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Updated 11-20-06 

 Playstation 3 ScreenshotCold sleeping bags. Harsh winds. Below-average temperatures. A severe risk of frostbite. These are things people try to avoid. But this Friday, November 17th, 400,000 of the world’s most hardcore gamers will fight through the cold in order to acquire the next evolution in interactive entertainment: PlayStation 3. 

You’ve seen its graphical potential: 


Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 



You’ve read about the motion-sensing successor to the Dual-Shock 2 – SIXAXIS. 

Now you’ll finally get to wrap your hands around this little beauty and welcome it into your home. 

Join us as we delve into the heart of PlayStation 3. Reviews are already live, with more on the way through launch and beyond. 

Bookmark this page and visit often as we’ll be updating with the latest and greatest on Sony’s third console. 


REVIEWS 

Need for Speed Carbon - 8.0 - NEW!
Carbon delivers a very competent street racing experience to the PS3.

Madden NFL 07 - 8.2 - NEW!
Top-tier Madden action that, if the transitions weren’t so jerky, would have made this the best sports game of the year

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR® 07 - 8.5 - NEW!
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is not only a fun game of golf but also a great way to kick off the PlayStation 3

Playstation 3 Console  - 9.7
 PlayStation 3 has multi-entertainment possibilities, all housed in a sleek machine design that fulfills what a next-gen system should

Genji: Days of the Blade - 6.0
Genji: Days of the Blade has a problem with the fixed camera position, but delivers an entertaining visual experience

Call of Duty 3 - 8.8
Call of Duty 3 uses the PS3 controller only marginally, but still delivers a top-drawer title in the vaunted shooter franchise

Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - 8.8
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 benefits from the PS3 controller and adds some new features to its sterling graphics for a solid skateboarding title

Resistance: Fall of Man - 9.5
Resistance: Fall of Man has great weapons, great action and great physics all rolled up into a stellar launch title

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - 8.3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance makes marginal use of the PS3's sixaxis controller but still tells a fun tale with solid gameplay elements

 
FEATURES 

Console Wars: The Launch Games Lineup

The Console Wars: Launch is Nigh

Stepping Into the CROSSFIRE: “Mobile Suit Gundam” Gets Ready for the PlayStation 3 Launch

Insomniac’s Drew Murray talks about Resistance: Fall of Man for the PS3

A Launch To Remember: PlayStation 3

NEWS

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces 20 Games In Development For The PS3

PlayStation 3 Launches Next Generation of Entertainment in North America

SCEA Unveils Re-Designed Playstation.com Website

Consumers Line Up Early for PS3

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PREVIEWS 

Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Speedy vehicular combat sequel revs its engine for the PS3 launch 

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