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Sony says more than 50 games will be released for virtual reality device by the end of the year
Read More »PlayStation’s E3 event kicks off at 2am UK time right here
Sony’s E3 2016 press event will get going shortly and you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here. The firm is following a strong showing from Microsoft, which saw the Xbox firm announcing not just a new SKU of its Xbox One, but also its vision …
Read More »PS4 Neo confirmed, but it won’t be at E3
Sony has admitted that that PlayStation Neo is real, but has also confirmed that there will not be any details announced at E3 next week. It is intended to sit alongside and complement the standard PS4,” Sony Interactive president Andrew House told The Financial Times. We will be selling both …
Read More »Three new PlayStation VR games unveiled
Sony has revealed three new titles for its upcoming PlayStation VR hardware. This trio of new releases were announced on PlayStation Blog. The first title is Statik from Tarsier Studios – the developer behind LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Vita. The firm’s Dave Mervik describes the experience as ‘a VR puzzle-mystery’, …
Read More »Until Dawn creators Supermassive plots multiplatform move
Supermassive Games says it wants to end its status as a PlayStation exclusive developer. The firm has a strong relationship with Sony, which has commissioned most of the studio’s titles. The most recent was the BAFTA winning horror game Until Dawn. We’ve worked closely with Sony for as long as …
Read More »What is being announced at PlayStation’s E3 2016 press conference… maybe.
Rejoice: we have been given a sneak peak of what might be revealed at Sony’s E3 press event. Heavy emphasis on the might. Ajoke headline generator for PlayStation’s upcoming E3 press eventhas appeared on the company’s community forums, created by userSyph33r. So far we’ve had Sony announcing a surprising new …
Read More »The Develop Post-Mortem: Insomniac retraces the evolution of Ratchet & Clank
14 years, three generations of hardware and countless innuendos after it first appeared, Insomniac’s lombax-meets-robot series of action platformers has been reborn on the PS4 – with a silver screen debut to boot. Studio head Chad Dezern walks through the franchise’s history
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn slips to 2017
One of the best looking upcoming PS4 exclusives won’t be released this year. Sony has confirmed a March 3rd 2017 release for the game in the UK, following a US release on February 28th. Such a delay had been rumoured by online tipster shinobi602 earlier this year, who alluded – …
Read More »No Man’s Sky delay confirmed, leading to death threats for developer
The MD of UK developer Hello Games has revealed that he has received death threats following the confirmation that No Man’s Sky has been delayed until August. The game will now arrive in the UK on August 12th, two days after it rolls out in the rest of Europe on …
Read More »Dead Island Definitive Edition PS4 includes only one game on the disc
Only one of the two games included in the PS4 version of Dead Island Definitive Edition will actually come on the retail disc. Deep Silver has confirmed that the PS4 SKU includes a Dead Island disc in the box alongside a code to download its sequel Dead Island: Riptide. This …
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