Today Sony Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai announced that an 'iTunes' style online entertainment service will be coming in early 2010.

Sony plans to launch the new online service to distribute movies, music, books and other content to the PS3, network-capable Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players, ebooks and others in a bid to add value to its hardware.

To quote: "Sony...

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Autoweek.com (linked above) met with Gran Turismo creator and godfather Kazunori Yamauchi at SEMA and asked him several questions about the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 title for Sony's PS3 console.

To quote from the interview:

When will you release GT5?

Yamauchi: We will release it in March in Japan but for other regions, it has not been decided yet.

What's holding it up?

That's...

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Today Epic Games has announced the launch of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides community access to the award-winning toolset.

Anyone can start working with the Unreal Engine 3 toolset by downloading the UDK at UDK.com, where detailed product features, technical documentation, commercial licensing terms, support resources and more...

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It appears Sony's recent PS3 Netflix conquest was in the cards after all...

Today Siliconera.com (linked above) have uncovered a patent by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. for a Mystery Science Theater 3000 style interactive TV.

To quote: "They recently filed a patent that mixes Netflix Party on Xbox Live and Mystery Science Theater 3000. The document actually...

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Playlogic Entertainment has announced that Fairytale Fights for Sony's PS3 (and Microsoft's XBox 360) will have free downloadable content for a limited period of time, specifically 90 days after release for those that purchase the game within 90 days of launch.

Press Release: Playlogic Offers Bloody DLC for FREE Within 90 Days of Release

October 28, 2009–...

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Update: The rumor is now officially confirmed by NetFlix.

We already know of Netflix's plans to stream to Sony Bravia TV Sets, and in the past both a survey and CNET have hinted that Netflix may be coming to Sony's PlayStation 3 console.

Today, according to the Associated Press, Netflix stocks are riding high after management announced they'll soon be extending their "watch instantly" Internet...

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PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is back with this week's PSN update, as follows:

It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Updates
Lumines Supernova Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99)

Burnout Paradise Temporary Price Drop (now $14.99)

Siren Halloween Sale! (full game now $29.99, originally $39.99 – three bundles now...

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God of War III will not have PS3 multiplayer, and according to the title's director Stig Asmussen the underlying reason why is that it simply wouldn't fit.

This was recently revealed in an interview with GamePro, to quote:

"With God of War 3, there's a story we want to tell and an experience we want to deliver, and multiplayer doesn't fit into that." said the games producer...

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Although Hideo Kojima is best known for Metal Gear Solid, the famous game designer thought about leaving the series a couple of times.

He may finally get a chance to do something else after the completion of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid: Rising.

Speaking through a translator, Hideo Kojima revealed what his future plans might be once the two...

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The team behind Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising have stated that DLC will be coming to the PS3, XBox 360 and PC in a matter of weeks for the game.

Codemasters' Sion Lenton, Exec Producer, revealed the following in an interview with Telegraph, to quote:

"We’ve got some very ambitious plans with DLC – our first pack is coming up in a matter of weeks. We’ll also...

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