139w ago - Sony's Director of Hardware Marketing John Koller has announced that PlayStation Move officially launches at stores across North America today.

To quote: It's been years in the making, and this weekend we're ushering in a new era in gaming with the launch of PlayStation Move.

We thank you guys for all the support you've shown Move since we announced it back at E3 2009 and now, we're thrilled to bring you the most immersive and precise high definition gaming experience ever designed, exclusive to the PS3 system.

As we've mentioned before, you'll be able to pick up PlayStation Move in a variety of ways:

• For those who don't own a PS3, the PlayStation 3 Sports Champion Move Bundle: Available for $399.99 (MSRP), it includes a 320GB HDD model PS3 system, one PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera, a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc, and a PlayStation Move game bonus demo disc
• For those who own a PS3, the PlayStation Move Bundle: Available for $99.99 (MSRP), it includes one PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc.
• PlayStation Move motion controller: Available as a stand-alone product for $49.99 (MSRP)
• PlayStation Move navigation controller:...

143w ago - Zipper Interactive's Jeremy Dunham has revealed that the new MAG PS3 Beta launches today on PlayStation Store.

To quote: All you have to do to participate is download it when it becomes available, put your MAG disc into the PlayStation 3, and start the beta client from the "Game" section of the XMB.

Please Note: You MUST have a MAG retail disc in your PlayStation 3 in order for the MAG Beta client to work

Once you've logged on to the server and your pre-existing MAG character has been copied to its universe (don't worry, the copy-over won't affect your main character), you can then access our beta server in two separate sessions per weekday -- with each session lasting four hours apiece every Monday through Friday. Listed below are the session times for multiple time zones.

Session 1

• Hawaii: 5am-9am
• Alaska: 7am-11am
• Pacific: 8am-12pm
• Mountain: 9am-1pm
• Central: 10am-2pm
• Eastern: 11am-3pm
• GMT: 3pm-7pm

Session 2

• Hawaii: 1pm-5pm
• Alaska: 3pm-7pm
• Pacific: 4pm-8pm
• Mountain: 5pm-9pm
• Central: 6pm-10pm
• Eastern: 7pm-11pm
• GMT: 11pm-3am

We will limit the number of players...

144w ago - Approximately nine months have passed since the PlayStation 2 was launched in Brazil, and now Sony has made the PS3 Slim 120GB console available there for around $1,130 USD each.

Believe it or not, that is actually $278 less than originally planned from Sony Style stores for the South American country, as Anderson Gracias explains via Kotaku (linked above), to quote:

"According to Anderson Gracias, division manager of Sony PlayStation Brazil, the original price was to be 2,499 Brazil Reais, or $1,408. In order to stay competitive with the Xbox 360, which sells for R $999 to R $1,599 in the country, Sony is subsidizing part of the cost.

Brazil will get the PlayStation Network in three phases, beginning in 2011 with a Portuguese translation. Then Brazilian content will be added, and finally the service will be tweaked to work with the services available in the country."

152w ago - Relentless Software Producer Jade Tidy has announced today that Blue Toad Murder Files are now discounted on PSN alongside a new Box Set launch which includes all six episodes.

To quote: Here it is, the news all you bargain hunters have been waiting for - not one, but two special offers for Blue Toad Murder Files.

Firstly we've put all our lovely episodes together into one "virtual" box to bring you the Blue Toad Box Set - all six episodes can now be purchased together for $26.99.

And for those of you that want to try out just one episode before you buy the full season, we've put Episode 1 into the sale at $1.49. If you like what you uncover, we'll take the sale price off the Box Set (reduced to $25.49) - after all you don't want to pay twice for something!

To celebrate this offer we've just released some new screens and concept art to whet your appetite.

If anyone hasn't caught up with us on the Blog before and doesn't know too much about Blue Toad Murder Files, here's a quick summary. It's a six episode murder mystery game exclusively for the PlayStation Network, developed and self-published by us.

As one of the famous Blue Toad detectives you solve puzzles, interrogate...

157w ago - Today VidZone's Head of Production Ben Creasey has announced news of a Faithless PPV concert event exclusively on Sony's PlayStation 3 entertainment System via PSN.

To quote: We proudly announce that Faithless are performing a concert just for VidZone and PlayStation 3!!!

Consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo, Faithless are one of the biggest dance acts of all time having sold over 12 MILLION RECORDS globally due to big hits like "Insomnia", "God Is a DJ" and "We Come 1″. Their new album "The Dance" is out from May 16.

Be part of history and BE AT THE CONCERT by entering a competition to win one of 25 pairs of tickets to see Faithless at the Doncaster Dome in England on May 24 (worth £60 a pair!).

Top prize also includes a new PS3 Slim and the Modnation game - check out our Maxi Jazz and Sister Bliss avatars below!

To stand a chance of winning this fantastic prize, all you have to do is answer one simple question hosted by The Sun Online (this competition is being run by The Sun directly in conjunction with, but not by, VidZone or PlayStation. The ticket prize includes entrance only and not transport,...