Earlier this year we reported that the Entertainment Software Association of Canada was seeking to jail pirates and target mod-chips.

Today, the ESA has praised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and York Police Service for a recent raid on retailers selling pirated software at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario.

To quote: After a two month investigation, authorities seized...

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Today SCEA Producer Daimion Pinnock has announced that Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign is coming to Sony's PSP console, as follows:

I’m pleased to inform you that you will now have a chance to take Savage Moon on the go as it will now be available on the PSP! Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign will feature new gameplay and content galore.

For more details, here are my...

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Update: The official boxart is now added below, and those interested can pre-order God of War: Collection for $39.99 from Amazon.com.

SCEA Product Marketing Manager Anthony Caiazzo announced today that the God of War Collection – Blu-ray Disc Compilation will be available this holiday season.

To quote: The fans spoke and we listened. For those that recall the God of War survey...

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Today GamesRaid (linked above) has uncovered a recent job posting for Sony Cambridge that seeks an Adobe Flash Animator.

Although the listing states simply 'an unannounced PS3 title' speculation has led to one series the studio is well known for, namely MediEvil 3 for PlayStation 3.

Perhaps they need the employee for an official Web site for this currently unannounced...

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Today the official God Of War 3 PS3 Fact Sheet is available from Sony (via PlayStationLifestyle.net, linked above).

The ModNation Racers official PS3 Fact Sheet is also below, although it's been available for several weeks now but those interested can check it out too!

God Of War 3 Fact Sheet

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)
Platform:...

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Today Western Digital has started shipping the world's first 1TB 2.5-inch drive, part of the WD Scorpio Blue series, as well as a 750GB drive.

Here are the details from their Web site, to quote:

WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch drives offer high-performance, low power consumption and cool operation, making them ideal for notebooks and other portable devices.

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A PlayStation 3 gamer has filed suit (PDF) in U.S. District Court in California, alleging that SCEA suppressed his free speech rights and caused him pain and suffering by banning his account on the PlayStation Network.

In a complaint filed on July 6th, Erik Estavillo of San Jose writes that he is disabled by a variety of disorders; among these are agoraphobia, a fear of crowds, to quote:
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Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey Books will publish two novels based on the God of War video game series.

The first novel, GOD OF WAR, will be written by author Matthew Stover and will release in March 2010.

To quote: In the novel GOD OF WAR, Kratos, the game's protagonist, is a great warrior who...

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The Entertainment Software Association of Canada is calling for tougher copyright laws in the country, including jail time for pirates and the criminalization of mod-chips.

To quote: A bill modeled after the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the U.S. was introduced in Canada last year but died before it could be passed when the government called an election.

Grassroots resistance to the bill was strong, with critics claiming it was...

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Today PlayStation Store E-Commerce Manager Liz Walsh lets PSN users know how they can 'go green' and team up with PlayStation Network on Earth Day as follows:

Hi Everyone – It’s Liz, manager for the video store. Tomorrow on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, we’re very excited to announce an opportunity for you to team up with PlayStation Network and help save the planet, one...

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