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New PlayStation Store Revealed
A video walk-through of the brand new PlayStation 3 Online Store was released today by Sony software development.
The store will not be ‘web-based’ and will therefore be vastly speedier than its current incarnation.
The store will form part of the new System Software which will be version 2.30 and will be released mid-April, altho [...]
Call of Duty 4: New Maps Exposed
With the redesign of the PS Store due shortly, XBox 360 fans have already stole a march on the PS3 users as their maps were released last week.
We understand that the PS3 extra maps for Call of Duty 4 will be released on April 24th.
The four new maps are expected to retail at £5.99 for the UK. The new maps are:
Creek A massive open village en [...]
UK retailer confirms Blu-Ray as next-...
One of the UK’s biggest retailer, Woolworths, has announced today that it will be the first major retailer to completely drop the HD-DVD format from all of its stores nationwide.
Announcements in recent weeks, including the switch to Blu-Ray of several leading film companies, have suggested that the HD DVD was losing the war but today&# [...]
Resistance 2 – Early Screenshot...
Insomniac Games have announced that the sequel to one of the best launch titles on the PlayStation 3 will be heading our way soon, and more importantly the game will take online blasting to the next level with a massive 60 players online gameplay. Massive!
The news was announced as one of the World’s biggest gaming mags Game Informer w [...]
60% of PS3 owners are not online
Statements released by the President of Sony Europe David Reeves have confirmed that out of the 5 million PS3 owners in Europe, only 2 million are online. An unbelievable 3 million players out there are not online! (Worrying because I could be killing them all left, right and centre on Call of Duty 4).
Despite this unbelievable state of affa [...]
How to upgrade your PS3 internal hard...
If you’re looking for a larger internal hard drive – we have used the method below to replace our 60Gb hard drive with this 250Gb Fujitsu drive (Available to order online here – now only £56!!)
Things you will need
1. Larger SATA notebook (2.5″) hard drive (hd), 5400rpm or 7400rpm.
We chose a 5400rpm model for temperat [...]
Resident Evil 5 – PS3 beating X...
According to online retailer Amazon, the PS3 pre-orders for Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil 5 are outstripping those of the XBox 360 by nearly 100%.
The game was initially announced in 2005, the title starting life on the original PlayStation back in 1999. This version is expected to take four years to produce and a release date has no [...]
PS3 Games Chart (19 Jan 08)
Information for the UK for the week ending 19th January 2008.
This week’s Top 10 PS3 Games
1. Assassins Creed
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Unchartered: Drake’s Fortune
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
5. FIFA 08
6. Kane & Lynch
7. Need for Speed: Prostreet
8. Guitar Hero III
9. Medal of Honor: Airborne
10. Ratchet & Clank
AssassinR [...]
Singstar SingStore updates to improve
The online PS3 SingStore (home of downloadable songs for the SingStar game) is to be updated much more regularly in the future.
The game was finally releaed shortly before Christmas after weeks and months of delays. Sony had promised around 300 tracks would be in the SingStore on day 1 to complement the 30 on the disc, but only around 60 wer [...]
The White PlayStation 3
‘Uber-kitsch’ some may say, ‘Horrifically tacky’ some other might but the White PS3 looks destined for our shores at some point this spring.
Suitable for, erm, rooms with lots of white – the White PS3 is currently only available in Japan but appears set for the US according to Federal Communications Filings in th [...]
60Gb PS3 in Stock
A small batch of the 60Gb version of the PS3 is now in stock with online retailer Dixons in the UK.
The 60Gb PlayStation 3 is no longer being manufactured but has the advantage over the 40Gb version in that it can play PlayStation 2 games also.
The 60Gb version of the PS3 comes with 3 games (Ridge Racer 7, Resistance: Fall of Man and WWE Smac [...]
Unchartered: Drake’s Fortune
Unchartered: Drake’s Fortune is set to be one of this Christmas’s biggest PS3 hits – topping the online selling charts in the run up to the festive season.
The game will appeal widely to both the older gamer and the teenager – with its backdrops and features very similar to the King Kong movie of a couple of years ago. [...]
GTA IV: New Screenshots
A whole host of new PS3 screenshots have been released by Rockstar of their forthcoming smash hit seller (no doubt!) Grand Theft Auto IV.
Enjoy…
See more screenshots and watch the three official trailers all at the official GTA IV website here
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Call of Duty 4 – double XP week...
If you are not playing your Call of Duty 4 on your PS3 right now – then why not!
For this weekend only, you can gain double XP every time you take part in the online game. Get on there, and try and move up the rankings!
The event is on now and runs until 10am on Monday 10th December.
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The 40Gb PS3 has landed
As we reported a number of days ago – the Sony PlayStation 3 40Gb version can be kept in the quiet no longer.
Sony will not only release the new 40Gb system at a price under £300 in the UK but is set to slash the price of the 60Gb premium version by around £75. The new machine is expected to be launched on mid October 2007.
The new 40G [...]
Cheaper 40Gb PS3 on the way
Sony is widely tipped to shortly unveil a 40Gb PS3 console which will retail at $399 in the US, and under the psychological £300 barrier in the UK.
The plans are based on Sony registering a new system with the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) in the States and a story suggesting that Best Buy, the major American retailer, has already be [...]
Pro Evolution Soccer ready to storm F...
Pro Evolution Soccer’s debut on the PS3 will attempt to knock the FIFA 08 franchise off course in an anticipated demo released this Thursday on the PlayStation Online store.
FIFA 08 is the first football game released on the PS3 of note and is released on Friday 28th September. Demo’s of PES 08 have already landed on XBox Live [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition
GTA 4: Special Edition pre-orders are currently being taken and stock is not expected to last of these unique versions of the PS3 Game.
Grand Theft Auto 4 is to be released by RockStar on the 19th October 2007. A limited edition version of the game will be available and will come packaged in a metal Safe Deposit box.
Inside this Safe Deposit [...]
Games heading to the PlayStation 3 in...
The PlayStation 3 has been out for a number of months now in the UK and Europe, and around 8 months in the US.
This post contains a list of PS3 games planned for release in PAL regions for the rest of this year:
August 2007
SingStar Next Gen PS3
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Warhawk
Madden NFL 2008
September 2007
FIFA 2 [...]
Little Big Planet – PS3 Trailer
Little Big Planet, a game we mentioned earlier in the year, is heading over to the PS3 shortly, and is set to break all the rules of modern gaming.
A full preview will be on the site shortly but in the meantime have a look at the online video trailer of the game in which ‘you create the game!’
Weird – but brilliant…
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PS3 Special Offer with Argos – ...
PS3 Software Version 1.90 Update R...
Sony have today launched an official PlayStation 3 Software update – taking the PS3′s system software to version 1.90 and allowing users to utilise some new features including the ability to change the PS3 desktop background or wallpaper.
PS3 Software 1.90 – Major Changes
The most significant and noticeable change for PS3 fa [...]
Call of Duty 4 – Preview Traile...
The next installment of Call of Duty is set to take on a more modern battle scenario than the previous versions.
Here’s a brief gameplay clip to whet your appetite.
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