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Playstation Store back online and open for business
The Playstation Store has finally returned in Europe and the US after more than four weeks of downtime. A statement on the official Playstation Blog says: “I’m happy to confirm that PlayStation Store is open and you can now download content and redeem voucher codes. We will update you with the full lists of new [...]
Sony to stream E3 conference live via Playstation Home
For the first time ever, PS3 owners will be able to watch Sony’s entire E3 press conference live via Playstation Home and Playstation.Blog. Once the event begins on Tuesday, June 7, Playstation Home users will be able to access a special screening room where they can watch a live stream of the entire five-hour show [...]
Epics Fortnite
When Fortnite was announced at the VGA, there wasn’t a lot of information available. Epic has now revealed the first details, including that the game will focus on freeform construction. According to the Twitter account of Epic lead designer Lee Perry, the game will focus on freeform construction, much like Minecraft. “I see lots of [...]
Playstation Vita sells 321,407 in two days
The PlayStation Vita sold 321,407 units in its first two days on sale in Japan, according to research firm Enterbrain. The data, reported by Andriasang, covers December 17 and 18 and puts the Vita behind the Nintendo 3DS, which sold 371,326 in its first two days. The number of Vita units sold is almost half [...]
Is 2011 going to be seen as a turning point
With less than a fortnight to go before the games industry shuts down for Christmas and the New Year, the biggest questions of 2011 are yet to be resolved. We know that our business is in transition – it would take a truly remarkable act of head-burying in an astonishingly deep sandpit to avoid that [...]
Bethesda ships 10 million units of Skyrim
Bethesda Softworks has shipped 10 million units of its hit RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim across all formats. Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media Inc. estimates that the game has generated around $650 million since it launched less than six weeks ago. The PC version has also sold strongly, outperforming other games by a factor [...]
