Tag: Announcements
News Wax On, Wax Off with This Super Nintendo-Style Karate Kid Beat-'Em-Up for PS5, PS4
Never put passion before principle
We love a good 16-bit brawler here at Push Square, especially when they’re inspired by classic 80s movies like The Karate Kid. This latest effort from GameMill Entertainment will see you assume the role of Daniel Russo, Mr. Miyagi, Kumiko, and Ali Mills as you take on familiar foes like Johnny Lawrence and Terry...
News Sunsoft's Retro Platformer Aero the Acro-Bat Is Swinging onto PS5, PS4 in August
It ain't trap-easy
Aero the Acro-Bat, a cult classic 16-bit platformer from Sunsoft, is making its grand return on PS5 and PS4. Scheduled for release on 2nd August 2024, you can take a look at this retro title in the above announcement trailer. The original game released for SNES and Mega Drive back in 1993 and found praise for its soundtrack and...
News Planet Coaster 2 Adds Water Parks in PS5 Sequel Out This Year
Splash landings on console
Frontier has revealed a sequel to its PS5 launch title Planet Coaster will launch for Sony's current-gen console later this year. Planet Coaster 2 will expand on the theme park building simulation gameplay of the original and couple it with all-new water park construction. As well as roller coasters, you can put together...
News PSVR2 FPS Promises Award-Winning Gunplay While You Duke It Out in Onesies
From the makers of Synapse and Fracked
The creator of some of PSVR2’s best first-person shooters, including Synapse and Fracked, is returning to the well with a neon-soaked arena affair where you duke it out in onesies. FRENZIES – which is getting a closed alpha later this month – is a colourful five-round affair, where the rules are...
News Boston Celtics Superstar Jayson Tatum Headlines NBA 2K25 on PS5, PS4
Ballin'
Boston Celtics superstar, and reigning NBA Champion, Jayson Tatum will be the cover star of NBA 2K25, which is scheduled to release on 6th September. The icon will front the standard edition of the game across both PS5 and PS4, but those who plump up for the more expensive All-Star Edition will find him accompanied by Las Vegas Aces’...
News Indie Hit El Paso, Elsewhere Revealed for PS5, Out This Year
With a physical version to boot
Developer Strange Scaffold has announced it's porting last year's indie favourite El Paso, Elsewhere to PS5, with a view to launching the new version later this year digitally on the PS Store and physically with a boxed copy. The new physical version will include the game on a disc along with an exclusive poster and a...
News Transformers: Galactic Trials Combines Racing and Rogue-Lite Action on PS5, PS4 This October
Roll out
Publisher Outright Games has announced Transformers: Galactic Trials, a new game starring everyone's favourite giant alien robots. It's a curious blend of genres, with the game's two halves dividing your time between arcade-style racing and third-person combat sequences with rogue-lite elements. "After the evil NEMESIS PRIME steals the...
News Parkitect: Deluxe Edition Brings More RCT-Like Action to PS5, PS4
Out this Wednesday, redesigned for consoles
No other theme park management sim has ever quite managed to reach the highs of the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon games, but the attempts keep on coming as it's announced Parkitect will debut on PS5, PS4 later this week in a Deluxe Edition format. The release bundles together the original title with two...
News Legendary Zombie Game Dead Rising Gets a Second Remaster, Out in 2024
With a new Frank voice actor
Capcom has out of nowhere announced its giving the classic open world zombie game Dead Rising a second remaster, with a release set for this year. Officially named Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, the game originally launched as an Xbox 360 exclusive in 2006 before receiving a basic remaster 10 years later on PS4. This new...
News Farming Simulator 25 Grows Up with East Asian Environment on PS5
More crops than ever and upgraded tech
Farming Simulator 25 is bringing the biggest ever agricultural outing to PS5 later this year, from 12th November. The enormous experience will feature more than 400 machines, tons of new crops, and a unique landscape, inspired by East Asia. Environments based on Europe and North America will also return,...
News Mojang Is Building a Native PS5 Version of Minecraft, And It Needs Your Help
Test it out from today
Minecraft is fully playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility, but a native new-gen version is on the way – and you may be eligible to test it from today. Those of you who own the iconic indie will be able to test out a “preview” of the updated release by navigating to ‘Settings’ > ‘Preview’ within the...
News PS1 Classic Fear Effect Gunning for PS5, PS4 in 2025
Nothing to fear here
Fear Effect, especially its sequel, is perhaps best remembered for its titillating magazine ads – but this was a decent PS1 action-adventure series for its era. And now, courtesy of original publisher Square Enix and Limited Run Games, the original outing is making a comeback on PS5 and PS4 in 2025. “A lost classic finally...
