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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 191
In the thick of it
We’re in the thick of it now. There’s practically a major new game release every week through until the holidays, so you better be prepared for the onslaught – and the insane expenditure, of course. Much of our team is on assignment at the moment, and if they’re not, you can guarantee they're doing thumb exercises ahead of...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 190
War of the reds
The editors of this very site are at war this weekend, and no, it's not because Sammy still hasn't played Persona 5. It's Liverpool vs. Manchester United, which means that bragging rights will be on the line for months to come. If you're reading this before the match, offer prayer. If you're reading afterwards, hope that the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 189
On the agenda
Well, this is it, then: the start of silly season. You better hope your backlog has been appropriately cleared, because there are a lot of games coming out over the next eight weeks, and regardless of which ones you choose, you’re going to need a lot of free time to play them all. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ll be patiently waiting...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 188
Hunters to punters
It definitely feels like we’re in the calm before the storm right now, doesn’t it? The release schedule is about to get really hectic, with virtually one new heavy hitter arriving every week through October and early November. This is last chance saloon until Christmas for your backlogs, then. Give ‘em hell! Sammy Barker,...
Talking Point What Free October 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will October 2017's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s free with PlayStation Plus next month? That’s the question on everyone’s lips as we reach the tail end of September, with October 2017’s roster of PS+ goodies just days away from being revealed. After a really decent year for the subscription service, we share our speculation for...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 187
Out 'n' about
It’s been a busy end to the week here at Push Square Towers, with the Tokyo Game Show and EGX running concurrently this weekend. That said, WAYP has been a regularly fixture on this site for near four years now, and we’ve still never missed an issue. We’re not going to let a couple of conventions stop us. Sammy Barker, Editor:...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 186
Winter blues
Anyone else feel like winter’s embrace has arrived all of a sudden? It’s been absolutely freezing here in the UK this week, and a torrential downpour is battering Push Square Towers as we type this. There’s never been a better time to stay indoors, boot up the PlayStation 4, and play some games, then. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 185
This must be Destiny
You're already sick of hearing about it and we're already sick of writing about it, but we can't bloody well tell our team of scribes to not play Destiny 2 this weekend. It's time for a bumper edition of What Are You Playing! Robert Ramsey, Associate Editor I've got a busy weekend planned, but when I'm not socialising,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 184
September sunshine
It’s a new weekend, which means it’s time for an all-new edition of WAYP. For those of you who are new to the site, this is the weekly article where we quiz you on what you’re playing. Are you diving into your backlog, perhaps? Or returning to an old favourite? First up, here’s some of our team members: Sammy Barker,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 183
Adventure time
The summer may be nearing its natural conclusion, but it’s a scorcher here in the UK as we head into the final Bank Holiday weekend of the season. Of course, there’ll be no sunshine for us – we’re drawing the curtains and getting down to some good ol’ fashioned gaming. Will you be having a similarly pasty end to the week?...
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...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 182
Short but sweet
It’s a brief WAYP this week as holidays take precedence at Push Square Towers. That means the emphasis is on you lovely lot to fill our comments section with as much content as you possibly can. So, what are you playing this weekend? Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm just hopping between several games at the moment as I wait for...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 181
FIFA?
The football season is underway, the release calendar is stacked, and we're knee-deep into August – it all means that the business end of the year is imminent. Of course, that gives us plenty of opportunity to natter in your weekly WAYP, so let's get into Issue 181. Sammy Barker, Editor: The start of the football season has convinced me to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 180
Makin' sacrifices
Ah, summer. It’s typically about this time that we’d been clearing out our backlogs, but the PlayStation 4 has amassed a software selection that makes such endeavours futile. The coming weeks threaten to be jam-packed with noteworthy new releases, and we’re already hard at work on a handful of them. Here’s what we’re...
Talking Point Should The Last of Us Cash in on the Battle Royale Craze?
Boots on the Battlegrounds
You may have heard of a little game called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It’s coming to the PlayStation 4 eventually, but is in Early Access at the moment, and Sony doesn’t really support that. Nevertheless, it’s already amassed
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 179
Calling time on July
As the outrageous August release schedule nears, this may be your last opportunity to clear out your backlog before it multiplies all over again. Is there anything that you’re desperate to cross off your list this weekend? Or are already on top of things and ready to try something new? You know the drill! Sammy Barker,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 178
Plenty of variety
It’s the penultimate weekend in July before the August apocalypse arrives. Seriously, if you thought that you were going to have another month to clear your backlog, then think again – the next month is looking stacked. You may want to polish up any leftovers while you still have the chance. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m on the...
Talking Point What Free August 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will August's PS Plus games be announced?
Time really does fly when you’re having fun. We’ve barely got done ensuring that the awful teenage cast of Until Dawn endure the worst deaths imaginable, and already it’s time to start thinking about August 2017’s big PlayStation Plus update. We’re anticipating an announcement for the full...
Talking Point Has Sony Mastered the PlayStation Store Sale?
