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Round Up Overwatch PS4 Reviews Are Ridiculously Positive
Surprise, surprise
The nature of Overwatch means that most critics are only really just getting stuck into the final game, and that includes ourselves. However, a handful of publications already feel like they've seen enough of Blizzard's latest to review it – and, unsurprisingly, the early signs are positive. In fact, they're so good that the...
Round Up Homefront: The Revolution PS4 Reviews Stage an Uprising
Scores of scores
Do you remember Homefront: The Revolution? A bit of inside baseball here: your humble host was too busy animating cacodemons to chase up our review which should have been live today. In other words, even though it's written on the Push Square Towers white board in block capitals, we still forgot about it. Surely the game's better...
Round Up Square Enix Uncovers All on Final Fantasy XV
Throws the kitchen sink at PS4 role-playing game
Square Enix is not cutting corners when it comes to Final Fantasy XV. In a lavish live event overnight, the publisher announced demos, animes, feature-length films, and more - all dedicated to Noctis and friends. Just in case you missed the show, here's everything that you need to know: 10 Years...
Round Up Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 PS4 Reviews Start to Sprout
Green, green grass of dope
Critics have started slathering fertiliser on top of their Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 reviews, and we're starting to see the fruits of their labour. A handful of American sites have published reviews for the under-the-radar floral-based foray today, and because we haven't got our copy yet, we've planted them...
Round Up Street Fighter V PS4 Reviews Rise Up
Round one
It's time to rise up and be counted, as Street Fighter V is almost here. The latest entry in Capcom's uber-popular punch-up property is being pitched as a sort of pseudo-service, and phase one rolls out this week, exclusively on the PlayStation 4 and PC. But with a lack of single player content threatening to steal the series' championship...
Round Up Unravel PS4 Reviews Reveal EA's Epic Yarn
String thing
Yarny, the now iconic Unravel protagonist, stole hearts at E3 last year – and he's about to, well, unravel his inaugural yarn on your PlayStation 4. EA opted not to send us this one, so you're going to have to make do with other assessments until we post our own. The response seems mixed, mind – as you may have anticipated...
Round Up Witness the Reviews for The Witness on PS4
That headline sounded better in our head
The Witness is here. After approximately eight years of development, a budget bigger than every cent earned by Braid, and a press campaign that included rocking up at the PlayStation 4's reveal event, Jonathan Blow has finally put the lid on his 80 hour puzzler. But is it any good? Well, we don't know,...
Round Up All Our Game of the Year Coverage in One Place
That's a wrap
Game of the Year is finished for another year – and this time we were organised, ahead of schedule, and not too stressed. For this author in particular, putting together our end of year lists is always a highlight, as it provides a great way to bring the team together and collaborate on a series of seasonal articles. But because...
Round Up What Was Revealed at PlayStation Experience 2015?
All of the headlines
Another exhausting but entertaining day here at Push Square Towers is slowly drawing to a close, but if you couldn't catch Sony's PlayStation Experience 2015 press conference live, we're not going to leave you hanging out to dry. We've compiled all of the announcements from Sony's media briefing, and we'll be updating this...
Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2015?
Show stoppers
As was the case last year, The Game Awards 2015 proved a well-intentioned event, with a handful of decent reveals and some pleasant little featurettes. Credit must go to Geoff Keighley, who's managed to transform this show from a cringe-fest on Spike TV into something that gamers can generally be relatively satisfied with. Of course,...
Round Up Just Cause 3 PS4 Reviews Go Loud
Rico arena
Just Cause 3 brings a bomb or two to sedate tropical island Medici this week – but are critics blown away by its boisterous open world action? Our review code was sent incredibly late – surprise, surprise – but our field operative Alex Stinton has been playing the retail version, and reckons that while Avalanche's latest offers more...
Round Up Star Wars Battlefront PS4 Reviews Feel the Force
Out of this world?
Star Wars Battlefront couldn't be launching at a better time. The world is currently gripped with force fever, as J.J. Abrams' hotly anticipated The Force Awakens readies itself for release. DICE appears poised to take advantage of the situation, with its flashy multiplayer focused Battlefront reboot possessing all of the...
Round Up Fallout 4 PS4 Reviews Are Radioactive
Megaton
We've had Robert Ramsey locked in the Push Square vault for weeks now, and he's emerged with a 9/10 review for Fallout 4 on the PlayStation 4. Of course, while we've got more post-apocalyptic content lined up than you can shake an irradiated stick at, it's always interesting to see what's being said around the web. Here are some choice...
