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Read More »New PS3 model underway, suggests FCC filing
New release could be announced at Gamescom, according to reports
Read More »Is this a PS3 Super Slim?
A filing with the Federal Communications Commission suggests that Sony might be preparing to reveal a brand new PlayStation 3 design – perhaps at Gamescom. Eurogamer has dug up documents that appear to show a new super slim” version of the PS3 carrying the 4000 series label. Current PS3s are …
Read More »Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica as lead game designer
Former Capcom strategic marketing director of online and community Seth Killian has been hired on as Sony Santa Monica’s lead game designer. His duties will include working on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, along with working with outside studios on other various projects. "Fighting games are very close to my heart, …
Read More »Sony: Gaikai acquisition was games-focused
The recent acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai at the hands of Sony IS a PlayStation-centric business move. That’s according to Sony, whose confirmation will rub dirt into the noses of the handful of onlookers who claimed otherwise. Speaking to Wall Street Journal, PlayStation boss Andrew House confirmed that Gaikai’s …
Read More »PS2 games to arrive on PS3 in Japan this month
Sony is to introduce a number of PS2 games for PS3 in Japan later this month. The PlayStation 2 Archives service will arrive on PSN on July 25th. Its debut titles are Resident Evil: Code Veronica (Capcom), Kessen (Tecmo Koei), Siren (Sony), Dragon Force (Sega) and Shin Contra (Konami). Prices …
Read More »Sony acquires cloud gaming firm Gaikai for $380m
SCE to establish cloud service by taking control of Gaikai's infrastructure of data centres
Read More »Sony confirms Gaikai acquisition
Confirming MCV’s exclusive report last month, Sony has acquired cloud gaming firm Gaikai for $380m. At the end of May, MCV revealed that Sony’s rumoured interested in cloud gaming tech went beyond what many had suspected and would lead to an acquisition. Gaikai soon emerged as the front-runner, only for …
Read More »One in three US gamers would choose digital over retail
NPD Group has revealed that almost one third of US gamers would rather buy their games digitally than in a shop. The firm surveyed 8,500 consumers as part of its Online Gaming 2012 report. It asked if a game was available to buy physical and digital at the same time …
Read More »Square Enix dev salaries ‘twice as high as Sony’
Studio personnel earning average wages of £175,000 in Japan, claims report
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