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PlayStation’s first original TV series, Powers, will hit PSN in March. The first three episodes, released on March 10th, will be free to all PSN members, while the remaining seven episodes will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with a new one arriving every Tuesday. The series had originally been …
Read More »PSN Christmas apology discounts roll out this week
A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …
Read More »Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel are coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Yet another last-gen game is making the move to PS4 and Xbox One. 2K has announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are being bundled into a single SKU called Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be released on both consoles on March 27th. Those who already own the …
Read More »Bloodborne and The Order: 1886 kick off GAME’s 2015 lock-ins
Sony is the partner for the first GAME lock-ins of 2015 which will offer gamers the chance to try upcoming PS4 title Bloodborne and The Order: 1886. The events kick off on January 29th and run until February 13th, spanning 30 different stores across the country. It’s the sixth time …
Read More »Over 1-in-10 developers are working on an eSports title as boxed retail power loosens
12 per cent of developers who participated in GDC 2014’s State of the Industry Survey say they are working on a game they would classify as an eSports title. 79 per cent perceive eSports to be a long-term, sustainable business. "Twitch is making broadcasting competitions very accessible, and high-profile events …
Read More »Xbox One wins US December race, but PS4 wins 2014 and Wii U has best month
Microsoft’s Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US throughout December 2014, the platform holder has revealed. It mirrors not only the success it had the month before but also in December 2013. It also sold more games than PS4 throughout the period and average weekly sales were better …
Read More »DriveClub PS+ Upgrade now available for £19.99 on PSN
Sony has cut the price of DriveClub’s PlayStation Plus Edition Full Game Upgrade to 19.99 on PSN. The game had until now been available for 34.99 to PS+ members, which is now the price of the full game to non PS+ members. The Full Game Upgrade was initially designed to …
Read More »Region locking rumoured to be behind PS4’s Chinese delay
The PS4’s ability to play games from any region could be the cause of its sudden delay in China, reports have suggested. Kotaku says that Chinese reports suggest that the delay, announced just days before its proposed Chinese launch on January 11th, is due to complaints that the console’s ability …
Read More »DmC: Definitive Edition release date shifts forwards
The release date for Capcom’s DmC: Definitive Edition has been moved forward by a week. The remastered version of Ninja Theory’s 2013 action title will now be released on March 10th. It had previously been due to hit PS4, Xbox One and PC on March 17th. As well as running …
Read More »The Last of Us 2 ‘on ice’ as Naughty Dog concentrates on Uncharted 4
While The Last of Us 2 will surely happen, an announcement in the near future now sounds very unlikely. With developer Naughty Dog working to get PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4 out in time to meet its 2015 release date, all other projects have now been put aside, the studio told …
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