Round Up Push Square's October 2015 Reviews
Not so spooky
October was one heck of a busy month for us here at Push Square. We reviewed an absolutely massive 44 titles across 31 days – which is surely some sort of record. There were big scores aplenty, as well as some big releases - but it wouldn't have been the year's spookiest month without some real horrors to go along with the good...
Round Up Call of Duty: Black Ops III PS4 Reviews Score a Low Level Killstreak
Shades of grey
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is out – but reviews are only just popping up around the web. Chances are you already knew whether you were going to buy the first-person shooter beforehand, but if you have been waiting for some critical opinion, we've included a slew of appraisals for your perusal pleasure below. Our review is still...
Round Up Need for Speed PS4 Reviews Apply the Hand Brake
Not so good, bruh
It doesn't really feel like there's a new Need for Speed coming out. While racing games have certainly declined in popularity, this franchise used to cause fervour among fans – but Ghost Games' latest has barely hit second gear yet. The reviews aren't going to help much, as while the response has been solid, it's not exactly...
Round Up What Did Sony Show at Paris Games Week 2015?
Jeux videos
It's time to wrap a big fat bow around our Paris Games Week 2015 coverage – well, until we've got some kip anyway. How's that for some English slang, American readers? We digress. The point is that it's time to wrap up all of the major announcements from Sony's press conference earlier today – just in case you lot missed them. We...
Round Up PS4 Exclusive Dragon Quest Heroes Reviews Beat the Snot Out of Slimes
Goo-ing for gold
Well, the time has finally come: there's once again a Dragon Quest game on a PlayStation home console - and it's actually pretty darn good. Early reviews of the Omega Force developed action role-playing release are now going live around the 'net, and the slime slaying simulator is getting a lot of positive attention. It's also worth...
Round Up Transformers Devastation PS4 Reviews Start Rolling Out
Ultra magnum opus
Activision can be a strange company. The organisation goes out of its way to ensure that the likes of Destiny and Call of Duty are covered correctly, but while it's seemingly happy to invest money into middle-tier titles like Transformers: Devastation and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, it doesn't appear to have any faith in them at all...
Round Up Rock Band 4 PS4 Reviews Play a Blinder
\m/
Plastic instruments are back, and Rock Band 4 is the first to blink. The first entry in the series since 2010, Harmonix is bringing the band together for one last gig. Boasting backward compatibility with most old kit and downloadable content, this title promises a potential setlist of over 1,500 songs out of the box. But the big question is:...
Round Up Push Square's September 2015 Reviews
Showtime
September seemed to race by, and not just because we abandoned our posts to play some games at EGX 2015, either. As they say, time flies when you're having fun, and there was certainly some enjoyment to be had with last month's release schedule. Packed with a few heavy AAA hitters and a slew of solid, smaller titles, here at Push Square we...
Round Up Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Reviews Climb to the Top
Fortune and glory
If you didn't have a chance to play Naughty Dog's action adventure trilogy on PlayStation 3, then we reckon that you're in for a real treat with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection on PlayStation 4 - and the freshly released reviews for these particular remastered adventures back us up on that line of reasoning. With high scores...
Round Up FIFA 16 PS4 Reviews Attack the Last Man
On target
The battle for soccer supremacy is back on, with PES 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer wowing critics earlier in the month. FIFA 16 will, of course, outpace Konami's classic in the sales department, but can it beat it in the reviews, too? The answer, it would appear, is not quite – but this is an AGUERRRO-esque to-the-wire race. We've included...
Round Up What Did Sony Announce for PS4, PS3, Vita During Its Pre-TGS Presser?
All of the news
Two press conferences down, two home runs. Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show media briefing was never going to better its fantastical E3 2015 offering, but with decent pacing and a lot of content, it was another strong showing from the Japanese giant. Sure, the presser lacked a knock-out finish – the ten or so minutes spent talking about...
Round Up PES 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer PS4 Reviews Hit the Back of the Net
Nailed it like Neymar
Konami may not make many games anymore, but it's pumping out some real hits this holiday. Hot on the heels of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's critical success, the publisher has deployed another high scorer in the form of PES 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer. Like an out of form striker, this series really struggled to hit its...
