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Sony has allowed consumers to get to grips with 3D PS3 games for the first time at a Berlin trade show. Titles such as Wipeout HD were available to play in full 3D at IFA. The games on show were standard PS3 titles processed through a new 3D Bravia TV. …
Read More »PlayStation Home attracts 7 million residents
Sony's online community in numbers
Read More »Sony offering inFamous-bundled PS3
Sony is set to release a new PS3 bundle in the UK comprised of an 80GB SKU and a copy of the upcoming action title inFamous. The bundle is the latest move in Sony’s aim to provide value to consumers without outright cutting hardware prices. Confirmed via an Amazon.co.uk listing, …
Read More »Sony slashes PS3 dev costs
GDC 09: Tool prices reduced, new software introduced and UK-made PhyreEngine is updated
Read More »PS3 and PSP hit UK sales milestones
While the firm is enjoying its first UK number one for two years, MCV can reveal that Sony’s PSP and PS3 formats have passed key sales milestones in the territory as well. The PlayStation 3 has now sold over two million units in the country with PSP now at three …
Read More »Audiomotion captures Killzone 2 animation
Oxford studio used for chart-topping game's motion capture
Read More »Sony plots £4m Q1 ad blitz
SCE UK has gone on the offensive following y esterday’s report of falling hardware sales , with a mammoth 4 million Q1 marketing assault. The firm has set aside 2 million for next month’s triple-A FPS, Killzone 2, while the rest will be split between Sony’s Q1 PSP range, SingStar …
Read More »2008 figures show big gains for Sony and Microsoft, too
While the official figures from ELSPA/GFK Chart-Track point out that Nintendo led the way as part of last year’s record-breaking 4bn market value, it’s clear that both Sony and Microsoft formats made considerable gains as well. According to the data today, The PlayStation 3’s first full year of software sales …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet delayed after Quran blunder
Sony has confirmed that its highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet has been pushed back to an unspecified date, following the discovery of Qur’an expressions in the soundtrack. The game was due to be released on October 24th in Europe and October 21st in North America, and is tipped to be the PlayStation …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet has won over cynical critics
Sony has told MCV that it has the range and breadth of titles to hit every part of the gaming market this Christmas – with the eagerly awaited LittleBigPlanet the key component. SCEE UK marketing manager Adam Boita said that the 3D platform title had convinced even the most cynical …
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