Today Marcus Johansson of the DICE Video Crew has shared a video and detailed the creation of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 trailer.

To quote: We got some really cool stuff to show you from the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta map, Arica Harbor, but it isn’t just a new trailer. It’s actually something a little different.

Usually when we create movies...

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PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen has shared this weekend's PSN video content update today, as follows:

Here’s the list of new arrivals on the Video Store this week.

We have a few new releases to note: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I Love You, Beth Cooper, and The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3. Plus, we released free episodes of Full Metal Alchemist and Late...

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PlayStation Network Executive Producer Kevin Furuichi has shared a preview video of Sony's Qore Episode 18, which features ModNation Racers, Assassin’s Creed II, ILM and Star Trek.

To quote: In our 18th episode, we’ll show you a creative kart, an assassin with a heart, and moviemaking art.

United Front Games’ first title for the PS3, ModNation Racers, looks to...

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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has confirmed that in the near future it will test out providing demos on the WiiWare service.

Apparently the reason why demos will be provided on the network is because Nintendo wants to try and lure in new shoppers to the service.

To quote: "During the Q&A session at a recent earnings briefing, Iwata told investors that Nintendo would begin...

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Today MaGiXieN has released PSP Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B, which supports the PSP-3000 and PSP-2000V3 revision consoles.

Download: PSP Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B

To quote, roughly translated: Finally we arrived at the online Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B (PSP-3000) and we're glad you're also likely to want to test it.

The essential novelty of 5.03GEN-B is the support...

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

Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

PSP Game Sale
Super Stardust Portable, echochrome, Myst, Brain Challenge, and Unbound Saga are 50% off through November 4th. Manhunt 2’s price has been reduced to $19.99.

Downloadable Games
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SCEA Santa Monica Producer Tsubasa Inaba has announced that LocoRoco Midnight Carnival launches on PSP via PSN today.

To quote: Today is a grand day in Loco history as LocoRoco Midnight Carnival hits the PSN! As I’ve stated in my last few blog posts, Midnight Carnival is full of great new features to satisfy your “tilt and roll” needs! But one of the biggest things this game...

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According to complaints across the Web, the co-op feature of Borderlands is currently broken on the PS3 console.

Symptoms of the bug include freezes when opening the public game list and a general lag-filled experience.

Gearbox Software Engineer Scott Velasquez has posted the following in the Gearbox Community thread on this issue, to quote:

Update on the North...

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Today a video has surfaced showing a new PS3 Slim being thrown at 50mph into one of Sony's latest Bravia LCD TVs.

The stunt is part of Sony Australia's Bravia Bonus PS3 promotion, and those interested can see it in slow-motion below.

To quote from the video's YouTube page: Sony has literally put to the test what happens when you bring BRAVIA and PlayStation 3 together. In...

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Here are some extremely rare pictures of the Debug PS3 DEH-H1001-D aka "COOKIE-13" PlayStation 3 prototype from late June '06.

Pics by Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, and brought to you by the numbers 11 21 08.

The JTag port does have the headers left on this unit... see a picture below and the rest HERE.

The pictures compare early and release hardware to these...

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