Sony revealed Gran Turnismo 5 Prologue, an “appetizer” set for release before GT5 on PSN, complete with online multiplayer. The trailer looked nothing else than spectacular, the visuals were better than GT: HD, and definitely better than Forza 2. There was no other information about the game, but it will be released before GT5, most likely later this year.

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima went on stage during Sony’s press event to talk about Metal Gear Solid 4. MG4 will be the final game in the series, and will be Kojima’s last game as a developer. He premiered the newest trailer (no in game footage or stage demo, unfortunately).

The trailer had the same is the feel as the previous ones, all in-game rendered footage, and it looked gorgeous. There will be a demo of the game next week in Tokyo, where Kojima will showcase the game in front of the Japanese press. We won’t reveal the content of the trailer, but we’ll post is here as soon as we get it.

To go with the announcement of the redesigned PSP, Sony has announced the PSP Entertainment Pack. It will include a 1 gigabyte memory stick duo, the game Daxter, a UMD of Family Guy Freaking Sweet and lastly the PSP itself which will be Ice Silver in color. This will all come to you for the price of $199.99.

Sony has just announced the three new colors coming to its soon to be released, redesigned PSP system. There will be the classic piano black, ice silver and a custom white with a Darth Vader face picture on the back of it. However, the only way to get the Darth Vader PSP is by purchasing the Star Wars: Battlefront Renegade Squadron PSP pack in October for $199.99.

The upcoming multiplayer slaughterhouse Unreal Tournament 3 will be a PS3 exclusive in 2007, according to Sony’s Jack Tretton. He announced that Sony and Epic were in a new partnership, where the Unreal Engine 3 would be optimized particularly for the PS3, and will be distributed to PS3 developers worldwide.

Unreal Tournament 3 to be an exclusive for the PS3 this year sounds rather ridiculous, Tretton must have gotten something wrong during his presentation. He also said a number of other games were “exclusive”, games like Assassin’s Creed and Madden NFL 08. We know those aren’t exclusive, by far.

In a rather bold announcement at the Sony press event, Jack Tretton claims Sony will ship 11 million PlayStation 3s this year. He cites the new 80 GB version and the price cut on the 60 GB version as the big contributors.

Sony has so far sold under 4 million million units and shipped 5 million, 7 months into the year. Reaching 11 million in 5 months will be a tough challenge for them, it will probably result in a lot of PS3s collecting dust on store shelves.

There are more than 80 games in development for the PlayStation Network on the PS3. Among the games is Echo Chrome, a very simple 3D puzzle game, way to simple for something like the PS3. Another game is Wipeout HD, which looked pretty sweet, running in 1080p at 60FPS. Warhawk was another game showcased, which will be coming both to the PSN and in retail stores. Socom: Confirmation was also showcased, and will be available on PSN and in stores (on Blu-ray, of course). All 80 games are expected to be released before March 2008, some are PSN exclusive, some will also get a Blu-ray release as well.

The guys at Guerilla Games are having a field day: their game gets publicly unveiled and reaction has been largely positive. Keeping that in mind, a dev from the studio popped up on the NeoGAF forums, saying that the trailer we’re seeing now is from the “pre-pre-alpha” version of the game and that “there will be much more details, effects and so on.”

He also states that half the animations are not in the game and that the final game will match the target render shown at E3 2005, going on to say that it might look “even better in the final game.”

Hope they deliver, because if what he says is true then this “pre-pre-alpha” video becomes even more impressive. Hopefully, the gameplay will stand up, too.

Sony’s E3 press event is well underway, and CEO Jack Tretton is on the stage, talking about the PSP. There will be more than 140 new games for the handheld this fiscal year (ending March 08). There were quite a few of them showcased, including;

God of War, Wipeout, Socom, Patapon, NBA 08, Syphon Filter, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Sonic Rivals 2, The Sims 2: Castaway, SWAT, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Casltevania.

Sony’s Kaz Hirai took the stage to announced a new PSP, which is pretty much like the old one, except that it’s 33% lighter, it’s thinner, and has an improved battery life. The new PSP will be available in September, in multiple colors.

Sierra Entertainment today announced F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, an all-new standalone expansion pack for PC and F.E.A.R. Files, a complete standalone expansion pack series for Xbox 360. Both are scheduled for release this Fall.

Perseus Mandate will feature a brand new team that tells the story of the original game through a different perspective. The campaign will reveal a parallel story allowing players to take the role of a different F.E.A.R. soldier and battle new enemies that the original team never saw coming.

Meanwhile, Files will feature the new Perseus Mandate campaign, as well as Extraction Point, offering both expansions as a single package on the console. More details and media will be revealed at the show.