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Tuesday17th Dec 2024
News Official PlayStation Blog Reveals Game of the Year Winners, Astro Bot Sweeps
Over 1.6 million votes cast
The official PlayStation Blog has revealed the results of its Game of the Year 2024 polls. Users were invited to vote across a number of categories, and the blog itself says that over 1.6 million votes were submitted globally. Imagine keeping track of all those! Anyway, the big winners include Astro Bot (which swept six...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
News Falcom Chairman Masayuki Kato Passes Away, 43 Years After Founding the Company
Aged 78
Storied Japanese developer Nihon Falcom has announced the passing of its chairman, Masayuki Kato. He was 78 years old, having originally founded the company all the way back in 1981. Previously, Kato was Falcom president until he stepped down in 2001. He oversaw the inception of role-playing properties like The Legend of Heroes, Ys, Xanadu,...
- Falcom
News PS5 Superhero Smash Hit Marvel Rivals Is Splatoon Now
Sure, why not?
In service of its live service ambitions, Marvel Rivals has been looking to a Nintendo favourite for inspiration. Beginning 20th December, ahead of the holiday season, NetEase is adding an all-new mode to its superhero sensation, where Jeff the Land Shark will be, well, engaging in a spot of Splatoon. The seasonal mode will be...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
- Events
Monday16th Dec 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Fans Swing at Swen Vincke Speech, Review Bomb Baldur's Gate 3
Astarion catching strays
Before announcing Astro Bot as Game of the Year 2024 at The Game Awards, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke, also director of last year's winner, Baldur's Gate 3, gave a poignant speech. Vincke predicted that the game that wins 2025's award would be developed by a studio that "didn't have to meet arbitrary sales targets" and...
- The Game Awards
- Industry
- Culture
News Naughty Dog Turns Off Intergalactic PS5 Trailer's Comments As Discourse Turns Nasty
It's rough out there
Naughty Dog has disabled the comments on its official upload of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s debut trailer, as the discourse has soured in the aftermath of the title’s announcement. PlayStation has kept the comments up on its mirror, much to the surprise of some fans. A small, vocal section of the gaming populous...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
News Black Myth: Wukong Deserved Astro Bot's Game of the Year Award, Says Game Science CEO
"The Wukong team were crying when they did not win"
While most punters seem surprisingly pleased with Geoff Keighley's latest instalment of The Game Awards (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's robbery aside), it appears at least one executive took home sour grapes in place of a hoped-for statue. Game Science CEO and Black Myth: Wukong
- Game Science
- The Game Awards
- Industry
Feature The Game Awards 2024's Best Announcement, As Voted By You
The Game Awards... awards
Last week, following The Game Awards 2024, we asked the Push Square community to vote on what they thought was the best announcement of the whole show. Almost 2,000 votes were cast, split across 20 PS5-related reveals. So, without further ado, here are the top ten best announcements from The Game Awards 2024 — as voted...
- Features
- The Game Awards
- PS5
News PS Plus Members Get Early Access to Select PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's January Sale
Sneak peek
Some things in life are inevitable — death, taxes, and PS Store sales. Sony has already lined up its (presumably) massive January sale, and while that won't properly get started until after Christmas, PS Plus members can now browse and buy a selection of games that are due to feature in the deal. If you've subscribed to PS Plus at any...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
- PS Store
News SEGA President Calls Sonic Superstars a 'Disappointment'
Sonic X Shadows Generations is "awesome"
SEGA president Shuji Utsumi has called Sonic Superstars a "disappointment" in comparison to the company's most recent Sonic outing, Sonic X Shadow Generations, which he says is "awesome". Utsumi admits that Superstars' shortcomings are ultimately the result of the quality of work the studio delivered. In a...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Sonic the Hedgehog
News More Tales Remasters Are Coming, Bandai Namco Confirms
No tall Tales here
Bandai Namco has confirmed its plans to remaster more Tales games, following the release of Tales of Graces f Remastered in January. The plan is to launch these remasters "fairly consistently", says series producer Yusuke Tomizawa. With that goal in mind, the publisher has established a "dedicated development line" for its...
