With the last 2 weeks being the absolute busiest on the game-release calendar, most of the links I’ve shared are reviews: Resistance 2, Valkyria Chronicles, and some late-arriving stories on MotorStorm Pacific Rift and LittleBigPlanet.
What are you reading this week? Share your links below.
BTW, look for some changes to come to the blog late next week.
The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 11/3)
- PSN title Burn Zombie Burn! proves that not all zombies are alike – Destructoid
- New Killzone 2 shots show off realistic wall textures – PlayStation Universe
- Frankenreview: Valkyria Chronicles – Kotaku
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Review: A Festival of Mayhem – Kotaku
- Resistance 2 Game reviews – CNET Reviews
- Deals: PS3 with $100 gift card, $20 Greatest Hits, Kill Bill Blu-ray – PS3 Fanboy
- Rock Band 2 bonus DLC rolling out over 24 hours – Joystiq
- Love White Knight Chronicles? Here’s 14 minutes of it – PS3 Fanboy
- Metal Gear Online gears up 1 million – GameSpot
- Frankenreview: LittleBigPlanet – Kotaku
- Bethesda says PS3 Fallout 3 trophy support in the works – Destructoid
- Review: LittleBigPlanet – The Escapist
- Itagaki-less Team Ninja says ‘PS3 has most potential’ – PS3 Fanboy
- Alex Evans’ Top 5 LBP levels (so far…) – PS3 Attitude
- SOCOM: Confrontation State of the Union – SOCOM.com
- EA: PS3 Red Alert 3 back on – VideoGamer.com
- Review: Resistance 2 Refines the Shooter Experience – Game | Life
- Resistance 2 launch event at the San Francisco Metreon tonight | Destructoid, The Gamer’s Blog
- Joystiq’s Real Time Review: Resistance 2 – Joystiq
- LittleBigPlanet As A Shmup – Kotaku
- BioShock PS3 DLC priced at $10, detailed – Joystiq
- Welcome Home: Hanging Out PlayStation Style – Kotaku
LBP Levels Getting ‘Moderated’ Out of Existence
http://www.kotaku.com/5081159/lbp-levels-getting-moderated-out-of-existence
Trophies may be useful for more than ego stroking.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=199736
More ps1 games.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/21/street-fighter-alpha-2-and-3-rated-by-esrb/
PS3 profitability forecasts.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/23/ps3-profitability-cast-in-doubt-2008-earnings-forecast-grim/
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/30/analyst-ps3-wont-break-even/
A Global approval process is good, but Sony needs to put the hammer down on trophies and in-game access to music.
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/casual-connect-sony-on-developing-for-an-open-ps2-platform/?biz=1
Now Europe can know how other qore users feel.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/27/europes-qore-dubbed-official-playstation-magazine-hd/
UK boss doesn’t think PS3 price will be an issue this Christmas.
http://www.videogamer.com/news/28-10-2008-9778.html
More PS3s sold worldwide in Q2 than 360s
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/29/more-ps3s-sold-worldwide-in-q2-than-360s/
SCE managing director Ray Maguire on exclusive dlc
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/29/sony-on-dlc-nothing-is-ever-exclusive/
Soldner-x delayed until late November. Hopefully with the year delay, this game will be in 1080p and arrive with trophies and in-game access to music
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/29/soldner-x-delayed-until-late-november/
The controller for the ps4 or maybe a new controller to be released later. Hopefully it will be more accurate than the wii-mote.
http://www.kotaku.com/5071145/sony-patents-ultrasonic-waggle-controller-technology
20 minutes of Heavy Rain.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/02/watch-over-20-minutes-of-heavy-rain/
Sony helping the competition.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/03/who-sony-sells-music-videos-on-xbox-360-not-ps3/
Here’s what’s behind the cause of the psp-3000’s screen defect.
http://www.gizmodo.com/5071355/solved-psp-3000-scan-lines-are-100-hardware-based
An interview with the actual ps3/psp firmware developers.
