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E3 2016 World War I FPS Verdun Is Hitting PS4 Soon
Trench warfare
Verdun is a realistic multiplayer FPS game set in the years 1914 to 1918, which is renowned for its convincing World War 1 setting and expertly crafted gameplay. It was originally released on the PC in late April 2015, but with a high level of success the team began working on console in secret. For a while, there have been rumours...
E3 2016 Suit Up With The Reveal Trailer for Batman: Arkham VR
Rocksteady as she goes
One of the announcements in the mercifully brief PlayStation VR section of Sony's E3 press conference today was for Batman: Arkham VR. Let's be clear, this isn't just any Batman VR game, it's one developed by the best Batman devs in town: Rocksteady Studios. The title's reveal trailer teaches us very little about the game,...
E3 2016 Resident Evil 7 Will Scare You Silly On PS4 With VR
Launching 27th January
Resident Evil 7 was announced at Sony's 2016 E3 press conference today in a trailer that can only be described as traumatic and terrifying. In definitely unrelated news, this particular writer may or may not have had to leave the room while the video was playing to attend to some very real and not at all made up business. The...
E3 2016 Crash Bandicoot Makes a Comeback with a Remastered PS4 Trilogy
And yes, he's in Skylanders
If you've read this particular author's Push Square bio under the staff page, you would know that we've been waiting for Crash Bandicoot to return in true form for over a decade. Well, we can say that this dream has been, er, sort of realized. Our favorite marsupial will be gracing the PlayStation 4, but will do so in a...
E3 2016 Insomniac Swings by with PS4 Exclusive Spider-Man Game
How's that for a Sucker Punch?
The rumours can finally be put to rest: a brand new Spider-Man game is heading exclusively to PlayStation 4. However, it isn't the Seattle-based studio Sucker Punch taking the reins - it's Insomniac Games. There were whispers online recently of the ever-imaginative developer being responsible for the new web-slinging...
E3 2016 God of War PS4 Is Not What You Expected, Looks Stunning in Gameplay Demo
The rage of a Spartan never dies
Wow, what an opener that was. Sony started its E3 2016 press conference on the front foot, dealing out a God of War PlayStation 4 gameplay demo, and it's honestly not what we expected. For a start, the property's trademark combat has seemingly been altered to a large degree, with fights now resembling an action game...
E3 2016 Just Dance 2017 Will Boogie on Down to PS4, PS3
Still not as good as the Lady GaGa song
Sigh, so it seems your humble host has drawn the short straw on the post-Ubisoft press conference coverage. There's a new Just Dance 2017 game coming. It'll release on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Ubisoft revealed it by making people dressed as zoo animals dance to Queen. Almost no one will read this...
E3 2016 Grow Home Sequel Grow Up Announced
Moving on up
BUD is back in a new adventure, entitled Grow Up. For fear of stating the obvious, this sequel to the experimental original sees the cute little robot clambering and soaring to ever higher heights - this time without the guidance of MOM. Take a look at the announcement trailer. It retains the colourful, polygonal aesthetic of Grow...
E3 2016 Steep is Ubisoft's Brand New Open World Sports IP
Coming to PS4 this December
As has become tradition, Ubisoft's E3 2016 press conference ended with the announcement of a brand new game. This year we were treated to Steep, an open world sports IP set in the Swiss Alps. The title sees you gliding, snowboarding, and skiing your way around a beautiful snow-capped mountain range. It also features a...
E3 2016 Expect More Niche Japanese Visual Novels on Your PS4, Vita
Variety is the spice of life
Sekai Project, a publisher of visual novels and Japanese indie games, has teamed up with Mighty Rabbit Studios to port its catalogue of titles to the PlayStation 4 and Vita in physical and digital form. No explicit releases have been revealed yet, but apparently "extensive" work is being carried out by the North...
E3 2016 EA Unveils New Program To Help Foster Indie Talent
Indie apologists queue here
Perhaps the only surprise at EA's E3 press conference this morning was the firm's announcement of a new program to help support independent developers. Titled EA Originals, the plan is a response to the success of Unravel, and aims to foster talented and unique small developers. In a canned
News Every Battle Will Define You in Injustice 2 on PS4
Superheroes smash each others' faces in next year
Surprise: Injustice 2 is bringing burly comic book characters to the PlayStation 4 in 2017. The game – which leaked yesterday – promises to offer "all of the things that you'd expect from a sequel". That, of course, includes new fighters and environments, but Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm...
