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Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Sci-Fi Slasher Steel Seed Unsheathes PS5 Release Date
Out of the shadows
Steel Seed is an upcoming stealth action game from developer Storm in a Tea Cup, which has been in the hopper for quite a while now. We now have a release date: watch out for this one when it creeps up on PS5 on 10 April. Revealed back in 2023, Steel Seed casts players as a cybernetic warrior, Zoe, who is ably assisted by her...
News Kojima Cameo Mission Coming to Control Ultimate Edition on PS5
Dr Yoshimi Tokui's Guided Imagery Experience
With the reveal of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach's release date and that incredible new trailer, we've certainly got Hideo Kojima on the brain. We can never get enough, but thankfully, the auteur creators dulcet tones are coming to Remedy Entertainment's Control Ultimate Edition on PS5. In some...
Exclusive It Takes Two's Infamous Elephant Scene Explained by Josef Fares
An elephant never forgets
Spoiler Warning! This feature openly discusses moments within It Takes Two that are best experienced first-hand. If you haven't already, go play the game, it's great. What's the deal with the elephant scene in It Takes Two? If you're reading this, you probably just played through the co-op adventure's notorious sequence...
Monday10th Mar 2025
News Silent Hill Livestream Announced for Thursday, Will Reveal Silent Hill F
Streaming at 3pm PDT / 10pm GMT
Konami has revealed it'll be hosting a Silent Hill Transmission livestream this week on Thursday, 13th March 2025, with the intention to publicly unveil Silent Hill F. The game was announced more than two years ago at the same time as the Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill: Townfall, though neither it nor Townfall...
News PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Drops Current Wave Music Pack
Features SIA, Charli XCX, and more
Not one to rest on its laurels, the team over at Kluge Interactive has announced yet another new batch of songs available now in Synth Riders. Though it’s hardly been two months since the release of 80s Mixtape Side B, Kluge is adding to the impressive pile of DLC once again. This latest pack, the Current Waves...
Review WWE 2K25 (PS5) - Unbeatable Value from 2K’s Dominant Wrestling Series
The Island of Relevancy
As we hurtle down the road to this year's WrestleMania, it's time once again to make a welcome pit stop at 2K's annual simulated grapple-fest. WWE 2K25 boasts new features, even more playable superstars, and a brand new multiplayer distraction in the form of The Island. But does it continue the momentum Visual Concepts has...
News Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 Release Date, Pre-Order Info Seemingly Leaked
Update: Apparently launching next month
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been confirmed for PS5 since last summer, and a recent age rating suggests it may finally be on the horizon. Released on Xbox and PC in December 2024, the PS5 port of MachineGames' first-person adventure title has now been rated by the ESRB, as pointed out by Wario64:...
Mini Review Dungeons of Hinterberg (PS5) - Chill Fights and Vibes in Virtual Vacation
Hit the slopes
If going on holiday is meant to be a time for relaxing and disconnecting from daily life, why can it feel so stressful in the moment? Dungeons of Hinterberg reckons with those mixed emotions as protagonist Luisa takes a break from being a lawyer to try and chill in the Austrian Alps... while putting her life on the line in puzzle and...
News Latest Monster Hunter Wilds PS5 Update Makes Dozens of Fixes, Here Are the Patch Notes
A beastly patch
Capcom has released a new patch for its big new action RPG, Monster Hunter Wilds. Available to download and install now on PS5, the update focuses on fixing numerous issues, including those that were preventing progress through the game. Here's the list of issues addressed in this update, per Capcom's support site: The “Grill a...
News Warzone Brings Back Fan-Favourite Verdansk Map on 3rd April
To mark Battle Royale's fifth anniversary
Activision has announced the original Verdansk map for Call of Duty: Warzone will be returning to the Battle Royale title on 3rd April 2025, as part of its fifth anniversary festivities. The firm says it's "time to revisit a place of unforgettable memories", as Verdansk is the place most Warzone players will...
News Split Fiction Smashes First Weekend in the UK, Physical Sales Dominated by PS5
Split the profits
After It Takes Two was confirmed to have sold over 20 million copies to date, it remains to be seen whether Split Fiction can replicate that huge success, but its early performance on the UK's physical chart is certainly encouraging. The game has debuted at number one, with 89 per cent of those physical copies being the PS5...
News PS5 and Astro Bot the Perfect Match in New Console Bundle
Available worldwide later this week
Sony has now made the PS5 Astro Bot console bundle first leaked by Billbil-Kun an official product, with select retailers receiving stock of it this week. This is a bundle that'll be available worldwide, and it comes with a base PS5 and a digital copy of Game of the Year winner Astro Bot. Pricing for the bundle...
