PSPiton v0.41

March 1st, 2009, 14:03 Posted By: wraggster

Updated Release from eloivanelst

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PSP Filer 6.0

March 1st, 2009, 14:07 Posted By: wraggster

Updated release of the File browser and more from Mediumguage:

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Plugin2Flash v1

March 1st, 2009, 14:10 Posted By: wraggster

Plugin2Flash by manatails007(Seungju Kim)

This app allows you to easily install plugins to flash0

Visit www.seungjukim.com and donate if you find this app useful;D

-Installing plugins
1.Put your plugins to ms0:/seplugins/
2.Load This app.
3.Press X to start.
4.Select the prx you want to install.
5.Toggle mode (V,G,U,P,A)
6.Watch progress.....
7.Enjoy

-Uninstalling plugins
1.Load this app
2.Press TRIANGLE
3.Select plugins you want to remove
4.Watch progress...
5.Done

-Warning-
Check free space of flash0 before installing

ChangeLog

v1:initial release

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Wario Ware

March 1st, 2009, 14:18 Posted By: wraggster

News via pspita

The coder jade2293 French releases Wario Ware: a homebrew written in Lua, structured in 3 mini games based on the homonymous title of Nintendo in 2003.

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Viva Src

March 1st, 2009, 14:22 Posted By: wraggster

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PCSX2 0.9.6 released

March 1st, 2009, 17:21 Posted By: Hard Core Rikki

PCSX2 team still unstoppable. Radical improvements, speedups, compatibility increases, etc...

-> Release announcement (PCSX2 forum)
-> Digg the story


PCSX2 0.9.6 released!!

After nearly 16 months, here comes a new Pcsx2 version.

These months were somewhat problematic for pcsx2, due to an initial slowdown of the development process. Then, last fall, the Playground branch was created, and development picked up again. Finally, with the merge of Pcsx2 and Pcsx2 playground, the emulator's development returned once again as it was before, and now we can give you a release which should (we hope!) leave you happy.

We would like to thank everyone that was still waiting for a release, and coming to our forums. We would also like to thank everyone to encouraged and otherwise supported us. This release is especially for you.

Important note: you NEED to update directx or you won't be able to use the emulator! You can do it with either of the links below:
THIS <-- DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
or THIS <-- DirectX End-User Runtimes

What's new in 0.9.6?

- Huge rewrite, mainly from the new members of the Playground branch! Too many speedups, optimizations and other fixes to write here! Many famous games will now work.
- Dropped VM build replaced by the all new Vtlb, meaning no more 'Cannot allocate memory' errors at start up, more accurate emulation, slightly lower speeds but with many optimizations to come
- Full memcard support, working in all games
- Improved Frameskip/VU-skip
- Special Game Fixes Section
- Advanced Options Section for custom tweaking VU/FPU behavior.
- Rewritten Multithreaded GS (MTGS) mode, with as much as 15% speedup for HT machines (only 3-5% for Dual Core), and fixes many instabilities.
- Improved VU/FPU Flags and Clamping support (helps fix odd behaviors and SPS in some games)
- Improved EE/IOP synchronization (fixes many freeze-ups and vmhacks).
- Improved CDVD support.

The older versions will NOT be supported in our forums,so 0.9.4,0.9.5 and playground are not supported anymore

Digg the news by clicking HERE!


Without further delay grab the 0.9.6 installer HERE!
For the Linux binary and source,check our downloads page HERE

Additional download mirrors kindly provided by: GoogleCode and EmuDev

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ESRB reveals Rock Band 'Classic Rock' track pack

March 2nd, 2009, 01:36 Posted By: wraggster

A recent addition to the ESRB ratings list reveals an upcoming "Classic Rock" track pack for Rock Band for PS2, PS3, Wii and 360. The ESRB rated the expansion with a "Teen" rating for violence, swearing and drug use. Not that you'll see any of that stuff going on, you'll just be singing about it.

Example lyrics given by the ESRB reveal three of the track pack's songs: "The Joker" and "Take The Money And Run" by Steve Miller's Band and "Holiday In Cambodia" by Dead Kennedys. All of which have been previously released as DLC. Expect EA to announce the full track list, along with the track pack itself, within the next few weeks.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/28/es...ck-track-pack/

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Sony Makes It Hard To Develop For the PS3 On Purpose

March 2nd, 2009, 01:41 Posted By: wraggster

CNet reports on a bizarre comment from Sony's Computer Entertainment CEO in response to complaints from developers on how hard it is to develop games for the Playstation 3. 'We don't provide the "easy to program for" console that (developers) want, because "easy to program for" means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?' Given that games heavily drive console sales, and the fact that the PS3 is already 8 million units behind the Xbox 360, I think making a developer's job harder is the last thing Sony needs.

http://games.slashdot.org/games/09/03/01/1522259.shtml

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ScummVM 0.13.0 Released - "More Guests" enter(s) the house

March 2nd, 2009, 02:12 Posted By: wraggster

The ScummVM Team have released a new version of ScummVM for nearly every system released, heres the details and whats new etc:

Information about scummvm

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DaedalusX64 Beta 2 - Nintendo 64 Emulator for PSP

March 2nd, 2009, 17:02 Posted By: wraggster

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The Nintendo 64 emulator for Sony PSP has been updated.
Changes:

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PCSX2 Blog Update - The Challenges of a Public Release

March 2nd, 2009, 17:08 Posted By: wraggster

Air has just posted this on the PCSX2 blog:

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Konami doubles up PSP releases

March 2nd, 2009, 19:00 Posted By: Shrygue

via Games Industry


Konami is re-releasing PSP games in Europe, offering two titles for GBP 19.99.

Available from March 27, the first two pairings will be Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid with Coded Arms.

Sony has recently unveiled a renewed software drive for the portable device, confirming new LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm and Buzz games are in the works, along with Assassin's Creed from Ubisoft and Rock Band Unplugged from Harmonix.

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PS3 HDD Decryption - A few words

March 2nd, 2009, 19:45 Posted By: wraggster

HDD Decryption is the very actual topic in the PS3 Scene, but what do you expect of it? A custom firmware + isoloader and choco cookies? The bad truth is that, this "hack" only removed the HDD layer encryption, but not the file encryption itself. Means: You get a few sprx, rco and xml files, possible a few more types but those are useless unless you can remove the encryption of the file itself. But you can't yet. So the only thing you can do for example is getting the firmware part which is on the HDD. But these are only UNPACKED files, NOT DECRYPTED files. You may be able to replace several firmware files ye, so if replacing some text in the XMB or an icon is a custom firmware for you, have fun with the knowledge that this may brick your PS3 and is useless as hell.

If you now ask me if this hack is even true, I would say yes. There were several very unknown (but public in some forums) HDD decryption methods in the first PS3 days which worked aswell, so why not on the new firmware...

- SKFU

http://streetskaterfu.blogspot.com/2...few-words.html

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Guerrilla: "No changes required" to KZ controls

March 2nd, 2009, 19:48 Posted By: Shrygue

via Computer and Video Games


Guerrilla Games producer Seb Downie has stated that there are "no changes required" to Killzone 2's often-complained-about controls.

We mentioned it in our review, and it seems enough of you have made a noise about it in forums to get the developer to look into, but the sluggish analogue controls in Killzone 2 are here to stay.

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eKaraoke v1.0

March 2nd, 2009, 19:49 Posted By: wraggster

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Dark Alex Member Explains Why its Good to Dev on PS3

March 2nd, 2009, 19:51 Posted By: wraggster

Heres what one member of team Dar Alex has posted:

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British Rating Board: Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist

March 2nd, 2009, 19:51 Posted By: Shrygue

via Kotaku


When the Resident Evil 5 trailer was first shown, it raised some eyebrows. Some were critical, saying the set-in-Africa game used racist imagery.

Later builds of the game showed a variety of races as the zombies, but several website reported that some of questionable imagery remained. Both Eurogamer and Kikizo described a scene depicting "a white blonde woman being dragged off, screaming, by black men."

Apparently, the version of the game submitted to the British Board of Film Classification did not contain this potentially offensive scene. Sue Clark, Head of Communications at the British Board of Film Classification, explains, "In the version [of the scene] submitted to the BBFC there is only one man pulling the blonde woman in from the balcony, and I can't say the skimpiness of her dress impressed itself on me. The single man is not black either. As the whole game is set in Africa it is hardly surprising that some of the characters are black, just like the fact that some of the characters in an earlier version were Spanish as the game was set in Spain."

The BBFC states that it does take racism "very seriously"; however, it added that the version of RE5 is not racist. "As I said yesterday, we do take racism very seriously," said Clark, "but in this case there is no issue around racism."

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PS2Doom v1.0.2.0

March 2nd, 2009, 19:55 Posted By: wraggster

Updated release of Doom for the PS2 from pedroduarte0 :

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If You Wanna Crown Sackboy, Then Crown 'im

March 2nd, 2009, 19:57 Posted By: Shrygue

via Kotaku


A crown for Sackboy. Sony's spelled out some new ways to earn one in LittleBigPlanet, but that's not to say getting crowned is any easier. Sony expects only 50 will be handed out this year.

The latest "Sack It to Me" update identifies these three ways to win the rarest piece of DLC in the LBP community. (Words are theirs)

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Protrekkr with PSP replay routine v1.97c

March 2nd, 2009, 19:58 Posted By: wraggster

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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins coming to PSP in March

March 2nd, 2009, 20:00 Posted By: Shrygue

via Joystiq


Here's an object lesson in the importance of timing. Just one week ago, the announcement that a port of the Wii's Tenchu: Shadow Assassins would be coming to the U.S. in March would have sounded like manna from Japanese heaven to game-starved PSP owners.

But now, in the light of Assassin's Creed, LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band: Unplugged and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge being in the pipeline for Sony's portable, today's announcement is a little more like ... well, it's like a Tenchu game being announced. See? It's all in the timing.

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PSP Bible

March 2nd, 2009, 20:04 Posted By: wraggster

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Guess the number

March 2nd, 2009, 20:09 Posted By: wraggster

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Developer backs up PSP-4000 chatter

March 2nd, 2009, 20:10 Posted By: Shrygue

via Eurogamer


The next iteration of Sony's PSP handheld will feature a sliding screen, will no longer carry a UMD drive and will allow shoulder button-only games to be played when the screen is in its 'closed' position.

That's according to a development source close to Sony, speaking to Eurogamer on condition of anonymity. We first broke the news of a new update to the system late last year, revealing that PSP-4000, the third incremental hardware revision of the console, is planned for release later this year.

While Sony has refused to comment so far, further rumours have emerged in the past week claiming that 4000 will represent the first major overhaul of the system, with a sliding screen added and the UMD drive removed.

Our development source today confirmed these reports, adding: "The screen is basically the same as the one in the 3000 - except it slides." When 'closed', we were told, the screen won't cover the entire face of the console, but the unit will be "significantly smaller in width" as a result.

With the console in its 'closed' state, most controls will be inaccessible. However, our source claims that games which use the shoulder buttons exclusively - such as LocoRoco - will be playable, as these inputs will still be accessible. It's expected that the unit can also be used for media playback in this configuration.

Eurogamer further understands Sony is approaching developers for ideas for games that only require the shoulder buttons.

Sony said this afternoon it does not comment on rumour or speculation.

