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Friday27th Dec 2024

  • Game of the Year Robert's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024

    Life is just a ReFantasy

    Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Robert Ramsey. 5. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Look, I wasn't totally sold on Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The series' pivot to turn-based RPG-ing...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • News Viral Horror Hit The Exit 8 Is Being Adapted into a Movie, and It Looks Spot On

    Watch the teaser trailer

    The Exit 8, an eerie, cult hit, indie walking sim, is being turned into a film. In the works at Japanese movie studio Toho, the film is due to arrive in theatres in 2025. The teaser trailer, which we've embedded above, gives you a taster of how the adaptation is looking, and it's pitch perfect in terms of the aesthetic and...

    • Playism
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Exit 8
    • Movies
  • News Lovely Live Service Infinity Nikki's First Major PS5 Update Approaches

    Wish upon a shooting star

    If Infinity Nikki is your first live service gacha game, then welcome, the work never ends. While you may still be making your way through the initial eight chapters of the main storyline, the release’s first major update is close, and scheduled to release on 30th December. There’s a ton to get through here, so let’s...

    • Infold Games
    • PS5
    • Infinity Nikki
    • Updates

Thursday26th Dec 2024

  • Game of the Year Best PSVR2 Game of 2024

    Headset highlights

    Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PSVR2 game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Trombone Champ: Unflattened: For anyone who didn't quite realise their ambitions of becoming a...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Features
  • Game of the Year Khayl's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024

    Every Cloud

    Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of news reporter Khayl Adam. 5: Dragon's Dogma 2: I wanted to like the first Dragon's Dogma, but I came to it too late and struggled with its technical performance. With Dragon's...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Game of the Year #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

    VII Heaven

    While we're still not massively keen on Square Enix's decision to split a once 40-hour classic into three relatively huge releases, we simply can't ignore how much effort was poured into Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Remake felt like it set the stage for a bigger and better sequel — and that's pretty much what we got. Away...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features

Wednesday25th Dec 2024

  • Review Infinity Nikki (PS5) - Impeccably Presented Fashion Sim Is an Open World Essential

    Breath of the styles

    The long-running Nikki series – not to be confused with Stellar Blade dev Shift Up’s saucy mobile shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory – has been styling smartphones across various iterations for several years. This version, available on console for the first time and introducing an enormous whimsical open world, is by far...

    • Reviews
    • Infold Games
    • PS5
    • Infinity Nikki
  • Quiz Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2024

    Test yourself on 2024's biggest and weirdest stories

    Right, come on, you've had your Christmas Day fun, now it's time for a real test of knowledge. Pop some headphones on to block out Aunty Margaret's carolling, force another mince pie into your overstuffed belly, and put down that fortune-telling red fish thing you got in your cracker — it's quiz...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Quizzes
  • Feature We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Compliments of the season to you

    It’s been a difficult year for the games industry, but the software has been flowing as strongly as ever. At times, we’ve all struggled to keep up with the veritable array of titles available for the PS5, and we’re sure many of you feel much the same. The thing that makes running Push Square such a pleasure is...

    • Merry Christmas
    • Push Square
    • Features

Tuesday24th Dec 2024

  • Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (December 2024)

    Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme

    PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...

    • Guides
    • PS Stars
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • Guide Silent Hill 2 Guide: Full Walkthrough, Puzzle Solutions, and All Collectibles

    The ultimate Silent Hill 2 resource

    In this Silent Hill 2 guide, we'll reveal a complete Walkthrough that provides an in-depth, step-by-step guide through the whole game, pointing out Collectibles along the way. At times, we will branch out to specific

    • Guides
    • Silent Hill 2
    • PS5
  • Game of the Year Liam's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024

    Silent night

    Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Liam Croft. 5. Astro Bot: While it didn’t land with me quite as much as it did with the rest of the PlayStation audience, Astro Bot is still easily one of my...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Game of the Year Best PS5 Indie Game of 2024

    Independent leaders

    Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 indie game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Crypt Custodian: What if instead of going to heaven when you die, you're instead instructed...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Game of the Year #8 - Dragon's Dogma 2

    Top Dogma

    When you think of adventure in video games — the immersion that comes with exploring unknown lands and locations — there are plenty of open world games that fit the bill. But we'd argue that very few of those games nail that sense of journey and subsequent discovery quite like Dragon's Dogma 2. This sequel was a long time coming, and...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Wuthering Waves Is Releasing on PS5 At the Perfect Moment

    Huge content drop to coincide with console launch

    Wuthering Waves may look and sound a lot like Genshin Impact, but it’s stronger than the long-running HoYoverse favourite in a number of areas. The character action combat, in our opinion, is vastly superior – and the release has a pretty cool system where you absorb animals from around the world...

