Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, Madden NFL, PlayStation Home, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
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“RUSH to download the latest episode of the Engadget Podcast – before the lawyers beat you to it! Hosts: Josh Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Tom Sawyer Hear the podcast 00:02:21 – …” |
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“We love Sony. We really do. And we want them to get back in the game, because competition makes everyone better. Here’s how they do it. Open the Library There was a time when I might have suggested that Sony jettison its media companies, setting…” |
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“Great day for bargain hunters with a grab bag of 50 random DC comics, there’s the discounted Battlefield 2 on PC for anyone itching to get their vehicular combat on, and even better is a Samsung bluetooth headset for free! Top Deals: • 50…” |
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“Sure, it has a ridiculous name, but on paper the Bloggie’s got it all—1080p video capture, the ability to switch resolutions and frame rate, plus a lens attachment that lets you record 360-degree videos. Bells and whistles galore. Sony…” |
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“Sony’s newest catchphrase, “make.believe,” is a fitting reminder that Sony ads make no sense. Laptops take flight, PlayStations become monsters, and pitchmen state plainly that Sony TVs make you better at playing sports. Most of all—look!…” |
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Half-Life 2, LittleBigPlanet, Madden NFL, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
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| “One week from today, I’m going to be at GDC. That’s kind of scary, actually. I’ve never been before, and I’m trying to coordinate everyone I need to meet, all the parties I need to go to, all the companies I need to harass, and so on. I’m…” |
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“Reader Justin took a very interesting Netflix survey that hints at an upcoming iPhone streaming application, and states that the app will only stream movies when connected to WIFI. "Imagine that Netflix offers its subscribers the…” |
| “Update : Sony reports that it was a leap year bug and all PS3's are working again. The Sony PS3 blog is now recommending that customers stop using older PS3's until they release a fix. We hope to resolve this problem within the…” |
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“If you're having trouble using Netflix streaming on your PS3 tonight due to the Playstation Network problems , Netflix Helps on Twitter suggests logging out of PSN. ” |
| “Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3 is an emotionally engaging psychological thriller. Se7en, starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, is an emotionally engaging psychological thriller. What happens when you combine the two? As I played through Heavy…” |
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“Sega and developer Sumo Digital take a stab at kart racing with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, a chance for Sega characters great and small to, for some reason, get together and settle their difference in go kart competitions. Sonic & Sega…” |
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“Tecmo, the company that was once a giant in video game football, is continuing its slow return to the virtual gridiron. Today we have word of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. The new game is another remake of Tecmo Super Bowl, the early 90s 16-bit classic….” |
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“The average number of hours spent per week on online gaming is up 10 percent, to 8 hours a week, according to the results of a study released by the NPD Group today. “While the percentage of the population that reports playing games has declined…” |
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“Sony liked LittleBigPlanet so much they bought the company, as Media Molecule becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment. Announced via a posting on the European PlayStation Blog, Media Molecule, the developers behind…” |
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“Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Joe Danger. In A Sentence A stunt-racing, side-scrolling Excitebike for the…” |
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“Due out this spring for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Blur is a like Project Gotham Racing meets Mario Kart… if they two had a baby in the 70s . And we’re giving out spots for the March 8 beta for the flashy racer right here, right now. But first,…” |
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“I’ve got to hand it to Heavy Rain. Or Sony’s marketing team. Although I thought the game was pretty good, I also thought it would be a tough sell to Average Joe. Guess not, since it’s gone #1 in the UK. Yes, Quanitc Dream’s moody crime thriller…” |
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“Blacklight is a shooter we first heard of around a year ago , and have heard little of since. It’s back now, however, and back as a downloadable title for the 360 and PS3. Due in the Summer, it looks like Ghost Recon hooked up with Half-Life 2…” |
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“Crytek announced yesterday that its upcoming CryENGINE 3 engine – which will power Crysis 2, among other things – will be jumping on the bandwagon and going 3D. The last CryENGINE is still the benchmark for top shelf graphical performance on…” |
Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Army of Two, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XIII, Madden NFL, Madden NFL 09, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Mortal Kombat 3, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: ProStreet, Paperboy, PlayStation Network, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, The Simpsons Game | No Comments »