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Bookr V8.0 to view PDF, CHM/HTML files

March 2nd, 2009, 20:13 Posted By: wraggster

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PSPAR to CWCheat Converter

March 2nd, 2009, 20:23 Posted By: wraggster

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PSPVC v3.60 - Video Encoder for PSP

March 2nd, 2009, 20:24 Posted By: wraggster

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Samsung BD-P1600 Netflix streaming Blu-ray player pops up at retail

March 3rd, 2009, 01:02 Posted By: wraggster

Samsung's new value priced Blu-ray player managed to fly under our radar at CES in favor of its better equipped brethren but that hasn't stopped Dave Zatz and others from stumbling into them at retail lately, like this one sitting on a Best Buy shelf. By making BD-Live required 1GB storage and WiFi dongle aftermarket accessories, you can grab a slim, Netflix streaming, fast Blu-ray loading box for $299. Right now we'll probably wait until the whole product line appears and prices slide down a bit more before considering picking one up, but depending on your needs this could be a good option, more pics of this bird in its unnatural habitat beyond the read link.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/02/s...ops-up-at-ret/

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Sony’s Tips To Publishers For Making Better PSP Games

March 3rd, 2009, 01:11 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has spent over a year trying to convince third-party developers to support the PSP again. Their recommended recipe for success: bigger names and shorter games.
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How does Sony go from making the darling of portable gaming devices to an afterthought?
And, more importantly, how did Sony spend 2008 privately working with publishers to turn that situation around and line the PSP up for its best gaming year ever?
“We did have a bit of a downturn last year in terms of software quality and quantity.”
John Koller, head of marketing for PSP, told MTV Multiplayer that story as part of a wide-ranging interview about Sony’s four-year-old gaming machine. The topic of today’s portion of the interview: Sony’s pitch to bring the PSP back to the gaming forefront.
“We did have a bit of a downturn last year in terms of software quality and quantity,” Koller told me as we began our interview with a look back on how the PSP fared in 2008. “We had a few big games like “God of War” and “Crisis Core,” but we knew going in that there were going to be some quantity issues and we wanted to ensure that 2009 and 2010 would see a tremendous resurgence. This has been about a year-and-a-half roadshow project in talking to the publishers and making sure they understand how best to create games for the PSP.
Koller said the 2008 PSP gaming line-up was soft because the PSP hardware sales had been soft 18 months earlier. He recalled feedback he was hearing nearly two years ago. “A lot of the publishers were looking at that and were saying, ‘Is the installed base going to be near where I need it to be in order to recoup my costs?’ That all changed when we launched the PSP 2000 in September of 2007. The sales have been on a very strong trajectory ever since.”
But how to get publishers back on board? It wasn’t as simple as showing them a graph with an inclining ascent of PSP hardware sales numbers. Publishers had reasons to prefer making games for PSP’s rival, the Nintendo DS. “If you look at it just from a strict unit sales metric, PSP games outsell the DS counterpart,” Koller explained. “But the DS games require much less development investment, because the graphics aren’t as good, the gameplay isn’t as deep. In general it’s just not created for a more sophisticated, mature gamer, but usually [someone who is] under 12.” The result, Koller said, is that publishers felt they could make more money making games relatively cheaply for the DS.
According to Koller … almost every first-party PSP game has been profitable.
Koller said that Sony’s PSP team spent 2008 “making the rounds” with every major third-party game publisher, sharing data and showing how PSP games could be more profitable for publishers. According to Koller, Sony was backed with evidence that almost every first-party PSP game has been profitable, a “positive gross margin,” to put it in his words.
The trick would be how to convince other game makers that they could have the same experience.
Sony presented a “recipe” for success, suggesting marketing budgets and even offering ideas about which publisher franchises might best suit the PSP. “The number one request we had was: look at franchise games, and don’t port them.” Koller mentioned, as he did last year in an interview with MTV Multiplayer’s Patrick Klepek, that the high-selling “Transformers” and “Iron Man” games were cited as successes.
PSP fans might shudder at Koller’s mention of “Transformers” and “Iron Man” games, neither of which received good reviews. That’s not lost on Koller. “We did get into quality, and we did get into size. So quality is very important, obviously… Size is another thing. Many of the publishers had gotten caught up in the idea that ‘We have to make a console-sized game’ and it’s just not true. We launched ‘God of War‘ last year in March with eight hours of gameplay. When we launched it there was an immediate reaction [against that]. But when you realize how a PSP is used, you use it for 10 minutes, put it down for an hour, pick it up for 15 minutes — eight hours was a very deep game. If you look at that size, that translates into development investment.” Translation: it’s cheaper, publishers, if you make shorter PSP games.
“Many of the publishers had gotten caught up in the idea that ‘We have to make a console-sized game’ and it’s just not true.”
Another thing the Sony PSP team pushed to publishers was PSP-PS3 connectivity. Make the games talk to each other, they urged. “If you have a big franchise, think about ways you can connect it to the PSP,” Koller said of the pitch to third parties. “Of PSP owners, 30% own a PS3, so that cross-ownership rate is growing. It’s a very strong loyalty. And there’s a really good opportunity for a publisher — or even us on the worldwide studios side — to have two sales, plus the consumer loving the interaction between both of them.” Sony’s connections between the PS3’s “Resistance 2″ and the PSP’s upcoming “Resistance Retribution” offer a showcase for this kind of two-system/two-games link.
“It’s kind of hard to ignore a 15 million-plus installed base,” Koller said. But the time to talk hardware is past. If 2009 is the year of the PSP game resurgence, it is the “LittleBigPlanet,” “Rock Band,” “Assassin’s Creed” and other major games coming to Sony’s portable that will need to be hard to ignore.

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/...ter-psp-games/

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Trophy tracking coming soon to PlayStation.com

March 3rd, 2009, 01:13 Posted By: wraggster

Do you know the exact number of Trophies you have ... off the top of your head? We know how tedious it is loading up your PS3 every time you want to remind yourself of your in-game accomplishments. Thankfully, this is now a thing of the past. Once PlayStation.com updates with its new Trophy tracking features, you'll be able to check your PSN level, Trophy count and lists for each individual game from anywhere with internet access.

The update is due to go live tomorrow. The functionality will be very basic at launch, allowing you to simply check your own Trophy stats. After a later update, you'll be able to compare your Trophies against friends' and "look at your Trophies in new and interesting ways." We're hoping the info will be made available for third-party applications and websites to access at some point in the future, too.

In the meantime, check out our gallery below to see what your Trophies will look like on PlayStation.com and visit the PlayStation Blog for a video walkthrough of the new site features.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/tr...aystation-com/

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Rumorang: PSP-4000 details leaked

March 3rd, 2009, 01:14 Posted By: wraggster

A sliding screen and no UMD drive for the rumored PSP-4000? If Eurogamer's "close to Sony" source is to be believed, these are the changes you can expect to see in the next iteration of portable PlayStation. The screen is supposedly the same as the PSP-3000, with the only difference being that it can slide. When in the "closed" position, the unit will be "significantly smaller in width" and most controls will be inaccessible; however, shoulder button-only games like LocoRoco will be playable while in this state.

The noted hardware change, which would make the PSP a UMD-less device, mimics statements made by former COO of Acclaim Dave Perry last week -- to which Sony's PSP marketing head John Koller offered a vague non-denial. With the PSP-4000 rumored to arrive later this year, it won't be long before we get more verifiable information.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/ru...etails-leaked/

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Resistance: Retribution Multiplayer in Action

March 3rd, 2009, 01:22 Posted By: wraggster

The Playstation Blog sat down with Resistance: Retribution to talk about the upcoming Playstation Portable's multiplayer modes.

The game includes five multiplayer modes:

Team Deathmatch: Eliminate the players on the opposing team. The team with the highest score wins.

Capture The Flag: Grab the opposing team's flag and deliver it to your base to score the capture. You flag is required at your base to score.

Containment: Capture coolant nodes to overheat and destroy the opposing teams reactor. Controlling both coolant nodes increases the overheat time

Assimilation: The Cloven must eliminate the Maquis forces and assimilate them to their team. The last Maquis to be eliminated ends the round. The player with the highest individual score wins.

Free For All: All players are out for themselves. Eliminate the opposition and the player with the highest score wins.

Tons more information can be found in this video, as well as a look at multiplayer gameplay.



http://kotaku.com/5162663/resistance...ayer-in-action

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Shellshock 2: Blood Trails

March 3rd, 2009, 01:38 Posted By: wraggster

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features
Gameplay simulates the perceptual effects of fear, drugs and your shell-shocked state due to combat. Experience the true chaos, horror and disorientation of the Vietnam War
Every shot counts, and every bullet is precious. Fight off fear and push forward not knowing what unspeakable horror could be waiting to claim your life
Fight a cunning and elusive enemy that takes every advantage of everything at their disposal. Napalm attacks, intricate tunnel systems and vicious homemade traps - cruel, violent and unfiltered war
Fight the victims of WhiteknIght - an enemy that has no side, one who is brutal, insane and ready to rip you to shreds

description
ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2mex.html

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The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match

March 3rd, 2009, 01:42 Posted By: wraggster

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description
The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match is a 2D arcade-style fighting game in which players compete in one-on-one combat with a large international cast of selectable characters. Players engage in hand-to-hand battles by mostly kicking, punching, and blocking their way to victory until the opposing player's life meter runs out. Some female fighters wear clothing that exposes their posterior and cleavage, while bouncing breasts are depicted during battles.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2w2b.html

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HDD Decryption Tutorial

March 3rd, 2009, 19:48 Posted By: wraggster

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Perry calls out Sony as PSP 2 rumours fly

March 3rd, 2009, 22:08 Posted By: wraggster

Outspoken developer David Perry is adamant the next iteration of the PSP will not include a UMD drive – despite Sony claiming continued support for the format.

The latest teasing from Perry comes as numerous rumours of a PSP 4000 and a true PSP 2 do the rounds across the internet.

Perry had originally posted on his Twitter feed that the PSP 2 was due soon, and Sony had ditched the UMD drive. Sony's John Koller responded by denying any such console is in development, refusing to discuss whether UMD will feature in future PlayStation Portable hardware.

"John Koller is publicly questioning my post about PSP 2," wrote Perry yesterday. "So I confirmed with top PSP 2 developers. John, state that PSP 2 will have UMD," challenged Perry.

Sony is unlikely to respond beyond the usual corporate line, but many in the industry are expecting the continued evolution of the PSP, and key developers are believed to be creating for new Sony hardware.

According to our sister site Eurogamer.net, Sony could be releasing the PSP 4000 this year, and announcing a PSP 2 in 2010.

The PSP 4000 is expected to drop the UMD format, as well as feature a new sliding screen. All eyes are now on E3 in June, where Sony is expected to reveal the new handheld.

Sony has embarked on a renewed push for the PSP, after a quiet 12 months for the format.

New LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm and Buzz titles are due for the system this year, and publishers such as MTV and Ubisoft have recommitted to the system with titles such as Assassin's Creed and Rock Band.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-2-rumours-fly

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EA exec crosses fingers for Sony's future

March 3rd, 2009, 22:11 Posted By: wraggster

Having the most expensive console on the market by a distance during a global recession is unlikely to have featured in Sony's original PlayStation 3 masterplan. But that is where the company finds itself today, and declining hardware sales, contrasting with rivals' fortunes, have increased pressure on the Japanese firm.

