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Andrew House to head division managing PlayStation Network
Read More »Sony to launch PlayStation Mobile in October
SDK will be available in November for an annual fee of $99
Read More »Sony’s games division suffers £29m Q1 loss
Sony’s games division has posted a $45m (28.9m) operating loss for the quarter ending June 30th. Sales decreased 14.5 per cent over the same quarter last year to $1.49bn (958million). The decrease was largely due to slowing sales of PS3 and PSP, although sales were ‘partially offset’ by PlayStation Vita. …
Read More »Alan Duncan leaves PlayStation UK
Marketing director Alan Duncan has left SCE UK after almost 13 years at the platform holder. Duncan began his career in the games industry at GT Interactive in 1998, but joined Sony a year later as product manager. He then moved up to marketing manager and then marketing director, a …
Read More »Sony acquires cloud gaming firm Gaikai for $380m
SCE to establish cloud service by taking control of Gaikai's infrastructure of data centres
Read More »Kaz Hirai resigns as Sony Computer Entertainment chairman
One of the key figures in the recent history of PlayStation has distanced himself from the business. Kaz Hirai has resigned his position of chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. His role as Sony Corporation president remains unaffected. He will retain the role of part-time board member of SCE, meaning that …
Read More »INTERVIEW PART 2: Shuhei Yoshida talks cloud gaming
Following on from Part 1 yesterday, MCV continues its discussion with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. Are you happy with the Vita’s first showing at E3? Well, actually, I got lots of tweets to my account complaining that there weren’t many PS Vita games being talked about. In retrospect, …
Read More »INTERVIEW: President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida PART 1
MCV recently got the opportunity to sit down with Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, to talk about the brand at E3. How important is it for Sony to push unproven concepts? Is it something done to demonstrate what the console is capable of achieving? From my perspective, it’s …
Read More »Starhawk release delayed in India
Starhawk, the PS3 exclusive from Lightbox Interactive, which was originally set for release in India today, will now be delayed by up to two weeks, Sony has confirmed. A Sony representative told MCV that the delay was forced by logistical issues, adding that the game will be in stores within …
Read More »Pain studio Idol Minds loses Sony project
Warrior's Lair production underway elsewhere
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