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Quantic Dream boss David Cage has revealed his latest project at Sony’s E3 press conference: Beyond: Two Souls The game deals with death and the after life and stars movie star Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes. The game was rumoured earlier today. It is for PlayStation 3 and once again …
Read More »E3 2012: Watch Sony’s E3 press conference here, LIVE
Sony’s E3 press conference will begin at 2:00am tomorrow morning (June 5th) and you can watch the whole thing live right here. Although we’re unlikely to hear anything about the next-generation PlayStation console, expect plenty of exciting news for Sony’s current two machines – the PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Alongside …
Read More »E3 2012: Retailer lists Diablo III for PS3
Blizzard’s Diablo III could be heading to PS3, if a listing on German retail site Redcoon is correct. Such an announcement would be a massive PR coup for Sony, with Blizzard’s high-profile IP being PC only for several years now. That’s not to say that the SKU – if it’s …
Read More »E3 2012: Cage to reveal Beyond at Sony presser
Quantic Dream’s next game after Heavy Rain will be called Beyond, MCV understands. It is expected that studio boss David Cage will take to the stage at Sony’s E3 press event tomorrow morning (2am UK time) to debut the title, US publishing sources have told MCV. As with Heavy Rain, …
Read More »Backwards compatibility key to Sony’s Gaikai deal?
Industry rumour suggests streaming service will bring additional PS1 and PS2 games to PS3
Read More »Backwards compatibility key to Sony’s Gaikai deal
The rumoured partnership between Sony and cloud gaming specialist Gaikai could be to bring more PlayStation and PS2 titles to current formats. Sources have apparently told GamesIndustry International that the service will include past first-party games and will allow third-party publishers to sell their back catalogue to PS3 owners. Publishers …
Read More »Sony confirms Sports Champions 2 and DanceStar Party Hits
Sports Champions 2 and DanceStar Party Hits will be released on PS3 for PlayStation Move later this year. SC2 is a sequel to Move’s best selling title to date. It includes new events such as boxing, golf, bowling, skiing and tennis. It can support both single of twin Move controllers …
Read More »Sony: Consumers more likely to buy if a game is both digital AND boxed
Platform holder Sony claims the growing appetite for digital content is helping grow the sales of ‘full console’ games. The format-holder releases some games on PSN and at retail on the same day to make them as accessible as possible”. The world is changing at a rapid rate and the …
Read More »Gaikai emerges as Sony acquisition frontrunner
The signs are pointing to an acquisition of Gaikai at the hands of Sony. Yesterday MCV exclusively revealed that Sony was on the cusp of purchasing a high profile cloud gaming firm, thought to be either Gaikai or OnLive. Now this morning Gaikai has sent out invitations to journalists for …
Read More »Report: Sony mulled, rejected download-only console
Sony at one point considered, but ultimately rejected building the PS4 as a download-only console, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources ‘familiar with the matter’ shared that the company has opted to go with an optical disk drive model after the digital-based console concept was turned …
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