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Sony Lays Off 900 Employees in Gaming Division
Sony is the latest tech and gaming giant to undergo a significant round of layoffs. The company’s Sony Interactive Entertainment unit is cutting 8 percent of its workforce, or about 900 people, its CEO Jim Ryan told employees Tuesday morning. The division includes Sony’s PlayStation devices, as well as multiple game development studios. “Through discussions […]
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‘Until Dawn’ Video Game Movie in the Works From David F. Sandberg, Gary Dauberman (Exclusive)
Filmmaker David F. Sandberg, who has spent the past several years in the land of superheroes, is returning to his horror roots. The Shazam! helmer has signed a deal to direct Until Dawn, an adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game being made by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions. All three units fall under the […]
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The Best PlayStation 5 Bundle Deals to Shop Online, Including ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ and ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’ Editions
Sony's re-designed gaming console now comes with free games.
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Sony Pictures’ Quarterly Profit Falls to $179M, Group CFO Promoted to President
Sony Pictures’ operating income for its fiscal third quarter ending December fell to $179 million, down 86 percent from $1.31 billion in the same period the previous year, hit by the lack of major theatrical hits and lower revenue from television licensing. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was the Sony unit’s biggest earner with $96 million, followed […]
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‘Gran Turismo’: Djimon Hounsou, Spice Girls’ Geri Halliwell-Horner Join Sony’s Racing Movie (Exclusive)
Djimon Hounsou and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner have joined the cast of Gran Turismo, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ feature adaptation of the best-selling racing video game. Daniel Puig, one of the stars of CW’s DC series, Naomi, Josha Stradowski (Amazon’s The Wheel of Time) and German actor Thomas Kretschman, who will be seen in the upcoming […]
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‘Gran Turismo’: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Breakout Darren Barnet Joins David Harbour, Orlando Bloom in Sony’s Racing Movie (Exclusive)
Darren Barnet, one of the breakout stars of the hit Netflix series Never Have I Ever, has joined the high-revving cast of Gran Turismo, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ feature adaptation of the best-selling racing video game. David Harbour, Archie Madekwe and Orlando Bloom are already in the pit for the feature, which is being directed […]
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‘Gran Turismo’: Orlando Bloom Joins David Harbour in Sony’s Racing Movie (Exclusive)
Gran Turismo is in full bloom. Orlando Bloom is the latest to put his keys in the ignition for the Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions feature adaptation of the best-selling racing video game. David Harbour and rising actor Archie Madekwe are toplining the project that is being directed by Neill Blomkamp, best known for sci-fi […]
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Spin Master Strikes Multiyear Games Licensing Deal With Sony’s PlayStation
Spin Master, the children’s entertainment company behind Paw Patrol, has struck a multiyear licensing deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation brand to create physical toys and games based on SIE-owned games like God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us and Uncharted. As part of the deal, Spin Master will develop action figures, […]
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‘Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’ Includes Meme Mark Hamill Hates
Mark Hamill is going to roll his eyes if he happens to play Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the highly anticipated video game that finally dropped on Tuesday. The massive Lego-themed action-adventure game, developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, includes gamified versions of all nine films from the Skywalker […]
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Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in ‘Uncharted’: Film Review
Holland takes a breather from web-spinning to play treasure hunter Nathan Drake in this cinematic adaptation of the hugely popular PlayStation video game series.
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New ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Game in the Works at Rockstar
Rockstar Games on Friday gave the news that fans have been waiting years to hear: a new Grand Theft Auto game is in development. Not much was shared about the new installment in the wildly popular (and controversial) video game franchise, but the company said it would have more information sooner rather than later. “Many […]
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Walmart Is Restocking Sony’s PlayStation 5 for Cyber Monday — Here’s How to Get it
The discount retailer is giving online shoppers a chance to cop the sold-out gaming console.
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