Ever wondered just how much of Burnout Paradise (PS3, Xbox 360) you've yet to explore? Then if you've got the PS3 version, you'll be able to find out soon enough, through the use of the Burnout Paradise Save Analyser. Check out what this particular feature of the Bogart update is all about, and how you'll be able to take advantage of it when it activates in the full article.

A lot of us here are looking forward to Sony's new mind-bending game, Echochrome. Earlier, we found out the five laws of perspective that will govern your little mannequin in the game. This time, though, let's take a step away from the gameplay for a moment and take a look at what else the game has to offer. Check out the full article to find out more about Echochrome's gameplay modes, level editor, and the differences between the PSP and PS3 versions.

According to reports from developer Spiker, it appears that another potential PS3 hack was found under the console's firmware 2.17. While details on how exactly this was pulled off are still sketchy, the dev did post a video of this attempt, viewable over at the full article.

Looking for more out of your DVD movie purchase other than the movie itself? Then this update about Sony offering digital copies within its own DVDs should interest you. Digital copies are simply that - legal copies of the film that you can easily watch on your PC, PS3 or PSP with almost no hassle whatsoever. Almost. Check out the full details after the jump.

(Editor's note: With the Comment of the Week compendium over and done with, we've got a lot more in store for you guys! Another special edition is already brewing on the side, but that'll come soon enough. for now, more regular weekly updates!)

QuickPeek 33 was a good issue to set the chess pieces for this week. New Dark AleX homebrew, some GTA4 updates, and oh, what's this? Toshiba withdrawing support? Oooh. Juicy.

Ever wanted to create a custom theme for your PlayStation 3's menu? You know, just like on the PSP. Brent posted a tutorial on his blog on how you can do just that. All you need is a PC, a memory stick, and some imagination. Just as long as you know what you want and you know how to make an image file, you probably won't even need mad imagination skills. Well, of course you'll need your PS3 as well. Check out the details in the full article.

One of the biggest gripes gamers have about Sony's PlayStation3 is the fact that getting one would figuratively cost you an arm and a leg.

Ray Maguire, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment UK assures people that there will be a massive price cut on all PS3 units this coming Wednesday across the country.

From what used to be a whopping 425 GBP (around US$ 866), Maguire said that they would be selling the new, price-slashed units in two flavors: a 40GB version with various extraneous bits taken out for GBP 299 (around US$ 611), and the full 60GB version with two games for 349 GBP (around US$ 713).

He explained that the 40GB unit will have a brand new SKU taken from the 60GB version. Furthermore, the entry level 40GB unit will be working without backwards compatibility, a memory stick, and two less USB ports as well.

Maguire said that because there is a reasonable amount of games out in the market right now (65 titles all in all) the need for backwards compatibility wasn't so much of an issue as when the PS3 first came out. The 60GB version will have all the trimmings the original PS3 had.

The price-cut was mainly a PAL territory initiative, although the 60GB offering will be strictly UK only. If you're looking to buy a good gaming console and a Blu-ray player all rolled into one, US$ 611 is definitely a good deal especially now that the Christmas season is just around the corner.

Despite the fact that with the Xbox 360's sudden boost in sales with the recent release of Halo 3, Maguire hopes that this price cut for the console will considerably help boost their own finances. He goes on to say that their own Christmas titles, such as Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune are both something that gamers should not pass up on when they finally come out.

Headplay is probably every couch potato's dream. Imagine a TV. Now imagine being able to take it anywhere and everywhere you go (except perhaps in the shower), and being able to watch movies or play games on it anytime you want. That's the concept for the new "Personal Cinema System" device, Headplay.

Headplay is a head-mounted device; basically, a TV you wear on your head. You can connect it to your gaming consoles, your DVD Player, your iPod, your PC, and maybe your Betamax player if it hasn't choked on dust yet. If it has a video out function, Headplay can most probably display it. You can also plug in a memory stick and Headplay can run the media files - movies, videos, and images - with its own built-in player.

Once you're behind the lenses of Headplay it's pretty easy to just relax and go dead to the world around you. It's nothing but you and the screen, with the stereo sounds blocking off everything else. It's like your own movie screen inside your living room.

To read the complete review of Headplay - what it is, what it does, how it plays on Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, and Nintendo' Wii on it - click on the link for the full article.

Playstation Network Operations Director Eric Lempel dropped by the official PlayStation Blog and informed all PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners that new firmware updates are coming their way. A part of Lempel's post read:

Taking into account customer feedback and some internal testing, we will be making available in the next few days a firmware update for the PS3 (1.93) that fixes the network disconnect issue that some of you have experienced as a result of downloading Firmware 1.92.

In addition, we are adding a new firmware update for PSP (3.71) as well, which adds many features that readers of this blog have requested.

It was only yesterday when the official FW 3.70 was found lurking over at the official PlayStation site for Japan. There was a changelog for our friends back there but North American users and the rest of the world are wondering what new things have been added to the new firmware.

Eric Lempel touched on the topic as well, and mentioned that the main thing that had been added is the ability to set themes on the handheld. He explained further:

• Once you have downloaded a theme, under settings, go to theme settings, select theme and then custom theme to choose the one you want to display.
• You can also now play music while viewing photos or a slideshow. First begin playing a track saved on your memory stick, press the HOME or SELECT button, then navigate to your photos under the Photo icon and begin viewing.
• We've added several other features including scene search for movies, and you'll be able to read about them in more depth on the usual update page once it goes live.

Check back here at QJ.NET to remain updated with the future firmware developments for the PS3 and PSP.

(Editors Note: Welcome to our 9th ish! I won't be spoiling anything here, dig on all the news below. One request though: Quickjump QuickPeek is here to stay, and we would appreciate any kind of ideas you have on improving it. Are four articles per blog enough? How should we select top stories? Do we need polls for the comment of the week? Do tell us!)

New week, new breakthroughs, new issue. The last week was one of the most monumental so far, so if you've missed checking our sites, you're a goner. Nah, we're just messing with you. That's what QuickJump QuickPeek is for, to provide you guys with the week's top events. Sure, nothing beats being among the first to read about newsbreakers once they hit our pages, but the QuickPeek experience is close enough. On to this week's issue!

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