    • Kuro Games
    • PS5
    • Wuthering Waves
    • Trailers
  • Opinion Thank Goodness You're Here! Is Easily 2024's Funniest Game

    Barnstormer

    Amid all the Game of the Year conversations, we wanted to highlight a title that really managed to stand out in 2024 — a release so different to basically everything else that launched over the last 12 months. Thank Goodness You're Here! resonated with two of Push Square's editorial team in particular: assistant editors Robert Ramsey...

    • Coal Supper
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Thank Goodness You're Here
    • Opinions
  • News It's Choo-Choo-True! Thomas the Tank Engine Is Coming to Train Sim World 5 on PS5, PS4

    Narrative-based experience on the way

    What good is a railway sim without Thomas and Friends? Well, to be fair, we’d never actually considered the Mattel franchise coming to Train Sim World 5, but that’s exactly what developer Dovetail is plotting for the new year. This slightly different add-on pack will be a narrative-based experience...

    • Dovetail Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Train Sim World
    • DLC
  • News We're Getting Closer and Closer to That Genshin Impact Anime

    Animated shorts keep coming

    Years and years ago, HoYoverse announced a Genshin Impact anime, which fans are still waiting to watch. There’s been no real update on the project, and many have assumed it’s now on hiatus. However, that’s not stopped the Chinese studio from starting to make more and more anime shorts to promote upcoming updates...

    • HoYoverse
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Genshin Impact
    • Anime

Monday23rd Dec 2024

  • Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2025

    All 2025's upcoming PlayStation 5 launch dates

    What new PS5 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If you're after a full list of 2025 PlayStation 5 release dates, you've come to the right place. PS5 is very much in its stride now in its fifth year, and there's lots to look forward to in the near future. We'll be keeping you updated with a full...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • Release Dates
  • Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2025

    All 2025's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates

    What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2025 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As always, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, adding and amending with new games and release dates so you're in the know about upcoming PS4 titles...

    • Guides
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
  • Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2025

    All 2025's upcoming PlayStation VR2 launch dates

    What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2025 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's virtual reality headset has been receiving a steady stream of releases since launch, and that looks set to continue throughout 2025. With so much...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Release Dates
  • News 11 Games Are Leaving PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month

    Resident Evil 2, Just Cause included

    With the Christmas break essentially here, the Last Chance to Play section of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium has been updated to let you know what PS5, PS4 games you might want to prioritise between servings of brussel sprouts, as they're about to leave the service. All departing on Tuesday, 14th January...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Guide GTA 6: Everything We Know So Far

    All the key GTA 6 details you need to know

    Are you looking for everything we know so far about GTA 6? With Rockstar Games having finally announced the much-anticipated sequel, interest in the game is currently sky-high. This GTA 6 guide is designed to document everything we know so far about the game, revealing important details about its release...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • GTA 6
  • Game of the Year Best PS5 Open World Game of 2024

    One more quest marker

    Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 open world game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Rise of the Ronin: Rise of the Ronin subscribes to the dated Ubisoft open world...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • News UK Sales Charts: Astro Bot PS5 Cracks the Top 10 Right Before Christmas

    Under the Papa tree

    With the festive holiday just a couple of days away, the UK's physical top 10 is filled with your typical bestsellers, but Astro Bot has just about broken into the scrum. In 10th place, it's the highest it's been for a few weeks, likely due to customers buying PS5 consoles for Christmas and grabbing the family-friendly...

    • UK
    • Sales
    • Charts
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News SEGA Is Pondering a PS Plus-Esque Subscription of Its Own

    Could it include a catalogue of classics?

    Between titles like Metaphor ReFantazio and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, to name just two, SEGA has had one helluva year. But the company is not done yet: it’s announced a new Virtua Fighter, is bringing back fan favourites likes Crazy Taxi, and even seems to have Sonic the Hedgehog sprinting in a...

    • SEGA
    • Industry
  • Game of the Year #9 - Helldivers 2

    For Super Earth!

