DualShock 3 now available in Japan

The DualShock 3 controller for the PlayStation 3 is now available to purchase in Japan. The new controller runs on the old rumble technology found in the PlayStation 2’s DualShock 2 controller, but features the motion sensing technology found in the SIXAXIS controller. The controllers are available in standard black and ceramic white. Unfortunately for European and US PS3 owners, the DualShock 3 controller will not be released until Spring 2008, but if you can’t wait that long you can always import a Japanese version.

DualShock 3 Black DualShock 3 White

The controller will work with US and European consoles should you decide to import. The DualShock 3 controller is wireless just like the SIXAXIS controller and can be recharged using a USB cable. DualShock 3 support was added in firmware 1.92/2.00 but there are only a number of games compatible with the rumble feature:

List of PS3 titles compatible with DualShock 3 in Japan:

Vampire Rain – Altered Species – AQ INTERACTIVE Inc.
Biohazard 5 – CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
Devil May Cry 4 – CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
Dark Sector – D3 PUBLISHER Inc.
Burnout Paradise – Electronic Arts K.K.
FIFA franchise (title name TBD) Electronic Arts K.K.
BUMPY TROT2 – IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
Dynasty Warriors 6 – KOEI Co., Ltd.
Fatal Inertia – KOEI Co., Ltd.
GI JOCKEY 4 2007 – KOEI Co., Ltd.
Metal Gear Online – Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
IMABIKISOU – Sega
Blast Factor – Sony Computer Entertainment
echochrome – Sony Computer Entertainment
Folklore – Sony Computer Entertainment
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION – Sony Computer Entertainment
Go! Sports Ski – Sony Computer Entertainment
Heavenly Sword – Sony Computer Entertainment
MotorStorm – Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction – Sony Computer Entertainment
Resistance: Fall of Men – Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Stardust HD – Sony Computer Entertainment
TOY HOME – Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Sony Computer Entertainment
Warhawk – Sony Computer Entertainment

List of PS3 titles compatible with DualShock 3 in North America and Europe:

The Darkness – 2K Games
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – Activision
Soldier of Fortune – Activision
Biohazard 5 – CAPCOM
Devil May Cry 4 – CAPCOM
N-Cube – Creat Studios
Warbit – Creat Studios
Dark Sector – D3 PUBLISHER
Turok – Disney Interactive
Highlander – Eidos
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men – Eidos
Burnout Paradise – Electronic Arts
FIFA franchise (title name TBD) – Electronic Arts
Legendary: The Box – Gamecock
To End All Wars – Ghostlight
RAGE – id Software
WarDevil – Unleash the Beast Within – Ignition Entertainment
Dynasty Warriors 6 – KOEI
Fatal Inertia – KOEI
Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots – Konami
Blacksite: Area 51 – Midway
TNA Wrestling – Midway
Unreal Tournament 3 – Midway
Wheelman – Midway
Cops (codename, title name TBD) – Pyro
Planet One (codename, title name TBD) – Pyro
Heroes over Europe – Red Mile Entertainment
Condemned 2 – Sega
Iron Man – Sega
The Club – Sega
The Crucible – Sega
The Incredible Hulk – Sega
Blast Factor – Sony Computer Entertainment
echochrome – Sony Computer Entertainment
Elefunk – Sony Computer Entertainment
Folklore – Sony Computer Entertainment
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION – Sony Computer Entertainment
Go! Sports Ski – Sony Computer Entertainment
Heavenly Sword – Sony Computer Entertainment
High Velocity Bowling – Sony Computer Entertainment
MLB 08: The Show – Sony Computer Entertainment
MotorStorm – Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA 08 – Sony Computer Entertainment
PAIN – Sony Computer Entertainment
Rat Race – Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction – Sony Computer Entertainment
Resistance: Fall of Man – Sony Computer Entertainment
Snakeball – Sony Computer Entertainment
SOCOM: Confrontation – Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Stardust HD – Sony Computer Entertainment
TOY HOME – Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Sony Computer Entertainment
Warhawk – Sony Computer Entertainment
WipEout HD – Sony Computer Entertainment
GripShift – Sony Online Entertainment
NBA 2K8 – Take Two Sports
Destroy All Humans 3 – THQ
Stuntman Ignition – THQ
Assassin’s Creed – UbiSoft
BEOWULF – UbiSoft
HAZE – UbiSoft
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – UbiSoft
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas – UbiSoft
Prototype – Vivendi Games
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena – Vivendi Games

Resistance: FoM Map Pack 2 details

Insomniac is continuing to support the launch title, Resistance: Fall of Man, by releasing another map pack. The game has already recieved a map pack some time back, and a new patch recently became available. Now, Insomniac are ready to release the second set of maps for the game sometime before the end of this month. The two new maps are Bracknell and Axbridge.

Bracknell – A foreboding Chimeran node and Widowmaker breeding ground serve as eerie backdrops to this dark, all-interior environment loosely based on the Resistance single-player level. Players will fight in huge, cavernous spaces, where Chimeran architecture has overtaken an abandoned railway system. Bracknell is designed for both vertical and close-quarters combat, so polish those shotguns and Augers.

