This Day in History: The PlayStation 3 is Revealed

Six years ago today, on May 16, 2005, Sony officially revealed the PlayStation 3 for the very first time at its E3 press conference. With its Cell processor and Blu-ray capabilities, it looked to be clearly more powerful than the Xbox 360, which itself had only recently been unveiled.

At the time, it was considered a bold step by both Sony and Microsoft to enter the HD era. The system was announced as being equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 6 USB ports, a detachable hard drive, and featured backwards compatibility with PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 games -- a feature that would later be removed.

Besides the impressive possibility for 54GB of storage on a single Blu-ray disc, there were a number of games announced: a new Killzone, Warhawk, Devil May Cry 4, Heavenly Sword, and MotorStorm were among those shown during the media briefing.

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Details for PlayStation Network and Qriocity Customer Appreciation Program in North America

Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!

This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

• Dead Nation
• inFAMOUS
• LittleBigPlanet
• Super Stardust HD
• Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

• LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
• ModNation Racers
• Pursuit Force
• Killzone Liberation

• A selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
• 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
• Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
• Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
• Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
• To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.

We’d like to thank all of our publishing and development partners who’ve contributed to the Welcome Back program, including Bigbig Studios, Codeglue, Digital Leisure, Guerilla Games, Heavy Water, Housemarque, Lockwood, Loot, Mass Media, Media Molecule, SCE Cambridge Studios, SCE Studio Liverpool, SCE San Diego Studios, and Sucker Punch Productions. We couldn’t have created such a compelling package without them!

As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored. We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible. Please visit the following sites for more information about the Welcome Back program in Europe and Latin America.

Thank you again for your support!

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Sony Responds to Congress: Anonymous Could be to Blame for PSN Attack

Some services on the PlayStation Network had been expected to return yesterday but PSN instead remains offline. Meanwhile SCEA Board of Directors Chairman Kaz Hirai has written a letter to Congress addressing the questions a subcommittee raised last week regarding the breach. Calling the move to shut down the "affected systems" an "almost unprecedented step," the letter reveals hacker group Anonymous -- which denied involvement with the attack more than a week ago -- might be to blame after all.

Hirai notes in his letter, addressed to both the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, that the move to take PSN offline came at a "substantial cost" but it was made to ensure "all changes to strengthen security are completed." It waited to inform the public only until its "information was sufficiently confirmed" about the breach, a process that took time as it "is a highly complex process that takes time to carry out effectively. At the same time that the experienced attackers were carrying out their attack, they also attempted to destroy the evidence that would reveal their steps."

He said Sony has taken responsibility for the attack by offering customers free PlayStation Plus time in addition to the other aspects outlined in the "welcome back" program that was briefly detailed over the weekend.

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Ex-Justice Department Official: Obama Could Be Forced to Release the Osama Death Photos [Exclusive]

Barack Obama has finally decided against releasing a photo of Osama bin Laden's corpse as proof of his death. But the former chief freedom of information expert for the U.S. government tells Gawker that he may not have that choice. More »

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Modern Warfare 3 Announcement Imminent?

The number of times loose lips get people into trouble, you’d think people would learn wouldn’t you? The culprit this time is one Craig Fairbrass, a voice actor for the two current Modern Warfare games. In an interview with UK radio station talkSPORT, the voice of Ghost and Gaz let slip that he’s currently working on a big game that’s reportedly costing $200m to make. That narrows it down then!

During the interview, Fairbrass said:

"I did Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as Gaz and then I did Ghost in Modern Warfare 2, which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of computer games, which is great.

"And I’ve just been out in LA doing something that’s going to be announced in May… I’ve just been out there doing some bits and pieces and one of it’s to do with… I can’t say too much."

It seems Fairbrass is quite a fan of working on the games too.

"You do like five, six, seven sessions and they record it in this great big studio in Los Angeles, which is absolutely mental,"

"It’s incredible. This place was like the size of 10 factories, there was all these people working."

While it’s no great surprise that Activision is working on another Modern Warfare game seeing as they’re basically a license to print money, we’re sure the company would want to announce it with a little more fanfare than someone accidentally leaking it on a UK radio station!

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Will Ferrell Talks Anchorman 2 Step Brothers 2

Yesterday, we were pret-ty bummed to hear that Anchorman 2 isn't happening.

While that's def disappointing news, Will Ferrell is moving on and he seems excited about the possibility of a sequel for his underrated comedy Step Brothers.

Here's what he had to say about it:

"We just had a great meeting with John C. Reilly about maybe another Step Brothers. Because Anchorman is a brick wall right now."

"We’re maybe playing around with the idea of that."

And here's Will on whether or not director Adam McKay would return for Step Bros 2:

"Oh yeah. We would have to all three do it. Totally."

Sounds good to us! And maybe Ferrell will get the OK for Anchorman 2, when/if Step Brothers 2 is a success!

…We can always dream…

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http://perezhilton.com/2011-05-03-will-ferrell-talks-about-the-possibility-of-a-step-brothers-sequel

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George Romero Explains The Story Behind Call of The Dead... Then Gets Zombified [Video]

The Escalation Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops hit the Xbox 360 today and with it comes Call of the Dead, a star-studded zombie expansion that features it's own story and a new backdrop. More »

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