While chatting with Valve and getting some hands on time with Left 4 Dead on Xbox 360, the folks from Kotaku report that the 360 version is looking and playing almost precisely the same as the PC version. While the game sounds really great on both PC and Xbox 360, Kotaku raised a very valid question. Where is the PS3 version? Chet Faliszek of Valve told them that the main reason is development time. While he says that porting the game over to the Xbox 360 is "almost like pushing an A button". He then goes on to explain that the PS3 version essentially needs to be built up from scratch. What this means is that the game definitely will be coming out for PS3 but it could be a while. In my opinion I think that it isn't great that PS3 owners need to wait but I think it will be worth it if it means that Valve can produce a top quality port of the game for PS3 owners to enjoy. There is no indication on when the PS3 version might be available so we will have to wait for word from Valve.

I really wish I had even half the talent of these graphics guys, the latest LBP trailer is actually a fan video showing there devotion for a character that hasn’t been released yet. Sackboy > Solid Snake and could quite happily take over the lead position in the Sony Empire. [Thanks flameboy for the tip] Last Updated: September 1, 2008

Matt Peckham over at PC World has put together a chart showing us the ‘real’ price difference between the PS3 and the various Xbox 360 models before and after the upcoming American price cut. The 360 is cheaper as a unit but if you want to ‘upgrade’ it to the capabilities of the PS3 then it becomes a lot more …

Many of us were hoping to see a big announcement from Sony at E3 or Leipzig 08 about the new game from Team ICO, the team that brought us gems like Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. Sony's Shuhei Yoshida, when asked about whether or not the title will be ready to be shown by the Tokya Game Show, had the following to say: "I cannot tell, but But I can say that they’ve been working very hard since the release of Shadow of the Colossus." He does go on to say that we would be seeing the new title "soon". It would be great if it was ready by the Tokyo Game Show but for now we can do nothing but wait until any news is released. Team ICO's new project is being made for the PS3 only as far as we know and there is no indication if the game will be available on any other platforms just yet.

Well how’s this for blatantly obvious, the extra storage capacity of Blu-Ray hasn’t made a blind bit of difference to 2K Games in the process of porting Bioshock over to the PS3. Since it fitted happily onto the 360”s DVD I don’t think this is much to get excited about though apparently this is big news? Melissa Miller from 2K …

While there are very few who would disagree that Heavy Rain is looking really interesting, there are a few things that needed to be pointed out about the direction that it is taking. What makes what I am about to say even more interesting is the fact that today, David Cage, the boss of Quantic Dreams actually said that he considered Heavy Rain to be "the most important title for next year". Really? Why on earth would he say that? There is no doubt that the game is looking visually stunning and the concept is interesting to say the least, but after looking at some gameplay footage and watching a developer interview I really have to wonder what the buzz is all about. In the developer interview, the previously mentioned David Cage speaks about how Heavy Rain is a different interactive experience and how it allows people to interact and not only watch a story. The gameplay footage says otherwise though. From what we have seen so far, the game looks to be the equivalent to a movie that breaks for some quicktime events. Now while we have seen very little of the game so far, this is the footage that they decided to show off as their first gameplay video. While the story may prove to be a deep and emotional experience it kind of feels like they are basically making a movie and then adding some mini-games onto it to make it interactive. This is an interesting concept as far as I can see and may indeed may be an interesting way to tackle storytelling in the future but does it make this game important? I'm interested to learn more about the game as more details pour out onto the internet but I fail to see what exactly it is that the developers are aiming for here and whether or not this game could truly be considered a game rather than an interactive "film". What do you guys think? Do you think the game is onto something or do you think that it may just be too early to really tell what it's going to offer?

Holy Crap! I don't know if this trailer is trying to make me want this game more or less cause it looks so insanely hectic. I am getting rather tired of saying that I can't wait for a title to come out, but the truth is that there are just so many great games coming out at the end of this year and getting me excited and this is most definitely one of them. This new trailer for Left 4 Dead gives a great indication of the incredibly stressful situations that this game is going to put players in and it looks like it's going to be nothing but pure unadulterated zombie-killing fun. They had better not screw up the netcode with this one because I want to spend a lot of time playing co-op and it had better work without any issues because if there is anything that I need in this world, it's my zombie-mashing fix. Here They Come! Bring it.

Joystiq has posted up their first hands on impressions for the upcoming Bond tie-in game Quantum of Solace. I don’t know if it’s a hangover from Golden Eye or if it’s based in something a bit more recent but the expectations for this movie tie in are unusually high and what is even more suprising is that the game seems …