Sony’s Shu Yoshida talks PlayStation 4: PS3/PSN compatibility, microtransactions, and more

Sony overloaded us with information about the PlayStation 4 last night, but many questions still remain.

Mobile app platform Explorence wants you to go play outside

Mike Suprovici, head of mobile app developer Explorence, has one simple mission: to make playing outside fun again.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a flawed flagship for the PlayStation Vita (review)

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is the marquee game for Sony’s all-or-nothing bet in portable gaming, the PlayStation Vita.

This handheld device is Sony’s last stand against competitors such as the Nintendo 3DS, not to mention the iPad, iPhone, and all of …

Sony’s PlayStation Vita gaming handheld sees weekly sales declining in Japan

Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld games console has only been out for three weeks in Japan, but its sales figures are already giving cause for concern. Following an initially strong opening week, in which 324,859 units were sold, the console shifted …

Sony PlayStation Vita sells over 321,000 units since Japan debut

The Sony PlayStation Vita has sold 321,407 units in the first two days of sales in Japan, according to market researcher Famitsu.

Sony has pinned a lot of hopes on the Vita, which is the company’s answer not only to …

Nintendo 3DS scores free Boingo wi-fi access in 42 airports

Nintendo and wireless service provider Boingo announced a new partnership today that gives 3DS owners free wi-fi access at 42 airports across North America.

Unlike both smartphones and Sony’s upcoming Vita handheld gaming competitor, the Nintendo 3DS can’t connect to …

Japanese PSP-to-Vita transfer program has limited support from major game publishers

Sony today revealed an initial list of retail PSP titles that will be transferable to Japanese Vita systems for a fee via a download program. However, the list covers less than half of the former Sony portable’s library of games, …

Sony’s PlayStation Vita gets more phone-like with Skype and Foursquare

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita portable gaming device will feature built-in 3G (in one model), and the ability to make phone calls using Skype — but don’t call it a smartphone.

The Vita is first and foremost a gaming device, but …

This year’s coolest technology at E3

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. Here’s a look at some of the coolest new types of gaming technology VentureBeat saw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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This year’s top surprises at E3

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. We’ll start with the biggest surprises that VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi and I saw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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