Apparently IV/Activision has Steam de-registering Keys activated in regions where they weren't sold originally.

This is affecting persons who've bought their keys from online Key stores the most.

To quote from the site, linked above:

"If you’ve bought a MW2 CD key lately from a so called ‘online cd key store’, such as G2Play and CdKeyHouse,...

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Hard to believe after Sony's PlayStation 2 console just turned nine years old it would finally hit Brazil, eh?

That is exactly what Sony did today, according to Kotaku (linked above), the PS2 has officially launched in Brazil.

To quote: "It's priced at R$799, which works out to be around USD$465. So, yes, it's expensive to buy video games in Brazil.

Our man...

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PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star has shared news today of a special Thanksgiving Event in PlayStation Home and an Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition contest.

To quote: This Thanksgiving, you’ll want to spend every spare moment in the ever-evolving world of PlayStation Home.

Starting this week, a new mini-game will appear in...

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Today Sony's Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has announced that the Battlefield Bad Company 2 PS3 Beta launches tomorrow, as follows:

So what can we expect from the PS3-exclusive Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta, exactly?

DICE Producer Gordon van Dyke joined me via PlayStation Eye chat to talk about the Arica Harbor map, the destruction you can cause due to the game’s Frostbite...

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Shortly following the video preview of the upcoming PS3 Firmware Update 3.10 comes the official Press Release (below) and confirmation that it will indeed arrive today.

According to 1Up.com, Sony will be releasing the 3.10 update today.

To quote: They've apparently been planning this for some time now, but network operation director Eric Lempel wouldn't say how long.
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Today Atlus' Manager of Public Relations and Sales Aram Jabbari has announced that 3D Dot Game Heroes is going retro on PS3 this coming May and shared a launch trailer (below).

To quote: Many words and terms are frequently thrown around in relation to classic gaming: retro, old school, and so forth.

Often, games will be referred to as throwbacks, praised for their...

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Update: According to Examiner.com God of War 3 will not feature online co-op after all, per Eric Levine of Sony's Product Public Relations who simply stated: "This news is false."

This weekend a Sony employee questionnaire has leaked God of War 3 details of upcoming PS3 online co-op modes.

According to a quiz on the Sony Retail Loyalty Site module (which educates retail workers...

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During a recent interview with PlayStation: The Official Magazine (PTOM) in the Holiday '09 issue, PSN Director Eric Lempel discusses how Firmware update features are planned and released for the PlayStation 3 and PSP consoles and touches on cross-game voice chat.

To quote: “We go about doing that in a few different ways. We do consumer research in addition to following our...

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The XCM Team didn't leave PS3 fans out in the cold today with their XCM XFPS 4.0 Speed Adapter for XBox 360 announcement... they also have a PlayStation 3 counterpart to it on the way.

The XCM XFPS 4.0 Force Adapter for PS3 is also making its official debut today, can be pre-ordered from their Official Resellers and includes the following similar features of course:

• Connect PS/2 or USB mouse & keyboard to your PS3.
• Compatible with...

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Today the XCM Team have unveiled their new XCM XFPS 4.0 Speed Adapter for XBox 360 complete with an instruction and usage manual.

It can be pre-ordered from any of their Official Resellers, and below are some additional product details from their page, as follows:

• Connect PS/2 or USB mouse & keyboard to your XBox 360.
• Compatible with all mice and keyboards.
• Accuracy in aiming and fast...

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