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PS4 could launch at a lower price than its predecessor the PS3. Admittedly, the PS3 launched in the UK at an eye-watering 425. Launching PS4 above that would be ‘brave’ to say the least. But with the new console packing plenty of tech, just how low can we expect it …
Read More »Planetside 2 Mobile Uplink app released
Sony Online Entertainment has released the Planetside 2 Mobile Uplink app for iOS and Android devices. Carrying the usual companion app standards, such as info on various statistics and server updates, the mobile program has the added ability to voice chat with friends currently playing – essentially letting you prepare …
Read More »Sony begins PS3 game manufacturing in India
Sony has finally begun manufacturing PS3 games in India, with the first lot of locally manufactured games set to hit stores by the end of the month. Initially, local manufacturing will be focussed on Sony’s first-party PS3 Essentials range. The first games to arrive in stores will be Killzone 3, …
Read More »Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions
The video games industry saw record consolidation in 2012, with total spending on buyouts and mergers hitting $4.2bn. Games Industry reports on research from investment bank Digi-Capital that took a closer look at last year’s acquisitions. While there were 26 per cent fewer deals during the period versus 2011, a …
Read More »TV quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something coming to Channel 4
A new quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something IP is to be aired in the UK on Channel 4. The TV channel has signed Victory Television as the producer of the series, which is being made with input from IP holders Zynga. Sony Pictures has international distribution rights to …
Read More »Asda opens PS4 pre-orders
UK supermarket Asda has become one of the first non-specialists in the country to begin accepting PS4 pre-orders. Customers are asked to pay 20 to reserve their machine – a first for the chain which has never before taken deposit payments on gaming hardware. We believe that the demand for …
Read More »Yoshida: We’d hate for all PS4 games to be FPSs
Revealing Mark Cerny's Knack first during PS4 unveiling an intentional decision to show off diversity
Read More »Video: Xperia phones to support DualShock 3
Sony adding support for PlayStation 3 gamepad to its smartphone line
Read More »Indies speak on why they’re flocking to Sony
Jonathan Blow and Brian Provinciano describe their experiences with the console giant and Microsoft
Read More »Third-party devs surprised by PS4’s 8GB memory
Sony told developers console would ship with 4GB RAM, says Just Add Water CEO
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