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Friday6th Dec 2024

  • News Sci-Fi Sequel Citizen Sleeper 2 Plots a Course for PS5 in January 2025

    Starward Vector coming soon

    Back in 2023, publisher Fellow Traveller brought us Citizen Sleeper, a sci-fi adventure game with an engrossing narrative and a clever dice mechanic. Now, developer Jump Over the Age is back, with the sequel coming very soon to PS5. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector launches on 31st January 2025, continuing the tale of...

    • Fellow Traveller
    • PS5
    • Citizen Sleeper 2
    • Trailers
    • Release Dates

Thursday5th Dec 2024

  • Guide Marvel Rivals: All Release Times and Preload Date

    All the key details for Marvel Rivals' launch

    After a hugely impressive and popular beta test earlier in the year, Marvel Rivals will have its full launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S this week. To get you all up to date and prepared for the release, this guide will reveal the Marvel Rivals release times and Marvel Rivals preload date...

    • Guides
    • Marvel Rivals
    • PS5
  • News The Thing: Remastered Is Out Now on PS5, PS4

    Priced at £25 / $30

    Night Dive Studios has launched its latest classic remaster, The Thing: Remastered, bringing back an underappreciated PS2 classic horror game. The PS5, PS4 remaster is available now on the PS Store, and is priced at £24.99 / $29.99. The launch trailer can be viewed above. You can expect the campaign to run at up to 120...

    • Night Dive Studios
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Thing
  • News Your 2024 PlayStation Wrap-Up Will Be Available Starting Next Week

    Stat's a wrap

    Sony has confirmed that the annual PlayStation Wrap-Up will become available very soon. Each December, PS5 and PS4 players can login online and get their very own PlayStation Wrap-Up, providing all sorts of fun stats and information about your gaming habits and achievements for the year. From 10th December, you'll be able to get your...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Foamstars Support Ends in January as Square Enix Drops Soapy Live Service Shooter

    Bubble's burst

    Square Enix is essentially ending support for Foamstars, the quirky live service shooter that launched for PS5 and PS4 in February. The game's final season — called 'The Party Goes On!' — begins on the 13th December, and runs through to the 17th January. After that, there'll be no more seasonal updates — although Foamstars...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Foamstars
  • Video 10 Games You Need to Play on PS5 Pro

    Enhance!

    Our intrepid video producer Aaron has been incredibly busy these past few weeks, putting all kinds of games to the test on PS5 Pro. The result of his adventures is this top ten list, made up of titles that have been given the most impressive upgrades on Sony's new system (so far). Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, for example, finally gets a 60...

    • Sony
    • PS5 Pro
    • Videos
    • Features
  • News Black Ops 6 Is Going Free for a Whole Week on PS5, PS4

    Eyes on target

    If you've been on the fence about buying Black Ops 6, you may be interested in knowing that the game's going free to play all next week. The popular shooter launched for PS5 and PS4 back in October, and was met with very positive reviews from critics. The fan reception has been a bit up and down since then — as it always is when it...

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Call of Duty
  • News Open World PS5 Game Ananta Looks Absolutely Insane in Latest Trailer

    Kitchen sink feeling left out

    NetEase's upcoming free-to-play gacha game, Ananta — previously called Project Mugen — is looking incredibly promising in this brand new gameplay trailer. The game is an urban open world action RPG, set in large cityscapes that are yours to explore as one of various playable characters. The main thing you'll be...

    • NetEase
    • PS5
    • Ananta
    • Trailers
  • News Sony's Really Pushing PlayStation Tournaments, First-Ever Live Event Announced

    And you can qualify now

    PlayStation Tournaments: XP has just been announced. It'll be the first-ever PlayStation Tournaments live event, and it's taking place in London on the 18th January. Naturally, you'll have to win some online competitions to actually get there. Qualifiers begin today on PS5, with Tekken 8 and FC 25 tournaments. Then, starting...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Marvel Rivals' Premium Battle Passes Won't Expire Once Purchased on PS5

    Our hero

    If you're waiting for the launch of Marvel Rivals on PS5, you may be pleased to learn that the premium battle passes you buy will not have a time limit, as confirmed in a recent dev blog. The free-to-play multiplayer hero shooter launches 6th December, 2024, and as with most games of this type, it has a couple of ways for fans to spend...