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| “A whole bunch of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from now bankrupt Midway Games have vanished. The games, oddly, remain on Sony’s PlayStation Network. The Midway games that have disappeared include Cyberball 2072, Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Root Beer Tapper,…” |
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“UK pop star Leona Lewis is singing the theme song for the Western version of Final Fantasy XIII. And because she’s doing that, she gets to check out the Xbox 360 version. This is apparently the Xbox 360 version running on an HD television screen….” |
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“This week, both Sony and Microsoft have moved forward with plans to integrate their console’s online networks with handheld devices. Thing is, they’re doing it wrong. While Microsoft’s WM7 interface looks amazing, the way it’s making use of Xbox Live…” |
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“Final Fantasy XIII is just a few weeks away for gamers in North America, Europe and Australia, the debut game in Square Enix’s grand Fabula Nova Crystallis project. What does the future hold for the trio of Final Fantasy XIII games? Let’s first talk…” |
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“Achievement hunters, beware! Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on nine more games with online components, titles like The Godfather, Def Jam: Icon and The Simpsons Game, which will go offline forever starting in March. Some of those titles are…” |
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“Microsoft’s foray into the animated adventures of Halo is now officially available at your local retailer of fine DVDs and Blu-rays, offering Master Chief fans seven short films based on the popular Xbox shooter. Anyone getting it? If you have plans…” |
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“Square Enix’s long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how…” |
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“The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have…” |
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“This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers. The Sony-sponsored…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Madden NFL, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | No Comments »
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“The dream of putting HDMI content (Blu-ray player, Xbox 360, PS3 or even another computer) into a 27-inch iMac has FINALLY come true. Kanex, who have done MDP to HDMI adapters, now goes the other way with the upcoming accessory. The bad part is that…” |
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“Get geared up for Valentine’s Day. Lenovo’s S10 bends into many desirable positions, eHarmony’s free Valentine’s weekend lets you go back to being a creep-on-the-cheap, and Solid Snake is available at $20—for mustache rides. Top Deals: •…” |
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Posted: February 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy, Madden NFL, PlayStation Network, Red Dead Redemption, Street Fighter IV, White Knight Chronicles | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “I asked friend of mine who told me that PS3 does not support PS2 games. The reason is – I don’t know – but I’d guess it’s either (1) production costs or (2) marketing thing. Or both. (Or maybe something else) I’m asking this…” |
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“Hey there, mixed messaging! As Netflix makes the case to Wii owners that they really aren’t missing anything by not streaming HD, word from CNET is that Netflix instant streaming is making the jump to 1080p, with 5.1 audio. UPDATEDCNET doesn’t have…” |
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“We’ve stacked today’s dealz a mile high with a great Dell Inspiron and a roundup of some superb 360 games. Set your alarm and get up early tomorrow for a free Grand Slam at America’s top desperate singles locale, Denny’s. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Dell…” |
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“As seen inside the retail copy of Dante’s Inferno for the Xbox 360. (Likely to be found in the PS3 version as well)” |
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“Visceral Games’ Dead Space 2 may not be the next game you play in the sci-fi franchise. Recent surveys point to an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network port of Wii misfire Dead Space Extraction and something brand new, Planet Cracker. One…” |
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“White Knight Chronicles: International Edition presents the classic coming-of-age tale of a teenager learning what it truly means to be a thirty foot-tall killer robot. Dark Cloud developer Level-5’s first foray onto the PlayStation 3, White Knight…” |
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“Rockstar Games has updated the look of its Red Dead Redemption box art, looking noticeably less red, much more The Good, The Bad and the Ugly than before and more like the John Marston of the game. Updated box art means the release date of April 27…” |
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“Developer BioWare has a busy 2011 ahead of them, with a new Dragon Age title, Star Wars: The Old Republic and, according to EA execs “something far-reaching coming from Mass Effect” in early 2011. Electronic Arts COO John Schappert added that…” |
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“Welcome back to the beautiful city of Rapture, the dystopian underworld introduced in 2007’s BioShock, a failed experiment all but destroyed by its inhabitants, a world less mysterious than when you last left it. BioShock 2 puts players in the suit…” |
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“Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis.In an industry chock full of games involving zombies, how…” |