News FIFA 17 Kicks-Off in September on PS4
Powered by Frostbite
A game can change, as Ray Winstone says on those irritating betting ads. But it's also true of FIFA 17 it seems, as this year's edition of the footie sim will be powered by Frostbite on the PlayStation 4 – a first for the franchise. The game's due out on 27th September in North America and 29th September in Europe, and...
News Agents of Mayhem Seems Sort of Annoying Already
The next game from Saints Row dev Volition
Agents of Mayhem is the next game from Saints Row developer Volition – and it's got the Gearbox sense of humour, sadly. The open world adventure – teased earlier today – sees you assume the role of three different characters (got to have that hero slant), each of which seems more annoying than the...
News Final Fantasy XII Remaster Announced for PS4
More final a fantasy than before
Often featured in "Best Final Fantasy Games" listicles across the Internet, Square Enix has just unveiled a brand new version of the ten-year-old Final Fantasy XII, which heading to the PlayStation 4 in 2017. The announcement arrived in the form of a short teaser on the publisher's YouTube channel, which features a...
News Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Is Back and More Beautiful Than Ever
Master system
Everyone's going SEGA gaga today! Hot on the heels of the Phantasy Star-inspired Cosmic Star Heroine, cult Master System classic Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap is now confirmed to be getting a remake. This one was also ported to the PC Engine in the early nineties, but is being re-created for modern "consoles" by a French team with...
News Free MMO Neverwinter Brings Epic Scale to PS4 This Summer
Dungeons and dragons
Ancient MMO Neverwinter is trekking to the PlayStation 4 this summer, Perfect World has announced. The free-to-play foray is based upon the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, and will launch alongside all nine of its expansion packs. That equates to hundreds of hours of content – and you won't even need a PlayStation Plus...
News Ready at Dawn's De-Formers Is... Not What We Expected
Getting things in order
Ready at Dawn's famous for giving Kratos a personality and creating the second-best looking game on the PlayStation 4, so forgive us for being somewhat shocked by De-formers – its brand new title, which is being published by US retailer GameStop. The release appears to be some kind of King of the Hill-esque arena...
News Oh Right, There's a New Skylanders Game
Open your wallets wide
Are they still making these? Apparently so. Activision has announced Skylanders: Imaginators for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, which is set for release – we think – on 14th October in Europe and 16th October in North America. The press releases aren't very clear, but we predict that approximately 12 people will read...
News What the Gypsy Nell is Filthy Lucre on PS4?
London-based heist title from ex-Sony devs
If you've been pining for The Getaway, then Filthy Lucre may be right up your Field of Wheat – an isometric stealth release inspired by British gangster flicks. The game is being built by a new Manchester-based studio named Fabrik, with several ex-Sony Liverpool and Evolution staffers on the books. It'll...
News Obliteracers Joins Team PlayStation This Summer
Annihilate your friends come July
Obliteracers certainly looks like a-bit-of-fun, and the award-winning formerly PC-only racer is set to leave the pit-lane and race onto the PlayStation 4 on 15th July. Harking back to the kind of chaotic titles of the 2000s, Obliteracers is an arcade party racer in which up to 16 competitors race, shoot, undermine,...
News F1 2016 Races for Pole Position on PS4 This Summer
Speed freak
Racing aficionados may be excited to learn that F1 2016 will restore some of the features absent from last year's iteration when it deploys on the PlayStation 4 this summer. Chief among those is the safety car and career mode, with the latter allowing you to shepherd your own high-octane avatar through a 10 year career to the top. "F1...
News Ready At Dawn Will Reveal Its New Game Next Week
Will be published by GameStop
GameStop has announced that developer Ready At Dawn will reveal its next game in the coming week. Chief Tony Bartel said in an earnings call today: "Next week, we will be announcing our second game under development, with Ready at Dawn." Ready At Dawn is mostly known for its work on the PlayStation 4 exclusive The...
News Promising Looking Online Beat-'Em-Up Absolver Announced for PS4
Absolve this
Just announced for PlayStation 4, Absolver seems like an interesting concept. Crafted by ex-Ubisoft developers formed under indie banner Sloclap, this is a beat-'em-up with a few twists. According to the studio, Absolver is "a kick-ass online action game, with visceral martial arts style combat in a fantasy world, in which players meet...
News PES 2017 Wants to Lift the Champions League on PS4, PS3
Les grandes équipes
Breaking: Konami still makes video games. The publisher has announced PES 2017: Pro Evolution Soccer for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 today, with its full unveiling scheduled to coincide with the Champion's League final on Saturday between Manzanares and Chamartin – er, we mean Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Obvs...