psp.ign.com/articles/923/923933p1.html?RSSwhen2008-10-27_091600&RSSid=923933 or
http://www.tinyurl.com/6f6sqc
Konami profits mainly from ps3. I hope this will continue. Don’t ruin the metal gear series by trying to make it fit onto a single dvd9 disc.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/06/konami-financial-results-show-incredible-reliance-on-playstation/
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix submitted to Sony. I hope the game has trophies and support for in-game access to music, but I fear it won’t.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/03/street-fighter-ii-hd-submitted-to-sony-target-release-date-is-t/
HOME is coming in weeks. My guess: 1 week, 2-4 days.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/06/european-home-beta-expansion-imminent-open-beta-within-weeks/
I hope this continues in Japan.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/06/japan-stops-ignoring-the-ps3-sales-jump-900/
Activision’s prediction on ps3 growth.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/06/activision-predicts-bigger-ps3-growth-than-360/
Adhoc party beta starts in Japan. Only question is when does the beta start here. My guess would be late December.
http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/11/06/sony-gets-the-adhocparty-beta-started-in-japan/
20 minutes of Killzone 2 single-player demo by someone good at it.
http://www.vimeo.com/1595710
LittleBigPlanet Adds Social Networking Tools
blog.wired.com/games/2008/11/littlebigplanet.html or
http://www.tinyurl.com/586o2m
Analysis: On the Death of Next-Gen in Japan
blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/analysis-on-the.html or
http://www.tinyurl.com/6phpos
Wow while we’re at giving plugs to various sites:
Killzone 2 European Boxart spotted:
http://www.killzoneunit.com/kz/?p=1643
Lots of news! Nice.
oh, and changes? What kind of changes are we talking here? I personally love the blog. Dont go all facebook on us here guys! Thanks for the updates though, lets hope its a good one.
Maybe people outside of Sony can show Sony what is really possible with the in-game XMB.
http://www.kotaku.com/5068118/playstation-home-hacked
I KNOW there are a lot more great reviews out there. Maybe it would be best to just link to the Metacritic site and show that off. It would certainly be more efficient use of the side bar space. :D
Haha, nice FeaturePreacher. I understand Sony’s motivation for leaving out many of those, but it’s nice to see it all in context like that. Did you just do this randomly or do you by chance have a website or something where you post all these links?
Jeff, look at this. I too am experiencing the same thing.
http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=62&thread.id=1086824
@hife
I just found the links earlier in the week, copied the links to a text file, and posted them once this post was made available.
@ FeaturePreacher
Gotcha. Well, thanks anyway. I had seen a lot of them already, but there were certainly plenty that were new to me as well.
Hackers are the number one reason why Digital Content wont be the number one thing to replace a disic. as long as it some no life person who sit in the basement or attic or in the back room of there parents house. trying to hack or put a viruses in computer files.
VGchatz reported GeoW 2 on xbox360 sold 2.1 mil on day 1 in NA….any news about R2 day 1 sales figure??? Come on…LBP sales in NA has been disappointing…so is Motorstorm 2…i hope R2 do better…..finger cross
Hackers are the number one reason why Digital Content wont be the number one thing to replace a disk. as long as it some no life person who sit in the basement or attic or in the back room of there parents house. trying to hack or put a viruses in computer files I’ll take a CD Blue Ray and DVD disk any day. plus i don’t shop online
lol @ chanskie…do you make commissions off of sales? Disappointing, it’s one thing to quote factual info(not from Vgfraudz) and it’s another to make up tales of disappointing sales.
@14
Besides the reason you listed many people like my self like to have physical ownership. You can’t resale digital content, nor can it ever be considered rare or increase in value like many of the PS1 games I own.
Man what an AWSOME time to own a PS3 we hav so much going on right now i mean im sooo sick of hearing about 360 this,360 that yea they hav pritty good online play but the PS3 is right on its heels an gaining. yea they got alot of games but honestly how many GOOD 360 games do people wanna waist $60 on.What they Halo, GoW,Fable umm…..did i mention Halo? yyyeeaaa thats about the best they got, now we got MGS, Gran Turismo , God of War,Killzone,Little Big Planet…..should i keep going? u all know i can be here all day. I rest my case
Oh yea Home is on the way aswell not to mention we are helping the world from diseases
Weekend Ads in a Nutshell:
http://ps-deals.com/blogs/cheap-deals-sales-bargains/archive/2008/11/09/weekend-ads-in-a-nutshell-for-sunday-nov-9-2008.aspx
Free PS3 Remote w/ 2 Blu-ray Movies Offer:
http://ps-deals.com/blogs/cheap-movies-music-deals/archive/2008/11/09/free-ps3-remote-w-2-blu-ray-movies-offer.aspx
Activision partners with USO to send games to troops:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/08/activision-partners-with-uso-to-send-games-to-troops/
Some great news and finally Playstation Home is coming I have been checking out screen shots of that and I must say Sony you’ve done it again
-Off topic-
I’m getting network error in split screen co-op in Resistance 2, have been searching around the web, and many other people have the same problem….. also i went to myresistance.net and thread’s there are the same with this problem…. so i hope they fix this soon…
Aside that, the game ROCKS!!!! XD
changes to the blog… YAY!!! im sooo excited. cannot wait. thanks for the posts Jeff and everyone.
