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The success of PS4 – and the yen’s exchange rate – have helped Sony to a decent Q3. The console shifted 6.4m units in the month ending December 31st, up from 4.5m units in the same quarter the year before. Portable hardware sales fell from 2m to 1.4m units, however, …
Read More »Sony adds new batch of PS3 games to PlayStation Now
Sony’s streaming service PlayStation Now has added a handful of PlayStation 3 titles to its all-you-can-play lineup. According to an announcement post on the US PlayStation Blog, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, God of War II HD, Red Faction Armageddon, Arcana Heart 3 and Galaga Legions DX are available for subscribers …
Read More »Sony Online Entertainment sold off
Developer renamed Daybreak Game Company; plans to bring games to Xbox One
Read More »Roll7 unveils OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood
Developer Roll7 has officially unveiled the sequel to its multi-platform skateboarding hit OlliOlli with a new gameplay trailer. As previously reported when it was first teased last fall, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood will be a timed-exclusive for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita platforms. The title introduces terrain with ramps, …
Read More »Sony removing PS Vita features
Sony will discontinue a few notable PlayStation Vita features in its upcoming series of system software updates. Games Industry reports on Sony’s updated customer support database, which details plans for the removal of YouTube and Maps apps as well as the pulling of some features from the Near social networking …
Read More »Sony partners up with Spotify for PlayStation Music
Sony has joined forces with Spotify for new digital music service PlayStation Music. This new service will allow PlayStation fans to access Spotify’s library of digital music via PlayStation Network. To do this, users will be able to link their PSN and Spotify accounts. Fans will be able to access …
Read More »Settlement process underway for 2011 PSN hack
PlayStation Network users involved in the 2011 hack of Sony’s console service are at last being offered legal restitution in the form of free games, subscriptions and themes. Games Industry reports PSN account holders who had their personal info stolen during the security breach have been given the choice between …
Read More »First 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console up for auction for charity
The most collectible individual 20th Anniversary PS4 is up for auction in Japan. Each of the 12,300 consoles, which have been selling for sky-high prices in the UK, has a serial number – and this one carries the coveted 00001/12300 badge. The bidding currently stands at nearly 12,000 on Yahoo …
Read More »Release date set for PlayStation TV exclusive Powers
PlayStation’s first original TV series, Powers, will hit PSN in March. The first three episodes, released on March 10th, will be free to all PSN members, while the remaining seven episodes will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with a new one arriving every Tuesday. The series had originally been …
Read More »PSN Christmas apology discounts roll out this week
A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …
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