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Codemasters has revealed that F1 2014 will only be released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Next year’s game, currently being referred to as a new Formula 1 title in 2015”, will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC. This title will be released earlier in the season and …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation Now open beta kicking off in the US today
Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation Now will enter a period of open beta in the US and Canada later today. The service is for the time being restricted to PS3 titles. PS Now services will be integrated into the PlayStation Store, with users able to pay tiered amounts for rental …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix ‘Limited Edition’ joins December launch
Square Enix has announced a limited edition for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix compilation. A post on the PlayStation US Blog reveals the special edition will include a Disney pin of Sora and Mickey, adding that the offering can be picked up just by pre-ordering the standard version …
Read More »No Dark Souls 2 season pass on Xbox 360
Confusion has surrounded yesterday’s release of the Dark Souls 2 Crown Trilogy DLC. The first part of the trio, The Crown of the Sunken King, was released on PC and Xbox 360 yesterday with a PS3 release due to follow today. However, while a 19.99 season pass is available on …
Read More »PlayStation Gamescom press conference confirmed for August 12th
The PlayStation Gamescom press conference will take place on August 12th. That is the day before EA’s press conference, which this year is held on the publisher’s booth on the Wednesday. PlayStation’s event will start at 7pm local time (6pm UK time). Expect some European details and release date for …
Read More »Last of Us: Remastered still censored on PS4; No upgrade discount for PS3 owners
The multiplayer component of The Last of Us: Remastered will have the same content alterations in Europe as seen in the PS3 version. The original game featured less gore than the US release in an effort to appease censors in some of Europe’s more sensitive regions. These changes were made …
Read More »Ace Combat Infinity passes 1m downloads
Online dogfighting game Ace Combat Infinity has reached one million downloads worldwide. The Project Aces-developed and Bandai Namco-published title was released as a free-to-play PS3 exclusive a month and a half ago. To celebrate the one million download mark, users will be able to receive the Mirage 2000-5 White Tiger …
Read More »Rogue Legacy coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita on July 29th
The ‘rogue-lite’ dungeon platformer Rogue Legacy is coming to PlayStation platforms at the end of July. Teddy Lee, games designer at developer Cellar Door Games, announced that the game, which launched on PC, Mac and Linux last year, was originally designed with a view to playing on Vita. "When we …
Read More »PS4 slips behind PS3 in Japan
The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …
Read More »Sony didn’t believe PlayStation ‘would ever be a major part’ of its business
PlayStation was viewed extremely negative from large parts of Sony before it launched, Andrew House revealed at Develop Conference today. In a piece that looked back on the history of the PlayStation business, House and Cerny took a trip down memory lane to discuss the origins and growth of the …
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