- Bandai Namco
- Tales
News Alien: Rogue Incursion Looks Dark and Intense in PSVR2 Gameplay Demonstration
Motion detected
Alien: Rogue Incursion is PSVR2's next major game, arriving later this week, 19th December. To give us a meaty look at the game in action, PlayStation Underground is back with 25 minutes of gameplay. Developed by Survios, a studio that previously brought us Sprint Vector, Creed: Rise to Glory, and many others, this first-person...
- Survios
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Alien
- Videos
News PS Studios and Many More Spread Some Seasonal Cheer with Festive Cards on PS Blog
Season's greetings
It's that time of year again — PlayStation Studios and a whole bunch of third-party developers and publishers have gathered on the PS Blog to spread some holiday cheer. As always, these digital greetings cards a real treat to look through. While some are better than others, there's some really lovely artwork on these things...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
News UK Sales Charts: Black Myth: Wukong Breaks into a Predictable Top 10 as Christmas Looms
Monkey business
As we quickly approach the holiday season, the UK's physical games chart is looking about as predictable as you can imagine — save for one new entry. Black Myth: Wukong launched to retail on 12th December, and it's managed to secure a debut position of 7th place. That's not too shabby considering the game has been available...
- UK
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Ex-Witcher Dev's Dark Fantasy RPG Dawnwalker Will Be Fully Revealed in January
The break of Dawnwalker
Announced at the start of this year, the project commonly known as 'Dawnwalker' will be revealed via livestream on the 13th January. This is the dark fantasy RPG from Rebel Wolves — the Polish studio that was set up by former The Witcher developers. It's being published by Bandai Namco, and it runs on Unreal Engine 5. The...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dawnwalker
News Elden Ring Alone Eclipses Combined Dark Souls Series' Sales
Thus shall you be blessed with Nightreign
Prior to the release of Elden Ring, the Dark Souls series, comprised of Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, and all of its associated DLC and subsequent re-releases and remasters, amounted to an astonishing 27 million units, as well as perhaps being the most influential of the last decade. Elden Ring...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Network Test to Take Place in February on PS5
Registrations opens in January
We can't help but be excited to try out Nightreign, Elden Ring's fast-paced cooperative offering, arriving in 2025. Developer FromSoftware (a development studio that rarely misses) has revealed that PS5 players can sign up to take part in a network test for the standalone adventure. Registrations open on 10th January,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
Sunday15th Dec 2024
Random PS5, PS4 Shovelware Isn't Even Trying to Hide Its Plagiarism Anymore
Joel, is that you?
Those of you who’ve been unlucky enough to browse the PS Store lately will know it’s infested with AI art, knock-offs, and shovelware. However, the lack of curation is emboldening devs, as evidenced by the upcoming Forest Ranger Life Simulator. As you can see from the key art, it features a character who resembles Joel from...
- PS Store
- PS5
- PS4
- Random
News Sony's Giga Hit Helldivers 2 Blows Up on PS5, PC All Over Again
Climbing the Steam charts
Sony’s hugely successful Helldivers 2 game is enjoying a resurgence on the back of its Omens of Tyranny update. On PC platform Steam, it’s been averaging close to 150k concurrent players since the patch dropped, up from the 20k it was registering previously. Furthermore, it’s climbed back into the platform’s...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Helldivers
Poll This Is Your Last Chance to Vote for Our PS5 Game of the Year 2024
Help decide Push Square's GOTY
Welcome, honoured Push Square readers, to what is probably the most exciting poll of 2024. Yes, it's that time again: it's time to vote for our Game of the Year. We greatly value audience participation here at Push Square, and this Game of the Year poll really does matter. We've assembled a shortlist of 50 PS5 games...
- Game of the Year
- PS5
- Polls
- Features
Saturday14th Dec 2024
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2024?
Plus or minus?
Are PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium ending 2024 with a bang? it's time to find out. As per usual, a slew of new games are coming to Extra, including the well received Sonic Frontiers. The Blue Blur's open world adventure might be worth a look, even if you're not keen on the SEGA mascot himself. Speaking of open worlds, Forspoken...
