PlayStation 4.40 Update

A new firmware for the PlayStation 3 has been announced to hit consoles soon and will include a few new features, as well as a few fixes for stability issues and bugs. The most interesting feature tells us that PlayStation 3 users will be able to download games straight to their PS3 store via the PlayStation network website, which means wherever you're browsing from, you'll be able to download games to your PS3 without having to touch it.

The remote download feature will only come to the console in May 2013 though, and PlayStation will be posting a few articles explaining how to make the most out of the feature leading up to that date.

The only other

Violent Video Games

Vice President Joe Biden and his task force will meet with video game representatives and publishers about violent video games, Reuters reports.

Biden and his task force has held meetings with many gun advocate groups, victims of gun violence and gun owners this week.

The task force along with Biden will use this information to give a decision about a piece of legislation banning assault rifles and the role of violent video games and movies has to do with tragedies like the Newtown, Connecticut incident.

Biden will give a decision on what to do later this month in Congress.

Do you think violent video games result in these tragedies?

Black Friday Xbox 360 Sales

Last week, Microsoft proved that the Xbox 360 still has life left.

A small statistical website reported that during a six-day time period the Xbox 360 sold 750,000 consoles in the United States alone. Also, Xbox 360 Gold Memberships increased 50 percent compared to Black Friday last year.

The increase of sales saw a spike of 14 million people on Xbox Live the Sunday after Black Friday. They accumulated a total of 72 million hours of use in just one day.

Although this wasn't completely good news, last year Microsoft set a record of 960,000 consoles sold during Black Friday sales.

Nevertheless Microsoft says that entertainment usage was up by 43 percent

Legendary Battlefield 3 Stunt Re-Created in Real Life

So, you know of the famous Battlefield 3 multiplayer stunt? You know the one where the guy ejects from his fighter jet only to fire an rocket at an enemy aircraft, destroy it, and land right back in the cockpit of his jet? You haven't? Well, you can see it right here.

Why am I mentioning that great piece of BF3 history? Well

A New Director and a New Script Welcome the Approval From the Fans of Naughty Dog's Flagship Uncharted Series.

by guest writer Ryan Keeler

The people have spoken and Sony and Columbia Pictures have listened! After announcement earlier this year that director, David O. Russell, was developing the script for the movie adaptation of the critically acclaimed, PS3 hit, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, blogs erupted with fan comments. Die-hard fans of this video game franchise all knew the potential of Nathan Drake’s character on the big screen, drawing strong comparisons to Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. After leaks of the direction Russell wanted to go with his Uncharted script, Nathan Drake fans and creators voiced their disproval,

Roxio Makes an Official Store in China to Stop Bootlegging

Angry Birds is popular. When I mean popular, I mean it probably toppled over Tetris when it came to casual gaming that everyone can enjoy. You know you are popular when bootlegged merchandise of your game is availableall across the world by the way of China. Of course, bootlegging can get out of hand and most companies can't do much

Anticipation Levels for The Dark Knight Rises Are Now at an All Time High for the 2012 Release

By Ryan Keeler

With Rocksteady Studios October 18th release of Batman: Arkham City, their sequel to the 2009 hit video game Batman: Arkham Asylum, the anticipation level for Christopher Nolans 3rd and final movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is starting to cause a lot of chatter on the web. With it being over three years since Nolan broke box office records with his second Batman installment, The Dark Knight, fans are starting to get a bit antsy for Julys 2012 release. The Dark Knight not only opened with a $158 million opening

Ubisoft-France uses a three-story Enzio to end a "war" with a local French bank.

Back in May, a female staff member at Ubisoft France's office took a number of yellow post-it notes and made a Space Invader on her window. Across the street, a staff member at BNP Paribas(a local French bank) saw it and "fired back" by making one of his own. Then she made another, and he made another in response.

We can all remember family game nights, and one of the staple games for these occasions in my family was Battleship. It is a game that has been played by a huge part of the population and has been enjoyed for decades. The game has gone through many changes over the years, with the addition of built in sound effects, light up boards, and new game rules. This year however the game is taking on a form it has not previously extended into.

The teaser trailer for a Battleship movie features Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, and Rihanna, and the movie is due to be released in 2012. This debuts a new twist on the classic board game. The movie will not follow the traditional game play, but the concept of naval warfare is the central theme of the movie.

The eighth and final Harry Potter movie made box office history over its opening weekend, raking in a whopping $168 million. It marks the end of a decade of Harry Potter films that have captivated audiences all over the world, and seeing it end is a bit nostalgic. The most recent opening shattered previous records for ticket sales, and even nudged ahead of the coveted Batman film The Dark Knight, which only brought in $158 million.

This is a tremendous feat for a movie in an opening weekend, but the fact that it is Harry Potter is not surprising at all. The series has been a staple of many peoples childhood, and as it finally comes to a close, the hype has been unbelievable. I was not one of those who battled my way into an opening night showing, but a vast number of people showed up for Harry Potter opening festivities all over the world.