New MotorStorm Vehicles Out Today

Hey MotorStorm fans! Are you ready for more high-octane content? Drive on over to the PSN Store later today and check out the latest vehicles and skins from our hard-working friends at Evolution Studios. The new pack available includes two new vehicles - The Mohawk Roadhog Bike and The Lunar-Tec Buffalo BigRig, both with [...]

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New Resistance Map Pack Out Today

As some of you may have seen thanks to IGN, a second set of maps for Resistance: Fall of Man will be available soon. How soon you may ask and where can I get them? Today and via the PLAYSTATION Store in that order. There are two new maps (each of which is playable [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.Downloadable GamesPain ($9.99)Its the funniest game in town! Load characters into a super-sized, ultra-powerful slingshot and launch them into an active, physics-controlled environment filled with precarious and humorous situations. Score points by stringing together PAINful collisions and unleashing chaos on the downtown environment. Enjoy single [...]

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GTA IV Box Art

The new box art for Grand Theft Auto IV. There will also be a special edition of this game.

Special Edition is presented in a customized Grand Theft Auto metal safety deposit box and contains Grand Theft Auto IV in special packaging, The Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book with never-before-seen production artwork, Selected Soundtrack CD with exclusive material to this release, Rockstar Keychain for the safety deposit box keys, and a Limited Edition Rockstar Duffel Bag

Late April 2008 is the planned release date.

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Friday Upgrade for PlayStation.Blog

UPDATED: The upgrade to the latest version of WordPress is complete. You’ll notice a few slight changes to the blog, one of which is the new “What’s Hot” sidebar item. We would have used “That’s Hot” but I think Paris has that trademarked. “What’s Hot” will provide links to posts or [...]

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wipEout PULSE Update

Hello everybody - Im the SCEA Producer for wipEout PULSE on the PSP. I just wanted to give you a quick update on whats currently happening with the franchise from the very talented SCEE Liverpool wipEout team.I want you guys and gals out there to know that this will be the biggest installment of the [...]

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New PSP Battery and Covers Coming Soon

Hi everyone. As you may have heard, were introducing a great solution to get longer battery life from your PSP. The new PSP Extended Life Battery Kit includes a 2200 mAh battery pack that can double the battery life of the new PSP model (PSP 2000). Because the extended-life battery is slightly thicker than the [...]

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Bring the PAIN - Thursday

Hey, all. My name is Jason Coker, and I am the Associate Producer on the PS3 PSN title PAIN. When people ask me, Hey Coker, what project are you working on? I reluctantly tell them that its PAIN. I say reluctantly because I have found that its pretty much impossible to do [...]

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Ever Wonder Whos Reading All Those Comments?

Hey gamers! Response to this here PlayStation.Blog has been so impressive, that SCEA decided that someone needed to be brought in to help keep an eye on it full time. Im that person. Really, Ive been lurking behind the scenes here for over a month, but its time to come out and say hello.Among other [...]

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And The Winners Are

Despite only recently shaking off my tryptophan-induced Thanksgiving stupor, I wanted to give thanks once more to those of you who participated in the first-ever PlayStation Schwag contest. Hundreds of readers submitted answers to 10 fairly-difficult questions, and it’s time to announce the winners. I personally graded all the tests (we’re going to have to [...]

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Cracking Passwords with the PS3

Nick Breese, a security researcher from New Zealand, has used the PS3 as a brute force password cracking device. He presented his findings at Kiwicon 07. You can hear Nick Breese's presentation where he discusses the PS3's Cell processor can crack passwords 190 times faster than an Intel Core 2 Duo.

He states that an 8 character password can be cracked in about 2 days with the PS3 because of it's calculation speed.

Nick Breese states:

"Suddenly we have a massive increase in terms of . . . cryptography cracking," he told Next. "Eight-character 'strong' passwords can be broken in a couple of days whereas before it would take weeks."

Speed is important to "brute force" password cracking, which relies on guessing all possible combinations of the characters that make up the password.

The accelerated technique means passwords protecting Office, PDF, ZIP and Lotus Notes ID files can be cracked with breathtaking speed. However, many other password types are handled more securely in software and remain unaffected by Breese's claimed speed increase.

"They're still safe. However, the gap has shrunk a hell of a lot," he says. "If you had access to a thousand PlayStations you could (still) crack an eight-character Linux password in a few days."

You can hear part of the presentation on the Risky Business #40 Podcast. It starts at the 9:30 mark.

Thanks Sydney Morning Herald!

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Need an extra drum kit or guitar for Rock Band?

