Tag: D3 Publisher
Review Earth Defense Force 6 (PS5) - More of the Same Insectoid Mayhem, and We Love It
Kill 'em all... again
Earth Defense Force feels like a relic of a bygone era. An era of arcade shooters with the sole purpose of throwing shapes, colours and sounds in your general direction. Ever since 2003’s Monster Attack, franchise dev Sandlot has gathered a faithful fanbase, who ignore the technical shortcomings and revel in a varied class...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Heads West on PS5, PS4 This July
PS Plus members get a 10% discount
D3 has confirmed it'll be bringing Earth Defense Force 6 to Western shores on PS5, PS4 from 24th July 2024, just shy of two years after its original Japanese release. A tongue-in-cheek news bulletin trailer has been posted online to mark the update and pre-orders are live on the PS Store now. The release date means...
News Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Brings More Blocky Chaos to PS5, PS4 in September
A new threat looms
Did you play Earth Defense Force: World Brothers? A block-based take on the long-running series, the 2021 release was a blast — especially in co-op with a friend or two. And now, its previously announced sequel — the suitably titled Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 — has a launch date. It's bringing mission-based chaos...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Delays Its PS5, PS4 Invasion to Summer 2024 in the West
Hold the line
The next instalment in D3 Publisher's insane Earth Defense Force series, Earth Defense Force 6, has been hit with a delay here in the West. Previously, the madcap shooter was locked in for the 14th March, but now it's targeting a somewhat vague summer 2024 launch. A bit of a shame, seeing as the game's been out in Japan since 2022!...
News Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Will Be a Bug Squashing Sequel on PS5, PS4
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers released for PS4 back in 2020, and made its way West in 2021. It was a character-collecting spinoff that provided hours of mission-based entertainment, all wrapped up in eye-catching voxel visuals. It was great fun either alone or in co-op with friends, and now, a sequel has been officially...
News Try Out PS5's Weirdest New Game with a PS Plus Premium Trial
Commodore Perry's rolling in his grave
Ed-0: Zombie Uprising is apparently going for some kind of "craziest take on a real-world historical event" award, and we think it deserves to win (were one to exist). The best part is you can check it out stress-free with a three-hour-long PS Plus Premium trial. Even better, it's out today. Playing as either...
News Enjoy 10 Minutes of Uncut Samurai Maiden Sword-Fighting Action
Katana kawaii
Samurai Maiden is an upcoming action game in which a modern-day schoolgirl is transported back in time to the Sengoku period of Japanese history, forced to use her kendo skills to fight against an undead Oda Nobunaga and an army of skeletal samurai. It's just about the most anime thing ever, and we think it could be a good bit of...
News Action RPG Samurai Maiden Goes Full Anime, Busting Out the Body Pillows on PS5, PS4
As we all do, from time-to-time
Samurai Maiden is an upcoming action RPG which knows exactly where it's coming from, leaning into the anime aesthetic in a new trailer. High school girls and demonic swordsmen will collide when this upbeat brawler launches on 8th December. The gameplay in this "Girls Sword-fighting Action" game does, however, look...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Samurai Maiden Gets Fun Fake History Trailer, December Release Date
"Warlords were actually super cute"
Samurai Maiden continues to look like a fun hack-and-slash action RPG, going by its latest trailer, which tries to see the comical side of this alternate history adventure. The eight-minute video gives an overview of what the game's all about by poking fun at its own absurdity, featuring quotes like "every samurai...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Japanese Ad Is Somehow More Absurd Than the Game
Globehead
Ah, Earth Defense Force. What a series. What a concept. It's difficult to grow tired of the property's ridiculousness, and the latest instalment — Earth Defense Force 6 — is just days away from launch on PS5 and PS4 in Japan. EDF 6 has looked like typically dumb fun in its latest gameplay trailers, but who needs those when you've got...
EDF! EDF! EDF!
We’ve seen several Earth Defense Force games on PS4, but World Brothers isn’t your normal fare. Offering a family friendly spinoff with voxel graphics, this third-person shooter takes us to Square Earth, where we find this world shattered by Dark Tyrant’s forces as several motherships appear, and it’s down to us to restore it...
