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Wednesday11th Dec 2024
Poll Will You Be Watching The Game Awards 2024?
The big one
The Game Awards 2024 is upon us. Roughly 24 hours (and a bit) from the posting of this article, we'll all be sat down watching Geoff Keighley's big show... or will we? The annual event seems to rack up record viewers every year, but we want to know if you're actually tuning in this time around. For what it's worth, the reception to...
- The Game Awards
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Review Behemoth (PSVR2) - Great Concept, Poor Execution
Behemoths, bandits, and bugs
Skydance’s Behemoth is one of the biggest PSVR2 releases of 2024. Coming from the developers of The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, Skydance is switching out revolvers and walkers for swords and cursed beasts, promising one of the largest scale fantasy outings in the VR medium. However, Behemoth is proof...
- Reviews
- Skydance Interactive
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Behemoth
News You Can Get Excited for The Game Awards, Says Reputable Journalist
Bloomberg's Schreier gives hype the green light
Like most big video game events, fans are getting their hopes up ahead of Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, which airs tomorrow, 12th December. The industry's lovable rogue's gallery of insiders has been fanning the flames ahead of the big night. Now, Bloomberg's ever-reliable Jason Schreier has...
- The Game Awards
- Industry
- Culture
News Sony Confirms Interest in Buying FromSoftware Parent Company Kadokawa
There it is
In what is essentially an update on previous reports, Sony has now confirmed that it's interested in acquiring fellow Japanese giant Kadokawa — the parent company of FromSoftware. This is a story that's been rumbling on for weeks now, with Kadokawa itself revealing that Sony had sent an "initial letter of intent" back in November. At...
- Sony
- Kadokawa
- Industry
Interview How Zenless Zone Zero's Devs Have Leveraged Fan Feedback to Level Up the PS5 Gacha Game
And how it's taking full advantage of PS5 Pro
It’s been almost six months since Zenless Zone Zero debuted on PS5, and in that time it’s got through a total transformation. HoYoverse, arguably one of the most reactive devs in the industry, has been iterating on the urban RPG at a remarkable rate, transforming the experience update-by-update in...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Interviews
- Features
News Warhammer RPG Rogue Trader Gets Massive PS5 Patch Just in Time for Christmas
Abelard's been working extra hard
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has received a surprisingly large patch ahead of the Christmas break; we'd expect something like this to accompany an expansion, and at least one DLC offering is still on the way. We suppose we shouldn't complain: Co-op mode is now available on PS5, new cutscenes have been added to the...
- Owlcat Games
- PS5
- Warhammer
News Unlike Rocket Racing, Fortnite's Festival Mode Will Be Supported Through 2025 and Beyond
Keep the party going
Back when Fortnite introduced its LEGO and Rocket Racing offshoots, a third addition was made with Festival, developed by Rock Band studio Harmonix. The rhythm game, which features hundreds of licensed music tracks to play along to, is confirmed to be getting continued support through "2025 and beyond". In a recent blog post,...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Fortnite Festival
News Fortnite's Tactical FPS Mode Looks Like a Whole New Game for PS5, PS4
In the Wick of time
Fortnite is just incredible. While dev Epic has been a little quieter rolling out the release’s new modes than Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing, it continues to morph into a full-blown platform with 5v5 tactical FPS Ballistic, out today. As you can see from this launch trailer, this looks more like Rainbow Six than it does...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
News Outriders Dev People Can Fly Cancels Multiple Projects, Laying Off 120 Staff
Bookending the year with another round of reduncies
Polish development studio People Can Fly, best known for Outriders and Bulletstorm, is scaling back its ambitions in a major way, announcing the cancellation of multiple projects and the elimination of 120 staff positions. This follows the 30 made redundant in January, and the studio now shares the...
