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Monday25th Nov 2024
News Adorable Ape Escape Plushie and More Merch Returns as PlayStation Turns 30
Thanks, Fangamer
Ape Escape is just one of the series synonymous with PlayStation — the PS1, in particular — and so it makes sense to see Fangamer celebrating the franchise as Sony's gaming brand approaches its 30th anniversary. The gaming merch retailer has brought back some neat-looking enamel pins, one with the face of a pipo monkey, the...
Never 7 and Ever 17 finally launch outside of Japan
Japanese game director Kotaro Uchikoshi is perhaps best known for the Zero Escape series and AI: The Somnium Files, but prior to that he worked on the Infinity series, as a writer and designer. These games, spanning Never 7: The End of Infinity and Ever 17: The Out of Infinity, launched in the...
News Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in Fortnite's Island for The Game Awards
The Doritos Pope arrives
The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has been transformed into a full 3D character for this year’s Island of the Year in Fortnite. As with previous years, developer Epic Games has created a full interactive experience for you to test out the nominees and engage with minigames. But there’s more: Keighley is actually in...
News Former Mass Effect Lead's New Sci-Fi Game Cancelled, Developer Shuts Down
Humanoid Origin announces closure
In another sad piece of news for the industry, developer Humanoid Origin has announced its closure. The Canadian studio was formed in 2021 by former BioWare veteran Casey Hudson, and it was working on a "character-driven" AAA sci-fi title. Previously, Hudson had been the director of the original Mass Effect trilogy...
News Secret Level's Concord Episode Has a Trailer, and It Feels Really Weird
What's Concord?
Ouch, this stings a bit. Sony released and then quickly obliterated the sci-fi multiplayer shooter Concord earlier this year, but we've yet to see the last of it; the game will be part of Amazon Prime's Secret Level anthology series. While the game itself was taken offline after a disastrous launch, the TV show — which adapts...
Site News Write to Us About Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024
And be featured in our GOTY coverage
We're fast approaching the end of 2024, if you can believe it — but this is always an exciting time for our industry, since everyone's focus shifts towards the all-important Game of the Year discussion. Here on Push Square, we have a long history of extensive Game of the Year coverage, as we simply love to...
News 74% of PS5 Fans Would Be Interested in a Handheld
PlayAnywhereStation
With yet more rumours and reports doing the rounds about Sony's potential portable plans, it seems the majority of fans would be interested in a handheld PS5. We recently raised the question of whether our readers would be interested in a portable PlayStation akin to Valve's Steam Deck; capable of playing your existing games...
News Sony Is Going All Out for PlayStation's 30th Anniversary in the UK
Mind the gap
In case you somehow didn't know, PlayStation is about to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It's already marked the occasion in a number of ways, but it seems the brand's UK team is pulling out all the stops for this important milestone. Over on X, PlayStation's UK team has revealed that, for a limited time, London trains on the Victoria...
News PS5 Handheld Device in the Works at Sony, New Report Claims
Update: Dev apparently started after PS Portal launch
Sony is currently in the "early stages of developing" an all-new handheld PlayStation device that would allow users to play PS5 games on the go, a report from Bloomberg claims. Sources speaking to the outlet under anonymity said the device is "likely years away" from release and warned it may...
News Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
Elusive Target, DLC pack gone
IO Interactive has announced it will remove all of the post-launch content featuring Conor McGregor in Hitman 3 after a court ruled he raped a woman and must pay charges of more than £200,000. In a post to Twitter, the developer said: "In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has...
News Sonic 3 Trailer Is Embracing Chaos in Our Best Look at the Movie Yet
Sh(ad)ow time
The third Sonic movie is speeding towards its December debut, and SEGA and Paramount have just released the latest trailer to get fans ready for the big day. It provides the best look yet at the film, which focuses on Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) as he works with multigenerational Eggmen to conquer the world. Of course, Sonic,...
Rumour PlayStation Event Could Be Incoming, Sony's Very Busy 'Behind the Scenes'
Don't you dare mention 'showcase'
We're now a couple of months removed from the last State of Play — the one with Ghost of Yotei — and so we're starting to see eager PlayStation fans clamouring for another event. The good news is that we might be getting one. While there hasn't been any official word on the subject — what else do you expect...
