Extended adventures.Square Enix hosted a livestream this week in which the company shockingly cancelled multiple planned Final Fantasy XV expansion packs. While the decision was primarily motivated by the departure of director Hajime Tabata, it has raised an interesting conversation about the viability of story-based, single player DLC packs.Writing on Twitter, reliable Kotaku reporter Jason Schre... more.

According to market research firm.PlayStation Now is generally given short shrift in gaming circles, with more attention placed on Microsoft’s heavily promoted Xbox Game Pass service. However, it seems Sony’s streaming and download subscription has been quietly bringing home the bacon, as new research from SuperData makes it the market leader by some margin – excluding services like PlayStat... more.

A cut above.Hotly anticipated PlayStation VR rhythm game Beat Saber will cut to the chase from 20th November, the aptly named Beat Games has announced. For those of you who don’t know, the title sees you wielding two PlayStation Move controllers as lightsabers, chopping through coloured blocks to the sound of thumping tunes – or choons, if you’re one of the lads.There’ll be exclusive new c... more.

Just mosey on down.The Red Dead Online beta should be released by the end of November, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has confirmed. Zelnick briefly mentioned the online portion of Rockstar's open world game during the company's most recent investor call, stating that "it will launch in public beta towards the end of the month".Read the full article on pushsquare.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

An 80s style trip.Every now and then the PlayStation 4 gets really cool dynamic theme, but we must admit, they don't come much cooler than this.The Synthwave A/B Complete Dynamic Theme Bundle is so cool that it's even nabbed its own trailer over on PlayStation's official YouTube channel. It costs $3.99 on the North American store, but sadly it's nowhere to be seen in Europe at the time of writing.... more.

Quiet down.The Quiet Man has made a bit of a name for itself since it launched last week, and not in a good way. As was the case with many other gaming publications, we tore it to shreds in our review, calling it the PlayStation 4's "most baffling game". Again, not in a good way.In The Quiet Man, you play as a deaf main character, and for this reason you don't get to hear dialogue or sounds throug... more.

Meow.Sony's been on the receiving end of a backlash recently as it's seemingly decided to alter its stance on mature content and themes in PlayStation games. Japanese developers in particular are having their titles censored to varying degrees, and apparently, the process isn't especially pleasant.Read the full article on pushsquare.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

All your questions answered.Days Gone is the ambitious open world action game from Sony Bend, and it's heading to PS4 next year. As preparation is key to surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, we've put together this FAQ in order to answer any lingering questions you may have about this upcoming title. While the game is still pretty far away, plenty of information has been made available -- here's... more.

Publisher takes a big hit in latest financials.Things aren't exactly smooth over at Square Enix these days. From the outside looking in, at times it's seemed as though the publisher is shockingly mismanaged -- especially on the Japanese side of things -- and now the company's reported a $33 million loss in its latest financial briefing.Read the full article on pushsquare.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

Treyarch's shooter continues great run.Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has done really, really well in Japan. The PlayStation 4 shooter has once again secured the top spot of the software charts, leaping over last week's leader, Red Dead Redemption 2, in the process. Treyarch's title has shifted another 39,000 copies, which is impressive given that this is its fourth week on sale. It now sits at a very,... more.