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
Video The Biggest PlayStation Surprises of 2024
A busy year indeed
2024 has been full of surprises for Sony and PlayStation. From brand new products launching with ludicrous prices to first-party AAA games shutting down after mere weeks. But which moments across PlayStation’s 2024 have stuck out the most to us here at Push Square? Well over on our YouTube channel, we’ve got a collection of...
- PS5
- Videos
- Features
News Sony's Now Publishing Midnight Murder Club on PS5, PC
A sound choice
Sony’s signed on as the publisher of Midnight Murder Club, the sound-based first-person shooter from Velan Studios, the team previously behind the brilliant Knockout City. The PS Store lists Sony Interactive Entertainment as the publisher for the game, while its PlayStation Publishing moniker is leveraged on Steam. While it appears...
- Sony
- PS5
- Midnight Murder Club
News Hideki Kamiya Cannot Describe Joy of Returning to Capcom for Okami PS5
"It's a miracle"
One of the biggest surprises of The Game Awards is that veteran game director Hideki Kamiya has reunited with Capcom to create an Okami sequel under the umbrella of a new studio named CLOVERS. <related ids="175802,175687"> Those of you with strong memories will recall Clover Studio from the PS2 era, an outrageously...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Okami
- Hideki Kamiya
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Will Not Have Crossplay
Walled garden
Elden Ring: Nightreign has a huge focus on co-op, although you can technically play it offline and in single player if you like. Despite this, FromSoftware is not offering crossplay in the game. “Similar to the original Elden Ring, there will be cross-generational play but not cross-platform play,” director Junya Ishizaki told
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 559
The weekend after The Game Awards
With the flurry of early December releases finally out, and The Game Awards in the rear-view mirror, we can officially relax and enjoy the holidays. We have so much gaming to catch up on that there's no shortage of things to play, so here's what we're kicking back with this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I recently picked...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
News Elden Ring Dev Doesn't Currently Know What's Happening with Sony Acquisition
"We're not privy to it"
Sony is poised to purchase Kadokawa, the Japanese media conglomerate spanning various businesses across gaming, manga, and anime. One of its most noteworthy subsidiaries is FromSoftware, a longtime PlayStation partner on projects like Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne. In the aftermath of co-op game Elden Ring: Nightreign’s...
- Sony
- FromSoftware
- Industry
Friday13th Dec 2024
Guide Astro Bot Guide: Full Walkthrough and All Collectibles
A 100% walkthrough for Astro Bot
In this Astro Bot guide, we have a full walkthrough of the game, pointing out where to find all the collectibles in every level. This includes the locations of all Bots, all Puzzle Pieces, and all Lost Galaxy Warp Portals. On top of that we have pages on cosmetic items
- Guides
- Astro Bot
- PS5
News Naughty Dog's New PS5 Game Is Finally Announced, Sci-Fi Action Title Intergalactic
Naughty
In development since 2020, the next game from Naughty Dog has finally been announced. It's called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and much like the longstanding rumours have suggested, it's a sci-fi action game for PS5. You can already feel the budget oozing out of the screen for this one. The game's clearly shooting for a kind of retro...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
The Game Awards is just as much about those coveted gongs as it is the reveals these days, and given this year marks the 10th anniversary of the show, Geoff Keighley has gone bigger and better than ever before with the latter. This 2024 edition played host to multiple major announcements, and you can find all the ones...
- PS5
- PS4
- The Game Awards
- Round Up
- Features
News Special Edition Helldivers 2 DualSense PS5 Controller Is Official, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Hell yeah
As well as announcing a big new update for Helldivers 2, Sony has quietly unveiled the game's official DualSense PS5 pad. The special edition controller is mostly black, but is covered in yellow and grey details, and the Helldivers emblem on the touch pad. It'll be available to pre-order on PlayStation Direct and other retailers starting...
