What titles are out in Australia this week? Whether you prefer waving a wand or a gun in your games, there is something for all ages! Full Story

Sony shipping stand-alone version of J.K. Rowling collaboration for Sony's new platform at $40 and Move bundle at $80 this fall. Full Story

Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Pete Smith says firm received, then rejected, a genuine pitch for a game based on Hindu sex text. Full Story

It's a big week for releases with Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Saints Row: The Third, and more coming out in the space of just a few days. Full Story

Sony's 3D virtual world/social network gets revamp tomorrow; "new core experience" to bring questing system. Full Story

Sony will overhaul PS3's virtual world with new activity hub, themed districts, streamlined interface; user count tops 23 million. Full Story

Recovery of network includes all functionality for Sony's Qriocity and in-game item purchases, among other options. Full Story

Sony pushes May 31 deadline for return of full functionality to PS3, PSP's online store and Qriocity services. Full Story

Electronics giant takes in $87.78 billion in annual revenue; 14.3 million PlayStation 3s, 8 million PSPs, 6.4 million PS2s sold during the year. Full Story

London Studio, Studio Liverpool, Evolution Studios all targeted for project cancellations as publisher puts more resources behind this year's exclusives. Full Story

Sony passes 1.1 million consoles Down Under; Microsoft claims 2010 as Xbox 360's biggest year to date. Full Story

Microsoft officially launches motion-sensing add-on in Singapore; new Need for Speed, Harry Potter released. Full Story

New release slate championed by Treyarch's hotly hyped Cold War-era shooter; Nintendo's new controller, Mario Anniversary bundles, PlayStation Move-exclusive The Fight: Lights Out round out the week. Full Story

Bungie's last game in one of gaming's most famous franchises to be released around Australia at midnight; Sony to release Move motion controller. Full Story

Mandatory v3.42 update addresses "security vulnerability in the system software," available for download now. Full Story

UPDATE: Judge unable to attend today's hearing date; temporary ban postponed to Friday, September 3. Full Story

Box art veteran Brock Lesnar lends his likeness to another game with the release of the latest mixed martial arts game from THQ. Full Story

[UPDATE] PS3 sells 13M consoles during fiscal year, LTD PS3 game sales hit 290.5M; PSP sales fall to 9.9M; PS2 drops to 7.3M; overall losses hit $435.6M; $536.4M profit forecast for current fiscal year. Full Story

Next firmware update for console will disable "Other OS" feature due to "security concerns"; owners who opt out will lose PSN access. Full Story

[UPDATE 2] GDC 2010: Sony press event reveals name for PS3 motion controller, Nunchuk-style sub-controller due this holiday; Little Big Planet; starter kit includes a game, controller, and PlayStation Eye; 3D gaming in summer; full liveblog and video inside. Full Story

[UPDATE 2] Following nearly 24 hours of the "ApocalyPS3," afflicted units of Sony's console begin to come back online, initially with an erroneous date; this evening, Sony sounds official all clear, blames false leap-year reading. Full Story

Nintendo DS sold 760K consoles last year, while the Wii nabbed second spot in Aussie hardware sales; PS3 and 360 land in third and fourth position. Full Story

Newspoll study finds 22 percent of parents believe parental locks can be overridden by their children; majority doesn't even know locks exist. Full Story

PS3 and PSP's online component will form backbone of Sony Online Service, a content-delivery system common to HDTVs, Blu-ray players, PCs, MP3 players, e-readers, and mobile devices. Full Story

[UPDATE] Firmware update v3.10 introduces native social-networking capabilities to Sony's console; photo layout, friends list tweaks also en route. Full Story

Local industry body tips 2009 Australian games revenue to outstrip previous year. Full Story

Owners of bricked systems file suit on behalf of everyone who downloaded system update 3.0 or 3.01; demand unspecified damages. Full Story

Better-than-expected July-Sept. quarter sees current-gen console sales jump to 3.2 million, but PSP sales fall to 3 million and PS2 sales drop to 1.9 million; annual loss estimate lowered. Full Story

Gearbox's postapocalyptic shooter opens up, along with portable port of Chinatown Wars, EA Sports' latest footie fest, and Smackdown vs. Raw 2010; Gran Turismo PSP-3000 bundle also debuts. Full Story

While discussing EyePet, art director Nicolas Doucet mentions all-new project, says two presumed-canceled PS3 games are still alive, but "on hold." Full Story

Banning people for thwarting user agreement in Resistance: Fall of Man not a violation of First Amendment rights, judge rules. Full Story

SCEA CEO Kaz Hirai says EyeToy complement should be available to consumers sometime early next year, along with unnamed games support. Full Story

Bethesda's postapocalyptic RPG gets final add-on for Xbox 360, PC; new levels for last year's Call of Duty, Freddie Mercury croons in SingStar Queen, handheld receives purple paint job. Full Story

DEVELOP '09: Karaoke game's director talks about competition from Lips, what he's learned from the community, and a new Clubs mode for the PS3 series. Full Story

CEO Robert Kotick tells The Times that Sony doesn't "make it easy for me to support the platform," calls for PS3 price cut. Full Story

Recently revived '90s boy band hitting the PS3 and PS2 later this year. Full Story

Sony Ericsson Aino features PSP-like XMB hookup, due this holiday season. Full Story

Acting on behalf of mystery client, a Taiwanese law firm asks online media outlets to remove photos dismissed by Sony--reigniting rumors that they could be authentic. Full Story

Sony and Sucker Punch's open-world PS3 exclusive advances from original June window; demo due May 21, preorder incentives revealed. Full Story

The Nintendo DS adds another MA 15+ game to its small library of violent games. Full Story

Sony claims new milestone for combined PS3, PSP online service, with 15 million users added in the last year; popularity of still-in-beta virtual world grows. Full Story

