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Monday21st Oct 2024
News Action RPG Inspired by Manga EDENS ZERO Is Coming to PS5
Retells the manga's plot with extra quests
Microsoft’s tried-and-trusted announcement embargo prevented EDENS ZERO from being confirmed for PS5 last week, but now it’s lifted and we have the official press release. The action RPG adaptation of a Hiro Mashima’s space fantasy outing will launch on Sony’s system next year, promising an...
- Konami
- PS5
- EDENS ZERO
- Announcements
News Filming for the Fallout TV Show's Second Season Will Start Again Very Soon
That was quick
Fallout was a big hit for Amazon Prime, and it’s wasting no time getting started on the second season. <related ids="164485"> According to an interview with Screen Rant at the New York Comic Con this weekend, Leslie Uggams – who played Vault 33 Overseer Betty Pearson – said
- Amazon Prime
- TV
- Fallout
Sunday20th Oct 2024
News PS5 Pro's Proprietary Upscaler PSSR Is Looking Very Promising
And that bodes well for PS6
While it’s still extremely early days for Sony’s proprietary machine learning-based upscaler PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), it’s already beginning to look like the Japanese giant’s done an outstanding job. An in-depth Digital Foundry comparison, which pits the tech against AMD’s alternative...
- Sony
- PS5
Poll One Year Later, How Would You Rate Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5?
Double trouble
It's been one whole year since the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 as a PS5 exclusive. The much-hyped sequel had big shoes to fill given how beloved its predecessor was, and for the most part, it seemed to match expectations. Reviews were incredibly positive, and the title ended up winning some Game of the Year awards a couple of...
- Sony
- PS5
- Spider-Man
- Polls
- Features
News Some Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Fans Are Furious It's Not Getting DLC
"A really bad decision"
There are some fans of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 who are absolutely irate the game is not getting any DLC expansions. Insomniac Games never explicitly announced any additional content for the game, but without getting into the weeds of stolen information, the big hack that impacted the developer did mention plans for...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvel's Spider-Man
Saturday19th Oct 2024
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 551
The onslaught continues
The games are literally coming out of our ears at this point; while it's generally been a lighter year for new releases, we haven't had a holiday quite like this for a while. The next few weeks are insane. Echo Apsey: I'm going to be playing through A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead for a review here on Push Square soon and I...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday18th Oct 2024
News Expedition 33 Dev Confirms $50 Price Is Correct, '30+ Hours of Main Game'
Wants as many people as possible to play RPG
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team Sandfall Interactive has responded to concerns its debut RPG may come with a catch or some sort of drawback since it's not charging $70 for the game. Taking to X (or Twitter), the studio confirmed the recently listed $50 price point is indeed correct a
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Expedition 33
Saturday19th Oct 2024
News Spider-Man 2 Won't Receive Any PS5 Story DLC
Insomniac pretty much moves on
Insomniac Games has effectively confirmed it's now moved on from development of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and major post-launch support as it states in a PlayStation Blog post that it's not working on any story DLC for the follow-up. As it reveals a PC version of the game will release on 30th January 2025, it also states:...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Spider-Man
- DLC
Friday18th Oct 2024
News Repeatedly Delayed, Anticipated Horror Game Phasmophobia Finally Gets a PS5 Release Date
In time for Halloween
The oft-delayed Phasmophobia, a multiplayer ghost-hunting hit on PC by developer Kinetic Games, finally has a release date, and it's really rather soon. Prepare to run screaming for your life when this one arrives, at long last, on 29th October on PS5. In a refreshingly diegetic reveal, Phasmophobia's release date is actually...
- Kinetic Games
- PS5
- Phasmophobia
News Heresy as Space Marine 2 Community Questions Saber's 'Bullsh*t Nerfs', Drops Review Bombs
"Have you learnt nothing from Helldivers 2?"
