Sony is holding back a number of PS4 consoles (opens in new tab) from its pre-order allocation, in an attempt to satisfy demand throughout the winter and early 2014. Speaking recently to Fox Business (opens in new tab), Jack Tretton–chief executive of Sony America–said: “We want to make sure people …
Read More »Walking Dead 400 days coming this summer on Vita
The Walking Dead: 400 Days will lurch onto PS Vita this summer. The mid-season content appears to expand the first season of Telltale Game’s critically acclaimed series with a new, self-contained story, and Sony’s rising to the the occasion with a new bundle. The special PS Vita bundle will include …
Read More »Sony and Microsoft set E3 press conferences
Sony and Microsoft’s pre-E3 press conference plans are set. The PlayStation maker today announced its presentation will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific on June 10, and Microsoft previously revealed its conference will start earlier that day at 10 a.m (via Polygon). Neither company has further elaborated on what it plans …
Read More »PS4: The tech is good, Sonys creative bravery is even better
A colleague, who shall remain nameless, told me this morning that seven years on and £425 down he still isn’t really convinced that his PS3 has been a worthwhile investment overall. I told him I thought he was mad. Because however badly Sony’s current (last?) generation started, by its mid-point …
Read More »Sony didnt renew Last Guardian trademark, listed as “abandoned”
According to trademark websiteTrademarkia (opens in new tab), Sony has not renewed their trademark for the highly anticipated upcoming title from Team Ico, The Last Guardian, reportsPlayStationLifeStyle.net (opens in new tab). The game has been in development for many years already by the team behind Shadow of the Colossus and …
Read More »Kevin Butler gets his own Sackboy in LittleBigPlanet Karting
Sony’s unveiled (opens in new tab) a preorder bonus for LittleBigPlanet Karting: an add-on pack featuring the company’s own ostensibly-fictional marketing VP, Kevin Butler, in adorable Sackboy form. The character, who’s gained cult popularity as elaborate in-joke between Sony and its customers, will be available to early purchasers of Media …
Read More »The Last of Us: Close-up zombies look like Silent Hill demon-popcorn, chewed up by Guillermo Del Toro
Monsters without proper faces. For some reason they freak me the hell out. I’m not talking about disfigured monsters, or monsters with one giant laser eye, or something like that. No, I’m talking about the ones with missing features and horrible structural aberrations where they should have normal face bits. …
Read More »New PlayStation Access TV features David Jaffe swearing his tits off about Twisted Metal and missiles
There now follows a merry little note from our lovely friends at PlayStation Access. Won’t you lend them your ears? Hello! It’s Nathan from PlayStation Access TV. Do you know PlayStation Access TV? You should – it’s a weekly video guide to PlayStation in the UK and, more importantly, it’s …
Read More »Twisted Metal goes gold, includes ability to be Sweet Tooth in Starhawk
Sony Santa Monica’s Twisted Metal is still a few weeks away, but the company has announced a couple of bonuses to help reintroduce players of 2012 to Sweet Tooth et al. Every copy of the title, producer Chad Cox announced today, will come with a voucher to unlock Sweet Tooth …
Read More »PS Vita officially already sunk via hilariously doom-laden publicity backfire
If he’s a superstitious man, Kaz Hirai is very probably sitting in a circle of salt right now, surrounded by a small army of lucky cat statues as he nails horse-shoes to every available part of his body while stuffing fistfuls of four-leafed clovers down his throat. Yep, as harbingers …
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