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News Ghost of Tsushima Creators Made Ambassadors of the Actual Island
Nate Fox and Jason Connell awarded
The real-life island of Tsushima will be honouring the work of Sucker Punch Productions by making both the game director and creative director of Ghost of Tsushima permanent tourism ambassadors. Tsushima mayor Hiroki Hitakatsu said this is being done because the pair have "spread the name and history of Tsushima to...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.20 Out Now, Fixes Bugs for Legends Mode
Squash those bugs, samurai
The Legends mode for Ghost of Tsushima sees some love with the game's latest patch, bringing with it a number of bug fixes to smoothen the online experience. Available to download now, the update weighs in at 683.3MB. Sucker Punch Productions hasn't detailed what glitches patch 1.20 has attempted to fix, so we'll be sure...
News Ghost of Tsushima Fans Think the Game May Be Coming to PS5
Resume swiftly edited after slip
Is Ghost of Tsushima coming to the PlayStation 5? Well, it’s perhaps worth noting that the title is massively enhanced if you put a PlayStation 4 copy into Sony’s next-gen console anyway, as it runs at 60 frames-per-second in 4K courtesy of backwards compatibility. But fans have been pondering whether a native...
News Ghost of Tsushima Sequel Suggested by Sucker Punch Job Listing Once Again
Combat designer wanted
Yet more evidence that Sucker Punch is planning on making a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima: the developer is looking for a new combat designer who "must have played Ghost of Tsushima and understood its core combat systems." "Do you dissect the combat and core systems of all games you play? Do you delight in knowing the details...
Random Ghost of Tsushima Fans Help Boost Crowdfunding for Real Life Damaged Torii Gate
Funding goal surpassed by over 500%
Update (11/1/21): Just before Christmas, a story emerged about a torii gate on the real Tsushima island that had been damaged during a typhoon. A crowdfunding campaign was set up to raise money for repairs, and Ghost of Tsushima fans are partly responsible for helping make it a success. Now, the campaign is done,...
News Final Fantasy XVI Producer Thinks Ghost of Tsushima Was the Most Impressive Game of 2020
Island life
Final Fantasy XVI producer and Final Fantasy XIV Online saviour Naoki Yoshida recently gushed about Ghost of Tsushima in an interview with Japanese publication 4Gamer (as translated by Audrey on Twitter). When asked about what he thought was the most impressive game of 2020, Yoshida heaped praise on the PlayStation 4 exclusive. "It's...
News Ghost of Tsushima's 60FPS Boost on PS5 Is Simple But Super Effective
Digital Foundry takes a look
The tech heads over at Digital Foundry have taken the time to examine Ghost of Tsushima on PS5. The PS4 exclusive doesn't have a full 'upgrade' on Sony's current-gen system, but a relatively simple performance boost gives it a serious edge, as detailed in the video that we've embedded above. Putting the game through its...
Game of the Year #3 - Ghost of Tsushima
A will unbroken
Developer Sucker Punch really went above and beyond with Ghost of Tsushima — a soaring samurai epic that sliced our expectations to pieces. This is an outstanding open world game, elevated by an excellent combat system and a distinct sense of style that classic Japanese cinema would be proud of. The story of Jin Sakai is a...
PlayStation Legends
Just in time for the holidays, Ghost of Tsushima is enticing players with some superb looking armour sets based on some of PlayStation's most popular properties. There are four new outfits to unlock in the game's Legends multiplayer mode — one for each character class. We've got God of War armour for the Samurai role, Horizon...
Band together
Ghost of Tsushima has another update, which you can download now on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility). Patch 1.18 fixes a number of "minor bugs", while also addressing a couple of potential issues brought up by those who enjoy the Legends multiplayer mode. For starters, Sucker Punch wants to make gathering allies for the Raid...
News Ghost of Tsushima Wins 'Player's Voice' at The Game Awards
Go ninja go
Ghost of Tsushima is the first winner of this year's The Game Awards, scooping the 'Player's Voice' award ahead of the event later this week. As the name suggests, this one was decided by a public vote. Ghost managed to beat fellow PS4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part II, indie darling Hades, shooter sequel DOOM Eternal, and the recently...
News Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2 Battle for Player's Voice Win at The Game Awards
Get your votes in
The Game Awards is very nearly upon us, but Geoff Keighley has involved the community early. The Player's Voice award is up for grabs, and fans have been casting their votes for their favourite game of 2020. Which will win? It's looking very likely that a PlayStation 4 exclusive will take victory. Player's Voice is now in its...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.17 Out Now, Improves Multiplayer, Fixes a Few Bugs
Keeping sharp
Ghost of Tsushima has a new update on PS4 (and PS5 if you're playing through backwards compatibility). Patch 1.17 features a handful of bug fixes as well as improvements to both network stability and its Legends multiplayer mode. It's a 949MB download. As far as we can tell, no official patch notes have been released yet, but we'll be...
