Update: The BBC has aired the show (videos below), during which it admitted that a number of the consoles it repaired for consumers have once again broken.

Tonight, the BBC Watchdog program will feature the PS3 and claim that Sony refuses to fix systems which suffer from the Yellow Light of Death (YLOD).

In response, Sony has issued a lengthy letter right back to...

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Today N4G insider Super_Secret has shared on their boards (linked above) why Cross-Game Chat is currently missing in action on the PlayStation 3 console.

To quote: I promised you all an update on Cross-Game chat, so here it is. And you're not going to like it.

As I told you before, Cross-game voice chat has been in the works for a while now. I mentioned last time that...

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Expanding upon the original hit that captivated more than 2 million gamers around the world, 2K Czech takes players deeper into the Mafia with a mature and exciting experience that will immerse players like never before.

Players will experience the true evolution of the Mafia game that defined a genre. Gunfights, hand-to-hand combat and vehicular exploration feature new...

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If everyone had salaries like Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, then we could afford the astronomical prices Activision charges for games.

However, this is reality, a reality where Bobby Kotick wants to raise game prices. Prices that are already at an expensive price point for video games, and during an economic crisis.

To quote: Attention Bobby Kotick - It’s 2009, the...

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Has Microsoft's Xbox 360 finally cemented itself as the 'it' console for this generation? You know, the most talked about, played, respected and in the forefront of peoples minds?

If listening to the words of US President Obama are to be taken at face value then perhaps so.

To quote: You can’t just contract out parenting. For our kids to excel, we have to accept our...

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Apparently a burglar tried to rob a Gamestop branch located in East Liberty, PA.

Despite exceptionally high security, he managed to get into the store easily but when he got inside just to discover that the front door and the back door both were tightly locked, the poor guy got scared (might have felt the walls closing on him) and used a cabinet to climb and escape throw...

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Below you will read about many of the secrets of E3; secret in that they did not come with a press release or a screenshot, nor was the information released to anyone walking by.

It was heard whispered behind backs, imparted across beers or was pried out via targeted questioning. Nothing can be considered anything more than a rumor as some of it may never eventuate when...

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Today several users on the official PlayStation boards (linked above) are reporting that they have been able to download the inFamous Demo for PS3.

Apparently those who received an early demo code for the title can grab it as the code validates as of today. To quote from miahdeadbeat's feedback thus far:

OK, just finished the first quest... I think this will be a good...

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Today the topic is the mythical creature called “The Golden Age of Video Games,” or more commonly known as, “The 90s.”

Lately many gamers across thousands of forums have been complaining about the reality show called WCG Ultimate Gamer.

They dislike the people on it. They hate the games being played. And they hate how gaming has become less of a social taboo. Of...

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Sony Computer Entertainment America has dismissed its relatively poor March NPD results by deciding to focus instead on the PlayStation brand's future promise.

While three PlayStation titles made the US software top ten for the month, two of them exclusive to the brand, all Sony hardware was comfortably outsold by Microsoft and Nintendo platforms.

To quote: "We've...

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