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Sony has revealed its first big non-gaming service for the PS4 – the world’s first 4K video service. 4K – also known as Ultra HD – is being lined up as the next standard in video fidelity, doubling today’s 1080p standard to 2160p. It carries an image resolution of 3,840 …

Tomb Raider creators Crystal Dynamics is delighted by the trend of female lead characters in video games. The title leads a slew of new titles with women in the lead roles, including The Last of Us, Beyond and Remember Me. "The reboot isn’t really about appealing to a specific gender, …

Co-founder of Journey studio to handle developer relations

Mobile games companies and more already signed up to show off their smarts

But publisher doesn't see consumer costs increasing

Capcom is building a new IP for PS4 because it will allow it to full understand what the console is capable of. Deep Down is the working title of Capcom’s dungeons and dragons-style RPG, which was unveiled on stage at Sony’s New York press conference last week. It is being …

Former Epic developer Cliff Blezsinski has called for a halt to the endless stream of vitriol aimed at the free to play market. Instead of spending so much time shouting loudly at the internet, he argues, all gamers need to do is vote with their wallets. All publishers are businesses …

More than 70 game companies have been confirmed as licensed developers and publishers for the PS4. The likes of Activision, Bungie, Blizzard Ubisoft, Capcom, Square Enix, Splash Damage, Blitz Games Studios, GungHO, 2K Games, EA and Starbreeze are all eyeing up producing content for the new console. Throughout the platform’s …

Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 4 will not prevent consumers from playing second-hand games, silencing the rumours once and for all. Countless reports, rumours, and speculation pieces since March last year have suggested that the next generation Sony console will block second-hand games. But Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida …

MCV editor-in-chief Michael French says Sony is changing its tune with PlayStation 4, despite some bad habits. Bathed in the gobbledegook of a thousand suits, showered in the light of video after video of noisy shootybang games, and devoid of firm details such as price, date, and what it actually …