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Sony finally uttered the words PlayStation 4 at its global unveiling event in New York. We’ve cut through the hype and waffle to boil down the facts for you: It’s called the PS4. The system architect is Mark Cerny, famed US games developer. Cerny has been discussing what developers want …

Console giant finally lifts the lid on next-gen hardware

Indies such as Vlambeer, Wolfire Games and Oxeye participating in 78-hour game jam for charity

Sony to launch two models of next-gen console

It’s not as if a platform holder would deliberately leak something just hours ahead of its rival’s big hardware reveal or anything. Ow, this feels like an episode of The Thick of It! The truth of it, though, is that some specs for the second iteration of Kinect is unlikely …

Console giant exhibiting at European trade show after 2012 absence

Increased field of view and higher depth range to allow up to six users playing at once, claims report

The Sony party may be about to board the PS4 train tonight, but let’s not forget the other half of the PlayStation empire. Sony confirmed a Japanese price cut for the PlayStation Vita this week – a move it hopes will reverse its fortunes in its homeland as it continues …

Canada is one of the world’s biggest video games markets and it continues to grow. 16,000 people already work in the Canadian video games industry, and 77 per cent of local games firms expect to hire new graduates this year, according to Entertainment Software Association Canada. Of course, most of …

All the key rumours on Sony's step into the next generation of consoles here