Sony has lofty goals for this fiscal year. Banking on the recent success of the PS3 Slim and the round of PS3 price cuts, Sony executive vice president Kaz Hirai has revealed that they plan to hit 13 million PS3s sold worldwide in FY09. They also expect the PlayStation Network to pull in revenues roughly thrice the profits they made last year. More after the jump.

A lot of eyes were on Sony at the Media Investor Conference quite recently, where the company revealed their plans of world domination increasing profit in 2010. The interwebs got an unpleasant jolt of "WTF?!" yesterday when they spotted a line that read "new revenue stream from subscription" under PSN in the Sony presentation. SCE head Kaz Hirai quickly moves to soothe the angry mob, saying that the current PlayStation Network services will remain free.

Sony's giving out a big firmware double-whammy to celebrate the PS3's third birthday. With Firmware 3.10 coming out for the PS3 today, Sony's following it up with the release of FW 6.20 for the PSP tomorrow in Japan.

*UPDATE* The firmware is now live in all regions. Full changelog after the break.

Are you ready for the next battle? Namco Bandai has today announced that Tekken 6 has officially gone gold for the PSP and is now currently in manufacturing ready for the November 24 launch date across North America.

Tech blog Digital Foundry reports that sources "intimately involved with the alliances and deal-making within their sector" have effectively confirmed that Nintendo and nVidia are teaming up for the next DS. The report also mentions that Sony has formed an alliance with IMG for the PSP2, which is expected to be a "technological monster." While neither devices have been flat-out confirmed by both groups, Digital Foundry tosses around some tentative tech specs for the next generation of handheld gaming supposedly leaked by industry insiders.

Interested in getting a PSP Go but is waiting for its price to drop to something more reasonable and affordable? This might be your chance. Sony has come up with a method for you to get US$ 50 off their new handheld, along with a PlayStation Card. Okay, it sounds pretty and all, but just in case you stopped reading at "get US$ 50 off", I suggest you read on.

Assassin’s Creed II is quickly shaping up to be one of the year's blockbuster releases. We're just days away from launch, but for those of you who still hunger for more info on the game, here's a video interview with lead game designer Patrick Plourde.

Adhoc multiplayer mode won't be the bane of PSP owners who want the global reach of infrastructure mode anymore. If they have PS3s, that is. Sony has finally announced that Adhoc Party is coming to North America.

Wanna know who the top-billers are for NPD's October sales charts? You don't have to look further, cos we have it right here. On the software front, as expected, Nathan Drake and company spearheads the pack with their second round of adventure in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Meanwhile, on the hardware front, the Nintendo platforms continue to rule, but the PS3 also moved some impressive units, presumably because of Uncharted 2.

Getting used to the four-player multiplayer modes in most multiplayer-capable PSP games? Prepare to expand your horizons, then. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 is continuing the series' 16-player multiplayer firefights. More details about the game's competitive multiplayer modes after the jump.