The first Truck Driver, from Soedesco arrived back in 2019 with mixed reviews, while it wasn’t upto the standards of the PC based Truck Simulator franchise, it was one of the only (and possibly the best) Trucking Sim available on the Xbox and has built 1uote a following thanks to great support from the developers ironing out a few launch issues.
The Crew Motorfest Review (PS5) | Push Square
19.09.2023 - 00:40 / pushsquare.com / Ivory Tower
Ubisoft's premier racing franchise, The Crew, generally gets a bad rap. Developer Ivory Tower had very strong ambitions right from the starting grid, providing drivers with an open world approximating the entire United States of America. It's a great idea; roam the entire country from coast to coast with your pals, taking on challenges and building a varied collection of vehicles. The Crew 2 doubled down, even providing new ways to get around with boats and planes. For us, however, the execution was never really good enough, with a vapid open world and lacklustre driving. The Crew Motorfest is a different story.
The third entry in the series is easily our favourite, addressing our two biggest gripes with previous entries. For as commendable as it is to give players so much acreage to explore, all that space was never filled with anything memorable. Motorfest takes the reverse approach, shrinking the map down to Hawaii's main island, O'ahu, and packing it with personality. Though it's still a sizeable open world, it's so much more interesting to drive through — beautiful coastal roads lead into verdant forests, volcanic beaches, winding mountain trails, and Honolulu's city streets. It's a fantastic setting that serves as a picturesque backdrop to the action.
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Speaking of action, the handling model is a huge improvement on The Crew 2. Definitely leaning towards the arcade half of the spectrum, Motorfest strikes a nice balance; it's a lot of fun, throwing cars around with relative ease, but still requires you to pay attention and anticipate turns properly. The most impressive thing is the handling feels good regardless of racing discipline. Variety is the order of the day here, and whether it's street racing, open-wheel indy cars, or off-roading, it's all solid and enjoyable. Solid use of DualSense's haptics and triggers is a nice bonus, too.
The one thing we'll say is on-road driving can feel a bit slide-happy, sometimes kicking the back out into a drift a little too eagerly. It's never too big an issue, but something to be aware of. Overall, driving is much more entertaining here, and you have a good amount of assists and car-specific tuning to tweak it to your liking. Boat and plane handling isn't quite on the same level, but they're still reasonably fun to mess with, and add even more variety.
The game contextualises your road trip in O'ahu with the titular Motorfest, an island-wide celebration of car culture in all its permutations. At least to begin with, your main source of racing comes from Playlists, which comprise themed events focusing on a particular niche or brand. The 15 Playlists at launch include Hawaii Scenic Tour, which emphasises
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05.10.2023 / 10:59
Killers of the Flower Moon Review: Scorsese’s Powerful Western
Martin Scorsese is a legend. The man has directed Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street, and countless cinematic classics. Whenever he graces the big screen with his work, there is something to love. His new movie is, an epic Western crime drama. This time, Scorsese unites two actors he has worked with extensively over the past few decades: Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. We follow the real-life story of the members of the Osage Native American tribe in the 1920s who get killed one by one, leading to an FBI investigation.
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03.10.2023 / 00:37
My Favourite Game at Tokyo Game Show Wasn't Actually on PS5, PS4 | Push Square
Regular readers will know, perhaps rather unusually, I love trains. I’ve been covering Train Sim World in intimate detail for years now, much to developer Dovetail’s pleasure. (I will get around to reviewing Train Sim World 4 by the way, it’s just the schedule’s been brutal for me this past month. Also, maybe the studio would like to slow down just a touch with the sequels and expansions so I can catch up?)
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30.09.2023 / 00:54
Where to Pre-Order PlayStation Portal | Push Square
PlayStation Portal, Sony's dedicated Remote Play handheld device for PS5, is launching globally on 15th November 2023, and pre-orders are now live across various retailers.
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30.09.2023 / 00:53
Epic's V-Buck Price Hike Scheme Set to Expand Globally | Push Square
After laying off almost 900 employees, Epic Games has announced an expansion to the Fortnite V-Buck «pricing alignment», citing vague financial factors like «inflation and currency fluctuations». The price of Fortnite's premium currency is set to rise in various international markets, including the world's largest.
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29.09.2023 / 14:39
The Crew Motorfest Review
It’s time for another festival of motorsports, but someone else is running the show this time around. The Crew Motorfest is the latest entry in Ubisoft’s driving series, and following the Crew 2’s shift into multisport after the original’s gang-based narrative, Motorfest turns yet another corner, arriving in a kind of festival spot that Forza Horizon has made its calling card in recent years. It’s an interesting design decision and one which may have you wondering, at what point does influence become imitation?
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28.09.2023 / 13:31
The Lamplighters League Review
Set in a pulp adventure 1932 where secret societies seek to use magic to reshape the world, The Lamplighters League combines a strategic campaign layer with real-time stealth and tactical combat to deliver a twist on the tactics genre that's fun, but doesn't do anything too radically new. It took a bit to grow on me, with a really slow start to get through, but once it gets up to speed this sometimes absurd, always entertaining pulp story is a blast that plays through to a memorable finale.
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28.09.2023 / 00:07
PS Store's Tokyo Game Show Sale Slashes Prices on Hundreds of Japanese PS5, PS4 Games | Push Square
Tokyo Game Show is happening right now, and in case you missed it, Sony is celebrating with a new sale on the PS Store. As you'd expect, the offer comprises almost exclusively games made in Japan, though there are one or two outliers. Anyway, there are a lot of fantastic titles included here for both PS5 and PS4.
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28.09.2023 / 00:05
Trails through Daybreak Is the Official English Name for Kuro no Kiseki, Coming to PS5, PS4 in Summer 2024 | Push Square
Known as Kuro no Kiseki in Japan, publisher NIS America has confirmed that it'll be bringing the RPG westwards in the summer of 2024. Its official English name is Trails through Daybreak, and it's coming to both PS5 and PS4.
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28.09.2023 / 00:05
Free PS5 Game Offered to New Console Buyers in the USA | Push Square
Sony has unveiled a new promotion in the USA that allows anyone who purchases and then activates a new PS5 by 20th October 2023 to redeem a free PS5 game. Those who qualify will need to turn the console on and button over to the PS Store, where a banner will take you to a page listing the 12 PS5 titles you can pick from. The complete list of games on offer is as follows:
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28.09.2023 / 00:05
League of Legends Fighter Project L Seemingly Confirmed for PS5 Through PlayStation's Social Media Mistake | Push Square
Officially, in-development fighting game Project L hasn't been confirmed for a console release, but a social media mishap may have just outed the title for PS5. The PlayStation Europe Twitter account seemingly meant to post about Street Fighter 6 features — which is weirdly timed to begin with — but the tweet includes what is clearly footage taken from Project L, complete with a PEGI rating logo in the bottom left. As such, we assume the footage is taken from some kind of trailer or gameplay video.
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28.09.2023 / 00:03
Massive PS Store Sale Wants You to Play PS5, PS4 for Longer | Push Square
A massive new PS Store sale spanning over 1,500 items is live around the world right now, with the focus on extended play. The emphasis appears to be on Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of popular titles – so, in other words, you’re getting the most comprehensive bundles of fairly big games at a discounted rate.