Buggin' out
We've always been big fans of Earth Defense Force here at Push Square (we've lost track of how many times we've used "EDF! EDF! EDF!" as an article tagline). The meme-worthy series has been around for a while at this point, and it's about to reach a whole new level of absurdity with Earth Defense Force: World Brothers, which launches for...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Announced, Brings Bug-Blasting Chaos to Japan in 2021
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Once again, the world finds itself on the brink of destruction. Four years after the events of Earth Defense Force 5, the bugs are back, and that can only mean one thing: it's time for a sequel. Earth Defense Force 6 has just been announced, and it's heading to Japan in 2021. Will it be a PlayStation 5 game? We don't know. No...
Review Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain - EDF Is Back to Its Best
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Giving another studio the opportunity to work on a well-documented franchise, especially one whose most notable creations are its WWE 2K titles for the past six years, is always going to come with risks. When developer Yuke’s was given the keys to the Earth Defense Force series, it promised a more western take on things - one that...
News Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Introduces a Competitive Multiplayer Mode
The bugs ain't enough
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain will have a competitive multiplayer mode -- a first for the series. It's been said numerous times now that the upcoming title is a lot more "Western focused", so adding such a component is perhaps a further attempt at appealing to players outside of Japan. The multiplayer mode itself is...
News More 'Realistic' Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Invades the West on PS4 in April
Enough of your ant-ics
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is the next chaotic shooter from one of Japan's jankiest properties. With a slightly altered graphical style and a more serious tone (well, not entirely), Iron Rain is a "realistic" take on blowing giant ants to bits with laser beams. The gist of it is that this is still Earth Defense Force as...
Review Earth Defense Force 5 - Buggy in More Ways Than One
A real bugger by yourself
Earth Defense Force 5 is about as close as you can get to the definition of a guilty pleasure. It scoffs at the realism and deeper philosophical themes that are proliferating throughout modern video games as they become a more diverse and ubiquitous entertainment medium. EDF 5 unabashedly keeps both feet planted firmly in...
TGS 2018 Onechanbara Origin Remakes PS2 Originals for PS4
Be the Onechanbara
Those of you who enjoy watching buxom babes dead-head the deceased may be excited to learn that D3 Publisher has announced Onechanbara Origin, a full-scale PlayStation 4 remake of the first two titles in the Z-List series. The Onechanbara and its sequel originally launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2004 and 2005 respectively, but...
News Earth Defense Force 4.1 Shmup Wings It to PS4
But only in North America for now
Spin-off shmup Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wingdiver The Shooter has stealth launched in North America for $19.99. Originally available in Japan, the title flew to Steam in April, but now can be purchased on the PlayStation 4. “Players will step into the shoes of a soldier in Pale Team, an elite branch of the...
News EDF! EDF! EDF! Will Bug the West This Year
Earth Defense Force 5 coming soon
Earth Defense Force 5 will ham up the PlayStation 4 this year. The game – which is already available in Japan – popped up on Sony’s official YouTube channel earlier this week, with a “coming soon” notice. It’s yet to be officially confirmed by D3 Publisher, but pre-orders are live on the North American...
TGS 2017 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Is a Different Kind of EDF
Ant beater
Earth Defense Force is best known for its B-movie production values, as the melodramatic Earth Defense Force 5 trailer we posted earlier demonstrates. But another instalment is on the way courtesy of Yuke’s Media Creations: Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain. To us, this looks like a more mature, more pol
TGS 2017 Earth Defense Force 5 Brings Its Special Brand of Jank to PS4 on 7th December
EDF! EDF! EDF
There were two Earth Defense Force games shown during Sony’s TGS 2017 press conference, but lets start with the janky one, shall we? D3 Publisher has announced that Earth Defense Force 5 will plunge framerates with low-quality assets from 7th December in Japan. Again, there’s no word on a Western release date just yet, but we’d...
News Never, Ever Change Japanese Game Developers
Not safe for work, of course
School Girl Zombie Hunter. Is that not the most Japanese game name you've ever heard? This trailer for D3Publisher's zombie hunter almost looks like self-parody from where we're sitting, but no… It's a real game, releasing on the PlayStation 4. You may want to avoid watching this one at work – it all gets a bit...
TGS 2016 Japan Sure Knows Its Audience for PlayStation VR
Love simulation Happy Manager announced
Summer Lesson won't be the only risqué virtual reality release on PlayStation VR's docket in Japan. At the Tokyo Game Show this week, D3Publisher has announced Happy Manager – a "love simulation" which will see you take on the role of an apartment owner, where three attractive young ladies just so happen to...
