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Push Rewind Was Knack Really That Bad?
The right to exist
The week that was is no more. We're bringing back the Push Rewind name after nearly a year of dormancy, but with a brand new meaning. Instead of a round-up of the previous week's news, we'll be taking a deep dive into games that are about to receive a sequel. This will exclude reboots, spiritual successors, side stories,...
Fore play
Few franchises last as long as Everybody’s Golf, but it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The arcade sports series has been a staple on every single PlayStation platform to date, and its latest edition is by far its most ambitious yet. But after a protracted production cycle, has veteran developer Clap-Hanz managed to sink...
Review RIGS: Mechanized Combat League (PS4)
Big RIGS
Republished on Wednesday 30th August 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of September's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. It's got all of the ingredients needed for a title charge, but RIGS: Mechanized Combat League never quite escapes the doldrums of a...
Review inFAMOUS: Second Son (PlayStation 4)
Heart-shaped sandbox
Republished on Wednesday 30th August 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of September's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Sucker Punch’s primary superpower is its ability to craft compelling connections through the controller. inFAMOUS: Second Son...
News PS4 Is the Best Place for Sports, Claims New Commercial
It's in the game
Sony’s putting that new FIFA 18 deal to good use, launching a new advertising campaign that claims the PlayStation 4 is the best place for sports. To be fair, when you’ve got exclusives like MLB The Show 17 and Gran Turismo Sport in your arsenal, that’s kinda hard to argue against. The clip also includes NBA 2K18 but is...
Guide How to Play Like a Pro in Everybody's Golf on PS4
Spin strategies! Power shots! Learning the course!
Everybody’s Golf is a deceptively easy game to pick up, but it gets pretty challenging fast. While we’re sure you’ve mastered the art of triple-clicking your way to the odd birdie by now, you’re probably wondering how to significantly improve your score. Fortunately, we’ve badgered...
Rumour September's PlayStation Plus Lineup May Be Amazing Again
Partial lineup leaked?
Part of September’s big PlayStation Plus update has leaked – and it’s looking like another killer month for Sony’s subscription service. An errant Facebook advert has hinted that the headliners on the PlayStation 4 may be open world superhero sequel inFAMOUS: Second Son and whimsical role-playing release Child of L
News Bravo Team Is Oscar Mike to PlayStation VR on 5th December
Call of duty
PlayStation VR co-op shooter Bravo Team will take down tangos from 5th December in North America and 6th December in Europe, with full PlayStation VR Aim Controller support. The shooter – developed by Until Dawn maker Supermassive Games – whisks you away to a fictional Eastern European city, where you’ll need your wits about you...
News Until Dawn Prequel The Inpatient Arrives on 21st November
Hell on Earth
Prepare your straitjacket and PlayStation VR headset, as you’re about to be transported to a 1950s mental health asylum in The Inpatient on the PlayStation 4. Set to release on 21st November in North America and 22nd November in Europe, the Until Dawn prequel sees you assume the role of a patient with no prior knowledge of how he was...
News Try Out Knack 2 with Free PS4 Demo Today
Knack's back, baby
Knack 2 has secured a sneaky PlayStation 4 demo ahead of its 5th September release. Already available on the European PlayStation Store – and presumably set to follow on American storefronts when they update later today – the taster takes you through the title’s Monastery level, which is a bit of a tutorial as we understand...
News Sony Schedules One More 2017 PlayStation Press Conference
Tokyo Game Show pre-show is go
Back at E3 2017 when some expressed disappointment at the lack of new PlayStation 4 game reveals during Sony’s press conference, we did point out that the platform holder tends to hold multiple briefings towards the tail end of the year. And it’s just announced that, in addition to Paris Games Week and PlayStation...
Soapbox Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Western Ghats Chapter Is One of the Series' Best
Liam's raving about the open world
The jeep trekking sections of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End made up some of my favourite moments from our 2016 Game of the Year. It was Naughty Dog’s first foray into building an open world environment for a Nathan Drake adventure, and for its initial effort, the developer was incredibly successful. Madagascar...
News God of War PS4 Will Be the Most Brutal Entry Yet
Ouch
Sony’s upcoming God of War soft-reboot will be the “most brutal” entry yet, PlayStation marketing bigwig Asad Qizilbash said at the GameStop Expo this weekend. That’d be some feat, seeing as God of War III saw you literally rip Helios’ head off – and also stick your thumbs in Poseidon’s eyes. How do you even top that? In addition...
