Talk Playstation 3 News

After some rumors floating around the web saying that free running game Mirror’s Edge is a Playstation 3 timed exclusive, these rumors are false. Electronic Arts have made a response to the rumors and said:

Mirror’s Edge will be shipping this winter on PS3, XBOX360 and PC. Mirror’s Edge will not be a timed exclusive for PS3.

For those that got their hopes up will be a little dissapointed. Best of all though, the PS3 is Mirror’s Edge lead platform.

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Here’s a 20 minute video of Killzone 2 in action. You’ll see the single player campaign with some intense gun battles including some vehicle action towards the end. Killzone 2 will be patched shortly after it’s release to include vehicles for online play as they are only available in single player.

Note: Beware of the pop up this video produces when you click play.

Heavy Rain looks promising expecially after seeing the gameplay video at the Leipzig Games Convention 2008. Below are 15 screenshots of the game running in real time. Check them out.

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Another gameplay video of Konami’s upcoming football game Pro Evolution Soccer 2009. The game is looking far better than last years installment but i don’t think it’s good enough to keep up to the standards FIFA 09 has to offer.

Call it soccer or football – it’s all about the GOALS!

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 GC 2008: Red vs. Blue Gameplay HD (Cam)

Looking for some Wipeout HD details? Here’s some.

• The game will run on 1080P @ 60FPS
• It will have Split-Screen mode, and 8 person online multiplayer
• You won’t have to use the SIXAXIS
• The game will support trophies + platinum trophy, which is usually saved only for retail games and not for PSN titles.
• The game will support XMB soundtrack

Looking pretty good eh. Trophies and custom in-game music, something that a game like this needs.

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The long delayed Playstation Home will be released this year according to comments made by Producer Martijn Van Der Meulen at the Games Convention 2008.

“First and foremost, Meulen told me (without hesitation) that it is a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year. He has absolutely no doubt that this will be the case, so it looks like the long wait to come Home is finally reaching its conclusion.

Meulen also assured me, quite adamantly, that Home will always be a free service — only premium content will need to be purchased. I know some gamers were concerned that once Home reached a certain user base, a fee might be applied to the service, but this is not the case. Meulen says that there are no plans to charge for Home, even in the far future.”

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The newest 80GB Playstation 3 units are believed to have the 65nm chips under the hood. According to a buyer of the new 80GB unit, the buyer found out his older 40GB units sucked 125.8-watts when idle. His new 80GB unit sucked 111.9-watts.

Unfortunately, this mighty fine fellow is planning to return the new unit after being disappointed by the minimal energy savings, so he’s not apt to rip the thing open and prove once and for all what kind of GPU is in there.

Basically if your looking for a PS3 that saves power, don’t bother, just buy any.

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I’m sure most of you are waiting for the next Call of Duty game, World at War that is due to be released in November. Call of Duty 4 had some nice features such as customizable weapons and attributes called perks. They are back in World at War and here’s the rumoured list.

Perks

- Juggernaut (Confirmed by Treyarch in interview)
- Sleight of Hand
- Extreme Conditioning
- Martyrdom (Confirmed by Treyarch in interview)
- Steady Aim
- Bandoleer
- Iron Lungs
- Stopping Power (August issue of Xbox Magazine)
- Deep Impact (August issue of Xbox Magazine)
- Sonic Boom [adds the ability to spread a deadlier & vaster sea of fire]
- Last Stand
- Monkey [Climbing trees]
- Frogman [Faster Swimming]
- Play Dead [Ability to fake death]
- Crouch Sprinter [Allows you to sprint while being in crouch position/cover]
- Banzai [Allows you to draw, charge & use your melee weapons alot faster (even when sprinting), providing more damage to the enemy]

Weapons

Americans:
M1A1 Thompson
M1A1 Carbine
M1 Garand
Trench Shotgun
Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R)
M1903 Springfield
M1903 Springfield Scoped
M2 Flamethrower
M1911 (also known as Colt 45)
Bajonet
M9 Bazooka
Browning M1919A6
M2 Machine Gun

Explosives:
MK2 Frag Grenade
Smoke Grenade
Satchel Charges
Mines

Russian Weapons:
TT-33
Mosin Nagant
Mosin Nagant Scoped
PPSH (71 round Drum Magazine)
PPSH (31 round Banana Magazine)
Bajonet

Explosives:
RGD-33

German Weapons:
P08 Luger
Kar98
Kar98 scoped
MP44
MP40
MG42
MG34
Knife

Explosives:
Stielhand granate

Japanese Weapons:
Nambu 14
Arisaka Type 99
Type 100 Submachine gun
Bajonet
Katana

Explosives:
Kiska Grenade

British Weapons:
Sten

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In an article translated by google on heise online, David Reeves hinted that backwards compatibility will be on all PlayStation 3’s through future firmware updates. He describes it as a long complex process, but it can be done. An example of this is with the compatibility to play SingStar PS2 songs straight on the PS3 version of Singstar.

