After the disappointment of PSN failing to hit its first target recovery date last week, Sony has now admitted that the service may not be fully back online for another three weeks. Speaking to Bloomberg, Shigenori Yoshida – who is referred to as a ‘spokesman’ – has said that Sony …
Read More »PSN testing ‘in final stages’
While remaining tight lipped about a specific return date for PSN, Sony has indicated that it has entered the final stages of testing its rebuilt console service. "Today our global network and security teams at Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment began the final stages of internal testing of …
Read More »Vitality Sensor lives on
The Wii Vitality Sensor has not been abandoned and is still on track for a launch at some stage, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has confirmed. "I imagine that you are worried about that because it hasn’t been put on the market even though a long time has passed since it …
Read More »Sony dates speculative PSN return
PlayStation platform holder Sony has confirmed that it hopes to have some PSN services back online by May 3rd. If true, that would mean that the console network will have endured a two week down period. "Our employees have been working day and night to restore operations as quickly as …
Read More »White iPhone arrives tomorrow
Having missed the launch of the iPhone 4 way back in June 2010, Apple has confirmed that the white version of the handset will at last go on sale in key territories tomorrow. The launch is planned for a number of territories starting with the UK, US tomorrow. Countries to …
Read More »New consoles still three years away?
Gamers could face a wait of up to three years before successors to the Xbox 360 or PS3 are launched, anonymous sources have supposedly told Kotaku. It says that 2014 is the date being banded about internally at both companies, though both would also consider a 2013 launch if market …
Read More »Team Ico delays PS3 titles
Two of PS3’s most interesting and anticipated titles may now not be released in 2011. The European PlayStation blog has confirmed that the HD re-workings of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus will not now arrive this spring, and new title The Last Guardian will miss its Q4/holiday release window. …
Read More »NGP 2011 launch ‘confirmed’
The upcoming Sony NGP handheld is set for a 2011 launch, reaffirming previous reports it will arrive this year. That’s according to US investment company Lazard Capital Markets which has published a report on Sony’s successor to the PSP. The group claims it attended a Sony PlayStation analyst day where …
Read More »Nintendo dates summer line-up
Nintendo has dated a raft of 3DS, Wii and DS titles, including Ocarina of Time 3DS, Steel Diver, Dead or Alive: Dimensions and a sequel to Wii Play. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS will be released in the UK on June 17th – two days before its …
Read More »Ocarina 3DS dated in US
Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be released in the US on June 19th. The news follows a revelation during Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech at GDC 2011, where he confirmed the remake of the hallowed 1998 N64 title would be available at …
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