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E3: Ruin to bring social-action-RPG hybrid to PS Vita and PS3
Sony has announced a fairly neat sounding application for the PS Vita's beefy social networking features -- it's a "social-action-RPG" called Vita, which sees players create their own hero and lair, and siege the lairs of their friends (and rivals!) The top-down, Diablo-style lootfest will also have a PS3 version, which allows players to transfer (transfarr?) their saves between the two versions ...read more
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E3: PlayStation Vita launches globally by end of 2011, starting at $249
Before Kaz Hirai or any other Sony officials announced the actual price of the recently renamed PlayStation Vita, the company's PR wing tipped us off to the price and release date: PlayStation Vita will launch worldwide "by the end of 2011," and will arrive in two models starting at $249. SCE detailed the two separate PSV models as a 3G/Wi-Fi version running $299/€299/¥29,980, and a Wi-Fi-only ...read more
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E3: AT&T named official wireless carrier for PlayStation Vita
... and that announcement was met with an audible groan in the crowd during Sony's E3 keynote. The NGP PlayStation Vita will feature both Wi-Fi and 3G functionality, with AT&T being named the official wireless carrier of the new handheld. As for pricing, the Wi-Fi model will retail for $249, while the 3G/Wi-Fi model will retail for $299. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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E3: PlayStation Vita features voice chat via 'Party'
aHey, cross-game chat is coming to PlayStation ... Vita! It's called "Party," and according to a quick explanation by Kaz Hirai, it allows people to talk to each other through the PlayStation Vita system even while playing different games, using either a headset or the microphone built into the Vita device. We're not used to that name yet. "Vita." Will we ever be?
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E3: New Star Trek to feature Move and 3D support, PSN-exclusive prequel
During Sony's E3 press conference, Jack Tretton announced that the upcoming co-op Star Trek title will feature both PlayStation and Move support. PlayStation network will also host an exclusive downloadable prequel to the game, which will also be 3D and PlayStation Move enabled. Star Trek is scheduled to be released next year. We'll be seeing the game later this week, so stay tuned for more ...read more
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E3: NGP officially named 'PlayStation Vita'
It's not exactly the world's best kept secret, is it? Sony's next handheld officially became the "PlayStation Vita" this afternoon at the company's E3 2011 press conference. And you can stop pronouncing it "Vite-Uh," as Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai repeatedly pronounced it "Veeta." Hazaa! We'll have a ton of hands-on coverage with PlayStation Vita's games as the week progresses, ...read more
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E3: Need for Speed: The Run, SSX, and Battlefield 3 exclusive content on PS3
EA and Sony just announced a bundle of exclusive extras coming to the PS3 versions of three multiplatform EA games. For SSX, it's an exclusive Mt. Fuji level. For Need for Speed: The Run, it's seven exclusive supercars including the Bugatti Veyron. The PS3 version of Battlefield 3 will come with a free copy of Battlefield 1943.
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E3: Tretton apologises for PSN outage
Jack Tretton’s just kicked off Sony’s E3 press conference with a formal apology in regards to the company’s most recent PSN outage.Referring to the media coverage of the news, the internet likes “bad news,” according to Tretton. “Nothing pleases the Internet like bad news. So, press outlets: you’re welcome,” he said. Tretton also thanked third-party partners, before ...read more
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E3: PlayStation claims lead in Netflix devices, adding CinemaNow to PSN
Jack Tretton is on stage right now at the Sony E3 press conference, and he says that the PlayStation 3 enjoys a (slightly unbelievable?) lead as the most popular device for Netflix users, apparently topping the Xbox 360, Wii, and the Apple TV, and accounting for nearly 30% of Netflix streams in one study. Tretton also announced that Sony would be adding the CinemaNow service to the PlayStation 3 ...read more
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E3: Resistance 3 'Doomsday Edition' pack launching on September 6 for $150
Worried you won't be ready to blast Chimera with a white and orange PlayStation Move when Resistance 3 launches this September? Worry no more, as Sony today announced the Resistance 3 "Doomsday Edition," which retails for $150 and comes packed with a copy of the game (naturally), a PlayStation Move/Navigation Controller, a Sharp Shooter peripheral, and a PlayStation Eye. As you might expect, it ...read more
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