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Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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PSA: PS3 Firmware Update 3.21 available now on Joystiq
As promised , PS3 firmware update 3.21 has gone live — and no, it’s not some kind of elaborate April Fool’s joke crafted by Sony. Yes, the update removes Linux support from Phat PS3 systems. And yes, the update makes it explicitly clear that this…


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Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

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Be The Butler [Screengrab] on Kotaku
# screengrab Two years ago Sony’s Playstation Blogger Lounge was packed with “No In-Shirt Cross Media Bar” shirts. This year’s shirt? Each printed with neat name tags for Kevin Butler, VP of all…


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Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

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PlayStation Move Requires a Scant 1-2MB of RAM [PS3] on Gizmodo
# ps3 Sony’s XMB may be a bit of a RAM hog , and Microsoft’s Project Natal will require about 15% of the Xbox 360’s resources. But the new PlayStation Move controller? Its footprint looks…


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Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Interview: Sony’s Michael Denny on Eurogamer
European exec talks Move and more. There’s no doubt that Sony has made the biggest splash of all the platform holders at this year’s Game Developers Conference. First came the rumours that the new PlayStation 3 motion…

News: Only two pairs of Moves and sub-controllers supported on Eurogamer
Or four Move controllers on their own. Sony has clarified that, although four of the Move wand controllers can be used at a time, the PS3 motion control system only supports two Move controllers and…

News: Fat Princess released on PSP today on Eurogamer
Plus: Resi 5 demo! Mega Man 10! More! Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake – the PSP version – waddles out today. We didn’t see that coming. Let’s hope the formula has been trimmed down from the…

News: Green Day: Rock Band dated on Eurogamer
So close to drowning but I don’t mind. MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June. …

News: M&M Clash of Heroes for PSN, XBLA on Eurogamer
Capybara revamping DS delight. DS delicacy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is to be revamped for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Developer…

News: PlayStation Home update 1.35 live on Eurogamer
New Navigator interface arrives. PlayStation Home has been updated to version 1.35. The download is a brief 49MB, although the Home live servers…

News: Resi 5 Gold content available as DLC on Eurogamer
Sandwiched together for discount price. Capcom’s sandwiched the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition content together online in the Untold Stories Bundle. …

News: Lara Croft returns this summer for $15 on Eurogamer
In Guardian of Light for PC, PSN, XBLA. Crystal Dynamics plans to release newly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this summer on PC, PSN and XBLA. …

News: New PAL Releases Roundup on Eurogamer
FFXIII! Chaos Rising! Yakuza 3! Resi 5 Gold! Did you stay up until 1am to find out about Kaz’s magic wand? It doesn’t really matter if you did or not, because you can read everything there is to know…

News: Monkey Island 2 remake this summer on Eurogamer
LeChuck Revenge for PC, PSN, XBLA. LucasArts will adapt The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge for PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone this summer. …

News: Aragorn’s Quest gets PS3 mocon support on Eurogamer
Busting Moves in the House of Elrond. Warner Bros. has announced that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will include features specifically designed for the PlayStation Move motion…

Nvidia Denies Bribing Game Developers for Implementation of PhysX on X-bit labs
We Do Not Force Game Designers to Implement PhysX – Nvidia

Imagination Technologies: You Will Have the Power of PlayStation 3 in Your Pocket in Three Years on X-bit labs
ImgTec Predicts Dramatic Performance Improvements of Mobile Graphics Chips

Heavy Rain: A Peek Into the Future of Movies and Games [Entertain Me] on Gizmodo
# entertainme Even if you don’t own a PlayStation 3 , Heavy Rain is a game you should know because it re-imagines both videogames and movies, combining them into a new genre of Choose Your Own…

PlayStation Move motion controller gets official on TweakTown News RSS Feed
When the Wii launched the console wasn’t known for fantastic graphics, but was known for its cool motion controls. Sony tried to throw in motion control with the PS3 as an afterthought with the Sixaxis…


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Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Monkey Island 2 SE takes LeChuck’s Revenge on consoles, PC this summer on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
LucasArts announces remake of Monkey Island 2 and the PlayStation Network version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Hits this Summer [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge is coming to the iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer. More »

The Party Moves onto the PlayStation 3 [Move] on Kotaku
# move Another title shown off at the PlayStation Move’s unveiling today is “Move Party” the working title of a PlayStation Eye-enabled casual game that puts the player on screen in the…

