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Hands On NieR Automata Seems Like Yet Another Must Have PS4 Exclusive
Add it to the list
Wow, the PlayStation 4's on some run, eh? While many would argue the platform got off to a slow start – it's not necessarily a sentiment we agree with – it's unquestionably finding its feet these days, with the early half of 2017 bringing a cavalcade of exclusive content. And one of those titles is NieR Automata, the sequel to...
Go download this game
In an industry so focused on creating ever larger and more expansive experiences, there's something to be said about the power of focus. Lara Croft Go is a title that's not focused on wowing the player with a billion different features that create the illusion of depth, instead opting for a simplified, handcrafted feel that...
News Final Fantasy XV Buffed with 3.2GB Patch on PS4
Version 1.03 brings New Game Plus
Square Enix is eager to eat all of your bandwidth this holiday, as it's just dropped a brand new update for Final Fantasy XV, adding that all-important New Game Plus feature to the popular role-playing game. Weighing in at 3.2GB, this is a meaty update, but it also prepares the release for its previously announced...
News Dragon Quest XI Deploys in 2017, Dazzles in New PS4 Gameplay
Quest completed
Dragon Quest XI will deploy on the PlayStation 4 in Japan next year, Square Enix announced during a Jump Festa stage event earlier today. The sequel – which is also set to release on the Nintendo 3DS, albeit using a different engine and art style – is likely to have Sony rubbing its hands, as it will almost certainly be a big...
News Final Fantasy XV's First DLC Warps to Japan Next Week Alongside a Big PS4 Update
Costumes, accessories, and New Game+
Final Fantasy XV is getting its first slice of downloadable content next week in the form of the Holiday Pack+. It'll arrive on the 22nd December in Japan, and we imagine that a Western release can't be too far off. The pack includes a bunch of accessories that boast various effects - like more regular item drops...
Feature What Do Longtime Final Fantasy Fans Think of Final Fantasy XV?
And how highly do they rate it?
Now that Final Fantasy XV has been out for a couple of weeks, we here at Push Square have had some time to gather our thoughts on Square Enix's long-awaited blockbuster. By most accounts, the game's a good one - we gave it an 8/10 in our review - but how do longtime fans of the series feel about Noctis and the gang's...
News Square Enix Has Plans for Final Fantasy's 30th Anniversary, Will Announce Them Soon
Dun dun dun
2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Final Fantasy, and it sounds like Square Enix has plenty in store for such a grand occasion. The Japanese publisher has said in the latest issue of Famitsu that it'll announce its plans "soon", but it's currently anyone's guess as to what those plans actually are. It's worth noting that just last week,...
News Dragon Quest Heroes Team Hints at a Third Game
Keep on clobbering
During the annual PlayStation Awards in Japan, the team behind the Dragon Quest Heroes series may have dropped a hint regarding a possible third game. As translated by Gematsu, director Tomohiko Sho basically said that there are plans in place for the future of the property, while producer Ryota Aomi jokingly told him to stop...
Shut up and drive
Final Fantasy XV is mostly a game about four guys driving around in a car. Sometimes, they get out and kill monsters. Other times, they don't want to drive at night and seek shelter around a nearby campfire, where they look over photographs and recall their journey so far. Lead character Noctis can be stubborn, moody, and lazy...
News NieR: Automata Cuts Into Christmas with a PS4 Demo This Month
So NieR yet so far
NieR: Automata, the typically crazy looking upcoming action title from Platinum Games, is getting a playable demo on PlayStation 4 later this month, publisher Square Enix has announced. Good news if you're eager to see how the stylish combat system handles. The demo will be available from the 22nd December in both North America...
News Dragon Quest Heroes II Brings More Monster Mashing to PS4 Next Year
Holding out for a hero
It didn't show up during the PlayStation Experience as we predicted, but it looks like last week's leak was right - Dragon Quest Heroes II is indeed heading West on PlayStation 4. The action role-playing sequel is supposedly a real step forward from its predecessor, offering tweaked combat, more playable characters, bigger...
News Final Fantasy XV Has the Worst Japanese Debut of Any Mainline Final Fantasy Game Since V
Sign of the times
Final Fantasy XV may have topped the latest Japanese software charts, but there's no escaping the fact that it has suffered the worst Japanese debut of any mainline single player Final Fantasy title since Final Fantasy V. From Final Fantasy VII to Final Fantasy XIII, every numbered single player release has shifted at leas
News Free Updates Will Enhance Final Fantasy XV's Story, Apparently
Fair enough
Final Fantasy XV is a weird one, isn't it? Having been in development for so long, you'd think Square Enix would be keen to step away from the project and move onto new things, but as game director Hajime Tabata has said before, the development team is dedicated to further improving the experience over time through both premium DLC and...