The separate guitar and drum kit for EA's Rock Band won't be released until January 31, 2008 according to Amazon. What if you need one know to use as a bass or you can't find the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle in stock?

Well why not get them directly from EA?

• Go to the Rock Band Support page.
• Answer a few questions about your equipment not working and you should come to the message below.
  

It sounds like you have a faulty guitar. Let's get that replaced for you.

If you were unsure of any of the troubleshooting steps we've taken or would like to speak to an Agent to further assist you, you may call us at 1 (650) 628-1001. Automated services and live agents are available by phone 24 hours per day. Otherwise select the Continue button below to proceed with the automated replacement process.

• Click continue and you will need to create an EA account to get the guitar or drums sent to you.
• After 20 days if you don't send them your broken guitar they will charge you $100. The price for the drums is unknown.
  

Thanks arstechnica!

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Inside Syphon Filter: Combat Ops

Hi everyone. I wanted to let everyone know that Syphon Filter: Combat Ops was recently released on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, where you can now download it to your PSP. Hopefully many of you were able to see a sneak preview of Combat Ops that we included on the UMD release of Syphon Filter: [...]

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Whats Missing From Rock Band?

Rock Band Drums Expert

Rock Band is a great game but imagine if you will a DJ controller attachment alongside the drum controller shown above. This is more apparent in Sabotage by the Beastie Boys where DJ Mix Master Mike is an integral part of the group. His part has to be replicated by the guitar.

It should also expand the genres of music included in the game. It isn't called "Rock" Band for nothing.

We have not heard of any Beatmania games for the PS3 but with the popularity of Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, it should do well. Come on Konami!

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Eye Of Judgment First Win!

After losing 10 times in a row, we finally got our first win in Eye Of Judgment. It's a fun addictive game. We haven't tried it online yet. The way the game uses the PlayStation Eye is short of amazing.

There was a mistake with teleporting the Biolith Battle Tank but we came through in the end. It would have been nice to use it to attack another creature, the game would have ended quicker. It was a 5-4 victory.

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Thanksgiving Wishes from Slant Six

Happy Thanksgiving from Slant Six! While we celebrated our Canadian turkey day earlier in October, we hope that you all have a great holiday. I have actually taken the week off to spend time with family and to play some games. I finally have some time to dig into my fearsome PS3 backlog, including Uncharted, [...]

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PlayStation Store Update Nov. 20, 2007

I know you're saying to yourself, "Is it Thursday?!" Well since it's Thanksgiving in the US on Thursday, the PSN Store update is a day early. You cannot get in between the US and it's turkey festival. So what's new?

North America

• PS3 Eye Games
• Aquatopia $1.99
• Operation Creature Feature $4.99

• Game Demo
• MX vs ATV: Untamed from THQ

• Game Add-on
• Rock Band - all songs are available individually for $1.99
  
• Mettalica Pack 1 $5.49
  
• And Justice For All
• Blackened
• Ride The Lightning
• Queens of the Stone Age Pack 1
• 3's and 7's
• Little Sister
• Sick, Sick, Sick
• The Police Pack 1
• Can't Stand Losing You
• Roxanne
• Synchronicity II
• T. Rex - Bang a Gong
• The Runaways - Cherry Bomb (cover)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (cover)
• Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief
• Foreigner - Juke Box Hero (cover)
• The Knack - My Sharona (cover)
• flOw Expansion Pack $2.99
• Need For Speed ProStreet Collectors Upgrade $9.99

• Game Trailer
• Snakeball
• Ratchet and Clank Behind The Scene Design
• Ratchet and Clank BTS Story
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2

• Blu-ray Trailer
• Superbad

Japan

• Game Demo
• FIFA 08
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Hong Kong

• Blu-ray Trailer
• Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• 28 Weeks Later
• Hills Have Eyes 2

• Game Trailer
• Haze
• Beowulf The Game

Nothing new for Europe or Australia since 11.15.07.

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PlayStation Store for PC Update

Here is the initial content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There, youll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, please click here.Downloadable Games* Syphon Filter Combat Ops ($9.99)UMD Legacy Titles [...]

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New PLAYSTATION Eye Games Available Today

Whats up PS3 fans? By now, youve probably tried EyeCreate and made some pretty impressive videos. But now youre wondering what else is out there for the PSEye? Well, Im pleased to let you know weve got 2 more cool titles coming out later today: Operation: Creature Feature and Aquatopia.In Operation: Creature Feature, you control [...]

