2 videos of 2.40 Firmware on Official blog before 12am PST June 29, 2008
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Jeff Rubenstein on the official blog has commented that 2 videos will be available
tonight before 12am PST.One video will be for in game XMB and one will before trophies.Check out www.blog.us.playstation.com for further updates tonights
www.mybuzzquiz.com is up! Check it out June 27, 2008
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Sony has setup www.mybuzzquiz.com today.You can go there to setup questions that will be available to play on your PS3.Looks like a neat setup.The game releases next week.
Life after 2.40 and some PS3 News tidbits June 26, 2008
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Hi folks.Let’s get to the news roundup first.
1.Europe can expect Echochrome and Commando 3 next week in the PSN update.
2.Poster Consoul on Neogaf(he has some reliability) says Sony will put up the video and list for 2.40 on Monday
3.Sony’s mid term meeting reveals a Video Store with PSP compatability,White Knight before April 09,a new weather and news channel called Life with Playstation.
So,we know that 2.40 is coming out pretty soon and I’ve come up with a few things I think will be needed or would be very much appreciated after 2.40.What do you think?
1.Skype
2.RSS feeder
3.Internet Radio(see a PSP theme don’t ya?)
3.Apple Ipod support
4.BC compatability emulation
Rumour(More PS3 Gamercard pics? You decide June 25, 2008
Posted by Eric Newton in Firmware 2.4, PS3, PSN, www.ps3fanboy.com.add a comment
Looks like www.ps3fanboy.com has some new information on Gamercard pictures from
their inside sources.This looks to have a similar setup as what Xbox Live has.Take a look and see if you think its real or not.It will be a nice addition if it is indeed true.
Rumour(The features of in-game XMB in 2.40) June 25, 2008
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It seems as though computerandvideogames.com got some inside information on what you can access from in game in the new firmware 2.40.They are also saying it won’t be available till at least July 15th at E3.I’m still thinking we’ll see it before then.
Here is the list:
Friend category
View, send, receive messages
Manage downloads
Set the vibration feature of the controller
Sign in to PlayStation Network
Register friends
Manage Bluetooth devices
Terminate the game
Music category
Use the system BGM
Work the system BGM operation panel
Settings category
Assign controllers
View profiles
Game category
Set audio devices
Use the voice changer
Review of Space Invaders Extreme PSP June 25, 2008
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Many times,we all get caught up in Next Gen graphics,co-op,multiplayer and more.We tend to lose sight of games that are geniunely fun to play.Space Invaders Extreme for the Sony PSP is exactly one of those games.
Space Invaders is a game that my generation grew up playing in Arcades when we were young.I used to spend tons of quarters or tokens playing games like this,but as I’ve gotten older I’ve become more of a current player.I play first person shooters and sandbox games and really don’t look back on those games like I should I guess.
So,I picked up Space Invaders Extreme and it’s a game designed to work well on a portable system.It’s easy to pick up and you can play for small amounts at a time.I dare you to put it down after just a few minutes though.The basic gameplay is that you slide left or right and shoot enemies.It’s not a goverment plot or you trying to take down to newest Alien overlords.No,it’s a simple game with some added features.
Want a devastating laser beam? check
Want a bomb thingamabob that blows stuff up? check
Want Boss fights? Check
The game adds nice new background graphics along with special weapons,Boss battles and mini game levels.I plugged my PSP up to my tv and recorded a little video.Sorry,it isn’t the best in the world,but you get the idea.So got pick up this little beauty and plan on using your psp for other things than updates.
Space Invaders Extreme
Sony Playstation Portable
$19.99
Grade: A
Played for several hours each day for the last week.Continues to be a great experience
Metal Gear Solid 4 is a hit! 1 million in a week June 24, 2008
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The following press release from Konami indicates that MGS4 did exactly what they wanted it to do and that was to sell over a million in a week.See below
Metal Gear Solid 4 blows retail away!
Huge first week sales as Hideo Kojima’s epic PLAYSTATION®3 title enjoys storming first week
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that sales of its newly-released Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots title for PLAYSTATION®3 have exceeded one million units within the first week.
Konami has shipped over one million copies of the game to retailers across Europe to meet the exceptional demand, with high sales confirmed in all European territories and securing the Number One position in the relevant sales charts.
Released globally on June 12th, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots marks the final adventure for series hero Solid Snake. With his body failing and ageing at an accelerated rate, Snake is called on one last mission to halt the plans of his long-term nemesis Liquid Snake. Liquid has seized control of a series of private armies for his own nefarious needs and, in a mission that spans the Middle East, South America and returns to Shadow Moses, Snake must stop Liquid at all costs. Also included on the disc is Metal Gear Online, a dedicated online game featuring locations from and inspired by MGS4.
In addition to the high sales across Europe, Konami has also confirmed that the limited edition MGS4 sets that comprised a ‘Making Of’ Blu-Ray, soundtrack CD and ‘Old Snake’ mannequin. 25,000 sets were made available across Europe, but were snapped up almost immediately by fans of the series.
“The Metal Gear Solid series has again proved its huge potential, and we are delighted with the fantastic response the game has enjoyed at retail,” commented Martin Schneider, Sales and Marketing Director Germany for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “MGS4 is nothing short of a masterpiece – an epic conclusion to the Solid Snake story. We are extremely pleased with the positive feedback we have received from retail and consumers alike, and will keep satisfying their needs with updates to the game’s ‘Extra’ option, and via new content to Metal Gear Online.”
Possible Pics of Trophy Screens?(Rumour)PS3fanboy has it! June 24, 2008
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www.ps3fanboy has gotten some images from some tipsters reportedly of the trophy screens from 2.40.Go on over to check out the story,but take it with a grain of salt for right now. The layout is pretty nice if I do say so myself and if its not real then they need to get a job over at SCEA.
Why is every spy photo blurry? 
PSN service down 6/24/08..Nothing to do with 2.4 June 23, 2008
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The Playstation Network will be down tomorrow from 8am to 2pm PST.It doesn’t look like it will have anything to do with the 2.40 firmware.They are working on a demonstration video of what 2.40 entails,but I can’t see it coming this week.By,July 17th I’m thinking. So get in your gaming tonight folks.
What I’m playing this week. June 23, 2008
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So, it looks like a week for gaming and here’s my list.Look for a review of Space Invaders Extreme on PSP up before the weekend too.
Sony PS3
MGS4
Resistance(finishing it off)
SSHD
Xbox 360
Battlefield BC (if the 360 comes back this week)
PSP
Space Invaders Extreme
Socom Fireteam Bravo 2
