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Alterations to Sony’s PlayStation terms and conditions could see the PS4 heading into an Xbox One-style privacy uproar. A section in its PS4 T&Cs document entitled ‘Are we monitoring PSN?’ says: Yes but we can’t monitor all PSN activity and we make no commitment to do so. However, we reserve …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-load is live on PSN
PS3 owners can start downloading Call of Duty: Ghosts on their PS3 right now. Sony has announced that pre-loads for the digital version of the game are now live on PSN, meaning that gamers can (theoretically) have the game installed to their system and ready to play at 00:01 tomorrow …
Read More »Sony continues preferential digital pricing, Tearaway Rs 1,000 cheaper on PSN
Sony is continuing its trend of pricing first-party games way cheaper on PSN than at retail. The latest example is Tearaway. Media Molecule’s long-awaited PS Vita debut is priced Rs 2,499 at retail, but is now up for preorder on PSN for just Rs 1,579; that’s almost Rs 1,000 less. …
Read More »Dark Souls II PS3 beta delayed due to server issues
This past weekend’s PlayStation Network beta test for Dark Souls II in North and South America has been rescheduled, thanks mainly in part to participants running into server problems. Joystiq reports that the beta switch for the anticipated sequel was indeed flipped, but multiple issues largely kept PS3 owners with …
Read More »PS4 will allow users to use real names online at launch
Gamers will, should they chose to, be allowed to use their real names when gaming online with PS4 at launch. Sony confirmed the news to Kotaku, giving its machine another leg up over its high-profile rival Xbox One which will offer the same functionality but not until an unspecified later …
Read More »Sony adds new PS4 game pre-orders to PSN store
Sony has added new PlayStation 4 titles under the pre-order category of the PSN store. The Playstation US Blog reveals downloadable versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV and Killzone Shadow Fall are now available to reserve through PlayStation’s digital storefront. Pre-orders for the limited Gold …
Read More »Sony opens PS4 digital game pre-orders on PSN
Sony has opened up digital pre-orders for a pair of PS4 launch titles on PSN and the Sony Entertainment Network online store. PlayStation’s Twitter account announces PS3 owners now have the ability to reserve PS4 digital downloads of Crytek’s free-to-play shooter Warframe and SCE Japan’s action game Knack. Knack is …
Read More »NPD: More US console gamers play online through Xbox 360 than PS3
The NPD Group has released its 2013 Online Gaming Report, which finds that nearly 50 per cent more console gamers use the Xbox 360 for playing online than the PS3. Microsoft posted the results on the Xbox newswire, adding that the firm has seen more than 20bn hours of online …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with Phil Harrison in this week’s MCV
In the the latest edition of MCV, Microsoft’s Phil Harrison discusses the future of video games retail. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, 128m will be spent on marketing by games publishers this Christmas, we speak to the lead designer of Assassin’s Creed IV and we …
Read More »Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us launches this week on PC, Xbox 360
The Walking Dead developer has announced release info for its next episodic effort, The Wolf Among Us. The first of five episodes will launch on October 11th for PC/Mac and Xbox 360 for $4.99 individually, or as part of the game’s season pass. Telltale tells IGN that the PSN release …
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