The Gamer Access is speculating that the new PS3 Firmware 2.80 just might be announced very, very soon. On the SCEA's Press Information website, it was allegedly found that there was a link for the PS3 Debug Firmware Update 2.80. However, clicking on it only leads to the message "The file requested do not exist".

SCEE has announced that VidZone, the on-demand music video service for the PlayStation 3, will go live in Europe on June 11. The free service gives you the freedom to view thousands of music videos on demand by streaming them directly to your PS3 and onto your TV screens.

Are you one of them fortunate folks participating in the Multiplayer Beta for Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? Week 2 is just about upon you now, and they're letting it known that they are making some tweaks already to improve your experience. But apart from that, there are instructions that you must closely follow, as well as an event that you must not miss.

This month is definitely going to be a big one for fans of the LittleBigPlanet with a truckload of new costumes and packs coming in along with a cheesy new update. More details after the jump.

Version 1.10 is now out for the PlayStation 3 European digital TV add-on, PlayTV. This patch brings a hefty bunch of new additions, particularly the automatic upscaling from SD to HD. More update details after the jump.

Capcom's FLOCK! is a sandbox-like puzzle game where gamers take control of an alien ship (the 'Flocker') and abduct innocent herds of farm animals by driving them into the mother ship (aka the 'Motherflocker'). It's really way better than it sounds, and you can find that out for yourself next Thursday when it hits the PlayStation Store.

The PlayStation 3  2.70 Firmware Update is definitely coming! Not today, though, at least not now. Maybe in a couple of hours it'll land - you know how Sony is about dropping their FWs: announced, but always surprising. Anyhow, Eric Lempel took to the PS Blog to reveal to us a few nifty details about this latest firmware edition for the power console. First up: the new Text Chat feature. Sounds cool, eh? Looks cool, too. Preview video and other details after the jump. *UPDATE* Now live!

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The LittleBigPlanet 1.12 patch, also known as the Cornish Yarg update, still doesn't have a fixed release date, but at least we'll know now what it's gonna be all about. New updates, new options, and the usual unspecified improvements in this one. Check 'em out.

PS Home Community Manager CydoniaX has revealed that several features are in development that a lot of PS3 owners have been clamoring for, particularly cross-game chat and voice messaging. More details after the link.

Update: CydoniaX clarifies on a few things.

Developer Corey David of Psyonix studios let it loose in a forum post that PlayStation 3 Firmware v2.7.0 would come later this month. He says that this update "contain(s) lots of fun new fixes" although he didn't go into the specifics. Details have been revealed, however, by a member of the GameTrailers forums, claiming to be in Sony R&D. More info after the jump.