Mini Review Wanderstop (PS5) - A Meditative Musing on Mental Health
Turning over a loose leaf
On first appearance, Wanderstop looks like your average wholesome, low-stakes indie game with easy-going objectives and enjoyable, soothing tasks to perform. While the game is exactly that, it layers on top a story that hones in on the central character's mental state, and it's an effective combination. Alta is a fighter...
News Death Stranding Music Will Tour the World Later This Year
19 dates confirmed so far
Kojima Productions has confirmed a worldwide Death Stranding tour will bring the franchise's music to 19 cities across the globe, beginning at the end of this year in November. Titled the Strands of Harmony world tour, a live orchestra and singers will perform songs from the two titles, synchronized to videos on-screen...
News Insomniac Delists, Relists VR Catalogue, and Few Even Noticed
Says a bit about the state of VR
In a pretty damning indictment of the current state of the VR scene, it seems that PlayStation first-party studio Insomniac Games first delisted, and has since relisted, its catalogue of high-end virtual reality games available exclusively on the Occulus/Meta store. What's that? Didn't you know Insomniac developed...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Actor Ascends, Takes Rightful Place Among Streaming Nobility
We are not worthy to serve our Lord Hans Capon
In a bold example of a video game actor taking their role to previously untold heights, Luke Dale, the thespian responsible for bringing to life the true protagonist of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, the ludicrous Lord Hans Capon, has ascended to the ranks of Twitch royalty. Hardcore fans will recall...
News Next PS5 Battlefield Gameplay Floods Internet, Remains Online
We're ready to be hurt again
It seems that playtesting for the as-yet-unnamed next game in the venerable Battlefield franchise is currently underway; EA has been rather quiet, instead, we've deduced this by the constant stream of leaked gameplay footage that started flooding our feeds over the weekend. Oddly enough, the publisher/developer doesn't...
News 15 Years Ago, Square Enix Released the Most Divisive Final Fantasy Game
Fal'Cie fallacy; just you wait and l'Cie
On 9th March, 2010, publisher and developer Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII for Western audiences, and we can still recall the incredible hype behind it. Gorgeous, a stunning showpiece for what the famously difficult to develop for PS3 could achieve, it introduced us to Lightning, perhaps the most...
News The Alters PS5 Builds Upon the Grim Foundations of This War of Mine
11 Bit Studios' next is its most ambitious yet
The Alters is the next game from Polish development studio 11 Bit Studios, the team behind tense, bleak survival series like This War of Mine and Frostpunk. It's shaping up to be its most ambitious yet, and in a new trailer, we see how far the team has come, building upon what has come before to create...
News Death Stranding 2 Puts Early Access Incentives Under the Microscope All Over Again
Are you really paying to play early?
Death Stranding 2 will release for PS5 on 26th June 2025, except it actually doesn't — if you wait until the official launch date, you'll already be two days late. Publishers are increasingly offering "early access" to titles in the pricier versions of their games, and now Sony has joined the trend with the...
Gallery Death Stranding 2 Is a Proper PS5 Stunner in New Screenshots
14 new images from a base PS5
Alongside a 26th June 2025 release date and a new trailer, Kojima Productions has revealed a fresh selection of Death Stranding 2 screenshots, all captured on a base PS5. They work to highlight new environments, characters, and scenes, including the mysterious new Solid Snake-like face with a bandana. We've embedded...
News Death Stranding 2 PS5 Release Date Set for 26th June
Revealed in epic 10-minute trailer
Sony and Kojima Productions have today announced Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch for PS5 on 26th June 2025. The release date was confirmed as part of an SXSW panel hosted by Hideo Kojima with a new 10-minute trailer to match, which you can watch above. Pre-orders will go live on 17th March, and a...
Sunday9th Mar 2025
Live Watch the Death Stranding 2 SXSW Panel Right Here
Tune in for Hideo Kojima, Norman Reedus, and more
Instead of working directly with PlayStation, the ever unique Hideo Kojima has chosen to take Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to SXSW. Joined by Norman Reedus and Troy Baker, the main man behind Kojima Productions shall "discuss and share new details about Death Stranding 2". The panel will begin in...
Mailbox Sony's Live Service Stupidity, Ghost of Yotei's Appeal, and the Magic of Open World RPGs
Issue #2 - February 2025
Welcome to the Push Square Mailbox for February 2025! Once again, our lovely readers have sent in letters (emails) about all kinds of PlayStation-related stuff. If you want to send us a letter, please use the Contact page and select 'Reader Letters' as the subject. Every month, we'll pick out a Star Letter — the writer...
