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Sony and Bluepoint Games, have just released details on a upcoming blu-ray compilation of God of War. God of War I & II have been upgraded to 720p with anti-aliasing, and running at a smooth 60fps. Trophy Support will also be added to the collection.

The collection is targeted for a release this holiday season at an MSRP price of $39.99.

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AT GC09, GameTrailers were able to get an interview with Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase, both working on the Final Fantasy XIII project and the Nova Crystallis story. The interview talks more about the story of the game, and touches base on some of the key characters.

Interview Pt. 1

Interview Pt. 2

With news reaching our shores on August 18th, that Europe will finally get PSN cards (well at least it will start in the UK).  You will find a FAQ on the European PlayStation site , how the cards will work and some screenshots of the 20 and 50 pound cards. Available from September 2009, we look forward to when the European mainland can enjoy these cards, to help Sony with a boost in revenue.

What are PlayStation Network Cards?

PSN Cards are a way of adding funds to your PlayStation Network wallet, allowing you to purchase games and game content from PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and the SingStore, without the need of a credit card.

Where do I get them?

You can buy them from most shops that stock PlayStation games and systems.

How much do they cost?

PlayStation Network Cards are currently available in £20 and £50 denominations.

How do I redeem them?

After purchasing a card, follow these three simple steps:

1. Sign in to PlayStation Network on your PS3, your PSP or a PC using Media Go
2. Head to PlayStation Store and select the Redeems Codes icon at the top of the page
3. Enter the 12-digit code printed on the card and the funds will be added to your wallet instantly

Are there separate cards for PlayStation 3 and PSP?

No, your PlayStation Network account is the same for both PS3 and PSP. Therefore, you’re free to spend your points on content for either system, or a combination of the two.

Do the cards have an expiry date?

You must redeem the cards within 12 months of purchase. Once redeemed, funds will remain in your PlayStation Network wallet until spent.

Only thing we’re waiting on is an official list of retailers who will sell these.

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A gameplay video walkthrough taken from GC 2009.

Take a stroll through the features of this year’s WWE title…

WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2010

Here’s the trophy list for NHL 2K10.

Platinum

NHL 2K10 Complete
Unlock All Trophies.

Gold

Kings Trophy
Achieve a total of 894 goals.

Silver

Avalanche Trophy
Win at home in front of a sold out arena.

Blackhawks Trophy
Score an overtime goal.

Blue Jackets Trophy
Make the playoffs in your Franchise.

Coyotes Trophy
Average an A teammate grade.

Devils Trophy
Achieve a total of 50 User Wins.

Flyers Trophy
Achieve a total of 500 Penalty Minutes.

Panthers Trophy
Get your 10th leaderboard win in a ranked match.

Penguins Trophy
Play and win 17 games in a row in your Franchise.

Predators Trophy
Score an awesome goal with a goalie deke.

Rangers Trophy
Create a team.

Red Wings Trophy
Win the Presidents Trophy and Stanley Cup in one season.

Sharks Trophy
Achieve a total of 200 User Wins

Stars Trophy
Win a Pond Hockey game

Bronze

10 PPGs
Achieve a total of 10 Power Play Goals.

10 SHGs
Achieve a total of 10 Short Handed Goals.

100 Games Played
Reach 100 Games Played.

1000 shots
Achieve a total of 1000 Shots.

20 PIMs
Achieve 20 Penalty Minutes in a game.

200 Hits
Achieve a total of 200 Hits.

200 PIMs
Achieve a total of 200 Penalty Minutes.

2000 Points
Achieve a total of 2000 Points.

2K Blogger
Upload your Franchise to 2KSports.com

3 PPG
Achieve 3 Power Play Goals in a game.

3 SHGs
Achieve a total of 3 Short Handed Goals.

30 PPGs
Achieve a total of 30 Power Play Goals.

50 Shots
Reach 50 Shots on goal in a game.

500 Games Played
Reach 500 Games Played.

500 Hits
Achieve a total of 500 Hits.

Blues Trophy
Win the Stanley Cup in Playoff Mode.

Bruins Trophy
Register 10+ hits in one game with any skater.

Canadiens Trophy
Achieve a total of 101 Assists to celebrate 101 years of the most successful team in NHL history.

Canucks Trophy
Get revenge for the ‘82 and ‘94 Canucks. Beat the Islanders or Rangers in any game mode.

Capitals Trophy
Clinch your division in Franchise or Season mode.

Did I Just Do That?
Shoot while stumbling or falling and score a goal.

Ducks Trophy
Create a Player.

Flames Trophy
Deke out a defenseman using a 1 on 1 move and then score a goal.

