PSVR - Timeline
Monday13th Aug 2018
News Firewall Zero Hour Really Is Rainbow Six for PSVR
Tactical espionage action
Firewall Zero Hour launches in a couple of weeks on PlayStation VR, and Sony’s promoting the tactical first-person shooter hard. In this series of videos, First Contact Entertainment illustrates how the different phases of play work, depending whether you’re on the offensive or in defence. As an attacker, your goal...
Sunday12th Aug 2018
Audio surf
The thing that a lot of gamers and even developers forget sometimes is that simple interactions that wouldn’t play on a standard display can shine in virtual reality. Electronauts recognises that, placing you on a cosmic stage hurtling through space and arming you with a series of instruments. There’s very little “game” to speak...
Friday10th Aug 2018
News Save a Diorama from an Impending Storm in A Fisherman's Tale on PSVR
Puppet show
A Fisherman's Tale has been announced for PlayStation VR, and it looks like a pretty interesting puzzler. It's set inside the model lighthouse home of a wooden puppet fisherman, with infinite replicas contained within. A storm is brewing outside, and it's your job to warn the outside world of this imminent danger. Hadrien Lanvin of...
We are go for launch
Virtual reality is at its best when it puts players in places that might otherwise not be attainable: space exploration, fantasy worlds – the possibilities are near infinite. And Anshar Studios Detached is one of those aforementioned space exploration games. Not only that, but it’s a good one, which are a bit harder to...
Thursday9th Aug 2018
Hands On Electronauts Turns You into a Cosmic Composer with PSVR
Put a donk on it
God bless PlayStation VR. There’s always going to be scepticism regarding the viability of virtual reality as the medium remains in its infancy, but we never fail to be impressed each and every time we put Sony’s glowing headset on. In fact, looking like you’re a member of Daft Punk is part of the appeal with Electronauts, a...
Wednesday8th Aug 2018
News Tune in to We Happy Few's Free PSVR Experience
Turn that frown upside down
We Happy Few launches this week on the PlayStation 4, but you can get your first taste of the worryingly optimistic Wellington Wells courtesy of PlayStation VR right now. An exclusive experience – which is free to download from the PlayStation Store – will see you assume the role of a producer on Uncle Jack’s show...
Sunday5th Aug 2018
News PSVR Horror Kill X Enters an Abandoned Mine
You won't believe what happens next
One of the games featured in Sony’s recent China Hero Project montage, Kill X looks like a low-budget Resident Evil wannabe in this 25 minute PlayStation VR gameplay walkthrough, captured by DualShockers. On display at
Wednesday25th Jul 2018
News Ninja Theory Explains Hellblade's PSVR Snub
There's a reasonable explanation
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was announced for virtual reality headsets earlier today, but it won’t support PlayStation VR, prompting a bit of a backlash. Some felt that developer Ninja Theory – now a Microsoft subsidiary – was skipping Sony’s headset for corporate reasons, an assumption not exactly...
News Embrace 90s Nostalgia with SEGA Mega Drive's Free PSVR Patch
Welcome to the Fantasy Zone
SEGA Mega Drive Classics – or SEGA Genesis Classics for those of you overseas – will now allow you to forget all about 2018 and escape to a virtual world of 90s nostalgia with PlayStation VR. A brand new 268MB patch allows you to play all of the compilation’s 16-bit classics on a 14” portable television, in a...
Saturday21st Jul 2018
Soapbox Playing The Persistence As My First Ever PSVR Experience
Jamie and the magic torch
I felt well situated to visit Firesprite to play its PlayStation VR stealth horror game The Persistence for Push Square recently. I’m local to Merseyside, so travelling from my home to its Liverpool office took twenty minutes in total. I’m also a keen retro gamer, and once I had the fascinating opportunity to talk to...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
In space, she wore the brown pants
Push Square recently visited the Liverpool city centre base of the independent studio Firesprite in the sunny North West of England to discuss The Persistence, which in the words of Game Director Stuart Tilley is a “brutal, sci-fi, stealth horror roguelike” game releasing on PlayStation VR next week. We sat...
Thursday12th Jul 2018
PlayStation Store Sales Charts FIFA 18 Dominates in Europe
Second in North America too
Last month saw social media rattling with excitement for the World Cup, so it's no surprise to see that FIFA 18 walked away as the most downloaded title on the European PlayStation Store in June. Over on the North American Store, it also performed very well indeed, securing second place. But what came in first over in...
Saturday7th Jul 2018
Review Salary Man Escape (PS4)
Zero-hour contract
The job simulation gag has felt a little too played out as of late when it comes to virtual reality. Job Simulator nailed the humorous vibe when PlayStation VR first launched back in 2016, but since then, a number of copycats have tried to emulate the experience to little avail. Salary Man Escape is another title that hopes to...