Modern Warfare nets seven nods in extended Brit game awards; GTAIV, Fable II, Little Big Planet. Full Story

Sony Europe's sandbox platformer receives 10 nods for 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, to be handed out Feb. 19 at the DICE Summit in Vegas. Full Story

Japan's Nikkei business news says beleaguered electronics giant will end fiscal year with $1.1 billion operating deficit. Full Story

Online world temporarily taken down to address launch issues, voice chat "temporarily disabled." Full Story

Game industry begins to unwind as headliners are joined by Destroy All Humans, Mushroom Men, and SingStar Abba. Full Story

[UPDATE] On the PS3's second birthday, Sony claims its free online service--which includes PSP and console users--now boasts as many user accounts as Xbox Live. Full Story

It's another big week of releases down under. Full Story

Bethesda's futuristic RPG, PS3's belated platformer, and Activision's World Tour joined in stores by Red Alert 3, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and more. Full Story

It's a busy week, as Gearbox's shooter joins Gearbox's maraca-shaker; also, Lego Batman, Wario Land, de Blob, Civ IV: Colonization, Buzz! Quiz TV, and on and on. Full Story

Themed collection packs to showcase PlayStation Network games for PlayStation Portable on store shelves in PAL territories from October. Full Story

Publisher confirms Rock Band 2, GH: World Tour, and Rock Revolution instruments will all be interoperable; SingStar mics also game-agnostic. Full Story

SCEA's marketing generalissimo talks about the console's new video store, Final Fantasy XIII 360, Sony's fall game slate; clarifies the 80GB's lack of BC. Full Story

Sony releases revamped firmware, aiming for error-free update of award system, easily accessible media bar. Full Story

Following rumors, Sony Computer Entertainment America officially comes clean, promising introduction of both features "soon." Full Story

SCEE ceases production of the London gangster game sequel, along with another PS3 exclusive, Eight Days. Full Story

Headliners join Penny Arcade Adventures on XBLA, SingStar on PS3, and Lost Planet redux on 360, PC. Full Story

DFC Intelligence predicts Sony's hardware dominance will end, pinpointing Phil Harrison's departure as key. Full Story

Sony's karaoke series reaches 12 million sales in PAL territories, with over 1 million tracks downloaded from the online SingStore. Full Story

Sony extends the closed beta for its ambitious avatar-based online service; open beta now scheduled for fall 2008. Full Story

First update in April brings 17 new English songs and a bevy of European ones to the PlayStation 3. Full Story

The online songs database for the PS3 version of SingStar will be getting a big update on March 7, including new tracks from the Spice Girls, David Bowie, and Maximo Park. Full Story

A new 40GB PlayStation 3 deal offering the choice of two from a selection of 12 games is coming to the UK January 18 for £349.99. Full Story

Two big games for the PlayStation 3 in Australia this week. Full Story

December 6 set as the date for SingStar's debut on a next-gen console. Full Story

It's looking to be a week of mock warfare. Full Story

The Orange Box take two. Full Story

PlayStation maker establishes new advertising business unit to be headed by former Adscape head of publishing. Full Story

GameSpot chats with Sony Worldwide Studios boss on the new controller, the Home delay, and why there's still no price cut. Full Story

President of Sony Worldwide Studios talks up the new PSP, discusses the PS3 press furore, and ponders the future of the PlayStation brand. Full Story

John Woo's gangster epic locks and loads; EA's WWII shooter takes the plunge; spate of downloadable classics invade the Wii and Xbox 360. Full Story

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 receives only multiplatform nomination in German trade show's "Best of GC" awards. Full Story

Karaoke, upcoming PS3 games draw a crowd at SCEA's Comic-Con 2007 booth. Full Story

In a note to developers, Sony confirms 15,000-user beta in April, 50,000-user beta in August; company trying to make Home under 500MB. Full Story

Sony's new online Home service will feature apartments with virtual "Hall of Fame" that showcases their gaming prowess. Full Story

Karaoke PS2 game SingStar Pop headed across the pond in early April; soundtrack includes A-Ha, Britney, Panic! at the Disco. Full Story

Fourth quarter of 2006 starts with a whimper as EA ships its soccer game, Star Trek goes shoot-'em-up, BVG gets catty with Housewives. Full Story

Sony's latest karaoke singer, SingStar Legends, makes the 2006 holiday cut; David Bowie, Nirvana, and Johnny Cash all rocking the game's soundtrack. Full Story

As the summer movie season heats up, game adaptations begin to hit the slightly slower release calendar. Full Story

Next version of the SingStar karaoke series to feature anthem-style tracklisting, including Queen, Cher, and Gloria Gaynor. Full Story

Sony Computer Entertainment America announces first-party games to be shown next week in LA. Full Story

SCEE prepping palm-sized spin-off of its PS2 Getaway games later this year in UK; first screens inside. Full Story

Analyst forecasts six percent year-on-year increase in monthly software sales to $400; Resident Evil 4 and The Getaway: Black Monday as the month's biggest debuts. Full Story

Sony's sequel to its 2003 London crime caper makes a break for store shelves; the game's different endings are dependent on the player's "moral choices." Full Story

SCEE London Studio says the sequel to 2003's driver-shooter won't hit American shores until next January; UK release still on track. Full Story

SCEE's latest plans for its EyeToy peripheral will effectively turn the PlayStation 2 into a videophone. First screens inside. Full Story

SCEE releases new information on its karaoke-style singing game for the PlayStation 2. First screens inside. Full Story

SCEE releases the first information on its upcoming sequel to The Getaway. First screens inside. Full Story

SCEE confirms that a sequel to The Getaway is currently in development at its London Studio. Full Story