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Play.com’s doing its best to keep PS3′s price down, despite Sony’s refusal to offer an official cut, launching two new Christmas bundles for the machine today.

The first pack comes with an 80Gb machine, Quantum Of Solace, Batman Begins Blu-ray, the Blu-ray remote and LittleBigPlanet for £300.

The second swaps out Quantum of Solace for GTA IV, and Batman Begins for 300, for the same price.

Maybe now’s the time? Thanks, PS3F.

Following news of some fairly spectacular 360 bundling in the UK, Dell’s confirmed it’s offering Rock Band 2 and an Arcade 360 for $199.

The offer will only be available as part of Dell’s “Black Friday” promotion, but still.

Game announced last week that it’s now offering a 60Gb 360, two controllers and Gears of War 2 for £199.

See the world go mad through the link.

Microsoft’s press released the Gears 2 launch with a reminder that UK retailer Game’s releasing a bundle with the title today.

The pack costs £199.99 and comes with the game, a 60Gb 360 and an extra controller. You can’t really say fairer than that.

Neil Martin from Game said, “We’ve seen some incredible excitement around the launch of Gears of War 2 for months now and are delighted to finally enable fans to get their hands on the game.

“Last night’s midnight launch saw dedicated fans queuing up to get their copies. We’re absolutely sure that they won’t be disappointed with what’s set to be one of the must-have games this Christmas.”

Full thing after the break. Thanks, Blerk.

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According to Kotaku, Microsoft’s confirmed yet another 360 bundle for Europe, this one including the staggeringly violent Call of Duty: World at War.

The pack contains a 60GB Pro machine, a wireless controller and a copy of the game.

There’s no date through there.

According to this Kotaku piece, Microsoft’s announced a PES 2009 bundle for Europe, to release on October 24.

The pack will retail for £190/€270 and includes 60GB Pro, a single controller and a copy of the game.

Bargain. More through the link.

SCEE just confirmed to VG247 that its LittleBigPlanet bundle will launch in Europe on October 31.

The pack will contain the game, an 80Gb PS3 and a DualShock 3 for £299.

It doesn’t sound like the cute DualShock 3 packs containing nothing but the controller and the game are going to make it out of Japan, either: a rep told us this morning that the machine pack was the “only” LBP bundle being offered in Europe.

LittleBigPlanet releases on October 24.

As reported by Kotaku, SCEJ’s announced a slew of LittleBigPlanet bundles at TGS, featuring the game and a DualShock controller. There are some shots of them through there.

The package will cost 7,980 yen, which is about $79 or £47.

More through the link.

SCEA’s announced a 160Gb Drake’s Fortune PS3 bundle, to release in November in the US.

“As Playstation Network continues to evolve with our recently launched video delivery service and more exclusive games, PS3 owners are demanding more storage capacity,” said PS US super-boss, Jack Tretton.

“Consumers also are utilizing PS3 as an entertainment hub for their digital media, placing content such as their entire music collection on the hard drive. The 160GB PS3 system addresses this growing consumer demand in a compelling bundle that delivers significant value.”

The pack costs $500 and comes with a DualShock.

This French retailer page apparently confirms a European PS3 LittleBigPlanet bundle for €400.

According to this site, the pack contains an 80Gb machine and a DualShock 3, so this may well be the bundle you’re looking for. Full details through the link.

Again, this slipped through the net during the conference fury. SCEA announced a new PS2 bundle last night, including the machine with LEGO Batman for $150.

It’s out this year, and also features Justice League: The New Frontier on DVD. Brilliant.

According to this GameRush report, SCEA’s promised that more MGS4 bundles are on the way to the States, a move necessary as the pack is much sought-after.

“While we can’t provide specifics on inventory levels, the Metal Gear Solid 4 PlayStation 3 bundle is a limited-edition offering that’s experiencing high demand from Metal Gear and PlayStation enthusiasts,” said the company.

“We’re pleased with the strong consumer interest in the bundle and are working to ensure that additional shipments are provided to retailers.”