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Introducing the PLAYSTATION Store for PC

Im excited to share some breaking news with you, our loyal PlayStation.Blog readers. In his last post, Peter Dille promised a major focus on the PLAYSTATION Network and exclusive gaming content available on the PLAYSTATION Store. Today, we take the next step in its continued evolution.The PLAYSTATION Store for the PC is a free service [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this weeks update is a couple of days early. In addition to the new content in todays Store update, were also running a Thanksgiving special on 4 PLAYSTATION Network titles: Calling All Cars, fl0w, Pixel Junk Racers and Everyday Shooter are reduced to $4.99 each until [...]

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Firmware Update (v2.01)

The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:Stability during playing some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been improved.Stability of System Software including Internet Browser and Information Board has been improved.Stability of the upscaler for PlayStation 2 format software has been [...]

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Time Crisis 4: From Arcade to PS3

While our team was in the process of creating the Guncon3 for the PLAYSTATION 3 release of Time Crisis 4, we were simultaneously working on the arcade version of the game. There are considerable differences when creating a game for arcade and home release. While the Time Crisis series has been a huge success in [...]

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PS3s First Birthday: We Felt the Love

Celebrating this past Saturday: Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese is 65, Actor Danny DeVito turned 63, Milton from Office Space (Stephen Root) is 56, former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes is 41, and PLAYSTATION 3 turned one year old!It was on November 17th of last year that gamers put their lives on hold, camped out on sidewalks, [...]

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Jade Raymond Assassins Creed Interview

Jade Raymond talks about her role in Ubisoft's Assassins Creed in Game Trailer's Bonus Round Part 1. This is the first interview after the release of Assassin's Creed and the controversy she is bringing on the internet. And no, they did not ask her about the web comic.

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Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

It looks like Sierra is updating an old classic from the 80's. Here's gameplay video of Ghostbusters.


Here are some early screenshots:



Here is the classic game from the mighty Commodore 64, enjoy. We're not sure how they can improve on this game.


We'll have to wait until Fall 2008.

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Firmware v2.01 Coming Soon

Hey everyone. We know you like to hear about updates a few days in advance, so heres a quick heads up that we have a new System Software update in the works.Firmware v2.01 is a minor update that will improve the stability of PLAYSTATION 3.Well provide more specifics as the update is about to go [...]

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Sneak Preview of New PS3 Ads

Hello everyone. When we last spoke, I posted some ads for PS3 third-party heavy hitters Assassins Creed and Call of Duty 4. Well, as promised, we have more up our sleeves and have a couple more spots to debut for you all before they officially air the week of November 19th. var so286a = [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.DemosBlazing Angels 2 Demo (free)Discover the Secret Missions of WWII by playing the Blazing Angels 2 PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system demo today. Experience the single-player campaign and engage in the Rain of Death, or play against your friends and fire-at-will via the PLAYSTATION 3 [...]

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PlayStation Store Update Nov. 15, 2007

It's Thursday again! That means the PSN Store has new items to download. Let's see what's available this week.

North America

• Blu-ray Disc Trailer
• Remember That Night from David Gilmour, Pink Floyd's guitarist

• Movie Trailer
• This Christmas
• The Dark Knight

• Game Trailer
• Burnout Paradise - Playground
• Battlefield: Bad Company Teaser
• Time Crisis 4
• Time Shift FPS
• Ratchet And Clank Future - Behind The Scenes
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Meet the Dogs
• PAIN Launch
• High Velocity Bowling
• Toy Home
• PSN
  

• Game Demo
• Blazing Angels 2
• Toy Home

United Kingdom / Europe

• Game Trailer
• PS3 TV Commercial
• Everyday Shooter
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - A Living Environment
  

• Movie Trailer
• Wall-E

• Game Add-on
• MotorStorm - Big-I-Bunny / Numskull Liveries 1.49

• Game Demo
• Stranglehold

• PS Eye Game
• Mesmerize: Trace 1.99

Australia adds Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction TV Advert

Hong Kong

• Game Add-on
• MotorStorm - Big-I-Bunny / Numskull Liveries HK$13.00

We were having problems with some of the PSOne for PS3 / PSP in the Japan PSN store so we decided to skip it this week.

Enjoy your downloads!

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PlayStation Eye R&D Fun

If you already have the PlayStation Eye, you know how much fun it can bring. The developers at Sony are taking this a step further at the research and development labs. Here are some videos showing what they have been up to and what we can expect in the future for PS Eye games.

