Garnet red PlayStation 3 bundled with God of War: Ascension and 500GB HDD

January 31st, 2013, 22:26 Posted By: wraggster

Sony apparently sees 2013 as a chance to colorize its agingPlayStation 3 console, today announcing yet another new color for the superslim packing 500GB of storage. To match the blood red tattoos found all over God of War star Kratos' body, Sony colored this one garnet red, and is pairing the console with God of War: Ascension -- thusly, the bundle arrives on March 12, the same day God of War: Ascension is scheduled to go up for sale. Unlike its "Classic White" brethren, you won't get a full-year subscription to PlayStation Plus in this bundle -- a disappointment considering this one costs $50 more. It does, however, include not just a copy of God of War: Ascension, but also God of War Saga (which collects the first three God of Wargames) and God of War: Origins Collection (which bundles the two God of War PlayStation Portable games). That's a total of sixGod of War games included in this bundle, so you'd better reallybe into spending time with Kratos should you pick this up.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/31/g...playstation-3/

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Killzone: Mercenary gets dated

January 31st, 2013, 22:11 Posted By: wraggster

Sony’s has confirmed a release date for anticipated PlayStation Vita shooter Killzone: Mercenary.
The game will be released on September 18^th.
Sony has marked the announcement by releasing a brand new multiplayer trailer, which can be seen below:

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Grid 2 dated, special edition revealed

January 31st, 2013, 22:10 Posted By: wraggster

Codemasters has confirmed that the eagerly awaited follow-up to acclaimed 2008 release Race Driver: Grid will arrive on May 31st.
Grid 2 will be published for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will challenge players with races set around the world. It will also incorporate Codemasters' online network RaceNet, which launched with last year's Dirt Showdown.
Codemasters has also partnered with GAME for an exclusive special edition.
Those who pre-order from the specialist retailer, either in-store or online, will receive Grid 2: Brands Hatch Edition. This includes a copy of the game and two DLC packs.
The McLaren Racing Pack features the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Special Edition car and two new routes around the iconic British circuit.
Meanwhile, the Head Start Pack comes with the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT car, a RaceNet bonus and early discounts for the Car Upgrades Store in the online modes.

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EU PlayStation Store update: Crysis 3 beta, GTA Vice City

January 30th, 2013, 23:47 Posted By: wraggster

Sony Computer Entertainment has detailed this week's European PlayStation Store update.
Highlights include Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for £9.99, Bayonetta, the Crysis 3 beta and the Hitman HD Trilogy (available from February 1). The full list of content follows:PS3 games

Bayonetta

Price:£11.99/€14.99PEGI:18Availability:AllDisney Pixar Cars 2 Ultimate Edition

Price:£23.99/€29.99PEGI:7Availability:Not available in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UAECrysis 3 open beta

Price:FreePEGI:16Availability:Available only on PS Plus for Germany. Available to all elsewhere.Dead Or Alive 5 with Hotties Swimwear Set Bundle

Price:£36.99/€44.99PEGI:16Availability:AllHitman Trilogy HD (available from 1st February)

Price:£19.99/€29.99PEGI:18Availability:AllNi No Kuni - Wrath Of The White Witch (available from 1st February)

Price:£49.99/€59.99PEGI:12Availability:All

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Battlefield 3 Premium hits around 2.9 million subscribers

January 30th, 2013, 23:45 Posted By: wraggster

EA's Battlefield 3 Premium service has attracted around 2.9 million subscribers to date, says the publisher.
This represents a growth of around 900,000 users since EA reported 2 million usersduring its Q2 FY13 financial results in October.The BF3 Premium service generated over $108 million in sales through the third quarter, added the publisher.
Battlefield 3 Premium is an online service providing five DLC bundles along with other exclusive additions to its subscribers. The online service, which launched in May, costs a $50 one-time fee in the US and similar prices in other regions.
The company reported a trailing twelve-month non-GAAP digital net revenue rise of 37% to a record $1.5 billion.

