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Beyond: Two Souls has been officially announced, and you can see the first trailer for the game right here. It’s heavy in atmosphere but leaves us guessing as to gameplay details. It looks likely to play in a similar fashion to Quantic Dreams’ previous title, Heavy Rain, with a large …
Read More »OPINION: The danger of taking E3 out of context
Some surprises are always kept secret, and some expected announcements seem to disappear into nothingness. But, with a certain degree of accuracy, we can always predict what we’re going to get from the platform holders at E3. Is that depressing? No, not really. There are thousands of us around the …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony conference news roundup
Sony this morning treated its E3 audience to a number of new game announcements – and a little magic. Although it won’t have appealed to the very core-centric vocal internet audience, Wonderbook looks like a fantastic innovation – and don’t underestimate the endorsement of one JK Rowling, either. As revealed …
Read More »EA: NBA Live 13 dated for October
A reboot for the NBA Live series is on track to release this fall, EA Sports announced during EA’s E3 press briefing earlier today. An NBA Live 13 fact sheet provided by EA takes the release target a step further, stating the game will launch in October 2012. EA Tiburon …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Summer of Arcade line-up revealed
While all eyes were on its E3 press briefing earlier today, Microsoft went ahead and snuck in the line-up for XBLA’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer told SpikeTV that the five games to be included are Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, Deadlight, Hybrid, Dust: …
Read More »SONY: Last of Us goes down a storm at E3
Highly anticipated PS3 new IP The Last of Us received huge praise at this year’s Sony pre-E3 press conference. The post-apocalyptic title from developers Naughty Dog was demoed on stage and showed a visceral fight between the game’s hero and a band of warriors. It also demonstrated the game’s survival …
Read More »SONY: New God of War lands March 12th, 2013
God of War Ascension will reach retail shelves on March 12th, 2013, Sony has announced. The latest game in the series was shown live on stage at E3 2012 during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. The game is already confirmed to feature multiplayer. It was first announced back in April as …
Read More »SONY: PlayStation games coming to HTC phones
Sony has announced a new partnership with HTC that will see PlayStation certified games coming to its phones. The firm has also renamed PlayStation Suite to PlayStation Mobile as it reaffirms its commitment to the mobile gaming space. PlayStation Suite launched last year with the first ever PlayStation Phone – …
Read More »SONY: JK Rowling on-board for new PS3 service ‘Wonderbook’
Sony has confirmed the existence of a PlayStation eBook system – but it is far more advanced than originally thought. Wonderbook uses PlayStation Eye to let fans "explore and interact with books like never before," says PlayStation CEO Andrew House. As part of the concept, PlayStation has teamed-up with Harry …
Read More »SONY: Assassin’s Creed III hardware bundle revealed
An Assassin’s Creed III PS3 hardware bundle was announced at Sony’s E3 press conference today. Following a new trailer for the game, Sony US chief Jack Tretton announced a close partnership with publisher Ubisoft. The new bundle features a game, the console, plus exclusive DLC. It follows news that a …
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