Sony’s attempts to buckle down on leaks appear to be futile, as a clear box shot of the 250GB PS3 Slim that showed up on a covert FCC listing has surfaced. Sure enough, this offering includes Uncharted 2 as a pack-in, falling in line with

Publisher EA today announced a third entry in its successful Skate franchise, aptly titled Skate 3. While keeping in line with the competitive nature of previous installments, this time around an emphasis on community integration is at the forefront, as players are given the ticket to build their ultimate dream team with friends or computer controller characters in the virtual […]

Heads up, PS3 owners. Sony has rolled out firmware 3.01 on Network Update. Being classified as optional, it’s a rather uneventful update, but promises to “improves system stability” during use of certain software titles, particularly Uncharted. Whether or not you’ve been experiencing any issues, you might as well update — can’t hurt. Download PS3 Firmware 3.01

Launches of main Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy titles always generate a significant amount of buzz over in Japan, and it looks like history is once again poised to repeat itself with FFXIII. Famitsu parent Entertain is setting its expectations high for this entry in the series, forecasting a major boost in PS3 sales following its December 17 debut, to […]

NPD numbers for August are in and there’s no real surprises here. Overall revenue took a significant dip from last year’s results — down from $1.09 billion to $908 million — marking the sixth consecutive month in sales decline. No real shakeups in the hardware sector came about in August, aside from the fact that PS3 sales climbed to 210,000, […]

Everyone’s favorite mutant turtles descend on the PlayStation Store today, taking the fight against Shredder’s legions of nefarious foot soldiers on PS3 in TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. Previously seen on Xbox Live, this is a remake of the original arcade brawler, featuring updated 3D visuals. The nostalgic offerings continue with a trio of PSOne classics that are now up […]

With Modern Warfare only a couple months away from release, Mad Catz decided it was time to raise the hype meter by unveiling its entire licensed accessory line for the title, this time with product photos. With rights to capitalize on the prestige of the MW2 name, Mad Catz isn’t holding back here. The full slate of branded items consist […]

Citing a “trusted retail source,” Eurogamer has it on good authority that Sony will debut a set of PS3 Slim bundles later this October, each packaged with a 250GB hard drive — more than double that of the standard configuration.

By way of a scrolling news ticker on the PlayStation 3 version of Batman: Arkham Asylum, it has been revealed that free DLC is due out on September 17. When asked if this content is exclusive or will be made available on all supported platforms, an Eidos spokesperson replied, noting that “I’m happy to inform you, it will arrive at […]

The introduction of the PS3 Slim has been a boon to hardware sales in Europe, with the latest figures from retail tracking service Chart-Track revealing a whopping 1000 percent increase compared to the previous week. Speaking to GI.biz, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe sales director Mark Howsen said the figures were “ahead of expectations.” Clearly a staggering amount of folks were […]

Square Enix has finally pegged a firm release date on Final Fantasy XIII, announcing that the long-awaited RPG will hit Japanese store shelves on December 17. The date was actually meant to be formally revealed tomorrow during a premier event, but an online ad campaign that broadcasted early broke word today. Looks official enough to us. As you may have […]

Independent developer BottleRocket Entertainment has closed its doors, company founder Jay Beard confirmed today. The studio was most recently working on a Splatterhouse reboot for Namco Bandai, at which point the trouble began. Development on the action horror title was reportedly not up to Namco’s standards, leaving them no choice but to pull the plug and abruptly switch to an […]

The latest Castlevania entry in development, Lords of Shadow, sees an interesting collaboration with Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima serving as executive producer on the project. As Kojima is a stickler for quality, it’s putting considerable pressure on the team to craft an experience that meets his expectations, says producer David Cox:

Looking for an invitation into the ongoing beta for Sony’s 256-man fragfest MAG? Here’s your chance. Throughout today, they’re posting up a total of six trivia questions on the official PlayStation Twitter account. The first person to answer each set correctly will receive a beta key. Easy enough, right? If you have the time to sit around on Twitter all […]

If you were looking for another reason to pick up the newly released PS3 model, here’s one: the installation speed of titles that require hard drive access outpaces that of the original. Eurogamer did a test between both configurations, concluding that on average the slim is 25 percent faster on a 20 minute Devil May Cry 4 install. It’s an […]

After being successfully deployed in titles like Dead Rising and Resident Evil 5, Capcom is once again turning to Havok’s widely used physics engine in several of its upcoming titles. The company announced today that it has inked a deal with the middleware provider, making Havok’s multiplatform solution its “development tool of choice.” We’re proud to be a part of […]

Naughty Dog’s latest opus, Uncharted 2, is approaching release and it’s shaping up nicely, ranking top among the best looking games on PS3. In fact, it’s pushing the technical envelope in such ways that are not possible to replicate on Xbox 360, according to company co-president Christophe Balestra. I guarantee that this game couldn’t be working on Xbox 360. It […]

With the worldwide PS3 price cut now into full effect, Sony Computer Entertainment America is a launching a new marketing campaign focused towards promoting the $299 price. Rather than taking an obscure approach with this one, as Sony is known to do with commercials, it will be more lighthearted and humorous to appeal towards the average, mass-market consumer. While we […]

While the stateside debut of Final Fantasy XIII is still far off, in Japan a release is quickly approaching, with Square Enix having pegged the title for winter. In preparation, a demo with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete made its way into the hands of fans earlier this spring in the region. But to this date, the title has […]

PS3 firmware 3.0 is shaping to be quite the update. In fact, it’s so massive that PSN director Eric Lempel says it’ll be the last significant round of additions to hit the PS3 for the remainder of 2009. You know, I wouldn’t say that or sure just yet because we are working on some things,” said PlayStation Network operations director […]