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Read More »Sony helping to fund and develop Shenmue 3
Kickstarter partly to gauge consumer interest
Read More »Treyarch: Call of Duty’s PlayStation partnership won’t harm the Xbox game
Call of Duty is now in camp PlayStation, but developer Treyarch insists Xbox fans should not worry. Speaking after the announcement that PlayStation will be getting temporarily exclusive multiplayer maps – plus an exclusive Beta – Treyarch multiplayer lead Dan Bunting says that such news has helped generate some serious …
Read More »PlayStation on Xbox backwards compatibility: It’s good we’re doing different things
PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan says the backwards compatibility of Xbox One is a legitimate strategy in trying to upgrade 360 players. But he says that Sony will not be following the same tactic, as the firm is investing in other software updates to PS4. He also adds that – …
Read More »Was PlayStation’s E3 Press Conference a triumph or disaster? The industry responds
Vapourware became just… well… ware at Sony’s E3 press conference last night. The Last Guardian kicked off the event, while long rumoured (and even longer demanded) titles such as a Final Fantasy VII remake and Shenmue III sent fans into meltdown. There were some other promising titles shown, too. Including …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII is dominating the E3 YouTube battle
If YouTube viewer numbers are the barometer of E3 excitement, then it’s Final Fantasy VII that has stolen the show. The game’s trailer on the PlayStation channel has at the time of publication been viewed nearly 2.25m times. That’s around three times the amount of its nearest rival The Last …
Read More »E3 2015: All the news in one place
Shenmue III, Final Fantasy VII, The Last Guardian and heaps of new IP – it's all happening in Los Angeles
Read More »E3 2015: Guerrilla Cambridge bringing eSports to Morpheus
Sony targets competitive multiplayer market with new IP Rigs
Read More »E3 2015: Final Fantasy VII Remake announced
The long-awaited update of the series’ most successful title is finally coming. No, seriously.
Read More »SONY: Guerrilla Games’ new IP is Horizon: Zero Dawn
Killzone creator Guerrilla Games has revealed a brand new franchise. Horizon: Zero Dawn takes place in a world where tribes are now inhabiting modern cityscapes that has fallen into ruin, caused by what seems to be a permanent loss of power. Populated by monsters that combine fantasy with technology, the …
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