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From Software’s gothic action RPG Bloodborne has been dated for PS4 in Japan. The game will be released on Sony’s system on February 5th. Whether or not the same can be said for the West is of course the big question. From’s most recent release Dark Souls II was released …
Read More »Gumi opens four new Western studios
Japanese mobile gaming developer and publisher Gumi has opened four new studios in Europe and the US. The new offices are based in Austin, Stockholm, Kiev and Vancouver, the latter of which is staffed by ex-Capcom staff. A further office will also be opened in San Francisco focusing on business …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation Now open beta kicking off in the US today
Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation Now will enter a period of open beta in the US and Canada later today. The service is for the time being restricted to PS3 titles. PS Now services will be integrated into the PlayStation Store, with users able to pay tiered amounts for rental …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 3 gets release date in America
Sony has announced that its latest LittleBigPlanet game is to hit stores on November 18th in America. No date has been set for the UK yet, but assuming that the above isn’t a worldwide release, LittleBigPlanet 3 might well be coming to this side of the Atlantic on Friday November …
Read More »Last of Us: Remastered still censored on PS4; No upgrade discount for PS3 owners
The multiplayer component of The Last of Us: Remastered will have the same content alterations in Europe as seen in the PS3 version. The original game featured less gore than the US release in an effort to appease censors in some of Europe’s more sensitive regions. These changes were made …
Read More »Vita IS a triple-A machine in Japan but Western future remain unclear, Sony says
Sony is confident about the Vita’s future prospects in Japan, but is less certain about its place in the Western market. The handheld routinely vies it out with 3DS for supremacy in the weekly Japanese hardware charts. The story is completely different in the UK, however, where weekly sales are …
Read More »US Vita supplies are running low
It’s apparently quite hard to get hold of a PlayStation Vita in the US at the moment. Polygon reports that the launch of the Vita Slim in the territory in May as part of a Borderland 2 bundle has led to a shortage, with Sony struggling to match demand. "We’re …
Read More »PlayStation Now beta hitting Sony TVs next week
Some Sony TVs will next week begin offering direct access to the PlayStation Now beta. CVG reports that the rollout is only scheduled for the US and will only support a limited number of Bravia TV sets, including some 1080p models and all 4k displays. Those wishing to try the …
Read More »Wii U wasn’t the only console to gain US sales last month as Vita sales rocket
Both Nintendo’s Wii U and Sony’s PlayStation Vita boasted impressive sales gains in the US last month. Grabbing the headlines has been Wii U, which sold 60k units in the US in May – that’s 85 per cent up on the previous month and 90 per cent up on May …
Read More »PS4 outsells Xbox One for fifth month in a row in US
Sony’s PlayStation 4 led US hardware sales in May, finishing ahead of Xbox One for the fifth consecutive month according to NPD’s latest monthly report. "PlayStation continues to be the best place to play for innovative IP, as PS4 was the preferred platform for May’s biggest releases, including Watch Dogs …
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