PS3 Firmware 2.52

Over at the PlayStation.Blog, Eric Lempel has announced that PlayStation 3 firmware v2.52 is now available to download. The update is a minor one improving playback quality of some PlayStation 3 titles and fixing a text entry issue when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or bluetooth keyboard on some games. The update can be downloaded using the System Update feature from the [Settings] menu on the XMB.

Changelog:

The playback quality of some PS3 format software has been improved.
A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard with some PS3 format software has been addressed.

Official PS3 Bluetooth Headset now available

The official Bluetooth headset for the PlayStation 3 was first announced during SOCOM Media Day. The headset is already available, but not as a standalone accessory – until today. The headset was originally bundled with SOCOM: Confrontation but from today you can purchase it as a standalone accessory for use with compatible games, including Resistance, LittleBigPlanet and Warhawk. The headset is available for $49.99 (approx £27).

PlayStation Video Store update for Oct 31st 2008

The Halloween update for the US PlayStation Video Store is a massive one. There are 20 new TV series additions to the store as well as over 100 new movies. New TV content includes American Dad, Bones, Chuck and How I Met Your Mother. As for new movies: Beerfest, Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Lord of the Rings are just some of the new movies available to rent or purchase. This week’s top 20 downloads include The Happening on top, followed by The Love Guru in second place and Iron Man in third. Check out the list of new content below.

TV:

American Dad, Season 4
Bones, Season 4
Chuck, Season 2
Elite Forces, Season 1
Family Guy, Season 7
Friends, Season 5
Fringe, Season 1
How I Met Your Mother, Season 1 &4
It?s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 4
Miami Ink, Season 4
My Name Is Earl, Season 4
Mythbusters, Season 4
Prison Break, Season 4
Pushing Daisies, Season 2
Sons of Anarchy, Season 1
Speed Grapher, Season 1
Squidbillies, Season 2
Top Tens, Season 1
Watchmen Motion Comic, Season 1
Weaponology, Season 1

Movies:

30 Days of Night
88 Minutes
A Mighty Heart
Absolute Power
Akira Kurosawa?s Dreams
An Arctic Tale
Anaconda 3: Offspring
Arctic Tale
Arthur
Assassins
Barnyard
Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker
Beerfest
Blood Work
Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road
Body Heat
Catacombs
Child?s Play (1972)
City of Angels
City of Men
Clash of the Titans
Collateral Damage
Con Air
Cookie
Creepshow
Crossroads
Daisy Miller
Deliverance
Dial M for Murder
Dirty Harry
Down With Love
Enter the Dragon
Forces of Nature
G.I. Blues
Gallipoli
Ghost Ship
Glory Road
Green Mile
How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Infamous
Invincible
It Started In Naples
John Carpenter?s Ghosts of Mars
John Carpenter?s Vampires
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Ladyhawke
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Last Holiday
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
Les Formidables
Li?l Abner
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Logan?s Run
Margot At The Wedding
Mars Attacks!
Monster House
Murder at 1600
My Blue Heaven
Nacho Libre
Nate And Hayes
Night of the Living Dead
Nothing But Trouble
Oliver?s Story
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon A Time In The West
Orca: The Killer Whale
Over Her Dead Body
Pale Rider
Phone Booth
Plaza Suite
Primal Fear
Pushing Tin
Quest for Camelot
Reprise
Romeo and Juliet
Roving Mars [IMAX]
Rustlers? Rhapsody
Saturday Night Fever
Save The Last Dance
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King
Signs
Smart People
Snow Angels
Spies Like Us
Stand and Deliver
Strange Wilderness
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
The Business Of Being Born
The Champ (1979)
The Departed
The Hunter
The Italian Job (1969)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel?s Beginning
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Queen
The Recruit
The Rock
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sum of All Fears
The Time Machine
The Train Robbers
The Trumpet of the Swan
This Property Is Condemned
THX 1138
Tin Cup
Tobe Hooper?s Night Terrors
Tortured
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Wiggles: Sing A Song of Wiggles

Resistance 2 Trophy List

Resistance 2 is a sci-fi first person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games. Resistance 2 is the sequel to the best-selling PlayStation 3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man. Resistance 2 sees protagonist Nathan Hale travel to the United States in order to once again battle the Chimera, who have launched a full scale invasion of both the east and west coasts. This time out Hale is part of a special task force of soldiers called “The Sentinels”, who, like him, are infected with the Chimeran virus, but keep it under control with special inhibitors and are thus able to reap the benefits. There are a total of 39 trophies to unlock in Resistance 2.

PlayStation Store update for Oct 30th 2008

The last PlayStation Store update for October is in. As we reported on Wednesday, the Mirror’s Edge demo is now available to download from both the US and European Stores. Tom Clancy’s EndWar demo is also available to download from both stores. As for other content, three new Civilization Revolution add-on packs are available from both stores as well as a selection of new Rock Band Tracks. You will also find a some new game trailers, themes and wallpapers up for download. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

