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News PS Vita's Memory Cards May Cost a Bomb, But Digital Purchases Are on the Rise
Add to basket
At a recent press event, Sony revealed that almost half of all purchases on the PlayStation Vita are digital. SCEA executive John Koller released the snippet, stating that 48 per cent of the handheld's games are purchased through the PlayStation Store. Although he didn't reveal the same figures for the PlayStation 4, the suit did say...
News Who Wants to Buy a Discounted PS4 Console, Then?
UK retailer slashes system's price
While it’s slowly becoming more readily available, it’s still something of a challenge to track down a PlayStation 4 in the UK. As a result, we assumed that it would be a long time before we started hearing about discounted hardware. However, the online arm of
News Wait, Sony Has No Plans for a PlayStation 4 and Vita Bundle?
Bundle of laughs
Sony marketing boss John Koller dropped all manner of bombs at a recent press event in Santa Monica, including the announcement that the platform holder has over 100 games in store for the PlayStation 4 in 2014. Most troubling, though, is the recent revelation that the company doesn't have any "firm plans" to release a PS4 and Vita...
News God of War Still Looks Stunning on the PlayStation Vita
Why so serious, Kratos?
Sony Santa Monica’s seminal PlayStation 2 classics don’t appear to have taken a hit in the transition to the small screen, as the God of War Collection is looking sharp on the PlayStation Vita. Fresh from last night’s surprise unveiling, the platform holder has released some unedited footage of the deity slaying...
News No Heroes Allowed Turns To Puzzles In New Vita Adventure
It's free-to-play, too
No Heroes Allowed may not invoke many memories, but you may remember the niche PSP dungeon builder Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What did I do to deserve this?, and although their titles may be different, they are indeed a part of the same family of weirdly wonderful games, with the freshly announced No Heroes Allowed: No...
News PS Vita Hits a Home Run with MLB 14 The Show This Spring
Fez and The Wolf Among Us also due out soon
Following on from the news that the Sly Cooper Trilogy and God of War Collection are coming to the PlayStation Vita soon, Sony has also confirmed that baseball sim MLB 14 The Show, indie darling Fez, and episodic adventure
News Nariko Slashing Her Way into Our Hearts in New Heavenly Sword Movie Trailer
This is why Nariko is a badass
The previously announced film adaptation of the hack-and-slash PlayStation 3 game Heavenly Sword now has a new trailer. The last promotional video highlighted the narrative of the movie, while this one cuts that in favour of a focus on heroine Nariko. There is lots of action in this clip, with the narrator exclaiming:...
News Whoa, There Are 100 Games Coming to PlayStation 4 in 2014
Time to take out a second mortgage
If you were thinking that, after a particularly taxing 2013, your wallet would be getting a break this year, then think again. At a recent press event in Santa Monica, Sony's vice president of marketing John Koller revealed that 2014 is going to be an action packed 12 months for the PlayStation 4. The big wig noted...
News Want a Bigger Backlog? Add Sly Cooper Trilogy to Your Swag Bag
Heist alive
Still not got enough content to keep your PlayStation Vita constantly switched on? As part of a cavalcade of announcements in Los Angeles earlier this evening, Sony has revealed that the Sly Cooper Collection is coming to the pocketable console, too. The sneaky set – which is already available for the PlayStation 3 – includes Sly...
News God of War Collection Causes Chaos on the PS Vita in May
Slimmed to scale
It’s currently raining PlayStation Vita games so hard that we’re going to need to prop up an umbrella shortly. Not content with officially unveiling Borderlands 2 at a swish event in Los Angeles earlier today, the platform holder has also confirmed that the God of War Collection will be wrapping its blades around the diminutive...
News PS Vita Slim Ventures Stateside in Borderlands 2 Bundle
Pandora's portable
It may have received the most muted launch in console history here in Europe last week, but the PlayStation Vita Slim is shuffling overseas this Spring. The creatively dubbed PCH-2000 model will be available in North America for $199.99, and will launch as part of a Borderlands 2 bundle featuring the fairly recently revealed...
News Borderlands 2 Is the Purple Loot Your PS Vita Deserves
Cross-save, six expansion packs, online co-op, and more
Sony’s on a crusade to resurrect the PlayStation Vita in North America, as its dropping bombs all over the shop in Los Angeles right now. In addition to confirming the handheld’s slimmed down model mere moments ago, the company has also deployed some details on the system’s previously...
