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'Guerrilla' sales, crowdsourcing: Japan's console crunch

Mathias Cena, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 02:38 PM

The consoles made by Sony and Microsoft have been hard to buy since their November 2020 release. Read more »

Sony launches PC gaming gear, expanding beyond PlayStation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 11:41 AM

Sony is launching a new brand that will offer PC gaming gear, the company announced, as it aims to expand beyond its flagship PlayStation console. Read more »

Empowering everybody to be pro photographers

vivo
Posted at Jun 09 07:02 PM

Anyone can become a pro photographer and create their own masterpiece when armed with the right tools. Read more »

Sony logs record full-year sales, net profit dips

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 05:20 PM

Sony on Tuesday reported record sales of 9.9 trillion yen ($76 billion) for the financial year to March, while net profit dipped to 882 billion yen from the previous year's record high. Read more »

Jared Leto on 'Morbius' and past role he'd like to revisit

Yong Chavez | TFC News Hollywood
Posted at Mar 31 06:22 PM

Jared Leto takes on a Marvel character in the film ‘Morbius’ which has finally arrived on the big screen. Read more »

Jared Leto takes on new comic book role

Lisa Keddie, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 08:06 AM

LONDON - Having previously played DC Comics' The Joker, Oscar winner Jared Leto takes on Marvel's Morbius in the first big screen adaptation of the vampire-like character. Read more »

Nestle, tobacco groups, gamemaker Sony join move away from Russia

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 10 08:37 AM

Nestle, Philip Morris and video gamemaker Sony joined the list of multinationals stepping back from Russia as pressure mounts from consumers in the West to take a stand against the invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

WATCH: Final 'Morbius' trailer flaunts Spider-Man link

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 11:51 AM

Quick show of hands: Who here knows that Michael Morbius, Marvel's Dracula wannabe, is part of the 'Spider-Man' universe? Read more »

Sony's new AI beats humans in Gran Turismo racing game

Supantha Mukherjee, Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 07:38 AM

Sony has created an artificial intelligence agent that was able to beat world's best drivers of the PlayStation racing simulation game Gran Turismo. Read more »

Sony hikes annual profit forecast to $7.4B

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 03:55 PM

Sony upgraded its full-year net profit forecast again on Wednesday, saying it expects strong results in the cinema, gaming and electronic products sectors. Read more »

Sony to buy 'Halo' creator Bungie in $3.6-B deal

Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 07:34 AM

Sony Interactive Entertainment will acquire Bungie Inc, the original creator of the "Halo" videogame, in a deal valued at $3.6 billion. Read more »

Sony Music acquires Bob Dylan's catalog of recorded music

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 07:00 AM

Sony Music Entertainment said on Monday it has acquired Bob Dylan's catalog of recorded music as well as the rights to future releases. Read more »

WATCH: Maris Racal releases new single 'Pumila Ka'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 02:47 PM

Actress-singer Maris Racal has a new treat for her fans as she released her latest single "Pumila Ka," which she co-wrote with raven. Read more »

Sony faces deep-pocketed rivals in war over future of gaming

Sam Nussey, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 07:44 PM

Sony's shares slumped 13 percent on Wednesday amid concern Activision titles would be pulled from PlayStation systems. Read more »

Sony ends down 13 pct on Microsoft-Activision deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 02:56 PM

Shares in Japan's Sony plunged Wednesday, ending down nearly 13 percent after Microsoft announced a landmark $69 billion deal to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard. Read more »

Microsoft to buy US gaming giant Activision-Blizzard

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 01:30 AM

Merging with troubled Activision will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, Microsoft says. Read more »

Sony to launch firm to explore making electric cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 01:52 PM

Electronics giant Sony unveiled Tuesday a new prototype of its Vision-S electric vehicle and announced the founding of a company to explore jumping into the rapidly growing market. Read more »

Sony delays Marvel film 'Morbius' to April as Omicron surges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 10:54 AM

Sony Corp's movie studio is delaying the January release of Marvel superhero movie "Morbius" until April 1, the studio said in a statement on Monday. Read more »

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' earns $1 billion globally

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 05:50 AM

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has become the first pandemic-era movie to cross $1 billion at the global box office. Read more »

US to return $154 million stolen by Sony employee

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 04:13 PM

The US Department of Justice said it has taken action to return more than $154 million allegedly stolen from a Sony employee who converted it into bitcoin. Read more »