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Monday18th Nov 2024
Guide Black Ops 6: Best XM4 Loadout and Attachments in Season 1
Best XM4 build for Black Ops 6 Season 1
What's the best XM4 loadout in Black Ops 6 and Warzone? What are the best XM4 attachments in Black Ops 6 and also Warzone? As one of the first guns you will unlock in multiplayer and a mainstay in the current online meta, the XM4 will be a popular pick for the game's entire longevity. In this Black Ops 6...
Guide Black Ops 6: Best KSV Loadout and Attachments in Season 1
Best KSV build in Black Ops 6 Season 1
What's the best KSV loadout in Black Ops 6 and Warzone? What are the best KSV attachments in Black Ops 6 and Warzone? The KSV is one of the best-performing SMGs in the game right now, so it's no wonder you're looking to put together an elite setup to let the gun thrive. In this Black Ops 6 guide, we're going to...
News PS5 Pro Image Quality Issues Reported for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Looks "dramatically worse" than base PS5 performance mode
You can add Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to the mounting pile of games that somehow perform worse on PS5 Pro than on Sony's baseline hardware. The engineers at Digital Foundry put the game's alleged PS5 Pro-enhanced patch through its paces and came away unimpressed. While RT reflections
News Fortnite's TMNT Islands Trailer Demonstrates How Far Epic's Platform Has Come
We'd have never left the house
Epic Games' Fortnite is either the greatest game ever made or a horrific blight on the minds of impressionable young gamers, depending on who you ask. While we don't feel that strongly one way or the other, one thing is sure: if we'd had unfettered access to this TMNT Islands thing when we were in the grip of '90s...
News Konami Quiet as PS5 Pro Players Report Issues with Silent Hill 2
Pro patch lost in purgatory
If you were planning on diving into Silent Hill 2 on that fancy new PS5 Pro, you might want to hold out. Players have been reporting technical issues since the new console came out. A dedicated PS5 Pro patch has been promised, but as both publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team aren't talking, it's hard to say when or...
Sunday17th Nov 2024
Guide GTA San Andreas: All Missions
A complete list of every mission in GTA San Andreas
Looking for a list of all missions in GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition? Helpful as a way to track your progress through the main story, this page will help you judge roughly how far into the game you are. In this GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition guide, we're going to provide a list of all...
News Legacy of Kain Fans Will Be Feasting on PS5, PS4 These Coming Weeks
Almost entire series available on modern hardware
Credit where credit’s due: this is undeniably cool, and a great example of game preservation done well. Hot on the heels of the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered bundle – due out on both PS5 and PS4 from 10th December – Sony’s confirmed two other titles from the franchise will...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Third Entry 'Won't Cheat' with the Airship
"We will take on the challenge"
While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – the second entry in Square Enix’s remake trilogy – offered a vast open world, fans of the original PS1 title will know the Highwind airship forms a crucial part of traversal in the closing act of the game. Speaking at G-Star 2024 in Busan this week, director Naoki Hamaguchi...
Saturday16th Nov 2024
News Strong Fan Backlash Forces Treyarch to Reverse Black Ops 6 XP Token Erasure
Apparently a UI bug
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch has been forced to reverse its decision to remove legacy XP tokens from the game following a very heavy wave of fan backlash and criticism. Upon the launch of Season 1 on Thursday, players noticed the Black Ops 6 multiplayer menu screen had been updated to let them use the XP tokens...
News Dressing Eve as 2B Won't Be Free in Stellar Blade's PS5 DLC
How much would you pay?
Shift Up’s post-release support for Stellar Blade has been so strong many wondered whether the game’s forthcoming NieR Automata add-on would be free. It’s since confirmed on social media that this is a paid add-on, although it hasn’t confirmed how much it’ll cost just yet. Due out on 20th November, the Yoko Taro...
News PS5 Consoles, Controllers, and PSVR2 Discounts for Black Friday Seemingly Revealed
Not official prices, but as good as
Update: A second Billbil-Kun report has this weekend detailed the sort of discounts Sony is expected to make available across its range of PS5 DualSense controllers for Black Friday, including the DualSense Edge. According to the leaker, a "minimum" of €20 will be knocked off the price of PS5 pads. PS5...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 555
Play on
It feels like we've reached that point of the year now where all the heavy hitters are out, and it's just a case of making the most of them. There are still some cool games to come, of course: Infinity Nikki, Marvel Rivals, and Power Rangers. But generally, we suspect WAYP is going to be mainly backlog stuff through to January now. Jade...
