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Sony PlayStation 3 to take on PCs in the home ElectricNews.Net Tue, 17 Oct 2006 2:37 AM PDT Terra Soft Solutions is to launch directly into the personal computing market with the release of its Yellow Dog Linux operating system for the Sony PlayStation 3.

 

EXCLUSIVE: PlayStation 3 to run Yellow Dog Linux Digit Magazine Tue, 17 Oct 2006 2:25 AM PDT Sony's PlayStation 3 set to move in on personal computers with the release of the Linux operating system for the device. Linux developer Terra Soft Solutions will today announce the launch of its Yellow Dog Linux operating system for the PlayStation 3 games console.

 

D3Publisher of America Launches WTF: work time fun(TM) for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) System Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 17 Oct 2006 2:03 AM PDT LOS ANGELES----D3Publisher of America, Inc. , will have gamers everywhere shouting "WTF?" as D3PA announced today the release of WTF: work time fun exclusively for the PSP® system.

 

Okami's hero is a god of creation, not destruction, and an artist to boot San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:59 AM PDT RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) OKAMI: ADVENTURE GAME (CAPCOM FOR PLAYSTATION 2. $39.99. ESRB RATING: TEEN.) Playing Okami is like stepping into a painting (or perhaps a dream of a painting) that's still...

 

GameFile: PS3, Wii Launch Fever; Clover Wilts; Colorful Touch And More MTV Music Television Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:05 AM PDT One month from Tuesday, PlayStation 3 will arrive in stores in North America. Two days later, the Wii will go on sale. When those consoles hit the streets, how much will gaming change? And what questions still need to be answered?

 

Sony reviews earnings after battery fiasco Times Online Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:04 AM PDT Sony today gave warning it could be forced to revise full-year earnings forecasts after the recall of about 8 million computer batteries manufactured by the Japanese electronics group and delays to its next generation PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console.

 

No crash course here San Diego Union-Tribune Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:38 AM PDT Oct. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Stephanie Ott had just taken the ride of her life without leaving her seat. The San Diego police recruit was one of the first to train on a new driving simulator that helps police through real-life driving situations without risking injury. Ott, 24, grew up on video game systems like PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox, so she wasn't expecting much of a thrill from this one.

 

Future’s new PS3 title revealed MCV Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:20 AM PDT Future has confirmed to MCV that it has signed an exclusive agreement with SCEE to publish the new Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK.

 

Sony to recall own batteries Reuters Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:41 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it may change its full-year earnings forecast because of costly recalls of its batteries and a price cut for its PlayStation 3 video game console.

 

Games already filling 25GB Blu-Ray discs - Harrison ( News ) EuroGamer Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:12 AM PDT Launch titles for the PlayStation 3 are already "getting up close" to the 25GB limit on current Blu-Ray discs, according to Sony's worldwide studios boss Phil Harrison, who was responding to criticism of the PS3's adoption of Blu-Ray.