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Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News Manga Masterpiece Death Note Is Getting a PS5, PS4 Adaptation
Ratings board Lights the way
The gaming industry’s greatest leaker, the Taiwan ratings board, has outed another unannounced title. This time it’s an adaptation of the wildly popular Death Note manga, which had a hugely successful run in Shonen Jump between 2003 and 2006. It was later adapted into an anime. The game, published by Bandai Namco,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Death Note
Monday14th Oct 2024
News PS5 30th Anniversary Orders Screwed Up by Argos in the UK
Mass cancellation occurs
As beautiful as PS5’s range of 30th anniversary hardware is, limited edition items such as this inevitably always lead to anxiety. Last week, Sony made the PS5 Slim Digital Edition console available to third-party retailers, which resulted in an influx of pre-orders. Unfortunately, UK retailer Argos has screwed them up...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
- UK
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
Mini Review Transformers: Galactic Trials (PS5) - A Nice Idea Gone Awry
Less than meets the eye
Transformers: Galactic Trials is not a bad idea at all – in fact, it’s a pretty good one. This is an arcade racing game where you’re occasionally required to transform into your chosen character’s robot form in order to work through simple shooting galleries. In principle, it has all of the elements you’d expect...
- Reviews
- Outright Games
- PS5
- Transformers: Galactic Trials
- Mini Reviews
Monday14th Oct 2024
News One Year On, Plucky PS Portal's Sales Remain Strong
PlayStation's best-selling accessory in 2024
While many PlayStation faithful (ourselves included) were initially sceptical of the plucky PS Portal, it has become a strong seller for Sony. The PS5 streaming handheld has reportedly managed to edge out the Midnight Black DualSense, making it the best-selling accessory (in dollar sales) in the U.S. for...
- Sony
- Hardware
News Publishing Director Calls Out Shameless Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Edition Scalpers
Name and shame
Scalpers will likely always remain a pernicious problem in our consumer-focused video game industry, with the fate of the gorgeous 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro bundle a recent example. Michael Douse, director of publishing at Larian Studios, isn't a fan of the practice, however, calling out a particularly egregious example. On X, Douse...
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- Baldur's Gate
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trophies Want You to Do Everything on PS5
53 Trophies to earn in next big RPG
A set of 53 Trophies for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has appeared on Exophase in the last hour or so, allowing budding RPG players to plot their course to the Platinum. It's not known yet whether this structure is reflected in the game, but the story-focused Trophies split themselves up into 14 distinct parts, and...
- EA
- PS5
- Dragon Age
- Trophies
News Unwind with Almost 10 Minutes of PS5's Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake
Quest fallen
Sony’s got dibs on almost 10 minutes of PS5 footage from the upcoming Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. To be fair, for those of you who’ve been following the game, there’ll be few surprises here: it’s the NES original, presented in the Japanese publisher’s stunning new engine. You get a tasty mix of high-resolution sprites and...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Dragon Quest
Deals Not Feeling the PS5 Pro? PS5 Slim Consoles Are Currently $50/£50 Off
Update: Sale ends today
Update: Sony's deal offering $50/£50 off PS5 Slim consoles comes to an end today, Monday 14th October. If you're looking to pick up a discounted system, we'd urge you to get on one of the deals shown below pronto before the sale ends tonight! Original Article (Mon 7th Oct, 2024 17:00 BST): If you're after a shiny new PS5...
- Deals
- PS5
News PlayStation Community Reflects on Iconic Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for 15th Anniversary
"Is that an ancient Tibetan ritual dagger in your pocket?"
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a phenomenal video game, which isn't a very controversial opinion to hold. It put the series, from Sony-owned first-party developer Naughty Dog, on the map in a way that the first game didn't quite manage, informing the stylish, cinematic direction of many of...
- Sony
- PS3
- Uncharted
News Will the Real Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor Please Stand Up?
Recipe for anarchy
The developers behind groundbreaking RPG Disco Elysium famously (infamously) shouted out Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, authors of The Communist Manifesto, while accepting their 2019 GOTY win at The Game Awards. As has been the case with Marx and Engels' own legacy, however, the question of who is creating the true Disco Elysium...
