Hands up those who were impressed with the LittleBigPlanet 2 section of Sony’s E3 conference, because we certainly were. When they said it was a platform for creating games, they really weren’t kidding!

It seems that the power of creation might be closer than you think if a recent press release is anything to go by.

It’s finally been announced! After years of development, several delays and (last time we checked) a bar tab of about $80 million – Gran Turismo 5 has a release date.

Guys and Gals, we kid you not.

It’s a tense time for Gran Turismo fans.  With the Sony press conference a gnats foot away – the anticipation is that we will finally, finally (finally) get a release date for the game some …

This is a pretty good week. Aside from Toy Story 2 being added as a PSone Classic, a really awesome game is now available in Europe. Please welcome… *drum roll* Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus! Yay!
There’s a …

This week isn’t so bad. Although N2O being a PSone Classic is a joke. Especially since Europe received Final Fantasy IX last week. Such cruelty.

A bunch of PSP games are now ridiculously cheap. We don’t talk much about the portable system, but you’ll definitely want to pick up many of these games if you haven’t done so already. The original Soldner-X also received a permanent price drop and there’s even a bundle pack that includes Soldner-X 2 (review coming soon!).

There’s two new games this week: Tecmo Bowl Throwback and Planet Mini-golf. A demo is available for only Planet Mini-golf for some reason.

Aside from that, everything else is DLC. Nothing unusual here. More songs for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and even more Record of Agarest War milking. Map Pack 2 for Lost Planet 2 is out now and Dead to Rights: Retribution has DLC that features new multiplayer modes.

New avatars for Soldner-X 2 and Super Street Fighter IV (Juri, Akuma, Sagat) can be purchased for a low price. There is a disturbing lack of Chun-Li. Next week maybe? We’ll see. If not, there will be a riot.

This month, we’ve been skinning everything in sight in Red Dead Redemption, demonstrating our construction skills in ModNation Racer and making our boards do the work in Skate 3. But as much as we enjoyed these titles, our thoughts kept drifting to the future as we got excited about news of sequels to massive PlayStation exclusives. Here’s the rundown of May’s highlights…

Sony has set a release date for the first batch of updates to convert existing games into stereoscopic 3D. On June 10, updates for Wipeout HD, Star Super Stardust HD and Mr. Pain will be available on the PSN.

The great news is that updates for Wipeout HD and Super Stardust HD will be absolutely free, the bad news is that you will have to pay ¥300 (£2.26/$3.28 if converted accurately) to play Mr. Pain in 3D.

E3 is exactly one month away now, and there is expected to be a lot of new announcements that will make all of us very excited!

So Sony have launched a new website for gamers and anxious journalists to dribble over while counting down to the company’s conference.

Those with OCD better back away, as Team Attitudes weekly FirstPlay rundown is moving from Friday to Thursday to coincide with the new PSN store updates.

Well it’s finally here. We’ve waited, gone through BETA tests and waited some more – now FirstPlay is upon us.

But is it worth your money?

Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauch has been speaking about the current state of the much delayed Gran Turismo 5.

Please just release the game – please!

The UK’s position as a world-leading developer of video games is under threat. For years it has been the third largest employer of development staff in the world, with the USA and Japan in first and second position, but recent times have seen the UK overtaken by the Canadian games industry.

Here we are with the last ‘Deals of the Week’ for April 2010. This Friday, as every Friday, we deliver to you our readers our favourite PlayStation 3 game deals from across the Internet, including an incredible deal for Super Street Fighter IV fans…

Well it’s finally here.  We’ve waited, gone through BETA tests and waited some more – now FirstPlay is upon us.
But is it worth your money?

As many of our readers have already noticed, Final Fight: Double Impact requires an internet connection to play. Capcom has acknowledged the concerns and issued an apology for not mentioning the requirement.

Well it’s finally here. We’ve waited, gone through BETA tests and waited some more – now FirstPlay is upon us.

But is it worth your money?

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue released in 2008, and it was a fair preview for the full game that has been delayed and delayed countless times.

Rest assured, we won’t be just getting more of the same when GT5 finally arrives, confirmed by Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi…

The upcoming release of PS Move and Natal, the motion sensing devices from Sony and Microsoft, has marked an interesting change in the way these two gaming institutions promote their consoles. It’s a shift because it’s the first time peripherals have taken centre stage for either company. Sony and Microsoft have traditionally taken a very conservative approach to console development, believing superior graphics to be the holy grail. When it comes to input devices both have been happy to stick with the trusted joypad.

This week isn’t so bad. There is a demo for 2010 FIFA World Cup and Aqua Panic HD is the lone downloadable game for this Thursday.

DLC is really where this week shines. There’s Blue Toad Murder Files Episodes 4-6, The Incredibles LittleBigPlanet content, and for Mega Man 10 you can now purchase Bass and Special Stage 1. Woot!

First Play makes its highly anticipated debut today. You can either buy the first episode or you can subscribe to First Play for three months. Let us know what you think of the service.

If you have a PSP then you’ll be happy with all the deals, so take advantage of those while they last.

The countdown to Sony’s E3 conference in LA has officially begun after it was announced that it will be held on June 15th.