Round Up Push Square's August 2015 Reviews
Racing towards the storm
August was a busy month for everyone here at Push Square, as we pumped out a whopping 39 reviews - which is surely some sort of record. The sheer amount of new releases perhaps came as no surprise, though, seeing as we're now hurtling towards the holiday rush at speeds that we're not entirely comfortable with. Future fears...
Round Up Mad Max PS4 Reviews Hit the Highway
Wasteland or waste of space?
Mad Max has been in development so long that God of War II director Cory Barlog joined developer Avalanche Studios after the completion of the aforementioned PlayStation 2 sequel to work on it. He's since held various other roles in the industry, and not too long ago returned to Sony Santa Monica to work on some kind of...
Round Up Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain PS4 Reviews Take Top Marks
Big boss
The sizzling summer months may be slowly edging towards a conclusion, but things are heating up in the video game release calendar. And few titles come hotter than Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – a game that would be heavily anticipated under ordinary circumstances, but finds itself a likely series swansong for creator Hideo...
Round Up Volume PS4 Reviews Turn It Up to 11
Loud and proud
How loud is Volume? Seeing as we don't actually have it yet, we couldn't tell you – but judging by some early reviews from those that do, it's pretty darn loud. The stealth game from Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell is being drowned in the sound of positive critical acclaim; here are some choice excerpts on the PlayStation 4...
Round Up God of War III Remastered PS4 Reviews Seek Revenge
There will only be chaos
Chaos will finally arrive on the PlayStation 4 this week, as God of War III Remastered swings onto Sony's new-gen machine. A stopgap prior to the inevitable God of War IV, this remaster of Sony Santa Monica's cult classic will run in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second, so you'll be able to observe every snapped sinew in glorious...
Round Up Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 Reviews Are Bat Crazy
Bat to its best?
The fun never ends here at Push Square Towers. Yes, the lights may have been turned off at the LA Convention Centre, but Batman: Arkham Knight is right around the corner – and reviews for the hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 title are already starting to appear. You'll have to wait a little while longer for us to formulate our...
Round Up Your Ultimate Guide to All of E3 2015's Biggest News, Trailers, and Announcements
What a week that was
Can you believe it? E3 2015 just about done after almost a solid week of hectic coverage. For us, it's time for a break, but for you, the next couple of weeks are going to seem decidedly drab in comparison - perhaps even boring. Still, this year's Los Angeles-based expo proved to be well worth the fuss, granting us five big...
Round Up What Did Square Enix Announce During Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
Stop press
Another newbie at this year's E3 when it comes to publisher press conferences, Square Enix grabbed the bull by the horns and took the expo to task. The Japanese company showcased the likes of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Kingdom Hearts III, and Just Cause 3, but it was Nier that managed to get the most attention. If you missed any of the big...
Round Up What Did Sony Announce During Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
GOAT
The biggest press conference for PlayStation fans is over, and Sony – as its wont to do at these kind of events – dropped a truckload of announcements. The highlight of the organisation's jaw-dropping showing is impossible to pick, but honourable mentions must go to The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII, and Shenmue III. Of course, you...
Round Up What Did Ubisoft Announce During Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
Ubiquitous software
French publisher Ubisoft has a hit and miss history when it comes to its E3 press conferences, but it's an expo mainstay all the same. This year, the company showcased Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Tom Clancy's The Division, and a new game named For Honor, while Ghost Recon: Wildlands was also announced. If you missed the show or...
Round Up What Did EA Announce During Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
EAt that
An E3 mainstay, EA's press conference didn't disappoint this year. A slew of AAA titles keep the publishing juggernaut rolling, so it's unsurprising that its presser was full of big budget monsters. Alongside annual sports releases such as FIFA and Madden, we finally got our first semi-decent look at Mass Effect: Andromeda, while Plants vs...
Round Up What Did Bethesda Announce During Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
Megatons
Seeing as Bethesda is the new boy to the E3 2015 media briefing crowd, the publisher didn't hold back any punches during its inaugural press conference. Some of the games on display included DOOM and Dishonored 2 – but unsurprisingly, it was Fallout 4 that truly stole the show. Don't worry if you missed the presser, though, as we're...
Round Up The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PS4 Reviews Echo Across the Land
The hunt is on
With the smell of blood in the air and the corpses of monsters littering the ground, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has finally been stabbed, skewered, and sliced in half by critics as they attempt to find out what makes CD Projekt Red's ambitious current-gen project tick. Fortunately for grizzled protagonist Geralt of Rivia, the Gods are...
