PlayStation 3 firmware 2.53 available now, may make you underwhelmed
Yes kiddies, there is yet another update available for your shiny black box. Hmm, speaking of black boxes and firmware updates, I wonder if Sony will ever release an update that allows your PlayStation 3 to survive fiery plane crashes. Anyway, firmware 2.53 is finally out, considering there were rumblings that it was due back on November 26, 2008 instead of December 1, 2008.
But what does the update do you ask? A good question with an underwhelming answer, it allows the playing of Flash files in the internet browser to be rendered at full-screen and with more stability. That’s it. Or, at least, that’s all that’s been discovered.
Oh Sony, with all the things you could have put in this update (like software based PS2 backwards compatibility), you gave us stable Flash files…
Game Informer the first to reveal Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The misadventures of Nathan Drake were certainly something no PS3 fan should have missed. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune is still one of the defining titles in the PS3’s exclusive library with its gorgeous graphics, lighting effects and top notch voice acting. We all knew a sequel had to be in the works but up until now all details were merely speculation.
The January 2009 issue Game Informer features Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as its cover story with 10 pages of exclusive content about the game. The premise has Drake following the tracks of Marco Polo in what appears take place in an arctic landscape. This time around Drake will have some stealth tasks to deal with and we’ll be able to do some free climbing as well.
The first teaser trailer of Uncharted 2 has also been released, to get our fingers tingling for more. Click through to watch it…
Walmart’s Cyber Monday 2008 video game deals
Wal-Mart’s Cyber Monday deals are now in full effect. There is no shortage of games here at all. Granted a lot of them are titles a lot of us have never heard of before but the list is so expansive you’re bond to find something to pick up. The best deals have to be for Xbox 360 bundles that include Guitar Hero World Tour for $269. The game deals for DS, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP come in pairs for one price. With the exception of the PSP, you can choose two games for $30. The list in it’s entirety follows…
Rumor: Street Fighter costumes might be available in LittleBigPlanet
RipTen heard through the grapevine (the grapevine in this case being a Spanish PlayStation community site PSNow), that Street Fighter-themed costumes are coming to everyone’s favorite make-it-yourself title, Little Big Planet...
Reuters no longer desires a Second Life, abandoning its virtual branch
The question of Second Life‘s popularity is one I have frequently mused over as I have examined this alternate online universe. While the premise behind Second Life is a noble one, allowing individuals and companies to grow themselves in an alternate universe, the results thus far have not always been positive; companies have slowly begun to abandon Second Life as a viable means of dissipating information.
Reuters, a large and international real-world news service had previously set up an office within Second Life but has since decided to summarily abandon their virtual branch there. According to 1UP.com, a spokeswoman for Reuters said that the service would…
Amazon’s Thanksgiving weekend, Cyber Monday 2008 game deals
By now we’ve licked our wounds and recovered from the madness that’s known as Black Friday. Even though waiting in long lines in blustery cold weather is over, deals on games are still running strong.
Amazon still has some pretty amazing deals that will last until Monday (December 1, 2008). For example, how would you like to own Far Cry 2 for $17.95 or Infinite Undiscovery for $18.95? Say what you will about some reviews but these games are certainly worth one Andrew Jackson. There are steals like these spread out across all consoles and this list will cover some of the most notable. Most of these games are eligible for free shipping if your total purchase exceeds $25. These bargains won’t be around for much longer so get to it…
Super Stardust HD goes portable December 4, 2008
How about it Super Stardust HD fans? Are you ready to blow up asteroids on the go? If so, the dust off the Playstation Portables because PlayStation.Blog has announced that Super Stardust Portable will finally be launching on December 4, 2008, (aka next Thursday). It will be available on the Playstation Store for $9.99.
To compensate for the lack of a second analog stick, the face buttons will be used to…
THQ cancels PS3 release of Destroy All Humans! Path of Furon
Apparently, aliens just do not like Playstations. I don’t know what they have against it but at least Playstation owners will not have to worry about things like um, probing and melting ray guns. Good riddance I says!
I bet Sony probably doesn’t see it that way as the THQ has confirmed to ShackNews that the Playstation 3 version of Destroy all Humans! Path of Furon will not be invading the Blu-ray-packing machine after all. This news comes just days until the game’s expected release on December 1, 2008, and officially makes Destroy All Humans! Path of Furon an Xbox 360 exclusive game.
ShackNews points out this is the second Destroy all Humans game this year to receive the axe on a…
Playstation Store Update: Black Friday and Thanksgiving 2008 edition
With the Thanksgiving holiday rapidly approaching, Sony has decided to gift gamers early with enough games and content worthy of a feast. Digitally speaking, that is.
The main course in this update feast is the release of Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix, which will set players back $15. This game has already been received favorably from sites such as 1UP and IGN and will definitely please any Street Fighter fan.
For gamers who choose to exercise their minds rather than their muscles, Brain Challenge will also be available for purchase. For $10, players can see just how strong their minds are in comparison to the competition.
For players who want to sample some older Playstation Store content, Echochrome, The Last Guy, PixelJunk Eden, Novastrike and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 will be on sale for…
Some Columbia Pictures movies return to NXE streams
Thanksgiving weekend salvaged! It looks like whatever was keeping back those Columbia Pictures titles from streaming to our Xbox 360s has somewhat been resolved. It’s a good thing too, I already finished that book I was reading and there’s only so many times I can beat family members in bouts of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. And here the internet was worried…
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