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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
No Boobs or Bums in Soul Calibur IV
For those of you that wants to see something in Soul Calibur IV will be left dissapointed because there will be no bare boobs or bums in this game. The BBFC has deemed Soulcalibur IV worthy of a 12 rating in the UK for its “moderate fantasy violence”.
Looking at the BBFC report:
“The game also contains [...]
No PS3 Trophies for Ratchet and Resistance
It has been confirmed that Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Resistance: Fall of Man will not get patched to support Trophies.
Bryan Intihar commented on the Playstation.Blog and said:
“Hey everyone,
Currently, there are no plans to add trophies to R1 and RCF. Right now, our No. 1 focus is finishing R2 and making it [...]
Firmware 2.40 pulled offline due to problems
If your a lucky individual who successfully installed firmware 2.40 with no problems you won’t have any problems to come. There are a number of reports saying that they’ve had problems with firmware 2.4, saying that this firmware upgrade has ‘bricked’ their Playstation 3’s meaning it won’t boot up.
Sony’s Patrick Seybold Director, Corporate Communications & [...]
No PS3 Trophies for Call of Duty 4
Infinity Ward have stated that there will be no Trophies for Call of Duty 4. Infinity Ward’s Community Manager said this:
Hey Everyone -
With the latest Playstation 3 firmware now available, I see a lot of questions regarding how it effects Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
At this time, we have no plans to patch in [...]
Battlefield: Bad Company to get patched up
Battlefield: Bad Company is to get a patch due to the on-going online problems. EA has issued a statement, informing Bad Company players that they are listening to feedback and are aware of the current issues with the online portion of Bad Company.
These fixed include the following:
Clan support/private rooms/team chat
Auto balancing on servers
Continued support against [...]
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 update now live
The Rainbow Six Vegas 2 update/patch is now live and the following things have been added/changed. Click though to see.
Firmware Update 2.40 Changelog
Want to know all the details and changes that PS3 System Software Firmware 2.4 did?
Here’s the full list:
The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:
Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing [...]
More information from Eric Lempel on firmware 2.4
Now that Firmware 2.40 is officially live Eric Lempel wants to share some more information on why firmware 2.40 represents a significant step forward for Sony’s online service.
In an interview with next-gen.biz, Lempel said:
“We’ve delivered a lot of firmware updates to date, but this latest one is really significant in that it plays to a [...]