All PS5, PS4 games lists for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium
What are all PS Plus games? Sony's PS5 and PS4 subscription service, PlayStation Plus, is jam-packed with hundreds of games available to members. On this page, we're going to tell you everything you need to know about PS Plus, including a full list of all PS Plus games across all...
News In USA, the PS5 Pro Launched with Similar Sales to the PS4 Pro
Despite being much more expensive
Early indications are that the PS5 Pro is finding its audience as Sony intended. This week we learned that, despite costing twice as much, the PS5 Pro sold around 13k more units than the PS4 Pro at launch in Japan. And in the USA, the first data from Circana analyst Mat Piscatella is that it’s keeping pace with...
Friday15th Nov 2024
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Not Have a Paid Battle Pass or Subscription on PS5
There'll be free content updates for everyone
A significant – and potentially damaging – leak earlier today appeared to reveal the contents for several Assassin’s Creed Shadows seasons, including Battle Passes and cosmetics. The goods, planned to be housed in a franchise wrapper named the Animus Hub (formerly known as Assassin’s Creed...
News UK Retailers Are All Discounting the PS5 Pro Already
Door busters
UK retail has gone to war over the price of the PS5 Pro, and if you’re swift enough, you could land a deal this weekend. We must caveat, you’re still looking at a huge chunk of change here given the £699.99 price point of the new Sony system, but savings can be made. Argos was the first to make an adjustment, plunging the price of...
News Next Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update Poised to Drop Next Week
PS5 Pro support potentially included
Gran Turismo creator Kaz Yamauchi has teased the next big Gran Turismo 7 update will be made available across PS5, PS4 consoles next week. He has done the usual thing of posting an image to Twitter of the new cars in black and white silhouettes, allowing superfans like GTPlanet to guess what they are. According...
Review PS5 Pro - An Impressive Yet Inconsistent Upgrade
Pro price, pro performance
From day one, the PS5 Pro has lacked the clear cut sales pitch that its mid-gen predecessor had. It’s offering 4K, ray tracing, and higher frame rates, all of which are technically available on the base model. But the Pro part of PS5 Pro wants to bring all those features together so you don’t need to choose between...
Realism vs absurdity
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is drawing increasingly heavy criticism from its community for pretty much instantly dropping the somewhat serious nature of its multiplayer skins for the absurd, unrealistic cosmetics that dropped yesterday with Season 1. Instead of standard military men and women seen in the campaign, Treyarch has...
Guide Best Open World Games on PS5
The best PS5 open world games ranked and rated
What are the best open world games on PS5? An open world setting gives you the freedom to explore its map with no restraints. They're very popular and have been for years, the result being a tonne of large scale, free-roaming titles with lots to see and do. Open world games can come in all shapes and...
News SMT 5: Vengeance PS5 Demo Up Now on PS Store
PS4 misses out on the demo
Atlus has uploaded a new PS5 demo for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance to the PS Store, allowing those interested to sample the expanded version of the Nintendo Switch original released earlier this year. This is not tied to a PS Plus Premium subscription; it's free and available for everyone. Howev
The best PS5 RPGs, ranked and rated
What are the best RPGs on PS5? In this hopefully helpful guide, we're going to list the best RPGs on PS5 — as rated by the Push Square community. Over the years, the term 'role-playing game' has evolved to cover an incredibly wide range of experiences. From text-heavy, choice-driven RPGs like Disco Elysium and...
News GTA Trilogy Dev Implies Rockstar Made a 'D*ck Move' Removing Its Name from PS5, PS4 Remasters
Grove Street Gone
Grove Street Games, the original developer of the GTA Trilogy, has unfollowed Rockstar on social media – and its boss has implied the company made a “d*ck move” removing its name from the splash screen of the bundle. <related ids="174373"> Thomas Williamson, perhaps trying to retain some semblance of professionalism,...
News Ghostface Looks Like a Scream in Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay Trailer
Dude with a knife
Mortal Kombat 1 has been trucking along since its launch last year, adding a bunch of DLC fighters as well as the Khaos Reigns pack. The next character in line is Ghostface from the Scream movie series, and you can see him in action in the new trailer above. Ghostface's move set is very stabby and has various moves involving other...
