Sony says it is still working to get Payday: The Heist ready for release in Europe, a week after the game launched on the US PlayStation Store. In a post on the PlayStation Blog revealing this week's PS Store update, Sony's Andy Stewart writes: "We are close to being able to confirm the release date of Payday: The Heist and are just waiting for SOE to provide 100 per cent confirmation, which we hope will be with us later today." More >
1Sony and EA have reneged on a promise to include Battlefield 1943 with all PlayStation 3 copies of Battlefield 3. The move was announced at Sony's E3 press conference in July, where Jack Tretton said that the extra storage space on Blu-ray discs meant the PS3 release of Battlefield 3 would represent "one of the most exciting games of the year bundled free with one of the most popular PSN games." More >
2Sony evidently prefers to look on the bright side following the attack that took PSN offline for six weeks earlier this year, saying it "woke up dormant customers". Speaking to TechRadar, senior director of global business strategy and development Soichiro Saida said that user numbers and revenue were up, attributing PSN's reviving fortunes to Sony's efforts to improve the service and the Welcome Back programme, which encouraged users back to the service with free games. More >
3Sony Pictures is said to be on the verge of finalising a deal with Ubisoft that will see it bring the Assassin's Creed franchise to the big screen. More >
Find your future building browser games for Core X Group, managing Sony's creative community or testing Blizzard's games in Spanish.
Simultaneous two image display and full-HD 3D made affordable. More >
2Sony has launched its official PlayStation Store for Sony Tablet S devices in nine countries, including the UK, US and Canada. More >
How its austere architecture conceals a pulsing heartbeat, plus Team Ico's little-seen concept art.
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HandCircus' PS3 debut fails to play as colourfully as it looks.
Simultaneous launch and pricing for each territory detailed.
7Day-one stock of Sony's soon-to-be-released handheld console Vita is rapidly running out following a pre-order rush in Japan. Within hours of pre-orders going on sale, two of Japan's major online retailers, Amazon Japan and Yodobashi, reported that the device was out of stock. More >
SCEA senior staff developer support engineer Chris Norden has confirmed that all PlayStation Vita retail games will be available as downloads through PSN on launch day. Speaking at GDC Online, Norden also delivered the welcome news that, unlike on PS3, Vita games can be submitted to Sony as a single file format for both the packaged and download version. More >
Accounts temporarily locked; company to email affected users.
10A pamphlet circulated at a Sony sales briefing in Japan has detailed how PSP owners will be able to continue playing their UMD collection on Vita. News of the pamphlet came from a Japanese retailer who claimed to be in attendance at the event. More >
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Ron Gilbert remembers the Apple CEO.
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PlayStation maker reportedly in talks to acquire its partner’s stake in their mobile phone business for over $1 billion.
The men taking charge of the Japanese giant’s next console discuss its creation – and future.
Sony's PSN Imports programme begins this week, with three lesser-known PlayStation games to launch on the European PlayStation Store. All three ports have been handled by MonkeyPaw games, which has been busily converting obscure Japanese PSOne games to PS3 since PSN Imports launched in the US last September. More >
Sony has confirmed that an online pass system “will be incorporated into Uncharted 3 and future Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios games with online functionality". More >
2UPDATE: Sony confirms promotion is US-only but "the majority of the content" will be released in Europe. A selection of "rare classic games" will be made available on the US PlayStation Store this week, according to Industry Gamers. The move is part of Only On PlayStation Network, Sony's bid to draw attention to the range of exclusive games available from its PlayStation 3 download store. On October 4, PS2 classics including Capcom's high-camp brawler God Hand and hack-and-slash title Maximo: Ghosts To Glory, Konami's strategy game Ring Of Red, and Vanillaware titles Odin Sphere and GrimGrimoire will be released. More >
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