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Ok, so most of you if not all of you know that LittleBigPlanet has been delayed because the muslim community wasn’t happy about one of the games background music.

So what was the song in question? After doing some research it seems to be called ‘Tapha Niang’. Head over to  Toumani Diabate’s MySpace page and listen to Tapha Niang.

Click here for the page. Doesnt sound that bad does it?

Capcom was awarded by Sony in getting their own section within the PlayStation Store. They had also hinted at a possibility of their own store within Home. 

Capcom is kicking off a new PlayStation Network initiative in which game publishers will have their own dedicated digital storefronts, Edge has learned.

“Out of all of the third-party companies making use of the digital space, [Sony] recognizes Capcom is one of the best partners for content,” said John Diamonon, product manager on all Capcom digital titles.

He said that Sony approached Capcom with the idea. “We’re supporting PlayStation Network like no other company,” Diamonon claimed.

Capcom expects the store to launch in early November. Diamonon acknowledged that other publishers will offer dedicated storefronts in the future.

Capcom recently released well-received digital offerings across online storefronts on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. The old school Mega Man 9 launched with much hardcore fanfare in late September, and prior to that the high-def remake Bionic Commando: Rearmed made waves on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Christian Svensson, VP of business development and strategic planning for Capcom said the company has found online to be a prime venue for “fan-focused” content that “would never survive at retail.”

Svensson continued, “…Sony’s taking advantage of–in a very real way–one of the benefits of digital, in that there are multiple ways to sort, search and put things in front of people. In a physical store, that physical object can only exist in one physical space.

“With digital, that object can be highlighted in about 20 different ways. I think Sony is first to recognize that. The more opportunities that someone has a chance to see or be exposed to our content … the more likely it is that someone will give a Capcom title a shot.”

He continued, “[Online's] also really good for noodling features and figuring out what people want, which bring ramifications for our bigger online titles.”

Diamonon added that Capcom is trying to establish a “digital brand” that gamers will associate with quality, and a dedicated storefront is one way of getting products in front of consumers.

PlayStation Network is by no means the only digital storefront on consoles. But Svensson said Xbox Live Marketplace isn’t as conducive to a dedicated store.

“As far as Microsoft goes–how can I say this dimplomatically–there are things I think they’d like to do to promote content in multiple ways, and I think they’ll get there eventually… but they’re not there yet.”

The execs noted how the New Xbox Live Experience is likely the Microsoft’s first priority on the digital front, and will pave the way for Capcom-branded pages.

With PlayStation Home, Sony is expanding upon the menu-based interface. Could we see a 3D Capcom store in Home? Diamonon said, “I don’t know if I can talk about anything on that side yet, but I suppose it’s theoretically possible.”

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When LittleBigPlanet was announced earlier today that the game would be delayed for Europe, it was heartbreaking. To make the news even more harder, is Sony have recalled all disks worldwide. Meaning that the game will be delayed across the world. The reasoning of the delay is because of a background music. 

During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.

Stay tuned for a new announcement on the new release soon.

UPDATE: The game will ship across North America on October 27th. No date for Europe as of yet.

UPDATE 2: Europe will be receiving the game on October 31st.

A video of the Uncharted space in Playstation Home has appeared on YouTube. The Uncharted space in indeed looking pretty good. Check it out.

Sorry to bring the bad news, but LittleBigPlanet has been delayed for release in Europe. Sony hasn’t announced a new release date for it, but expect one soon. 

The release of Sony’s highly anticipated PlayStation 3 title LittleBigPlanet has been delayed in Europe.

The game was due for release next week, October 24, but now some retailers are estimating the game may be delayed by three weeks until November 14.

However, GamesIndustry.biz understands that the title may not suffer such a long delay to retail, and a new date is expected to be announced by Sony shortly.

LittleBigPlanet has reviewed incredibly well in the specialist press and anticipation is high from consumers who have already had access to the beta of the game.

Sony has said that the game is a system seller for the PlayStation 3, and the title is considered one of the most important releases for the home console this Christmas.