- ZAUM
- Disco Elysium
News Metacritic's Resident Evil 9 Page Has Fans Hoping for Imminent Reveal
But when might that be?
Earlier this year, publisher Capcom announced the next instalment of the Resident Evil series is in development. With Resident Evil 9 confirmed in all but name, fans of the horror franchise are patiently awaiting the full reveal, and that may come very soon if Metacritic is to be believed. A page for the upcoming game was...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
News GTA Online's New Halloween Mode Is So Popular Rockstar's Had to Keep Adding New Rewards
Treats or treats
It’s spooky season, and Rockstar’s added a new event to its eternally popular GTA Online mode. The game takes you back to the snowy peaks of North Yankton, where the familiar backdrop of the Ludendorff Cemetery has been transformed into a battleground against the undead. Effectively this is a co-op mode where you need to...
- Rockstar
- PS5
- PS4
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News TRON: Catalyst Is an Isometric Action Adventure Set within Disney's Video Game World
Coming to PS5 in 2025
Big Fan Games — the newly established label from Devolver Digital — and Bithell Games have just announced TRON: Catalyst, and it's heading to PS5 in 2025. As you can see in the announcement trailer, this is an isometric action adventure title set inside Disney's minimalist video game landscape. You play as Exo, a program...
- Big Fan Games
- PS5
- TRON Catalyst
- Announcements
- Trailers
News The Stone of Madness Starts 2025 Off with Tactical Stealth Action
Releases on 28th January
Blasphemous 2 studio The Game Kitchen has announced its next title, The Stone of Madness, will be one of the first games to release in 2025, with a confirmed 28th January launch date on PS5. A tactical stealth experience similar to Shadow Gambit and Desperados 3, a playable demo is available on PC now thanks to Steam Next...
- Tripwire Presents
- PS5
- The Stone of Madness
- Release Dates
Sunday13th Oct 2024
Review Undisputed (PS5) - Spirited Boxing Sim Is on the Path to Greatness
A contender
Sports games are outrageously difficult to create, so you’ve got to give credit to Sheffield-based studio Steel City Interactive for having the guts to step into the ring. EA Sports defined generations with its Fight Night franchise, but lagging sales mean it’s moved on to the more lucrative UFC license. Undisputed swings for the...
- Reviews
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Undisputed
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 29
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 29 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
- PlayStation
- Quizzes
- Features
Saturday12th Oct 2024
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2024?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another glut of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games to (hopefully) look forward to. October's selection is made up of 14 titles, with Extra offering a typically varied mix of software, and Premium opting for a couple of serious crowd pleasers. So, a quick recap. Extra's headline act has got to be Dead Island 2, the...
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News Acclaimed PS5 Platformer Astro Bot Really Couldn't Be Selling Any Better
Beating basically every non-Mario platformer from past decade
Here’s the thing: Astro Bot is never going to outsell a series like Super Mario – it just doesn’t have the legacy to do so. It’s also never going to outsell stalwart series like Call of Duty or EA Sports FC – they’re just more commercially popular. But it sounds like, in...
- Sony
- PS5
- Astro Bot
- Sales
News PS5 May Soon Be Unchallenged by Xbox in Some Regions
Microsoft could be pulling its consoles from some countries
As the sales of Xbox Series X|S continue to collapse, it’s beginning to look like PS5 may have a free run at some markets as Microsoft effectively exits them. While it’s still an evolving story with many mixed messages, it sounds like the Redmond firm will cease shipping consoles to...