News MGS Master Collection Update 2.0 Boosts Resolution on PS5, PS4
MGS2 and MGS3 up to 4K
Konami has released a new patch for Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, implementing new options to enhance the image resolution — depending on your setup. You can view the full breakdown through the link, and while it's somewhat complicated, it basically means you can fire up the latter two games with sharper quality...
News Helldivers 2's Democratic Super Weapon Now Fully Operational
You may fire when ready
Helldivers 2's Death Star-esque Democracy Space Station is now fully operational, ready to deliver cosmic amounts of destruction to both bug and bot. This vaunted "Weapon of Mass Liberation" has already successfully been used to destroy "a small moon" and awaits new firing solutions. Super-patriots will be able to cast their...
News Hot on the Heels of LEGO Horizon Adventures PS5, Official LEGO Horizon Set Leaks
We heard you like Horizon?
If LEGO Horizon Adventures wasn't enough Aloy in Danish block form for you, you're in luck: images of what sure looks like official LEGO Horizon sets have begun to crop up, just in case you did need more Horizon in your life. That's according to the Instagram account Brickreporter, anyway (thanks,
News PS5's Stellar Blade Sweeps All Seven Categories at Korea Game Awards
Shift Up stay winning
The wonderful Stellar Blade has secured top marks in its home market of Korea, with Shift Up's explosive debut into the console space sweeping all seven categories at the Korea Game Awards. Beginning in 1996, this home-grown award show recognises excellence and achievement from Korean developers, who are quickly becoming known...
News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on PS5, PS4 Looks Mad, Dog
Sea it to believe it
SEGA’s really gone off the deep end with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. A new info dump and a couple of short gameplay clips reveal what we mean, as they introduce Assassin’s Creed-esque naval battles and protagonist Majima’s new mythical sea creature special moves. As was the case in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The...
Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Pro Gets Stronger Start Than PS4 Pro Despite Being Twice the Price
A Pro move
The first sales figures for PS5 Pro in Japan are in (thanks, Gematsu), and it's a very healthy start for the beefed-up console. In its launch week, the machine has sold 78,086 units, which is far and away the best-selling hardware for that period. This is a pretty impressive number, especially when you start thinking about its price. PS5...
News Black Ops 6, Warzone Season 1 Is Live Now with New Maps, Battle Pass
Plus more to come in Season 1 refresh
Following one of the strongest launches in the series' entire history, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been updated with its first season of content. Also covering Battle Royale spin-off Warzone, Season 1 provides fresh multiplayer and Zombies content, as well as the game's first Battle Pass to work through...
News Atomfall Sets Up a British Quarantine Zone on PS5, PS4 from 27th March
Priced at £54.99 / $59.99
Rebellion has announced its British, conspiracy theory-filled PS5, PS4 sandbox title Atomfall will release on 27th March 2025 in a new trailer. Little of note really happens in the 68 seconds of footage, but the reveal has given way to PS Store pre-orders, confirming a launch price of £54.99 / $59.99. This marks the...
Guide Astro Bot: Rising Heat - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Rising Heat
Looking for a Rising Heat collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Rising Heat, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
Guide Astro Bot: Stellar Speedway - All Collectibles: Bots
All collectibles in Stellar Speedway
Looking for a Stellar Speedway walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Stellar Speedway, a world housing several speedrun levels accessible after you clear the game. As part of our Astro Bot guide, our Stellar Speedway walkthrough will show you where to find all...
News Astro Bot PS5 Update Available Now, Adds Final Speedrun DLC Level
Rising Heat
The fifth and final DLC level for Astro Bot is now available to play. Coming as part of the latest game update, the free new stage, Rising Heat, rounds out Team Asobi's collection of time trial stages. The level has you racing through a lava-filled environment as you clamber up a cliff using Astro's monkey power-up to climb handholds...
Guide Astro Bot: Gatcha Lab - All Prizes and How to Unlock
All Gatcha Lab prizes in Astro Bot
Looking for information about the Gatcha Lab in Astro Bot? Gatcha Lab is an area accessible from Crash Site, and allows you to spend your collected coins on all kinds of fun little prizes. As part of our Astro Bot guide, we're going to explain how to unlock Gatcha Lab and show all the prizes.
Guide Astro Bot: All Special Bots
Every PlayStation character cameo in Astro Bot
Trying to track down all Special Bots in Astro Bot? Special Bots can be found as you progress through Astro Bot, each one dressed as a character from PlayStation's long history. There are hundreds of them to collect, appearing in each level of the game. As part of our Astro Bot guide, we're going to...
