Amazon France has recently listed Sony’s upcoming Heavy Rain PS3 Bundle on their site. The bundle will consist of a 250GB PS3 Slim and a standard Heavy Rain copy, all for 349 Euro (about $498). The Heavy Rain PS3 Bundle will become available in France starting on February 24th. [PSLS]

Here’s the latest screenshots from Sega’s upcoming Yakuza 3 title. This action-adventure game will hit US in March 2010 for the PS3 platform. More pictures after the jump.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is preparing to launch the Michael Jackson PS3 bundle that comes with the Michael Jackson documentary video ‘This Is It’. This special bundle consists of a 120GB Hard Disk Drive ‘Charcoal Black’ PS3, a Blu-ray copy of This Is It, a wireless DUALSHOCK 3, a power cord, one AV cable and one USB cable. The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle will become available in Japan starting on January 27th for 33,500 Yen (about $366). [Kotaku]

Check out this unique PS3 60GB Gold Edition which is up for auction on eBay. This one of a kind console is covered with 23 3/4 carat leaf gold in a very decorative way. What’s more, it also comes bundled with two wireless controllers that have received the same treatment. If you’re interested, the bidding price is currently at $990.

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eBay is up with another auction, this time they’re offering you this limited edition (only 200-units available worldwide) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition for a hefty $3,050, with 77-bids. The bundle includes “a replica of the Phurba dagger with stand, an art book, a collector’s case autographed by Naughty Dog and exclusive downloadable content.” Interested? [Product Page via Techeblog]

Video game accessory innovators BLAZE has announced its latest creation of Wii-mote style motion sensing controller for the PS3. Known as the Blaze PS3 Motion Freedom 3D Controller, this cool three dimensional motion sensing controller provides Wii Style gaming interactivity, allowing you to interact and become one with the hottest PS3 sporting and action titles, just like on nintendo Wii. Sadly, there no word on pricing and release date yet. [Ubergizmo]

Capcom has officially announced the upcoming release of Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition for the PS3 during this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The game is said to have a new episode and will support the motion controller wand. This updated version of RE5 will hit Japan in spring 2010. Here we have the gameplay footage that we found over at YouTube. Watch the video after the break.

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Well, this is no shocker. Microsoft Senior Regional Director for Entertainment, Neil Thompson, told MCV that Modern Warfare 2 will be best experienced on the Xbox 360. You don’t say.

“We want to offer people the best possible Modern Warfare 2 experience,” said Thompson. “We firmly believe that with LIVE services, the quality of the gaming experience on 360, and all the new ways we can get consumers engaged with the IP that Xbox is the best platform to experience this ..read the full article

We all have costume sets we dream of getting the LittleBigPlanet treatment; Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Uncharted, you name it, someone wants a sackboy dressed in it (easy now). But being such a family friendly title, surely no one expected to see the little guy put on the costumes of the exceedingly violent graphic novel, Watchmen. Despite this you’ll soon be able to play as the characters from Alan Moore’s masterpiece, just this time in a game that’s actually good.

The ..read the full article

Here’s the list of this weeks game releases. The most popular titles are Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on DS, Dead Space Extraction on Wii, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 on PS3, and Gran Turismo on PSP. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop and DSiWare titles Arkanoid Plus, DRiiFT Mania, Altered Beast, Art Academy, Dragon Quest Wars. Followed by Bust-A-Move, Football Genius, and Military Madness on Xbox Live Arcade (updates Wednesday). As well as Heroes Of Might & ..read the full article

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Dragon Age: Origins expands on its family of misfits, introducing Zevran, an assassin who joined the order of The Crown without having much say in the matter, according to the video above. Raised amongst “whores,” as Zevran himself puts it, this assassin is recruited to join the Alistair, Leliana and the rest of the crew which, according to Morrigan, is “a fine plan.” He swears his allegiance to the party, giving the party reason enough to be in doubt what with ..read the full article

Here’s the latest trailer from the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII which was presented during last weekend’s Tokyo Game Show by Square Enix. The game will be released in Japan on December 17th for PS3, and in Spring 2010 in both US and Europe for PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. Watch the trailer after the break.

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Next Thursday is October 1st. Do you know what that means? It means that Sony’s PSP Go finally hits stores with a sliding screen, no UMD drive, and a questionable price. With the fully digital platform unleashed, consumers will likely be rushing to the PlayStation Store to fill up their 16GB of memory with games, videos and themes.

Fortunately, the PS Store update on the very same day will be there to make sure people have plenty to do with their new piece ..read the full article

LittleBigPlanet has been shown in action with the new PS3 motion controller at the Tokyo Game Show, and it actually seems to work quite well. Two demonstrators worked their way through a specially-developed level, with one guiding the Sackboy using the standard controller and the other manipulating the environment using the new ‘wand’. As seen in the above video, the wand is aimed at the screen and can be used to create a path by shifting boxes and pulling platforms. ..read the full article

In light of the upcoming God of War Collection that gives PS3 users the first two entries in the series as well as some minor cosmetic updates, it’s only natural for fans to imagine other PS2 classics getting revived. Answering some community questions provided by 1UP, Fumito Ueda, the creator of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, two games that fit the “Classic” bill quite comfortably, was asked exactly that question. His answer was optimistic if nothing else. “Initially, I ..read the full article

Go here. See what just happened? You just got a voucher code for a free Norse Mythology costume and level kit pack for Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet. Awfully nice way to start the day, isn’t it? Now you can dress up your Sackboy as a little Viking, and do a little invading, perhaps some murdering while you’re at it too.

LittleBigPlanet hasn’t made much of a splash in a while bar a few cool costume kits, but with free packs, a Game of the ..read the full article

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report.

What follows is a listing of the Top 50 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.

1. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) 2. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii) 3. Scribblenauts (DS) 4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS) 5. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS) 6. Mario Kart with ..read the full article

The PS3 Home social service is finally coming to the PSP as “RooM”. RooM will work for all PSP systems including PSP Go.

Similar to it’s big-brother’s counterpart, the PSP version is an online community for the PlayStation Portable that allows gamers to create their own 3D avatars, customize their own room, post blogs and create albums to communicate with other PSP players.

Best of all, the service is free. Like with PS Home, you will be able to visit the ..read the full article