Sony has finally announced the European release dates of Echochrome, ATV Offroad Fury Pro, and Secret Agent Clank. In case you want to find out when these games will be hitting the retail stores, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

THQ just released details regarding its profits for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Aside from money matters, however, the company's CEO also hinted at when they'll be releasing the next installments of their Saints Row and Red Faction franchises. Details await in the full article.

Sure, there'll be a lot of high-octane off-road racing in the PlayStation Portable version of Tantalus and THQ's MX vs. ATV Untamed, but that's not all there is to the game.

THQ has revealed that the game will also include a PSP-exclusive Milestone system that allow players to unlock additional content by achieving specific goals in the game. To see the screens and learn more about these Milestones, check the full article.

In a developer's diary entry, Elliot Olson talks about a championship game for MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS): The X-Cross Tournament. The tournament incorporates a number of different types of races, including two new gameplay modes. Check out the full article for details.

 

Heads up, fellow gamers from Europe! You're in for some loving, as Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) just unleashed their lineup of games for all PlayStation platforms. Or at least, if the post from NeoGAF holds true. Among the big titles, what catches our attention the most is the debut of PlayStation Home to European networks.

Looking at the PlayStation 3 list, Time Crisis 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune are difficult to miss. Good stuff are also coming from PSN, with new entries to Sony's ever expanding library of downloadable games clocked in at 13 titles. Still, PlayStation Home being there makes us pray that the post is legit.

A healthy dose of games will be gracing the PS2 and PSP. Only a couple of solid dates are listed for Sony's handheld, but more titles are expected to get tagged with a release soon.

Keep in mind that we are yet to receive any official confirmation, but updates are sure to follow. Here's the list for now:

Playstation 3

• 17/10/2007 – Folklore
• 19/10/2007 – Lair
• 24/10/2007 – Eye of Judgment
• 07/11/2007 – Ratchet&Clank : Operation Destruction
• 28/11/2007 – Time Crisis 4
• 05/12/2007 – Uncharted : Drake’s Fortune
• December 2007 – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

The rest of the list after the jump!

The M33 team has rolled out another update for their Custom Firmware (CFW) 3.51 M33 which adds quite a few functionalities that users have been asking for. In addition to this, they've also fixed a couple of bugs which prevented users from running some games.

Among the improvements include a few updates on the M33 NO-UMD driver, such as a bug fix which now allows games such as ATV Offroad Fury Pro, Steel Horizons, Tony Hawk's Project 8 to run on the firmware, and an improvement on the speed loading time.

Another addition to the firmware is its ability to now autodetect ta-082+ with brightness problems and correct it. Now, you should know that these display issues were found with the 1.50 kernel. Here are a few more of the changes in the CFW:

• Wlan fix is now done differently, patch is done in 3.51 kernel before going to 1.50 one.
• For those that don't read the readme file: we never would include in our files a sony prx! The fix was and is done simply with code. The 3.40 mention was to notice that the problem It was not a M33 bug, but a problem caused by Sony.
• 4th level of brightness enabled on 1.5 kernel too now.
• An option has been added to recovery, "Hard Reset on 1.50 homebrew." Use this, only if the wifi fix doesn't work with your psp still. It makes homebrew boot a bit slower.

So there you have it. kudos to the M33 Russian development team for their additional work on this one. As an added note, if you have the time and a little spare cash, the M33 team is accepting donations and have a link for that on their own site which you can access through our read link.

And finally, the usual warnings for beginners: This is custom firmware. Beginners are advised to do their research before attempting to install this. You could seriously mess up your PSP if you botch this up.

Thanks to Ryan F. for the news!

Download: CFW 3.51 M33 update #7

Seems like bargains for gamers simply don't stop. After reports of Lumines being sold at a ridiculously low price, Tesco dishing out cheap games enough to worry other retailers, and some other summer sales, Toys R Us now offers a clearance sale - tagging PSP and DS titles at US$ 9.98.

That isn't to say there are no good games flying off the shelves at that price; definitely not. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, which brings the immersive GTA experience to your pocket, can now be bagged at ten bucks. Sequel of the title selling like hotcakes recently, Lumines 2, is also up for grabs.

For DS owners, you might want to take ATV Quad Frenzy or X-men: The Official Game. A lot neglected these gems, but it's a steal with the current bargain prices.

Find these and other clearance deals by clicking on the Read link below.

According to French online site PlayFrance, Sony has furnished them a new list of video game titles that will be coming to all its current consoles, including the ones for online service PlayStation Network (PSN). The list for the PlayStation 3 is basically just a refresher of already known titles such as Lair and Heavenly Sword.

Quite interestingly, the lists for PSN and the PlayStation Portable reveal a lot of previously unknown or much-rumored video games. The said site failed to mention where the information came from so until Sony gives an official word, we're still putting this under "Rumors". Anyway, here's the list:

PSN video game titles:

• Loco Roco (Screensaver)
• Warhawk
• EyeToy Play Factory 1
• EyeToy Play Factory 2
• Super Stardust
• Snakeball
• GT5 Prologue
• Home
• Chills
• Eyecreate

PSP video game titles

• WipEout Pulsates: September 5, 2007
• Pursuit Forces: Extreme Justice: September 19, 2007
• Filter Syphon: Logan's Shadow: October 10, 2007
• Loco Roco 2: October 17, 2007
• ATV Offroad Fury 4 Pro: TBA
• Patapon: TBA

This Black Friday, you can get a whole lot of good PSP deals. How cheap exactly? Okay, at Circuit City, they're selling GTA: VCS for thirty bucks, you get a free Pelican kit with a purchase of a PSP, and ATV Offroad, Ape Escape, Infected, and Hot Shots Golf are all ten dollars each. What else? Oh, yeah, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is only US$ 17, so get happy with Captain Jack or something.

At Wal-mart GTA: LCS sells for only US$ 15, and a PSP will go for only US$ 170. At Meijer, a PSP will go for even lower at US$ 150!

Target only gives you a US$ 25 gift card for a PSP purchase, but hey, that's still 25 bucks worth of things to give to relatives on X-mas.

Heads up, boys and girls! buildit92 over at DCEmu has posted that Sony has released a new UMD PSP demo. This one is for ATV Offroad Fury Pro. He says he picked up his copy from Circuit City. Admittedly, he isn't too sure if it's actually an old demo or a new one. But nonetheless, it's better that he shouts it out than keeping it to himself, right?

Anyway, the demo works on fw 2.71. The demo gives you the option of going for the multiplayer or the single player mode. For the single player mode, you get to pick from among four different races. These four races consist of three quad and motocross races, while the other one is a car race. Unfortunately, you can't play motobikes on this one.

At least you now know that such a demo is in existence. Go ahead, check it out for yourself.