- Sony
- PS5
- Helldivers 2
Guide All The Game Awards 2024 Winners
Every category winner revealed
The 10th and biggest version of The Game Awards to date has now come to a close, meaning all the category winners have been announced and the big reveals made. While you can learn all about the latter in our What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024 round up article, below you'll find a list of all The Game Awards...
- Guides
- The Game Awards
News Intergalactic PS5 Is Naughty Dog's Wildest, Most Creative Story Yet
Inspired by Akira, Cowboy Bebop, more
Now the curtain has closed on The Game Awards, we finally have a moment to reflect on the big announcements, including, of course, Naughty Dog’s new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Neil Druckmann, writing on the
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
News PS5 Pro Update on Its Way to Black Myth: Wukong, Arriving Tomorrow
Builds on previously confirmed PS5 patch
The update bringing a challenge mode, in-game maps, and new armour pieces revealed for Black Myth: Wukong earlier in the week has not actually gone live yet, but it's now received a patch itself to include PS5 Pro support. We now know the update goes live tomorrow, 14th December 2024, and works to improve the...
- Game Science
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Updates
News Astro Bot's Free Festive DLC Level, Winter Wonder, Is Now Available on PS5
Jolly holiday
You thought Astro Bot's run of free DLC updates was finished? Developer Team Asobi has just announced one last treat for fans of PS5's plucky platformer, and it launches free for all players tomorrow, 12th December. This special new DLC is a festive-themed level named Winter Wonder. Accessible once you complete the main game, Winter...
- Sony
- PS5
- Astro Bot
- DLC
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Explained, Can Be Played in Single Player and Offline
Everything you need to know
The announcement of Elden Ring: Nightreign will have caught many FromSoftware fans, especially as the studio wasn't really expected to have any news to share having put out Shadow of the Erdtree earlier this year. It did, however: a co-op game for up to three players that uses the frameworks of Elden Ring for a different...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
News Astro Bot Dev Pays Tribute to Nintendo As PS5 Exclusive Wins Game of the Year
A big night for PlayStation
Sony said 2024 would be a dry year for PS5, but Astro Bot’s just walked away with Game of the Year at The Game Awards – and three others. Helldivers 2 also took home two gongs, rounding out a big night for PlayStation. During his acceptance speech for Game of the Year, director Nicolas Doucet – a PlayStation...
- Sony
- PS5
- Astro Bot
News The Witcher 4 Announced Starring Ciri
Are you Cirious
The next The Witcher game from CD Projekt Red has been officially revealed. It's called The Witcher 4 (that was easy!) and it stars a more mature Ciri — the woman Geralt effectively raised as his daughter, and tracked down in The Witcher 3. All we've got right now is this pretty great CG trailer. No release window has been...
- CD Projekt Red
- The Witcher
Live Watch The Game Awards 2024 Livestream Right Here
The pope giveth, and the pope taketh away
The Game Awards, generally, is the last big gaming event of the calendar year. A combination of glitzy awards ceremony and marketing deluge, the show tends to blend celebration of the past 12 months with a glimpse of what’s to come next. This year sees a crowded field of favourites, including PS5...
- Live
- The Game Awards
- PS5
- PS4
- Live Chat
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Announced, a Co-Op Game for PS5, PS4
Releasing in 2025
FromSoftware has announced a new, standalone Elden Ring with the subtitle Nightreign, releasing in 2025 for PS5 and PS4. Elden Ring: Nightreign is a co-op game that appears to pull in bosses from other FromSoftware experiences, with The Nameless King from Dark Souls 3 appearing in the footage. Rise Together – Join forces with...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- Announcements
Talking Point What Was the Best Game Announcement at The Game Awards 2024?
The best of the big one
Well, another year, another healthy dose of The Game Awards over and done with. Geoff Keighley went big with his tenth anniversary show, packing a shocking number of surprise announcements into a lengthy live event. But what was the pick of the bunch? What was the best game announcement at The Game Awards 2024? That's what...
