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MGS4 editions abound. Gotta catch 'em all

Metal Gear Solid 4 is going to be huge; there's no question about it. So with a game of MGS4's caliber why not throw a crap-load of editions to make money from the fans?

In a nod to Sony's numerous PS3 SKU, Metal Gear Solid 4 is getting the star treatment. Needless to say fans are going to be able to buy the Metal Gear Solid 4 experience they want.

There are four ways fans can grab MGS4; the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Standard Edition, the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition, the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PlayStation 3 Hardware Bundle, and the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition PlayStation 3 Hardware Bundle. Two game SKUs and two consoles.

Those pre-ordering just the game will not only receive the Metal Gear Saga Vol. ...

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Gran Turismo 5 continues to be graphically refined...

We all know Gran Turismo 5: Prologue looks great. In fact it's one of the best looking titles to ever hit a console.

The full Gran Turismo 5, however, is looking to beat out even Prologue in the graphics department. The creator of the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi, says "in terms of quality we've been able to establish a benchmark in this version, but I think with GT5 there will be additional refinements, perhaps to the lighting and maybe the weather... weather effects."

Yamauchi says that it will be roughly a decade before games boast real-time graphics that look like the CG you see in the movies. He explains that "real-time computer graphics are about 10 years behind non-real-time computer graphics like you see in movies. I think that gap is what we'll be trying to fill in the ye...

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DualShock 3 is available. But there's another shoc...

If you were one of the many PS3 fans who cried about not having rumble in your SixAxis PS3 controller, you have something to be happy about...maybe.

Sony's DualShock 3 controller is now available for sale and it also has something else that will shock you as well...its $55 price tag which makes it the most expensive single standard game controller out there. (See my top 10 reasons why the DS3 costs so dang much.)

Right now, it seems that the DS3 will be compatible with virtually every PS3 game. Sony has an official list of the games that will work on their site. Some PS3 games will get their compatibility via game updates from PlayStation Network.

Sony lost a major lawsuit to Immersion Corp. over a patent infringement of the rumble technology used in PlayStation DualShock controllers. Immer...

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Grand larceny is popular among 9 year olds

Kids do the darndest things when their parents aren't looking. Here, most of them just make faces at strangers or pick their nose. But in Indonesia, apparently grand larceny is the popular thing to do.

On Thursday a nine year old kid stole ten thousand dollars from his dad, went missing, and went on a spending spree. The kid bought a PlayStation 3, some games and a cell phone at a local mall. According to authorities, his grandmother grounded him for not doing his homework and instead he just ran away.

If this whole thing wasn't weird enough, the kid actually went to school the next day. Yeah, a nine year old decided to go to school after running away from his house and stealing $10,000. He even had the mall security guard drive him there! After he was at school he vanished again after ...

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Do you remember White Knight Chronicles?

There are a lot of hyped up PS3 games coming down the tubes this year. You've got Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet and if we are extremely lucky, Final Fantasy XIII just to name a few. But one game that has been under the radar for a bit has been Level 5's White Knight Chronicles.

White Knight Chronicles is a "large scaled RPG" that follows the story of Lenard, a boy that finds an ancient artifact that allows him to transform into a 22 foot tall White Knight. Although practically no info on the story has been revealed from Level 5, Famitsu reported that it would take approximately 50 to 60 hours to beat the game.

White Knight Chronicles will feature full voice-overs, as well as an orchestrated soundtrack by Level-5 composer Tomohito Nishiura, who composed for Da...

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Some European PS3s hacked

"Warning, your PS3 has been hacked!" That statement might apply to those that live in Europe and own a PS3. Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe released a warning article in its news section saying that they have found a security vulnerability in its Playstation Store system.

This vulnerability could've opened the 'vault' for unauthorized users and open files that contain all of your PSN information, including your billing info and the capability to change your password.

"Sony Europe says that the vulnerability could have also allowed these unauthorized individuals to view PSN users’ private informations and use their wallets to buy products on the Playstation Store. However, Sony has ensured that this security vulnerability issue has been fixed, and that no credit card numb...

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The Blu-ray player is a lie

In the beginning there was DVD, and we all said it was good. But then some jackass invented HD and all of a sudden our movies looked like crap. After a tussle that people kept calling a 'war' Sony has entered to help us with these things. They call it Blu-ray on the PlayStation 3.

Sony has called PS3 the best Blu-ray player on the market since launch day in November of 2007. A year later they are still sticking with that claim. Since it has online capability it has the functionality to be upgraded (BD Live coming soon!) so it should never be far from the top.

