Following on from last week's story about the first ever PS3 hacking device, the PSJailbreak, MCV reports today that a hacking website (which incidentally appears to have crashed today due to the interest in this story!) has warned those tempted to use the device that they risk being banned from using their console on the PlayStation Network, possibly for good. This would of course mean that t... more.

Engadget has a news story today that will have PS3 owners rubbing their eyes with disbelief, as someone is claiming to have finally come up with the world's  first USB modchip for the PS3, after many years of many people trying many different ways to invent something similar. Joystiq also covered the story, revealing that the device is called the PSJailbreak, with its makers OzModchips.com cl... more.

If you’re a BlazBlue fan who’s been looking forward to BlazBlue: Continuum Shift on PS3, there’s both good and bad news today from publisher Aksys Games. The bad news is that the game has slipped back to Fall from its original Summer release slot. The good news is that Aksys and Mad Catz have teamed up to produce a very limited-edition BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Tournament Edition arcade ... more.

PDP has today launched the Afterglow family of controllers, including a snazzy-looking one for the PS3. The appearance of the controller is defined by a clear polycarbonate plastic body, within which red, blue, or green circuit boards and components reside. Amplifying the theme, multitudes of LEDs within the controllers glow in hues matching the circuit board colour. The result is a controller... more.

Sony finally gave its new motion controller its long-awaited grand unveiling yesterday at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. The controller’s official title is the PlayStation Move motion controller, and according to Sony it will be released this fall, offering a motion-based, high-definition gaming experience. Along with the Move, Sony will also be releasing a sub-controlle... more.

Huge news! Ending months of feverish speculation, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has today announced that it will release its new Motion Controller (tentative name) for PlayStation 3 in fall 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories, alongside an extensive line up of new games. The new controller, combined with the PlayStation Eye camera, can detect th... more.