Once again Gamescom became the home of indie development. There were a number of blockbuster game reveals, certainly. And despite the slew of indie titles, not one of them made it on to the shortlist for Gamescom’s official Game of the Show. Nevertheless, it was the range of inventive indie …
Read More »Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: The battle of the exclusives
Microsoft came out fighting at Gamescom this year. If the European team was lacking any confidence after nine months in which PlayStation had dominated, and Microsoft had made wide-sweeping job cuts, there was no sign of it in Cologne. The big blockbusters such as Fable Legends, Halo, Quantum Break, Evolve …
Read More »Tearaway stars in new Vita Mega Pack
Sony is getting behind Vita once again this autumn, and has revealed a new bundle featuring Tearaway. The Adventure Mega Pack (which will retail for about 30) features the award-winning platformed, plus Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, Escape Plan, TxK. All games come on an 8GB memory card. As per …
Read More »Minecraft on PS4 fails Sony certification
The PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft has possibly been delayed following a failed certification from Sony. 4J Studios, the developers porting the construction title to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation Vita, took to Twitter yesterday to say that Sony had found problems with the game that needed fixing before …
Read More »Layoffs at Infamous developer Sucker Punch
Sony first-party developer Sucker Punch has been hit by a round of layoffs. As reported by IGN, a Sony spokesperson confirmed there had been redundancies, but did not reveal the extent of the job losses. Sucker Punch is best known for the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. It was formed …
Read More »Infamous developer Sucker Punch suffers layoffs
Sony confirms unspecified number of job losses
Read More »Vita game Freedom Wars gets October date
A Vita-only retail game is hitting shelves this October, and it’s getting a full pre-order campaign. Freedom Wars arrives on October 29th and will be available on PSN and the High Street. The Japanese RPG has a slightly cheaper price of 24.99 and for those that pre-order the game, they …
Read More »Sony: We don’t have anything against EA Access
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan has said that the platform holder doesn’t have anything against EA Access. The subscription service is available on Xbox One but won’t be arriving on PS4, with Sony previously saying that it doesn’t think asking our fans to pay an additional …
Read More »Expect more Sony game announcements at Tokyo Game Show
Sony had to drop some announcements from its Gamescom 2014 presentation as there wasn’t enough time to fit them all in. That’s according to Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida who told Famitsu, via Gematsu, that PS4 game announcements will as a result provide the focus of its Tokyo Game …
Read More »PS4 SharePlay session restricted to 60 minutes
Bit by bit, more details concerning the technical requirements of Sony’s SharePlay plan for PS4 are beginning to emerge. And here’s an important one – sessions will be limited to 60 minutes, GameSpot reports. There’s no limit on the number of times someone can use SharePlay, however, so it may …
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