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Gran Turismo 6 page discovered ahead of Sony’s GT Event
Gran Turismo 6 could very well be announced within hours. There have been numerous hints dropped about a possible big reveal for the popular racing franchise, and a new product page for the game is making it even more probable that a reveal from Sony ...
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Sony pins hopes on the PS4, as gaming division flounders
Sony’s most recent financials indicate that their PlayStation business isn’t doing very well at all, though the company has high hopes for increased profits when the PlayStation 4 arrives later this year. While the company as a whole swung to a profit for the first ...
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PlayStation Store getting Indie Category in upcoming update
While Sony is busy securing partnerships and making it easier to develop indie games on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, the company is also making it easier to find the content on the PlayStation Store. In an upcoming update for the PS Store, the ...
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PS4 will likely be cheaper than PS3 launch
Sony’s PS4 is set to arrive this holiday season, and it could come in cheaper than expected. Recent comments from Sony suggest that the new hardware will be more competitively priced than the PS3 was at launch. Speaking with EDGE, Sony’s Michael Denny explained that ...
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Castle of Illusion remake due out this summer on PS3
Thought you were getting your fill with the recently announced DuckTales remake? Well, there’s another HD remake in the works, and it’s a Castle of Illusion remake of the classic SEGA Genesis title. According to an update on the PlayStation Blog, Sega studios Australia is ...
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Destiny will look good on all platforms, says Bungie
When Bungie’s Destiny arrives, it will do so as consumers are getting adjusted to their next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. However, Destiny will arrive for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well. Wherever you end up playing Destiny, Bungie is confident that their ...
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PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and the battle for indie games
The gates to game development have come crashing down in recent years. With more people having access to the tools to make games, the indie development scene has flourished. While PC and mobile development is becoming easier and easier, there are still gate-keepers. They are ...
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PlayStation goes indie with Spring Fever Event
Sony has just announced their line-up for their Spring Fever Event on the PlayStation Store. This includes special deals for PlayStation Plus members, and network-wide sales on popular games included in the promotion. This year’s line-up includes four indie titles for the PlayStation 3 and ...
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Have a look at the story for Sony’s Puppeteer
Puppeteer is a new franchise coming from Sony’s Studio Japan this September. This fantasy world set in a magical puppeteer theater engages players in a dark fairy tale. Centered around a young boy named Kutaro, this story starts as the child is carried away by ...
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Sony may be looking to bundle the best of PSN Collection
According to a recent ESRB rating, Sony might be releasing a “Best of PSN” collection at retail. The “Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1″ is said to include downloadable favorites such as Fat Princess, Sound Shapes, Tokyo Jungle, and When Vikings Attack. Hardly an official ...
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PlayStation Plus subscribers get Demon’s Souls and others in April
North American PS Plus subscribers will get a bundle of free games for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in April. The PlayStation Blog recently outlined the new content, which includes Demon’s Souls, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny for PS Vita, Malicious, Labyrinth Legends, and Zombie ...
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The PlayStation 3 has “issues”, says Sony engineer
Sony’s PlayStation 3 launched with issues that proved to be barriers for third party games. Getting the most out of the powerful system proved to be difficult, and Sony’s Mark Cerny says they knew about it from the beginning. Cerny is the architect behind the ...
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Studio Japan’s latest creation is Rain, coming to PS3 later this year
The creators of Tokyo Jungle has high hopes for Rain, an upcoming downloadable title for the PlayStation 3. We’ve seen glimpses of Rain back at Gamescom, but a recently released gameplay trailer finally shows the game in action for a full six minutes of gameplay. ...
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Diablo 3 is not a PS3 & PS4 Exclusive
After showing Diablo 3 on the PlayStation at Sony’s PS4 event last month, many thought that the console version of the dungeon crawler could be a PlayStation exclusive. Not true says Blizzard. The game could be coming to other platforms, but the company isn’t quite ...
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People are still buying Xbox 360 despite next-gen looming
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is still selling well in North America. According to the most recent NPD data, Microsoft has once again bested the competition with the 360, making it the 26th straight month that they’ve been the best selling console in NPD reports. Despite the ...
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Sony is making it rain on the PlayStation Network
SCEA is continuing its free money giveaway on the PlayStation Network. Lucky users will turn on their PS3 to find that there PSN accounts have been credited with $10 in cash that can be spent in the PlayStation Store. The credits aren’t going out to ...
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Xbox 360 users play more games, stream less
According to a recent report from Nielsen, Xbox 360 users spend more time playing games than they do using the streaming services on the console. A survey conducted by the company claims that only 13 percent of the time that American Xbox 360 users spend ...