Sacrificing his body to save Mankind from his heretical "son", Horus, the immortal Emperor of Mankind takes a dim view of treachery and sedition. In a stealth release overnight, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's Update 4.0 added a new difficulty, a fresh co-op Operation to undertake, and made sweeping...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- Warhammer
- Space Marine
Mini Review Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (PS5) - Hard to Hate This Meaty Expansion
Welcome to the jungle
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred is the first major expansion for Blizzard's excellent action RPG, serving up throngs of awful new beasts to blast through and piles of shiny gear to gather. It ventures into the corrupted jungle of Nahantu, and a new storyline picks up from the base game's colossal cliffhanger ending. It's largely...
- Reviews
- Blizzard
- PS5
- Diablo
- Mini Reviews
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Metaphor: ReFantazio?
RPG royalty?
The latest title from RPG powerhouse Atlus, Metaphor: ReFantazio has been making big waves since its release last week. The fantasy adventure was met with near universal praise before that, racking up the kind of review scores that would suggest it's a candidate for Game of the Year. The bottom line is that everyone seems to think it's...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
- Polls
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Blocked in Kuwait, Activision Refunds Preorders
Puublisher is "hopeful that local authorities will reconsider"
Out next week, and almost certain to ruffle some feathers, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has not been approved for release in Kuwait. Publisher Activision is refunding all preorders and refrained from sharing the specific reasoning, although it doesn't take a professor of modern history to...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
News Boy! Sony and Amazon to Start from Scratch on God of War TV Show
Turns out television is tough
Sony’s been doing a good job adapting its flagship franchises into TV shows and movies, with the likes of The Last of Us, Twisted Metal, and Gran Turismo all doing decently. But recently it hit a snag with Netflix’s take on Horizon, and now
- Sony
- Amazon
- God of War
- TV
Saturday19th Oct 2024
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Web Swings to PC in January 2025
Port work done by Nixxes Software
Sony has announced Marvel's Spider-Man 2 as its next PC port, arriving on Steam and the Epic Games Store early next year on 30th January 2025. PC specialist studio Nixxes has "optimised" the PS5 title for PC, and you can catch the first slice of footage in the trailer above. As is standard now, a PSN account will be...
- Sony
- PC
- Spider-Man
- Announcements
Friday18th Oct 2024
No beating around the bush
SEGA’s not really being secretive about the reason behind its Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii release date change. In a video message, anchored by director Masayoshi Yokoyama, he admitted that the new 21st February launch will allow you to “play the game that comes after it with peace of mind”. That game is...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Like a Dragon
- Yakuza
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero?
Is it... Perfect?
To say the latest Dragon Ball game is popular would be a severe understatement. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero absolutely exploded onto the scene last week, and it's been racking up massive player counts ever since. Fuelled by nostalgia for the old Budokai Tenkaichi games, Dragon Ball fans seem to be loving every minute of this arena...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- Polls
- Features
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero's Upcoming Patch Will Nerf the Game's Secret God Character
Spilling the senzu beans
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero will be getting its first post-launch update later this month. As revealed by the official Dragon Ball Games Twitter account, the patch is planned for a late October release, and it'll feature a handful of adjustments. One of these promised changes is getting much more attention than the others,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- Patches
News Outersloth Indie Fund Partners with Slay the Spire Dev and Mysterious Moneyed Benefactor
Who is [MYSTERY FRIEND]?
Outersloth, the recently-revealed publishing arm of developer Innersloth, the studio behind indie mega-hit Among Us, has partnered with Slay the Spire developer Casey Yano and a mysterious "indie friend" to right at least some industry wrongs. In an era of cancellations and closures, Outersloth has reportedly signed 13...
- Outersloth
- Industry
Thursday17th Oct 2024
News Fans Can't Fathom Why PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is So Cheap
Budget price for big budget game
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the promising new turnbased RPG from Sandfall Interactive, looks absolutely incredible and has attracted an all-star cast – so why, then, is it so cheap? That’s what fans are pondering, after pre-orders for the title were deployed on Amazon for $49.99 – a budget price in this era of...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Review Unknown 9: Awakening (PS5) - Brand New IP Shows Plenty of Promise
Step into the Unknown
Unknown 9: Awakening is the debut game from studio Reflector Entertainment but not the first entry into the Unknown universe; so far there are novels, comics, and even a dramatised podcast. Thankfully, Awakening is a standalone experience and so you don’t need to delve into any of the other cross-media releases to understand...
