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News Naruto Storm 4's Second DLC Pack Summons a Release Date
Sand on the wind
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is a pretty robust release as it is, but those looking for a extra bits and pieces will likely be enjoying the title's post-launch content. Much like the game's first add-on, which featured a new adventure scenario starring Shikamaru, the upcoming second slice of downloadable content will...
News The First Review for Dark Souls III Is In
The beginning of the end
Before you start, yes, we know that everyone's peeved with regards to Bandai Namco's frankly mental Dark Souls III release schedule, but we're trying our best to keep things positive here, lest we go mad waiting for what some have called the best Souls game in the series. With that in mind, we'd like to direct your...
Guide How to Deal with Dark Souls III's Japanese Text
Importing the accursed
You want to play Dark Souls III, we want to play Dark Souls III – everyone wants to play friggin' Dark Souls III. Unfortunately, publisher Bandai Namco has forgotten that we live in an age of the Internet, and has decided to release the game in Japan – weeks ahead of its Western launch. What a bloody ball ache that is, eh?...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven's New PS4 Trailer Has a Battle Tendency
Ripple me this
Following on from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven's previous trailer - which detailed the cast of the property's first saga, Phantom Blood - this latest video focusses on Part 2 of the popular manga and anime franchise. Battle Tendency features Joseph Joestar - grandson of Jonathan Joestar - as he battles against powerful,...
News This Dark Souls III PS4 Trailer Won't Make the Wait Any Easier
Curse your contemptuous release dates
Hnnngh. Dark Souls III is out imminently in Japan, but we have to wait until we can play From Software's latest and greatest. And this launch trailer won't ease your pain, as it spotlights everything that's great about the series: the archaic language (seriously, where else do you hear the word 'accursed' these...
News Here's Everything You Need to Know About One Piece: Burning Blood on PS4
Burning passion
Dubbing itself the greatest One Piece fighting game ever made, One Piece: Burning Blood admittedly looks very promising, featuring a large cast of playable characters and a load of content to smash through. The title's latest trailer details just about everything that you can expect from the upcoming release, so it's well worth a...
News Prepare to Diarrhea! Can You Beat the Dark Souls III PS4 Hot Wings Challenge?
Or are you chicken?
It's often said that fans of the Dark Souls series are masochists, but going 18 rounds with Ornstein is one thing – and eating 20 of Meat Liquor's hot wings is another. Sony and Bandai Namco have teamed up with the Brit gourmet food establishment to giveaway exclusive Dark Souls III 'I Survived' shirts to all those who can...
DLC Review Exploring a Genius Mind with Naruto Storm 4's DLC Pack 1
Shik-ing it up
Shikamaru Nara is arguably one of Naruto's more interesting characters. A genius with a lazy streak, he's been a part of Masashi Kisimoto's work since the early days of the original manga – and now he's the star of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's first slice of downloadable content. DLC Pack 1 adds a whole new scenario...
News One Piece Meets Real Life in Latest Burning Blood Trailer
Reality fighters
One of the big draws of any licensed fighting game is that you're able to cobble together clashes between your favourite characters, and we suppose that's a main point behind One Piece: Burning Blood's latest Japanese trailer. Now, while we like a good gameplay video as much as anyone else, we reckon that there's still room for...
News Hollow Realization Is Shaping Up to Be the Best Sword Art Online Game Yet
Fingers crossed
Going by what we've seen of Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization so far, this could potentially be the best game that the property has spawned. While Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Lost Song are both enjoyable role-playing adventures, they certainly aren't perfect, so we're hoping that this upcoming...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Spills Some Phantom Blood in New PS4 Trailer
All eyes on this one
Phantom Blood, otherwise known as Part 1 of manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is the focal point of this new trailer for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven. Featuring the likes of protagonist Jonathan Joestar and big baddie Dio Brando, we get a decent look at each character's fighting style. Sharing many of...
News Free Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Update Adds a Bunch of New Monsters This Week
Keepin' it digital
Just when you thought that you'd tamed them all, Bandai Namco announces a free update for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth that adds seven new digital beasties to the game. It'll be live worldwide later this week, on the 10th March. The digimon themselves are a bunch of Ultimate level critters, and you'll be able to acquire them...