Round Up Project CARS PS4 Reviews Target a Podium Place
Crossing the line
This is it, then: simulation racing finally arrives on the PlayStation 4. With the Gran Turismo series not yet ready for the new-gen showroom, Project CARS is aiming to take its place – at least for the foreseeable future, anyway. Slightly Mad Studios' pretty release has had an interesting route to market, starting out as a...
Round Up Mortal Kombat X PS4 Reviews Go for the Throat
Kut from the right kloth
There's been a real dearth of fighting games on the PlayStation 4 – with Injustice: Gods Among Us and Guilty Gear Xrd Sign the only names that immediately spring to mind – so Mortal Kombat X is arriving right on time. In addition to some tasty combat mechanics, NetherRealm's promising all of the features that have made...
Round Up Our Ultimate Guide to Beating Bloodborne on PS4
Hunter's handbook
From Software's first PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne is exceptional – we should know, we've spent the past couple of weeks exploring every nook and cranny of its gothic nightmare realm Yharnam in order to bring you a series of guides. From picking the perfect starting weapon to beating all of the bosses, we've assembled a...
Round Up Your Ultimate Guide to PS4 Firmware Update 2.50
Bringing everything together
This has been a much calmer PlayStation 4 firmware update day than those that have come before; that leaked beta test must have helped. While it's possible that issues may yet crop up, PS4 firmware update v2.50 has rolled out flawlessly thus far – well, as long as you're able to overlook that
Round Up Borderlands: The Handsome Collection PS4 Reviews Look in the Mirror
Jack's back
They should make a movie: Not Another PlayStation 4 Remaster. Seriously, though, while Borderlands: The Handsome Collection may not include the first game in the series, it's looking like a pretty comprehensive package. Including both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, the real thing that should sell this set is the fact that...
Round Up Bloodborne PS4 Reviews Reveal Sony's Killer App
Fearless
As the great Taylor Swift once sang, we don't know how it gets bigger than this. Or was that "better than this" – we forget. The point is that Bloodborne is out imminently, and the press have been testing their collective patience against From Software's latest foray. We're still getting a feel for the release's many repugnant enemies, so...
Round Up Battlefield Hardline PS4 Reviews Play Cops and Robbers with Critics
Bailed out
Battlefield Hardline is undoubtedly the big new release of the week, but with reviews held back until launch day, are the press playing good cop or bad cop with this spin-off first-person shooter? Well, the game's certainly not getting panned – though some sites have intelligently held back their scores until they can test the title in...
Round Up Hotline Miami 2 Reviews Dial the Right Number
Number games
Dennaton Games' flashy Hotline Miami sequel may bear the subtitle Wrong Number, but there's clearly nothing wrong with the follow-up's review scores. Indeed, while March is packed to the brim with blockbusters, it's the indie titles that are taking all of the plaudits, as the murder-'em-up attracts a bevy of big scores. We've been put...
Round Up Final Fantasy XV PS4 Demo Impressions Hit the Highway
Emo cid
We tend to reserve Round Ups for reviews, but we reckon that Final Fantasy XV's hotly anticipated Episode Duscae demo is just about deserving of a recap – especially seeing as some esteemed members of the press have been able to play through a chunk of it ahead of its release later this month. We'll, of course, bring you our own...
Round Up Zombie Army Trilogy PS4 Reviews Rise from Their Grave
You did Nazi this one coming
There are games like Journey and The Last of Us, which attempt to challenge us emotionally – but sometimes you just want to embed bullets in rotten flesh. Zombie Army Trilogy, a PlayStation 4 compilation of Rebellion's undead-'em-up, has shuffled onto Sony's next-gen system this week, and promises to make the hunt for...
Round Up Resident Evil: Revelations 2 PS4 Reviews Are a Sight for Sore Eyes
You've got Redfield on you
With so many games adopting different pricing models and release structures these days, it's becoming increasingly difficult to figure out a review strategy that makes sense. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 really takes the biscuit, though, launching on a disc in March – but also as part of four weekly episodes on the...
Round Up The Order: 1886 PS4 Reviews Fail to Make History
Not in the way intended, anyway
The writing's been on the wall for a little while now, but with our hands tied by a publisher imposed embargo, we haven't been able to say a whole lot about The Order: 1886 – until now. Fortunately, we can finally tell you that, despite being one of the most visually impressive releases ever made, Ready at Dawn's...
