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Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Remastered has debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The game is the fifth biggest release of 2014 to date and also the fourth ever biggest on PS4, just behind InFamous: Second Son. The school summer holidays and …
Read More »Yes, No Man’s Sky will come to PC after timed PS4 exclusivity
Any doubts over a PC release for space simulator No Man’s Sky appear to have been quashed. GameSpot reports that in the latest issue of Edge Hello Games’ Sean Murray has confirmed that yes, the game will be a timed exclusive on PS4 and that yes, it will then release …
Read More »Call of Duty Ghosts final DLC Nemesis out next week
Call of Duty: Ghosts’ fourth and final DLC offering lands next week for Xbox platforms, Activision has announced. Dubbed Nemesis, the digital content will release first for Xbox One and Xbox 360 platforms on August 5th. PC, PS3 and PS4 platforms should get the content 30 days after that, as …
Read More »PS4 is outselling Xbox One by over 3:1
Sony’s PS4 is estimated to have outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One by a ratio of more than three-to-one in the quarter ending June 30th. As part of Sony’s financial report today, it also revealed that it sold a combined total of 3.5m PS4 and PS3 units in the period. And having …
Read More »VIDEO: F1 2014 heading for last-gen, next year’s game targets PS4 and Xbox One
Codemasters has revealed that F1 2014 will only be released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Next year’s game, currently being referred to as a new Formula 1 title in 2015”, will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC. This title will be released earlier in the season and …
Read More »PlayStation business back in profit as PS4 production costs fall
Sony has credited the strong” performance of PS4 for a good performance in its quarter ending June 30th. Sony’s overall numbers saw sales and operating revenue climb 5.8 per cent to 1,809.9bn, with operating income nearly doubling at 69.8bn. The Game and Network Services division, home of its PlayStation business, …
Read More »No EA Access on PSN as it’s not good value, Sony says
The EA Access subscription service is an Xbox One exclusive because Sony doesn’t believe it offers good value to consumers. That’s according to a Sony America spokesperson, who told Game Informer: We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation …
Read More »inFamous: First Light DLC coming to boxed retail
The first standalone DLC for inFamous: Second Son will be released as a boxed product as well as a download, Sony has confirmed. PlayStation Europe tweeted that inFamous: First Light will be available on disc in UK stores from September 10th. The date means that the expansion’s physical edition will …
Read More »PS4 firmware update adds 3D Blu-ray support
The latest firmware update for PlayStation 4 is out now, adding 3D Blu-ray support and a new Featured Content” automatic download option. PlayStation Europe community manager Chris Owen took to Twitter to announced the patch’s release, pointing out a few new key features in the notes such as the 3D …
Read More »Last of Us: Remastered will accelerate arrival of Uncharted 4
The tricks and lessons learnt during the development of The Last of Us: Remastered will mean that the next game from Naughty Dog will arrive sooner than it would have done. That next game, lest you forget, will most likely be Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. "Every single one of …
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