News Expect Plenty of God Eater: Resurrection and Rage Burst News Leading Up to Release
A veritable feast
It's been a long time coming, but God Eater is finally coming West later this year. The news was met with a lot of enthusiasm from potential players in North America and Europe, and it seems as though the people behind the franchise are just as excited to see their property branch out. In a short new developer diary, producer...
News Shikamaru Is the Star of Naruto Storm 4's First DLC Pack
A new scenario, costume, and combination techniques
The first downloadable content pack for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is out later this month, and a brand new trailer tells you exactly what you can expect from the add-on, which will be priced at $9.99 in North America. Of course, it'll come at no extra cost if you've already nabbed...
News There's a Way to Play Gundam Breaker 3 in English This April
As long as you don't mind importing
Even though Bandai Namco is localising Vita action game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force later this year, that hasn't stopped many fans from lusting after Gundam Breaker 3 - another mech-based brawler that's launching on PlayStation 4 and Vita in Japan on the 3rd March. Sadly, there's been no word of the...
News This Tasty 12 Minute Anime Introduces God Eater: Resurrection
Whet your appetite
If you're looking forward to God Eater: Resurrection and God Eater 2: Rage Burst, then you might want to check out this 12 minute anime introduction to the former. It sets the scene for the action role-playing game by detailing major events six years prior. With some slick animation and a decent amount of action, we reckon that...
News Dark Souls III PS4 Trailer Keeps the Hype Train Moving
True colours
Are we getting no respite today? Hot on the heels of the fantastic Uncharted 4: A Thief's End story trailer, Bandai Namco has deployed this desperately moody Dark Souls III clip, which is backed by a macabre cover of Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors'. This is a proper miserable little trailer, we've got to be honest. But doesn't it look...
News Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Gets a Load of Free DLC Today
Keep on sleuthing
If Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth's 50 hour narrative wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger for digital monsters, then you'll be glad to know that mission packs 2, 3, and 4 are out today on the PlayStation Store. And, like with the first pack that launched last week, they won't cost you a penny. As their names suggest, the add-ons...
News Get Your Burning Blood Pumping with 4 Minutes of One Piece PS4 Gameplay
Heading for the summit
One Piece: Burning Blood's new trailer shows off a generous amount of story and gameplay - and we reckon that it looks rather rad. Focussing on the Battle of Marineford, in which various powerful pirates take on numerous bigwig Marines, there are some slight spoilers here, but we'll assume that if you're reading this, you...
News City Shrouded in Shadow Looks Ultra, Man
PS4, Vita survival game shaping up
Japanese television icon Ultraman will cameo in Bandai Namco and Granzella's peculiar Disaster Report meets Godzilla survival sim, City Shrouded in Shadow. The game essentially sees you take control of a male or female office worker, as you try to survive in a city being ravaged by a shadowy fiend. As you have no...
News Not Even Dark Souls III Is Immune to the Season Pass
Who wants to pay for unannounced DLC?
In addition to being utterly fantastic games, there's a rebellious streak to the Souls series that makes it so appealing. We described Bloodborne as the "anti-AAA" in our Game of the Year article on the PlayStation 4 exclusive, and that applies to the franchise as a whole really; it's utterly uninterested in...
Review Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PS4)
Let's get digital
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is arguably the best Digimon game that's ever been localised here in the West. Although it's true that the property has never set the bar particularly high with its licensed titles, strip away the franchise's wrappings and Cyber Sleuth would still come with a hearty recommendation from us – especially...
News Tales of Berseria's New Screenshots Welcome You to its World
Daemon days
Described as a Tales Of game with a decidedly darker tone than past entries, Tales of Berseria follows the story of Velvet, a woman who has an evil hand that devours monsters. We'd expect nothing less from the role-playing franchise at this point. Anyway, we haven't seen too much of the game yet, but these new screenshots may just be...
News Ouch, Here's Almost Every Character's Rage Attack in Tekken 7
That's going to leave a mark
Bandai Namco's released a trailer for Tekken 7 that features the rage attack of almost every character that's been revealed so far. Unsurprisingly, the four minute video features some bone crunching moves that play off the freshly tweaked rage system. These rage attacks don't just pack more of a punch - they also give...