Hands-On With Playstation Move’s Wii Sports Resort [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Among the titles for the PS3’s Move motion controller being shown off at the Game Developers Conference today is Sports Champions, a very familiar sounding casual sports title. …

How The PlayStation Move Is NOT A Wii Remote [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc I just played SOCOM 4 with the newly-named PlayStation Move controller. And now I know how the PlayStation 3’s motion-sensitive controller is not just a me-too Wii controller. …

Sony’s Motion Controller Is The PlayStation Move [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Say goodbye to the Arc or Gem and hello to the PlayStation Move. Sony has revealed the official name for its motion controller, coming this fall in three forms – alone, with the PlayStation Eye,…

"PlayStation Move" The Newest PS3 Motion Controller Code Name? [Trademarks] on Kotaku
# trademarks Add one more name to the pile of potential monikers for Sony’s soon to be detailed PlayStation Motion Controller, the PlayStation Move. More »

A New Way To Navigate PlayStation Home [Sony] on Kotaku
# sony Taking a cue from the popular PlayStation 3 cross media bar, PlayStation Home 1.35 goes live tomorrow, with an all-new navigation interface that makes getting around easier than ever. …

PlayStation Move motion controller launched at GDC, starter kit to be under $100 with game on Engadget
No surprise here: Sony just officially announced the PlayStation Move motion controller at GDC 2010, calling it the “next generation of motion gaming” because it’s so precise — latency is about the same as the DualShock 3. As expected, it uses the…


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Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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EA Sports Active 2.0 to get heartbeat sensors and online sharing (video) on VentureBeat
Heartbeat sensors took center stage in Electronic Arts’ preview of its sports game line-up this evening at the Game Developers Conference . EA Sports Active 2.0 will debut this fall with a new kind of heartbeat monitor that you strap around…

Sony proves PS3 is still a movie machine with HD content from all major studios on Betanews
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 have lagged behind Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 for most of this generation, and the PSP and PSP Go now face a serious threat from Apple’s iPhone OS-based handhelds. Despite…

Netflix on DS? This is Getting Ridiculous. on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Just before last year’s GDC we saw hints of Netflix for the PS3 and Wii – by means of official Netflix surveys, testing the waters of the potential customer base.  The Wii solution is now a confirmed reality, and these survey suggestions…


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Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

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3D Video Output Exposed on PS3’s 3.20 Debug firmware on VR-Zone Articles
We mentioned about the PS3 having 3D output not long ago and now, screenshots of the XMB for Playstation3 have unveiled that the 3D video output option was shown in debug firmware version 3.20.


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Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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TOYS R US – Free Gift Cards OR Game Packages with Selected Purchases: Jan. 31 – Feb. 06, 2010 on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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NBA Live 09 + The Bigs + The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian for PS3 $20 at amazon = less than $7 each on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Sony Bravia 52XBR9 at Amazon for 1,949 +FS (from Your Deal) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: bigittyben Views: 1978 Replies: 4 This was 2300 just two weeks ago if you are looking for a nice 52” LCD. Im guessing they are getting rid of these in prep for the XBR10 or other LED TVsI also saw this at a local BB for…


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Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

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Netflix CEO upbeat on chances of Nintendo console streaming on Joystiq
The eventuality of Netflix becoming available on a Nintendo console has left the world of “if” and seems headed for “when.” According to Engadget, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings described chances of the company’s movie streaming service “getting on…

Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 28 – Jan. 3: Year of the Dog edition on Joystiq
[Image credit: mescon] So, the Japanese hardware sales posts enters the new year after we’ve been exposed to it for a little over a week. Welcome to 2010, Japanese hardware sales post! Don’t forget to take down that old Marmaduke calendar — it’s…

Sony Qriocity on-demand movie service coming February 2010 on Engadget
Say hello to Qriocity, Sony’s first step toward building an Online Service to rival iTunes, Netflix and anything else that makes money by selling you downloadable content. Headed to your nearest XMB in February and getting a dedicated remote control…


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Posted: January 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Open MAG Beta is Now Live Worldwide on 1UP RSS feed
Whether you never got into the MAG closed beta or did and couldn’t wait to get back to playing the game, gamers worldwide are invited back to participate in the week-long open beta of MAG that has gone live today. You don’t need to have pre-ordered…