Leonardo DiCaprio is signed up to play Atari-creator Nolan Bushnell in a biopic that the movie star will also produce.

The movie is currently without a director, but it will be written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, according to Variety.

Bushnell has been targeted by various Hollywood studios over the years, but the two writers apparently were the only ones to convince him they could do his life justice.

Whether or ...

Sony has announced a partnership with in-game advertising firm IGA Worldwide approving the delivery of dynamic ads to PS3 games.

The in-game ad specialist is the first outside agency to receive approval to deliver in-game ads to the platform.

As opposed to static advertisements, dynamic ads allow companies to change their advertisements on a regular basis, opening up new revenue sources. Technology even enables advertisers to ...

Sony will release a "Cinnabar Red" PlayStation 2, two "Metallic Blue" PSP packs and a PlayStation Eye bundle next month in Japan.

The platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3 at a recommended retail price of 16,000 yen. The light-weight system will feature an in-built AC adapter. In Japan the PS2 is still performing well sales wise - now in its ninth year on the market it regularly runs its successor close in ...

Matchman is the first project to come from a new collaboration between Lexicon Entertainment and Chinese dev house TF-H Co LTD, with "a number of new IP" planned throughout the two-year agreement for DS, Wii and PS3.

The game "is a side scrolling shooter involving extraordinary graphics, manipulation and creative features. The graphic style is consisted by black and white line drawing, and the script is based on a combination of some ...

Sony has revealed plans to launch a monthly games show on the US PlayStation Store, entitled Qore: Presented by the PlayStation Network.

Produced by Future US (sound familiar?), Qore is an interactive "monthly digital program" that promises to deliver "exclusive playable demos, game previews, strategies and interviews with developers and key industry figures" via the US PSN Store, which debuts on June 5.

The currently ...

PS3 Firmware 2.4 - the one we're all waiting for - will be out on June 18, claim "unnamed sources" in Holland.

Version 2.4 is expected to introduce the much-requested in-game communication features to the console, as well as an Achievement-point equivalent Trophy system and other goodies.

"Summer" is the only official word Sony has given on 2.4's arrival, with June heavily tipped. The June 18 report from Dutch site PlayStation ...

Valve announced at a Thursday press event Steam Cloud, a feature that will let Steam users access not only their Steam games from any computer (that feature is already available), but also "game-generated data" such as save games and configurations.

Steam Cloud will be rolled out first in existing Valve titles Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Counter-Strike will soon support the feature, and the upcoming Left4Dead will ship with ...

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai has said that the era when download distribution of games takes over from disc media is "way off" because, by and large, the internet isn't ready.

Speaking of theoretical 'discless consoles' that would rely completely on a Steam-style downloads, Hirai said: "I think that's going to be a little way off.

"Even with PS3, today, you're talking about games that take 14, 15Gb, even upwards of ...

The PS3's next big firmware update, version 2.4, is again under the spotlight today as more rumours point towards the inclusion of in-game XMB features and other surprises.

It was already semi-confirmed by SCEE's Ray Maguire wayback in March that "in-game communication" would make the 2.4 update, scheduled for "summer", further substantiated today by rumours on Gaming Age, who claim to have confirmation from an unnamed ...

"Two years ago PlayStation was on life support," Stringer said during The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital Conference on Wednesday.

Lofty development costs for the console were nearly "catastrophic" for his company, he said.

But he says everything is fine and dandy now with PS3, following improved sales and a win in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war.

He said he's "very pleased" with the console's performance, and ...