Hurricanes Trophy
Win 20 faceoffs in one game.

International Trophy
Win the International Tournament in Playoff Mode

Islanders Trophy
Like the ‘82 Islanders, sweep the Stanley Cup Finals in Franchise or Season Mode.

It’s Cold Out Here
Win a game at Wrigley Field.

Lightning Trophy
Get a hat trick.

Maple Leafs Trophy
Get 10 points in one game with one player.

Mini Rink
Win a Mini-Rink game.

Oilers Trophy
Achieve a total of 446 goals.

Sabres Trophy
Get 3+ assists with one player in a single game.

Senators Trophy
Go a full game without logging any penalty minutes.

Thrashers Trophy
Clean 95% of the ice surface with the Zamboni.

Wild Trophy
Score 5 goals in one game with one player.

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The motion controller was revealed at E3 2009, while no actual games will make use of it just yet, Heavy Rain could be the one in the future.

David Cage found of Quantic Dream has spoke out to say that the motion controller could be used with Heavy Rain but not at launch.

[Motion sensing technology] may work well with Heavy Rain because Heavy Rain is based on motion already. The way we deal with action sequences, really trying to use the controller as much as possible to make you feel the same moves of your character at the same time. So yeah I feel close to that,

At the same time it really depends on how you use it. You can do very different things with motion control. You just need to be careful about how you do things. Do I believe that every single game will be motion control and it’s going to replace regular controllers in the future? No I don’t think so. I think it’s going to work well for certain experiences and people will enjoy some games with that. I don’t think it’s going to overwhelm the market and all games will be like that.

Heavy Rain is currently scheduled for release early 2010 exclusively for the Playstation 3.

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Below is the trophy list for Heroes Over Europe, check them out.

Platinum

Hero Over Europe
Earn all of the trophies in the game.

Gold

Seasoned Ace
Complete all campaigns on Ace difficulty.

Silver

352 FG Ace
Complete 352 FG campaign on Ace difficulty.

352 FG Pilot
Complete 352 FG campaign on Pilot or higher difficulty.

487 Sqn Ace
Complete 487 Sqn campaign on Ace difficulty.

487 Sqn Pilot
Complete 487 Sqn campaign on Pilot or higher difficulty.

72 Sqn Ace
Complete 72 Sqn campaign on Ace difficulty.

72 Sqn Pilot
Complete 72 Sqn campaign on Pilot or higher difficulty.

79 Sqn Ace
Complete 79 Sqn campaign on Ace difficulty.

79 Sqn Pilot
Complete 79 Sqn campaign on Pilot or higher difficulty.

Big Game Hunter
Ace Kill every enemy plane type.

Cautious
Complete a mission with full health.

Collector
Unlock all plane upgrades.

Death from Above
Bomb an airborne enemy plane.

Phoney War
Complete the mission Phoney War.

Red Baron
Shoot down five enemies with a single life in a multiplayer game.

Seasoned Pilot
Complete all campaigns on Pilot or higher difficulty.

Seasoned Rookie
Complete all campaigns on Rookie or higher difficulty.

Sharp Shooter
Complete a mission with 75% accuracy or higher.

Tank Hunter
Destroy 50 tanks using rockets in Battle of the Bulge.

The Oskar
Use rockets to destroy 5 enemies on a single life in multiplayer with 5 or more players.

Ultimate Ace
Score 250 kills in ranked multiplayer games.

Bronze

352 FG Rookie
Complete 352 FG campaign on Rookie or higher difficulty.

487 Sqn Rookie
Complete 487 Sqn campaign on Rookie or higher difficulty.

72 Sqn Rookie
Complete 72 Sqn campaign on Rookie or higher difficulty.

79 Sqn Rookie
Complete 79 Sqn campaign on Rookie or higher difficulty.

Ace Killer
Ace Kill an enemy.

Ace of Spades
Pilot Ace Kill an enemy boss.

Air to Air
Destroy an enemy fighter with rockets.

Bombardier
Destroy a ground target with a bomb.

Dive! Dive! Dive!
Dive bomb a ground target.

Energy Attack
Destroy a plane while diving at full speed.

Fighter Ace
Come first in a multiplayer game with five or more players flying a fighter.

Fireworks Display
Perform an ammo box Ace Kill.

On The Edge
Complete a mission with only 25% health remaining.

Pilot Hunter
Pilot Ace Kill 10 enemies.

Ramming Speed
Destroy three bombers by ramming.

Specialist
Play a full multiplayer round using each type of plane available in a level.

Spectator
On the winning team without a kill in multiplayer with 5 or more players.

Super Ace
Score 50 kills in ranked multiplayer games.

