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PSP firmware 6.10 gets pushed out
Today, Sony has announced that version 6.10 of the PSP firmware is now ready to be installed on hand held consoles everywhere. This update includes several big features such as SensMe which chooses songs stored on your PSP based on different moods you select.
Another interesting feature of 6.10 is the ability to tether a PSP Go with a Bluetooth capable cellphone for internet connectivity anywhere you can go.
That’s about it in terms of exciting features so get downloading!
Additional instances error fixed in North American WoW servers
Over at the World of Warcraft forums, a Blizzard representative gave word that they have successfully changed how the infamous “Additional instances cannot be launched” error works.
The limit for instances per server has been notched up a bit, and the performance instances are being given are also improved.
The reason behind many players participating in Heroic instances is due to the recent 3.2 changes of Heroic dungeons providing Emblems of Conquest. This way, all fresh 80’s can get their Ulduar gear with just some grinding.
No word on when European and Australian servers will be seeing the fix.
Read (World of Warcraft Forums)
Call of Duty 4 patched to 1.40 on PS3
Modern Warfare 2’s release is right around the corner, but Infinity Ward is still updating Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
The 1.40 patch focuses on eliminating the recent hacking issues for the PlayStation 3. No official patch notes have been released yet. Unfortunately, the patch is currently only out for North America; a European release has yet to be scheduled.
Modern Warfare 2 will be out on November 10th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Read (Infinity Ward Forums)
PlayStation Store update for 7/30, Fat Princess and Watchmen
Today, the PlayStation Store was updated with a few goodies, including the much anticipated strategy game, Fat Princess.
Two new demos were also added into the mix, featuring a Madden NFL 10 demo and a Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 demo.
Speaking of Watchmen, the full version of Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 also released today, retailing at $14.99. Spec Ops: Airborne Commando was also added to the PSOne classics.
A good amount of DLC was also added, ranging from Dynasty Warriors to Rag Doll Kung Fu. Here’s the full list:
- Rag Doll Kung Fu Time Saver DLC ($1.99)
- Cross Edge Enigma Synth Pack (1) (free)
- Cross Edge Hero Pack ($0.99)
- Cross Edge It’ll Come in Handy Pack ($0.99)
- Cross Edge This is Equipment Pack ($0.99)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Eclectic Armor Set (men) (free)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Norse Armor Set (men) (free)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Priestess Armor Set (women) (free)
- Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires Valkyrie Armor Set (women) (free)
- Guitar Hero songs
- Rock Band songs
- Katamari Forever and Noby Noby Boy Themes (free)
- G.I. Joe Rise Of The Cobra: Cobra Theme ($0.99)
- G.I. Joe Rise Of The Cobra: G.I. Joe Theme ($0.99)
- Harry Potter XMB Theme Pack ($1.99)
- College Football Themes (x5) (Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin) ($1.99 each)
- Killzone 2 DLC Bundle Pack Trailer
- MAG Developer Diary 3
- MAG Developer Diary 4
- Dark Void Composer Interview
- Unbound Saga Between the Panels Issue 1
- God of War III Wallpapers (x3)
- Brave Story: New Traveler ($14.99) (also available from PS3 storefront)
- Pocket Pool ($9.99) (also available from PS3 storefront)
- Strikers 1945 Plus ($11.99) (also available from PS3 storefront)
Oh yeah, a bunch of Guitar Hero and Rock Band tracks were also added. But you already knew that.
New DSi firmware launched, upload photos to Facebook
The new 1.4 firmware is now available for the Nintendo DSi. This firmware deems flash cards useless. All pirates are advised not to update if they want to keep using their ROMs and such.
Back in March, Nintendo revealed plans to expand to social networking options. Today, Nintendo has released a new application for the Nintendo DSi which allows players to upload their photos directly to Facebook.
To get setup, you need to link your DSi with your Facebook account via Facebook Connect. Once that’s done, a Facebook logo will appear on top of your photos. Users are allowed to upload entire albums at once (200 photos), and every photo after that, a new album is created.