News Square Enix's Forgotten PS1 Fighting Force Franchise Beats the Count on PS5, PS4
Beat-'em-up is back
We live in an era where no franchise is truly left behind, and it’s genuinely refreshing to see so many classic series revived and re-released on modern hardware. Take Fighting Force, for example, Square Enix’s infamous 3D brawler series which spawned two titles on PS1 in 1997 and 1999 respectively. This author actually owned...
News Bubsy Is Back in the Purrfect Collection on PS5
Good to see you, Bub
Forgotten platforming furry Bubsy is on the cusp of making another comeback, in the Purrfect Collection on PS5. This one is being repurposed using Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine, and promises to explore the “franchise’s troubled history and enduring popularity”. That includes infamous PS1 stinker Bubsy 3D, which was...
News Indie Gem Pepper Grinder Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Out in August
Grind our gears
Devolver Digital has announced it'll be porting the recently released and well-received Pepper Grinder to PS5 and PS4 in August. An experience all about gaining momentum by drilling through surfaces and then propelling yourself through 2D levels, it comes to Sony consoles after a Nintendo Switch launch in March. Having earned a...
News These Are All the PS5, PS4 Announcements from the Latest Nintendo Direct
There's a lot
Nintendo rounded out the summer of gaming livestreams earlier this week, with a bombastic 40-minute showcase that included titles like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. But as is the case with many of these showcases, a large number of the titles will also be available on PS5 and PS4. Just in case you...
News Romancing SaGa 2 Remake Flirts with PS5, PS4 from 24th October
1993 SNES classic getting full-blown 3D upgrade
Old-school 1993 SNES RPG Romancing SaGa 2 is getting a full-blown 3D remake for PS5 and PS4, with the release date slated for 24th October worldwide. The game, originally released more than 30 years ago, is the fifth entry in the SaGa series, and depicts the “epic story of the wars fought between the...
News PS2 Strategy RPG Series Phantom Brave Is Making a Comeback on PS5, PS4
Brave heart
It’s been almost 20 years since strategy RPG series Phantom Brave debuted on the PS2 to largely critical acclaim. Now, after a multitude of remakes and re-releases, the series is finally set to get a sequel in the form of Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero on PS5 and PS4. It’s due out at some point in 2025. The official blurb reveals:...
News Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Brings Miles Edgeworth Spin-Offs to PS4
Releases in September
Capcom has brought pretty much all its Ace Attorney games to modern platforms within various collections, and it's just announced another one. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is confirmed to release on PS4 on 6th September 2024, bringing both the Miles Edgeworth spin-off titles to Sony's system. That's right — not only...
News Weird Pokémon, Harvest Moon Hybrid Farmagia Grows a PS5 Release
Planting seeds
What if Pokémon had to be planted and nurtured in order to grow into creatures you could battle with? That’s the question Farmagia will aim to answer when it launches on PS5 from 1st November. The game – a kind of monster hunting and farming hybrid – features art from Hiro Mashima, the creator of Fairy Tale and Edens Zero. The...
News Stylish Metroidvania MIO: Memories in Orbit Powers Up on PS5, PS4 in 2025
Bad hair day
There have been some fantastic side-scrolling Metroidvania games in the last year or two, and 2025 looks like it could play host to another one. MIO: Memories in Orbit looks pretty darn good in its debut trailer, embedded above, and it's coming to both PS5 and PS4 next year. You play as a small robot within a gigantic, technologically...
News Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection Takes PS4 for a Ride This Year
Tag, you're it
God is real, as Beyonce would say. And she’d be damn right, because Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is coming to PS4 later this year. The bundle includes the following stone-cold classics: X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom:
News Enjoy the Silence in A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead on PS5
Shhh
Whisper it, but hit movie franchise A Quiet Place is coming to the PS5, in a new survival horror subtitled The Road Ahead. The new game, published by Saber Interactive and developed by Stormind Games, is being described as a first-person, single player adventure where you’ll “experience an untold story of survival after humanity’s fall to...
News Monopoly Gets a Massive Makeover on PS5, PS4
Build 'em up
Ubisoft is making a brand-new Monopoly game for PS5 and PS4, and you can expect it to pass go at some point in September. Judging from the gameplay footage, this will stay faithful to the traditional board game experience, it’s just adding some genuinely beautiful visuals and animations to mix. Your dice can even accidentally roll...
News These Are All the Games from the Xbox Showcase Confirmed for PS5
Plenty to look forward to
Yesterday’s big Xbox Showcase was stacked with software, but as is often the case with these platform presentations, a large number of the titles on display will be releasing elsewhere. This is true of at least 13 of the titles on offer, with a handful of others still awaiting clarification. Just in case you were curious,...
