I’ve done it…I have taken the plunge and decided to pony up the money for my own domain and secured hosting for my new, permanent home.

Before I leave I wanted to send out a huge and sincere thank you to everyone involved with Blogsome. Thanks to Shana and Matt from the blogsome forums for everything they contribute to the Blogsome community. Without you a lot of Blogsome users wouldn’t know what to do to help their blog stand out. Thanks also to Roger and the rest of the Blogsome crew for providing everyone with, what is definitely, the best free Wordpress hosting available.

I know I’m leaving out some names that I should be thanking but it’s hard to remember everyone that continues to help out with this fine service.

Thanks to everyone for everything. You’ve helped me learn a ton about this whole blogging thing. I’ll be stopping by the forums from time to time to see how everything is going and to say quick hello. I’ll also be telling everyone who’s looking for a free blog hosting solution that Blogsome is the first place they should consider.

Come by my new blog to say hello and let me know what you think…

I’m sure if you have visited this site at all over the past few days you’ve obviously noticed that I’ve been changing the site’s theme like most people change their socks.

I have not decided what the final theme will be but and that’s why there have been so many changes lately. I’m liking this variant of the Kubrick theme right now. Then again, I may change my mind and go in a completely different direction.

Anyway, I wanted to apologize to anyone who has experienced difficulty trying to read my posts or access any of my pages. Things will be calming down very soon as I finalize the look of the site.

Feel free to leave any thoughts, comments, or suggestions you may have…

PS3 Focus is reporting that Sony is set to announce new details about the Playstation 3 in a keynote at this years Games Developers Conference (GDC). In a speech titled “Playstation 3: Beyond the Box”, Phil Harrison, President, Worldwide Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, is expected to reveal information about Sony’s next-generation console.

The keynote will cover Sony’s ‘innovative’ plans for the PS3 and look at the opportunity it presents to game developers around the world.

Jamil Moledina, Director of the GDC, was asked in an interview with GameDaily whether Sony would release new information about the Playstation 3:

Mr Moledina replied:

“The answer is yes. In general, platform providers have a unique opportunity at the GDC to share knowledge with and inspire the people who will make or break their consoles, namely the game developers themselves.

With that in mind, this GDC keynote, along with the Nintendo keynote by Satoru Iwata, have both been in development for several months, and contain significant editorial value and developer takeaway.

I strongly encourage you to attend both platform keynotes.”

There is no word yet on whether the Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, will present any details about their new console, codenamed Revolution. In his keynote titled “Disrupting Development”, Iwata will discuss “…his thoughts on the role Nintendo’s video game systems will play in expanding the market and widening the possibilities for developers.”

All will be revealed soon when the GDC kicks off on March 20 in San Jose, California.

Source: PS3Focus

PS3Focus has posted a Playstation 3 Launch Checklist that I, and apparently other people, have found quite interesting. If you’re at all interested in keeping track of how Sony’s next-gen console is coming along I definitely suggest you check it out.

From the PS3Focus website:

Our Playstation 3 launch checklist has been created to indicate how close the Playstation 3 is to completion while we wait for a release date announcement. The checklist was compiled by reviewing Playstation 3 announcements and news written since the console was first revealed at E3 2005. This Playstation 3 launch checklist will be updated as soon as any new information becomes available.

In the January issue of PSM, the President of Sony CEA made it clear that his company has an ambitious new online strategy. However, the exact details were under lock and key and there was no clear picture of what Sony intends to do… until now.

Incredible details after the jump…

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