Category Archives: PS4

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 01:24 BST

Sony stocks rise following today’s announcements

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Although perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the Xbox One announcement, Sony’s PS4 presentation combined with the response to the Xbox One has sent Sony’s share price up.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 00:26 BST

Former EA boss confident in next gen-consoles

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John Riccitiello, former EA boss believes that PS4 and Xbox One will both be successful, saying, “I believe that console gaming is going to explode on the scene of consumer electronics with this next generation of consoles.”
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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 22:32 BST

Battlefield 4 will release on October 29, confirmed for Xbox One

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Battlefield 4 will release on October 29 and will be made available on Xbox One, EA has announced. The release date covers current-gen and PC, and those who pre-order will nab the China Rising Expansion Pack. Players will “fight for dominance across the vast and majestic Chinese mainland in four massive maps, using all-new vehicles and high-tech military equipment.” Sounds lovely. Hit up the link for more and full artwork for the expansion is below.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 02:08 BST

EA Sports trailers show off new Ignite Engine

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EA Sports has released some videos showing off its new Ingnite Engine. Feast your eyes below. EA Sports announced a partnership today with Xbox One, but didn’t go into details on what it was – likely it has to do with exclusive content for its UFC, NBA Live, and Madden licenses. The firm announced today that FIFA 14 Ultimate Team would launch on Xbox One exclusively, so the partnerships is likely more incentives such as this; however, the games will also be released on PS4, but whether versions for Sony’s console will also contain exclusive content remains to be seen.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 21:13 BST

Xbox One: Thief will launch on Microsoft’s console, Square confirms

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Xbox One will see the launch of Eidos Montreal’s Thief reboot, publisher Square-Enix has confirmed.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 21:14 BST

Xbox One: Ubisoft confirms Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed 4, more

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Xbox One will receive top Ubisoft titles, including Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. The publisher will launch at least six next-gen titles Microsoft’s format in the next 12 months.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 22:45 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts Xbox One gameplay shown, all DLC is timed exclusive

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Call of Duty: Ghosts has been shown for Xbox One at Microsoft’s reveal event. See both the official behind-the-scenes trailer, and the new reveal trailer here.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 17:06 BST

NBA Live 14 announced for next-gen consoles

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NBA Live 14 has been announced for next-generation consoles by Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen. The news was revealed as part of his talk during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference today. The game is set for release later this year, and may be part of the new Xbox console reveal today, if NBA Live tweets are any indication. NBA Live 13 was set to be the latest game in the series, slated for last fall, but was ultimately cancelled by EA with the promise the franchise would return in 2013. Thanks, Polygon.

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 15:25 BST

Assassin’s Creed 4 on PS3 is stellar despite PS4′s “visual innovations,” says Ubisoft

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Jean Guesdon, creative director at Ubisoft Montreal, has told VG247 that while the PS4 is definitely a hug leap forward compared to PS3, those who plan on purchasing Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag for PS3 won’t be disappointed, as it will still be a stellar experience.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 12:21 BST

PS4 console pieced together from teaser clip

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PlayStation 4 has yet to be revealed in its final physical form, but based on Sony’s teaser trailer yesterday, one Reddit user has piece together the close-ups to produce an artist’s rendition of what it might look like.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 08:19 BST

Battlefield 4: “Big announcements are coming soon”

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We know that the next-gen Xbox reveal taking place tonight will show off next-gen FIFA and next-gen Call of Duty, but we expect that many of the big game announcements will be left for Microsoft’s E3 press conference. But it could be that we’ll find out something about Battlefield 4 at the imminent event.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 04:08 BST

Visceral working in unnamed next-gen shooter — rumor

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The personal website of a game developer named Jehan Choo who once contracted with Visceral Games contained until a few hours ago a reference to work done on “pre-vis environments, mood pieces, and texture work for a PS4/Xbox 720 title” at Visceral, which is best known lately for the producing the Dead Space games.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 21:24 BST

Watch Dogs pre-order perks get detailed

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Gamers who pre-order Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming futuristic open-world game Watch Dogs at Gamestop or Amazon will get exclusive pre-order bonuses, the firm’s revealed.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 12:19 BST

PS4 console to be shown at E3, teaser video gives glimpse

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Sony will reveal the PlayStation 4 console in full at E3, according to a new teaser clip released online. The video shows a fleeting glimpse of the rig, ahead of its full unveiling during Sony’s conference on June 10.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:10 BST

PS4 watch: job post suggests on-board speech recognition

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PlayStation 4 could have built-in voice recognition, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect speech functions, according to a job post unearthed recently.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 22:45 BST

PS4 site suggests Vita remote play as standard feature

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Sony has updated its PlayStation 4 website with a section suggesting Vita Remote Play may be available for all or most PlayStation 4 games.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 21:29 BST

Agent listed as “currently in development” on Rockstar resume

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Agent rumors never die, they just go to sleep for a while. That’s the case today at any rate, as Agent rumors have awoken from their slumber once more thanks to a resume posted by a Rockstar research video editor.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 20:42 BST

Watch Dogs players may not notice others in a multiplayer session right away

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Watch Dogs’ Jonathan Morin has explained how the multiplayer will work in the game, without giving too much away on it. Essentially, players will always be in their “own session,” but it can be merged with others to where players will “intertwine.”

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 20:01 BST

Sony registers The Last of Us 2 & 3 domains, The Order: 1886 speculation resumes

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Sony has filed some domain registrations for The Last of Us and more for its mysterious The Order: 1886.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 17:19 BST

Diablo 3 video diary takes a look at developing the controls for PS3 and PS4

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Blizzard has a released at look into the development of Diablo 3 for PS3 and PS4, via new video diary on the PS Blog.

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