News Mixtape, the Promising Coming of Age Outing, Is Heading to PS5
Nothing but the hits
Annapurna Interactive has confirmed, after a short period of uncertainty in the aftermath of its announcement at the Xbox Showcase, that, yes, promising coming of age outing Mixtape will release on PS5 in 2025. The game, developed by The Artful Escape maker Beethoven & Dinosaur, is being pi
News We Heard You Like Dark Fantasy Action RPGs! So, Here's WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers on PS5
Wu chang clan
Soulslikes! Who likes Soulslikes? You like Soulslikes, don’t you? Well, here’s another one: it’s called WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, and it’s coming to PS5. This one’s not to be confused with Black Myth: Wukong, Where Winds Meet, Phantom Blade Zero, or any other number of titles, like Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This one’s...
Tory my life into pieces, this is my last resort
Rebellion, the develop of Sniper Elite, says its new game Atomfall is a “fictionalised” title, loosely inspired by the real-life events of the 1957 Windscale disaster – the biggest nuclear accident to ever occur in the UK. To us, it just looks like modern Britain – well, minus maybe the mechs...
News Max Caulfield Returns in Life Is Strange: Double Exposure on PS5
Out in October
Well-loved Life Is Strange protagonist Max Caulfield is back, in an all-new murder mystery adventure, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, due out on 29th October for PS5. Developed once again by Deck Nine, the team behind the equally excellent Life Is Strange: True Colors, the release will cast an older Max at university, when her world...
News French Turn-Based RPG Expedition 33 Announced for PS5 in Promising Debut Trailer
From first time dev Sandfall Interactive
French developer Sandfall Interactive has shared its first-ever game as a team: Expedition 33, a turn-based RPG inspired by JRPG classics and action titles. It was announced for PS5 having debuted at the Xbox Games Showcase, and you can catch a good glimpse in the reveal trailer above. With Final Fantasy XVI...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Rips and Tears Day One on PS5
Due out in 2025
Immediately after its announcement during the Xbox Showcase, publisher Bethesda has confirmed that DOOM: The Dark Ages will release on PS5, day one in 2025. It signals a change in strategy from the Microsoft-acquired publisher, as its previous post-purchase titles, like Starfield, released exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC...
News Cult PS2 Horror The Thing Remastered Returns in 4K, 120fps on PS5
Another retro revival
As previously teased, cult classic PS2 horror The Thing is being remastered for PS5 by retro specialists Nightdive Studios, the same team behind the re-released versions of System Shock and more. The legendary 2002 single player outing will be retooled on Sony’s new-gen system, with upgraded visuals, quality of life...
News Psychological Horror Karma: The Dark World Is an Unreal Engine 5 Nightmare on PS5
The horror
Developer Pollard Studio has just unveiled Karma: The Dark World, a creepy psychological horror adventure for PS5. Running in Unreal Engine 5, the title certainly looks good — well, as good as dystopian megacorps and nasty body horror can look, we suppose. You play as a Roam agent named Daniel, whose job involves diving into the...
News Anime Fighter HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT Punches PS5 This Year
Arc System Works signs on as worldwide publisher
HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT, the fighting game adaptation of the enormously popular manga and anime series Hunter x Hunter, will punch PS5 later this year – with Arc System Works serving as the Bushiroad release’s worldwide publisher. The press release reveals: “HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT will...
News Cosy Tea Making Game Wanderstop Brews Up a PS5 Release
The Stanley Parable, Tacoma devs on deck
Ivy Road, a new indie developer headed by The Stanley Parable’s Davey Wreden and Tacoma’s Karla Zimonja, is brewing up a cosy narrative game for PS5 – and it’s called Wanderstop, with PS5 one of the targeted platforms. “Playing as a fallen fighter named Alta, you’ll manage a tea shop within a...
News Civilization 7 Announced for PS5 and PS4, Out in 2025
First gameplay in August
2K promised it would be bringing a new entry to one of its biggest and most beloved franchises, and that all-new game is Civilization VII. Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, you can see the announcement trailer above. It's releasing in 2025. The trailer doesn't feature any gameplay, but you can look forward to the first glimpse at...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Official, Out on PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch
Launching late 2024
After many rumours and a lot of speculation, LEGO Horizon Adventures is now official, announced at the Summer Game Fest live show. It's releasing later this year for PS5, PC, and... Nintendo Switch! An unexpected slate of platforms, the game is being made by Guerrilla Games in collaboration with Studio Gobo. Check out the trailer...
News Yooka-Laylee Remaster Confirmed as Yooka-Replaylee, PS5 Version Likely
Visual upgrade and new features
Playtonic Games has announced it's bringing back the original Yooka-Laylee game for a current-gen remaster, with the first footage revealed in the trailer above. Along with the usual graphics enhancements, there's also going to be a "new camera, improved controls, ability tweaks, remixed and new challenges". A...
