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MCV sat down with PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara shortly after E3 to discuss Vita, Wonderbook, the challenges at UK retail and how PSN can grow the market for all. Vita has had a difficult start in terms of sales. Has it been a total disappointment?We would love it to …
Read More »Sony games division suffers $30m loss
Console giant blames declining PS3 and PSP sales only partially offset by Vita
Read More »Sony aiming to make PS3 more open for devs
'We're continuing to evolve our policies to meet industry demand', says Adam Boyes
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 hinted for PS4
Fans of Sony’s acclaimed racing series Gran Turismo may have to wait until the next console for a fresh outing. Series designer Kazunori Yamauchi that developer Polyphony Digital is already hard at work on GT6 and has been since GT5 was finally released in 2010. "We’re always aiming for the …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 to get ‘Academy Edition’ re-release
Sony is to re-release hit racer Gran Turismo 5 and give it a brand new name in the process – Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition. The SKU will include all the DLC released for the game to date. Specifically, that’s three car packs and two course packs. It will also …
Read More »Japanese government investigating overheating Vita claims
An investigation into overheating PlayStation Vitas has been launched by a Japanese government agency. Sony admits that there have been 31 reported examples of Vita units overheating whilst being recharged between its launch in December and June of this year, Andriasang reports. 23 of these were in japan and eight …
Read More »Murray Pannell joins restructured SCE UK
Sony has revealed a brand new management structure for its UK office, with former Ubisoft marketing boss Murray Pannell named as the new SCE UK marketing director. Pannell – who left Ubisoft earlier this month – replaces Alan Duncan whose departure was revealed by MCV last week. Former employers throughout …
Read More »PS3 Super Slim will miss Gamescom
The PS3-4000 ‘super slim’ will not be making an appearance at Sony’s press conference during this year’s Gamescom. The unit – which is slimmer than its ‘slim’ model – will come in many SKUs, the cheapest of which is rumoured to have 16GB of flash memory. VG247broke the story confirming …
Read More »Sony shutting down Motorstorm and SOCOM servers
Games to be taken offline from October 1st
Read More »Alan Duncan leaves PlayStation UK
Marketing director Alan Duncan has left SCE UK after almost 13 years at the platform holder. Duncan began his career in the games industry at GT Interactive in 1998, but joined Sony a year later as product manager. He then moved up to marketing manager and then marketing director, a …
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