Sony’s Letter to BBC’s Watchdog

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The Yellow Light of Death is becoming an increasing problem, according to BBC’s Watchdog. The YLOD was featured on BBC’s Watchdog show last night with a number of users experiencing the issue. The BBC pinned the issue down to a hardware issue present is most consoles, and we know from most cases it is in fact a hardware issue. In response, Sony sent a letter to the BBC detailing the returns policy and commenting on the hardware failure. If you are interested in reading this incredibly long letter, we’ve included it below.

Motion Controller Update III

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In the third part of the motion controller Blog series, Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov break down their E3 on-stage demo in more detail. From plasma whips and drawing, to abstract domino snakes and real time strategy-style games, you’ll see some things you’re already familiar with, as well as some never before seen applications that didn’t quite make the show. More details are included in the video below.

PlayStation Video Store Update For Sep 18th 2009

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This week on the US Video Store you can find X-Men Origins: Wolverine which includes a bonus featurette. Hugh walks through what it was like to take on the role of Wolverine/Logan again in this pulse-pounding action thriller.

Naughty Dog on Making Nathan Drake a ‘Fallible Hero’

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Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarch has spilled the beans on the design influences behind Uncharted hero Nathan Drake, revealing the studio wanted the brash treasure hunter to resemble a regular bloke as opposed to an individual who boasted “precise Ninja powers”. As a result of this, the developer poured over various action movies staring ‘everyday’ heroes when tweaking Drake’s character for the hotly anticipated sequel.

Toshiba Making PS3 Compatible 640GB HDD

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Toshiba has recently revealed that they are creating a hard drive that has a higher maximum areal density, allowing 160GB on a single side of a platter, rather than the usual 125GB, allowing 640GB of space to fit onto 2 data platters, up from the original 500GB. HDDs will be made available some time between October and December this year. The part number to watch out for will be M6465GSX.

Sony’s MMO coming to PS3 mid-2010

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The free-to-play Free Realms is a very popular MMO title from Sony Online Entertainment. It now appears the game will make its way to the PlayStation 3 sometime in the middle of 2010, according to SOE president John Smedley. In Smedley’s keynote speech, he also mentioned the possible of of the PlayStation Eye, saying, “For the PlayStation 3 version, it’s very likely that the Eye is going to be something we support.”

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Interview and Walkthrough

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If you are awaiting the release of Team Ninja’s latest game, Ninja Faiden Sigma 2, we have a interview and walkthough of the game courtesy of PlayStation.Blog. The 10-minute long interview/walkthrough should answer all your lingering questions on Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 before its release in less than two weeks on September 29th 2009. If Ninja Gaiden history has taught us anything, there’s some insanely hard Trophies to be had.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Trophies

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The sequel to the blockbuster action game by Tecmo’s heralded Team Ninja. Gamers must guide Ryu Hayabusa on a mission to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race. Armed with an assortment of ninja weaponry, players must help Ryu skillfully maneuver through a world fraught with peril and danger.

PSPgo Has Built-In ESRB Rating Guide

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ESRB is the entertainment rating system used in the US (PEGI for Europe), familiar to most gamers and parents. In order to educate parents about the rating system, SCEA are integrating a guide into the PSPgo device. The built-in guide provides a overview of the rating system and a step-by-step walkthrough of the device’s parental control features and settings.

PlayStation Store Update For Sep 17th 2009

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This week on the PlayStation Store, three new downloadable games have been added to the Euro Store and two new games are available on the US Store. The Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 demo is available to download in Europe and the PSOne classic Final Fantasy Tactics is available to purchase on the US Store. This week, you can also find a selection of premium (non-animated) themes and free wallpaper from both stores.