- Sony
- PS5
- Xbox
- Hardware
- Sales
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 550
A big one
Is this one of the best weeks in PS5 history? It's certainly up there. Three major new critically acclaimed games launched over the last few days: Silent Hill 2, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, and Metaphor ReFantazio. That's a killer selection. Aaron Bayne: On top of my near daily grind of The Finals, I'm going to try and wrap up my...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
News Fortnite's Rocket Racing Seems to Be Running Out of Gas on PS5, PS4
No new official new tracks, it seems
Epic Games will effectively pull the plug on Fortnite racer Rocket Racing, which was developed by Rocket League maker Psyonix. Less than a year ago, alongside the launch of the free-to-play giant’s fifth chapter, the developer announced a trio of new experiences for the Batt
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Rocket Racing
Interview Why Blazing Strike Could Spark a Fire in Classic Fighting Game Fans
Rushdown
Since its announcement a few years back, we've been keeping a close eye on Blazing Strike — a really promising 2D fighter. And now that we're fast approaching the game's 17th October launch, we managed to grab an interview with Mark Chung, the project's creator and main developer. Push Square: To start with, can you give us a brief...
- Aksys Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Blazing Strike
- Interviews
Friday11th Oct 2024
Guide Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero: How to Unlock All Characters
Super, GT, and Movie characters included
How do you unlock all characters in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero? In this Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero guide, we're going to detail the multiple methods that you can use to unlock all of the playable characters in the game's absolutely massive roster. You can also check out our massive Dragon Ball: Sparking!...
- Guides
- PS5
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
News Love Classic Lara Croft? Play the Crap Tomb Raider Trilogy on PS5, PS4
A second remastered bundle is coming next year
You’ve enjoyed the original Tomb Raider trilogy, elegantly remastered on PS5 and PS4, so now it’s time to tackle the crap one. The ever-industrious Aspyr Media has announced Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered, which compiles Core Design’s darker trio of action adventures, when Eidos was in full-on milk...
- Aspyr
- PS5
- PS4
- Tomb Raider
- Announcements
Guide Metaphor: ReFantazio Guide: Character Progression, Side Content, and Collectibles
Your ultimate Metaphor: ReFantazio resource
In this Metaphor: ReFantazio guide, we're ready to provide help with all of the game's key systems, ranging from Character Progression to Side Content and
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
News Subscribers Start Receiving Their Final Copies of PLAY Magazine
Pour one out
Update: As we reported earlier in the month, PLAY magazine is shutting up shop – and so, subscribers have started receiving their last ever copies of the UK institution. For many of us here at Push Square, this mag – formerly known as Official PlayStation Magazine – was an enormous inspiration for our work, so it hurts to see...
- PS5
- PS4
News Mark Zuckerberg Claims to Be a Grandmaster-Level Civilization Player
"I'd be surprised if anyone in the world could beat me at that"
Billionaire Facebook/Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is an entrepreneur, visionary, and an avid strategy gamer. He claims to have put over 1000 hours into Sid Meier's Civilization VI, which shows, if nothing else, he has good taste. The megalomaniac also claims to be the best at it...
- 2K
- PS4
- Civilization
News Report Provides Update on Ubisoft's Elusive PS5 Splinter Cell Remake
Movement detected
Announced at the end of 2021, Ubisoft has maintained admirable radio silence on the status of the upcoming Splinter Cell Remake, so much so that rumours of its cancellation even began to crop up. Well, we have an update, with a report from Insider Gaming confirming Sam Fisher's return is still in development, known by the codename...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Splinter Cell
News Concord Devs Tinker with PC Files, Spurring Free-to-Play Speculation
Failure to launch
We haven't heard much from the Concord front in recent days, likely because it functionally no longer exists. Still, there is plenty of interest amongst the PlayStation faithful as to what developer Firewalk's ultimate fate will be, and the always-watching SteamDB has detected some small movement. Now, we don't speak PC and thus...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Concord
News Baldur's Gate 3 Fandom Reaches Inevitable Conclusion with $20,000 Astarion Sex Doll
Retweets are endorsements
With that whole bear sex TikTok thing likely playing a measurable role in Baldur's Gate 3's ascension to GOAT status, it really was only a matter of time until someone spent a small fortune on an anatomically correct Astarion sex doll. If you're so inclined, you can too, and we understand the manufacturer is even having a...