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Minecraft might be coming to PlayStation, probably not Wii U
Minecraft might be heading to the PlayStation 3. Mojang’s Jens Bergensten recently revealed that the exclusivity window is closing between Microsoft and his company, and when it does, the company is considering bringing the game to the console. “Minecraft has an exclusivity deal for consoles. ...
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Play Uncharted 3 for free on PSN
It looks like the rumors about Uncharted 3 multiplayer going free to play on the PSN turned out to be true. Naughty Dog just announced that they will be releasing Uncharted 3 Multiplayer for free on the PSN starting today in North America and tomorrow ...
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God of War Ascension Single Player Demo on PSN
The God of War: Ascension single player demo is due to arrive on the PlayStation Network later today. First, you can get a glimpse at the single player demo in the a new series of videos called God of War Ascension “Unchained”. The developers give ...
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PSN titles will not transfer from PS3 to PS4
PSN Games and other data will not transfer from the PS3 to the PS4, according to a report in which Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida relayed the bad news. While Sony had previously announced that PlayStation 3 games would not be compatible with the new system, the ...
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Sony announces PlayStation 4
Today at Sony’s PlayStation Event in New York City the company announced the PlayStation 4, as many expected. The press conference is ongoing, and can be viewed here. Vision for the future is consumer centric, and a committment to phenomenal play experiences,” says Sony’s Andrew ...
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PlayStation 4 Live Stream
PS4 Live Stream begins at 6pm EST Later today Sony will reveal the next-generation of PlayStation. The good news is, we’ll finally hear from the horse’s mouth what the company has planned for gamers in the years ahead. The other good news is that we’ll ...
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Following PS4 reveal, Sony expected slash price on PlayStation 3
On February 20th it is thought by many that Sony will finally reveal their next-generation PS4. While it seems likely that we’ll hear about the new console, those that have waited on a PlayStation 3 might be able to scoop one up on the cheap ...
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Naughty Dog delays The Last of Us because its too damn big
Naughty Dog recently announced that The Last of Us would be delayed by a few weeks, citing its massive scope as a reason to continue polishing this highly anticipated title for the PlayStation 3. Usually when a developer delays a game, they do so with ...
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Will Sony focus on New Ways to Play with the PS4?
When thinking about the next generation of consoles it’s only natural to focus on the power of the new systems. Rumors have been many over recent months concerning the PS4, it’s power, and how it’ll stack up to Microsoft’s next-gen offering. However, Sony might not ...
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Journey wins Game of the Year at DICE
Journey won a lot of awards at DICE this evening, including the most prestigious, getting the Game of the Year nod from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. The PlayStation exclusive downloadable title did well during awards season, but thatgamecompany didn’t have an easy ...
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Microsoft made the Xbox to defeat PlayStation
Have you ever wondered why Microsoft got into the console business in the first place? Prior to the launch of the original Xbox, nobody saw Microsoft getting into the video game console business. It’s a money losing proposition for the software giant, and has been ...
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Guardians of Middle Earth goes free on PS Plus
PlayStation Plus members are getting another great game for free this week with The Lord of the Rings: Guardians of Middle Earth arriving to the Instant Game Collection portion of the service. The MOBA title recently released on the Xbox Live and PlayStation Networks, and ...
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Rare talent leaves Microsoft and the Xbox 360 behind for Sony
George Andreas has left Microsoft earlier this month to join with Sony Computer Entertainment. The developer had been with Rare since 1996, and will now be working as a Creative Director with Sony in London. Andreas had his hands in some of the biggest games ...
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PSN Finally Accepts PayPal
Now that the Sony Entertainment Network is finally accepting PayPal transactions, the digital only era officially begins for me. Before using Paypal with my PSN account, I was forced to order “digital download” copies of $20 and $50 dollar pre-paid PSN cards from Play-Asia.com. It ...
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Sony banishes Kevin Butler from video games for two years
When the iconic and fictional character, Kevin Butler (played by actor Jerry Lambert), was found in a commercial for Bridgestone Tires featuring a competitors product, Sony called foul. They entered into a legal battle with Bridgestone and Lambert, but it appears that Lambert and Sony ...
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Expect the unexpected in Beyond: Two Souls
Have you ever wondered why Quantic Dream never followed up with a sequel to 2009′s Heavy Rain on the PlayStation 3? It appears that the studio head isn’t a fan of them, according to a recent interview the Official PlayStation Magazine. The outspoken David Cage ...
