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Sony has revealed that it has no first-party titles for its Vita handheld in development as the platform holder shifts resources to the PlayStation 4. In an interview with Japanese games publication 4Gamer – translated by DualShockers, thanks – SCE’s SVP Masayasu Ito said that Sony isn’t developing any triple-A …
Read More »Twitch app arrives for PS4
Twitch’s dedicated viewing app for PS4 has arrived on the North American PlayStation Store. Polygonreports on the app’s arrival following the company’s announcement at its inaugural TwitchCon event last month. The free download weighs in at 54 MB. ThePS4 packed the ability to broadcast gameplayvia Twitch at launch, but until …
Read More »Volume is getting a PlayStation VR expansion
Mike Bithell’s PlayStation and PC stealth outing Volume is to receive a free expansion designed for Sony’s virtual reality headset PlayStation VR. Volume: Coda takes place after the events of the main game, with players controlling a brand new character. It boasts 30 levels, a new cast and a new …
Read More »‘PlayStation has put Paris Games Week on the international radar’
Next week’s PlayStation conference has made Paris Games Week part of the global calendar, but don’t expect it to become a Gamescom rival, organiser SELL has told MCV. Speaking ahead of next week’s show, SELL president Jean-Claude Ghinozzi said that the main focus of the event remains on French gamers. …
Read More »Firefly’s Alan Tudyk quit Uncharted 4
Firefly, Serenity, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6 and Star Wars: Rogue One star Alan Tudyk has revealed he walked away from a role in Uncharted 4. He told IGN was actively working on the title prior to the changes in 2014 that saw Amy Hennig leave developer Naughty Dog, the …
Read More »PS4 price cut confirmed, kicks in today
Sony has confirmed that 50 is being lopped off the price of PS4 in the UK today. The machine’s new RRP is 299.99, as per the rumours earlier this week and in line with the discounted price of the Uncharted Collection bundle that Sony told MCV at the time was …
Read More »Xbox One and PS4 are up 40% on last-gen sales
But year-on-year hardware sales declined by 23 per cent in September in the US
Read More »PS4 wins the US monthly sales race again in the US
Sony’s PS4 was the best-selling console in the US in September, marking the fifth successive month it has outsold Xbox One. That means that PS4 has beaten its rival every month this year with the exception of April. It may be a big ask for Sony to do the same …
Read More »European PS4 price cut rumoured for this week
The PS4 could see its price cut in Europe and the UK as soon as this week, if rumours online are to be believed. AGB reports that Sony will cut €50 (37) off the price of PS4 this Wednesday (October 21st), bringing the machine down to €350 (255). If correct …
Read More »Kick Off reboot is coming to PS4 and Vita
The original creator of football series Kick Off is back on board for a Sony-backed revival of the series. Kick Off, which vied for dominance with fellow top-down football series Sensible Soccer, first arrived in 1989. Dini went on to make Kick off 2, Goal! And eventually Kick Off 3, …
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