Tag Archives: scee

Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 09:14 GMT

Sony to dispute ICO data breach fine, statement issued

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SCEE has challenged this morning’s £250,000 fine issued by the UK Information Commissioners Office, stating that there is no proof that sensitive data was indeed breached. The company has replied to the fine by way of a statement.

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Mon, Aug 20, 2012 | 10:55 BST

“Which new PS3?”: Sony exec shrugs off PS3-4000 chatter

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SCEE CEO Jim Ryan has skirted around talk of a long-rumoured super slim PS3 model when probed at gamescom. Sony was rumoured to unveil the new model at its conference but it didn’t materialise.

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Wed, Jul 25, 2012 | 23:05 BST

SCEE partners with Gamer Camp, offers PlayStation Academic Scholarships

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SCEE has partnered with Birmingham City University’s Gamer Camp, which will see the firm offering up PlayStation Academic Scholarships. The goal is to help provide an opportunity for the next generation of UK talent through professional development studies. Four students will have half the fee for Gamer Camp paid, as given the opportunity for paid work in one of SCEE’s UK development studios for six months. Students need to be signed up for Gamer Camp by August 9, and each will automatically be entered into the PlayStation Academic Scholarship. Thanks, GI International.

Wed, Jun 13, 2012 | 15:41 BST

Sony sees Wii U as a “potential risk”, but remains confident in 2012 content offerings

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SCEE boss Jim Ryan has said he believes Wii U could be “a potential risk” to business for PS3, but in the end, there is enough content on the console to keep customers coming back.

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Mon, Apr 02, 2012 | 13:24 BST

Sony spends £1.5m on Vita ads for Easter

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Sony is putting forward a significant £1.5m in advertising for the PlayStation Vita over the Easter period, it has been revealed.

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Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 20:04 GMT

Twisted Metal release delayed in Europe, possibly due in March

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Eat Sleep Play has said Twisted Metal will be delayed into March in Europe due to localization issues, and cuts requested by SCEE.

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Thu, Jan 12, 2012 | 13:54 GMT

SCE believes PS Move “could and should” do better at UK retail

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SCE UK boss Fergal Gara believes despite having a “solid foothold” with Move, the motion controller should have sold more units in UK.

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Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 18:43 BST

New PSP SKU aimed at “teens and much younger”

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SCEE’s Jim Ryan has said the budget PSP mode unveiled at gamescom last month is aimed directly at the younger market.

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Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 02:40 BST

Sony: Vita is all about games

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Despite its gamescom celebration of the handheld’s social network functions, Sony is putting games first with Vita.

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Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 17:07 BST

PS3 passes 22 million units sold in Europe as price drop campaign gets into high gear

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SCEE’s Jim Ryan has said PS3 has passed the 22 million sold mark in European territories, and said the console still has “lots of life,” left in it.

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Tue, Aug 02, 2011 | 02:29 BST

PSOne Imports coming to European PSN

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SCE Europe has announced it will pick up one of the features we’re most jealous of our US brethren for – PSOne Imports on the PlayStation Network.

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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 20:29 BST

Hirai becomes SCEI chairman, House takes over as president

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Sony’s just announced the appointment of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House as the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment International.

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Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 11:30 BST

House: Sony now in “hyper vigilance” stance following PSN attack

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SCEE CEO Andy House has said that Sony has take a “hyper vigilance” approach following the external attack that brought down PlayStation Network for nearly a month.

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Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 16:12 BST

Quick quotes: Sony’s reaction to use of PS3 footage in Wii U reveal

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“The only thing I’ve got to say is that mimicry is the highest form of flattery”: SCEE president Andrew House tells GamesIndustry how it felt to have PS3 and 360 game footage used in Nintendo’s Wii U press conference in LA last week.

Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 13:14 BST

E3: Undivided House – SCEE boss open and optimistic

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The head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in a frank interview on Vita, PlayStation Suite, Move and 3D, Sony’s E3 and – of course – the PSN outage.

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Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 05:23 GMT

LittleBigPlanet educational DLC incoming

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SCE Europe senior vice president Ray Maguire has outed an upcoming LittleBigPlanet content pack for use in the classroom.

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Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 16:11 GMT

Report – Sony cans, streamlines projects at UK studios

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GI‘s reporting that SCEE has canned or closed a number of projects at some of its various UK studuos.

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Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 09:15 GMT

House: Sony looking to sell PSN titles at retail

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SCEE boss Andy House has said that the company is looking to sell PSN titles at retail.

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Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 00:29 GMT

Almost half of DC Universe Online players are on the PSN

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Sony has revealed that 45% of those playing DC Universe Online are doing so from their PlayStation 3.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 15:56 GMT

Sony: NGP is not a phone, PlayStation Suite already “addresses,” the phone market

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Sony’s NGP may offer 3G in some areas, but it is not a phone, and this detail is something SCEE boss Andrew House said the firm “deliberately,” avoided.

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