News Official Ghost of Tsushima Action Figure Is All Kinds of Cool
Premium Act-Jin
Sucker Punch has revealed an official Jin Sakai action figure — the protagonist from hit PS4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima, in case you didn't know. The 6.1 inch collectable is fully posable and packed with detail — it even comes with an assortment of weapons. It's crafted by Japanese figma specialists Good Smile Company, and it's...
News Ghost of Tsushima Sales Exceed Five Million in Just Four Months
New IP just gets better
Blimey, Ghost of Tsushima has done rather well for itself, hasn't it? The new IP from InFAMOUS developer Sucker Punch Productions has now sold more than five million copies worldwide since its PlayStation 4 launch back in July. This puts it on track to compete with Horizon Zero Dawn, which topped 7.6 million sales in its...
News Ghost of Tsushima a 'Commercial Delight' Beyond Sony's Expectations
Also a critical hit, obvs
Ghost of Tsushima has been a big hit for Sony, and as part of an interview with Games Industry.biz, boss Jim Ryan has admitted it actually exceeded the organisation’s expectations. Talking about the company’s approach to acquisitions and expansion, he said: “Let's talk about Ghost of Tsushima, which has been a...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Releases Some Crazy Gameplay Stats
The spirit dogs are happy
With gameplay stats like these, Ghost of Tsushima: Legends must be pretty darn popular. The co-op expansion, which launched for free earlier this month, has already racked up some seriously impressive player statistics. 11.7 million missions have been played, and 1.3 billion enemies have been defeated — 141 million of...
Hands On Ghost of Tsushima New Game+ Is a Great Addition That's Well Worth Playing
Back in the saddle
Thanks to update 1.12, Ghost of Tsushima now boasts New Game+ — a way to replay Jin's epic adventure with all of your skills, equipment, and cosmetics from a previous playthrough intact. New Game+ was pretty much the community's most requested feature, and we're happy to report that Sucker Punch has done a brilliant job of...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.13 Out Now on PS4, Fixes Legends and New Game+ Bugs
Platinum armour bug squashed
A small update for Ghost of Tsushima is now available to download on PS4. Patch 1.13 addresses a number of minor issues that were introduced with the game's massive 1.12 update, which added the co-op Legends mode and New Game+. Ghost of Tsushima Update 1.13 Patch Notes Resolved a bug causing frequent Network Error...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends' Raid Launches 30th October, Patch Due Today
Brace yourself
The culmination of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends’ initial storyline will unfold from 30th October, with the addition of the multiplayer mode’s hotly anticipated Raid. This promises devastating difficulty and will demand focus from all four samurais who participate in it; there’ll be no matchmaking, so you’ll need to assemble your...
To the mainland?
Sucker Punch, the developer behind the inFAMOUS series and Ghost of Tsushima, is hiring for new, unannounced projects. Shocking! But the real story here is that one job listing — narrative writer — seems to hint at what one of these projects might be. Surprise surprise, it sounds like Sucker Punch could be planning a sequel to...
Hands On Ghost of Tsushima's Free Co-Op Update Defies All Expectations
Legendary
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends has arrived courtesy of Ghost of Tsushima's free 1.12 update, and it's shockingly good. We had reasonably high expectations for this co-op excursion, but Sucker Punch's efforts have still blown us away. This isn't some throwaway multiplayer mode — the kind that we used to see bolted onto everything back in the...
News Watch the Opening of Ghost of Tsushima's Outstanding Legends Update
A new legend
If you haven’t played Ghost of Tsushima: Legends yet, then what are you waiting for? This is an incredible addition to an already sublime PlayStation 4 exclusive, transforming the samurai open worlder into a thoroughly enjoyable co-operative campaign. There are multiple classes for you to choose, gear to unlock, story missions to...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.12 Out Now on PS4, Adds Legends Co-Op, New Game +, and Much More
The big one
It's an exciting day for Ghost of Tsushima fans as the game has just received its biggest update yet. Available to download now on PS4, patch 1.12 weighs in at 9.9GB, and adds a crazy amount of new stuff to the open world epic. The headline act here is of course Ghost of Tsushima Legends — a full co-op mode complete with character...
All together now
Ghost of Tsushima's huge 1.1 update is less than a day away (at the time of writing), and developer Sucker Punch has acknowledged that fan feedback and suggestions from the game's community have helped shape what's in store. Posting on Reddit, the official Sucker Punch account writes: "Thank you to everyone here for your feedback...
