Yesterdays upgrade to the PS3 firmware provides a speed improvement on the web-browser and new Terms of Service. Released on the PS blog today, Sony Network Entertainment VP, Eric Lempel outlined the few changes. “First off, once you download the new system software, you will be asked to accept a change to our Terms of Service. In an effort for more unity between PlayStation Network (PS... more.

Sony's imaginative Little Big Planet platforming franchise is opening a new chapter, according to a Canadian vendor tweeting from an official Sony event. According to tweets from retail outlet Future Shop, Sony is developing a Little Big Planet kart racing game for the PlayStation 3. Sackpeople might soon be zipping around in ka... more.

02/07/2012 Written by Alex OsborncloseAuthor: Alex Osborn Name: Alex OsbornEmail: alex@playstationlifestyle.netSite: http://playstationlifestyle.net/members/acharlez/About: See Authors Posts (331)Over the past several years, the role-playing genre has been evolving at an increasingly rapid rate. In an industry where JRPGs are beginning to feel more and more antiquated due to the surge of Western ... more.

Battlefield 3 players on PS3 no longer have to suffer in silence: a fix for broken VOIP is now available via PlayStation Network, so head there and download away, then chat it up with your squadmates and teammates. GamesBeat notes it took a grand 104 days to see the issue acknowledged and sorted. From what we've heard via the developers, it was a complex technical issue that took longer than desi... more.

Liberation and Piazza maps coming to PlayStation 3 this month. Activision has come clean on the exact timing for the PS3 release of the Modern Warfare 3 Elite DLC.  PlayStation users can expect to recieve the update on February 28th, about one month after Premium Call of Duty: Elite players on the Xbox 360.    Apparently Microsoft is giving Activision little room to manuever Elite content to P... more.

On last week's mailbox Mike Brady made a case for this generation of consoles being the best ever. This week we've got Steve Wood, who says he's not completely done with the PlayStation 3 and doesn't want Sony to release the PlayStation 4 yet. To have your letter featured on CVG's Mailbox, drop us a line. I don't want PS4 yet. I don't see it offering anything I'd want that PS3 doesn't already... more.

Another week, another opportunity to wallow deliciously in gloom: Sony's quarterly results have rolled in, and they don't make pretty reading. Nintendo, meanwhile, remains on course to make its first full-year loss in living memory. Cue another chance for analysts and financial journalists gleefully to predict the demise of the games industry. If only Nostradamus were still around to join in th... more.

News NewsFebruary 02, 2012 Despite increased PS3 sales, Sony reports Q3 losses Sony Consumer Products Services division reports losses of $1.1 billion 0 comments <!-- share --> Tweet Posted by: Matt Liebl Despite PlayStation 3 hardware and software sales being up from the previous year, Sony ... more.

Most Skyrim users know that patch 1.4 is due this week on the PC, although considering the slight delay from an expected release in January we should be prepared for more delays if Bethesda run into problems. Console gamers also expect the Skyrim 1.4 update this week, although it might not be that straight forward.We looked at the history of patch releases in an earlier article, which showed a pat... more.

News NewsJanuary 31, 2012 Development for Wii U is similar to PS3 and Xbox 360 Wii U is 'very easy' to develop for 0 comments <!-- share --> Tweet Posted by: Matt Liebl One of the many worries developers have about next-gen consoles is the learning curve required to take full advantage of the ... more.