AK here, back with a review of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It's taken a long while for me to finish this game, but it was one amazing experience. See the review here!

After visiting the Rock Band 2 store and downloading "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys, I decided to see what Sony had up their sleeve for Gamescom. Little did I know that they'd pull out all the stops and debuted a ton of great announcements.

PS3 Slim Arrives: Long rumored to exist, the PS3 Slim elusively jumped around the gaming world, but finally, Sony has changed up the design of the PS3, all with 120 GB. It looks odd to me, but it doesn't scream "megalith" the way the original did. It doesn't seem like a huge departure, but it's sleek design may change the impression towards the gaming masses.

PSN Returns: New content like the under-100-MB "Minis" and digital comics could well change the PSN's image. The smaller, more casual approach towards PSN games is impressive, and being able to play some great games without taking up the memory is a good idea in my book.

Price Drop: After the infamous "599 U.S. dollars" announcement so long ago, Sony has made great strides towards making their machine a hit, and this could be the best announcement heard from Sony in a long while. The new $299 price point is what gamers were asking for since 2006, and Sony delivered.

I've been wanting to buy a PS3 for a long while. The price was what was really getting in the way, but Sony solved that issue. Thanks to some much needed PSN support, Sony is making me a believer. Yeah, backwards-compatibility would've helped, but I don't plan to lose my PS2 anytime soon. I want to play games like Infamous, Uncharted, and God of War III, so I'm aiming for a PS3 purchase soon. Kudos, Sony. Kudos.