- Reviews
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Unknown 9: Awakening
News Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Sounds Like a Ridiculously Good PS5 Upgrade
Above and beyond
Nixxes didn’t need to go this hard, but it did anyway. The team – renowned for its PC conversions – is now a PlayStation first-party, and it’s been quietly collaborating with Guerrilla on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for some time. The results, when you consider this a $10 upgrade for existing owners, sound extraordinary...
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
Poll Are You Using the PS5's New Welcome Hub?
Welcome one and all
Most PS5 users should now have access to the 'Welcome' hub — a customisable screen that sits on your console's home menu, which basically just gives you a bunch of PS5 features at a glance. You can choose to see your friends list, your friends' recent game-related activities, your Trophy count, your controller's battery...
- Sony
- PS5
- Polls
- Features
News Astro Bot's First Speedrun Level Is Out Now in Free PS5 Game Update, More to Come Later
Building Speed is here
Update (17/10/24): Building Speed, the first speedrun DLC level for Astro Bot, is now available on PS5. You'll need to update your game to the latest version, installing a patch that's just shy of 2GB. A further four speedrun levels will be released on a weekly basis, as outlined below. Original Story: Team Asobi has...
- Sony
- PS5
- Astro Bot
- Updates
News Ex-PlayStation Exec Shawn Layden Says There's Been a 'Collapse' in Gaming Creativity
Do you agree?
Shawn Layden, the ex-PlayStation executive who held a number of high-profile roles across Sony Interactive Entertainment, believes there’s been a “collapse” in creativity across the industry due to “studio consolidation and the high cost of production”. Speaking in Singapore at Gamescom Asia, as reported by...
- Industry
- Culture
- Shawn Layden
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Statue Manufacturer Pulls Controversial, 'Insensitive' Design
Back to the drawing board
The manufacturer of the Assassin's Creed Shadows statue that caused controversy will pull the design after describing its initial appearance as "insensitive." This follows Ubisoft's pledge to shore up some elements of historical inaccuracy, with the title being delayed into February 2025. Purearts, the maker of the statue...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassin's Creed
Mini Review Arizona Sunshine Remake (PS5) - More Remaster Than Remake
Killing zombies never gets old
Just a year after its brilliant sequel, Arizona Sunshine Remake arrives on PSVR2 as a graphically revamped version of the 2016 original. However, it isn't just a graphical glow-up that Vertigo Games has in mind, as it's also bringing its far more advanced (and satisfying) reload mechanic back from the sequel. The base...
- Reviews
- Vertigo Games
- PS5
- Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Mini Reviews
News Life is Strange: Double Exposure Spoiled by Square Enix's Early Access and Hubris
$30 upgrade has gone awry
When Square Enix boldly proclaimed it would charge fans $30 for the privilege of playing Life is Strange: Double Exposure's first two episodes a full fortnight early, we knew the pioneering publisher was plumbing uncharted depths of monetization. However, we did not consider data miners, who took less than 48 hours to rip...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Life is Strange
News Remedy Reveals Co-Op Control Game FBC: Firebreak, on PS Plus Extra from Day One
Launches for PS5 in 2025
Remedy has formally unveiled Project Condor as a co-op-focused FPS set in the Control universe, titled FBC: Firebreak. It's a three-player co-op game where you and your friends team up to complete missions set inside the Federal Bureau of Control, which feature "raging paranatural crises across a variety of unexpected...
- Remedy
- PS5
- FBC: Firebreak
- PS Plus
- Announcements
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Software Actually Sells for Once
But hardware remains dire
Famitsu has published the latest Japanese software sales charts, and it’s a rare week of software wins for Sony. While much has been made of PlayStation’s inability to sell games in its home territory, this week sees it occupy four of the top five spots. Atlus’ anticipated RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio started strongest,...
