Killzone 3’s multiplayer beta is now available to all PS3 owners with an internet connection. The multiplayer demo has been made available from 11am this morning and runs until February 15th. It was previously exclusive to subscribers of Sony’s paid-for PSN Plus service. Gamers have access to four modes – …
Read More »UK PS3 sales near 4m
Sony has sold almost four million units in the UK alone. The platform holder expects to hit this sales milestone within the next few weeks, having seen strong hardware sales throughout the past year. The PS3 passed the three million sales mark last January, meaning a healthy one million units …
Read More »PS3 games drive Sony results
Nine months into Sony’s current financial year and the PS3 has already outstripped its total sales for the 2009 fiscal year, Sony has reported. Year-to-date sales of the machine now stand at 15m – 2m units ahead of the total 2009 sales figure. Q3 sales reached 6.3m units, which is …
Read More »Dead Space 2 sales double original
Dead Space 2 has sold twice as many copies than its predecessor did in release week. The 360, PS3 and PC game shot to No.1 earlier this week – five positions higher than the original Dead Space did in October 2008 when it was released as a new IP. Dead …
Read More »PS3 now on parity with Xbox 360 for EA
EA made as much money on PS3 software as it did on Xbox 360 for the first time in the quarter ending December 31st 2010. Net revenue for PS3 was up 19 per cent year-on-year to $282m. In contrast, Xbox 360 revenues fell 18 per cent to $285m, leaving both …
Read More »OPINION: Sonys on-demand drive
The download-only era of games may be closer than ever, but today retail has one key advantage: the High Street is still the first stop for all new releases. While the PC has long since offered digital versions of the latest titles on day one, console gamers are still dependent …
Read More »New Sega Rally announced
Sega has revealed that it will release a brand new title in the iconic Sega Rally series in 2011. Called Sega Rally Online Arcade, the HD title will be released in digital form only on both Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. It includes both single player Championship and …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies shuffling to PS3
One of PopCap’s biggest hits, colourful tower defence title Plants vs Zombies, is coming to PS3. The conversion is being handled by Sony Online Entertainment, the studio which also bought fellow PopCap title Bejeweled and Peggle to PS3. PvZ is one of six new titles SOE is bringing to PS3, …
Read More »OPINION: Sony’s piracy battle
If December’s much-publicised gutting of the PlayStation 3’s security systems is proof of anything, it’s this: Where software is concerned, there is no such thing as an unpickable lock, and piracy-prevention strategies that amount solely to locking the door are doomed to failure. Until a few, short weeks ago, the …
Read More »US: PlayStation Move Heroes bundle announced
Sony has revealed a new bundle for the March release of Move-specific platform titles PlayStation Move Heroes. Called the PlayStation Move Heroes Bundle, the $99.99 SKU will include a copy of the game, one Move motion controller and a PlayStation Eye camera. The bundle will be exclusive to Toys R …
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