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Line teams up with Salesforce to help companies connect with users of its messaging service

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 4:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Insider, messaging, Product Updates

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Marketers are starting to realize the power of mobile messaging but currently, full integration for such a channel may not be that simple. Today, Salesforce announced that it has teamed up with Line, the chat app with 450 million registered users, a move that aims to make it easier for marketers to reach customers through the service. The partnership will see new mobile marketing ways created on Salesforce’s ExactTarget Marketing Cloud that are catered to Line. Line already has a service known as Line Business Connect, which provides a business-oriented API that includes features of Line’s official accounts, that companies can customize…

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will arrive on PlayStation 4 in 2015

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web

The Uncharted series will make its PlayStation 4 debut in 2015. At its E3 2014 press conference, Sony showed off a substantial teaser for the next instalment in developer Naughty Dog’s behemoth adventure video game franchise. The clip opens with the loveable rogue Nathan Drake lying face down in the jungle, with some flies landing on his battle-scarred face. An exchange between Drake and fellow adventurer Victor Sullivan is layered underneath, prefacing the pair’s next grand adventure. As always, the stakes are high. The graphical fidelity and animations are stunning and show off what Sony’s latest video game console is…

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Grand Theft Auto V is coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this fall

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, E3, Insider

Grand Theft Auto V is heading to the PlayStation 4 this fall, after Sony showed the first trailer of the game on the console at E3 2014. Update: As the video below shows, the title will also land on the Xbox One and PC at the same time. Sony says that the title “takes full advantage” of its new console but, in a boost for customer with older machines, gamers can transfer their characters and online progress from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 over to the PS4. Grand Theft Auto V broke sales records last year, and is sure to be a…

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Sony announces Powers, the first exclusive TV show for PlayStation Network

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Playstation Network

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Taking a cue from Microsoft, at E3 today Sony announced its first exclusive TV show for the PlayStation Network, Powers. With a name like that, it’s no surprise that the show will be about super heroes. The show is based on the popular comic book of the same name, Powers is being run by the comic book’s writer Brian Michael Bendis. The show centers on two homicide detectives that investigate super hero deaths. Surprise, one of the detectives used to have powers. Casting is currently underway and Sony says will be available in the US in December. Everyone that owns a PS3 or PS4,…

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The Last of Us: Remastered hits PlayStation 4 on July 29

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by on June 10, 2014 at 2:35 am
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We already knew that Sony was bringing Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed ‘The Last of Us’ game to PlayStation 4 this summer, but today we have a firm release date: July 29, 2014. Players will be able replay the adventures of Joel and Ellie – or for the first time, if they missed out on the game’s original release for the PlayStation 3. Developed by the same studio behind the popular Uncharted franchise, The Last of Us won a dizzying number of industry awards last year and is considered by some to be one of the best video games ever made. The…

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