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It seems that angry Xbox fanboys have targetted LittleBigPlanet by giving the game low scores on Metacritic. LittleBigPlanet has a rating of just 6.0 out of 10. This is as of 17/10/08 @ 14.00 GTM based on 1811 user votes. Looks like the fanboys have topped themselves, i can’t help but laugh, this is ridiculous, the game isn’t even out yet.

On the other hand, LittleBigPlanet has a Metacritic score of 95 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, this puts the game in the third position in the PS3 charts. Is it time to stop paying attention to user based scores from now on because of this? Surely LittleBigPlanet doesnt desserve a rating of 6.0 overall.

Whats your thought on this?

Ubisoft have confirmed a PS3 demo of Tom Clancy’s EndWar. As of now the demo can only be played on the Xbox 360, many PS3 owners were worried that the demo was only ever going to be on the 360. Ubisoft have said that they will be releasing a demo for the PS3 at a date to-be-determined.

The Resistance 2 beta has begun and is well underway. Below is some information from the Playstation.Blog.

• Today, October 16th, the public beta for Resistance 2 will begin in North America. The beta will offer gamers a glimpse at Resistance 2’s online competitive and co-op modes ahead of the game’s launch on November 4th. We will be admitting players in two waves: a Premiere wave which includes those that pre-ordered at GameStop, individuals who subscribed to QORE for one year and/or bought the episode featuring Resistance 2 and a recent contest from GamePro.com. Those of you in the Premiere wave should be receiving an email with a registration code between now and tomorrow afternoon. A second wave is starting in the middle of next week, and you apply to be a part of it by going to beta.myresistance.net once the site goes live (later tonight). For those of you across the pond in Europe, the public beta will also begin next week.
• The Beta will include competitive maps from three locations in the game. These maps include 60-, 40-, and 20-player maps from Orick, 40- and 20-player maps from Chicago, and the 10-Player map Sub Docks (Bay Area). New modes Skirmish and Core control will be supported, along with Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch. The co-op portion of the beta will focused on Orick, and will support randomization of your play-path. Both co-op and competitive will support matchmaking and class/character progression up to level 10. This will allow unlocking of new equipment, upgrades and berserks for character customization.
• Speaking of beta.myresistance.net, the beta version of our new community site goes live tonight as well. Customizable leader boards/user profiles, individual blogs and ‘ticker’ that provides players with up to minute information of happenings on the site are just some of the features the beta site has to offer. Leading into the November 4th North American launch of the game (and the months to follow), we’ll be adding several more features that will make MyResistance.net the destination for all Resistance fans.
• And, finally, Resistance 2 has gone gold. As a special treat, the below image gives all of you PlayStation Blog readers an idea on just how big just the online coop campaign mode is

Check your emails to see if you have an email with your Resistance 2 beta code.

Here’s this weeks store update for North America:

Downloadable Games

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation ($39.99)
Alone I am Lethal. As a Team I Dominate. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation deploys you online into intense and unpredictable 32-player battles where it’s better to fight as a team than it is to be a hero. Battle teams across the world, earn your Community stripes and become the ultimate Spec Ops squad.

PS1 Classics

Sno-Cross Championship Racing ($5.99)
Welcome to Sno-Cross Championship Racing! Join extreme sled racers from three different leagues as they hit some of the toughest snow-covered slopes in the world! Featuring 12 real Yamaha racing sleds and seven racing locations with changing weather and daylight conditions. Customize your sleds and even make custom track layouts!

Add-on Game Content

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 Spyglass Hill Golf Course ($7.49)
Discover Pebble Beach’s hidden gem, Spyglass Hill. This course is consistently ranked as one of America’s Greatest Public Courses and is known for having some of the toughest holes on the PGA TOUR. Watch out for holes 6, 8 and 16 in particular and be ready for a great challenge.

THE EYE OF JUDGEMENT: Biolith Rebellion 3 (Expansion Set Three) ($14.99)
Take your game to the next level with this new download for THE EYE OF JUDGMENT. Add 100 more new creatures, spells, and abilities that come to life with cards from Upper Deck (sold seperately).

THE EYE OF JUDGEMENT: Biolith Rebellion 2 & 3 Expansion Bundle ($19.99)
Take your game to the next level with this new download for THE EYE OF JUDGMENT. With this bundle you can add both Set 2 and 3 expansion packs to your EOJ collection. That’s 200 more new creatures, spells, and abilities that come to life with special EOJ summoning cards (sold separately).

