"Sony Japan is set to continue a PlayStation tradition with the PlayStation 3: an official budget lineup. A Japanese online retailer has posted listings for the first set of PS3 titles to fall under the new "PlayStation 3 the Best" lineup.

According to the retailer, PS3 owners in Japan will soon be able to pick up PlayStation 3 the Best versions of Resistance, FolksSoul, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gundam: Target in Sight, and Ridge Racer 7 for 3,800 yen each. All five will arrive on 3/19."

"Tecmo announced the impending release of three new down loadable survival modes for Ninja Gaiden Sigma. The first of the three down loadable modes will be released on the PlayStation Network on August 30, 2007 at a price of $2.99.

Extending the critically acclaimed game play experience, the new battle-oriented survival modes feature three different themes: “Weapon Master,” “Speed Master,” and “Rachel Master.”

[] In the “Weapon Master” mode, the player must master their chosen weapon to ..."

"As always a number of interesting trends are present in this week's data. The most important of which is the trend of PS3 sales at $499 (before a new $599 sku is introduced in August). It appears that Sony's E3 comments are in fact correct - sales do appear to have doubled - at least short term. Nonetheless, sales were still just above Xbox 360 and just under PS2."

"Is Ninja Gaiden Sigma a razor sharp entry into the PlayStation 3 catalogue or merely a blunt edged rehash of an already existing Xbox title? Let the opinions of the wide-ranging critical masses by known as GamerSquad brings you the Ninja Gaiden Sigma review round-up."

"After last week’s mini release resurgence, which perhaps topped out with Starbreeze Studios’ incredibly atmospheric pseudo RPG-edged, first-person shooter The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360), this week sees a typical trough arriving hot on the heels of a modest peak. And so, it’s off back to the summer doldrums we go following a tantalisingly brief glimpse of what the gaming scene really should look like."

"You'd think the man in charge of one of the toughest games around would play it on the hardest difficulty, wouldn't you? Not so for Yosuka Hayashi, director and producer of Ninja Gaiden Sigma on PS3. Turns out he plays it on 'Ninja Dog', which you are offered when you die lots. But we'll forgive him because his game's looking ace.

During a quick Q&A session, Hayashi hinted that the Tecmo development team are split between the three consoles in terms of their favourites, hinting a Wii game ..."

"1. He's always going to be wearing a jacket that's cooler than yours.
2. He's going to hit on your mom.

3. While there have been a few misses (Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 says "Hi."), Itagaki-san has a pretty solid track record, and his games are generally of high quality.
4. He's going to brag about it. A lot.

So no one is surprised when, in a recent interview, he says something like this to Game Informer:

I’d like to show everybody some of the new stuff that we’ve been working on in..."

"Team Ninja has already completed work on Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3, well in advance of the game's July release date. Of course, the big question on the minds of Xbox 360 owners everywhere is, will they have to shell out half a grand to play the game? The answer seems to be yes."

"Tecmo has released some brand new screens of their upcoming PS3 title Ninja Gaiden Sigma, which feature not only a handful of new enemies, but also the reappearance of a few familiar faces.

By Matthew Fitsko

The last time we saw Ryu Hayabusa don his all-black gear and katana was for the 2005 Xbox title Ninja Gaiden Black. Although his next-gen debut on the PlayStation 3 will essentially be a remake of the game, the new Ninja Gaiden Sigma will feature some other interesting additions, in..."