DVDTown just posted an editorial about this subject, going as far saying that it isn't the best Blu-ray player. Problems from motion stutter to visual noise have been reported on the PS3 but not on dedicated players, like the newly r...

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Konami releases new Metal Gear Solid 4 screenshots...

Yesterday, Konami released six new screenies of their hugely anticipated fourth main entry in the acclaimed MGS franchise. You can click over to eNe3 to check them out for yourself and salivate.

These screenshots don't showcase much of a graphical improvement since the last time we saw screenshots, but that doesn't matter much considering MGS4 is one of the prettiest PS3 games even in its present form.

Two of these screens depict Solid Snake performing feats of badassery, such as aiming a gun and kicking down a door. Okay, maybe you wouldn't exactly consider those "feats of badassery", but I feel Solid Snake can make anything look awesome.

Two other screens show scenes including Raiden apparently about to demonstrate his ninja skills on some unlucky baddies, and a large and imposing bad guy ...

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RUMOR: Sony drops funding of L.A. Noire

Surfer Girl, notorious for posting her supposed insider information, whether it be fact or fiction, has some new juicy tidbits on the Rockstar-published L.A. Noire. Most interesting is that the developers of the game, Team Bondi, have lost the financial backing that Sony Entertainment America provided.

She went on to say that the reason behind SCEA's decision was that Team Bondi continually missed deadline after deadline. If Surfer Girl isn't fibbing again, then this doesn't bode well for L.A. Noire's future--SCEA was the only company funding the title.

Of course, Team Bondi is now fully capable of porting the once PS3-exclusive game to the XBox 360 if/when the game is finished. I suppose it's good to hear that developers have no qualms about porting a title once they've lost a console man...

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GH III player lands Guiness record. 889,256 points...

Last weekend, a Guitar Hero III player by the name of Chris Chike drove two hours to a Play N Trade store in Bloomington, Minnesota to compete in the national tournament the retail chain was holding.

It was there that Chike not only bested his previous score of 870,647 points but also landed a spot in the Guiness record books and simultaneously earned himself a whopping $2000.

I'd say that's quite a feat considering this fellow won more money from just one tournament than some tourney players earn in their whole career.

However, the scary part of this news is that while we're all blown away by the examples of Guitar Hero skills we see on Youtube--Chris Chike apparently posesses even more talent than they do.

It would certainly be interesting to actually see this guy play.

[Via Joystiq]

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Rainbow Six and the Internet just broke up

Take away the Internet and you get some pretty angry gamers. UbiSoft released Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 yesterday for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 with much anticipation behind it. Rather than releasing two working games, UbiSoft decided to release only one, a corporate strategy that I would be hesitant to be part of.

Trying to play the PS3 version online is giving people more trouble than it's worth. With gamers on Ubi's official forums reporting frequent "unable to establish a connection to this game" messages, loads of lag and some claim, even a leader board hacker.

Most people are quick to blame UbiSoft for the problems with the game, but has anyone thought it might be the PlayStation Network? I'm always weary about free services because there is no guarentee behind them.

You have nothing in...

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Get some metal gear with your Metal Gear Solid

If there's one thing I don't like about Japan it's that I cannot read Japanese. I was totally bummed out when I discovered a site that had details about the Metal Gear Solid 4 PlayStation 3 (because that's not long...) bundle and I couldn't read it.Thankfully the good people at Kotaku have translated for me.

The Metal Gear Sold bundle, once thought to be a reissue of the Motor Storm bundle, has some surprises in store. This isn't your fathers 80gig PlayStation 3. Oh no. Aside from being packed in with a DualShock 3 controller anyone who can procure this particular PS3 will also get a limited edition color.

Oh, come on. Like you need to ask what color a Metal Gear Solid box is going to be. Obviously steel! I usually don't condone limited edition versions of consoles, probably because I h...

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Can the PS3 host an MMO to rival WoW?

Nowadays, the term MMORPG goes hand in hand with one juggernaut: World of Warcraft. While the MMORPG has generated plenty of funds not only for Blizzard Entertainment but for the PC platform itself, Sony may be planning an ace up its sleeve regarding the MMO potential for the PlayStation 3.

According to comments made by Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley, he suggested that the PS3 can host an MMO that can rival the popularity of World of Warcraft but the key word is when?

When asked the question on if a MMO on consoles can do any damage to WoW, Smedley said:

"I absolutely do [think we'll see that], and in fact I think by having a stable platform where every customer has an online capable box is a huge, huge potential advantage in building an MMO because you've already got an onl...

