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PlayStation is being engineered as the saviour of Sony’s struggling technology business. Reuters reports that the company intends to slash its existing smartphone and TV ranges and instead work to boost its PlayStation sales by up to a quarter in an effort to reverse recent declines. "We’re not aiming for …
Read More »NIS America: ‘We want to be the big fish in the small pond’
NIS America is easily one of the biggest names in niche gaming. Best known for the popular Japanese role-playing game series Disgaea, the Western arm of Nippon Ichi Software has brought many of its Japanese parent company’s titles across to the US and Europe. In addition to this, the firm …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to retro merchandise
Games of years gone by continue to spark nostalgia and reverence among consumers. MCV goes back to the past with a selection of retro-themed products Next-gen titles might be grabbing all of the headlines as we approach Christmas, but retro gaming is still a healthy sector for retailers across the …
Read More »Sony unveils PlayStation Vue internet TV service
PlayStation platform holder Sony is targeting the cable TV market with a new video on demand service. Interesting, PlayStation Vue will not be a PlayStation-only product, with an iPad version already in development alongside the PS4 and PS3 releases. It will launch with around 75 channels in the US including …
Read More »SingStar’s comeback: Sony’s attempt to win back the casual gamer
The once lucrative casual games market on consoles appears to have died. The glory days of five years ago, when Just Dance, Guitar Hero and Wii dominated the market is over. Those gamers have moved onto PCs and smartphones. But these products still boast huge brand awareness amongst a wide …
Read More »Gaming-themed Christmas jumpers hitting UK retail this year
Merchandise firm Numskull is bringing a touch of retro to this year’s festive season, with a new range of gaming-themed jumpers. The jumpers span a variety of older titles, with pixels transformed into yuletide weave. The Street Fighter jumper sees series staples Ryu and Ken pulling the hadouken fighting move …
Read More »UPDATE: ‘Fallout: Shadow of Boston’ trademark application unearthed
A new trademark application filed by Bethesda for Fallout: Shadow of Boston” has surfaced, which many are now convinced is the name for the next title in the popular post-apocalyptic RPG series. The submission – spotted by a user on games discussion board NeoGAF – was registered by Bethesda Softworks …
Read More »Costume Quest 2 launches on PS3, PS4 this week
Costume Quest 2 is heading to PS3 and PS4 this week, with the PlayStation editions offering an exclusive Sackboy costume. Publisher Midnight City details the title’s crossover with LittleBigPlanet’s protagonist on the PlayStation US Blog, adding that the game will launch October 28th on PlayStation console platforms in North America …
Read More »Sony’s Agostino Simonetta joins ID@Xbox
Former developer relations exec now working with indies at Microsoft
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary updated for PlayStation TV support
PlayStation Vita title Killzone: Mercenary has been updated to support PlayStation TV. Patch 1.11 updates the game so that its touch controls are translated to a user’s PS3 or PS4 controller and introduces a restart-from-checkpoint system, meaning players can quit mid-mission and resume from where they left off. Guerilla says …
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