186w ago - SCEA's Product Marketing Manager Anthony Caiazzo has announced today news of God of War III Ultimate Edition for PS3 and also detailed the related pre-order items, as follows:

SCEA and Santa Monica Studios are thrilled to announce the first Ultimate Edition for God of War.

Earlier this year, we polled a number of fans on what would make an awesome collector's edition for God of War. Well, we took your advice and created something epic and filled it with premium collectible and exclusive digital content.

The Ultimate Edition will feature the following:

Exclusive Collectibles
• High-End Sculpted Replica of Pandora's Box
• Limited-Edition God of War Art Book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews

Exclusive Digital Content (Available via PlayStation Network voucher codes on day of launch)
• God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
• Premium Kratos Skin - Dominus
• God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary - a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise
• God of War Trilogy Soundtrack - God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
• God of War: Blood and Metal EP - a heavy...

187w ago - The release date for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep for Sony's PSP console has been something of an oddity, at least up until recently.

Square Enix finally gave fans some clue, as they announced it would be coming in "January".

However, it looks like they've finally given in and announced a more definitive date, as Japanese site FF Reunion claims to have the official release date for the game.

The release date? January 9th, 2010. This is only the Japanese release date though, so there's still no word about the North American or European releases.

188w ago - During yesterday's live chat session with fans, Naughty Dog announced a prequel to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Instead of another game, the story will be expressed in a motion comic. Here is the statement made by Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann:

"Well besides DLC - which you should hear more about pretty soon - we have an exclusive announcement! We're releasing a prequel story to Uncharted 1 as a motion comic voiced by your favorite actors from the two games. Stay tuned for more info.

We actually started this game with an idea for a prequel story that we eventually cut. However, you'll get to see that story fleshed out in the upcoming Uncharted Motion Comic.

I'm gonna go with Rika... you'll meet her in Uncharted: Eye of Indra - the upcoming Motion Comic."

188w ago - Topware Interactive issued a Press Release announcing that they will be the US publisher for Scivelation, an upcoming Unreal Engine III-based third person shooter.

Due out for the PS3, XBox 360 and PC in mid-2010, the game is being developed by Ukraine-based Black Wing Foundation.

Press Release: Scivelation Announced for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

TopWare Interactive has acquired the exclusive worldwide publishing rights to Scivelation, Black Wing Foundation's ambitious, story driven, action game. Armed with the Unreal III Engine, Scivelation is slated for a mid-2010 release for PC and next-gen consoles.

Scivelation will transform the Third-Person Shooter genre into an unrelenting interactive experience, hurling the player into a blockbuster journey, steeped in conflict and veiled in uncertainty."

Set in the distant future, Scivelation's universe is a world born out of the ashes of conflict and misery. An oppressive global dictatorship, known as the Regime, has risen to power after the aftermath of the Apocalypse; aggressively seeking out and eliminating any opposition to their tyrannical government.

With this capricious, dystopian reality as a backdrop, the player will take his or her place amongst the ranks of the resistance, waging war throughout...

191w ago - Update: Some new images of the Final Fantasy 13 PS3 Bundle have now surfaced from Andriasang.com.

Sony of Japan has just announced the very first 250GB PS3 bundle at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

For ¥41,600 (versus ¥29,980 yen for the standard Japanese PS3), gamers in Japan will receive a limited edition Final Fantasy XIII console with a 250GB HDD and lightning across the the body.

The PS3 normally ships with a 120GB hard drive, but the 250GB version has been rumored ever since the FCC leak. It will be available for purchase in Japan on December 17, 2009.

To quote: "Sony is taking advantage of its exclusivity of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan by introducing a new bundle. For 41600 yen, Japanese gamers will get a special limited edition system with Lightning (the main character, not the weather condition) printed on the body. It'll be available for purchase on 12/17 (so importers, get ready!).

In the meantime, you can download...