Full Steam ahead
Do you remember what PlayStation Store sales used to be like? They were embarrassing. Sony would trot out a procession of titles, and the PlayStation Blog comments would promptly point out that the same software could be had cheaper undiscounted from superior retailers. It was a joke – especially at a time when the vaunted "Steam...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 177
Summer smackdown
How the heck does Sammy come up with a new intro for these articles every week? Your humble and temporary host has only penned these talking points a handful of times and he's already out of ideas. If Overlord Barker was here he'd probably just write something about tennis, so we may as well run with that. So... That tennis, eh?...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 176
Wimble-WAYP
WAYP, WAYP, WAYP. What more is there to say? Wimbledon is on and plodding along; there have been a few decent meltdowns so far – that guy tossing money at the umpire was great – but the second week is where things should heat up. Hopefully not literally, of course, because it’s already too hot. Video games. Talk about them. Robert...
Talking Point PS5 Release Date - When Will Sony's Next-Gen Console Launch?
Predicting when PlayStation's new platform will arrive
PlayStation 5’s release date is a mystery at the time of typing, but we now at least know that a next-gen console is coming. Speaking as part of an interview in the aftermath of E3 2017, Sony bigwig Shawn Layden admitted that the platform holder has new hardware in the pipeline, but added that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 175
Crash bash
July has arrived, meaning that more people are thinking about vacation than video games right now. It’s a great time to catch up on your backlog or sink your teeth into something big and juicy – but what’s holding your attention? Let’s work through this week’s WAYP, shall we? Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m dying over and over...
Talking Point What Are Your Most Anticipated Games for the Second Half of the Year?
The run-in
E3 2017 has come and gone, and the event has augmented us with the lay of the land when it comes to the latter half of the year. While there will surely still be some surprises to come, we now have a general picture of the release schedule for the remaining six months of 2017, and we thought it may be fun to pull together the...
Talking Point What Free July 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
And when will the PS Plus update be announced?
It’s almost time for the monthly Instant Game Collection update, with the next batch of PlayStation Plus goodies to be given away on 4th July. But what are you hoping gets added as part of July 2017’s roster, and is there anything in particular you’ve got your fingers crossed for? When will July...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 174
Feet up
E3 2017 is a distant memory and the temperatures have dipped to a somewhat more agreeable level (at least here in the UK, anyway) so it’s time to settle down for some serious gaming. With the release schedule slowly starting to thin ahead of the summer months, we have the distinct feeling that backlogs are going to take centre stage over...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 173
Post-show play sesssions
E3 2017 is over, which means that we’re ready to actually play games again – as opposed to just talk about them. The summer months may be in full swing, but the PlayStation 4 gaming calendar ain’t looking any quieter. Here’s what we’re playing this weekened. Robert Ramsey, Associate Editor: After weeks of...
Talking Point Is PSX Now More Important to Sony Than E3?
Priorities may be shifting
Here’s a question worth pondering: is Sony’s own PlayStation Experience now more important to the platform holder than E3? Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said yesterday that the company held back PlayStation 4 exclusive announcements during its press conference this week, and that we’d learn more about...
Talking Point Did Sony PlayStation's E3 2017 Press Conference Crush the Competition?
Big guns
And that’s it: Sony’s big PlayStation E3 2017 press conference is over. What did you think? Haha, the show centred on gameplay from the likes of God of War, Spider-Man, and Days Gone – but also included a few surprises in the guise of Shadow of the Colossus. But did the platform holder deliver? Did it give you enough games to get...
Talking Point Did Ubisoft's E3 2017 Press Conference Bedazzle You?
Oooh?
That’s another press conference done, dusted, and put to bed – but what did you think of Ubisoft’s showcase this time? The briefing centred on Assassin’s Creed Origins, Far Cry 5, and The Crew 2, but we also got a glimpse of Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Skull & Bones. But what did you think of the keynote? Do you think Ubisoft...
Talking Point What Does Sony Have to Do in Order to 'Win' E3 2017?
Games, games, games?
As is now tradition, Sony will host the final big E3 publisher press conference tonight - or tomorrow morning, depending on your timezone. At the time of writing, we've seen a total of three shows: EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda. Ubisoft is up a few hours before the PlayStation maker takes to the stage, but we think the time is now...
Talking Point What Did You Think of Bethesda's E3 2017 Press Conference?
Short but sweet?
We've waited up into the not-so-early hours of morning in order to cover Bethesda's E3 2017 press conference, but was it worth the sleepless night? The publisher's third E3 show, it brought some big guns to the Los Angeles event courtesy of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2 - although both were leaked well...
Talking Point What Are Your Hopes and Fears for PS4 at E3 2017?
Nervous anticipation
Here we go, then: E3 2017 is so close we can taste it – and with it comes nervous anticipation. Obviously there’s lots to be excited for this year, but there are also a few things to worry about as well. We’ve brought some of our team together to talk about exactly that: what are our hopes and fears for Sony’s press...
Talking Point Did the EA Play 2017 Press Conference Impress You?
Star bore?
