What happens when you smash a PS3 Slim into a Bravia HD TV?

I have experience pain before it was called a ruptured appendix, but this madness that Sony has done hurts me more than six rupture appendix mixed in with a little water boarding. The guys at Sony Australia, who apparently have thousands of Bravias lying around chillin, loaded a catapult with a PS3 Slim and launched it straight into the sexy beautiful black Bravia.


Well, fortunately for everyone, that's exactly what Sony Australia is gonna do. The video is actually a teaser for their upcoming offering, where 25,000 PS3 Slims will be given away upon purchase of "qualified Bravia LCD" TVs from October 22nd until the 20th of December.

NPD September: PS3 on Top surprise surprise

The combination of a new hardware model and lower price made PlayStation 3 the best-selling home game machine in the U.S. for the month of September 2009 for the first time ever, the NPD Group reported today. Sony was able to sell 491.8K units 32.4K units short from unseated the Nintendo DS with 524.2K units.

Total sales of videogames in the U.S. were $1.28 billion dollars, up 1% from last September.

U.S. Hardware Sales, September 2009:

Nintendo DS 524.2K

PlayStation 3 491.8K

Wii 462.8K

Xbox 360 352.6K

PSP 190.4K

PlayStation 2 146.0K

Top 10 Software Sales, September 2009:

1. Halo 3: ODST (360, Microsoft) 1,520,000


2. Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) 442,900


3. Madden NFL 10 (360, Electronic Arts) 289,600


4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS, Nintendo) 258,100


5. The Beatles: Rock Band (360, MTV) 254,000


6. Madden NFL 10 (PS3, Electronic Arts) 246,500


7. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (360, Activision Blizzard) 236,000


8. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, Square Enix) 212,500


9. Guitar Hero 5 (360, Activision Blizzard) 210,800



10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii, MTV) 208,600

250GB PS3 Slim Now Available for Pre-Order in November

SCEA has officially announced a stand-alone (not part of a bundle) 250GB PS3 Slim model. This latest PS3 SKU more than doubles the storage capacity over the $299 120GB PS3 Model, and for only $50 more.

One day following the 250GB PS3 Slim’s announcement, it’s already become available for pre-order at least one major online retailer.

The world’s largest online retailer, Amazon.com has begun accepting pre-orders for the upcoming 250GB PS3 Slim. Releasing November 3rd, the 250GB PS3 Slim is priced competitively at $349.99. This latest PS3 model will help keep up Sony’s momentum since it released the 120GB PS3 Slim back in early September.

Microsoft: Sony PS3 Sales will never catch up 'For Entire Generation'

Microsoft: Xbox 360 Will Outsell PS3 'For Entire Generation'

Let the shit-talking begin: Microsoft Xbox 360 director of product management Aaron Greenberg threw some serious blows(more like an Haaadooouken)in an interview with Game Informer, calling Sony's anticipated leading September PS3 sales "a short term bump."

"It is not a real concern to us," said Greenberg, acknowledging the likelihood of Sony's top slot sales numbers and adding "This is frankly not a real surprise to us or the analysts that follow this industry."

"What I can tell you is we remain confident that Xbox 360 will not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this entire generation. It is similar to a game of baseball, it is not about just winning one inning, but instead being able to win the game by consistently delivering across all nine innings."

Microsoft has had a very strong performance over the past three quarters--it's the only console with year-over-year unit increases in a bad economy--it would indeed take an act of God for Sony to pull ahead in annual sales by the year's close. But as Greenberg says, it's the big picture that matters, and for the moment, Microsoft owns US sales by a unit ratio of roughly 2 to 1

There is one statement that Aaron Greenberg makes that really bugs me, Greenberg states: that success comes down to "much more than just hardware sales...it's about the entire ecosystem and investing in the future." Which is true but Sony has been investing in their gaming future ever since December 2004 and Nintendo a lot longer. Microsoft venture into Gaming is still relatively short compared to Sony and Nintendo. Sony may never catch up to Xbox 360 but they will slowly chop away at Microsoft 360 lead.

Uncharted 2: 3rd fastest-selling PS3 game "Ever"

These latest figures provided by VGChartz confirms that the amazing sequel, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the 3rd fastest-selling PS3 game in the U.S. The only two games to have beaten it are Metal Gear Solid 4 at two and Grand Theft Auto IV at No.1.