    • NetEase
    • PS5
    • Marvel Rivals
  • News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Shares Story Trailer, PS5 Pro Support

    PS5 Pro combines Fidelity and Performance

    Warhorse Studios has uploaded a new story trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II that introduces the narrative of its RPG sequel, watchable above. The game picks up directly after the conclusion of the first game, but while knowledge of those events will obviously help your understanding, it's apparently...

    • Deep Silver
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Come
    • Trailers
  • News Moonlighter 2 Brings Back Blend of Shopkeeping and Dungeon Crawling on PS5 in 2025

    The Endless Vault announced

    Publisher 11 Bit Studios and developer Digital Sun have announced Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, a sequel to the acclaimed shopkeeping sim/roguelike dungeon crawler. Building on the fun mix of genres in the original, Moonlighter 2 sees the return of protagonist Will as he and his fellow villagers are caught up in a...

    • 11 Bit Studios
    • PS5
    • Moonlighter
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Adds Barbie Crossover, Featuring New Experience

    Come on Barbie, let's go party

    Synth Riders' amazing run of DLC seems to have no end. While we may still be waiting on 80s Mixtape - Side B after the incredible Side A, Kluge Interactive has returned with new content smaller in size but huge in recognition: Barbie. Available now for PSVR2, the Babie Dance

    • Kluge Interactive
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Synth Riders
    • DLC

Wednesday4th Dec 2024

  • News My First Gran Turismo Available This Friday for Free on PS5, PS4

    A demo for Gran Turismo 7

    Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced that My First Gran Turismo, which is essentially a PS5, PS4 demo for Gran Turismo 7, will launch this Friday, 6th December 2024. It's available for free, and lets you try race events, time trials, Music Rally stages, and license tests from the full game. You can get a visual sample...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Gran Turismo
  • News Ubisoft FPS XDefiant Shutting Down, Not Accepting New Players

    Servers go offline on 3rd June 2025

    Ubisoft has confirmed its online FPS XDefiant will be shutting down and isn't accepting any new players with immediate effect. Anyone who played the game before today (3rd December 2024) will continue to receive access until 3rd June 2025, at which point the servers will be taken offline. A third season of content...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • XDefiant
  • News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets Even More Gameplay Footage, Still Looks Crazy

    Bewitched

    If you've been keeping up with Crimson Desert — the open world action game from Korean developer Pearl Abyss — you may remember seeing a bunch of gameplay videos a few months back. There were boss fights, and then there was a crazy 50-minute walkthrough. It's fair to say that the project's been wowing audiences for quite some time...

    • Pearl Abyss
    • PS5
    • Crimson Desert
  • News Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks the Days of Consoles Are Numbered

    Shawn Layden predicts proprietary hardware is on the way out

    Shawn Layden, who formerly headed up PlayStation's first-party studios, reckons game consoles as we know them will eventually become "irrelevant". Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, the ex-Sony suit talked at length about where consoles are heading, pointing to the plateauing power...

    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News Gamers Are Reportedly More Interested in Watching Games Than Actually Playing Them

    Play has limits

    You're statistically more likely to be watching a video about games than you are playing one yourself, according to a newly published report. MIDiA Research, which crunches the numbers on various aspects of entertainment, has recently claimed that gamers are spending more of their week watching gaming-related videos on YouTube and...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Industry
  • Review Fantasian Neo Dimension (PS5) - Delightful JRPG Comfort Food Let Down by Uneven Combat

    Final Fantasian

    Fantasian Neo Dimension is a little like Japanese role playing game comfort food. There's the slightly androgynous amnesiac hero. He'll go on a quest to reclaim his memories and along the way he'll meet up with a slightly kooky orphan mage with secrets of her own to uncover. They'll befriend the sassy princess, the lovable rogue, the...

    • Reviews
    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Fantasian Neo Dimension
  • News Final Fantasy 7 Was Made for PlayStation Thanks to Sony Music and Booze

    Whiskey business

    PlayStation is an enormous brand and one of the biggest names in gaming nowadays, but back when it was just getting started, it was of course a different story. In a recent interview, Sony alumnus Shawn Layden reveals how the team secured Final Fantasy VII for PS1. He recalls his early days when PlayStation was in its infancy, and...

