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<title>Briefly: EA axing online passes, Microsoft ditching MS Points?</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/16/electronic.arts.to.discontinue.online.pass.policy.for.new.titles/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368677230_mspoints-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[If a report at VentureBeat is accurate, Electronic Arts has decided to rid itself of the reviled online pass. According to the report, the EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed the cancellation of the program, saying ìYes, weíre discontinuing Online Pass, none of our new EA titles will include that feature." Viewed as a countermeasure to used game sales, the pass i...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GameStop to cease accepting PlayStation 2 trade-ins June 1</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/06/sales.of.ps2.gear.to.continue.for.several.months/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367899409_ps2-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Years after it discontinued sales of similarly-aged Nintendo Gamecube and original Microsoft Xbox hardware and games, retailer Gamestop has announced that June 1 marks the end of trade-ins of PlayStation 2 games, accessories, and the console itself. Used and new game sales will continue in all locations, inventory depending, with existing stock expected to last for "several months" after the June ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 03:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony PS Vita 3G seeing price cuts of $100 across US</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/12/sony.ps.vita.3g.looks.set.to.be.axed.100.price.cuts.on.offer/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/ps-vita-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sonyís PlayStation Vita 3G model is seeing price cuts of $100 across the US, reports Joystiq. Normally retailing for $299, the device is can be picked up for as little as $199 at a number of Sony stores. The price includes an 8GB memory card, and a free game if upon signing up to a data plan, although the deal is not currently available online....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony US CEO Tretton 'hopes' PS4 costs less than $599</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/brief.interview.addressed.price.form.factor.future.of.new.console/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361487124_ps4presser-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[After a Sony press event yesterday leaving more questions than answers about the Playstation 4, Sony Computer Entertainment of America Chief Executive Officer Jack Tretton fielded some questions from AllThingsD following the event. Topics covered -- and mostly avoided -- included the pricing of the console, Sony's "living room and beyond" strategy, and the lack of a physical console shown at the p...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Second screen' iOS, Android apps coming for PlayStation 4</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/interactions.limited.versus.playstation.vita/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361419015_ps4holiday-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Official PlayStation apps for iOS and Android will allow some limited "second screen" functions with the PlayStation 4, Sony has announced.  Users will be able to handle tasks like buying PS4 games, which will then download to the console, or remotely watching other gamers playing.  Actual gameplay enhancements will be simpler, such as displaying maps while playing an RPG....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony reveals PlayStation 4 specs; rumors generally correct</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/eight.core.amd.x86.processor.with.radeon.graphics.drive.the.console/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361419015_ps4holiday-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Updated with statement on used game support Despite little mention of solid tech specs at the reveal, Sony has released a list of technical specifications for the upcoming console. Confirming earlier rumors, the PlayStation 4 runs AMD multi-core silicon, with a "next generation" Radeon graphics processor rated at 1.84 teraflops in the die of the CPU....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony teases PlayStation 4 console, new DualShock controller</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/console.based.on.x86.architecture/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361407270_ps4-sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As expected, Sony's has announced official details surrounding its PlayStation 4 game console today at a special event in New York. The company has focused heavily on social features and streaming gaming, taking advantage of technology refined by acquired company Gaikai, highlighting the ability to run demos instantly and start games while the rest of the data continues to download in the backgrou...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Feb 20 Sony press event likely to debut Playstation 4</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/31/existing.sony.microsoft.consoles.over.six.years.old/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359677102_pscontroller-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony is inviting journalists and investors to an event on February 20, with a teaser video implying that attendees will "see the future." The event is called the "Playstation Meeting 2013," predating Sony's Destination PlayStation event that begins on February 25. The video clearly shows the circle, square, triangle, and X found on the PlayStation controller, and has a backdrop of the same blue of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony fined $395,000 by UK over 2011 PlayStation Network hack</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/24/gaming.network.intrusion.could.have.been.prevented/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/ps3in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony has been fined £250,000 ($395,000) by the Information Commissioner's Office of the United Kingdom over the April 2011 hack of the PlayStation Network. The UK authority criticized Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claiming the online gaming system's infiltration "could have been prevented" if security software used by SCEE had been kept up-to-date, with increased security on user passwords....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>White Sony Playstation 3 to go on sale from January 27</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/17/new.white.bundle.includes.18.title.instant.game.collection/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358452691_sonyplaystation3classicwhitethumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony has launched a new version of the PlayStation 3 in North America, this time in "Classic White." The new console bundle will also have a matching white controller, a 500GB hard drive, the console's largest ever; and a year-long membership to PlayStation Plus, including access to a downloadable collection of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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