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Vita’s RRP may remain unchanged, but Sony is hoping to entice new users to the handheld with a fresh round of games price cuts. Here’s the complete run-down of offers: Army Corps from Hell – 21.99 (was 34.99) Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend – 21.99 (was 34.99) Little Deviants – 8.99 …
Read More »BBC eyes Wonderbook support
BBC Worldwide believes PS3’s Wonderbook could be the perfect fit for its IP. The firm’s EVP of digital entertainment and games Robert Nashak says the company is thinking about which of its products – such as Doctor Who and Walking with Dinosaurs – it could bring to Sony’s newly-announced interactivebook …
Read More »Sony highlights Wii U disadvantage
Scott Rohde, the VP of Sony Worldwide Studios, has insisted that the combination of PS3 and Vita is a better prospect for consumers than Nintendo’s Wii U. "Because we have the Vita, I think we can do a lot of special things,” he told Games Industry. And remember, that Wii …
Read More »‘Terrific’ response from retail to Sony’s Wonderbook
Sony UK has been overwhelmed by the retail feedback to Wonderbook. Amazon told MCV that the interactive book service – which will launch with Harry Potter spin-off Book of Spells – is ‘terrific’. SCE UK’s boss Fergal Gara said that Wonderbook is the big PS3 launch of Christmas, and will …
Read More »Yoshida: We are ‘very happy’ with Vita so far
PS Vita got short shrift during Sony’s E3 presentation, but don’t mistake that for a lack of energy behind the new handheld. According to Sony, the firm focused on just three big brands heading to Vita – Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and YouTube – to prove the device’s star …
Read More »PlayStation president Andrew House interviewed in the new MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features a blockbuster interview with SCE Group CEO and president, Andrew House. We also take a look back at E3 and deliver our verdicts on the best games on show. The magazine is available for iPad. Download our app …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e June 15th, 2012
Anyone who still believes the games market is too generic should head to the High Street today. Warner Bros has published Lollipop Chainsaw, the latest title from inventive and often outspoken developer Suda51. Sure, zombie-slayers are nothing new but how many star barely-clothed cheerleaders with their boyfriend’s head dangling from …
Read More »Journey dev goes independent with $5m in funding
Investment to allow studio 'complete autonomy from the pressures of publishers'
Read More »Ubisoft rubbishes Vita naysayers
Those who are already writing Vita’s obituary are significantly jumping the gun, publisher Ubisoft has stated. Ubisoft was a key supporter of the handheld with three launch titles and at E3 showed off a Vita version of Assassin’s Creed III. It’s a really good platform and we’ve always liked it,” …
Read More »Sony: Wii U ‘in its own generation’
'The Wii carved out a large niche for itself away from PS3 and Xbox 360', says Yoshida
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