All Entries in the "Playstation 3" Category

Rumor: And the next LEGO game is . . . LEGO Rock Band ?!?!

A “source” has told VG247 that Traveller’s Tales’ next LEGO game won’t be Star Wars. Won’t be Indiana Jones, either. Won’t be Robocop, won’t be Predator, won’t be Halo. It’ll be LEGO Rock Band.
Seems the rumor stems from an interview on Britain’s Radio One last night, in which TT swore a new LEGO game would [...]

Sony’s PS3 Dubbed the Sinking Ship and Fading Hope

If a console’s feelings can be hurt, you might want to look in the corner for a rocking, sobbing PS3. Not even a month after being dubbed a “sinking ship” by Silicon Alley Insider, the Wall Street Journal has published an ouch-inducing article titled “Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player.”
In the wake of [...]

Call of Duty: World at War, Temporary Price Drop

Still holding onto Call of Duty 4 as your war-time shooter of choice? Amazon’s video game deal of the day might change your opinion. The online retailer is offering World at War for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $35 today, almost half off the usual price and a lot cheaper than last year’s Modern [...]

Is Prince of Persia worth the buy?

Anyone who has played any Prince of Persia game knows there is a certain amount of frustration thrown into them, so why play something that has the power to make you scream “SCREW IT” and turn off your console? The key is that Ubisoft puts so much more into the game that makes you ignore [...]

Formal Clothing for Avatars Now Available

x360diary report that new formal avatar clothing is now available.
Head over to your avatar editor on your dashboards and your in for a surprise. Microsoft have just released a brand new clothing range for you avatar to show off in.
The new clothes are mainly formal wear and include;
- 2 New Hats
- 1 New Shirt
- New [...]

Is Need For Speed Totalled?

Rumor has it that EA is looking to make cuts in games that just aren’t producing enough sales. Need for Speed Undercover sold sharply under its expectations.

Playstation Home Lauching globally Dec 11th

We knew it was coming this month, now we have the day: tomorrow. Yup, PlayStation Home will launch globally on December 11th. The 3D virtual on-line community is like Second Life, only with the risk of rootkit. Hot. All kidding aside, the new service gives PS3 owners a customizable place to chat (voice or text) [...]

US Getting Collectors Edition Street Fighter IV

A day after it was confirmed for Europe, GameStop has listings up for the collector’s edition – might we suggest a name change to “Champion Edition” – of Street Fighter IV. PS3 and 360 will each get their own subtle variations of the set, which will sell for $79.99. The retailer is offering those who [...]

Rock Band has GONE Country

Harmonix has made official the previously reported Rock Band country music track pack for the week of December 16. Judging by the comments in the earlier post, the tracks may not be your cup of tea, but please keep the “it’s Rock Band” cries to a minimum.

Rock Band goes Country

UPDATE: MTV Games confirms that it is indeed true, with the music set for Dec. 16.
Well, we reckon it’s almost official now. According to Country Music Television’s (CMT) blog, the Rock Back country music pack is coming on December 16th to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The report claims five songs will be part of [...]

Playstation 2008 Award Winners

SCEJ’s announced its 2008 PlayStation Award winners, which are basically sales gongs for PlayStation games in Japan.
Gold prizes got to titles that sold between 500,000 and 1 million copies. Double platinum prizes go to sales between 2 and 3 million.
To the chase. This year’s Gold Prize winners are:

Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3
Crisis Core Final Fantasy [...]

Atari’s 2009 Game Lineup Unleashed

Atari is prepping us for a big rush of games, with today’s announcement of their upcoming titles for 2009. Here’s a rundown of the games you can expect from Atari:
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Coming to Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PCs in Spring 2009.
Fans of the Riddick films and the original Xbox [...]

Rockband Weekly

This week’s serving of Rock Band DLC brings together a hodge podge of European bands as well as a free song from Miranda Cosgrove. We’ve also got two from Naked Brothers Band — who, as it turns out, has no relation whatsoever to the Barenaked Ladies.
Individual Tracks

“Headphones On” - Miranda Cosgrove ($Free)
“Are You Dead Yet” [...]

PS3 Firmware 2.53 to release tomorrow, includes full-screen Flash support

According to this PlayStation.com page, PS3 Firmware 2.53’s to release tomorrow, and it looks like a biggie. There’s full details through the link.
Stand-out features include full-screen Flash support for web browsing and the ability to let the machine turn itself off after a background download.

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasmaburn.net%2F2008%2F11%2F26%2Fps3-firmware-253-to-release-tomorrow-includes-full-screen-flash-support%2F’;
addthis_title [...]

No PS3 Price Cut in March 2009

 
Sony has officially taken the PR laser to yet another rumorous growth on its back – this time, a potential PS3 price cut. In short, no price slashing in March 2009. None. Definitely not.
“There are no plans for a price reduction on PS3 in March 09, and anything reported on or discussed otherwise is purely rumor or [...]