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Sony is aiming to support its PlayStation 3 hardware with new releases for at least another two years, the company has revealed. In an interview with GameSpot, SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller discussed the importance of not overlooking PS3’s established install base – specifically in the wake of …
Read More »PS4 gets £20 price cut
The PS4 has received its first price cut of note by one UK retailer. GameStop is currently offering a solo PS4 pack – including console and controller – for just 329.97. That’s 20 off the normal selling price. Last month Zavvi cut 20 off the price of the Xbox One, …
Read More »Next Call of Duty is leading on next-gen
PS4 and Xbox One are the lead platforms for this year’s as-of-yet unannounced Call of Duty. Sledgehammer is approaching this as a next-gen-first development,” Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told IGN. Obviously in the console-transition year, anyone who developed a cross-generational game last year had to deal with the fact …
Read More »The evolution of Turtle Rock Studios
Executive producer Matt O’Driscoll discusses the Evolve developer post-THQ, and how it's taking advantage of powerful new console hardware
Read More »Strider release date confirmed
Capcom’s Strider reboot will be with us very shortly. The digital-only sci-fi ninja romp will arrive on February 19th across PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’s made by Double Helix, the studio behind Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct that was this morning acquired by Amazon as part …
Read More »Sony games division generates $172m on back of PS4 launch
Profits jump at firm as smartphone sales also increase significantly
Read More »GAME announces InFamous: Second Son lock-ins
Gamers will have the chance to try PS4 title InFamous: Second Son a month before release at certain GAME stores. The retailer has announced a run of InFamous lock-ins kicking off in Glasgow on February 23rd. A full set of dates can be found here. We’re really excited to be …
Read More »PSN February sale features 60 games; full list and Indian prices here
If you thought PSN’s insane January sale was a flash in the pan, its back with an equally massive February sale. PS4 games make their way into the sale this time, even if it’s only the two – Knack and Tiny Brains. Elsewhere, the sale will include titles such as …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts ‘Onslaught’ DLC gets PC, PSN date
Following a period of exclusivity on Xbox consoles, Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Onslaught DLC is set to arrive on PC and PlayStation hardware later this month. Activision announces the game’s inaugural map pack will release on February 27th for PC, PS3, and PS4. It adds four new maps (one which …
Read More »Knack, Gran Turismo 6 and Tearaway discounted in new PSN sale; Outlast joins PS+
Sony has slashed the prices of a number of its top titles in a surprisingly aggressive February sale on PSN. Headline deals include PS4 title Knack (35.59) and PS3 titles Gran Turismo 6 (29.99), Catherine (16.49), Spelunky (4.79), The Last of Us (19.99) and Call of Juarez Gunslinger (3.95). On …
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