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Store Update 5th June 2013 (Europe)
Crab salad
This week’s European PlayStation Store update may not be bulging at the seams, but we can forgive its brevity due to its inclusion of Coconut Dodge Revitalised. The full PlayStation Vita overhaul is available for free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and should be an instant download. Honestly, the only way that you can have more fun...
E3 2013 This Trailer Should Get You Hyped for Sony's Press Conference
Bring on the montages
We’d prefer it if you whispered it, but E3 is right around the corner. And this isn’t just your average annual showcase with a handful of game demos and the odd surprise – this is the big one. Not only are we set to get our first glimpse at the PlayStation 4 – you know, the box that you’ll be hiding underneath your...
News Dragon's Dogma Braves the PlayStation Vita in New Freemium Quest
Beast wars
The announcement of Dragon’s Dogma Quest for the PlayStation Vita should be a reason to celebrate – but we recommend tempering your expectations a touch for the time being. The title – revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine – is described as a free-to-play online RPG. Oh, and it’s all in 2D, too. But it could still be...
Store Update 4th June 2013 (North America)
Don't forget
Capcom’s likeable action adventure Remember Me may be the biggest new addition to this week’s North American PlayStation Store update – but it’s by no means the only noteworthy arrival. Other debuts include Limbo on the PlayStation Vita, alongside a couple of free applications for the portable platform. Shall we get down to...
News Fieldrunners 2 Plots a Path onto PlayStation Vita
Jog on
Tower defence smash Fieldrunners 2 is set to march onto the PlayStation Vita this summer, developer Subatomic Studios has announced. The smartphone favourite originally launched on the various iOS platforms last year, before targeting Android devices in April. According to the developer, the sequel features over 25 new towers. “Since our...
News Deus Ex, Saints Row Front Huge North American PS Plus Refresh
Games galore
After slipping behind Europe in the Instant Game Collection stakes, Sony Computer Entertainment America has responded with a rip-roaring PlayStation Plus update for June. Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to download Deus Ex: Human Revolution for free. The classic sneak ‘em up will be joined by savings on Let’s Fish: Hooked On,...
News UK Sales Charts: GRID 2 Takes Pole Position, Fuse Fizzles Out
Running backwards
Legendary Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games has suffered an intolerable introduction to the world of multiplatform games, with its uninspiring third-person shooter Fuse entering the UK sales charts at a dreadful 37th. Ted Price, the head of the Burbank-based studio, recently noted that the company is planning more...
E3 2013 Sony's Press Conference to Be the 'Strongest in Years'
Geoff Keighley teases shock and awe
There are now less than ten days to go until Sony’s big E3 media briefing, and the excitement is already starting to build. In order to drive some additional enthusiasm, connected industry insider Geoff Keighley has hinted that the Japanese giant’s event looks poised to be the best in some time. Writing on
Feature Five Things That Sony Should and Shouldn't Do at E3 2013
Press conference commandments
In a little over ten days, the gaming industry will descend on Los Angeles for this year’s E3 – the most important exposition in interactive entertainment. While the convention itself is undeniably the hottest attraction – quite literally, or so we’re told – it’s the pre-show press conferences that...
News Kickstarter Funded Cloudberry Kingdom Jumps onto PS3 and Vita
Time to save another princess
As Pwnee Studios probably once said, 'you can never have your fingers in too many pies' – or something to that effect. That was presumably after the Kickstarter platformer project Cloudberry Kingdom was announced as a multi-platform release for a whopping five systems, including the PlayStation Network and the Vita...
News Limbo Sets Sail on PlayStation Vita Next Week
Are you afraid of the dark?
Arachnophobes are best advised to steer clear of the PlayStation Store next week. Limbo, the popular indie puzzler from Danish developer Playdead, is set to illuminate the PlayStation Vita on 4th June in North America and 5th June in Europe. The port – which has been handled by LittleBigPlanet PS Vita collaborator...
Review Velocity Ultra (PlayStation Vita)
Starship super
One year ago, FuturLab's Velocity was released on the PlayStation Minis label and flew right into a meteor shower of praise. At a glance a vertical shoot 'em up, it excelled above this label, wonderfully welding smart puzzle elements to speedy, frantic laser-play. If you were foolish enough to ignore it when it was originally...
