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It appears that some European PSN users are having trouble downloading content at anything approaching an acceptable speed. Anecdotal evidence emerged earlier this week in the approach to the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, with reports of 99+ hour download times for the 50GB title, even on the best of …

Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld has surpassed 4m sales in Japan. DualShockersreports on the milestone, which was reached through the combined sales of standard PlayStation Vita devices and the PS Vita TV microconsole. According to the report, the PS Vita TV has sold 166,165 units life-to-date in Japan, and Vita has …

The man sitting next to us fell to his knees. He clutched his head in his hands, started shaking and repeated the words: ‘Oh my God. Oh my God.’ in a distinct American accent. What could have provoked such a reaction? PlayStation just announced a Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s …

Who exactly is funding Shenmue 3? It’s a question that over a week after the game’s reveal we still don’t know the answer to. And while Shenmue 3 is fully funded, the rate of funding it is receiving on Kickstarter has slowed considerably. Is there a trust problem? Is Sony …

The creative director of Bungie shooter Destiny has apologised for a recent interview about exclusive content in an upcoming Destiny SKU. Luke Smith was earlier this week grilled by Eurogamer about the fact that certain content will only be available to those who buy the 74.99 Collector’s Edition. His dismissive …

The Call of Duty series could be in line for the next-gen remaster treatment, if Activision comments are anything to go by. "If done well, I think [remasters] can be great," Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told Game Informer. "You talk about nostalgia, and people have such connection to the …

The long-awaited PS Plus version of Driveclub finally arrived yesterday – only to be pulled almost immediately. ‘Premature’ may not be a word one would typically associate with Driveclub, the free version of which was originally due to arrive alongside the main game last October. But that’s the word the …

Nearly half of all sales to US consumers

Microsoft has revealed a very fetching looking Limited Edition Xbox One that will arrive alongside Forza 6 later this year. The blue hardware has a Forza decal running along the top and down the front, as well as some special markings around the power button. The controller (which is the …

VR has unquestionably been the most hotly debated topic in Los Angeles this week. There are those that will vehemently insist that VR will be a motion controller fad at most. That pricey peripherals never work and that virtual reality headsets are destined to go down the same route as …