Do you ever wonder which among the consoles are getting the most attention from the developers, meaning how many developers are actually working on a particular platform? Apparently, Game Developer Magazine wondered precisely about this, and so has published a survey report on the state of the game development. Their findings can be found after the jump.

The end of July has already come and gone, yet there's still no sign of Sony's new Life with PlayStation service. What gives? SCEA R&D's Noam Rimon recently gave the lowdown on the service's current status and the reason behind its delay. More in the full article.

In the aftermath of E3 2008, people are saying that Microsoft pulled off a monumental victory with its snag of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII. Sony, however, is still confident that they have the better game line-up in the near future. SCEE president David Reeves seconds SCEA's Jack Tretton in saying that they have the edge. His words after the jump.

Yeah, yeah. We can't wait for those sackdolls to conquer the mighty PS3 either. And it looks like Target's just spilled the beans on when LittleBigPlanet will be coming our way. Pre-sale cards currently on shelves are claiming an actual release date. After the jump, then!

Guess who's trying to cash in on the  war economy. It's an old member of the first Metal Gear Solid's technical advisor team. He was busted by federal officials for trying to illegally ship gun accessories to Japan while in active duty with the US Army. More after the jump.

Thought that Resistance 2 60-player online battles are insane? Think again! Zipper Interactive, the developers behind the awesome SOCOM series is working on a game with a placeholder title called MAG (massive action game). MAG promises to dwarf the Resistance 2 figure by ushering in a 256-player online mode where everyone can fight at the same team in a free for all that promises utter chaos. More after the jump.

While a lot of people think that Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet is coming out this September, Sony boss Jack Tretton thinks otherwise. He was quoted in E3 2008 saying that the game's been slightly delayed and will roll out come October of this year. Confusing? Not really. Check out why in the full article.

Now that news of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360) going multiplatform has hit the Internet waves since it's recent E3 announcement, followers of gaming industry news can't help but wonder: how is Sony taking the news? Read SCEA executive Jack Tretton's comment in the full article.

To those of you wondering if Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be joining the same cross-platform bandwagon as Final Fantasy 13, the answer is a solid and resounding "no". Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), mentioned that such a thing would be "impossible" for other consoles to achieve, knowing the game's heavy technical demands. Tretton explains further  right after the jump.

It looks as if the 40GB is getting replaced as the core pack of the PS3. Over at Sony's E3 press conference, the company has announced that they're coming out with an 80GB PS3 "Core Pack" that'll sell for US$ 399.99. Learn when the Core Pack's supposed to come out after the jump!