SCEE’s George Bain has announced the end of the content approval process for the PS2, which makes it effectively an open platform for developers and publishers. Apparently this is a move designed to invigorate emergent markets like India and Russia by making it easier for developers to take low cost titles to market. Of course, it also means that all of you lot can start making games for the PS2 as well…

In the same announcement Bain declared that the content approval system on the other PlayStation platforms would be streamlined into a single portal, and subsequent DLC would not require approval at all.

More info on all that here.

This new piece of furniture caught our attention here at Three Speech - it’s made from recycled PlayStation 2 consoles and games. We know what we’ll be using for our dining room… What did you think? Let us know on the thread and click through for the official press release.

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Sony announced a new title for the SingStar family - one that’ll feature songs from all those Disney classics such as Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and many many more. Favourite Disney songs and why in the thread please…

Click through for the official press release and some screens.

For more about the Leipzig Games Convention, click here.

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Those of you who were reminiscing wistfully about the PS2 yesterday will be happy to see this. Polish site Valhalla has got some PS2 screenshots of Mercenaries 2: Word in Flames, which is upcoming on PS2 and PS3 and had its tactical nukes on display at E3 recently. Check the screens out here.

Some good reading for PS2 fans.

CNET has got a nice little article on the PS2 and how it’s doing in year nine of its lifecycle, based on a longer IGN story. Click here for CNET’s piece, and here for the original article from IGN.