News PS4 Games Discounted in New North American Flash Sale
Something for the weekend
There’s a new North American PlayStation Store Flash Sale live – and plenty of PlayStation 4 games are part of it. There aren’t any huge highlights this time, but some titles that may take your fancy include stealth game Aragami for $7.99, Crypt of the Necrodancer for $2.99, Furi for $7.99, and Resident Evil 4 for...
Talking Point What Free September 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
And when will the PS Plus lineup be revealed?
September 2017’s PlayStation Plus lineup is right around the corner, and after a great update last month with Just Cause 3 and Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry, everyone’s pondering what the next crop of PS Plus games will be. We’ve got you covered with our monthly PS+ predictions post. When will...
Soapbox Why PS4's Big 2017 Titles Handle Female Leads the Right Way
Sammy's gabbing on about girl power
I don’t care whether your game stars a lady or a Lombax: I just love good characters. It just so happens that two of my favourite characters in 2017 have been females – and they’ve both been at the beating heart of two of the PlayStation 4’s biggest exclusives. I’m, of course, referring to Aloy from...
News Good Luck Getting a Condor for Everybody's Golf's Platinum
Taking the McIlroy
Everybody’s Golf is out next week (!!!) and its roster of Trophies have hit Sony’s servers. This seems like a good list, encouraging you to play through and complete pretty much everything in the game. There is one trinket that sticks out, though: score a condor in a recorded official round. Yeah, that’s going to take some...
News Knack 2 Continues to Look Legitimately Awesome
Got the Knack
This is not a joke: Knack 2 looks really fun. It’s no surprise, of course, as we said a similar thing at E3 2017 – but given the meme status of the original, it’s worth reminding everyone that the sequel looks like a monumental improvement. Don’t get us wrong, it’s not going to win any Game of the Year awards – but the...
Poll Are You Loving Uncharted: The Lost Legacy on PS4?
Indian summer
Despite being developed in less than a year, we believe there’s a case to be made for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy being the best in the series. While the stakes aren’t anywhere near as high as they were in Nathan Drake’s last ever adventure, there’s no doubt that Chloe and Nadine’s outing has a much better mix of mechanics –...
News Licensed PlayStation Hoodies Celebrate Two Iconic Consoles
Live in your world
If flaunting your PlayStation fandom is something you like to do, then Merchoid have a couple of new licensed hoodies designed for you. Inspired by the PSone and PlayStation 2, the £44.99 pullovers celebrate Sony’s classic consoles by reflecting their colour schemes and designs. The PSone top, for example, has a large circular...
News Naughty Dog Is Hiring, Like, Everyone for The Last of Us: Part II
Studio on enormous recruitment spree
Looks like The Last of Us: Part II is about to enter full production, as Naughty Dog is hiring for… Well, a frightening number of new positions. The award-winning developer’s looking for everything from artists to programmers to designers to animators to… Well, you get the picture. You can find out more...
Weirdness Sony Created a Scene from Uncharted: The Lost Legacy with Indian Spices
Company's gone jalfrezi
In order to curry favour with gamers, Sony has recreated a scene from Uncharted: The Lost Legacy using Indian spices. The platform holder recruited the services of famed food art superstar Carl Warner to re-imagine the Western Ghats stage from Chloe and Nadine’s all-new Eastern adventure using okra, turmeric, and much more...
Gamescom 2017 Microsoft's Still Talking to Sony About Cross-Console Play
Put 'em on voice mail
Anyone bored of this one yet? We know we’re supposed to be as outraged at Sony’s cross-console play obstruction as day one DLC and DRM, but – it’s just not going to happen, is it? Hounded about the prospect at Gamescom 2017 – as all PlayStation and Microsoft executives will be from now until the end of time – Xbox...
Video Here's How Jak & Daxter Scrubs Up on PS4
The precursor legacy
Throwback platformers are enjoying something of a renaissance in 2017, but outside of a certain plumber scheduled to arrive imminently on the Nintendo Switch, you may be hard pressed to find a better collectathon than Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on any console this year. Sure, Yooka-Laylee was all new – but you’d...
News Watch Shuhei Yoshida Play Everybody's Golf As, Er, Shuhei Yoshida
Inception
Shuhei Yoshida is in Everybody’s Golf on the PlayStation 4 – and now through the power of YouTube you can watch the Worldwide Studios chief hitting the links as himself. PlayStation Underground has gone live with 12 minutes of gameplay from the forthcoming arcade title, and while it’s just a multiplayer match on a course we’ve...
