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EA has posted a new Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare image that hints at a PlayStation version for PopCap’s third-person shooter. The image (pictured) – posted to EA’s Twitter account earlier this week – seems an obvious tribute to Sony’s Sly Cooper. EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding …
Read More »Thatgamecompany raises $7m in funding for upcoming title
Journey developer Thatgamecompany has raised $7m in funding for its next game, the independent studio has announced. The company posted the news on its website, revealing that it has partnered with investment-team Capitol Today to fund its upcoming release. We are proud to share the news today that our studio …
Read More »VIDEO: 2 minutes of The Order: 1886 gameplay footage
Sony at the weekend streamed a brief glimpse of upcoming PS4 shooter The Order: 1886 gameplay. There’s no doubt the Ready at Dawn (God of War) and Sony Santa Monica (PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale) looks visually amazing, although forums and social media remain sceptical of its gameplay credentials. But …
Read More »PS4 heading to China
Console launch coming via newly set up free trade zone in Shanghai
Read More »Sony confirms PlayStation’s move into Chinese market
PlayStation hopes to become the next big gaming brand in China after Sony’s confirmation of its move into the market. Sony Japan and China’s Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group have established a joint venture in the Shanghai free trade zone to manufacture and market PlayStation hardware in the region, Reuters reports. …
Read More »PS4 hardware already profitable; Half of owners subscribed to PS+
Sony’s has bucked traditional hardware sales modelling by achieving a profit on each PS4 sold just six months after launch. Back in September the company said it would make a loss on each launch unit sold, although this would be recouped proving customers also purchased a game and a PlayStation …
Read More »Hirai expects PS4 to be more profitable than PS2
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai predicts the PS4 could become more profitable than the PS2. It is likely that PS4 will become the platform which exceeds the profits earned with PS2,” he told investors, according toImpress Watch,as translated byEurogamer. That’s a lofty goal, considering the PS2 sold approximately 155m units worldwide …
Read More »Hirai: PS4 likely to be more profitable than PS2
Former-SCE boss says PlayStation 4 and its networked services could see it surpass the financial peak of its ancestor
Read More »Is QA a shared responsibility?
SCEE's Dave Parkinson discusses the current state of play in game testing
Read More »PlayStation Now US private beta hits PS4 this week
The private beta for game-streaming service PlayStation Now will launch for PS4 in the US on May 20th, Sony has announced. The US PS Blog reveals that a selection of PS4 owners who’ve registered for the closed test should be receiving codes over the next day or so. PlayStation Now’s …
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