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Sony's new PlayStation Network terms of service, which basically exist to try and stop the company being taken to court by disgruntled users, aren't exactly popular in the US. If you're from Europe or Australia, though, relax: They don't apply to you. More »
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And if you're a kid, you shouldn't be reading this. You should be outside, getting some exercise. Making friends. Skipping rope. More »
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One of the sadder stories to come out of this week's London riots is that of Malaysian student Ashraf Haziq, who bleeding profusely from a broken jaw is helped to his feet by passers-by...before summarily having his PSP stolen right out of his backpack. More »
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This is a doll. It's also the subject of a patent filing by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, which thinks it might be a good idea if the doll and your PS3 chat with each other. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5825036&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony has said all along that the PlayStation Vita would only begin its global launch in 2011. It never said there'd be a worldwide launch in 2011. So somebody misses out. Guess who! More »
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Pool title Hustle Kings was the least impressive of the NGP titles on display last month during our title with Sony's new portable. But that doesn't make it a bad game. More »
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Futuristic anti-grav racer Wipeout is a great fit for portables. It was a launch title for the original Playstation Portable and it looks like the latest iteration will be a launch title for the NGP. More »
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Now that the PlayStation Network has respawned across various parts of the globe this past weekend, Sony is saying sorry in the form of free PlayStation 3 and PSP games. The PlayStation maker has outlined its "Welcome Back" offering for Europe and North America. More »
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Reactivation of PlayStation Network, completed early this morning for all of North America, is now proceeding in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America, PlayStation Europe said through its official Twitter moments ago. More »
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Sony has not yet determined if the personal information or credit card numbers of users on the still-offline Playstation Network have been stolen, according to a Sony spokesman. More »
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PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 is expert at doing many things—imitating other video games, imitating classic movies, imitating operating systems—but can it actually be a good learning tool? Sony thinks so and plans to release downloadable content for the game that's designed to aid schoolteachers. More »
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Microsoft and Nintendo do not, for various reasons, want to release official applications on the iPhone or Android platforms. Sony, thankfully, has no such qualms. More »
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While the Blu-ray patent infringement lawsuit between electronics manufacturer LG and Sony rages on, a court decision in the Netherlands has halted the confiscation of PlayStation 3 systems entering Europe, with the more than 300,000 units already seized ordered returned. More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has cancelled "a small number of projects" formerly in development across its British studios. The same studios that make games like WipeOut. More »
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Several thousand more PlayStation 3s were seized by Dutch customs officials on the eve of Sony's courtoom showdown with Korea-based LG, whose allegations of patent infringement have effectively halted the distribution of consoles across Europe the past 10 days. More »
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The box art for MotorStorm: Apocalypse, which got its release date earlier today. U.S. is on the left, Europe's on the right. Once again, the Old World got the winner; apparently dune buggies move product in North America. [via Playstation.Blog] More »
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According to a report on French site PSPGen, Sony has informed those in the relevant communities that come November 15, they won't be able to order development kits for the handheld any more. Wonder why that would be? More »
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Sony's European president said the company is "broadly supportive" of measures like EA Sports' Online Pass - which enables online features through a one-use code free in retail copies - and is considering them for titles like MLB The Show. More »
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Killzone 3's multiplayer is loaded with features new to the series, including five career paths, three times as many character levels to unlock and dynamic cut-scenes that highlight the top player's in-game efforts. More »
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A 320GB PlayStation 3, bundled with a PlayStation Move starter kit, will be available by the holiday season in Europe, Sony's James Gallagher said during the company's Gamescom 2010 news conference. A 160GB model also will be available. More »
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Sony's card-based, PlayStation Eye-powered strategy game The Eye of Judgment is going offline forever this September, losing its online multiplayer component, arguably its best feature. More »
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Think a PlayStation 3 and a 3D-ready television expensive now? According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior engineer Ian Bickerstaff, the same technology would have cost you near three-quarters of a million dollars. More »
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This is Sony Europe's handy instructional trailer for the newly-christened PlayStation Move. Isn't it chipper? More »
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I'm a big fan of the MotorStorm series. So count me among those who take Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's recent (as in, Friday) registry of a MotorStorm 3 domain as good news, not just a company hedging for future plans. More »
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Buried deep within comment contest replies in a post on the European PlayStation Blog, SCEE PlayStation Store team member Mike Kebby reveals a demo for Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is heading our way February 11th. More »
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It's popped corks and slapped backs at Sony's London Studio today, with news that the SingStar series has just hit the "20 million sold" mark. More »
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Showered with free titles since launch, European PSPgo owners can now take their pick of free MotorStorm, Gran Turismo, or Assassin's Creed, while North American buyers still get a rock. More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe yesterday released a preliminary list of the publishing houses signed up to the company's digital comics service for the PSP. And there's quite a few notable absentees More »
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With sales of the PS3 on the rebound, Sony are starting to get a little of their old swagger back. More »
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Despite the release of the digital-only PSPgo and an increasing push towards the delivery of content over the PlayStation Network, Sony would like you all to know that traditional, boxed stuff is "not going away any time soon". More »
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SingStar is normally something you associate with "Europeans", "drunk women" and "popular music". But with Christmas coming up, Sony figured it might be a good idea to add "tacky holiday songs" to the list as well. More »
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And finishing off the PlayStation Home priorities controversy, the service/virtual world's community manager has told users on the official Home forum that the Sony executive was misquoted in reports that he'd said Home is "not a priority." More »
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Speaking at the London Games Conference yesterday, Sony's director of PlayStation Home in Europe said the virtual world accrues users who spend money and stick around for long stretches, but Home is nonetheless "not a priority right now." More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe took time out of their TGS routine to announce a range of bundles for the brand new 250GB PlayStation 3 in the UK. More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (officially) announced yesterday that both WipeOut HD and WipEout HD: Fury are to be bundled together on a Blu-Ray disc and sold at retail. More »
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Sony's PSP Minis range was originally believed to be a way the PSPgo could compete with the iPhone's successful App Store, but comments today from Sony Europe suggest they could go a little further than just the new PSP. More »
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Europe's budget line for PlayStation 3 games, the Platinum range, last week expanded by four titles, each going for £20 (€30). Strangely, they all seem to be using the old box format and old PS3 logo. More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Zeno Colaco has told Develop magazine that, somewhere down the line, Sony may stop charging some developers for PSP dev kits and just start handing them out for free. More »
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Americans love a bit of blood, a bit of grunty men tearing things in twain. So Americans will be getting the God of War Collection in 2009. Europe, though? Home to Greek mythology? Yeah, Europe has to wait. More »
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