PS3 Fanboy

Europe, rejoice! You're not being left out in the cold. Those amazing LittleBigPlanet preorder bonuses will be available on both sides of the Atlantic. So far, we've spotted Nariko hanging out over at Play.com, but there's no sign of any of the others. At least, not yet. The Nariko Sackgirl (who is actually a Sackboy playing dress up, but don't let that put you off) is downloadable via the PlayStation Network. Instructions will be sent out during the week of release, according to Play.com, so don't expect to be playing with your new heavenly pal on launch day.

Now, where's that Kratos Sackboy got to? We're sure he's hiding around here somewhere.

Oh yeah, there are also a few Blu-ray movies included in the deal, in case you already have the titles listed above.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

So confused. It's only been a number of hours since we told you that there will be no gunmetal Metal Gear Solid 4 hardware bundle in the UK. Imagine our surprise, then, when one of our commenters linked us to a pre-order page on Play.com for exactly that. There's no written info on the page and the only thing that's for certain is that the PS3 will have a 40GB hard drive and that it's exclusive to Play.com. That's if it exists at all.

We're not sure whether to believe Konami PR (via Gamespot) or Play.com. If you're in the market for a kick-ass looking PS3 + MGS4 for a pretty decent price (£329), then get your pre-order in. The worst that can happen is that Play.com send out a few "whoops!" emails. Worth a try though, right?

[Thanks Scott]

No one will be surprised by this statement: Grand Theft Auto IV's pre-order sales are doing incredibly well. In fact, the game is in dangerously low supply due to the incredible demand. European retailer Play.com has already sold out of its GTA pre-orders, and GAME and Gamestation are both getting close as well.

In Europe, GTA IV has become a system seller for the PS3. It seems like people are more interested in picking up Sony's black box over on that side of the Atlantic. Play.com's head of games Gian Luzio told MCV that GTA IV is "far and away the biggest selling title" he'd ever seen on PS3. It's "already proving a real hardware driver ... I've been really blown away by how quickly it's sold on PS3."

While that's great news for SCEE, it'll be interesting to see how the American launch will also fare later this month. Stay tuned.

[Via Joystiq]

This is sort of along the same lines as the Woolworth article from the other day. While Woolworth claims that there are PS3 orders rolling in every 20 seconds, Play.com goes ahead and makes the announcement that the PlayStation 3 is the most pre-ordered console ever. Maybe that's because Play.com has, arguably, the best bundle deal for the PS3 we've been able to find so far.

Play has reported that PS3 pre-orders are trumping all the other next-gen console pre-orders they've faced: six times more than they got for the 360 and a whopping fifteen times more than the Nintendo Wii. Apparently, Amazon.com is also reporting record-breaking pre-orders for the European launch. Is it possible that the one million launch units for Europe will get consumed in the first week? Maybe, maybe not. In any case, if retailers keep popping up and citing such a large demand for this system, those out there who haven't pre-ordered may want to hop on the bandwagon.

[via GamesIndustry]

Now here is a pre-order bundle you can get excited about! Sure, it costs £524.99, but the kicker is what comes with that added £100. It's not an extra controller... nor is it one or two games. If you grab this bundle from Play.com, you will not only get the 60GB PlayStation 3, but you'll snag three games. Two of these games are extremely hot: Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm. If you have faith in Genji, then you can get excited about that one, too! It's not just games that you get... you also get a free HDMI cable! If you ever try to buy an HDMI cable from a store, they're very expensive. But monoprice.com has them pretty darn cheap... but even they don't let you have one for free!

So what do you guys think about that deal? We think that's a pretty great deal. While it does kind of stink that you don't get an extra controller (a standard for many bundles), you do get some great games and the HDMI cable. We don't really have much else to say about this, so we'll leave it in yours hands: Deal or No Deal?

[Thanks Adam!]