Review Doki-Doki Universe (PlayStation 4)
Everybody do the robot
We’re a funny lot, the human race. Capable on the one hand of compassion and understanding, we’re also simultaneously prone to bouts of some much less desirable traits. Doki-Doki Universe from HumaNature – a team made up of some of the creators of 16-bit classic ToeJam & Earl – takes you on a tour of, well, human...
News Pachter: PlayStation Now Doesn't Have a Prayer of Maintaining Subscribers
Analyst all but writes off streaming service
PlayStation Now may have stoked the fires of much of the gaming industry when it was announced at CES earlier this year, but industry analyst Michael Pachter is finding it hard to get excited. Speaking as part of the latest episode of the
News The Order: 1886's Weapons Are Already Being Brought to Life
Be a part of The Order
Gamers love to get their hands on some gaming merchandise, whether it be a special edition figure or a t-shirt – but prop builder Landstalker Props is itching for some of The Order: 1886's Victorian gun-toting action instead. Ahead of the title's highly anticipated release, the firm is getting its hands dirty by making...
News Bizarrely, the Pedestrians in PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Are Real People
Feel even more morally conflicted
Sucker Punch’s superhero sequel inFAMOUS: Second Son is set to launch next month, meaning that you’re no doubt itching to smash up the release’s obsessive recreation of Seattle. However, before you begin vaporizing the residents of the rainy region, you may want to keep one minor detail in mind: every...
News Naughty Dog's Bruce Straley Thinks Tearaway Deserved D.I.C.E Prize for Innovation
And the award for humblest game developer goes to...
If you've not been paying attention the last few weeks, Naughty Dog's masterpiece The Last of Us has managed to win just about every single award known to man. From the International Animated Film Society to GLAAD
News Shuhei Yoshida Wants Western Indie Games to Be More Readily Available in Japan
Going global
Indie games have become an enormous part of the PlayStation brand. Whether it’s relatively big titles like Outlast or smaller timewasters like OlliOlli, there’s rarely a week that passes where Sony’s suite of systems don’t receive an independently developed release or two. However, a lot of this content stems from Western...
Weirdness inFAMOUS: Second Son Preaches Safe Sex with Supercharged Condoms
Great power, great responsibility
inFAMOUS: Second Son protagonist Delsin Rowe may be a bit of a wild child, but even he understands the importance of keeping his appendages covered when things get a little hotter than his smoke superpowers. And in order to spread that message, GameStop Italy is giving away a pack of glow-in-the-dark condoms when...
News Killzone: Shadow Fall Patch v1.09 Smoothes Out the PS4 Exclusive
Time to finish the fight
Fresh from announcing some staggering sales figures, Guerrilla Games has reiterated that it’s far from finished updating its PlayStation 4 exclusive first-person shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall. And in preparation for the
News Do You Want to Play The Last of Us on PS4? You Should Say So
To Hell and back
There’s always pent up demand for fresh properties and experiences on new platforms, but after playing Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, we think that we can just about cope with a year of PlayStation 4 ports. Crystal Dynamics’ sublime survival reboot really does look the part on Sony’s next-gen machine, with the framerate and...
News Naughty Dog: We've Spent the Last Few Weeks Brainstorming a New Property
The Last of Us sequel also a possibility
As the next generation kicks into gear, all eyes are on Sony subsidiary Naughty Dog. The colossal first-party developer was always well regarded following the success of the Crash Bandicoot games, but its status catapulted during the PlayStation 3 era due to the popularity of the Uncharted trilogy and last...
Weirdness This Dramatic Story Makes an Argument for the PS4 Controller's Light Bar
Shine it bright
There may be some debate as to whether the PlayStation 4 controller’s light bar is entirely necessary, but one shaken NeoGAF poster is thankful that Sony hasn’t incorporated an option to dim it at a system level yet. As part of a theatrical post on the popular message board, user Khalifa Jayy recited ho
News PS3 Firmware Update 4.55 Takes You Back to a Time Before Standby
Remember to vent your frustrations online
The majority of Sony’s attention may be pointed directly at the PlayStation 4, but that doesn’t mean that the platform holder’s done tweaking its former flagship format. A brand new mandatory firmware update is available for the PlayStation 3 right now – even if it has arrived with
News The Order: 1886 Will Be a Single Player Only Affair, Says Ready at Dawn
One is the loneliest number
As we reported yesterday, there's been a wealth of rumours floating around the Internet in regards to upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886. There is definitely something brewing over at developer Ready at Dawn, and we suspect that there'll be a truckload more details to pore over in the coming weeks. With...
