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News Kingdom Hearts III Development Purportedly Progressing to Plan
Progress not Frozen
With veteran Square Enix artist Tetsuya Nomura now in charge of Kingdom Hearts III, it wasn’t a huge surprise to see the sequel skip the Tokyo Game Show last week. The developer spent the past eight years or so of his tenure at the Japanese company making excuses regarding Final Fantasy XV – which is only 50 per cent...
TGS 2014 What Will You Be Able to Do in Final Fantasy XV's Four Hour Demo on PS4?
Drive a car
We still don’t know exactly when Final Fantasy XV’s demo will release, but we do know that anyone who purchases a brand new copy of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD next year will be eligible to download the taster on the PlayStation 4. Dubbed ‘Episode Duscae’, the sampler will supposedly offer three to four hours of gameplay, which will...
TGS 2014 Final Fantasy XV Is a Real Game, and This PS4 Tech Demo Proves It
Praise Bahamut
Those of you that are veterans in the PlayStation Nation may be struggling to believe that Final Fantasy XV is an actual game, but this tech demo by Square Enix proves that the publisher at least has a functional prototype finished after eight long years of work. The clip – which can be found approximately 22 minutes into the...
News Gulp! There's Actually No Date for Final Fantasy XV's Demo Yet
Please be excited
Final Fantasy XV’s demo was so close that we could almost smell the scent of TRESemmé on protagonist Noctis’ hair – but there’s a snag. Despite the wording in the original announcement suggesting that the sampler would launch alongside Final Fantasy Type-0 HD in March, a community representative for Square
TGS 2014 Some Dragon Quest Heroes Gameplay Footage Appears!
Bringing colour to PS4
We got our very first look at the Warriors-Dragon Quest mash-up that is Dragon Quest Heroes during Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference at the beginning of the month, and now, unsurprisingly, the time has come to feast our eyes on some direct gameplay. The footage is fresh from the aforementioned expo that's going on right...
TGS 2014 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Looks Better Than Ever in This PS4 Trailer
Launching March 2015
Final Fantasy Type-0 is one of those all too common videogame enigmas. Originally released on the PlayStation Portable, it never made its way to western shores. However, the game lives on, and will be receiving a High Definition remake for the PlayStation 4. As a gentle reminder of this fact, Square Enix recently released this...
TGS 2014 Type-0 Companion Final Fantasy Agito Is Coming to PS Vita
Still no Type-0
When poor little Final Fantasy Agito was announced for smartphones and tablets, it was vastly ignored in the West, mainly because of its purpose as a prequel and companion game to the unreleased Final Fantasy Type-0. To add to the PlayStation 4 port announcement of the former PSP exclusive title, however, Square Enix has announced...
TGS 2014 Final Fantasy XV Director Tetsuya Nomura Switches Attention to Kingdom Hearts III
Fantasy land
This is good news or very good news depending on your stance: Square Enix veteran Tetsuya Nomura is no longer in charge of Final Fantasy XV, having switched his attention to Kingdom Hearts III. The Japanese publisher confirmed the news in addition to revealing a stunning trailer for the upcoming role-playing game over night. Check it...
Finally
You read that right, Final Fantasy XV finally has a new trailer fresh from the Tokyo Game Show. Featuring a typically mellow Noctis, the trailer shows off quite a bit, including glimpses of vast, seemingly open environments, combat, and, er, driving. Whether or not you'll be able to control the car in the video isn't clear, but what we do...
News No Way, You'll Be Able to Play Final Fantasy XV on PS4 Next Year
Noctis again
There are currently tears running down this editor’s cheek. We’ve waited eight long years for Final Fantasy XV – previously named Final Fantasy Versus XIII – but we could be months away from a demo being deployed. A now pulled Game Informer article states that those who buy
News Log into Final Fantasy XIV Before September 10th and You May Find Lightning Moping About
Lightning strikes thrice
Journey into the realm of Eorzea before the 10th September and you may just run into a familiar face. That's right, Final Fantasy XIII's Lightning is carving her way into Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn once again, as she returns for the third event of this kind. Even if you're not a fan of Lightning and her rather...
News Sony's Strangest Looking PS4 has Divided Opinion
Heavy metal
To coincide with the announcement of a whole new Dragon Quest game on PlayStation platforms, Sony revealed a rather strange PS4 design at its pre-Tokyo Game Show conference in a bid to win over fans of the massively popular aforementioned franchise. So what makes this fresh faced console so abnormal? Well, its design is based around the...