Wednesday4th Jul 2018
News US PlayStation Store Kicks Off Massive Mid-Year Sale
European Store gets new sale too
Just when you think your wallet is safe, Sony bursts through the door with another swathe of offers. This time around, the North American PS Store is playing host to the Mid-Year Sale, where you can get some pretty hefty savings on a ridiculous number of titles across PS4, PSVR, PS3, and Vita. With literally...
Thursday28th Jun 2018
News Firewall Zero Hour Turns Tactical on 28th August
4v4 action in virtual reality
Developer First Contact Entertainment has announced that its tactical PlayStation VR shooter Firewall Zero Hour will release on 28th August, alongside a slew of pre-order exclusives and a bundle that packs in the PlayStation VR Aim Controller. Pitched as a 4v4 tactical team-based shooter, you'll work together to either...
Wednesday27th Jun 2018
News New Sale Brings More Digital Discounts to European PS Store
Indie bargain bin
Another week, another round of offers on the PlayStation Store. In addition to the brilliant Dragon Ball FighterZ becoming Deal of the Week at £34.99, the ongoing Digital Zone sale has been refreshed, and there are some great titles included that you may want to check out. Included this time are games like Celeste, The Swords of...
Monday25th Jun 2018
News Enter the Zone With New Info on Tetris Effect's Gameplay
Doing lines
Some may have laughed at Sony's first Countdown to E3 announcement, but we here at Push Square Towers are extremely excited about Tetris Effect. Tetsuya Mizuguchi's penchant for entrancing players with audiovisual splendor paired with the timeless Tetris formula seems like a match made in heaven, and a new
Tuesday19th Jun 2018
News Déraciné Harks Back to FromSoftware's Adventure Game Roots on PSVR
Miyazaki explains
Déraciné got a bit of a rough deal at E3 2018. This PlayStation VR exclusive developed by FromSoftware was announced just after Sony's main press conference was over, and what could otherwise have been an interesting and memorable reveal was somewhat overshadowed. However, a new post on the PlayStation Blog delves into some...
Monday18th Jun 2018
Feature Watching the World Cup with PSVR Feels Like a New Frontier for Sports
Back of the net
When the BBC announced that it would be broadcasting the World Cup in virtual reality this year, we expected a novelty experience akin to PlayStation VR’s Cinematic Mode, where you’re placed inside a swish interactive environment with the game playing on a television screen larger than the one in Cristiano Ronaldo’s guest room...
Friday15th Jun 2018
E3 2018 A New Gameplay Trailer for Ace Combat 7 Has Landed
Chocks away
Bandai Namco recently revealed a few screenshots for its upcoming arcade flight sim, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and that's just been followed up by a brand new gameplay trailer. Check it out above. The dialogue is wonderfully cheesy as we've come to expect from the series, and the game itself is looking great. The weather conditions...
E3 2018 New Ace Combat 7 Screenshots and Details Nosedive into View
That's ace
Bandai Namco has released a whole bunch of new screenshots from Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, along with some new details about the story and gameplay. It sounds like weather is going to play a major role in dogfights this time around. "Risky maneuvers like rushing through thunderclouds to wipe out enemy aircrafts or avoid hostile...
Guide How to Watch the World Cup with PSVR
Every match in virtual reality
How do you watch the World Cup with PlayStation VR? This year, the BBC is giving you the chance to watch Russia's World Cup 2018 in virtual reality, courtesy of your PSVR headset. All 33 of the BBC's televised games can be live streamed straight into your device, but what do you need to do to set things up?...
E3 2018 PSVR Montage Teases Tons of Upcoming, Existing Games
Star Child! Vacation Simulator! Tetris Effect!
PlayStation VR didn’t quite get as much attention during E3 2018 as it did last year, but it’s still a massive part of the PlayStation 4’s portfolio. And this montage trailer showcases just how many cool experiences are on the way – even if it is padded with a handful of the peripheral’s...
Thursday14th Jun 2018
E3 2018 We Want to Go on Holiday with Vacation Simulator Now
Rest and relaxation
There’s something tactile about virtual reality that Job Simulator tapped in to. The game was slight, but it was laugh out loud funny and extremely interactive, which made for a good three to four hour introduction to PlayStation VR’s features. Now developer Owlchemy Labs is back with Vacation Simulator, a riff on the...
Wednesday13th Jun 2018
E3 2018 PlayStation VR Platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission Is Looking Fantastic in New Footage
Astronomical
We're rather enamoured with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the recently announced virtual reality platformer coming to PSVR...