PS Eye Lunar Lander

PS Eye Physics Project

PS Eye Tank Battle

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Video of New Research Conducted with PlayStation Eye

Most of you probably already know about the launch of the PlayStation Eye, and hopefully you’re as excited as we are here in PlayStation R&D. By the time products launch, our contribution is usually long past, but this time we wanted to join the fun. So we thought we’d give you an exclusive first glimpse [...]

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Stars Celebrate tomorrows Assassins Creed PS3 Launch

In celebration of tomorrows launch of Assassins Creed for PS3, last week Ubisoft and SCEA hosted a red carpet event at Opera, one of the hottest night clubs in Los Angeles. Hundreds of attendees and an impressive contingent of celebrities turned up, including, Greg Grunberg (Heroes), John Hensley (Nip/Tuck), Lauren Conrad (The Hills), Masi Oka [...]

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Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - First Review

Hey everybody, I’m back again!I just wanted to drop everyone a quick note here five days before we launch Uncharted: Drakes Fortune (a day earlier than expected even!). I also wanted to point out that our first review has posted with IGN, be sure to check it out.All of the Naughty Dogs couldn’t be more [...]

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Bowling, anyone?

Hey again everybody P.J. Snavely here, Sr. Producer on High Velocity Bowling. HVB is the first foray onto the PLAYSTATION Network from the group of talented (and modest) developers down here at SCEA San Diego. Im happy to reveal that the game is in the final stages of approval for the PLAYSTATION Store [...]

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PS3 to Play DivX Files

Unreal Tournament III from divx.com

DivX, Inc. today announced that DivX video technology will be integrated into PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The popular computer entertainment system will be added to the ecosystem of devices that currently support DivX video playback. To date, over 100 million DivX Certified products have been shipped into the market, and it is anticipated PS3 will significantly expand that number.

"We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format."

Sony and DivX just saved us from countless hours of re-encoding files or buying another standalone divx player. It's not certain how divx will be further integrated into the ps3 such as direct downloads or just the capability of the files being played on the system. We can't wait for more details, maybe it has something to do with ps3 tv? See the icon at the bottom.

Thanks DivX.com!

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Time Crisis 4: Creating the Guncon 3, Part 2

Hi everyone, Time Crisis 4 director Takashi Satsukawa here again. Before we get down to business, Id like to address some of the questions and comments you had on my last post. A lot of people were wondering how the game will work for left-handed players, or if it will even work at all. Id [...]

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Uncharted: The El Dorado Megamix

Hi Everyone, First off, sorry for the confusion on the demo, we were trying to move quickly to get you guys updates, and unfortunately there were some miscommunications on our side of the fence. In the future, instead of reacting too quickly, we will be sure to communicate with you in a timely fashion with [...]

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Assassins Creed Limited Edition

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed is coming out tomorrow, November 13. You are probably wondering the same as we are, what's limited about the limited edition version? Well ign.com writes:

Though the limited edition's gameplay content will be identical to that of the standard version, Assassin's Creed LE will boast a number of bonus supplemental content items. In addition to a specialized tin packaging, the game will also include a figurine of lead character Altair, Penny Arcade comics, a miniature strategy guide, and Assassin-themed short films. Behind-the-scenes videos, official trailers, developer diaries, producer interviews and other unnamed goodies are also planned.

So is it worth the extra $10? That's for you to decide. We wish the little figurine was of Jade Raymond, that would have sealed the deal.

While your shopping might as well pick up Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, which releases on Nov. 19.

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Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Launch Date: November 19th

Hi all - this is my first PlayStation Blog post so let me first introduce myself - I work in Software Product Marketing and lucky enough to be working with Naughty Dog on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.Im sure you’ve heard some rumors that Uncharted will be hitting stores November 15th. As much as we’d love to [...]

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PS3 20% OFF

KMart has 20% off coupons at their pharmacy counter which can be used for the PlayStation 3. Here is the image, some people are having luck using a print out.

pdf download

It looks like both the 60gb and 40gb ps3's are currently available online, but your local stock may differ.

40gb ps3 $399 - $79.80 = $319.20 + tax
60gb ps3 $499 - $99.80 = $399.20 + tax

Of course you can get it through Sony and get the $100 off - 40gb for $299.

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fragFX dominating Sixaxis at COD4

It's not a big surprise but a fragFX controller user is at the top of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare leader board. So watch out for the splitfish team when you're out there.

Thanks ign!

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PAIN Update

Its me, Travis, again. You know, the Senior Producer of PAIN. I want to thank everyone for responding so well to my first PLAYSTATION Blog post. It was the first time I had the opportunity to explain PAIN to more than a few people at a time. Its always hard to describe a game that [...]

