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Sony gamers looking forward to the addition of mods to Fallout 4 are going to disappointed. Publisher Bethesda has announced via Twitter (below) that the beta for Fallout 4 mods on PS4 has been delayed. No reason was given for pushing back this release, but the firm says it will …
Read More »New God of War game influenced by cancelled Star Wars TV show
Sony’s new God of War title appears to have been influenced by stories from a galaxy far, far away. Speaking to GamesBeat, the game’s creative director Cory Barlog said that the new God of War’s more thoughtful and quiet tone was influenced by a cancelled Star Wars TV series. Barlog …
Read More »Bend Studio’s new IP Days Gone coming to PS4
Another zombie game will soon hit shelves, as Sony announced a new IP developed by Bend Studio last night. The developer is known for its work on Vita’s Uncharted title Golden Abyss. The studio’s new project, Days Gone, is a survival-horror title set after the world was wiped out by …
Read More »PlayStation VR dated for America
Sony’s first foray into the virtual reality space with PlayStation VR now has a release date… but only for the United States. Sony Interactive Entertainment America boss Shawn Layden revealed that the hardware would be coming out in that territory on October 13th. There’s no word yet on when the …
Read More »Sony announces new PS4 Spider-Man game developed by Insomniac
The rumours were confirmed last night: a new Spider-Man game is coming to PlayStation 4, but it’s not being developed by Sucker Punch. Sony revealed during its PlayStation E3 conference yesterday that the title is developed by Ratchet & Clank, Resistance and Sunset Overdrive studio Insomniac Games. This follows rumours …
Read More »No Man’s Sky UK release date brought forward
The UK launch day for Hello Games’ ambitious sci-fi title No Man’s Sky has been pushed forward two days. The title will now be launching simultaneously in the UK and Europe on August 10th. This was announced by the PlayStation UK official Twitter account (below). This followed a delay that …
Read More »PS4 has sold over 40m units globally
Sony’s PS4 shows no signs of letting up, with the firm announcing that it has sold 40m consoles. This announcement comes by way of the new PlayStation-focused Sony Interactive Entertainment division, and reveals that as of May 22nd 2016, more than 40m PS4s have been shifted worldwide. This figure was …
Read More »PS4 is the only console to grow UK sales so far in 2016
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the only console in the UK to sell more so far this year than it had in 2015. That’s according to hardware figures seen by MCV, which indicate that PS4 sales year-to-date are 6.7 per cent up year-on-year to 207,907 units. Overall, console sales in the …
Read More »PlayStation will be looking for VR and PS4 developer partners at Interface next week
Guy Richards and Spencer Low from platform holder's third-party relations and strategic content team attending May 5th event
Read More »The Big Game: "This is a new beginning for Ratchet & Clank"
After 14 years and 12 games, Ratchet & Clank has become a solid if unspectacular franchise for PlayStation. Almost all of those titles are decent action platform games, and the series has a loyal group of die-hard fans. But it’s been a long time since the Lombax and his robot …
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