Atari

Codemasters Limited (Region free, Full English language, will play on any PS3 console system)

Colin McRae: DIRT is the most diverse and exhilarating off-road racing experience ever with sensational gravel, mud and dirt events the world over. Events include the series` intense point-to-point races and takes players further off-road than ever before.
Race in challenging heavyweight 850bhp cars, drifting on the loose gravel and high-speed blind corners of Hill Climb events along perilous cliff edges. All 12.4 miles of the world famous Pikes Peak International is included, with over 150 precarious turns to negotiate through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

How about engaging in multiple car races with Dakar-style trucks and super-powered 4x4s on the toughest desert terrain in Rally Raid competitions? Then there are Rally Cross events, switching between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always tight, fast and collisions with your opponents are inevitable. Colin McRae: DIRT also offers a dedicated mode for European, International and Global rally championships featuring official 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD rally cars.

Colin McRae: DIRT delivers the wheel-screaming exhilaration of off-road racing with the next generation of the series` sublime car handling and physics system and a devastating new damage engine that ensures players experience every bump in the track, every loose rock, every inch of shifting dirt through the reactive environments.

With an incredible range of off-road vehicles, thrill-packed tracks, modes that make the most of online multiplayer, and more varied events than any other single-championship rally game, Colin McRae is a bigger, faster, wilder racing experience.

Electronic Arts Take your dangerous driving experience to a whole new level with Burnout⢠Paradise. Crashing is awesome! PLAYSTATION®3 technology delivers unprecedented levels of crash deformation allowing you to experience the most explosive pile-ups in the series' hist

Microsoft The brand new Grand Theft Auto, containing two complete games â âThe Ballad of Gay Tonyâ & âThe Lost and Damnedâ â together in one box!

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Microsoft Where dreams are driven: More than 400 fully customizable and tunable cars from over 50 of the world's leading manufacturers, the return of world-famous tracks including Suzuka, Nrburgring Nordschleife and the Sebring International Raceway along with new environments like the gorgeous mountainous Montserrat region in Spain, the rugged Amalfi Coast in Italy and the American Southwest.The look and feel of a modern racing game: With more than 10 times the amount of polygons as Forza Motorsport 2, enjoy painstakingly researched cockpits and the differences in how each car handles through the corners, how the engines sound at top speed or how different tires and upgrades impact your car's performance.It's easy to go for a spin: Using a myriad of cutting-edge driving and gameplay assists such as auto-braking, gameplay rewind and auto-tuning, enter an experience where everyone can have fun behind the wheel, regardless of your skill and dexterity.Express your car passion: User-generated content and Xbox LIVE. Painters and tuners will once again be able to showcase creativity through the celebrated Livery Editor, Auction House and deep tuning garage in "Forza Motorsport 3." The car is literally the artistic canvas as some of the world's most creative car painters and designers find new layers of depth and freedom to create shocking visual masterpieces before sharing them with others over Xbox LIVE. Each car in "Forza Motorsport 3" is fully upgradable, allowing gear heads to take on the challenge of turning a Honda Civic into a supercar killer. New Xbox LIVE Leaderboards celebrate not only the greatest racers but also the most prolific car tuners and painters in the community.Play your way: An innovative single-player season mode puts you through a completely personalized racing calendar that includes more than 200 different events, including Circui

Rockstar What does the American Dream mean today?

For Niko Bellic, fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and are dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don’t.

Beginning with the 1997 release of the original Grand Theft Auto, the GTA series has been one of the most prolific, controversial and down right entertaining franchises in video games history. This pedigree of success guarantees that the highly anticipated eleventh game in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV, will garner at least as much attention if not more.

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The Plot
Grand Theft Auto IV is a brand new adventure in the GTA universe following the experiences of Nikolai "Niko" Bellic, a new immigrant from an undisclosed eastern European country whose troubled pa st and the persuasion of his cousin Roman have brought him to the fictional Liberty City. Unfortunately, Niko’s search for the American Dream and a much needed fresh start, hits an immediate snag when the rags to riches story Roman spun to pique Niko's interest is exposed as not only a complete fabrication, but a ploy to enlist Niko’s well-known skills as a tough guy against the ample list of enemies clamouring for Roman’s debt-ridden blood.

Because Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City he begrudgingly accepts his role as Roman’s protector despite the deception. But as time goes on Niko comes into his own, and his experience on the wrong side of the tracks proves more valuable than he could have ever imagined as he fights for survival and later supremacy on the crime ridden streets of Liberty City.