- People Can Fly
- Industry
News Zenless Zone Zero's Next PS5 Update Transforms the Flow of the Game
And adds more events than you can imagine
We liked Zenless Zone Zero a lot when it launched in July, and we’ve stuck with it in the five or so months since. But HoYoverse said it was committed to fan feedback, and it wasn’t kidding – it’s effectively transformed the game in the five or so months since. <related ids="175658"> One...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Updates
News The Plucky Squire's Heavy-Handed Tutorials Reduced in New Streamlined Mode
Coming soon to consoles
Devolver Digital has announced a new mode for its charming action adventure, The Plucky Squire. Dubbed Streamlined Mode, this new way to play essentially strips out some of the tutorials, hand-holding, and less necessary dialogue, taking control away from players less often. The game is clearly geared towards a family...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- The Plucky Squire
- Updates
News Elden Ring DLC Not Eligible for BAFTA's Best Game Award
"Full games" only
At this point, it's possible the whole Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion probably taking home Game of the Year at Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards thing may have gotten under our skin. We're all FromSoftware fans here, but at the end of the day, DLC does not a full game make. Maintaining
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- BAFTAs
News Physics-Bending Platformer Bionic Bay Warps onto PS5 in March 2025
Let's Bay-blade
Publisher Kepler Interactive has announced a release date for its upcoming 2D platformer, Bionic Bay. Announced earlier in the year, Bionic Bay is a challenging puzzle platformer in which you're able to slow down time, shift gravity, swap positions with objects, and more. You'll use your various abilities to get through...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Bionic Bay
- Trailers
- Release Dates
News Delightful Photography Adventure Toem Is Getting a Sequel
Two-em
One of our favourite indie games in recent years is Toem, a sweet, simple, black and white adventure game about taking photos. We're very pleased to learn that a direct sequel is in development. Aptly named Toem 2, all we have to go on right now is the above teaser trailer and a few screenshots. It looks to retain a similar visual style to...
- Something We Made
- PS5
- Toem 2
- Announcements
News Flirt with Otakus As an Internet Angel in Needy Streamer Overload on PS5, PS4
Attention
Already available on Nintendo Switch and PC, visual novel Needy Streamer Overload is beaming to the PS5 and PS4 from 21st January. The game – which depicts the darker side of parasocial relationships – see you assume the role of a vapid individual, who’s only goal in life is to become an Internet sensation. “Turn Ame-chan –...
- WSS Playground
- PS5
- PS4
- Needy Streamer Overload
- Announcements
Tuesday10th Dec 2024
News Sony Highlights Biggest PS5 Games for 2025 in New Trailer
15+ PS5 games under the spotlight
Sony has uploaded a new trailer that spotlights some of the biggest PS5 titles currently slated to release in 2025. Watch it above, but the games it focuses on are: Ghost of Yotei Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Monster Hunter Wilds — 28th February Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii — 2
- Sony
- PS5
Feature The 10 Best Games on PS5 Pro, as Voted By You
Pro-fessional opinion
What are the best games on PS5 Pro? Last week, we asked Push Square readers to vote on a list of PS5 Pro Enhanced titles, in a bid to identify the most impressive upgrades on Sony's new console. A total of 1,698 votes were cast, and the results are in. Below, we've compiled the top ten most popular picks — and honestly,...
- Features
- PS5
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.2 Out Now, Expands Character Creation, Vehicle Customisation, Photo Mode
Plus 10 new cars to buy
Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.2 has been revealed by CD Projekt Red, and it's a big one, weighing in at 9.6GB on PS5. The theme of the update is customisation — players are getting more ways to "express themselves" through loads of new options. This covers character creation and vehicles. What's more, photo mode has been...
- CD Projekt Red
- PS5
- Cyberpunk
- Patches
News Ubisoft's Handling of Canned PlayStation Exclusive WiLD 'a Real Scandal', Says Director
Michel Ancel has a story to tell
Some final, optimistic part of us always held out hope for WiLD; although we saw so little of Michel Ancel's lost title, we couldn't really tell you why. We got some closure on the game in August (a decade after it was announced), with developer Wild Sheep Studio confirming it was "no longer actively working on it."...
