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Chronicles of Ys: A series retrospective
After making the precarious decision to stick with PC development during the Famicom console boom, and again during the developer death knell of the mid-2000s, when Square Enix, Sega Sammy Holdings,...
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Jack Tretton departs from SCEA
Sony Computer Entertainment of America's president and CEO Jack Tretton is stepping down from his role with the company on 31st March, 2014.According to Sony, this is due to a "mutual agreement"...
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As Monster Hunter turns 10, can Capcom finally make the west listen?
10 years ago today Capcom released the first Monster Hunter game. It launched in Japan for the PlayStation 2 as part of a new initiative from Capcom's Production Studio 1 designed to test the waters of...
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MGS5: Ground Zeroes PSN pre-orders come with Peace Walker HD
Many have taken issue with Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes's steep price of £19.99 - £29.99, but Sony is sweetening the pot by allowing PSN pre-orders of the game to come with Metal Gear Solid:...
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Half-Minute Hero 2 teased for a western Steam release
UPDATE 01/04/2014: Half-Minute Hero's sequel, Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming, is slated for a Friday, 4th April release on Steam, publisher Marvelous AQL has announced.The publisher also joked...
View ArticleSilent Hill: Origins and Shattered Memories headed to Vita
PSP scarefests Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories are getting a digital release on PlayStation Vita, publisher Konami has announced.An exact date for the pair has yet to be...
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All is fair in love and Super Robot Wars
Back in 1991 the GameBoy was well into its swing, and all manner of new publishers were getting in on the action. Not wishing to miss a trick, Banpresto released a relatively small turn-based strategy...
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Red Dead Redemption, GTA4 affected by GameSpy server shutdown
Rockstar is working to transition the online components of Red Dead Redemption, GTA4 and Max Payne 3 in response to GameSpy's server shutdown. Core online gameplay will be saved for these titles,...
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Sony expects a significant loss next year too
Sony's annual financial report is out and it ain't pretty. As expected, the company posted a billion-dollar overall loss (-$1.26bn/£746m). That's despite sales as a whole being 14.3 per cent up...
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THQ sure left a lot of cool stuff in its former HQ
When Reddit user Soulessgingr's work relocated to a new building in Agoura Hills, California, he was delighted to see that it was actually the proverbial burial ground of former video game publisher...
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Sony to discontinue PSP in Japan next month
UPDATE 3.27pm: A new report suggests that Sony is ending support for PSP worldwide - not just in Japan.Sony shipped its last load of PSPs to North America back in January, Associated Press has stated,...
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World's largest video game collection is being auctioned off
On 3rd December 2012, Buffalo, New York resident Michael Thommason made history by having the Guinness Book of World Records certify his gaming collection as the largest in existence. At the time it...
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PS4 propels PlayStation top of global console sales
For the first time in eight years, Sony's back on top of global annual console sales.Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business Daily (via AFP, MCV) totted up the annual console sales for each platform...
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Census says UK games industry back on track
The UK games industry appears to be back on track. Employment levels haven't been this high since 2008, an 2013 census led by developer body Tiga reported.Investment in the industry and tax revenues...
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Far Cry 4 gameplay footage shows co-op, grapple hook, kicking
Watch the first five minutes of Far Cry 4 here.A brand new Far Cry 4 gameplay trailer has revealed the game's co-op mode, the grappling hook tool, the ability to kick and shown those stomping elephants...
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Sony to offer free games, PS Plus subs in $15m PSN hack settlement
Sony's PlayStation business emerged relatively unscathed (stronger, even) from the PlayStation Network hack of 2011, but the legal ramifications are still ongoing.A settlement has just been agreed in a...
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Library of Congress discovers unreleased Duke Nukem game
UPDATE 07/08/2014 11.42pm: Former Duke Nukem IP-holder Apogee Software has shed a little light on what went down with the unreleased PSP version of Duke Nukem: Critical Mass."An early alpha version of...
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The worst games I've ever played, by Ellie Gibson
Ellie writes: Dear readers, After nine years at Eurogamer, it is time for me to do one. I doubt this will come as a surprise. You probably thought I did one years ago. It will simply be a shock in the...
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Deadly Premonition headlines Rising Star sale
Do you like quirky things? Do you like saving money? Good news! To celebrate 10 years of bringing weird and wonderful Japanese games to a wider audience, publisher Rising Star has announced an...
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California county lets citizens trade violent video games for ice cream
Citizens of Marin County, California can turn in their violent video games to the local government in exchange for ice cream.Ben & Jerry's ice cream, to be exact.As reported by the Marin...
