First-time owners of PS3 consoles in Japan are let in on a new kind of promotional campaign. SCEJ has announced that PS3 units in Japan will be getting a freebie disc containing demos and trailers from the PSN. Some choice slabs of meat (i.e. DLC trailers and demos) were compiled and put on discs for the users' convenience: MGS4 demo, LBP trailer, etc. Here's something interesting though: apparently, the RE5 demo is not exclusive to the Xbox 360 in Japan. It's now part of SCEJ's demo discs!

This week's PlayStation Network video store update has a whole slew of superhero moves. There are three Superman movies in there (one of which is the recent Superman Returns movie), and the uber cool Batman: Gotham Knight animated shorts (which I just saw the other day, mind you - it was win!). There are also a couple of Christmas-themed movies stirred into the mix: Elf, Jingle All the Way, and A Christmas Story.

Fresh off the latest Famitsu, gameplay details for Yakuza 3 revealed. Sega got busy and added smoother battle transitions, new battle systems, and interactive environments - all to give you the Japanese gangsta experience.

Oh man, are you guys ok over there? Right about now's a good time for you to get comfortable. You've got 20 full minutes of Yakuza 3 footage just ahead of you: it's got sushi bars, scary-looking men in coats, sunny beaches, oil-slicked hair, pole dancers... and of course, Kazuma's dragon tattoo.

The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) awarded Nintendo's Wii Fit and Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G top accolades in this year's Japan Game Awards held during the ongoing Tokyo Game Show. More awardees after the jump.

While hearing news on your much-awaited PS3 titles are always a treat, it sure doesn't beat seeing what the game's all about, don't you agree? That's why today, we're feeling rather fortunate to have finally seen some in-game screenshots for Sega's Yakuza 3.

The Japan Media Create software sales charts for the week ending on March 9 have been revealed. Namco Bandai's Gundam Musou Special for the Playstation 2 has been driven from the number one slot by Sega's Yakuza 3: Kenzan! for the Playstation 3.  To find out more, check out the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

A new TV spot for Sega's new PS3 exclusive, Yakuza 3, has hit tubes over in Japan. It's pretty short, though. For those interested, there's also a shot of the new Satin White PS3 that's due out in Japan tomorrow. You can check out the video over in the full article.

Sega of Japan is planning a major promotional campaign to drum up support for upcoming Sony PlayStation 3 titles Yakuza 3 and Valkyrie of the Battlefield. The veteran publisher wants to launch these games on a high note and it plans to do just that with a handful of events and freebies. Go to the full article to read all about it.

Can you imagine Smallville's Lex Luthor in a video game? Well, Michael Rosenbaum has decided to lend his voice to bring to life Hayden Tenno, the dark and tormented hero from D3Publisher of America Inc.'s Dark Sector (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3).

For more information on Rosenbaum's new role, read the full article!