- Japan
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Silent Hill 2 Dev Bloober Team Is Back with Cronos: The New Dawn on PS5
"Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology"
Fresh from the sublime critical reception – and sales – of its Silent Hill 2 remake, Polish developer Bloober Team is back once more with an all-new survival horror named Cronos: The New Dawn. According to the press release, the game is set in a “grim world where Eastern European...
- Bloober Team
- PS5
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Announcements
Tharrr she blows
Zany spin-off Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has caught a strong headwind – and will release one week earlier on PS5 and PS4. Originally planned for 28th February, SEGA must have heard word of sea shanties involving the release date of Monster Hunter Wilds, and has decided to move forward to 21st February instead. This...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Like a Dragon
- Yakuza
Friday18th Oct 2024
News WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers May Be Another PS5 Soulslike, But At Least It Looks Decent
Dynasty warriors
We’re not going to beat around the bush: we’re tired of tuning in to every gaming presentation and seeing another dark fantasy Soulslike. Many of these games may be good, but they simply don’t excite us anymore – it feels like when practically every other indie title was a Metroidvania. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers at least has...
- 505 Games
- PS5
- WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
- Trailers
Thursday17th Oct 2024
News Don't Nod Financials Result in Reorganisation and Layoffs, Cancelled Projects
French union calls workers to action
More industry pain is coming, with Paris-based publisher/developer Don't Nod announcing a round of layoffs and the cancellation of two indefinitely delayed projects. This news comes alongside the company's latest financial report, which shows an 11% year-over-year drop in operating revenue. Much of the blame, at...
- Don't Nod
- Industry
News Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Performance Quietly Improved By Latest Patch, Players Say
Much closer to 60fps
Capcom is still making fairly significant improvements to Dragon's Dogma 2's technical performance on PS5, if some players are to be believed. The game's latest update dropped overnight, and while the official patch notes don't mention actual performance enhancements, fans think that the open world RPG is running better than...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Dragon's Dogma
- Patches
News IO Interactive's Project 007 to Feature a 'Young Bond for Gamers' with a View to a Trilogy
Dr. Yes
Hitman developer IO Interactive and James Bond seems like a match made in heaven. While details about Project 007 remain fairly thin on the ground, the studio has shared a teensy bit more in an interview with IGN. Hakan Abrak, CEO of the studio, reiterates that the game will be an origin story that introduces an entirely new take on James...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- Project 007
News Sublime PS5, PC Remake Silent Hill 2 Tops One Million Sales
Manages milestone in three days
Konami has this morning announced its excellent PS5, PC remake of Silent Hill 2, produced in conjunction with Bloober Team, has sold more than one million copies since its release on 8th October 2024. The total combines shipped copies and digital downloads, making it the fastest-selling entry in the series to date. A...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Sales
News Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Most Horrifying Moment Could Be Yours for $300
Look out below
A Cyberpunk: Edgerunners statue depicting Adam Smasher about to do what he does best could be yours, provided you're willing to pony up $300. From Dark Horse, the statue is pretty cool, with characters Adam and Rebecca locked in a fight going entirely one way. Beware, spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to follow! Spotted by PC...
- CD Projekt Red
- TV
- PS5
- PS4 Cyberpunk
News Space Marine 2 Rallies 4.5 Million Players, Content Updates Inbound
The Emperor provides
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to being awesome, is a major hit, with publisher Focus Entertainment revealing more than 4.5 million genetically engineered super soldiers have heeded the call. That's a pretty impressive effort in just over a month and best of all; there's plenty more carnage to come, entirely for...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- Warhammer
- Space Marine
Random Blizzard's Overwatch Marketing Is Firmly Focused on Feet
"Yatagarasu Kiriko has GRIPPERS???"
We try to keep an open mind here at Push Square, but we almost fell out of our chair when the following number came across our social media timeline. Blizzard, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, is trying to drum up hype for Overwatch 2's upcoming Season 13 by seemingly marketing directly to feet...
