The release date and co-op for Shank have been confirmed. Shank will hit LIVE and the PSN on the 25th and 24th of August respectively.

The title from klei and EA picked up some buzz and PAX this year and continued to roll all the way through E3. Brad Hilderbrand and I spent time with the game and its creators while he played (here's his preview) and I prodded with questions. We actually asked them about multiplayer at the time, but they declined to comment behind massive smiles.

From Europe to the Americas to, well, my house in Australia, users (mostly of older "Fat" consoles, those released before 2009's "PS3 Slim") have been complaining since Sunday that upon booting their consoles up, they're unable to sign into their accounts, check their trophies, use dynamic themes or access the PlayStation Network. That's fine, Sony say there are PSN connection problems, and that they are "looking into it".

Problem is, the error does more than just prevent you from going online. It prevents you from playing certain games offline as well. Even for some consoles that aren't connected to the PSN, like debug units. The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It's the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support.