Fully robust Home coming this fall
The Playstation Home Beta is still on schedule for release later this fall. Home has been delayed a number of times before but Eric Lempel, Director of Playstation Network was keen to assure Playstation fans that Home would be worth the long wait.
“The Home open beta is still on schedule for release later this fall,”
“The reason we’ve been delaying [Home] is so that we can deliver a high quality service that the users will enjoy. Even though it will be in beta, it will be a fair representation of what the service can be and its potential, so it won’t be a 0.5 release, it will be a fully robust service.”
So it looks like everything is on course to be released this fall in Beta format. Read more at next-gen.biz.
Hideo Kojima reveals his top 5 games
The creator of the Metal Gear franchise has revealed his top 5 most memorable and influential video games. No doubt his own game is in the list”
- Super Mario Bros. series
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
- Xevious
- Outer World (known as Out of this World in U.S.)
- Metal Gear Solid
Kojima said:
“Games are a composite art that evolves absorbing new technologies,”
“I hoped to “create a big wave” in the game world”
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm demo trailer
If you dont have access to Qore or your not a subscriber to it then you can watch this video to get a feel of the demo. If you do get Qore, go and download the demo! Remember that the demo will be released on the 17th of July 2008 in the Playstation Store on that date.
“Get ready to unleash your inner ninja.”
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Demo Trailer
5 new Golden Axe: Beast Rider screenshots
Golden Axe: Beast Rider is the newest installment in the Golden Axe series and i developed by Sega’s acquired game developer Secret Level. Beast Rider is set to be released sometime in September 2008.
5 new Golden Axe: Beast Rider screenshots
Some new Alpha Protocol details
New details of Alpha Protocol have emerged, an upcoming third-person action RPG, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Sega.
This game looks pretty good and is a one to keep your eye on if you like secret agent games like James Bond.
Alpha Protocol is not a first person shooter, its a third-person RPG set in a world of spy and secret agents rather than fantasy.
“Both main and side missions will have more than one way of being completed. While this is nothing new to games, Obsidian has but their own spin on things. The different possibilities will depends on how a player has made their choices up until that point.”
Design Producer Nathan Davis says:
“In particular, a lot of the little thing you do will show up in the end game,”
“It will show up depending on who you ally with and what factions are friendly with you, they may come in and help or hinder your ability to finish the end mission.”
Weapons in Alpha Protocol are what you expect them to be and Alpha Protocol will have no shortage. You can play through the game with just hand to hand combat but chances are you will run into a nice rifle.
Executive Producer Chris Parker says:
“He will also have close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, which can be lethal,”
“And of course, gadgets,”
Lastly lets talk about the unique dialog system as Parker explains:
“The new system is an evolution of the systems going way back on games that we have worked on. Everything from (Planescape) Torment to Icewind Dale through KOTOR 2 and Neverwinter (Nights) 2,”
“It’s becoming more personal and the production values are improving.”
Basically Alpha Protocol will use an evolved version of what they used in Neverwinter Nights 2. I can imagine this game looking a lot like Mass Effect.
If your waiting for a kick ass action RPG this is the one to wait for. Read more over at Game Informer.
Playstation Network is staying free
Many Playstation 3 owners are wondering whether Sony will start charging for the Playstation Network. Eric Lempel, Director of Playstation Network said this to reassure you:
“We’re happy with what we’re doing right now and we’re going to stick with it. I think being free is always an advantage. The fact that it’s free is nice for consumers who want to try out the online experience, those who may be new to it and may not be ready to commit to spending dollars, and that’s a really good message for us.”
So yes, it will be free and free for a long time to come.
US Playstation Store Update July 3, 2008
The US Playstation Store has updated, July 3rd 2008 and the following has been added:-
Qore Episode 02
Add-Ons
Guitar Hero III: 4th of July Single Track (free)
Rock Band Add-Ons
- “Promised Land” - Vesuvius (free)
- “Who’s Going Home with You Tonight?” - Trapt ($0.99)
- “Time Is Running Out” - Papa Roach ($0.99)
- “Down at the Whisky” - Motley Crüe ($0.99)
- Crüe Fest Pack 1 ($2.99) - includes “Time Is Running Out” - Papa Roach, “Down at the Whisky” - Motley Crüe, and “Who’s Going Home with You Tonight?” - Trapt.
Game Videos
KILLZONE 2 Trailer (free)
Battlefield: Bad Company Bad World Trailer (free)
Battlefield: Bad Company Rainbow Sprinkles Trailer (free)
Battlefield: Bad Company Snake Eyes Trailer (free)
Dead Space Animated Comic #2 (free)
Dead Space Animated Comic #3 (free)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Course Video (free)
Valkyria Chronicles Teaser Trailer (free)
Vampire Rain: Altered Species #1 (free)
Vampire Rain: Altered Species #2 (free)
Theatrical Trailers
Lakeview Terrace Trailer (free)
Blu-Ray Disc Trailers
Lakeview Terrace (free)
John Mayer Live in Los Angeles Trailer (free)
Vantage Point Trailer (free)
Persepolis Trailer (free)
PS3 Themes
Woodward Theme (free)
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Theme (free)
PS3 Wallpaper
Top Spin 3 Wallpaper (free)
Create your PS3 Trophy widget
Playfire has emailed us to mention the new Playstation 3 Trophy widget that you can set up. So why might you want to create a widget? Well you can display them in signatures in forums or on your own website to show the world how many Trophies you’ve achieved.