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Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Demo Back on the World Map

Christophe Balestra, here, and Im Co-President at Naughty Dog. I wanted to give a final update on the Uncharted: Drakes Fortune demo situation. Were really sorry about what happened and didnt anticipate this at all. We just didnt know people from other territories could connect to the US PLAYSTATION Network Store and download demos [...]

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How To Organize Your Games

kungfuruss shows us a very simple way on organizing games on the XMB.

1. Select a game icon.
2. Press triangle.
3. Select and click on Info.
4. Select and click on Album.
5. Enter a name, this will be the folder name, by pressing start.
6. Press o to go back.
   
7. Press triangle again.
8. Select and click on Group Content and select By Album.
9. Voila, your games are now neat and tidy.
   

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More PS3 Ad Spots Now Airing

By now, theres an excellent chance youve seen at least one of our new PLAYSTATION 3 television spots during your favorite programming in the last two weeks. You guys have all been really great about letting us know how much you like our ads and we really appreciate it, so we just wanted to [...]

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How To Organize Your Games

kungfuruss shows us a very simple way on organizing games on the XMB.

1. Select a game icon.
2. Press triangle.
3. Select and click on Info.
4. Select and click on Album.
5. Enter a name, this will be the folder name, by pressing start.
6. Press o to go back.
   
7. Press triangle again.
8. Select and click on Group Content and select By Album.
9. Voila, your games are now neat and tidy.
   

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.DemosUncharted: Drake’s Fortune Demo (free)Download the exclusive demo of the highly anticipated Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune!File size: 1.17 GBESRB Rated TCollege Hoops 2K8 Demo (free)College Hoops 2K8, the #1 selling college basketball game last year and the #1 rated college basketball game five years running returns [...]

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Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Demo Update

Hi, since I’m new to the blog I wanted to first introduce myself. I am the line producer on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and I work with Naughty Dog on a day-to-day basis and have been working with the team since Crash Team Racing.We are pleased to see that there is so much interest out there [...]

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Firmware Update (v2.00)

Hi everyone. Here’s a preview of the next PLAYSTATION 3 firmware update (2.00) scheduled to release within the next few days. This update contains features that will allow you to receive news directly from us on everything PlayStation, enhance the way you access and organize your media, and allow you to customize your XMB in [...]

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Firmware 2.00 Video Demonstration

Hello again. To better illustrate new features in the forthcoming firmware update, we’ve created a quick video demonstration of some of the new features (shot using the PLAYSTATION Eye). Inside, youll see a quick run through of how Themes, the Information Board, Remote Start, and custom photo and music playlists work.var so_265 = new SWFObject("http://us.playstation.com/blogvideos/lib/cust_flv_player.swf", [...]

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MotorStorm Devils Weekend

More bone-crunching offroad goodness you say?That’s right race fans, MotorStorm will be releasing new content….we just keep it coming. The team doesn’t mind working late nights and weekends as long as our consumers our happy.On November 8th, a new server Update 3.0 patch will become available, as will new Devil’s Weekend downloadable content on the [...]

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Guitar Hero III Lefty Cheat

The guys at HijiNKS ENSUE shows us how to cheat at Guitar Hero III when the stage calls for you to play lefty.

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Time Crisis 4: Creating the Guncon 3

Hello, everyone, this is Takashi Satsukawa, the director of Time Crisis 4.Today, I would like to discuss our development process in creating Time Crisis 4 and the Guncon 3 controller. Four years have passed since I first came up with the framework of Time Crisis 4. In the autumn of 2003, after the completion of [...]

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Eye of Judgment PSP Card Copy

As a follow up to our previous post on hacking Eye of Judgment cards, check out as an image of an Eye of Judgment card's image on a PSP is used in the game. This is pretty cool.

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Buy 2 Get 1 Free Blu-ray Disc

Heres How to Get Your
FREE* Blu-ray High-Def Movie by Mail:
1. Buy two Blu-ray High-Def movies from the list below between 10/28/07 and 12/15/07.
2. Select your FREE* Blu-ray High-Def movie from the same list (select 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice).
* Plus Shipping and Handling. Limited time offer. You must send a $2.99 check.

Here are your choices:

• Casino Royale
• The Fifth Element
• Black Hawk Down
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• Pursuit of Happyness
• Open Season
• Ghost Rider Extended Cut
• Underworld Evolution
• Talladega Nights Unrated Cut
• A Few Good Men
• Big Fish
• The Patriot Extended Cut

Here's the rebate form.

