Was a failed epilepsy test really the reason behind the delayed Wipeout HD title for the PS3? SCEE finally has spoken about the matter and we actually got more details than we asked for. Check them out at the full article.

We're thisclose to finally seeing some homebrew love on the PS3. silenoz of the PS3Hax team sure has opened the gateways to a whole lot of wonderful possibilities, thanks to his Bunny Blaster Java homebrew launched from XMB! Curious? We're sure you are. After the jump is the way to go then.


Download: Blaster Bunny BD-J

The XrossMediaBar is something most of you PS3 or PSP owners probably see every day. And chances are, you've grown pretty attached to it. Hey, the XMB didn't win an Emmy for nothing, y'know. Well, don't look now (aww, you looked!) but Sony's just announced that they'll be incorporating the XMB interface into their latest series of Vaio mobile notebooks.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe recently sent out an announcement for the release of PS3 FW 2.41, and with it came a revelation behind what caused the problems in FW 2.40. Find out what caused the freezing of PS3s after the jump!

In-game XMB access is here! Unfortunately, the much awaited feature was only actived by the lucky few whose PS3 units weren't affected by all the freezing/bricking chaos that ensued last week when FW 2.40 was released (and subsequently pulled down, of course). Hit that PS button and check for updates in the full article. We hear that PS3 FW 2.41 will be released sometime this week!

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!

Shortly after the release of Sony PS3's firmware update 2.40, reports of consoles conking out have circulated the internet and Sony finally had to temporarily pull out the update. What exactly happened? Sony just released an official statement concerning this issue, and while it doesn't give out the exact details, it's still good to know that Sony's working hard to iron the kinks out. More details in the full article.

Those of you who haven't been able to upgrade their PlayStation 3 to Firmware 2.40 yet may want to hold off on it for a bit longer. It seems that there are numerous accounts of consoles freezing after applying 2.40. More details in the full article.

*Update* Sony has pulled out the PS3 FW 2.40 update and has reverted back to FW 2.36 due to the numerous problems reported earlier.

That's right. Firmware 2.40 is out on Sony's PS3. In-game XMB and trophies, here we come! We're donwloading ours as of this moment, but we'll be sure to get back to you for any further updates we get. Do click on for more.

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.