After David Jaffe posted a shot of an internal email he sent, details leaked about a new car game he's working on. He may have blurred the pertinent details, but there's always someone with mad photoshop skills out there who could work around it - to some extent at least. What they managed to unfog leads to a car game, now speculated to be a new Twisted Metal game.

SCEA VP of Product Marketing, Scott Steinberg, is a firm believer that Killzone 2 will be that factor strong enough to have the Xbox 360 gamers try out the PlayStation 3 system. In an interview with GameDaily, Steinberg talked about the golden boy of the PS3, the many more great things to expect from the PS3, and why 2009 is really THE YEAR of the said console.

I think most gamers know that screenshots are often doctored to make them snazzier, even if they don't readily admit it to themselves. It was always just a kind of open secret, but that was until Activision posted this particular job listing on Gamasutra.

Perhaps you guys got excited about the announcement made by Electronic Arts on the upcoming Nascar 09. The company has just unleashed details on the Paint Booth Customization feature in the racing game, accompanied by 13 screenshots. Find details and photos at the full article.

You may be miffed about the mixed news that Ubisoft and Free Radical has been dishing out about Haze's launch, but there's no denying that the anticipation level for this shooter is still high. To help make the wait more bearable, the devs are showing us a few things about how they create environments in the game. We even have screens to show you the lovely scenery. Hit the jump and see it all.

For those of you who own a PS3, being able to access the XMB in-game is definitely something good. Apparently, there's a rumor that the release of the in-game XMB might be before the end of this month.

A picture was even added to serve as a proof. But people are doubtful on this. Head on over to the full article to know more.

*Update* Rumor debunked. Images fake, no FW updates this January.

* Article originally posted Jan 15, 2008 at 02:01AM

We all know and agree how much of an eye-candy Ubisoft Montreal's game producer Jade Raymond is. But you better keep those silly little admirations and fantasies of yours in check because one website got into trouble after hosting an offsite link to a webcomic depicting a rather raunchy cartoon version of Miss Jade Raymond.

Ubisoft sure was furious. Read more about their demands and the response of the site owner in the full article.

Sony has repeatedly maintained that the super behemoth PlayStation 3 unit carrying a 80GB hard drive will only be available in South Korea. For now. Spokesperson Satoshi Fukuoka was once quoted saying they are looking into the possibility of the said version of the console being released in other territories.

Despite all these, online site Sony Protection Group (SPG) claims that some people have sighted a listing of the 80GB PS3 at Best Buy Canada. What's weird is that all features are the same (SKU, Web Code, not to mention pricing) except for the HDD capacity. SPG went back to the site and, what do you know, the listing was gone.

Could this be a slip-up from Best Buy? Is the 80GB PS3 already hiding somewhere here in the West only waiting to be unearthed? Or is this the work of a truly skillful hand well-versed in Photoshop magic? To be quite frank, there are still many questions surrounding this matter and only Sony can provide the answers.

While the company is still keeping mum about this, why don't you check the screen capture of the page first and tell us what you think about it?

Kotaku received an interesting pic: PS3 packaging with 80GB slapped on the lid. Even more curious: they're Region 1 boxes - the same Region 1 where Sony Computer Entertainment America's Dave Karraker says "no announcement." (Kotaku IDs these boxes as Canadian-destined PS3,s though).

 

A clever leak? Or clever work with Photoshop? Or is Ashton hiding somewhere? Kotaku's taking it with a grain of salt. We're taking it with a grain of salt. Most people would probably take it with a grain of salt - not to mention to a professional photoanalyst. Maybe the FBI. Extra space is useful - but hey, in that case, the HDD can still be swapped, right?

Hey, Hitachi, where are you guys in the 1TB-2.5" SATA HDD development now?

The PSPBoy? The Apple iGame? Like many a video game myth we know, names like these went down in the annals of gaming history as some of the more hyped consoles we almost expected to launch. For today's April festivities, the folks from 99lives have provided a top five list of hoax video game consoles that includes other names that many of you may have heard from before. For our first system:

Sega Phoenix:
A rumor started back in 2005, the Sega Phoenix promised, among other things, the computing power of four AMD processors, a 120GB hard-disk drive, and backwards compatibility for all previous Sega gaming systems titles. Rundown: It had the PS3's specs, a Wii-like retro gaming library, and the Xbox 360's looks (with liberal amounts of blue) - imagine the phrase "Looks like pork, smells like fish, tastes like chicken..."

Sony PSPBoy:
The name says it all - a cross between the PSP and a Nintendo Gameboy portable consoles. As it turns out, this faux-portable gaming system was crafted by our very own MaDSouL, who pulled off this project using his computer's trusty Photoshop application. Among other features the PSPBoy was rumored to carry were 2GB memory sticks, LCD screens and dual analog controllers (the PSP's thumb analog, to be accurate).

The complete console hoax list is available at the Full Article