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Playstation News Archive

PlayStation 3 users having issues connecting online

By
Chip Loan
Published: 03/01/2010Tags: , , , ,

PlayStation Network

UPDATE: Sony has resolved the issue as of late last night. Those of you who are still having clock problems should reset the times manually. On a side now, I played on my 360 all night last night bwahahaha!!!

Owners of older PlayStation 3 consoles should not connect their unit the the PlayStation Network. As of right now, those that do will fall prey to a network error that will keep your console from being able to connect for online play. The issue seems to only effect owners of non-Slim PlayStations.

Sony is aware of the issue and wrote an update on their blog regarding the issue:

We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.

Errors include:

  • The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
  • When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following
    message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been
    signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
  • When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears
    on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install
    trophies. Please exit your game.”
  • When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the
    Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date
    and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
  • Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the
    PlayStation Store before the expiration date.

We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.

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Aliens vs. Predator is number one in the UK?!

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/22/2010Tags: , , ,

In a time when BioShock 2, FIFA 10, New Super Mario Bros and even Modern Warfare 2 are all vying for your hard earned cash the number one game in all of the United kingdom is…Aliens vs. Predator?! Really UK, really?!

The sci-fi shooter definitely had some stiff competition but it still managed to take the top spot. It’s worth noting that it came in number one ahead of Just Dance, so this may give you some insight into what kind of games are popular across the pond.

I found the game to be disappointing and never really got into it, you can try it out for yourself if you haven’t already. The multiplayer demo is available for download on Xbox Live.

Hit the break to see the top 20 games.

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Three things I’d change about Modern Warfare 2

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/16/2010Tags: , , ,

Take a look in any gaming forum or comment section of a gaming site and your likely to stumble upon heated debates between gamers who think Modern Warfare 2 is the greatest thing since free porn and those who just can’t stand it. Because of it’s huge popularity it’s become quite the polarizing subject, almost as heated as the Xbox 360 vs. the Playstation 3 debate. People have taken sides and mud is being slung. I’ll give my two cents on the subject…because my opinion is the only one that matters.

Hit the break to find out what changes I’d like to seen made.

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Get Burnout Paradise on the cheap

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/16/2010Tags: , , ,

Criterion Games is finally done with pumping out new content for Burnout Paradise. Since the game hit store shelves several years ago they have released almost ten different DLC’s for the over-the-top racing game, making it one of the most supported games post release. Golf clap!

Criterion isn’t stopping there though. From now until March 31st you can get Burnout Paradise and all of the accompanying DLC for just $29.99. That’s over $100 worth of game and content for around thirty bucks…not bad. But if $29.99 is too rich for your blood they are also offering the game with some of the content for $19.99. Just fork over the extra ten bucks and get the whole shebang you cheap bastard.

Hit the break to get a full breakdown of what each package will get you.

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New Skate 3 screens are way rad dude

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/15/2010Tags: , , ,

EA’s skateboarding sim Skate knocked Tony Hawk off his pedestal (sorry Tony but your last few games were garbage) back in 2007 and hasn’t look back since. It’s kept gamers and skateboarding fans flicking their analog sticks and injuring thumbs with it’s sequel Skate 2. Now EA is getting us all riled up again with a plethora of new screens for the latest entry into the franchise Skate 3.

Hit the break to check out more screen shots. They’ll  make you want to chug some Mountain Dew and say the word “extreme” a lot. You know, like real skaters do.

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Modern Warfare 2 gets patched

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/12/2010Tags: , , ,

As I mentioned a few days ago in this post Infinity Ward submitted a patch to Microsoft last week that would fix some ridiculously annoying exploits in Modern Warfare 2. Today an update fixing those problems was rolled out. If you haven’t been prompted to download the update yet (I did earlier today) you will in the next few hours or so.

Here are the problems the patch should take care of:

  • Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
  • Fix for “infinite care package” exploit.
  • Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
  • Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
  • Fixes to prevent various XP hacks (including the prevention of negative XP)

It looks like it’ll be safe to play some Modern Warfare 2 again. It’s good to see Infinity Ward does what it can to get these glitches taken care of. Running into players with the Akimbo Model 1887 was never fun. Well at least if you were on the losing end of them anyway.

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Modern Warfare 2 care package glitch getting fixed. Finally.

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/07/2010Tags: , ,

It’s happened to all of us. You are running around knifing people and popping off the occasional head-shot when you hear that voice pipe up on the TV “enemy care package incoming”. You don’t think too much of it, hopefully they get something lame like extra ammo or a UAV jammer. It doesn’t phase you. You just keep doing everything you can to kill and not be killed. And then you hear those words again “enemy care package incoming”. Something isn’t right. It’s pretty early in the match for someone to rack up enough kills for one, never-mind two care packages. You check the scoreboard and notice only one person on the other team has enough kills for a care package, but no one has enough for two.

