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Guerrilla Games QA Manager Seb Downie said the lean and peak system seen in Killzone 2’s singleplayer mode will not be available in the multiplayer modes.

It didn’t work too well in the 360 degree combat environment that is multiplayer,

In single player the path is more linear and the action is usually ahead of the player. In MP levels are more arena based and you are more susceptible to flanking and being attacked from various angles.

We found that the L&P system didn’t add anything in that scenario and that players often actually took a step back from cover objects to give themselves a little more freedom to move, so they were actually working against the system, so we ripped it back out,

Downie concluded with:

Crouching was deemed sufficient.

Maybe they could include it again in a future update.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has launched their own official trophy leaderboard where you will be able to check your rank online. Élixor, SCE Community Team Leader on the European Playstation Forums has revealed that if you are a French resident, you will need to add user ‘trophee_01′ to your friend list. The trophy ranking is only available in France for the time being.

Using Google Translater, this is what Élixor has to say about the trophy ranking system.

1. Introduction
Hello all,

I know what you’ll say, I recycle Nehta drawings, but admit they are perfectly with the subject and I must say they are so beautiful!

The topic of this discussion is to make a classification Community trophies. As yet there is no automatic system I propose that we simply do this manually in our own way.

2. How does it work?

Each time you win a trophy we will update your score so you can climb up the ranking, the more you have more trophies you will be at the top of the ranking. More important are your trophies and more they are worth many points.

The battle will be very hard for the top places, courage!

3. How to participate?

It’s easy, simply add to your list of friend online ID Trophees_01 and wait for our response added.
Once you enter added in the list.

If the account is full Trophees_01 simply add Trophees_02, then Trophees_03 and so on.

4. How to update my score?

Again it is simple, once you are entered in the ranking you want to update your points whenever possible, even when you win a trophy.

So to update your score you can simply post a reply in this discussion by stating:

* The account on which you are registered, for example Trophees_01, Trophees_02 …
* The number of new trophies
* That is

5. Value of trophies

The value of trophies can be changed at any time to balance the calculation of scores.

Here are the current values:

* Platinum: 40 points
* Gold: 15 points
* Silver: 5 points
* Bronze: 2 points

Kazunori Yamauchi has said that Gran Turismo 5 will be released earlier than expected laughing at release dates such 2010 and beyond.

Kazunori laughed at the notion of a 2010 release date for Gran Turismo 5, and said it will be released sooner than expected.

For more information and full interview, head over to GTPlanet.

Destructoid has posted 10 reasons why Saints Row 2 is better than Grand Theft Auto IV. Could these 10 reasons make you buy the game? Have a read.

• In-Mission Checkpoints
• Cars are actually fun to drive
• Weapons are far more varied and awesome
• You can be a cockney bastard
• Real customization
• Lots more to do
• Superior multiplayer
• It looks better
• It’s much funnier
• It’s not ashamed of its own stupidity

Read full info of each point at Destructoid.

The US Playstation Store has updated, October 30 2008 and the following has been added:-

Price Promotion

SIREN: Blood Curse Halloween 1-week sale (from 10/30 – 11/6)
Full downloadable game for $29.99, or chapter bundles for $10.99/each.

Add-on Game Content

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Artifact/Wonder Pack: The Mythic ($3.75)
Turn your civilization into a tale for all-time with this mythic wonder and artifact pack. Included are: Ancient Wonder: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Medieval Wonder: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Industrial Wonder: Scotland Yard, Modern Wonder: SETI, Artifact 1: Camelot, Artifact 2: Tower of Babel.
File size: 2.92 MB

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Artifact/Wonder Pack: The Iconic ($3.75)
Inspire civilizations for ages to come with this Iconic wonder and artifact pack. Includes: Ancient: Coliseum, Medieval: Taj Mahal, Industrial: Statue of Liberty, Modern: Sydney Opera House, Artifact 1: Terracotta Army,Artifact 2: Sphinx.
File size: 3.23 MB

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Artifact/Wonder Pack: The Eternal ($3.75)
Gain an edge in your quest to rule the world with this Eternal wonder and artifact pack. Includes the following: Ancient: Trajan’s Column, Medieval: University of Sankore, Industrial: Eiffel Tower, Modern: Cristo Redentor, Artifact 1: Pharaoh’s Needle, Artifact 2: Tesla’s “Peace” Ray.

Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com

• “No Rain” by Blind Melon ($1.99)

File size: 42 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “Hong Kong Garden” – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
• “Kiss Them For Me” – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
• “The Killing Jar” – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
• Siouxsie and The Banshees Pack 01 ($5.49) – this track pack includes all of the above singles.
• “Melatonin” – Silversun Pickups ($1.99)
• “Well Thought Out Twinkles” – Silversun Pickups ($1.99)
• “Pretty in Pink” – The Psychedelic Furs ($1.99)
• “Dammit” – Blink-182 ($1.99)

File sizes: 19 MB – 33 MB (singles), 83 MB (track pack)

Game Demos (free)

Mirror’s Edge Demo
THERE’S NO LOOKING BACK. In a city where information is monitored, messengers called Runners are the only way to communicate freely. You are Faith, a skilled Runner who’s uncovered corruption at the city’s core. And now you are being hunted. Download the Mirror’s Edge demo and experience the award-winning innovative First-Person Action-Adventure! Learn Runner’s skills like wall-runs, leaps, and combat in the Tutorial, and use your speed and your skills to survive the Prologue of the game in the demo!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 842 MB

Tom Clancy’s EndWar Demo
Experience World War III in your living room with Tom Clancy’s EndWarTM, a revolutionary new war game built to maximize next-generation gaming consoles and completely controllable by voice. This demo includes one map playable in both single-player and 1 versus 1 multiplayer. English, French and Spanish are supported.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.67 MB

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Demo
In WWE, the only person you can rely on, other than yourself, is your partner. You have each other’s backs, and together, you can accomplish more than you ever could on your own. Play the all new tag team match in this demo of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. Pick up the full game in stores on November 9th.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 976 MB

Alone In The Dark: Inferno Demo
One of this year’s most innovative video games gets a blazing makeover for its PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system debut this November with Alone In The Dark: Inferno. Development studio Eden Games has responded to feedback from media and gamers with a host of sizzling gameplay enhancements and red-hot new content for an even more entertaining, immersive, and action-packed blockbuster experience on PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.51 MB

Game Videos (free)

Life in LittleBigPlanet: Ep 3
File size: 180 MB (HD)

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Stormer Trailer
File size: 70 MB (HD)

MotorStorm Pacific Rift TV spot (60 sec)
File size: 50 MB (HD), 81 MB (1080)

SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 2
File size: 119 MB (HD)

SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 3
File size: 121 MB (HD)

SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 4
File size: 123 MB (HD)

Far Cry 2 Anything Goes Trailer
File size: 90 MB (HD)

Far Cry 2 African Swim
File size: 5.83 MB (SD)

Guitar Hero World Tour Ozzy Osbourne Vignette
File size: 48 MB (HD)

Guitar Hero World Tour Sting Vignette
File size: 53 MB (HD)

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Trailer #4
File size: 50 MB (HD)

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Cops Trailer
File sizes: 47 MB (HD)

Stormrise: Echelon Snipers Engage Trailer
File sizes: 105 MB (HD)

Stormrise: You Are In Command Trailer
File sizes: 153 MB (HD)

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Trailer
File sizes: 104 MB (HD), 141 MB (1080)

Casino Royale Collector’s Edition Trailer
File sizes: 72 MB (HD), 94 MB (1080)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Game Videos (free)

* Super Stardust Portable Trailer
(also downloadable via PS3)

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The European Playstation Store has updated, October 30 2008 and the following has been added:-

Games

Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (Full Game) – PSP ONLY – £15.99
Cool Boarders 2 (Full Game) – PS3 and PSP – £3.99

Demo

Mirror’s Edge Playable Demo
Tom Clancy’s EndWar Playable Demo
Warhawk Trial Version

Rockband

Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and The Banshees – £0.99
Kiss Them For Me – Siouxsie and The Banshees – £0.99
The Killing Jar – Siouxsie and The Banshees – £0.99
Or Purchase Game Pack 01 including all of the above for £2.49

Dammit – Blink 182 – £0.99
Pretty in Pink – The Psychedelic Furs – £0.99
Melatonin – Silversun Pickups – £0.99
Well Thought Out Twinkles – Silversun Pickups – £0.99

Civilisation Revolution Wonders & Artifact Packs

The Iconic – £2.39
The Eternal – £2.39
The Mythic – £0.79

Soul Calibur IV

Downloadable Music – including 17 tracks from the original Soul Calibur (1999) – £11.99
Individual Tracks – £0.79
Weapon Set: Bonus Weapons Game Pack – £2.39
Weapon Set: Ultimate Weapons Game Pack – £2.39

Trailers

Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 2 (HDTV 720p)
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Earth Zone Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Pain Movie Studio Trailer (HDTV 1080p)
Pain Yeony, Tati and Kenneth Trailer (HDTV 1080p)
Vampire Rain: Altered Species Waitress Trailer (HDTV 720p)

Wallpapers

Pain Yeony Superstar (HD 1080p)
Pain Kenneth Superstar (HD 720p)

Themes

5 Customised Themes – £1.59 each

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Recent news suggest that Playstation Network could soon be global. What does this mean? It basically means that Europe may not have delays in getting PSN content. So, when the Playstation Store updates it will update worldwide? We hope so!

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Ray Maguire Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director told VideoGamer.com that nothing is ever exclusive, responding to questions surrounding exclusive DLC on the Xbox 360.

