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PlayStation 4 has exceeded the million units sold milestone in its first 24 hours at retail, Sony has announced. The figure only accounts for US and Canada purchases, as North America is the only territory the console has currently launched in. For comparison’s sake, the PS3 wasn’t able to move …
Read More »Asda secures more day one PS4 and Xbox One stock
Asda is selling more day one stock of PS4 and Xbox One. And the supermarket giant says since the products went up yesterday, they’ve been inundated with orders. It’s the fastest selling products on the site in its history. Both consoles are guaranteed for delivery on launch day (November 22nd …
Read More »Letter from the Editor: The next generation begins
The launch of PlayStation 4 marks a punctuation point: from today, video games development changes again
Read More »Sony plans UK PS4 and Vita developer roadshow for 2014
PlayStation celebrates success of new developer event, plans to visit studios around the UK
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes gets exclusive PlayStation content
An exclusive mission will be included with the PS4 and PS3 versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Konami says the mission, entitled MGS1 Deja-Vu, references key events from the original PSOne classic Metal Gear Solid” and celebrates the series’ heritage across the PlayStation range”. Added the release: The …
Read More »Naughty Dog reveals Uncharted 4 for PS4
Last of Us developer unveils latest title during US PS4 launch
Read More »Sony: Launch PS4s have 0.4% fail rate, within expectations
As few as 0.4 per cent of launch PS4 consoles are experiencing technical problems, Sony has stated. It was revealed yesterday that a handful of consumers – as well as websites IGN and Kotaku – had experienced technical problems with their launch PS4s. Sony, however, has claimed that failure rates …
Read More »LEGO Marvel Super Heroes gets new Xbox One release date
Warner Bros has confirmed that the wait for the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be a short one. On Tuesday MCV revealed that, as per a statement from the publisher, the game will not be releasing on the Xbox One console on November 22nd”. However, a …
Read More »The PS4 is here! And PSN is struggling to cope
The next-gen is finally upon us following the North American launch of the PS4 last night. And almost predictably, as a result Sony’s PlayStation network is struggling to cope. Users have been reporting connection problems across the region, with attempts to get online being greeted with a warning message stating …
Read More »Amazon not guaranteeing Xbox One or PS4 before Christmas
The UK arm of online retailer Amazon cannot guarantee pre-Christmas delivery of either next-gen console for those who have yet to order. Its Xbox One page says that orders placed from November 13th may not be delivered before Christmas” and its PS4 page says customers who pre-order this console from …
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