Game Environments
Based on several of the boroughs of New York City and parts of New Jersey, Liberty City, familiar to players of previous games in the series, has been entirely redesigned for GTA IV. Players can expect visible detail down to the weeds growing in the cracks in the sidewalk, cars and buildings of visibly different ages and a much greater level if verticality in the buildings and bridges that they are able to explore as Niko moves through the city streets. In addition, pedestrians in GTA IV are much more realistic. No longer simply moving cardboard cut-outs, these NPCs are intelligent, modern, human representations that laugh, cry, eat, drink, use cell phones and ATMs, and talking amongst themselves regardless of Niko’s interaction with them.

Gameplay
Historically GTA games have focused heavily on mission-based play, requiring successful completion of fixed tasks in order for players to progress through the game, but this has changed to a great extent in GTA IV. Players will experience an entirely new and exciting emphasis centred on the blending of on-mission and off-mission play, resulting not only in an increased sense of realism, but more interesting and unrestricted gameplay.

Features
Aside from the car jacking and a detailed city environment here are the new features for GTA IV:Improved combat system - Now you can use cover and also a target lock system, which allows you to take out targets with greater ease and accuracy. Plus, you can engage in some hand-to-hand combat if you can't get your hands on a piece quick enough.Cell phone - Not just for basic phone calls anymore. Use your in-game cell phone to receive missions via SMS, snap photos, and ZiT (tag) songs that can be downloaded exclusively on Amazon.com/mp3.Free time - In between missions you can take advantage of "me" time. There are gentleman's clubs, comedy clubs, bowling alleys, and bars, which all house unique activities.Take a break from the storyline - A variety of side missions allow you to help run a car service, "borrow" cop cars, assassinate targets, help solve problems for those on the street, or take to the air with stunt jumps that are scattered all over the city.Control your own fate - Throughout the game choice moments will arrive causing you to make a decision that will affect relationships and money.

Multiplayer
Give Niko a rest and create your own multiplayer "hero." GTA has added multiplayer modes allowing you to take your creation out to play online in competitive, co-op, and free form modes. Competitive mode has you fighting against the cops, jacking cars, or racing to finish odd jobs. Co-op challenges you and your friends with various tasks including Hangman's NOOSE where you are responsible for escorting a wanted kingpin to a safe extraction point. Freeform lets you and 15 others lose on Liberty City. Use this mode to hit up the bar and play virtual darts versus each other or head out to the streets and set up your own drag races. If you can dream it, you can do it in Freeform mode.

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Sony The next generation camera that will revolutionize your interactive gaming and online communication experience.

Superior AV chat capabilities- Microphone array reduces background noise to focus on the spoken word for smooth, accurate speech transfer. Ultra fast frame rate for smooth and responsive video. No headset needed

Engineered to perform well even in low-light conditions Zoom lens for close-up and full body options. 6 or 75 degrees field of view zoom lensFixed-focus, 1ft to infinity (manual adjustment not required)640 x 480 at 60 frames/second320 x 240 at 120 frames/second8 bit or 10 bit dynamic rangeUSB 2.0 high-speed transferUncompressed video or optional JPEG compressionPLAYSTATION Eye is set to revolutionize the experience of both interactive gaming and online communication on the PLAYSTATIONNetwork.Designed specifically to work with the next generation of social gaming titles and new services being developed for PS3, key features of thePLAYSTATION Eye include a sophisticated microphone with the ability to reduce background noise and focus on spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition, faster frame rate for improved tracking, responsiveness and smoothness, two position zoom lens for close-up and full body options, and EyeCreate editing software, which allows users to save, edit and add cool visual effects to photos, video and audio clips.

Sony The award-winning Gran Turismo franchise returns with its 5th installment, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, exclusively for PlayStation 3. With its signature realism and unrivaled physics, this highly anticipated precursor to Gran Turismo 5 continues to blur the line between simulation and reality.

"Prologue" is defined as an introductory or preceding event or development, and true to every letter, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue treats both long-time fans of the Gran Turismo franchise as well as those coming to it new, with a generous sampling of what they can expect to see in Gran Turismo 5 later in the year and further releases on the PS3.

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Polyphony Digital is the developer of the Gran Turismo franchise, led by creator Kazunori Yamauchi. Polyphony Digital is known for pushing the limits of the PlayStation hardware, and with its realistic graphics and physics, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is no different. In addition to receiving CAD data from the auto manufacturers, they have taken thousands of photos to model each car (and track). As an example of the level of detail, a car in Gran Turismo 4 has the same number of polygons as a headlight in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.

