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The negative sales trends currently plaguing retail will likely be reversed by the next console cycle, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes. Unfortunately, until whenever that time comes about, things will remain relatively down – including during this holiday season. "We expect October – December to be relatively flat, and expect …
Read More »Sony is suing Kevin Butler
The beautiful relationship between Sony and its make-believe executive Kevin Butler has come to a sticky end. The PlayStation platform holder is suing advertising firm Wildcat Creek – whose president is Kevin Butler actor Jerry Lambert – over the Kevin Butler IP. Sony claims that Wildcat used a near exact …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up: EB EXPO Edition
With half the industry unavailable this week due to EB EXPO mayhem, MCV Pacific takes a look at a primarily EXPO-led week of news. Day one is now drawing to a close, and MCV’s first impressions of the show(which doubles the size of last year’s effort, which was then the …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile goes live on Vita and Android
Developer SDK to be released in November for annual fee of $99
Read More »Sony aims to win over families with new PS3
Sony wants to capture the lucrative family market with its new 12GB PlayStation 3. The firm has bundled two of the biggest family products coming this Christmas with the console. Parents can get a pack that includes the firm’s new Wonderbook offering, as well as a set that features the …
Read More »New PS3 SKU propels hardware sales upwards
The arrival of the new ‘Super Slim’ PS3 has boosted sales of the console in the UK. Despite offering no significant price cut, PS3 sales were up 138 per cent last week according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track data. The new 500GB machine accounted for 37 per cent of all …
Read More »Sony: Consumers have decided 3D is not "hugely important"
Platform holder Sony has admitted that consumers have effectively killed off the 3D gaming revolution. Consumers decide how relevant it is,” SCE UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer. It’s fair to say consumers have decided it’s not hugely important at this time. It’s a capability we’ve got. It may have …
Read More »Wonderbook to enchant retail on November 16th
Sony has confirmed a European release date for its big Christmas release Wonderbook. The new peripheral will be released on November 16th in the UK and on November 15th across Europe. It will arrive in Australia on November 14th. An assortment of SKUs will be available, chief of which is …
Read More »Sony to discount day one digital releases
As of next month it may be cheaper to buy triple-A releases for PS3 digitally rather than from the High Street. The American PlayStation division has announced an initiative called PSN Day 1 Digital” that will see major releases available to buy through the PlayStation Store on the same day …
Read More »Sony XDev establishes £25,000 funding scheme
PlayStation Pioneers created to support small UK developers
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