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Update: PlayStation Middle East has confirmed to IGN that the PlayStation 4 will launch in the GCC (Gulf Coperation Council) region this holiday season. It is likely then that the PS4 will also arrive in India at the same time. Original story: A 2013 launch for the PlayStation 4 in …

MCV has just published its very first Gamescom daily magazine for iPad and browsers. It’s online now, and it’sFREE! Published in association with Xbox One, the 14-pagemagazine has been put together by the MCV team currently working out of the Cologne games show. It features news from the show, a …

PS4 owners will have the ability to share and broadcast live gameplay footage from their hardware through Twitch, the live streaming video platform has revealed. In a statement released during Sony’s big night at Gamescom, CEO Emmett Shear announced that Playstation 4 users need only press their Dualshock 4’s Share …

Sony has announced price cuts across the board for PS Vita memory cards in North America. The Playstation US blog has word on the cuts, as they arrive alongside the PS Vita price drop in both Europe and North America. The 4 GB memory card is $14.99, down from $19.99; …

A new Wii U bundle starring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD appears to be on the way. According to Destructoid’s sources, the bundle will pack a 32 GB Deluxe edition of the console, along with a copy of Wind Waker HD for $349.99. The outlet also has …

Sony announced at its Gamescom press conference earlier today that games from several top indie developers would be console-exclusive to PlayStation platforms at launch. It now appears that exclusivity only lasts a month. Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell is one of the developers that Sony has managed to swing …

Sony today announced that the PS4 would launch in 32 countries this November. The list of countries has now been released, and India is not on it. Here’s the complete list: United States Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway …

The latest expansion of the LittleBigPlanet universe is LittleBigPlanet Hub, a free-to-play service set to hit PS3 later this year. LittleBigPlanet Hub is essentially your very own pod from where you can access a ton of free and paid content to help create and customise your own LBP adventures. All …

Sony continued its indie-friendly approach at Gamescom by announcing exclusive partnerships with several prominent indie developers. Wasteland Kings, the latest game from celebrated developer Vlambeer, will receive a console exclusive launch on PS4 and PS Vita next year. Thomas Was Alone dev Mike Bithell revealed his stealth game, Volume, last …