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With all three new consoles on shelves, the next generation can begin in earnest
Read More »PS4 is beating Xbox One in social media war – report
Sony’s PS4 arrives in the UK and Europe today and a new report has found that the machine currently has the advantage over its rival Xbox One on social media. The Telegraph reports that Sythesio has analysed social media, forums and online comments since the start of the month, finding …
Read More »PICTURES: PS4 arrives at PlayStation’s pop-up lounge
PS4 has arrived in the UK. Following Xbox One’s arrival last Friday, that means that the next-gen is now officially the current-gen. PS3 and Xbox 360 are SO last-gen. Blaine Smith from Bedford was the first person to pre-order the PS4 from GAME and was the first in line to …
Read More »PlayStation CEO Andrew House: Not messing with the PS4 business model was just common sense
The boss of Sony’s PlayStation business told MCV he is ‘literally scratching his head’ over the game ownership debate that dogged the Xbox One announcement. In an interview with MCV during last night’s PlayStation 4 launch, the CEO told MCV that the firm found it surprising that it was forced …
Read More »PS4: Retailer Ezone lists 28th December launch date for India
After Landmark, now electronics retail chain Ezone has chimed in on the launch date for the PS4 in India. While Landmark mentions a late-December launch window for the console, Ezone has specifically mentioned a 28th December date. The retailer is also accepting preorders with a Rs 5,000 advance payment. Strangely, …
Read More »The next-gen step in character animation
With the PS4 and Xbox One now upon us, Develop looks at what the new hardware can unlock for animators
Read More »PS4 stock everywhere as GAME has bundles available at 300 stores
First it was Asda, then Tesco and now GAME has more PS4 stock… at 300 stores and their online website. It’s a particular type of PS4 – the Killzone Mega Pack – which can be ordered from the GAME site and at over 300 stores. The packs are available from …
Read More »EA doubtful of consoles’ free-to-play future
Patrick Söderlund says free-to-play on console will have to offer a different proposition
Read More »Xbox One was Amazon UK’s biggest console launch ever. PS4 will beat it
Xbox One broke Amazon UK’s record for the fastest and biggest console launch in history. Good news for Microsoft but better news for Sony, because according to the online retail giant, PS4 is going to beat that. PS4 is currently the No.1 pre-order items on the firm’s video game chart, …
Read More »Now Tesco has extra PS4 stock for midnight
Tesco is the latest games retailer to announce it has more stock of PlayStation 4 available. The firm says that 150 of its Tesco Extra stores have extra stock of the console, which means quick gamers can pick one up at midnight tonight. It’s available on a first-come, first-served basis. …
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