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Tekken fans must learn patience

I have a ton of memories playing Tekken. Most of them include me being terrible at it, and wanting to play Mortal Kombat. There is no denying the fanbase here in the good old USofA. People really really like Tekken, and those people are in for a bit of bad news.

Though Tekken 6 is doing outstanding in Japan, New Zeleand, Canada and a bunch of other places, it doesn't look like it will be coming to American arcades. The lack of a Tekken 6 arcade here in the States is mainly due to Namco totally screwing over arcade owners last time around, and price.

Namco released Tekken 5 in December of 2004 to arcade owners for 6000 dollars a pop. Two months later the PS2 version of the game was released for 50 dollars. That's bad business Namco, bad business indeed. So for the launch of Tekken 6 t...

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Over 50 PS3 dev studios will use Gamebryo

Emergent Game Technologies must be feeling very good and proud because their beloved Gamebryo game development platform has been downloaded by more than fifty Playstation 3 development studios since February 17th.

"Emergent has done some real breakthrough work in creating technology that streamlines development, supports multiple genres and puts creative control back into the hands of PS3 development teams," said Emergent CEO Geoffrey Selzer.

"Gamebryo represents a refreshing, new approach to game development -- one that brings to bare a flexible, modular, foundational platform that easily integrates with a studio's proprietary technology, is consistent with current game developers' work flow, and maximizes SPUs of PS3. This empowers game developers to make their own creative mark with eac...

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Konami president thinks MGS4 is a system seller

Konami president Fumiaki Tanaka certainly expects big things from Metal Gear Solid 4. The game is due to arrive on the PlayStation 3 this summer, and Mr. Tanaka is expecting lots of sales, even though the PS3 install base is relatively small compared to the other current-gen consoles.

When asked if he was concerned about this issue, he responded with the assertion that gamers are simply not buying the PS3 because Metal Gear Solid 4 hasn't been released yet. He takes it one step further, saying that even other publishers aren't producing games like they will in the post-MGS4 world. How's that for confidence in your product? He said:

"Now, potential users are going, 'When that game comes out, I want to get a PS3,' and they're waiting for that title to come out. When MGS4 comes out, othe...

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Quantic Dream founder details Heavy Rain

If you never got the chance to play Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit in PAL regions), then you missed out on something great. All is not lost, however, because in addition to picking that game up on Xbox Originals or Steam (you're doing that right now, right?), you can read about developer Quantic Dream's current project, Heavy Rain.

Quantic Dream founder David Cage spoke with Dutch magazine Chief about the upcoming title, painting a clearer picture of what to expect whe the game is released on the Playstation 3 later this year (or possibly next).

"With the release of Fahrenheit, we gave the adventure genre a new grammar. We brought new ways into the genre, new words if you want to see it like that, a new vocabulaire. With Heavy Rain, where going to expand on that same grammar.

I don't want to d...

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Cheating gets you red carded

Consider yourself warned. If you cheat in Pro Evolution Soccer, Konami will strike down upon you with furious vengeance. Not only will you be barred from any competitions (such as the one that is going on now for preorder costumers) but you will also be banned from their online leader boards for a year. 

Konami just banned one of their top players due to cheating so don't think you're going to get any leeway here. The current tournament has a prize of £50,000 ($100,670). That is some serious cash, and Konami needed to have some serious rules.

I always think it's great when cheaters get punished. It may be the cynic in me, or it may be the lawyer-game player, either way, I'm glad Konami is making sure their online experience is top notch. And to ensure a smooth experience sometimes you h...

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GT5 Prologue trailer looks incredible

Here's some homework for all of our faithful GamerNode readers. First, get ahold of a video camera - any kind will do. Second, find yourself a city-turned-racetrack, where a bunch of souped-up consumer cars compete for loads of dough. Third, shoot a video that looks better than this 30-second clip of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. You can't. Check it out:

(Ok, so maybe you could if you actually tried, but I wanted to be all dramatic about it.)

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PS3s make black holes collide

We are slowly discovering that the PlayStation 3 can do just about anything. It can run videogames, play movies, fold proteins, power Air Force supercomputers, cook bratwurst, etc. Now, it can apparently make black holes collide, as well.

A group at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth have procured a partial donation of no less than 16 PlayStaton 3 consoles and arranged what they are calling a PS3 Gravity Grid. The purpose of this envy-inducing rack of technology is to perform the double-precision floating point operations necessary to calculate the space-time effects colliding celestial bodies may have on one another. Namely, black holes.

It's a bunch of highly technical stuff they are trying to do, but it could prove very useful to our understanding of outer space and the way...

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