The firmware is only exclusive to Japan, Europe, and Australia. No word on when the update will be released for North America.
Facebook and Twitter coming to 360 before Christmas
Speaking at an event, Microsoft marketing employee James Halton said that the company was aiming for a Fall debut of Facebook and Twitter integration for the Xbox 360.
“It will be before Christmas,” Halton said. “A lot of the background work’s been done for a lot of applications that are coming.”
The recent preview of the Xbox Live dashboard was missing these upcoming social networking tools, so we don’t know exactly how they’ll work with the user interface just yet. As previously mentioned, these tools will not be included in the August 11th update.
Read (Eurogamer)
Dawn of War 2 ‘There is Only War’ patch tomorrow
The new Dawn of War II patch ‘There is Only War’, which has been in beta testing recently, now has a definite release date. Relic Entertainment posted on the official community site that the patch will be available starting tomorrow.
The developers also released a very extensive changelog, listing all of the improvements the patch has to offer. This changelog details numerous bug fixes and balance changes. These improvements differ from what you’ve seen in the beta, so it’s well worth a look.
Make the jump for the full changelog.
Quake Live update rolls out today
A new Quake Live update has been release today by the folks over at id Software. The focus of the patch is to work on competitive changes, such as shoutcasting. Client side updates and general fixes have been added, as well.
Here is the full changelog:
- Fixed lightning gun sound, no more loud enemies.
- Added team_say for spectators so they can chat only among spectators.
- Increased the speed of nailgun nails.
- The powerups now spawn at the same time after match start.
- cg_lagometer 2 will now display the client ping estimation along with the standard lag-o-meter graph.
- cg_chatBeep allows you to enable/disable the audible beep when you receive a message.
- cg_teamChatBeep allows you to enable/disable the audible beep when you receive a message from a teammate.
- cg_selfOnTeamOverlay toggles whether you see yourself in the team overlay.
- cg_fov lower limit is now 10.
- Changed demo autorecord naming to more easily sort and locate.
- cg_autoaction 0-3
0 – do nothing
1 – auto record demo
2 – auto record a screenshot at end of game
3 – auto record demo and screenshot - cl_autoRecordDemo has been removed in favor of the new cg_autoaction system.
- cl_demoRecordMessage 0/1 allows you to toggle the “RECORDING…” message on the hud when recording a demo.
- cl_conTimestamps can now display values in game time.
0 – Do nothing
1 – Show values in game time (affected by cg_levelTimerDirection)
2 – Show values in servertime - Fix for several keys becoming unbound (2,e,u,o,s,m)
- Spectators will no longer get the “Internal combustion” message upon respawn after following a player that was mined.
- Fix for a dropweapon bug that could cause other players in the game to auto switch to another weapon.
- Removed setu/sets commands.
- Fix for odd sv_maxclients values.
- Warmup delay is now disabled for bot games.
- Zoomed fov calculation now takes aspect ratio into account.
- Some FireFox users were experiencing crashes while loading into maps, these issues have been resolved.
Competition mode changes:
- Added support for limiting the amount of timeouts called, and configuring their default duration. Time outs remaining are indicated on the team scoreboards.
- Server owners can deop other clients with the ‘deop’ command.
- Pause and Timeout events print to the console.
Spore patch 5 now live, asymmetry available
The new Spore patch is now live, and comes with a number of changes, including asymmetry being implemented into the game. If you already have Spore, you just need to launch the game and the software should patch.
Don’t forget that you need the EA Download Manager to make the patch possible, though. Here’s the full changelog:
Spore Improvements:
- Asymmetry is now available for creatures! Details on new Asymmetry features for Creatures and Vehicles can be found here.
- This patch fixes several crashes in Space Game.
- Many tuning improvements to Space Game, including reduced disaster rates at all levels of difficulty, adjustments to Hard Mode, increased limits on concurrent trade routes, as well as changes to tool unlocks for the Knights.
- Creator Lineage appears correctly for all creation types shared after this patch is installed.
