PS4 News (Page 9)
Monday13th Jan 2025
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat 1 Combo Breaks a Very Familiar Top 10
Dry January
The UK's latest physical games chart features almost exactly the same set of games in its top 10 as the previous week. This doesn't come as some huge shock, as things typically stagnate a little after the holiday season and before big new releases start to drop. The only new addition to the top 10 is Mortal Kombat 1, which moves from...
News Local Co-Op Warms Up for Fortnite Festival on PS5, PS4
Party like its 2007
Fortnite Festival, in some ways the spiritual successor to the Rock Band series, is getting local co-op, a feature that has surprisingly been absent so far. With the advent of Festival Season 7, up to four players can play (guitar) on the same console, and provided you have friends, you could even try and recreate the late-2000s,...
News Dry Your Eyes, Devil May Cry Will Seemingly Ride Again in Fortnite
Better than nothing, right?
Rumours of a Devil May Cry, Fortnite crossover have been swirling since 2023, but at long last, the Son of Sparda and friends seem set to arrive in 2025. That's according to credible leakers in the community (thanks, Eurogamer), who say that Capcom's iconic IP is "coming soon" to Epic's ongoing multiverse. Outside of...
Saturday11th Jan 2025
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 563
It's not for nothing
We're deep into January now, which means we can finally stop saying those three little words: Happy New Year. There. That's the last time you'll read it. Thank goodness! Aaron Bayne: After blitzing the first season of the show in a day, I'm now buckling down for my tenth playthrough of The Last of Us: Part 1. That's right,...
Friday10th Jan 2025
News British PS5, PS4 Survival Game Atomfall Could Be a Great Alternative for STALKER Fans
W.A.L.K.E.R.S.
Developer Rebellion has just released a new overview video for its upcoming action survival game, Atomfall. Set in 1960s post-apocalyptic Britain, it looks like it could be a solid alternative to titles like S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout, and even Far Cry. Drawing inspiration from the real-world Windscale fire nuclear disaster, this...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test Sign Ups Available Now
Play a "portion" of the multiplayer game
First a surprise announcement at The Game Awards last month and now soon to be playable, the sign-ups for the Elden Ring Nightreign network test will go live from tomorrow. To register and be in with a chance of taking part, you'll need to go to the official website page for the game when sign ups are...
News The Brilliant Hitman: World of Assassination Reaches an Incredible 75 Million Players
It's a hit, man
IO Interactive's Hitman: World of Assassination, housed within Hitman 3 on PS5 and PS4, has now reached an impressive milestone of 75 million total players. The developer made the announcement on its social channels today: "Achieving this as an independent studio is monumental," the post reads. "IOI is more solid than ever,...
News The House of the Dead 2 Remake Lives! Launches This Spring 2025
More classic arcade action is back
Forever Entertainment has today confirmed its The House of the Dead 2: Remake will release on PlayStation systems in Spring 2025, roughly five years after it originally confirmed that the project was in the works. A new trailer shows off the enhanced version, which features "faithful" gameplay and remastered...
News Nautical Yakuza Goes Viral As Fans Fall in Love with New Piratical Like a Dragon on PS5, PS4
Ship shape
Could a gag game end up out-pirating the real pirate games? That’s the question Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii fans are pondering. SEGA hosted a short livestream to reveal new details about the forthcoming nautical escapade earlier this week, and some of its naval combat footage has gone viral. Many have pointed out how it...
Thursday9th Jan 2025
News Industry Journalist Says Xbox Game Pass Does Increase Premium Sales, But Mainly on PS5
High tide lifts multi-platform ships
Former GamesIndustry.biz journalist Christopher Dring (now contributing to VGC again, you love to see it) says that one of the unexpected upsides to Xbox's Game Pass subscription service, at least for Sony, is that certain additions to the service can have a "strong impact" on PlayStation sales. In an industry...
News Ken Levine Spills the Beans on Irrational Games' Closure Post BioShock Infinite
Bury my heart at Wounded Knee
One of the best-written games ever made, BioShock Infinite was infamously a nightmare to work on. It required a herculean effort to complete "Project Icarus" from everyone at Irrational Games, including creative director and lead writer Ken Levine. A critical and commercial success by every metric, within a year of...
News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Won't Lock New Game+ Behind Paid DLC
Unlike Infinite Wealth
Some welcome news has arrived from the latest Like a Dragon Direct broadcast: upcoming action adventure Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii won't be placing its New Game+ mode behind a paywall. If you're not sure why that's a big deal, it's because Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, which launched last year, sold New Game+ as...
