Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai seemed like a logical choice to replace Howard Stringer. But with Hirai lacking in experience outside gaming, Sony’s old guard could actually select someone with a deep understanding of electronics — namely Ken Kutaragi. [東洋経済] More »
The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, reportedly said he was stepping down. Nobody seemed prepared for this. It was so sudden. So surprising. The end of an era. More »
Ken Kutaragi, creator of the PlayStation, retired from his position as Honorary Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment on June 28, Sony revealed in an official statement. [Sony]
After a rocky PlayStation 3 launch, the platform’s creator was replaced by exec Kaz Hirai as the head of Sony Computer Entertainment. A year later he retired. More »
Another new company. Back in January 2007, PlayStation father Ken Kutaragi spearheaded Bandai Namco/Sony start-up Cellius. Today, it was announced he’s heading up another company. More »
A Blu-ray disc version of mecha anime Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone includes a fold-in which what appears to be a new game announcement: an Evangelion title for the PS3. More »
The history of Sony’s original PlayStation is largely well known to gamers, born of a disagreement with Nintendo, who it once partnered with to provide a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo. More »
