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EA has announced plans to release Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition next month. The game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 24th and in America on October 21st. It’s the first time a Need for Speed title has had a release …
Read More »The PS4 is looking ahead to its next 10m sales
1m sales in the UK. 10m units worldwide. PS4 has had the best possible start to life. But what now? And does a rapid rise mean a steep decline? MCV asks the man in the know, PlayStation CEO Andrew House… So you’ve hit 10m worldwide at a record pace. Does …
Read More »How PlayStation recaptured the UK
As the last generation drew to a close, PlayStation limped over the line in third place, soundly beaten by Nintendo and Xbox.Now it is king of the consoles again with 1m PS4s sold in 42 weeks. MCV discusses the comeback with UK MD Fergal Gara There was a moment last …
Read More »VIDEO: Deep Down’s past and future worlds revealed
Capcom’s free-to-play PS4 RPG Deep Down has been detailed in a new video at the Tokyo Game Show. It shows the title’s two worlds – its future setting in 2094 and its gothic 1494 locale that players visit via some sort of Assassin’s Creed style Animus device. Note that while …
Read More »There is ‘potential’ for Dark Souls II on PS4 and Xbox One
The game director of Dark Souls II has renewed hopes of a next-gen release for the title. Speaking at a Bandai Namco event, Yui Tanimura told Polygon that there’s always a potential for a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One port of the game” and that he’s personally interested in working …
Read More »Destiny launch sparked ‘biggest US PS4 hardware sales week’ of the year
Sony’s US VP of developer and publisher relations says more PS4 consoles were sold during the Destiny launch week than any previous week all year. The stat was revealed by Adam Boyes on the US PlayStation blog, although he did not detail exact numbers. In the UK the Destiny launched …
Read More »PES 2015 demo delayed in Europe on the day it was supposed to be released
The demo for Konami’s PES 2015 has been delayed in Europe on the same day it was supposed to arrive. A taster of the football sim was due out on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 today (September 17th). However, there is now no confirmed date for its European …
Read More »Unity Pro free for all PlayStation developers
PS3 and PS4 game creators now have access to engine at no cost
Read More »New SingStar for PS4 and PS3 gets UK release date
Sony has finally nailed down a release date for its new version of SingStar that’s coming to both PS4 and PS3. It will be available in two forms. The first, which is free and is simply called SingStar, is effectively a client through which owners can download premium tracks. SingStar …
Read More »WWE 2K15 current-gen release delayed to November
2K Sports has announced WWE 2K15 will arrive later than expected for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, with the current-gen console versions now due out in November. The title will now arrive on Sony and Microsoft’s latest hardware on November 18th, rather than its previous launch date of October …
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