    • Sony
    • Square Enix
    • PS1
    • Final Fantasy
  • News Sony Still Working on PSVR2, Full Hand Tracking Tech Is On the Way

    Not abandoned

    Sony hasn't forgotten about PSVR2 after all, as it appears to be developing new features for its virtual reality tech. Currently, in order to play PSVR2 games, you need to use either a DualSense pad or a pair of PSVR2 Sense controllers, depending on the title. While the latter has built-in finger tracking, it looks like Sony is taking...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
  • Guide Infinity Nikki: All Release Times and Preload Details

    Get ready to dress to impress

    Infinity Nikki, the cosy dress-up RPG from an ex-Breath of the Wild designer, is ready to strut the catwalk on your console, delivering a level of cosiness seldom seen on a Sony system before. To get you prepared for the fashionable outing, this Infinity Nikki guide will include all release times and preload details...

    • Guides
    • Infinity Nikki
    • PS5
  • News Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Goes Above and Beyond with Bonus Content, Including Lost Levels

    Legacy

    The soon-to-release Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered will feature a suite of extras aimed squarely at fans of the beloved PS1 and PS2 action adventures. Developer Aspyr has hinted at this bonus content before, but now we've got all the details. The headline act has to be 'Lost Levels' — a collection of areas that were cut...

    • Crystal Dynamics
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Soul Reaver
    • Trailers
  • News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Character Creator Now Free on PS5, Patch 4 Adds Hawke's Armour

    Face time

    4th December marks Dragon Age Day on the BioWare calendar, and so the developer's dishing out some surprise presents. To start with, it's launched a standalone version of the character creator from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. You can download it for free on PS5, and spend a ridiculous amount of time crafting your ideal hero. You can then...

    • EA
    • BioWare
    • PS5
    • Dragon Age
    • Patches
  • News Monster Hunter Wilds Dev Making Huge Improvements Based on Beta Feedback

    New previews are positive

    A fresh batch of Monster Hunter Wilds previews have dropped, and impressions continue to be positive with regards to Capcom's upcoming action RPG. However, it's various developer comments — from the preview events themselves — that are making headlines. For example, Games Radar spoke with director Yuya Tokuda,

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Monster Hunter
  • News Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Avoids February Madness with March Release Date on PS5, PS4

    Awakening

    Bandai Namco has scheduled a mysterious 'Announcement Trailer' for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, which is airing on the 4th December. It seems likely that we're getting a release date; the anticipated anime fighter has been locked in for 'early 2025' since September, so the timing certainly adds up. The game's been getting a bunch of...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Bleach
    • Release Dates
  • News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Out for PS5 a Week Earlier as Release Date Is Brought Forward

    Now launching on 4th Feb 2025

    Warhorse Studios has revealed its RPG sequel Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will release one week earlier than initially expected, now slated to launch for PS5 on 4th February 2025. The announcement was made in a Twitter post that also brought the news of a story trailer and console spec details arriving on Thursday...

    • Deep Silver
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Come
    • Release Dates
  • Random Monster Hunter's Got to Have the Best Motion Capture in Gaming

    Born to be Wilds

    Creating some of the most memorable monsters in gaming can't be easy, but Capcom seems to nail it time and time again with its Monster Hunter series. Really, these fearsome beasts are the star of the show, but it's not just their designs that catch the eye — it's the way they move, the way they're so deliberately animated...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Monster Hunter
    • Random
  • News Sample Space Marine 2's Super Satisfying Combat with New PS Plus Premium Trial

    For the Emperor, etc.

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been granted a two-hour PS Plus Premium trial on PS5, so that more people can sample its superbly chaotic combat. You'll actually be able to run through a decent chunk of the game's campaign in two hours, so we'd recommend checking it out if you've even the least bit interested. You'll...