News Real Boxing Steps into the Ring on PlayStation Vita This August
Surprise jab
Smartphone smash Real Boxing is set to hook onto the PlayStation Vita this August, developer Vivid Games has announced. The Unreal Engine-powered knockout simulator stung iOS late last year, before picking a fight with Android earlier this month. Now it’s set to spar with Sony’s premium portable, where it will take advantage of the...
Store Update 29th May 2013 (Europe)
On the prowl
This week’s European PlayStation Store update is quite the varied feast. Just some of the highlights on offer at the gaming buffet are Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler, Fuse, and The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character. Elsewhere, Quell Memento is also up for grabs, while shameless impostor
News Flower Looks Like It's Blooming on PlayStation Vita
Listed as part of IndieCade's lineup
The imminent summer breeze looks set to blow a gift in the form of thatgamecompany’s beautiful Flower onto the PlayStation Vita. While publisher Sony’s yet to officially confirm the port, the title rooted itself on IndieCade’s exhaustive E3 lineup, prompting the folks over at Shacknews to take notice...
Talking Point Why PS4's Remote Play Requirements Represent a Lesson Learned
Feature diva
You should always be cautious when Sony reveals an exciting new feature. While the platform holder is never short on ideas, it regularly drops the ball on interesting initiatives. Take the Eye Toy: the PlayStation 2 peripheral could be seen as a precursor to the phenomenal success of both the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 Kinect, but...
Store Update 28th May 2013 (North America)
Calm before the storm
In a few weeks, Naughty Dog will deploy The Last of Us on the PlayStation 3 – and you can pre-order your copy right now from the PlayStation Store. The special digital version will allow you to play the game while it’s downloading – a first for the PS3. This week’s North American update also boasts the survival...
News PS4 Developers Required to Support Vita Remote Play
Platform holder mandating nifty feature
Sony has a track record of announcing impressive features that never get used to their full potential. Remote Play is one such idea that, despite showing some promise, fell to the wayside on the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3. However, the company’s eager to avoid the same issues with the...
News Yakuza Could Be Flirting with the PlayStation Vita in the Future
Dragon of Dojima
There are few nights where we don’t weep at the lack of Yakuza 5 in our lives. The hotly anticipated PlayStation 3 adventure launched in Japan last year, but still hasn’t received a western release. Despite this, the series is still massively popular in its native market – and in a recent interview with an Eastern publication,...
News Rayman Legends Prances onto PlayStation Vita in New Trailer
Limbless luminary
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s official announcement, Ubisoft has deployed a brand new trailer for the PlayStation Vita version of Rayman Legends. The video shows off a slew of levels from the game, in addition to the exclusive costumes and stages that will only appear in the handheld iteration of the release. Are you planning...
News The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character Spins onto PSN This Week
Like a record, baby
Dakko Dakko’s colourful platformer The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character is set to spin onto the PlayStation Vita this week, the Welsh outfit has announced. The game – which originally deployed on the PlayStation Minis platform – sees you controlling an anthropomorphic cephalopod mollusc through increasingly...
News UK Sales Charts: Resident Evil: Revelations Sails to the Summit
Sea slick
Middling survival horror up-port Resident Evil: Revelations has bobbed straight to the top of the UK sales charts, proving that last year’s disappointing Resident Evil 6 hasn’t ruined the series’ reputation for good. The white-knuckle shooter fought off strong competition from last week’s frontrunn
E3 2013 You'll Be Able to Watch Sony's Press Conference on Your Vita
Tretton in technicolor
If small screens are more your thing, Sony has confirmed that you’ll be able to watch the company’s impending E3 press conference on your PlayStation Vita. European PlayStation Blog manager Fred Dutton confirmed the snippet on the, er, PlayStation Blog, noting that the company is still “finalising plans”, but that...
News BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Punches onto North American PS Plus
Rebel one
Fans of fighters will be able to snag another humdinger for their PlayStation Vita this week, as Sony has confirmed that BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is set to join the Instant Game Collection later today. The beautiful brawler will be available for free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, alongside timed trials for both FUSE
News Rayman Legends Leaps onto PlayStation Vita with Exclusive Content
We're already legless
Former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is hopping onto yet another platform: the PlayStation Vita. Ubisoft confirmed the handheld port earlier today, adding that the title will launch on the same day as its console counterparts. For those of you out of the loop, that’s 30th August in Europe and 3rd September in North America...