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PlayStation TV release date, price and compatible games list confirmed
PlayStation TV launches in Europe on 14th November 2014, Sony has confirmed.The device, which lets you stream your PlayStation 4 games to another HD TV in your home, as well as play PS Vita, PSP and PS...
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PlayStation Now's PS TV and Vita open beta begins next week in North America
PlayStation Now - a service that allows users to stream PS3 titles - will enter open beta for North Americans on Vita and PlayStation TV on 14th October, to coincide with that territory's launch of the...
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Valkyria Chronicles 2 was the right sequel on the wrong platform
The recent, unexpected and utterly delightful arrival of Valkyria Chronicles on PC has set me wondering about curious fate of Sega's franchise. It's a series that's garnered a passionate and loyal fan...
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Sony won't renew FIFA sponsorship contract
PlayStation maker Sony will not renew its sponsorship of football world governing body FIFA amid growing concern over corruption, according to multiple reports.Sony has sponsored a raft of FIFA...
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The bonkers ads of PlayStation
The PSone turns 20 tomorrow, 3rd December 2014, and to mark the occasion Sony has re-released a raft of its PlayStation adverts.Let's start in 1995, when PSone came to Europe. The S.A.P.S video, below,...
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'Sorry about Christmas' PSN discount rolls out Friday
UPDATE 23/1/15 9.50am: PlayStation UK has released the 10% off PSN discount code, which is valid for use from now until 9am UK time on Monday, 26 January.The UK code is: T6R3KB529KThe Irish code is:...
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Lumines is returning with series producer Mizuguchi at the helm
Lumines and Meteos producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi said he was leaving game development in 2012 when he took up the role of a professor, but now he's back and he's making a new Lumines game.Japanese social...
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Huge PS4 sales boost Sony profits
Big PlayStation 4 sales helped Sony to a significant profit for the Christmas quarter.The gargantuan Japanese company saw an 89bn yen (£500m) profit for the third quarter ending 31st December 2014....
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Suikoden and Suikoden 2 out on PSN in Europe today
Konami's cult classic Japanese role-playing games Suikoden and Suikoden 2 launch on PlayStation Network in Europe today.The games cost £3.99 each, and arrive as part of the PSOne Classics range and...
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In media Rez: the return of Tetsuya Mizuguchi
In the sweat mist of a late 90s techno hall, Tetsuya Mizuguchi got his first glimpse of what would become his life's work. The young Japanese designer, still fresh from the success of creating one of...
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BBC is making a drama about the creation of Grand Theft Auto
The BBC is making a 90-minute live-action drama about the inception of Grand Theft Auto.Games and tech journalist Guy Cocker called it "a 90-minute feature-length drama focussing on the people behind...
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Face-Off: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
It may not seem like it at first glance, but Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is one of the most ambitious remasters we've played. The gap has never been so wide - porting from the almost eleven-year-old PSP...
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Capcom brands a Monster Hunter roller coaster
Capcom has partnered with amusement park company Six Flags to make one of its roller coasters Monster Hunter-themed.At California's Six Flags Magic Mountain, the roller coaster Goliath will bear a...
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Daniel Radcliffe in talks to play GTA producer Sam Houser
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to star in the BBC's upcoming drama Grand Theft Auto, a feature-length programme about the popular game series' creation.As reported by the...
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Bill Paxton to play Jack Thompson in BBC GTA drama
UPDATE 22/4/15 10.55am: BBC Two has now officially announced Game Changer, the newly-titled drama that will detail development of Grand Theft Auto.As expected, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will...
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PlayStation 4 lifetime sales pass 22.3m worldwide
Sony has now sold more than 22.3m PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide since the platform launched in November 2013.That translates to around 44.6k PS4s sold per day, every day, since then (around one...
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Rare PSone classic The Misadventures of Tron Bonne hits PlayStation Store -...
Capcom has released rare PSone game The Misadventures of Tron Bonne on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3, PSP and PS Vita - in North America.But it doesn't look like it's coming out in Europe any...
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Cancelled Saints Row PSP game unearthed
A cancelled Saints Row PSP game has been revealed.Dubbed Saints Row: Undercover, the canned project was shuttered in 2009 when developer Volition and then-publisher THQ decided it wasn't up to scratch...
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Meet Saints Row: Undercover, the canned PSP sequel suddenly released for free
For years, Saints Row: Undercover lay on a PSP developer kit in the corner of an office.Now, Saints Row studio Volition has posted the full unreleased game online so anyone can discover and play the...
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Portable perfection
For most of Peace Walker's development, and even in early US promotional material, this 2010 PSP title had a grander designation - Metal Gear Solid 5: Peace Walker. The absence of a number on the final...
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