Sony's long-awaited "Welcome Back" package of free content for the return of the PlayStation Store has been detailed. PS3 users can choose two of the following five games: LittleBigPlanet, InFamous, Dead Nation, Super Stardust HD and Wipeout HD + Fury. PSP owners can get two of LittleBigPlanet PSP, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation. 

Players can redeem these within 30 days of the service returning. There are also some other free perks, including free movie rentals. (That list is after the break.) You can check out Sony's blog post for more.

Activision sent out four teaser trailers for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, showing the game's four main locations: Germany, America, France and England. There's no actual gameplay in the teasers, but they're certainly flashy!

These videos were released shortly after details of the game leaked, revealing almost all of the new title's story, gameplay and look. (Hit the Read More link for the trailers.)

Finally following delay after delay Gran Turismo 5 is coming. The running joke had been we'll see GT6 first.

Get a closer look at America's favorite racing as it appears in the ever-coming GT5 and comments from creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

Associated Press writer Lou Kesten reviews the game that could dethrone "Call of Duty."

It took Sony nearly a whole day to even acknowledge the the bug. Meanwhile, the user online community was on it like white on rice schooling Sony.

Sony was obviously caught by surprise. What should Sony have done differently?  Here is an interesting retrospect on the debacle from PCWorld..

In a brief acknowledgement of the problem, Sony has officially confirmed the cause of the bug and apologized.

Reports from PlayStation 3 users are emerging that the PlayStation Network is online and working properly. There has not been an official statement from Sony yet. You can read our previous report here.

A widespread error shut out gamers trying to get their Sony PlayStation 3
fix Sunday and Monday. Owners of the older, "fat" model of PS3 are
cautioned by Sony not to use their consoles until Tuesday.