News Ghost of Tsushima Supports 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5, Better Load Times
Good job, samurai
Who needs an upgraded PlayStation 5 version of Ghost of Tsushima? When Sony's next-gen system arrives next month, the latest title from Sucker Punch Productions will automatically support 60 frames-per-second and even better load times through backwards compatibility. You'll need to enable Game Boost to make this happen, but we...
News Pet Pups to Make Them Your Allies in Ghost of Tsushima's Update
Give the enemies a woof time
This is so awesome: Ghost of Tsushima’s upcoming New Game Plus mode will include a new charm named Canine Recruitment, which will allow you to pet dogs and turn them into allies. That means that they’ll sniff out Mongols and attack them for you, giving you the perfect opportunity to strike. Be sure to say “Good...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Arrives 16th October, Update 1.1 Adds New Game+
Raid coming after launch
Sucker Punch Productions has today confirmed that Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, a new online co-op mode for the PlayStation 4 exclusive, will launch on 16th October 2020 for free. It will also release alongside update 1.1 which contains some major new features for the single player story, including New Game +, another...
News Ghost of Tsushima Looks Insane at 60 Frames-Per-Second
Smooth samurai
There’s no word on whether Ghost of Tsushima will be upgraded for PlayStation 5 just yet, but here’s what you could expect from a hypothetical next-gen version. Rendered out by SnazzyAI, this reconstructed 4K, 60 frames-per-second footage is absolutely stunning, with the improved framerate adding an extra sprinkle of magic to...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.07 Boosts Stick Tolerance and Fixes More Bugs
Available to download now
Sucker Punch Productions has been very good about releasing a new patch for Ghost of Tsushima on a weekly basis ever since launch last month, and it's no different this time around. Patch 1.07 can be downloaded right now on PlayStation 4, bringing with it some smaller tweaks, fixes, and additions. The biggest of which is...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Will Not Have Any Microtransactions
And there are no plans to add them
Microtransactions are the bane of many gamer's existence, so much so they will actively avoid certain titles completely purely because they exist. That's taking things a little overboard in our opinion, but you will be happy to learn that the newly announced add-on to Ghost of Tsushima will not include any of them...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Is a Free Co-Op Multiplayer Mode
Coming this year
Fresh from its record-breaking single player success, Ghost of Tsushima will enter the realm of online co-op later this year, as Sucker Punch refreshes the open worlder with a free update. Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the all-new Ghost of Tsushima: Legends mode will whisk up to four players away
News The First 50 People to Platinum Ghost of Tsushima In Company Contest Got a Cool Prize from Sony
Keep your guard up
Apparently, Sony recently ran an "internal competition" regarding Ghost of Tsushima. As @Birdman_Drew -- game designer at Horizon developer Guerrilla Games -- explains, the first 50 employees to obtain the the title's Platinum Trophy were rewarded with a nice little prize. Arriving in a seriously neat wooden box, the top 50...
News Ghost of Tsushima Is Sony's Fourth Best Launch in US History
Sucker punch
Wow, the records keep getting broken for PlayStation’s first-party titles. According to the July NPD report, Ghost of Tsushima enjoyed the fourth biggest launch month dollar sales in US history for a Sony published title. That means, only Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us: Part II, and God
News Ghost of Tsushima Has the Most Impressive Metacritic User Score of the Console Generation
For the Jin
We bloody love Ghost of Tsushima here at Push Square, but the open world adventure didn't resonate so well with everyone. The game sits at a very respectable but not quite mind-blowing 83 Metascore on Metacritic, but much like fellow PlayStation 4 exclusive Days Gone, Ghost has gone down brilliantly with its wider audience. The game...
News Ghost of Tsushima DLC and Digital Deluxe Goodies Can Now Be Bought as an Upgrade Pack
In-game items, PS4 theme, more
If you want the digital goodies that came with the Digital Deluxe version of Ghost of Tsushima, you can now purchase them separately as an upgrade pack. Priced at £8.99 in the UK and $10.99 in the US, the 'Digital Deluxe Upgrade' includes various in-game items and a few digital extras. Here's what's included, per the...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.06 Buffs Traveller's Attire, Fixes Some Bugs
On the road again
Update: Patch 1.06 is available to download now on PS4. It weighs in at a very reasonable 1.7GB. Here's a quick look at what the Traveller's Attire is now capable of, courtesy of Reddit. As you can see, a large firefly now leads you to collectables when you have the outfit equipped. Original Story: Ghost of Tsushima's gett
Feature Ghost of Tsushima - 7 Things We Want from Future Updates
Jinius additions
It's safe to say we adore Ghost of Tsushima. In our 9/10 review, we called it "one of the greatest open world games of the generation", and we stick by that statement having spent over 60 hours with the release. But playing any game for that amount of time reveals flaws, and makes you consider ways in which the experience could be...
