WipEout HD is the pretty futuristic racer that revived a franchise with it's blistering speed and, as the name implies, super sharp graphics.

So, when levels took longer to load due to a patch that added in-game advertising to the game, mind you WipEout HD was a full priced game, fans were outraged.

So Sony took down the ads, the load times went down as well, and everyone was happy, until now.

The ads are back, but this time with an assurance from SEO that they do not increase load time. Well the good folks over at JoyStiq took it upon themselves to put the new ad-spouting version of WipEout HD to the test, and it failed. Load times were approximately 5 seconds longer in the JoyStiq tests.

How about it Sony... any chance of taking down the ads, again?

[Source: JoyStiq]

Peggle and Peggle Nights? They may have been a long time in coming, but now the most evil, and most addictive, of the PopCap games has come to the PlayStation 3. Sorry Modern Warfare 2, sorry Dragon Age, daddy's got some pegs he needs to smack around.

PlayStation Network Content for the PS3: 11/19/09

Applications

• Ad hoc party -- Play Ad Hoc PSP games online via your PS3!

Downloadable Games

• Peggle ($9.99)
• Resident Evil 2 (PSone Classic) ($5.99)
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PSone Classic) ($5.99)

Demos

• Smash Cars Demo

Add-on Content

• Peggle Nights ($4.99)
• PAIN Celebrity Character Flavor Flav ($1.99)
• High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack 12 - Psychadelic 60's ($0.99)
• High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack 13 - Techno Modern ($0.99)
• Way of the Samurai 3 Accessories (free)
• Guitar Hero 5
• "Lick it Up" -- KISS ($1.99)
• "Modern Day Delilah" -- KISS ($1.99)
• "I Was Made For Lovin' You" -- KISS ($1.99)
• KISS Pack ($5.49)
• Rock Band: Rock Band Weekly Update
• The Beatles: Rock Band: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album

Videos

• Pulse 11/19 Edition
• Pain: Flavor Flav Trailer
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Launch Trailer
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 15 sec Accolade TV Spot
• FIFA Soccer 10 Director's Cut Trailer
• Madden NFL Arcade Trailer
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Flag Runner Trailer
• NBA 2K10 TV Commercial
• Assassin's Creed II Arsenal Trailer
• Assassin's Creed II TGS Trailer
• Assassin's Creed II Dev Diary 3
• Assassin's Creed II GP Trailer
• Critter Crunch "Feeding Time" Trailer
• Army Of Two 40th Day Extraction Trailer
• Peggle Trailer

Themes and Wallpapers

• Peggle Theme (free)
• Celtic Maidens 2 Premium Plus Theme ($1.99)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Wallpaper (x5)
• DJ Max Fever Wallpaper (x4)
• Armored Core 3 Wallpaper (x2)
• topatoi Wallpaper
• Peggle Wallpaper

If you have a PS3 connected to the net, you probably already have been informed that a new firmware update is available for the PS3. You may not, however, noticed what the new features are.

The following changes take center stage in the PS3 firmware update 3.10.

System Changes

• Limited Facebook features now available from the XMB.
• The Friends list has been updated and redesigned.
• Users can now update and change their profile color.

Media changes

• New photo folders and playlists can be displayed in a grid.

Yes, I splashed out for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition for the PS3. And yes, it was worth every single one of the 15,000 pennies it cost.

To celebrate my absurd(ly expensive) video game experience, I've decided to share with you the joy of opening the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition box. You know, so you can either decided to purchase one for yourself, skip it, or vicariously live the dream.

As I detail in the box opening, you get the game, a metal case for the game, a download code for Call of Duty Classic, an art book, a plastic bust, and, of course, the infamous night vision goggles.

Gimmick or greatness? Read on and decide for yourself.