TGS 2016 Earth Defense Force 5 Looks Suitably Ridiculous on PS4
EDF! EDF! EDF!
The Push Square office erupted into chants of "EDF! EDF! EDF!" earlier today when Earth Defense Force 5's existence was confirmed at Sony's Tokyo Game Show 2016 press conference. The title's first trailer is exactly what you'd expect: stupidly oversized bugs, utter chaos, and more clipping than your eyes can handle. The game launches...
News EDF! EDF! EDF! Save the Day on PS4, Vita Next Month
More monsters, more fun
B-movie bug busters Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair and Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space are looking to be released on 12th February in Europe. Earth Defence Force 2 will be hitting Vita consoles in Europe, which is considered a late release since it was distributed in North America during...
News Natsuiro High School Is Not the PS4, PS3 Photography Game We Had in Mind
Looks pants
We could totally go for a new Afrika right about now. Going on Safari, expensive Nikon in hand, may have been an acquired taste on the PlayStation 3 – but it was something wholly different in an industry dominated by shooters and sidescrollers. Natsuiro High School, an open world photography game from D3 Publisher, has potential, then...
News Earth Defense Force 4.1 on PS4 Manages to Cram Even More Madness on Your Screen
Utter chaos
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, an enhanced re-release of the PlayStation 3's Earth Defense Force 2025, launches in just over a week in its native Japan, but we've got a new nine minute trailer to bolster your hype levels as we wait patiently for a Western release date. As you can imagine, the chaotic shooter looks...
News You'll Be Taking Pictures of Panties in This PS4, PS3 Game
Knickering stuff
Japan hasn’t yet embraced the PlayStation 4 to the degree that we’d all like, but there are a stream of niche releases starting to make their way to the next-gen machine. Also due out on the PlayStation 3 next year, Nairo High School: Seishun Hakusho is a photography simulator, which will see you capturing daily life in the open...
TGS 2014 This Booth for PS4 Title OneChanbara Z2: Chaos Is Creepy
Keeping you abreast of the situation
We’re not ones to get our noses out of joint over a little titillation, but this OneChanbara Z2: Chaos booth at the Tokyo Game Show is a little too ridiculous for even our occasionally vulgar tastes. Sure, the game may be all about scantily clad women offing the undead – but did D3Publisher really have to...
News Splat Giant Bugs on PS4 With Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
Get off my planet
Earth Defense Force is one of the those franchises that clicks because of its simplistic, focused nature. Our planet is in danger, we grab guns, we shoot absolutely everything within a five mile radius, and we get a bigger gun as a reward for our services. It knows that it's a daft game, and it doesn't strive for anything other...
Rumour Is PS2 Classic Earth Defence Force 2 Coming to the Vita?
Fingers crossed
The PlayStation Vita is a pretty nifty piece of tech, but it is woefully lacking when it comes to giant robots. That shouldn't be a problem for much longer, though, as a recent report from Gematsu suggests that fondly remembered PlayStation 2 title Earth Defence Force 2 will soon be ported to the handheld. What's more, it's...
News OneChanbara Z2: Chaos Sure Isn't the Shyest Game on PS4
Not exactly backward in coming forward
The first trailer for upcoming PlayStation 4 zombie slayer OneChanbara Z2: Chaos doesn’t serve up too many surprises, as it appears to be just as outrageous as previous instalments. Once again, you’ll play as a scantily clad samurai, carving through Satan’s spawn in swimwear. This version seems to boast...
News OneChanbara Z2: Chaos Brings Out Its Best Bikinis on PS4
Undead and undressed
When dealing with violent zombie hordes, we’d probably want to keep our flesh covered up. Appropriate clothing is not a phrase that exists in OneChanbara Z2: Chaos’ lexicon, however, as the upcoming PlayStation 4 undead-a-thon will see you attempting to save the world in little other than a bikini top and a thong. It’s a...
Review Earth Defense Force 2025 (PlayStation 3)
Alien ant harm
The biggest bugs in Earth Defense Force 2025 are not the iconic silver-backed ants that grace its outrageously ostentatious box art. The latest entry in Sandlot’s cult co-operative shooter series is a technical disaster, running a gamut of performance blunders larger than its colossal robotic adversaries. However, franchise fans...
Review Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! (PlayStation 3)
We can't recommend a reason either
Adventure Time is ridiculously exuberant. Its characters are eccentric and weird, its storylines are convoluted and odd, and its humour is a mix of silly, low brow, and exceptionally well timed. It's a show of complexity and deep lore based on the insane. Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!...
