• PlayStation GamesCom Full Press Conference

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    Sony at GamesCom 2013

    Sony at GamesCom 2013

    In case you have missed all the announcements and media from Sony’s press briefing

    Sony has announced the release dates for PS4 with a bunch of new game titles coming this year for PS4, PS3 and Vita. A price cut on PS3 and Vita was also unveiled. Watch the full Sony Press Release below:

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  • Uncharted 4 Reveal Coming Tomorrow?

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    Uncharted 4 Teaser Site?

    Uncharted 4 Teaser Site?

    A mysterious teaser site pointing to a March 22 reveal has popped up with a style very similar to Naughty Dog‘s Uncharted series franchise. PlayStation Norway has posted a picture of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen along that site.

    Fridtjof Nansen

    Fridtjof Nansen

    The image was published on Facebook, Nansen’s face is obscured by the word ‘uutforsket‘, which translates to ‘unexplored‘, or uncharted ??. Traveler Nansen is known for crossing Greenland and also reaching a record northern latitude of 8614′ during his North Pole expedition.

    Another tidbits surrounding the teaser site, the font used in writing the date is the same stencil type used in all Uncharted games, the .no Norway domain used for the page and the map used which is a pre-1914 map of Christiania, Former name of Oslo, are obviously in some way the reveal tied to Norway in particular.

    Sony Denmark launched in the past a similar teaser campaign led up to Uncharted 3, the teasing site Uutforsket.dk which looked almost identical to the current campaign, but with a map of Copenhagen in the background However the guys at Naughty Dog are currently split into two teams, one still working on The Last of Us and the other is probably working on the next Uncharted game.

  • Hideo Kojima Talks Metal Gear Solid 5

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    "Snake was supposed to die"

    Hideo Kojima has confirmed in a interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine that Metal Gear Solid 5 is a reality, and that he will be in charge of the game’s development. More info will be revealed by Kojima in the December issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine. This will be the first time in the 16-year history of Official PlayStation Magazine a developer will grace the magazines’ cover.

    Hideo Kojima on the cover of Official PlayStation Magazine

    The developer will also talk about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Rising and his desire to kill off series protagonist Solid Snake. In Kojima’s own words, “Snake was supposed to die“.

    Previously, Kojima Productions has confirmed that Yuji Korekado is the new producer of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, replacing Shigenobu Matsuyama. More game details to be revealed in the upcoming VGA.

    The December issue of Official PlayStation Magazine will be available November 29th.

  • Sony Acquires Sucker Punch Productions

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    Sony announced on Tuesday it has purchased Sucker Punch Productions, developers of the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. This move ensures that all games developed by Sucker Punch will remain exclusive to Sony’s platforms going forward.

    “Sucker Punch Productions is one of the most highly acclaimed development studios in the industry and we have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the company for over 12 years. We are delighted to officially welcome them to the SCE family,” said Shuhei Yoshida, president, SCE WWS.

    According to Sony, the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises combined have sold over seven million copies worldwide to date. Day-to-day operations will continue to be run by the current management team.

    “We’ve enjoyed an incredible relationship with Sony that has allowed us to combine our creative design capabilities with their guidance to make some of the best franchises to hit the PlayStation platforms. Equally important, the relationship with SCE has provided us the flexibility and trust to take creative risks and invent new properties,” said Brian Fleming, managing partner, Sucker Punch Productions.