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Regular readers of MCV magazine will notice a significant change from this week. Our bumper-sized E3 feature doesn’t just feature a raft of great content and market information, but a fresh new look and feel. We’ve introduced new sections, more data, industry columnists, introduced a new Big Game feature that …
Read More »Sony to end PSP shipments this year
UPDATE:Yahoo reports that European shipments of the system will end later this year, and that American shipments ended in January. ORIGINAL STORY: Time finally appears to have caught up with Sony’s pioneering PlayStation Portable. Polygon reports that shipments of the device to the Japanese market will be terminated later this …
Read More »E3 reveal for new Sony studio Pixelopus
A new first-party Sony studio called Pixelopus is set to be revealed at E3 along with its upcoming debut game. That’s according to theNew York Times, which says the studio houses developers from a games course at the Carnegie Mellon University, where students had been working on prototype titles for …
Read More »Tretton: PS4 redemption allowed me to move on
The former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment America has described the early success of PS4 as a ‘redemption’ for the challenges experienced by PS3. Tretton left Sony at the end of March and recently joined AI start-up Genotaur. "I did want to go out on top. I feel really good …
Read More »New Sony studio Pixelopus set for E3 reveal
New company thought to consist of a number of game development graduates
Read More »VIDEO: New footage of mysterious Project Beast
A few short gameplay snippets of the still unconfirmed From Software title Project Beast have been posted online. They were compiled be NeoGAF and combine all of the leaked gameplay to date, although it amounts to less than 20 seconds. What we ‘know’ of the game is based purely on …
Read More »PSN Instant Game Collection to offer two titles per platform per month from June
Sony’s successful Instant Game Collection is being stepped up from June. Starting on June 4th Sony will be offering PlayStation Plus subscribers free access to two games per platform per month across PS4, PS3 and Vita. The deal kicks off with access to Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate and Trine 2 on …
Read More »Former SCEA boss Tretton joins AI start-up
Former SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton has joined the advisory board of AI start-up Genotaur. "This is a very exciting time for us at Genotaur as we develop new products and scale our business, focusing initially on implementation within the computer entrainment business,” said Genotaur CEO Tony Simpson. Jack’s …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank Trilogy HD confirmed for Vita
Sony has revealed that it is porting its Ratchet & Clank Trilogy HD to Vita. The pack was released on PS3 in summer 2012 and will now make its Vita debut on July 2nd. It has a European RRP for €29.99, meaning a probably price of 24.99 in the UK. …
Read More »The Order: 1886 deliberately targeting 30fps for ‘filmic look’
Much of the gaming fandom can get quite obsessive with framerates, but one upcoming next-gen title is deliberately avoiding the magical 60 frames per second target. The director of Ready At Dawn’s in-development The Order: 1886 has said his team has chosen 30fps because the fell it offers compliments the …
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