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Saturday18th Jan 2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 307
Mid-January blues
After all of the delays this week, you may be looking for a little something to console yourself with. Fortunately, there’s a huge new sale on the PlayStation Store and no doubt a bunch of software in your backlog. Here’s everything we’re playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm thoroughly enjoying Judgment at the...
Friday17th Jan 2020
News December 2019 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars Can't Soften Yearly Decline
Industry down 13% year-over-year
A whopping $3 billion were spent on video games in the United States last month, but not even juggernauts like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order could prevent the industry from succumbing to a 15 per cent year-over-year decline. This has been the tale of the tape all year, of course, as...
News Call of Duty Dominates Top 10 List of the Decade's Best Selling Games in the US
But guess who is top
The United States of America must really, really like the Call of Duty franchise. That's because the NPD group has just revealed the top 10 selling games of the previous decade across the US and entries in the Activision series take up a whopping seven of the top 10 places. The top 10 is as follows: Grand Theft Auto V Call of...
Wednesday15th Jan 2020
Guide Best Uncharted Games Ranked
Drake believe
Uncharted is now over ten years old, and in that time series protagonist Nathan Drake has climbed his way up the gaming recognition ladder, from plucky pretender to PlayStation superstar. Starting life on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2007, Naughty Dog’s daring action adventure franchise has fast become one of Sony’s most...
Saturday11th Jan 2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 306
An odyssey
We’re deep into January now, and the release schedule is starting to kick back into action, but chances are you’ll be digging into your backlog once again. What’s keeping you occupied this weekend? Here’s everything we’re playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm on a real gaming binge right now, and I've ended up playing a bit of...
Friday10th Jan 2020
News Official PlayStation Blog Users Vote The Last of Us as Game of the Decade, Top 20 List Revealed
Naughty God
The Official PlayStation Blog has released the results for its Game of the Decade community poll. Naturally, only games that have featured on PlayStation platforms count, and we reckon that it's a pretty solid top 20. Here's the full list: The Last of Us God of War (2018) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Grand Theft Auto V Red Dead Redemption...
News The Last of Us Is the Best Game of the Decade, According to Metacritic Users
Not last, not least
As if Naughty Dog needed another claim to fame. Review database Metacritic has published its lists for the best entertainment of 2019 and of the decade, as voted for by its users. Resident Evil 2 -- the PlayStation 4 remake, that is -- was crowned the best video game of 2019, falling in line with our own Game of the Year staff...
Monday6th Jan 2020
Rumour PS5 Will Run PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 Games
Allegedly
Here’s a rumour that won’t go away: PlayStation 5 will run games from all four previous PlayStation platforms. It’s not the first time we’ve heard something like this, but the rumour has been revived by notorious social media influencer HipHopGamer. According to the American host, who claims to have corroborated the story with his...
Saturday4th Jan 2020
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 305
2020: A Space Odyssey
Many of you will have been dragged kicking and screaming to work this week, but if you haven’t, then that moment awaits you on Monday. But why worry about that right now, eh? There’s still the rest of the weekend to enjoy. Sammy Barker, Editor: I have so much that I want to play but not enough time for any of it. I’ll...
Friday3rd Jan 2020
News You'll Never Be Able to Guess the UK's Top Selling Games of the Decade
Sarcasm ends
Which games sold the most at retail in the 2010s? For the UK, it's a pretty unsurprising top 10, and you've probably guessed half of it correctly without even looking at the chart below. According to Ukie, the organisation that keeps track of UK sales charts, the last decade of physical game purchases have been largely dominated by,...
Saturday28th Dec 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 304
End of the year edition
It’s the last What Are You Playing of the year – heck, it’s the last What Are You Playing of the decade. And don’t bring that nonsense about when decades start and end in the comments section – it’s probably the most tired discussion of the, well, decade. No, don’t say it! Stop! Sammy Barker, Editor: Now that...
Wednesday25th Dec 2019
Talking Point What's Your Favourite PlayStation Game of the Decade?
Defining moments
You’ve read the articles on our defining PlayStation Games of the Decade, but what’s your favourite? Our list was compiled on the basis of overall industry impact, so you may not necessarily agree with our shortlist. But between the likes The Last of Us, Journey, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – well, it’s safe to say we...
Monday23rd Dec 2019
Game of the Decade The Last of Us Changed the Face of Interactive Storytelling Forever
It can't be for nothing
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
Sunday22nd Dec 2019
Game of the Decade Skyrim's Impact on RPGs and Open World Gaming Can Still Be Felt Eight Years Later
The Dragonborn Legend
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
Saturday21st Dec 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 303
Merry Christmas, everyone
It’s time for our regular festive treat in the form of WAYP, this time with a wintery twist. Oh, who are we kidding? It’s the same old WAYP as every week, we’re just publishing this one a few days prior to Christmas. Hopefully you plan to be snuggled up somewhere warm and not braving the high street. Sammy Barker,...
