PS3 Weekend Warrior: Problems fixed, problems caused, and the YLOD issue

The PS3 may have lost its throne to the DSi in the Japanese hardware charts this week, but the PS3 blog has continued to see big news. We saw a spat between the BBC and Sony, problems fixed and problems caused by a new firmware update, and the release of the demo for what promises to be one of the great PS3 releases of the year, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. All that and more in the PS3 Weekend Warrior, available after the jump.

The PS3 may have lost its throne to the DSi in the Japanese hardware charts this week, but the PS3 blog has continued to see big news. We saw a spat between the BBC and Sony, problems fixed and problems caused by a new firmware update, and the release of the demo for what promises to be one of the great PS3 releases of the year, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. 

Read about all that and more below.

• The PS3 Slim is fugly no more, gets a custom color makeover. Link
• Analyst: PS3 shortage possible. Link
• Student hacks intruder with a samurai after PlayStation, laptops were stolen. Link
• Japanese devs delighted with Sony motion control because of Wii games port possibility? Link
• Nike offers Sony their thanks with new PlayStation-themed trainers. Link
• Uncharted 2 250GB PS3 Slim bundle box leaked? Link
• Sony defends PS3 from BBC “PS3 failure” report. Link
• BBC defends Watchdog report, Sony strikes back too. Link
• Video: Dissecting Sony’s E3 motion controller demo. Link

The Games:

• Watch: PS3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes looks like fun. Link
• Enterbrain: FFXIII will further boost PS3 Japan sales. Link
• Namco Bandai used Microsoft funds to develop Tales of Vesperia PS3. Link
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope coming to PS3 after all. Link
• Marvelous Entertainment chairman wants to develop for PS3. Link
• SOE: The Agency not canceled, will probably be out next year. Link
• Lost Planet 2 co-op demo coming to PSN next week. Link
• “TV Superstars” patent filed by Sony. Link
• Afrika goes gold, stampeding towards US retail in October. Link
• FFXIII scans: Introducing Serah Farron. Link
• Video: Crash testing Gran Turismo 5’s car damage feature. Link
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves trophies revealed. Link
• Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo up early in EU, check out the gameplay footage. Link
• Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo US now live! Link
• Uncharted 2: Among…Tweets. Link

The Network:

• FW 3.0 boosts PlayStation Store sales, ups digital distribution. Link
• PS3 firmware update v3.01 is live, Uncharted bug fixed. Link
• PS3 FW 3.01 update causing problems with Blu-ray drives? Link
• When hunger strike in-game – pizza delivery via PS3. Link
• PlayStation Store US Update 09/17/09. Link