'We'll Lay Off a Thousand People': Blizzard CFO's Outrageous Threat Was the Last Straw for Overwatch Director
Jeff Kaplan explains his departure.Jeff Kaplan, who worked at Blizzard for almost 20 years, has explained the main reason why he left the company in 2021.This comes from a much wider interview via Lex Fridman, going over Kaplan's whole career, including his role as game director of the original…
Europe Is Putting Harsher Age Restrictions on All the Things You Hate About Modern Gaming
PEGI turning up the heat.Pan-European Game Information, or PEGI as it's known, is the video game age classification organisation for most of the continent, and it's about to introduce some pretty major changes.As reported by Eurogamer, PEGI has outlined a number of new rules and regulations that…
The Excellent Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Attracted Five Million Players
Across sales and subscriptions.Over five million people have played Silent Hill 2 when you combine sales and subscription service downloads, Konami today announced.Across its original release platforms, the PS5 and PC, and the Xbox Series X|S port that came out later, the total reflects "digital…
Poll: Has PS5's Dynamic Pricing Debacle Changed Your Relationship with the PS Store at All?
To buy or not to buy.An interesting exchange occurred on the Push Square Slack channel earlier this week, as we were putting the finishing touches to our Mega March sales guide.“What if our users are seeing different prices?” PS Store professor Stephen Tailby pondered.Read the full article on…
'No One Is Buying This on PS5': PC Port Begging Already Unbearable as Sony Switches Strategy
It's only going to get worse.The word on the street is that Sony will no longer port its single player first-party games to the PC, and fans are having a normal one in response to this news as usual.Earlier this week, Housemarque posted a pretty bad ass Saros gameplay clip, which we thought was so…
Resident Evil 2 Director Says Requiem Needs a 'Non-Scary' Mode for Fraidy Cats Like Him
"I don't need the scary stuff".Hideki Kamiya, a legendary game designer and director, has called for an option in Resident Evil Requiem to minimise the scares.Known for games such as Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and Viewtiful Joe — as well as the original Resident Evil 2 — Kamiya and his staff at…
Trails Dev Has Decided How the Series Ends, as the Finale Targets 2032
The beginning of the end.Trails developer Falcom has plans to wrap the long-running RPG series up within the next six years or so, and it's now settled on how it all ends.Yep, company president Toshihiro Kondo is at it again, dropping interview bombs like no one's business. This time, in a huge…
Xbox Targets 2027 for Project Helix Dev Kits, Calling Rumoured PS6 Release Into Question
Here we go again.Xbox has come out and stated that development kits for its next console, currently codenamed Project Helix, will ship in 2027 onwards.This means that third-party developers — big and small — won't be getting their hands on the actual hardware until 2027 at the earliest. And…
Game of the Month: Resident Evil Requiem (February 2026)
As voted by you.January might have felt like a bit of a slow start to 2026, but February ended up being the exact opposite.This was a busy month for new releases, and a good number of them are what we'd deem very high profile. In other words, there's going to be a battle for February's official…
The Hype for Saros Grows with Its Shortest PS5 Gameplay Video Yet
Efficient, you could say.Saros is just over a month away now on PS5, and we're itching to play it after all these tiny gameplay clips.The latest snippet of footage is here, and it's yet more proof this is gonna be a great follow-up to its predecessor Returnal.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
PS Plus Premium Has Given You Just 1 Classic PlayStation Game a Month for Over Half a Year Now
Little bang for your buck.With today's announcement of the single PS Plus Premium title for March 2026 now public, PlayStation has gone seven months in a row providing the most expensive tier of its subscription service with just one new title per month.The last time that it stretched to two was in…
Hands On: Ghost of Yotei Legends Is Big Enough and Good Enough to Be Its Own Game
Sucker Punch does it again.It's almost impossible to knock Ghost of Yotei's Legends update. It's free to everyone who owns the game, adding an entire online co-op mode, complete with a large number of missions, four playable classes, and loads of unlockable cosmetics.Sucker Punch has gone above and…
Step Aside PS Portal! The Best Way to Use PS5 Remote Play Is Getting Better
Major update to outstanding unofficial app.We all know PS Portal has proved a massive commercial success, offering a convenient way to enjoy PS5 games around your home via streaming.But bizarrely, Sony’s own proprietary Remote Play method pales in comparison to PX Play, an unofficial alternative…
'Whatever We Say, People Won't Believe Us': Crimson Desert Dev Promises Full PS5 Tech Breakdown for Launch
The final countdown.With hype at an all-time high, there’s one key question for Crimson Desert to answer: just how will it run on consoles?Rumour has it there’ll be no console reviews of the wildly ambitious console RPG prior to launch, which has understandably aroused suspicion among PS5…
SEGA's PS5 Games Get Good Reviews, So Why Aren't You Buying Them?
Good scores don't always mean good sales.SEGA's recent software lineup has been enjoying overall very strong reception from critics — but that has "yet to translate into a further increase in unit sales", the publisher has said.This comes from a recent Q&A all about the company's Q3 financial…
'I Need a Union Contract to Feel Safe': Broken Hearted Mega Man Voice Actor Won't Star in New PS5, PS4 Game
Not-so Mega, Man.Mega Man is one of gaming’s most iconic characters, but voice actor Ben Diskin – who starred as the Blue Bomber in 2018’s Mega Man 11 – won’t be reprising his role in the upcoming Dual Override.In a long post on social media site BlueSky, he said he’s heart broken over…
Rumour: PlayStation Fans Could Be Building a LEGO PS1 Console This Christmas
LE(t's)GO.If you're a fan of LEGO, you're probably aware that the company has been looking to video games for some of its premium sets.Thus far, the majority of gaming builds have revolved around Nintendo, although there have been a couple of Horizon sets in the past, of course.Read the full…
8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026 Announced
Warhammer! Persona!Sony has officially announced the new wave of games that are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week.At a glance, March 2026's lineup is pretty strong, boasting a total of 8 titles across PS5 and PS4. Most of these games were leaked earlier in the week — as per…
Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.68 Adds Yet More Cars, Events to PS5, PS4 Racer
Monthly updates keep on coming.Another month, another Gran Turismo 7 update is the mantra at Polyphony Digital, as it readies patch 1.68 for the PS5, PS4 driving game. The update will go live within the next 24 hours, and it adds a further three cars and four race events to the experience.The new…
Feature: 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Mega March Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend.We're in the throes of March right now, and Sony's celebrating this revered part of the year with the Mega March sale on PS Store.It runs from now until 25th March, and as expected, the sale contains literally thousands of digital items going cheap. That…