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News Michael Jackson Branded Playstation 3 To Launch In Japan
Surely confirming there'll be a Michael Jackson SingStar game at some point in the coming year, Sony of Japan has confirmed a Michael Jackson branded PS3 bundle, which includes a Slim and a copy of "This Is It," the MJ movie on blu-ray
It's due out for sale on the 27th January in Japan, for ¥33,500.
News European Playstation Movie Store To Get 50+ New Films Each Week
Having had chance to browse around the Playstation Video Store this morning, we have to say we are very impressed
The pricing is more than reasonable and the range of content on offer is already staggering. It's a flawless update from the folks at SCEE, and we have to congratulate them on that. But with 2000 movies already on offer from the service,...
News Play Halo On Your Playstation 3
Oh the irony
The inconceivable has just been announced. Halo Legends - the spin-off Halo anime project - has been announced for release on blu-ray on February 9th. Not only will the blu-ray launch alongside the DVD, but it'll also include exclusive footage. So finally, you'll be able to play Halo on your PS3.
News Netflix Discs Begin Shipping Today
If you've signed up to Netflix's Playstation 3 service, then you should know that the company are shipping the discs you'll need to access the service today
Jump into your inbox to check if yours has been delivered yet. Worry not if it hasn't, we're sure Netflix have a pile to get through and will get round to you ASAP. If you haven't signed up yet,...
Sony have a strange affinity to Hannah Montana
First that lilac PSP, now the Hannah Montana movie launching directly alongside the European arm of Sony's digital video store. Of course, if you're over 16 and feeling a little uncomfortable at the prospect of perving on Miley Cyrus, switch your attention t
News District 9 Totally Comes With The God Of War III Demo
So, you want to play God Of War III demo now, but you're not happy picking up the God Of War Collection it comes with? No problem, because it totally comes with the District 9 blu-ray too
It's a bit of an unusual use of Sony's corporate synergy but, hey, whatever. We're sure some people are probably stoked. Once you've played the demo you'll unlock...
Nolan North has hinted heavily that Hugh Jackman is in the front-running to play the part of Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie
In a telephone interview on the Official Playstation Magazine UK podcast, North explains that, "I would love to do the movie, obviously I'd love to do it as Nathan Drake but I've done film and television and...
News Uncharted Movie "Definitely In The Works"
It's totally happening folks, Uncharted is definitely getting a movie
Hot off the heels of an interview with New York Magazine, creative director of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Amy Hennig, has told fans not to worry."Its definitely in the works, I can tell people. Weve got the best possible partners we could in Columbia Pictures. If...
News Eliza Dushku Interested In Doing A Live Action Wet
While it would end up ripping off a number of established movie cliches, we could imagine a Wet movie - if placed in the right hands - being rather enjoyable
That's exactly what Eliza Dusku - voice of the game's protagonist Rubi Malone - proposed during an interview with MTV, claiming that the game "maybe could turn into a live-action Dushku...
News Sony Pictures To Bundle PSP-only Digital Copies With Blu-Ray Discs
Upcoming Sony blu-ray releases will include digital copies of movies for exclusive use with the PSP
That means, simply, when you buy a blu-ray movie from Sony, you'll have a digital copy on-hand ready to copy across for portable consumption on your PSP. The first blu-ray releases to feature PSP copies will be Godzilla and The Ugly Truth, both of...
News Australia Get Ultimate Blu-Ray Packaged Bundles
Those lucky folks in Australia (read: they'e not always very lucky with games so perhaps they deserve this) are getting a "PS3 Ultimate Blu-Ray Kit"
Ok, so the use of the word "ultimate" is a bit loose but this is still pretty neat. For $60 AUD (or $51 US), those who purchase the kit will receive an official Playstation 3 remote, a copy of...
News 28 Weeks Later Dude In The Picture For Bioshock Movie
Variety are reporting that Universal Pictures are in contact with director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo over a Bioshock movie adaptation
Gore Verbinski was originally pencilled in to direct the movie, but he's now moved into a producer role, preferring to direct a new Pirates Of The Caribbean movie. We actually think Bioshock would make an amazing movie...
News Milla Jovovich Talks About Why They're Making A Fourth Resident Evil Movie
Did you wonder why?