News Dragon Quest Meets Dynasty Warriors in PS4's Dragon Quest Heroes
Musou for life
It seems like an eternity since we had a Dragon Quest game on a PlayStation platform, but that's all changing next year — in Japan, at least. Announced at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference earlier today, Dragon Quest Heroes is a collaboration between Square Enix and Omega Force — the developer behind the Warriors games. In...
News Don't Worry, Crystal Dynamics Considered Your Feelings Over the Whole Tomb Raider Ordeal
What a Lara rubbish
Rise of the Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics definitely didn’t mean to upset you when it agreed to an exclusivity deal with Microsoft. In the aftermath of last week’s Gamescom 2014 backlash, the studio has posted a new message on the franchise’s
News Xbox Chief's Uncharted Adoration Motivated Tomb Raider Deal
"We don't have an action adventure game of that quality"
Back when Microsoft ambiguously announced that it had secured Xbox exclusive rights to Rise of the Tomb Raider, we speculated that it may have been looking for a direct competitor to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The specifics of the deal are still shaky almost seven days later, but it sounds
Gamescom 2014 Microsoft All But Confirms That Rise of the Tomb Raider Will Release on PS4
Pretty much, anyway
Told you so. In an interview with Eurogamer.net, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has admitted that Rise of the Tomb Raider isn’t actually an Xbox One exclusive at all, and that its deal with Square Enix has a set “duration”. That means that,
Gamescom 2014 This Is the Tomb Raider Game You Will Get to Play on PS4
Consolation prize
Still fuming over that Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity announcement? Yeah, we’re a bit sore, too – but we’re currently consoling ourselves with the indelible image of Nathan Drake stomping on Lara Croft’s perfect face. That’ll learn her. Still, as developer Crystal Dynamics so vali
Reaction Why Lara Croft Will Still Raid PS4 in Rise of the Tomb Raider
Reading between the lines
Kudos to Microsoft, it actually dropped a press conference megaton. While we’d argue that Jack Tretton’s corporate beatdown at E3 2013 was a memorable media briefing moment, it wasn’t exactly a huge surprise – in fact, those are becoming rarer as the major industry players all merge into a similar entity. The fact...
Gamescom 2014 Wait, Rise of the Tomb Raider Isn't Coming to PS4?
Them's the breaks
We were promised surprises at this year's Gamescom conference, but this isn't exactly what we had in mind. That's right, it seems that the absurdly titled Rise of the Tomb Raider won't be making its way to the PlayStation 4 after all. During Microsoft's media briefing today it was announced that Lara Croft's latest hellish holiday...
Gamescom 2014 PS4's Life Is Strange Breathes New Life into the Episodic Space
"I smell a mystery and some gunpowder"
While we may be seeing a wide variety of episodic story driven titles on PlayStation at the moment – from the critically acclaimed The Walking Dead to the upcoming Tales from the Borderlands – all of them are developed by Telltale Games. A new dog has stepped into the yard, however, with the announcement of...
News How Does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition Look on PS4?
Tastier than a pork bun
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is set to karate chop its way onto the PlayStation 4 this October with a whole raft of improvements – none of which are demonstrated in the re-release’s debut trailer. Rather than show off the new textures and effects, publisher Square Enix has instead opted for a high-octane live action...
News PS4 Sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider Is Taking Motion Capture to the Next Level
Drake beware
We thoroughly enjoyed Crystal Dynamics’ tense Tomb Raider reboot on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, but in many ways it felt like an Uncharted game with a slightly smaller budget. Fortunately, the developer is pulling out all of the stops with Rise of the Tomb Raider, the release’s recently announced sequel, as it’s...
News Sleeping Dogs Is Kung-Fu Kicking PS4 with All of Its DLC
No Wei
Even though it received a whopping 8/10 here at Push Square, Sleeping Dogs arrived on the PlayStation 3 as a Grand Theft Auto underdog. Following its free offering on PlayStation Plus, however, it quickly became a cult hit that many a gamer – including our staff – punched themselves for not discovering earlier. If you're one of those that...
News Final Fantasy Designer's Batman Character Almost Appeared in a Game
Wayne to go
Remember that ostentatious Batman figure created by Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura? Well, it almost featured in a game. Speaking with Siliconera at the San Diego Comic-Con overnight, the auteur revealed that he originally started work on the flamboyant adaptation of the Dark Knigh
News Square Enix Unlocks Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Limited Edition on PS3
Company used a Keyblade
You didn’t think that upcoming compilation Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX was going to release without some kind of collector’s edition, did you? Just like the Genie out of Aladdin’s lamp, Square Enix has helped all of your dreams come true, by confirming that all copies of the forthcoming collection will come with a pin...