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“LucasArts and TT Games continue to tear apart the Star Wars universe and rebuild it brick-by-brick with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. I am continually amazed by the success of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a stylized cartoon version of the events…” |
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““I’ve always been a non-violent person,” Tim Jones told me last week as we chatted in a subterranean nightclub in Manhattan. He’s a “peace and love” kind of guy and designer of a new video game featuring spine-dangling decapitations. Jones is the…” |
Posted: February 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company, Dragon Age: Origins, Madden NFL, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
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“Last September, SEGA announced “Project Needlemouse”, the nickname for the new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog game. Recently, SEGA confirmed the official name to Gamespot.com. The publisher released a new trailer and revealed “Sonic the Hedgehog 4:…” |
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“Electronic Arts reported third fiscal quarter results today that were in line with the reduced expectations analysts had. For the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, EA reported revenue of $1.24 billion, down from $1.64 billion a year ago. Net loss…” |
Posted: February 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: BioShock, Call of Duty: World at War, Far Cry 2, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, Madden NFL, Street Fighter IV | No Comments »
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“My lord, they’ve already started preorder bonuses on Madden NFL 11. And of course, Tuesday’s big releases also get inducements. Clear your throats and hit the jump for Weekend Coupons. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-COLA!Software • Amazon offers $10 credits…” |
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“Impertinent remarks – calling Sony’s motion controller “Arc” and the ESRB’s bluntly accurate description of the activities in Dead or Alive: Paradise – highlighted our front page this week. Dante’s Inferno sneaked in underneath it. Our original news…” |
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Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Dead Rising 2, God of War III, Guitar Hero World Tour, Madden NFL, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | No Comments »
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“Loads of loot in our dealz. One of our favorite HDTVs from last year just had its price slashed, as did one of our favorite laptops. Dead Rising 2 has been delayed so satisfy your unquenchable zombie bloodlust in hobomodo. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Dell…” |
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“Say whatever bad things you will about the PS3, but have you ever seen an alien bust out of an Xbox 360’s torso? I didn’t think so.Just in time for cyborg surrealist Hans Rudi Giger’s birthday (he’s attributed with creating the trademark Alien look),…” |
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“I’ll admit it: When the oh-so-damned-clever coding community managed to get an SNES emulator running on the N900 at fullspeed with features like TV-out, I got all kinds of excited. Hell, even Nokia was excited about it until they got smacked by…” |
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“The top shelf version of God of War III coming to Europe is a bit more ultimate than the North American version, known over there as the God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition. This is what it looks like. Europe’s God of War III Ultimate Trilogy…” |
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Posted: February 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: BioShock, Madden NFL, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Street Fighter IV, White Knight Chronicles | No Comments »
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| “You’ve made a PS3 controller out of a Nokia N900, but all you really want is to use a Sixaxis controller to play emulated games on the device. Thanks to these instructions, now you finally can. [Aberration]” |
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“A tiny but significant factoid in Sony’s earnings report from the WSJ: “Sony loses about six cents for every dollar of PS3 hardware sales.” Educated guesser of component prices iSuppli had deduced that Sony was finally eking out a little bit of…” |
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“On today’s dealz our favorite Hackintosh is up on the DealzBlock for an astounding $249. Check out some gargantuan HDTVs in our home entertainment section, and get for free what you’ve only dreamed of—adhesive notepad samples! Top Deals: •…” |
| “Almaz Capital Partners has purchased a 23 percent stake in Russia’s casual web-based game publisher Alawar Entertainment. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. On the strength of its Russian-speaking audience, Alawar has risen to become…” |
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Posted: February 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Madden NFL, PlayStation Network, The Beatles: Rock Band | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Sega has finally taken the wraps off of the not-so-mysterious Project Needlemouse, and it turns out it’s just what everyone was hoping for: a return to classic 2D Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay. The game will officially be known as Sonic the Hedgehog 4:…” |
| “Sega must read Infendo. That’s all there is to it. A 2D Sonic, downloadable via WiiWare, Xbox Live and PSN, will arrive this summer. Called Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, it looks to be an episodic take on the classic, if not slightly…” |
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“Spawn Labs has put out a new device called the HD-720, a device that can give a gamer the ability to play their Xbox 360, Xbox, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Gamecube console video games (no support for Wii, apparently) from a network-connected…” |
