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EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich finds games for Nintendo’s system more likely to get deeply discounted in first three months of release than titles for Xbox 360, PS3.

Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) claims more Wii games underperforming than PS3 and Xbox 360 games.

We’ve reported that Sony doesn’t think the price of the PlayStation 3 will hinder holiday sales, but as the most expensive console, the PS3’s price is probably a barrier for some. Fortunately a few retailers are offering pretty good deals if you want one this season. What They Play posted word that Wal-Mart is offering the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle for $399, a full $200 under …

Today we are checking out the Gene Simmons Axe Game Controller for the PS3 and PS2 console. The controller works with both Rock Band and Guitar hero games. The controller is a licensed replica of the axe guitar that Kiss’ Gene Simmons made famous. It is…

PlayStation 3 games are beginning to penetrate the Japanese software charts, and finally nudge the ageing PS2 out of the equation. Six titles for the flagship Sony console (as many as for the Wii) littered the list, according to Media Create and Enterbrain figures on NeoGAF . These included new entries Way of the Samurai 3 (2) and Resistance 2 (5), plus old-hands GTA IV (11), Gran Turismo 5 …

Sony has said that all PlayStation 3 games submitted for certification from January onwards will have to include Trophy support. “Of course, many teams have already started to incorporate Trophies and have added support for older titles.”

…I’m looking for one. As someone who doesn’t follow the PS3 scene at all, I’m looking for a bargain. Are there any price cuts around the corner? Nice deal on Play.com apparently.

Undoubtedly the highlight of this week’s PlayStation Store update (which, once again, ignores PSP owners altogether) is the release of the long-awaited BioShock challenge rooms. For $10, you’ll be able to work your way through three separate scenarios: Rescuing a Little Sister from a carnival, killing a Big Daddy without any weapons, and tackling a series of rooms containing wave …

Sony has confirmed that support for its PlayStation 3 Trophy reward system will be mandatory for PS3 games releasing in 2009, having introduced the online awards in July of this year, according to media reports. Sony’s PlayStation 3 Trophy system functions similarly to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Achievements, although there is no aggregate score across all titles for Trophies. They have been …

Poor PC gaming, it’s the Mark Twain of video game systems, a rumor caught in an exaggeration wrapped in a George Romero flick. Flip through the dailies and you’ll invariably come across some blogger in Timbuktu cobbling tea leaves and magic eight ball wisdom into a diatribe about the waning of the…