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VR creators don’t expect to change the world overnight, says the head of Sony’s London studio. David Ranyard, who is currently building games for PlayStation’s Morpheus headset, likens the VR shift to when silent movies were replaced by ‘talkies’ – which took several years to take place. VR is such …
Read More »PS4 is finally getting a dedicated media remote
The long wait for an official PS3-style dedicated PS4 media remote appears to be nearing an end. GameSpot spotted a couple of listings for an officially licensed remote from PDP, which is due for a US release in October priced at $30. Like the PS3 model that came before it, …
Read More »Own Dishonored on PS3? You can nab the PS4 Definitive Edition for half price
Fans of Bethesda’s steampunk-flavoured RPG will be able to experience the revamped version of the game at a significant discount. That’s according to the digital pre-orders for the title on Sony’s PlayStation Store in the US, which featured a cut-price ‘Definitive Edition upgrade’ alongside the full game. Although the page …
Read More »176 titles available in PlayStation Now open UK beta
The complete list of games available to UK PS4 and PS3 owners as part of the new PlayStation Now open beta is now available. As reported by Videogamer, 176 games currently feature in the list – all from PS3 – including Heavy Rain, Killzone 3, Beyond: Two Souls, Shadow of …
Read More »Goat Simulator hits PlayStation consoles next month
Goat Simulator is heading to PS4 and PS3 consoles this August, the game’s console port developer Double Eleven has announced. The PlayStation US Blog reveals Coffee Stain Studios’ absurd affair will arrive August 11th for Sony’s current and last-gen console hardware. Aside from including the features from previous platform releases, …
Read More »PlayStation Now enters open beta in UK
Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation now is now available to all in the UK. Videogamer reports that the beta is available on PS4, PS3 and some Sony Bravia TVs and Blu-ray players. The service kicks off its latest iteration with a rental offering. A number of PS3 titles are available, …
Read More »Gauntlet: Slayer Edition heading to PS4 in August
An upgraded version of Arrowhead’s Gauntlet reboot is heading to PlayStation 4 next month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced. Dubbed Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, the title will arrive for Sony’s current-gen hardware on August 11th for $19.99. The reboot initially launched last year on Windows PC, carrying the same price …
Read More »Real-world strategies for virtual reality
SuperData's Joost van Dreunen on how Oculus, Valve, Sony, Microsoft and Google are taking on the market
Read More »Sony: PlayStation Now will ‘refresh’ older franchises, extend industry lifecycle
Sony is hoping that its ever-developing game streaming service PlayStation Now will slow down the rapid turnover of titles in the industry. The service was recently updated with a new look, designed to make the catalogue’s 125-plus titles easier to discover for users, plus new categories and themed sections. Speaking …
Read More »Xbox Live and PSN hacker gets suspended sentence, escapes prison
One of the key people behind the DDoS attacks on Xbox Live and PSN last December has escaped jail. The Daily Dot reports that 17 year-old Julius ‘Zeekill’ Kivimakihas received a two year suspended sentence from a Finnish court. He was found guilty of data breaches, felony payment fraud and …
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