13th-century Bohemia's biggest badass. It's also shaping up to be the all-consuming, open-world WRPG to beat, a subgenre still largely overshadowed by 2015's...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Kingdom Come
News Former Mass Effect Lead's New Sci-Fi Game Cancelled, Developer Shuts Down
Humanoid Origin announces closure
In another sad piece of news for the industry, developer Humanoid Origin has announced its closure. The Canadian studio was formed in 2021 by former BioWare veteran Casey Hudson, and it was working on a "character-driven" AAA sci-fi title. Previously, Hudson had been the director of the original Mass Effect trilogy...
- Humanoid Origin
- Industry
News Sony Is Going All Out for PlayStation's 30th Anniversary in the UK
Mind the gap
In case you somehow didn't know, PlayStation is about to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It's already marked the occasion in a number of ways, but it seems the brand's UK team is pulling out all the stops for this important milestone. Over on X, PlayStation's UK team has revealed that, for a limited time, London trains on the Victoria...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
News Kratos Voice Actor Denies Multiple God of War Announcements
Update: Allegedly not "our" God of War
Despite God of War Ragnarok's 2022 release and subsequent Valhalla DLC arriving in December 2023, it still seems too soon to hear about what the future holds for Kratos and Atreus. Kratos actor Chris Judge has seemingly teased several imminent reveals in a recent TikTok livestream before later clarifying, and...
- Sony
- God of War
- Industry
News Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
#6 in the U.S. for November, but there's more to the story
A clearer picture of how Dragon Age: The Veilguard is performing is starting to emerge, although maddeningly, we still don't have the hard and fast numbers. Released 31st October, we are approaching the month's final figures, and the always insightful Mat Piscatela of Circana has provided...
- EA
- PS5
- Dragon Age
Site News Write to Us About Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024
And be featured in our GOTY coverage
We're fast approaching the end of 2024, if you can believe it — but this is always an exciting time for our industry, since everyone's focus shifts towards the all-important Game of the Year discussion. Here on Push Square, we have a long history of extensive Game of the Year coverage, as we simply love to...
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- Features
News Black Myth: Wukong Dev Declares 'Surprises' Still in Store for 2024
DLC, perhaps; an Xbox release, perchance
Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science still has "some surprises" up its sleeve, indicating that all shall be revealed before the end of the year. Speculation is split on whether this might mean the inevitable Xbox release (obviously less relevant to our target audience) or the announcement of an expansion...
- Game Science
- PS5
- Black Myth: Wukong
News Secret Level's Concord Episode Has a Trailer, and It Feels Really Weird
What's Concord?
Ouch, this stings a bit. Sony released and then quickly obliterated the sci-fi multiplayer shooter Concord earlier this year, but we've yet to see the last of it; the game will be part of Amazon Prime's Secret Level anthology series. While the game itself was taken offline after a disastrous launch, the TV show — which adapts...
- Amazon
- Secret Level
- TV
News 74% of PS5 Fans Would Be Interested in a Handheld
PlayAnywhereStation
With yet more rumours and reports doing the rounds about Sony's potential portable plans, it seems the majority of fans would be interested in a handheld PS5. We recently raised the question of whether our readers would be interested in a portable PlayStation akin to Valve's Steam Deck; capable of playing your existing games...
- Sony
- PS5
News Adorable Ape Escape Plushie and More Merch Returns as PlayStation Turns 30
Thanks, Fangamer
Ape Escape is just one of the series synonymous with PlayStation — the PS1, in particular — and so it makes sense to see Fangamer celebrating the franchise as Sony's gaming brand approaches its 30th anniversary. The gaming merch retailer has brought back some neat-looking enamel pins, one with the face of a pipo monkey, the...
- Sony
- Ape Escape
- Merch
News Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in Fortnite's Island for The Game Awards
The Doritos Pope arrives
The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has been transformed into a full 3D character for this year’s Island of the Year in Fortnite. As with previous years, developer Epic Games has created a full interactive experience for you to test out the nominees and engage with minigames. But there’s more: Keighley is actually in...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- The Game Awards
News Sonic 3 Trailer Is Embracing Chaos in Our Best Look at the Movie Yet
Sh(ad)ow time
The third Sonic movie is speeding towards its December debut, and SEGA and Paramount have just released the latest trailer to get fans ready for the big day. It provides the best look yet at the film, which focuses on Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) as he works with multigenerational Eggmen to conquer the world. Of course, Sonic,...