News Earth Defense Force 2017 Protecting North American Vitas
A bug's life
To celebrate the release of Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable in Japan, D3 Publisher has announced that the game’s heading overseas. Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable – as it will be named on Western shores – will arrive on North American consoles at some point in the near future. Unfortunately, the company has yet to announce a...
News Earth Defense Forces 4 Protects PS3 Next Year
More buggy antics
The upcoming PlayStation Vita port of Earth Defense Forces 3 clearly isn’t enough to sate Japan’s hunger for oversized bugs – series overlord D3Publisher has announced that follow-up Earth Defense Forces 4 is also currently in development for PS3. The sequel promises to stick closely to the blueprint of previous entries,...
News There's Going to Be Another Earth Defense Forces Game
Insect armageddon
Not content with the upcoming Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable for PlayStation Vita, D3 Publisher has announced a fourth entry in the popular bug bashing series. The sequel – which is currently only confirmed for Japan – was revealed via a teaser website overnight. While the title is unlikely to skip on a Western release, the...
News Feast Your Eyes on a Few More Minutes of Earth Defence Forces 3 Portable
Bug's life
Entomophobics will do well to divert their attention now, because this extended Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable trailer is certainly not for the faint-hearted. It boasts more bugs than a giant ant farm on a sultry summer’s day. Seriously, even we’re starting to feel a little bit itchy...
News Watch This Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable Trailer
One, two, flea
If you’re still getting antsy over the lack of PlayStation Vita content, then this Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable trailer should help to improve your mood. The locust port includes lice HD visuals and thousands of weevil bugs to swat on the move. The game's due out later this year in Japan. We promise not to use another pun until...
News Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable Announced for Vita
Bug's life
As teased yesterday, Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable is officially heading to PlayStation Vita. The updated port of the Xbox 360 exclusive is set to release in Japan later this year, and will boast full four-player co-operative multiplayer via ad-hoc and online. In Japan, the game will retail for ¥6,090 on its own, or as part of a...
News Earth Defense Force Protecting Vita This Fall
Fly swat
D3 Publisher has announced that it’s bringing a new Earth Defense Force title to Japanese PlayStation Vitas this fall. Details are scarce, but we’re going to guess the game includes guns and bugs. Lots of bugs.
News Jeremy McGrath's Offroad Hits the Mud on 27th June
Mud fight
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad is set to pull away from the starting line on 27th June. The downloadable racer will feature a garage of upgradeable off-road vehicles, including rally cars, buggies and trucks. In single-player, you’ll be able to drive in the slipstream of Jeremy McGrath’s bid for the Pro2 Championship. The campaign will be...
News Famitsu Unloads Bevy Of PlayStation Vita Content
Famitsu's dropped the bomb on another pool of PlayStation Vita content earlier this week
New games include Luminous Electric Symphony (presumably the Vita's previously announced Lumines title) and a few unannounced games. The unannounced titles include GameArts' hunting action game Ragnarok Odyssey and D3's Dream Club Zero — the latter being a...
News D3 Publisher To Bring White Knight Chronicles 2 To North America
Despite Sony announcing White Knight Chronicles 2 for Europe a couple of weeks back, word of a North American release has been significantly more muted
That's because Sony's not publishing the game in the US, instead handing off the rights to D3 Publisher. The game will release on PS3 this summer, complete with the new game and the...
News Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Does The Buzz-iness On July 5th
We're always caught in two minds when we post news about a game like Earth Defense Force: Instect Armageddon: to pun or not to pun, that is the question
See, we could have just told you that, according to the game's official Facebook page, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is due out on July 5th. But that wouldn't really catch your attention...
News Earth Defence Force 2 Portable Grabs Double-Pack In Japan
Now here's a novel idea: D3 Publisher has announced that the limited edition for Earth Defence Force 2 Portable will include two full retail copies of the game
We know what you're thinking, "Why?" There's method behind the madness. EDF2P features plenty of co-op gameplay, and the limited edition double pack is available for ¥6,279 ($76)...
News Matt Hazard Hits The Playstation Network This Week, Y'all
For all that Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazard did wrong, you have to admire the faux "video game superstar" plot it tried to depict
Sure, the actual game became an irony of its own humour, but that's something its developers are keen to point out themselves. Vicious Cycle Software's president Eric Peterson describes The Return Of Matt Hazard on...