S. Anderson and his fiancee actress Milla Jovovich were making a fourth Resident Evil movie about your favourite RE character Alice? The answer, according to Milla, is money. "The movie makes money," says Jovovich. "If it makes more money than the last one, you'd think that people want to see another one, so we'll do another...
News inFamous Is Heading To The Cinema Too, Erm, Hurrah!
Alongside Nathan Drake, Sony Pictures want to bring Sucker Punch's Cole McGrath to the big screen
In fact, they want to do it so badly they've already got a screenplay drafted out by Sheldon Turner. Hollywood hotshots Avi and Ari Arad are said to be producing the movie; they're also apparently going to work on the Uncharted movie. To be honest,...
News So Where Exactly Do Playstation 3 Games Come From?
These shots were taken inside Sony's new Blu-Ray factory in Sydney, Australia
The recently opened factory had its doors opened for press photography this week and the fascinating shots of machinery were the result of the opened doors. Looks like they were pressing some retail copies of PAIN at the time.
News Dead Space Will Become A Movie, D.J. Caruso To Direct
A live action Dead Space movie is on the horizon according to Variety
They claim that D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye, Y: The Last Man) has been signed up for directing duties while EA and Temple Hill producers (Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey) search for a writer. It'll be a while before cameras start rolling but it certainly seems like the cogs are in some...
News New Resident Evil Movie Coming Next Year
Hey who wants more of Milla Jovovich's "Alice" character? Well, really, we'd rather the Resident Evil movies had stuck to their original fiction, but hey, whatever
The Resident Evil movies aren't the worst video game movies ever, and if you detach yourself from the fact that they have absolutely nothing to do with Resident Evil, they're actually...
News Kaz Hirai: No Regrets Over Blu-Ray
We're at the point of this generation where the platform holders can look back on their systems and question any mistakes that may have been made along the way
Faulty hardware for Microsoft, Wii Music for Nintendo, but what about Sony? The blu-ray player perhaps? Kaz Hirai - Sony's head honcho - thinks not:"Purely from a gaming standpoint there...
News Evangelion Title Heading To The Playstation 3
An ad on the back of a Japanese Blu-Ray release for anime Evangelion has confirmed the series is heading to the Playstation 3 via Cellius - the joint company between SCE and Namco Bandai
There's not really much more to say at the moment, but we'll keep you informed as news breaks.
News Super-Duper Watchmen Super-Pack Coming To The Playstation 3, Includes Blu-Ray Movie & Game
Something we expect to see happen more and more with film-franchises, is for special-edition Blu-Ray packages to feature both the movie and the game
We'll eat our hat if there's not some kind of Ghostbusters Blu-Ray/game package available next month. And that's exactly what is going to happen with Watchmen. Today's newly announced special edition...
News Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete Movie Release Gives Playstation 3 A Sales Bump
For now we're chalking this down as speculation but until we get the actual figures we suppose it's best reporting on the preliminary: the release of Advent Children Complete looks like it has pushed Playstation 3 sales figures in the region to somewhere near 57,000
The week prior to the blu-ray's release saw Playstation 3 figures at around 16,000...
News Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete Sells 100,000 Copies In Japan
Here's an idea movie companies: bundle an exclusive, hotly anticipated demo with your blu-ray movies and achieve monumental sales
The idea has been declared fool-proof in Japan where the blu-ray of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete sold 100,000 copies; with a little help from the Final Fantasy XIII demo it included. The movie easily outsold...
News Next3D Developing 3D Movies For The PS3
As time goes by, we're hearing a lot more about 3D movies; be it in cinema or the possibility of it coming to video games
In fact, Sony themselves showcased 3D versions of Wipeout HD and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue at this years CES. The technology is being touted to jump into the home cinema sooner than expected, with Next3D developing a downloadable...
News Final Fantasy XIII Dated For "Winter 2009" In Japan
When Dragon Quest IX got delayed, most people expected that would have a knock-on effect with Final Fantasy XIII
Not so, one lucky gamer who got his hands on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete blu-ray has already completed the bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo, which concludes in the above "Winter 2009" teaser. Japanese gamers...
News Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete Prepares Blu-Ray Release, Expect Sales Surge
Final Fantasy means money in Japan
In fact, we're surprised Japan don't replace the Yen with copies of various Final Fantasy games. Alas, this weekend in Tokyo Square Enix held private screenings for the upcoming Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete movie. It's probably the only blu-ray release that will get its own bundled, special-edition...