News Infinity Nikki and Jessie J Confirm PS5 Release Date in Joyous Musical Trailer
Fashionably on-time
Infinity Nikki, the free-to-play dress-up adventure game, is now confirmed to release on PS5 on 5th December, 2024. This date was previously shown on a listing for a PS Store pre-order bundle, and now we have official word from Infold Games and Papergames. A new trailer shows off a bunch of gameplay alongside a toe-tapping theme...
News Guerrilla's Next Horizon Game May Launch Sometime in 2025 on PS5
Horizon online game seemingly coming soon
The Horizon franchise has had a very busy year in 2024, with the arrival of Forbidden West on PC in March, Zero Dawn Remastered in October, and LEGO Horizon Adventures having just launched today, 14th November. This momentum looks set to continue into 2025, if a recent job listing is to be believed. On...
News Unique Puzzler Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Seems Set for PS5, PS4
New age ratings from PEGI spotted
It appears Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will be making its way to PS5 and PS4 following an initial Nintendo Switch launch earlier this year, with PEGI now providing age ratings for PlayStation versions. The updated PEGI page was spotted by Gematsu, which suggests a PS5, PS4 release date of today, 14th November 2024...
News Conspiratorial Fans Think PS5 Ad Teasing December State of Play, PlayStation Showcase
Grubb says hold your horses
Just yesterday, we brought you word of Sony's jazzy new PS5 ad, reminding us that Play Has No Limits. Apparently, we weren't operating on a high enough level to catch Sony clearly telegraphing a PlayStation Showcase or State of Play for 3rd December 2024, which is what some conspiratorial fans now believe. In a...
News Devil-Filled Baldur's Gate 3 Has Fans in Vatican City
"Wish I could see their mod list. Bet it’s absolutely gnarly"
Revolutionary RPG Baldur's Gate 3 kicks off with an unforgettable jaunt aboard a Mindflayer Nautiloid, with the interplanar vessel fatefully arriving in Avernus, the Dungeons & Dragons' equivalent of biblical hell. Developer Larian Studios has revealed that two copies of the game...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Sets Odd Precedent, Lacking PS5 Pro Support
A brave new world
Sony's latest first-party release, LEGO Horizon Adventures, is now available, but curiously, it lacks support for the firm's shiny new box, the PS5 Pro. While the spirited Horizon adaptation isn't necessarily a graphical powerhouse (like the recently upgraded Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered), it's still not a very promising start...
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
Wednesday13th Nov 2024
Guide Black Ops 6 Season 1: Release Times and All New Content
Full details on Black Ops 6 Season 1
What are the Black Ops 6 Season 1 release times? What new content is there in Black Ops 6 and Warzone? As Treyarch plans to deploy the first big batch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 post-launch content, you might be wondering when it all releases and what content is included. In this Black Ops 6 guide, we're going...
News 17 Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
PS3 series Resistance on Premium!
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of November 2024. There are 17 titles in total, and they'll all be available to download and play next week on 19th November 2024. Here's what active members have to look forward to: PS Plus...
News Street Fighter 6 Brings Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy to Destiny 2 in Themed Items
Emotes, Ghost shells, and finishers from 19th November
Three classic Street Fighter characters will be used as inspiration for a set of newly themed items in Destiny 2. On 19th November 2024, Ryu, Chun-Li, and Cammy will be brought to the Bungie universe by way of new emotes, finishers, and Ghost shells, presumably purchasable using real money. You...
Review Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5) - A Timeless RPG, and a Gorgeous Nostalgia Trip
Golden oldies
You always know what you're getting with a mainline Dragon Quest game. The series is pretty much the epitome of consistent, having stuck to its timeless Japanese RPG formula for decades. But that comfy feeling of familiarity somehow hits even harder with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake — a powerfully nostalgic rebuild of a true classic...
News Star Trek Actor Voices Sylens in LEGO Horizon Adventures
Tim Russ voices the character in LEGO form
Tim Russ, the actor best known for playing Tuvok in Star Trek, has been confirmed as the voice actor for Sylens in LEGO Horizon Adventures following the sad passing of Lance Reddick, the original voice for the character. It is not known yet whether Russ will be playing the role permanently for the eventual...
