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Read More »PS4 dominates Japan charts
PS4 games made up half of the Top 20 in Japan last week. The No.1 game of the week was Knack, which was bundled with the console. The highest charting new ‘non-bundle’ title is Yakuza: Ishin on PS3, with the PS4 version at No.3. 3DS still factors strongly in the …
Read More »Sony Santa Monica suffers layoffs
God of War developer Sony Santa Monica has been hit with a round of layoffs, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has confirmed. The publisher told IGN a reduction in workforce took place yesterday at the SoCal-based development studio, stating the cuts are the result of resource re-alignment. "SCEA can confirm …
Read More »PS4 sells 322,000 units in two days in Japan
Sony's latest console beats early sales of PS3
Read More »PS4 sells 322k in opening weekend in Japan
The PS4 arrived in Japan on Saturday and has already sold in excess of a quarter of a million units. Famitsu, according to a Siliconera translation, reports that Sony’s new console sold 322,083 units in its first weekend in Japan. That’s far more than PS3’s opening weekend sales of 88,443. …
Read More »Sony discussing self-publishing at Leamington PlayStation Open Day
Find out more about getting your game onto PS4 as well as extending your brand's lifecycle at this week's event
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 DLC is being removed from PSN
Sony will remove all available digital content for Gran Turismo 5 in April. It had already been confirmed that the online servers for Polyphony Digital’s racer will be deactivated on May 20th. However, Sony has now confirmed that ahead of this it will be pulling all of the game’s DLC …
Read More »’50/50′ chance The Last of Us receives sequel, says creative director
There’s a 50/50 shot The Last of Us will get a second standalone title, according to creative director Neil Druckmann. Kotaku has dug around Druckmann’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Reddit post, and produced a few notable items – including the chances of turning the game into a series. "If you’re asking …
Read More »The PS4 has arrived in Japan
Sony has at long last launched the PS4 in its homeland of Japan. The 39,980 (234) machine officially arrives on February 22nd – which, as time buffs out there will realise, is in just a few moments (15:00GMT Feb 19th). The three-month wait was an unprecedented delays for a PlayStation …
Read More »Report: Sony to unveil PS4 virtual reality headset at GDC
Console giant has 'deliberately taken its time to tweak and polish the headset before revealing it'
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