SCEE may not feel PlayStation Home is a priority right now, but the opinion of SCEA differs radically. Speaking in response to comments made by Pete Edwards, U.S. PS Home director Jack Buser says the service is currently bustling with activity, with over 200 events and parties hosted in the virtual community since its soft-launch last December. Suffice to say, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen both divisions on separate wavelengths. more »

Sony is preparing for the release of God of War III in a way that would make Kratos proud. Today the company revealed its $100 Ultimate Edition offering of the game, which features oodles of premium collectibles and exclusive digital content, sure to appease even the most diehard fan.

The contents of this package are listed below. Beware, it’s quite an exhaustive list. more »

In preparation for the imminent launch of Modern Warfare 2, Activision is running a weekend sale on Steam for the previous installment.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare can be now be had for 40 percent off the usual purchase price, bringing it to a total of $23.99. Not a bad deal if you’re one of the few who have yet to play this one. It’ll keep you busy until the sequel hits, that’s for sure.

Remember PlayStation Home? We’re not sure if you log-on the service regularly anymore, but at one point in time, it was a pretty big thing for Sony, being touted as a cross between a virtual world and social network for PS3 owners. Fast forward to today and we rarely hear about it at all, aside from the infrequent addition a new Home space every now and then. Not to mention, updates on the service have been few and far between as of late. Has Sony placed Home on the backburner? It seems so. And for now, the answer is yes, according to director Pete Edwards. more »

It’s the PlayStation Store update leading up to Halloween and Sony is celebrating by running a sale on select on select PSN offerings. Super Stardust Portable, echochrome, Myst, Brain Challenge, and Unbound Saga can all be had for 50% off their original purchase price, this week only. Additionally, Manhunt 2 is now available at the permanently reduced price of $19.99.

Elsewhere, Inferno Pool and Hasbro Family Game Night emerge as downloadables on the PS3 front, as does a playable demo of Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time. On the PSP side of things, Zombie Tycoon and Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam make their to way to the Minis catalog this week, along with UMD legacy titles Mega Man Maverick Hunter X and LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival.

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It’s one thing to have dreams about assuming the life of a video game character, but taking those actions into reality is another, and is telling of when you’ve overstepped your bounds. That’s what Jan H. did when he shut off the main power switch at Sophia Hospital in the Netherlands last April, blaming his actions on Silent Hill, Konami’s hit survival horror franchise.

A court ruling that wrapped up last Tuesday concluded that the man was not guilty but did suffer from psychosis, which led to the subconscious belief that he was solving a puzzle from the game. As a consequence, he will now undergo psychiatric treatment in order to combat this condition. Luckily patients in the hospital remained unharmed throughout this whole ordeal, which resulted in a 45-minute blackout.

Insane. That’s all we can say. more »

Speaking in a recent interview with CVG, Rockstar North’s Imran Sarwar stated that both pieces of Grand Theft Auto IV DLC were planned “from the beginning.” Rather than building on top of the expansive world in GTA IV after completion, Rockstar decided to flesh everything out at the start, from concept to creation. Additionally, the aim for Niko’s persona was “to make him feel like a small part of a much larger world.”

Further, Sarwar elaborated on why including the DLC with the retail product was not possible: more »

It may be an unlikely pairing, mixing sci-fi with ancient Greek methodology, but it’s one Sony is banking on to spread word about God of War III. Sony Pictures announced today that the upcoming District 9 Blu-ray disc will feature a playable demo of Kratos’ third outing.

We are thrilled to give consumers not only an incredible high definition presentation of District 9 and the wealth of bonus material about the movie, but also a taste of what is destined to be the biggest video game of 2010. This pairing of the movie and game demo is just another example of what is possible with the Blu-ray format.

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Sony today stamped a November 17 release date on the God of War Collection, alongside revealing the game’s entire trophy list. For those unaware, the game is a conglomeration of GoW and GoW II remastered in glorious HD on a single Blu-ray disc.

Interestingly, it features not one, but two collectible platinum trophies. Sony really went the extra mile to appease those with a knack for trophy hording with this one.

See the full list over at the PS blog.

Despite Naughty Dog’s assurance that Uncharted 2 is taking advantage of all the computational power offered by PS3, Insomniac believes there still is room for improvement by way of fine tuning code. Senior community manager James Stevenson reckons it’ll be at least another 2-3 years before the system is fully maxed out.

I still think you’re not going to see the PS3 really maxed out for another two to three years. We’re using all of the PS3 right now, but you can always be more efficient in the way you use it.

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