You've been asking, now they've got answers. The European PlayStation Blog has posted an FAQ concerning the issues regarding the Euro PSN, PlayStation Store, as well as the explanations behind the regional differences of their front, particularly from the US.

Since the release of their PSN heavyweight, Fat Princess, Titan Studios has been hard at work on fixing all the issues that's been keeping her highness from running smoothly. They've read the emails, they've read the complaints, and they're just as frustrated as you are. Through their very own dev blog, the developers let us know what kind of cake they're baking to sate the gaming appetite.

Looks like you're going to be all by your lonesome when LittleBigPlanet first hits shelves. Media Molecule has clarified that, at the get-go, you won't be able to create your own levels with your friends online. The multiplayer online aspect of the Create mode will be incorporated only after the game hits shelves, when the first major update for the game gets released. What does this mean for you? More time to familiarize yourself with all those tools, of course!

During the past couple of days, whispers indicate a new controller peripheral (other than the drums and microphone) will be introduced for Guitar Hero: World Tour - for its PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, at least. It turns out that someone got misquoted somewhere, but now it's been clarified. The so-called "new instrument" is actually a feature that uses the PC to record songs into your PS3 or 360 library. It may be a bit anti-climactic for some of you, but it's cool nonetheless.

Quite sudden, if not rather secretive, isn't it? Though the recruitment form states nothing about the projects that will be involved, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is quite serious about taking in beta testers from around the region to provide useful feedback for games in the testing phase. Always wanted to be part of the game development process? Playtesting is one way to go about it. More details to be had at the full story.

If you were disappointed about some of the biggest PS3 games not getting Trophies as part of the decision of their developers, wait 'til you hear this one: Capcom has announced that its action game Devil May Cry 4 will not get the feature like some of the company's recent releases. Capcom, however, promised that it would apply the feature in all of its future titles on the platform. More after the jump.

Last week was a perfectly eventful one for the PlayStation 3 community as we all celebrated the international success of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This week, believe it or not, is even bigger for "the happening console" as it launched its firmware 2.40 update with mixed results. Big announcements for the PSN and major game titles were also thrown to make life that much better as a PS3 owner. Dig in!

Do you have any questions about upgrading to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40? Or are you curious as to how the implementation of trophies will affect your current games? Do you want to know whether or not you can access the XMB while playing PS2 games? Well, you better read the full article to have those queries answered.

Numerical scores are like so last decade ago. So, breaking free from the supposed "one-size-fits-all" checklists of items to add up to a game's "score", we're going to be implementing a new five-star review system. See, we're trying to avoid having to quantify video games into arbitrary numbers. After all, many of us feel that a game isn't just the sum of all its parts (as in a checklist), but rather, the totality of the gaming experience itself! In the full article, we've come up with a handy FAQ to introduce this brand spanking new system to all of you QJ.NET readers. And yes, there're no half-stars about it! Rawr!

Just a few ticks away from the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, are you holding up well to the wait? If you need more distractions to help the remaining time pass, we're offering up this collection of features that we're been running for the game. Check out the full article and let it be your portal to past posts.