3G model is exclusive for AT&T.. which is… meh.. but they certainly have a great device lined up. I’ll update this later, just wanted to get the news out there!!
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And The New PS3 Exclusive is…..
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……Socom 4!!! Zipper Interactive is at it again going back to their roots and developing the new Socom 4! Judging by the feature list so far it won’t be anything like Confrontation. Feature’s include a single player mode, 32 – player multiplayer, character interactions the same as uncharted 2 and how Naughty Dog developed it, and destructible environments to name a few.
If the game looks as good as the pictures well I’m sure it will with the recent graphical marvel’s the PS3 has produced. The game is due for release this fall.
So what was in the trailer?
Well not much since it is the debut trailer so CLICK HERE for it.
For more info on Socom 4 go to IGN for their 2 page story.
What the USAF plans to do with over 2,000 PS3s
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The United States Air Force (USAF) recently purchased 1,700 new Playstation 3 consoles to add to their current 336 consoles they already have networked to each other. What do they plan to do? No, not have the biggest Modern Warfare 2 LAN party ever. The consoles will not be used to play games at all. They plan to use them to make a very powerful supercomputer, and one of the projects they want to use them for is to mimic the human brain. The human brain is capable of processing things that computers struggle to accomplish. The USAF research laboratory in Rome, NY is trying to use this PS3 super cluster to perform these difficult tasks like a human brain, in essence, they want to make it autonomous.
Jump past the break to find out more on the USAF PS3 project.
Modern Warfare 2 patch v1.08 now available
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A new patch for Modern Warfare 2 is now available for online play. This patch fixes several exploits:
- Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized
- Fix for "infinite care package" glitch
- 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 [
please leave the 1887s alone!] - Improved player collision removing cases of getting into geometry and "elevators"
- Fixes to prevent various XP hacks
A few known glitches that still need to be addressed is the inconsistent Pave Low glitch (kills don’t count towards kill streak total, even though you didn’t get the Pave Low from a Care Package), the usage of your main weapon while in Last/Final Stand, and a few others I can’t think of off the top of my head at the moment. Glad they are fixing these actively, but come on IW, hurry up!
Official: God of War 3 hits US shores March 16th
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The announcement was made on Playstation Blog that God of War 3 will be in stores on our side of the pond March 16th. Along with a date, they also released the final cover art! Which is pretty menacing looking if I do say so myself. SCEA also stated that a new trailer will be released as well February 11th on SPIKE’s Game Trailers TV.
And if the regular version of any game isn’t good enough for you, the final box art for the “Ultimate Edition” version of the game was also debuted. Jump past the break to check it out for yourself.
PS3 Hacked Saga: ‘GeoHot’ releases exploit for all the world to see
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A few days ago we reported that the notorious iPhone hacker, George Hotz, aka “GeoHot”, has claimed to have properly hacked the PS3. Today he has released that exploit for all the interwebs to see and fellow hackers to feed off of. What does that mean for the entire PSN community? Unknown as of yet, but Hotz claims to have full control over the entire system, so it be anything ranging from piracy of video games to full blown hacking of games like what has been seen on XB360 and PC of a particularly very popular first person shooter from Infinity Ward, just as an example. We will just have to wait and see.
Sony systems are no stranger to hacking like this. Many of you know the exploits over on the PSP side of the house that Sony has endlessly tried to patch with security updates. According to a story on Euro Gamer, Hotz was able to get “full read/write capability to the system memory and HV-level access to the processor.” HV, known as Hypervisor, is the low-level security code that only those at Sony and IBM should know about and is the key security component to both the Playstation 3 and the XBox 360. During run-time, HV is able to detect hacker attacks on the system, similar to the TIFF exploits that brought down the PSP firmware. Basically, they overran the memory buffer, allowing hackers to insert their own codes into the system memory to be executed. Hypervisor is designed to make those type of attacks fail. Hotz says he is able to control the HV security, allowing him to stop it from blocking any hacker attack. It is also rumored that he has also discovered the “root-key”, which is basically the master key to the processor itself, which is said he has released onto the internet.
We will be keeping on eye on this developing story, and will let you know as soon as we know more info.
Official Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Single Player trailer released!
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This trailer makes my insides happy 
I have pre-ordered BC2, have you?
Free Navigation app now available for the PSP…..in Japan
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Just another cool app for the PSP that will likely never make its way over to this side of the pond. x-Radar Portable was very covertly released in the Japanese Playstation Store yesterday for the lovely price of free. The app is able to detect the user’s location and nearby points of interest and display them on the screen you see above. Users who also own the PSP GPS accessory can take advantage of more accurate results, however the app also works on wifi as well. PlaceEngine can determine your location via wifi, or the user can manually type in their location to see what is nearby.
Now we all know most cell phones also have similar features, but x-Radar Portable also has some game-like features that set it apart and make it distinctively Playstation. For instance, users can build up their collection of spots throughout the country and share them with friends. Similar to FourSquare, the app will reward you for finding more and more places, even allowing you to level up your avatar or “ghost” in the game. Additional services within the app can be purchased as DLC, like more detailed maps, location information and app skins. Feel free to check it out the next time you trotting along in Japan.
PS3 sales hit 3 million in the UK
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MCV reports that the PS3 has now passed the 3m sales barrier in the UK, SCEE has officially confirmed.
“We are delighted to have passed the 3m milestone with PS3,” an SCE UK spokesperson told MCV.
“With the incredibly strong line up that we have going forward – Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles and God of War III in the first quarter alone, then Gran Turismo 5, Modnation Racers, Motion control, and a few surprises for the new fiscal year, this is a great way to start the New Year.” Sony recently reported that it sold 3.8m PS3 consoles around the world in the closing weeks of 2009. Industry figureheads around the world have been keen to praise the PS3’s global performance in recent times, with NPD describing its North American performance as “a turning point” and ELSPA boss Mike Rawlinson calling it 2009’s “star console”.
With PS3 Exclusives like MAG, GT5, ModNation Racers and others coming out this year (GT5, we can only hope anyways), this will definitely be a great year for Sony and their loyal customers. But can it topple the all mighty Wii? Only time will tell.
Pulse – Jan 21st, 2010 (Episode #28)
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The latest episode of Pulse, hosted by the lovely Christina Lee, shows off what’s new in the world of Playstation. Highlights for this episode include:
- New reality show from the Playstation Network called The Tester
- Prepping for MAG’s release on Jan 26th.
- Hustle Kings billiards game for the PSN — (Coming Soon)
- New DLC releases
- Movie previews for Gamer, Whiteout and The Invention of Lying
Watch this newest episode after the jump.
