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It may have hypnotised critics, but much like its spiritual predecessor Rez, recent release Child of Eden wasn’t such a hit at retail – a fact clearly not missed on publisher Ubisoft. When the game arrives on PS3 on September 23rd consumers’ will notice more differences than simply PlayStation Move …
Read More »Sony’s 3D re-vision
Ahead of his Develop Conference keynote, Mick Hocking explains lessons learnt from launching 3D on PlayStation
Read More »Child of Eden gets PS3 release date
Ubisoft has finally nailed down a concrete release date for the PS3 version of Child of Eden. The game, which hit Xbox 360 in June, will arrive complete with PlayStation Move compatibility in the UK on September 23rd. There’s also a concrete release date for the 3DS version of Michael …
Read More »COD Annihilation dated for PS3 and PC
Annihilation, the third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be released for PS3 and PC on July 28th. The DLC features four new maps, including a Cuban golf course and an American drive-in theatre, as well as a new scenario for the ever popular Zombies mode. Annihilation …
Read More »Sony launches $20m fund for PSN devs
New money injected into Pub Fund; Sony internal studios also to benefit
Read More »PS3 dropping component support for games and Blu-ray
Signs are pointing to a change to future versions of the PS3 console that will mean it is unable to display much of its key content over a component cable. Until now PS3s have shipped with a component cable instead of the more standard HDMI connection. However, Kotaku reports that …
Read More »New downloadable PS3 show announced
Future Publishing has closed its on-console PS3 video magazine FirstPlay to make way for a new, free show. The new show – which is currently unnamed – will be free to eligible UK PSN account holders. It will be ‘aligned with SCE UK’s Access to PlayStation community strategy,’ and will …
Read More »Tech problems affecting PlayStation Plus members
Sony has outlined details of a PSN problem that it temporarily stopping PlayStation Plus subscribers from accessing some of the free content on offer. The issue stems from the infamous Welcome Back program, some legacy code of which is preventing full PlayStation Plus access. I just wanted to let you …
Read More »OnLive: Publishers feel constrained by Xbox 360, PS3
CEO, founder and president of OnLive Steve Perlman has told PCR it will look to work with the current gaming platforms such as Xbox and PS3, though 2005 architecture means they are ‘getting long in the tooth.’ The cloud gaming service works through a mini-console connected to a TV, directly …
Read More »PSN Pass is official
Sony has officially confirmed its intentions to debut the PSN Pass with September’s shooter release Resistance 3 on PSN. The PSN Pass was first rumoured yesterday after it was spotted on the packaging of Insomniac’s upcoming title. And as expected, the Pass very much apes similar schemes such as EA’s …
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