- Ubisoft
- WiLD
News 3 Bonus PS Plus Premium PS2 Games Available to Download Now
30th anniversary brings treats
Sony is still celebrating the 30th anniversary of PlayStation, with today's update shining a light on PS2 classics now live on PS Plus Premium in a bonus drop for the service. Available to download now in the UK and Europe, with availability rolling out to the USA later in the day, the three games are: Jak and...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Gamers Drawn to Troy Baker's Mesmerising Indiana Jones Like Moths to Flame
And Todd Howard's palpable disdain
A prestigious voice actor with incredible range, Troy Baker has dominated the video game voice acting industry for nearly two decades and keeps booking new gigs. But it's not just video game developers who are enamoured with the charismatic leading man; even during a blind casting for Indiana Jones and the Great...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Indiana Jones
News Geralt Actor 'Slapped by CD Projekt', Walks Back The Witcher 4 Comments
"I don't know how true it is. I went off a rumour"
It seems Doug Cockle, the English voice of Geralt in The Witcher series since it began, got in some hot water over the comments he made back in August (resulting in articles like this). Cockle claimed that The White Wolf would be "part of the next game" but that the story wouldn't be "about him this...
- CD Projekt Red
- PS5
- The Witcher
News Space Marine 2 Patch 5.0 Out Now, Adds PS5 Pro Support, New Mission, Balance Adjustments
Promaris Space Marine
As promised, developer Saber Interactive has dropped a big ol' update for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2. Patch 5.0 is available to download now on PS5. If you're playing on PS5 Pro, this update adds support for Sony's latest console. It bolsters the game's resolution across both of its graphics options, which should make the...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- Warhammer
- Patches
Mini Review Naiad (PS5) - A Cosy, Stunningly Beautiful Experience
Koyaanisqatsi
Naiad is a beautiful puzzler made by a solo developer under the name HiWarp. In it, you play as Naiad, a river spirit tasked with helping animals as you navigate your way through a series of interconnected rivers on your quest to reach the ocean. This visually stunning game is spread out over 16 episodes, each in its own biome. For...
- Reviews
- HiWarp
- PS5
- Naiad
- Mini Reviews
Random Grizzled Red Dead Redemption Voice Actor Has an OnlyFans Account
"We need money, John"
Few character archetypes are as overtly masculine as the grizzled American cowboy, and few cowboys are as iconic as the legendary John Marston of Red Dead Redemption fame. All of that is just a pretence to say that John Marston actor Rob Wiethoff has started an OnlyFans account, not to make adult content, but to chronicle his...
- Random
News Unnerving Cult Horror Hit POOLS Dives into PS5, PSVR2 in 2025
Water torture
Another cult hit PC title is making the jump to PS5 with POOLS, a strange, first-person exploration game. Initially released earlier in 2024, the game has you wandering around liminal spaces containing swimming pools, a haunting silence, and nothing else. While very minimal in terms of interactivity, the game has garnered an...
- Tensori
- PS5
- PSVR2
- POOLS
- Announcements
News Avatar Dev Will Let You Turn Off PSSR as It Fixes Poor PS5 Pro Patch
Hotfix on 12th December
Ubisoft has revealed in a Twitter statement that it is looking at fixing the PS5 Pro patch for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora that was implemented last week. While it works on the update, a hotfix coming this Thursday, 12th December 2024 will add a toggle that allows PS5 Pro owners to actually turn off the PSSR feature...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Avatar
- Patches
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Dev Offers Some PS5 Survival Tips
Naked and afraid
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's newly brought-forward release date is slowly creeping up, and Warhorse Studio's expansive RPG is shaping up to be something special. But as anyone who made it out of the first game's opening act can attest, existence in 15th-century Bohemia is surprisingly brutal. As part of IGN's First
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Kingdom Come
News PlayStation Growth Boosts Sony Shares to Record Closing High
Share and share alike
Sony Group's shares have never been higher than they are right now, and that's thanks in large part to its PlayStation division. The corporation's shares are currently worth ¥3,338, beating the previous highest value — ¥3,260, achieved in 2000. This rise in value stems from growth in the gaming segment. PlayStation...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
News More Cyberpunk 2077 Updates Could Be Coming as CDPR Enlists Outside Help for Patch 2.2
Night City never sleeps
There's scope for even more Cyberpunk 2077 updates, based on what developer CD Projekt Red revealed during its latest livestream. The open world RPG just got a brand new update — Patch 2.2 — despite the Polish company stating that it was basically done supporting the now four-year-old title. Previously, CDPR had said...
