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It’s official: The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and the Damned add-ons for GTA IV will finally make it to the PS3. Rockstar’s contract with Microsoft to keep the DLC exclusive to the Xbox 360 has expired, and SCEA has confirmed that the episodes will be available in North America on March 30th, 2010. A European release date is unknown.

I heard this one of the best DLC’s for this game, why would they make it exclusive. Is anyone still playing the game?

Sony is promising more information and peeks at God of War III in the weeks ahead. The release month, March 2010. But enjoy some screen shots while you wait.

Gran Turismo 5 has been postponed about a month from the originally projected March 2010 release date in Japan. News of the delay came from Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.

This is par for the course in the gaming world I’m afraid this isn’t the first game of the year to get postponed, nor will it be the last.

UPDATE: A Sony spokesperson commented that Gran Turismo 5 has been estimated for a 2010 release in North America and did not see the delay in Japan as impacting the US release

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and game developer Polyphony Digital have just unveiled the final cover art for the highly anticipated PS3 racing game, Gran Turismo 5. You’re looking at the final cover art for the North America region.

The cover features the all-new Mercedes SLS AMG which is one of nearly 1,000 cars meticulousy recreated for the game. The SLS AMG can reach top speeds of 197 mph.

Gran Turismo 5 will be available this March for the PlayStation 3 system.

According to a source at Engadget someone has completed a survey for Sony which details services planned for the non-compulsory ‘premium’ PlayStation Network package confirmed by Kaz Hirai.

I would think that PS3 owners who have had the service for free might be disinclined to pay for PSN services, the new scheme does boast an extensive number of new and appealing features. Extended console warranty, beta access, cross-game voice chat, loyalty programs and free access to PSOne Classics.

Again, nothing has been confirmed but it’s a possibility that this could all come about very soon for you PS3′ers.

As of March 2010, one of the biggest Japanese action games is coming to the U.S. Due to the hardcore fan base this game holds, Sega has finally decided to extend the trilogy to the West. All the menus have reported to of been changed to English but the voice acting will remain and subtitles added.

Anyone looking forward to this game?

It appears some new alterations are soon to be made to the PlayStation 3’s XMB in the next firmware update. You can update your Facebook account through your PlayStation Network account, change the colour of your gamer profile to fit your mood, and apparently there will be a more efficient way of looking at your photos.

It’s nothing too exciting but a push in the right direction I think.

SCEA Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has, via the US PS Blog, announced that a PlayStation podcast is currently a work-in-progress, following hundreds of requests from the PlayStation community in recent months.

Although believe it or not Jeff wants to hear from you so go here and make your voice heard!