PlayStation 3

I’m a huge fan of the Silent Hill series. Silent Hill 2 was the first videogame that genuinely scared me, and I’ve like all the other iterations of the series, so I was really looking forward to the current-gen Silent Hill.

While it’s hard to get much more than a general impression from a brief time with a pre-release version of any game, it’s particularly hard to get the feel for a survival horror title at a glitzy conference room suite--if you’re not playing in the middle of the night, alone in a dark house, it’s just not going to be that scary--but, I’ll do my best here. This is the first Silent Hill game from developers Double Helix and Silent Hill Homecoming seems like it’s casting a wider net and abandoning some of  the quirks from previous games—it seems like a more general-interest title than, say, Silent Hill 4: The Room.

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While we knew that PlayTV, the PlayStation's television streaming service, was coming sometime this fall, we now have a date, at least in Europe. SCEE president David Reeves told Eurogamer: "Yep, it's going to be 10th September that PlayTV comes out."

"It was very difficult for some of the tech guys but we had to include it in the firmware upgrade, 2.41, but it's done now," he said. No word on an American release yet, but stay tuned.

Eurogamer: PlayTV dated, will record TV while gaming

Learn all about a deadly new enemy you'll face in Project Origin, the upcoming FPS sequel to F.E.A.R. from Monolith. This is the "Remnant", a dangerous enemy converted by the evil of Alma, the games villain. Look for the game in the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Check out two new videos from Capcom's new puzzle game, Flock, which was recently announced for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Here's the game's trailer:

Hit the break for some extra gameplay footage.

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Check out the E3 trailer for Activsion's Guitar Hero World Tour for the PS2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

Take a new age swing on a classic franchise with Capcom's remake of Bionic Commando for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Olivia Munn creates her own character with "ninja" moves as she gets an exclusive hands on demo of EA's Facebreaker with producer Tom Batty. The game is due out this September for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Stay tuned for more E3 2008 coverage.

Ubisoft's open-world FPS masterpiece, Far Cry 2, is looking more beautiful than ever. In fact, it even plays better as our own Kevin Pereira is given an exclusive hands-on demo from Ubisoft's Clint Hocking.

Far Cry 2 due out this October for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Stay tuned for more E3 2008 coverage.

We spent a little time at MTV Games suite, and brought back some photos of some Rock Band and Rock Band 2 instruments. These are second party, Mad Catz deals, but they are very impressive. Above is a Rock Band drum cover, we guess for the kick drum of the ION, deluxe drum kit pictured below:

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Disney Interactive is exploring 4x4 racing in their new title Pure available for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The game will release September 16, 2008.