Axbridge – Axbridge has the perfect blend of frantic close quarters combat and concealed sniping perches. This map was created specifically for online multiplayer gameplay and not based on any Resistance single-player environment. It features a narrow corridor stretching under and above ground leading to two human bases on either side. The bases are large structures in their own right. Each contains several rooms and expansive fighting spaces.

UPDATE: PSP M4M on hold until further notice

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[Originally Posted On: 04/11/07 11:05 PM]

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Sony expands PlayStation Store to new countries

SCEE is making the PlayStation Store available in four new countries within the PAL territory. This means that PlayStation owners in Poland, Greece, Saudi Arabia and Czech Republic can now download demos and purchase games from the PSN Store. The four new countries brings the total number of SCEE stores in the region to 25.

Chris Stanton-Jones, Distributor Markets VP for SCEE, said:

"When we launched PlayStation 3 in March, we promised that we would continue to improve the service throughout the SCEE territories and offer more stores to new regions as quickly as possible. The launch of these four new stores highlights our commitment both to improving our offering and the importance of these increasingly dynamic markets. We look forward to continuing the great success we are already having in these markets and are pleased to continue to show our support to them."

PlayStation Store Updates for Nov 8 2007

The PlayStation store has finally been updated this week. The US have recieved two new demos, the main one being Uncharted, and three new add-on packs for various games. In addition, there are several new game videos, movie trailers and some new wallpaper. As for Europe – the update wasn’t that big (no suprise there). There is one new playable demo, and a few new game add-on packs. There is also a new PSOne title and Tekken 5: DR Online is finally available to download.

Europe Update:

Demos
- NFS: ProStreet Demo
Full Games
- Tekken 5: Online
Add-on Game Content
- Tekken 5: Online add-on
- Folklore: Bottom of the Sea add-on pack
- MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Add-on (GBP 3.99)
PSOne Games
- Cool Boarders
Game Videos
- Uncharted: Animation Overview
- PSP Shapes your world Video

US Update:

Demos
- Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Demo
- College Hoops 2K8 Demo
Add-on Game Content
- MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Add-On ($5.99)
- Guitar Hero III Foo Fighters Pack ($6.25)
- Guitar Hero III Velvet Revolver Pack ($6.25)
Game Videos
- MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Video
- Ratchet & Clank Future: ToD Launch Trailer
- Devil May Cry 4 TGS Trailer 2
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Trailer
- Burnout Paradise “Carson GT” Trailer
- Burnout Paradise “Manhattan” Trailer
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
- One Missed Call Trailer
- Sweeney Todd Trailer
- Hostel Part II Trailer
PS3 Wallpaper
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Wallpapers

How to create a PS3 XMB theme

Compiling a Theme
Installing a Theme
Customizing a Theme

To create a XMB theme for your PlayStation 3, you will need the XMB Theme Creator program. Unzip the contents of the zip package to your hard drive and you are ready to begin. A sample theme can be found in folder "/sample/01". You can compile this into a theme using the below instructions.

Compiling a Theme

Open Command Prompt and go to the folder where p3tcompiler.exe resides. To open command prompt, go to Start > Run and enter "cmd".
Once at the directory, enter
p3tcompiler sample/01/sample.xml
and press enter to compile the theme.
Once the theme is created, the "sample/01" folder will contain several new files. Copy the "sample.p3t" file to a memory card or external hard drive. The theme must be put in the "PS3/THEME" directory of the memory card or hard drive.

Installing a Theme

On the PlayStation 3, go to [Settings] > [Theme Settings] > [Theme] and select Install.
Select the device and then select the theme you wish to install.
You can set, delete or view information about the theme by clicking on the installed theme from the same menu.

Customizing a Theme

Creating your own theme requires several hours of work depending on how much you wish to customize the theme. The easiest way to customize a theme is by modifying the images in the "sample/01" directory. The "sample.xml" file can be modified to change the theme name, font, theme colour and icon names. See the below example on how to modify the XML file.

<infotable>
	<info
		name="theme name"
		icon="icon.png"
		url="author website"
		author="author name"
		authoricon="authoricon.png"
		genre="genre information"
		version="version information"
		comment="comment on theme"
		preview="preview.png"
	/>
	<localizedinfo
		locale="en"
		name="theme name"
	/>
	<localizedinfo
		locale="jp"
		name="theme name"
		comment="comment on theme"
	/>
</infotable>

<font selection="font number {1, 2 or 3}" />

<color selection="color number {1 to 12}" />

You should only change the information shown in green. The icons should not be modified unless you have modified the file names of the images. Also, the locale should not be changes. This information is used to display the theme name in different regions, namely English and Japanese, which is denoted by "en" and "jp" respectively.

The remainder of the XML file should also not be modified unless the icon file names have been modified. The easiest way to modify a theme is to edit the images and the "<infotable>" part of the XML file only. Once you have modified icons and/or the XML file, you must recompile the theme file.