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Sony upgrades Music Unlimited to 320Kbps streaming on Android, PS3

January 30th, 2013, 23:43 Posted By: wraggster

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Persona 4 Golden "will shift Vitas"

January 30th, 2013, 23:28 Posted By: wraggster

Persona fans will snap up PlayStation Vitas next month to play the latest game in the RPG series, says publisher Reef.
Persona 4 Golden launches in the UK on February 22nd, with Reef Entertainment on distribution duty.
“We expect Persona 4 Golden to top the Vita charts on release just as it has done in Japan and the US,” said Reef general manager Will Curley.
“From our experiences at MCM Expo, we know that there are a fair few RPG fans that will purchase the Vita just to play the game.”

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Pokopom r108 - PAD plugin for PS1/2/Dreamcast emulators

January 30th, 2013, 00:46 Posted By: wraggster

via http://emu-russia.net/en/

PAD plugin for PS1/2/Dreamcast emulators has been updated. No changes info available.
File: Download
News source: http://code.google.com

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no$psx 1.3 - Sony Playstation emulator for Windows

January 30th, 2013, 00:36 Posted By: wraggster

via http://emu-russia.net/en/

Sony Playstation emulator for Windows has been released. Changes:
- video: new rendering modes: 32bpp (mostly for MDECs), 8bpp (for old PCs), Auto
- video: supports horizontal screen centering and left/right screen borders
- video: matched PAL vertical centering to values used by "majority" of games
- video: fixed lower-border rendering (always using xsiz instead xsiz_div16)
- video: optional forced-automatic-centering (recommended for chaotic PAL games)
- video: optional better-than-real rendering with quads instead of triangles
- gpu: supports linestrips with uncommon end-codes (Wild Arms 2 uses 50005000h)
- cdrom: supports .sub files (for libcrypt, and for .ccd's without index 0)
- cdrom: supports .cdz files (and optionally deleting them after decompression)
- cdrom: supports error on "standby" command (used by Nightmare Creatures 2)
- cdrom: supports (de-)mute (avoid noise during modchip detect in Dino Crisis 1)
- cdrom: seek+setloc goto sectors before target (not to target) (tomb raider 2)
- cdrom: seek aborts reading (for Wild Arms 1 which lacks preceeding pause cmd)
- cdrom: seek updates data for any following getloc (needed for Resident Evil 1)
- cdrom: added getloc_l errors during seek (required for legacy of kain intro)
- cdrom: added newly discovered cd xa adpcm-buffer-empty-flag (1F801800h.bit2)
- cdrom: fixed subchannel-Q crc_16_ccitt byte-order (crc must be big-endian)
- cdrom: odd stuff like setloc+read+setloc+read+pause+read+pause+read combos
- vram-viewer: shows logged GPU command origins (CPU PC and DMA start/link)
- vram-viewer: shows laser-arrow for GP0(E3h,E4h,E5h) commands draw area/offset
- vram-viewer: allows tree-access after run (fill_3d_poly_tree_if_any_if_needed)
- vram-viewer: prevents mishandled ESC-key in hex-gpu-command child window
- debug: dynamic data/break-list allocation (no more limit on .sym datazones)
- bios: added "patch_missing_cop0r13_14opcodes_k0_k1" variant (ridge racer)
- help: added details on gpu-linestrip end-code and various new cdrom details
- help: added "information" on Xe Multi System Emulator's CD Image File Format
- help: added notes on chaotic screen centering values used by most PAL games
- icon: psx button-style icon symbols, at 12x12,16x16,32x32,48x48 pix sizes
- web: uploaded photos of the psx-xboo bios and parallel port upload circuit
- web: added nonazi logo (we are no longer mass-murdering ourselves in germany)
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News source: http://nocash.emubase.de

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PSVita Hacking - PS Vita Half Byte Loader for Firmware 2.05 Video

January 30th, 2013, 00:21 Posted By: wraggster



This video shows a running version of the Vita Half Byte Loader (VHBL) by Tomtomdu80 at a PS Vita with the new Firmware 2.05 !

