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Several videos have emerged online that appear to depict hackers playing pirated PS3 games on PlayStation Vita. Eurogamer reports that the exploit requires a PS3 using the old 3.55 firmware version. Even though Vita Remote Play support was only introduced with the 4.00 firmware release, this restriction can be circumvented …
Read More »Sony ‘negotiating PS3 virtual item policy’
Dust 514 to establish universal PSN microtransaction rules; Game could still hit retail
Read More »The oldest republic
Eve Online has been governed by players since 2003. Develop speaks to CCP about protests, economies and the PS3 invasion
Read More »Sony considered touch-screen buttons for Vita
One of Vita’s most senior designers has admitted that Sony at one stage pondered giving the PlayStation Vita a larger screen including touch-screen controls. However, the platform holder eventually decided that physical controls were a preferable option. When we first saw a prototype of the beautiful OLED screen we used …
Read More »Sony discusses the ‘irony’ of PSN hack
The president and CEO of SCE Andrew House has labelled last year’s high-profile hack on the PlayStation Network as ironic”. The statement comes as much of the internet – including most famously Wikipedia – have ceased operations for a day in protest at the proposed US legislation SOPA that is …
Read More »Vita gets its own Mortal Kombat
A brand new, purpose-built version of Mortal Kombat will be released on Sony’s PlayStation Vita in the spring, Warner Bros has announced. The emphasis in this version – which will return to the series’ 2D roots – has been put on brutality, with fatalities and x-ray moves getting a special …
Read More »Sega officially confirms London 2012 tie-in
Deep breath – London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games has been officially announced by Sega. The game will be released in June for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will support both Microsoft’s Kinect camera and the PlayStation Move. It will feature over 30 Olympic events …
Read More »Nyko reveals Vita battery pack
Keen to make the most of fears concerning the PlayStation Vita’s short battery life, accessories firm Nyko has revealed a battery-boosting adapter for the handheld. Called the Power Grip, 1UP reports that it will increase the console’s battery life by a factor of three, meaning the best part of ten …
Read More »We must do better with Move, Sony admits
The new boss of SCE UK has told MCV that the company should have sold more PlayStation move units in the UK than it has. I’d say we have a solid foothold with [Move],” Fergal Gara told MCV. Could it, should it, have done more? I think so. It is …
Read More »Sony unveils PlayStation certified, Ericsson-free phone
The latest smartphone to be officially PlayStation Certified has been unveiled by Sony. The Xperia S is the first Sony handset to carry only the Sony logo following the company’s buyout of former partner Ericsson. The handset boasts an impressive 4.3-inch 720p Reality Display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a …
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