But rumours of an imminent price cut are circling, which, if correct, would be music to the ears of retailers and publishing partners. Not least Electronic Arts, one of many firms to have invested heavily in the future success of the platform.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Redwood Shores general manager Glen Schofield revealed his fears over the positioning of the console in the market, agreeing that the pricepoint placed PS3 as a luxury item in difficult economic times.

"I'm really not sure what's going on with Sony," he said. "They've been such a great, great partner and PlayStation 2 being such a great machine that, God, I hope they get out of this and they figure it out and they're around for a long time."

He refused outright to call for a price cut, stating: "You know, I can't tell them what to do. I don't know their finances." But Schofield added that it was good for health of the whole industry to have three successful home consoles in the market. "I love having the three major machines like that."

Redwood Shores' most recently released Dead Space to critical acclaim. The next title from the studio will be Dante's Inferno.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...r-sonys-future

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Sony Wants To Enable Legal PSP Downloading Of Classics From Non-Sony Platforms

March 3rd, 2009, 22:15 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has been talking to publishers about bringing classics from beyond the Sony console family to the PSP’s download service.
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The PSP may not just be (legally) a system for PlayStation games anymore.
Sony is in discussions with game publishers for companies to bring their back-catalogue to digital download on the PlayStation Network and is interested in past games from beyond the PlayStation family.
“In general there’s a lot of discussion about [publishers'] back catalogs that will finally find its way to PlayStation Network in the back half of this year,” John Koller, Sony’s head of U.S. marketing for PlayStation hardware said in an interview with MTV Multiplayer late last week.
“PSOne is included, but everything is on the table…We look for some of those big hits from all of the past games in their history and look for ways we can bring them over. It’s not always easy. There’s obviously technical areas that need to be bridged. But when those are solved, consumers will see a wide variety of retro games and brand new games coming to PSN.”
Sony’s talks with publishers is part of a 2009 goal to greatly improve the offering of digital games available to PSP users through the PlayStation Network. To accomplish this, a few tactics are being employed:
Sony’s internal studios are preparing more internally developed download-only titles.
Sony is working to bring more of its PSOne back catalog to the U.S. market, to catch up with the flood of PSOne releases available digitally in Japan. (”Those are being worked on now,” Koller said. Of the regional disparity, he added: “That’ll change.)”
The company is preparing to being more PS3 PSN titles to PSP for download, in the vein of “Flow” and the upcoming “PixelJunk Monsters.”
And Sony is reaching out to other publishers for their back catalogues, now appearing to expand their interest to non-PlayStation platforms, a broader multi-console appetite seen elsewhere in services like GameTap or Nintendo’s Virtual Console.
The drive to digital content is backed up by Sony’s sense that this is what consumers want. “We know that 50 percent of our base, plus, is interested in downloadable games for pay, not for free, from the network,” Koller said. “That’s something that needs to be acted on.”
Naturally, many non-Sony games are being played on the PSP already anyway. The system has been hacked since the day of its release to play pirated games from many classic systems, including those from Sony rival Nintendo. It’s impossible to fathom Sony bringing Nintendo games to the PSP, but any efforts short of that may finally reach hackers — and millions of paying consumers — more than halfway.

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Compact Data Bank Converter for PS3

March 3rd, 2009, 22:31 Posted By: wraggster

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Copy all your Playstation 2 game saves and data onto your Playstation 3 hard disk with this plug and play adapter. A very useful accessory!

- Compact design and easy to set up
- Compatible with all Playstation 3 systems
- Compatible with all Playstation 2 memory card and games
- High quality and efficient product
- High speed transmit signal USB 2.0
- Transmit all PS2 games data and storage in PS3 hard disk

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Upgrade Airfoam Pocket for PSP-3000/PSP Slim/PSP

March 3rd, 2009, 22:33 Posted By: wraggster

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Compatible with PSP-3000, PSP Slim and PSP console, this airfoam pockect offers maximum protection against scrtch and shock. Its mega capacity lets you store the console and the crystal case inside.

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XCM Face Plate for PSP 3000

March 3rd, 2009, 22:36 Posted By: wraggster

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Give your PSP 3000 Series a unique look for XCM face plate, easy to install, and available in several stunning styles!

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Cross Battle Adapter Plus

March 3rd, 2009, 22:38 Posted By: wraggster

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A dream comes true! Use your Xbox 360 wired controller on your Playstation 3 with XCM Cross Battle Adapter. Also feature a Rapid Fire function and Plus version supports rumble and all PS3 versions.

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Gorgeous Final Fantasy XIII screens

March 3rd, 2009, 22:47 Posted By: Shrygue

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Square has released more so-good-they-could-be-CGI screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII, that'll make the inevitably long wait for its launch seem even longer.

We won't be seeing it any time this year, as Square unfortunately confirmed recently. So the only hope you have of playing it is speed-learning Japanese within the next 10 months and grabbing that version which should be out before Christmas. Easily done, right?

Let's just hope there aren't any further delays. Shots are here, and there's more where they came from on Famitsu.

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Analyst: One In Three God Of War III Buyers Don't Own A PS3

March 3rd, 2009, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster

God of War III could truly be a killer app for the PlayStation 3, as one analyst's data indicates that one in three potential buyers of the game don't own the console yet.

Speaking to Gamasutra, OTX analyst Nick Williams suggests that a price drop is in order before God of War III hits retails store shelves, as data indicates a substantial number of potential purchasers who have yet to invest in the newer console.


The launch of God of War III in late 2009/early 2010 will mark a pivotal moment for Sony. But in order to ensure that this game is a hardware sales driver, the cost of the base-level PS3 will need to be in the same ballpark as the Xbox 360 and Wii. According to our latest consumer tracking study, only two in three people who plan to purchase God of War III currently own a PS3."

If their numbers hold true, it could either mean a substantial jump in PlayStation 3 sales towards the end of the year, or less than expected sales of God of War III if too many players still can't scrounge up the cash.

http://kotaku.com/5163641/analyst-on...dont-own-a-ps3

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Mastiff Publishing A Mysterious Tactical RPG For PSP?

March 3rd, 2009, 22:55 Posted By: wraggster

Before they became known for Moon and Major League Eating: The Game (ugh) Mastiff brought us quirky games from Japan like Gurumin and La Pucelle Tactics before NIS America set up shop. Are they going back to their roots?

Gamefly says yes with a listing for a generically named “Tactical RPG” coming out for the PSP. While there is a healthy supply of tactical RPGs for the PSP most of them have been picked up. What game does Mastiff have hidden in their lineup? One possibility is Vantage Master Portable since Mastiff worked with Falcom in the past, but we haven’t seen Mastiff pick up any Falcom titles aside from Gurumin so take this speculation with a grain of salt. Another thought is this might not be a localized game. Mastiff could commission the development of a brand new tactical RPG for the PSP too. In any case it looks like PSP owners will have another tactics game to look forward too in the future.

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/03...l-rpg-for-psp/

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Konami’s Manga Fighter Contains A Ton Of Characters

March 3rd, 2009, 22:57 Posted By: wraggster

Sunday x Magazine Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen is the PSP’s Jump Superstars counterpart without the Shonen Jump license. Konami’s game brings together icons from Weekly Shonen and Shonen Sunday, two popular manga mags in Japan, and throws them into a Street Fighter-like fighting game.

Characters from Air Gear, Inuyasha, Fair Tail, Hajime no Ippo, Cromartie High School, and Flame of Recca are in the roster. However, Sunday x Magazine Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen doesn’t just cover recent series. Konami dug deep into the history of both magazines and brought classic characters like Yaiba and Devilman into the game. The list of characters is enormous if you consider the selection of support characters that flash by in this video. Anyone you’re looking forward to playing as when the game comes out on March 26?

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/02...of-characters/

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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

March 3rd, 2009, 23:07 Posted By: wraggster

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E.R.S. is in-game technology that helps turn novice aviators into elite pilots of the future. The Enhanced Reality System is the core of the HAWX flight experience: aircraft interception trajectories, incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage assessment, tactical map, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to their squadron and other units, making this system as iconic to HAWX as the Cross-Com system is to Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter®!
Players can ease into their flight missions and gain a level of comfort with the use of the assistance mode. Once employed, players can take full advantage of their technological support through the E.R.S and gain maximum piloting security. If the situation calls for the player to unleash the full potential of the aircraft, the assistance mode can be switched off and all safety features will be deactivated. This comes with increased risks, but allows the player advanced dogfighting maneuvers and stunning third-person views
For the first time ever in the air-combat genre, players will be able to experience the entire solo campaign with seamless JUMP IN/JUMP OUT functionality. In PVP mode, players can challenge each other in intense dog-fighting sessions and find out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience points and money to unlock more weapons
Players have the opportunity to take the throttle of over 50 famous aircrafts, and take them over real world locations & cities in photo-realistic environments created with the best commercial satellite data on the civilian market

description
As the era of the nation-state draws toward its end, the world of warfare is evolving rapidly. New challenges demand new solutions, sometimes with unpredictable outcomes.

For many years, state-sponsored militaries have struggled to maintain and modernize their forces. Increasing budget restrictions and difficulties in recruiting skilled personnel have led many countries to seek other solutions. More and more nations now rely increasingly on Private Military Companies (PMC) – elite mercenary groups staffed with equally elite personnel - to support their field operations.

PMCs have proven to be excellent partners in respect to efficiency, skills, low prices, and reliability. They’ve been able to fulfill most of the mission normally handled by regular armies, without risking political fallout.

In time, these private military corps diversified their field of operations, from mere securing land objectives to motorized assault and counter-intelligence. It was not long before a few of these PMC secured enough resources to require being involved complete support air and sea-bound operations.

With each passing year, the PMCs expand their influence and scope of activity. Initially just consultants, they are now involved in surveillance, logistics, site security, and other essential roles. In order to keep the war machine going most of the PMC warranted firms dealing with other sources of income such as mining, oil extraction, airliners, goods manufacturing etc. Ensuring a steady flow of currency allowed these companies to operate a tighter game against their opposition. Each year, they come closer to serving as fully operational field units, and their services are so widely used they’re already essential. Pandora’s Box has been opened. There’s no getting rid of the PMCs now.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2tn7.html

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MLB 09 The Show

March 3rd, 2009, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster

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Once again MLB 09 The Show is the only game where fans can play offense and defense from a custom-created player’s perspective. This year, Road to the Show includes interactive training, a new steal/ lead-off system, updated presentations, and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball
MLB 09 The Show has boosted the number of overall animations with more than 700 new gameplay animations, more than 400 new presentation animations, and more than 150 personalized pitcher and batter animations
Fielders will now have more dynamic reactions and take different routes to run down hit balls. New “hotshot” plays are included, and depending on a player’s attribute level, they can misplay balls and drop a ball too hot to handle. Additionally, players can experience more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder’s bare hand for the putout

description
MLB 09 The Show introduces Online Season Leagues to allow players to hold fully functional drafts and utilize a flex schedule, allowing players to play games ahead of the schedule. Users can also access a new Roster Vault to tweak player attributes, appearance, and accessories to create the ideal roster.