News This Trailer for HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 May Be An All-Time Great
Your body is still not ready
Holy heck has HBO nailed this trailer for The Last of Us Season 2! Due out on HBO Max from 13th April, this epic two-minute taster is filled with familiar scenes from the game – and a couple of new ones, too. Series creator Neil Druckmann and showrunner Craig Mazin have already confirmed this new series will dig into...
News 4 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Are At Their Lowest Prices Ever on PS Store
Get 'em while they're cheap
There’s no new PS Store sale this week, but EA has dropped the price of a bunch of its most popular games to their lowest prices ever. If you don’t like sports then you’ll probably be non-plussed by this batch of offers, but there are some good deals to be had if you do. All of the following games are discounted...
Saturday8th Mar 2025
Preview Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Looks Stunning, Hits Hard, and Feels Fresh on PS5
33 is the new 80
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an ambitious title heading to PS5 later this year from new studio Sandfall Interactive. However, playing through a three hour demo this week, we would have never guessed this is the French developer’s first project. Expedition 33 is a polished and AAA feeling experience that takes its inspirations...
News Forza Horizon 5 Will Require a Microsoft Account to Play on PS5, Raising Preservation Problems
No disc release either
As perhaps expected, you’ll need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on the PS5. This has been a pretty consistent feature across all of Xbox’s multiformat ports, and doesn’t appear to be changing with the anticipated open world racer. An FAQ explains: “In addition to a PSN account you’ll need to link to a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 571
It takes two
Monster Hunter Wilds already feels a little like a distant memory, as the industry turns its attention to a stacked March lineup, headlined by Assassin's Creed Shadows. Here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I've got a few games on the go at the moment, but I'd love to start up Split Fiction with my wife this weekend...
News Classic Japanese Cards Meet VTubers in New Hololive Game for PS5, PS4
Waifu wonders
Hanafuda is a traditional Japanese card game dating all the way back to the early 1800s, but it’s getting a modern face lift courtesy VTuber agency Hololive. Hololive Holo’s Hanafuda is an upcoming PS5 and PS4 game scheduled to release worldwide, which promises “a modern take” on a timeless classic. An overview explains:...
News PS Productions to Produce Resident Evil Movie Reboot by Barbarian Director
"One of our most important releases of 2026"
PS Productions will work on its first non-Sony intellectual property, as it’s been pulled in to produce a Resident Evil reboot by Barbarian director Zach Cregger. The film – set to release in theatres on 18th September, 2026 – was being shopped around, with Warner Bros allegedly interested in...
News Rumoured God of War PS5 Remasters Won't Be at 20th Anniversary Event
No reveals planned for the show
Santa Monica Studio has ruled out making any God of War announcements at a 20th anniversary panel for the series on 22nd March 2025, throwing into question recent speculation surrounding potential remasters of the original games. The potential re-releases gained traction when Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb suggested...
Friday7th Mar 2025
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Monster Hunter Wilds?
Apex predator
Monster Hunter Wilds has been out for about a week now, giving you plenty of time to break Hunter Rank 100 and then complain that the game simply isn't long enough. And you know what that means! As always, we want your review scores, which will factor into the game's user rating all across Push Square. Wilds has done extremely well...
News As Fans Eagerly Await Updates on GTA 6, Rockstar Promotes New Danny Dyer Film
'Avin' a laugh
Grand Theft Auto 6 is no doubt the most hotly anticipated game on the horizon right now, and while fans are patiently waiting for more news about the open world crime drama, it seems Rockstar Games has other plans first. On its social channels, the GTA developer has been promoting Marching Powder, the latest movie starring Danny Dyer...
News Death Stranding 2 PS5 Release Date, Pre-Order Info Appears Imminent
All eyes on SXSW panel this Sunday
Sony and Kojima Productions are planning a Death Stranding 2 blowout this weekend, as with an SXSW livestream set for Sunday, reliable Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun has hinted at what details we should expect from the show. They say the announcement of the PS5 game's release date and pre-order information are...
News Ex-Xbox Boss Says Console War Has Lost Its 'Feistiness' as Microsoft Goes Multiformat
"If Microsoft had the choice, would they make hardware? No"
Peter Moore – famous for his stints at both SEGA and Xbox – has admitted in a Gamertag Radio interview that he “encouraged” the rivalry between Sony and Microsoft because he felt the console war was “healthy for the industry”, but believes his former employer has lost its...
Preview Atomfall Proves a Must-Play Mystery on PS5, PS4
90 minutes with Rebellion's latest effort
Atomfall is the first completely new IP from British developer Rebellion in seven years, and it feels like it's landing at just the right time. After years of quality Sniper Elite and Zombie Army instalments, the studio has been working away on an experience that's quite a bit different: a detective-esque...
