Announced earlier this week, the PlayStation 3 firmware update (v3.10) that delivers Facebook integration is due for release today.

Said to be the beginning of the PlayStation Network's integration with Facebook, the functionality enables PlayStation 3 owners to automatically update the social networking site with PlayStation Store purchases, game progress and trophy notifications.

The update also brings with it revised photo organization and a revamped look for the friends list, addressing complaints that surfaced after firmware v3.00.

Freshly formed "social game company" Gravity Bear has unveiled its first title in the form of Facebook RPG "Battle Punks."

Calling to mind studio co-founder Phil Shenk's previous work on Diablo II and Hellgate: London, Battle Punks is billed as "raucous journey where players tromp and battle" through a variety of environments "to win prized weapons, spells, experience and treasure."

Unlike Hellgate and Diablo, it seems that Battle Punks will focus on player-versus-player combat, with players "proving themselves in boisterous combat against millions of other avatars in a bid to become the toughest, scrappiest fighter... Read more

Joining the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DSi, the PlayStation 3 is the latest game console to integrate Facebook, as Sony has confirmed that the system's next firmware update--v3.10, due "soon"--will add support for the social networking site.

At this point, linking one's PlayStation Network and Facebook account allows three kinds of automatic Facebook updates--Trophies, PlayStation Store Purchases, Game Events--that can be toggled on or off. "This is just the beginning of our integration with Facebook and we are looking forward to adding new features," PlayStation Network operations director Eric Lempel explained on the PlayStation.Blog.

Other changes in the update include a revised look for both Photos and PSN Friends, with the latter stemming from feedback to the tweaks made in the v3.00 update.

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Nintendo DSi owners in North America will soon be able to upload pictures from the handheld to social networking site Facebook, as that functionality will be added as part of downloadable system update this evening.

A similar update has already been released in other territories, with Kotaku reporting that it also blocks several methods and devices used to play pirated games.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently spoke out on the subject of the portable's piracy problem, noting that it "is more affecting the DS than the DSi at the moment" and adding that the Assassin's Creed/Imagine: Babyz publisher is "working to put new figurines and new elements in the box" to reduce heavy Nintendo DS piracy in Europe.

Nintendo today announced that the DSi will allow users to upload their photos taken with the device to Facebook this summer.

The company also announced Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again, a game that will allow players to create levels and upload them for sharing. The title will be released on the DSiWare store June 8.

Lastly, WarioWare: DIY was confirmed for a US release. The title will allow players to make their own WarioWare minigames and share them with friends.

The Guild and Sears commercial star Felicia Day today appeared on-stage during Microsoft's E3 2009 Media Briefing to demonstrate Facebook for the Xbox 360.

Using the New Xbox Experience interface, users can browse the various aspects of the social networking site, including photos, messages, friends, status updates, and so on.

Facebook users will be able to post screenshots and text from in-game with new Facebook Connect functionality, with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 set to use Connect.

Twitter will also be coming to Xbox 360, enabling users to browse and post "tweets" directly from their Xbox 360.

Both Facebook and Twitter will be coming to Xbox Live sometime this fall.