Weirdness Final Fantasy Meets Batman with This New Play Arts Figure
Super Batmechman Ultimate
Love him or hate him, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts character designer and regular game director Tetsuya Nomura still boasts a lot of influence when it comes to giant Japanese publisher, Square Enix. So much so, that he's designed a new Play Arts Kai Batman figure in conjunction with DC Comics. To be totally honest,...
News Latest Final Fantasy XIV Patch Doesn't Skimp on Trimmings
Hope you have a doggy bag
Whether you're up to date with your raids or you've left your account to go unloved, the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4's popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has a bucket load of juicy new content to keep you entertained during the summer and beyond. With everything from player-versus-player to Chocobo breeding...
Rumour Could Final Fantasy Type-0 Be Out in Time for Christmas?
Festive miracle
With the supposedly upcoming Final Fantasy XV starting to feel as fictional as the Loch Ness monster, it was hard to get excited about the announcement of Final Fantasy Type-0 for the PlayStation 4. Even with the news that the port has been in the works for some time, staff and readers alike were still taking bets on what year, let...
Review Murdered: Soul Suspect (PlayStation 4)
Dead to rights
Not many games actively attempt to avoid putting you in danger, but Murdered: Soul Suspect on the PlayStation 4 attempts to walk this less travelled road by having very little combat and putting you in the shoes of a ghost. This unique perspective means that you have limited influence on the physical world around you, making you feel...
Rumour Is Sleeping Dogs Bringing Upgraded Kung Fu Fighting to the PS4?
No Wei
If a recent listing on online UK retailer ShopTo is anything to go by, an upgraded port of Sleeping Dogs may be on the way for PlayStation 4. The online store has the title touted to launch on 21st November this year, so if it is the real deal, we'll likely be hearing about it in the coming weeks. In truth, we think the open world epic is the...
E3 2014 Is Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Further into Production Than We Think?
Before or after The Last Guardian?
The legend of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD's localisation stretches as far back as the Japanese release, following the rumours that it had been fully translated and dubbed. Two years later, with the announcement of the PlayStation 4 remake of the PlayStation Portable exclusive, it turns out that they were true. Since...
E3 2014 Did You Miss the Interview with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX's Co-Director?
We've got you covered
There’s so much happening at E3 that it can be hard to try and see everything. Over on the Square Enix Presents E3 Channel, Kingdom Hearts co-director Tai Yasue answered questions sent in by fans about the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. With his team having worked on the original Birth by Sleep, as well as the more...
E3 2014 Shiva and Ramuh Will Be Coming to Final Fantasy XIV
Diamond dust
Since its launch last year, MMO adventure Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has not only seen a wave of additional content, but a PlayStation 4 release, too. With patch 2.3, Defenders of Eorzea, right around the corner, a new trailer entitled 'A Realm in Peril' has been revealed for E3. Highlighting the ongoing battle against the...
E3 2014 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Regales Its Tale on PS4
Here we Agito again
Final Fantasy Type-0 has been the source of Western JRPG fans’ desires ever since it released in Japan almost three years ago, culminating in the creation of a very public unofficial translation. Alas, it appears that publisher Square Enix has heard your pleas for the legendary PlayStation Portable release, as an upgraded...
E3 2014 Rise of the Tomb Raider Furthers Lara Croft's Journey
Be whatever you want to be
Video game vixen Lara Croft will continue her progression from petite explorer to buxom badass in Rise of the Tomb Raider next year. Announced during Microsoft’s E3 media briefing, the debut trailer showed a distressed protagonist talking to a shrink, who emphatically informed her that “people become who they are meant...
News Hungry for More Lara Croft? Square Enix Trademarks New Tomb Raider Titles
A woman scorned
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics will be making an announcement at E3 2014 this week, and it could pertain to a new adventure starring Lara Croft. Industry sleuth Superannuation spotted that publisher Square Enix has registered domains for
News UK Sales Charts: Murdered: Soul Suspect Investigates Third Place
No surprise, Sherlock
Square Enix’s spooky Salem investigation Murdered: Soul Suspect couldn’t quite catch its killer quick enough to topple Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8 in the UK sales charts, with the brand new property entering in a still respectable third position. Ubisoft’s aforementioned hack happy escapade held onto the top spot despite...
News Add Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX to Your Christmas Lists Folks
Filling the hole in our hearts
The wait for Kingdom Hearts 3 feels like an eternity, but there's still a long stretch until we get some next-gen Keyblade action. Thankfully, this gives us time to refresh on the story so far with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. Set to release on the PlayStation 3 in North America on 2nd December and Europe on 5th...