The bundle has currently sold out in the US, but more are promised by early July.

More through the link.

The Guitar Hero: On Tour DS bundle announced in the US earlier this week is shipping on July 18 in Europe.

The package hits America a month earlier, on June 22.

Press release after the link.

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According to this Joystiq story, a Guitar Hero: On Tour DS bundle is to release in the US on June 22.

An official price for the package, which will include a new black and silver DS Lite branded with the Guitar Hero logo, has not yet been announced. Apparently, though, Toys ‘R’ Us listed the pack at $180 earlier before removing the detail.

No announcement on this for Europe as yet.

According to P3F, the exclusive-to-the-US 80GB MGS4 PS3 bundle sold out on Amazon.com in just seven minutes.

Demand for the bundle was so high, that it actually brought the retailer giant to its knees. Hilarious.

MGS4 will be released worldwide on June 12 and no, for the last time, us lowly Europeans aren’t getting the 80Gb DualShock 3 bundle. In fact we’re not getting a bundle at all. Only in Britain are they allowed to purchase the 40Gb gunmetal Sixaxis bundle from Play.

By Mike Bowden

Speaking in an investor call after the announcement of record financials last night, Activision execs confirmed that a DS bundle with the upcoming handheld version of Guitar Hero – Guitar Hero: On Tour – will be released when the game launches on June 22 in the US.

No specific date has yet been given for the game’s European launch.

“[It's] a breakthrough peripheral-based game for the Nintendo DS that brings the Guitar Hero experience to the 41 million DS users in North America and Europe so they can play Guitar Hero anywhere, anytime,” said Activision publishing CEO Mike Griffith.

Thanks, Gamespot.

According to this IGN story, between 80,000 and 100,000 units of the 40Gb MGS4 PS3 bundle are to be made available in Japan.

No word on how many we’re going to see in Europe as yet. In case you missed it, the Euro MGS4 PS3 bundle was announced at the SCEE PlayStation Day yesterday.

SCEJ’s announced a “Welcome Box” MGS4 bundle for Japan, to include a 40Gb PS3, a DualShock 3, the game and a Sixaxis for 49,800 yen (£240).

“They can’t even give them away!”, etc.

Press release after the link. Still no word on whether or not we’re going to see any MGS4 bundling in Europe, but hope spring eternal.

Update: There are shots of the boxes on Watch Impress. It comes in three colours.

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SCEE just sent out a press release confirming the much-rumoured GTA IV PlayStation 3 bundle for Europe.

The package, to go on sale alongside the game on April 29, will consist of a 40Gb machine, a Sixaxis and a copy of the game for £319.99.

Read the full thing after the link.

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The Americans were pulling little colon-”o” emoticons, but the news was greeted with surly derision in Europe. SCEA announced last week that the MGS4 gunmetal PS3 was to launch in America in limited quantities, the pack to include a 40Gb PS3, a DualShock 3 and the game itself.

America, it seems, is blessed by Sony. The region now has confirmation of the highly desirable gunmetal machine and an 80Gb MGS4 bundle, which will replace the current 80Gb Motorstorm pack in June when the latest Metal Gear launches.

Europe, however, still has no kind of special promotion announced for the launch of MGS4 (although SCEE did tell us this morning that it’s waiting to hear on whether or not we’re going to receive the MGS4 special edition).

Worse, there is still absolutely no official indication that an 80Gb SKU is heading this way and there’s no news on when we’re going to get DualShock 3. The weary hope is starting to turn sour: savvy European punters are simply getting tired of waiting.

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A supposed PS3 schedule from Dutch retailer Bartsmit has shown what appears to be dates for DualShock 3 and a Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 pack for Europe.

DualShock 3 is dated at May 2 on the list, the the MGS4 pack apparently launching on June 12, the same day as the game itself launches in Europe.

You can see the image of the schedule here.

The picture was sent in to videogaming247 by a reader from the Netherlands. So many thanks for that. And thanks to Blerk.