Sales in other countries of the game are as follows, 47,000 units were shifted in Japan on its first day, with sales expected to reach 60,000 - 65,000 by the end of the week. There are no specific sales data for Europe, but week once sales should achieve around 400,000 - 500,000 sales.

God of War III demo out Nov 19 in Japan

The Japanese version of Infamous is being pack with an extra little surprise, Sony is giving out demo codes to download God of War III Japanese demo from the PlayStation Store.

The demo will be available on November 19, about a month after Infamous’ October 15 release date in Japan. Codes can be redeemed from November 19 to February 2010.

Fist of North Star To Sell A Million Domestically

Kenji Matsubara, Tecmo Koei Holdings head honcho, expects great things from the recently announced multi-platform title Hokuto Musou aka: "Fist of the North Star". The game is based on post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken). One of the best Anime to ever be released.

"Only in Japan, the game should sell a million copies," Matsubara told the Nihon Keisai Newspaper. According to the paper, the game is expected to launch worldwide, given the international familiarity with Fist of the North Star.

Resistance 3 Invading PS3 Soon

Insomniac Games, one of the premiere developers in the industry--looks like they are planning Sgt. Nathan Hale's, third tour on the PS3. Insomniac Games has had a great and celebrated start on one of the most complex gaming systems in the world. They were able to create the current masterpieces Resistance 1 & 2 and the much loved Ratchet and Clank series for the PS3.

The billboard was spotted by forum user “goldsoundz” from the site NeoGAF, who went on to say:

“I saw this billboard today in Shreveport, Louisiana. There are a lot of movies filmed here, and this one is about some sort of alien takeover of Los Angeles; the name of the film escapes me at the moment. Snapped off a few photos of the billboard since I wasn’t sure if the game had been announced yet or not. If not, then I’m surprised Insomniac would be announcing it here of all places.”

Do not know the legitimacy of the Billboard and Sony has not officially announce anything but it's not inconceivable with the recent surge in sales for the PS3 Slim(and if you had a chance to play Resistance 2 the ending points to a Resistance 3). And Ratchet and Clank:A Crack in Time scheduled for an October 27th release.

Insomniac Games would not just sit around Bo-jangling with 2010 shaping up to be very important year for Sony--with great franchise releases planed, for example: God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, FFXIII, Team ICO's new Project, The Agent just to name a few. Why not throw Resistance 3 into the mixed just chalk this up as a rumor for now now stay tune to Video Gamer's Heaven for more information.

Tekken 6 gone gold, features revealed

Namco Bandai has announced that Tekken 6 for (PS3, Xbox 360, PSP) has gone gold and is now making its way to the manufacturing process. The latest installment of Tekken will be packed with an entirely new online and offline gameplay and will feature the biggest character line up ever.

• Ranked Match and Player Match - Rank up or work to improve your fighting skills by battling opponents worldwide in online versus mode with voice chat functionality;

• Data Upload & Download - Create and upload customised ghost characters which accurately replicate your fight style; Any player in the world can download your ghost to take on your virtual self in a one-on-one battle even when you're not online; Upload replays of killer matches to share with friends and opponents around the world.

• Scenario Online Co-op - New feature coming this winter as a free post-launch downloadable update; Jump into intense two player online co-op campaigns against AI controlled enemies and experience the dramatic large-scale action with friends around the globe.

• Leaderboards - Battle Points: online only, split between World, Asia, America and Europe; Rank: overall on and offline ranking, from Beginner to TEKKEN God; Additional rankings include Ranked Match, Scenario Campaign, Time Attack and Survival.

PS3 is top selling console in September -- for first time ever?

EEDAR's analyst Jesse Divnich predicts 400,000 PS3s were sold in September, edging out both Wii and Xbox 360 sales (375k and 370k units respectively) .Wedbush Morgan mega game analyst Michael Pachter has also published his September video game sales preview for the US market.

Pachter estimates PS3 console sales of 410,000 units, a 76 per cent increase year-over-year. This should be enough to topple both the Wii (390,000 units) and Microsoft's Xbox 360 (350,000 units).

"We believe that the recent round of price cuts may benefit the PS3 the most in coming months, given that unit sales last year were only 1.5 million for the September -- December 2008 period," claimed the handsome man. "The Xbox 360 has outsold the PS3 for the past 13 months, likely due to a higher perceived value proposition.

"We think that the PS3 will outsell the Xbox 360 in September, and may continue to do so for the rest of the year. Microsoft has the ability to lower price yet again, but we anticipate the introduction of a more feature-packed Xbox 360 in early 2010 (likely with a 250Gb hard drive) at the same $299 price point; we think that Microsoft will cut price only if it begins to lose significant market share to Sony."

