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A mistake by platform holder Sony has seen some Vita owners accidentally getting their hands on a free copy of Legends of War: Patton’s Campaign. Sony has said that the title was mistakenly included” in January’s PlayStation Plus Instant Games Collection range instead of the intended title History: Legends of …
Read More »PS4 sales hit 35.9 million units
Sony has announced that cumulative sell through” of the PS4 has, as of January 3rd, reached 35.9m units. That follows unit sales of 5.7m units worldwide during the 2015 holiday season” which, presumably, represents the period from November 22nd to January 3rd. Worldwide digital and retail software sales have now …
Read More »BlitWorks: ‘PS4 dev tools yet to catch up with Vita’
Studio behind Fez, Spelunky and Bastion ports reveals future projects for handheld platform
Read More »Sony promises PlayStation Plus subscription extensions following PSN outage
Following its PlayStation Network online service being down yesterday, Sony has said it will be compensating gamers. In a tweet on its official Twitter account (below), the platform holder said that we should ‘stay tuned for details on PS Plus, PS Now, and video rental extensions’. This can be taken …
Read More »PS4 hit with hack, is running custom Linux OS
Hacking group fail0verflow has taken the biggest stride yet toward a full-scale hack of Sony’s PS4. The group, which Eurogamer reports has previously been responsible for discovering exploits on the PS3, Wii and Wii U, has not only bypassed some of the machine’s security systems, however – it has even …
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed for second time, set for April release
Sony has pushed back Uncharted 4 from its March 2016 release date. The PS4-exclusive action platformer will now be hitting shelves in the UK on April 29th, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. Prior to that, it was set for a March 16th launch. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s …
Read More »Hardware: Rivals arrives as PS4-exclusive next month
The sequel to PS2 release Hardware: Online Arena is scheduled to launch next month, exclusively for PS4. Following a beta run in October, Hardware: Rivals is set to officially release on January 5thfor Sony’s latest console. A post on thePlaystation Blogcovers the content that’s been added to the game since …
Read More »The Banner Saga hits consoles next month
The PS4 and Xbox One editions of The Banner Saga are due out next month, Versus Evil has announced. The warmly-received tactical RPG will debut on Sony and Microsoft’s current-gen consoles on January 12th. It originally launched for PC, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS back in January 2014. The developer …
Read More »PlayStation’s Murray Pannell joins 2K as VP of publishing
2K Games has hired PlayStation’s UK marketing director. Murray Pannell, who has held senior marketing roles at Ubisoft, Xbox and Electronic Arts, will be the firm’s new VP of publishing. He takes the role ahead of the departure of 2K International’s general manager Neil Ralley. Ralley has led the 2K …
Read More »PlayStation VR requires near ‘Wii size’ processing unit
Update: The external processing unit has actually been part of the PlayStation VR demo set since the device was first unveiled to the world. Original Story: Sony’s VR revolution will require additional hardware alongside the PlayStation VR headset and the PS4. Polygon reports that the headset will in face plug …
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