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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: First Light DLC coming to boxed retail
The first standalone DLC for inFamous: Second Son will be released as a boxed product as well as a download, Sony has confirmed. PlayStation Europe tweeted that inFamous: First Light will be available on disc in UK stores from September 10th. The date means that the expansion’s physical edition will …
Read More »Titanfall claims US April victory, although InFamous is best-selling next-gen game
EA’s Xbox One, 360 and PC shooter Titanfall was the best selling game in the US in April. It was also the best selling game in the UK in April. That means it has topped the monthly charts in both countries for two months in a row. However, Sony says …
Read More »Titanfall beats InFamous: Second Son in March charts
Titanfall beat Thief, South Park and Infamous to become the biggest selling game of March. It was a month of new releases, with a total of six new games in the Top Ten. As well as the above Dark Souls II and Metal Gear Solid V also made the Top …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son sells 1m units in nine days
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has broken new records for the series. Sony Australia has revealed that the game shifted 1m units in its first nine days on sale, making it the fastest selling game in the five-year-old series. The 1m number includes both digital and physical sales. It’s …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son holds on to No.1
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has managed a second consecutive week as UKIE GfK Chart-Track No.1. The superhero title saw sales slip 67 per cent week on week, but that was still enough to fend off Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which itself saw sales fall 64 …
Read More »Infamous tops European PSN charts
Sony’s first big PS4 exclusive of the year – Infamous: Second Son – debuts at the top of its European online store. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes sits in second place. The prologue to the upcoming Phantom Pain was priced cheaper on PlayStation UK’s online outlet than in physical …
Read More »Titanfall vs InFamous – two next-gen exclusives compared
This month has seen both next-gen consoles finally get their hands on a big exclusive, but what do the arrivals of Titanfall and InFamous: Second Son reveal? Well, we know that InFamous helped PS4 hardware sales jump by 106 per cent week-on-week. Titanfall, meanwhile, helped Xbox One to a 96 …
Read More »Infamous: Second Son pre-orders higher than Last of Us
Sony has revealed that Infamous: Second Son has more pre-orders than last year’s blockbuster The Last of Us had at the same point prior to launch. The upcoming super hero title is Sony’s first big PlayStation 4 game of 2014, and the publisher is putting a lot of money behind …
Read More »VIDEO: InFamous Second Son TV ad arrives online
Sony has released its TV ad for upcoming PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son. The game arrives on March 21st and along with the likes of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD bookends what is a quite exciting couple of weeks for new releases at retail. …
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