All Entries Tagged With: "PSN"

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Servers Under Construction

Fans recently have been letting out collective hollers in anguish as Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s servers have failed to work for the majority of gamers! Today a status update was released to calm worried owners of the destructible environment sporting first-person shooter. Read more for the damage report.

Sony Computer Ent. Acquires Media Molecule, What’s After LBP2?

Today is a monumental day for LittleBigPlanet developers Media Molecule as they ‘join the Sony family’ for developing more exciting games like LittleBigPlanet on current and future PlayStation platforms.  This bold move extends the exclusive partnership between the two parties and will likely bring gamers a definite sequel to LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation 3 and Portable systems.  Read more about the factors that led to the final moments in this decision and what it means in the long term for gaming.

Play Xbox + PlayStation Games and Make Ca$h!

Straight from the imagination of gamers everywhere to reality comes a feature many have said was impossible.  Make money playing games from your living room!  While GameSetCash.com states they are not out to make anyone rich just yet, the new virtual platform will enable PlayStation and Xbox gamers to play games online competitively while winning money.  Read more for how to get free access to the beta and more.

PS3s Have Been Revived!

Hello again readers,  It’s safe you can come back out of that corner you crawled into and stop epileptic shaking for your next fix of PSN crack.  Your PlayStation 3 is completely capable of giving you the dose you need of murdering, racing, murdering, platforming, sports, strategy, puzzles, and anything else you people have been fiendish for during this drought of Phatboy connectivity.  The apocalypse is over… for now.  Does this make some of you want to upgrade to the Slim?  If so, what feature would you personally miss most from the classic spec system?

I think it is safe to say this was a near-disaster caused by a very minor bug relating to leap-year.  We can finally put this issue to rest, I felt the anguish of gamers worldwide while all of my systems Slim, Phatboy, and PSP continued to work fine I could just imagine how painful it must of been for gamers who had no clue why this was happening to them or when it would be fixed.  I expect to see you all in PSN tonight showing your thanks for Sony fixing this by playing the hell out of your favorite games.  Send me a message on there anytime you want to face off, but don’t bother with friend requests please as I’m already full.

Update to the PS3 Meltdown, Via Sony

As we reported last night, PS3s went into a sort of “lockdown”, not being able to sync trophies, connect to the PSN or even play trophy-enabled games offline, as well as a few other problems.  The issues seem to be confined to older “phat” PS3s, the new “slim” systems being fine and dandy.  Today Sony updated us via the official PlayStation Blog.  While they were vague about the issue and what exactly they’re doing to resolve it, a fix should be coming soon.  Hit the jump for the post in detail, just to keep all our readers updated on the issue.

PS3 Phatboys Can’t Connect

Dear readers, it has come to my attention that some PlayStation 3 games for some users are not booting up properly.  The issue seems to only affect the classic spec models and not the PS3 Slim.  Sony issued a statement and I’ve spoken to gamers and got the 4/11.  Read more for the full scoop.  Hang tight everyone with a Phat out there!

Fret Nice Available on PSN + XBL

Fret Nice is a new downloadable platformer with musical influences.  The manifestation of Mario style gameplay with these well-lit renders feels something like an Adult Swim television cartoon turned game, although this is one actually geared to family crowds as well.  What makes Fret Nice stand out,

Warhawk for PSN Drops Price by Half, Starhawk Hinted!

Dylan Jobe, the President of LightBox Interactive, a new company founded by some of the people that brought us Warhawk and Twisted Metal: Head On as well as other notable titles through the years, announced on PlayStation Blog today that the fast-paced, action packed epic warfare title Warhawk for PlayStation 3 will be half off on the PlayStation Network starting today in the United States!  Jobe also gave hints to his current project in the works stating that “we’ve been cranking on the development of our new game that both our Warhawk fans and new players are going to love!”.  Read more for my thoughts on why you should pick this up and be on the lookout for a Starhawk announcement soon!

Yakuza 3 Demo Available on PSN

Sega has announced that the Yakuza 3 demo is up and ready to download on the Playstation Network. Alongside the demo, they have also released a brand new ‘Characters’ trailer available for download to get players to familiarize themselves with the colorful cast before the game’s release. The game releases exclusively for Playstation 3 on March 12, 2010. So, download the demo now (you impatient gamers). And for those of you waiting for the download to finish, read what you can expect from the demo. Sega states:

In the demo, players will take on the role of Kiryu Kazuma as they explore rich and realistic Japanese environments and complete a series of side missions from the game. They will also be able to try out the new deeper combat experience with two brutal and intense boss battles.

Capcom PSN Sale

Starting today, Capcom will have a game of theirs on sale a week, for five weeks. Each game will be 50% off their original price, and it starts today with Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for $7.49. And I thought last week’s XBL Arcade deal of 800 Microsoft Points ($10) was good, this is an even more fantastic deal. And the games don’t get any worse. If you don’t already own any of these titles already, do yourself a justice and purchase at least a couple. You won’t regret it. Here’s the list of games that will be on sale and which week they will be featured:

February 18, 2010 – Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for only $7.49!
February 25, 2010 – Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for only $7.49!
March 4, 2010 – Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for only $4.99!
March 11, 2010 – Age of Booty for only $4.99!
March 18, 2010 – 1942: Joint Strike for only $4.99!

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 50% Off…and a Comment Contest! [Playstation Blog]

Nine EA Games To Go Offline, Permanently

EA is pulling the plug on a few games over the next few months. A few of these, I can imagine that they didn’t have many players, if any, recently. Like The Simpsons Game I never even knew there was a multiplayer mode in that game. Others, such as Lord of the Ring: Conquest, absolutely astound me. That game came out in January of last year, did it fail that badly? Anyways, for my achievement whoring brothers and sisters look at the games below and make note of which ones you will not be able to get the vaunted 100% for.

March 16, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
Def Jam for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Godfather for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Lord of the Rings: Conquest for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for PC
Need for Speed: Carbon for PlayStation Portable
Need for Speed: ProStreet for PlayStation Portable
Simpsons for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

April 15, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
Burnout 3: Takedown for PlayStation 2
Army of Two for PlayStation 3 (Asia only)
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox
Burnout 3: Takedown for Xbox
Madden NFL 09 for Xbox

[Kotaku]

Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares DLC Released

The new add-on for Resident Evil 5 has released!  You can download it today on Xbox Live and tomorrow on PlayStation Store.  In this pack you will play through new storyline content alluded to in Single Player cut-scenes during Resident Evil 5.