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Streaming games service PlayStation Now will be released in Europe in 2015. A beta trial of the service will hit the UK first. PS Now is currently in beta in North America. Sony has also dated its PlayStation TV microconsole for the region – it will be launched on November …
Read More »SONY: Far Cry 4 gets friends free trials exclusive on PS4
Far Cry 4 will come with an interesting bit of exclusive content on PS4. The Ubisoft shooter will come with what is being called ‘Keys to Kyrat’ – ten free codes that can be given out to friends so they can play an online section of the game with you …
Read More »SONY: Ninja Theory announces new IP Hellblade
The maker of DmC has teased a brand new IP. A trailer for Hellblade, the latest from DmC, Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory, was shown during Sony’s Gamescom presentation. The video showed a young woman wielding a sword inscribed with symbols, sat among some pillars. A spirit-like darkness …
Read More »SONY: PixelJunk creator returns to 3D games with The Tomorrow Children
The studio behind the successful PixelJunk games has announced a new IP. The Tomorrow Children breaks away from the indie games’ 2D art style to embrace 3D visuals. The game tells the tale of a human race trapped and force to mine fallen giants, and seems to adopt a Soviet …
Read More »The Unfinished Swan, Journey heading to PS4 later this year
Acclaimed PlayStation 3 releases Journey and The Unfinished Swan will launch on PS4 later this year. The PlayStation US blog announces that the titles are in development for Sony’s next-gen hardware, with both studios stating the respective moves are thanks in large part to the success of the original PS3 …
Read More »GAMESCOM 2014: Watch the Sony press conference here
Sony’s Gamescom press briefing is just hours away, and you can watch the whole thing on MCV. The conference starts at 6pm UK time. With Microsoft’s briefing taking place earlier in the day, Sony will be under pressure to out-do whatever Microsoft has in store. What can we expect? Bloodborne …
Read More »DriveClub Special Edition includes five extra cars
Sony has revealed that five additional cars will be included in the freshly-revealed DriveClub Special Edition. The €69.99 SKU will offer the Ferrari 458 Italia, Aston Martin v12 Vantage S, McLaren P1, Alfa Romeo 4C and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. It will also include two exclusive in-game livery …
Read More »Hotline Miami comes to PS4 next week
The original Hotline Miami is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 on August 19th, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. A post on the US PlayStation blog reveals the PS4 version will carry some updates from the previously released versions, including added support for the DualShock 4 controller. PS4 owners can …
Read More »INTERVIEW: DriveClub’s comeback
There must have been a point for UK-based Evolution Studios when it wished the first rule of DriveClub was that you do not talk about DriveClub. One of the first games announced for PS4, DriveClub was part-MMO, part-traditional racer that promised to change the way people interact with driving games. …
Read More »Killzone: Shadow Fall’s graphics land Sony in court
A Californian man is suing Sony over allegations that the company mislead the public over Killzone: Shadow Fall’s graphics. Polygon reports that Douglas Ladore is annoyed and/or senses a possible money-making opportunity over the fact that while advertised as running in 1080p, when in multiplayer the game actually outputs at …
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