Microsoft have somehow managed to get a lot of exclusive downloadable content for some of the biggest games. These games include; Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3 and Tomb Raider Underworld. A lot of Sony loyals are obviously angry because Sony isn’t doing enough for them.

much rather that we (Sony) were investing money into making sure that we’ve got great R&D and we start producing games like LittleBigPlanet rather than paying other people a huge amount of money to stop people playing their product.

One thing to remember, nothing is ever exclusive. Things get wrapped up for a period of time for a large amount of money and if it’s a strategic decision by competition to do that then we have to live with that.

Obviously, what we have to do is make sure that our business plan is adhered to and we have the amount of money to invest in games rather than investing in stopping other people making games and progressing. So I would much rather that we were investing money into making sure that we’ve got great R&D and we start producing games like LittleBigPlanet, rather than paying other people a huge amount of money to stop people playing their product.

You have to remember that most third-party publishers of course have a business proposition that covers all platforms. With our own of course it’s different because our investment would purely be on our own platforms, and that’s the same as any first party. That’s a small part of the overall offering nowadays and the days of big exclusives, I think they were over a couple of years ago but they’re certainly over now.

This is what Maguire said at the Games 3.0 conference in London earlier this week. Does exclusive DLC bother you?

community manager at Insomniac games provided some info on the longevity of co-op mode in Resistance.

Each map will have different areas, 6 maps will be available for the co-op mode in Resistance 2. Each co-op campaign is believed to take between 15-20 hours to complete individually.

There are six locations, each has quite a few different areas, and a single-playthrough of any will not show you nearly the entire map or all of the different set-ups on it due to the randomization of the playpath. It probably takes between 15-20 hours to see every single co-op set-up and encounter.

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Here’s some good footage of the singleplayer aspect of Killzone 2. A good watch. Killzone 2 is scheduled to be released in Feb 2009.

Are you subscribed to Qore annually? If so your in luck to get into Playstation Home’s closed beta. If you are not subscribed annually and want to play Home i would suggest upgrading subscription. This is an email sent out.

PLAYSTATION(R) UNDERGROUND(TM)

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As an update to the PLAYSTATION(R)3 News email sent on Friday, October 24th, the special invitation to PlayStation(R)Home’s closed beta is available only to Qore annual subscribers who purchased subscriptions by 10/29. Qore Episode 06 purchasers will not be eligible for the special PlayStation(R)Home beta invitation at this time. We apologize for the miscommunication.

Participation in PlayStation(R)Home’s closed beta is limited to those 18 years and older and requires agreement with the PlayStation(R)Home Beta Trial.

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Check out the first 10 minutes in Resistance 2. May contain spoilers so don’t watch if you don’t want to spoil the game.

Electronic Arts has confirmed that a demo of Mirror’s Edge will hit the Playstation Store in todays update. Gamers will be able to take a leap of faith with a special demo for the game. The demo will feature a prologue of the game, a tutorial and a segment of the singleplayer story mode.

I guess you will just have to sit patiently and wait for the store to update in your region.

Some insider information has appeared on the Internet regarding the next Battlefield Bad Company patch.

Servers instances have been reduced to 12 per machine from 15 and some extra servers added to Europe for the PS3 to handle peak play times and keep players in Europe, well, in Europe.

The following updates will be applied in the next patch.

· Increased Ticket count for all Conquest maps to make for longer rounds
· Find custom match on Conquest was fixed
· Knife melee no longer instantly kills friendly’s and will take two swipes
· Bullets and knives now go through undergrowth and trees leafs
· Shotgun damage in distance reduced, but is still just as powerful in closer range
· Savior Trophy requirements tweaked, awarded when you kill an enemy that attack a teammate and damaged them by 20% or more
· Drawing weapon time after sprinting is reduced to SP times to improve pace of action
· AA guns have less deviation and more damage to improve balance vs Gunships

Helicopters
- Lowered hand weapons damage against Gunships, but .50 Cal weapons on Vehicles retain their damage against the Gunships.
- Increased missile speeds for the pilot
- Gunner MG’s time to overheat increased with splash damage reduced
- Gunships wont explode when touching one trees and now have a damage multiplier based on the speed of the Gunship. This means if you are flying very slow you can knock over trees and take Zero damage, but if you’re at top speed 4-5 trees will destroy your Gunship.

There’s something to look forwards to.

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The BBC are working on an iPlayer that will work for the Playstation 3. Anthony Rose, head of Online Media Group, BBC Future Media & Technology has revealed that the iPlayer for the PS3 is in the works.

We’re… working on bringing BBC iPlayer to Sony PS3, but we’re not quite there yet as the PS3 uses a slightly older version of Flash which doesn’t support some of the features used in our media player, and the very promising Flash 9 update now available on PS3 has some compatibility issues,

Rose mentions that the BBC flash developers are working on a PS3 version. Stay tuned for more updates on this.

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