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Gran Turismo 6 is not far away, gearing up for launch on 6 December 2013. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and developers Polyphony Digital are opening up about everything from game modes, to cars, to the interface and more.  President of Polyphony Digital, Kazunori Yamauchi says,  “With the release of...

Ahead of its highly anticipated and recently revealed launch in November, Ubisoft has today announced and shown off the various collector’s editions for their much hyped hacker-exploration title, Watch_Dogs. With four, that’s right, four, unique collector’s editions, Ubisoft has a wide range of varying content, each offering a selection of both...

Sony has just announced a new PS3 model today. Available from 27 September 2012, the new PS3 system is available in a new 12GB budget version (AU$299.95 RRP) and a whopping 500GB model (AU$399.95 RRP). Also announced is an update for the PlayStation Store for PS3, set to get...

After PSN outrageously long down time Sony is welcoming back Australian PSN users by offering free games and other services. You can choose from two PlayStation 3 games from the following list: LittleBigPlanet InFamous* WipEout HD/Fury Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty Dead Nation* For those with PSP accounts,...

The PlayStation Network was finally restored today but not without issue. After switching the service back on, Sony servers were quickly swamped with thousands of users trying to reset their account passwords. After switching the PSN off once again, the servers recovered and were brought back online later in...

Turns out the PlayStation 3 update rollout is progressing faster than expected. I’m happy to report that it has now reached Australian, UK and no doubt the shores of many other countries around the world.  The download is going pretty fast, currently at 42% after only a couple of...

After being offline for 2 days shy of a month, the PlayStation Network is beginning its relaunch. The PSN Relaunch comes with a pre-recorded video from Sony CEO, Hazuo Hirai in which he apologies for the outage and thanks you for being patient. You’ve all been patient right ?...

Sony have finally come clean about why they had to switch off and are rebuilding the PlayStation Network. What is now a PR disaster for the company, they say they discovered the “illegal and unauthorized intrusion” between April 17th and April 19th. However this first consumers knew of the...

Image credit: Flickr and Flickr  Sorry PSN users, news on Easter Sunday is not good. With another update on the PlayStation blog, Sony identify the cause as an ‘external intrusion’ as the outage enters its third day. An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and...

So you just started your 5 day Easter holidays and jumped on your PS3 to play co-op with friends.. bad luck. The PlayStation Network is currently experiencing a worldwide outage. Senior Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media, Patrick Sybold posted on the PlayStation blog to confirmed the issue...

  Utilising the CryENGINE 3, the multiplatform FPS Crysis 2, is the sequel to Crytek’s PC exclusive shooter, Crysis. The Crysis whingers have been well documented, the ones that believe that Crysis has been given a lobotomy to fit in with the console market. Ignore them. While some aspects...

This weekend motorsport fans flocked to the TopGear Live show in Melbourne. Held at Melbourne showgrounds, thousands of attendees we treated to the main live show with hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Shane Jacobson as well as plenty of outside side attractions. Housed inside a large red d...

The People Can Fly and Epic Games developed FPS –  Bulletstorm – brings in a new level of killing  takes away the repetition of cover-shoot-cover-shoot  that can be found in the oversaturated FPS market. The “killing is an art form” sums up the game precisely. It gives you freedom to experiment...

DC Universe Online players are complaining that while gameplay is fun, it takes a very short time to reach the maximum level. Many players have been levelling up their second and third characters while they wait for Sony Online Entertainment to release a content patch. Well it seems the wait...

The last time we seen Grand Turismo was version 4 on the PS2 back in 2005, so 5 years on expectations were high for GT5. Branded as ‘The Real Driving Simulator’ the game has a lot to live up to. Interface After a Hollywood style intro movie, the game...

Last week the long awaited, much delayed Grand Turismo 5 was finally released to the public worldwide. I haven’t read about any early sales figures which makes me think they may be less than spectacular. Although I did purchase a copy, mainly for review purposes, but also to comparisons...

Today has been one of the busiest days in tech news for quite a while, that means Sony’s Playstation Move has launched with little fanfare at all. Admittedly old mate Mr Timezone means the PS Move hasn’t made it to the US, yet, so it may have more luck...

PS3 owners its time to update your firmware once again. The latest version is now 3.4 which brings support for PlayStation Plus. The initial offering for PlayStation Plus subscribers (A$69.95 per year) includes the full game of WipEout HD, Destruction Derby which is a PS One title, as well...

The much loved immersive horror story that is Bioshock is back for round 2. The story line jumps forward 10 years from the original, with all the action housed in the gorgeous underwater city of Rapture. After the success of the first Bioshock, this game is loved by many,...

This morning the demo of Grand Turismo 5 was unleashed on the PS3. The last time we seen anything from the GT franchise was GT5: Prologue, released March 27th 2008. Given we’re about 18 months on, the expectations for this were high. The demo / time trial contains 1...