PlayStation Home users can now receive 100 free items as part of Sony’s Welcome Back program. Today we will begin rolling out the first phase of this customer appreciation program, which will include 100 free items, two personal spaces, and an exclusive game available for all users to download for …
Read More »E3 2011: Sony reiterates NGP price pledge
Whether or not we’ll learn of the final RRP for NGP in the early hours of tomorrow morning remains to be seen, but Sony has again hinted that it is determined to keep the device affordable. Following the machine’s announcement earlier this year some analysts had estimated an RRP of …
Read More »E3 2011: Sony unveils Payday The Heist
Payday: The Heist is a co-op first-person shooter in development for PC and PSN that puts you at the heart of illegal high stakes scores. Coming from Swedish studio Overkill Software, you take on the role of a hardened criminal and will be aided by three partners, either player-controlled or …
Read More »E3 2011: COD Escalation hits PS3 this week
Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Escalation map pack will be released for PlayStation 3 on June 10th. The DLC features four new multiplayer maps and the Zombies mode’s new Call of the Dead expansion, which stars George A. Romero, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert Englund and more. Black Ops’ developer Treyarch …
Read More »E3 2011: Sony trademarks Vita
Sony has registered trademarks for two terms that suggest its new handheld will indeed be called Vita. According to a member of NeoGAF, the platform holder has trademarked both the names PSVita and PlayStation Vita, as well as a logo. Vita is rumoured to be the final name of NGP, …
Read More »Now Nintendo server is hacked
Nintendo has become the latest games firm to fall victim to an online data hack, the Japanese company has confirmed. A Nintendo of America affiliate server was breached a few weeks ago, but no consumer or company information was stolen. The news comes after Sony’s PSN service was taken down …
Read More »New Star Trek game revealed
Paramount is working on a brand new Star Trek game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The boxed game is being developed by Digital Extremes (the team that worked on BioShock 2 and Dark Sector amongst others) and is due for release in summer 2012. Although not based directly on …
Read More »Wipeout 2048 gets cross-platform multiplayer
NGP launch title Wipeout 2048 has been detailed for the first time having been leaked online yesterday. The title will be one of "the biggest" games ever in the series and will include ten new tracks and 20 new vehicles, as well as new weapons and game modes. Three control …
Read More »Team Ico Collection gets Japan date
Sony has stated that the long-awaited Team Ico Collection will be released for PS3 in Japan on September 22nd. That’s according to a translation from VG247. The SKU will include HD re-workings of two PS2 classics – Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Both will include hi-def visuals, 7.1 surround …
Read More »Yoshida laments PSPgo mistakes
The boss of Sony Worldwide Studios has admitted that Sony got it wrong with the release of the digital-only PSPgo. In April Sony Japan confirmed that it had ended production of the device, while UK retailers were told not to expect any supply replenishments. "I could spend 30 minutes talking …
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