From the juicy-leaks-department comes a story of Sega and Sony’s secret love affair that is so scandalous that it might shock your pants off! Well, not exactly, but it’s still pretty cool. The accidental publication of a confidential talk between the two parties revealed a lot of things, the most important of which is the fact that downloadable PS2 games are coming to PS3.

Apparently, SCEA wants to sell all PS2 titles on the PlayStation Network. The company is also considering hosting a special Japanese import section that will offer up rare games from the region that the West is yet to experience. There is also talk of Dreamcast games coming to PSN, with Sega noting that it might be “exclusive” to PSN, though they didn’t rule out the possibility of appearing on Xbox Live.

Moving on, the document also reveals that Sony’s motion controller may be released during spring 2010, with a March launch in Japan; no pricing was given. Sega has expressed its interest in the controller, noting that it will offer titles for the platform.

The two companies also discussed the possibility of games heading to PlayStation Home, including the AvP and Iron Man franchises. There is also a Thor game-movie tie-in in the works that Sony wants to take a look at.

The two lovebirds talk more interesting stuff that you’d surely love to eavesdrop on. Hit the jump link and have fun!

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The trailer shows off the “epic scale” of the upcoming highly anticipated PS3 beat ‘em up. You can check out the very first screenshots here.

The very first screenshots for God of War 3 have been released, showing off Kratos, the enemies and some of the environments. Looks damn good!

The PS3-exclusive title does not have a release date now, though it is believed that it will burst into stores late this year. You can view the new “Epic Scale” trailer here.

Sony’s not doing so well in North America, as the latest data from NPD shows that the year-on-year decline in sales of the PS3 is 24.5% in January. The console sold 269,000 units in January 2008, compared to last month’s results of 203,200 units.

However, during this same period, Microsoft saw sales grow more than 25%, from 230,000 units to 309,000 units this year. Nintendo saw the biggest increase – from 274,000 to 676,000 units.

The PSP also saw a 25% decline, while the PS2, which can be counted as dead, saw a 62% decline with sales of 101,200 units.

Whoever said the PSP is dead? Sony today announced that it has sold a total of 50 million units since the console’s launch. This sales figure is worldwide and includes sales for all models and revisions.

The PSP was launched back in December 2004 in Japan, March 2005 in North America, May 2005 in Asia and September 2005 across Europe. It features a 4.3 inch wide-screen LCD screen, memory card support, Wi-fi and more. The console has gone through a couple of revisions that has seen it shed weight, gain a better display and the ability to make VoIP calls through Skype, among other things.

However, it has been suffering from a case of software drought since its release. Many big-name games have been released for the platform, though it is superseded by the popularity of the DS. Sony aims to correct the situation this year, promising that it has many games in store for the PSP.

Missed the first MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo? Well, Sony has heard you, as they have made available a new demo for the racing sequel that offers both single and multiplayer modes.

The demo features the Razorback track, chosen by the veterans from the game’s forums as their favorite from the 16 tracks included in the game. You will be able to race alone or against the AI, or challenge your friend in 2-player split-screen. There are three different race classes – bike, buggy and monster truck – all of which are available in the demo.

The PS3-exclusive racer is now available in stores.

The Blu-ray format has lots of space on it, but so far only a couple of games and movies have used its potential to the fullest. Sony is working on correcting that problem, though, as the company’s hardware marketing director John Koller has revealed plans of releasing “dual format” Blu-ray discs this year. This will combine feature length movie with an associated video game title.

“’We have this game based on a movie…wouldn’t it be great to marry these concepts?’ We will definitely see this stuff this year," Koller said.

He noted that details about the first hybrid game are still being finalized, and that we might see as many as three titles released this year.

A couple of screenshots from Sucker Punch’s upcoming open-world game infamous have been released. These show Cole McGraith, a bike messenger who is imbued with powers of electricity, use his powers to fight a guy made of trash.

The PS3-exclusive title is due out later this year.

PlayStation Home is being built up to be quite an extravaganza for Sony, who isn’t exactly letting anyone with a dev kit near the project. The company has announced which developers are going to work on content for the title, revealing quite a few big name titles.

Major names include EA, Activision, Konami, Capcom and Ubisoft. However, the list still omits major players including Square Enix, Take-Two and THQ.

Taking their cue from Microsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment America has confirmed that Trophy support will be mandatory in PS3 games released after January 2009.

Similar to Xbox Live’s Achievements, the Trophy system rewards players for in-game achievements. It was introduced earlier this year in a PS3 firmware update. Some games have been patched to include Trophy support, but almost 90% of the PS3 games out there don’t support the feature.

The bitchfight between Sony and Microsoft continues with fighting words from Microsoft game division VP Shane Kim who has confidently claimed that the company will continue producing the Xbox 360 until one day after the PS3 dies.

Not content with bashing Sony, the VP also took a jab at Nintendo.

"I can tell you how that conversation goes at Microsoft,” he said. “They say, ‘I don’t think that’s a game,’. But the guy at Nintendo says, ‘I don’t care. I’m selling a whole bunch of that stuff.’"

It is unlikely that Kim’s word will be taken to objectively refer to Microsoft, but the man sure has a lot to say.

Following user outcry over the moderation of user-made levels in LittleBigPlanet, Sony today responded by issuing a list of suggestions for creators to follow while it and developer Media Molecule improve moderation policies.

Authors are requested to make sure that the content created is suitable for all ages as everybody has access to the level once it’s published. Other people’s copyrights are also requested to be respected; authors are urged not to use images, brands or logos they are not entitled to use. Finally, users are asked to report inappropriate levels; hoax reports are highly discouraged.

The unofficial Sony blog Three Speech notes that over 84,000 levels have been uploaded to the game, from where less than 0.5% levels have required active moderation.

Sony has announced that a couple of animal suit costumes are coming to LittleBigPlanet today. This includes shark, gorilla and plant costumes, along with a special MotorStorm costume, all of which you can view to the right.

Prices vary from free for the plant costume (which was designed by a fan), 99c for the animal costumes and the “holy shit” cost of $1.99 for the MotorStorm costume.

Some new screenshots from the highly customizable LittleBigPlanet, which is due for release later this year.

Gamasutra reports that a keyboard peripheral for the PSP will be released within the next 12 months in North America. This comes from Sony senior marketing manager John Koller, who further added that the TV tuner for the portable won’t be making its way to the region, citing an incompatibility with the over-the-air broadcasting system in the country.

Koller also talked about the GPS peripheral, which is scheduled for release in the near future. He said that the device would let users be part of “mobile social communities”, making the portable a more social space.