House of PlayStation lays out plans for Final Fantasy XIII pack-in, two new DualShock 3 colors, PSP RooM, and downloadable comics.

TOKYO--Though Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai didn't make any major announcements during his 2009 Tokyo Game Show address on Thursday, his company did...in the UK. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe revealed three 250GB bundles and a Britain-only PSP Go Rewards free-game download program.

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Netflix-sponsored mail-in rebate makes 120GB console as cheap as the Nintendo Wii for the next two weeks.

As the all-important holiday shopping season draws near, prospective console buyers are seeing a growing array of deals. The latest is a mail-in rebate for the Xbox 360 Elite, which saw its price drop from $399.99 to $299.99 at the end of August. It shaves $50 off the new price of the 120GB, making it just $249.99 (after rebate).

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GameStop-exclusive gamepad for Microsoft's console to include Play & Charge Kit, $70 price tag.

Aside from the standard-issue black-and-white models, the Xbox 360's controller has seen several limited-release colors and skins over the past three years. Now, it appears as if one more will soon be coming to market, as a listing in GameStop's online database indicates Microsoft is prepping a mottled red and black controller will be available October 15.

The Xbox 360's red/black wireless gamepad will apparently be a GameStop-exclusive and retail for $69.99. At cause for the mark-up over standard-issue $50 wire ... Read more »

Yoichi Wada expects Nintendo will introduce a new version of its best-selling console in two years, believes Project Natal interface will become standard.

Sequel to 2K's critically acclaimed first-person shooter gets firm release date across all territories on Xbox 360, PS3, PC.

Back in May, those eager to get back to Rapture after the events of BioShock thought they would not have long to wait, when 2K Games announced the game was to ship worldwide from the end of October. Alas, this was not to be, and BioShock 2, which was first officially confirmed in March 2008, was later moved to a "fiscal 2010" window, with Take-Two saying the game should be out between February and July.

Microsoft's Fab Four-themed console raises thousands for Doctors Without Borders; "All You Need Is Love" becomes "fastest-selling" Rock Band track in two days.

To help promote the launch of MTV Games and Harmonix's The Beatles: Rock Band last week, Microsoft listed a specially designed Xbox 360 console featuring detailed artwork from the opening sequence of the game. Within two days, the eBay charity auction had secured some 80 bids and a commitment for $7,000, proceeds from which will be donated to the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.

Publisher's in-house Xbox 360 studio issues call for 18 developers, including executive producer, creative director, for motion-sensing camera project.

Microsoft officially announced its camera-based motion controller currently known as Project Natal in June, during the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo. However, even before then, the publisher had begun ramping up its development teams to accommodate the innovative new device, revealing through a job listing that it was in the process of building out a new internal studio devoted, ostensibly, to Project Natal development.

Aussie Classification Board cites "realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence" as cause for antipodean zombie game ban.

Left 4 Dead 2's planned mid-November local release was put in jeopardy today, when the Australian Classification Board had put its legislative foot down. The Classification Board is the government body responsible for rating all video games content authorised for sale in the country. According to its Web site, Valve's upcoming first-person shooter has been refused classification (RC) for failure to adhere to the current maximum MA 15+ ratings guideline for games. (Only films can reach the board's maximum R18+ rating.) The announcement means the Valve title is now illegal to sell, rent, or promote within Australia.

Fallout 3 developer accuses original publisher of breach of contract, trademark infringement over stillborn MMORPG and selling Fallout games on Steam, GOG.com, and GameTap.

Three years after licensing the Fallout intellectual property in 2004, Bethesda Softworks bought it outright for $5.75 million from Interplay, which created the franchise. Under the terms of the deal, Bethesda licensed the rights to make a Fallout massively multiplayer online role-playing game back to Interplay, with the caveat the fallen publisher had to start full-time development within two years. That deal imploded in April, when Bethesda, dissatisfied with Interplay's efforts, revoked the ... Read more »

Among Thieves officially finished; Sony announces series of movie theater parties in advance of October 13 retail debut.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is ready to set out in search of fame and fortune, Sony announced today on its official PlayStation blog. The sequel to 2007's PS3-exclusive Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves has wrapped development and will be ready for its planned October 13 debut at retail.

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