- CD Projekt Red
- Virtuos
- PS5
- Cyberpunk
- Patches
News It Takes Two Dev Confirms Next Game to Be Revealed at The Game Awards
Josef Fares teases upcoming game
The next game from Hazelight Studios, the developer behind It Takes Two and A Way Out, has been teased for a little while now, but we'll get our first glimpse of it very soon indeed. On its official social channels, the team has confirmed its next title will be unveiled during The Game Awards 2024: The tease...
- Hazelight Studios
- PS5
News LEGO Fortnite Expands with Social Sim Brick Life, Launches This Week on PS5, PS4
LEGO city uncovered
LEGO Fortnite is undergoing some pretty major changes and expansions, and chief among it all is the arrival of Brick Life. This is a brand new game mode in which players explore and hang out in an open world LEGO cityscape, working jobs, socialising, and decorating their own space with furniture. You can get a taste of it in the...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- LEGO Fortnite
Monday9th Dec 2024
The soul remains
When you think back on the Soul Reaver games, you think about their atmosphere, their tone, and that often immaculate voice acting. What you don't necessarily think about, is how awkward and clumsy they were to actually play — and ultimately, those same ups and downs apply to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered. To...
- Reviews
- Crystal Dynamics
- PS5
- The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.2 Announced as CDPR Promises New Features on Fourth Anniversary
Not done yet
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a new update, if you can believe it. Developer CD Projekt Red distanced itself from the game a while back, effectively ending its long-term support of the project — but the studio's clearly been working on stuff behind the scenes. Update 2.2 is being detailed through an official livestream, which is taking...
- CD Projekt Red
- PS5
- Cyberpunk
- Patches
Random Impatience for GTA 6 Reaches New Heights with Grand Taking Ages on PS Store
Parodying a parody
Grand Theft Auto 6 is on its way, but while Rockstar Games takes its sweet time with 2025's hottest game, anticipation and impatience have reached such fevered heights that it's bleeding onto the PS Store. What does that mean? Well, try looking up Grand Taking Ages VI, a recently listed game on Sony's digital storefront that...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA 6
- Random
News Deathstroke Completes Suicide Squad's PS5 Content Roadmap
End of the line
Inexplicably, $200 million flop, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's servers are still live. Season 4 arrives tomorrow, 10th December, bringing the anticipated introduction of Deathstroke to the game's rogues gallery of playable characters. We have to imagine that the edgy assassin will prove more of a draw than Season 3's...
- Warner Bros
- PS5
- Suicide Squad
News Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring DLC in The Game Awards' Fan Vote Final
Along with three gacha heavyweights
Geoff Keighley has announced the finalists of The Game Awards' community vote, and the final five nominees that have made it through two rounds of voting are completely unsurprising. Votes are being collected now until Wednesday, with the nominees being: Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the...
- Bandai Namco
- Game Science
- PS5
- PS4
- Black Myth: Wukong
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Players Fed Up with Activision's 'AI Slop' Artwork
How many fingers should Santa have?
A six-fingered image of zombie Father Christmas appears to be the last straw for some Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 fans, who claim this is the telltale sign of low-effort generative AI. At the same time, Activision defenders insist it references the sixth entry in the subseries. The authenticity of Santa's horrible...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
Mini Review Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (PS5) - A Short But Sweet Nostalgia Trip
That witch came from the moon
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind is almost exactly what you want it to be. An arcadey beat-'em-up that brings back memories of the show, this has one or two rough edges but ultimately delivers a potent dose of fun. Playing as any of the original Rangers (plus the Green Ranger after completing the story...
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- Digital Eclipse
- PS5
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Ritas Rewind
- Mini Reviews
News Suicide Squad Season 4 Will Be Its Last, Offline Mode Coming Tomorrow
Online servers remain live
Batman: Arkham studio Rocksteady will finally be free of its Suicide Squad torture next month as it has been confirmed Season 4, launching in January 2025, is the game's final content drop. The online servers shall remain live and all of the post-launch content stays along with the base experience, but no new episodes will...
