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Sony has admitted that traditional triple-A game development on PlayStation Vita is not a viable business model. Instead, it now believes that streaming console games from PS4 and, via PlayStation Now, PS3 offers the best route for triple-A gaming on the machine. The economics simply don’t work with the traditional …
Read More »Console games market rushes to capitalise on £8bn Chinese goldmine
Publishers and platform holders no longer have to ignore one of the world’s biggest video games markets. China is open for business. Government officials have lifted the 14-year ban on consoles and production of the devices has begun in Shanghai’s free trade zone to be sold in China. In doing …
Read More »PS4’s DualShock 4 light was designed for Project Morpheus
The often unpopular light bar on the DualShock 4 controller was included at the request of the team working on the VR Project Morpheus headset. While PS4’s recent 1.7 update allowed users for the first time to dim the controller’s in-built light, Sony has doggedly refused requests from users to …
Read More »DriveClub PS+ £42.99 upgrade comes with a bit of a catch
Sony has detailed exactly how owners of the PS+ edition of DriveClub will be able to access the missing content. DriveClub will release either as a full PS4 game or as a free download for PlayStation Plus users. This latter version, despite being feature rich, skips many of the tracks …
Read More »Mark Cerny to be named Development Legend at Develop Awards 2014
Mark Cerny will be named Development Legend at this year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards. The video games icon will join an elite few to pick up the prestigious accolade. Previous recipients include the likes of Tim Sweeney, Mark Rein, David Perry, Peter Molyneux, David Braben, Charles Cecil, Phil Harrison and …
Read More »Leaked ‘Project Beast’ could be Demon’s Souls II
Dark Souls developer From Software and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan are said to be working on a new title going under the name Project Beast. The last collaboration between the pair was 2009’s critical hit Demon’s Souls – the title that went on to spawn From’s ‘spiritual successor’ Dark Souls …
Read More »PlayStation recruits ad agency to ‘reposition’ PlayStation Plus.
Sony has recruited ad agency Work Club help push PlayStation Plus across Europe. The agency will ‘rebrand and reposition’ the PS Plus service, according to CampaignLive. For those that don’t know, PS Plus is the subscription service available for PS3, PS4 and PS Vita that allows for online gaming on …
Read More »Ten cars and five tracks included in free PS+ DriveClub edition; 1080p/30fps confirmed
Evolution Studios has detailed exactly what gamers will get in the free version of DriveClub that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The PS Plus Edition of the game will be available on the same day as the full release," game director Paul Rustchynsky said on the PlayStation Blog. …
Read More »Over 1,000 developers self-publish on PlayStation
More than 100 indie games in the works for PS4 and Vita
Read More »VIDEOS: Loads of new indie games announced for PS4
Sony has at an American press event announced ten new indie game releases for PS4. Amongst the selection are the hugely popular Spelunky (which will offer cross-buy for existing PS3 and Vita owners), Cave-like 2D shmup Jamestown Plus and multiplayer sword fighting title Nidhogg. Also on the list are Skulls …
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