News Demonic RPG The Thaumaturge Bites PS5 Next Month, Demo Out Now
PS5 release date set for 4th December
The Thaumaturge developer Fools Theory has announced the PS5 port of its demonic, detective RPG will release on 4th December 2024, nine months after the original PC launch. In the fairly well-received isometric RPG, you shall play a well-seasoned thaumaturge who seeks to unravel their "troubled past" in Warsaw,...
News No Xbox Games Are Off the Table for Release on PS5, Says Phil Spencer
No "red lines"
Ever since Xbox's initial steps into multiplatform releases, fans have been wondering where the company will draw the line. Earlier this year, a quartet of previously Xbox-exclusive titles made their way to PS5 and PS4 (Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Grounded, and Hi-Fi Rush), and with a new comment from top exec Phil Spencer, it sounds...
News Dead Rising Remaster Adds PS5 Pro Support, Casual Mode
Reflections never looked better
A recent update for the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster has added PS5 Pro support to the undead mall explorer, with the most notable feature being ray tracing. A new toggle in the options menu lets you activate "more realistic reflections on glass and water surfaces", of which there are many in the game. The official Dead...
Review LEGO Horizon Adventures (PS5) - Dull Design Lets Down This Gorgeous Spin-Off
Abridged too far
Nobody could've expected LEGO Horizon Adventures, a playful, plastic take on one of PlayStation's most popular franchises. Aloy's main games are laden with thick sci-fi lore, serious themes, and complex mechanics; squeezing all of that into an all-ages spin-off has always felt like a tall order. The result is a game that delights us...
News GTA Trilogy Massively Upgraded on PS5, Patch Out on PS4 Now Too
Grove Games' name removed from project
Update #2: Players on PS4 are now reporting they too have received the new patch for the GTA Trilogy that implements the original art direction. It's a 4.054GB update on PS4. Update #1: While the GTA Trilogy has been massively upgraded on the PS5, restoring its original art direction, the patch is not...
News Songs of Silence Finds Harmony Between Real-Time, Turn-Based Strategy on PS5
Welcome back, Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Songs of Silence is a compelling blend of turn-based strategy with real-time combat, boasting a painterly, art-nouveau aesthetic. Fresh from Steam's Early Access, this daring blend of mechanics is available now on PS5. Reminding us, encouragingly, of our beloved Heroes of Might & Magic series (but with...
News ARC Raiders Unveils Promising Extraction Loop in Gameplay Reveal
Go big or go home
We haven't heard much from the Arc Raiders front recently, so we were pleasantly surprised to see a hefty chunk of gameplay emerge in the last few hours. The co-op shooter turned survival extraction game from Embark, the studio behind The Finals, looks to be coming along nicely. In the six-minute gameplay reveal, we get some...
News Play Has No Limits in Sony's Latest Live-Action PS5 Ad
Push play to the max
Hearkening back to the PS5's original slogan, "Play Has No Limits," Sony has released a light-hearted, live-action ad to remind you of this. We don't know if it quite lives up to the drama and tension of Playtopia, and it certainly can't hold a candle to the PS3's legendary Long Live Play, but overall, it's pretty good. The...
News Stellar Blade Will Spread Its Wings to PC in 2025
Giving Nexus Mods time to increase server capacity
PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade was one of the standout releases of the year, with developer Shift Up commanding the attention of gamers with lightning-fast combat and scantily-clad heroine Eve. The game was considered a success, selling more than a million copies, and Shift Up expects to sell
Tuesday12th Nov 2024
News Sea of Stars Now Has Combat System Its Developer Always Wanted
Free update also adds co-op
Sea of Stars has today received its free Dawn of Equinox update across PS5 and PS4 consoles, which seeks to provide a "definitive edition" of the RPG's combat system, implement co-op features, and enhance other aspects. It's available to download now, and you can see it in action in the trailer above. Combat and co-op...
News Stellar Blade's Eve Bags a New Body Double for PS5 Favourite's Upcoming Update
Yoon love to see it
Fans of Stellar Blade protagonist Eve will know developer Shift Up based the character’s body on real-life South Korean model Shin Jae-eun, but for the game’s upcoming update, it’s scanned a new star: cosplayer Yoon Seol-hwa. The model confirmed the news on
News Survive in Style with Forever Skies Demo's PS5 Exclusive Airship Skin
Available to play now
Forever Skies, a PS5 console exclusive survival game, now has a free playable demo on the PS Store. Weighing in at about 10.5 GB, you can now download and play a sample of the sci-fi adventure, which is due to arrive in early 2025. It has you exploring a ruined Earth and staying alive inside your airship base, hovering above...
