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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

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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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Sony’s Vita TV is coming to the Europe, US and Canada as ‘PlayStation TV’ for $99 this fall

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

Sony is bringing its Vita TV microconsole to the West. The pint-sized gaming system will be rebranded as PlayStation TV and land in the US, Canada and Europe for $99 this fall. The console is capable of playing a mixture of both new and classic video games. Players will have access to hundreds of titles originally released for the PlayStation and PS One, as well as the more recent PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita handheld gaming systems. PlayStation TV will also offer uses access to video and music streaming services – in Japan, Sony already offers Hulu, Music Unlimited and…

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YouTube sharing is coming to the PlayStation 4 “later this year”

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web, E3, Insider

The PlayStation 4 will become the first video games console to include YouTube sharing when the dedicated app hits the Sony device “later this year.” The company announced the move at the E3 2014 event, where it revealed that gamers will be able to quickly upload video captures to their channel by simply hitting the share button. The feature will also allow them to see videos shared by their friends, which will appear in their What’s New feed. Sony FINALLY integrated Youtube to PS4. | #E3 #E32014 #E3Live #SonyE3 | ^Lee pic.twitter.com/3mPr0hhSrM — HyperbeamAU (@HyperbeamAU) June 10, 2014 Shawn Layden, the head of Sony Computer…

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PlayStation Now open beta will hit PS4 in the US and Canada as an open beta on July 31

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Following its initial reveal and a closed beta program, Sony is ready to take its PlayStation Now video game streaming service to the next level. At its E3 2014 press conference, the company said it would launch an open beta for PlayStation 4 owners in the US and Canada on July 31. Beta participants will have access to over 100 video games, including Dead Space 3, God of War: Ascension, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Ultra Street Fighter IV and Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus. A number of publishers have already lent their support for the service, including Activision,…

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