News You Can Jump Back into Final Fantasy XIV For Free Until the 4th January
Back in the chocobo saddle
If you've been on a break from your adventures in Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn, then you may be interested in knowing that the MMO is currently offering a free play period. In other words, you don't need an active subscription in order to log in and enjoy the world of Eorzea. Lasting until the 4th January, the...
Rumour Final Fantasy VII Remake, XIII Trilogy, Collection of VII, VIII, IX Coming to PS4 in 2017
Too good to be true
Oh boy, this is one heck of a rumour. According to VGLeaks - a site that's been hit and miss in the past with its information leaks - Square Enix has a huge year lined up to celebrate Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary. And by huge, we mean absolutely massive - like, probably too massive for this rumour to be entirely true. Still,...
News What the Hell Is This Final Fantasy XV Cup Noodle Advert?
See it to believe it
Final Fantasy XV features quite a lot of sponsored stuff just sitting around in its game world, from edible items to real life camping equipment - and hey, we get it, games like this need a lot of money to make things work. However, when you start splicing giant Cup Noodles into cinematic trailers, we reckon that you have to...
Poll What Do You Think of Final Fantasy XV on PS4?
Worth the wait?
Final Fantasy XV's been on store shelves for a few days now, and we imagine that many of you reading this will still be digging into Square Enix's latest adventure - but we're more eager than ever to know what you think. Having been in development for so long, it's safe to say that expectations have been set quite high. After ten...
Rumour Dragon Quest Heroes II Confirmed for Western Release on PS4 Next Year
It's probably going to be at PSX
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Spotted by the always eagle-eyed Wario64 over on Twitter, retailer Best Buy has Dragon Quest Heroes II up for pre-order. The action role-playing game sequel has not yet been confirmed for a Western release, but it's always been on the cards - we honestly thought that it would...
News You'll Get To Fight the CEO and President of Square Enix In Future Final Fantasy XV DLC
A new challenger approaches
Could this game get any more bizarre? Yep, you read that headline right folks; Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata has announced that players will soon be able to battle it out with Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda as part of an upcoming downloadable content pack. Word of the boss battle got out after the Japanese...
News Dragon Quest Builders Shifts Over 1 Million Copies Worldwide
Build it up
Delightfully fun sandbox craft-'em-up Dragon Quest Builders has sold over 1 million units worldwide since it launched in Japan back at the start of the year, Square Enix has announced. The title released mid-October over here in the West. Not bad numbers for what can be considered a niche game, and we assume that the publisher will be...
News Final Fantasy XV Smashes All Sorts of Sales Records
Five million copies shipped globally
Between the movie, car, decade-long development cycle, and official restaurant menu, it's safe to say that Square Enix has a lot riding on Final Fantasy XV. The publisher's put out some positive numbers following the long-awaited foray's launch this week, then, revealing that the RPG has sold five million copies...
News Lara Croft Go Will Wield Its Dual Pistols on PS4, Vita
Raid it
It's about this point in time where the PSX 2016 organisers start to get fidgety, because everything is starting to leak. First up, Lara Croft Go – which almost certainly would have occupied the Gio Corsi segment of the press conference – has all but been confirmed for the PlayStation 4 and Vita. You can view its Trophies through here...
Video Taking Final Fantasy XV For a Spin on PS4 Pro
Finally
Well would you look at that, we're actually playing Final Fantasy XV. Not a hastily built demo, not some weird tech showcase, but the finished game. Join us for a healthy mix of exploration, combat, and heartwarming friendship as we put the blockbuster through its paces on the PS4 Pro.
News How Well Does Final Fantasy XV Run on PS4 and PS4 Pro?
Pretty well, actually
Phew, it turns out that Final Fantasy XV isn't the technical mess that many feared it could be. Both the Episode Duscae demo and the Platinum Demo suffered from shaky frame rates, leading many to wonder whether the final product would be able to hold strong at a smooth 30 frames-per-second. Thankfully, as explored by the tech...
Poll Are You Buying Final Fantasy XV?
In with the boys
Final Fantasy XV launches tomorrow on PlayStation 4, which, when you stop and think about it, is a bit mental. We've been waiting ten years to see this game release, and now here we are, just hours until it becomes officially available. And so, the question that we pose to you today is: are you buying it? Has the ridiculous...