News Hose Down Wallace & Gromit in PowerWash Simulator's Cracking New DLC
Vengeance most filthy
Cult hit PowerWash Simulator has collaborated with several familiar franchises and worlds with its premium DLC, and it's just announced the next Special Pack: Wallace & Gromit. With the latest film in the iconic British series, Vengeance Most Fowl, recently released, the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal pooch are back...
News A Decade Later, Director Says Shadow of the Colossus Film Still Happening
Running up that hill
The first whispers of a film adaptation of the already cinematic Shadow of the Colossus began in 2010. After several creative reshuffles, The Flash director Andrés Muschietti was hired in 2014. Over a decade later, Muschietti claims it's still happening. Speaking on Radio TU's program
News Gardening Puzzler Botany Manor Out for PS5, PS4 This Month
Likely priced at £22.49 / $24.99
Having initially been dated for late December, it's been confirmed today Botany Manor will receive its PS5, PS4 ports in a few weeks time on 28th January 2025. You can check out a new trailer above. In the game, you'll explore an English stately home in the 19th century, looking to solve puzzles in order to grow...
Wednesday8th Jan 2025
News The State of the UK's Physical Games Market Might Explain PS5 Pro's Lack of Disc Drive
Digital world
The UK has seen dwindling physical game sales for several years now, but 2024 may have seen the most dramatic shift yet. Year-on-year, the country's video game revenue for 2024 was down 4.4 per cent overall, but physical sales specifically were down by nearly 35 per cent. Digital sales by comparison were overall down by one per cent...
Let's Stars again
First announced back in September 2022, PS Stars is essentially Sony's PlayStation rewards scheme, with a few extra bells and whistles attached. At the time of writing, the service is still missing from the PS5 itself — despite the platform holder saying that there were plans to integrate it on console. Indeed, Stars has been...
News Looks Like DOOM 64 Is Getting a Native PS5 Port
Notch up another release for the series
Released in 1997, DOOM 64 was developed and published by Midway Games and was considered the pinnacle of the series at the time, despite being a spin-off. Decades later, it was ported to PS4 in 2020 by Nightdive Studios and included as a pre-order bonus for DOOM Eternal. According to an updated ESRB listing,...
News Pre-Orders for Metaphor: ReFantazio's Hefty Hardcover Strategy Guide Now Open
Future Press tome releasing on 28th February
We awarded the excellent Metaphor: ReFantazio an enviable #2 ranking in Push Square's official Game of the Year top 10, and it really is very good. Fittingly, an accompanying Future Press hardback strategy guide has been in the works and is now available for pre-order. It's expected to sh
Tuesday7th Jan 2025
News PS Plus Essential's January 2025 PS5, PS4 Games Available to Download
First of 12 lineups rolls out
The first PS Plus Essential lineup of 2025 is now available, making three PS5, PS4 titles available to active members to download. The following three games will be available to claim until 4th February 2025: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PS5) | Review
News This Is Why Call of Duty Is Not Gonna Stop Launching on PS5
Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to make
Sony has a contract to keep Call of Duty on PS5 (and, presumably, PS6) for the next ten years, following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. But aside from the fact Xbox is gradually transitioning into a third-party publisher, there’s another big reason why the first-person shooter...
News Like a Dragon Direct Announced, with Way More Info on PS5, PS4's Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Set sail
SEGA and RGG Studio have announced that they'll be hosting a new Like a Dragon Direct this week, on the 9th January, at 5pm GMT / 6pm CET / 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern. The broadcast will provide more information on Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which is still set to launch on the 21st February. Forgive us for pointing this out...
News Call of Duty's Squid Game Skins Reignite Monetisation Debate
Premium game treated like its free-to-play
The skin situation in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has reached some kind of boiling point, with players fed up with the high price Activision is asking, as well as the way microtransactions are being handled. The Squid Game event pass itself contains a paid premium track, a money-making endeavour that is...
News Freedom Wars Remastered's PS5, PS4 Trophies Are Almost Identical to PS Vita
But a couple of tiny tweaks
If you’ve already got the Platinum Trophy in Freedom Wars on PS Vita, congratulations – would you like to do it all over again? The Trophy list for Freedom Wars Remastered on PS5 and PS4 has hit Sony’s servers ahead of its launch later this week, and it’s almost identical to the original game. The only thing...
News UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Leads 2025's First Top 10 Filled with Old Favourites
Back to school
The UK's first physical games chart of 2025 is in, and there aren't many 2024 games in the top 10. Hogwarts Legacy, which has now charted 100 times since its release, is number one. It's followed by EA Sports FC 25 in second, but leapfrogging into third is 2022's Elden Ring. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is bumped down to fourth, which...
News WWE 2K23's PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophy Is No Longer Obtainable
Gone the way of the dodo
Sorry, wrestling fans. If you haven't moved on to WWE 2K24 already, your opportunity to earn WWE 2K23's Platinum Trophy is now gone. Multiplayer servers have been shuttered, adding the game's shiny gong to the growing list of permanently unobtainable Trophies. Spied by PSLS, the topic of these lost Trophies has risen again,...
News WWE 2K25 Teased in Debut Netflix Live Show
More details on 27th January
WWE is now streaming its weekly RAW and Smackdown shows on Netflix, and as part of last night's big kick-off show, a few teasers for this year's WWE 2K25 were first revealed. During the show itself, Roman Reigns and his manager Paul Heyman are recorded in a scene discussing a platform "where the whole can acknowledge"...
News Freedom Wars Remastered System Trailer Preps Sinners for Punishment
For the Greater Good
Freedom Wars Remastered is almost upon us, with ludicrously long prison sentences being handed down from 10th January on PS5 and PS4. Propaganda icon Percy Propa has an informative new systems trailer for you, allowing your necessary re-education to begin. The cult-classic Vita game was originally released in 2014, and we'll be...
Monday6th Jan 2025
A Repossession walkthrough and all Gold Medals checklist
Repossession is the third Main Mission in GTA 5, and sees Franklin reunite with his buddy Lamar to take back a bike for Simeon, who we just met. In this GTA 5 guide, we are going to reveal a Repossession walkthrough and a Repossession Gold Medals checklist.
A Prologue walkthrough and all Gold Medals checklist
Prologue is the first Main Mission in GTA 5 that, as the name would suggest, works as an introduction to the title's main mechanics and two of the three protagonists: Michael and Trevor. In this GTA 5 guide, we are going to share a Prologue walkthrough and a Prologue Gold Medal
Guide GTA 5: Franklin and Lamar
A Franklin and Lamar walkthrough and all Gold Medals checklist
Franklin and Lamar is the second Main Mission in GTA 5, and, after the time skip in the previous cutscene, pairs you up with the third protagonist: Franklin. In this GTA 5 guide, we are going to reveal a Franklin and Lamar walkthrough and a Franklin and Lamar Gold Med
Tuesday7th Jan 2025
A Father/Son walkthrough and all Gold Medals checklist
Father/Son is the fifth Main Mission in GTA 5, and sees Franklin and Michael team up together. In this GTA 5 guide, we are going to reveal a Father/Son walkthrough and a Father/Son Gold Medals checklist. [t
A Complications walkthrough and all Gold Medals checklist
Complications is the fourth Main Mission in GTA 5, and tasks Franklin with taking back another vehicle, except the job goes pear-shaped. In this GTA 5 guide, we are going to reveal a Complications walkthrough and a Complications Gold Medals checklist.
Monday6th Jan 2025
Guide GTA 5 Money: How to Master the Stock Market and Buy Everything in the Game
How to get rich in Grand Theft Auto 5
Looking for how to master the stock market and buy everything in the game with GTA 5 money? Everything comes at a cost in Los Santos, and if you want to drive the coolest cars and own all the businesses, then you're going to want to spend some time fiddling the stocks on BAWSAQ and LCN. While you can make good...
Guide GTA 5: All PS5 vs PS4 Differences
Every change and alteration between GTA 5 on PS5 and PS4
What are all PS5 vs PS4 differences in GTA 5? Grand Theft Auto 5, alongside multiplayer mode GTA Online, first released on PS3 in 2013 and has been upgraded for the PS5 and PS4 in the years since. But what are all PS5 vs PS4 differences that you should pay attention to? We're going to detail...
Guide GTA 5: How to Transfer PS4 Save Data Progress to PS5
Transfer your PS4 progress to PS5
Looking for how to transfer PS4 save data progress to PS5 in GTA 5? Grand Theft Auto 5 allows you to transfer PS4 save data progress to PS5 using the Rockstar Games Social Club. This means all your weapons, cars, and story mission progress in GTA 5 will be transferred to Sony's new console. On this page, as part of...