News Volgarr the Viking 2 Revealed for PS5 and PS4, Out in August
Packing new difficulty options
More than a decade after the first game, Crazy Viking Studios has announced Volgarr the Viking 2 is a thing and it's just around the corner. The sequel releases for PS5 and PS4 on 6th August 2024, and you can get your first look in the trailer above. It's designed to be just as difficult as the original, but new...
News Metal Slug Tactics Now Also Heading to PS5, PS4, Out This Year
Fight on grids in the Fall
Originally announced almost three years ago for Nintendo Switch and PC, Metal Slug Tactics has today been updated to a complete multi-platform release with PS5 and PS4 versions, and it's releasing towards the end of this year. The news coincides with a fresh gameplay trailer, which you can catch above. A tactical twist on...
News Astro Bot Looks Absolutely Glorious, Lands on PS5 This September
We're so happy
Astro Bot is the name of the cutesy robot's big new game, and this time it's a full length excursion rather than just a tech demo. The trailer has put a smile on all our tired faces — it looks utterly delightful. Team Asobi's platformer will feature more than 80 levels across six galaxies, which you'll explore in order to find...
News Conscript Musters Retro WW1 Survival Horror for PS5, PS4
War is hell
Conscript is a retro-inspired survival horror that takes place in a truly terrifying setting, World War One's infamous Battle of Verdun. You play as a French soldier searching for his missing brother, employing a variety of WW1-era armaments to clear trenches overflowing with the restless dead. Developed by Catchweight Studio and...
News Live-Action Tomb Raider Series Officially Ordered by Amazon Prime Video
Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
We kind of already knew about this, thanks to a report from last year, but now it's all official. Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a live-action Tomb Raider TV series, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge attached as writer and executive producer. Here's the official post on the Tomb Raider site. Waller-Bridge is an actor and...
News Akimbot Looks Like a Ratchet & Clank Knock-Off for PS5
Is that you?
Akimbot isn’t related to Ratchet & Clank in any way, but we don’t think it could look more like Insomniac’s series if it tried. Due out later this year on PS5, the Plaion-published platformer sees you assume control of a robot named Exe and his sidekick Shipset – is any of this sounding familiar yet? The gameplay, which...
News Brilliant Arcade Rhythm Game Spin Rhythm XD Comes to PS5, PS4, PSVR2 in July
Spin it to win it
Released last year on PC and Nintendo Switch, Spin Rhythm XD is a proper hidden gem. It'll be a little less hidden in just a matter of weeks, as it's heading to PS5 (with full PSVR2 support) and PS4 on 9th July 2024. It's an arcadey rhythm action game with unique mechanics, a colourful aesthetic, and lots of great electronic...
News Guide Orcs to Tranquility in Strategy Game Don't Kill Them All
Kickstarter needs ~$73,000 in funding
Ship of Fools developer Fika Productions has announced its next game as Don't Kill Them All, a turn-based strategy and management title where you must help a clan of orcs better themselves and gain more of a perspective on life beyond killing. A Kickstarter page has been set up to aid production, with the team...
News Funko Fusion Is Either Your Dream or Nightmare, Out This September
PS5, PS4 game playable alone or in online co-op
You're either utterly obsessed with Funko Pops or you can't stand the sight of them, and there's no in-between. As such, newly announced PS5, PS4 game Funko Fusion is already facing an uphill battle with some console owners. Using what appears to be a similar structure and approach to the LEGO games,...
News Jackbox Naughty Pack Is an M-Rated Entry in the Popular Party Game Series
Adults only
We don't know about you, but anytime we've ever played Jackbox Party Pack, it's only ever been with people in their late 20s or older. While the successful series of party titles are typically aimed at a broad audience, featuring games suitable for all ages, it seems as though a lot of players are treating it like a game purely for...
News All You Need Is Help to Play This Cute Co-Op Game from the PixelJunk Devs
Q-Games returns
We're still patiently waiting for that PlayStation port of PixelJunk Eden 2 to arrive, but it's good to see that Q-Games is keeping itself busy with multiple projects. While we wait for the zen gardening platformer to turn up, take a look at All You Need Is Help, a brand new co-op game from the PixelJunk team. The game has four...
News You've Never Seen a PS5, PS4 Game Like Promise Mascot Agency Before
Paradise Killer dev’s next game coming 2025
Kaizen Game Works, the studio behind the cracking detective adventure Paradise Killer, has just revealed its second game, and it looks every bit as bizarrely intriguing. Titled Promise Mascot Agency, this unique indie title is heading to PS5 and PS4 in 2025, and based on the debut trailer we're so on...