playstation3

The PlayStation 3 (proper spelling) is Sony Computer Entertainments third video game console since entering the industry with their PlayStation One in 1994. Designed to have a 10 year life span due to its design the PlayStation 3 is the direct successor to the leading platform of its generation, the PlayStation 2.

Launched in November of 2006 the PlayStation 3 did not meet expectations with a weak launch lineup, difficult online presence and a high price point. Rallying to re-achieve past success Sony has drastically improved its online presence, launched many AAA titles and continues to update its firmware to provide many advanced features.

The PlayStation 3 features a Blu-ray player, Cell processor, hard drive on every unit, Bluetooth functionality, wireless onboard and HDMI output. The design was meant to be forward thinking and a true cutting edge media and video game unit. The PlayStation 3 is considered one of the finest Blu-ray players on the market but many developers have struggled while developing games due to the complex design.

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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

  
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  Infinity Ward’s bold move to take the Call of Duty franchise into a modern setting with  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare proved to be an astounding success. The game sold in record-breaking numbers, received an absurd amount of critical acclaim, and, to this day, is one of the most played titles on Xbox Live. Now, ...
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

  
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  Story The storyline of Modern Warfare 2 picks up where the events of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare left off. The ultranationalist Russian leader Zakhaev has been eliminated, but it seems that his lieutenant, Vladimir Makarov, is an even bigger danger. Having made a successful play for power, Intel indicates that ...
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• Netflix on the PS3 Hands On

  
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  Here is the first video showing us what Netflix streaming looks like on the PlayStation 3.
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• Netflix streaming to PlayStation 3

  
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  Do you know what I find SO great about XBox 360 users in the US of A? They have Netflix streaming movies right to their family rooms their their gaming consoles. But now, PlayStation 3 (PS3) users in the US of A are no longer left out in the cold. PS3 users can now subscribe and watch movies from Netflix right in ...
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• VIDEO: Need For Speed Gamers Race Real Mustangs

  
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  Four passionate gamers who have burned rubber on the race track through their video game consoles have brought their racing dreams to life on Horse Thief Mile at Willow Springs Raceway for the eighth installment of the Mustang 10 Unleashed campaign. Ford called upon the gaming community and staged a tournament with ...
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• Face your Sins with Dante’s Inferno Demo

  
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  Dante’s Inferno , the upcoming trip to hell from developers Visceral Games , will be giving players a taste of what Lucifer is planning next month, as a demo is set to release on the PSN. Dante’s Inferno follows Dante, a veteran of The Crusades, and his journey to take back the soul of his love from ...
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• Visceral’s descent into hell reaches Heresy

  
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  Electronic Arts’ promotional blitz for Dante’s Inferno continues with a look at the sixth circle of hell: Heresy. It’s Satan’s backyard, according to lead designer Steve Desilets, who proclaims: “You’re now in the sh**.” As you’ll see, it is indeed quite brutal, and certainly not for children, South ...
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• Review: Buzz! Quiz World

  
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  Hey, look everyone! There’s actually another game out today that isn’t called Modern Warfare 2 . I know, shocking, isn’t it? While most of the gaming world froths at the mouth over Infinity Ward’s latest Call of Duty epic, Sony quietly sneaks the next PS3 installment in its popular Buzz! quiz show series ...
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• How-To Guide: Netflix on the PS3

  
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  By now you’ve no doubt heard that Netflix members can instantly stream movies and TV shows to their TV via the PlayStation 3. We’ve created a quick and simple how-to guide for anyone interested in taking advantage of the service and start streaming now! First off, you must own a PlayStation 3 and be a member ...
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• Powerful Modern Warfare 2 Plot Hits Close to Home

  
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  The early hours of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 take gamers around the world and back again, but the new game’s story hits close to home. Military scenarios, violent police actions and straight-from-the-big-screen massive firefights take place in such far-flung locales as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Brazil. But ...
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• Test-Driving Modern Warfare 2’s Night-Vision Goggles

  
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  While millions of American gamers were standing in line to pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last night, I was skulking around in the bushes. Like most major game releases, the first-person shooter from Infinity Ward was available in several different elaborate collector’s edition bundles when it was ...
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• Dante’s Inferno demo coming in December

  
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  Rapping on the gates of hell, Visceral Games is turning up the heat by letting its fans get a glimpse of the first of nine levels in Dante’s Inferno .  The demo will be relased to the public next month for the PS3 and Xbox 360. In the game, Dante has to traverse through nine levels of fire and brimstone in ...
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• Dante’s Inferno Demo Coming Next Month

  
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  Visceral Games just revealed that a demo for it’s God of War inspired game Dante’s Inferno will be hitting Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network sometime next month. The demo will contain the entire first level from the game and allow players to get a taste of what life is like in the nine circles of hell. Full ...
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• Assassins Creed 2 Developer Diary 6: Home Sweet Home

  
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  Home Sweet Home is the final Assassins Creed 2 Developer Diary before the game’s release exactly one week from now on November 17th, 2009 for PS3 and Xbox 360 (PC is coming in 2010). In this specific behind-the-scenes video, we get to see scriptwriter Jeffery Yohalem and art director Laura De Young in action as ...
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• PlayStation Home to Host Modern Launch Party

  
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  After years of anticipation, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is finally on store shelves. Now that millions of PlayStation 3 owners around the globe are playing a game that has carried some of the heaviest hype in videogame history, many wonder what’s in store for gamers next. The great thing is that PlayStation ...
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• Square Enix Boss: US & European Version of Final Fantasy XIII Receiving “Final Touches”

  
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  In a recent interview, Square Enix Global Presidentm, Yoichi Wada, revealed that the US and European version of the highly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII was receiving some “final touches”, adding that the “last stage of development has gone very smoothly…” The the fact that he said “has gone” as ...
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• Crush 40 coming to Rock Band

  
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  It seems that way. This story started off on twitter, on a small twitter account called Ozone Radio . At first I was going to file it under a rumor, because anyone can make a twitter account, add some friends and seem legit. But then the Official Crush 40 facebook hinted at them being in Rock Band as well, so we ...
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• New Assassin’s Creed 2 In-Game Screens Get the Blood Flowing (Literally)

  
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  Ubisoft Montreal released half a dozen or so new Assassin’s Creed 2 screen shots. The sequel takes place in Venice and puts you behind the hood of a new assassin named Ezio. If stealth killing with retractable wrist blades gets you off, you can get your hands on AC2 in stores on November 17th in the US and November ...
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• Borderlands DLC landing on November 24th

  
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  Borderlands is enjoying great critical and commercial success at the moment, and the game has lined up its first DLC, called “ The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned “, which will be available on November 24th for $10 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. However, developer Gearbox didn’t mention a PC version of the DLC, ...
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• Modern Warfare 2 Launch Event Tonight on Home

  
  PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net — Authority: 485
  It looks like the PS3 is getting a little bit of attention from Infinity Ward after all. Home will be supporting seamless game launching starting tonight, which kicks off the start of a new feature in Home called the “Featured Game” party, which I will describe here in a bit. There are also going to be free ...
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