Set to be released on November 5th, The Tears of the Hextadon map pack consists of two new maps for Brutal Legend, and is its first DLC. The Circle of Tears map features lots and lots of water. The Death's Fjord map features wide open icy spaces making the rush for fans more dangerous than ever.

The best part? From release until November 19th the The Tears of the Hextadon map pack is free on the PS3. The same map pack will go for 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360.

While there's no explanation as to why the Brutal Legend DLC is free on the PS3 and not on the Xbox 360, you'll hear no complaints from the PlayStation Nation.

[Source: Wired]

It's hard to believe it all really came together.

We've all really wanted Netflix on the PS3. But due to an exclusivity agreement with Microsoft, it seemed like it would never happen, despite rumors to the contrary. Well the rumor-mongers were right, and we are looking at having Netflix streaming videos and movies on the PS3 very, very soon.

So how did they work it out? Well, it's a very interesting solution. The Netflix software will not actually be "on" the PS3. You won't be able to download the Netflix streaming player to your PS3 until late 2010. But you will be able to use the service via a very interesting technical solution to a legal problem.

Someone must've very cleverly been reading the very very fine print when they came up with the disk solution. That's right, Netflix is going to run off of a disk on the PS3. You will be streaming video, but the software will be running off of a Netflix Blu-ray disk in the PS3's drive.

Is it a perfect solution? No, of course not, but it does seem like a minor hassle to get Netflix on the PS3 sooner rather than later.

Cheers to you Mr./Ms. Person who figured out a clever work around to a very annoying contract.

Mmm I shall soon be streaming Dr. Who on my PS3... what's the fist thing you're going to watch?

[Source: Joystiq]

Netflix stocks have jumped 9% on the announcement that their streaming service will be coming to a home entertainment device already owned by a good number consumers.

The web has already been buzzing on rumors that the either the Wii or PS3 would be getting Netflix's streaming video service very soon. Add to that the announcement and there is plenty of reasons for PlayStation 3 owners to get excited.

Of course it could be a stand alone Blu-ray player, or perhaps some sort of DVR or satellite system. But one can hold on to hope, can't they?

[Source: Yahoo!]

The next-gen console price wars are in full swing, and no where has the fallout been more obvious than Japan.

Enterbrain, publisher of Japanese gaming mega-mag Famistsu has a rundown on how each cut has affected each platform.

When the PS3 was was discounted ¥10,000 to a new price of ¥29,980 on September 3rd sales went up 700%.

The PSP-3000 was reduced from ¥19,800 to ¥16,800. The approx $30 price cut led to 126% more PSP's being sold.

When the Wii was cut from ¥25,000 to ¥20,000 Nintendo saw sales jump by 29%.

On the opposite side of the coin, Microsoft slashed the prices of the Xbox 360 Elite from ¥39,800 to ¥29,800. After a slight initial jump, Microsoft actually saw sales drop 70% in Japan.

One theory for the jump is that the PS3 has Final Fantasy XIII right around the corner and the Wii has the New Super Mario Bros. driving its end of year sales. Great games and lower prices? How could sales not be good?

[Source: Kotaku]

For those of you wondering where all the PS2 games have gone, well apparently they've been saving them for this week. From Astroboy to WWE wrestling the tidal wave of new PlayStation 2 games being released this week for the holiday rush is sure to put a smile on any DualShock 2 owner's face. PlayStation 3 New Releases:

• 10/20/09 - Borderlands - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - Dreamworks Madagascar Kartz - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - FIFA Soccer 10 - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - SingStar Motown - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 - Compare Prices
• 10/22/09 - Trine - PSN Download

PlayStation 2 New Releases:

• 10/20/09 - Astro Boy: The Video Game - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - Backyard Football 2010 - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - FIFA Soccer 10 - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - Marvel Super Hero Squad - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - MotorStorm Arctic Edge - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun - Compare Prices
• 10/20/09 - WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 - Compare Prices

Brutal Legend has just been released, and aside from the fact that it is a truly unique game, it's also confused some players.

While Brutal Legend may have originally been conceived as a real time strategy game it is very much a new type of action game. An action game where you don't jump, and you control troops. Told you it was unique.

To help those who struggle to rock much less roll, Tim Schafer has put up an open letter explaining the best ways to handle the epic Stage battles. In short, worry less about troop management and more about battle.

Strategy as fan service? Kudos to you Tim Schafer, this is yet another example of why you are a game designer of legend.

[Full Brutal Legend how to letter]

Bigger, better, badder, but oddly similar... the new 250GB PS3 is the exact same as the current 120GB model, only with a larger hard-drive and a $50 higher price tag.

Slated to be released to North America on November 3rd, the 250GB PS3 Slim is going to be priced at $349.99, according the the Official PlayStation Blog.

When it comes to hard-drive space, bigger is better, and 250 gigs is a lot of space for the PS3 Slim.

Looks like you'll not only have room for HDD hogs like Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 5 but for all sorts of download games and videos from the PlayStation store and other places.

Now, it still doesn't compare to my 500GB formerly 20GB PS3, but it should do for most purposes. Yes, I know, nobody needs 500GB of storage on a PS3. But nobody NEEDS to climb a mountain either. There's logic there somewhere.

[Source: Official PlayStation Blog]

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Brutal Legend look to be two of the must have games of the year. Yes, that's a lot of adventure, but I think you're up for the task.

PlayStation 3 New Releases

• 10/12/09 - Cars Race-O-Rama - Compare Prices
• 10/13/09 - Brutal Legend - Compare Prices
• 10/13/09 - Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition - Compare Prices
• 10/13/09 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Compare Prices
• 10/13/09 - Where the Wild Things Are - Compare Prices

PlayStation 2 New Releases

• 10/12/09 - Cars Race-O-Rama - Compare Prices

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 may be the best looking game based on the now Disney-owned stable of super-heroes to date. The production values and attention to detail in MUA2 is stellar. It feels more like an interactive Marvel experience as much as it does a game.

Both team Iron Man (who support government regulation of super heroes) and the good soldiers of Captain America (who oppose it) look gorgeous in this retelling of the Secret War / Civil War Marvel comic book crossover.

Benjamin Heckendorn is one cool dude. Sure lots of people do fun case mods, but BenHeck does incredible console mods, and a PS3 Slim Laptop is his latest contribution to tech-couture.

The white and gray PS3 Slim laptop is so pretty you'd think it was some secret PlayStation 3 development kit produced by Sony, if there weren't videos and photos showing the process. You know, in case you too are incredibly talented at fabrication and want your own PS3 Slim Laptop.

Follow the jump to be amazed and deeply envious of this incredible little machine.

[Source: benheck.com]