While 3D gaming on PS3 is a pretty new thing, the basic theory that underpins it was pioneered by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838. Little did he know that, more than 150 years later, people would experience rockets zipping past their earlobes in Killzone 3.

The basic concept may be old, but experts tell us that there is a lot more to come from stereoscopy in games. Experts such as SCEE‘s own Mick Hocking hint at a future including holographics, which combines 3D with head-tracking to let us ‘look around’ a game object as if it were right there in the room. Our question for you this week is:

What are your feelings around 3D gaming?

I’ve acquired 15 voucher codes for the retro-tastic PixelJunk Sidescroller and, as always, our independent judge will pick the 15 most insightful comments and the codes will be sent out via private message at http://community.eu.playstation.com.

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The weekend is nearly here, so to help you through those last few hours of weekly toil, we’ve got the latest episode of Access to bathe your eyes in. Game of the Week this time around is THQ’s open-world gang ‘em up, Saints Row: The Third. As well as taking an extensive look at the game’s crazy antics, there’s developer insight from Volition’s Greg Donovan and Scott Phillips to enjoy.

Like the odd bit of dressing up? Then make sure you check out Access’ visit to the London Comic Con, as they get up close and personal to an army of dedicated cosplayers, plus get to grips with some of PS3‘s most current blockbusters, including Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Street Fighter X Tekken.

It’s not all about the games this week either, as PS3‘s premier music video service, VidZone, can attest. Access visited the re-launch party in London and spoke to VidZone‘s Jon Pike and Adrian Workman about the exiting new features that you can look forward to. In short – the interface is now super-pretty and browsing your music library is easier than ever.

To finish off, there’s your customary course of news from the world of PS3, including a sneak-peak at new Lord of the Rings title, War in the North, plus the usual round up of all the latest and best content on the PlayStation Store.

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BioShock is one of the most surprising games of this generation. First of all, it isn’t inspired a real-life conflict, a film or another game series, but a moderately successful novel called Atlus Shrugged by Ayn Rand, which put forward a philosophy called Objectivism, or ‘rational selfishness’.

BioShock’s writer and Creative Director, Ken Levine, and his team are now working on BioShock Infinite, a departure from the dark, dystopian corridors of Rapture into the bright skies of Columbia, a floating city named after the female personification of the United States of America. I recently had the chance to sit down with Ken to talk about the philosophies that underpinned the original BioShock and how, if at all, these are being applied to BioShock Infinite.

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Update: I’ve just been informed that there was a last minute issue with the Sodium2 update and the team is now targeting next week’s Home update. Apologies for any confusion caused.

On Thursday 10th November from 8AM BST PlayStation Home will be taken offline for scheduled maintenance. Here is what to expect after the update…

This week in Sodium2 it’s Payback time! New rewards, rivalries and explosive launch boosts are all coming your way in this massive update.

We’re introducing a huge array of new rewards for your avatar and personal space. From 10th November you’ll be able to unlock up to 28 unique Sodium2 rewards by levelling up in Sodium2. As new XP levels are reached you’ll receive awesome new Sodium2 rewards, and those of you’ve who’ve already made it to the top of your game will get rewarded upon entering the Sodium2 launch grid!

But that’s not all. We’re also excited to introduce our new Rivals system! Now you can test your skills against more than just your friends in quick race mode! That’s right, now you can go head-to-head against any other player in the scene as well as the last 20 players you’ve challenged in multiplayer mode.

Finally we’ve added a new way for you to gain an advantage over your opponents with the Sodium2 Launch Boost system. Time things right and you’ll receive an explosive boost off the starting grid allowing you to surge ahead of your competitors to seize the lead! The Sodium2 Payback update will be live on Thursday 10th November – don’t miss out!
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We have been extremely busy throughout 2011… busy listening to you, listening to our staff, listening to anyone who will give us an opinion or idea about all things VidZone. So, what have we been doing with all these suggestions? We have been laboriously and lovingly crafting them into what I can introduce to you today as… VidZone 2.0, a completely new way to experience the wonderful world of music video!

What’s different… where shall I start.
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