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Sony’s PS3 has reportedly received a certification of quality from a Chinese safety standards body, leading to speculation that the world’s most populace country could be about to lift its ban on home consoles. The super-state banned such hardware in 2000 amidst concerns about their potential effect on the country’s …
Read More »Yoshida refuses to date Last Guardian for 2013
Still nothing concrete to show as Team Ico continues work on engine and technical aspects of title
Read More »Free games could make PlayStation No.1 again
Major developers believe Sony can be the No.1 platform holder once again, thanks to its ambitious move into the free-to-play market. The firm has just released a free version of SingStar, with customers having to pay for the music. Meanwhile, developer CCP is creating a free PS3 FPS called Dust …
Read More »PS3 release date announced for Mass Effect Trilogy
The Mass Effect Trilogy will arrive on PS3 just a month later than it does on Xbox 360 and PC. The Xbox and PC SKUs will be released in Europe on November 9th. The PS3 version will subsequently be released on December 7th. Mass Effect Trilogy includes, as the name …
Read More »Deadly Premonition getting Director’s Cut re-release in early 2013
Rising Star Games has announced Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut, which will be released in the West in Q1 2013. The update – which is exclusive to PS3 – will include new controls specifically aimed at improving the combat and new content including a new scenario by the game’s makers. …
Read More »PlayStation revenues fall as handheld console sales forecasts are downsized
Sony has again lowered its predicted handheld sales as revenues fall for the latest quarter. CVG reports that having once predicted combined unit sales of 16m for the Vita and PSP, this was later downsized to 12m. Now Sony has again cut the forecast to just 10m handheld unit sales …
Read More »Hotline Miami dev in talks over possible PlayStation release
Cult ultra-violent PC indie hit Hotline Miami could be on its way to a release on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Creator Jonatan Sderstrm told Pocket Gamer that he has already been talking to Sony” about a release on its platforms, although the developer himself doesn’t seem keen to take on …
Read More »Leaked GTA V poster claims Spring 2013 launch – rumour
Grand Theft Auto V is to release in the first half of 2013, if new promotional art for the game is to be believed. The poster, leaked by fan forum GTA-Five.pl (site currently down) and spotted by IGN, reads ‘Pre-order now. Spring 2013.’, with Xbox 360 and PS3 being the …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: The Unfinished Swan
We’re going to be clear about this from the off – not everyone is going to like The Unfinished Swan. You can finish the game in one sitting, or around two hours. Although that’s at the expense of exploration, of course. And the plot is, how shall we say, slightly …
Read More »Sony makes SingStar free to rejuvenate sales
The next game in the SingStar series launches this week – and it’s free (sort of). The SingStar client will be available to download to the PS3 Cross Media Bar at no cost, consumers will just need to fork out for an ‘audio-input device’ and the songs. Short demo versions …
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