Archive for July, 2008

No PS3 Trophies for Call of Duty 4

Infinity Ward have stated that there will be no Trophies for Call of Duty 4. Infinity Ward’s Community Manager said this:
Hey Everyone -
With the latest Playstation 3 firmware now available, I see a lot of questions regarding how it effects Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
At this time, we have no plans to patch in [...]


Hidden Playstation Store upgrade in Firmware 2.4

There was a hidden upgrade to the Playstation Store in the most recent firmware update 2.4. When the store got a redesign there was one problem and that was it suffered from not caching images properly meaning the store’s loading times were slow.
Not anymore thanks to firmware 2.4. Firmware 2.4 fixed this issue for both [...]


Battlefield: Bad Company to get patched up

Battlefield: Bad Company is to get a patch due to the on-going online problems. EA has issued a statement, informing Bad Company players that they are listening to feedback and are aware of the current issues with the online portion of Bad Company.
These fixed include the following:

Clan support/private rooms/team chat
Auto balancing on servers
Continued support against [...]


Legendary Weapons video

Lets have a look at what weapons we’ll be firing when playing Legendary.  The following video will show you some of the weapons in the game.
“They may be of legend, but they still bleed.”
Legendary Exclusive Weapons Trailer


Rainbow Six Vegas 2 update now live

The Rainbow Six Vegas 2 update/patch is now live and the following things have been added/changed. Click though to see.


Firmware Update 2.40 Changelog

Want to know all the details and changes that PS3 System Software Firmware 2.4 did?
Here’s the full list:
The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:

Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing [...]


SOCOM: Confrontation Kasbah map flythrough video

Here’s a video of a map, you fly through the level, a level called Quarantine. Check it out.
“Its a dormant environment for the time being, but soon enough, SOCOM players will rock the Kasbah.”
SOCOM: Confrontation Kasbah Multiplayer Map Flythrough

Looks like a pretty decent map to me.


2 new high res screenshots of Resistance 2.

Here’s 2 high resolution screenshots of Insomniac Games Resistance 2 for the Playstation 3.


More information from Eric Lempel on firmware 2.4

Now that Firmware 2.40 is officially live Eric Lempel wants to share some more information on why firmware 2.40 represents a significant step forward for Sony’s online service.
In an interview with next-gen.biz, Lempel said:
“We’ve delivered a lot of firmware updates to date, but this latest one is really significant in that it plays to a [...]


Burnout Trophy info and retroactive details

Many people are wondering whether Trophies will be retroactive, meaning will you automatically get your trophies on games that support them if you’ve already reached a certain milestone. The answer is yes and no.
According to this comment by Simon Phipps, Designer, Criterion Games on the Playstation.Blog he says that trophies will be retroactive. Here’s what [...]


More info on Firmware 2.4 from Eric Lempel

Gamespy were able to have a little chat with the director of Playstation Network, Eric Lempel. There were a lot of unanswered questions answered in this phone interview and here are the highlights.
GameSpy: We saw in the video that you pulled up messages in-game. Will gamers also be able to initiate voice chat with buddies [...]


SOCOM Confrontation official release date

Over on the Official Socom website they have revealed the release which is October the 14th 2008. Here’s what they have to say:
“Unfortunately, even working late into the nights and every weekend, we’ve had to re-evaluate our schedule.  Our top priority is delivering the best SOCOM online experience possible.  Tough decisions had to be made [...]


PS3 System Software Update Firmware Version 2.40

If you havent already turned on your Playstation 3 to download PS3 System Software Update Firmware Version 2.40, get downloading it now!
Firmware 2.4 is finally live and you can start earning your Trophies and playing with the new in-game XMB.


Echochrome entering euro zone on Thursday

According to the official UK Playstation site Echochrome will be out on July 3rd for Europe.
Being one of the top PSN title in North America we wonder what kind of succes Echochrome will have in Europe as the Playstation’s version of Brain Age.
No price is know at this moment for this 1080p puzzle game.


FF7 PS3 Boxart - what it could look like

Ever wanted to see what the Final Fantasy box art could look like? Like this:

Its what Final Fantasy VII could look like if it got remade for the Playstation 3. Looks fantastic, only if it was real!. I bet a lot of you are wishing this was real… one day, just maybe… one day.
Now who [...]