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While all eyes were on its E3 press briefing earlier today, Microsoft went ahead and snuck in the line-up for XBLA’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer told SpikeTV that the five games to be included are Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, Deadlight, Hybrid, Dust: …

The world got its first glimpse of gameplay from Naughty Dog’s latest game – The Last of Us, at Sony’s E3 press conference earlier today. The demo for the PS3-exclusive survival-action title saw main characters Joel and Ellie make their way through a building occupied by hostile ‘hunters’. The gritty, …

Sony revealed today that PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale, which was earlier announced for PS3, is also headed to the PlayStation Vita. The brawler will feature PS3-Vita Cross Play support, including offline and online cross-platform multiplayer. The Vita version will also include features specific to the handheld, such as Near …

Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream announced its next title – Beyond: Two Souls, at Sony’s E3 press conference today. The game is currently in development exclusively for PS3, and like Heavy Rain, will include support for PlayStation Move. The game sees Hollywood star Ellen Page starring as Jodie Holmes and …

Sony announced at its E3 press conference today that God of War: Ascension for the PS3 will release on March 12, 2013. Game director Todd Pappy debuted gameplay from Ascension’s single-player campaign on stage, which revealed new enemy types and combat variations, and what looked like the beginning of a …

Highly anticipated PS3 new IP The Last of Us received huge praise at this year’s Sony pre-E3 press conference. The post-apocalyptic title from developers Naughty Dog was demoed on stage and showed a visceral fight between the game’s hero and a band of warriors. It also demonstrated the game’s survival …

God of War Ascension will reach retail shelves on March 12th, 2013, Sony has announced. The latest game in the series was shown live on stage at E3 2012 during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. The game is already confirmed to feature multiplayer. It was first announced back in April as …

Sony has announced a new partnership with HTC that will see PlayStation certified games coming to its phones. The firm has also renamed PlayStation Suite to PlayStation Mobile as it reaffirms its commitment to the mobile gaming space. PlayStation Suite launched last year with the first ever PlayStation Phone – …

J.K. Rowling to pen first title for augmented reality books

Sony has confirmed the existence of a PlayStation eBook system – but it is far more advanced than originally thought. Wonderbook uses PlayStation Eye to let fans "explore and interact with books like never before," says PlayStation CEO Andrew House. As part of the concept, PlayStation has teamed-up with Harry …