Congratulations you are the latest victim of someone on the opposing team taking advantage of the care package glitch. The latest major glitch in Modern Warfare 2 to be exploited by douche bags with no skills.

But it’s OK help is on the way. Hit the break to find out when.

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UFC 2009 Undisputed gets a price cut

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/02/2010Tags: , , , ,

THQ had a lot riding on UFC 2009 Undisputed. The publisher was a financial mess and really needed their marquis MMA game to do well. Luckily for them it did.

According to an announcement by THQ earlier today UFC 2009 Undisputed has sold 3.5 million copies to date. That includes both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales. Even with early issues with online play, the game was well received by critics (including myself) and fans of MMA bought the game in droves. And it has paid off huge for THQ.

To celebrate the game’s success it will get a price cut on both consoles, dropping the price to $29.99. A great deal for one of the best fighting sims on the market. A not-so-great deal if you were one of the 3.5 million people who forked over the full $59.99.

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Dante’s Inferno to be featured during Super Bowl XLIV

By
Chip Loan
Published: 02/01/2010Tags: , , , ,

EA is spending some serious cash to get the word out on their upcoming release Dante’s Inferno. And that trend will continue when they showcase a spot in this weekend’s Super Bowl match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. Estimates have a regular 30 second spot during Sunday’s game costing around $3 million bucks. Not cheap.

The advertisement, titled “Hell Awaits”, will be shown sometime during the fourth quarter.

Hit the jump for more info!

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Gof of War III coming March 16

By
Chip Loan
Published: 01/28/2010Tags: , , ,

PlayStation.Blog just dropped the news that Sony’s upcoming bloody epic God of War III will be attacking store shelves on March 16. That’s less than two months away!

Along with the release date Sony also revealed  the box art (shown above) and also announced a God of War III Ultimate Edition (shown below). Items featured in the box set will include a sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box, a collectible art book, and various DLC’s. No price was announced for the Ultimate Edition.

Kratos fans who need their fix before March 16 will be able to get their hands on a playable demo February 11 on the PlayStation Network.

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MLB 2K10 can make you rich

By
Chip Loan
Published: 01/28/2010Tags: , , , ,

2K Sports is throwing out a challenge to all of you Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners. If you buy MLB 2K10 on March 2 for either of those consoles and are the first person to pitch a perfect game within the first 60 days from the game’s release, they’ll cut you a check for $1,000,000. That’s six zeros folks…serious cheddar.

How do you qualify for the reward? First, you have to record yourself playing the full game and burn it onto a DVD. Second, you have to play against the CPU in MLB Today mode. Twin Galaxies will be taking part as the officiating body and go over each submission to make sure there is no funny business. Take note Billy Mitchell, you’ve been warned.

The contest starts March 2, 2010 at 12:01 AM PST and will run through May 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. For the rest of the lagal mumbo jumbo head over to 2K Sports’ contest page.

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Assassin’s Creed II: The Battle of Forli DLC trailer

By
Chip Loan
Published: 01/27/2010Tags: , , ,

The first of two announced DLCs for Assassin’s Creed II will be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Network tomorrow.  The Battle of Forli will unlock memory sequence 12 which will contain six new memories. Unfortunately for you Gamersocre whores the new content will not come with any new Achievements or Trophies so you’ll just have to suffer, but it does come chalk full of new content.

You’ll cross paths with Ezio, Machievelli, Caterina Sforza and the Orsi brothers, and it looks like you’ll be taking Leonardo’s flying thingamajiggy for another annoyingly difficult flight.

The DLC will cost 320 Microsoft Points or $4.00 for you Playstation users.

Check out the trailer below:

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Batman: Arkham Asylum gets a Game of the Year Edition

By
Chip Loan
Published: 01/14/2010Tags: , , , , , ,

Although not formally announced by Eidos or Rocksteady, it seems as though a listing on the  British Board of Film Classification’s website has made it clear that Batman: Arkham Asylum will be re-releasing as a Game of the Year Edition.

According to the BBFC’s website the game passed with “not cuts made” and will be receiving a 15 rating, the same rating given to the original. No other details are revealed by the BBFC’s website as far as content goes. However it is safe to assume that the game will be packaged with previously released DLC and at a discounted price to entice gamers to fork over the cash.

Arkham Asylum 2 was announced in December. No release date was set, but it’s rumored that it will be available by the end of this year. Releasing a GOTY Edition of the first Arkham Asylum might be just enough to hold you over until the next chapter in Batman’s saga hits store shelves.

