| | Next gen rumour of the day : Sony getting the jump on Microsoft this time | 
Geoffrey Tim - April 3rd, 2012 | Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is currently the leading global HD console. Many speculate that the primary reason for that is that they were first out the gate - launching an entire year ahead of Sony’s PlayStation 3. It’s a mistake Sony’s not keen on repeating - and is reportedly set to pip Microsoft to the post when it comes to the next generation. “Sony are completely in ... [»] | 
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| Journey’s becomes the PSN’s fastest selling title | 
Geoffrey Tim - March 30th, 2012 | The latest game from artsy auteurs thatgamecompany, the PS3 exclusive Journey has smashed previous records to become the fastest selling game on Sony’s Playstation-centric digital download service. It’s not your usual sort of game; instead of killing anything, you play as a robed figure in a vast desert, trying to reach a mountain in the distance. You can meet up with ... [»] |
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| PS4 (Orbis) information blow out–good and bad | 
Gavin Mannion - March 29th, 2012 | Kotaku has been speaking to a super secret spy over an encrypted connection and has managed to find out some truly intriguing information about the upcoming PS4 or Orbis as it’s rumoured to be called.
So instead of trying to drill down through all the information I’m just going to list it ... [»] | 
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| PSN Beta invite sounds fishy | 
Gavin Mannion - March 29th, 2012 | According to reports a few people across the planet have started receiving emails from news@eu.playstationmail.com inviting them to be a part of an upcoming PSN beta and getting them to sign in with their PSN username and password. One such person decided to check the validity of the ... [»] |
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| The PlayStation 3 is 5 years old; tell us why you love yours | 
Geoffrey Tim - March 26th, 2012 | The PlayStation 3 was released in March 2007 in Europe, The Middle East and - well, South Africa. That means that some of you have had the machine for just over 5 years now. In those 5 years, the PlayStation 3 has evolved in leaps and bounds, starting its life with a barely-there online gaming service in to one that gives Microsoft’s Xbox Live a run ... [»] | 
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| Rumour: Sony shutting SOCOM developer Zipper Interactive | 
Geoffrey Tim - March 26th, 2012 | While we’re dealing with rumours that suck - new rumour suggest that Sony’s all set to shutter the studio behind combat shooters SOCOM, MAG, and most recently Unit 13 for the PlayStation Vita. In the previous generation, Zipper’s SOCOM 2 was quite probably the most played, and most beloved modern combat shooter in existence - but they’ve managed to piss away all ... [»] | 
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| Motorstorm Arctic Edge pulled from the Vita store | 
Gavin Mannion - March 2nd, 2012 | Sony has pulled Motorstorm Arctic Edge from the PlayStation Store thanks to a homebrew developer announcing that the game can be used to execute unsigned code on the PS Vita. Basically which means it’s step 1 for running pirated software on the handheld. But that’s not even the ... [»] |
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| Sony postpones scheduled maintenance | 
Darryn Bonthuys - March 1st, 2012 | Were you facing the prospect of a night in, with nothing to do but play single-player games, due to the Sony Network going offline for maintenance? Well good news everybody, as Sony has instead postponed their scheduled rejiggery of their internal systems for tonight, meaning that you can do all the online fragging and racing that your heart desires!The PSN was originally meant to go dark from 8:00AM PST/4:00PM GMT/6:00PM SAST until at least 10:00PM ... [»] |
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| Move Street Cricket Reviewed… unfortunately | 
Gavin Mannion - March 1st, 2012 | One of the benefits of being the boss is that I can pick and choose what games to review or not to review. Generally I steer clear of reviewing at all as it’s not something I actually enjoy that much.
However the unfortunate part of hiring two great writers like Geoff and ... [»] |
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| Reminder: Sony’s Entertainment Network is out of action on Thursday | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 28th, 2012 | Thursday’s my birthday (it should be tomorrow, but…stupid leap year). I’ll be doing stuff that evening - but I certainly won’t be playing anything on the PSN SEN…and neither will you. Sony’s Entertainment Network will be down for scheduled maintenance - and this time even those who’ve logged in before it goes down will be booted from the service.The whole network will be down from 8:00AM PST/4:00PM GMT/6:00PM SAST ... [»] |
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| The Vita will sell like madness – if it gets a price cut | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 24th, 2012 | From early reports, it seems the Vita’s doing pretty brisk business already. Sony’s says they’re encouraged by the uptake of the system, especially the more expensive 3G version - which many expected to sit on store shelves while its pared down Wi-Fi brother found its way in to players’ hands.
According to analysts (who are always correct about everything, always!), Vita sales could skyrocket - if Sony cuts the price, in a similar manner to Nintendo’s strategic 3DS price reductions."Vita's hardware sales ... [»] |
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| Killzone 3 multiplayer is becoming free to play | 
Gavin Mannion - February 24th, 2012 | Now this is a great experiment from Sony and will hopefully lead into a whole new line of thinking for game developers moving forward.
Instead of offering Killzone 3 for bargain basement prices to try and keep the excitement going Sony and Guerrilla games have decided to offer a downloadable version of ... [»] |
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| The Last Guardian looks to the west for help | 
Darryn Bonthuys - February 22nd, 2012 | Sure, Sony may have plenty of dedicated studios developing content exclusively for them, but one such title that just can’t seem to be finished on time has to be The Last Guardian.
It’s been through numerous delays and has seen some of its key staff part ways with the title recently, and it appears as if TLG may soon be approaching a level of lateness that is on ... [»] |
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