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- Baldur's Gate
News Metaphor: ReFantazio Immediately Tops 1 Million Sales at Launch
ReFantastico
Out today on PS5 and PS4 (as well as PC and Xbox Series), Metaphor: ReFantazio has immediately surpassed 1 million sales, making it Atlus' fastest-selling game to date. An undeniably impressive feat for the fantasy RPG, which is launching into a busy October schedule. That 'fastest-selling' title needs a little context, though. We need...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
- Sales
Poll Are You Playing Metaphor: ReFantazio?
No longer a fantasy
Having first been announced by Atlus all the way back in 2016 as Project Re Fantasy, it's almost surreal to think that Metaphor: ReFantazio is finally here. The game's gone down a treat with critics — it's one of the highest-rated releases of 2024 — and the generous ten-hour demo seems to have won over a lot of potential...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
- Polls
News Aug 2024 USA Sales: Console Sales Take a Sharp Decline, But PS5 Is Still King
What a pro
The USA's video games sales data for the month of August is here, and there's been a pretty steep drop-off when it comes to hardware. Circana's Mat Piscatella states that hardware spending for August is down 36 per cent year-on-year. To be down by over a third is quite unusual, although it's possible some are saving their cash for the...
- USA
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Sunderfolk Is Bringing Tabletop-Inspired Co-Op Adventuring to Your PS5 Next Year
For up to four players
Tabletop gaming enthusiasts will tell you that there's nothing quite like getting together with a few friends and going on fantastical adventures as a party — and that's exactly the kind of vibe that freshly announced PS5 title Sunderfolk is going for. The pitch here is that up to four players can use their phones or...
- Dreamhaven
- PS5
- Sunderfolk
- Trailers
News Ridiculous Visual Novel Date Everything Delayed to the Perfect Release Date on PS5
See you in February
Date Everything, a dating sim in which you can forge relationships with personifications of everyday objects, has been delayed. Initially planned for release this month, developer Sassy Chap Games and publisher Team 17 have announced a new, and very apt, target of Valentine's Day — 14th February, 2025. The news comes via a...
- Team 17
- PS5
- Date Everything
- Release Dates
- Delays
Poll Are You Playing Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero?
Your wish is granted
A successor to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 in all but name... Did you ever truly believe that this day would come? It's a great time to be a Dragon Ball fan, because Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a roaring return to that classic arena fighter formula, where an absolutely massive character roster is the main selling...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- Polls
- Features
News Serve Real Royalty in SEGA's Surreal Metaphor: ReFantazio Competition
Well, self-proclaimed royalty, anyway
Mirroring the fantastical plotline of Metaphor: ReFantazio, SEGA is giving one lucky fan the chance to win a real-world royal title and become the "Hand to the Sovereign Prince of Sealand." That's right—you can become the personal retainer of His Royal Majesty, Prince Liam Bates of The Principality of Sealand,...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
Plus, become a band manager
The next Honkai: Star Rail update will mercifully move on from the Xianzhou Luofu, and take Trailblazers back to the more vibrant dream world, Penacony. Due out on 23rd October, v2.3 will introduce the Paperfold University, a prestigious academic academy “bustling with activity as it prepares for a new semester and its...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Updates
Gallery That One Time We Visited Honkai: Star Rail's Penacony
May the journey lead us starward
Forgive us readers, for the life of a Trailblazer is one full of cosmic exploration and sometimes we forget to document our adventures. Or, in other words, this year has been a bit of a rollercoaster and we’re only just getting around to writing this. But, with the new Honkai: Star Rail update taking players back...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Gallery
- Features
Thursday10th Oct 2024
Guide How to Pre-Order PS5's 30th Anniversary Collection
Update: More pre-orders now live!
Update (10th October, 2024): More pre-orders have appeared for the PS5 Slim bundle. <products id="28384,28385,28344"> Looking to pre-order the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection consoles and accessories? Sony has revealed a wave of glorious new hardware inspired by PlayStation's past – a PS5 Pro,...