Additionally, MLB 09 The Show raises the overall level of detail and realism from customizable fan chants, to jumbotron animations, to crowd atmosphere. Accurate lighting transitions, including realistic afternoon to dusk to nighttime effects provide more realism than ever before. Mascots are available for all teams and each will show off signature moves throughout the game. End of game replays are also available to provide players with an instant post-game visual replay of exciting plays, much like a true-to-life MLB broadcast.

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MLB 09 The Show

March 3rd, 2009, 23:14 Posted By: wraggster

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features
Once again MLB 09 The Show is the only game where fans can play offense and defense from a custom-created player’s perspective. This year, Road to the Show includes interactive training, a new steal/ lead-off system, updated presentations, and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball
MLB 09 The Show has boosted the number of overall animations with more than 700 new gameplay animations, more than 400 new presentation animations, and more than 150 personalized pitcher and batter animations
Fielders will now have more dynamic reactions and take different routes to run down hit balls. New “hotshot” plays are included, and depending on a player’s attribute level, they can misplay balls and drop a ball too hot to handle. Additionally, players can experience more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder’s bare hand for the putout

description
MLB 09 The Show introduces Online Season Leagues to allow players to hold fully functional drafts and utilize a flex schedule, allowing players to play games ahead of the schedule. Users can also access a new Roster Vault to tweak player attributes, appearance, and accessories to create the ideal roster.

Additionally, MLB 09 The Show raises the overall level of detail and realism from customizable fan chants, to jumbotron animations, to crowd atmosphere. Accurate lighting transitions, including realistic afternoon to dusk to nighttime effects provide more realism than ever before. Mascots are available for all teams and each will show off signature moves throughout the game. End of game replays are also available to provide players with an instant post-game visual replay of exciting plays, much like a true-to-life MLB broadcast.

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In Space, No Alien PS3 Case Mod Can Hear You Scream

March 3rd, 2009, 23:16 Posted By: Shrygue

via Gizmodo US




It's not that I don't enjoy an Alien PS3 as much as the next guy. It's just that I would have gone with the famed stomach scene instead.

One tattoo artist/case modder molded this Alien PS3 out of super heated epoxy putty—a material that required a few sacrificial burns before becoming immortalized as a 1979 horror flick creature.

Apparently the material cools to become as hard as metal, so it's impossible to remove it from the PS3's case. Can you imagine the face on some Sony tech who opens a box to find this system for repair? Well I can. And it's hilarious.


Photographs at Gizmodo

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MLB 09 The Show

March 3rd, 2009, 23:16 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released:



features
Once again MLB 09 The Show is the only game where fans can play offense and defense from a custom-created player’s perspective. This year, Road to the Show includes interactive training, a new steal/ lead-off system, updated presentations, and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball
MLB 09 The Show has boosted the number of overall animations with more than 700 new gameplay animations, more than 400 new presentation animations, and more than 150 personalized pitcher and batter animations
Fielders will now have more dynamic reactions and take different routes to run down hit balls. New “hotshot” plays are included, and depending on a player’s attribute level, they can misplay balls and drop a ball too hot to handle. Additionally, players can experience more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder’s bare hand for the putout

description
MLB 09 The Show introduces Online Season Leagues to allow players to hold fully functional drafts and utilize a flex schedule, allowing players to play games ahead of the schedule. Users can also access a new Roster Vault to tweak player attributes, appearance, and accessories to create the ideal roster.

Additionally, MLB 09 The Show raises the overall level of detail and realism from customizable fan chants, to jumbotron animations, to crowd atmosphere. Accurate lighting transitions, including realistic afternoon to dusk to nighttime effects provide more realism than ever before. Mascots are available for all teams and each will show off signature moves throughout the game. End of game replays are also available to provide players with an instant post-game visual replay of exciting plays, much like a true-to-life MLB broadcast.

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Scrabble Comes to Nintendo DS and Playstation Portable On March 17

March 4th, 2009, 17:23 Posted By: wraggster

Every word's a winner in this revamped digital version of everyone's favorite word game! SCRABBLE on the Nintendo DS and PSP will offer something for every crossword puzzle fan. Fans of the traditional version of SCRABBLE can get the authentic SCRABBLE experience in Classic mode, and more experienced players can race the clock in Speed mode. Those who want a new twist on the classic SCRABBLE experience can battle it out against friends or the computer in the fast-paced SCRABBLE SLAM mode, based on the upcoming spring 2009 card game from Hasbro in which players try to be the first to discard all their SLAM cards by making four letter words. SCRABBLE SLAM will be available for the first time digitally on the handheld versions of SCRABBLE.

With six difficulty levels, SCRABBLE will also serve up a Training mode with six training exercises that enable new or rusty players to polish their skills before their first big showdown. SCRABBLE comes loaded with extras such as the Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary, SCRABBLE Word Finder, which provides hints on best words, and Wi-Fi multiplayer capability (both single and multi-cart play for Nintendo DS).

GAME FEATURES

Three Modes of Play



Choose Classic mode to play the timeless, traditional version of SCRABBLE.

Race the clock as you take on the computer or friends in Speed mode.

Put your skills to the test in the SCRABBLE SLAM card game, the newest take on the classic SCRABBLE experience.


Your SCRABBLE Trainer!


Like never before, you can strengthen your vocabulary, pattern recognition, and point strategies through fun and interactive training exercises.

You then can apply your newfound skills in real games against your friends and family as well as our adaptable computer A.I.

Track your progress with the game's built-in Skill Tracker and see how you've improved in each training category.


Wi-Fi Multiplayer Fun


Challenge your friends and connect with up to four players in Classic, Speed, or SCRABBLE SLAM modes.

Nintendo DS multiplayer modes include Hot Seat (multiple players passing one console), DS Download play (one-cartridge multiplayer) and Multi-Cart play (multiple cartridges allow players to customize game rules and enable additional game features).

PSP multiplayer modes include Hot Seat and Ad Hoc play (head-to-head multiplayer).


EA Brings SCRABBLE Full Circle


In 2008, EA launched authentic digital versions of SCRABBLE online at Pogo.com, three separate mobile versions on iPod, iPhone and mobile phones as well as social networking sites.

2009 rounds it out with SCRABBLE on the Nintendo DS and PSP handhelds as well as a version for Xbox LIVE Arcade.


Pricing, Rating and Availability


SCRABBLE on DS and PSP is rated "E for Everyone", will carry as MSRP of $29.99 and be in stores on March 17, 2009.

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King of Fighters XII Officially Dated

March 4th, 2009, 17:27 Posted By: wraggster

Ignition Entertainment sent out word today that is sure to please fighting game fans here in the U.S. The King of Fighters XII, the next installment in SNK Playmore's popular franchise, is heading to the states this July for the PS3 and 360. According to the press release, this three-on-three fighter features a "complete graphical overhaul. The antiquated character sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped in favor of all-new, high-resolution fighters fluidly animating across painstakingly detailed, 100% hand-drawn backgrounds."

Masaaki Kukino from SNK Playmore comments: "our development slogan for KOFXII is 'KOF Re-Birth' and we've aimed to create an entirely new King of Fighters game." Although no other details are given in the press release, this news is sure to please long-time King of Fighters enthusiasts, especially in the wake of Street Fighter IV's notable success, both critically and commercially.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/958/958660p1.html

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World in Conflict Console Hopes Snuffed

March 4th, 2009, 17:29 Posted By: wraggster

World in Conflict was first announced as coming to Xbox 360 back in 2007 by publisher Sierra Entertainment. Later, the ambitions shifted to the sequel, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault and the PlayStation 3 entered the picture. When Vivendi, parent company of Sierra, merged with Activision, many of Sierra's projects were canceled or dropped, including Soviet Assault. It was later saved by Ubisoft when that company purchased the World in Conflict developer, Massive Entertainment.

However, it seems that Ubisoft's ambitions are not as grand as Sierra's were. When contacted for an update on the console release, Ubisoft provided this statement, "World of Conflict: Soviet Assault will be released for the PC later this month. A console version of World in Conflict is not planned for release at this time."

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/958/958673p1.html

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BlazBlue Set for Home

March 4th, 2009, 17:30 Posted By: wraggster

For those who found Street Fighter IV to be a little bit too 3D, Arc System Works may have the game you're looking for. The latest issue of Famitsu has first word on a home version of the publisher's latest arcade fighter, BlazBlue. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 will get a conversion of the game, with a Japanese release planned for summer.

BlazBlue is a high definition 2D fighter from the makers of Guilty Gear. Known for its sharp visuals, the game is now available for play in arcades. Be sure and check out all our coverage of the arcade version.

The home versions will see some big additions. Most notable is an all new story mode, with individual stories on offer for each character. This mode promises branching stories based off both battle results and player choices, along with full voice for all dialog. Arc has even gotten Studio Gonzo to work on animated sequences!

It appears that this story mode will be huge in terms of volume, with general director Toshimichi Mori joking with the magazine that the staff complained about there being too much content! Players can expect the equivalent of a full Japanese-style dialog-based adventure game, with over 30 hours of play time.

Also new for the home is network compatibility. Players throughout the world can look forward to online matches along with online rankings and a viewing mode. Download content is also being planned.

The game will also see a few gameplay changes, most notably the addition of Astral Heat special moves for all characters. In the arcade version, only a few of the boss characters had access to these moves.

Since online play is confirmed to be worldwide, we're going to assume Arc has some plans for BlazBlue in international markets. We'll let you know once something official is announced outside of Japan.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/959/959132p1.html

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DaedalusX64 Beta 3 WIP News - Nintendo 64 Emulator for PSP

March 4th, 2009, 19:53 Posted By: wraggster

Kreationz posted this news concerning the next Beta of the N64 Emulator for the PSP:

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Extreme Link 1.6.1 B2 Released

March 4th, 2009, 19:58 Posted By: wraggster

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Resi 5 producer defends controls

March 4th, 2009, 20:40 Posted By: Shrygue

via Computer and Video Games


As anticipated as it was, the Resident Evil 5 demo was met with some degree of criticism from fans who were not quite happy with a few aspects of Capcom's latest effort - notably the controls.

RE5 plays much like RE4, which may please some, but it can feel a little clunky and restrictive for a game so action-orientated. But producer Jun Takeuchi says that's all part of increasing tension levels.

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Sony plays catch up with hackers, mulling over PSP 'virtual console'

March 4th, 2009, 20:46 Posted By: wraggster

We're pretty sure a good lot of you with PSPs have used them for, shall we say, less than reputable means -- like playing 16-bit era games using emulators. Soon, there might be a more legit outlet for that fix, as Sony's head of US marketing for PlayStation hardware John Koller tells MTV Multiplayer it's looking to bring classics from before Sony entered the arena to the handheld, à la Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console. The company's also expanding North America's library of PSOne downloads to eventually match the plethora of titles available to the Japanese market. It's all part of a greater initiative to make more digitally-distributed, download-only titles, which we wholeheartedly support -- now, about those pesky UMD-less PSP2 rumors...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/s...-virtual-cons/

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Big-Selling PS3 JRPG Now In English

March 4th, 2009, 20:56 Posted By: Shrygue

via Kotaku


Demon's Souls - a JRPG that's sold like hot pork buns in Japan - is only out in Asia. And may never be released in the West. Doesn't mean you can't play it!

Because decent JRPGs are few and far between on Sony's latest console, fans of the genre may want to look at importing the Asian edition (not the Japanese one, the Hong Kong/Taiwan one) of the game, which features full English language support. And yes, that includes the voice acting.