    Helldivers 2 is one of the biggest surprises of 2024. Not one of us here at Push Square could have quite predicted how the game would take off, and even weeks before its launch, the buzz around it all seemed minimal. But once that now iconic, meme-able gameplay started to spread across the web, it was clear that Arrowhead Studios...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Review Alien: Rogue Incursion (PSVR2) - A Solid First VR Venture into an Iconic Sci-Fi World

    Get away from her you glitch

    The Alien franchise has never had the most consistent track record when it comes to video game adaptations. For every Alien: Isolation, there’s an Aliens: Colonial Marines. One thing is for sure, though: gamers love to simply exist in this world whether it’s for the clunky CRT monitors or the iconic rattle of the...

    • Reviews
    • Survios
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Alien: Rogue Incursion
  • News GTA 6 Fans Have Convinced Themselves a New Trailer Is Coming on 27th December

    Big brain thinking

    It’s been over a year since we last got a look at GTA 6, and fans are driving themselves utterly insane convincing themselves a new trailer is due to drop on 27th December. <related ids="175585"> The obsession with the number ‘27’ started when Rockstar North employees started posting pics of the holiday swag they’d...

    • Rockstar
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
  • News Palworld's Biggest Ever Update Is Available Now on PS5

    Here are all the patch notes

    An absolutely enormous update for embattled monster collecting game Palworld is available now. The title has been the subject of intense scrutiny since Nintendo and The Pokémon Company aimed its legal team at the indie outing, claiming it infringes on the companies’ patents. It’s since made some slight adjustments

    • Pocketpair
    • PS5
    • Palworld
    • Updates
  • News Stellar Blade's Eve Is Officially Infiltrating Saucy Mobile Gacha NIKKE: Goddess of Victory

    A collaboration is coming

    Korean developer Shift Up promised it’d bring buxom Stellar Blade heroine Eve to its smartphone gacha NIKKE: Goddess of Victory eventually – and now it’s confirmed the collaboration. A short trailer shows the sword-wiel

    • SHIFT UP
    • PS5
    • NIKKE: Goddess of Victory
    • Stellar Blade

Sunday22nd Dec 2024

  • Game of the Year Stephen's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024

    Joy to the world

    Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Stephen Tailby. 5: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: I must admit, I didn't manage to finish this gargantuan game this year, but man, it's good. Improving on...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Game of the Year #10 - Persona 3 Reload

    Locked and reloaded

    High quality remakes of classic games have become quite commonplace over recent years, and for our money, Persona 3 Reload is one of the best around. This revival of the iconic 2006 PS2 RPG is, in a word, immaculate. From the refined art direction and visuals to the many mechanical improvements under the hood, Reload is both a...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Game of the Year Best PS5 Art Direction of 2024

    Picture perfect

    Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 art direction of 2024. Bronze Trophy: LEGO Horizon Adventures: It's rare to feel like you could reach into your TV screen and...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features

Saturday21st Dec 2024

  • Game of the Year Best PS5 Action Game of 2024

    And... Action!

    Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 action game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 does an outstanding job of making...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Game of the Year Push Square Readers Write About Their Favourite PS5 Games of 2024

    Your move

    For the first time here on Push Square, we invited readers to reach out to us via email, in order to share their thoughts on the best PS5 games of 2024. We received way more 'letters' than we anticipated, and the result is this bumper edition of a feature, which contains our favourite replies. From The Game Awards winner Astro Bot to the...

    • Game of the Year
    • PS5
    • Features
  • News Forgotten Falcom Crossover Fighter Ys vs. Trails in the Sky Is Coming West on PS5, PS4 in 2025

    Sky's the limit

    We're going to file this one under 'Announcements No One Ever Saw Coming, Not in a Million Years'. Ys vs. Trails in the Sky is being remastered and localised here in the West for the first time ever, 15 years after its original release. This is a crossover fighter that combines two of Falcom's core properties: Ys and Trails. It...

    • Refintgames
    • Falcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Ys
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 560

    The holidays await

    T'was the weekend before Christmas and all around Push Square... Well, actually it's just business as usual really. Here's what we're playing on PS5. Robert Ramsey: I plan on going back to my Game of the Year for 2023 over the holidays: Baldur's Gate 3. I just love a good fantasy adventure around Christmas, and Larian's RPG...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features
  • News Tetris Forever Adds Welltris to Playable Collection, More Updates in the Works

    Well, well, well

    Tetris Forever, the latest retro compendium from Digital Eclipse, has just received an extra playable version of everyone's favourite falling block puzzler. Once you've installed the latest game update, you'll be able to play Welltris — a game previously covered in the interactive documentary, and now you can check it out for...

