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Mojang has confirmed retail release plans for Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition in both North America and PAL regions. Both the US and Europe PlayStation blogs report on the indie hit’s upcoming PS3 Blu-ray release, which follows Minecraft’s Xbox 360 version receiving the same treatment in 2013. News of the physical …
Read More »Sony sells huge Square Enix share stake
PlayStation platform holder Sony has sold off the 9.5m shares it held in Square Enix. CVG reports that prior to the sale Sony was Square’s third largest shareholder. It had owned the stake for over ten years. Interestingly, despite having a value of around $157m, Sony sold off the stock …
Read More »Sony reveals 4K Ultra HD Media Player
The 4K revolution may be some way off, but Sony has revealed a range of devices that it hopes places it at the forefront of the technology. The company has revealed a new 4K Ultra HD Media Player that can stream, download and store 4K video content on its 1TB …
Read More »Next PlayStation Open Days head to Europe
Sony taking its developer event outside of the UK, starting with Poland
Read More »Trio of Sony Japan Vita RPGs heading West
Soul Sacrifice Delta is one of three new SCEJ RPG Vita titles confirmed for a Western release. IGN reports that the game will arrive in Europe on May 14th. It builds on the original with an improved graphics engine and sharper AI, as well as some additional character optimisation options. …
Read More »SCEE teams with 3A for Killzone figure line
An official line of licensed Killzone figures is one the way from toy company 3A. The first offering to emerge from the deal is a 31cm fully articulated Hazmat Trooper figure with illuminating red eyes, which is due to launch in Q3 and cost $160. Our adult video game franchises …
Read More »Driveclub won’t user microtransactions
The design director of PS4 racer Driveclub has stated that the game will not offer microtransactions. Evolution Studios’ Paul Rustchynsky tweeted a link to CVG’s review of Trials Frontier which labels the game a microtransaction monstrosity”, adding that: Even Trials has been infected by this plague.” When asked by another …
Read More »Sony tells Famitsu that The Last Guardian could get a release date ‘soon’
‘Soon’ is not typically a word one associates with Sony title The Last Guardian. But DualShockers reckons that when asked by Famitsu in its latest issue, Sony said that a release date for the much-delayed game could be in the offing ‘soon’. Last month Sony Studios’ Scott Rohde refused to …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son sells 1m units in nine days
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has broken new records for the series. Sony Australia has revealed that the game shifted 1m units in its first nine days on sale, making it the fastest selling game in the five-year-old series. The 1m number includes both digital and physical sales. It’s …
Read More »MCV AWARDS: PlayStation will match every GamesAid Tenner donation on the night
All 10 donations made to GamesAid in the room at the MCV Awards tonight will effectively be doubled, thanks to Sony PlayStation. The format-holder has said it will match every single 10 donated to tonight’s GamesAid Tenner drive. Every year attendees to the MCV Awards (plus other events including the …
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