News PS5 Slim Price Drop Confirmed, $380 Until 24th December
Knocks $70 off until Christmas Eve
Sony has announced by way of a new PS5 advert that the base PS5 Slim console will be available on sale at $380 until 24th December 2024. It hasn't confirmed on what date the temporary price cut will take place, though previous rumours have suggested 22nd November, or around Black Friday, is when the sale will be...
News Fortnite OG Sticks Around As Permanent Mode from 6th December
Back to the beginning
You won’t need to wait for an annual dose of Fortnite nostalgia, as Epic Games is bringing back Fortnite OG as a permanent mode from 6th December. Rumoured earlier in the month but officially confirmed today, the mode will take the popular Battle Royale back to its very origins, with a Season 1 that reverts the release back...
Reminder PS Plus Extra, Premium to Lose 18 Games in a Week
Kingdom Hearts, RDR2 on their way out
Sony will announce the full lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for its November 2024 refresh tomorrow, but what's just as noteworthy about this month's rotation is the number of games on their way out. As confirmed almost a month ago, it's been a while since the...
News Black Ops 6 Drives Monthly PS5 Sales Growth in the UK, 75% of Players Purchase on PlayStation
Business as usual
Sales of the PS5 in the UK rose 27% month-on-month this October, propelled by the release of the Xbox-owned Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. An enormous 75% of the game’s full-price sales were made on PlayStation platforms, with the title’s Game Pass availability shrinking series owner Xbox’s share to just 11%. Sales of the Xbox...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Keep Pace with Dragon's Dogma 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in UK
"It's not earth shattering, but it isn't terrible"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to mark the critical return of developer BioWare, but its commercial impact remains harder to parse almost two weeks after launch. At least in the UK (the seventh-largest individual market for games globally), The Veilguard reportedly performed comparably to...
News Square Enix's New AAA Games Are Being Trounced by Final Fantasy 14
Profitable MMO segment still winning
The venerable MMO Final Fantasy XIV, once considered an abject failure, is now pointed to as an example of a video game redemption arc. Over the years, Square Enix has come to rely on the regular, predictable profits it draws from the title's vast player base, and the massively multiplayer game has become one of...
News Blizzard Hits Nostalgia Button, Overwatch: Classic Launches on PS5
"Heroes and balance from popular moments in the game’s history"
As the lifespan of certain games is increasingly measured in decades, an interesting play we keep seeing from developers is to revert to an earlier, presumably better state. World of Warcraft Classic found phenomenal success in this, as did Fortnite OG and Apex Legends' Season 23. It...
Monday11th Nov 2024
News Someone's Definitely Gonna Rebuild PS5's LEGO Horizon Adventures in Real Life
If they have the right bricks
With LEGO Horizon Adventures, Studio Gobo and Guerrilla have made it pretty clear that the whole game has been constructed using true-to-life LEGO pieces. The result is a seriously impressive and consistent visual style, but a new video frames it another way. If you have the right bricks, you can rebuild anything you...
Sweep the new board
SEGA’s released a surprisingly generous update to the PS5 and PS4’s only real Mario Party alternative, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board. Available now, for free, everyone who owns the game will be able to enjoy an entire new board, inspired by the Hashira Training Arc from the manga and anime. This includes...
News Indiana Jones Looks Like an Adventure Worth Waiting for on PS5
Looking like a Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the next title from MachineGames, and rather than blasting Nazis away with OTT weaponry in Wolfenstein, you'll be beating them up with shovels and rolling pins. Launching on PS5 next Spring after a brief period of Xbox exclusivity, publisher Bethesda has just put out a new gameplay...
News NieR: Automata's Weird and Wonderful World Invades PS5 Hit Stellar Blade this Month
Tons of new outfits! Photo mode! Much more
Zany merchant Emil from NieR: Automata will set up shop in the world of Stellar Blade from 20th November, bringing 11 all-new cosmetic items to the title. This anticipated collaboration, announced earlier in the year, is being pitched as a crossover marked by the “mutual respect” between Shift Up’s...