Gamescom 2017 Sony Looking to Market PS4 to a New Audience
"The core gamer audience is bought in"
Sony wants the PlayStation 4 to appeal to a wider audience now that it’s successfully sold 60 million units. Talking about its new PlayLink line – where the games are controlled using a smartphone rather than a more traditional DualShock 4 – bigwig Jim Ryan believes that appealing to a new market outside...
Gamescom 2017 PlayStation VR's Going Really Well, Says Sony
Sony bullish on headset's success
It’s been a big few months for PlayStation VR with the release of acclaimed games like Farpoint, SUPERHOT VR, and Tiny Trax – all of which have scored highly here at Push Square. And pushed for an update on the peripheral, outspoken Sony bigwig Jim Ryan has noted that the device is “going really well” –...
Gamescom 2017 Goodness Gracious! Gran Turismo Sport Looks Stunning at Night
Trip the light fantastic
Sony may not be going crazy at Gamescom 2017, but the show’s in Germany so it seems like the ideal venue to showcase Gran Turismo Sport. And in addition to the game’s Limited Edition PlayStation 4 bundle, the platform holder’s also dropped this footage of the Nurburgring at night. Now, we all know that
Gamescom 2017 Gran Turismo Sport Sharpens Up with Limited Edition PS4
Something new
Sony was teasing “something new” yesterday, and as we accurately predicted it was referring to a new limited edition Gran Turismo Sport PlayStation 4 hardware bundle. This snazzy slab of circuitry comes in silver and black, and is adorned with the signature of Polyphony Digital’s premium racing series. We actually really like the...
Review Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4)
Bolly good
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like a Greatest Hits album: short on surprises but a blast from start to finish. Naughty Dog’s greatest challenge with this standalone story was proving that its adventuring universe can survive without its wise-cracking protagonist – and it’s passed the test with flying colours. For as much joy as...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Update Lowers the Difficulty for Casual Fans
All the fun, less frustration
Horizon: Zero Dawn has been a hit with hardcore gamers – but it’s also resonated with more casual players, too. Aloy is an outstanding character who’s pulled all kinds of players in, but not everyone’s able to beat Bloodborne with their elbows while wearing a blindfold. As such, Guerrilla Games is prepping the...
News PlayStation EU Teaser for 'Something New' Has Got People Talking
Seems hardware related
PlayStation Europe's official Twitter account has just teased "something new" complete with a ten second video clip. Said clip shows a red sheet covering some sort of object, which, going by the shape alone, must be hardware related. As you'd expect, the tweet has already stimulated a lot of speculation. Some are whispering...
News PS4's Latest European Commercial Goes After Kids
Play time
This is interesting: a PlayStation 4 commercial targeted squarely at kids. Sony’s spent the past few years marketing the machine mostly at adults and core gamers, but it has hinted in recent interviews that it wants to widen the reach of the console as it pursues that all-important 100 million units milestone, and this is an example of...
News Monkey King: Hero Is Back Will Launch Exclusively on PS4 in the West
Monkey business
Monkey King: Hero Is Back – the curious collaboration between Sony, Hexa Drive, and October Media – will launch as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in the West as well as Asia, distributor Oasis Games has announced. Billed as the first Chinese AAA title, the release was revealed during the platform holder’s ChinaJoy 2017 press...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Launch Trailer Should Push You Over the Edge
Day one
It wouldn’t be a new Uncharted launch without an awesome hype trailer to push you ever closer to that all-important pre-order button. Sony’s dropped a brand new video for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy which lays out the story for Chloe and Nadine’s adventure – and teases some of the set-pieces you’ll find in the final release...
News Jak & Daxter's PS4 Trophies Go Live Ahead of Launch
Free with Uncharted: The Lost Legacy pre-orders
Jak & Daxter’s coming to the PlayStation 4 next week as a PS2 Classic, and its Trophies have hit Sony’s servers in preparation for the platformer’s release. This is the same list as on the PlayStation 3, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble gobbling up that Platinum in a single...
News As You'd Expect, Sony's Bringing a Bunch of Games to PAX West 2017
Get in line
Wherever there’s a gaming convention, you can usually rely on PlayStation having a presence. PAX West 2017 will be taking over Seattle from 1st September, and Sony will be there with over 20 titles for you to get your greasy hands on – and, in the case of PlayStation VR, your eyeballs, too. Headliners on the PlayStation 4 include...
