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A lawsuit accusing Sony of misrepresenting the display resolution of PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall has been given the nod. Game Informer reports that Sony has failed in a motion to get all bar one of the claims dismissed’, meaning that while the outcome is yet to be determined …
Read More »PS4 Dragon Quest Metal Slime Edition sees Sony hardware sales rocket in Japan
A limited edition version of Sony’s PS4 saw the console increase sales by a factor of five week-on-week in Japan last week, Famitsu data reveals. Sales of the machine climbed from 13,040 to 64,017 units in the week ending December 14th following the launch of the Dragon Quest Metal Slime …
Read More »Was Black Friday a good thing?
PlayStation UK and Ireland boss Fergal Gara discusses the recent pre-Christmas sales bonanza and the 20th anniversary of PlayStation… Well what an amazing couple of weeks for the games industry. It’s almost exactly one year since the launch of two new consoles and perhaps, all across the industry, we were …
Read More »Trine Enchanted Edition hits PS4 this month
The visually-enchanced Enchanted Edition of indie puzzle platformer hit Trine will land on PlayStation 4 this month, developer Frozenbyte has announced. According to a post by Frozenbyte’s Kai Tuovinen on the PlayStation Blog, the PS4 version launches tomorrow (December 17th) in Europe, and December 23rd in North America. The game’s …
Read More »Playstation’s hunt for the next big indie hit
Shahid Ahmad, senior business development manager at Sony Europe, has been one of the driving forces behind PlayStation’s thriving indie movement for the last two and a half years, having signed recent and upcoming hits including Thomas Was Alone, OlliOlli, Fez, Hotline Miami and No Man’s Sky. Matthew Jarvis sees …
Read More »DmC: Definitive Edition heading to next-gen in 1080p/60fps
Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise is getting a re-release on PS4 and Xbox One. DmC: Definitive Edition will be released on PS4 on March 17th priced at just 29.99. As well as running in 1080p and 60fps, the game also has updated textures, characters, skins and …
Read More »Sony tried to stop 20th Anniversary PS4 console scalping
"That’s not what we want to see happen" – that’s Sony UK boss Fergal Gara lamenting the high prices being attracted by 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles on Ebay. The machines became available last week via a pop-up Sony store. Some punters got the console for 19.94 while other paid …
Read More »Sony in talks with Nintendo to make a Mario film
The latest news to stem from the ongoing storm surrounding the Sony Pictures hack involves a possible new Mario film – made by Sony. Buzzfeed unearthed evidence that Sony producer Avi Arad secured the rights to an animated Mario film and sending a picture of himself with Mario creator Shigeru …
Read More »20th Anniversary PS4s selling for thousands on Ebay
6,800 – that was the return one punter saw on their 19.94 investment as the rush to get hold of Sony’s 20th Anniversary PS4 sweeps Ebay. Sony revealed the machine last week, saying that it would be limited to 12,300 units worldwide. The console quickly sold out in the US …
Read More »Bloodborne Nightmare Edition includes quill and red ink
Two special edition versions of Sony’s PS4 title Bloodborne have been revealed. The Collector’s Edition, which has a European RRP of €79.99, includes the game in a steel case, premium art book and digital soundtrack. The Nightmare Edition, meanwhile, offers a fair bit more. For €119.99 gamers get all of …
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