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Still want to know when God of War III will definitely hit European shelves? Sony Europe still hasn’t confirmed the exact date, but today has said via its official blog that the game is on course for a global launch during the week beginning March 15th. The PS3 game is …
Read More »Hacker releases PS3 exploit
PS3’s days as a piracy-free platform are under threat with the news that famed hacker George Hotz has publicly released the details of the exploit he uncovered over the weekend. Hotz had previously claimed to have found a way to gain read/write access to the console’s system memory and HV …
Read More »PS3 hack claims gather pace
A hacker who made his name by being the first to break Apple’s iPhone 3.0 firmware is claiming to have been the first to hack Sony’s until-now piracy free PS3. The hacker community is taking these claims far more seriously than similar statements made earlier this month. Writing on his …
Read More »UK PS3 sales hit 3m
The PS3 has now passed the 3m sales barrier in the UK, SCEE has officially confirmed. We are delighted to have passed the 3m milestone with PS3,” an SCE UK spokesperson told MCV. With the incredibly strong line up that we have going forward – Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles …
Read More »Mixed fortunes for PSP
Sony’s PSP surged to the top of the weekly hardware charts in Japan this week, but Media Create’s official figures show that the picture is far from rosy for Sony’s enduring handheld in its homeland. The PSP-3000, complete with UMD drive, shifted 71,186 units last week – beating the Wii …
Read More »US: Metal Gear Solid bundle for PSN
Konami has lifted the lid on a brand new digital Metal Gear Solid bundle for PSP that’s now available to download on the North American arm of Sony’s PlayStation Network. The $29.99 single download includes gaming duo Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and Portable Ops Plus, as well as the …
Read More »Koller hints at PS2 games on PSN
Platform holder Sony has for the first time spoken openly about the prospect of PS2 games being offered as digital downloads via the PlayStation Network. MCV exclusively revealed in September of last year that Sony was already talking to third parties about plans to bring the PS2 back-catalogue to PSN, …
Read More »PlayStation revenues down $1.3bn in 09
Sony has described 2009 as a turning point” for PS3 and ELSPA said the console was last year’s star” performer, but new analysis from Gamasutra paints a far less rosy picture for the PlayStation platform holder. More specifically, the site claims that Sony suffered a $1.3bn year-on-year drop in revenue …
Read More »Is the PlayStation Wand called ‘Arc’?
With brands such as Wii and Natal already trading off their recognisable names, Sony’s still anonymous motion controller is in desperate need of a title – and rumours are suggesting that ‘Arc’ is the moniker being lined up. VG247 claims to have the information on good authority from a concrete …
Read More »Chavez slams poison PlayStation games
In perhaps the most directed and precise attack on video games to date, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has not only slated violent games but also accused them of being a capitalist propaganda tool. Those games they call PlayStation are poison,” the revolutionary democratic socialist told TV show Alo Presidente, as …
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