Playable Demos
- Mirror’s Edge demo
- Tom Clancy’s EndWar demo
- Warhawk demo
Game Add-on Content
- 17x Soul Calibur IV music packs (£0.79)
- Soul Calibur IV music pack complete set (£11.99)
- 2x Soul Calibur IV weapons packs (£2.39)
- Civilization Revolution Wonders & Artifacts Packs
  - The Mythic (£0.79)
  - The Eternal (£2.39)
  - The Iconic (£2.39)
- Rock Band
  - Siouxsie and the Banshees Pack (£2.49)
    - "Hong Kong Garden" (£0.99)
    - "The Killing Jar" (£0.99)
    - "Kiss Them for Me" (£0.99)
  - "Dammit" – Blink-182 (£0.99)
  - "Pretty in Pink" – The Psychedelic Furs (£0.99)
  - "Melatonin" – Silversun Pickups (£0.99)
  - "Well Thought Out Twinkles" – Silversun Pickups (£0.99)
Game Videos
- Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift "Earth Zone" trailer
- PAIN "Movie Studio" trailer
- PAIN "Yeony, Tati & Kenneth" trailer
- Vampire Rain trailer
Themes
- Mega Man 9 Themes (x5, £1.59 each)
Wallpapers
- PAIN "Kenneth Superstar" wallpaper
- PAIN "Yeoni Superstar" wallpaper

US Additions:

Playable Demos
- Mirror’s Edge Demo
- Tom Clancy s EndWar Demo
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Demo
- Alone In The Dark: Inferno Demo
Game Add-on Content
- Sid Meier s Civilization Revolution Artifact/Wonder Packs
  - The Mythic ($3.75)
  - The Iconic ($3.75)
  - The Eternal ($3.75)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - No Rain by Blind Melon ($1.99)
- Rock Band
  - Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
  - Kiss Them For Me – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
  - The Killing Jar – Siouxsie and The Banshees ($1.99)
  - Siouxsie and The Banshees Pack 01 ($5.49) – this track pack includes all of the above singles.
  - Melatonin – Silversun Pickups ($1.99)
  - Well Thought Out Twinkles – Silversun Pickups ($1.99)
  - Pretty in Pink – The Psychedelic Furs ($1.99)
  - Dammit – Blink-182 ($1.99)
Game Videos
- Life in LittleBigPlanet: Ep 3
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift Stormer Trailer
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift TV spot (60 sec)
- SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 2
- SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 3
- SOCOM: Confrontation Behind the SEALs – Part 4
- Far Cry 2 Anything Goes Trailer
- Far Cry 2 African Swim
- Guitar Hero World Tour Ozzy Osbourne Vignette
- Guitar Hero World Tour Sting Vignette
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles Trailer #4
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles Cops Trailer
- Stormrise: Echelon Snipers Engage Trailer
- Stormrise: You Are In Command Trailer
Movie and Blu-Ray Trailers
- You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Trailer
- Casino Royale Collector’s Edition Trailer

Battlefield: Bad Company Trophies

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PixelJunk Monsters Trophies

Inspired by the popular and addictive “tower defense” genre, PixelJunk Monsters takes the simple real-time strategy concept of building, researching and base defending and presents it in a uniquely attractive style. With meticulously hand-drawn 2D art, PixelJunk Monsters recreates the look of a classic with crisp graphics designed for optimal viewing in Full 1080p HD.

PlayStation Home Beta will only be available to Qore subscribers

Earlier this week, SCEA sent an email around to PlayStation Underground members with reference to all Qore customers getting access to the PlayStation Home Extended Beta in Episode 6. The email originally stated that users who purchase Qore episode 6, but do not subscript would also get access to the beta, however, this is not the case anymore. In another email sent today, SCEA has stated that "special invitation to PlayStation Home’s closed beta is available only to Qore annual subscribers who purchased subscriptions by 10/29. Qore Episode 06 purchasers will not be eligible for the special PlayStation(R)Home beta invitation at this time."

This is no doubt bad news to anyone who wanted to take part in PlayStation Home, but is not a Qore subscriber. As you can see from the email, the deadline to subscribe has already passed. If you did not subscribe in time then you can kiss the Home Beta goodbye!

Original Email:

"As an update to the PLAYSTATION(R)3 News email sent on Friday,
October 24th, the special invitation to PlayStation(R)Home’s closed
beta is available only to Qore annual subscribers who purchased
subscriptions by 10/29. Qore Episode 06 purchasers will not be
eligible for the special PlayStation(R)Home beta invitation at
this time. We apologize for the miscommunication.

Participation in PlayStation(R)Home’s closed beta is limited to
those 18 years and older and requires agreement with the
PlayStation(R)Home Beta Trial."

PSP M4M website beta launch

We secretly opened up the PSP M4M Website a few days ago and we noticed that some of you have already started to register. Today, we officially announce the launch of the beta website to everyone. We have been working hard with the beta testers for the past month and are now ready to launch the website for everyone to try out.

Of course, as the website is in the beta stage, you can expect things to change over the next few months as we add new features, tweak old one and open up new parts of the website for testing. As always, your suggestions are welcome. If you would like to see something added to the website (be it a gallery, video or new feature) or something changed, drop us an email and we will try and implement what we can.

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Mirror’s Edge demo coming to PlayStation Store tomorrow

We were lucky enough to play the Mirror’s Edge demo at the Eurogamer Expo 2008 earlier today, which was held in London. If you are eager to play this upcoming title, the wait is only hours away. In a press release earlier today, EA announced that the demo will be available to download from the PlayStation Store after tomorrows update. The demo will be available to download from the European PlayStation Store, but there were no details about North America getting a demo too.

Press Release from EA:

"Guildford, UK ? October 29, 2008. This week gamers can ?take a leap of Faith’ with a special demo for Mirror’s Edge, available at the PlayStation Store on October 30th and on Xbox LIVE Marketplace on October 31st. The demo will feature the prologue of the game, a tutorial and a segment of the single-player story mode. Now is your chance to experience the action that has GameSpot saying ‘Unlike anything we’d ever played before.’"

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