- SEGA
- Paramount
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Movies
- Trailers
Never 7 and Ever 17 finally launch outside of Japan
Japanese game director Kotaro Uchikoshi is perhaps best known for the Zero Escape series and AI: The Somnium Files, but prior to that he worked on the Infinity series, as a writer and designer. These games, spanning Never 7: The End of Infinity and Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, launched in the...
- Spike Chunsoft
- PS4
- Infinity
- Announcements
Sunday24th Nov 2024
Best deals, physical PSVR2 games, and accessories
The hottest new piece of hardware on the PlayStation scene is the PSVR2 (or PlayStation VR2, technically), the latest VR headset from Sony. The PSVR2 is finally available at a wide range of retailers and we're tracking all the best prices and deals for you in this guide. The successor to the...
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- PS5
- PSVR2
News Amid Turbulent Times for the Games Industry, Koei Tecmo Is Doubling Down on Consoles Like PS5
Plans to double workforce
All we’ve heard about for what feels like an eternity are layoffs and job losses, so it’s a little unusual to see Koei Tecmo talking about doubling down on AAA titles and growing its workforce from 2,500 employees to 5,000. Still, the Japanese publisher – which will release Dynasty Warriors: Origins early next year...
- Koei Tecmo
- Industry
Saturday23rd Nov 2024
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 30
It's time to PlayStation
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 30 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
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- Quizzes
- Features
News PlayStation Preservation Expert Has Safely Stored Over Half a Petabyte of Sony's Gaming History
An important job
Game preservation is more important than ever. As our industry matures, the thought of losing valuable source code, design documents, and artwork feels unthinkable – but it happens all the time. Sony has taken steps to prevent that, assigning preservation expert Garret Fredley and a few of his colleagues the task of creating a...
- Sony
- Industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 556
Rebirthed
Gee whiz have the cold winter nights arrived! It's freaking freezing in the UK this week, so we hope the temperatures are a little more positive wherever in the world you are. Let's warm up with some video games, shall we? Aaron Bayne: We're in the final three weeks of The Finals Season 4 and that Emerald tier ranking in World Tour is...
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- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday22nd Nov 2024
News Huge PS Store Black Friday Sale Live Now, 500+ PS5, PS4 Games on Offer
Astro Bot! Silent Hill 2! Rebirth!
One of the biggest PS Store sales of the year, the Black Friday promotion, is live now. With over 500 PS5, PS4 games included, there's a wide range of titles on offer, from new releases to older classics. All the deals will be live until 2nd December 2024. The sale is live now in the UK and Europe, and now the USA...
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- PS4
- PS Store
Poll Rate Your Favourite PS1 Games
Build our best PS1 games list
Ah, the PS1. The original PlayStation console. The system that started it all. Released in 1994 in Japan, and then heading West in 1995, the PS1 is widely regarded as one of the most important — and successful — consoles of all time, shaping the industry that we know today. But as is the case with any truly great...
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- Polls
- Features
News PS Plus Black Friday Discounts Again Seem Completely Random
Some get a deal, but others don't
The three tiers of PS Plus go on sale today for Black Friday, but whether you actually qualify for the promotion appears entirely up in the air — just like in previous years. On the PlayStation Blog, it's said that new members to the service can claim a 30 per cent saving, and if you're upgrading from one tier to...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Talking Point Would You Want a Steam Deck-Like Portable PlayStation?
All hands on deck
Portable gaming devices are coming back into fashion. The Nintendo Switch has played a substantial part in that, providing users with the choice to play on a TV or untethered, if they prefer. Of course, mobile is an enormous part of the puzzle too, with very capable smartphones in the palms of millions around the world. Sony and...
- Sony
- PS5
- Features