This can not run ISO/CSO, just homebrews!!!

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Sci-fi GTA 'tempting,' says Houser, but 'good reason' needed

January 29th, 2013, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster

Rockstar VP Dan Houser has called the prospect of a futuristic Grand Theft Auto "tempting," adding the caveat that he'd need "a good reason" to make it.
Speaking to French site Ecrans last November (via OXM), the series writer claimed that Rockstar is currently missing the essential elements needed to justify pushing GTA into the world of sci-fi."We will do it the very second we have an idea," Houser replied, when asked whether the franchise would eventually transcend the present day.
"One of our strengths is the consistency of the game world. We're not necessarily the best writers in the world, but we [know] how to write a video game.
"When we decided to make a Western, it was because we knew we had something to say," he went on. "We have no interest in going into science fiction for the sake of flying cars and laser guns. The best science fiction stories are those that speak about the human condition.
"So while this idea is very tempting and, by definition, anything's possible in a videogame, we lack the essential thing for the moment: a good reason."
A move to a future setting could also be seen as a method of rejuvenating the popular open-world franchise, although Houser said he feels that GTA doesn't need a refresh for the moment.
"I'm not worrying about this for a good while yet," he said."In the past some of our titles have been successful, others less so, but as long as we have the ambition of making the kinds of games that nobody's ever made before, we're not going to get bored.
"To offer an analogy with cinema, some films can be told in one page of text. Once the basic situation is there, you know exactly how it will evolve. But if you're careful to change the narrative structure, it can change everything. Chris Nolan's Memento is a good example. That's the kind of approach we've achieved."
Rockstar has confirmed that the GTA V release date will fall in spring 2013 on PS3 and Xbox 360. PC and Wii U versions are "up for consideration", according to the studio.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...reason-needed/

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Battlefield 3 End Game DLC adds Air Superiority mode

January 29th, 2013, 23:53 Posted By: wraggster

DICE has added Air Superiority mode to its official description of Battlefield 3's End Game DLC expansion.
Set for release in March, we already knewthat the add-on would feature new maps and vehicles, plus the return of the Capture the Flag mode.Air Superiority previously appeared in 2009 digital release Battlefield 1943, with the mode unlocked for each platform once the playerbase collectively reached 43 million kills.
PS3 Battlefield Premium members will get first access to the End Game DLC, followed by Xbox 360 and PC Premium subscribers, and then everyone else.

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PPSSPP 0.6 - PSP Emulator for Windows

January 28th, 2013, 21:29 Posted By: wraggster



The guys behind the PSP Emulator for Android and Windows called PPSSPP have released new builds for Android, BlackBerry and even Symbian, heres whats new:


Alright, it's been a while so here's 0.6. It has a preliminary ARM JIT which greatly boosts speed on Android and other ARM platforms, and vertex caching which likewise improves performance quite a bit. Unfortunately I still haven't been able to fix a bug that causes the JIT not to work correctly on Snapdragon CPUs, instead it just crashes. I will fix this issue in an upcoming 0.61 release, stay tuned!
Also, a bunch of new games work but a couple have stopped working (like Mortal Kombat). These will be back, don't worry - it's what happens when emulators develop, sometimes when you fix things, things that worked "by accident" before breakxs until you fix another thing.

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PS Vita Hacking - Frostegater makes the 2.02 CEF and kexploit open source

January 28th, 2013, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster

via http://wololo.net/2013/01/28/frosteg...t-open-source/

Those of you enjoying CEF on the 2.02 Uno exploit will be happy to learn that the source code for both Frostegater’s port of CEF, and the kexploit he used on top of the uno exploit are now available. Frostegater announced the release of those a few days ago, as he had been waiting for Sony’s latest Firmware update before releasing the source. Sony’s update 2.05 patches both the user (Uno) and kernel exploits.

