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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 »No Man’s Sky UK release date brought forward
The UK launch day for Hello Games’ ambitious sci-fi title No Man’s Sky has been pushed forward two days. The title will now be launching simultaneously in the UK and Europe on August 10th. This was announced by the PlayStation UK official Twitter account (below). This followed a delay that …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of Wipeout
Like many great ideas, Wipeout began at the pub. Developer Nick Burcombe was drinking with Jim Bowers, his colleague from Liverpool-based studio Psygnosis, at Oxton’s The Shrewsbury Arms. A dev kit for Sony’s first PlayStation console had recently arrived at the office, and the duo was trying to think about …
Read More »Nick Burcombe says he would ‘love’ to develop another Wipeout – if Sony will let him
'I know I can put a team together for it,' says co-creator of sci-fi racing franchise. 'I’d be looking at a proper undertaking on this and really reinvent the whole thing'
Read More »PlayStation: Uncharted’s fanbase has never been bigger
Sony is investing more marketing money in Uncharted 4 than it has with any previous game. Marketing manager Joe Palmer says that there has been an influx of PS4 owners that never owned a PS3 – which was the console the previous three Uncharted games were released on. Therefore the …
Read More »14 ways to improve your game pitch
Just in time for devs looking to perfect their pitch before Interface tomorrow, independent developer and former head of strategic content at SCEE Shahid Ahmad reveals the best ways to secure that vital deal
Read More »BBC is the latest publisher to join Interface
The BBC is the latest publisher that is looking to sign games from independent creators at Interface next week. If you want to meet the firm, then contact Georgia Blake at gblake@nbmedia.com or by calling 0207 354 6005. The event takes place in London on Thursday, May 5th. PlayStation is …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank scores second UK No.1
Sony’s Ratchet & Clank series continues to hold the No.1 position in the Gfk Top 40. The action platformer, which became the fastest-selling game in the franchise’s history last week, suffered a 49 per cent sales drop week-on-week. It may sound like a significant drop, but that’s a pretty decent …
Read More »PlayStation will be looking for VR and PS4 developer partners at Interface next week
Guy Richards and Spencer Low from platform holder's third-party relations and strategic content team attending May 5th event
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