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SCEE is to move into PC games publishing via the distribution of its Sony Online Entertainment division’s new titles, the firm has just announced at Leipzig’s Game Convention event. New MMOs The Agency, DC Universe Online, and Free Realms, all of which are being designed for PC and PS3 – …
Read More »LEIPZIG 08: LittleBigPlanet dated
Media Molecule’s long awaited LittleBigPlanet will be released in Europe on October 29th, Sony has confirmed. The news comes at part of the platform holder’s presentation in Leipzig, which is happening now. Little Big Planet, a PS3 exclusive, takes advantage of user geenrated content.
Read More »LEIPZIG 08: PlayStation games coming to mobile
Sony has agrred a deal with Player X to bring its PlayStation IP to mobile for the first time in history. The three-year deal marks the first time Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios has licensed its titles to be published by a third party on mobile. SCE has previously released …
Read More »SCE could open Indian development studio
Format holder looks to further boost development activity in India
Read More »E3 08: Gran Turismo TV for August 1st
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: Euro PS3 Platinum range confirmed
SCEE boss David Reeves last night confirmed that the European version of the firm’s PS3 budget software range, dubbed the Platinum Range in this territory, will arrive on store shelves on August 1st. Games will cost just 19.99 (€29.99 in mainland Europe) – significantly less than the 39.99-49.99 RRP carried …
Read More »Sony partners with Double Fusion
Second in-game advertising firm added to PS3 ecosystem
Read More »Autodesk presents Heavenly Sword production talk
SCEE's Tom Jones to discuss art pipeline at six venues across Europe
Read More »Sony heralds developer-driven download era
Opportunity for studios when digital delivery overtakes retail, says Sony as it reveals 40% of PS3 owners download games direct
Read More »SCEE: Era of games downloads is looming
Digital distribution will be the ruling force in games within the next decade and the PS3 will be the centrepiece of that new online era – but we must not ignore the serious issues which faced the music industry, Sony’s David Reeves has warned. The president of SCEE last week …
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