E3 2014 PS4 RPG Final Fantasy XV Skipping E3 in Favour of Events Later in the Year
Please be excited
Seeing as you’ve been waiting for Final Fantasy XV for an entire generation now, we doubt that a few more months will hurt. Square Enix’s patient game producer Shinji Hashimoto has confirmed that Noctis and crew will be remaining in their dressing rooms for the entire duration of E3 2014, as the hotly anticipated PlayStation 4...
Round Up Murdered: Soul Suspect PS4 Reviews Look a Little Stiff
Dead and buried
Watch Dogs has proven that new properties can be successful – as long as you have a gigantic development team, a frightening marketing budget, and a borderline bogus E3 debut. Sadly for Murdered: Soul Suspect, the Square Enix published supernatural detective game from Airtight Games, it has none of the above luxuries, and has paid...
Review Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)
The number games
There’s one in every family, isn’t there? One person who has to spoil every gathering, causing drama on social media, and jumping out, murdering people all of the time. No? In Drakengard 3, that’s exactly what happens. As moody anti-heroine Zero, you’ll need to trek across mountains or through lush green forests on a quest...
News Murdered: Soul Suspect Proves There Are No Spoilers in the Spirit World
You're not dead yet
Is nothing sacred anymore? We appreciate that marketing teams need material to effectively promote their games, but we can’t help but feel that this Murdered: Soul Suspect trailer delves a little too deeply into story specifics. The five-and-a-half minute epic profiles the life of undead detective Ronan O’Connor, outlining...
News Sony's Square Enix Stock Sales Don't Spell Disaster, Says Final Fantasy Producer
Squarin' up those debts
You may recall a few weeks back that Sony sold all of its 9,520,000 shares in Square Enix. While most were quick to assume that the sale signalled some impending doom for the company, the reasons behind the move were actually much less sinister. Indeed, Final Fantasy series producer Shinji Hashimoto revealed at Comic-Con...
News Final Fantasy XIV Fans Gather in Memorial of Fallen Friend
Gone but not forgotten
Death in gaming is meaningless. When we fall at the feet of a particularly challenging boss or a cunning camper, typically we hit the restart button and try again. However, there are no such opportunities to respawn in real life, and so the passing of a popular Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn player this week prompted...
News This New Murdered: Soul Suspect Trailer Is Some Seriously Chilling Stuff
Noir way
Even after the many times that we've heard about it, Murdered: Soul Suspect still feels as ethereal and nebulous as its ghostly protagonist. There's something bizarre and intriguing about the spook-'em-up that we just can't pin down. Set in the notoriously haunted city of Salem, the title sees you playing as a recently murdered gumshoe, who...
News PS4 Sequel Final Fantasy XV to Flaunt 'Stylish Action'
Noctis again
Final Fantasy XV may have originally been intended for the PlayStation 3, but the sequel is now powering ahead as a PlayStation 4 game. While there’s no date attached to the gorgeous role-playing release just yet, publisher Square Enix claims that it’s making good progress. And those assertions have been evidenced by the Japanese...
Rumour Just Cause 3 May Crash a Jumbo Jet into PS4 Pretty Soon
Why? Just 'cause
Atrocious voice acting and over-the-top antics could be about to take a turbulent turn to the PlayStation 4, as Square Enix has registered a Just Cause 3 domain name. Online sleuth Superannuation spotted the registration, which presumably hints at an impending E3 announcement. The online destination was
News Whoa, Sony Is Selling All of Its 9,520,000 Shares in Square Enix
A lightning sale
Here's an odd one: Sony Computer Entertainment has recently announced that it has decided to sell its 9,520,000 shares in Square Enix to Japanese financial company SMBC Nikko Securities. The sale will furnish the firm with a flabbergasting ¥4.7 billion ($47 million) of wallet-filling financial gains. While it's certainly not going...
News Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gets PS4 Gameplay Launch Trailer
"I'm Phoenix Down with that"
To celebrate its release on the PlayStation 4 today, Square Enix has deployed a launch trailer for its massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In typical overblown JRPG fashion, the gameplay video showcases towering castles, beautiful vistas, tumultuous dragons, and a fair bit of...
Review Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (PlayStation 4)
A realm revitalised
When it comes to Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn, improvement has been pivotal ever since its initial release way back in 2010. Due to a poor fan response, Square Enix decided to recruit Naoki Yoshida into the director’s role in a last ditch attempt to salvage the game, but rather than issue a series of patches and...
