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Sony announced ahead of this year TGS (Tokyo Game Show) a new smaller and lighter PlayStation3. Available at first in Black and White with the choice between 250 and 500GB of HDD these new PS3 will be sold at 269.99 USD in its 250GB Version in the US around September 25th, and October 30th for the 500GB Version or at €229,99 in Europe in its 250GB version and €299.99 for the 500GB one with launch date schedule for September 28th and October 12th, while the Japanese version will be sold in both …

Sony’s PS3 / Vita cross-buy program might not be as simple as “buy one, get one” after all. Taking the stage at its pre-TGS press event, Sony announced a new Hot Shots Golf game as one of the program’s first adopters — citing a price reduction, rather then a free game, for users who pick up either the PS3 / Vita version of the title. In contrast, Sony stated at Gamescom that buyers of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault would receive a second copy of the game for free upon purchase, indicating that cross-buy discounts may vary from title to title. Remember kids: just because you bought it once, doesn’t mean you won’t have to buy it again.

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Earlier this morning, we took a look at the rumor of a new super slim PS3 getting ready to be announced at the Tokyo Game Show which is happening at the end of this month, although one would also do well to take this bit of news with a pinch of salt. Well, here we are with a more detailed look at the super slim PS3, where it is said to come with a 500GB model in addition to a far less spacious (data-wise, of course) 12GB super slim PS3 which is made available over at Polish electronics retailer Media Expert.

September 28th is the listed available date for both new models, where the 12GB super slim PS3 will retail for €199, while those who want the far more spacious 500GB model will have to fork out €299 a pop. It goes without saying just which purchase makes far more sense, although in these economically trying moments, we could see some folks prefer to hold back on the €100 and spend it on other more crucial and important things, like food. Do you think that there will be a new budget friendly super slim PS3 coming our way in time for Christmas, and why?

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EA has announced that it has partnered with game developer Insomniac Games on a new four-person co-op action-adventure shooter called Fuse. This game was previously known as Overstrike. The game allows four people to play at the same time as one of four elite covert agents bringing unique skills and special experimental weapons to the fight.

In Fuse, players are able to choose to play as Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble or Naya Deveraux. The premise of the game is that the four warriors are fighting to protect humanity from a deadly alien energy source called Fuse. This game will be the first multiple platform launch from Insomniac Games and is scheduled to launch in March 2013 in North America and Europe.

Insomniac is the developer who created the franchises Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. While the game supports four players in cooperative play, lone players are able to fight using the game’s LEAP feature to allow them to switch between all four characters at will during the fighting. The experimental weapons used in the game are powered by an alien substance giving capabilities to expand strategic options during combat.

The game also allows players to earn Fuse points for upgrades and players are able to level up characters and choose unique paths online and off-line. The level up allows players to unlock powerful Fuse-driven abilities as the game progresses. All four of the playable characters are members of a team called Overstrike 9 who are attempting to prevent a paramilitary organization from stealing a Fuse source of in a classified government facility. The game will be available on Xbox 360 and the PS3.

EA and Insomniac Games team for shooter Fuse is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Heads up, boys and girls! There is one very good reason to look forward to the upcoming PS3 system software update 4.25, where it is said that PlayStation Plus members will be able to enjoy the upgraded 1GB Online Game Save Storage that will certainly see some amount of mileage before it gets filled to the brim. The thing is, how do you end up as a PlayStation Plus subscriber? The answer is as easy as ABC, just head on to the PlayStation Store on your PS3, and once the update has been installed, head on to the Saved Data Utility under the Game column of the XMB. You are able to access the Online Storage folder from there, looking for any current game saves which have been uploaded prior, in addition to enjoying an upgraded storage space of 1GB.

From hence, make sure your automatic download is set to upload every game save for every compatible game that you play, and you will have one less thing to worry about, although the loss of a saved game (regardless of the amount of progress that you have made) hardly qualifies as a major catastrophe, but would fall in line under 9gag’s “First World Problems” memes.

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