157w ago - Today French retailer Amazon.fr (linked above) has added a new PS3 Slim 250GB UFC Undisputed 2010 bundle to their inventory.

According to their Web site, it will begin shipping on June 11, 2010 for EUR 349.95.

For those who don't already know, UFC Undisputed 2010 is a mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Yuke's and published by THQ.

Royce Gracie, Jens Pulver and Dan Severn are exclusive PS3 fighters. Along with the three exclusive fighters will be five exclusive ultimate fights with each of those being added to a special blu-ray disc.

UFC Undisputed 2010 also includes multiple changes from the previous version, as follows:

• Improved controls, including a redesign of clinch and ground grappling, as well as an improved career mode, starting in the World Fighting Alliance.
• Changes to gameplay including usage of cage walls, TKO (cut and injury) finishes and the introduction of Karate, Greco-Roman wrestling and Sambo fighting styles.
• Added MMA brands for clothing as well as the introduction of post-fight attire.
• New arenas including GM Place, Centre Bell and The O2.

160w ago - Today Andriasang.com (linked above) reports that Sony has started a 250GB PS3 HDD upgrade service in Japan for those who are seeking to swap their current PlayStation 3 hard disk drive for a fee.

For the price of ¥18,000 (~$184), Japanese gamers can to send their PS3 directly to Sony who will upgrade the system's hard drive to a 250GB model, and move all the content of the previous drive across. They'll then send your system (and old PS3 hard drive) back to you.

To quote: "For ¥18,000 (~$184), Sony will upgrade your current PS3 to a 250 gigabyte hard drive. The cost includes the hard drive and all labor for swapping the drives and moving over your system software and all content from your current hard drive. Sony will even return the current hard drive to you.

The program works with the following PS3 models:

• CECHA00 (60GB)
• CECHB00 (20GB)
• CECHH00 (40GB)
• CECHL00 (80GB)
• CECHQ00 (160GB)
• CECH-2000A (120GB)

For further details, including a step-by-step guide to placing an order and shipping out your PS3, see Sony's hard drive swap service page."

183w ago - Today French site Zone-Numerique.com (linked above) has announced news of some new PS3 Slim 250GB Bundles.

Heading for Europe this week will be an Assassin's Creed 2 PS3 bundle along with two new Movie Pack PS3 bundles which are planned for a December 1, 2009 release. Each bundle will be available for 349 Euros.

To quote, roughly translated: "The bundle PS3 250GB and Assassin's Creed 2 will be available on November 19th.

Indeed, at the weekend, Sony will offer a pack Slim 250GB PlayStation 3 and the game Assassin's Creed 2 from Ubisoft for the sum of 349.99 Euros.

Sony will also offer from December 1st a Slim 250GB version, this time related to Blu-ray The Dark Knight and Transformers 2 pack or the Dark Knight and Terminator Salvation, always at a price of 349.99 Euros."

188w ago - Recently we saw the gray boxart for the new Need for Speed Shift and Tekken 6 PS3 Slim 250GB bundles.

Today, Middle East Gamers (linked above) have revealed that a Mohammed Ben Sulayem PS3 Slim 250GB bundle is heading for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year.

It was recently spotted at the Games '09 exhibition at Dubai Festival City and features the legendary rally racer on the front, to quote:

"A new PS3 bundle for the UAE was announced at GAMES 09 today. The bundle will include: a 250GB PS3 Slim, a copy of DiRT 2, a custom PS3 boxart designed on the legendary rally racer Mohammed Ben Sulayem. It will cost 1499Dhs."

189w ago - A few days ago we caught a peek at the PS3 Slim 250GB NFS Shift Edition's gray box, and today Dutch site NextGamer.nl (linked above) has revealed the Tekken 3 PS3 Slim 250GB bundle.

Pictured below, the new Tekken 6 bundle is expected to cost approximately €349 and be available for sale this month.

To quote, roughly translated: "The Slim PlayStation 3 will be bundled with some new games, so we know that Need for Speed: Shift example, will form a bundle.

But now we found by chance the image of Tekken 6 a bundle. This image came to us at the official Sony site!

How much this bundle will cost? We estimate €349. And this month, the PS3 Slim 250GB for sale!"