While some gamers have been crying foul over various lockup glitches on the PS3 and Xbox 360 since the game launched last week, Rockstar has announced today that they’re patching the PS3 version.

Pegging Gamespy servers as the cause for the blame, the firm had the following to say. “Rockstar Games has released a GTA IV patch for Playstation 3 today that prevents Gamespy’s servers from being overloaded and therefore reduces the impact on those servers that were causing the game to stutter and lock up. We continue to monitor the performance of the game both on and offline and will provide further updates as necessary. We want to assure everyone that, together with our hardware partners, we continue to strive to give our fans the best possible interactive entertainment experiences possible. This update will ensure that everyone will experience Grand Theft Auto IV the way it was intended. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.”

EA has announced that they’re getting together with Energizer to present the latest Race Day for Need for Speed ProStreet. The Energizer LITHIUM Race Day will kick off on May 2 and run through May 4. Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers can win prize packs from both EA and Energizer from the event. Full details can be found and gamers can register for the event here.

Ubisoft Montreal will be creating the latest update to the Prince of Persia franchise. Most recently known for creating last Fall’s hit, Assassin’s Creed, the Montreal studio is also the same team that created the Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy on the last generation of consoles. The newest title will see release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC with a version being created specifically for the Nintendo DS as well. With very few details on the title right now, Ubisoft is promising to bring both a new illustrative art style as well as a new ‘breed of gameplay.’ We’ll have more on Prince of Persia as it develops.

Even though all eyes are on Metal Gear Solid 4 right now as Konami prepares for that launch, the firm has announced the name and release date for the latest Silent Hill title. Silent Hill: Homecoming will see release on both Xbox 360 as well as PlayStation 3 this September.

Homecoming marks the sixth story in the Silent Hill mythos, and introduces a new protagonist to the mysterious town. The story follows Alex Shepherd, returning to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother and the strange occurrences taking place around town. Shepherd unravels a tale that takes him from his boyhood home to the fog-shrouded streets of Silent Hill, facing the darkest horrors of his soul to find his missing brother.

DC Comics, the largest English language comic book publisher in the world, and Sierra Entertainment – a division of Vivendi Games, today announced plans to publish an all-new comic book series based on the upcoming open-world/action video game PROTOTYPE. The series is set to debut this August via DC’s WildStorm imprint. Further details surrounding the new comic book series will be announced later this year.

SCEA has announced that the fifth iteration of the Gran Turismo series is now shipping to retail. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is a teaser to tide fans over as they wait for Gran Turismo 5 to launch. The title features 70 cars, 6 courses, 16-player online and offline multiplayer action. Not to forget crispy 1080p graphics and support for the recently released DualShock 3, the 12 month wait for Gran Turismo 5 just may be bearable.

Gran Turismo will be available both in stores and as a download from the PlayStation Network both for $39.99.

Sierra has announced that Jason Bourne will be doing his thing on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this June. The game brings Jason Bourne’s signature combat style to life by sharply blending a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes.

Through close partnership with Ludlum Entertainment, and collaboration on story and character development with Bourne screenwriter Tony Gilroy, The Bourne Conspiracy is an intense interactive addition to the blockbuster films and best-selling novels. The game delivers an original story uncovering Jason Bourne’s past and the conspiracy shrouding his origins, plunging players into the role of Bourne as both trained assassin and marked government agent. Core to the experience is Bourne’s definition as a perfect weapon with heightened combat instinct, where players use Bourne’s characteristic capabilities to recognize threats, perform devastating takedown moves and use his surrounding environment to overcome deadly situations.

“We’re creating a video game that is distinctly Bourne, based on a deconstruction of the character from action hero to game hero, and one that we ultimately believe gamers will discover as a distinctively original licensed action game,” said Emmanuel Valdez, chief creative officer, High Moon Studios and game director on The Bourne Conspiracy.

SCEA is reminding everyone that their DualShock 3 controller will be launching this week. The DualShock 3 controller takes the PlayStation 3 controller’s current functionality and mixes it back with the familiar rumble technology that gamers have been used to with the previous two consoles. The controller will carry an MSRP of $54.99.

In addition to bringing new functionality to upcoming titles, the DualShock 3 will be backwards compatible with nearly 30 PS3 games that have already been released. The list of these titles can be found below.

Formula One Championship Edition*
MotorStorm™*
PAIN
High Velocity Bowling™
MLB®08: The Show™
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune™
Resistance: Fall of Man®*
Ratchet & Clank®Future: Tools of Destruction™
Go! Sports Ski™*
Folklore™*
Heavenly Sword™*
Warhawk™*
Super Stardust™ HD*
Snakeball
Toy Home
PSOne Emulation
Piyotama™
PixelJunk™Monsters
Blast Factor™*
Condemned 2: Bloodshot™
Lost: Via Domus
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2*
Burnout Paradise™
Dynasty Warriors®6
Devil May Cry 4
DragonBall Z Burst Limit
Turok
*Titles will be given rumble functionality through an update.

Fox Searchlight has hired Edwin Freeman (Across the Universe, Inside Man) to play the role of Mister Cee in the upcoming movie Notorious, a biopic of the life and death of Christopher Wallace. Freeman joins Angela Bassett (Meet the Browns, How Stella Got Her Groove Back) as Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher, Biker Boyz) as Diddy, Anthony Mackie (We Are Marshall, She Hate Me) thugging it out as Tupac, and Jamal Woolard as The Notorious B.I.G. Naturi Naughton (3 Little Women) is rumored to star as Lil Kim.

Filming started last month on Notorious and the film is scheduled for release in 2009.

Capcom has revealed the first five members of the cast for the upcoming Street Fighter live-action movie. Topping the list and playing the lead role of everyone’s favorite videogame brawling vixen, Chun-Li, is Kristen Kreuk (Lana Lang of Smallville). Balrog will be played by the big man himself, Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Sin City, Daredevil). M. Bison will be played by Neal McDonough (The Hitcher, Minority Report, The Guardian). Guile’s partner in crime, Charlie Nash will be portrayed by Chris Klein (American Pie). Perhaps the biggest surprise in the announcement was that Vega will be played by none other than Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas. He certainly has the height and stature, but can the man act? We’ll just have to see.

The film will be distributed by 20th Century Fox and is currently scheduled for a 2009 worldwide release.