NEWS

PlayStation 3 Becomes A Laptop

After giving us the Xbox laptop and the Wii laptop, Mod master Ben Heck has created this-one-of-a-kind laptop called the “PlayStation 3P.” It took him a year and a half to put together this bad boy, which comes with a 17-inch LCD HDTV screen and weighs 16 pounds. Heck has also teamed up with Engadget to auction it off for charity, so stay tuned for more details. After the jump, see some more pictures.

Sony Releases Grand Turismo 5 Prologue Soundtrack

Car games deserve good soundtracks—well, driving games besides NASCAR. Sony just released the songs featured on the Grand Turismo 5 Prologue (out April 19 on PS3). The tunes feature an exclusive remix of “Automatic” off of Weezer’s upcoming album, an exclusive remix of Mars Volta’s “Goliath” and tracks from The Klaxons, DJ Shadow, and Justice.

Click the jump for the full track list.

Spinning Your Wheels With Official Gran Turismo Steering Set

Fresh off the heels of the infamously nerdy 2008 Game Developer’s Conference, Logitech announced its Driving Force GT Wheel, the official virtual steering wheel of Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3. It features force feedback, brake bias, traction control, and a realtime adjustment dial to fine tune the experience and give gamers an authentic feel that can only be topped by a weekend at Skip Barber’s racing school or an equally expensive simulator. The set also comes with full-size gas/brake pedals and racers can use stick shift or the wheel-mounted paddles to scream through the gears. There’s also an illuminated horn that’s perfect for taunting other racers as you jet by. Expect to be race ready by May. $149.99

Toys “R” Us Becomes Relevant Again

There’s a reason you don’t want to grow up and be a Toys “R” Us kid. The toy crazed monster chain is taking pre-orders for the soon to be released Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. But here’s the catch, you have to go find out what stores will have them available and then go directly to the store and drop $50 to claim your stake. They will contact you once the machines are available. To find out which stores will be carrying, click for the store locator and then call up to make sure they’re holding. Since many ‘hardcore gamers’ will be flooding stores like GameSpot and EB Games this may be your only chance.