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PS3 Firmware Update 2.20
Sony have today updated the official PS3 firmware to version 2.20.
The most significant change in v2.20 is the compatability with the new Blu-Ray standard – Blu-Ray 2.0. New Blu-Rays will feature this BD-Live feature which can incorporate extra features, such as connecting to downloadable content. War and Saw IV were amongst the first [...]
Motorstorm 2 Screenshots (Codename: P...
Motorstorm: Pacifica – the sequel to the massively successful PS3 launch title has been tantalising users on the PS Network this week with the release of a small teaser trailer.
Whilst the original Motorstorm was based in the dust of the desert, a tropical oasis is the scene for this new game. Jungle’s galore – in fact you [...]
Bank Holiday PS3 Giveaway
If, by any chance you don’t yet own a PS3 then this Easter bank holiday may be just the opportunity for you.Argos are selling the PS3 at a rock bottom £269.99 this weekend including the option of adding a half price extra controller.
You can order online or you can reserve online.
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How to add an External USB hard drive...
If you have amassed plenty of videos, music and pictures on your computer over the years then why not stick it all on an external hard drive and hook it up to your PS3. Easier, and much quicker, than streaming files over your home network this is an ideal solution for users with massive hard drive needs.
With the advances in the PS3 software [...]
PS3 Firmware Update 2.17
Sony have updated the official PlayStation software today.
The new version is specifically designed to ‘improve operating stability’ according to Sony. In recent weeks, as the number of users has increased on PS Online, some issues have cropped up with games such as Call of Duty 4.
The last time Sony introduced an update quoting [...]
Grand Theft Auto 4 ‘most pre-or...
Grand Theft Auto 4 on the PS3 is selling like hot cakes and with around 7 weeks to go till launch the game is top of the PS3 pre-order lists.
The publishers of the game Take Two expect to sell around 9 million copies across all formats before the Autumn, and with the delays in the release of the game the anticipation has only increased.
The [...]
Singstar to get 30 new tracks
The SingStar SingStore is finally starting to get a decent number of tracks pumped in.
Around 30 songs will be added in the next update on the 7th March 2008, including:
• Aha: The Sun Always Shines On TV
• Alice Cooper: Poison
• Big Brovaz: Nu-Flow
• Bill Joel: Uptown Girl
• Blu Cantrell: Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)
• Bl [...]
End of HD-DVD could see PS3 sales soa...
Over the past few months a number of retailers have been announcing plans to remove HD-DVD’s from their shelves as they announced Sony’s Blu-Ray as the next-generation winner. One of the UK’s biggest annoucements in recent weeks was that of Woolworths but now US giants such as Wal-Mart have also decided to ditch HD-DVD.
Tod [...]
COD4 gets European Update
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has now received the long overdue patch on European servers.
The patch had been applied to other systems around the world around 10 days ago, meaning that European users have, quite literally, been ‘playing with themselves’ for a few days.
The patch is going to smooth out some of the technical diffic [...]
SingStar SingStore update 6th Feb
The online SingStar SingStore on European PS Networks has been updated a couple of hours early. Updates will now be every fortnight (the next being 20th Feb 2008).
The list of additions is not massive:
ENGLISH:
Bryan Ferry “Let’s Stick Together”
Doves “Black And White Town”
Editors “Munich”
Marillion “Incommunicado”
MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch [...]
New Maps for Call of Duty 4 on PS3
For some of us in the PS3 community it’s going to feel like Christmas is with us all over again!
That’s right, Infinity Ward – the makers of the acclaimed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have been working their little socks off to produce some new online maps and features for the PS3 version of the game.
The game has sold wel [...]
Burnout Paradise – Review
Burnout Paradise is a fast-paced, driving / car-wrecking game set in Paradise City. Immense fun, and supreme graphics, make it one of the best racers on the PS3.
Set in Paradise City, Burnout Paradise is the fifth incarnation of the Burnout series, and the downtown streets are jam-packed with traffic for you to abuse and bash around.
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PS3 Games Chart (3 Feb 08)
Information for the UK for the week ending 26th January 2008.
This week’s Top 10 PS3 Games
1. Burnout Paradise
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Assassin’s Creed
4. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
5. Pro Evo Soccer 2008
6. FIFA 08
7. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Walking
8. Need for Speed: Pro Street
9. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of destruction
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Sony PS3 bundle upgrade
The new PS3 official machine and 2 game bundle in Europe will be replaced tomorrow with a newer pairing of games.
The original pack that came with the console featured two of the launch titles – Resistance: FOM and Motorstorm. The new pack which will be released on January 31st 2008 will feature the top-selling Unchartered: Drake’ [...]
Win Grand Theft Auto IV!
Our forums have been opened this evening and to celebrate you could be in with a chance of winning a copy of the new Grand Theft Auto IV for absolutely nothing.
All you have to do is sign up with the PS3 Pad forum and site here and enter your online PS Network ID.
In the last week of February 2008, 6 lucky PS3 Padders will be randomly selecte [...]