News PS4 Firmware Update 5.00 Full List of Features Revealed
Beta goes live today with some surprises
Sony’s outlined the full list of features that you can expect to find in PlayStation 4 firmware update v5.00, and it’s much the same as what leaked recently. To recap, the platform holder’s redesigning sub-accounts on the PlayStation Network to make it easier for adults to control what their children...
Hands On Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Proves You Don't Need Nate to Have a Good Time
House of Frazer
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like a mega mix of iconic Uncharted moments. We’re roughly halfway through the standalone side-story – it’s meatier than you may imagine – but an early embargo means that we can share our impressions so far. And it’s good – like, really good. Make no mistake, the mechanics (aside from a new...
News Sony's Really Ratcheting Up the Gran Turismo Sport Marketing
Join the human race
Gran Turismo is still technically Sony’s biggest franchise – even though we’d argue Uncharted gives it a run for its money these days. Nevertheless, you’d expect the platform holder to promote the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport pretty heavily ahead of its October release, and it’s just starting to put its foot on the gas...
News PlayStation Experience 2017 Tickets Can Be Purchased Now
Sony teases "special event" before the show
Sony’s annual PlayStation Experience bonanza will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on 9th and 10th December – and you’re all invited. Well, if you buy tickets, of course. Sony’s flogging Early Bird passes online right now, and they include access to a “special event” the evening before...
News European PlayStation Store Reloads with Cheap PS4 Games
Cough up
Sony’s dropped a big new sale on the European PlayStation Store which has seen various titles in the storefront’s catalogue dip below £16 – or €20 for those of you on the continent. Some standouts include Elite Dangerous for £13.99, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for £6.49, and Get Even for £15.99. The likeable Yonder can also...
News Blockbuster Games Brought Down in Price on NA PlayStation Store
AAA deals?
The time has come for a new round of digital discounts, and North America’s up first with its Attack of the Blockbusters sale. As you may imagine, this promotion sees AAA titles reduced by up to 50 per cent – and PlayStation Plus members may even save more. Highlights? Alien: Isolation is a steal at $8.99, and Dragon Age:...
News Uncharted 4 Is Getting a Proper Survival Horde Mode Next Week
The Lost Legacy, too
Naughty Dog will be bringing an all-new cooperative component to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End next week. The game already features a healthy suite of multiplayer modes, including an objective-based co-op mode, but Survival Arena looks to be the classic wave-based horde mode that some fans have been begging for. You...
News PlayStation VR Gun-'Em-Up StarBlood Arena Scores PS4 Demo
Play the game
We criticised StarBlood Arena for focusing on online multiplayer given PlayStation VR’s smaller install base, but to be fair to the hero-based affair it has managed to attract a very small but very dedicated audience. And developer White Moon Dreams will be hoping to add to that this week with the release of a demo for the title...
Zero-G Suit Samus
In a weird kind of way, Matterfall is what Mighty No. 9 was supposed to be. Artistically, the Housemarque developed side-scroller couldn’t be different to Keiji Inafune’s cartoon Kickstarter, but the gameplay – which is designed around a dash mechanic, just like Mega Man’s ill-fated spiritual successor – has many...
News PlayStation Plus Members Can Save on Subscriptions Before Price Increase
15 months for the price of 12 months in Europe
PlayStation Plus’ price is rising sharply in Europe on 31st August, but Sony’s offered a peace offering in the form of 15 months membership for the price of 12 months. Starting today until 29th August on the European PlayStation Store, you’ll be able to pay £39.99 for a full 15 months of...
News Big PS4 Reveals Planned at Sony's Paris Games Week Press Conference
Sony lines up European showcase
Sony will hold a European press conference this year, as it’s revealed that it’ll be broadcasting live from the French capital as it holds its second ever Paris Games Week media briefing. The company skipped on a showcase in its most popular territory last year, favouring E3 and PlayStation Experience. We already...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Lands a 30 Second Hype Trailer
Final piece of the puzzle
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s marketing cycle is nearing its conclusion ahead of launch, so there’s not much left for Sony to do other than drop 30 seconds of pure hype-inducing eye-candy onto its YouTube channel. And that’s what it’s done. Enjoy.
News Sony's Cancelled PS4 Exclusive About Garden Gnomes Sounded Great
Oh gnome
Remember when Sony trademarked Gnomageddon? In addition to groans at the godawful pun, the registration piqued interest: what was the game and who was making it? Well, a pretty in-depth expose from Did You Know Gaming has revealed that the title was in production at Sony San Diego alongside free-to-play MOBA title Kill Strain. We use the...