News Gran Turismo Sport Takes Pole Position on PS4 from 15th November
First lap
Sony's not ignoring the holidays this year, as it's just announced that the biggest brand in its stable will hit the PlayStation 4's starting grid from 15th November in North America and 18th November in Europe. That's right, the platform holder's just confirmed during a press conference in London that Gran Turismo Sport is on track for...
News Holy Remaster, Batman! Return to Arkham Revealed for PS4
The re-release we deserve
There have been Joker world domination plots more subtle than the Batman: Arkham remaster rumours, and finally the leaks have been confirmed with a trailer today. Due out on 26th July in North America and 29th July in Europe, Batman: Return to Arkham will comprise Unreal Engine 4 enhanced ports of PlayStation 3 favourites...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Turns Super Saiyan on PS4 This Year
Such power
Get your hair gel ready, because Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has just been announced. Yesterday, Bandai Namco unveiled a teaser website for a new Dragon Ball game, which featured numerous nods towards the themes of the first XenoVerse. As such, it seemed pretty likely that the mystery title would be a sequel to 2015's successful brawler...
News Star Wars Battlefront Sequel Soaring to PS4 from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Will feature content from new films
Fresh from selling a dizzying 14 million copies across multiple formats, EA has announced that a new Star Wars Battlefront game will launch on the PlayStation 4 next year. According to boss Blake Jorgensen, the release will feature "bigger and better worlds" – some of which will be based upon areas from "the new...
News Everything You Need to Know About Battlefield 1 on PS4
Plus, screenshots, box art, and pre-order info
As rumoured, Battlefield 1 will whisk you away to World War I – a return to the historical action of yore before the entire industry moved into the modern military space. The title will apparently take you on a tour of combat bowls across the globe, from "a besieged French city to the heavily defended...
News Respawn Entertainment Is Making a Third-Person Star Wars Action Adventure Game
Let the hype flow through you
Well, with today being the 4th May, we suppose that we should have been expecting some sort of Star Wars video game news - but we don't think that we would have saw this one coming. Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall, has a third-person Star Wars title in production. Sadly, there's no trailer or any...
Here's how to get it
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will look and play like a dream on the PlayStation 4, as Singularity developer Raven has been recruited to refresh the iconic first-person shooter with more than just an up-res. According to the official press release, the game will boast "fully improved texture resolution and detail,...
News Bastion, Transistor Dev Announces Pyre for PS4
Through the Pyre and the flames
What a day this is turning out to be! Hot on the heels of all the PlayStation 4K nonsense and a bunch of other big stories, Supergiant Games has announced its latest game Pyre out of the blue. The studio – best known for indie darlings Bastion and Transistor – will launch its latest as a PS4 console debut in 2017,...
News GameStop Signs Tequila Works, Ready at Dawn as Retailer Firms Publishing Plans
Time for RIME?
GameStop, the specialist US retailer, is making a move into god's honest video game publishing – and it's signing up some familiar names to help make its charge. Regular readers will already know that Insomniac Games is on board, with its underwater adventure Song of the Deep due out on the PlayStation 4 later this year. However,...
News Mech Shooter Assault Suit Leynos Unleashes Bullet Hell on PS4 This Summer
Ready for launch
Sometimes you just get the urge to turn giant bipedal mech suits into scrap metal, so it's nice to hear that the hectic Assault Suit Leynos is boosting onto PlayStation 4. Rising Star Games is bringing the 16-bit shooter to Sony's home console this summer, although no specific date has been issued just yet. Originally released on...
News Florence and the Machine Stand by Final Fantasy XV
Flo rider
No modern Final Fantasy game is complete without an unexpected pop crossover, but for Final Fantasy XV, poor Leona Lewis has been cast aside for the infinitely more hip Florence and the Machine. The English indie group have covered Ben E. King's iconic Stand by Me, mixing in some good old Final Fantasy motifs for good measure. This is...
News Final Fantasy XV's Anime Prequel Series Starts Today
Brotherly love
Square Enix has already invested about a bajillion dollars into Final Fantasy XV, so a few more won't hurt, right? It announced during an event this evening that the game will be getting its own anime prequel series - starting today. You'll be able to watch the first episode of Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV on YouTube imminently,...
News Sony Announces Studio Dedicated to Making Mobile Games
Only operating in Asia for the time being
After Sony's ill-fated PlayStation Mobile was shut down on 10th September last year, it appeared that Sony would be ditching the Android and iPhone market for a while thanks to the initiative's lack of real success. It appears not, however, as, in a press release on Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's...
