According to Kevin Furuichi, Executive Producer on the PlayStation Network, the team is working on getting Qore subscribers into the extended closed beta before the beta goes public. Furuichi claims that more information will be available in about two weeks. With this in mind, Qore subscribers could expect Home Beta access in Episode 6 or earlier. Episode 5 of Qore hits the PlayStation Network Today.

Furuichi’s official response was:

"We’re working on this for the current Extended Closed Beta. We are trying to get you guys into HOME before the official public beta."

Which was in reply to an blog comment from user "scarface3010":

"Thanks for the update Kevin. I really like Qore, I can really tell that you guys/gals put a lot of TLC into each episode. Is there any truth in the rumors that the HOME open beta will be given to Qore subscription holders. Thanks."

The trophy list for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has been revealed. The upcoming racer, expected later this month, features unlockable 50 trophies. With 40 bronze trophies, six silver, three gold and a platinum trophy, you can expect hours of gameplay to unlock them all. The demo is already available to download if you are a Qore subscriber (or have purchased episode 4), and a public demo is expected within the next two weeks. Check out the complete trophy list below.

Trophy List:

• Bronze:
  • The Money Shot – Boost Explode over the finish line to win 10 races
  • Track Master – Win 5 races on each track
  • Just Getting Started -Race for a total of one hour
  • Time Sink – Race for a total of 10 hours
  • Stuntman – Successfully land a jump of 185m or more
  • Race Fan – Take part in 250 races
  • Tourist – Travel a total of 500km
  • Hazardous – Wreck your vehicle 250 times
  • Friendship – Complete a Split-Screen race with 4 players
  • Ghost Rider – Beat 48 developer’s ghosts on Time Attack
  • Tumbler – Perform an impressive Barrel Roll
  • Bully – Successfully punch or ram 100 vehicles
  • Lightweight – Win 50 races using a lightweight vehicle
  • Mediumweight – Win 50 races using a mediumweight vehicle
  • Heavyweight – Win 50 races using a heavyweight vehicle
  • Pugilist – Punch 5 competitors in a single race and go on to win gold
  • Close Call – Win a race by a margin of less than 0.1s
  • Survivor – In Eliminator escape from last place 10 times with only 3 seconds to go
  • Freestyle – Create and win 10 free-play races
  • Spoilt For Choice – Reach rank 3 in the Festival to unlock all 8 vehicle classes
  • Bike – Win 5 Festival races using a Bike
  • ATV – Win 5 Festival races using an ATV
  • Buggy – Win 5 Festival races using a Buggy
  • Rally Car – Win 5 Festival races using a Rally Car
  • Racing Truck – Win 5 Festival races using a Racing Truck
  • Mud Plugger – Win 5 Festival races using a Mud Plugger
  • Big Rig – Win 5 Festival races using a Big Rig
  • Monster Truck – Win 5 Festival races using a Monster Truck
  • Necessary Roughness – Knock down 10 dismounted drivers
  • Tortoise – Win a race without using boost
  • Speeder – Unlock all 16 Speed events
  • Wreck-less – Unlock all 16 Eliminator events
  • Last Man Standing – Win all 16 Eliminator events
  • Beginner – Complete a ranked Online race with 12 players
  • Competitor – Complete 50 Online ranked races
  • Casual – Complete 50 online casual races
  • Immortal – Win an Online ranked race without wrecking
  • Beginner’s Luck – Come 1st in an Online ranked race
  • Rookie – Reach Online rank 2 (Rookie)
  • Veteran – Reach Online rank 3 (Veteran)
• Silver:
  • Hire Me – Beat the developer’s best ghost times on every track with every vehicle
  • Speed Demon- Win all 16 Speed events
  • Can’t Touch This – Win any Rank 8 race without being wrecked
  • Runner Up – Win 96 Silver Medals
  • Ranked Streak – Win 3 Online ranked races in a row
  • Hero – Reach Online rank 4 (Hero)
• Gold:
  • Winner – Win 250 races
  • Champion – Win 96 Gold medals
  • Legend – Reach Online rank 5 (Legend)
• Platinum:
  • Over Achiever – Unlock all the other 49 Trophies

Qore episode 5 hits the PlayStation Network this week. The Qore team has "put together a spook-tacular, monster-themed Halloween Special for Episode 05" according to Kevin Furuichi, the new Executive Producer at the PlayStation Network. Veronica Belmont and Audrey Cleo take a look at Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, Dead Space and Shaun White Snowboarding. As for extra content, issue 5 comes with SEGA’s Valkyria Chronicles demo and Audrey Cleo takes a look at the hot new Blu-Ray releases for October. Check out the promo video below.

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Resistance is to make a return to the PlayStation 3 next month, with the sequal being release in the US on November 4th and Europe on November 21st. The game will support the trophy system, and below we have included the list of trophies you can unlock. The close beta is currently running at the moment and will soon open up to the public. According to Play.com, the public beta is due to kick off on Friday, October 17th 2008. The open beta will be available to gamers who pre-order the game and Qore Subscribers.