- The Game Awards
- Talking Point
- Polls
- Features
News Multiplayer Mil-Sim Arma Reforger Has Finally Arrived on PS5
The Cold War is about to get much hotter
Making the legendary military simulation series's debut on PlayStation, Arma Reforger is now available on PS5. Boasting large-scale, combined arms warfare powered by the new Enfusion Engine, fans of the old Battlefield games and the excellent Hell Let Loose will want to check this out. Originally launching...
- Bohemia Interactive
- PS5
- Arma
News Star Wars: Eclipse, Wonder Woman Comprised of 'Literally Nothing' When Revealed
The waiting game
According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Quantic Dream's Star Wars: Eclipse and Warner Bros. Games' Wonder Woman were comprised of "literally nothing" when announced onstage at The Game Awards 2021. In light of Geoff Keighley's big show, Schreier's reminder is a good one, as it is always possible something just revealed...
- Quantic Dream
- Warner Bros
- Industry
News Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Launch Window Set for Summer 2025
Full trailer now live
Mafia: The Old Country is set to be a part of The Game Awards tonight, but it appears a YouTube advert accidentally set live early has shared probably the key bit of information from its appearance: a release window. You'll find the video and launch window below, so this is your last chance to click away if you want to catch...
- 2K
- PS5
- Mafia
- The Game Awards
News Onimusha: Way of the Sword Brings Capcom's Iconic Action Series Back on PS5
Capgod
If you can actually believe it, Capcom's making a new Onimusha game. Finally! Titled Onimusha: Way of the Sword, it's coming to PS5... in 2026. Okay, so it's not the release window we would have liked, but you know Capcom's cooking based on this reveal trailer. The game already looks very promising. Are you a big Onimusha fan? Are you hyped...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Onimusha
News Shadow of the Colossus Dev Returns with an Insane Robot Game on PS5
Mech some noise
The team behind iconic PlayStation titles ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian is making a new game for PS5. The project is tentatively titled Project Robot, and we've got a brief in-game trailer to get us hyped. It's about giant robots, apparently! It's probably going to be quite some time until we see more of this...
- genDesign
- PS5
News Ridiculously Ambitious PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Confirms 2025 Release
Seeing red
When Crimson Desert was confirmed for The Game Awards, just about everyone thought it'd get a release date — but that's not quite the case. Developer Pearl Abyss has dropped a new trailer — in which the open world PS5 title continues to look ridiculously ambitious — but we're left with a release window rather than a date. The...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Release Dates
Poll How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2024?
Have your say on TGA's 10th anniversary show
And that's The Game Awards for another year! The 10th-anniversary show has just concluded, crowning Astro Bot the 2024 Game of the Year and making a bunch of big announcements. You find All The Game Awards 2024 Winners and What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024 through
- PS5
- PS4
- The Game Awards
- Polls
- Features
News Wuthering Waves Is Ready for Its Long Awaited PS5 Debut
And here's a trailer to prove it
Too much gacha? Nah, you can never get enough gacha, in our humble opinion. Kuro Games has released a new trailer for Wuthering Waves at The Game Awards, showcasing more of the new region being added as part of v2.0, which will launch simultaneously alongside the game on the PS5, from 2nd January. While the trailer...
- Kuro Games
- PS5
- Wuthering Waves
- Trailers
Reaction The Game Awards' 10th Anniversary Special Was Its Biggest and Best Ever
A Keighley masterclass
We’ve been saying for a few years that The Game Awards is just about the best it can possibly be, but credit where credit’s due, host Geoff Keighley put on a barnstormer last night. There was talk of multiple “holy sh*t” moments prior to the event from those ITK, and we think
- Industry
- The Game Awards
- PS5
- Reaction
- Features
News The Outer Worlds 2 Confirmed for PS5, Out Next Year
Microsoft announces PS5 version
Microsoft has confirmed it'll be producing a PS5 version of The Outer Worlds 2 alongside the usual PC and Xbox Series X|S versions, releasing next year. Check out the comical gameplay trailer above. Just like the first one, this is an RPG with a comedic twist that'll combine combat, conversations, and choices into one...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- The Outer Worlds
- Announcements
