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Hello Games CEO describes working with Sony as ‘super cool’, outlines developer’s ambition to be ‘the Johnny Depp of studios’
Read More »Hello Games: PS4 Neo could ‘fundamentally change’ No Man’s Sky
‘More powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate,’ CEO Sean Murray enthuses about title's procedural framework
Read More »Playstation VR requires 3m x 1.9m play area
Devs also recommended to make games for players that remain seated
Read More »Iron Galaxy appoints former PlayStation exec Adam Boyes as CEO
Director of product development Chelsea Blasko promoted to chief product officer
Read More »PlayStation VR game boxes say what accessories are needed to play them
Game boxes for upcoming physical PlayStation VR releases are to feature clear branding alerting consumers about what is needed to play them. That’s if box art that has appeared on a number of retailer websites (pictured) is to be believed. Titles that are dependant on PlayStation VR feature ‘PlayStation VR …
Read More »PlayStation VP of third-party relations Adam Boyes returns to development
Former Capcom director of production spent four years spearheading Sony’s indie self-publishing campaign
Read More »PlayStation indie advocate Nick Suttner leaves after seven years
“I’m off to new adventures,” he says cryptically of future plans
Read More »Opinion: How Nintendo (Almost) won E3
E3, as has become custom, is almost more about what wasn’t shown than what was. Where was Crackdown?” That was the first question I was asked by a fellow journalist shortly after Xbox’s press conference, followed swiftly by: "where was HoloLens for that matter?" PlayStation executives spent half their time …
Read More »Number of PlayStation Plus subscribers doubles to reach 20.8m
The number of subscribers to Sony’s PlayStation Plus online mode has nearly doubled in the last year. In January 2015, the company boasted of 10.9m paid users on the service; that figure has now risen to 20.8m, according to a presentation by Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Andrew House at Sony’s …
Read More »PlayStation: ‘VR uncertainty is liberating for developers’
PlayStation surprised us this year. If you had asked us what we would have expected ahead of their pre-E3 press conference, we would have suggested a hardware-centric show, featuring PlayStation VR and the firm’s new ‘Neo’ console. We would have put our money on the traditional sizzle reel of inventive …
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