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Read More »Sony doubles profit forecasts for past fiscal year
Sony has doubled its profits and operating income forecast for the fiscal year ended at the end of last month, thanks to the selling of assets and a deprecation of the yen over the past few months. Games Industry reports the corporation now predicts $403m for the period, up from …
Read More »Sony doubles profit forecasts to £260 million
Operating income now expected to hit £1.5 billion thanks to sales of US headquarters and depreciation of yen
Read More »Sony promises strongest ever launch line-up for PS4
The PS4 will arrive later this year (or early next) with the strongest launch line-up ever to accompany a PlayStation hardware launch. "The launch line-up for PlayStation 4 – though I unfortunately can’t give the title count – is going to be stronger than any prior PlayStation hardware,” PS4 lead …
Read More »VIDEO: Ratchet & Clank movie coming in 2015
Sony’s Ratchet & Clank franchise is getting the big-screen treatment. The film, due out in 2015, is already in production at Blockade Entertainment and Rainmaker Entertainment. It’s being penned by T J Fixman, who was also the author behind the pair’s recent games outings. The truth is, we’ve wanted to …
Read More »Heavy Rain cost $52m, made Sony over $130m
Heavy Rain may have cost a pretty penny to make, but the investment turned out to be more than worth it for Sony and Quantic Dream. Eurogamer reports Quantic Dream’s Guillaume de Fondaumiere revealed total figures for the PS3 exclusive during a talk at Digital Dragons in Poland. The CEO …
Read More »Jodie gets top billing on Beyond: Two Souls cover art
Sony’s Beyond: Two Souls will see lead character Jodie Holmes take centre stage on its cover art. Why is this relevant? Because as the name suggests Jodie – played by Ellen Page – is a female. That shouldn’t maater, obviously, but sadly it does. And before you start jumping on …
Read More »Journey: Collector’s Edition coming to UK retail this year
Sony will release its boxed version of award-winning PSN title Journey in the UK and Europe before the year is out. Journey: Collector’s Edition features the highly acclaimed download game, along with PSN titles Flower and flOw, which were also developed by Thatgamecompany. It will also feature a 30-minute making …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 listed by retailer
Fresh evidence has emerged suggesting that Gran Turismo 6 is PS3 bound. IGN spotted a now-removed listing for the game on US electricals retailer Newegg, naming PS3 as the host platform. Gran Turismo 6 was first name-dropped by Polyphony Digital guru Kazunori Yamauchi as long ago as November 2010. The …
Read More »Poor Gears/God of War sales indicate disappointing March at US retail
Financial services firm Cowen & Company has released estimated sales numbers of console-exclusives Gears of War: Judgment and God of War: Ascension, stating that the typically strong selling franchises appear to have significantly underperformed.” Games Industry reports that, in an investor note, the company estimated the latest Gears of War …
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