PSP Store Closed Permanently; PS3 and PS Vita Stores Still Operating
The PSP store is closing completely, digital versions of games for the portable console will only be available in PS3 and PS Vita stores.
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Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 3, 2021
Sony Caves In - PlayStation Store Will Remain on PS3 and PSV
Sony backpedaled on its plans to close the PS Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita consoles. CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the decision was based on player feedback.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 19, 2021
PS Vita Was a Disaster for Sony, Failing to Meet Any Expectations
An AMA session on Reddit brought up some interesting information about Sony's perception of the PS Vita. According to a former Sony employee, the hardware was a complete failure and did not meet any of the company's expectations.
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Paul Musiolik
April 10, 2021
Sony Provides PS Store Shutdown Schedule for PS3, PS Vita and PSP
Sony has confirmed plans to close the PlayStation Store on older devices. The store will be unavailable on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita in a few months.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 29, 2021
Sony is About to Close Digital Store With PS3, PS Vita and PSP Games
Sony may block digital distribution for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita. If The Gamer's sources are to be believed, the company is expected to announce this later this month.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 22, 2021
Source Code of GTA 3 and GTA: Vice City Released
Developers have dismantled GTA III and Vice City, creating revised versions of both titles and porting them to Switch, PS Vita and WiiU. However, this is just the beginning.
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Paul Musiolik
February 16, 2021
Sony Shuts Down Official Website of Killzone
The official website of Killzone went down permanently. Players have lost access to their stats from Killzone: Mercenary and Killzone: Shadow Fall, as well as the option to create clans in the latter.
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Paul Musiolik
January 10, 2021
More Details on Stardew Valley 1.5; Possible Launch in 2020
Thanks to developer Eric Barone's Twitter entry, we learned some new details about the planned 1.5 update for Stardew Valley. We also know the approximate release date of the patch on PC.
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Bart Swiatek
December 21, 2020
40 Years of Console Hitory in One Picture
One Reddit user showed his gaming experience in one picture. It shows 30 consoles - both the cutting-edge PS5 and Xbox X/S and devices from almost 40 years ago.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
November 17, 2020
Minecraft 1.16.4 Will Introduce Highly-anticipated Feature
Another small update to Minecraft - patch 1.16.4 - will enable the players to mute other users in the chat.
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Bart Swiatek
October 16, 2020
Final Patch for Terraria; New NPC and Achievements
Re-Logic's sandbox game Terraria will receive its last content update today. The patch includes, among others, another NPC.
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Bart Swiatek
October 13, 2020
Here's How Those Impressive Minecraft Maps are Made
Extremely impressive maps for Minecraft are not always created directly in the game. Their creators often use additional programs, such as WorldPainter.
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Bart Swiatek
October 12, 2020
Big Changes in PlayStation's Trophy System
Quite unexpectedly, Sony announced changes in PlayStation's trophy system. In addition to cosmetic changes, the creators changed way PSN profile levels are calculated and how experience is gained in games.
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Michael Kulakowski
October 7, 2020
Minecraft Players Will Vote for New Mob
Another vote for the new mob is coming up. Soon one of the three monsters proposed by Mojang will appear in Minecraft. Here's a look at the candidates.
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Aleksandra Dziwinska
September 28, 2020
Big Update Coming to Minecraft, More Details in October
At the upcoming Minecraft Live event, we'll learn the details of a major update planned for the game. Mojang has announced the broadcast for October 3, at 9 AM PT.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
September 27, 2020
Stardew Valley 2 Possible
Developer ConcernedApe is currently busy working on a 1.5 patch for Stardew Valley and is not thinking about the future of the franchise. However, the chances for getting made Stardew Valley 2 are good... same as the original receiving patch 1.6 and more.
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Christian Pieniazek
September 10, 2020
Stardew Valley Dev Teases Novelties in Version 1.5
Concerned Ape continues to tease the upcoming Stardew Valley update number 1.5. The game's creator has uploaded a screenshot presenting some of the new features that are coming with it the next update.
video games
September 5, 2020
Sony Plans to Release More Games From PlayStation on PC
Sony is considering releasing games from its catalog on PC. As stated in the company's latest financial report, this is intended to encourage consumers to choose PlayStation as their target gaming platform.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 30, 2020
Boxed PlayStation Games in Retreat
The sales of boxed versions of games are becoming less and less important for the PlayStation brand - in the past quarter it generated only 6% of revenues related to digital entertainment. 74% of games were sold through digital distribution and most of the money is earned by expansions and microtransactions.
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Bart Swiatek
August 5, 2020
2020 As Seen by Minecraft Players
One of Minecraft fans has created a video presenting the most important events of 2020 - from the conflict between Iran and the USA, through the pandemic, to the launch of the rocket flying a mission to Mars.
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Bart Swiatek
August 5, 2020