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PlayStation Now Beta Begins in the UK

UK PlayStation owners finally get to test out the PlayStation Now. Beta for the service began today and is available to all of the UK. The service is starting off with rentals rather than a similar subscription service like in the US. When Sony first started testing PS Now in …

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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Passed Away

The video game world is a little less colorful today with the passing of Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata. Iwata was battling cancer for the last year and missed the previous E3 to have a growth removed from his bile duct. Dedicated to video games and players, Iwata embodied the spirit …

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PlayStation Now Will Extend Life Cycle of Video Games

Sony wants to extend the retail potential of games through PlayStation Now. Jack Buser, Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s senior director of PlayStation Now, anticipates PlayStation Now extending the lifecycle of games and providing opportunities for games long after their initial release. PlayStation wants to highlight games when they release …

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Yoichi Wada Steps Down as Chairman of Square Enix

Yoichi Wada stepped down as Chairman of Square Enix to devote himself to the cloud gaming company, Shinra Technologies. Wada saw the potential of cloud-computing in gaming and established Shinra Technologies, a subsidiary of Square Enix, in 2014 to create cloud-gaming technology. Yoichi Wada has been with Square Enix since …

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