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Not content with just being able to play games or watch films through your PS3? How about watching and recording TV then? This is exactly what PlayTV (with the PlayStation 3 TV tuner) lets you do.
Plug your TV aerial into the tuner and connect your PS3 via the USB cable provided, and you’ll get a whole host of TV and radio channels. Even better, you can record TV whilst playing a game or watch, pause, and rewind live TV!
To get this for £54.99 from Play.com, simply click here and enter the voucher code VTWMDLHGPQ (this knocks a fiver off any spend over £50).
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the first band-themed Guitar Hero game to appear on the market, with the next one scheduled for release late this year or early next - and it will be Guitar Hero: Metallica. That should be excellent, just so long as they include some older stuff and quietly skip past St Anger.
The soundtrack in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith consists of a total of 41 songs, with 29 coming from the group and the remaining 12 from bands that they have played with in that past or that have inspired them. Just don’t expect "I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing", OK?!?
SoftUK are selling Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (with a custom wireless guitar), on the PS3, for £52.99 - click here for more details on this cheap games‘ availability.
A turn-based card game sounds like a bit of a weird idea for a video game, but The Eye Of Judgment works quite well. This is also the first title to make use of the PlayStation Eye camera, which comes included in this bundle.
Using the "9 Fields" table mat and special trading cards, you conquer a playfield by employing various creatures and spells. Take turns playing cards of your choice on the mat and perform actions that are captured through the camera in order to occupy more than half the field to win the match.
Click here to get The Eye Of Judgment (with the PlayStation Eye camera) for £39.99 from Gamestation.
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is the third game in the Untold Legends series, and the first to appear on the PlayStation 3 - it was also a launch title, so it’s been out for nearly a couple of years now.
This easy-to-play hack and slash game sees you choosing from three different characters to guide on a perilous journey, as you immerse yourself in a fantastic world where only you can end the long-standing oppression of a tyrannical king.
If you fancy this title, click here to buy it for £17.99 from Gamestation.
Lair £9.99
06 Sep
For some people the idea of riding a dragon (steady!) sounds fascinating. If you’re one of these people then Lair might very well interest you, as the main character spends most of his time doing just that.
Rohn is a warrior who rides a dragon that has been trained for deadly aerial and ground combat, and they must work together to try and change the destiny of a world on the brink of extinction…
To get this disappointing PS3 title for £9.99 from Argos, click here.
Beijing 2008 £19.95
06 Sep
Any title based on the Olympics has been a button-basher forever, I’m pretty certain. This means that you either get knackered after about half an hour, or come out with stupid ways to push the buttons faster - I’m sure everyone has tried using a coin or a pen lid.
Beijing 2008 has a new addition which makes it miles better than any other Olympic video game from the past though, in the form of an online multiplayer mode. Now you can get revenge for old Blighty, in a virtual sense anyway!
Click here to buy this PlayStation 3 game for £19.95 from ShopTo. XBox 360 owners can also get Beijing 2008 (ignore the bit about the PS3 one!) from the same retailer for the slightly higher price of £23.99.
John Woo Presents: Stranglehold is a third-person shooter that serves as the sequel to 1992 action film Hard Boiled, and stars Chow Yun-Fat reprising his role as cop Inspector "Tequila" Yuen. His loyalties are pushed to the limit when his ex-wife is kidnapped by the Russian mob in Chicago and as he struggles balance his duty to uphold the law with doing what it takes to save his family.
The John Woo Presents: Stranglehold - Collector’s Edition PlayStation 3 release is different from the XBox 360 version in that it comes complete with a high definition copy of Hard Boiled. What a very nice bonus to get!
Click here to get this title for about £13.28 delivered from Axel Music.
Those new to the world of Metal Gear might like to know that it’s a stealth action game which is exclusive to the PlayStation 3. It’s the seventh in the series, and the first to appear on a fourth-generation console.
A third-person view with full camera manipulation is used, but you also have the freedom to switch to either a first-person mode or an over-the-shoulder view. Elements from previous entries in the saga return in modified forms, and Snake has a robotic drone which allows communication and can even incapacitate enemies with a weak electric shock.
Also included is Metal Gear Online which features 16 player online stealth battles that encourage you to engage heavily in teamwork (like Army Of Two, kind of).
To buy this title for £24.99 from Game, simply click here.
Beijing 2008 £23.99
03 Sep
The Olympics have been over for a couple of weeks, but you can try and recreate any of your favourite events in the Beijing 2008 video game. Heck, why not try and equal Michael Phelps’ record? For good measure, do it with a British swimmer!
For the very first time in an Olympic game you can take on other players around the world via the online multiplayer mode. This is something that has been anticipated for many years, so it’s great we finally get the option.
Click here to buy the PlayStation 3 release, or click here to get the XBox 360 version - both are £23.99 each at ShopTo.
Army Of Two £17.99
03 Sep
If you’re getting a bit sick of third-person shooters, I’m afraid you’ll bite my head off for mentioning Army Of Two. At least this one has a unique feature, as you have to use coordinated teamwork in order to accomplish the game’s goals - try and get a friend to play with you, as the computer is a bit shit to be honest.
Weapons can be fully customised using money acquired as you progress, and a semi-decent online multiplayer mode is also included. This is unlike standard deathmatch modes, because you have to watch each other’s backs and work together to defeat the opposing team.
Click here to get the PlayStation 3 version, or click here to buy the XBox 360 release - both of which are £17.99 each over at base.com.