Rock Band

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

• Dr. Feelgood” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• Kickstart My Heart” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• Rattlesnake Shake” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “She Goes Down” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Slice of Your Pie” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Sticky Sweet” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Time For Change” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Without You” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” – Mötley Crüe ($1.99)
• “Dr. Feelgood” Album ($15.99) – this track pack includes all of the above singles.

Game Demos (free)

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Demo
Download the demo for MotorStorm Pacific Rift and experience Raingod Spires. The Demo includes:

• Dramatic Cliffs and Gravity-Defying jumps
• Choose one of the available three vehicle classes
• Race in both single-player and multi-player split screensolo or against to the finish

Game Videos (free)

LittleBigPlanet: Making Fun

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Vehicles Trailer

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Launch Trailer

wipEout HD Behind the Scenes

Eternal Sonata Trailer

Far Cry 2 Who’s Who Trailer

Guitar Hero World Tour Billy Corgan Vignette

NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm September Trailer

PS3 Themes

Valkyria Chronicles PSN Theme 01 (free)

Silent Hill Homecoming Theme (free)

Eternal Sonata Theme (free)

SAW Legacy Theme ($1.99)

PS3 Wallpapers (free)

Eternal Sonata Wallpapers (x6)

Silent Hill Homecoming Wallpapers (x4)

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For those of you that keep emailing in asking what’s up with the Playstation Store producing an error code (80023017). The Playstation Store is in fact down for maintenance.

Patrick Seybold, Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media has informed readers that they’ve temporarily taken down some functions of PlayStation Network – specifically access to the PlayStation Store.

As some of you may have noticed, we’ve temporarily taken down some functions of PlayStation Network – specifically access to the PlayStation Store, account management and registration. Online gameplay will remain uninterrupted. We thank you for your patience and will report back here as soon as the Store and registration functions are back online.

No idea how long the store will be back online.

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Bit late for this, the store is down so for those that can’t access the store here’s the content for October 16 2008.

DEMOS

► Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (1250 MB)
► MotorStorm Pacific Rift (617 MB)

ADD-ONS

► The Eye of Judgment
○ Biolith Rebellion Set 3 (€9,99 / £6.99)
○ Biolith Rebellion Set 2 + 3 Compo Pack (€14,99 / £10.49)

► Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
○ Firestone Country Club (£4.99)

► Rock Band
○ Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood (€1,49 / £0.99 per song)
♪ Dr Feelgood
♪ Slice of Your Pie
♪ Rattlesnake Shake
♪ Kickstart My Heart
♪ Without You
♪ Same Ol’ Situation (SOS)
♪ Sticky Sweet
♪ She Goes Down
♪ Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
♪ Time for Change

VIDEOS

► EndWar
○ Announcement Trailer

► Far Cry 2
○ Bara Bara Trailer

► PAIN Amusement Park
○ Trailer

THEMES & WALLPAPERS

► Killzone 2 – multiplayer theme (free + enters you in a beta key draw)

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Sony has listed all the update features for PS3 System Software Update Firmware Version 2.50.

An update to the PS3 system software was released on October 15, 2008. If you update your PS3 system, the system software version will be 2.50 and the following features will be updated. In order to download PS3 system software version 2.50, you will need a minimum 140Mb of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).

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Sony has been speaking to PSU about their newest firmware update 2.50 regarding the new screen capturing feature.

There aren’t any games that support the screenshot capability just yet, but we know there’s a lot of excitement among PS3 owners for this feature and would expect developers to begin offering it moving forward,

Supporting titles will be announced in the future. I wonder what games support this already. Lets hope LittleBigPlanet does.

Now this is something i didnt want to show our readers but it just shows how far you can take LittleBigPlanet by introducing something rather rude.

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If you buy the retail version of Socom Confrontation expect to free up some hard drive space if you havent already upgraded your Playstation 3 hard drive. The game data is 2.1GB but what about all the updates the game will have, this could extend this to around 3.1GB.

It is expected that Socom Confrontation will be updated a lot with big fixes, new maps and items. It will be a pretty big game.

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