Round Up Final Fantasy XV PS4 Reviews Hit the Road
It's finally time
A bit unreal, isn't it? To be sitting here, in 2016, writing - or in your case, reading - a review round up article about Final Fantasy XV. Noctis and his pals are finally hitting the road tomorrow as the role-playing release launches worldwide - but has Square Enix made the most of the last ten years, or has the game's troubled...
News Final Fantasy XV's New Trailer Tells You Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
Crash course
We've penned literally hundreds of articles about Final Fantasy XV, but if you've skipped them and are wondering what's going on in the upcoming outing, then this 101 Trailer is actually pretty well done. It details everything that you need to know about the upcoming role-playing release – from the cast of characters through to the...
News Final Fantasy XV's Crown Update Incorporates Extra Scenes
Also, social media features and camera tweaks
Final Fantasy XV will receive a day one patch, as reported earlier in the month. And the details of this beefy fix – dubbed the 'Crown Update' – have been revealed online. In addition to tweaking the camera for narrow action and an ability tree for the new 'Wait Mode' function (which appears to make...
News Beware of Final Fantasy XV Spoilers as Street Date Breaks
Hajime Tabata urges silence
You've waited a decade to play it, so it's sod's law that Final Fantasy XV should leak. The web is currently awash with gameplay videos taken from pre-release copies of Square Enix's role-playing title, and that's prompted director Hajime Tabata to formerly release a statement regarding the broken street date. "We've...
News Final Fantasy XV Is Getting a Day One Patch on PS4 After All
The saga continues
The last time Final Fantasy XV got delayed, Square Enix claimed that it would be using the extra time to polish the experience to a degree where a day one patch wouldn't be necessary. Indeed, the developer even stated that the delay would allow it to incorporate an "extensive" day one update into the finished product, so that even...
News Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver's Been Roped into the Final Fantasy XV Marketing Machine
Bish bash gosh
Will this never end? Square Enix seems to announce a Final Fantasy XV-themed marketing initiative every day, and today's is a humdinger: it's teamed up with Jamie Oliver's non-profit Fifteen restaurant in London to come up with a special menu based upon the role-playing game. Starting 22nd November through until 29th November, you'll...
News Phwoar, That's Some Fantastic Final Fantasy XV Art
Noct out of the park
Square Enix has posted some promotional Final Fantasy XV art on the game's official Twitter account, and it's so - dare we say it - epic, that we just had to cover it here. Featuring lead character Noctis standing next to princess Lunafreya (yes, we did have to google her name to make sure thatwe were spelling it right), it's...
News Final Fantasy XV May Be the Best Example of HDR on PS4 Pro
HDR yeah
Jeez, Digital Foundry are busy these days, aren't they? The tech-head publication is back with another PS4 Pro analysis, this time putting Final Fantasy XV's most recent Japanese demo through its paces. Our very own Sammy Barker gave the demo a spin just last week, and came away impressed with how good it looks - but it's actually the HDR...
News NieR: Automata Will Take Advantage of the PS4 Pro with Improved 4K Visuals
Along with 60 frames-per-second
Following its launch this week, the PlayStation 4 Pro has added another game to its roster of upcoming titles that will take advantage of the super-charged console. In an interview with GameRant, NieR: Automata's producer Yosuke Saito said that the title will launch with improved 4K graphics for PS4 Pro owners. "Yes,...
Video Do Final Fantasy XV's Opening Moments Deliver?
Stand by me
Here we are then: Final Fantasy XV's received its 421st demo. While we've covered previous instalments, this is actually your humble host's first time playing the title. So does the Japan-only Judgment Disc – which spans the first hour or so of the release – deliver? Let's talk about the production values first: this is an...
News World of Final Fantasy Looks Worse on PS4 Pro than it Does on Regular PS4
What a world
The PS4 Pro only launched yesterday, but there are already some kinks that really need ironed out sooner rather than later. As reported by the folks over at NeoGAF, recently released role-playing title World of Final Fantasy actually looks worse when running on the Pro than it does on a standard PlayStation 4. As with any game that...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Get One Last Demo in Japan
With a dumb name, obvs
How many demos does one game need? Final Fantasy XV demands many, it seems – well, it has been in production since dinosaurs walked the Earth, after all. Judgment Disc, the title's Japan-only sampler, will launch on 11th November on the PlayStation Store, and will allow you to play through the opening of the game to the...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Target 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS4 Pro
4K option also to be implemented
Final Fantasy XV will be at its beautiful best on the PlayStation 4 Pro, with Square Enix announcing on a stream overnight that a December update for the hotly anticipated role-playing game will see the title targeting 60 frames-per-second at 1080p on the supercharged system. An update available on launch day will...