News Cult SEGA CD, Genesis Classics Getting New Lease of Life on PS5, PS4
Game creative staff, Wolf Team
Wolf Team’s cult trilogy of Castlevania-esque side-scrollers El Viento, Earnest Evans, and Anett Futatabi will be re-released on the PS5 and PS4 next year. The games, which originally deployed in the early 90s on SEGA CD and SEGA Genesis, are set to be redistributed as the
News My First Gran Turismo Has Been Rated for Release on PS5, PS4
Rolling start
You may have forgotten about this, as it was announced back in September, but PlayStation is planning to release a free trial version of Gran Turismo 7 as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. It's called My First Gran Turismo, and has just recently received an age rating in Taiwan (spotted by Gematsu), meaning its release is...
Geralt? Never heard of him
The eagerly anticipated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is expected in February and, like the first game, is laser-focused on the life and times of one Henry of Skallitz, 13th-century Bohemia's biggest badass. It's also shaping up to be the all-consuming, open-world WRPG to beat, a subgenre still largely overshadowed by 2015's...
News Kratos Voice Actor Denies Multiple God of War Announcements
Update: Allegedly not "our" God of War
Despite God of War Ragnarok's 2022 release and subsequent Valhalla DLC arriving in December 2023, it still seems too soon to hear about what the future holds for Kratos and Atreus. Kratos actor Chris Judge has seemingly teased several imminent reveals in a recent TikTok livestream before later clarifying, and...
News Sony's Latest First-Party Release Is Struggling to Do Concord Numbers on PC
Despite having "LEGO" in the title
We'd love to be a fly on the wall at Sony sometimes to know what the bigwigs think of its vaunted first-party struggling to make a dent in the PC market. Like mobile, the platform is proving surprisingly tough for PlayStation Studios to crack, and it must be frustrating. Case in point: LEGO Horizon Adventures...
News Black Myth: Wukong Dev Declares 'Surprises' Still in Store for 2024
DLC, perhaps; an Xbox release, perchance
Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science still has "some surprises" up its sleeve, indicating that all shall be revealed before the end of the year. Speculation is split on whether this might mean the inevitable Xbox release (obviously less relevant to our target audience) or the announcement of an expansion...
News Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
#6 in the U.S. for November, but there's more to the story
A clearer picture of how Dragon Age: The Veilguard is performing is starting to emerge, although maddeningly, we still don't have the hard and fast numbers. Released 31st October, we are approaching the month's final figures, and the always insightful Mat Piscatela of Circana has provided...
Sunday24th Nov 2024
News Amid Turbulent Times for the Games Industry, Koei Tecmo Is Doubling Down on Consoles Like PS5
Plans to double workforce
All we’ve heard about for what feels like an eternity are layoffs and job losses, so it’s a little unusual to see Koei Tecmo talking about doubling down on AAA titles and growing its workforce from 2,500 employees to 5,000. Still, the Japanese publisher – which will release Dynasty Warriors: Origins early next year...
Best deals, physical PSVR2 games, and accessories
The hottest new piece of hardware on the PlayStation scene is the PSVR2 (or PlayStation VR2, technically), the latest VR headset from Sony. The PSVR2 is finally available at a wide range of retailers and we're tracking all the best prices and deals for you in this guide. The successor to the...
Saturday23rd Nov 2024
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 30
It's time to PlayStation
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 30 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
News PlayStation Preservation Expert Has Safely Stored Over Half a Petabyte of Sony's Gaming History
An important job
Game preservation is more important than ever. As our industry matures, the thought of losing valuable source code, design documents, and artwork feels unthinkable – but it happens all the time. Sony has taken steps to prevent that, assigning preservation expert Garret Fredley and a few of his colleagues the task of creating a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 556
Rebirthed
Gee whiz have the cold winter nights arrived! It's freaking freezing in the UK this week, so we hope the temperatures are a little more positive wherever in the world you are. Let's warm up with some video games, shall we? Aaron Bayne: We're in the final three weeks of The Finals Season 4 and that Emerald tier ranking in World Tour is...
Friday22nd Nov 2024
News Inventive PS5, PS4 Brick Breaker Is a Love Letter to 80s Arcade Gaming
Tri Breaker goes on an intergalactic odyssey next month
We thoroughly enjoyed Lillymo Games’ Arkanoid-esque Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure on PS4 and PS Vita in 2020, so we’re pretty pumped to see the announcement of pseudo-sequel Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey for PS5 and PS4. As is obvious from the t
News This Online Anime Shooter Sees You Switch Between 2D and 3D Character Models
Out on PS5 next year
Strinova is a free-to-play online shooter, which doesn’t sound particularly interesting at first blush. One of its big features, however, is its anime art style – and the fact that it features a gameplay mechanic where you can toggle between 2D and 3D character models. So, let’s just explain that last bit a little more...
