E3 2012: Sony Casts A Wide Net

By Garrett Martin at 1:00 PM on June 6, 2012

We expected Skrillex. Last year Sony’s press conference ended with a surprise performance by Jane’s Addiction. If Sony tried to follow that up this year Skrillex would have been the obvious choice. Dubstep is a constant at E3 2012, blasting out of every booth and on top of every game trailer. (Dubstep and Gotye. I heard four different versions of “Somebody That I Used to Know” on Monday and Tuesday.) There was no Skrillex after Sony’s press conference, though, just a somewhat abrupt end and an exit to a city buzzing from an NHL playoff victory. Sony briefly mentioned their...  read more

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Metal Gear Solid 5 Officially Announced

By K. Alexander Smith at 12:21 PM on November 18, 2011

The UK branch of the Official PlayStation Magazine has an upcoming cover featuring game design luminary Hideo Kojima, with a blurb teasing details about a fifth Metal Gear Solid game.  read more

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Sony Releases Full Tech Specs For PS Vita

By K. Alexander Smith at 5:40 PM on August 18, 2011

Earlier today Sony Computer Entertainment issued a press release detailing the full technological specifications of their upcoming Playstation Vita handheld gaming console and confirming the social media services that will be fully integrated with the device at launch: Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Skype.  read more

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Sony Admits Private PlayStation Network Info Has Been Compromised

By Bo Moore at 5:27 PM on April 26, 2011

Sony has admitted via a statement that the recent PSN downtime has been linked to external intruders and that users’ private personal data has been compromised—all of it....  read more

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Sony Adds Music Unlimited Service to PSP

By China Reevers at 2:00 PM on April 11, 2011

Sony’s Music Unlimited service will soon be available to PlayStation Portable owners....  read more

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Playstation Phone Confirmed, Details Due Next Week

By Bo Moore at 4:28 PM on February 7, 2011

Sony has officially confirmed the existence of its long-rumored Playstation Phone. The device, titled the Xperia Play, was announced during last night’s Super Bowl in a TV spot....  read more

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The Sony PSP2 is Here, Codename: NGP

By Bo Moore at 11:25 AM on January 27, 2011

At a press conference in Tokyo last night, Sony officially unveiled its new handheld device. The second iteration of the Playstation Portable, the new device features dual analog sticks, a capacitive OLED touch screen, and a processor that rivals the PS3. Developmental codename? The Next Generation Portable, or NGP....  read more

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Sony's PSP2 May Go Strictly Digital

By Jennifer Ross at 1:46 PM on May 25, 2010

Like the PSPgo released last year, Sony’s next PlayStation Portable device, the PSP2, might not have a UMD drive, according to EDGE. Users would be forced to download all content for the portable device, making it impossible to continue using physical media compatible with the original PSP on the new gadget....  read more

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The 20 Best Gadgets of the Decade (2000-2009)

By Paste Staff at 7:00 AM on November 21, 2009

The new Millennium got off to a great start where the world of gadgetry was concerned...  read more

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The Beatles: Rock Band coming in September

By Matt Goodlett at 3:36 PM on March 5, 2009

If you're torn between which game hardware to buy (Rock Band or Guitar Hero), the decision just got a lot easier. The Beatles: Rock Band was just announced for release on Sept. 9 for XBOX 360, Playstation 3 and Wii consoles....  read more

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