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Unlike other commercials, Sony's "PS3 Long Live Play" spot features real-life versions of characters found in their games, such as Solid Snake, Sweet Tooth, Kratos, and more. Continue reading to watch.

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Why waste space by having both PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles in your entertainment center, when you have the skills to combine them both into one machine? That is exactly what Reddit user Timofiend did. Click here for more pictures. In related news, continue reading to see a custom PS3 laptop.

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In this new Battlefield 3 gameplay footage clip, "watch intense 64-player vehicle warfare - including jets - from the beautiful multiplayer map Caspian Border." This game is set for release on October 25th. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for the footage.

[via TechCrunch - IGN]

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SoulCalibur fans rejoice! In addition to middle-aged Ivy (above), two new characters have been revealed for the upcoming Xbox 360 / PS3 release of SoulCalibur V: Natsu and Zwei. Click here for more screenshots. Continue reading to watch the Comic-Con 2011 stage demo video.

Meet Natsu - the ninja girl who appears to be a replacement for Soulcalibur veteran Taki - and Zwei - a tattooed man who wields a short sword, a weapon that also appears to have two ways to cut.
[via Kotaku]

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No, this isn't yet another Ben Heck creation, but rather one by PS3HAX.net member "Pirate", which took 3-years to complete. It features water cooling, a "720p/1080i screen, 4 USB ports, 500GB HDD, and built-in keyboard and speakers." Click here for the first picture in gallery. Continue reading for a video.

Not that that prevented Pirate from making a tidy sum of money out of his creation - the winning bid on eBay was $2,000 (USD).
[via Technabob - PS3HAX]

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According to Sony, during "the SCEA Press Conference, our Co-Presidents, Evan and Christophe, took the stage and with just a short intro, launched into the first live demo of Uncharted 3 ever shown publicly." Click here for the first picture in gallery. Continue reading for the gameplay footage.

Speaking of multiplayer, at the SCEA Press Conference, Christophe announced that PlayStation and SUBWAY struck a partnership that will allow Uncharted fans throughout the United States early access to the COMPLETE Uncharted 3 competitive multiplayer experience.
[via PlayStation Blog - IGN]

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Well, after many weeks of announcements, a new update is finally available. According to the official blog, update v3.61 is available now and "requires all PSN users to change their password once PlayStation Network is restored." As an added layer of security, Sony is only allowing users to change passwords on their on PS3s, or one in which their PSN account was activated. The company "strongly recommend that all PSN account holders with PS3s update their systems to prepare for when PlayStation Network is back online."

Destructoid touts Battlefield 3 as "easily the best looking FPS yet", and after watching a few minutes of in-game footage, we have to agree. With "the power of Frostbite 2 game engine technology, Battlefield 3 delivers superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations." Click here for more screenshots. Continue reading for 12-minutes of amazing gameplay footage.

[via Destructoid - IGN]

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While the Xbox 360 Resurgence Map Pack was released on June 3rd, PS3 and PC owners can get their hands on the new maps today. It will add "five maps to Modern Warfare 2: Vacant and Strike from the first Modern Warfare, and Carnival, Trailer Park, and Fuel, which are all new." Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Resurgence Map Pack will cost $15, same as the Stimulus Map Pack released back in April. And if interest in this map pack remains anything like it was for the Stimulus pack, then it'll probably sell really, really well.
[via 1UP - IGN]

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Aside from Infinity Ward shipping 3-million copies of Modern Warfare 2 to the UK, gamers trying the PS3's online multiplayer mode will notice that they'll be stuck in the matchmaking screen, due to sever overload issues. The company has not yet provided an ETA on when this issue will be fixed. Continue reading to see the crazy London launch.

According to Bowling, "Xbox Live servers are maintained and ran by Microsoft. PSN servers are ran and maintained by 3rd party companies hired to do so."
[via Joystiq]

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