If you can’t beat them, join them. On November 1, DC Universe Online will launch its new hybrid business model. Players will be able to access the game free of any subscription fees. Current subscribers who continue paying the monthly fee to keep the lights on will gain LEGENDARY status and access to a wealth of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘playstation’
You Should Watch the PlayStation “Michael” Ad
October 5th, 2011
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One thing that Sony knows how to do well is advertising for the PlayStation. The Kevin Butler character has been going strong for a while now, and he’s always entertaining to see. However, their latest “Michael” commercial is genius. Where else will you get to see some of your favorite videogame characters all together in [...]
Sony Acquires Sucker Punch
August 3rd, 2011
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Sucker Punch Productions, makers of Sly Cooper and inFAMOUS, have joined the Sony family. Not that the company has made anything on a non-Sony console since Rocket: Robot on Wheels on the N64 back in 1999, but now it’s official. The company is now a part of the Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios family, becoming [...]
Resident Evil 15th Anniversary Boxset Comes to Life
July 8th, 2011
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Capcom loves their Resident Evil. They’ve been making them for the last 15 years, and to celebrate the anniversary of their zombie(esq) cash cow, they are releasing a box set of the series. The Resident Evil 15th Anniversary Box includes the following: Resident Evil Directors Cut (PSX) Resident Evil 2 (PSX) Resident Evil 3 Last [...]
PSN Fully Restored In Most Areas
June 2nd, 2011
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As we reported earlier in the week, Sony planned to have PlayStation Network fully restored by the end of the week. We can now report that they have achieved that. The PlayStation Store, which was the last big piece of then puzzle, is now functioning. Although it did take me a couple of attempts and [...]
More Clues Point To Vita As Name For New PlayStation Handheld
June 2nd, 2011
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Sony just can’t keep things secret. Upgrades to portable hardware, our personal information, or the actual title for their upcoming handheld. As we previously reported, it was discovered earlier the likely moniker for the NGP would be the Vita. Well, here is a little more evidence to back that up. Sony’s own website contains the [...]
PlayStation Store To Return Tuesday, May 24
May 19th, 2011
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Gamasutra have gotten their hands on a memo sent out by Sony to developing and publishing partners that indicates that the PlayStation Store will be back up on Tuesday, May 24. In addition to when the service will be back up, Sony also outlines their plan for rolling out content that missed release due to [...]
PSN Coming Back Online!
May 15th, 2011
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That’s right friends, our National Tragedy is finally coming to an end. As you read this, servers across this great land are powering up and will soon allow you to connect Sony’s mighty online network. Hell, they may be up in your state right now. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that you [...]
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection Announced
May 12th, 2011
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Before we get ahead of ourselves, you DO know that the single player portion of the new Mortal Kombat is an 8 hour opus based on the events on Mortal Kombat 1 through 3, right? If not, you really have no excuse. Now that that’s out of the way… NetheRealm studios (the guys behind all [...]
PSN May 31st Deadline Denied by Sony
May 10th, 2011
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Yesterday, we heard reports that PSN may not be back in full working order until May 31st. I know many of you probably rushed to your calendar to mark that date down. Well, hopefully you marked it down in pencil because even though that date came from Shigenori Yoshida, Sony’s spokesperson in Tokyo, Patrick Seybold, [...]