Guide GTA 5 Cheats: All Cheat Codes in GTA 5
Every GTA 5 cheat code revealed
What GTA 5 cheats are in Grand Theft Auto 5? Cheat codes are sadly a bit of a rarity in this day and age, but GTA 5 is still stacked to the brim with cheats that should maximise your enjoyment as you explore the sublime city of Los Santos, regardless of whether you're playing on PS5, PS4, or PS3. All cheat codes in...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Sales at Nine Million, Series' Fastest-Selling Game
You've certainly been buyin'
Capcom has confirmed its phenomenal PS5, PS4 remake of Resident Evil 4 has now sold more than nine million copies, meaning an additional one million units have been bought since its last report less than three months ago. According to Resident Evil author Alex Aniel, this makes the latest Capcom remake "by far" the...
News Civ 7 Historian Hopes 'Gateway Drug' Will Renew Interest in Subject
Just one more turn
As this history degree dropout can attest, video games are far more compelling than textbooks. We can also attest that historical video games can lead one down a solitary but deeply rewarding road; Civilization VII's senior historian is hopeful that the upcoming 4X grand strategy (launching day and date on PS5, 11th February)...
News Balatro Dev's Prestigious Golden Thunk Award Goes to Animal Well
"Dripping with style, secrets, and making me feel like an imposter in this industry"
Watch your back, Geoff; the mysterious developer of 2024's breakout pokerlike, Balatro, is getting in on the award show game. Opting for a more cost-effective Tweet thread instead of Keighley's whole song and dance, Localthunk used their newfound fame to highlight a...
News Bayonetta Turns 15, Announcements Planned to Celebrate
PlatinumGames to mark 15th anniversary
PlatinumGames has revealed it has "various announcements" planned to help celebrate the 15th anniversary of its PS3 action game Bayonetta, which initially released in October 2009 in Japan. It made its way to the USA and Europe a few months later in January 2010, so the latter Western launch is being used as...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Axes 'Behold, Dog' and Other Iconic Phrases
Put those foolish ambitions to rest
Elden Ring's upcoming multiplayer spinoff, Nightreign, will lack one of FromSoftware's Soulslike series' most iconic features, its esoteric messaging system. Apparently, this is due to the much faster pace of play, with players given little time for such diversions. Speaking to IGN Japan (shoutout to
Saturday4th Jan 2025
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for January 2025?
Plus or minus?
No, you read that headline right. It's now 2025. 2024 is over. Gone. Finished. Get used to it. And while you're at it, get used to these PS Plus polls — because we've got another 12 months of them coming up (unless Sony overhauls the entire subscription service, for some reason, in which case we'll just have to adapt). So, what's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 562
Back to normal
That's the end of the holidays, we're afraid. Normality resumes. Of course, normality includes hours upon hours of gaming goodness, so here's what we're playing this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: I remember how a snow blanketed New York City was an ideal setting in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales for the launch of the PS5 during the...
Friday3rd Jan 2025
News Almost 3,000 Massive PS5, PS4 Deals Added to PS Store
Whatever floats your boat
With the New Year now here, Sony has rebooted its colossal January Sale with almost 3,000 more PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons. Many of the titles are at their lowest ever price point, with some noteworthy names among the list. <related ids="176099"> All of the deals will expire on 18th January, so you’ve got a...
Random Assassin's Creed Origins Catching Strays as Ubisoft Review Bombing Gets Underway
French firm can't seem to catch a break
In a sorry start to 2025, Ubisoft is enjoying a review-bombing campaign on Steam, which has spilt onto social media. Fans are upset that a Microsoft Windows update has made what we believe to be among the franchise's best entries on PS5 unplayable on the PC platform.
News Stardew Valley Sales Appear to Be Increasing Exponentially
41 million copies sold, a quarter of that in 2024
Stardew Valley, the indie, agrarian economy simulator from developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, is at risk of becoming some kind of self-perpetuating money monster. Never mind the news that, across all platforms, the fiendishly addictive game has moved over 41 million copies (more than The Last of...
News Friday the 13th: The Game Fans Sadly Dance as Servers Severed for Good
Lights out; for good this time
In behaviour unique to niche gaming communities, dedicated players of the asymmetrical multiplayer Friday the 13th: The Game have put on a sombre display as servers were severed for good. The title was removed from storefronts in August 2023, but apparently, the fine print read that servers would run through New Year's...
Thursday2nd Jan 2025
News PS Plus Essential Games for January 2025 Announced
A strong or weak start to the new year?
Sony has today confirmed the first PS Plus Essential lineup of 2025, bringing another three PS5, PS4 games to the base tier of its subscription service. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 7th January 2025, the titles are as follows: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PS5) The Stanley Parable:...
