PlayStation 3 owners can now immerse themselves in a world of Hudson Soft as the company launches “Hudson Gate” for PlayStation Home. The portal lounge area will serve as a home-base for all things Hudson including games, virtual item shopping and product information. Within the lounge, there is also a racing match frequently conducted with “Dolphy” the virtual petAs a central digi... more.

The hype train for Tokyo Game Show is in full throttle with major publishers coming forward and announcing their line up. Sony have announced their line up too and to be honest it's a pretty strong line up with the likes of Killzone 3 and Little Big planet 2. Check the entire list below:LittleBigPlanet 2Killzone 3Heavy RainGran Turismo 5MotorStorm 3Tokyo... more.

Sony has just announced via twitter that PlayStation 3 will get an update which will enable the PlayStation 3 to play games, movies and other entertainment media in 3D. The update will hit the PlayStation 3 in October so it looks like we don't have to wait for too long.The tweet stated, "For all you PS3 users, the upgrade is coming this October 3D - movies, games and sports! #sonyIFA” ... more.

On Monday, that is the 30th of August, PlayStation Network will be down for 'routine maintenance,' between the hours of 08:00 and 21:00 BST, says Sony."During this time you will not be able to access PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home or any part of Account Management, such as your Download List," they say.However, you will be able to play games online, and you'll be able to sign in on t... more.

Shank attempts to infuse fun and blood curdling 2D beat 'em up action with an ironic cartoon aesthetic, that fails to go all the way into Grindhouse, and just comes across as confused and far too serious.The Good: Fun combat and platforming, Large variety of moves, New weapons keep things fresh, Local co-op with a separate story, Fluid visualsThe Bad: Confused art style makes the story see... more.

According to a recent report, the PSJailbreak hack is detectable by Sony, which means that Sony will be able to ban users who use it.If you are using the jailbreak and happen to come across a '8002A227' error, that means that you are probably banned from the PSN.According to ps3hax.net, the Backup manager game ID (LAUN-12345) is probably the reason Sony can detect users using it when signe... more.

Klei Entertainment have just released the Launch trailer for their upcoming side scrolling action game Shank. The game is just a few hours away from launch. Stay tuned with GamingBolt for a full review of the game.... more.

The mastermind behind No More Heroes, Goichi Suda, has announced his next side-scrolling, time-travelling (or something to do with time) side scroller for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, and it will be called 'Sine Mora.' Sine Mora will be one of the first titles to come out of the collaboration publishing house between Suda's Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality.The game wil... more.

Here's the entire list of what all will be new on PSN this week in the States- cool new demos, downloadable games and much more. Biggies like Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and new add-on content for LittleBigPlanet have also been included in the list.UpdatesMonster Hunter Freedom Unite - Sale (now $14.99, original price $29.99) Downloadable GamesTop Gun ($14.99) Top Gun is a free-flyi... more.

Red Faction: Battlegrounds will be for the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Netowork.  The game is  a multiplayer-focused game where tanks and mechs square off on the surface of Mars. Four players can play online or locally in the game's Survival, Annihilate and Flag Frenzy modes. You will also be rewarded with bonus content like maps, vehicles, weapons and other items that will be usable in Red... more.

We recently thought that Red Faction: Battlegrounds will be a 3DS game, but it is now official that the game will be a downloadable XBL and PSN title.This was revealed by THQ Digital's creative director Don Whiteford during GamesCom.No release date has been given for the game, the only information that was shown was a small video showcasing arena battles with mechs, tanks and rovers, and t... more.

Over at the official PlayStation Blog a new trailer for Dead Nation trailer was released. So what is the game about? It's about a guy taking on tons of zombies...feels so much like "Dead Rising" to me. Anyways check the new trailer below.... more.

The DLC campaign starts on August 18 with the release of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade programme on XBLA. The game is the first fully downloadable arcade game based on Lara Croft and not only includes a new isometric view in the brand new single player adventure, but also includes a franchise first two player offline cooperative experience. This mar... more.

Should you set that car theme as your PlayStation 3 theme? But no, surely that anime one is better. But hey, that babe is hot! Hmm...Now take matters into your own hands (and no, this isn't an add campaign)! PS3 users can now use an all new custom theme tool (developed by SCEE Online Designer Wael Naguib; link leads to instructions), and make their own themes, instead of surfing through the th... more.

We had an exclusive opportunity to speak to  Jamie Cheng the man behind Shank, the upcoming side scrolling action game from Klei Entertainment.GB: Shank looks to be taking us back in time to the 2D side-scroller slashers of old. What made you decide to experiment with the side-scroller genre? Klei Entertainment: I really enjoy the simplicity and elegance of 2D games. There's still so muc... more.

For £7.99, Earthworm Jim HD is now on sale on the PSN.That's more than you might expect to pay for a vintage game remastered, but the game brings 3 new exclusive levels to the table along with the revamped visuals.Multiplayer has been added too, with 15 different levels and support for up to four players.Earthworm Jim HD was released on the Xbox Live Arcade last month.You can chec... more.

Over at the official Naughty Dog website, it has been stated that the game will get an update. Title update 1.09 will include:Changes made to multiplayer character skin system to allow for voices to be included with future skins Made changes to character game mechanics to prevent players from using exploits Fixed ability for players to “super throw” the treasure in Plunder matches C... more.

Its time for another PlayStation Store update. Check the entire update below. PlayStation Plus Critter Crunch (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers)Syphon Filter (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers)Kahoots (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers)Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, original price $5.99)Super Street Fighter IV PSN Avatar Bundle ($4.99) (Exclusi... more.

It looks like the awesomeness has not ended yet. Naughty Dog is still supporting the series with small tid bits of downloadable content. Today they are going to release new avatars that you can use them on your PlayStation Network accounts. You can buy the avatar individually at $0.49 or the entire pack at $1.25.  The pack will include UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune and UNCHARTED: Eye of Indra ch... more.

Sony will be releasing a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 which will recommend users to buy a particular game or a product from the PlayStation Store. Whenever you log on to the PlayStation Store and are browsing through the products  you’ll see a new “You May Like” section on the right-hand side. This system is obviously based on the transactions done by the other PlayStation Netw... more.