If you show the widget it will look something like this:
Not to mention that you can style your widget to suit your likeings:
Whenever you achieve a new Trophy you will have to re-create your widget and update it. Playfire are working on a host of new feature for the future these include:
- Detailed stats breakdowns
- Friend comparisons
Take a look at this screenshot for a glimpse of the future.
Head straight over to Playfire and create your own gamercard/trophy widget!
Firmware 2.4 is not back online
There is a report going round saying that Firmware 2.4 has been put back online and ready to download again. This is false news because i’ve just tried it myself and told other people to try and no success.
“The 2.4 firmware for the PS3 has been put back onto the servers so download it if you have not done so yet. Hopefully this means they got most of the problems fixed and running fine!!!”
If you head over to the ‘version check‘ page you will see that version 2.36 is still online. This page exists so the PS3 can check and compare the installed firmware version against it. If the numbers are different it will download the latest version.
Dest=84;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=2.3600-;
Another reason why this is false news is because there has been no mention from Sony on their blog. A lot of people in forums are saying its false news.
See the story here.
If you didn’t download 2.4 is it available for you to download now?
New Resistance 2 details
Insomniac Games have revealed some new information on their upcoming first person shooter, Resistance 2. Basically they said that while creating the new big monster, named Leviathan, they had to think about the surrounding areas and extend the range that the engine displays. Levels are now much bigger and in scope and draw space compared to Resistance: Fall of Man.
There’s going to be new content shown at E3 that they’ve never shown before and will show 60 players online multiplayer for the first time. When they show the 60 player online mode, the players will be employee’s from both Sony and Insomniac Games from their offices, they are going to do this so they can get the numbers online.
Insomniac Games says that what you’ve already seen of Resistance 2, when the full game is released it will look a lot better.
“What you’ve seen earlier on is only gonna get better”
Cinematics are starting to be finalised and look really good. They answered a question they get asked a lot and that is; how do they do their cinematics? They build the enviroments and go down to the motion capture studios, get all the actors they need and basically act out the scene in physical space thats approximated from the enviroments they created.
Once captured they hand it over to the animators back at the Insomniac Games studio, animate their faces and hands so it works in the game. After that they add effects, enviromental effects, sound effects and export those frame by frame to make them into MPEGS, the reason they do it in MPEGS is for level load coverage. The cinematics are from the games engine but captured in MPEGs for level load coverage. To make this sound a bit simpler, it WAS in-game but is captured at the end of the day and is used as an MPEG to cover the levels loading.
“It was in-game but now its captured”
“Its the same, the user will never really tell the difference”
Thats all the information. Check out their podcast and make sure your at E3 to see brand new content in Resistance 2.
Resistance 2 will be released this fall.
Resistance 2 Screenshots.
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Insomniac Games Full Moon Show 29 Pre-E3
Head over to the Insomniac Games Podcast area as they discussed Resistance 2 in Episode 29.
“In this special abbreviated pre-E3 edition of the podcast, we talk about the new Resistance 2 Gamepro cover story, pre-E3 madness at the office, and say goodbye to one of our co-hosts (for now). Plus Rolf’s Rant and more. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Next episode will be 7/24/08 due to E3.”
And here’s the break down.
- 0:00:00 - Introduction
- 0:03:03 - Resistance 2 Update - your questions answered
- 0:22:38 - Community/Marcus Contest
- 0:28:50 - Rolf’s Rant
- 0:33:25 - Closing, Outtakes
First footage of the Killzone movie!
Before you see the footage here are some pictures:
Here’s the first ever footage of the Killzone movie…
Only kiddin. What you just saw was an advert for Killzone on the Playstation 2 and to be honest looks terrible, the kid shouting PLAYSTATION TWOOO is annoying.
I’ve never seen this in my life and thought i’d share it with you and of course tease you. Could we see any advert similar to this for Killzone 2?
Killzone 2 Screenshots.
20 Photos
PS3 Theme: Diablo III
This is a Playstation 3 theme called Diablo III and the author of this theme is BloodSpillXXT. A message from the author:
“Given the announcement earlier today, i thought this would be an excellent time to create a Diablo III PS3 Theme. This Theme consists of custom icons and 5 wallpaper sets.”
If you don’t know how to install a theme on to your Playstation 3, click here for a step-by-step guide on how to install a Playstation 3 theme.
Click here to download this theme.
Provided by: psu.
Naruto vs. Kakashi: gameplay video
Another video of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm that features Naruto vs. Kakashi. This game looks amazing, the graphics and animations look stunning.
“Naruto shows his true power by unleashing the beast within.”
Naruto vs. Kakashi: Nine-tailed Fox Attack Gameplay
Kojima to think about Metal Gear Solid 5
After many reports saying that Metal Gear Solid 4 is the last in the series. Fear not, Hideo Kojima himself has stated that he has got to think about Metal Gear Solid 5.
Kojima said:
“I gotta start thinking about MGS5… Even though, well, Snake’s story ends in MGS4. …About MGS5, that would be something that Kojima Productions would have to make, I think.”
Previous statements from Ryan Payton suggested that there will be a MGS5 but not with Solid Snake as Snake’s story ends in MGS4.
My opinion is that yes there will be a Metal Gear Solid 5 but Solid Snake won’t be in the game. Raiden anyone?
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