    • Digital Eclipse
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Tetris Forever
    • Updates

Friday20th Dec 2024

  • News More Than 6,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Monstrous PS Store Sale

    Buckle up

    Sony is plotting one of its biggest PS Store promotions of the year, as the annual Holiday Sale bonanza beckons. Live on 20th December through 6th January, the Japanese giant says the list of discounted games is so long it can’t even reveal them all. The highlights, however, include the usual suspects: EA Sports FC 25, Call of Duty:...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News Now You Can Try One of the Most Underrated PS5, PS4 Games of the Year for Free

    Japan Studio fans mustn't miss out

    A demo for Slitterhead, one of the most underrated PS5 and PS4 games of the year, is available now. The free download depicts the full first chapter of the game – including its tutorial – and any progress you make will carry across to the full release, should you choose to purchase it. <related...

    • Bokeh Game Studio
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Slitterhead
  • News Industry Analyst Argues Either Sony or Microsoft Will Need to Exit the Console Market

    Three's a crowd

    One of either Sony or Microsoft must exit the console space, argues analyst group DFC Intelligence. That’s because it believes there isn’t “room for more than two major console systems” and it doesn’t expect Nintendo to go anywhere. “Sony or Microsoft will struggle mightily in a distant third place – largely depending...

    • Industry
    • Analysts
  • Rumour The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Is Getting an Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 2025

    Stop right there criminal scum!

    Before the all-encompassing juggernaut that was and still is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, there was The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. A classic open world RPG experience — which has been the source of countless internet memes over the years — Oblivion is still great fun to actually sit down and play, despite its...

    • Bethesda
    • The Elder Scrolls
    • Rumours
  • News Final Fantasy 7 Devs Suggest Which Rebirth Girl Is Best (for Cloud)

    Perhaps, in another lifetime?

    While conventional wisdom and the original Final Fantasy VII might suggest to some that Aerith is the "best" girl for the stoic but surprisingly sweet swordsman, Cloud Strife, the developers in the Remake trilogy (and fate) see things differently. It's no secret that the ongoing story in Rebirth is not a straight...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Final Fantasy
  • News Reminder That Horizon Forbidden West Is Simply Stunning on PS5 Pro

    Remains a technical marvel

    Since the PS5 Pro came out, we've somehow spent even more time gaming, checking out how the additional horsepower has improved past games and the new features it allows. Sony also wants to remind you of how awesome its pricey new upgrade is, releasing a trailer showing off 2022's Horizon Forbidden West enhanced on the PS5...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Horizon
  • Random Former IGN China Editor Refutes Game Science Crying Claim

    "In fact, I didn’t even see anyone crying at the event"

    On Monday, still coming down from the unexpected high of The Game Awards, we alluded to an emotionally charged event that allegedly occurred in the audience. Former IGN and Sony Santa Monica writer Alanah

    • The Game Awards
    • Industry
    • Culture
  • News Splash Water on Your Favourite Waifus in the New Dead or Alive Game for PS5, PS4

    "The fabric becomes transluscent"

    Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme is a little different to past spin-off titles in Ninja Theory’s series. Rather than focus entirely on minigames, it’s more of a dating sim, where you’ll spend most of your time wooing the six buxom ladies featured in the release, and observing the outcomes. There are...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Dead or Alive
  • News Helldivers 2 Dev Arrowhead Takes Blame for Killzone Pricing Blunder

    "This one is on us"

    Helldivers 2 has enjoyed a typically chaotic couple of news cycles this past week. Following the leak that a collaboration with Sony and Guerrilla Games would bring Killzone 2-themed content to the game, its subsequent, immediate release confirmed this. Unfortunately, developer Arrowhead appears to have set the price too high,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Helldivers
  • News Diablo 4 Squares Up to Path of Exile 2, Goes Free-to-Play on PS5, PS4 Over the Holidays

    Hell-o there

    If you're looking for something to play over the holidays, Blizzard wants you to at least consider giving Diablo 4 a shot. The action RPG's expansion, Vessel of Hatred, was well received earlier this year, but there's absolutely zero doubt that the game as a whole has been overshadowed by Path of Exile 2 — which launched just a...

    • Blizzard
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Diablo
  • Poll What Are Your Gaming Plans for the Holidays?

    'Tis the season

    For many of you reading this, the holidays are finally here. A much-needed break awaits, stretching from now until the New Year (if you're lucky). Or maybe you just got done with school, and you've got an even longer vacation on your hands. Ah, to be young again... Anyway! As is tradition here on Push Square, we want to know if you...

    • Polls
    • Features