I got DragonBall Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, my first DragonBall game, hell, my first anime-based game ever! I always thought that they wouldn't be a great purchase until now. The game is awesome, has that same adrenaline and fast-paced action as in the anime (also my favorite anime).

Also, Kazunori has confirmed that most cars (not all, due to licensing problems) in GT5 (not Prologue) will have DAMAGE.

Here's the linky, oh yeah, there's some stuff in it for PSP owners too ;)

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2313.html

• In R&C UYA, I have 45 Sewer Crystals remaining even though I have searched every corner of the Sewers. Where can I find them? Are they on the upper levels? If so then how do I get up there?
• In the PS2 version of ProStreet, where's the damage?
• I can't get past the Sexual Deviants level of Manhunt 2, where I have to kill all the guys in the cell rooms, there's one room (first room on the left area, in which the Hunter is chainsaw-ing the 'patient') which I can't get to open, is this a glitch?

If you can answer on any of them then please do, don't send any comments like 'sorry bro, dunno' or 'those seem like bad problems', etc.

My exams just finished today, and during that time I was limited to no PS2 at all and 15 minutes on the computer. I hope that explains my absence. Now I could get back to my gaming business and also start supporting Sony again!

Congrats Sony for the great sales while I was gone and keep it coming ;)

And bentley108 or whoever you are, stop mailing me if you hate my anti-xbox ways, no xbots allowed.

Well I was expecting this, but seriously, an 8? and even though I hate anything Xbox related, I still do think Mass Effect deserved more than an 8.5. The reviewers named only a few setbacks which were mostly something the reviewer didn't like himself. Hard gunplay and platforming? WTF. Its his fault he couldn't be good at it, cause everyone else is praising it..

But it doesn't end there, despite being $170 AND having some hardware issues, they give Rock Band a 9, now I understand it must be tons of fun, but when you mentioned two of the most important parts of a product, price and reliability, and you're not liking them, then do you think it needs to be an Editor's Choice?

Need for Speed ProStreet

and

Call of Duty 2 Big Red One

Now to see if ProStreet really does suck.

I got Freedom Fighters for PC, and so far the gameplay looks very outstanding, if I was able to see it better. Unfortunately, my 7 year old 933MHz computer can't even run a 800MHz requiring game easily, I wish I had a monster computer now, although that may not seem possible, anyways, if I can get a solid computer before I see a PS2 version of Freedom Fighters, it'll be a much bigger break from PS2 gaming.

Early Report: PS3 sales up 300% in Japan.

According to the data, one day after Sony introduced the 40GB model on November 11, local PS3 sales surged from an average of 16,000 to nearly 66,000. These numbers were taken from preliminary data from the latest Enterbrain survey, and while the Japanese market survey firm is usually pretty reliable, the statistics aren't confirmed at this time. Even so, it seems clear this surge has placed the PS3 at the top of the pecking order for the first time...well, ever. Sony finally managed to top the Nintendo Wii, which has routinely sold about 35,000/week in Japan, and that's quite the momentous occasion. Of course, now we have to see if the PS3 can maintain this newly found momentum throughout the holiday season.

Confirmed: Dual Shock 3 Compatible With All PS2 Titles

Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer that all PS2 games will support the rumble of the impending Dual Shock 3. If we had gotten a chance to test this out before firmware update 2.00 for the PS3 had been released, we would've found nothing more than a disabled feature. But 2.00 has opened the floodgates, and now, that Dual Shock 3 will function exactly like the Dual Shock 2 for any PS2 game you might own.

U.S. PS3 Sales more than double since price-cut

According to the Associated Press and Yahoo News, U.S. PlayStation 3 sales have more than doubled in the weeks after Sony cut the price of the system by $100 and introduced the cheaper 40GB model. Sony's CEO Howard Stringer revealed the good news to the AP today, and it bodes well for this holiday season.

All in all, Sony reports that they had sold over 100,000 PS3s (all models included) by the week ending November 11. That 40GB "entry level" model only costs $399 and the 80GB model's appealing new price tag of $499 means Sony's next-gen system is finally competitive with their chief rival, Mocrosoft's Xbox 360.

Before the price cut on October 18, Sony had been selling between 30,000 and 40,000 units each week, which is probably lower than they had anticipated. But sales rose sharply to 75,000 during the first week that price drop was official, and the unveiling of the 40GB model on November 2 has only helped to push the number even higher. Consumers have been clamoring for a price reduction for most of 2007, and now that Sony has granted their wish, the buyers have responded.

Insomniac: Much better PS3 Graphics to come

According to a VideoGamer.com interview with Insomniac Chief Creative Officer Brain Hastings, the PS3 is one powerful machine that still has a ways to go.

"The amount of action we're able to put on the screen at 60 frames per second really dwarfs what we were able to do a year ago at 30 frames per second," said Hastings. "What's most exciting is the way things are headed right now I think we'll see just as big a leap from our second generation engine to our third as we did from the first to second."

As was the case with the PS2, games increased drastically in visual quality over the years. Try comparing launch titles like Tekken Tag Tournament and Summoner to God of War II and Final Fantasy XII, for example; they may as well be games on two entirely different systems. We've been expecting the exact same growth process on the PS3 right from the start, and it seems Insomniac agrees with that theory.

"We're already seeing a big leap in what people are able to do with the PS3 now compared to a year ago, and we're going to see just as big a leap between now and the end of 2008," said the Insomniac Games Chief Creative Officer. "I think we're going to continue seeing major leaps each year in what people are able to do with the machine for at least three or four more years."

360 UT3 Production didn't even start!

Source: Wired > PSPSPS

According to Epic vide president Mark Rein, the fact that the PS3 "embraces user-created content" is the sole reason for the delay of work starting on the 360 version. Apparently there's no easy way to allow gamers to mod titles via the 360, something Epic is massively eager to embrace, as a healthy mod scene can make an online title.

If this starts to become the norm, it's a major bow for Sony's proverbial arrow. Think about how many PC games you while away the hours with, purely down to some cracking mods created by the average gamer on the street. Plus it gives gamers the added bonus of not merely playing a game through to completion, but actually creating their own content to show off to other users. Well played Sony and Epic.

Yeah, well go see them! I have the two versions of the new PS3 ad, a Burnout Paradise Gameplay trailer, and a short Dilbert cartoon. In my images are some pics I made myself, one being a 2008 Lamborghini Reventon Wallpaper (1024x768, goes great with Olive color scheme) and the other is something of my anti-xbox personality ;)

And bad news, Deadlocked was sold out there, and so was Area 51 :(. I thought I'd try MotoGP 07, but it sucks ass. So I returned it.

The title says it all folks. I personally was able to get a copy of an R&C game yesterday. It's the first game in the series I own, there was Deadlocked on the shelf too, but I thought it wouldn't be as hilarious without Clank. The decision left me with Area 51 and UYA. I was short on money then with only enough for one game (and a fizzy drink), so I ended up getting the one which I was sure would not make me disappointed ;).

Now I need the remaining three: Going Commando, the first game, and Deadlocked to complete the collection. I think I will get Deadlocked today, if its still over there.