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Console business is here to stay, says former PlayStation boss
There’s no doubt that the landscape of gaming is changing considerably. Tablets and smartphones have definitely shaken things up, offering new and engaging ways to play games. Despite reports and opinions that have outlined the demise of home consoles as we know them, Sony’s Kaz ...
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PlayStation 3 allegedly passes Xbox 360 in worldwide sales
With its year long head start, the Xbox 360 has been leading the PlayStation 3 for the entire generation. However, according to a new research report, Sony has finally taken the lead in the number of consoles shipped worldwide. Games Industry got their hands on ...
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Sony looking to reveal the PS4 in a big way
Some thought that Sony may have hints to drop in regards to the status of the PlayStation 4 at CES 2013. Unfortunately for fans, we’re gonna have to wait a little longer, because Sony isn’t looking to release any information at this time. However, when ...
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Jetpack Joyride arrives on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita
Halfbrick’s popular free to play runner title Jetpack Joyride has finally arrived on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. The PlayStation Network version of of this title includes all of the previously released content that arrived on the iOS and Android versions of the game, ...
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Fez probably heading to PS3 and PC in 2013
2012 might have been the year of the indie game, and one of the games that led that charge was Polytron’s Fez, an XBLA exclusive. The highly documented independent developer has confirmed that it will finally be porting Fez to other platforms in 2013. Phil ...
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Sony ends production of PS2 in Japan
It was a good run for Sony with the PlayStation 2, but it looks like the company is winding down support for the popular console. A report out of Japan says that Sony is discontinuing the production of the console, and new consoles will cease ...
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Nintendo 3DS surpasses PlayStation 3 in Japan
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has recently surpassed the PlayStation 3 in terms of total units sold in Japan. The most recent data compiled by Media Create indicates that Nintendo has sold roughly 8.8 million 3DS units, while the Sony PlayStation 3 sits slightly lower at 8.7 ...
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God of War Ascension Beta live on January 8th
PlayStation Plus members will get a chance to go hands on with the God of War: Ascension beta in early January, according to a recent announcement from Sony. The multiplayer beta will include two game modes and two map variations. The Team Favor of the ...
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Naughty Dog talks The Last of Us Multiplayer
It wasn’t a complete surprise that Naughty Dog would be including multiplayer in The Last of Us, but it has some fans worried the developer’s full attention isn’t being put into the story mode for the game. Fans voiced these concerns in a recent post ...
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Guardians of Middle Earth Review
Battle Arena games have traditionally steered clear of consoles largely because of the constraints posed by a controller. The genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, just look at games like League of Legends and Valve’s DOTA for examples of the wild success ...
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The Last of Us dated for May on PlayStation 3
Naughty Dog has finally given The Last of Us a release date. The post-apocalyptic survival story will arrive on the PlayStation 3 on May 7th, and was confirmed in a new trailer for the game that went live this weekend. This could be one of ...
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Xbox 360 continues to dominate the US market
Microsoft and the Xbox 360 continue to dominate the US market, as the company takes top sales in November for the 23rd consecutive month. The company sold 1.26 million Xbox 360 console in the region for the month of November, where consumers flocked to the ...
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Is the original Mass Effect actually better on the PS3?
PlayStation 3 players recently got their hands on the original Mass Effect from Bioware. The game which started out as an Xbox 360 exclusive is now readily available for PlayStation fans to see where Shepard’s journey started. Bioware teamed with Edge of Reality to bring ...
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PlayStation 3 is the #1 Platform for Netflix Usage on TV
Sony has confirmed today that the PlayStation 3 is used to stream Netflix content to televisions than any other device worldwide. This is particularly impressive considering the span of devices that Sony is competing with. These consist of other game consoles from Sony and Microsoft, ...
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PlayStation 3 will get Far Cry 3 exclusive DLC
Ubisoft announced earlier today that PlayStation 3 will get exclusive DLC for their recently released open-world title, Far Cry 3. Called “High Tides” the content will arrive exclusively on the PlayStation 3 in January, and will feature two new story chapters with five missions and ...
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Skyrim DLC coming to PS3 in early 2013
Bethesda announced today that the first downloadable content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PS3 would arrive in early 2013. The first content that will arrive on the platform will be the Dragonborn expansion, which is set to release first on Xbox 360, due ...
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Skyrim DLC still planned for PlayStation 3
Bethesda has yet to give up hope on getting new content onto the PlayStation 3 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. After missing out on the Dawnguard and Hearthfire expansions that have already arrived on the Xbox 360 and PC, PlayStation 3 Skyrim fans have ...