Trophy List:

• Rampage! (bronze) – Kill 40 hybrids in the Single Player Campaign.
• Covert Ops (bronze) – Collect 5 pieces of Intel in the Single Player Campaign.
• Nowhere to Hide (bronze) – Tag and kill 30 enemies with the Bullseye in the Single Player Campaign.
• Sharpshooter (bronze) – Get 30 headshots while scoped in with the Fareye or Marksman in the Single Player Campaign.
• Explosives Expert (bronze) – Get 150 kills with the Carbine 40mm, LAARK, or Frag Grenade in the Single Player Campaign.
• They Go "Boom" (bronze) – Get 30 kills with the Magnum secondary fire in the Single Player Campaign.
• Pyromaniac (bronze) – Set 100 enemies of fire with the Bellock Semi-Automic, Air-Fuel Grenade, Spider Grenade, or environmental hazard in the Single Player Campaign.
• Spitting Lead(bronze) – Kill 50 enemies using the Wraith with the force barrier engaged in the Single Player Campaign.
• I See You (bronze) – Kill 50 enemies through solid matter with the Auger in the Single Player Campaign.
• Talk To The Hand (bronze) – Use the Auger force barrier to stop 150 incoming enemy shots in the single player Campaign.
• For Close Encounters (bronze) – Get 10 one-hit head-shot kills with the Shotgun in the Single Player Campaign.
• Pincushion (bronze) – Get 50 kills with the Hedgehog in the Single Player Campaign.
• Up Close and Personal (bronze) – Get 50 melee kills with any weapon in the Single Player Campaign.
• Wrecking Machine (bronze) – Destroy 40 vehicles in the Single Player Campaign.
• Mind Your Surroundings (bronze) – Get 50 indirect kills using explosive objects in levels in the Single Player Campaign.
• Salute Me (Silver) – Achieve the rank of Lieutenant.
• Exotic Weapon Collector (Silver) – Get 20 kills with each weapon in the Single Player Campaign.
• Master Spy (Silver) – Collect all the Intel documents in the Single Player Campaign.
• Snipe Hunt (Silver) – Kill 30 Spinners in the Single Player Campaign.
• Xenocide (Silver) – Kill 1000 enemies in the Single Player Campaign.
• Berserker (bronze) – Use every berserk at least once in Online Competitive Multiplayer.
• Point Man (Silver) – Earn 1 million XP from ranked games in online Competitive mode.
• Killing Machine (Gold) – Score 10,000 kills in ranked matches in Online Competitive Multiplayer.
• Specter Recon (bronze) – Collect 50 pieces of gray tech in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Specter Initiate (bronze) – Complete 20 missions in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Team Player (bronze) – Complete 5 missions with a full party of 8 in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Tour of Duty (bronze) – Complete one mission on each region in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Specter Officer (Silver) – Reach max level (35) with one class in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Primarch Hunter (Silver) – Kill 200 Elite Chimerans in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Specter Intel (Gold) – Collect all Intel in the Cooperative Campaign.
• Secret: Platinum Trophy (Platinum) – Obtain all Gold, Silver, and Bronze Trophies for Resistance 2

The PSP-3000 box was spotted on Amazon showing off what looks like PlayStation Network access. Although you can currently access the PlayStation Store using Remote Play through your PS3, this is the first time we’ve seen shots of accessing the PlayStation Store directly from the PSP. Even the PlayStation Network Logo is included on the box, which further suggests PSN connectivity.

Rumors suggest that a future PSP Firmware update, version 5.00, is said to include PSN Connectivity. We speculate that an official announcement will be made at the Tokyo Game Show. It has been confirmed that the next PSP Firmware Version is 4.20.

In our frantic effort to get ourselves a LittleBigPlanet Beta Key, we’ve managed to get hold of a few extra, and we’re going to give them away to you, our readers. We have two spare keys to give away, the first of which will be given away tonight at 10:00 PM GMT and the the second on tomorrow night at 10:00 PM GMT. We only have two codes so we will be selecting two users at random to receive the key. See below for details on how to get yourselves a key.

Our requirments for this giveaway is simple. Become a fan of our Facebook Fan Page. You will need to have a facebook account in order to do so. Tonight and tomorrow at 10:00 PM, we will select two users at random from the list of fans and send you a facebook message with the beta key and details on how to download the game. Remember, you only have two changes so get cracking.

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[Originally Posted On: 04/10/08 10:19 AM]

­UPDATE:

The first beta code has gone out. Congratulations to Alex Langley. If you haven’t already done so, your LittleBigPlanet Beta Key should be sitting in your facebook inbox. We hope you enjoy playing this amazing game.

Now, don’t forget – we will be giving another key tomorrow night. There is still a week left to play the beta so there is plenty of time to get some hours of play in. IGN and other gaming websites are giving away codes this weekend so make sure you enter any giveaways around to ensure a place! Look out for an update tomorrow night and don’t forget to check your Facebook inbox at 10:00PM GMT.

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UPDATE 2:

Hi folks. The winner of the second LittleBigPlanet Beta Key is James Bruce. Be sure to check your facebook inbox for yor key and details on how to download the beta.

GT Fans will be glad to hear that a new update is now available to download. The update adds three new vehicles to the game’s line-up, plus a number of gameplay and performance enhancements. The new vehicles are GT by Citreon, Ferrari California and Lotus Evora (screenshots below). As for the gameplay ehancements, the penalty system has been tweaked for Time Trial events, and you now receive more money when finishing in top place in race events. The responsiveness of using the wireless controller has also been improved. See below for more details.

GT by Citreon:

Ferrari California and Lotus Evora:

Gameplay Enhancements:

• Penalty System tweaked – specifically, during Time Trial events, speed penalties have been removed, and instead incurring such a penalty now invalidates the lap time for that particular lap.
• Difficulty level tweaked for Race Events and increased earnings for winning top spot
• Improved responsiveness when using the wireless controller
• Improved sound volume balance for sound effects and music for a better racing experience
• Drift Trial races have also been changed to feature a rolling start.

Notes:

Rankings, arcade time trial times, drift trial records, as well as vehicle-specific quick tune settings and custom key layouts will all be reset with the new update. Replay data created before the second update will no longer be viewable after this update. To confirm the version you have before updating the game, check the in-game manual.