- Guides
- PS5 Pro
- PS5
News PS5 Pro, 30th Anniversary Consoles Now Available at More Retailers
Update: Available now in the USA
Pre-orders for the PS5 Pro and PS5 30th Anniversary consoles are now available from third-party retailers, like Amazon and various major outlets. Previously exclusive to Sony's own PlayStation Direct website, you can now land a pre-order with a different retailer. Below you'll find links to the most popular items on...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
News Sony's Porting PS2 Horror Siren to Its New PS5, PS4 Emulator
And that's actually huge news
Sony is adding Siren to PS Plus Premium from 15th October, which is potentially huge news. This is because the PS2 survival horror is actually already part of the subscription, as it was ported to the PS4 in 2016. The Japanese giant pulled the plug on its ill-fated PS2 on PS4 programme after fans complained of shoddy...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS2
- PS Plus
Going underground
We’re in the eye of a video game adaptation frenzy, but Tomb Raider has always been well ahead of the curve. During the peak of its early 2000s popularity, Angelina Jolie signed on to star as the well-endowed archaeologist Lara Croft, in a movie that would buck the trend of game-related Box Office busts and gross over $250...
- Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft
- Netflix
- TV
- Features
News Report Brands Roblox 'X-Rated Paedophile Hellscape' for Children, with Inflated Player Numbers
The Big Short
Hindenburg Research, a prominent short-selling firm, has released a scathing report accusing the Roblox Corporation, amongst other things, of creating an "X-rated paedophile hellscape" for children, and of reporting inflated Roblox metrics to investors. Roblox Corporation, which reported an operating income of $1.6 billion last year,...
- Roblox Corporation
- PS4
- Roblox
News Don't Sweat Metaphor: ReFantazio's Borrowed Persona Calender System
Studio Zero "didn't want players to feel limited by time"
Metaphor: ReFantazio is out imminently, available on PS5 and PS4 on 11th October. Persona fans will quickly recognise that the series' iconic calendar system has returned. Still, new players and Atlus veterans alike can rest easy, comforted by the knowledge that nothing in the game is...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
News Illicit Copies of Hotline Miami 2 Pulled From Aussie PS5s as PlayStation Finally Catches On
Good times never last
In shockingly un-Australian fashion, it appears someone has been talking to the authorities. After initially being refused classification at launch in 2015, Aussie players in the know have been able to enjoy the illicit Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number for the past year or so. Apparently, some genius simply forgot to apply that...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- Hotline Miami
Old man jumps on cloud
We were wowed by The Eternal Life of Goldman with its debut trailer back in August, and it continues to look fantastic in this latest video. The game is a 2D platformer inspired by 16-bit era classics, only with painstakingly hand-painted stages and hand-animated characters. The result looks staggeringly good, and we get a...
- THQ Nordic
- PS5
- The Eternal Life of Goldman
- Trailers
News Dragon Age Series Ditches Those Disgusting Spiders in The Veilguard
Good
Disgusting, filthy creatures of nightmare, spiders are the worst. Thankfully, if you hate the horrible beasts as much as we do, you can freely explore the darkest crevices of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. BioWare has confirmed that, for the first time in the series, the eight-legged, fantasy-foe staple will not be featured. Interestingly, we...
- EA
- PS5
- Dragon Age
News Genshin Impact's Big New PS5, PS4 Story Has Been Downgraded in English
No voice acting for key characters
Those of you enjoying your adventure in Natlan, the newest region added to Genshin Impact, will have to do so without voice acting – as it’s speculated the ongoing strikes involving union SAG-AFTRA mean some of the characters in the latest story update are lacking their English dub. Chinese juggernaut HoYoverse...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- PS4
- Genshin Impact
News Aspyr Brings Back Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, Out for PS5, PS4 in January
Costs £15.99 / $19,99 with a PS Plus discount on offer
Continuing its quest to make every classic Star Wars video game playable on modern hardware, Aspyr has revealed it's working on bringing Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles to PS5 and PS4. It'll release on 23rd January 2025, priced at £15.99 / $19.99. PS Plus members get a 10 per cent...
- Aspyr
- PS5
- PS4
- Star Wars
- Release Dates