News PS4 Propels Sony Back to Profitability, but Kaz Hirai Vaporizes Vaio
All change in the television business, too
Oh no, it’s not financials day, is it? This disgruntled editor may have studied business for several years, but can’t seem to bring himself to look at a balance sheet these days. Nevertheless, our favourite electronics manufacturer has dropped a bit of a humdinger today, confirming that it’s dumping...
News PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Styling Its Facial Hair Ahead of Unveiling
Cultivating a cracker
We’re not sure whether we like Sony’s new secretive strategy. On the one hand, it means that we’re almost guaranteed a big surprise or two over the coming months – but sifting through the throngs of “industry insider” induced scoops is becoming a bit of a chore. Nevertheless, it sounds like the platform holder’s...
News Here's How to Enjoy PS4 Remote Play with Uncompromised Control
Problem solved
The ability to play your PlayStation 4 games on the PlayStation Vita is arguably one of the next generation console’s best features, but control limitations mean that it’s not always practical. A title such as Killzone: Shadow Fall, for example – which makes heavy use of the shoulder buttons and thumb stick clicks – doesn’t...
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Looks Super Sleek in These Seattle Screenshots
Seattle down
inFAMOUS: Second Son may just be our most anticipated upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, as developer Sucker Punch appears to be hard at work creating a title that offers a compelling gameplay experience, while also really showing off wha
News This Is What Streaming Killzone 3 Looks Like Using PlayStation Now
Looking good
It was recently revealed that a select group of fans were invited into an exclusive beta test for Sony's new streaming service, PlayStation Now. And while those lucky users are playing the proposed list of test games to their heart's content, t
Weirdness Don't Livestream Steamy Activities on the PS4 Like This Russian Couple
Play it safe
Sony may soon need to substitute the name of its next generation console for something a little saucier, as the PlayStation 4 is quickly becoming the system of choice for the sex obsessed. Not content with purportedly being the top platform for a catalogue of steamy websites, the supercharged device recently played host to a live...
News Sony's Official Gold Wireless Stereo Headset Sends a Signal to PS4
Always believe in your soul
Sony’s brand new wireless headset isn’t officially endorsed by Spandau Ballet, but it’s sure going to make the British band’s back catalogue sound absolutely stellar. The platform holder announced the versatile set of cans earlier today in conjunction with its
News PS4 Firmware Update 1.60 Adds Pulse Headset Support and More Tomorrow
The console that keeps giving
It feels like an eternity since the last PlayStation 4 firmware update, but you’ll want to leave your format in standby overnight as the platform holder has confirmed that system software v1.60 is set to launch within the next 24 hours. According to European community manager Chris Owen – and now confirmed by the
News The Last of Us Snags the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game
Can this game get Annie more awards?
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Naughty Dog's survival horror opus The Last of Us is the recipient of yet another prestigious prize. The International Animated Film Society hosts the annual awards show The Annies to recognise the most noteworthy animation in all f
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS Vita Sales Increase by 150 Per Cent Year-on-Year
Rising from the ashes
It’s the console that everyone loves to kick, but the PlayStation Vita is actually on the rise in Japan right now. Media Create statistics show that Sony’s flagship handheld format is the only device to build upon its early 2013 sales, with the diminutive device seeing an impressive 150 per cent upswing in popularity...
Weirdness This Is What The Legend of Zelda Would Look Like on PS4
A link between consoles
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has been harping on for years that Nintendo should publish its major titles on Sony consoles, and this picture snapped in an EB Games in Montreal demonstrates what that might look like. But before anybody gets their hopes up, it behoves us to mention that the pictured box is completely fake...
News Delayed PS4 Title DriveClub Is 'Really Innovating in the Racing Genre'
Social features sent the exclusive off-road
When we played DriveClub approximately six months ago, the PlayStation 4 exclusive didn’t look anywhere near finished. Visually, it didn’t provide the leap that we were expecting – and it was clear that developer Evolution Studios still had plenty of work left to do.
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Studio Unclouds Unannounced Project
First-party outfit looking ahead
Sucker Punch may have successfully re-stoked the embers regarding its upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son at the Taipei Game Show last week, but with the superhero excursion now mere weeks away, the Sony subsidiary is starting to look to the future, too. A trio of job listings posted to the...
