ps3

The PS3 (PlayStation 3) 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 PS3 is the direct successor to the leading platform of its generation, the PlayStation 2.

Launched in November of 2006 the PS3 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 PS3 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 PS3 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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• Review: The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3)

  
  Aeropause Games — Authority: 439
  The Long and Winding Road If you’re not familiar with Harmonix’s work on the Guitar Hero franchise and its various branchings, here’s a quick primer. Harmonix had a runaway hit with their Guitar Hero rhythm game which featured a special guitar controller, and it made Activision a great deal of money. The ...
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• Capcom Opts To Release Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition Content As DLC In U.S., Europe

  
  eXophase.com, the Gamer's Phase — Authority: 506
  In a decision swayed by community votes , Capcom today confirmed that it will release the extra content contained within Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition as DLC in the U.S. and Europe. First revealed at TGS, this director’s cut version of the game features support for Sony’s upcoming wand motion-sensing ...
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• Modern Warfare 2: Review Round-up

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 758
  It’s Modern Warfare 2 . It is, hyperbole aside, the most anticipated game of 2009. But is it any good? The review embargo for Infinity Ward’s shooter is still ten hours away, but some naughty websites and newspapers have already published their verdicts. Will any review anywhere stop anybody buying it? ...
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• RE5 Alternative Edition coming to N. America and Europe as DLC

  
  Gamer Investments — Authority: 586
  A couple of weeks ago, we told you about new Resident Evil 5 content coming as a new Japanese version of the game called RE5 Alternative Edition. We asked you guys to tell us how you wanted to get your mitts on the content and gave you the option to vote for either [...]
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• Borderlands DLC Is Creeping Up On You

  
  GayGamer.net — Authority: 566
  We used to have to wait a bit before DLC would become available for our favorite games, but since the medium has become so popular we are seeing them come out a couple weeks to a couple days after the initial release of the main game.Next in line for DLC: Borderlands! Coming November 24th is The Zombie Island of Dr. ...
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• What Happens At The End Of BioShock 2?

  
  TrueGameHeadz .:Video Game Previews, Reviews, Videos and News For Gamers Everywhere:. — Authority: 126
  There’s hope yet for “BioShock 2.” It’s not like there was ever really any question about how good the follow up to one of 2007’s best games would be, but, there was one fatal flaw with the original – the last boss encounter.   After hours upon hours of both challenging and rewarding gameplay throughout ...
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• Surrender To Army Of Two: The 40th Days Co-Op Tactics [Clips]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 820
  Mock surrender is just one of Army of Two: the 40th Day s list of cooperative multiplayer moves. We were going to show you a video filled with them, but we gave up. See what I did there? I learned a lesson from watching this video, and you could too. And a little something about friendship along the way, if youre ...
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• Borderlands DLC Coming November 24th

  
  MTV Multiplayer — Authority: 686
  Having already taken my Siren to level 50 (it took 36 hours, in case youre wondering), I dont know how much Im clamoring for additional "Borderlands" content just yet. After all, the next two weeks are ridden with big game releases. But, despite my need to take a little break from Pandora, Gearbox is marching on ...
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• MAG Beta 4 Starts Today

  
  TQcast — Authority: 131
  For those that have pre-ordered MAG from Gamestop, you now have the go to test out the MAG Beta 4. There have been several fixes and enhancements added to this update, including the following: More than 6,000 changes from the last phase to Beta 4, not the least of which include an increased level cap from 40 to 60. A ...
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• Inspect Kratos’ HD facelift in God of War Collection

  
  Gaming Rover - The News You Want — Authority: 160
  Sure, the upcoming God of War Collection is a lot more resolution-y than the original PS2 games, but does that produce a noticeably better-looking game? Bitmob tested the original God of War games on their backwards-compatible PS3 systems and took comparison shots of both. Its clear that the Blu-ray remastering ...
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• Borderlands ‘Zombie Island’ DLC Due Out November 24 On 360, PS3

  
  eXophase.com, the Gamer's Phase — Authority: 506
  Developer Gearbox Software today stamped a November 24 release date on the first batch of downloadable content for its open-world RPG Borderlands. Priced at $9.99, it welcomes players to Dr. Ned’s Zombie Island, an eery land inhabited by humans-turned-zombies following the breakout of a virus. It’s up to you to ...
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• MAG Beta 4 Starts…Now!

  
  PlayStation.Blog — Authority: 742
  Hello everyone, My name is Jeremy Dunham (PSN ID: zpr_DunhamSmash ), Zipper Interactive ’s new Senior Community Manager, and I wanted to share some news regarding our latest MAG beta program that we’re kicking off right now. Starting today, we’ve officially moved into our next Beta phase – Beta 4. We’ve ...
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• Color correction patch for PS3 eye

  
  Hack a Day — Authority: 694
  [Max] was happy to see that the PlayStation 3 Eye has support in the newer Linux kernels. Having sat in his closet for quite some time, this would give the camera another chance at usefulness. Unfortunately, the driver doesn’t include framerate selection and color correction so he set about writing a patch to ...
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• Tecmo dunking NBA Unrivaled onto XBLA Nov. 11, PSN later

  
  Gaming Rover - The News You Want — Authority: 160
  Tecmos trying to fill the arcade-basketball-shaped hole in your heart left by NBA Street with NBA Unrivaled , a retro hoops release from developer A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games . Though the cleverly-named company is relatively new on the scene, it has experience to draw on after helping Sony build NBA 08: The Life . Were ...
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• Modern Warfare 2 Blocks Xbox Live Party Chat

  
  MonsterVine.com — Authority: 131
  Infinity Ward is exercising its own sphere of autonomy from Microsoft’s Xbox Live service as it will block the Party Chat feature while playing Modern Warfare 2. The developer cites players abusing the Party Chat system in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to tell teammates where enemies were when they were dead. Now ...
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• Battlefield Bad Company 2: Eat Your Heart Out Modern Warfare 2

  
  Playstation ThEvolution — Authority: 136
  With the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 upon us, it’s probably hard to imagine any shooter taken anyone’s attention away from this highly anticipated title, however come November 19 you can expect there to be many PS3 users jumping back and forth from Modern Warfare 2 to the African Harbour MP level ...
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• First legion of BlazBlue Portable screens deployed

  
  Gaming Rover - The News You Want — Authority: 160
  Famitsu has posted the first screens of BlazBlue Portable , the PSP adaptation of Arc System Works stunning high-definition 2D fighting game. The game has made the transition to the PSP pretty well, at least from what we can tell in still images. The sprites are a lot less smooth, but still detailed, and the ...
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• Is the ps3 still gonna have blu-ray? And if so is it gonna be used for the games and movies?

  
  Blu-Ray1st — Authority: 150
  I heard that the ps3 will have blu-ray but I heard they are only going to use blu-ray discs for the movies. They said because of the high cost of blu-ray discs they will not be offering games on blu-ray but on dvd-roms, I hope to god this isnt true.Tags: hdtv, blu-ray format, blu-ray [...]
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sets Pre-Order Record

  
  MonsterVine.com — Authority: 131
  Gamestop has informed USA Today that preorders for Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “are the highest for any title we’ve ever sold.” Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over 13 million units, Call of Duty: World at War has surpassed 11 million. Even going so far as to cause other games to ...
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• Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers on PS3, PC in 2010, XBLA getting more content

  
  Gaming Rover - The News You Want — Authority: 160
  Wizards of the Coast has announced that PC and PS3 gamers have more to look forward to than just Magic: The Gathering Tactics . In spring 2010, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers will hit PCs, followed by a PS3 version in the fall. Previously available only on Xbox Live Arcade , Duels of the ...
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