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Sony’s networked products and services boss Kaz Hirai has been promoted to head up the consumer products unit. 50-year-old Hirai currently looks after video games and other digital Sony businesses such as music and movie steaming. His new role will include the entire Sony consumer electronics line which consists of …

Sony has announced a brand new perk for members of its exclusive PlayStation Plus service – cloud storage for game saves. As of today, 150MB of storage will be available " for peace of mind and easy access from any PlayStation 3 system in the world". The key advantages are …

Forget what you’ve heard about Japan getting it first – third party licensees insist that NGP will arrive in Europe this year. Sources have told MCV that development deadlines have been set to ensure key Western releases are finished before the end of the summer for deployment in the autumn. …

A whopping 850,000 has been invested in promoting new PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse. Sony has pulled out all the stops on its action-packed game – set in an earthquake-ravaged city – which is out March 18th. Marketing highlights include idents as part of the firm’s year-long sponsorship of Channel 5 …

Distributor Realtime will now deliver Blaze accessories to retail. The company will handle products such as Blaze’s range of Sega-licensed consoles. Realtime Distribution’s purchasing director Julie Darrington said: The growing popularity of ‘old school’ titles, coupled with the increasing demand for portable gaming, means that we expect the Blaze Mega Drive …

Free Dundee event opens March 26th

Capcom has promised it is working to make the perfect” Devil May Cry game in the upcoming reboot. One of the company’s representatives posted on the game’s official forum, reassuring fans that the divisive new direction for the series will restore its former glories. He claimed this is largely due …

It has been confirmed that Sony Computer Entertainment America’s senior VP of marketing and PlayStation network Peter Dille has left the company. Dille spent eight years at SCEA before heading to THQ in 1999. He then rejoined his former employer in 2006. A replacement has not yet been named, nor …

Trailer released following days of shaky-cam footage

Windows and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has promised that its PC service Games for Windows Live will "continue to get better". Speaking to CVG, Microsoft’s senior producer of interactive entertainment Kevin Unangst told CVG that the service "lacked fantastic games" and had endured what he called a "rocky start". …