News The Games Sony Picked for the PlayStation Now Beta Are Baffling
PlayStation wow
Sony recently sent out invitations for a beta test aimed at ironing out the kinks in its impending streaming service, PlayStation Now. In fact, we're betting that a few of you might have been lucky enough to snag an exclusive summon, and are currently wiling away the hours trying out the Netflix-like system. Obviously the most...
Blast from the Past This Time One Year Ago, Sony Promised to Give Us a Glimpse of the Future
Turning back the clock
An old sage once said that time flies when you’re having fun – and the past twelve months have proved that anonymous philosopher right. This time last year, we were sitting in stunned silence staring at a cryptic video clip that promised to give us a glimpse of the “future” on 20th February. Naturally, our instincts...
News Blimey, PS Plus Subscriptions Have Tripled Since the PS4's Launch
Triple the fun
PlayStation Plus may just be the best thing since sliced bread. Ok, not really – Resogun is obviously the best thing since sliced bread. But the premium subscription service comes in at a very close second, providing core gamers with a way to get more out of their expensive consoles. And it seems that the public at large mostly...
News The Order: 1886 Will Ride Its Horse-Drawn Cart onto PS4 This Year
Hot to trot
We may have seen less of it than a hedgehog during hibernation, but Ready at Dawn’s alternate history opus The Order: 1886 still appears to be on track to take a trip through time later this year. Speaking as part of Sony’s big PlayStation Vita Slim reveal earlier this morning, PlayStation UK gaffer Fergal Gar
News Microsoft Will Pay You to Dump Your PS3 for an Xbox One
We're like so whatever
Remember that old Avril Lavigne video where the “punk princess” tries to get one over on her nerdy double? Well, this brand new Microsoft promotion reminds us of that. Y’see, the Redmond-based manufacturer doesn’t like your old console, and it thinks you need a new one – so much so, that it’s even willing to pay...
News PS Plus Wants to Be Your Valentine with Gigantic North American Refresh
Outlast, Metro: Last Light, Remember Me, and more
Forget about your significant other, as the only company that you’re going to need this 14th February is your PlayStation Plus subscription. With those lucky enough to live in Europe already tucking into their fresh content, Sony has now revealed the full Instant Game Collection update for North...
Feature Three Reasons Why You Should Skip the PS Vita Slim and Snag the Original
Handheld heartache
As predicted, Sony announced the PlayStation Vita Slim for the UK and Europe earlier today. The redesigned handheld will release on 7th February and will replace the existing model of the pocketable platform. Already available in Japan, the overhauled h
Weirdness Here's a Novel Way to Dim the PS4 Controller's Light Bar
Why didn't we think of that?
If you’re not a fan of your PlayStation 4 controller performing its best impression of the Aurora Borealis each and every time that you sit down to play a game, then we have a novel little solution for you. A thrifty eBay merchant has crafted a custom set of light bar decals, whic
News Whoa, PS4 Software Sales Are Swiftly Outpacing the Xbox One in the UK
Greatness sells
Intense console rivalry may not be healthy or productive, but it sure can be a lot of fun – especially when you're on the winning side. We've known for a while that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in the UK, but it's been a week or two since we've had some fancy numbers to gloat about. PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara is on...
News Sony's New Vita Bundle Will Allow You to Flaunt Ten Top Indie Titles
It's a bargain
If you're itching to buy a PlayStation Vita, but aren't satisfied by any of the current bundles available, then Sony has a brand new option showcasing ten of the best indie games that the platform has to offer. The releases included span Hotline Miami, Velocity Ultra,
News Sony: PS4 Sales Suppressed by Stock, Will Grow Considerably
Platform holder is not satisfied
Sony’s not especially impressed with the PlayStation 4’s current sales tally. While its next generation system has ripped up the record books and attained the fastest selling format crown, the manufacturer knows that the numbers could be higher if it had more stock
News This Is Why Sony Hasn't Shot the Killzone Franchise in the Orange Eyes
Shadow Fall's sales soar higher than an ISA Cruiser
It’s arguably the most divisive franchise in Sony’s first-party stable, but the Killzone brand has proved itself to be a best-seller time and time again. That’s especially true of PlayStation 4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall, which has already exceeded sales in the region of 2.1 million...
