Not long after the pre-orders for the Playstation 3 were “sold out”, you could find listings on Ebay for the next-gen console. With a few listings already having multiple bids ranging from $1200, all the way up to $2500. It seems those listings were violating an Ebay policy that restricts users from selling items that aren’t even released yet. According to information obtained, a product listing has to be available to the public within... 

The demo for Ubisofts new release for the Splinter Cell franchise is available on XBLive now. The file weighed in at more than 700MB in size and gives users a taste of the game’s multiplayer action. Users will get two mods; a cooperative mode that sees gamers try to hack files and computer-controlled bots try and stop them; and a multiplayer mode that places acrobatic spies versus gun weilding mercs in a game of cat and mouse. The demo release hasn’t... 

You can now buy cheats for Tiger Woods 2007 via XBLive. Instead of playing the game to reward yourself with the goodies you’d normally unlock, you can unlock golfers, courses, and other add-ons for a mere 200 points ($2.50) each. For example, you can shell out 200 points for the Maxed-Out Player add-on, which will set their created golfers’ stats to 110% across the board. The more expensive Pro Shop add-on (300 points, or $3.75) will unlock all... 

According to Sega, the Xbox Live Marketplace is now has a downloadable beta test of the Xbox 360 version’s online multiplayer mode that will be available until Sunday, October 15th. In the beta test, players will be able to create their characters and play the game with up to five others. Only Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to participate, and there is a cap on how many people can be playing the game at any given time. The beta test period will... 

Microsoft annouced that its’ Xbox Live service will be down for maintenance on October 17th. The down-time should last around 24 hours and will also affect Xbox.com. Microsoft states that this is not the fall dashboard update, rather a scheduled maitenance. However, Microsoft did state that they will be adding something “cool”, but did not specify what that content would be. Consequently, this outage will be on the same day that Splinter... 

PS3 preorders have come and now are gone. GameStop and EB Games have updated their sites with disappointing news for anyone wanting to reserve one of Sony’s next-gen consoles. Messages on both sites read: “Due to high demand and limited quantities, our US in-store preorder for the PlayStation 3 has ended.” American gamers set on getting a preordered PS3 may be able to head north to get that of which they dream of. The message continues: “Information... 

GameStop has announced it will start taking pre-orders for the Sony Playstation 3 today, Oct. 10th. These pre-orders, however, will be on a very limited basis. Some stores are only expetcing eight units, with select stores getting sixteen units. Also, reservations will be held to one per household, and employee purchases are limited to two units per store. The pre-order amount will be $100 in store, and can be made with cash, credit, or trade-in. Another... 

Here is a list of the games that are listed to be shipped throughout the next 7 days: October 8thScarface: Money. Power. Respect. (PSP)Scarface: The World Is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox) October 9thClubhouse Games (DS)Hannah Montana (DS)DIRT – Origin of the Species (PC)Dual Sudoku (PC)Family Feud (GBA, PS2)Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2)Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade (PC)Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PS2, PSP) October 10thAvatar: The Last Airbender... 

According to reports from UBS analysts Alex Gauna and Steven Chin, Nintendo had already made 2 million Wiis by the end of September. They further predict that, “at least 7 million and potentially as high as 9 million more units are in the build plan for Q4 06. This production spike surpasses a publicly announced target for 6 million units to ship by year’s end.” If these statements hold true, we may see 9-11 million units being produced,... 

Depsite being outsold practically all year by the Nintendo DS/Lite, Sony doesn’t expect to drop the price of the PSP unit. You can get the bare bones PSP package for $199, or opt for the bundled package at $250. The bundle, labeled PSP Entertainment Pack includes ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin’ Trails, the UMD movie Lords of Dogtown, and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo. Here’s what Sony Computer Entertainment America product manager John Koller had...