Seven-Year-Old PlayStation Portable Outsells New PS Vita

The newly-released PlayStation Vita is being outsold by the handheld console that it is intended to replace, the seven-year-old PlayStation Portable.

The 10 most anticipated PlayStation Vita games

The North American launch of the PlayStation Vita is just a few short weeks away, so for those of you considering picking up Sony’s new uber-device, it’s time to start thinking about what you will do with it. As you might expect from a device of its sort, the Vita will have all the bells and whistles of a modern handheld media device: It will stream Netflix, have access to the PlayStation Store ...

Resuscitating Sony: Why new CEO Kazuo Hirai has his work cut out for him

Sony has announced that former PlayStation chief Kazuo Hirai will be taking over as both president and CEO of Japanese electronics giant Sony, replacing former CBS executive Howard Stringer as of April 1. Although few industry watchers are surprised to see Hirai advance to the top position at Sony, he is doing so at a time when the once-unstoppable company is facing major challenges and ...

Level Up! Nintendo Network Announced

    We start the column with a big announcement from Nintendo. Finally Nintendo will be bringing gamers a Nintendo network to compete with Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. I guess the old saying is better late than never and we can complain all we want about Nintendo arriving late to the party but its still great to see them finally get in the network game...

Did Sony really need to swap out CEOs? History says yes

Sony's Howard Stringer will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai on April 1. It's a smart move that has as much to do with Stringer's mistakes as with Hirai's own qualifications.

Sony’s The Tester season 3 will be crazier than ever

Coming face-to-face with a box full of cockroaches, dressing up in camo gear, and trudging through mud-filled obstacle courses. That’s what it takes to be a game tester at Sony Computer Entertainment America. Yes, the reality show with the worst prize in all reality shows is back, and Sony is giving a preview of what [...]