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News 11 years ago
Incoming Second Son Patch Adds Fan Requested Features
It's been less than two weeks since InFamous: Second Son and it's already seen its first two patches. Despite that, there's still more to come. Sucker Punch's Brian Fleming took to the PlayStation Blog to describe some of the new features you'll find in the upcoming patch.
News 11 years ago
EA Openly Mock Wii U on Twitter
It's April 1st, and that means you absolutely have to be careful what you reveal, lest it gets called a joke. Some developers try to make an effort, even creating videos to entertain and stick in the mind. Whoever runs EA's Frostbite account decided to pull a different kind of prank.
News 11 years ago
Sony Hints at new PS4 Features in Online Survey
A PlayStation-focussed survey from Sony seems to hint at some future features that might end up appearing on the PlayStation 4. Many are options that fans have been asking for, so it's nice to see they're paying attention to reaction. There's no reason to think these will pop up in the near future, or at all, but positive replies from those invited to the survey might mean certain things appear sooner than others.
News 11 years ago
Predator Leaping into Call of Duty
A short teaser video from the official Call of Duty Instagram page shows a distinctly Predator-esque level, with a distinctly invisible threat hunting the player. Although it's not expressly said that Predator will be making an appearance in the next set of DLC maps, which the video is a teaser for, it's pretty obvious. The description even has the quote "If it bleeds..." in it.
News 11 years ago
John Carmark Comments on Facebook Oculus Acquisition
There's been a lot of anger over Facebook's purchase of Oculus Rift. Some of it has been valid, some of it has been less valid, but all of it's been loud. Some of those talking have no more knowledge of the situation than can be gleamed from The Social Network, so it's nice to see that someone closer to the scene has had something to say. John Carmack, legendary coder and a big part of the Oculus project, has finally spoken about the Oculus acquisition.
News 11 years ago
GameStop Says New Generation Doing Better than Expected
Retailer GameStop reckons the new generation has been better than anybody could have expected, going so far as to outsell the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in store in their first 15 months on the market. Hardware sales were actually higher than anybody had hoped over the Christmas period, although software sales dropped. That's perhaps to be expected, if people are going out and buying new hardware.
News 11 years ago
The Last of Us is Coming to PS4
The Last of Us has been teased for PlayStation 4 multiple times since the console was released at the end of last year. It's no surprise either. The game was great, but suffered from some graphical issues as a result of it being made for old hardware. Naughty Dog did an absolutely amazing job hiding that fact, but occasional frame rate drops and odd lighting proved a next-gen version would be so much better. It seems that it might be happening, and sooner rather than later.
News 11 years ago
PS4 up 50.00 for Canadian Retailer
Many years ago when there was a huge discrepancy between the value of the Canadian and US dollar, games and consoles in Canada were significantly more expensive then the United States. However, over the last generation, the Canadian-US dollar has almost been at par because of a failing US economy coupled with a strong Canadian economy.
News 11 years ago
April PlayStation Plus Content Leaks
Sony Asia have once again announced the upcoming games for their PlayStation Plus content, most of which end up being exactly the same as the EU stuff. There's a nice mixture of titles this month across all platforms, certainly enough to keep most people happy until May.
News 11 years ago
Facebook Buys Oculus Rift
Sometimes a news story comes along that's so completely surprising that you actually do a double take. This is one of those stories. Facebook have announced that it plans to acquire the virtual reality company Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Although Zuckerberg, in the post announcing the deal, say he doesn't plan to change the current gaming focus for the Rift, fans of the device have become upset and angry over the acquisition.