Europeans get first dibs on the Mirror's Edge demo this week (it should be going live on the PSN US store later on though - if not already, by the time you're reading this - and tomorrow on XBL), as part of today's Thursday PSN update. Other downloadable content include PS1 snowboarder Coolboarders 2 for the PSP, as well as more Rock Band songs and SoulCal4 DLCs.

When it comes to video game opening cutscenes, I've always had Wild Arms (the original one on the PS1, mind you, not the remake on PS2) at the top of my "best anime intros in an RPG" list. This one for Sega's Garnet Chronicle might come as a close second (or third, after the Tales games - maybe even a fourth after Jeanne d'Arc - or possibly a fifth after... oh bother, let's just move on shall we?). Clips in the full article!

Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator for Windows, has been spruced up for a second beta release. Don't expect anything grand though - it only sports preliminary Wii support, and GC games compatibility is more or less the same.

As with any new CFW release from Dark AleX, we could expect more and more homebrew projects being updated for CFW compatibility. Here's one among the first of those: FuSa SD v1.0.47 with CFW 5.00 support.

Download: FuSa SD v1.0.47 with 5.00 M33 support

If you haven't checked it out yet since it went down, the PlayStation Store's now back online, just in time for its weekly update. Highlights include SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, more Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) tracks, and an expansion for Eye of Judgment. Full list after the jump.

Masterlau shares with us his PSP homebrew app, Open a New PSP Shell. It's a shell OPEN beta and everything you need to know about it is right after the jump. As in everything.


Download: Open a New PSP Shell

As expected, it's another week filled with downloadable goodies from Sony as the latest update for the PlayStation Store hits PSN subscribers in the North American region. This week sees the arrival of the much awaited Bionic Commando Rearmed, as well as other interesting downloadable content. Check out the complete list in our full article.

Microsoft and Sony have always been in competition for the hearts of the gaming masses. That said, one of the biggest draws for their two consoles has to be their respective online component.

Let's take a look at Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network in some detail, checking out their strengths and weaknesses, as well as what we think they should do to ensure a bright future for the respective services.

It's Thursday once again and it means another obligatory PlayStation Store update from the people at Sony. This week sees the return of Ubisoft's mascot, Rayman, as well as some downloadable puzzles with elephants. Want to know more about the latest update? Check out our full article after the jump.

Over on the FuSa project website, there's a new update that should make PSP users everywhere want to pick up a future version of FuSa for their PSP Slims. It seems highly possible that the next release of FuSa will support PS1 (POPS) games. Learn more after the jump!