Uncharted 2 Demo PSN numbers will amaze you

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves demo hit the PlayStation Store about a week ago, and Naughty Dog could not be more pleased with the reception that fans have shown for the game. Apart from getting downloaded more times than a Brittany Spears crouch shot, the demo has amassed a hard to believe playing time that has is equivalent of 27 years. "WTF"

• Total Number of games played – 1,217,424

• Total Number of Kills – 92,110,787

• Total Number of Treasures Captured – 1,860,645

• Total Amount of Money Earned – $38,841,367,350

• Total Time Played – 9,905 days (or 27+ years!)

Currently, Uncharted 2 holds the record for most downloads for a demo on its first week on the PlayStation Network, and its likely that it will go on to become the most downloaded demo ever. Evan Wells, through his post at the PlayStation Blog, is also happy to report that out of 34 reviews on Metacritic, Uncharted 2 scored perfect on 17, and none went under 90.

Amazon Teams up with Sony To Sell PSN Content

Amazon Becomes First Online Retailer To Sell PSN Content Codes

PlayStation 3 owners rejoice, because Amazon have just announced a new effort with Sony that will allow PS3 owners to purchase PS3 and PSP content codes via Amazon, making Amazon the first online retailer to provide this service

Currently, the Amazon PS3/PSP section contains around 200 pieces of content (games, DLC, etc.), but that number will expand in the near future, as the service goes along. Some of the games available right now are Flower, Pixeljunk Eden, Echochrome and Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters. Amazon’s vice president of consumer electronics, Paul Ryder, said in a statement, “We are excited to expand our current library of video game platform downloads. PlayStation Network games are an important addition and we plan to continue making it easier for customers to instantly enjoy new content as well as their favorite games from the comfort of their living rooms.”

Blue Christmas: EyePet Delay

Sony is the Grinch that stole Christmas, from legions of fanboy's and girls with the recent announcement that Eyepet will be delayed.

If you were among the many PlayStation 3 owners looking forward to a special holiday season spent playing with your fuzzy new EyePet thingamajig, prepare to be terribly disappointed. GameStop and Amazon both shifted the listed release data for the EyePet from November 2009 to April 2010, and now Gamervision has received the official word from Sony.

"The North American territory has decided to take additional time to focus on the EyePet product and can confirm it will not be available this holiday. EyePet is an innovative and exciting new IP to the PS3 platform and SCEA marketing will spend additional time to continue educating consumers and retail channels, setting the table for a successful product launch. We will provide more details on an updated launch timeframe very soon"

Wii Price Cuts Get 'Very Strong' Response

The recent $50 Wii price cut has given Nintendo’s console a notable sales boost ahead of the holidays, especially paired with the recent launch of Wii Fit Plus.

Although it's a little too soon for specific figures, "The consumer response has been very strong to the price reduction," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime tells the Financial times.

"There are literally millions of consumers out there who want a Wii and had been on the sidelines," he says. "They’d been waiting for that little nudge to go out and pick it up - the price decline, the sampling, the launching of key software like Wii Fit Plus - we believe it’s what’s pushing them over the edge to get into the category."

Nintendo the 'World's Best Company' to work for

Nintendo is the best company in the world, according to new rankings from the publication BusinessWeek.

Nintendo topped other notable and respected companies including Google, Apple, and Amazon.com. Technology, telecommunications, and internet companies peppered the top 40 list, which also included construction, petroleum, medical, and other industries.

The "World's Best Companies/Global Top 40" list was compiled for BusinessWeek by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, which ranked companies by not only their sales, market cap, and value, but also more abstract traits like a focus on innovation, strong leadership, and a clear vision for the future, BusinessWeek said.

Not only is Nintendo kicking it's competitors ass in sales it looks like it's the place to be if you want in on the video game business.

Trophy Whores: Modern Warfare 2 Trophies and Achievements

For those Trophy Whores out there that cannot play any game unless the they hear that marvelous chime, Infinity Ward has specified the badges you will be earning in Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) to show off your prodigious skills (or that you have so much time on your hands).

Checking through the lists at PS3Trophies and Xbox360Achievements, we now have a complete list of the 51 trophies in Modern Warfare 2.

warning may contain spoilers.