Electronic Arts has been the first publisher to raise the curtain on E3 2017 with its annual EA Play 2017 press conference, and during the show it provided deep dives into the likes of Star Wars Battlefront 2, FIFA 18, and a look at a new title from BioWare, named ANTHEM. But were you impressed with the publisher’s fare? Was it a good...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 172
The calm before the storm
E3 2017 begins in earnest this weekend with a handful of media briefings, but there’s plenty of time for gaming while you wait for all of the shows to get underway. The question is: what games will be part of your pre-presser warm-up? You know the drill by now. Graham Banas, Reviewer: With all sorts of E3 conferences to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 171
Almost forgot to ask
Guess who forgot about WAYP this week? In your humble host’s defence, the Bank Holiday has messed up our perception of time – and, like, E3 2017 is approaching so… Anyhoo, we have an amazing team of scribes here who dropped everything at a moment’s notice to shoot their itinerary over. That or they just so happened to be...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 170
Warm up
The sun’s been shining for two or three days here in the UK, which means after much yearning for summer, the British people have turned to an age old complaint: “It’s too hot!” And, frankly, it is – so we’ll be hunkering down in our man cave and playing some games. Here’s what’s on the agenda. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ve...
Talking Point What Free June 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
Predictions, please
We’re nearing the end of another month, which means that attention must turn away from the current crop of PlayStation Plus goodies and towards June 2017’s lineup. We’re not entirely sure when the roster will be announced – most likely it’s going to be 31st May – but we’re fully expecting the freebies to be...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 168
Canary wharf
The Premier League comes to a conclusion this weekend, but the season’s far from over, with a series of big finals to follow over the coming week or so. It does mean that our weekends are about to become even free-er, though, with no footie on the telly to distract us from clearing our backlogs. No excuses anymore. Sammy Barker,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 167
Dark side
We’re getting perilously close to E3 2017 now, but we’re trying not to think about that. Instead, it’s actually surprisingly busy here at Push Square Towers for May, with the release calendar showing no signs of slowing down really. Much of the team is on review duty, with several big games being worked on as we write. Sammy Barker,...
Talking Point Was Mass Effect: Andromeda Unfairly Torn Apart by the Internet?
Was BioWare's latest doomed from the start?
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that EA is putting Mass Effect on ice for the time being and downsizing the development team behind Mass Effect: Andromeda. The news perhaps comes as no real surprise; EA isn't exactly a publisher known for its mercy when it comes to studios that underperform or fail to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 166
A little PREY
If you include all of the special editions, we’re well on our way to 200 issues of WAYP now, which is frankly incredible. In the inaugural issue published back in 2013, your humble host was playing Lumines: Electronic Symphony on the PlayStation Vita. Not a bad shout for this weekend, really. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm on a break...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 165
Catch up
Thus concludes another working week, which means that it's time to close the curtains, buckle up, and enjoy some video games. Of course, it's now customary to share your gaming itinerary with the rest of the Push Square community, so that's exactly what we want you to do in the comments section below. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm slowly...
Talking Point What Free May 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Are You After?
Gimme the goods
T'is that time of the month yet again where we ask you to ponder which PlayStation Plus freebies you want in May 2017. We're expecting the lineup to be revealed this coming Wednesday (26th April) ahead of a 2nd May roll out. Unfortunately the release schedule's currently looking quite barren on that day, so your guess is as good as...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 164
Post-Easter play sessions
We're entering the quiet build-up to E3 2017 now, where genuine news slows and teases increase. The number of big new titles also takes a tumble, although there's never any shortage of software on the PlayStation 4, is there? We suspect that the next half-dozen issues of WAYP are going to be more about backlogs, but with...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Easter Edition 5
Eggs-traordinary
Ah, the long Easter weekend: home to brighter weather, chocolate-based treats, and a couple of extra days gaming. Welcome to the fifth special Spring edition of What Are You Playing, which is actually no different to a regular week, we've just given it a different title. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm still slogging my way through Mass...
Talking Point Is It Time for Sony to Take PS4 Pro Seriously?
Mid-gen battlegrounds
Sony released the PlayStation 4 Pro last year, and it's a good iterative console. Designed to take existing PS4 games and push them to the next level, the system has generally achieved its aims by bumping resolutions, effects, and other features depending on the developer's decision. The manufacturer's goal was never to change...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 163
Spring time
We're into April now, which means that Easter is right around the corner and summer looms temptingly on the horizon. It also means that, while most of the big blockbusters have been pushed out ahead of the new fiscal year, there's a colourful array of smaller content for you to sink your teeth into. The question is: what are you playing?...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 162
Pity the fool
Did you like our April Fools' Day joke? We didn't do one! See, that was part of the joke because you were all reading our articles waiting to find something suspect, weren't you? But the joke's on you because there wasn't a joke. Get it? Hahahahahaha. (Yeah, we just didn't have any time to come up with any good ideas this year.) Sammy...
Talking Point Which Free April 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
Drawn to death
We already know one of April 2017's free PlayStation Plus games: it's David Jaffe's notebook-based shooter Drawn to Death. But we're expecting Sony to announce the remainder of April's offering later this week, and that begs the question: what do you want? There are a smattering of new titles due out on 4th April – when the free...