E3 2018 Trover Saves the Universe is Fully Playable on PS4 as Well as PSVR
Play with or without a headset
Trover Saves the Universe was probably the most leftfield game to be announced at Sony's E3 2018 conference -- or any conference, for that matter. It's coming from Squanch Games, a developer with a short history of bizarre virtual reality games, and while this latest title is no...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
E3 2018 Sony, From Software Collaborate on PSVR Exclusive
Bloodborne director Hidetaka Miyazaki at the helm
Announced outside of PlayStation’s E3 2018 press conference – because Sony’s bloody weird sometimes – is news that Japan Studio and From Software are collaborating on a new PlayStation VR exclusive named Déraciné. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, this is the Bloodborne band back together, and...
E3 2018 Trover Saves the Universe is a Bizarre PSVR Game from Rick & Morty Creator
What?
Justin Roiland has already had a hand in the gaming world with ACCOUNTING+ and Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, and this latest adventure game looks to follow his trend of weird, off-the-wall virtual reality experiences. Trover Saves the Universe was announced for PSVR at Sony's E3 2018 presser, and,...
Monday11th Jun 2018
E3 2018 VR Title Transference Gets New Trailer and Release Window
Ubisoft's VR support continues
Transference was a curiosity at Ubisoft's E3 2018 conference last year. There had been relatively little noise about the title since, but we have a much firmer idea of what to expect as Elijah Wood took to the stage to enlighten us on what to expect from the game coming from Ubisoft and his production company,...
Saturday2nd Jun 2018
Doggo hunting
Along Together is a puzzler for PlayStation VR that tasks you with rescuing your pet dog Rishu as two different characters, either the pooch’s male or female owner and their imaginary friend. With a fair few comparisons able to be made between itself and Moss, Along Together arrives with a decent amount of promise, but is that...
Friday1st Jun 2018
News Neko Atsume PSVR Is So Cute It's Gone Viral
All according to cat-kaku
Cat collecting series Neko Atsume launched on PlayStation VR in Japan this week, and it’s so cute that it’s gone viral. One clip, captured using the PlayStation 4’s built-in Share button, has amassed almost 100,000 likes at the time of typing; the eleven second tweet shows a stick being waggled in a confuddled...
Thursday31st May 2018
News You'll Be Able to Watch the 2018 World Cup Via Your PlayStation VR Headset
Crashing out on penalties in virtual reality
Hot off the heels of E3 2018 is the World Cup, and you'll be able to watch all 33 matches through your PlayStation VR headset as the BBC plans to trial the latest technology at the greatest footballing showcase on the planet. As the Los Angeles show floor begins to wind down, you'll be able to take your...
Thursday24th May 2018
News Sci-Fi FPS Evasion Shoots Up a Storm on PSVR
PSVR Aim Controller support confirmed
Sony’s dropping lots of PlayStation VR announcements today, and next on the docket is Evasion – a generically named sci-fi shooter with optional PSVR Aim Controller support from Archiact. While the art leaves a lot to be desired, this certainly looks like a frantic FPS, with class-based co-op adding a...
News Train with Rocky Balboa in PSVR's Creed: Rise to Glory
The movie, not the band
Boxing is a pretty brilliant fit for PlayStation VR, as the likeable Knockout League already demonstrated. Now it’s the turn of Sprint Vector developer Survios to tackle the fast-paced sport, with its movie spin-off Creed: Rise to Glory. Building upon the physically demanding systems that have defined the studio’s...
Wednesday23rd May 2018
News Japan Studio Announces Stunning PSVR Exclusive Platformer
Astro Bot Rescue Mission looks outstanding
Ask nicely enough, and ye shall receive: 18 months ago we begged Japan Studio to expand The Playroom VR’s incredible Robot Rescue minigame into a full length PlayStation VR platformer – and here it is. Astro Bot Rescue Mission looks every inch the vibrant virtual reality Super Mario-style adventure that...
News Another Slew of Discounts Is Heading to European PS Store Today
It never ends
We'll never be safe from Sony's relentless parade of sales, and this week is to be no different. Starting today, you'll be able to save up to 60% on a wide variety of games. Titles like PES 2018, Watch Dogs 2, and DiRT 4 have some very generous discounts, and while not all the deals are quite as good, there are definitely some great...
Tuesday22nd May 2018
News PlayStation VR Is Growing, But Virtual Reality Is Stumbling
Company keeping expectations realistic
PlayStation VR is doing well, but virtual reality as a whole is stumbling. Former PlayStation president Andrew House talked about this prior to his departure; Sony is absolutely dominating the fledgling medium, but the company needs growth across the entire sector for it to properly take off. In other words,...