Support Chief
Come first in a multiplayer game with five or more players flying a fighter-bomber.

The Sweetspot
Chain two Ace Kills in the ‘Zone’.

Vivisectionist
Take out two engines and a gunner in one Ace Kill.

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The European Playstation Store has updated, August 27 2009 and the following has been added:-

Price Reduction

Crash Commando (£3.99/€4.99)
In celebration of all the extra Crash Commando goodness released this week, you can take advantage of this reduced price for the full game until the 10th of September.
PEGI 12+

Downloadable Games

Smash Cars (£11.99/€14.99)
PEGI 3+

Battle Tanks (£7.99/€9.99)
PEGI 7+

Topatoi – (AU$15.95, $18.90 NZD) Has been added to the Australian and New Zealand Stores.
OFLAC 3

Demos (free)

NHL 10
PEGI 3+

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn
PEGI 18+

Add-On Game Content

Fight Night Round 4

• Champions Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
• Content Pack 1 (free)

PEGI 16+

Batman: Arkham Asylum – Play As Joker (free)
PEGI 16+

Crash Commando

• Combo Pack (this combines the four packs below) (£3.99/€4.99)
• Heist Map Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
• Colonel Chaos and Army Chick Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
• Gangsta Rapper and Reggae Rasta Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
• Nukem Ninja and Maid Mayhem Pack (£1.19/€1.49)

PEGI 12+

Disgaea 3

• Action Prinny (£1.59/€1.99)
• Adell (£1.59/€1.99)
• Class World Command Attack (£3.19/€3.99)
• Curtis (£1.59/€1.99)
• Defender of Earth Set (£4.79/€5.99)
• Demon & Detective Set (£3.19/€3.99)
• Disgaea 2 Sacrebleu Set (£4.79/€5.99)
• Disgaea 2 Main Character Set (£3.99/€4.99)
• Dragon (£0.79/€0.99)
• Fake Heroes Set (£3.99/€3.19)
• Gig (£1.59/€1.99)
• Gordon (£1.59/€1.99)
• Hanako (£1.59/€1.99)
• Item World Command Attack Mode (£3.19/€3.99)
• Item World Survival Attack (£3.19/€3.99)
• Jennifer (£1.59/€1.99)
• Kogure (£1.59/€1.99)
• Makai Kingdom Main Character Package (£3.19/€3.99)
• Marjoly (£1.59/€1.99)
• Mid-Boss (£1.59/€1.99)
• Nekomata (£1.59/€1.99)
• Pram (£1.59/€1.99)
• Pierre (£1.59/€1.99)
• Prinny Curtis (£1.59/€1.99)
• Raspberyl Chapter 1 (£2.39/€2.99)
• Raspberyl Chapter 2 (£2.39/€2.99)
• Raspberyl Chapter 3 (£2.39/€2.99)
• Raspberyl Chapter 4 (£2.39/€2.99)
• Raspberyl Chapters 1-4 (£8.99/€11.25)
• Revya (£1.59/€1.99)
• Rozalin (£1.59/€1.99)
• Soul Nomad Set (£3.19/€3.99)
• Taro (£1.59/€1.99)
• Thursday (£1.59/€1.99)
• Tink (£1.59/€1.99)
• Yukimaru (£1.59/€1.99)
• Zetta (£1.59/€1.99)

PEGI 12+

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Character and Map Pack (£6.29/€7.99)
PEGI 12+

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Tatooine Mission Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
PEGI 16+

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Wolf Creek Course (£3.19/€3.99 – Introductory price for one week only)
PEGI 3+

LittleBigPlanet – VeraBee Original Sticker Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
PEGI 7+

Rock Band

• Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac (£0.99/€1.49)
• I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty (£0.99/€1.49)
• Mony Mony by Billy Idol (£0.99/€1.49)
• Rebel Yell by Billy Idol (£0.99/€1.49)
• Runnin’ Down A Dream by Tom Petty (£0.99/€1.49)
• She’s A Genius by Jet (£0.99/€1.49)
• World Turning by Fleetwood Mac (£0.99/€1.49)

PEGI 12+

Videos (free)

• Batman: Arkham Asylum Villains Trailer
• IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Launch Trailer
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Gamescom 2009 Trailer
• Mini Ninjas Futo Vignette
• Mini Ninjas Shun Vignette
• Mini Ninjas Suzume Vignette
• Mini Ninjas Tora Vignette
• Crash Commando Characters Trailer
• Crash Commando Heist Map Pack Trailer

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go

Downloadable Games

• Dynasty Warriors (£13.99/€17.99)

PEGI 12+

Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

Rock Band Unplugged

• Black Sunshine by White Zombie (£0.99/€1.49)
• She’s Not There by The Zombies (£0.99/€1.49)

PEGI 12+

Themes (free)

• Dissidia Final Fantasy Theme 12

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VG247 has been speaking with FFXIII’s Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama at GamesCom 2009 regarding the possibility of a Final Fantasy 7 remake.