    • Focus Entertainment
    • PS5
    • Warhammer
    • PS Plus
  • News Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Prepares Us for Some Dark Themes in Latest Teaser

    The abyss

    Don't Nod recently released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming teen drama adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The Life Is Strange meets Stranger Things vibes are still present and correct, and this brief trailer delves into some potentially heavy subject matter. It appears the game won't be shying away from themes of bullying...

    • Don't Nod
    • PS5
    • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
    • Trailers

Tuesday3rd Dec 2024

  • News New PS5 Firmware Update Available Today in Phased Release

    What does version 24.08-10.40.00 do?

    Sony has confirmed a new PS5 firmware update will be available for the console today, releasing worldwide in a phased format. At the time of writing (11:35 am GMT), the patch isn't available in the UK, but users in other territories are saying they can download it now. It's a 1.3GB update, and Sony has provided...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Firmware Updates
  • News PS5 Users Are Begging for Themes, PS1 Startup Screen to Stay

    Sony, please

    Just in case you haven't seen it yourself, Sony released a PlayStation 30th Anniversary update for the PS5 this week, which added themes based on past consoles, and a full-on recreation of the iconic PS1 startup screen. Players are greeted with said screen upon powering up their PS5 — but there's a catch. Both the themes and the boot...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS1
  • Guide Best PS1 Games

    All the best PS1 games, ranked and rated

    What are the best PS1 games? As we look back fondly on where it all started, the PS1 really does have an incredible library of games. While the real highlight of the original PlayStation is just how diverse and varied its catalogue is, we're here to discover which are the very best PS1 games. Sony's first...

    • Guides
    • PS1
    • Features
  • News PlayStation Joins Social Media Shift as Bluesky Rockets in Popularity

    Press anything but X

    PlayStation is the latest major games company to begin using Bluesky, a new social media site that's been growing massively in popularity the last couple of months. In gaming circles at the very least, there's been a sort-of unspoken shift from X (formerly Twitter) to this new platform. The former's poorly-received policy and...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • Quiz How Well Do You Know the PS1?

    PS1 and only

    The PS1 catapulted Sony into the gaming space, and kickstarted the very brand that this entire website is built upon. The all-important console launched in 1994, and became an immediate competitor to Nintendo and SEGA's offerings. The system was wildly successful, and PlayStation established itself as a household name. But just how...

    • PS1
    • Quizzes
    • Features
  • Mini Review Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (PS5) - Grim Horde Shooter Is Frantic Fun

    Rough around the edges, but one hell of a ride

    Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is developer Fatshark's take on Games Workshop's grimdark universe and a refinement of the combat and gameplay of its earlier Vermintide titles. A first-person multiplayer cooperative game, each Darktide mission will see squads of four players (or, in their absence, AI bots)...

    • Reviews
    • Fatshark
    • PS5
    • Warhammer Darktide
    • Mini Reviews
  • Feature Happy 30th Birthday to PlayStation

    Long live play

    Today is an incredibly important milestone for PlayStation, as it represents the 30th anniversary of the console we love. It doesn’t take a genius to realise Push Square wouldn’t exist if Ken Kutaragi hadn’t convinced Sony president Norio Ohga to take a risk three decades ago. Originally announced as a CD-based extension for...

    • PS1
    • Culture
    • Features
  • News New PlayStation Handheld Looking Even More Likely as Digital Foundry Backs Up Reports

    Gotta hand it to them

    There has been a fair bit of noise lately about a potential new portable games console from PlayStation, and now, Digital Foundry has weighed in on the subject. Speaking in the above video (time stamped), DF's John Linneman comments on the recent reports that Sony is working on a new handheld. "We actually heard about this...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News 3 More PS Plus Essential Games Yours to Download Now

    Work together

    Revealed last week, the three latest PS Plus Essential games are now available to download now for active members. If you need a reminder of what's on offer for December 2024, here's the list of PS5, PS4 titles: It Takes Two (PS5, PS4) | Review Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5, PS4) |

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Sony Acquisition Target FromSoftware Has Multiple Projects in Production

    Across a variety of genres

    It’s business as usual at developer FromSoftware, while Sony sniffs around parent company Kadokawa. At the PS Partner Awards in Tokyo overnight, where Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree won the Grand Award, president Hidetaka Miyazaki revealed his studio is working on a number of new titles. “We have mul