Guide Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Hints and Tips for a Future Hokage
Common sensei
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 isn't your traditional fighting game, but that fact in itself means that there are plenty of nuances to discover and master on your way to becoming an unstoppable shinobi. With this hopefully handy hints and tips guide, we're aiming to give anyone new to the series a head start, while perhaps...
First Impressions Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Is an Addictive Monster Raising RPG
Gotta hatch 'em all
We've spent around five hours with Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth on PlayStation 4, and we're tempted to say that we're already addicted. Admittedly, the game's first hour or so is a bit humdrum as you're shown the ropes of cyberspace and introduced to several main characters, but it wasn't long before we were hatching digimon eggs,...
News These Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth PS4 Themes Sure Are Pretty
Let's get digital
If you nab Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth from the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 4, you'll also be able to download two exclusive themes for your console. Both feature two static background images each, and come with their own electronic backing music. The Royal Knights theme is the most colourful of the two, stuffing a bunch of...
News Impressive Dragon Ball XenoVerse Sales Point to an Almost Definite Sequel
Goku and the gang did big business in the West
Believe it or not, Dragon Ball XenoVerse was one of Push Square's most popular games last year. We saw first-hand that there's still a supremely loyal Dragon Ball fanbase here in the West, but official data on the title's worldwide sales has managed to take us by surprise all the same. Seriously, these...
News Fill Your Super Gauge with Tekken 7 Arcade Trailer
Jacked
Another game that practically everyone in the Push Square office is excited for is Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, which is launching in Japanese arcades soon. It's been over six years since the console release of Tekken 6, and while Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was a great stop gap, we're more than ready to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament...
News Is This a Gundam Game You'd Like to See Come West?
Fantastic plastic
At some point later this year, Europe and North America are getting their hands on a localisation of Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force - a Vita action title that's stuffed with numerous playable suits from Japan's biggest mecha franchise. However, VS-Force isn't necessarily the Gundam game that many fans actually want to see...
Review Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PS4)
Taken by storm
Supposedly the final game in the series, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 feels like a true labour of love from Japanese developer CyberConnect2 – a studio well known for its passion when creating titles based on existing properties. It's the end of an era for this 3D fighting franchise, then, but does this last hurrah bring...
News The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Games Have Shipped Over 12 Million Copies
No, they're not shadow clones
Not so in keeping with stereotypical ninja behaviour, the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series has proven to be rather popular. Developer CyberConnect2's fighting franchise has shipped over 12 million copies worldwide, according to publisher Bandai Namco's official website. The latest game in the series, Naruto...
News Get Digital with Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth's Launch Trailer
Digital beats, anyone?
As you may have gathered from the tagline, this latest Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth trailer's got some tasty beats. We've often heard, however, that the game's got a pretty great soundtrack, so it comes as no real surprise. In any case, this is your standard launch trailer stuff, but we do get to see some battle and exploration...
Live Heat Things Up with New One Piece: Burning Blood PS4 Gameplay
The good blood
If you're itching to see One Piece: Burning Blood in action, you'll be happy to know that Bandai Namco is streaming the game as part of its new monthly live show this evening at 18:00PM GMT - that's 13:00PM EST/10:00AM PST for you Americans. We haven't seen an awful lot of the graphically impressive fighter thus far, so there's a good...
News You Won't Get Bored of Naruto Storm 4's Great Opening Movie
A rockin' good time
There's something incredibly satisfying about an anime opening that gets it just right. Artwork and scenes from the show usually combine with a recently released Japanese rock or pop track, and when it all clicks, it gets you hyped up to watch the animation itself. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 has its own opening...
News What's That Sound? Naruto Storm 4 Is Getting Character DLC After Launch
The Sound Four join the fray
If there's one thing that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 has going for it, it's the title's thoroughly impressive playable character roster - and developer CyberConnect2 plans on adding to it after the game launches early next month. If you're a long time fan, you'll probably remember the Sound Four from the...
News Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Could Have the Best Battle System of the Bunch
Two brand new gameplay videos
Both Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Lost Song boasted decent enough combat systems - as you'd expect from titles that are predominantly about fighting monsters with swords - but they weren't perfect. The former's mix of massively multiplayer online elements, such as cooldowns and hotbars, and...
