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UK studio nDreams will unveil a new virtual reality game at E3 2014, the developer has teased. The VR title will be fully unveiled for both the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus headsets at some point during the event in Los Angeles next month. Known for its work on …
Read More »PlayStation Home is getting Trophies
PS3’s virtual world app PlayStation Home is to shortly be updated with Trophy support. The often-forgotten social network will on Wednesday (March 12th) be patched to version v1.86, according to PlayStation Europe community manager Chris Owen, allowing users to earn Trophies for an unspecified array of activities. The Trophies will …
Read More »Sony ends PlayStation Home updates in Japan
Plans to drop new content in Asia puts platform's future in doubt
Read More »No more PlayStation Home updates in Japan – is the end nigh?
The future of Sony’s ambitious virtual world PlayStation Home looks very uncertain. Kotaku reports that Sony Japan has confirmed that there will be no further updates to the Japanese version of PlayStation Home from September, with no new content being added beyond that point. Support in other Asian regions will …
Read More »Lockwood Publishing expands into mobile and web
PlayStation Home developer set to release new avatar-based platform Avakin
Read More »Doctor Who arrives on PlayStation Home
Fans of the BBC’s sci-fi flagship Doctor Who can now download content for PlayStation Home (remember that?) based on the hugely popular show. PS3 owners can now dress up their avatars in the Eleventh Doctor’s iconic tweed jacket and bow tie (bow ties, as we know, are cool) and wield …
Read More »J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore heading to PlayStation Home
The world of Harry Potter is coming to Sony’s virtual domain PlayStation Home next month. Sony has announced a new Potter-themed area will be added to the online community based around JK Rowling’s Pottermore site, according to the PlayStation blog. Pottermore is a website that allows The Boy Who Lived’s …
Read More »Average PlayStation Home session ’70 minutes’
And 25 per cent of Sodium players are spending money on virtual goods, Sony chief says
Read More »PS Home’s Aurora tops 1m visits
PlayStation Home’s virtual world Aurora has been visited 1m times within its first six weeks online. The floating world – which allows users of PS3’s online Home service to play games and win avatar rewards – launched in March. It’s the work of publisher nDreams. During launch, a competition called …
Read More »Half a million visit Sony at E3
Over 500,000 users visited the virtual Sony E3 booth through online PS3 hub PlayStation Home. In comparison, 46,800 people attended the event in person – a tenth of those who visited online – reports Venture Beat. PlayStation Home users were able to watch videos of the latest games on show …
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