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Sony's video game streaming service, PlayStation Now, is finally getting its long awaited subscription option over in the US. The subscription plan launches later this month with two different options. PS4 owners can choose a 1 month subscription plan at $19.99 or a three month one, which will set you …

Sony's launch of the Seth Rogen and James Franco vehicle, The Interview, has gone surprisingly well. Considering all of the hubbub surrounding its release, it managed to make over $15 million in just a few days. That's a fair chunk shy of its budget, but the majority of that was …

2014 in gaming was a year that despite featuring some very exciting titles, was also filled with a lot disappointments. Many AAA titles fell flat on their face at launch and even more struggled to hit decent frame rates long after, and as if to top it all off, the PlayStation Network …

A Kickstarter campaign is aiming to raise over $20,000 to destroy a rare 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. Many of those lucky enough to get their hands on one of these consoles swiftly took to eBay to sell them for absurdly high prices but Charles Tiongson wants his PS4 …

Have you seen ‘The Interview'? The film featuring Seth Rogen and James Franco that was summarily pulled from release on Christmas day due to hacker threats, only to be launched simultaneously in independent theatres and on Youtube/Google Play? Chances are if you did, that you live within the United States, …

When Microsoft Corp. formally introduced its Xbox One video game console in 2013, it faced a rather massive amount of criticism from enthusiast gamers because the system’s graphics processing horsepower was considerably lower compared to that of Sony’s PlayStation 4. Apparently, the company has taken critics seriously and is trying …

Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network are back online following the Christmas period DDOS attacks which saw both services suffer from issues for a few days. The attack was carried out by Lizard Squad, a group of ‘hackers' that threatened to take down Microsoft and Sony's respective online services earlier this …

One of the most interesting aspects of the whole hacking of Sony and the debacle that is The Interview movie, has been that when the big cinema chains backed out of showing it over fears of box office losses and viewer endangerment, many independent theatres stepped up. Cinemas like the Alamo …

In an announcement today Samsung and Sony declared a partnership that will see the PlayStation Now game streaming service being built into select Samsung Smart TV's next year. This will allow customers in the United States and Canada to stream games directly to their Samsung TV without any need for downloads. When this is launched …

Sony has been all over the place as of late, what with getting hacked by North Korea, saying it won't release the film that provoked the hack, The Interview and then changing its mind and saying that it will. On top of all of that, it has asked media outlets …

Those of you living in Europe may struggle to find a PlayStation 4 console in stores following the holiday season according to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO, Andrew House. We ran in to a similar stock shortage in Europe following the PS4 launch last year as well. Speaking to Reuters, Andrew …

Virtual Reality was just a pipe dream for most of us a few years ago, with the hardware and software to take us truly inside virtual worlds, seemingly impossible to perfect. Now though it seems, after Oculus led the way, anyone can make a brand new piece of VR gear …

Street Fighter V may only be 20 per cent through its development cycle at present but that isn't stopping the producers behind the game from hyping up its Unreal Engine 4 powered graphical fidelity. The title was announced earlier this month as a PS4 and PC exclusive, a change of …

Over the last few days, Sony and GAME have been selling off what is left of the 20th anniversary edition PS4 consoles in the UK. In order to ensure that only fans could apply to buy one, a website was put in place, showcasing a number of video game characters. …

Nobody could ever accuse George R. Martin, the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of books (which the Game of Thrones show is based on) from shying away from harsh truths. Namely that some characters just aren't meant to live out the pages of his latest …

A judge has rejected Sony's bid to get a class action lawsuit against the company dismissed. The lawsuit aims to refund those that bought PS4 launch title, Killzone Shadow Fall, after it was revealed that the game's multiplayer component did not run at 1080p resolution, despite all advertising claiming otherwise. …

This has not been a good month for Sony, the company was hacked, its emails were leaked, secrets were revealed and movies were prematurely hauled on to torrent sites. All of this, just to stop the release of one movie, The Interview, and unfortunately for those who wanted to see …

One of the biggest stories of the past few weeks, has been the ongoing hacking of Sony by the organisation known as the Guardians of Peace. Most of it, while damaging to Sony has been rather benign, but most recently, the group threatened “9/11” like attacks on any Cinemas that …

Sony Corp. has announced its Single-Lens Display Module that can turn any eyewear into smart-glasses. Just like Google Glass, Sony’s SLDM integrates its own application processor, sensors, battery and camera. The device will be shown off next month at the Consumer Electronics Show as a prototype, mass production will start …

Although Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One has managed to outsell Sony’s PlayStation 4 in numerous countries in November, it will get massively harder for the system to compete against its arch-rival next year. The number of quality titles for PlayStation 4 will be considerably higher than the number of quality games …

While Sony might not want anyone talking about the leaks, I don't know if many people will complain about everyone knowing what the MPAA has planned over the next few years. It's future anti-piracy strategy has been revealed as part of the hack and it shows that it plans to …

Sony has had a bit of a rough time as of late, with a lot of internal details about the company's function coming to light in the wake of the hack by still unidentified group, Guardians of Peace. Last week the GoP demanded Sony halt the release of the Seth …

Leaked data allegedly from NPD Group suggests that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One video game console outsold its main rival Sony PlayStation 4 system by staggering 400 thousand units in the U.S. in November. If the situation persists, this holiday season will be won by Microsoft, at least in North America. …

Earlier this week, Sony went ahead and opened up a small 90s themed PlayStation shop in London and sold 20th Anniversary Edition consoles for as little as £19.94. Some of those people were clearly eager to turn a profit as consoles are now popping up on eBay and going for …

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita will be released in China early next year, just in time for the Chinese New Year. The consoles will be more expensive than the systems in the U.S. or Europe because they will be compatible with more affordable games. However, a …

While Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 video game console was outselling Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One for the bigger part of the year, in November the latest gaming system from software giant managed to finally leave its arch-rival behind in terms of sales in both the U.S. and the U.K. But will it become a …

The Last Guardian was announced all the way back in 2009 as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, from the outside it may seem like the game will never see the light of day. However, apparently progress has been made but under “completely new conditions”, which could mean that it will now …

Sony's next flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, is said to be revealed next month at the Consumer Electronics Show but we may already have a good idea of the specifications thanks to a new leak. According to new sources, the device is expected to sport a 5.2 inch 1080p display …

Sony is selling 94 of its 20th anniversary edition PlayStation 4 consoles for just £19.94 today at a small store in London. The PlayStation 94 shop was revealed on YouTube yesterday and it didn't take long for people to track it down as a queue began forming last night. There were …

On top of marking the second time in the last few years that Sony has been hit by a monstrous hack, the nefarious individuals behind the latest theft of confidential Sony information have released a statement, demanding that the Japanese corporation halt the release of its upcoming movie The Interview, …