Guide PS Stars: All Rewards and How to Get Them
All digital collectibles, free games, and PS Store credit currently available
Looking for all Rewards and how to get them in PS Stars? The primary purpose of Sony's new loyalty scheme is to earn Points which can be exchanged for Digital Collectibles, free games, and more. On this page, as part of our PS Stars guide, we're going to list all R
News PS5 Pro Brute Forces Better Performance in Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta
But a native patch will be needed
Monster Hunter Wilds’ recent beta was, let’s be honest, wildly unfinished. Whether you enjoyed the demo or not, running on PS5 in Performance mode the game looked hideous, with some of the poorest image quality we’ve seen all generation. A new comparison test shows how the PS5 Pro may be able to improve the...
Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (November 2024)
Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme
PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...
Block party
Tetris was and is a global phenomenon that remains pick-up-and-play perfection to this day, and its history is lovingly chronicled in Digital Eclipse's latest: Tetris Forever. It charts the franchise's entire history, from the brainchild of Alexey Pajitnov to its popularity explosion as a Game Boy pack-in and beyond. A far cry from the...
News Younger Gamers Cited as One Reason for MGS Delta: Snake Eater Remake
So they know the stealth series exists
Konami has revealed that one of the reasons behind its upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is to allow the "newer, younger" generation of gamers the chance to experience the stealth franchise on modern hardware. Spotted by GamesRadar in the 46th (and
News Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Physical Copies Available in December
No monkey business
Those of you holding out for Black Myth: Wukong's anticipated PS5 physical edition will soon feel relief, as boxed copies will hit shelves next month on 12th December. PM Studios is handling the logistical end of things and confirmed that the date will be the same for UK fans (thanks, Eurogamer). This release will mark the game's...
Sunday10th Nov 2024
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Getting a Surprisingly Huge Marketing Push
Thunderjawesome
Sony clearly believes LEGO Horizon Adventures has the potential to significantly grow the popularity of Guerrilla’s franchise, because it’s giving the game a surprisingly big marketing push. A new trailer, featuring the song Tubthumping by British band Chumbawamba, is running in movie theatres and on television. It’s only a...
News This Is Your Last Chance to Order PSVR's Free PS Camera Adaptor for PS5
An essential accessory
For those of you who still have an original PSVR headset kicking around, you may want to act fast if you haven’t ordered a PS Camera adaptor yet. If you didn’t know, the PS Camera used a proprietary port on the PS4 which isn’t available on the PS5. Therefore, in order to connect the accessory to Sony’s current...
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News PS5 Pro Makes Unpatched PS4 Software 'More Palatable' on High-Res Displays
Nice to have
We finally have some expert analysis of how PS5 Pro’s new PS4 Image Enhancement toggle works, and what it actually achieves. Digital Foundry has released a rigorous test, and the results are noticeable if unremarkable. It’s worth reiterating, once again, that this feature is not the priority of the PS5 Pro. Effectively, it adds a...
News PlayStation Has Swiftly Solved Its Profitability Problem
The graphs are going up
You may remember over the past year there’s been a lot of handwringing over PlayStation’s profitability. As is so often the case, this all got bundled up with Xbox’s issues, and numerous thinkpieces were written about the console market as a whole. Well, Sony’s largely already solved the issue. In its latest earnings...
News Infinity Nikki Will Be the Next Big Thing on PS5
Style it out
If you’ve not been keeping up with Infinity Nikki, the dress-up RPG which already has over 30 million pre-registrations, then this overview trailer should help get you up to speed. It outlines the general storyline – returning character Nikki and her cat Momo have once again returned to the mystical realm of Miraland – as well as...
News PS5 Pro Pre-Orders Are Stronger Than PS4 Pro, But Scalpers Are Losing Money
All according to keikaku
While we all ranted and raved about the PS5’s unavailability at launch, tech enthusiasts tend to act like unless a product is completely sold out and being sold at a significant mark-up on reseller websites, it’s a failure. That of course is not the case, and if a manufacturer has produced the right amount of stock to...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Dev 'Heartbroken' by Passing of Venom Voice Actor
Candyman star Tony Todd passes away aged 69
Insomniac Games says it’s “heartbroken” by the passing of Tony Todd, the veteran actor who voiced Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and the star of hundreds of movies, including most famously Candyman. Deadline reports that Todd passed away aged 69 on 6th November at his home in Los Angeles. The...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 554
The professionals
It's a big weekend for PS5 players, as the PS5 Pro is available now. Obviously not all of you will be playing on Sony's spangly new system, but we're sure many of you will be. Here's what's keeping us occupied. Aaron Bayne: With the PS5 Pro finally here this weekend is dedicated to testing out all those sweet Pro Enhanced games,...
