Sony Says PS3 Sales to Top 11 Million by End of Fiscal Year

In a newpaper interview, Kaz "Riiiidge Racer" Hirai tells Yomiuri Shimbun that the worldwide sales of the PLAYSTATION 3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year.

The PS3 "is starting afresh as a console to play games with. Although pricing strategy is important, now we would like to put our strength in the number of software games," Hirai said.

Hirai told the Yomiuri he would like to see Sony's game division "escape as soon as possible from the red and return to the black in fiscal year 2008."

[Via Yahoo!]

Toys R Us: Buy 3 Get 4th Game Free

Still shopping for the perfect holiday gifts? Well, thanks to Kotaku, we have word on a new Toys R Us deal. You can buy three games and get the fourth for free on all video games, meaning you'll be saving a good $60.

The sale is running from December 16 to December 24, 2007. Make sure you make the deal while you can.

[Via Kotaku]

Naruto: PS3 Project: Sasuke Scan

It seems like forever since we got some new scans or information on the upcoming Naruto: PS3 Project. Finally though, today we have a small scan, showing Naruto's rival and friend, Sasuke. Only thing I want to know is: is that in-game?

Official PS3 Commecial Features Final Fantasy XIII

If the new Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII trailers hyped you up, this new commercial is hyping people in Japan even more. Have a watch.

Yakuza: Kenzan! New Videos

GameTrailers recently uploaded a batch of new Yakuza: Kenazan! (Yakuza 3) videos showing some battle gameplay. The ancient style seems to be present.

Warhawk Update 1.2 Coming December 19, 2007

Dylan Jobe gave us an update on the official PLAYSTATION boards about the upcoming Warhawk 1.2 update.

The new update is going to be available on December 19, 2007 at 10:00 GMT, with a maintenence rolling out from 10:00 to 16:00 GMT to bring out the patch. That means, no Warhawk during that time.

He also gives us a hint that the update 1.3 is in the works, and saying it has something to do with troops. Hmm.

Remember, the Omega Dawn Booster Pack is coming out December 20, 2007, a day after the patch.

[Via US PLAYSTATION Boards]

Final Fantasy XIII & Versus XIII Extended Trailers

Thanks to N4G, the moment we've all been waiting for is here. The new Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailers from the CLOUD DVD. Is it just me, or is that teleportation stuff just great? You can download a high quality version of the Versus XIII trailer here, and a high quality version of the XIII trailer here.

Official Site for CLOUD Book Opens

The official site for Square Enix's CLOUD artbook and accompanying DVD has opened today.

The site lists all the trailers on the special DVD such as Final Fantasy XIII & Versus XIII. It has a preview of some of the pages in the book, including one Fabula Nova Crystallis page.

Check out the site at the link below.

[Visit CLOUD Official Site]

Dark Mist: English PLAYSTATION Network Trailer

Dark Mist is a PLAYSTATION Network that was released on the Japan store nearly a month ago, and not much has been said about this artistic looking shooter.

Well, fear not, as a new English trailer was posted on GameTrailers today meaning its making it's way to the US and EU PLAYSTATION Stores. Enjoy the trailer.