Posts Tagged 'sony'

For Some Reason, Sony’s Decided to Change What Your PSN Account is Called [Psn]

Posted on February 4 2012 by Igg

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Sony plans on $2.9 billion loss for the year

Posted on February 2 2012 by Igg

When Kaz Hirai takes over as CEO of Sony on April 1st, he’s going to have to roll up the sleeves of his $10,000 suit and get in a good cry before figuring out the future of the struggling giant. The company announced a loss of ¥159 billion ($2.1B) for the third quarter ending December [...]

Kazuo Hirai named new Sony president

Posted on February 1 2012 by Igg

Sony today announced that Kazuo Hirai has taken over the role of president and CEO of the company, while current president Sir Howard Stringer will become the Chairman of the board of directors. Reports were circulating earlier this month that Hirai, a longtime Sony employee who was promoted to head up the company’s consumer products [...]

The Simpsons Arcade is free in February for PS Plusers, feel the love

Posted on January 31 2012 by Igg

The Simpsons Arcade is headlining February’s PlayStation Plus bonuses. Sony offers an HD adaptation of the classic 1991 game free, for Plus members, through the end of the month. This is the Simpsons‘ first official launch confirmation, with previous sightings exclusive to XBLA, including this set of Xbox achievements spotted earlier this month. Sony is [...]

Insomniac finished with Resistance franchise

Posted on January 26 2012 by Igg

We already knew that Insomniac is taking a step back from the Resistance franchise. With Resistance 3 in the can and the studio setting sights on its multiplatform project Overstrike, the studio seemed ready to move on. Now CEO Ted Price has confirmed it with a statement that leaves no room for misunderstanding. “We won’t [...]

PS Vita 3G teardown puts Sony’s cost at $159

Posted on January 20 2012 by Igg

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The guys at UBM TechInsights busted open a PS Vita 3G to pull together a figure for the cost of materials. The total comes in at a dick-punching $159.10. According to the breakdown on Eurogamer, the majority of the cost goes to the display and touchscreens ($50). The quad-core processor that powers this little wonder [...]

CES: Cross-platform Vita to PS3 Wipeout action tested

Posted on January 12 2012 by Igg

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The Wipeout franchise will bring about the first cross-platform functionality between Vita and PS3. Sony tells us that many more titles are in the works, but for now it all kicks off in Vita’s launch window with Wipeout 2048. We got our hands on the upcoming Vita title and found out that it plays nicely [...]

Taco Bell giving away PlayStation Vitas

Posted on January 11 2012 by Igg

The PlayStation Vita is due out in just over a month on February 22, but electronics are expensive. What’s a cash-strapped gamer to do? You could sell your blood, or you could down some inexpensive, slightly questionable Tex-Mex food for a shot at winning one. Sony and Taco Bell announced the “Unlock the Box” promotion [...]

Sony: No PlayStation 4 announcement at E3 2012

Posted on January 11 2012 by Igg

Once again, rumours have started spreading that a next generation of consoles will be unveiled at E3 and, once again, they’re being denied. Sony consumer products president Kaz Hirai is the one doing the denying this time, insisting that a new PlayStation won’t be announced at the video games show in June. “Andy (House) is [...]

Sony: No PlayStation 4 reveal at E3 2012

Posted on January 11 2012 by Igg

Once again, rumours have started spreading that a next generation of consoles will be unveiled at E3 and, once again, they’re being denied. Sony consumer products president Kaz Hirai is the one doing the denying this time, insisting that a new PlayStation won’t be announced at the video games show in June. “Andy (House) is [...]