News RIME Developer Reveals Deadlight: Director's Cut for PS4
Safe zone
Before there was RIME, Spanish developer Tequila Works deployed a side-scrolling zombie survival game named Deadlight – and now it's coming to the PlayStation 4. The remastered release promises enhanced visuals and brand new content, which will apparently make for the definitive edition of the undead outing when it arrives on 21st June...
News PlayStation Move's Best Game Takes a Tumble on PlayStation VR
Falling for you
Before there was Until Dawn, there was Tumble – one of the many overlooked PlayStation Move exclusives by Guildford-based developer Supermassive Games. The good news is that the puzzler's making a comeback in PlayStation VR, and Tumble VR's already looking like one of the pricey peripheral's must own games. For those unfamiliar...
News Interactive Movie Gary the Gull Flaps to PlayStation VR
Birds on the brain
Virtual reality is about more than just games, so it's nice to see Sony embrace the idea of interactive movies for PlayStation VR. Gary the Gull, a beach-based short by ex-Pixar and Bungie writer Tom Sanocki, sees you interacting with a gobby seagull using the power of the PlayStation 4's upcoming add-on. "You can respond to him...
News Sniper Elite 4 Targets the Most Gruesome Low Blow on PS4 Yet
Aim down the sights
Popular testi-kill series Sniper Elite will be bringing its brand of ball bursting action to the PlayStation 4 for a second time this year, as elite marksman Karl Fairburne returns to the trenches yet again. Sniper Elite 4 has been announced for Sony's new-gen system, and this time it will find you vanquishing fascism amid the...
News China's First PS4 Game Seems Rather Relaxing
No need to be Koi
These days, there's a game for just about every occasion. Whether you're up for blasting evil aliens or solving quirky puzzles, the PlayStation 4's library has a lot of variety - and the flood of new digital titles just never seems to end. China's getting in on the action now, too, with Tianjin based developer Oasis Games bringing...
News Risk of Rain Finally Forecasted to Fall on PS4 and Vita
Took long enough
With the fourth birthday of the PlayStation Vita as of yesterday, it would have been nice for Sony to have given some presents to owners of the neglected system, but once again, it looks like the indie scene will be picking up the slack once again with Risk of Rain, courtesy of Hopoo Games and Code Mystics. What's interesting is...
News Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Will Monitor PS4, Vita in the West
Keeping an eye on you
We hope that you're living out your life in accordance with the state, because dystopian visual novel Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness is heading West later this year. The stylish title is based on the popular anime series, and features an original story that's set within the franchise's universe. Much like the rather...
News Expect Corny Jokes as Farming Simulator 17 Ploughs a Path to PS4
Tractor factor
Duck for cover and cull the crops: Farming Simulator 17 has been announced for the PlayStation 4 – sort of. If you're a hay-ter and think that this series is a load of bull, then it's worth noting that thistle only take a minute – details are light on the ground at the moment. Focus Home Interactive has said that it'll dig up a...
News SMITE Crash Lands on PS4 with Closed Beta in March
A blight on your free time
The rumours were true: SMITE is officially coming to the PlayStation 4. The uber-popular MOBA will enter alpha testing on Sony's system today, with a closed beta set to follow in early March. You can register for a chance to partake in that through here. We've just booked reviewer Alex Stinton into rehab just to ensure...
News Watch Dogs 2 Will Don Its Iconic Cap by April 2017 on PS4
Yeah, dawg
Fear not, collect-a-thon fans: the removal of Assassin's Creed from publisher Ubisoft's annual release schedule means that there's space for a different kind of tower climbing, and Watch Dogs 2 may just fill the game's space. The French publisher has confirmed that Aiden Pearce will return prior to April 2017. Well, to be precise, no one...
News Party Pooping Murder-'Em-Up Party Hard Is Butchering PS4 This Spring
Killer tunes
Best make like Sammy and get Sophie Ellis-Bextor on YouTube, because brutal indie Party Hard is bringing murder to the dancefloor that is your PlayStation 4 in the near future. The game sees you take control of a disgruntled neighbour who can't sleep due to bass-thumping house parties. Obviously, the only way to get a good night's kip...
News Knights and Bikes Is a Stunning PS4 Game from LittleBigPlanet Devs
Joust cause
Foam Sword is a new studio headed by Rex Crowle and Moo Yu - a pair of developers who first teamed up on LittleBigPlanet. Crowle went on to be the creative lead on both Tearaway and Tearaway Unfolded, while Yu has worked on the likes of Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, but now they're working together again on a project called...