Opposites Attractio
Attractio is a new first-person puzzle game from Mexican developer GameCoder Studios. For anyone with even a passing familiarity with the Portal series from Valve, you will likely feel right at home, as this title is very much in that same ballpark. However, unlike with Portal, we came away from this experience with a lot left to...
News Nina Williams Is Back for Blood in Tekken 7
Time to die
Wow, who saw this one coming? Bandai Namco has revealed that Nina Williams will be taking part in the next Iron Fist Tournament, and honestly, she's looking deadlier than ever. The first thing that you'll probably notice is that one of her costumes is a torn and tatty wedding dress - and she's had her face slightly redesigned to boot...
News Massively Online Third Person Shooter Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade Is Coming to PS4
Start your chainswords
A title that's currently in a closed alpha state on PC, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is being brought to PlayStation 4 by Bandai Namco. The title's rather comedic announcement trailer paints a decent enough picture, but what's the game actually like? Well, after a bit of research, it turns out that Eternal Crusade is...
News The Naruto Storm 4 Demo Has Been Downloaded 1.5 Million Times
That's a lot of shinobi
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 hits store shelves early next month, so it's perhaps no surprise that fans have been incredibly eager to sample the highly anticipated sequel. Publisher Bandai Namco has announced that the title's demo, which released late last year, has been downloaded 1.5 million times. In other...
News One Piece: Burning Blood Heats Up Summer 2016 on PS4 and Vita in the West
Getting hot in here
Summer's about to get a whole lot hotter in the Western world, as Bandai Namco has announced that One Piece: Burning Blood is launching on the 3rd June here in Europe. The PlayStation 4 and Vita brawler is also expected to release in June in North America, although a specific date hasn't been confirmed just yet. Those who...
News Digimon World: Next Order Looks More and More Like Another Great Vita RPG
Digitise with brand new gameplay
Digimon World: Next Order looks more and more promising every time that we see it, with its newest five minute gameplay trailer being the highlight of its marketing campaign so far. The video covers everything from raising Digimon to exploring and battling with them, and we have to say that we're rather impressed...
News You Can't Help but Love Naruto Storm 4's Producer
"This video is ridiculous"
Regular readers will know that we have a real appreciation for CyberConnect2's infectiously enthusiastic CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama. The producer on Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Matsuyama's love for Naruto is well documented, and he talks a little bit about his fondness for the anime and manga series in a new...
Interview We Talk Everything Digital with the Producer of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Fans, the franchise, future games, and even Pokémon
Can you believe that it's almost time for a brand new Digimon game here in the West? Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is launching early next month on PlayStation 4 and Vita, and we've little doubt that long time fans are starting to feel the hype. Digimon titles are a real rarity outside of Japan...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Reckons Upcoming Expansion 'Is Better Than the Main Game'
Geralt's finale sounds great
We bloody love The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - and yes, we now include editor Sammy Barker in that statement - so we're really looking forward to Blood and Wine, Geralt's final adventure. According to an interview with developer CD Projekt Red from
News Naruto Storm 4 Is 'Without Doubt the Best Title in the Series', Says Developer
Hokage hype
With Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 just weeks away from release, publisher Bandai Namco has provided us with a glimpse into the minds behind the beat-'em-up franchise. Talented Japanese studio CyberConnect2 features in a new ten minute documentary that details the team's passions, methods, and structure. It's well worth a...
Soapbox Why I Don't Hate The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Anymore
Bitchin' witchin'
I stopped playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on 6th June, swore off it for life, told colleague Robert Ramsey that he'd Made_A_Huge_Mistake.gif awarding it a 10/10, and spent the following six months ridiculing everyone for liking a game in which following a floating foetus is widely regarded as its best bit. I was wrong. Y'see,...
News The Last: Naruto the Movie Characters Are Looking Powerful in Storm 4
New gameplay from next month's release
Making their gaming debut in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 are four characters from The Last: Naruto the Movie, complete with their designs and special moves. The older iterations of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Hinata are all on show in this newest gameplay trailer, and as always, it's looking pretty...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.12 Is Out Now
It's fixing time
Hey, it's been quite a while since we've done one of these, eh? There's a brand new update out for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PlayStation 4, which weighs in at about 1.5GB. Good job there's a decimal point in there. Truth be told, there's no reason to get really excited for this one - patch 1.12 is stuffed with specific fixes and...