News Sony: Dozens of PlayStation Vita Games in the Pipeline
Plenty to play
PlayStation Vita evangelist and indie game aficionado Shahid Kamal Ahmad has taken to Twitter once again to tease the handheld’s impending line-up. Writing on the social networking site, the senior business development manager insinuated that there are “dozens” more titles on the way for the fledgling handheld. The exact nature...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Six
New week revelations
The sun may be shining, but you won’t find us spending our weekend outside – we can absorb all of the Vitamin D that we need from the glow of the television screen. In keeping with tradition, we’ve gathered together a number of Push Square team members in order to find out what’s on their gaming agenda over the coming...
News Freedom Wars Sets Its Sights on Eight Player Action
Fresh information on Sony's biggest Vita exclusive
Freedom Wars – the new PlayStation Vita exclusive from Japan Studio – sounds awesome. Following this week’s official reveal, Sony has followed up with a full 12-page feature on the adventure in Famitsu magazine, which offers a broad overview of what you can expect from the game when it...
Store Update 22nd May 2013 (Europe)
Taking a leak
Everyone’s going barmy for the bathroom in this week’s European PlayStation Store update, as Men’s Room Mayhem bursts onto the PlayStation Vita. The pee ‘em up is joined by a whole host of hits that you won’t want to flush away, including Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Resident Evil: Revelations, and, er, Fast & Furious:...
Store Update 21st May 2013 (North America)
Sharp shootin'
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update has gone Ultimate Edition mad. Sony has collated a collection of digital bundles for a range of games, including Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3, and Max Payne 3. Other new arrivals include Ratchet: Deadlocked, Call of Juarez: Gunsli
News Incredibly, There Was a Medal of Honor Game in Development for Vita
On the agenda
Seasoned online sleuth Superannution has uncovered some classified information regarding a cancelled Medal of Honor title that was in production for the PlayStation Vita. The game – which was in construction at Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City developer Slant Six – popped up on concept artist Alex Carigi’s personal portfoli
News New Killzone: Mercenary Screens Show What the Vita Can Do
Pick up your jaw
In most cases, an image says more than words ever can. That’s particularly true with these brand new Killzone: Mercenary screenshots. We could type out a mini-dissertation explaining why the PlayStation Vita exclusive is shaping up to be the best looking handheld game ever released, but we don’t really need to. One look at these...
News Yeah, Tearaway Looks Like the Most Charming Thing Ever
Media Molecule unfolds gorgeous new footage
We didn’t think that Media Molecule could possibly produce a more visually appealing game than LittleBigPlanet, but it’s really excelled itself with Tearaway. The portable platformer – which is set to deploy on the PlayStation Vita in October – takes place in a papercraft world, and judging by this...
News Sony Unleashes Freedom Wars on PlayStation Vita in 2014
Open your eyes
Remember last week’s mysterious Japan Studio teaser? Sony’s followed it up with an official announcement, revealing Freedom Wars for the PlayStation Vita. The title – which is due out in 2014 – is described as a multiplayer action game, which means, well, it’s probably going to be a lot like Monster Hunter. There’s an...
News These Mass Effect Themed LittleBigPlanet Costumes Are the Best on the Citadel
Geth a load of this
Sackboy really is the ultimate cross-marketing opportunity, isn’t he? Sony has teamed up with EA to bring some brand new outfits based on the Mass Effect series to LittleBigPlanet – and the results are unsurprisingly adorable. The image above shows Wrex, Garrus, Liara, and, of course, Commander Shepard – the problem is,...
Review Men's Room Mayhem (PlayStation Vita)
Spend a penny
The public toilet is a complex environment, bursting with unwritten rules and accepted traditions. While these standards are not governed by laws, only a brave person dare break them. Men’s Room Mayhem, a brand new PlayStation Vita pee ‘em up from Ripstone and Sawfly Studios, aims to tackle these complex issues in a comical arcade...
News UK Sales Charts: Metro: Last Light Illuminates the Top Spot
Shine so bright
There’s no stopping Deep Silver at the moment. The small publisher currently occupies the top two spots on the UK sales charts, with the likeable Metro: Last Light knocking Dead Island: Riptide into second. However, it wasn’t all good news for the 4A Games shooter, as despite rocketing to the summit, the title failed to outsell...
News Here's Your First Look at The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character
Scrummier than a seafood salad
It may not have hit the headlines in quite the same way as Velocity Ultra and OMG HD Zombies, but The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character is another PlayStation Minis remake that you should be keeping your eye on. The overhauled platformer – which is due out this summer on the PlayStation Vita – is the work...