Polyphony works even closer with the automotive industry to make sure that the cars look and drive just as they do in real life. In fact, Kazunori Yamauchi designed the on-board computer for the real Nissan GT-R. If you’re lucky to buy one when it releases, you will notice the Polyphony Digital logo when you start your car.

Take Your Cars and Tracks Online and Off
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue features over 60 stunning cars – including vehicles by Lotus, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Ferrari for you to race on seriously realistic, real-life tracks: including the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka – all rendered in incredible High Definition graphics. There's also all-new driving physics for the most lifelike driving experience ever and new, improved opponent artificial intelligence for the toughest race challenge yet.

But that's not all – for the first time ever in the history of Gran Turismo, players will now be able to race online. Up to 16 players will be able to go head-to-head on some of the world's best racetracks on PlayStation Network. All you need to get racing is a broadband connection and PS3. Once you're up and revving, Global Online Rankings and the My Garage homepage feature will leave the world in n o doubt as to just who is the best at Gran Turismo.

And then there's the Online Dealership, providing a wealth of information on cars and manufacturers and also Gran Turismo TV – a dedicated online channel available exclusively from PSN and packed with some of the greatest content that Motorsport, car manufacturers and TV has to offer.

Key Features:Race over 60 cars from worldwide automotive manufacturers, precisely modelled both inside and out.All-new interior dash view, featuring full driver animation and working gauges.Compete on 6 tracks with 12 total layouts, including Fuji Speedway, Suzuka Circuit, and for the first time ever, Daytona International Speedway.Online racing with up to 16 players, complete with detailed rankings, plus downloadable ghost cars and race replays of top racers.New online community features including Gran Turismo TV, featuring worldwide automotive and motorsport programming.Tune vehicle performance, from suspension and tires to gear ratio and engine modifications.Rendered in stunning 1080p at 60 frames per second with crisp, realistic lighting and camera effects (replays rendered in 1080p 30fps).Full Car List (71 cars):
Lexus IS F '07Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur '02Nissan Fairlady Z Version S '07Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP '06Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept '07Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP '07Nissan Skyline Coupe (V36) Tuned CarNissan GT-R Proto '05Nissan GT-R '07Honda Integra TYPE R '04Honda NSX Type R '02Acura NSX '91Mazda Atenza Sport (2007 Tokyo Motor Show reference exhibit)Mazda RX-8 Type S '03Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)Mazda RX-7 (FD) Special Tuned CarSubaru Impreza WRX STI (18inch BBS Wheel Option) '07Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STI spec C Type RA '05Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR '05Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Premium Package '07Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR Tuned CarMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Tuned CarSuzuki Cappuccino '95Suzuki Swift Sport '07Suzuki Cervo SR '07Suzuki Cappuccino Tuned CarSuzuki Swift Sport Tuned CarDaihatsu Copen Active Top '02Daihatsu OFC-1 '07Chevrolet Corvette Z06 '06Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) Tuned CarDodge Viper GTS '02Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe '06Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe Tuned CarFord Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium '07Ford GT '05Ford Focus ST '06Ford GT Tuned CarAudi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic '07Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro '07BMW Z4 '03BMW 135i Coupe '07BMW M3 Coupe '07BMW 135tii '08Mini Cooper-S '06Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG '02Volkswagen Golf GTI '01Volkswagen Golf V GTI '05Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 TWIN SPARK '06Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 '06Ferrari 599 '06Ferrari F430 '06Ferrari 512BB '76Ferrari F40 '92Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione '91Citroen C4 Coupe 2.0VTS '06Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 24V '00Clio Renault Sport V6 24V Tuned CarAston Martin DB9 Coupe '06Jaguar XK Coupe '06Lotus Elise 111R '04Lotus Elise '96Lotus Elise 111R Tuned CarLotus Elise Tuned CarTVR Tuscan Speed 6 '00TVR Tamora '02Art Morrison Corvette'60Amuse/Opera Performance Gran Turismo 350Z RSAmuse S2000 GT1 TurboMine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base '06Blitz Dunlop ER34 '07

Sony If you’ve been concerned that the new generation of consoles has had relatively little in the way of new ideas, then LittleBigPlanet should be the game to restore you faith. It’s difficult to describe properly, which is a good thing, because it means it’s very different from the norm.
Peculiar machines like this are the norm in LittleBigPlanet Although combat is a minor part of the game, there are some huge bosses Creating your own levels from scratch is as easy as playing them Objects can be made out of anything from wood to sponge, metal, and felt

Amazing graphics bring the world of the main character, known as Sackboy, and his fabric-coated pals to life with realistic physics and a stunning level of detail. Played with friends it’s a great puzzle adventure, as you co-operate and compete across each level.

