PS4 has twice as much social media attention as Xbox 720
Posted by PSU on May 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment
A study by Fizziology, a leading social media tracker for consumer products, reports that PlayStation 4 has almost twice as much social media buzz as Microsoft’s next-generation system.
Fizziology monitors discussions and aggregates topics from Facebook, Twitter, Disqus, Tumblr, Instagram, blogs, and other sources to determine consumer attitudes and which products have an upper hand. COO Jen Handley states that PS4 is controlling way more social media chatter than the next Xbox, but the landscape...
PS4 game case concepts, courtesy of NeoGAF
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We don’t yet know what the PlayStation 4 console looks like, nor have we seen how the new generation of game cases will look. But that hasn’t stopped some enterprising artists at NeoGAF from creating mock-ups of the latter.
Some of the designs are OK (I’m not a huge fan of clear cases, myself), but others look absolutely amazing (like the black-plastic Killzone: Shadow Fall case with the glowing Helghast eyes). Take a gander at the concepts below, then hit up the NeoGAF forums for...
Kevin Conroy will, in fact, voice Batman in ’next Arkham game’
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A few weeks back, we reported that Kevin Conroy, fan-favorite voice actor behind Batman’s incarnations in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, would not be returning to voice the world’s greatest detective in Batman: Arkham Origins. That news came courtesy of South African gaming magazine NAG, which stated that Warner Bros. was currently on the hunt for a man to replace Conroy’s leading role.
Well, Conroy himself has put the rumors to rest, though his words aren’t 100 percent, absolutely...
Why you should buy a PlayStation Vita
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Welcome to PSU`s hit series on the world of gaming. Join our hosts K-JI and Saikou Hakkin as they bring you a dose of top 5 goodness to make your work day less boring in the office, and even less productive. From music, babes, and controversies, they will be giving their thoughts on the best and worst of gaming culture in bite-sized pieces to start your day off right. Who will be #1? Keep on reading to find out.
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This Week’s Top Stories: May 13 – 18, 2013
Posted by PSU on May 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Welcome to another instalment in our weekly news digest where the team at PSU Towers picks our favourite slices of gaming gossip from the past seven days. See below for the week’s highlights.
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Mass Effect devs talk spin-offs: could Garrus get his own game?
Members of the development team behind Mass Effect have expressed their interest at producing side-stories for some of the series’ more popular characters.
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PS4 version of Gran Turismo 6? ’We do have plans for PS4,’ confirms Yamauchi
Posted by PSU on May 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The biggest PlayStation news of this last week was the announcement of Gran Turismo 6 for PlayStation 3. The reveal seemed weird to some–why would GT6 launch on PS3 with PlayStation 4 right around the corner? Any confusion was cleared up when SCEE CEO Jim Ryan revealed that Gran Turismo 5 had to date sold 10 million units on PS3.
Still, it seems that a PS4 version of Gran Turismo 6 is pretty likely after all. Earlier this week, we reported that Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi...
Interview with Insomniac founder&CEO Ted Price about Fuse
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Last week, I had the chance to sit down with Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price and ask him some questions about his studio’s upcoming game, Fuse.
Why the name change from Overstrike to Fuse?
Well, as you probably saw in the cinematics of the levels you played, the game revolves around Fuse. It’s this alien substance and after we had been through the first part of the project, we realized that Fuse was at the heart of the game, in terms of both the story and the gameplay, as we started...
Underrated: Avalanche Studios has Just Cause to demand your respect
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In the gaming world, there is a lot of talk from gamers about game studios being “overrated.” Fans and haters of different critically acclaimed studios battle it out on forums all across the internet in a never-ending flame war over which studio is overrated or why another studio isn’t.
What about the other guys, though–the game developers that bring us great titles but don’t necessarily get the appreciation or attention they deserve? There are some that bring up how...
The Last of Us comic sells out, artbook now up for pre-order
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Dark Horse Comics has announced that their prequel comic to the upcoming game The Last of Us has proved so popular that issue 1 has now sold out and is going to a second print run.
The Dark Horse site has this to say about the comic,
" The comics-exclusive prequel to the new game from Naughty Dog! Creative director Neil Druckmann teams with breakout comics star Faith Erin Hicks to present the story of thirteen-year-old Ellie’s life in a violent, postpandemic world. A newcomer at a military...
Killzone: Mercenary release date pushed forward
Posted by PSU on May 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Sony has announced that Killzone: Mercenary has a brand new release date and it’s coming sooner than expected.
Originally slated for September 17 in North America and September 18 in Europe, the shooter will now launch on September 10 and September 4 in the U.S. and Europe, respectively.
Sony has also detailed the pre-order bonuses for Killzone, dubbed the “Blackjack’s Briefcase.
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