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Friday21st Jun 2024
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 Embracer Claims Newly Adopted AI Policy Will 'Massively Enhance Game Development'
Send in the machines
Swedish video game and media holding company Embracer Group has adopted a new AI policy, leveraging models to "massively enhance" development. The company hopes this will produce more immersive, engaging games, offering players a "unique, dynamic, and personalised experience". Noted by Game Developer, Embracer announced the new...
News Elden Ring's Massive Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Has Zero PS5, PS4 Trophies
How very maidenless
Update: Just to confirm, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has launched today with zero Trophies. While this isn't the first time for a FromSoftware expansion to eschew gongs entirely, the sheer scale of the add-on means their absence will come as a disappointment to some. Still, we suspect you'll be playing the expansion...
News Ambitious MMO Dune: Awakening's Sandstorms Will Weekly Level the Playing Field
Enviromental apocalypse
Dune: Awakening sounds like an extremely ambitious offering from Funcom, the developer behind Conan: Exiles. It's still early days, but it has been promised for PS5, and each new sliver of information has us more excited to visit Arrakis. IGN's Destin Legarie saw a brief behind-closed-doors demo
News Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Hitting PS5, PS4 Next Week
Better late than never
After a bit of beating about the bush, Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition will be released on PS5 and PS4 next week, Tuesday, 25th June, Ubisoft confirmed. In addition, this enhanced remaster will boast enhanced visuals, quality-of-life improvements, and entirely new content. Limited Run Games is
News Plunder Your Wallet for Classic Era Lara Croft PVC Tomb Raider Statue
“I only play for sport”
Fans of legendary Tomb Raider Lara Croft and lovers of video-game-related statuary alike rejoice! Inspired by the original 1996 PS1 classic, this PVC statue, available through Dark Horse Direct, could grace your mantle piece for just $89.99, around £71, or your local equivalent. The statue, sculpted by BigShot Toys and...
News FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki Would Love to Try His Hand at a Traditional JRPG
Patient, methodical combat
FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has dreams beyond the Souls-like subgenre with which his name is now synonymous. Having pushed the boundaries of what an action RPG can even be, it turns out the one thing he'd like to turn his hand to is a traditional Japanese roleplaying game. Miyazaki sat for an extensive chat with...
Thursday20th Jun 2024
Guide Elden Ring Guide: Walkthrough, Tips and Tricks, and Boss Strategies
Updated with Shadow of the Erdtree DLC guides
Elden Ring is the newest RPG developed by FromSoftware for PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC. Following on from popular titles like Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadow
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 Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Gets an Extended Gameplay Overview, Continues to Look Great
Hammered home
We've been banging on about Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 looking really good for months now, and so we recommend giving this new gameplay overview a watch. Clocking in at six minutes, it covers everything from the single-player campaign to co-op and competitive multiplayer. All in all, it's shaping up to be a pretty robust package...
News Classic PS1 Platformer Tomba! 2 Will Follow the First Game to PS5, PS4
Greedy pigs
When Limited Run Games announced that it was bringing a remaster of the original Tomba! to PS5 and PS4 as Tomba Special Edition, many of us were left wondering whether the second game, Tomba! 2, would get the same treatment. After all, the sequel was also very well received back on the PS1, featuring evolved mechanics and some more...
Interview How Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Revives a Classic Series Over 20 Years Later
REV those engines
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is the first new game in the series since 1999. The iconic fighting game franchise is getting its long overdue revival, coming to PS5 and PS4 next year with a fresh art style and modern features. We sat down with Chief Producer Yasuyuki Oda, Art Supervisor Nobuyuki Kuroki, and Producer and interpreter...
The quest continues
While it's clear that Square Enix isn't making any dramatic changes to Dragon Quest 3 for its HD-2D Remake — outside of the obvious graphical glow-up — it is pushing a handful of smaller improvements and adjustments. This includes a modernised user interface, and the ability to speed up combat — the kind of little things...
Preview Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Is a Beguiling Mix of Strategy and Action
Hack-and-strat
Capcom's been doing such a brilliant job with its long-established franchises, but it's refreshing to see the publisher take a gamble on some brand new ideas, too. One such example is Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, something we've been intrigued by since its debut trailer last year. After getting some hands-on time with it, we can...
News Japan Sales Charts: SMT 5: Vengeance Tops, Still Sells Best on Switch
The only PS5 game present
The latest Japanese sales charts are in, but we're struggling to find any talking points outside of the newly released Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance. An enhanced and expanded re-release of Shin Megami Tensei 5 — previously a Nintendo Switch exclusive — it made the jump to PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series last week. However,...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Assures Its RPG Roots with Massive Skill Trees for Each Class
In for the skill
It's perhaps a little unfair given that we've only seen 20 minutes of (early) gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but there's already cynicism over the title's role-playing depth. To be fair, BioWare does have a history of... streamlining RPG systems in successive games (Mass Effect 3 immediately comes to mind), but as alluded,...