    • FromSoftware
    • PS5
    • Hidetaka Miyazaki
  • News Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade All Celebrated at PS Partner Awards

    Big games get big rewards on big night

    The annual PS Partner Awards in Tokyo carried added significance this year, as PlayStation celebrated its 30th anniversary. For those unfamiliar with this event, its designed to reward developers for their performance on Sony systems across the Japan and Asia region, so leans towards commercial success as...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Partner Awards
  • News PS Blog Wants to Know Your 2024 Game of the Year on PS5, PS4

    Voting open

    It's that time of year again. As 2024 starts to wind down, the official PS Blog has begun its public voted Game of the Year awards, and voting is now open. You can have your say across a total of 19 categories and polls, voting for all your favourite games you've played throughout this year. All the usual categories are here, like Best...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Blog
  • News With GTA 6 Still Months Away, GTA Online Is Getting Another Huge Expansion

    Aw sh*t, here we go again

    While you wait patiently for a crucial update on GTA 6, Rockstar hopes to keep you busy with another GTA Online expansion. Due out on 10th December, Agents of Sabotage will see you snap up the Darnell Bros Garment Factory – a location which may be familiar to you from the main campaign – where you’ll set up a new...

    • Rockstar
    • PS5
    • GTA
    • Grand Theft Auto
  • News Infinity Nikki's Epic Story Trailer Introduces the Cosiest PS5 Game Ever

    It's got heart

    Infinity Nikki is almost here, and while previous trailers have focused on the heroine’s various styles and gameplay mechanics, this clip gives us a deeper look at the story. This is a Kingdom Hearts-esque affair, with fantasy worlds, pantomime villains, and proper nouns. If you’ve not been convinced by previous videos, and you...

    • Infold Games
    • PS5
    • Infinity Nikki
    • Trailers
  • Feature John's PS1 Memories

    Confessions of an ex-SEGA kid

    I was a teenager in the middle of the nineties and like any other teenage boy in the middle of the nineties I cared about just one thing and it was f****** disgusting — Sonic the Hedgehog. Yes, it’s confession time, oh readers of Push Square. Growing up I was a SEGA kid which is probably the root cause of around 85%...

    • Features
    • PS1
  • News PlayStation Boss Hermen Hulst: AI Won't Replace the 'Human Touch' in Game Development

    Will be about finding a "balance"

    Hermen Hulst, co-CEO of PlayStation, has commented on the rise of AI technology and how it might affect game development in the future. Hulst, who primarily looks after the platform holder's software business, spoke to the BBC, saying that AI could "revolutionise" gaming, but that it will never replace the "human...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • Feature Khayl's PS1 Memories

    Final Fantasy 8 forever

    I've had a love for words as long as I can remember. According to Adam family legend, this stems from my childhood, where I was impatient to play my older brothers' video games and taught myself to read at an impressively young age (the specifics are lost to time). I have strong memories of him playing JRPGs, first on SNES...

    • Features
    • PS1
  • Feature Sammy's PS1 Memories

    Spilled drinks! Shady CD-ROMS! Secrets

    It’s funny how you don’t realise the significance of things until you look back on them. On a grungy Tuesday in the mid-90s, I was on a train to Birmingham with my family. Hopping on the whirring Class 323s was a regular occurrence for us in those days, as Brum – grimy as it was in that era – was our...

    • Features
    • PS1
  • Feature Robert's PS1 Memories

    Too scared to play Tomb Raider

    One of my most prominent PS1 memories is playing through the original Tomb Raider trilogy — except I didn't. I was just a kid at the time — I couldn't have been much older than eight or nine — and simply put, I was too scared to play the series myself. Not that Tomb Raider was aimed at children, of course —...

    • Features
    • PS1
  • Talking Point What Are Your PS1 Memories?

    Now it's your turn

    Throughout the day, we’ve been recounting our personal PS1 memories. But this is a community site, and we’d be remiss to overlook all of you. Whether it’s birthdays spent with the DualShock in hand or PS1-sized boxes under the Christmas tree, we want to hear about your memories of Sony’s first ever gaming format. What are...

    • Sony
    • PS1
    • Talking Point
    • Features