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Sony's own virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus, is due out in the first half of 2016 so you can expect it to be one of the key talking points at Sony's E3 conference later today. However, we do have a few early details, such as the fact that the PlayStation …

Street Fighter V was announced sometime last year as a PlayStation 4 console exclusive, although the game will be coming to the PC as well. While at the time it wasn't clear whether or not the PS4 would have timed exclusivity over the Xbox One, Capcom has now shed some …

Sony has gone ahead and crippled the storage capabilities of one of its budget smartphones, the Xperia M4 Aqua, as owners of the 8GB device can only actually access 1.26GB of it. This seems to be largely down to the inclusion of Android 5.0 Lollipop, which apparently takes up 4GB of …

E3 is coming up in just less than two weeks so now is the time for retailers to accidentally leak upcoming reveals, whether they be from Sony, Microsoft or other game developers. If you have one of the new consoles currently and own more than five games, then you have …

After months of rumors and question dodging, Naughty Dog and Sony have revealed Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, due for release this October, in place of Uncharted 4, which was pushed back until 2016. The game was due to be revealed at another time but the PlayStation website accidentally put …

E3 is about two weeks away, meaning all of the major publishers and studios are gearing up for their round of announcements for the months ahead. However, the trade show has traditionally been an industry-centric event, with press and industry insiders in attendance. However, that could change a bit this …

Microsoft is continuing to make deals with smart device manufacturers in order to get its own applications pre-installed on devices. The company recently signed up with Samsung, meaning that Galaxy S6 devices sold in certain territories will come with Microsoft apps like Skype or Office  pre-installed. Now Microsoft has expanded …

Sony has gone ahead and set up a new first party studio to create virtual reality games for the upcoming Project Morpheus headset. The studio will be located in North West England and it will focus entirely on developing for virtual reality. News of the studio first broke when  Sony …

It seems that a few people were unhappy with the way Sony and UK retailer, GAME, handled the UK 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 contest. The promotion took place late last year and was designed in an attempt to reward ‘loyal fans' by giving them the one off chance to buy …

Samsung is on its way to becoming the top choice for those looking to get an Android flagship this year thanks to the highly praised Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. You could argue that the critical success of the device is partially down to the camera but as it …

The class-action lawsuit put together against Sony for falsely listing Killzone Shadowfall as a native 1080p game has been dismissed. The goal was to sue Sony for $5 million because the multiplayer component of the game ran at 960×1080 rather than the full 1920×1080 resolution. According to Courthouse News, Judge, …

Acer Group used to be one of the world’s top PC makers half a decade ago, but in the recent years the company’s market share dropped rather dramatically. Acer announced major reorganization efforts in 2013 and while all of them yet have to prove their viability, the company is confident …

The Sony Xperia Z4 has been rumored for some time, with previous leaks pointing towards the specifications of the device. Now, the company has finally announced the handset, although so far it is only set to hit stores in Japan. The phone is set to release “later this summer” although …

Whistle blowing website Wikileaks announced yesterday that it had published all of the emails hacked from Sony's servers as part of the digital backlash it received in the wake of announcing political satire The Interview late last year, and since then people from all over the world have poured over …

Rumour has it that Sony is currently working on re-entering the phablet market with an Xperia Z4 Ultra smartphone. Sony’s new handset will reportedly come equipped with a new 6 inch display, launching alongside the smaller Xperia Z4. This information comes from DigiTimes (Via TechRadar), which spoke to an anonymous …

On-Live has been struggling ever since launch, the cloud gaming service never really performed up to par and as a result, most people gave up on the service and the idea of cloud-gaming entirely. Now, the company is finally closing its doors this month and Sony will be picking up …

PlayStation Music Unlimited is officially dead and has now been taken over by Spotify on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Over the last six months, Sony has been working with Spotify to build its debut console app. The console app will be available to free Spotify users as well …

Microsoft Corp. does not want to lose this round of game console wars to Sony Corp., which is why it takes bold actions like unbundling Kinect motion sensor from Xbox One or temporarily cutting the system’s price. According to a financial analyst, Microsoft will not be able to return the …

Sony’s latest PlayStation 4 exclusive, Bloodborne launched earlier this week to high praise but the company wasn't nearly as prepared as it should have been as the trademark for the game actually expired the day before release. Sony didn't just lose the trademark to Bloodborne though, it also forgot to …

Sony and Oculus VR have not started to sell their virtual reality headsets, but Gartner already makes predictions regarding sales of VR hardware. According to leading market analysts, shipments of various VR gear will hit two million units in 2016 and will continue to grow in the following years. Still, …

It seems like developers just can't stop launching ‘remastered' versions of last generation games for the new consoles. Sony has officially announced that God of War 3 will be coming to the PlayStation 4 this year in remastered form. The game will launch on the 17th of July in the …

PlayStation Now will start rolling out here in the UK this Spring, Sony has announced. It will start off in closed beta form, meaning you will need an invite to actually use the service. However, after a few months, things will likely open up, allowing more people to try out …

Sony hasn't been in the best financial position recently but the company’s PlayStation division is continuing to help keep the company afloat, generating £3 billion in revenue during the third quarter (holiday season) last year. That made for a pretty big sales boost, generating an extra 16.8 per cent year …

Sony Computer Entertainment said this week that it would release its virtual reality headset called project Morpheus in the first half of 2016, but said nothing about the price. According to Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony's Worldwide Studios, developing an affordable device was not the goal that Sony’s engineers had. …

Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled a new prototype of its code-named project Morpheus virtual reality headset at the Game Developers Conference. The new version of the device should improve user experience by enabling improved picture quality and tracking. In addition, Sony said that it will release its VR gear commercially in …

Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 continues to demonstrate incredible sales dynamics never seen before in the history of video game consoles. At the Game Developers Conference the platform holder revealed that cumulative sales of PS4 systems had surpassed 20 million units worldwide. As of the 1st of March, 2015, sales of …

Just several weeks after chief executive of Sony said that the company could sell off its money losing smartphone business unit, the head of the division denied such plan. According to him, the handset unit is very important for the company. “At the beginning of February there was speculation about …

Square Enix has announced that it will be bringing Dragon Quest Heroes to the US and Europe as a PlayStation 4 exclusive later this year, following the game's launch in Japan this week. Dragon Quest Heroes is actually a slight departure from the usual formula, being a spin-off title, rather than …

Sony's PlayStation 4 exclusive racing title, DriveClub was originally supposed to launch alongside the console, with a free version planned for those who have a PlayStation+ subscription. Unfortunately, the game was delayed and when it finally came out in October, it was one of the most broken games of 2014. …

Sony apparently has a four-hour long Project Morpheus event planned for the Games Developers Conference next month. The PlayStation VR headset will be shown off in detail on the 3rd of March, Sony will also be going over its future plans for virtual reality. It is likely that the headset …