The game’s trump card though is its customisation, not just the characters themselves but the whole game. It’s extremely easy to create your own levels, and the best fun is had simply setting up areas for mucking around and then sharing them online with other people. Key FeaturesUnreal reality: There’s never been a game that looks like this, with ultra cute characters but realistically modelled physics and materials from wood to sponge.Co-op fun: Co-operate with up to three friends, as you run, jump, and swing around each level and overcome the cunning puzzles and dangerous enemies.Everything changes: Every single element of the game is fully customisable from your player character to each of the levels and all of the objects within them.Mad scientist: Create your own unique levels and change the properties of any objects to make Sackboy mincing traps or huge machines that can move whole levels.Eye see you: Use the EyeToy camera to further customise your game with special stickers that allow you to add your own photos to any level.About the Developer: Media Molecule
After working on games such as Black & White and Fable, a group of ex-Lionhead Studios employees formed Media Molecule. The Guildford-based studio rose to frame through the independently produced Rag Doll Kung Fu, but their first retail game is LittleBigPlanet.

Sony A luscious island paradise might seem suitable for a relaxing holiday, but it also makes an ideal venue for off-road racing. The follow-up to MotorStorm trades the desert for golden beaches and verdant jungles that are as dangerous as they are beautiful.
Stopping to admire the scenery is not a good idea The tracks left by other cars remain for the whole race The new four player splitscreen mode will be a party favourite MotorStorm remains one of the PS3’s best looking exclusives

The basic setup of MotorStorm - Pacific Rift is familiar: 16 different drivers behind the wheel of vehicles ranging from monster trucks to speedy motorbikes. Race courses are only loosely laid out, and it’s completely up to you to pick the best route for your vehicle.

Take the easy route, and you risk getting shunted off a cliff by your rivals. Or you could risk everything on a more dangerous shortcut. Some may be disappointed that this isn’t much more than a change of scenery from the first game, but when it looks this good, that’s not much of a problem. Key FeaturesParadise found: The game offers some of the best graphics on the PS3 with amazing attention to detail, huge courses, and a fully destructible environment.Track listing: 16 new courses (twice as many as the original) range from beaches to jungle with rivers, lakes, and even hot lava acting as obstacles.Take your pick: Choose from eight types of vehicles, from motorbikes and ATVs to buggies, rally cars, and monster trucks—all of which can be used in the same race.Racebook: 16 player online multiplayer features a fully integrated Web service for file sharing and more.Split the difference: For the first time the game features a split screen multiplayer mode for up to four people, so you no longer have to be online to play friends.About the developer: Evolution Studios
Nobody can doubt the experience British developer Evolution Studios has with off-road racing games, with five World Rally Championship titles and the best selling PLAYSTATION 3 launch title: MotorStorm. Satellite studio Bigbig is also well known for the Pursuit Force series.

Sony Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will take players on a World Tour of adrenaline-fuelled extreme off-road events in stunning real-world locations. Events include exhilarating rally cross in the massive Los Angeles sports stadiums Stadium King Shootout, edge-of-control canyon racing of Utahs Creek Trailblazer event, the Rawang Rally Run along treacherous Malaysian rainforest tracks and the Battersea Battle, where night races are staged at the iconic London power station. Building on the technical and gameplay benchmark of Colin McRae: DiRT and borrowing from snowboarding and skateboarding lifestyle and culture, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will also add full online multiplayer functions to extend the gaming experience and build a thriving community.

Huge Variety of Race Styles and FormatsFeatures intense solo races and frantic multi-car events with up to 12 individually style cars in each race.100+ off-road racing events including rally, rallycross, raid and trailblazerPlayers are no longer constrained to traditional rally racing as the game boasts a roster of contemporary off-road events

Intense Real-World EnvironmentsDiRT 2 boasts 9 varied real-world locations throughout the game to create a virtual DiRT World Tour with cultural styling and brands to make each location uniquePlayers will travel the globe in an RV that will aesthetically improve as players progress in the world tourUp to 120,000 spectators per track to bring the locations to life

Award-Winning TechnologyDiRT2 is powered by the third generation of the EGO Engine racing technologyUpdated car-handling physics system and damage engine effectsUnprecedented visual fidelity with cars and tracks twice as detailed as seen in GRID

Full Online FunctionalityS