Friday8th Nov 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveals Players' Most Popular Class, Race, and Faction
Data Age
BioWare's always been quick to share player statistics for its games. In particular, the developer used to spark heated debates amongst fans whenever it revealed data for Mass Effect. And while we doubt that these early points of interest for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will prove very surprising, they still provide some welcome insight into...
Guide How to Transfer Data from PS5 to PS5 Pro
All data, games, saves, and media covered
How do you transfer data from PS5 to PS5 Pro? With some base PS5 owners looking to upgrade their own PlayStation hardware to what PS5 Pro offers, the topic of your current data and how it's transferred to the upgraded console quickly arises. In this guide, we're going to reveal how to transfer data from PS5...
Free-to-play games on PS5 ranked and rated
What are the best free games on PS5? With this evolving list, the Push Square community will be the ones calling the shots, ranking and rating the top free-to-play games on PS5. Many of the biggest games in the world are completely free, not even requiring a PS Plus subscription to play them. If you want...
Guide Best Online Multiplayer Games on PS5
PlayStation 5's greatest online multiplayer titles
What are the best online multiplayer games on PS5? Whether they're competitive or cooperative, there are so many online games to play on PS5, but we need your help in finding the best of the bunch. The most popular online multiplayer titles tend to be shooters, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty...
News Genshin Impact's Already Enormous Open World Grows Even Bigger in New PS5, PS4 Update
Find time
Genshin Impact’s life-consuming campaign will add an enormous influx of content with its v5.2 update, due out on 20th November. As we’re still deep in the Natlan arc, this will add several new environments to the map, where you’ll be able to hang with new tribes and “investigate a mysterious accident” as part of the latest event...
Guide Best Single Player Games on PS5
PS5's best single player titles, ranked and rated
What are the best single player games on PS5? In this evolving list, the Push Square community has come together to rate and order the best experiences for just one person on PS5. Since we're not bound by a particular genre, this list features all sorts of titles. From action-heavy kung fu brawlers...
News Rep PS5's Astro Bot in Style with Official, Adorable Clothing from Insert Coin
Don an icon
Sony and Team Asobi have been doing a pretty great job of keeping Astro Bot in the news cycle since its launch in September. That's largely thanks to a series of free speedrun levels, which are being added to the 3D platformer each week. However, Insert Coin Clothing — which makes officially licenced clothes and accessories related to...
News PS5 Pro Could Cost Almost $1,000 if Proposed Tariffs Are Imposed
Price hike
If you already think PS5 Pro is overpriced, then it could be about to get even more expensive in the US – and potentially through no fault of Sony’s own. Gizmodo reports that, following Donald Trump’s election victory earlier this week, he could impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese exports once he assumes office in January next...
News Sony Promises It'll Launch Major PS5 Single Player Games Every Year Moving Forwards
Back on track
Sony shocked PS5 fans earlier this year when it said there’ll be no major first-party games in 2024. The quote was a little misinterpreted, as it still released Game of the Year candidate Astro Bot, among others. Either way, that won’t be the case moving forwards. Speaking with investors as part of
News Sony Comments on Concord Disaster, Says Game Should Have Been Tested Earlier
User testing and internal evaluation needed to be sooner
Sony has claimed it should have been performing internal tests of Concord earlier than it was to spot the mistakes that led to its disastrous launch. Speaking during a Q&A session part of its latest Q2 financial earnings call, Sony president Hiroki Totoki said the firm is still going...
Guide Astro Bot: Helium Heights - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Helium Heights
Looking for a Helium Heights collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Helium Heights, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
Guide Astro Bot: Spring-Loaded Run - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Spring-Loaded Run
Looking for a Spring-Loaded Run collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Spring-Loaded Run, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
News Astro Bot Sells 1.5 Million PS5 Copies Inside Nine Weeks
37% considered "new users"
The latest quarterly earnings report for Sony reveals Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies during its first nine weeks on the market, as of 3rd November 2024. This means it's already selling better than the likes of Demon's Souls, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal across roughly the same timespan after launch...
News Sony Ships 65.5 Million PS5 Consoles, in Line with PS4
77.7 million PS5 games sold
Sony has confirmed via its Q2 results for fiscal year 2024 that it's now shipped 65.5 million PS5 consoles, with a total of 3.8 million systems sold within the quarter itself. The company sold 1.1 million fewer PS5 boxes this quarter compared to the same one for the previous fiscal year, but sales of games are on the...
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