Sure, the game doesn't look great (least to me), but then, with bigger-selling (Tales of Vesperia) and better-looking (Star Ocean 4) games somehow turning up exclusively on the 360, beggars can't afford to be choosers.

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Age of Booty Trophies and Demo

March 5th, 2009, 18:08 Posted By: wraggster

A few months ago, Age of Booty sailed onto the PlayStation Network and brought pirate-themed real-time strategy to land-lovers everywhere. However, the title was missing the treasure PlayStation 3 owners hunt the most -- Trophies. As of this moment, a patch is like that adds ten Trophies to the game for feats such as winning 50 public games online and beating challenges. If you didn't pick up Age of Booty when it first dropped anchor, Capcom's also posting a free demo on the PSN today

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/959/959599p1.html

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Deep Silver Reveals Factions in Mytran Wars

March 5th, 2009, 18:14 Posted By: wraggster

Deep Silver Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment software and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media, today released new background information behind the two different factions in their upcoming turn-based strategy game Mytran Wars.

By the mid 23rd Century, Earth stands united under the rule of a high presidium of multinational corporations. Fossil fuels, drinkable water and other natural resources are all but depleted.

The Kondor Corp. began investing in space research and development in the hopes of exploiting much needed resources. When the planet Pythar is discovered it soon becomes clear that the planet's most valuable resources are not its ore reserves. Instead, it is a network of naturally existing energy running in criss-crossed lines (called lay-lines) across the surface of the planet: the junctions where two or more of these lines meet form energy pools that concentrate the energy into a mass. These pools are home to the Mytrans forming what Humans would describe as the equivalent of cities.

But the Kondor Corp. shareholders have seen far too much money be poured into this project. They expect returns on their investment and if that means plundering the planet for every resource it can give up, then plunder they will. But the energy is the lifeblood of the Mytrans. They need it to survive. Without it, they will surely perish. Thus war becomes inevitable.

The Mytrans
The Mytrans are both majestic and ethereal. They are described by Humans as resembling ghosts with elegant movements that mimic a being swimming through the air. They see their planet, Pythar, as a bright surging vortex of energy. Being a part of the environment also makes reproduction an easy task for the Mytrans. In fact, there is no reproduction as humans understand it. Instead, for Elders, death is dissolution of energy back into the energy flow and birth is nothing more than a forming of energy into a whole sentient being. So this energy is the "life essence" of the Mytrans and there are great ramifications if the Humans extract it and take it back to Earth. Mytran society is split on how to address this problem with the Humans. The Elders, who knew of the Old Wars, want peace and coexistence with the Humans. The younger rebels on the other hand, wish to drive them out by any means necessary.

"Mytran Wars" is being developed exclusively for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system by Stormregion, creators of the highly-acclaimed Codename: Panzers games.

About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all computer and video gamers who enjoy and share a passion for thrilling gameplay in modern game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to professionals and beginners, children and adults.

Deep Silver has published around 40 games since 2003, including the most successful adventure of 2006, Secret Files: Tunguska, the bestseller ANNO 1701 (co-published with Sunflowers), the challenging CrossworDS knowledge puzzle game, the horse simulation Horse Life DS, and the soccer MMO World of Soccer Online. Current developments include Warhammer - Battle March (in cooperation with Namco Bandai), the action role-playing game Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (in cooperation with Ascaron), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the sinister Chernobyl shooter for PC, and the new game from the Piranha Bytes team. Deep Silver's own developing studio Deep Silver Vienna opened in 2007. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com

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The undead are back - Resident Evil / Biohazard 5 is available this moment

March 5th, 2009, 18:29 Posted By: wraggster



Newly released today

The biohazard threat has not ended: Just when it seemed that the menace of Resident Evil had been destroyed, along comes a new terror to send shivers down player’s spines. Chris Redfield, returning Resident Evil hero, has followed the path of the evil literally around the globe.

After joining a new organization, Chris heads to Africa where the latest bioterrorism threat is literally transforming the people and animals of the city into mindless, maddened creatures.

Chris must take on the challenge of discovering the truth behind this evil plot. In Resident Evil 5, Capcom will teach players to fear the daylight as much as they have feared shadow in previous games.

Co-producer and series veterans Jun Takeuchi (Lost Planet) and Masachicka Kawata (Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles) unleashes an unprecedented level of fear for the next generation in Resident Evil 5, the sequel to one of the highest-rated videogames in history, according to Metacritic.com and Gamerankings.com.

Now take a look at the battle grounds you will fight in the menace you are up against:




Resident Evil, or Biohazard is available for both Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™ today:

Xbox360™
Biohazard 5 JPN US$ 86.90
Resident Evil 5 ASIA US$ 59.90
Resident Evil 5 US US$ 64.90

PlayStation3™
Biohazard 5 JPN US$ 86.90
Resident Evil 5 ASIA US$ 59.90
Resident Evil 5 US US$ 64.90

The US version is coming on March 13th, right on time for Black Friday.

There is a whole array of Limited Editions for this game, choose the one with the goodies that you want.

The e-capcom version comes with a waist pouch to contain your artillery, an artbook and a memory stick.

This Japan only edition has been presold, but we are expecting a few more units to go back on sale tomorrow. If you are looking for a copy of this item, make sure to constantly hit the reload button of your browser for the next 24 hours as the remainder is expected to be sold within minutes.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-1z6-84-n.html

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Radiant Red and Vibrant Blue PSPs Released

March 5th, 2009, 18:56 Posted By: wraggster

Today 2 new colours for the PSP have been released, heres the colours:

Radiant Red



More details - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-38n0.html

Vibrant Blue



http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-38my.html

Both systems have the following:

Box contents
PlayStation Portable System (PSP-3000VB)
Battery Pack (1200mAh)
AC Adapter (100-240V)

Today has also seen the release of the following:

Sony PSP™ Consoles and Accessories
PSP PlayStation Portable Battery Pack (2200mAh) (Radiant Red) JPN US$ 59.90
PSP PlayStation Portable Battery Pack (2200mAh) (Vibrant Blue) JPN US$ 59.90
PSP PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Radiant Red (PSP-3000RR) JPN US$ 249.90
PSP PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Radiant Red Value Pack (PSPJ-30001) JPN US$ 299.90
PSP PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Vibrant Blue (PSP-3000VB) JPN US$ 249.90
PSP PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite - Vibrant Blue Value Pack (PSPJ-30002) JPN US$ 299.90
PSP Pouch (Radiant Red) JPN US$ 19.90
PSP Pouch (Vibrant Blue) JPN US$ 19.90
Select Pack Portable 3 (Black) JPN US$ 19.90
Select Pack Portable 3 (White) JPN US$ 19.90

Details - http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-1z5-84-n.html

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PlayStation 3 hits 2 million in the UK

March 5th, 2009, 20:27 Posted By: Shrygue

via Games Industry


Sony Computer Entertainment UK has revealed that the PlayStation 3 has broken through the 2 million unit milestone in the UK, ahead of the second anniversary of its release in Europe, while the PlayStation Portable has now passed the 3 million mark nationally.

But the company's senior VP and MD for SCE UK, Ireland & Nordic, Ray Maguire, has admitted to GamesIndustry.biz that Sony is going through a tough time at the moment, partly due to overarching issues that the company has no control over - although he is confident that its flagship console will continue to grow by around another 1 million units in the next 12 months.

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Home gets Resident Evil 5 space

March 5th, 2009, 20:32 Posted By: Shrygue

via Eurogamer


In a shocking display of timeliness, Capcom's Resident Evil 5 game space has been added to PlayStation Home today.

We just went onto PSN to check, and there it is: the Studio Lot, with a facsimile of the game's African village level to explore, and some interactive features - although it's not yet complete, according to good old Ted the Dog. There's free Resident Evil gear available in the mall, too.

Also added in the latest update are complete Street Fighter costumes, a new multiplayer game in Home Square (Helicopter Hit), and some new Watchmen stuff.

Resident Evil 5 joins Far Cry 2 as the only Home game spaces available in Europe. Sony has yet to add its long-promised spaces for Warhawk, Uncharted and Resistance.

Resident Evil 5 is out next week.

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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins PSP screens

March 5th, 2009, 20:40 Posted By: Shrygue

via Computer and Video Games


Ubisoft's slapped an April release on Tenchu: Shadow Assassins for PSP.

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Resident Evil 5 On Sale In Japan Right Now

March 5th, 2009, 20:56 Posted By: Shrygue

via Kotaku


Multi-platform title Resident Evil 5 went on sale in Japan. Big game on sale in Japan means one thing: Lines of Japanese people.

At the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, sales were healthy. Japanese game site Famitsu reports that the PS3 version sold at a pace of 100 copies in the hour after the shop's doors opened. The game sold steadily throughout the morning. The sales rate breaks down as 80 percent software sales and 20 percent PS3 Resident Evil 5 bundle sales.

A line of thirty people or show waited for retailer Bic Camera in Tokyo's Ikebukuro to open.

There was a line in front of the Shinjuku Yodobashi Camera as well, and sales were also steady. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 RE5 bundles did well, reports Famitsu. The PS3 bundle did better, selling out in the first 20 minutes.

Famitsu

Besides RE5, new PSP colors went on sale as well. Sales are reported to be strong with the chances of sell-outs today at selected stores.

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PS3, PSP Hit 2m, 3m in U.K.

March 5th, 2009, 22:35 Posted By: wraggster

The PS3 and PSP have passed a new sales milestone in the U.K.

Sony Computer Entertainment U.K. head Ray Maguire tells trade paper MCV that the home and handheld consoles have sold over 2 million and 3 million units in the region, respectively.

The announcement comes after the late February release of the highly-anticipated PS3 exclusive first-person shooter, Killzone 2.

"[Killzone 2] certainly has helped drive hardware," Maguire said. "I think there were a lot of people out there who wanted something which really showed the power of PlayStation 3 – and now they can see a reason for them to get on board," Maguire said.

He also surmised that the PS3's sales performance in relation to its higher price tag "suggests more longevity of the PS3 because we have chipped away at the top end of the triangle."

Sony announced that the PSP passed the 50 million unit sold-in mark earlier this year. The company has big plans for the handheld, having announced major franchises for the platform in 2009, including Rock Band, Assassin's Creed and MotorStorm.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/ps3-psp-hit-2m-3m-uk

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Sony shrugs off iPhone, mobile games threat

March 5th, 2009, 22:38 Posted By: wraggster

PSP is "always going to win out" as a dedicated games machine, says UK boss.
Sony Computer Entertainment UK MD Ray Maguire has shrugged off any perceived threat to the company's PSP handheld from Apple's iPhone, and mobile gaming in general.

Speaking in an interview with ME sister magazine MCV to be published tomorrow, Maguire also says Sony is actively targeting the kinds of 'snacking' games that are prevalent in mobile.

Asked if Sony is feeling any pressure from iPhone, he said: "The mobile phone market for games has been around for a number of years, [but] the overall quality - despite some strong titles there - has been limited because of the different handsets and infrastructure in that business.


"The iPhone has the advantage of being a single device and is growing a reasonable installed base, but [it] doesn't have the production power that a PSP has. As a specific games machine, the PSP is always going to win out.

"We're in a great position to take on the interest in these snacking games and produce them at better quality, lower prices, with lower cost of development - that's a great business model."

