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Bethesda has confirmed that its three until now Xbox 360 exclusive DLC releases are heading to PS3 – along with two new downloadable offerings heading to both consoles, along with the PC. In addition, three new retail SKUs containing the various downloadable releases, as well as a complete Game of …

SOE’s promising browser-based MMO Free Realms has already seen one million members register on the virtual world service – despite having only gone live 18 days ago. As a reward to all existing users of the game, SOE is dishing out in-game t-shirts. The one millionth member is also in …

The cost of manufacturing a PS3 is currently around ten per cent higher than the system’s retail price. That was the claim made by Sony’s CFO Nobuyuki Oneda, who – according to news site Andriasang – compared manufacturing to retail costs during the company’s earnings report last week. Analysts have …

PlayStation platform holder Sony is ramping up its preparations for the upcoming music video service VidZone with the appointment of a sales company for the platform. Media Week reports that Unanimis will handle VidZone’s sales inventory including pre-rolls and online leaderboards. Its campaigns will be integrated across UK, Germany, France, …

Sony yesterday predicted that PS3 unit sales would increase by 3m (30 per cent) in the next 12 months – a figure that Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian says can only be achieved via a $100 price cut to the machine. PS3 guidance suggests pending price reduction – timing and …

Sony Online Entertainment has given PS3 a serious casual games boost with the new that it has penned a deal with leading publisher PopCap to bring five its best selling consoles to PlayStation network for PS3. All games will offer PlayStation Trophies and 1080p graphics and will also be playable …

Sony’s Jamie MacDonald is to leave the company at the end of this month. SCEE this morning confirmed to Develop that the Sony World Wide Studios VP and London Studio boss will exit on May 29th – however both MacDonald and the format-holder have chosen not to comment further on …

Sony’s PS3 has proven its naysayers wrong by increasing its annual sales by 10 per cent for the year ending March 31st, with sales for the year passing 10m units. However, the ever-popular PS2 is seemingly in a sharp state of decline, with sales of the console plummeting by 42 …

PlayStation platform holder Sony has reported losses of $1.04bn for the year ending March 31st – a stark dip compared to the $3.7bn profit seen in the same period in 2008. It is the company’s first annual loss of 14 years, though it’s not as bad as the previously predicted …

SCE WWS VP and London Studios chief departing on May 29th