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Read More »Journey misses 2011 with 2012 release date
Writing on the PlayStation blog, ThatGameCompany director Jenova Chen has finally confirmed a release date for ambitious online title Journey. And those hoping to get hold the game before the end of the year will be disappointed – it’s now set to arrive in spring 2012. The game is the …
Read More »Free FPS on the way for PlayStation Home
Discussing its upcoming shift of focus for PlayStation Home, the platform holder has demoed a couple of the new titles heading to the service. And Shack News reports that one of them – Bootleggers – is a free-to-play fist person shooter that lets gamers take direct control of their Home …
Read More »AT&T ruling lead to Sony TOS changes
A controversial new clause in the terms of service for PlayStation Network users arose as a result of a recent US court ruling in favour of AT&T, the platform holder has said. Earlier this month it emerged that Sony had inserted a new clause into PSN’s TOS that prevented users …
Read More »Driver: San Francisco available on PSN – for £57.99
Digital retail will be the end of the High Street. Or not, if these sorts of decisions continue. As part of this week’s PlayStation Network update, Ubisoft’s recent release Driver: San Francisco – which hit retail on September 2nd – is available to download in full. That kills off any …
Read More »Now PSN digital titles rollout to all UK GAMEs and Gamestations
The GAME Group has confirmed that it has rolled out its PlayStation digital games offering to all 615 of its GAME and Gamestation stores in the UK. Earlier this month the chain confirmed that it had rolled out its Xbox Live catalogue nationwide. Over 40 PSN products are now available …
Read More »Confirmed – Vita is region free
Sony has finally confirmed that its PlayStation Vita handheld console will be region free, according to the president of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida. The news is all the bigger, of course, as Nintendo decided to region lock the 3DS – the first time it has ever locked one of …
Read More »Sony inserts anti-lawsuit clause into PSN TOS
The wake of this year’s PSN meltdown still continues to ripple. Sony has updated the terms of service document that users must agree to when registering with PSN. It has added a clause – called ‘Binding Individual Arbitration’ – which looks to prevent future incidents of the legal action the …
Read More »Just Dance Kids coming to Kinect and Move
Ubisoft has announced a tenth instalment in its highly successful dancing series – Just Dance Kids. The game will be released on November 4th in the UK for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Kinect and Move compatibility has been confirmed. The game will feature 40 kid-orientated tracks as well as …
Read More »Remote Play demoed for PS Vita
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has demonstrated PlayStation Vita’s ability to play games streamed directly from a PS3. The president of Sony Worldwide Studios was showing off PS Vita’s Remote Play technology at Tokyo Games Show, reports VG247. He played Killzone 3 on the PS Vita which was streamed onto the handheld …
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