Sony have had a bit of a bad week around the world as far as PR goes. Firstly they yet again shit on Europe with a crappy March PS3 release, yes Europe may not sell as many as USA and Japan but its still a mega market and all they have done is give the Ebay sharks another reason to charge silly prices for PS3 Consoles this Xmas.

Secondly the delaying of GTA Vice City Stories and the unknown release date of Gran Tourismo PSP, 2 more slaps in Sony Console fans faces.

Now it seems that Sony has turned its attention to the companies who release games on its systems.

A few weeks ago i posted that the PSP Connect site was linking to a homebrew site, that in itself is a very strange move for Sony as the site in question hosts Firmware files (remember Sony took the likes of Lik Sang to court for the same reason) and also the Devhook ISO Loader which obviously has a massive effect on the sales of Commercial games if warezing is being done on such a grand scale.

Now its like Microsoft carrying an advert to Linux on its pages, or Nintendo promoting Sony, these things just dont happen. But Sony basically promoting the warezing of its own console and the exploitation of its own firmware and the hacking of the console.

When contacted the rep from Sony gave no reply.

Now as a Homebrew Network we would be ecstatic to see the likes of Sony and Nintendo and Microsoft actually let all their consoles be open to homebrew in the forms we would like to see. But something tells me that it aint going to happen.

Now will Sony get a backlash from the game companies they need to keep the PSP as a commercial console alive ?

I suppose the question is, will we ever see homebrew allowed by on a major games console bar the likes of GP2X. ? ...

More gamers than ever before are having their say in this year’s Golden Joystick Awards – but there’s still time to make your mark on the industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony.

The Golden Joystick Awards are officially the world’s oldest and most respected gaming awards show and have taken place since 1982, when Sony was famous for the Walkman and the Commodore 64 was a mere infant! This year, the awards are announced at a glitzy award ceremony on Friday, 27th October at the Park Lane Hilton, London and for the first time, will be streamed live at www.computerandvideogames.com.

Smashing organisers’ expectations – almost 400,000 votes have already been received across 17 award categories, almost doubling last year’s total. With voting open until Friday, 12th October – there are still no clear winners, with potential receivers of the time-honoured Golden Joysticks changing on an hourly basis.

For the first time in living memory, a handheld game could potentially scoop “Ultimate Game of the Year” with New Super Mario Brothers leading the charge. Axe-fans are backing Red Octane’s Guitar Heroes to win the “Innovation Award”, whilst Halo 3 is out in front in the “One to Watch” category, surprisingly beating both the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3.

In the hotly-contested “Retailer of the Year” award, as five-way scrap has broken out, with Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com and Play.com battling it out with high street giants Game and GameStation, for gamers hearts, minds and wallets. In the “Publisher of the Year” category, EA Games, Rockstar and Ubisoft are currently neck and neck for the winning position, with both Nintendo and Microsoft Game Studios recording a massive surge in recent weeks.

John Houlihan is Editor of computerandvideogames.com:

“The record number of votes, especially in a difficult year between major console launches is great news for the Joysticks and the games industry as a whole. It just shows gamers are extremely passionate people and thousands are taking the opportunity to have their say and select the worthy winners of gaming's ultimate accolade, a Golden Joystick Award."

Have your say now at www.goldenjoystick.co.uk!

Golden Joystick Awards 2006 - Current Top Five Rankings

Ultimate Game of the Year

New Super Mario Brothers
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Call of Duty 2
Half Life 2
Pro Evolution Soccer 5

One to Watch

Halo 3
Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation 3
Spore
Crysis

Innovation Award in association with T3 Magazine

Guitar Hero
Xbox Live Marketplace
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect
Prof Kawashima’s Brain Training
Nintendo DS Lite

Retailer of the Year in association with Vivendi Games

Game
Amazon.co.uk
Play.com
GameStation
Gameplay.com

Publisher of the Year in association with Sonopress

Ubisoft
RockStar
EA Games
Nintendo
Microsoft Game Studios ...

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You may recall, if you've seen the original Chicken Little, the spoof movie at the end of the flick that "documented" the characters' lives as a Star Trek-style action film, featuring the lead character, voiced by the manly Adam West, as a big, buff, action hero. Buena Vista's taking that universe and expanding on it in a videogame sequel: Chicken Little: Ace in Action for both the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii, developed by the company's recently acquired Avalance Studios.

The Nintendo DS is getting a version of its own, in the works at DC Studios (the team that brought DS owners the Rayman 2 port back in the system's launch window). But instead of porting the action platformer that's set to hit the consoles in a month's time, the handheld development team is instead creating an original handheld experience. Buena Vista Interactive stopped by the offices this week to give us a taste of the near-final game.

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You may recall, if you've seen the original Chicken Little, the spoof movie at the end of the flick that "documented" the characters' lives as a Star Trek-style action film, featuring the lead character, voiced by the manly Adam West, as a big, buff, action hero. Buena Vista's taking that universe and expanding on it in a videogame sequel: Chicken Little: Ace in Action for both the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii, developed by the company's recently acquired Avalance Studios.

The Nintendo DS is getting a version of its own, in the works at DC Studios (the team that brought DS owners the Rayman 2 port back in the system's launch window). But instead of porting the action platformer that's set to hit the consoles in a month's time, the handheld development team is instead creating an original handheld experience. Buena Vista Interactive stopped by the offices this week to give us a taste of the near-final game.

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Few games since the PSP launched have satiated the cravings of first-person shooter fans. To top that, none has really earned the kind of praise common on PC, and to a lesser extent, consoles. Part of the reason has to do with controls. Specifically, the system's lone analog stick makes things difficult in the middle of a hectic firefight. One game in particular, Coded Arms, made the best of it by offering you customizable controls and auto-aim functionality. But that seems like a long time ago and no other game has come by to challange it.

In steps Medal of Honor: Heroes, the first game in the venerable series to debut on the PSP. A pair of IGN staffers went down to the EA offices in Redwood Shores to check it out. And although the demo only lasted about a half hour, it's abundantly clear EA has made the first-person shooter to beat on the system. It does just about everything you want a portable shooter to do, and so far, it seems to do it well. Beyond that, EA made Heroes look and feel like a game in the Medal of Honor series, as opposed to a faceless shooter set during World War II.

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