- Blizzard
- PS5
- PS4
- Overwatch
News Striking 1930s Cartoon FPS MOUSE: P.I. for Hire Targets PS5, PS4 Next Year
Mickey would be proud
We’ve been keeping our beady little eyes on Fumi Games’ striking 1930s noir-style shooter MOUSE: P.I. for Hire for quite some time. We’re pleased to learn it’s been confirmed for PS5 and PS4, then, with a tentative 2025 release window attached. The press release reads: “Inspired by the best of 30s rubber hose...
- PlaySide Publishing
- PS5
- PS4
- MOUSE: P.I. for Hire
- Announcements
News Open World Cycling Sim Wheel World Pedals to PS5, PS4 in 2025
Wheel good
Cycling sims have suddenly become all the rage, and Wheel World – formerly known as Ghost Bike – looks like one to watch. It’s coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2025, although it was previously pegged for 2024. Perhaps all that drama with publisher Annapurna Interactive has pushed it back. This is an open world game where the “fate of the...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- PS4
- Wheel World
- Trailers
News Beloved Co-Op Platformer It Takes Two Has Sold a Whopping 20 Million Copies
It Takes Two-enty million
Hazelight Studios, developer of the co-op platformer It Takes Two, has announced the game has now sold over 20 million copies. The news comes via social posts as the game reaches this impressive milestone: Studio founder Josef Fares says the figure is "beyond my wildest dreams". Published by EA Originals, It Takes Two...
- EA
- PS5
- PS4
- It Takes Two
Wednesday16th Oct 2024
News Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Showcases the Problem with Sony's Games on PS5 Pro
Spot the difference
As an old games media meme once pointed out, the problem with Sony’s games is they’re too good. Okay, we’re being facetious, but there’s a nugget of truth here when it comes to the PS5 Pro, as this analysis of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart illustrates. Ultimately, the problem is the game already looks incredible on base...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ratchet & Clank
Taking a (Day)break
With the release of Trails through Daybreak earlier this year, Ys X: Nordics fast approaching, and Trails through Daybreak 2 arriving in February, we once again got to catch up with Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo at a recent UK press event. We asked Kondo-san all sorts of questions about the Trails series in particular,...
- Falcom
- NIS America
- PS5
- PS4
- Trails
Opinion The Price of Playing PS5 Games Day One Is Getting Higher and Higher
And no one's really talking about it
There was condemnation of the industry’s decision to transition to $70 new releases at the start of the PS5 generation. For many, this price point breaks a psychological barrier, with software simply too expensive to be justified. Some have argued that cartridge-based software in the 90s was more costly,...
- PS5
- Culture
- Opinion
- Features
News PS5's New Welcome Page Rolling Out to UK Accounts
Last but not least
More than a month after the USA and one week following the European rollout, PS5 owners in the UK are now beginning to see the new Welcome page appear on their console's home screen. Designed as a quick look at everything going on concerning your friends, PlayStation itself, and your system's battery lives, the widget should...
- Sony
- PS5
News Bank Balances Beware! Over 1,000 Ghoulish PS5, PS4 Games Discounted for Halloween
Scared into submission
Halloween is upon us, which means the nights are drawing in and there are creepy-crawlies hiding in every corner. There’s also danger for your bank balance, as Sony has rolled out another enormous PS Store sale, this time largely focused on over 1,000 ghoulish games. While the platform holder is stretching the definition of...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News Dino Crisis Fans Hoodwinked as Capcom's PS1 Classic Requires Premium, Lacks Trophies
Not for individual sale
Being the single IP fans most want a return to across its many franchises, the release of Capcom's Dino Crisis as a PS Plus classic should be a joyous occasion. Instead, in an annoying pattern that began with Resident Evil: Director's Cut, it can't be purchased separately, requiring a
- Capcom
- PS1
- Dino Crisis
News Anticipated PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Attracts All-Star Cast
Due out Spring 2025
We’re not sure we quite understand how turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has come out of nowhere and completely captured the imagination of the entire games industry, but it’s not letting go with this all-star cast announcement. Despite being developed by a relatively unknown studio, Sandfall Interactive, it’s...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Trailers