News Elden Ring Patch 1.12 Out Now, Adds New Features and Adjusts Balance Before Erdtree
Inventory improvements, new hairstyles, and more
Update: Available to download now, Elden Ring's 1.12 update has been fully detailed. We've included the main points of the patch notes below. Elden Ring Update 1.12 Patch Notes New Features Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC. Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be...
News PSVR2 Puzzler Infinite Inside Blends AR and VR on 12th July
Following early access phase
Maze Theory, the publisher behind VR titles Doctor Who: The Edge of Time and Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom, has announced it's porting Infinite Inside to PSVR2 on 12th July 2024. First released into early access on AppLab, the full release brings r
News Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Launch Trailer Is as Epic as It Is Spoilery
Maybe don't watch this one
Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is less than 24 hours away from release, so at this point, you likely won't want to view any spoilers. Therefore, the newly published launch trailer for the expansion is one you'll want to avoid. We've put it above for anyone who isn't bothered, but for those wishing to go in for a...
Round Up All of Our PS5 Previews from Summer Game Fest 2024
Big previews for big PS5 games
Summer Game Fest has come to a close, and now it's time to reflect on everything that we've seen. Push Square's ever-intrepid assistant editor Stephen Tailby was shipped off to Los Angeles in order to cover Geoff's big event in person, and the lucky git got to go hands on with a whole bunch of blockbuster games...
Guide PS5 Buyer's Guide: Best Deals On Consoles, Games, Accessories & More
SSDs, Dualsense, TVs and more!
Looking for the best deals on PS5 consoles and games, or the cheapest prices on accessories like SSDs, external hard drives, controllers, and more? Well, you're certainly in the right place. In this comprehensive PlayStation 5 Buyer's Guide, we've scoured the internet for the very best products available to ensure you...
News FromSoftware Boss Twists the Bloodborne Knife, Says It's 'A Special Game for Me'
Us, too
Bloodborne is a special game for many people, including FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki. The PS4 exclusive won over legions of new supporters when it launched in 2015, exclusively on Sony's console. It received just a single piece of DLC in the form of The Old Hunters. Players have been begging for more ever since, be it a remaster,...
News Serene Avian Card Game Wingspan Flutters onto PS5, PS4
The rodents of the sky
Wingspan is a relaxing strategy card game about birds for one to five players, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4. Based on the award-winning board game of the same name, take on the role of a bird enthusiast seeking to discover and attract the best, most beautiful birds for your network of wildlife preserves. There's no release...
News Series Stalwart Mark Darrah Says Veilguard Is the 'Best Dragon Age Game' He's Ever Played
Fall 2024 can't come soon enough
Mark Darrah, former BioWare executive producer and director for much of the Dragon Age series, says the studio's upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the best of the bunch. Darrah, who departed the studio in 2020, returned as a consultant on this new entry late last year and was impressed by the experience...
News Naughty Dog Vet Back in the Dog House After Years at The Initiative, Deviation Games
Animating your worst nightmares
Melee expert and animator Lee Davis has found his way home to Naughty Dog after a four-year excursion. During that time, he worked at Microsoft's The Initiative (Perfect Dark) and the now-defunct PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games. Beginning his Naughty Dog career in 2010, Davis worked as an animator on The...
News Fed Up with Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14's Healers Are Going on Strike
#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE
Final Fantasy XIV's eagerly-anticipated expansion is on the horizon, with Dawntrail going live on 2nd July. However, not all players are happy with the game's direction (mechanically speaking). After a high-profile and public snubbing, it seems the long-suffering members of the healing community have finally had enough and are...
Wednesday19th Jun 2024
Feature Top 10 Best PS5 Games of 2024's Summer Showcases
As voted by you
Last week, we asked the Push Square community to vote on the PS5 games that impressed them the most across all of this summer's gaming events. In the poll, we included 36 titles that were shown during PlayStation's latest State of Play, the Summer Game Fest Live Showcase 2024, and the Xbox Games Showcase 2024. Readers could vote for...
News Sony Skips Gamescom Presence for a Fifth Year in a Row
PlayStation still MIA
It has been confirmed Sony won't be attending Gamescom this year, making it half a decade since the company had any presence at the biggest video game convention in the world. It last showed up in 2019, and has been missing from the showfloor ever since — though, the 2020 and 2021 versions were either cancelled or held online...
News Atari's Sci-Fi Metroidvania Yars Rising Hacks onto PS5, PS4 in September
Yarrrr
Atari's mission to bring back its old franchises continues with Yars Rising, a new and very different entry in the series. Instead of an arcade shooter, this new game, developed by WayForward, is a side-scrolling Metroidvania, and it now has a release date. The game is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 10th September 2024. The gameplay trailer above...
News Over 1,600 Must-Play PS5, PS4 Games Discounted on PS Store
What're yer buyin'?
Sony has plunged the price of another 1,600 PS5 and PS4 games on the PS Store, with several titles hitting their lowest ever price. Watch Dogs Legion, for example – the UK-based character swapping escapade – will cost just £8.99/$8.99 in the latest sale, which is scheduled to run until 4th July. Below is a selection of...
