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Sony’s Gamescom conference will take place on August 14th at 7PM local time (6pm our time). The event will take place at Staatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. Sony tends to make big announcements at Gamescom. Previously, major games and hardware revisions have been announced at the show. Insiders suggest this …
Read More »Sony nearly won Limbo exclusivity
Cult indie hit Limbo was very nearly a timed exclusive on the PlayStation Network, Sony has admitted. The game was released exclusively on Xbox 360 two years ago and was subsequently released on PS3 and PC after the expiration of its exclusivity period a year later. "I maybe shouldn’t say …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank Collection releases August 28th in US
The Ratchet & Clank Collection has at last been given a release date for North America. The collection has been dated for release stateside on August 28th through retail and PSN, according to the US Playstation blog. It will run $29.99 and includes HD updates of the first three Ratchet …
Read More »Sony lost out on Limbo because it wanted the IP rights
Danish developer Playdead moved to XBLA after refusing to give away game
Read More »IN PICTURES: The ‘Super Slim’ PS3 4000
Images of the rumoured PS3 4000 – or PS3 Super Slim – have appeared online. Brazilian tech site Tecnoblog says it sourced the stills from a Sony filing with telcoms regulator Anatel. As is consistent with previous rumours, the new model appears to have a flip-top lid as opposed to …
Read More »The PlayStation Network charts now in MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features both the June retail market data and the PlayStation Network Top Ten. The PSN charts can only be found in MCV, and looks at the entire European market. It is part of our weekly seven page charts bonanza. …
Read More »Sony rejected EyeToy Kama Sutra pitch
EyeToy Kama Sutra could have been a notable addition to Sony’s PS2 library – had the platform holder known how to go about QA testing it. "There was a genuine pitch from a developer who pitched EyeToy Kama Sutra,” SCE producer Pete Smith told Eurogamer. Seriously, this was a genuine …
Read More »Long PS3/360 lifecycle "biggest mistake ever", has expedited decline
The end of the traditional console cycle has expedited the decline of the overall console market. That’s the claim of Square Enix’s worldwide technology director Julien Merceron, who has branded the long shelf life of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 and the biggest mistake [Sony and Microsoft] have ever …
Read More »Sony: ‘We need retail for next generation’
The success of PS4, Xbox 720 and Wii U rests on retail, says Sony. UK boss Fergal Gara says the High Street is suffering a ‘readjustment’ following the steep games market decline since 2008. Over the last 12 months alone, the number of UK specialists has dropped by 300 (see …
Read More »Documents hint at redesigned, slimmer PS3
Documents filed by the US regulatory body FCC (Federal Communications Commission) suggest that a super slim PS3 console is on the horizon. Spotted by Japanese website Pocket News, the documents talk about the PS3 4000 series. The current PS3 3000 series was released in 2009 and is a slimmer version …
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