Reeves said the new backward compatibility with PS2 SingStar titles accurate. It would be using a software emulation realized in a future firmware update. This could all PS2 SingStar impacts directly on the PS3 to play. One need not PS3 SingStar. “We observe, in which titles are still worthwhile, and are likely to be more PS2 games on the PS3 up and running by emulation.” This was, however, a technically very complex process because the necessary PS2 chips PS3 the current models are missing.

If what Reeves says is true, than it would be nice for all users that don’t have backwards compatibility on their PS3s.

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Wipeout HD has had a few problems in the past but hopefully that has now been solved since it made a showing at the Games Convention 2008 just a few days ago. Here’s a gameplay video from the day.

The competition is extremely fast, stock up weapons and blow your opponent away.

Wipeout HD GC 2008: Gameplay (Cam) HD

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Over at Kotaku, they got a hands on the Killzone 2 multiplayer for a couple hours at the Games Convention. The multiplayer sounds pretty good, of how they described it. I never played the multiplayer on the original Killzone, but I was into the multiplayer of Killzone Liberation. Looks like I will be spending lots of time in this game, and destructible toilets just made the multiplayer portion more fun. Here’s how they described it:

5.Combat Itself: Killzone 2 multiplayer manages to maintain the fluid speed of the single player experience without sacrificing the looks that get the game featured in so many “look how pretty this game is” magazine spreads. Combat takes place at the perfect speed for me – not Unreal quick, but not Lost Planet slow. Just right.

4. Spawning Mechanics: Dying in Killzone 2 multiplayer brings up a map of possible spawn points, as well as a camera displaying what is going on at each locations, allowing you to pick the location that best fits your play style. When playing with a squad, players can choose to respawn on their squad leader to get right back into the action. Very handy when your squad leader finds himself all alone guarding an objective with tons of enemy inbound.

3. The Badge System: The Badge system represents the different classes you can play in multiplayer, from scout to engineer to medic. Each of the six badges have their own skill sets. Where Killzone 2 makes things interesting is that you can combine the power of two badges to create your own class based on your own particular play style. Want an engineer with healing skills? A stealthy soldier with a bazooka? Knock yourself out!

2. Dynamic Missions: Instead of playing one mission type and then waiting for the new map to load before beginning another, Killzone 2 features dynamic missions, which allows you and your friends to play through multiple game types on one map without loading.

1. Fully Destructible Toilets: Yes, I checked.

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Here’s the real deal about the free online streaming service for the Playstation 3. Below is the press release for VidZone.

Leipzig Games Convention, 20th August 2008: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today that VidZone™, the online destination for music videos, will deliver their free streaming music video service to PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™). The trial service is scheduled for launch in early 2009 for Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and is sure to be a hit with music lovers everywhere. VidZones service allows PS3 owners to watch the best new music videos for free on their PS3 or streamed to their PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) via Remote Play.

VidZone is one of Europes leading online music video services, streaming a full playlist of videos from hip-hop to punk and heavy metal to classics. Music lovers can build their own playlists and personalise their VidZone experience to be whatever they choose. All these features and more will be included in the PS3 service, including the option to download songs, music videos and ringtones to a mobile phone for a small charge.

SCEE will be launching a comprehensive film, TV and music download service at a later date.

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If your a FIFA fan and looking forwards to the Fifa 09 demo that will be released on the Playstation Network September the 11th, you’ve come to the right place for the details.

In the FIFA 09 demo you’ll be able to play a full exhibition match with the following teams.

1. Marseille
2. Schalke
3. Real Madrid
4. Chelsea
5. AC Milan
6. Toronto FC

If the match ends in a draw it will go straight to penalties.

The demo features increased accessibility as part of the EA Sports focus on letting new players into the FIFA games. You’ll be able to practice in the arena and view tips on basic or advance gameplay techniques.

Look forwards to the demo.

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There’s a 50-50 chance of Left 4 Dead being ported to the Playstation 3. Valve’s Doug Lombardi has told CVG that support for the PS3 could be on it’s way as the platforms recent success has raised some eyebrows.

“We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something that’s happening in the last couple of months is that Sony’s managed to sell some boxes,”

“So whether or not you like developing for that platform, if they’ve got millions of people connected to that platform and buying their games you have to take it seriously.”

“They’re in the race now, so we’ve got to re-evaluate that for what it is.”

Many are left with a question on when the game will come… Lombardi has stated that it will not be happening this year.

“There’s zero chance of it happening this year. It’s something that’s being talked about right now as the game is gaining popularity and looking like it’s going to be a hit.”

It would be great if Valve supported the PS3, they make some great game such as the Half Life series.