• Platinum Trophy - Earn all other trophies. (Platinum)
• Back in the Saddle - Help train the local militia. (Bronze, 15G)
• Danger Close - Get hand picked for Shepherd's elite squad. (Bronze, 15G)
• Cold Shoulder - Infiltrate the snowy mountain side base. (Bronze, 15G)
• Tag 'em and bag 'em - Find Rojas in the Favelas. (Bronze, 15G)
• Royale with Cheese - Defend Burger Town. (Bronze, 15G)
• Soap on a Rope - Storm the gulag. (Bronze, 15G)
• Desperate Times - Execute the plan to help the Americans. (Bronze, 15G)
• Whiskey Hotel - Take back Whiskey Hotel. (Bronze, 15G)
• The Pawn - Assault Makarov's safe house. (Bronze, 15G)
• Out of the Frying Pan... - Complete the mission in the airplane graveyard. (Bronze, 15G)
• For the Record - Complete the Single Player campaign on any difficulty. (Silver, 35G)
• The Price of War - Complete the single player campaign on Hardened or Veteran Difficulty. (Gold, 90G)
• First Day of School - Complete 'S.S.D.D' and 'Team Player' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Black Diamond - Complete 'Cliffhanger' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Turistas - Complete 'Takedown' and 'The Hornet's Nest' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Red Dawn - Complete 'Wolverines!' and 'Exodus' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Prisoner #627 - Complete 'The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday' and 'The Gulag' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Ends Justify the Means - Complete 'Contingency' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Homecoming - Complete 'Of Their Own Accord', 'Second Sun', and 'Whiskey Hotel' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Queen takes Rook - Complete 'Loose Ends' and 'The Enemy of My Enemy' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Off the Grid - Complete 'Just Like Old Times' and 'Endgame' on Veteran Difficulty. (Silver, 25G)
• Pit Boss - Run The Pit in 'S.S.D.D' and finish with a final time under 30 seconds. (Bronze,10G)
• Ghost - Plant the C4 in 'Cliffhanger' without alerting or injuring anyone in the blizzard. (Bronze,10G)
• Colonel Sanderson - Kill 7 chickens in under 10 seconds in 'The Hornet's Nest'. (Bronze,10G)
• Gold Star - Earn 1 star in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Hotel Bravo - Earn 4 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Charlie On Our Six - Earn 8 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• It Goes to Eleven - Earn at least 1 star in 11 different Special Op missions. (Bronze, 20G)
• Operational Asset - Earn all 3 stars in at least 5 different Special Op missions. (Bronze, 20G)
• Blackjack - Earn 21 stars in Special Ops. (Bronze, 20G)
• Honor Roll - Earn at least 1 star in each Special Op mission. (Bronze, 20G)
• Operative - Earn all 3 stars in at least 10 different Special Op missions. (Silver, 30G)
• Specialist - Earn 30 stars in Special Ops. (Silver, 30G)
• Professional - Earn all 3 stars in at least 15 different Special Op missions. (Silver, 30G)
• Star 69 - Earn 69 stars in Special Ops. (Gold, 90G)
• Downed but Not Out - Kill 4 enemies in a row while downed in Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• I'm the Juggernaut... - Kill a Juggernaut in Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Ten plus foot-mobiles - Kill at least 10 enemies with one Predator missile in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Unnecessary Roughness - Use a riot shield to beat down an enemy in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Knock-knock - Kill 4 enemies with 4 shots during a slow-mo breach in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Some Like it Hot - Kill 6 enemies in a row using a thermal weapon in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Two Birds with One Stone - Kill 2 enemies with a single bullet in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• The Road Less Traveled - Collect 22 enemy intel items. (Bronze, 10G)
• Leave No Stone Unturned - Collect 45 enemy intel items. (Bronze, 10G)
• Drive By - Kill 20 enemies in a row while driving a vehicle in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• The Harder They Fall - Kill 2 rappelling enemies in a row before they land on their feet in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Desperado - Kill 5 enemies in a row using 5 different weapons or attachments in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Look Ma Two Hands - Kill 10 enemies in a row using akimbo weapons in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• No Rest For the Wary - Knife an enemy without him ever knowing you were there in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)
• Three-some - Kill at least 3 enemies with a single shot from a grenade launcher in Single Player or Special Ops. (Bronze, 10G)

Japanese Charts: PS3 Sales Decline Pokemon Sells like Gold & Silver

Sony saw a dip in PS3 sales to a respectable 51,055 units shipped. For the second week in a row, Pokemon Soul Silver and Pokemon Heart Gold led Japanese charts, as the new slim PlayStation 3 hardware experienced a mild decrease. Total sales of Pokemon Souls Silver & Pokemon Heart Gold where 443,133 units. Microsoft is still trying to gain some sort of traction in Japan with only 4,965 total units shipped.