Poll Rate Your Favourite PS1 Games
Build our best PS1 games list
Ah, the PS1. The original PlayStation console. The system that started it all. Released in 1994 in Japan, and then heading West in 1995, the PS1 is widely regarded as one of the most important — and successful — consoles of all time, shaping the industry that we know today. But as is the case with any truly great...
Talking Point Would You Want a Steam Deck-Like Portable PlayStation?
All hands on deck
Portable gaming devices are coming back into fashion. The Nintendo Switch has played a substantial part in that, providing users with the choice to play on a TV or untethered, if they prefer. Of course, mobile is an enormous part of the puzzle too, with very capable smartphones in the palms of millions around the world. Sony and...
News Oct 2024 USA Sales: PS5, PS4 Account for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sales in the US
The impact of Game Pass
The US sales data for the month of October has arrived, courtesy of Circana and analyst Mat Piscatella. Perhaps most interesting is the sales performance of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which is the first entry to be included on Xbox's Game Pass subscription service. As noted by Piscatella, 82 per cent of the game's sales in...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is the Most Successful Dragon Ball Game Ever in the US
Even further beyond
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero always felt like an inevitable smash hit, but we didn't see it being a total and utter record-breaker for Bandai Namco. As per the latest Circana report from Mat Piscatella, the brawler — which released last month, on the 11th October — is basically the most successful Dragon Ball title ever in...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Fighting Back with Big PS4 Balance Update
But Steam secures even better version
After effectively confirming a new Virtua Fighter is planned, SEGA has also announced a big balance update to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the e-sports leaning version of the classic brawler released on the PS4. This update will deploy in the winter on Sony’s console, alongside a massively im
Book Review Detroit: Become Human - Tokyo Stories (Vol 1) - Oshi no Ko with Androids
Idol issues
Fans of manga series Oshi no Ko will likely feel right at home with Detroit: Become Human - Tokyo Stories, a new comic inspired by the 2018 universe created by Quantic Dream. This first volume, finally translated into English by publisher Yen Press, follows the story of Reina – an android idol who’s attracted fame and helped change...
News Honkai: Star Rail Teases Enormous Amphoreus Story Update for PS5
Travel to a new planet early next year
Honkai: Star Rail has been spinning its wheels for several updates now, but we’re finally on the home straight before major single player update Amphoreus arrives. Fans of the game will know the Nameless selected the planet as its next Trailblazing expedition earlier in the year, and here’s our very first...
News Silent Hill 2 Patch 1.06 Fails to Fix PS5 Pro Problems
Graphical issues remain on PS5 Pro
Bloober Team has today released a new update for Silent Hill 2 that intends to fix the issues the title is facing when it is played on PS5 Pro. It's available to download now and weighs in at 517.1 MB, but it appears that anyone playing on the new upgraded console shouldn't get their hopes up too much for the...
News Way Past Cool! Sonic 3 Movie's Media Package Includes a Working Genesis Cartridge
New trailer coming very soon
Paramount and SEGA's upcoming movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is hitting theatres in just under a month, and to drum up some hype, it's sent out an extremely cool press package to the media. Inside a fancy box with some other materials is a SEGA Genesis game box, featuring some custom cover art featuring Sonic, Shadow, and...
News PS Plus Black Friday Discounts Again Seem Completely Random
Some get a deal, but others don't
The three tiers of PS Plus go on sale today for Black Friday, but whether you actually qualify for the promotion appears entirely up in the air — just like in previous years. On the PlayStation Blog, it's said that new members to the service can claim a 30 per cent saving, and if you're upgrading from one tier to...
Random Even Clive from Final Fantasy 16 Is Begging for Bloodborne at 60fps
Surely you can't deny Clive, Sony
It almost doesn't matter what Sony does — nothing can placate the hunger that PlayStation fans have for anything Bloodborne. One of the most beloved exclusive titles to release in the last 10 years, the PS4 action RPG from Japan Studio and FromSoftware is held in incredibly high regard — and everyone is asking...
News Dynasty Warriors: Origins Demo Out Now on PS5, 'Enhanced' on PS5 Pro
Sishui Gate awaits
Koei Tecmo has revealed that a playable demo for Dynasty Warriors: Origins will drop this week, on the 22nd November. The action title promises impressively vast — and incredibly busy — battlefields, leveraging the power of current-gen hardware to deliver a serious spectacle. The demo should be very interesting from a...