News Rise of the Ronin's PC Port Panned by Media Ahead of Release
In the mud
Rise of the Ronin – one of 2024’s tentpole PS5 exclusives – is making its way to PC on 11th March, and a media embargo has lifted allowing press to discuss their experience. While the core campaign is identical to what’s already available on Sony’s system, the performance is attracting a lot of criticism. To summarise the...
News Spelunky 2 Scores a Surprise Free PS5 Upgrade
Into the depths again
Acclaimed indie game Spelunky 2 has scored a surprise native PS5 upgrade. Available now on the PS Store, if you already own this iconic roguelike then you can download the new-gen version free-of-charge. While we haven’t been able to verify it officially for ourselves, various reports online claim this new version runs at...
News AMD Hypes Up PS6 Collaboration, FSR 4 Upscaling Tech
The origins of a new generation
In December, PlayStation architect Mark Cerny essentially confirmed the PS6 when he revealed Sony would be partnering with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Project Amethyst. This initiative will see the two tech companies collaborate to achieve various mutually beneficial outcomes involving machine learning. Today is...
News The Sinking City 2 Smashes Kickstarter Goal in Hours
That didn't take long
Frogwares has revealed the first glimpse of The Sinking City 2 gameplay as the Kickstarter page for the game goes live, with the developer looking to earn $105,000 from crowd funding. It's only a 53-second clip and focuses quite heavily on combat, but you'll get a quick shot of the returning Mind Palace and a few different...
Random Monster Hunter Wilds Fans Impressed by Capcom's Collection of Blades
You call that a knife?
Monster Hunter Wilds features a wide assortment of majestic creatures to ruthlessly hunt down for their resources, and not a few nightmarish abominations that simply cannot be suffered to live. Of course, you'll need your trusty carving knife to reap the rewards, and fans have been impressed to find the wide range of blades on...
News Marvel Rivals' March Update Has Arrived, Clone Rumble and Cosmic Adventure Now Live
Let's get ready to rumble
Marvel Rivals latest update is now live, introducing some needed adjustments to its pantheon of heroes, as well as adding the Clone Rumble mode and Galacta's Cosmic Adventure special event. Of course, there is a laundry list of bug fixes and optimizations to look forward to. Galacta's Cosmic Adventure will allow players to...
News Respawn Entertainment Cancels Mysterious FPS Game
"Incubation Team" is seemingly no more
With the rate at which AAA developers are canceling video game projects, we might all need to content ourselves with our backlogs in future. Respawn Entertainment, a subsidiary of EA and the developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends, has canceled its unannounced "multiplayer first-person shooter experience"...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Dev Confirms Big March 1.2 Update, Haircuts and Hardcore Mode
Back to Bohemia we go
Warhorse Studios has confirmed the news we wanted so desperately to hear: the anticipated major update 1.2 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, which adds new hairstyle and moustache options and its gruelling Hardcore Mode, will arrive on PS5 imminently, on 13th March. The first major content update for the game, it's just the...
News Activision Confirms Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Won't Be Free Roam on PS5, PS4
Two-minute format for Pro Skater 4 confirmed
In response to fan concerns, Activision has now confirmed that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 won't ship with the free roam structure of the original game when it launches alongside Pro Skater 3 on PS5, PS4 this July. The fanbase first caught wi
Thursday6th Mar 2025
News Classic LEGO Star Wars to Get Trophy Update on PS Plus Premium
Trophy list for The Original Trilogy spotted
PS2, PSP classic LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy appears set for an imminent update that'll add Trophy support to the PS5 and PS4 versions of the game. Exophase has pulled a fresh Trophy list for the title, which is available on PS Plus Premium, or can be bought standalone off the PS Store for...
News 20 Whole Minutes of Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 Gameplay Looks Supremely Polished
Delays do pay
With its 20th March release date fast approaching, Ubisoft's marketing machine for Assassin's Creed Shadows is now in full flow — as evidenced by this lengthy 20-minute gameplay walkthrough. The footage manages to cover just about everything. Both protagonists — Naoe and Yasuke — get plenty of screentime, as they engage in...
News Don't Sleep on Promising PS5 Dark Fantasy Hell Is Us
One to watch
It’s incredibly difficult to make combat-orientated third-person character action games stand out in this day and age, but by hook and by crook, Hell Is Us has our attention. The game, which has been showcased at multiple State of Plays now, promises a semi-open sandbox in a hostile world. It blends dark fantasy with contemporary...
News Styx Returns for a Third Stealth Game on PS5, Blades of Greed Out This Year
Who needs Sam Fisher?
After a number of cycling titles — of both the management and Tour De France variety — Blood Bowl 3, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood, the French developer Cyanide Studios has announced it's returning to what it's probably best known for: the stealth-focused Styx series. A third entry in the franchise has been...
