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SCEE boss David Reeves has confirmed that the upcoming Gran Turismo TV will be released in Europe on the same date it arrives in North America – August 1st. That’s also the date that retailers will begin selling PS3 Platinum titles. Pleasingly, it follows Home beta’s lead in maintaining parity …
Read More »E3 08: Sony roundup
It’s fair to say that most people weren’t really too sure what to expect from Sony this E3. The heavily rumoured , and indeed more-or-less-already confirmed God of War III was a given, but still succeeded in raising the pulse upon its unveiling at Sony’s conference . Arguably more exciting …
Read More »E3 08: PS3 and PSP movie service goes live now!
Sony has lifted the lid on its upcoming movie and TV service on PSN, which, in a surprise move, will launch later tonight – in North America, at least. Interestingly, any content acquired can be viewed either on PS3, or transferred to PSP for use on the move – and …
Read More »E3 08: Ratchet & Clank – Quest for Booty announced
Sony has confirmed a brand new Ratchet & Clank title that will be available only on PSN later this year. Quest for Booty will be a continuation of the recent title, Future Destruction. It will be shorter in length, but this will be reflected in the price. More as we …
Read More »US: Future unleashes program on PSN
An exclusive agreement between Future and SCEA will see a new monthly digital program become available through the PlayStation Network as of Thursday (June 5th) Entitled Qore: Presented by The PlayStation NEtowrk, the program is set to include playable demos, game previews, guides and interviews with developers and other key …
Read More »PSN overhaul’ coming this year
SCEA’s VP of product marketing Scott Steinberg has revealed that Sony may go further in its changes to PSN that it has previously announced – stating that the service will be "overhauled" later this year. Steinberg even goes so far as hinting that that movie and TV services may arrive …
Read More »PS3 Home public beta nearing
Home represents arguably the biggest single development in next-gen gaming, and is certainly massive news for PS3 – so it’s not surprising that talk of a public beta for the virtual world service has sent the internet into a frenzy. A poster on Sony’s US PlayStation blog has uploaded scans …
Read More »Endemol targets Xbox and Wii with major TV licences
Big Brother and Deal Or No Deal creator Endemol has told MCV that it is eyeing the online services of next-gen consoles for casual games adaptations of its franchises. The US firm appointed Eric LaVanchy, founder of online ‘advergaming’ developer Bottle Rocket, as its new director of gaming last month. …
Read More »PlayStation store gets revamp
Those who’d noticed the recent ad on PSN won’t be surprised to hear that Sony has officially confirmed that its PlayStation Store is to receive a visual and structural makeover later this month. Feeding on the weighty response from users of the service, the main changes will be to the …
Read More »Technical difficulties delay GT5 Prologue on PSN
Though consumers have since this morning been able to buy next-gen racing taster Gran Turismo 5 Prologue from the High Street, the PSN version of the title is still missing in action. The download was supposed to arrive on Sony’s PlayStation Network yesterday, along with a demo of EA’s UEFA …
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