News Men's Room Mayhem Takes a Leak on Vita Next Week
Going potty
Men’s Room Mayhem is practically bursting to occupy a spot on your PlayStation Vita, but it’s going to have to cross its legs until 21st May in North America and 22nd May in Europe. You’ll need to spend a shade more than a penny in order to relieve yourself, but not much – the pee ‘em up will cost you $1.99/£1.99, with...
News PlayStation 4 Page Virtually Confirms Complete Vita Remote Play Compatibility
Expected functionality
Sony has a habit of teasing nifty features before going back on its word – but it looks like it wasn't telling porkies when it revealed that PlayStation Vita remote play would be compatible with virtually every PlayStation 4 game. An update to the impending platform’s official website brings the promising news, as it...
News Killzone: Mercenary Steps Outside of Grand Theft Auto V's Shadow
Sony moves release date forwards
Launching alongside Grand Theft Auto V was never going to do Killzone: Mercenary any favours – and Sony has acknowledged that by moving the PlayStation Vita exclusive’s release date forwards. The title will now deploy on 4th September in Europe and 10th September in North America. It makes a change for Europe to...
News Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault Goes Commando on Vita Next Week
Deadlocked and loaded
It looks like the complications surrounding the PlayStation Vita version of Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault have finally come to a conclusion, as Insomniac Games has confirmed that the handheld version of the title will be available from 21st May in North America and 22nd May in Europe. Assuming that you purchased the...
E3 2013 PlayStation Vita Set for 'Surprisingly Big' Showing in Los Angeles
Raise the roof
It’s starting to seem like our criticism of the PlayStation Vita may have been a touch premature. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s senior business development manager Shahid Kamal Ahmad recently teased an “amazing” title for the format, and now Game Informer executive editor Andrew Reiner has
News Bungie Debunks Destiny of Spirits Spin-Off for PlayStation Vita
Fate can be cruel
Overnight, rumours were rife that Bungie was working on a spin-off of its first-person shooter Destiny for the PlayStation Vita. The speculation certainly made some sense – Sony has partnered pretty heavily with the former Halo developer of late, and it recently filed a trademark for the name Destiny of Spirits. Alas, it’s not
Store Update 15th May 2013 (Europe)
Neutrino speed
There are a decent roster of titles available as part of this week’s European PlayStation Store update, but you only really need to know about one: Velocity Ultra. After a long wait, FuturLab’s award winning arcade hit has finally teleported its way onto the PlayStation Vita, and we couldn’t be more excited. Other new arrivals...
Store Update 14th May 2013 (North America)
Dust hunt
Yes, we’re late, but that doesn’t deter from the contents of this week’s North American PlayStation Store update. On the docket this week are DUST 514, Metro: Last Light, and Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery. There’s also a PS2 Classic in the guise of controversial murder ‘em up Manhunt. Let’s get down to business...
News Gran Turismo 6 Page Parks on Franchise's Official Website
Reveal races nearer
If you had any doubt over the kind of news that this afternoon’s Gran Turismo event would bring, this image taken from the franchise’s official website should put your questions to rest. Snoops poking around the site uncovered this blank page for the still unannounced Gran Turismo 6
News Ready Your Sword and Shield for June's European PlayStation Plus Update
Kingdoms of Amalur, Demon's Souls, and more up for grabs
There’s a bit of a medieval theme to next month’s European PlayStation Plus offering. Sony has confirmed that Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be available for free from 29th May. It’ll be joined around the, er, round table by Demon’s Souls and the unmissable ICO & Shadow of the...
News Sony Suggests Vita Sales Forecast May Be a Worst Case Scenario
Console could still come to life
Sony’s financial forecasts did not paint a very promising future for the PlayStation Vita last week. The company predicted that it would sell 5 million portable platforms over the next twelve months, more or less indicating that it’s given up hope on its latest handheld. But
News Coconut Dodge Revitalised Claws Its Way onto Vita on 5th June
Crab it while you can
Coconut Dodge may not be the best way to spend company with a crab – we prefer the blighters when they’re dressed in batter and accompanied with sweet chilli sauce – but it certainly ranks pretty high on the list. As such, we’re pumped to learn that Brighton-based developer FuturLab is mere weeks away from setting free...
