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Sony PlayStation 4 tipped for 2013

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [12]

With games such as Doom 3: BFG Edition still making waves in the industry of what some would call a fading wave for console gaming, Sony's PlayStation 4's release in 2013 is sure to be a hit. That's what "sources close to the matter" speaking with the Wall Street Jounral are saying in hopes that the news this week that an ultra-slick disk-less cloud-based PlayStation was being released was bashed by early critics. This situation reflects essentially what happened when the PSP Go was released, failure that it was with downloadable content only, ditching physical game units altogether. Read The Full Story

Sony mulling cloud gaming purchase

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [1]

Here’s an interesting little rumor: Sony is reportedly looking into streaming game services, and more specifically aiming to acquire either Gaikai or OnLive. Information has pointed towards Sony purchasing a cloud gaming company and announcing the buy at its E3 conference this coming Monday. Sources have told MCV that Sony is poised to sign an agreement with “a high profile cloud gaming firm.” Read The Full Story

Sony E3 press conference to be open to the public (the first 200 of them)

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

For the first time ever, people who are not part of the video game industry will be able to literally walk up to the event venue where Sony's pre-E3 media extravaganza is taking place and get their own spot for the presentation. That is, if they happen to be one of the first 200 people to show up to said venue. Sony wants to ensure it has a cheering section. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: May 29, 2012

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Tuesday, everyone. Did you all have a great holiday weekend? Well, it's time to settle back into the normal routine, just like all the tech companies are doing to provie us with today's big news stories; like this one - RIM to writedown unsold Blackberry Playbook inventory. And speaking of companies that may have bungled this, Facebook's Face.com buy confirmed. And now a solution to a problem - Diablo III summer patches and hotfixes announced. Read The Full Story

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale coming to PS Vita next

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

The game known as the Super Smash Bros of the Sony world is coming soon, and now not just for the PlayStation 3. It's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, and if that name wasn't long enough for you, try PlayStation Vita All-Stars Battle Royale on for size! This game has been tipped by several domain name registries and a job listing that have popped up this week in the wake of the excitement that the intitial title provided. Read The Full Story

White PlayStation Vita hitting Japan in June

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [2]

Black isn’t cool. You know what’s really cool? White. We’ve seen the pale color infect just about every gadget known to man, and now the PlayStation Vita will be the latest to be blessed with an all white exterior. For now it seems to be heading just to Japan, and you can expect to pay a pretty penny for the privilege. When it goes on sale in June, the WiFi version will cost ¥24,980 (~$313) while the 3G version will be ¥29,980 (~$375). Read The Full Story

Sony apparently thinking about expanded PlayStation Plus service

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Sony is trying to figure out how to make its premium PlayStation Plus service more appealing to gamers. The company has recently sent out a survey that hints at ideas that it is thinking about with regard to new features that might one day be added to the PlayStation Plus package. Of course, nothing is confirmed but at this point Sony is trying to increase its subscriber base as much as possible. Read The Full Story

PlayStation partners with Major League Gaming

, Apr 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Sony's PlayStation division will be partnering with the leader in competitive gaming for a new round of video game battling platform known as the MLG Spring Fighting Arena. Claiming that there are "thousands of dollars on the line," Sony said the PS3 will be the official console used in the new Major League Gaming battle royales. The games that will be included are Mortal Kombat and SoulCalibur V. Read The Full Story

Sony officially announces PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

We posted not long ago about Sony's plans to launch a game called PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. At the time, the game hadn't been officially announced, but that has changed now with the official announcement that the game is in the works. Sony says the video game will be a four player fighting game influenced by some of the best PlayStation themes and characters ever. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook gets fully working PlayStation emulator

, Apr 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If Angry Birds Space doesn’t satisfy your BlackBerry PlayBook gaming needs, how about original PlayStation games? An enterprising developer on the Crackberry forums has created a PlayStation emulator for the PlayBook, allowing you to play a myriad of 1994 games on the 7-inch tablet. It’s still a work in progress, so some games may fail to load, but hey: it’s PlayStation on your tablet. Read The Full Story

Sony registers website for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

, Apr 21st 2012 Discuss [2]

It looks like Sony is really gearing up to finally bring its own version of Super Smash Bros to the throngs of Sony fans that would love nothing more than to have Ratchet, Jak, Nathan Drake, and random chimera and Hot Shots Golf characters duke it out. Or something like that. Who knows what characters Sony will choose, but there's no doubt that such an experience is long overdue. Read The Full Story

Sony releases PlayStation Suite SDK open beta

, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has released the PlayStation Suite Developer Program open beta, as promised, enabling coders to create games for the PS Vita, PlayStation-certified phones and tablets, and more. Available for PC only, the PlayStation Suite SDK 0.98 includes the PC Suite Studio and UI Composer for creating interfaces that take advantage of physical and touchscreen controls, as well as a simulator for testing out your handiwork. Read The Full Story

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