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32821...e-games-threat

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The Last Guy Probably Won’t Be The Last PSN Blu-Ray Release

March 5th, 2009, 22:53 Posted By: wraggster

Sony is looking at both sides of the fence when it comes to digital distribution. On one hand they are simultaneously releasing first party PSP games on the PlayStation Store and in retail. On the other they are bundling PlayStation Network games onto UMDs.

The same strategy was applied to PlayStation 3 software with games like Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Siren: Blood Curse netting dual releases (well for some regions) and packing PSN games like the PixelJunk series on Blu-ray discs. The next game getting the PlayStation Network to retail treatment looks like The Last Guy.

Japanese retailer Game Star says a retail version of The Last Guy is scheduled for release in May at the suggested retail price of 3,480 yen ($35). Order directly from Game Star and you can shave 300 yen off your purchase. (Yeah?) Even at 3,180 yen The Last Guy is an expensive purchase. Yes, games are more expensive in Japan and this price falls in the “budget release” category. However, the digital version only costs 2,000 yen ($20) in Japan and $8 domestically. The extra ten bucks over the Japanese price goes towards video features and three exclusive maps.

This package doesn’t have nearly enough content for me to buy the Last Guy again, but people who prefer their games on physical media may want to be on the lookout for these kinds of re-releases.

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/04...u-ray-release/

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PS3 Resident Evil 5 Has Unlockable Home Stuff

March 5th, 2009, 22:56 Posted By: wraggster

Capcom, and pretty much only Capcom when it comes to third party PlayStation 3 retail games, continues to support the Home Rewards system. Like Street Fighter IV you can earn virtual items for your avatar by blasting zombies, mutants, and chainsaw wielding horrors. This feature, first announced for Japan, will also be in the domestic release so you can loiter in a Chris Redfield or Sheva Alomar costume. Details on how to unlock the items were not revealed.

I’m not an achievement hunter or a trophy collector, but juxtaposed to the other systems Home Rewards sounds better since you get stuff. Virtual trinkets yes, but at least these are things you can play with. Then again I’m not much of a virtual world explorer either so I can’t see myself getting much use out of an avatar costume. Perhaps, other publishers could expand on this concept by taking a cue from mobile games and offer unlocking console themes. A special NXE dashboard and PlayStation theme for beating Resident Evil 5 without dying would be a neat treat.

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/05...le-home-stuff/

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Cool8800C Cellphone Is Like a Flip-Out PSP That Plays NES Games

March 6th, 2009, 17:44 Posted By: wraggster



Color me surprised: A $140 Chineses cellphone that, even while looking PSPishly cheesy, brings a great flip-out gamepad design and Nintendo Entertainment System games, along with a whole bunch of great features.

http://i.gizmodo.com/5165441/cool880...lays-nes-games

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MGO SCENE expansion dated, priced

March 6th, 2009, 20:34 Posted By: Shrygue

via Eurogamer


Konami has announced that the Metal Gear Online SCENE expansion will be released on 17th March in Europe for EUR 17.99.

The pack consists of playable Vamp and Raiden characters, along with three new maps, a new Solo Capture gameplay mode and a range of accessories.

If you're really keen on it, Konami will begin pre-orders on 10th March, and anyone who pays out then gets exclusive Cardboard Box Man headgear for use in the game as a loyalty bonus.

Check out how it's all looking in our Metal Gear Online SCENE Expansion screenshot gallery.

Playing as Raiden and Vamp, then, ought to be fun. Raiden has his High Frequency Blade, which he can use as you'd expect, or non-lethally, and he also has throwing knives he can use to headshot enemies.

Not content with that, he has superhuman jumping skills, takes no falling damage, and can detect traps using his VISOR. Since he has no nano-machine implants, he can also use SOP Link, SOP Destabiliser and SOP system information-gathering.

Vamp does have nano-machines, of course, so he is susceptible to SOP stuff, but he is also terrific in hand-to-hand combat, has throwing knives (also headshottable), and a touch of immortality, which allows him to respawn in the spot where he dies (although, as Wired points out, won't that make it a bit easy to spawn-camp?).

The new maps, meanwhile, are Outer Outlet (an industrial wasteland with above and below-ground areas suited to long-range attacks), Hazard House (a three-story building better for close kills) and Ravaged Riverfront Clock Tower (with underground and underwater bits).

As for Solo Capture, it sees one player trying to hold a hostage for a specific amount of time, while rivals try to seize him from you.

Beyond that, there are other quirky add-ons - a clown suit, bikini, wig, hockey mask, and the option to where Robbie's hat from Silent Hill.

To get an even better sense of all this, be sure to check out the SCENE trailer that went up on PlayStation Network yesterday afternoon.

And finally, Konami notes that various other add-ons have now been reduced in price in the MGO Shop, and that from the middle of this month you will be able to use the PSN wallet system as an alternative payment option.

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Loads of PS3 DLC and two demos

March 6th, 2009, 20:50 Posted By: Shrygue

via Eurogamer


Sony has updated the PlayStation Network store with PS3 demos of Wanted and WWE Legends of WrestleMania, along with downloadable content for Street Fighter IV, Lumines Supernova, Prince of Persia, Burnout Paradise and Skate 2.

The expected POP Epilogue pack (also on Xbox 360) costs GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99 on PSN, while SFIV's new Femme Fatale Pack, featuring alternate costumes for Chun-Li, Cammy, Sakura, Rose and C. Viper, is GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99.

Lumines Supernova, meanwhile, benefits from the Classic Pack, featuring 20 skins from the original Lumines PSP release for GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99, while Skate 2's Throwback Pack introduces retro clothing, accessories and gestures to New San Vanelona for free.

Elsewhere, Burnout Paradise continues to swim in new content thanks to the new Toy Cars pack, which costs GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99 for nine toy versions of cars like the Hunter Manhattan and Nakamura Firehawk. Alternatively, there are two smaller collections for GBP 3.99 / EUR 4.99 apiece. Check Criterion's in-game Burnout news service for more specifics.

And that's about your lot, apart from the usual burst of Guitar Hero and Rock Band tracks, a few trailers and some wallpaper. You can also download a LocoRoco 2 theme for the PSP if you've got nothing better to do.

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inFamous Charges Onto PlayStation 3s Worldwide In June

March 6th, 2009, 21:53 Posted By: Shrygue

via Kotaku


Sony has narrowed down the release date for its upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive inFamous, announcing that the game would launch worldwide in June. The game is Sucker Punch Productions first PlayStation 3 release.

Its last was way back in September of 2005, the PlayStation 2 game Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. Obviously, inFamous is huge departure for Sucker Punch, whose previous work was more cel-shaded anthropomorphic raccoon Sly Cooper and less lightning-wielding bald bad-ass Cole McGrath.

Greg Phillips, producer at SCEA, writes on the official blog that Sucker Punch will be readying a demo for the game, but didn't provide specifics on when that will hit the PlayStation Store.

Also not specified: why the game is curiously capitalized as inFamous in print and as inFAMOUS on the game's newly released box art. Maybe because it's a PLAYSTATION 3 game? Your theories on why this is is welcome in the comments.

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PS3 Red Alert 3 Might Be Worth The Wait

March 6th, 2009, 22:16 Posted By: wraggster

PlayStation 3 owners looking to get their hands on Red Alert 3 have been a patient bunch. And their patience looks to have been rewarded with a superior version of the game.

Along with a bunch of free stuff that was only previously available to those who picked up the special edition of the PC version, EA have revealed that the PS3 version of the game looks better than the 360 one, a rare treat for games that are essentially "ported" over from Microsoft's console

http://kotaku.com/5165279/ps3-red-al...worth-the-wait

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New Blueray Films Released This Week

March 6th, 2009, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:

Australia (~Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, ...) US US$ 39.98
Bee Movie (~Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, ...) JPN US$ 51.90
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (~Drew Barrymore, Piper Perabo, ...) US US$ 34.99
Chatmonchy Restaurant Main Dish (~Chatmonchy) JPN US$ 63.90
Control (~Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, ...) US US$ 56.99
Halloween (~Malcolm Mcdowell, Brad Dourif, ...) JPN US$ 51.90
Halloween [Unrated Collector's Edition] (~Malcolm Mcdowell, Brad Dourif, ...) JPN US$ 74.90
Hayate The Combat Butler / Hayate No Gotoku Atsu Ga Natsui Ze Mizugi Hen (~Ryoko Shiraishi, Rie Kugimiya, ...) JPN US$ 65.90
Hayate The Combat Butler / Hayate No Gotoku Atsu Ga Natsui Ze Mizugi Hen [Limited Edition] (~Ryoko Shiraishi, Rie Kugimiya, ...) JPN US$ 74.90
HD Moods: Fire US US$ 17.99
I've Loved You So Long (~Serge Hazanavicius, Kristin Scott Thomas, ...) US US$ 39.95
In the Electric Mist (~Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, ...) US US$ 35.98
Paco And The Magical Book / Paco To Maho No Ehon JPN US$ 52.90
Shrek 3 (~Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, ...) JPN US$ 51.90
Stargate: The Ark of Truth / Continuum (~Claudia Black, Ben Browder, ...) US US$ 59.99
The Silence of the Lambs (~Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, ...) US US$ 34.99
Virtual Trip Sakura Nostalgia JPN US$ 51.90
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic + Digital Copy (~Tom Stechschulte) US US$ 35.99
Wonder Woman (~Keri Russell) US US$ 29.99

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Eat Lead: Return of Matt Hazard

March 6th, 2009, 22:32 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
Written by 2008 Writer’s Guild Award winner, Dave Ellis, Eat Lead is a side-splitting ingenious storyline and setting that’s never been explored before in the shooter genre. Both Will Arnett and Neil Patrick Harris deliver perfectly timed punch lines that will make gamers laugh in hilarity with their solid voice performance as Matt Hazard and Wallace Wellesley
Help classic videogame stars such as Master Chef and Captain Carpenter redeem their dignity against enemy foes like Sting Sniperscope and Sonny Tang and get to the bottom of why all these iconic characters’ worlds converge
Attack enemies with everything from plasma rifles, to sniper rifles and old-west six shooters, the sniper rifle turret, or use a number of different interactive melee moves to help Matt destroy Wally’s legion of back-catalogue videogame characters
An expansive level environment design reflects years of videogame history in a next-gen package including levels that are radically transformed via precisely timed “hack effects” to challenge Matt Hazard with new scenarios throughout each battle
Eat Lead uses a strategic point and cover system that allows gamers to go far beyond simply hiding behind walls when they can move up to, over, between, and around any cover objects with a fluidity never before seen in a game
Eat Lead makes use of the intelligent physics system that includes destructible items and smart objects, where items can be destroyed or moved to blow through cover or act as temporary safe havens throughout the game environment

description
In the world of Eat Lead, however, everything stops being a game and becomes reality when it is clear that Wally is using the new game to bring about Matt’s death once and for all. With only the mysterious “QA” to help him, Matt must fight against zombies, cowboys, space marines and more to keep his game from being over.

With an original storyline by 2008 Writers Guild of America Videogame Writing Award winner, Dave Ellis, Eat Lead’s unique blend of comedy and action will provide gamers with a shooter experience like no other where hardcore gunfire may kill their enemies, but laughs may bust our bellies.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-350g.html

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Final Fantasy I - Beats of Rage Mod

March 6th, 2009, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster

Nick D has released a new Beats of Rage Mod called Final Fantasy I

Heres some info:

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TV Show King on PS3?

