"Clap Hanz – Maker of Hot Shots Series, will we see Hot Shots Tennis on the PS3? Clap Hanz have yet to announce their next game since the release of their Hot Shots Golf last year. It’s been a year according to the Japanese time-line, what are the teams working on now? Will they stay true to their favorite series or will they innovate? We may see something in TGS 2008."

"Blu-Ray doesn't really matter.

I watched Iron Man in a pretty *bleep*edly low resolution. I watched Indiana Jones: KotCS in *bleep*edly high resolution. Iron Man was still 10 times better than the newest Indy outing, regardless. I'm not saying that video resolution doesn't matter at ALL, but it makes a pretty small percentage of difference to the amount of enjoyment that I have watching a film or playing a game. The first time I played a 360 (the game being Gears of War), I'll admit that I..."

"The idea of a network service on a console that offers a television like program that has exclusive content and announcements and gives you access to demos, betas and the like, sounds great. You stick on a monthly subscription fee then you’ve got another kettle of fish.

Qore is the service in question bought to you by your friends at Sony. available on the Playstation 3, Qore will offer up some exclusive demos, content & more while also having a television-esque program that will be focuse..."

"Did Sony make a mistake by not stocking store shelves with 80GB consoles during this crucial period in the console life cycle? They’re on the upswing after a poor launch, but could they have garnered even more sales during the first half of 2008? With the enormous launch of Grand Theft Auto IV in April, how many gamers chose the Xbox 360 version of the game because they couldn’t get backwards compatibility in a PS3 and didn’t want to wait? How many of those customers bought an Xbox 360 instea..."

"Make a really good web browser. The current browser is great for occasional use when you don’t have a PC handy, but realistically, no one would use the existing browser for their main web browsing. But what if the PS3 really did make a great browser that was nearly as good as a PC: fast, standards compliant, tabs, improved support for USB mouse/keyboard, search box, cookie management, all the preferences and options that power users want, and something that overall could be used as a primary ..."

"As we all know, the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS are currently ruling the charts. The big question however is why.

Most gamers will jump up at this point and shout “It’s the price and portability factor you noob!” We do agree that portability does play a big role but we have to disagree on the price part. In most countries the PSP is actually more expensive than the Xbox 360. Yeah we know the Xbox 360 is pretty unstable (we just had too) but still the console provides much more than the PSP be..."

"In honor of the glorious holiday upon us today, the holiday of 4-20, I give you the Top 7 Characters who have a serious case of the munchies."

"What is art? It’s a fairly straightforward question, yet it encompasses a limitless amount of correct answers. Art is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects. What happens then, when the physical aspect is removed?

The other day, I asked my friend’s father, one of the most level-headed people I know, if he considered film to be a form of art. I was hit with a rapid response confirming that ye..."

"What makes a games machine?

It’s a simple enough question, but the answer is something that has long eluded consensus. For some, a “games machine” is something made by Nintendo, or something with “PlayStation” or “Xbox” written on the packaging. For others, it’s all about the amount of RAM, and the speed of the CPU, and the number of GPU cores they’ve managed to shoe-horn into their LED-encrusted black-and-silver beauty."

As previously reported, Devil May Cry 4 takes around 20minutes to download and installs 5GB to the Harddrive. Well the benefits of it seem only to be load times right? Well not exactly, yes that is a benefit, however another benefit is the fact that the installation of the game also means less noise and limits wear and tear on your Blu-Ray drive.

The article at the source delves into the nitty-gritty parts of installing to your harddrive like the PS3, vs running from the disc like the XBOX...

"We like to hear people scream at us. Unfortunately, it has been a long while since anyone's actually done it. To compensate, the editors of all three IGN Editorial offices (US, UK, and Australia) got together and decided that it was time to revisit one of the most controversial topics in our business...

Our criteria for creating this list of our picks for the Top 100 Games of All Time are as follows:

-Eligible games had to have been released no later than December 31, 2006 (perspective ..."

"Best Rhythm Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Jam Sessions
Rock Band


Best Driving Game
Colin McRae: DiRT
Forza Motorsport 2
Need for Speed ProStreet
Project Gotham Racing 4

Best Military Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
World in Conflict

Studio of the Year
Bungie Studios
Harmonix
2K Boston / 2K Australia
Valve

Breakthrough Technology
Crysis
Halo 3
Portal
R..."

Four brand new themes have been released on the official Japanese Playstation site and since not many understand Japanese, here are step by step instructions on how to install them.

1. Download the file off Rapidshare or the Japanese site.
2. Grab anything that will allow you to transfer files to your PS3, a memory stick for example.
3. Create a new folder on whatever your going to use to transfer the file. Name it PS3.
4. Create a new folder in your PS3 folder called THEMES (if you dow...

"Lastly, a great value-add you may not all know about is the EyeCreate Software. This will be available for FREE download on the PlayStation Store (yes! free! come get it!) and allows you to save, edit and share your PlayStation Eye videos, photos and audio clips - all through your PS3."

"Living on past laurels and console sales, everyone thought that the Playstation 3 would sell well at first announcement. But over the course of development and press releases to the inevitable lackluster launch, the Playstation 3 continues to search for the breakthrough sales numbers that its predecessors had."

"We’ve written extensively of the court case between Sony and Immersion and its potential impact on the peripherals business for the PS3. While we’ve been featured on Immersion’s own press site, we assure our readers that we have no affiliation or vested interests in the company. Right before GDC, this court battle came to a fruitful conclusion for both parties involved. Having lost the initial court case, and the subsequent appeal, Sony cut its loss and settled with Immersion, using the oppor..."

John Davison, an editor for 1up has had his 360 assassinated by his PS3. He blogs about his setup which is just an average wooden shelved unit with glass doors. He has his PS3 and 360 both inside and with the doors closed.

The accident happened when his sons were playing 360 one morning. The youngest had the PS3 controller and was "pretend" playing while his brother actually played. Unknowingly the smaller child turned on the PS3. While this was going on the glass door was still closed and...