The Playstation blog has revealed that PS3 owners who picked up a copy of Final Fantasy XIII today have found a nice surprise sitting inside the case. A Square Enix Members points card can be found in copies from the initial production run. Register this card at Square Enix Members and you’ll earn yourself a shiny special item to use in Final Fantasy XIV. Not only that, but you’ll put yourself in the running to be included in the Beta for the PS3 version of the online RPG. The blog ... more.

This year's Game Developers Conference has barely started and already we're anticipating the inevitable sequel, which promises to feature bigger news, improved visuals (we're all working out for the next year) and dynamic crowd motion. According to event organizers, GDC 2011 will run from February 28 through March 4, 2011 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. That's five days of gaming bliss (six if you're a malfunctioning PS3). As much as we'd like to express further enthusiasm, we should p... more.

Ubisoft has announced that, from today, players can download and take part in the public beta test for the upcoming RTS, R.U.S.E. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Q&A: Shooter specialist Stuart Black shares details on "glossy techno-thriller" shooter, due out in Q1 2011; says Black 2 "bit the dust" at EA. In 2008, EA Games president Frank Gibeau admitted Electronic Arts was pondering a sequel to Black, its gun-centric, 2006 shooter for the PlayStation 2 and original Xbox. While nothing concrete has surfaced about the proposed project, one of the game's creators has unveiled an all-new shooter that aims to deliver the same sort of highly destructib... more.

It’s hard not to notice that social networks are becoming a powerful way to get something known; the breadth of their userbase can impressively expand upon the sought after ‘word of mouth’ notion in ways probably featured in some science-fiction short story from the seventies. Bizarre Creations’ Ben Ward is more than aware of this, proclaiming that “social networks are a view to the future of marketing.” “There’s only so much that a marketing message ... more.

Posted by Mick Perona: Hey everyone, happy Monday! Mick Perona here again with your "This Week in DLC" goodness! And because it's been crazy busy in the world of PlayStation, this week we're combining the usual "Sack it to Me" post with today's DLC update. Here's what's going on with LittleBigPlanet. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Making a near-perfect game (according to the general consensus) is not a cheap undertaking — God of War III’s three year development caused Sony to pour $44 million into its Santa Monica studio, according to director of product development John Hight. “We spent 44 million dollars to make God of War III,” Hight said at a recent promo event for the game. “And believe it or not that’s right within budget.” The team size grew from roughly 60 people on God o... more.

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Part 1 of 2. Classic Game Room HD reviews FALLOUT 3 for the PS3 Playstation 3 video game console. This Fallout 3 review shows crystal clear gameplay and footage of this immense game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland. From the creators of Oblivion comes this massive RPG, strategy, action first person shooter style science fiction video game adventure. Fallout 3 is also available on the Xbox 360 video game console, CGR decided to try the PS3... more.

Spike's PSP beat-'em-up brawls its way to top software billing, outpacing fellow debut Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed; PSP tops hardware, barely. Most titles that appear atop Media Create's weekly Japanese sales chart have at least a measure of international appeal. That's not necessarily true for the latest chart-topper, as Spike's beat-'em-up Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou for the PSP debuted in the pole position on the Japanese stat-tracking firm's roundup for the week of... more.