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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 »Nightmare Easter for Sony
It’s a nightmare for PS3 owners, it’s a nightmare for content providers but most of all it’s a huge nightmare for Sony. A long bank holiday weekend is often a golden chance for gamers to get some serious hands on time with their consoles. But at the time of writing …
Read More »EA pleased with ME2 digital sales
John Riccitiello, the CEO of publisher EA, has said that the digital version of Mass Effect 2 that was released on Sony’s PSN has been a success for several reasons. Though he stopped short of revealing the game’s exact sales numbers, IGN reports that the exec told at audience at …
Read More »Namco lays out digital and mobile battleplan
Publisher Namco Bandai is working on Android, iPad, and iPhone versions of its biggest franchises. The news comes as the company finalises the merger of its US boxed games division with its Networks department – which looks after digital and mobile games. Namco Bandai US vice president Carlson Choi says …
Read More »Time called on Wii’s Rock Band Network
Develop Harmonix has called time on the Wii arm of the Rock Band Network. From tomorrow, no new content will be released on the service. RBN allowed users to create their own tracks for use in the game. Harmonix had until now been manually converting tracks uploaded by Xbox 360 …
Read More »More on-demand retail hits due for PSN
Sony plans to expand the range of retail titles that are available to download on the PlayStation Store. PSN content manager Ross McGrath told MCV that consumers can expect to see more titles added following continuing strong digital sales of Warhawk and Burnout Paradise. It’s likely you will start to see older …
Read More »Ghostbusters sequel skips retail
A sequel to Atari’s 2009 console hit Ghostbusters: The Video Game will skip retail altogether and instead be released on Xbox Live, PSN and PC. USA Today reports Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime will once again see players assume the role of the Ghostbusting rookie hired to the team in the …
Read More »BAFTA reveals Social Network Game category
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that next February’s gaming awards will include a brand new category – Social Network Game. The rise in popularity and sophistication of social media gaming has been meteoric,” BAFTA video games committee chairman Ray Maguire stated. It is only right …
Read More »Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014
The total value of the social network games market will reach $1.5bn by 2014, according to a new report from Screen Digest. In 2009 that total stood at around $639m with 500m active monthly users, suggesting that the sector is set to grow by over 100 per cent in the …
Read More »PlayStation division posts $889m loss
Sony’s Network Product and Services Division, the home of its PlayStation operations, has reported a $889m loss for the year ending March 31st 2010, a year-on-year decrease of 10.2 per cent. PS3 sales hit a total of 13m units, up from the 10.3m seen in the same period the year …
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