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FirstPlay hits PSN

randompanda — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:40:46 +0000

The first of a series of weekly interactive HD shows has hit the Playstation network today.

The show will bring video reviews of the latest games, and also previews of upcoming titles straight to your PS3 console.

The first episode contains a review of Just Cause 2 review, with an exclusive in-game item. It will also show gameplay footage of God Of War 3 and a look at FIFA World Cup 2010. It also comes with screens form the latest Formula One game, Ghost Recon and Red Dead Redemption, aswell as a XMB wallpaper.

Worth it for 99p an episode? You decide.

PSN Punisher game hits the US in July!

randompanda — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:14:36 +0000

The Punisher: No Mercy will see a release on the US PS Store on July 2nd, for $9.99.

It is “designed with fast-paced online multiplayer FPS action in mind”, and will run on the Unreal Engine 3.

“With inspiration rooted in the Punisher’s rich Marvel Comics history, the game allows players to choose from an eclectic mix of Punisher allies and villains. Battle arenas span from shipyards rife with contraband to the “birthplace” of the Punisher’s arch enemy, Jigsaw, and up to eight players can blast away at each other in a variety of solo and team-based missions,”

There hasn’t been any word of a UK release yet, which sucks, but expect one soon!

Trophies a no PSP go!

jonnz — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:05:29 +0000

With the PSP GO recently announced at E3 there has been quite a few rumours popping up about how much its going to be integrated with the current Playstation Network.

The big question was…”Will trophies be included?” The little answer simply being….”no.”

Joystiq popped the question to Sony’s Eric Lempel (Director of PlayStation Network Operations) last week at E3. Lempel insisted there were “a few reasons” why trophies will not be included. The main being the fact that the PSP gets Hacked so much, yep, it gets hacked for pretty much everything…Lempel said, “if people can artificially inflate their rankings and amounts of Trophies” via the PSP on a shared PlayStation-wide Trophy system then it “kills the whole (Trophy) system,” PS3 included. So “keeping it secure, keeping it fair” is the best solution – but that means no Trophies on PSP.

Fair enough I guess, not that I was even that bothered about trophies…but I know quite a few people that only buy games for trophies. What you think about it?