News Wuthering Waves Leaves No Time for Backlogs with January PS5 Release
Out for PS5 on 2nd January
Gacha whales may have to forget about clearing their backlog over the upcoming Christmas break and start to consider playing Wuthering Waves with a New Year's Day hangover, as it's been revealed the PS5 game launches on 2nd January 2025. The release will coincide with a big 2.0 update across all platforms, and...
News Huge PS Store Black Friday Sale Live Now, 500+ PS5, PS4 Games on Offer
Astro Bot! Silent Hill 2! Rebirth!
One of the biggest PS Store sales of the year, the Black Friday promotion, is live now. With over 500 PS5, PS4 games included, there's a wide range of titles on offer, from new releases to older classics. All the deals will be live until 2nd December 2024. The sale is live now in the UK and Europe, and now the USA...
"In future I will not be making Platinum Trophies that difficult"
The as-yet-unnamed successor, the final chapter in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, won't suck the lifestream out of players to unlock its Platinum Trophy. That's according to director Naoki Yamaguchi, anyway, who apologised for the pain he put persistent Trophy Hunters through...
News Black Myth: Wukong Declared Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
Momentum building
In a stunning debut, Black Myth: Wukong from Chinese developer Game Science came out of nowhere to become one of the year's best-selling games. Considering it's a single-player outing, a new IP, and Game Science's first console title, it's especially impressive. In recognition of these achievements and more, Black Myth: Wukong has...
News Australia's Planned Social Media Ban Won't Include PSN After All
Yeah, nah, don't worry about it, mate
Last week, we brought you troubling news from Down Under, where in the far-off land of Australia, an unfortunate precedent is coming to pass: the banning of "social media" (which has since been legally defined) for under 16s. This revolutionary concept is quickly catching on and is apparently "already on the...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Pro Is Yet Another Version of a Great Game
"PS5 Pro allows us to make an emotional journey rather than a technical one"
Love the series or leave it alone, The Last of Us Part II Remastered is a stunning game and a perfect way to showcase the power of the PS5 Pro. In a new trailer, developers from Naughty Dog explain why this is the ultimate, definitive, absolutely ideal way to play; we got...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows To Overhaul Series' Sedentary Stealth Mechanics
Bye bye, birdy
Ubisoft is changing the way Assassin's Creed Shadows' stealth mechanics work for both new protagonists, the samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe. Ubisoft detailed how it all works in a blog post that appears to have since been
Hands on with four hours of series reboot
Tomohiko Sho is humble about his personal accomplishments when we meet him in a swish Parisian hotel basement after several hours of hands-on time with Dynasty Warriors: Origins. “I practiced martial arts,” he casually informs us, moments after admitting he’s practically a scholar of 14th century...
Thursday21st Nov 2024
News MLB The Show 25 Announced Early to Quell Backlash for Current PS5, PS4 Game
Foul ball
Back when MLB The Show 24 launched, we didn’t really have any problems with Diamond Dynasty, the game’s flagship team-building mode. Of course, it’s difficult to predict how the community will adjust to certain changes over time, and while we figured the focus on Sets and Seasons would keep players engaged all year long, the...
News The Story of Shenmue Is Far from Over, Says ININ
"Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements"
ININ has acquired the publishing rights to Shenmue 3 five years after its original PS4 release, and it promises “the story is far from over” for protagonist Ryo Hazuki et al. <related ids="174796"> In a press release following yesterday’s surprising news, the firm said: “This exciting...
News GOTY Nominee Black Myth: Wukong Bags PS Plus Premium Demo
Play for two hours
Anyone with a PS Plus Premium subscription who's been interested in checking out Black Myth: Wukong is in luck as a new time-limited trial for the Game of the Year nominee has appeared on the PS Store. You'll be able to sample the PS5 title for two hours, from the moment you boot the game up. That means you get to see the visually...
Guide Stellar Blade Guide: A Full 100% Walkthrough
Your ultimate resource to ridding the world of Naytibas
Stellar Blade is Korean developer Shift Up's console debut, focusing on buxom heroine Eve in her battle against the nefarious Naytibas. Available from 26th April 2024 on PS5, we awarded the outing an 8/10 in our Stellar Blade review. "Eve’s inaugural outing is largely excellent across the...
