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Assassin’s Creed IV, Watch Dogs DLC Only Sony Exclusive for 6 Months

The bonus downloadable content for the Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 versions of Assassin’s Creed IV and Watch Dogs will only be Sony-exclusive for 6 months. This comes from a report by Shacknews, who pointed at that in a recent trailer for the Playstation 4 (featured below), the fine print that appears at the bottom of the screen (during the section when the 60 minutes of extra gameplay is advertised)  reads “6 month exclusive”.  Timed exclusives are pretty common in…

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EU PS Plus Dark Souls II and Destiny of Spirits Betas Incoming

The beta for Dark Souls II will be available to European PS Plus subscribers this Sunday. Starting at 7 a.m. GMT on the 27th, players will get to try and survive in the punishing, brutal world that is Dark Souls II. Here’s more from the official announcement, courtesy of the Playstation Blog:  Developed by From Software, Dark Souls II is the highly anticipated sequel to the punishing 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations…

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Ellen Page Nudes Cause Problems For Sony

There's a scene in Beyond: Two Souls in which Ellen Page takes a shower. A shower is hardly sexually charged, of course, and nothing is actually shown in-game, but for all intents and purposes, Ellen Page is naked on screen. It is, at best, a minor titillation for people looking to be titillated.

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Check Out The inFAMOUS Second Son Collector’s Edition

The contents of Playstation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS Second Son have been revealed on the Playstation Blog. Also getting announced is the Limited Edition of the game, which retails for $59.99 and comes equipped with a nice foil cover and includes the Cole’s Legacy DLC, a prequel that takes place between inFAMOUS 2 and Second Son. If you already preordered the game, don’t worry. It’ll be automatically be upgraded to the Limited Edition.  However, if you want to shell out some…

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PS4 Launch Title DriveClub Might See A Delay

The launch line-up blues continues with Sony’s Playstation 4, this time with their next-gen racing simulation exclusive DriveClub. Yesterday, it was announced that both Watch_Dogs and Ivory Tower’s open-world racing game The Crew would be delayed until Spring 2014, now the rumors are flying around that DriveClub might meet the same fate.  This all started when gaming site The Same Coin posted a tip from an anonymous source claiming that DriveClub is going to be delayed. Since this initial article…

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Vita TV

Vita TV Can’t Physically Work with All Games

The Vita TV is a pretty exciting prospect, allowing those with no interest in a portable handheld to play a great collection of titles at a low price from the comfort of their TV. There's one thing that we don't know, however, and that's exactly how Vita TV is going to make up for not having a rear and front touch pad.

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Vita TV

Vita TV Announced

Sony have today announced Vita TV, a device that does everything the Vita does, without the portability. By plugging the device into your TV, you can play the latest Vita titles like you would any other game. Available for $99 and compatible with every feature of the Vita, Vita TV is a cheaper option for those that don't necessarily want the Vita device, but want to play the games available for the system.

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Sony apologizes for GTAV leak

Sony have released a statement publically apologizing to fans and, most importantly, to Rockstar themselves for the security breach.

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LittleBigPlanet Hub Causes Confusion for PlayStation Fans

The announcement for LittleBigPlanet Hub was really quite vague, and although things have now been a little better clarified, there are still a lot of people who just don't know what it is. Comment sections across the web - especially on the PlayStation upload of the official trailer at YouTube - are filled with people collectively saying "huh?"

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PS4 release date being revealed tomorrow

Sony have confirmed that they will be announcing the release date of the PS4 tomorrow at 6pm CET at Gamescom in Germany.

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