It’s looking more like a long, slow bridge to who-knows-where for Sony’s silent running PlayStation Vita. No, I don’t have official sales figures in front of me, but Sony’s reticence about said figures is telling. Companies can’t …
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Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Beautiful, Expensive and Worth It
The PlayStation Vita is Sony’s biggest gamble yet — a pricey, piano-black, hockey-rink-shaped gaming handheld tricked out with dual joysticks, motion and touch controls and a gorgeous widescreen aimed unapologetically at …
5 Game Stories to Watch in 2012
Goodbye 2011, you tumultuous, fickle, lovely year — hello 2012, another 365-day stretch full of promises, disappointments, and with a little luck, a few pleasant surprises as well. While we’re recovering from Christmas candy …
Time to Cut the Cord? Sony Reported to Be Prepping Internet-Based Cable TV Replacement
Cable companies’ worst cord-cutting nightmares may be about to come true, with new rumors emerging that Sony is considering launching an online alternative to cable TV. It’d apparently offer a variety of live programming …
Sony’s PlayStation 3D TV: Gorgeous with One Glaring Problem
Imagine my surprise when, last week, the UPS guy dropped off a package from Sony containing a brand new flatscreen TV—not just any flatscreen, mind you, but Sony’s new PlayStation 3D TV! Remember when they announced it back in June at E3 2011? I’d forgotten all about it until it appeared on my doorstep, as if by subconscious …
PlayStation Vita Finally Arriving in U.S. February 2012
Bumped from its original planned “holiday 2011” release window, Sony’s PlayStation Vita will finally hit the U.S. (and pretty much everywhere else, worldwide) on February 22, 2012, roughly two months after Sony’s powerhouse gaming portable goes on sale in Japan.
Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton broke the news at the Web 2.0 Summit …
Sony Reports ‘Massive’ Hacking Attempt Against Networks
Sony has taken to its PlayStation blog, informing customers that “a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” have recently been tested against its PlayStation, Sony Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment networks.
The good news is that a) Sony appears to be pretty upfront about this, which is a nice change compared to how the …
Why I’m Worried About the Joker in ‘Batman: Arkham City’
What you’re seeing here is the latest trailer for the upcoming Batman game, due out in just a few short weeks. And, to no one’s surprise, the Dark Knight’s white-faced archenemy will be in the game, masterfully voiced once more by Mark Hamill.
But, the plot points teased in this trailer have me a little worried, because there seem …
PlayStation 3 Snatches ‘Battlefield 3’ Expansion Exclusives
If you want first dibs on Battlefield 3’s download expansion packs, it looks like you’ll need a PlayStation 3 to make it so. Sony’s secured timed-exclusive rights to not just the first expansion pack, but everything to come thereafter.
Developer DICE’s own Tommy Rydling took to Sony’s PlayStation Blog this morning to break that news, …
Sony Changes Contracts: No More Class Action Suits for PSN Users
Sony has a new message for its PlayStation users: If you try and take part in a class action lawsuit against us, you’re in violation of your contract.
The Sony Corporation, already dealing with one class action suit on behalf of the 70 million PlayStation users whose personal information was lost during April’s PSN security breach, …
Sony Unveils December 17 Release Date for PlayStation Vita… in Japan
The Tokyo Game Show is home turf for Sony and Nintendo, the Japanese companies still regarded as heavyweights in the video game business. While Nintendo held their own 3DS-centric event just preceding the annual game gathering, Sony’s press conference marked the official kick-off of TGS and details about the new Vita handheld took center …
Rockstar Games Offers First Look at ‘Max Payne 3’
Here’s the thing about Rockstar Games: You never know when they’re going to make a move. While they’re not quite as bad as Apple, the NYC-based developers of the Grand Theft Auto series and Red Dead Redemption tend to be very secretive about their games’ release windows.
That’s certainly been the case with Max Payne 3. While it’s …