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Guitar Hero 5 full track list

By
Chip Loan
Published: 07/31/2009Tags: ,
After weeks of releasing segments of the track list for Guitar Hero 5 Activision has finaly released the full track list. The follow up to Guitar Hero: World Tour boasts one of the largest out of the box song lists to date with 85 titles to chose from.
The list is extremely diverse and will offer tunes for fans of all genres to jam out to…except for that tehcno crap that used to be all the rage.
Time to put my copy and paste skills to the test. Here’s the full track list:
“Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down
“Brianstorm” by Arctic Monkeys
“The Rock Show” by blink-182
“Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits
“Bleed American” by Jimmy Eat World
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
“Sweating Bullets” by Megadeth
“Looks That Kill” by Mötley Crüe
“Plug In Baby” by Muse
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana
“Under Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie
“Superstition” by Stevie Wonder
“All The Pretty Faces” by The Killers
“Steady As She Goes” by The Raconteurs
“Wolf Like Me” by TV on the Radio
“Judith” by A Perfect Circle
“Medicate” by AFI
“You And Me” by Attack! Attack!
“Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” by Band Of Horses
“Gratitude” by Beastie Boys
“Gamma Ray” by Beck
“Dancing With Myself” by Billy Idol
“Lonely Is The Night” by Billy Squier
“Song 2″ by Blur
“All Along The Watchtower” by Bob Dylan
“You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi
“Sowing Season (Yeah)” by Brand New
“Six Days A Week” by The Bronx
“Comedown” by Bush
“Done With Everything, Die For Nothing” by Children Of Bodom
“In My Place” by Coldplay
“Blue Day” by Darker My Love
“Demon(s)” by Darkest Hour
“Fame” by David Bowie
“Woman From Tokyo (‘99 Remix)” by Deep Purple
“Younk Funk” by The Derek Trucks Band
“Send A Little Love Token” by The Duke Spirit
“Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran
“Wannabe In L.A.” by Eagles Of Death Metal
“L.A.” by Elliott Smith
“Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” by Elton John
“Disconnected” by Face To Face
“Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage
“Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz
“Streamline Woman” by Gov’t Mule
“We’re An American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad
“Lust For Life (Live)” by Iggy Pop
“2 Minutes To Midnight” by Iron Maiden
“Scatterbrain (Live)” by Jeff Beck
“Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp
“Never Miss A Beat” by Kaiser Chiefs
“21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson
“Sex On Fire” by Kings Of Leon
“Shout It Out Loud” by Kiss
“Mirror People” by Love and Rockets
“One Big Holiday” by My Morning Jacket
“Lithium (Live)” by Nirvana
“Ex-Girlfriend” by No Doubt
“Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)” by Peter Frampton
“So Lonely” by The Police
“Bring the Noise 20XX” by Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde
“Make It Wit Chu” by Queens Of The Stone Age
“Du Hast” by Rammstein
“Sympathy For The Devil” by The Rolling Stones
“Sneak Out” by Rose Hill Drive
“The Spirit Of Radio (Live)” by Rush
“No One To Depend On (Live)” by Santana
“They Say” by Scars On Broadway
“Nearly Lost You” by Screaming Trees
“Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins
“Incinerate” by Sonic Youth
“In The Meantime” by Spacehog
“What I Got” by Sublime
“Seven” by Sunny Day Real Estate
“20th Century Boy” by T. Rex
“Maiden, Mother & Crone” by The Sword
“Jailbreak” by Thin Lizzy
“Deadbolt” by Thrice
“Runnin’ Down A Dream” by Tom Petty
“American Girl” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
“A-Punk” by Vampire Weekend
“Why Bother?” by Weezer
“Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes
“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
“Back Round” by Wolfmother

Guitar-Hero-5

After weeks of teasing us with segments of the track list for Guitar Hero 5, Activision has finally released the full track list. The follow up to Guitar Hero: World Tour boasts one of the largest out of the box song lists to date with 85 titles to chose from.

The list is extremely diverse and will offer tunes for fans of all genres to jam out to…except for that techno crap that used to be all the rage.

Time to put my copy and paste skills to the test! Here’s the full track list:

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Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 zombie trailer!

By
Chip Loan
Published: 07/30/2009Tags: ,

The folks over at Joystiq posted this trailer earlier today. I’m posting it so you World at War freaks (I’m guilty too) can get a glimpse of all the goodies we will be getting when Map Pack 3 releases.

We finally get a sneak peek of the new weapons like the one-hit-kill bowie knife (expense at 3,000 points) and the awe inspiring and delightful to watch monkey bomb! Drool over the trailer posted above and count down the days until this new zombie map wonderment!

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