Posts Tagged ‘PS3’

The latest Famitsu has confirmed the forthcoming Blu-Ray release of the first Macross Frontier movie, ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (The False Songstress) along with the companion PS3 game Macross Trial Frontier being released alongside the film’s Blu-Ray release in Japan.   The official Macross Frontier website further confirms the release of both the film and the [...]

Amazon has refunded a British PS3 owner 84 pounds or $130 after initially sending an email to the online store regarding any recourse available in the wake of the 3.21 firmware update this week, which eliminated the capability to install Linux on the console on older models manufactured from 2006-2008. The customer cited European law [...]

Japanese peripheral manufacturer Hori has announced the forthcoming launch of its HP3-87 LCD display for the PS3 Slim in Japan. The display will be available on May 27th for $276 with no immediate word on a US launch. The 11.6 inch display features a resolution of 1366×768, a clamp to secure the display to the [...]

The Misato Katsuragi News Project, a paid news aggregator for the Playstation 3 developed by Namco Bandai and startup voice synthesis technogy developer Cellius (founded by Playstation developer Ken Kutaragi) will cease operation in Japan on June 5th of this year, marking 364 days of operation and ending one day short of what would have [...]

Microsoft’s senior product manager Michael Chang has alluded to the possibility of allowing other game console online platforms access to Windows Phone 7 integration on the same level as the Xbox LIVE integration previously announced for the operating system, with Sony’s Playstation Network a strong possibility. “If you look at our history in mobiles, we [...]

The ESRB has issued ratings for the forthcoming port of Sega’s AfterBurner Climax flight combat game which will lead to an eventual release later this year in the US. The game is currently slated for launch in Japan this Spring via Live Marketplace and Playstation Network for 800 Microsoft Points and 900 yen ($10) respectively.

Following up on the announcement of the initial hack this weekend, noted hacker GeoHot (George Hotz) has had a change of heart and decided to release the exploit that led to the PS3 being hacked with full memory space access. All further progress on the exploit will be documented on the psDevWiki and a detailed, [...]

Amazon is currently offering the Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundle with artbook and arcade stick for the Xbox 360 at a 56% discount from the $129.99 MSRP to $66.19. The PS3 version of the bundle is discounted 51% from its $149.99 MSRP to $74.17 and both include free shipping. Buy the Tekken 6 Limited Edition [...]

The progenitor of the iPhone Jailbreak known as GeoHot has posted a new entry to his blog detailing his latest claimed accomplishment in full read/write access to system memory and hypervisor access to the main processor and vector units found in the PS3. By acquiring such access to hardware and software, this opens up the [...]

Capcom has released a new pack of images ahead of the release of Lost Planet 2. The game will be released later this year for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.