This is what was said:

Us at GamesCom: Will we ever see a remake of Final Fantasy VII?

FFXIII’s Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama, speaking through a translator: There’s not official project that’s up and running for a remake of Final Fantasy VII at this point. Both Toriyama-san and Kitase-san were involved in the development of the game, however, and it holds a special place in their hearts. They do talk about it on a personal level, like, ‘If we did it it would be like this or like that.’

So, they do talk about it, but there’s no official project yet. But there’s that PSN release that just came out, so if you could play that for the time being, it should be fun.

What do you think about this? Is it in the pipeline?

The people at IFixIt have managed to dismantle the Playstation 3 Slim, revealing the rather small motherboard the machine carries.

The question is how much smaller is it compared to the regular Playstation 3? Below is a comparison between a 60GB PS3 and a 120GB PS3 Slim.

Spot the difference.

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As you know the PS3 slim is selling out quite well, Amazon reported that they have sold out of their pre-order allocation. What is all the fuss about? G4TV has posted a video that will compare the PS3 slim against the original PS3. Check it out.

The new Playstation 3 model (slim) has been selling very well, in fact they have sold out at Amazon. The biggest online retailer has sold out of their pre-order allocation.

Order now and we’ll deliver when available. We’ll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.

Take a look at the console on the Amazon product page by clicking here.

The PS3 slim was announced at GamesCon 2009 and costs $299.99.

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The 1.50 Patch for SOCOM: Confrontation is now live, next time you go to play the game you will be prompted to download the 578 MB update.

The team are also deploying a server update to sync with the patch, so you may not be able to connect for a little while once the patch is downloaded.  It shouldn’t take too long though before the servers are back online…

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NCAA Football 10 is due a second patch and EA Sports has released the details of the patch. The list of fixes are below, it is quite an update. Enjoy reading.

• Player Lock in Online Games will now move the camera behind the locked player (like Offline games)

• Greatly increased the quality of uploaded videos

• Fixed an issue with penalties on a change of possession in Overtime

• Fixed an issue where you would sometimes lose control of your player going offsides in no huddle situations

• Tuned holding chances on Field Goals and Extra Points

• Fixed a couple pass coverage issues with Wild Cat plays

• Tuned the chuck success chances to favor more neutral results. Wins and Losses are extreme and should occur less for both the offense and defense

• AI Tackle slider is now more effective

• Lead Blocking tweaks to fix some cases of pulling lineman ignoring defenders

• Fixed a few rare cases that would cause players in pursuit to run away from the ball carrier

• Tuned the CPU ball carrier to make some smarter choices

• Fixed a bug where the CPU would high step at inappropriate times

• Tuned player switching logic to give a more appropriate player

• Fixed an issue with Punts being spotted incorrectly when the punt went out of bounce

• Corrected an issue where pressing in man coverage would cause the CPU to throw the ball too early

• If the receiver caught a pass during a slip, rarely would he be ruled down after the catch (even if he got up before making the catch). This has been fixed.

• Fixed a bug where sometimes the clock would continue to run after hold on an extra point

• Forward pitches are now correctly tracked as passing and receiving yards for the players involved

• Receivers will now try and release to the appropriate side of the defender based on their route

• Fixed some problems that were causing defensive players to not always get back in time during hurry up plays

• Reduced the effect of the Run Block Slider on special teams plays

• Tuned how effective the slant route for running backs out of the backfield was

• Tuned how far away diving sacks will start from

• Fixed an online grieve with pausing the game

• Fixed a bug where using a TeamBuilder team as the away team would cause the team colors to be incorrect

• Fixed an issue where some Dynasty teams were only able to offer 15 scholarships. You will not have to restart your dynasty for this to take effect, the fix is for offline and online dynasties.

• Certain TeamBuilder teams were incorrectly being blocked by the profanity filter and showing up as XXXX, this has been corrected

• Fixed and issue where Punt was not the default selection on 4th down and punting distance

• Off-centered single digit jersey numbers are now centered correctly

• Fixed a crash in Custom Stadium Sounds when the list of files was too long

• TeamBuilder teams with & in the name can now be searched properly

• Fixed an issue where the “Online Dynasty Servers are Down” pop-up was showing up incorrectly

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Here’s the debut trailer for Moto GP 09/10, check it out!

Get ready to light up the track.