peace,
Lh
Fallout 3 trophies is really good news. I’m holding off on getting it until that’s patched.
Changes? Maybe a timestamp? New editor messages indicators? Both would be nice.
Sony need to address the NEW widespread trophies sync error 80022D11 code that many people are getting. I just purchased Motorstorm 2 and started getting trophies, I went to play tonight and I got a notice saying there was an error and I had to quit game. I quit the game and tried to sync and got the error 80022D11.I googled it and many people are having this issue. I can no longer play Motorstorm, Wipeout HD, and most of my trophy related games!! WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THIS SONY? Please help.
@TAGImperium75
Heh. Ive never even heard of this problem. I just googled it and found a topic with tons of people with the exact same problem. I couldn’t help but feel bad for a guy that lost all of his game saves over this.
Yeah… just a heads up there guys… might wanna get onto fixing that issue. There doesnt seem to be a lot of threads on it… but there IS one thread filled with people having the same problem.
I personally love the trophies. :D I’ve had zero problems with my ps3 besides that time where i accidentally dropped it and it smashed… still, you guys repaired it! Thanks. Haha.
This error code is a pretty big deal though. Watch it happen to everybody with a PS3… You guys would be in insane amounts of trouble with your fans. ;) Good luck fixing it.
Thanks all for the additional news items. It was great to read and get caught up on stories that slipped past my RSS feeds.
@Sackboom
Reset your controller dude. There is a small pin-hole button on the back of your controller… Push it, plug it into your PS3, unplug it, and it should work fine…
Hope that helps! Sorry for the double post. :/
Wow.
Took a look at the posts regarding the sync error 80022D11 and I’m scared enough to keep my PS3 OFFLINE ONLY until they get this worked out.
I’m not at all interested in creating a new user ID or reformatting my entire system to correct the problem if it happens to me.
So … lets hope that firmware 2.53 comes sooner rather than later!!!
SONY! FIX PLZ! THNKS!
I am also scared of the trophy bug…….
@ 30 execution
So do i first turn it on, then press the hole at the back, then plug it and press the PS button, then unplug it?
Nice new improved blog then?
@Clinton514
no, not at all…i am just curious to know the sales figure, as simple as that. Sorry if my comment or question upset your appertise…
Looking forward to the blog enhancements later this week.
shesh! i can’t wait for burn zombie burn and the new DLC for bioshock… at least we’re getting all this goodness before the end of the holiday’s
I like Valkyria Chronicles ten times more than LBP. To be honest, despite the fact I played the beta, I’m totally disappointed in LBP. A) the lack of movements make it hard at times but most of all annoying. B) the lag in online gaming is still there. People with slower connection speed freeze up my entire system and C) it seems a lot of levels are being removed… even game related levels like Metal Gear Solid, God of War and others. So much for the large possibilities.
Oh and speaking of PS1 games on the PS3… where the heck is Suikoden? Months ago this game was promised to be on the PSN list but still no sign of it. Comparing to Japan, the entire Classic list in America as well in Europe is a “joke”.
And I’d like to shout… if you love RPG’s… GET VALKYRIA CHRONICLES!!!
Jeff can you give any hints to the changes coming to the Playstation Blog? Maybe PSN integration? :D ?
Anybody else find it amusing that LBP has costumes based on popular licensed properties (God of War, MGS4) … yet they’re moderating out user created levels based on the same properties?
I mean … I can understand Super Mario Bros 1-1 getting the boot … but God of War levels? Really?
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For French speaking readers, there also live shows on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6PM.