March 6th, 2009, 23:54 Posted By: wraggster

TV Show King, a family quiz title that was released as WiiWare early last year, showed up on an ESRB ratings update as a PlayStation 3 product. Although we haven't been given official confirmation from a publisher that the game will arrive on a Sony platform, this seems to indicate that the game's arrival on the PlayStation Network or as a full boxed product is inevitable.

Originally a Gameloft title, TV Show King gave four players the opportunity to compete in a game show format by answering multiple choice questions. If the game is in fact released on Sony's current-gen console, only time will tell how it compares to fan-favorite games like Buzz! and other similar franchises.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/960/960075p1.html

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Broken Face: Triple Tapout

March 6th, 2009, 23:56 Posted By: wraggster

Yesterday IGN officially announced Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine as a playable character on the UFC 2009 Undisputed roster, and today we're thrilled to announce that three more fighters on the UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine card will be joining him on the roster. We've also got an awesome new trailer featuring in-game footage of Jardine and his opponent in UFC 96's main event, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

And, be sure check back in to IGN tomorrow night, as I'll once again be blogging live from Octagon-side at UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine, and come back Monday for a full recap of the event, including coverage of the post-fight press conference and video interviews with more of your favorite UFC fighters. Also, be sure to mark your calendar for Friday, March 13, when the release date for UFC 2009 Undisputed will be revealed exclusively on IGN.com!

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/960/960103p1.html

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BioWare CEO talks PS3 development, MMOs

March 7th, 2009, 10:07 Posted By: wraggster

In an interview with Play magazine, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka called the PlayStation 3 "a really amazing platform to work on." He also said that BioWare might consider joining the growing MMO presence on PS3 if the studio could overcome some of the challenges with console interface design. However, that doesn't mean the company's current, PC-only MMO project, Star Wars: The Old Republic, would appear on PS3 sometime down the line; Muzyka says BioWare might explore "other MMO games in the future."

For now, the EA-owned dev studio should probably focus on getting its first game on PS3 out the door, which happens to be the multi-platform Dragon Age: Origins. That title is expected to be released sometime later this year.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/06/bi...elopment-mmos/

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LuaAPP

March 7th, 2009, 10:58 Posted By: wraggster

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Power Manager v2.1

March 7th, 2009, 11:00 Posted By: wraggster

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PSPConsole v1.2

March 7th, 2009, 11:04 Posted By: wraggster

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AT&T to Subsidize PSP?

March 7th, 2009, 11:06 Posted By: wraggster

Apple's iPhone is quite the success story, and some of that success must be attributed to the AT&T-subsidized price tag. AT&T keeps the cost of the iPhone down at $200 in exchange for a two-year contract that locks consumers to the device (and AT&T). The company is very pleased with this approach.

"The economics for us are terrific," Glenn Lurie, AT&T's president of emerging devices, told investors.com. "We're willing to invest to get a customer."

AT&T is extending this service to netbooks from Acer and Dell, and eventually to "portable videogame machines." The only portable videogame machines we know of, besides mobile phones, are the Nintendo DS and PSP. Presumably, consumers could purchase a DS or PSP at a lower cost in exchange for signing a contract for an AT&T service of some kind.

"It's hard to pass up the siren song of subsidies," says Craig Moffett, an analyst at Bernstein Research. "The iPhone demonstrates nothing if not that American consumers will gladly sign up for higher monthly fees in return for a lower upfront sticker price on the piece of metal that service is connected to."

http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/960/960004p1.html

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Patapon 2 Price Confirmed

March 7th, 2009, 11:08 Posted By: wraggster

Patapon is a greatly loved game here at the IGN office, and Patapon 2 looks to be just as promising -- if not more so -- than the groundbreaking original. Over on the official PlayStation Blog, SCEA Associate Producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda made a post recently confirming the price of Patapon 2. For a mere $19.99, PSP owners will be able to partake in yet another musical, strategy-filled journey with everyone's favorite tribe of one-eyed warriors. Hinojosa-Miranda also reminds players in the blog post that the game is set for launch on May 5th.

Fans of the game will certainly appreciate the low price point, as this was the same price as the original Patapon when it launched last year.

http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/960/960146p1.html

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Gnarly Pong

March 7th, 2009, 11:12 Posted By: wraggster

News/release from anoob:



Very different Pong Variant for PSP.

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New PSP Homebrew Friendly Console Coming Soon ?

March 7th, 2009, 11:24 Posted By: wraggster

First off please take this as a rumour until its actually out but the person who divulged the information is well respected in the Homebrew Community and is word should be taken seriously.

Anyway theres a new Console coming out soon that has a CPU thats either the same as or in the same family as the Sony PSP, infact this console already plays some emulators for the PSP, namely exophases GPSP, now as to whether it will play most PSP Homebrew well ive no information at this time but if i hear more and indeed get some screens ill post them asap.

Now the interesting thing for me is that if this all comes true then we could see a continuation of the PSP Homebrew scene without the worry of Sony blocking the PSP, a strange scenario if ever.

What are your thoughts on such a console appearing ?

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gpSP-mod-20090307 - GBA Emulator for PSP

March 8th, 2009, 11:09 Posted By: wraggster

The GBA Emulator for the PSP based on gPSP and gPSP kai source code has been updated.

Changes:
- improved sound syncronization.

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thanks emurussia for the news.

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ScummVM ported to PS3 (YDL Linux)

March 8th, 2009, 11:43 Posted By: wraggster

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sdlmess v0129 - Multiple Emulator Super System for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 11:52 Posted By: wraggster

Gonna be a busy day, 3 days ago a new release of Mess for the PS3 Linux was released, heres the details:

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SDLMAME Version: 0.129u6 - Mame for PS3 Linux Released

March 8th, 2009, 11:55 Posted By: wraggster

PS3Bodega has released a new version of the Arcade emulator for PS3 Linux, heres the release details:

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BasiliskII Version: 1.0 - Macintosh Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 12:03 Posted By: wraggster

A few days ago a new version of the Macintosh Emulator for PS3 Linux was released, heres the details:

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megamario v1.5 - Platform Game for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 12:13 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released a new version of Megamario for PS3 Linux:

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Snes9x Version: 1.51 - Snes Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 12:17 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released a new version of Snes9x for PS3 Linux:

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GnGeo v0.7 - NeoGeo emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 12:23 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released a new version of the Neogeo emulator for PS3 Linux:

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Vice 2.1 - Commodore 64 & more Emulator for Ps3 Linux Released

March 8th, 2009, 12:26 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released a new version of the Commodore Systems emulator for PS3 Linux:

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Mednafen v0.8a - Multiple Console Systems Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 12:30 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released a new version of the Multiple Console emulator for PS3 Linux:

Heres the details:

A portable command-line driven, multi-system emulator which uses OpenGL and SDL. It emulates the following: * Atari Lynx * Famicom * GameBoy (Color) * GameBoy Advance * Neo Geo Pocket (Color) * NES (NTSC & PAL) * PC Engine * TurboGrafx 16 (CD) * SuperGrafx * PC-FX Mednafen has the ability to remap hotkey functions and virtual system inputs to a keyboard, a joystick or both simultaneously. Save states are supported, as is real-time game rewinding. Screen snapshots may be taken at the press of a button and are saved in the popular PNG file format. To play Atari Lynx games you will also need lynxboot.img which is not included for legal reasons.

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Calculmp3 v3

March 8th, 2009, 12:37 Posted By: wraggster

News/release from mrafenne

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PSPPOD 2G final release - Iphone Lookalike Portal for PSP

March 8th, 2009, 21:54 Posted By: wraggster

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Atari800 Version: 2.0.3 - Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:20 Posted By: wraggster

Petr Stehlik has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

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SheepShaver v2.3 - Power Macintosh emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:23 Posted By: wraggster

Hans de Goede has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

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Dosbox v0.72 - x86/DOS emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:27 Posted By: wraggster

Dag Wieers has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

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e-uae v0.8.29 - Amiga Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

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Stella v2.5.1 - Atari2600 Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:35 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

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Xe v2.14.0 - Multi System Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 8th, 2009, 22:37 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released an emulator for PS3 Linux:

Xe is a multi system emulator that emulates many console and handheld video game systems of the are no longer on the market.

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Killzone 2 Patched

March 9th, 2009, 17:20 Posted By: wraggster

Update 1.20 hit Killzone 2 over the weekend, bringing with it a bunch of stability fixes and some gameplay tweaks.

Here's the breakdown:

* Stability issue regarding randomly named games has been resolved.
* Stability issue where rapidly tapping (X) causes a crash on spawn-select has been resolved.
* Stability issue regarding the Saboteur's disguise ability has been resolved.
* Stability issue regarding game creation with a blank name has been resolved.
* Stability issue with repeatedly entering/exiting game has been resolved.
* Ignore list functionality has been corrected.
* Unlocking of the "Front Runner" Medal has been fixed.
* Incorrectly awarding victory to clans who don't show has been fixed.
* Battle Replay for Corinth Crossing not appearing correctly on Killzone.com has been fixed.
* Issue with not being able to defuse the Search and Destroy objective has been resolved.
* HUD issue when playing as a Medic during Assassination mode has been corrected.
* Controller input has been slightly tweaked and modified.
* Exploit of shotgun auto-lock on has been fixed.
* Issue with D-charges in Campaign mode has been fixed.

I spent the weekend playing Resident Evil 5 in preparation for our review, so I haven't had a chance to get back on Killzone 2 for a bit. How has online play been shaping up?

http://kotaku.com/5166660/killzone-2-patched

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PCSX2 beta 720 - PS2 Emulator for WIndows

March 9th, 2009, 19:30 Posted By: wraggster

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DDragon SNK Released

March 9th, 2009, 21:20 Posted By: wraggster

A new beats of rage game has been released that should be compatible with PSP/gp2x/dreamcast.

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Snes9x Version: r67.ydl6.bdg- Snes Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 9th, 2009, 22:02 Posted By: wraggster

Bill Blake has released an updated version of the Snes emulator for PS3 linux:

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fscaler: SPE Scaler Tool with filters (ps3 linux)

March 9th, 2009, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster

News/release from Bill Blake

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Mednafen v0.8.10 - Multiple Console Systems Emulator for PS3 Linux

March 9th, 2009, 22:06 Posted By: wraggster

Updated release from Bill Blake

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mfe: Mednafen Frontend v0.1.3 (ps3 linux)

March 9th, 2009, 22:10 Posted By: wraggster

News/release from Bill Blake

A simple, GTK+ frontend / launcher for mednafen, written in python

http://pleasantfiction.ipower.com/ps....ydl6.bdg.html

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PSPlugin Info v0.3

March 9th, 2009, 22:57 Posted By: wraggster

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Guitar Star v1.02 - Guitar Hero Clone for PSP

March 9th, 2009, 23:11 Posted By: wraggster

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The coder festi updates Guitar Star, PSP clone of the famous Guitar Hero, which leads to version 1.02
The main feature of this homebrew is compatible with the trace amounts of Fire Freats which provide hours of fun anymore.
This release is not accompanied by a changelog, but it can be deduced that it was improved the overall stability of the program.

