It’s fancy new firmware time for the PlayStation Portable! Firmware version 3.72 is up and ready for downloading; the installer lists the following features: Nothing too fancy here, save for the expanded PlayStation Network title support.Word on the streetis that this update will also tie in with an upcoming PlayStation 3 firmware update, which will allow users to power on their console remotely using Sony’s little portable that could. No word on when all of this crazy talk will become a reality, but we can’t imagine that this PS3 feature will follow too far behind....

The ESRB has finally rated a title that Sony trademarked awhile back.Hot Shots Shortiesis their name for a port of minigame collectionMinna no Sukkiri (Everyone’s Refresh),which came out in Japan last year for the PSP. This title was made by Clap Hanz, the folks behind one of my favorite games ever,Hot Shots Golf.Here’s some fun trivia: Parts of the title stars hosts from Japanese television morning showSukkiri, which I’m sure almost no one here will recognize....

Resident Evil 5producerMasachika Kawata hasbeen describingthe warlike development process of Capcom’s long-awaited horror game, revealing that a lot of arguments have gone on behind the scenes and that the team is feeling the loss ofResicreatorShinji Mikami. “The team has been having quite a lot of arguments, but at the end of the day the team is working towards one goal – to make a great game [Director Takeuchi] is very hard working and he makes the team work very hard as well....

Usually, most declarations of one game genre or another being “dead” are just hot air. That said, such sentiments are probably closest to truth when applied to space games. Space games are somewhat rare, just a few titles standing out of the pack. Gamers with a lust for giant starship fleets pounding the crap out of each other with shiny beam weapons and screaming missiles are ill-served these days. Thankfully, it seems that Cliff Harris – sole developer at Positech Games – felt that burning desire, much to the benefit of would-be space cadets everywhere....

Everyone thinks of taking their game to the next level, and many times, the brain goes straight to replacing the video card or some other internal computer part. However, one of the easiest improvements you might be able to make is upgrading your keyboard. I present to you theRazer BlackWidow Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. With a sleek design, high quality mechanical keys, and easily programmable macros, this keyboard will be the your front line in getting in front of and demolishing the competition....

We’ve all seen by now that the Predator inAliens vs. Predatorcan rip heads off of idiot marines and lovingly stroke the attached spinal chord in a sick trophy kill. Publisher Segalikes doing that. It really,reallylikes doing that … perhaps a bit too much. “It’s got to be the trophy kills on the Predator,” says brand manager Rob Bartholomew, when asked about the game’s signature moment. “… We’re just getting familiar with it again, and getting those trophy kills right where you rip the skull off the marines and pull their spines out afterwards and the Predator kind of caresses the spinal cord and purrs....

Codemasters has just sent us an article concerning its intriguing action RPG game,Rise of the Argonauts. This is a title I’ve been looking forward to hearing more about since it was first announced, and we’re pleased to be the first English-speaking site to get you these fresh new details. I’ve been loving the sound of the game’s experience system, which this article explains in a little more detail — rather than traditional experience points, you perform “deeds” throughout the game, such as rescuing certain characters, defeating particularly nasty enemies or escaping from a battle unharmed....

Following yesterday’ssurprise announcementfor a game wetotallyweren’t told about weeks ago, Konami has finally seen fit to share with us some fresh screenshots fromRocket Knight. The retro revival will see Sparkster make a glorious return on XBLA, PSN and Steam, and these new screenshots indicate that the return will be a sexy one. What really stands out for me is are the projectile attacks in this game. The stylistic circles representing smoke and the colored fumes trailing from fireballs and rockets look really beautiful....

Primotechis reporting that their sources (you know, the ones “close to BioWare”) have confirmed that the company’s upcoming MMO is indeed set in theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Universe. While their source doesn’t offer any further information, the company has already confirmed that an MMO (due out in 2008) is being developed at their Austin studios. This is one of those rumors that has been around for awhile, and if we were to guess, may turn out to be true....

If you are going to be skeptical about one thing for the rest of the year I’d suggest it is these screens. They’re from aPolish sitewhich claims to have gotten its hands on the paperwork from the wholeBethesda vs. Interplay lawsuit, and some of that paperwork included images from Interplay’s forever in developmentFallout Online, also known as Project V13. The poster claims that these screens and artwork were sent into the court as proof that Interplay had been hard at work at making an MMORPG ofFalloutand thus Bethesda has no right to sue Interplay over their lack of development on the game....

Remember when Microsoft stopped providing updates to the Xbox 360 that allowed it to play old Xbox games, then “coincidentally” launched its downloadable Xbox Classics? It’s an obvious trick, but it’s one that works, and if this rumor is to be believed, Nintendo hopes to emulate the scam with its own “classics” scheme. As we all know, the DSi cannot play Gameboy or Gameboy Advance games, due to the fact that the cartridge slot was removed....

Today was quite possibly the worst day for Amazon to experience downtime. Planned to be the day that Amazon began accepting pre-orders for theMetal Gear Solid 480 GB PS3 bundle, everything fell apart when Amazon experienced some serious downtime this morning — downtime that many are attributing to the popularity of theMGS 4bundle and subsequent flood of pre-order traffic. While technically true,rumorhas it that the downtime is actually attributable to several bots set up prior to pre-order availability with the sole purpose of pre-ordering every bundle they possibly could, presumably to resell the bundles at inflated prices on eBay....

THQ has announced that its releasing yet another title based on the popularMarvel Super Hero Squadcartoon, this time bringing the game to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as the Wii and the Nintendo DS. CalledMarvel Super Heroes: The Infinity Gauntlet, it’s a third-person action title that has players controlling the adorable wee-versions of their favorite Marvel heroes as they try to thwart Doctor Doom’s Lethal Legion. It seems like the game will be quite similar to the Wii title, a simple (but mostly fun, I thought) third-person beat ’em up, but this time around, THQ has added a new co-op Challenge mode....