Friday20th Dec 2019
Game of the Decade Minecraft's Emergent Gameplay and Player Freedom Led to Global Domination
You mine, and you craft
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
Thursday19th Dec 2019
Game of the Decade Journey Proved Once and for All That Games Can Be So Much More
Less is more
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the industry...
Tuesday17th Dec 2019
News NieR Trademark Suggests a Remaster of the Original Could Be Incoming
It's nierby
Before 2B and 9S, there was NieR. Ever since NieR: Automata truly put the Drakengard franchise on the map, a bit of a cult following has started to develop around its predecessor. It supposedly wasn't that good of a game at the time, garnering a rating of 68 on Metacritic, but we have heard some rather fascinating things about the game...
Sunday15th Dec 2019
Game of the Decade Dark Souls Laid the Foundations for a New Genre
Prepare to die
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
Saturday14th Dec 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 302
Plenty to chomp on
Man, it’s been a busy week here at Push Square Towers. Not only did we cover a State of Play and The Game Awards, but we’ve also scheduled in almost 50 articles, which will run over the Christmas break. Yes, you ready that correctly – fifty. We’re looking forward to some game time this weekend. Stephen Tailby, Associate...
Friday13th Dec 2019
News November 2019 NPD: Only Juggernauts Can Outpace Death Stranding
One of the top ten Sony launches in history
Death Stranding did incredibly well for itself in the November 2019 NPD results for USA, charting in seventh position. The title could only be outpaced by juggernauts, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, various permutations of Pokémon Sword & Shield, and Madden NFL...
Thursday12th Dec 2019
News PlayStation Players Are Still Gaming's Biggest W*nkers
#Foreplayers
Another year, another avalanche of surprisingly interesting statistics from Pornhub -- the world's most popular pornography website. Once again, the adult site has crunched a load of data, but there's only one part of it that matters to us (honest!). We are, of course, talking about 'Traffic by Game Console', which breaks down the...
News Longtime PlayStation Fans Vote PS4 as Their Favourite Sony Console
Most users have been playing since PSone
Earlier this month, we hosted a poll here on the site in conjunction with PlayStation's 25th anniversary. We asked our community about their favourite Sony console, offering six possible voting options: Original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, PlayStation 3, Vita, and PlayStation 4. Over 900 votes were cast,...
Sunday8th Dec 2019
Guide PS4, PSVR, PS3, Vita - Which Should You Buy the Kids for Christmas?
A parent's guide to PlayStation consoles
What's the difference between all the PlayStation consoles? Should you get your children a PS4? Which PS4 should you buy for Christmas? If you're unfamiliar with game consoles, it might seem like a confusing bunch of mumbo-jumbo. What's the difference between a PS4 and a PS4 Pro? What do you need for...
Saturday7th Dec 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 301
Cleaning up for Christmas
We're getting dangerously close to Christmas now, so you should really start thinking about gift ideas for your friends and loved ones. Alternatively, you could just sit at home this weekend playing video games. That's what we'll be doing. Sammy Barker, Editor: An Amazon mix-up means that I'm still without a television,...
Tuesday3rd Dec 2019
Poll PlayStation Is 25 Years Old Today - What Is Your Favourite PlayStation Console?
It's time to Play
The original PlayStation launched today -- that's the 3rd December at the time of writing -- in Japan 25 years ago. Since that day, Sony's video game brand has been a dominant force worldwide. Sure, PlayStation has had its sticky moments -- the early life of the PlayStation 3 immediately comes to mind -- but there's simply no...
Saturday30th Nov 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 300
Three oh oh
It’s a landmark edition of What Are You Playing This Weekend, and we still haven’t missed a single issue. Which, honestly, if you saw the slapdash organisation that goes into this feature on a weekly basis makes our consistency a small miracle. Anyway, this is a short one because yours truly gave the team about ten minutes to submit...
Saturday23rd Nov 2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 299
Do you want to play a game of lucky hit?
Next weekend will mark the 300th issue of WAYP, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. On the precipice of this impressive milestone, join us as we play some darn video games, won't you? With pretty much all this year's major releases available now ahead of the holidays, we're very interested to see what...
Wednesday20th Nov 2019
News Cancelled PS3 Exclusive Eight Days Pitched as 'Greatest Action Movie' on Consoles
John Travolta and Halle Berry approached
Eight Days, The Getaway 3, and Agent are three cancelled PS3 exclusives that still sting the heart of the PlayStation faithful to this day. With none seeing the light of day in the previous generation, it's the SCE London Studio-fronted title Eight Days that we actually saw the most of prior to its scrapping...
Tuesday19th Nov 2019
Random Trophy Hunter Creates Mural Dedicated to His Past 200 Platinums
That's a lot of gongs
Do you remember your very first Platinum Trophy? Reddit user eblackham does -- it was Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time on PS3. That's because the man in question is very much a dedicated Trophy hunter with more than 200 Platinums to his name. To celebrate the landmark moment, and look back on the past decade of PlayStation,...