Video Rise of the Tomb Raider Does PS4 Pro Graphics Options Right
Quite Crofty
Who'd have thought that PlayStation 4 black sheep Rise of the Tomb Raider would become the best example of graphical options on the PS4 Pro? The game – which allows you to select from three very distinct modes – not only caters to 4K television owners with a stunning Ultra High-Definition version, but also includes two 1080p toggles...
News Rise of the Tomb Raider Gets Multiple Modes on PS4 Pro
The choice is yours
Square Enix has released an informative new Rise of the Tomb Raider trailer which details how the game can be played on PS4 Pro. Basically, it'll feature multiple modes that you can toggle between, allowing you to improve the frame rate, the resolution, or graphical effects in general. Lara's latest already looks pretty good on...
Review Hitman: Episode 6 - Hokkaido (PS4)
Peak
So, it's all over: seven months in the making, Hitman is finally finished and all episodes are released. From the heights of stunning Sapienza to the lows of crummy Colorado, it's certainly been a journey – but does Hokkaido end up being a fitting swansong to an excellent game or a bad note to end on? We say, wholeheartedly, the former...
News Eidos Montreal May Be Making the Next Tomb Raider Game
What does that mean for Crystal Dynamics?
Remember that Shadow of the Tomb Raider rumour we reported on earlier? The ever-reliable Jason Schreier of Kotaku has suggested that it's legit. But there's more: Eidos Montreal, perhaps best known for the recent Deus Ex releases, may be taking the reins of the franchise from Crystal Dynamics.
News Has the Next Tomb Raider Title Been Excavated Already?
Crofty
We live in an era where fraudsters 3D print Nintendo consoles in order to "out" them, so we've no idea if this Shadow of the Tomb Raider leak is genuine or not – but seeing as an Assassin's Creed game was once revealed on a plane, we're going to file this one in the 'maybe' pile. A Reddit user has u
Push Scare How Final Fantasy VII's Not-So-Scary Intro Made Me Shelve It for Two Years
Silver lining
Republished on Monday, 31st October 2016: We're bringing this article back from the archives to celebrate Hallowe'en today. The original text follows. Originally published on Tuesday, 28th October 2014: Final Fantasy VII isn't your archetypal horror game – far from it – but it does include one of the darkest stories of any title...
News Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 Brings More Goofy Naming Conventions to PS4
Sigh
There's a circle in Hell where Satan punishes sinners by forcing them to write Kingdom Hearts articles for eternity – Dante Alighieri just forgot to mention it in his Inferno. Clearly we got up to some bad stuff in a previous life, because there's Kingdom Hearts news coming out of Mickey Mouse's exaggerated ears right now. Sigh. So, it's...
News Sora Unlocks World of Final Fantasy as Free DLC
When worlds collide
World of Final Fantasy is already a nostalgic golden nugget for Square Enix veterans, but the fan service is about to get even stronger with the addition of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series. The Keyblade-wielding icon will be added as free downloadable content later this winter – but only temporarily as a means of...
News Final Fantasy XV Will Expand with Online Co-Op Mode
But it'll be DLC
Final Fantasy XV's road trip premise is ripe for some kind of online co-op, and that's exactly what you'll be getting post-release. To coincide with the long-awaited title going gold today, Square Enix has revealed the contents of the outing's controversial $24.99 Season Pass. And one of the add-ons, named 'Comrades', will bring...
News Cinematic Final Fantasy XV Trailer Is One of Its Very Best
Hopefully the game is this good
Regular readers will know that we're usually not huge fans of CG trailers, but wow, this latest one for Final Fantasy XV is one heck of a ride. Crafted by animators Digic Pictures, the whole thing's got a fantastic tone to it, and it's really got us eager to, you know, actually get our hands on the finished game...
News Final Fantasy XV Has Gone Gold, We Can Hardly Believe It
Fantasy made reality
Yes, you read that headline right: Final Fantasy XV has officially gone gold. In other words, the game is finished and ready to be mass produced. A surreal realisation, we're sure you'll agree. Final Fantasy XV has technically been in development for around ten years, ever since it was first revealed as PlayStation 3 title...
News Wow, Moogles Have Really Fallen From Grace in Final Fantasy XV
From mascot to punching bag
Moogles have long been a staple of the Final Fantasy series. The cute little creatures have helped many a wayward protagonist over the years, and that tradition will be continuing in Final Fantasy XV. Well, kind of. In the upcoming role-playing release, Moogles aren't actually... alive. Instead, they're essentially big...
