Not wanting to be overshadowed by Microsoft's announcement that Project Natal is gaining support from a number of major games manufacturers, Sony has declared that its motion controller for the PS3 console will be available early next year.

Linking up to a PlayStation Eye camera, the system allows face, voice and body movement recognition in order to control games in a completely different way.

This motion controller (which doesn't have an official name yet) is equipped with two motion sensors, three axes gyroscope and three axes accelerometer that can detect the controller's angle and movement held in the user's hand.

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That slimmer PS3 rumor from a couple of months ago has finally come to pass, with Sony announcing that a new PlayStation 3 will be released in September.

The new PS3 will feature a 120GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, new system software (version 3.00) and BRAVIA Sync (for tying up to your Sony TV). It'll cost $299.

Sony's making a big thing of the re-branding, changing the name from PLAYSTATION 3 to PlayStation 3 (note the capitals — I've obviously been getting it wrong all these years as I've often referred to it the "new" way) and introducing a "PS3" logo to be engraved on the surface of the new console.

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Sony has announced the latest instalment of its popular SingStar software for PS2 and PS3 consoles, with the addition of SingStar Queen.

Sony in London collaborated with the band to pack over 20 classic Queen songs into the package, including "We Are The Champions", "Another One Bites The Dust", "We Will Rock You", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Under Pressure".

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They say that Hollywood is the place where rumors are born and thrive. They say that there are no secrets in Hollywood. But if you were to ask me, I would go as far as to say that in the world of consumer technology, rumors are just as rife. Rumors about games, phones, gaming consoles – practically everything that’s hot – are born every day and spread through the Internet like wild fire. Take for example the latest dish on the two arch rivals – the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox360. These two gaming consoles have been the focus of countless rumors ever since their inception. This ...
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  Sony has announced, at Leipzig today, their latest addition to the PlayStation 3 accessory family.  The PlayStation 3 Chat Pad.  It's actually a "snap on" accessory to the ordinary PS3 game controller, it's due for consumer release by the end of November.  Ah, you see, it's nearing Christmas and Sony would like to expand sales even more.  I bet you a number of games will soon spring out that uses the Chat Pad extensively. This tiny keypad will allow players to "chat"... as if they're not near for a whisper! :)  Quite interesting to note is that the Chat Pad is actually a blue tooth device.  Aaaahhhh... and I would venture a guess that it ...
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Gaming is well known for its sequels; in fact one could very easily argue that it’s the glue that binds the industry together. What do you mean, I hear you ask? Well, simply put, for as long as games have been about, there’s been a sequel to the last big hit (hell, there’s even been sequels to games that haven’t been hits). 2008 is of course no exception to the rule – you could say, why break the habit of a lifetime? Pacman after all had Ms Pacman to follow. This probably makes me sound quite bitter, but I’m not. Some of my favourite games historically (including Super Metroid, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Forza Motorsport ...
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Here are list of games which I like that are said to be released by 2008, so better watch up for this games. They may or may not be considered gaming gems, but for me it's the gold. These are the games that would really prevent me from outside contact to human beings. I prefer inanimate objects to people and yes, I love my laptop more than my girlfriend. So if I have these games, I would never leave my house and I won't stop playing these games. Devil May Cry 4 GTA IV: Grand Theft Auto IV Resident Evil 5 Fallout 3 Ninja Gaiden 2 Splinter Cell Conviction Fable 2 Halo Wars
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Recently, Sony has courted controversy (to a certain degree) due to featuring Manchester Cathedral in a violent video game - the fairly well received Resistance: Fall of Man. Sony's Playstation game uses the historic church as a scene in which violent gunplay takes place. Originally, spokespeople for the church asked for the game to be withdrawn from sale - Sony however did not accept this request, but it did apologise for using the graphics within the game. The Very Reverend Rogers Govender had the following to say regarding the use of Manchester Cathedral: "We do forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done nothing wrong. In an industry that is breaking new frontiers, it ...
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One of the best examples of corporate white lies is the Playstation 3 Sixaxis controller. When the official controller was announced Sony played up its so-called Sixaxis feature -- which is basically a motion sensing capability similar to the revolutionary Nintendo Wiimote. Some people thought it was an obvious cribbing of the Nintendo Wii's unique selling point but stolen idea or not the concept was quite cool. What made people raise their eyebrows though was the very obvious absence of a rumble feature. According to Sony, the rumble feature would negatively affect the sensitive controls of the Sixaxis -- which is a strange claim given that the Wiimote also has a rumble feature. Gaming ...
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I have made it no secret that, out of the 3 'this gen' consoles, I believe the PS3 to have the most potential.  This is for reasons of power, capability and having a wireless control pad.  However, it seems that each of the three consoles - PS3, Xbox360 and Wii - have reasons to doubt them.  I have covered the latter two here already, so lets move on to the PS3. One of the most obvious that things that hits you about the PS3 is the lack of rumble.  Now that Sony has settled a suit with Immersion there shouldn't be a problem.  But there is.  All the consoles ...
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