Archive for the 'PlayStation 3' Category

Joystiq hands-on: Rock Band

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
In 1999, Konami of Japan unleashed DrumMania on Japanese arcades and with it, the ability to link the machine together with GuitarFreaks for session play. This was considered a novel idea at the time, though it wasn’t the most affordable setup. The following year, they released a […]

Folding@home gets an update, PSP Remote Play

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP

Check out this new screenshot from an update for the PS3’s Folding@home client with its hot new rendering software. Drool! We haven’t been this turned on by watching proteins since the last commercial we saw for Outback Steakhouse. The new update to the software, which allows you to […]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare deploys worldwide Nov. 5

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

Activision has officially announced that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be launching a worldwide attack aimed at wallets and societal productivity on November 5th. Waving goodbye to the digital dregs of World War II, developer Infinity Ward has moved its […]

New Guitar Hero III tracks show international love

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
Electronic Art’s Rock Band isn’t the only music game to unveil songs today. Activision has announced (via press release) eleven new master tracks for the upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. American audiences may not recognize many of these songs […]

LGC07: SCEE announces PlayTV for PS3, “watch, record and replay TV shows”

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Peripherals

As expected, Sony just announced PlayTV, a combined TV tuner and PVR (think TiVo) for the PlayStation 3.
But we already knew that, you want to know the details! PlayTV has two high definition tuners allowing you to watch one channel while recording another all in 1080p. It uses the European […]