Recently the PS3 Dev Team received a PS3 Reference TOOL Kit and detailed the Frontside and Backside of the hardware.

Today we popped off the top of our PS3 TOOL to share how this monstrous machine works!

For starters, the cover is large but thin, and quite sharp (it drew blood!). Underneath the top cover are multiple steel covers, nearly 1/8th of an inch thick. This keeps the PS3 TOOL...

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SCEA Santa Monica Producer Tsubasa Inaba has announced that LocoRoco Midnight Carnival launches on PSP via PSN today.

To quote: Today is a grand day in Loco history as LocoRoco Midnight Carnival hits the PSN! As I’ve stated in my last few blog posts, Midnight Carnival is full of great new features to satisfy your “tilt and roll” needs! But one of the biggest things this game...

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Today PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star has announced that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Tekken 6 and Street Fighter IV are getting PlayStation Home Spaces.

To quote: This Friday, October 23, UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves is coming into PlayStation Home, and you’ll want to do whatever it is that needs to be done to ensure that you are in-world to take part in...

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Today Ikari released the first version of 'freeBOOT' for xenon (v1) and falcon (v3) consoles with JTAG/SMC-Hack. This hasn't been tested yet, so try/use at own risk for now.

Download: FreeBOOT v0.01 for XBox 360

To quote: A 'rebooter', allows to 'reboot' the 360 into an MS kernel after starting it with the JTAG Hack... in this case (freeBOOT v0.01) it should reboot the console into MS...

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Boolat Games PR Manager Natalia Gorbanskaya has announced today that Topatoi is available for PS3 today on PSN for $9.99.

To quote: My name is Natalia, I’m a PR Manager for Boolat Games, a developer based in East Ukraine.

I’d like to announce that the first episode of our puzzle-oriented PlayStation 3/PSN platformer Topatoi finally gets released in North America.

As...

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European PS3 gamers who view the two-minute long trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine at Sony's PlayStation Home Theatre will then find a free set of Wolverine Claws waiting for them in the Threads store of the Home Mall.

Unfortunately, these are non-functional weapons so you won't be able to go on a virtual rampage in Home... but free is always nice!

To quote:...

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SCEA Marketing Manager Mark Valledor has announced today as part of the LBP 'Sack It To Me' update that LittleBigPlanet will be hitting the PSP on November 17, 2009.

To quote: Lots of new info this week, specifically for LittleBigPlanet (PSP), which hits store shelves on November 17th. So without any further adieu... LittleBigPlanet (PSP) Pre-order Announcement:

As...

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Sega's Associate Community Manager Julian Mehlfeld has announced that today Sega Classics are hitting Sony's PlayStation Network to coincide with the launch of their PSPgo console.

To quote: Starting with the release of the PSPgo, we’re happy to announce our some of our PSP of titles are available for download on day one.

We’ve got a few titles you might have missed...

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Today Sony's Hardware Marketing Director John Koller has officially announced that the PSPgo is available, complete with a list of PSP Minis and pricing below.

To quote: We’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new PSPgo and today it’s finally here. PSPgo is now available in “Piano Black” and “Ceramic White” at all major retailers in North America for $249.99...

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The perks list for Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) have been released by Activision, and it looks like they've also retained some old ones apart from adding in some fresh items.

If you complete the particular challenge for each Perk, you can find yourself being upgraded to a "Pro" version.

Now, do take note that getting upgraded to Pro does not...

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