What makes a winner of a game? Graphics? Innovation? What of hardware products - accessories, peripherals, etc.? The Games Conference gave out nine awards during the event - three of which went to Sony Europe. Ever wondered what reasons the jury and panelists gave to justify the awards for LittleBigPlanet, Resistance: Retribution, and PlayTV? Read more to find out.

The Last Guy is finally available for download over at the PlayStation Store this week. Hope you still have credits after last week's Quest for Booty - you can never go wrong with zombies! Free demos for SoulCalibur 4 and NHL 09 are also online now, while the PC store has some wallpapers and a new theme available for the PSP.

If you want to check out all of the hot new videos and trailers showcased during the E3 2008 event held in Los Angeles, then fire up your consoles and download them off the PlayStation Store. European gamers get the latest weekly update a day earlier thanks to the annual video game event. You can view the complete list of downloadable goodies in our full article after the jump.

A Sony document in circulation has revealed some interesting details regarding the company's plans for the PS3 and PSP. For one, there's the prospect of a new video download service that might be introduced to PSN by this summer. Further details are available in the full article.

Wondering which games will be making their appearance over at this July's E3 event? We've picked up a list of the titles that have been currently confirmed to be arriving, with more expected to be announced in the near future. You can view the currently list over in the full  article.

Although he still doesn't think that a price cut for the PlayStation 3 will be coming this year, Lazard Capital Market analyst Colin Sebastian urged investors not to count Sony out just yet. Hit the full article for details.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has just unveiled its planned launch lineup for this year up until early 2009. Killzone 2 will indeed be arriving by next year, although the PSP gamers will be getting a reprieve with an earlier-than-expected launch date for Secret Agent Clank. The rest of details are available in the full article.

(Editor's Note: Spent too much time playing GTA IV to read up on the news? Time to catch up with QuickJump QuickPeek!)

Whoa, it's the weekend already? Pry your thumbs away from those controllers, gamers, it's time for number 46! In this issue, we cover everything from the big PlayStation Day event, to the upcoming WiiWare service, and a heck of a lot of Grand Theft Auto IV news. Take a breath, folks, here we go!

*Article originally posted May 10, 2008 at 03:00PM.

Much to the delight of many gamers, the PlayStation Day 08 has already started. The list of games to be featured during the event have been released and it's looking pretty awesome. Included among the list are upcoming titles such as Killzone 2, Resistance 2, and LittleBigPlanet. In addition, the list of games also revealed that MotorStorm 2 now has an official name. To find out more, be sure to check out the full article.

(Editor's Note: Wait... what? Is Zanarkand really out there? And what's this talk about elephants? Up to you to find out, bub.)

42 is a number that holds special meaning to fans of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And in our very own QuickJump QuickPeek 42, we'll be trying to give an answer to the question of the life, the universe, and everything. Or at least, seven days' worth of all that in the gaming industry...

* Article originally posted Apr 12, 2008 at 04:25PM