Published scoops - PS3

In a press release issued today, Sony has announced that a few key games will be hitting the PlayStation 3 "throughout the year," most notably God of War III and the massive multiplayer shooter MAG.

The new PS3 firmware update released yesterday will allow you to watch YouTube, Hulu and other internet video content encoded in Flash. The system software version 2.53 includes full-screen mode for Flash Player in the browser.

On November 17, 2006, just a little more than two years ago, the PlayStation 3 finally hit North American. If you picked up a system on or around launch day, or even just followed its progress since then, you'll no doubt know that the PlayStation 3 today is not the same one that hit shelves that November.

Upgrade 2.5 includes a video scene search functionality that will provide thumbnails to help viewers find a particular scene in a video more easily. Also, the Information Board will be able to include direct links to the PlayStation Store, making it easier for PS3 owners to download content that they read about on the Information Board.

FRAMINGHAM — A Framingham teen denied breaking into a neighbor's home and stealng a video game console on Saturday, police said.
A witness identified the boy after seeing a photo on his Facebook Web page, and police arrested the 16-year-old at 6:11 p.m., police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.

After playing Vampire Rain: Altered Species, I decided that karma must be real. To make up for the stories with fantastic stealth gameplay like Splinter Cell, we must have this. For every stealth game that tries to tell a rich and complex story, such as the Metal Gear series, there must an affront to storytelling such as this.

Microsoft's recent move to reduce Xbox 360 prices across the board may turn out to be especially significant for the console wars. It means that for the key holiday season, the mass-market Xbox 360 Arcade SKU is less expensive than the Wii -- and Wii may see additional challenges from supply constraints.

Sony and Insomniac Games will be holding a worldwide co-operative and multiplayer beta test for Resistance 2 in early October. There are two options for getting in: premier or open. The first guarantees a spot, but only if you live in Europe and buy episode 3 or an annual subscription to Qore, the online PS3 magazine thing.

Sony has announced new editions of its PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game platforms - and a wireless keypad for the PS3. At the Leipzig Games Convention, Sony officially took the wraps off a new version of its PlayStation Portable gaming platform, and unveiled as new 120 GB limited edition of its PlayStation 3 gaming console.

It looks like a recent PlayStation 3 theft took a few more twists and turns than your garden variety console heist, with not one but two individuals finding themselves finding themselves short a PS3 before all is said and done, and one of 'em eventually winding up with an unwanted Xbox 360.