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PlayStation Vita owners will at last get a chance to buy a new boxed release for their console this Friday. Warner Bros has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita version of Mortal Kombat will be released for the handheld on May 4th. It is released in the US today. The same …
Read More »Sony ‘sought security tips’ from PS3 hacker Hotz
Company held 'respectful' meeting with the rebellious coder
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale
Sony has last officially announced multiplayer PS3 title PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale. The game, which is a tad more than a little reminiscent of Nintendo’s Smash Bros series, is being developed by SuperBot Entertainment. Confirmed IP include Kratos (God of War), Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal), Parappa (Parappa the Rappa), …
Read More »Crytek exec backs next-gen ‘pre-owned block’
Restricting sales of second-hand games 'would be awesome from a business perspective'
Read More »Sony registers ‘PlayStationAllStars.com’
It looks as if Sony is on the cusp of announcing a Super Smash Bros style game featuring its own collection of unique characters. PlayStation LifeStyle reports that Sony has registered two URLs – playstationallstarsbattleroyale.com and playstationallstars.com. Speculation suggests that this game could be the focus of the much-hyped huge …
Read More »Ego Trip: Tony Hawk
Develop asks the skateboarding icon six questions on a game he helped make
Read More »Gaming safe from upcoming Sony chops
Sony will not bury the axe into its games division as the company prepares to slash some 10,000 jobs from its global entertainment empire, Develop understands. Information of the company’s restructuring operation suggests that the television, marketing and chemicals business will bear the brunt of the cut-backs. Targeting a six …
Read More »Games studios ‘spared’ in Sony mass-layoff plan
Chemicals, TV, sales and marketing to bear the brunt of global cut-backs
Read More »Open beta begins for PlayStation Suite SDK
Developers able to conduct performance verification for content for Vita, Xperia Play and tablets
Read More »Doctor Who to get limited physical release on PS3
The first ever outing for Doctor Who on the PS3 WILL now get a limited physical release. When the game was announced it was claimed that it would be downloadable over PSN only, with a PC release to follow at a later. However, Amazon is now listing the game for …
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