Make your own PS3 XMB Themes

Sony has released a program to help you create your own PlayStation 3 XMB themes. The program is a windows command line application and comes with detailed instructions on how to create your own themes. Also in the package are some sample icons and images to help you get started. The process for creating custom themes is fairly easy, however, it does require a lot of graphic editing work. You can download the package below, as well as download three official XMB themes.

[Download Custom Theme Maker]
[Download Pixel Theme]
[Download Classy Pink Theme]
[Download Nature Theme]

UPDATE:

If you are having trouble making a theme, please see our Tutorial. Additionally, the PDF file found in the download archive will also help with editing and creating your own themes. The Theme Creator is a Windows command-line application (it will only run on Windows systems using MS-DOS).

Custom Firmware 3.71 M33-3

Dark_AleX has released an update for Custom Firmware 3.71 M33, bringing the firmware to version 3. In addition to an update to the custom firmware, DAX has also released a new version of Popsloaded that uses the new firmware. In order to be able to install this update, you must first install Custom Firmware 3.71 M33 version 1 or 2. The same is required for the new Popsloaded. You can find the changelog for both the custom firmware and popsloader below.

Changelog for CFW 3.71 M33-3

Fixed a bug in access to flash by usb.
HEN core: kernel prx’s with syscall exports work again.
PSP Slim: programmers can set the size of user memory to 52 MB by using a sfo flag.
Check sample in sdk for usage.
March33 NO-UMD driver:

Fixed a bug that could hang the psp when exiting with home.

Fixed compatibility issue with Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles, and maybe more games.

Vshmenu: it wasn’t displaying properly with psp slim TV-OUT due to the change of resolution. Fixed.

Changelog for the new PopsLoader

Support for 3.71 and 3.72 pops has been added. Note that 3.71 however will not appear in the list in 3.71 M33 as it is not necessary.
List of files needed for each version:

3.00-3.03: kd/popsman.prx, kd/meaudio.prx, kd/pops.prx, vsh/module/pafmini.prx

3.10-3.30: kd/popsman.prx, kd/pops.prx, vsh/module/pafmini.prx

3.40-3.72: kd/popsman.prx, kd/pops.prx, vsh/module/pafmini.prx, vsh/module/libpspvmc.prx

The files must be decrypted. (use square in psardumper). Support for encrypted and packed files is planned for the future.

[Download Custom Firmware 3.71 M33-3 and Popsloaded]

SCEA comments on in-game XMB access

Following the announcement of Firmware 2.00 for the PS3 yesterday, the PlayStation.Blog has been buzzing with talk of no in-game XMB access and other features requested by gamers not found in the new update. Eric Lempel responded to the comments and complaints with "SCE continues to evaluate opportunities to provide new functionality to PS3 on an ongoing basis. New features and functionality have continually been added to the system since it debuted, and we will continue to update you with new developments."

Could this mean that in-game XMB access could come to the PS3 at a much later date or is Sony just keeping the hopes up for games? We don’t really know. At time of writing, there have been more than 700 comments on the PlayStation.Blog, all pretty much saying the same thing. Some gamers are happy with the update, but others no so much.

Post by Lempel reads:

"About the firmware version number – In general, we don’t wait to release new features based on a particular firmware update number. The 1.80 update, for example, was pretty substantial, including important features like DVD upscaling.

That said, this update does include valuable features that consumers have been asking for – such as the Remote Start functionality. Personally, I’m looking forward to using this feature as I’m frequently on the road – and I know a lot of you are too.

As far as other features many of you are calling for (such as in-game XMB) – SCE continues to evaluate opportunities to provide new functionality to PS3 on an ongoing basis. New features and functionality have continually been added to the system since it debuted, and we will continue to update you with new developments.

We do read your comments, and they have helped shaped previous updates – including this one."

[Via: PlayStation.Blog]

System Software Ver. 2.00

Overall

New grouping options for the [Group Content] feature have been added to the options menu.
[PLAYSTATION Network] has been added as a category in the XMB home menu.
You can now create playlists to organize content under [Music] and [Photo]

Settings

[Color], [Background], and [Font] have been added as options under [Theme Settings].
You can now select [Brightness] as an option under [Theme Settings] > [Background].
The procedure for setting [Internet Connection Settings] under [Network Settings] has been changed.
You can now select Canon printers with the [Printer Selection] option under [Printer Settings]. For a list of compatible printers, select here.
[Remote Start] has been added as an option under [Remote Play Settings].

Game

[Vibration Function] has been added as an option under [Controller Settings] in the menu that is displayed when you press the PS button on a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller.
- Available for purchase in early 2008.

Network

You can now view video content (as a progressive download) as it is being downloaded from PLAYSTATION Store.
[Trend Micro Web Security for PS3] has been added as an option under the Internet browser.
[Information Board] has been added as a feature under [Network]

Friends

The voice / video chat menu has been changed.
You can now use the PLAYSTATION Eye camera for voice / video chat.

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