Great news for all of you Ad Hoc fans out there –adhocParty for the PSP system, which first launched in Japan last year, is coming to North America! AdhocParty is an online service that allows PSP owners with a PS3 system to connect to one another via the PlayStation Network. It will be available as a free download on the PlayStation Store soon.
A source close to Sony has told Eurogamer that yes, Facebook is heading to PS3. The images of the service that appeared on the PlayStation website earlier this week, were posted by mistake and later taken down. The official Sony UK PR line is that there will be more information on this “very shortly”.
Remember that promise of a big announcement from Square-Enix earlier this week? Well, it wasn’t that big of an announcement after all. A “never before seen” footage of the game is now available to view in PlayStation Home, giving you further insight into the game. Along with the new video, Square-Enix has also confirmed the western release date for the game. Final Fantasy XIII will hit Europe and North America on March 9th 2010.
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With the launch of God of War Collection only a week away, the developers have posted a video on how to earn one of the more difficult trophies in the game, ‘15 Min Fight Scene.’ To earn this gold trophy, you have to battle your way to the Loom Chamber in God of War II in under 10 minutes. Stephen Peterson, Lead QA Tester on God of War II and a Camera Designer on God of War III, does a speed run while giving out as many tips as he can. After playing the game a hundred or so times as a tester, he makes it look easy.
On Friday 13th November, Square-Enix has a special announcement in store for you. Yoshinori Kitase, producer of Final Fantasy XIII, will reveal the announcement on the PlayStation.Blog on behalf of the development team. No details on the announcement has been revealed, but we hope its about a upcoming playable demo of the game or details on possible DLC.
Comet Crash as received a free update, bringing the game to version v1.03. The update introduces new levels, new maps, new Battle settings and a new difficulty mode. The fresh additions showcase the best of what Comet Crash has to offer, while making sure fans have plenty to keep them warm during the holidays. In Comet Crash, players must use everything at their disposal, including defenses bristling with high-tech weaponry, to stop the rush of enemies from destroying their base.
Some images found on the PlayStation Website suggest that Facebook and Customizable profile cards will be coming to the PlayStation 3 in a future firmware update. The images have since been taken down from the UK PlayStation Website but its a little too late, as this story is spreading like rapid fire across the Internet.
A new patch for Modern Warfare 2 is now available to download, addressing the trophy bug we wrote about earlier this week. The v1.02 patch, however, does not address other issues in the game, such as problems in inviting friends to join in a multiplayer game via the Party System. A new patch will be released this Friday to address some of the other issues in the game.
If you like a little bling in your life, the 24 karat gold PlayStation 3 is sure to impress you. The gold PS3 is the creation of Computer-Choppers, who dipped the PlayStation 3 Slim casing in gold – even the DualShock 3 controller is available in gold. Only five of these gold consoles exist, and as of yet, no pricing information is available.
Dante’s Inferno is the latest game from Visceral Games, the creators of Dead Space. Dante’s Inferno is a third-person action adventure adaptation of the medieval epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, and is expected to be a great experience for gamers. A playable demo of the game will be released on the PlayStation Network next month.