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PSP Homebrew- StickMan Jump 1.0

January 28th, 2013, 20:56 Posted By: wraggster

This awesome PSP homebrew game known as StickMan Jump 1.0 which has been updated with some awesome sun graphics was made available not too long ago to the PlayStation homebrew community . Below you could read a bit more about this released from the developer about this homebrew game as well as features that are included in this release . Feel free to download it from our download section below . You play as a stickman and your goal is to climb the highest possibile buildings. You will come across birds that attack you to make you fall for remedy, give them a helping Jigsaw and especially avoid streetlights.
We hope that this first version (but the first game of the team Zenyth) you like.
If you have knowledge of Lua, or you’re doing at the graphics do not hesitate to post your application on our forum http://team-zenyth.zz.mu, if you want to be part of the team and work with us.

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PS Plus: February content includes free Sleeping Dogs

January 28th, 2013, 20:44 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has detailed the new games and discounts PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to getting as part of the February update.
Detailed on the European PlayStation Blog, the refreshed selection of content includesSleeping Dogs, which will be available to download for free from February 6 for one month.The second game being added to the Instant Game Collection is F1 Race Stars, Codemaster's take on the kart racing genre. The third and final title is Quantum Conundrum, a puzzle game designed by Portal co-creator Kim Swift.
For PS Vita WipEout 2048 will be available from February 13, with Lumines: Electronic Symphony joining the instant game library from February 20.
Discounts on titles including Just Cause 1 and 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the Dust 514 Mercenary Pack and Alien Breed Trilogy will also be available exclusively to plus members.
Here's the full details:
Leaving the Plus Service in February:

• 6th February: BioShock 2
• 6th February: Ratchet and Clank All 4 One
• 6th February: Cubixx HD
• 13th February: Jet Set Radio
• 20th February: Pinball Arcade

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GTA: Vice City hits PSN this week

January 28th, 2013, 19:38 Posted By: wraggster

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will be the latest addition to the PS2 Classics collection, with Rockstar announcing its arrival on the Playstation Network this week.
The digital offering will land in North America on January 29th for $9.99, and in Europe the following day on January 30th for £7.99.
"Ever since the releases of San Andreas for PSN and Vice City on iOS and Android, we've received more than a few requests from the community wondering when they'd be able to touch down at Escobar International and return to the neon-lit streets and sun-splashed shores of Ocean Beach on their PS3," Rockstar stated in an announcement post. "Today we can confirm that it won't be long now..."
The company went on to tease other ‘classic’ Rockstar titles on the way to Sony’s digital service in “the weeks and months ahead.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gta-v...t-week/0109950

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Persona 4 Golden gets digital jump on retail release

January 28th, 2013, 19:38 Posted By: wraggster

RPG hit Persona 4 Golden will be released digitally BEFORE it goes on sale at retail.
NIS America’s game will be released at UK retail on February 22^nd, although Vita owners will now be able to download the title from PSN from February 20^th.
It is becoming increasingly common for games to launch concurrently at both retail and for download, but this move is an example of consumers being given an increased incentive to download their games.
The game has been a big hit not only in Japan but also in the US. It currently boasts a very impressive 94 per cent review average on Metacritic.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/perso...elease/0109967

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Sony launches Playstation Web Store

January 28th, 2013, 14:08 Posted By: wraggster

The Sony Entertainment Network has launched in select territories, allowing users to purchase Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment content from their web browser.
Sony announced that the new branch of PSN’s redesign is available now for users in US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.
The firm did not mention when the expansion of the service would arrive in additional territories outside of the four aforementioned countries.
Sony also announced Paypal as a new payment method for account holder’s SEN wallets, though that isn’t an option in Brazil where the service isn’t offered.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-...-store/0109951

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Sony is to release two new colour variations of its PS3 console in the UK.

January 28th, 2013, 14:08 Posted By: wraggster

The new Garnet Red and Azurite Blue versions both come in 500GB flavours. Both include two Dualshock 3 controllers.
Both SKUs are due for release on February 15^th and will be priced along the same lines as the standard single-controller 500GB SKU.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-g...red-on/0109955

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