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SCEA’s Peter Dille has been chatting toGamasutraabout a number of things, not least the infamous PSP piracy problem. With Sony not really doing much with its handheld system until recently, homebrew developers and piracy fans have taken it upon themselves to release games on the barren platform, whether Sony likes it or not. Sonydoesn’tlike it. “I’m convinced and we’re convinced that piracy has taken out a big chunk of our software sales on PSP,” states Peter Dille, channeling Captain Obvious....

My personal excitement for Sony’sGod of War IIIcan’t be understated. Let it be known that the font size that I’d like to use to type out the letters “O,” “M,” “F,” and “G” would be too large to fit on any known computer monitor. So this week is exciting for me for a few reasons. One,Game Informerhas revealed that the cover story for their March issue is none other thanGod of WarIII....

Imitation is said to be the ultimate form of flattery. So when it comes to the pixel-perfect landscapes, from timeless gaming classics such asSuper Mario Bros.andChrono Trigger, it’s no wonder that copious amounts of artistically-inclined fans jump to re-create their favorite 8-bit icons bit for bit. Some choose to indulge with craft by way ofPacmankeychainsandSpace Invaderbento boxes, while a handful attempt to use the “finer arts” for expression by painting zoomed-inpixelated sceneson canvas....

If I wanted to post all the great videogame-related papercraft out there, I would just post links to Cubeecraft everyday and close up shop. Every once in a while, however, truly amazing papercraft comes along and I just can’t help myself. Enter artist ddi7i4d,Nintendo Papercraft‘s resident machinist. Those papercraft automatons you see above this article? They allmove. Well, assuming you cut and glued them properly — otherwise, they just tear....

I very rarely give a damn about with whom I could Game with Fame. Sometimes, I’m amused by the offerings but little else. But playingHalo 3with Scott Weiland? The man’s music was pretty much the backdrop of my adolescence. Weiland, lead singer of the recently re-united Stone Temple Pilots, will be logging on to Xbox Live June 1st starting at 7 PM Eastern. All you have to do to participate is add StoneTempleGWF to your friends list and show up half an hour before the event starts to get your chance to take him on....

Reader Reggie Santiago sends us news of an unfortunate importer mix-up that had thousands of pre-order customers watchingHalo 3cutscenes that star a Mandarin-speaking Master Chief. The mental image is funny, but you have to feel bad for these guys. English-speaking customers of video game importerPlay-Asia.comexcitedly tore into packages to finally popHalo 3into their Xbox 360s, only to find that they received theHalo 3Asia Version. It turns out that Play-Asia did not know that the game would not have an English voice track....

A game-breaking glitch involving Trophies on the PlayStation 3 will be receiving a patch. The problem (other than the glitch) is figuring out exactly when the fix will debut. Users have been making the error known to Sony since this fall. According to a CVGreport, the glitch appeared when users changed their account IDs or their passwords somewhere between firmware updates 2.50 and 2.53. It corrupts Trophy data, preventing synchronization to the profile....

PlayStation.Blog is having their third annual fan meetup during the week of E3. The blog will be taking over Ciudad on June 13 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM where they’ll have food, games and prizes. The blog will also have some upcoming PSP games on hand and Jeff Rubenstein will even be signing any body part of your choosing!* The first 150 people to attend the event will also be allowed into Sony’s E3 press conference on Tuesday....

New Podtoid. No Jim, but we got Joseph Leray. In it, we discuss: – Every game anyone has been playing, ever– Overpriced games– The subtle art of tumping

PopCap just announcedtheir new small games label called 4th & Battery a couple of days ago. This experimental venture gives the company designers and developers free reign to create smaller, simpler games without the constraints of normal game publishing. The company is named after the cross streets where PopCap is located, in Seattle. With this announcement came a mention of a new game from the label,Unpleasant Horse. It seems Apple has already rejected the title for its mature content....

“It’s been in my head for at least 15 years,” designer Tim Schafer tells us of Double Fine’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game,Brütal Legend. “I wanted to do a game that played off of the fantasy and the images from heavy metal music,” he continues, “all of the music that I loved, starting back from when I first bought [Ozzy Osbourne’s]Diary of a Madman.” you’re able to almost picture a young Schafer, poring over the artwork, liner notes, and lyrics of his favorite Judas Priest and Iron Maiden albums....

Major Frigging Nelson hasjust announcedthat Disney Interactive’s off-road racing gamePUREhas arrived on Xbox Live in demo form. If you actuallyhavea job, you might be interested in quickly downloading the bugger before you have to go to work. I’ve been on the lookout for a decent racing game, so I’ve got my 360 churning away in the background as I type. Nick Chester talks about this one a lot, so I’m assuming it’s good....

Headed out to QuakeCon this August? You’ll want to know about the “new and improved registration process.” The new process is entirely on-site, and is apparently designed to reduce the time attendees will have to wait to register their computers and what not they bring along for the frag-related activities that will ensue. The event will be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, with doors opening on August 13 at 9am and will remain open until Sunday, August 15 at noon… or until everyone drops dead from exhaustion....