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PlayStation at Icer Air This Weekend

Have any plans this weekend?It doesnt snow in San Francisco, but thats the place to be to see competitive snowboarding, ski jumps, and to get hands-on with cool, new and upcoming PlayStation games.PlayStation has two gaming tents set up at this weekends Icer Air event, featuring titles like Tony Hawks Proving Ground and SingStar Amped. [...]

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40gb PS3 for $299

The 40gb PS3 is now available at Sony Style - here's how to get one for $299 + tax. It is currently back ordered but you can place the order now and you will be billed when it ships.

Get a $100 card credit after your first purchase of $299 or more¹.

Don't settle for an ordinary credit card. Enjoy more points, more savings, more prizes and more fun with Sony Card. Get instant approval and a $100 card credit after your first Sony Card purchase of $299 or more! No annual fee and 0% APR for 12 months.

So here's what to do:

1. Click on this link 40gb Sony PS3.
2. Click on "Back Order" link below the new $399 price.
3. Add accessories and click "Continue"
   
4. Shopping cart screen - click on "Proceed to Checkout" on the top right.
   
5. Checkout | Registration screen. Under the Flexible Payment Options - click on the graphic.
6. A new window will pop up. Read it. Click on the "Apply Now" button.
7. A third window will pop up with the application. Read it. Fill it out and click the "Submit for Decisioning" button when the form is complete.
8. If you are approved you will receive the Account #, Expiration Date and CVV2 Number on screen. Write all this information down.
9. Go back to the Checkout window and complete the Shipping Information.
10. Complete the Billing Information using the information from Step 8.
11. Review the items in your cart.
12. Confirm your order. You will be charged sales tax and shipping of $15. (You can go to the Sony Style Store in Delaware or Oregon and save both charges.)
13. You should receive a $100 credit in your statement in 8-12 weeks, making the 40gb Sony PS3 $299 + tax. (Shipping is currently free.)
    

And don't forget your 5 free blu-ray movies. Here's the rebate form. This offer expires on January 31, 2008.

Or you can get the 40 gb ps3 from amazon for $399 shipped, no tax.

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Gran Turismo Awards Crowns Best in Show at SEMA

Last night, during the 2007 SEMA Show, Kazunori Yamauchi - creator of the Gran Turismo franchise - and PlayStation hosted the Fifth Annual Gran Turismo Awards at Las Vegas hot spot, Tryst. Every year, hundreds of SEMA Show exhibitors enter their customized vehicles into the GT Awards with hopes of being crowned Best in Show. [...]

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Friday! Warhawk v1.1 Patch

Just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know that the Warhawk v1.1 patch will be deployed world-wide on Friday, November 2nd, during an extended maintenance window between 5am and 9am Pacific.Some of you were able to download the v1.1 patch before it was “officially” ready. Since this occurred without the server-side updates [...]

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Folding@home Recognized by Guinness World Records

Id like to be the first one to congratulate Folding@home users for being recognized by Guinness World Records as the most powerful distributed computing network in the world! The record was set on September 19, 2007 when F@h surpassed a petaflop.For those of you who have been following the stats and have read my previous [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.DemosTimeShift Demo (free)Master Time to become the Ultimate Weapon in this single player demo from forthcoming FPS TimeShiftFile size: 479 MBESRB Rated MNeed for Speed ProStreet Demo (free)Compete at the highest level of street racing. Experience the intense rivalry of Grip Racing and prove yourself [...]

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New PS3 TV Ad Campaign

Greetings PlayStation Nation! Like all of you, Ive been a big fan of our new blog - but until now, Ive been staying behind the scenes. Im excited to share my first post here and thought that our new advertising campaign for the PS3 would be of interest to everyone. In fact, the campaign [...]

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Ratchet & Clank Future Developer Diary #6

To finish off our developer diary series on Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, we have this guy named Ted Price, whom you may have heard of once or twice before :). He’s the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games and was the creative director on Resistance: Fall of Man. For RCF, Ted took [...]

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Incoming from Insomniac! Resistance: Fall of Man patch

We interrupt the final Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction dev diary post for a special announcementAs some of you may have heard, a new patch for Resistance: Fall of Man will be hitting soon.How soon you may ask? As soon as this afternoon!Major changes are listed below and full patch notes can be [...]

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Happy Halloween from COD4

Infinity Ward sends Halloween greetings in this new trailer from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It starts the 7 days of Modern Warfare.

Beware of Jack.

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