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Gawrsh.It's difficult to pinpoint the precise reason why I thought it would be a good idea to play Kingdom Hearts.Generally speaking, I've always found it hard to engage with RPGs, which I tend to put down to how long they take to play, and their often complex fantasy worlds that, to my mind, are quite cookie-cutter.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

She's on a roll.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr believes Marathon could win Game of the Year – and it’s all due to its inclusion of co-star Jennifer English in the Bungie shooter’s all-star voice cast.GamesRadar reports on a panel with the pair at the Emerald City Comic Con 2026, where it’s noted that Reddit has coined a phenomenon known as the ‘Jennifer English Effect’.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Marika, is that you?To be honest, we’d forgotten A24 and director Alex Garland had been tasked with bringing the Lands Between to the big screen, but this looks killer.A couple of videos, captured by Throxtv on Tiktok, appears to reveal the set of Limgrave, including the infamous Church of Marika – complete with a statue inside.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Wonder if it'll rise again.It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Sony is not playing around with poor quality software on the PS Store anymore.The company’s delisted thousands of cash grabs this year alone, and this morning it’s swept away hundreds more.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

He's not a big gamer, though.In a rare English language interview with Bloomberg, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has talked about his company’s transition from consumer electronics to entertainment.The Japanese giant is best known for its history making products like televisions and CD players, but recently it spun off its Bravia business as part of a historic move, launching a new joint venture with Chinese manufacturer TCL.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Mind Control Delete.Platinum Trophy #19: Superhot: Mind Control DeleteDate Earned: 16th July 2020Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Plus or minus?Well, this should make for an interesting poll!We don't want to colour your opinion right out of the gate, but we think it's more than fair to say that April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup will be divisive.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Starfield! People of Note! Tiny Bookshop!As April gets underway in earnest, next week is looking like a big one on the PS Store.The biggest new arrival is unquestionably Starfield, finally making its long-awaited PS5 debut. We'd also put a spotlight on musical RPG People of Note and the cosy game Tiny Bookshop.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Going through changes.Do you remember last November one industrious PlayStation fan fuelled speculation by uncovering unused icons in the PS5’s operating system?The symbols prompted discussion about a potential PC launcher, as they alluded to things like ‘Cross-Buy’ and ‘PS5/PC’.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Private storage gets a huge buff, too.Another meaningful update for Crimson Desert has just dropped, and it features some very welcome improvements.While there's nothing here that we'd deem major, patch 1.02 — which weighs in at around 900MB on PS5 — should still make your life in Pywel more enjoyable.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

April fool.Already April?! It's frightening how quick this year is moving. But there's already been some absolute bangers on the PS5, and the coming month is looking even crazier.Jamie O'NeillPre-ordering a physical copy of Marvel MaXimum Collection from Limited Run Games, and re-reading Sammy's recent review are all part of my Easter weekend's gaming plans, as well as replaying Konami's 1992 X-Men Arcade Game on PS3.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Are you part of the Club?In this day and age, it’s rare we experience a warm fuzzy feeling when we boot up X (formerly known as Twitter, of course).But the past few days have been lovely: our feed is full of people talking about DriveClub again.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Home run.It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Crimson Desert was one of the best-selling games on the PS Store for the month of March.The open world action game has been the talk of the town ever since its launch, and overall it's been selling like mad; it's over 4 million copies at this point.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Bethesda going all-out.In an era where multiformat games tend to be available everywhere, Sony loves a good ‘PS5 Features’ trailer from third-party publishers.The purpose of these is to highlight some differentiating features which make the PlayStation version stand out.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

"I was down for it".Iconic actor TC Carson has reprised his role as Kratos, after the God of War protagonist was recast for the Norse saga.Long-time fans will recall Carson brought life to the anti-hero in the Greek games, before being replaced by Christopher Judge in the more sombre God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Decide Push Square's GOTM.As is usually the case every year, March was a super busy month for new game releases. The PS5's schedule was pretty much packed from beginning to end, and there were some very heavy hitters in the mix.One of 2026's most anticipated titles stole most of the headlines last month. We are, of course, referring to Crimson Desert, which has proven to be a massively popular open world outing. You'd be mad to think that it's not the frontrunner for this Game of the Month award

More smoke.Hands up if you’re using PS5’s Power Saver mode? We’re not seeing many raised palms.Sony implemented this feature in a recent firmware update, linking it to its carbon neutral goals. And as we’ve seen from various implementations, enabling it does reduce power consumption considerably, at the expense of some visual quality.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

PS5 sequel is looking great.Remedy Entertainment has shared its latest dev diary for Control Resonant, and this one focuses on the sequel's gameplay and how it steps things up from the original.You can watch the video here:Read the full article on pushsquare.com

"Research...".Uncharted fans have dug up a six-week-old Instagram post from a Naughty Dog developer, and are now contemplating whether it's subtly teasing a new game in the series.Back in February, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy director Shaun Escayg made a seemingly innocent post about doing a bit of "research". The image in question features a cannon atop a kind of fort or castle, pointing out to sea.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Plus: Bluepoint removed.Fans have spotted some recent changes to PlayStation's official webpage for its first-party developer group, PS Studios.As pointed out by X user Zuby_Tech, there are some small but potentially meaningful adjustments.Read the full article on pushsquare.com