Monday21st May 2018
News Dreams Will Now Support PlayStation VR at Launch
Dream in three dimensions
Media Molecule had announced that Dreams’ anticipated PlayStation VR support would not be available until after launch, but a round of previews released today has hinted that virtual reality functionality will be included from day one. PSU got the scoop, but the British developer retweeted the site’s story, so that...
Tuesday8th May 2018
Brady bunch
While we appreciated VRFC’s goofy attempt at bringing five-a-side football to PlayStation VR, it never really felt like the right fit for virtual reality given the limitations of the technology thus far. American football – as Europeans will eagerly point out – makes much more sense given that, y’know, it’s mostly played with...
Friday27th Apr 2018
News CoolPaintrVR Is an Artistic Toolset Coming to PlayStation VR Next Month
Unleash your inner Bob Ross
If you've ever fancied your chances as a painter, sculptor, or 3D modeler, you may be interested in CoolPaintrVR, which has just been announced for PSVR. Launching on 9th May, this interesting software lets you use PlayStation Move controllers or a DualShock 4 to create your very own masterpieces. It's not a game as such...
Wednesday18th Apr 2018
Hands On Windlands 2 Adds Co-Op, Weapons to Virtual Reality Platformer
Second wind
We rather liked the original Windlands on PlayStation VR. The satisfying movement and exhilarating sense of speed and altitude made for one of virtual reality's early successes -- at least, if you had the stomach for it. This holds true for Windlands 2, but the sequel isn't just reuniting you with a pair of grappling hooks and calling it...
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News European PS Store Double Discounts Sale is Live Now
Double trouble
The endless PlayStation Store sales schedule marches on. The most recent assault on your wallet is the European Store's Double Discounts offer, which, well, doubles the discounts for PlayStation Plus members. The PS4 and PSVR games included are a decent mix of games large and small. At the maximum discount, PES 2018: Pro Evolution...
Tuesday10th Apr 2018
Let's not do the time warp again
If there was one flaw you could leverage at PlayStation VR upon its launch and the months that followed it, it was that a few too many experiences and titles designed themselves around obliterating enemies from a singular position in a wave-based manner. In the year leading up to today we thought we had ridden...
Monday9th Apr 2018
News One Piece: Grand Cruise Sails to PSVR on 22nd May
Luffy here
One Piece: Grand Cruise, the PlayStation VR powered experience inspired by the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump series, will drop its anchor on 22nd May in Europe and North America. According to the press release, the title will see you “step onto the famous Thousand Sunny ship to meet the legendary Straw Hat Crew including Luffy, Zoro,...
Sunday8th Apr 2018
News Killing Floor: Incursion Attacks PlayStation VR from 1st May
Let the bodies hit the floor
Sci-fi horror shooter Killing Floor: Incursion will reload and take aim at PlayStation VR from 1st May, Tripwire has announced. The virtual reality shooter – which will launch with a Tron-inspired bonus horde mode map named The Crucible – will boast co-operative arcade gameplay and a full story-driven campaign...
Stranded
Island Time VR is a virtual reality, survival game in which you are stranded on an island with nothing but Carl the Crab – voiced by Greg Miller – to keep you company. Your aim is to survive as long as your depleting health will allow by consuming any food you can find, coconuts from trees, fish from the sea, or even a pesky seagull who...
Tuesday3rd Apr 2018
News 2MD: VR Football Looks Down Field This Spring on PSVR
Titanic touchdown
We quite liked virtual reality soccer sim VRFC recently, but we couldn’t help but think that good ol’ gridiron would be a better fit for PlayStation VR. Fortunately, the folks at Truant Pixel got the memo, as it’s lining up 2MD: VR Football for release on Sony’s headset this Spring. Are you ready to become virtual Tom...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
Guide Upcoming PSVR Games in 2018
PlayStation VR's second wave
PSVR was one of the industry's biggest success stories in 2017. With over two million PlayStation VR headsets sold and a slew of excellent titles released over the past year, the platform is shaping up to be the essential accompaniment to the PlayStation 4 experience. Even more excitingly, it's just got a spangly new...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Free GT Sport Update Adds Cars, Improves PSVR Features, More
New track! New Scapes!
Gran Turismo Sport is the gift that keeps giving and giving, with Polyphony Digital pledging yet another massive free update for the simulation racer today. Due out from 29th March, the patch bundles a bevy of new features and content, including a whopping 13 extra cars. Here’s the full list: Honda Raybrig Concept-GT...
News WipEout Omega Collection PSVR Update is Available Now
Sick
We hope you don't get travel sickness -- WipEout Omega Collection's free virtual reality update is here and ready for takeoff. As you can see from the launch trailer embedded above, you'll be able to pilot your favourite ships (and even some new ones) from a new cockpit view. You can play any of the game's modes in PlayStation VR too,...
