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Square Enix has shown a brand new trailer of online RPG Final Fantasy XIV during Sony’s E3 conference. Sony America president and CEO Jack Tretton said: After their hard work on Final Fantasy XIII, I’m excited to bring to you this brief video of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV. This …

One of the biggest surprises of the Sony E3 press briefing today wasn’t new hardware – it was the appearance of one of the firm’s most outspoken critics on stage embracing PS3. That critic? Valve boss Gabe Newell, who has repeated criticised Sony’s hardware and strategy in recent years. But …

Exclusive content for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be made available for PlayStation 3, Sony has announced. The firm has also announced that the multiplayer beta for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be exclusive for PSN users. The company showcased the game during its E3 press conference in Los Angeles, and marks …

Sony has lifted the lid on PlayStation Plus, a new premium version of PlayStation Network that gives subscribers access to new content. The service was announced during the company’s E3 press conference, and will cost $17.99 for three months or $49.99 for a full year. MCV reported last month Sony …

Electronic Arts showed serious support for Sony’s PlayStation platforms during the latter’s E3 presentation today. As well as supporting Sony’s initiatives for Move, 3D gaming, PSN and more, EA today said it will offer exclusive PlayStation-only content in two key games. The first is Medal of Honor which includes the …

Some impressive examples of the versatile creation engine that powers LittleBigPlanet 2 has been shown off to the crowd at Sont’s E3 showcase in LA. Whereas the first game allowed users to create an assortment of platform levels, LBP2 allows for the creation of a wide variety of game types. …

Sony says there will be 70 new PSP games released before the end of the year. The platform holder has also announced there will be a retail bundle for God of War: Ghosts of Sparta, although this is unconfirmed for Europe. Titles include Tetris, Ace Combat, Patapon 3, Fat Princess, …

Sony has announced that several PS3 games available now will receive a software update to make them compatible with the PlayStation Move motion controller. At its E3 2010 press conference Sony said a downloadable patch will allow the following games to work with Move: Toy Story 3, Tiger Woods PGA …

A new campaign designed to boost the PSP will kick off this week. Two of the new ads were shown during Sony’s E3 press conference. They star Sony mascot Kevin Butler and a new character, Marcus PSP: a tough-talking PSP fanatic who educates reluctant gamers on why they should play …

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation move controller will be launched in Europe on September 19th – the first territory in the world to welcome the device. It will arrive in the US shortly after on September 19th. Its Japanese launch will be on October 21st. We don’t know the …