The Xbox 360 is more popular that the PlayStation 3 in the US, and the opposite is true in Japan. That's the way it's been for a long time, until the PS3 started outselling the 360 in the US this year. Now it seems the tables are also being turned in Japan, with the 360 outselling the PS3 2.5-to-1 last week. Details in the full article.

Do you ever wonder which among the consoles are getting the most attention from the developers, meaning how many developers are actually working on a particular platform? Apparently, Game Developer Magazine wondered precisely about this, and so has published a survey report on the state of the game development. Their findings can be found after the jump.

A lot of predictions have been thrown our way as to how this leg of the console race will end. But this one isn't from industry analysts, this time. Rather, it's from one that was formerly in the know as a Sony top executive. For him, we'll know who wins the race by 2011, and it's gonna be a tie.

We're about to enter the final quarter of the year, and it should be interesting to take note how our favored platforms and games are faring in terms of sales. Nintendo still appears to be raking in a lot of cash with the DS Lite and the Wii being the top sellers, while Soul Calibur IV (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) reigns the software charts, with both the Xbox 360 and PS3 version comfortable in the top spots.

Everyone had a blast out of E3? Maybe, maybe not. We know a lot of you guys have a lot of things in your mind right now (like maybe FF13 jumping to the 360 as well?). It was a week of highs and lows for everyone, but nonetheless, it's still a crazy celebration for gaming in general. And before any more of hell breaks loose (if it hasn't already in E3), let's recap what we know so far, eh? Send in the clowns! Uh, Warriors, I mean.

Developer Nataku92 visited the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announce the release of CSPSPServer v1.1 and CSPSP v1.56. The latest build of the CSPSP homebrew game now carries grenades along with several other bug fixes. Details are available in the full article.

Download: CSPSP version 1.56
Download: CSPSPServer v1.1
Download: Microsoft .NET Framework3.0
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forum

If you like the idea of having MSPaint installed on your PSP, then homebrew developer Gefa's PaintMIXER is the closest thing you can get to Paint. It's a good clone of Microsoft's ubiquitous drawing application - go check it out. The changelog in the full article.


Download: PaintMIXER v2.1.0

Thanks in large part to Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Sony is licking some serious PlayStation 3 sales chops. However, the overall leadership remains with Kyoto-based Nintendo as their twin juggernauts Wii and DS posted huge stats again. The official reactions of both companies after the jump.

The NPD Group has released its report for the month of June and the sales figures are in on the top hardware and software performers of the past 30 days. This has been a big month for the PlayStation 3, but Nintendo's DS and Wii combo is still on top. Details in the full article up ahead.

It ain't over till it's over. Yes, fanboys and fangirls. The whole brouhaha over the Xbox 360 version of FFXIII is still abuzz, and yet there really seems to be no rest for the wicked (no pun intended). Producers Shinji Hashimoto and Yoshinori Kitase have finally opened up about the Xbox 360 version, as well as a confirmation on the FFVII announcement that's sure to "shock the fans." *Gasp!*