Archive for July, 2008

US Playstation Store Update July 3, 2008

The US Playstation Store has updated, July 3rd 2008 and the following has been added:-
Qore Episode 02
Add-Ons
Guitar Hero III: 4th of July Single Track (free)
Rock Band Add-Ons

“Promised Land” - Vesuvius (free)
“Who’s Going Home with You Tonight?” - Trapt ($0.99)
“Time Is Running Out” - Papa Roach ($0.99)
“Down at the Whisky” - Motley Crüe ($0.99)
Crüe Fest Pack [...]


Create your PS3 Trophy widget

Playfire has emailed us to mention the new Playstation 3 Trophy widget that you can set up. So why might you want to create a widget? Well you can display them in signatures in forums or on your own website to show the world how many Trophies you’ve achieved.
If you show the widget it will [...]


Firmware 2.4 is not back online

There is a report going round saying that Firmware 2.4 has been put back online and ready to download again. This is false news because i’ve just tried it myself and told other people to try and no success.
“The 2.4 firmware for the PS3 has been put back onto the servers so download it if [...]


New Resistance 2 details

Insomniac Games have revealed some new information on their upcoming first person shooter, Resistance 2. Basically they said that while creating the new big monster, named Leviathan, they had to think about the surrounding areas and extend the range that the engine displays. Levels are now much bigger and in scope and draw space compared [...]


Insomniac Games Full Moon Show 29 Pre-E3

Head over to the Insomniac Games Podcast area as they discussed Resistance 2 in Episode 29.
“In this special abbreviated pre-E3 edition of the podcast, we talk about the new Resistance 2 Gamepro cover story, pre-E3 madness at the office, and say goodbye to one of our co-hosts (for now). Plus Rolf’s Rant and more. PROGRAMMING [...]


First footage of the Killzone movie!

Before you see the footage here are some pictures:

Here’s the first ever footage of the Killzone movie…

Only kiddin. What you just saw was an advert for Killzone on the Playstation 2 and to be honest looks terrible, the kid shouting PLAYSTATION TWOOO is annoying.
I’ve never seen this in my life and thought i’d share it [...]


PS3 Theme: Diablo III

This is a Playstation 3 theme called Diablo III and the author of this theme is BloodSpillXXT. A message from the author:
“Given the announcement earlier today, i thought this would be an excellent time to create a Diablo III PS3 Theme. This Theme consists of custom icons and 5 wallpaper sets.”

If you don’t know how [...]


Naruto vs. Kakashi: gameplay video

Another video of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm that features Naruto vs. Kakashi. This game looks amazing, the graphics and animations look stunning.
“Naruto shows his true power by unleashing the beast within.”
Naruto vs. Kakashi: Nine-tailed Fox Attack Gameplay


Kojima to think about Metal Gear Solid 5

After many reports saying that Metal Gear Solid 4 is the last in the series. Fear not, Hideo Kojima himself has stated that he has got to think about Metal Gear Solid 5.
Kojima said:
“I gotta start thinking about MGS5… Even though, well, Snake’s story ends in MGS4. …About MGS5, that would be something that Kojima [...]


No Boobs or Bums in Soul Calibur IV

For those of you that wants to see something in Soul Calibur IV will be left dissapointed because there will be no bare boobs or bums in this game. The BBFC has deemed Soulcalibur IV worthy of a 12 rating in the UK for its “moderate fantasy violence”.
Looking at the BBFC report:
“The game also contains [...]


Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Gameplay video

Here’s a gameplay video of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, an upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive fighting game for the Playstation 3 by Namco Bandai Games. You will see Naruto take on Kakashi.
“With the aura of the Nine-tailed Fox exuding from him, the orange ninja executes his most powerful justsu at this stage of his training.”
Naruto: Ultimate [...]


European Playstation Store Update July 3, 2008

The European Playstation Store has updated, July 3rd 2008 and the following has been added:-
PSN Games:
Commando 3: Wolf of the Battlefield: £6.99
PSP Games:
Space Invaders Extreme Demo: FREE
Add-ons:
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Map Pack: FREE
Buzz Sci-Fi Quiz (£3.49)
Buzz Rock Legends Quiz (£3.49)
Buzz Australian Culture Quiz (£3.49)
Buzz UK Culture Quiz (£3.49)
4th July Track: FREE
Media
Music Videos - ‘Paris’
Brothers In [...]


No PS3 Trophies for Ratchet and Resistance

It has been confirmed that Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Resistance: Fall of Man will not get patched to support Trophies.
Bryan Intihar commented on the Playstation.Blog and said:
“Hey everyone,
Currently, there are no plans to add trophies to R1 and RCF. Right now, our No. 1 focus is finishing R2 and making it [...]


Firmware 2.40 pulled offline due to problems

If your a lucky individual who successfully installed firmware 2.40 with no problems you won’t have any problems to come. There are a number of reports saying that they’ve had problems with firmware 2.4, saying that this firmware upgrade has ‘bricked’ their Playstation 3’s meaning it won’t boot up.
Sony’s Patrick Seybold Director, Corporate Communications & [...]


US Playstation website hacked

Not really news we want to report but we’ll say it anyway. The US Playstation website has been hacked and malicious code was placed into tricking you that that they were promoting the PlayStation games SingStar Pop and God of War.
“The malicious code is said to attempt to fool the site’s visitors into running a [...]