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Sony is set to release a limited edition "Metal Gear Solid 4" PlayStation 3 with a steel color scheme. This 40GB console comes packaged with a "Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software bundle and like-colored DualShock 3 controller." Click here for first picture in gallery.

On June 12th, 2008 there'll be no place to hide from the release of the gunmetal MGS4 PS3. Well no place except every single country other than japan where the $520 limited edition console will exclusively launch

Battlefield: Bad Company for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 "features a full suite of the franchise's trademark multiplayer options with deep gameplay designed to take full advantage of the game's massively destructible environments." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Featuring a cinematic single-player experience loaded with adventure and dark humor, the game delivers the series' trademark sandbox gameplay in a universe where nearly everything is destructible

MotorStorm 2 for Sony's PlayStation 3 "will move away from the desert environments of the original title, including locations such as 'a lush island environment, full of interactive vegetation'; also included will be monster trucks and four-player split-screen capability." Video after the break.

It was announced by Sony after their acquisition of Evolution Studios, with an anticipated release in 2008. It has been confirmed that a modified version of the original MotorStorm game engine will be used for this title

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PlayStation 3 will "use the series' traditional third person view with full camera manipulation, but also allows the freedom to play in first-person mode, as well as an over the shoulder view." Video after the break.

The Close Quarters Combat system will be completely revamped. The player will also be able to interrogate guards for information and supplies. Several elements from previous titles return in modified forms

Sleek and stylish, the Sony Mylo 2 is a nifty multimedia device for the road warrior. Featuring a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 1.3-megapixel camera, 1GB of built-in memory, and a host of multimedia/internet functions. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Sony's Mylo 2 sure is a nice looking device and it also is pretty cool to use but it still lacks a couple important functions to properly rival the iPod Touch or iPhone

Though Sony hasn't officially announced the PSP2 yet, these gamers/designers decided to come up with their own creative concepts. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Kotaku readers from around the globe assembled in the hopes of finding America's Next PSP2 Concept. How did you all do?

GT reviews God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP, which follows an original storyline. Video after the break. Here's the bottom line:

God of War: Chains of Olympus is a stellar achievement on the PSP. It plays perfectly into the franchise's storyline and offers up the same level of intense action as its console counterparts

Sony has announced the availability of two 40GB PlayStation 3 bundles for Europe: a movie bundle (March 19th) that includes Blu-ray versions of Spider-Man 3 / 300 / Casino Royale and then a second bundle (March 29th) with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue -- priced at $607USD. Click here for one more picture.

Both bundles promise to be quite appealing, but apparently neither come packing HD cables, which could be a bit of a hangup for those ready to make the Blu-ray plunge

This latest PlayStation Eye demo shows off its face-tracking capabilities, which function quite well to say the least. Video after the break.

As you can see in the video it works great, and would be brilliant for duck-and-cover maneuvering in first-person shooters. However, as you might guess, support for games has yet to be announced

In addition to being Sony's latest Smartphone, the XPERIA X1 runs the yet to be released Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and is powered by a "Qualcomm 7200A CPU running at 528 MHz." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The 528 MHz processor has us excited, but with it being Windows Mobile, we'll be surprised if the onboard RAM doesn't prove itself to be insufficient for heavy multitasking