Random A Bird Will Land on Ghost of Tsushima Hero Jin's Hand if You're Idle Long Enough
Bird man
Idle animations are always fun, but here’s a rare Ghost of Tsushima flourish that fans are just beginning to discover. Those of you who’ve played the open world game will know that protagonist Jin Sakai is very much at one with nature, whether it’s following foxes to shrines or the wind to key points of interest in the sandbox. But...
Random Ghost of Tsushima Player Creates 'Ishikawa Stock', a Super Advanced Tactic for Storing Arrows
Hold these
Okay look, we know that we've been posting quite a few of these 'Random' Ghost of Tsushima articles lately, but the community just keeps coming up with brilliant stuff. This latest gem is what Twitter user @xxSeri hilariously calls "Ishikawa stock". The gist of it is that Jin can only carry so many arrows at any one time, and if you're u
News PlayStation Shares Some Gobsmacking Ghost of Tsushima Player Stats
How many foxes have you petted?
PlayStation has shared a bunch of impressive-sounding Ghost of Tsushima statistics. The open world game's been out for a couple of weeks now, and it's fair to say that players have been busy. The key takeaways? People really like the Standoff mechanic. They also really like taking photos. Can't exactly blame them, can...
Overwhelming force
After having topped the Japanese software charts at launch, Ghost of Tsushima has been forced from its throne by the seemingly unstoppable Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Still, the PlayStation 4 exclusive has maintained a steady momentum, selling an additional 53,000 copies. It's the kind of drop that we expect to see from n
Random Ghost of Tsushima Player Finds a Way to Turn Jin's Life into a Never-Ending Arrow Hell
Believe you can fly
We've all seen that Ghost of Tsushima player get absolutely wrecked by a barrage of Mongol arrows, right? Well Reddit user lys1030 has somehow made Jin Sakai's life even more miserable. They attack the same Mongol war camp that can't be captured until later in the story, resulting in a never-ending hail of arrows. These p
"To be honest, we were beaten"
Toshihiro Nagoshi the charismatic and colourful character behind the Yakuza series, has spoken at length about his appreciation for the recently released PS4 exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima. Despite being set on the Japanese island of the same name, Ghost of Tsushima was developed by Bellevue-based studio Sucker Punch,...
Random This Guy Takes His Ghost of Tsushima Standoffs Seriously
He is samurai
The standoff is one of the neatest mechanics in Ghost of Tsushima, as enemies feign attacks while you hold your nerve and pick the right moment to attack them. Reddit poster codmycave has kicked the immersion in these moments up a notch, however, by wielding his own headband and sword and… Well, give the video a watch. The coolest...
News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 1.05 Adds Lethal Difficulty, Easier Combat Setting, and Text Options
Time to die
Update: Ghost of Tsushima patch 1.05 is now live around the world, weighing in at 2.78GB. Get it downloaded and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. Original Article: A new update for Ghost of Tsushima will be released today (that's the 27th July if you're reading this in the future) on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.05...
News Ghost of Tsushima Players Are Already Pining for New Game +
And so are we
Ghost of Tsushima isn't a short game, but it has been out a whole week and some players have already polished it off. And as you'd expect of a quality release, a lot of fans want more. Sadly, Sucker Punch's open world epic doesn't come equipped with a New Game + mode -- a way to restart the story with all of your gear and abilities...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Tsushima?
Sharpened steel
Ghost of Tsushima has been out for a full week now, and as always, we want to know your thoughts. The game's already been a huge success for Sony -- news just broke that the title sold through a whopping 2.4 million copies in just its first three days on the market -- but do you think that it deserves the hype? That's what we're here...
Gallery Here Are Our Community's Best Ghost of Tsushima Photo Mode Screenshots
Sakai style
At the start of this week, we asked you to send in your very best Ghost of Tsushima screenshots taken with the game's excellent Photo Mode. And boy did you lot deliver. We've got more than 40 entries featuring Jin Sakai, the island of Tsushima, and its Mongolian invaders to admire, so thank you to everyone who participated. None of them...
News Ghost of Tsushima Sells a Staggering 2.4 Million Copies in 3 Days
Another blockbuster IP for Sony
Sony has done it again: the PlayStation maker and publishing powerhouse has created yet another blockbuster property. Alongside the likes of Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima can be labelled an undeniable hit, as it managed to sell a staggering 2.4 million copies in just three days. Sony has made a...