- Warner Bros
- PS5
- Suicide Squad
- Updates
News Former Blizzard Boss Slams Marvel Rivals, Comparing It to Horizon-Like Light of Motiram
Immitation, flattery, etc
Not everyone enjoyed the full release of Marvel Rivals, it seems, with former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra comparing the game to Tencent's egregious Horizon rip-off, Light of Motiram. He went so far as to call the popular hero shooter "Overwatch Marvel Rivals" in a since-deleted tweet.
- NetEase
- Industry
News Sony to Make PSVR2 Pads Usable on Apple Vision Pro, New Report Claims
Deal already in place between the two firms
Sony has been working on making its PSVR2 controllers compatible with the Apple Vision Pro VR headset, a new report from Bloomberg states. It's claimed an agreement between the two companies is already in place and that the deal was actually supposed to be confirmed "weeks ago", but the "rollout has been...
- Sony
- Apple
- PS5
- PSVR2
News Developers Not Nailing Down Release Dates Due to GTA 6 Launch Window
They want to stay "far, far away" from GTA 6
Developers aren't willing to commit to release dates that could clash with the Fall 2025 launch window GTA 6 has set up for itself, a new Bloomberg report claims. The outlet states (via Jason Schreier) teams want to wait as long as possible to see whether the next Rockstar game does indeed release at the...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
- Industry
News Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Dev Hit with Second Round of Layoffs
Overexposed
2024 has been so dire for video game development that we are now in the business of reporting on repeat layoffs at the same studios. Case in point, Deck Nine, which endured a 20% reduction in headcount back in February, has announced it will be doing it all over again, just in time for the holidays. Poste
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Life is Strange
News Fortnite Goes Ballistic, Full Tactical 5v5 FPS Mode Inbound
ADS and all that
The ever-changing Fortnite is again reinventing itself, this time as a Valorant-style 5v5 tactical first-person shooter. Best of all, Fortnite Ballistic is available this week, launching into early access on Wednesday, 11th December. Epic Games marketing director Molly Dyer provided additional details on the PlayStation Blog. In...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
PS Store Sales Charts Nothing Can Top Call of Duty, But Phasmophobia Came Close
Spooky
Sony has unveiled the November download charts for PS Store, and it makes for unsurprising reading. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tops the North American charts for both PS5 and PS4, as well as PS5 in Europe. Meanwhile, Phasmophobia, which launched just before Halloween on PS5 and PSVR2, is in the top five — second place in NA and fourth in...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Sales
News Former God of War Art Director Returns to PS Studios, Now at Naughty Dog
After brief stint at Netflix
Raf Grassetti, best known for his work on the God of War series at Sony's Santa Monica Studio, has returned to PlayStation. After his work as art director on God of War Ragnarok, Grassetti left the team for a new role at Netflix, where he worked on an unknown new AAA IP for about 17 months. Now, he's back under Sony's...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Industry
News Mafia, Borderlands 4 Trailers Both Set for The Game Awards
The one Randy Pitchford leaked
With The Game Awards taking place this Thursday, some publishers are starting to confirm their presence in the side of the show all about gaming news and announcements. 2K is one such company, which has now revealed that trailers for Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country will debut during the livestream. Both were...
- 2K
- PS5
- Borderlands
- Mafia
- The Game Awards
News Anime Fighter Sequel Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Confirmed for PS5, PS4
An inevitability
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is getting a sequel — and we can't say that we're surprised. Released for PS5 and PS4 in 2021, The Hinokami Chronicles adapts the early story arcs of super-popular manga and anime property Demon Slayer into the form of an arena fighter. It was developed by CyberConnect2,...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Demon Slayer
- Trailers
News The Talos Principle 1 Returns in a PS5 Remaster with New Content
Pitched as the Definitive Edition
Croteam has announced it's bringing back The Talos Principle with a PS5 definitive edition that remasters the original game and bundles in new content, all rebuilt with Unreal Engine 5. It's called The Talos Principle: Reawakened, and it's expected to arrive in early 2025. Check out the reveal trailer above. The...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- The Talos Principle
- Announcements