Tales of Vesperia for Sony PS3 also made the top three with 216,593 total units falling 6000 short from the number one spot. Sony sales will spike tremendously this holiday season due to the release of a 250GB PS3 bundle, Uncharted 2, and Final Fantsy XIII in Japan. From the looks of it, Sony may be making some serious head way to catch up with the Xbox 360.

DSi 66,073
PS3 51,055
PSP 21,073
Wii 16,698
DS Lite 13,555
Xbox 360 4,965
PS2 2,723

LW	TW	Title	Publisher	Platform	Weekly Sales
1	1	Pokemon Soul Silver	Pokemon Co.	DS	222,579
2	2	Pokemon Heart Gold	Pokemon Co.	DS	220,554
NEW	3	Tales of Vesperia	Namco Bandai	PS3	216,593
NEW	4	Jikkyou Pawapuro Pro Yakkyuu Portable 4	Konami	PSP	104,377
NEW	5	SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu Goddess of Destiny	Square Enix	DS	91,547
3	6	Tomodachi Collection	Nintendo	DS	72,629
NEW	7	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4	Konami	PSP	50,697
NEW	8	Ys VII	Nihon Falcom	PSP	33,349
4	9	Dragon Quest IX	Square Enix	DS	32,603
NEW	10	Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars	Namco Bandai	DS	30,786

PS3 Bundles Golore 250GB on the Horizon

It looks like the bundles rumors are true Sony has officially announce a 250GB Bundle for Europe and Japan.

As reported from VG247, the 250GB Slim will go on sale over in the UK on October 1st. They will be priced at £289.99 and you’ll get the choice between bundles one with two platinum titles or a bundle with inFAMOUS.

Starting October 16th, you can also pick up a lovely Uncharted 2: Among Thieves bundle for all those that are interested.

As usual though, Japan gets all the goodies and what a lovely thing it is. It’s none other than a limited edition Final Fantasy XIII themed 250GB Slim. Its white/pink in color and features artwork of the main character ‘Lightning’. This work of art will be priced 41600 Yen and will be available December 17th, just in time for Christmas.

Wii drops console price to $199

It's official, Nintendo has cut the price of the Wii to $199.00 On the heals of Sony's recent price cut and introduction of the PS3 Slim price cut to $299,00 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 Elite dropping to $299.00 with additional $50.00 off. Nintendo was obviously under press to follow suite with it's motion control cash cow.

Nintendo Wii, is falling into place as the entry level of choice for new gamers. With these recent price cuts, this will open the doors to many future Xbox 360 and PS3 owners.

Via:[USAToday.com]

Via:[press release]

PS3 Retail Sales Achieve 1 Million Units in 3 Weeks Worldwide

Sony's new PS3 Slim is selling so good they decided to release an official press release triumphing the new PS3 slim selling one million units in only three weeks. This is before Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy XIII and the all important holiday season. Press release after the jump.

"Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that retail sales of its new PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(R)) (CECH-2000A) computer entertainment system achieved a total of 1 million units(*1) worldwide in the 3 weeks since its launch on September 1, 2009(*2). The expansion of the PS3 platform is being accelerated along with the introduction of more and more new and exciting software titles as well as the enhancement of PlayStation(R)Network.

While maintaining cutting-edge features and functions, such as the ability to enjoy high quality interactive entertainment content including Blu-ray Disc(TM) games and movies as well as various content and services downloadable through PlayStation Network, the new PS3 is available at a highly attractive recommended retail price of 29,980 yen (including tax), US$299 and euro 299, with an extremely streamlined form factor and a pre-installed 120GB Hard Disk Drive. Furthermore, the reduction of power consumption and fan noise as well as the casual appearance have also become drivers in attracting a larger and broader range of users.

Along with the vast line-up of attractive and exciting entertainment content to be released this holiday season from third-party game developers and publishers as well as from SCE Worldwide Studios, SCE will continue to further expand the PS3 platform and create a new world of computer entertainment.

(*1) The number is based on SCEI's estimation.

(*2) The new PS3 became available in stores on September 1, 2009, in North America, Europe/ PAL territories, Asian countries and regions, and in Japan on September 3, 2009."