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Free Patapon 2 Mini-Game Launched For PC and Mac

March 9th, 2009, 23:22 Posted By: wraggster

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced today that SPIL GAMES will host an exclusive Patapon 2 mini-game across many of their online game portals for one week only from March 9th to March 16th 2009. This official flash mini-game is fully playable on both PC and Macs, showcasing the musical fun and inventive gameplay of the newly released Patapon 2 – Out now on PSP (PlayStation Portable).

The Patapon 2 mini-game, developed by Kerb to promote the launch of Patapon 2, allows you to try your hand at banging out beats to command your tiny tribesman with the rhythm of your drum. Patapon 2 is the follow-up to the hugely popular Patapon, a fun-filled adventure that combines unique gameplay with rhythm and music, requiring you to create cool drumming combos and lead your tribe to victory. There's plenty of musical fun to be had – whether you want to play with your mates or enter a cool music carnival! With its funky rhythms, cool graphics, and a brand-new team mode, it's a title you'll want to get your hands on when it arrives this March.

SPIL GAMES is the world's ultimate online game destination, providing online games through more than 50 game portals localized in 20 languages worldwide. As a primary distribution partner, SPIL GAMES launched the LocoRoco 2 mini game across all 50 of their gaming portals.

Test out your drumming skills with the Patapon 2 mini-game – it goes online at www.agame.com from March 9th to March 16th 2009. You can also visit www.gamesgames.com/game/Patapon-2.html.

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PSPi v0.1 for Windows NT Released

March 9th, 2009, 23:39 Posted By: wraggster

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Burn Zombie Burn! Ignites PSN This Month

March 10th, 2009, 00:41 Posted By: wraggster

The undead burst into flames this month, as Doublesix announces a March 26th release date for their PlayStation Network exclusive shooter, Burn Zombie Burn!

Rack them up and knock them down. That's the core strategy behind Burn Zombie Burn! - gather together as many zombies as possible, killing them en mass, amassing the highest score possible in the process. It's classic arcade action with a shiny new coat of paint, like Robotron with zombies. Zombietron. Something like that.

Doublesix is pulling out all the stops for the game's release, with high score and trophy competitions in which players can win a horror-themed holiday, framer Burn Zombie Burn! artwork, and limited-edition t-shirts. They've also got downloadable content on tap, with a strategy guide, an 8-page comic, and music tracks from the game ready to go up on the PlayStation Store once the game hits later this month.

http://kotaku.com/5166753/burn-zombi...psn-this-month

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Resistance: Retribution Review Countdown

March 10th, 2009, 01:12 Posted By: wraggster

The wait is almost over. At 2 a.m. PST on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, IGN will review Resistance: Retribution, the latest PSP title from the folks who brought you the portable's award-winning Syphon Filters. Bridging the gaps between Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2, Retribution will cast you as Chimera-killin' badass James Grayson and set you loose on a continent torn apart by ungodly warfare.

Will it live up to the hype or be massive disappointment? You'll know soon enough.

Still, while you feverishly click refresh on IGN PSP and wait with bated breath, we here at IGN thought we'd bring you one last behind the scenes video after the success that was the original Resistance: Retribution Reconnaissance. Below, you can get the inside scoop straight from the developers on the single-player campaign as well as the multiplayer options in Resistance: Retribution. Think of it as a primer for what we have coming your way at 2 a.m.

See you then…

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Resistance: Retribution Videos

March 10th, 2009, 01:12 Posted By: wraggster

A new chapter in the epic PlayStation 3 franchise, Resistance: Retribution takes on a third-person perspective in the ongoing fight with the Chimera.

http://uk.media.psp.ign.com/media/14...12/vids_1.html

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Eat Lead: Return of Matt Hazard US version

March 10th, 2009, 01:28 Posted By: wraggster

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Get ready for a fictional account of the world’s most popular video game hero…of the 1980s. Matt Hazard is coming out of retirement and makinghis next-gen“comeback”against all his old enemies in a hilarious parody of the last 25 years of gaming.

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MLB 09: The Show US version

March 10th, 2009, 01:31 Posted By: wraggster

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MLB 09: The Show is back for the 2009 baseball season with expanded features and more of the classic baseball that The Show always delivers. New features include Road to the Show 3.0, Franchise Mode 2.0, Online Season Leagues, and many more

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Phantasy Star Portable

March 10th, 2009, 01:33 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
Longtime fans and new players to the series will enjoy the original content from PSU and PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus
Phantasy Star Portable players will experience a whole new storyline and meet new characters, while the new record book feature keeps track of the over 150 new items the player can collect
Players can create their own avatar with the rich Character Creation system, or port in their character from the Phantasy Star™ Portable downloadable demo
Up to four party members will team up via Sony wireless

description
Fans of the acclaimed Phantasy Star Universe™ series can now explore Gurhal on-the-go via the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. Up to four friends will team up to unravel the exclusive new storyline that picks up where Phantasy Star Universe ends and before the start of PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus™.

The infestation of the alien SEED was thought to be under control by the end of PSU, but a new menace has stricken the Gurhal system. Alongside a new character named Vivienne, players must investigate the contamination and clear out the affected wildlife. In this intriguing new installment, players will delve deeper than ever before into the mysteries of Phantasy Star Universe.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-34zn.html

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SBK: Superbike World Championship

March 10th, 2009, 01:39 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
12 official SBK tracks featuring locations all around the world
22 real riders, with each rider’s AI reflecting their true-to-life riding style
Players can choose pick-up-and-play Arcade mode or the more technical, ’Extreme Simulation Mode’
Interact with other Players through online racing
In-depth bike customization tools
4 Variable Weather Conditions

description
The SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSAMPIONSHIP is truly a global event. SBK Superbike World Championship is a unique experience in motorsports featuring ultra-realistic close-up shots of the riders hugging ’tight turns’ while their bodies hang inches away from the track. Closely fought battles are guaranteed and unlike MotoGp, ’Superbike’, promises these battles will have frequent lead changes. Spectators have easy access to both the paddocks and the racers themselves. SBK is the natural choice for both bikers and racing game enthusiasts alike!

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Tomb Raider Underworld

March 10th, 2009, 01:40 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
Reach new heights with the broadest range of acrobatic abilities and utilize objects within the environment to uncover new paths to explore
Discover ancient mysteries of the underworld hidden within the coast of Thailand, frozen islands of the Arctic Sea, the jungles of Mexico, and more
Each level is an elaborate multi-stage puzzle masked within an interactive environmental playground offering more flexibility over how the area is solved
Choose to pacify or kill, target multiple enemies at once with the new dual-target system, and shoot with one hand while suspended with the other
Utilize the latest technology in Laras upgraded inventory to navigate the world

description
A new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice.

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MLB 09 The Show

March 10th, 2009, 01:41 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:




features
Once again MLB 09 The Show is the only game where fans can play offense and defense from a custom-created player’s perspective. This year, Road to the Show includes interactive training, a new steal/ lead-off system, updated presentations, and coach interactions. Interactive training will consist of a set of mini-games designed to improve a player’s ability and performance in various areas of baseball
MLB 09 The Show has boosted the number of overall animations with more than 700 new gameplay animations, more than 400 new presentation animations, and more than 150 personalized pitcher and batter animations
Fielders will now have more dynamic reactions and take different routes to run down hit balls. New “hotshot” plays are included, and depending on a player’s attribute level, they can misplay balls and drop a ball too hot to handle. Additionally, players can experience more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder’s bare hand for the putout

description
MLB 09 The Show introduces Online Season Leagues to allow players to hold fully functional drafts and utilize a flex schedule, allowing players to play games ahead of the schedule. Users can also access a new Roster Vault to tweak player attributes, appearance, and accessories to create the ideal roster.

Additionally, MLB 09 The Show raises the overall level of detail and realism from customizable fan chants, to jumbotron animations, to crowd atmosphere. Accurate lighting transitions, including realistic afternoon to dusk to nighttime effects provide more realism than ever before. Mascots are available for all teams and each will show off signature moves throughout the game. End of game replays are also available to provide players with an instant post-game visual replay of exciting plays, much like a true-to-life MLB broadcast.

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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

March 10th, 2009, 01:43 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
E.R.S. is in-game technology that helps turn novice aviators into elite pilots of the future. The Enhanced Reality System is the core of the HAWX flight experience: aircraft interception trajectories, incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage assessment, tactical map, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to their squadron and other units, making this system as iconic to HAWX as the Cross-Com system is to Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter®!
Players can ease into their flight missions and gain a level of comfort with the use of the assistance mode. Once employed, players can take full advantage of their technological support through the E.R.S and gain maximum piloting security. If the situation calls for the player to unleash the full potential of the aircraft, the assistance mode can be switched off and all safety features will be deactivated. This comes with increased risks, but allows the player advanced dogfighting maneuvers and stunning third-person views
For the first time ever in the air-combat genre, players will be able to experience the entire solo campaign with seamless JUMP IN/JUMP OUT functionality. In PVP mode, players can challenge each other in intense dog-fighting sessions and find out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience points and money to unlock more weapons
Players have the opportunity to take the throttle of over 50 famous aircrafts, and take them over real world locations & cities in photo-realistic environments created with the best commercial satellite data on the civilian market

description
As the era of the nation-state draws toward its end, the world of warfare is evolving rapidly. New challenges demand new solutions, sometimes with unpredictable outcomes.

For many years, state-sponsored militaries have struggled to maintain and modernize their forces. Increasing budget restrictions and difficulties in recruiting skilled personnel have led many countries to seek other solutions. More and more nations now rely increasingly on Private Military Companies (PMC) – elite mercenary groups staffed with equally elite personnel - to support their field operations.

PMCs have proven to be excellent partners in respect to efficiency, skills, low prices, and reliability. They’ve been able to fulfill most of the mission normally handled by regular armies, without risking political fallout.

In time, these private military corps diversified their field of operations, from mere securing land objectives to motorized assault and counter-intelligence. It was not long before a few of these PMC secured enough resources to require being involved complete support air and sea-bound operations.

With each passing year, the PMCs expand their influence and scope of activity. Initially just consultants, they are now involved in surveillance, logistics, site security, and other essential roles. In order to keep the war machine going most of the PMC warranted firms dealing with other sources of income such as mining, oil extraction, airliners, goods manufacturing etc. Ensuring a steady flow of currency allowed these companies to operate a tighter game against their opposition. Each year, they come closer to serving as fully operational field units, and their services are so widely used they’re already essential. Pandora’s Box has been opened. There’s no getting rid of the PMCs now.

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SBK: Superbike World Championship

March 10th, 2009, 01:44 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released today:



features
12 official SBK tracks featuring locations all around the world
22 real riders, with each rider’s AI reflecting their true-to-life riding style
Players can choose pick-up-and-play Arcade mode or the more technical, ’Extreme Simulation Mode’
Interact with other Players through online racing
In-depth bike customization tools
4 Variable Weather Conditions

description
The SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSAMPIONSHIP is truly a global event. SBK Superbike World Championship is a unique experience in motorsports featuring ultra-realistic close-up shots of the riders hugging ’tight turns’ while their bodies hang inches away from the track. Closely fought battles are guaranteed and unlike MotoGp, ’Superbike’, promises these battles will have frequent lead changes. Spectators have easy access to both the paddocks and the racers themselves. SBK is the natural choice for both bikers and racing game enthusiasts alike!

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-39e8.html