- Cheat is included that permits Creators to export creatures in Collada format for use in Maya. Creators must acknowledge and accept a Tools EULA to perform this operation. An additional cheat has been provided to enable highest quality textures to appear on vehicles, where it is supported by user hardware.
- Fixed a problem where creations would go missing if a user quits the game in any way while downloads are in progress.
- Fixed a bug where achievements were disappearing.
- Fixed a bug where some Sporepedia cards had corrupted backgrounds.
- Fixed a problem in Space where some Grox planets were unreachable.
- YouTube movies now publish as public
Galatic Adventure Improvements:
- This patch must be installed again after installing Galactic Adventures, even if you have installed this patch previously.
- You can now place the avatar, NPCs, and handheld objects on top of air, land, and sea vehicles in the Adventure Creator. Get more info here.
- Improvements are made to the Adventure Creator, including right-click camera behavior, and User Interface enhancements.
- In EP1 open gates were not working correctly when they were disguised
- Some customer-reported crashes in Galactic Adventures have been fixed.
Read (Spore)
Xbox 360 dashboard update dated for August, detailed
The new Xbox 360 dashboard which was unveiled to select members of the press will be seeing an official launch on August 11th, as stated by Microsoft today.
Included with the update comes Xbox Live Games on Demand, the game distribution service announced during this year’s E3. On Demand allows players to download full retail games at the convenience of their own couches. Titles such as Mass Effect, BioShock, Assassin’s Creed, and Lego Star Wars will all be featured in launch. More titles will be added on a weekly basis.
Co-operative Netflix watching will also be available, allowing players to stream movies simultaneously among friends on Xbox Live.
Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm integration will have to wait until the fall update.
If you can’t wait until August, you can sign up for Major Nelson’s Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program by completing a survey for a chance to take a sneak peek at the update.
Read (Co-Optimus)
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Soldier Front update rolls out, new map and female character
NHN USA announces that a new Soldier Front update has been released today, releasing a new map and female character faction, the Mulan Special Forces. The new map is titled Venice, Italy and is based off of the streets of, you guessed it, Venice.
Soldier Front is run on a free-to-play model, with the option to purchase game currency for paid content. The game is published on ijji, NHN USA’s game portal website. You can grab it for free over at the official website in a quick 300MB download.
I’ve played the game and I can say that it’s definitely not worth to buy the special weapons and such, but it’s worth a go in case you want a pick-me-up FPS.
Tags: Soldier Front
‘There is Only War’ beta now offline, more fixes and balance changes in launch
The “There is Only War” beta period for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II officially ended yesterday night. Although the beta was scheduled to end on the 14th, Relic Entertainment decided to extend the beta to keep it playable for a bit longer, even though no more feedback would be accepted.
The developers mention that the beta was a success, receiving an “overwhelming amount of community feedback and support.” That being said, the retail launch of the patch will be rolling out soon, except this time with even more bug fixes and balance changes unseen in the beta.
“There is Only War” includes eight unreleased multiplayer maps, balance changes, bug fixes, and a map editor.
Read (Dawn of War 2 Community Site)
Backwards Compatibilty Returning To PS3?
In the days of catridge gaming playing games from a previous system meant you had to hook that system back up to your TV and slot the game in to achieve the appropriate tinglings of reminiscence. When storage formats were universalized via the adoption of CDs as the medium of choice the question of backwards compability began, even before it became an industry/gamer buzzword.
The PS2 was the first to feature it, allowing gamers to still play their old favorites. The Xbox 360 followed suit somewhat, with a few hundred original Xbox games playable. The Wii can handle any Gamecube title, though there likely aren’t too many people go back to. The PS3 offered backwards compatibility as well, but only on certain SKUs and only for a limited period of time.
If you didn’t buy one of the 60 gigabyte models you were out of luck as your system didn’t have the necessary hardware to play PS2 games. It seems that all might change though as Sony filed an application for a patent that would allow backwards compatability to be integrated into existing systems via a software update. According to the patent Sony has figured out a way to get the PS3’s cell processor to emulate the PS2’s emotion engine.
I admit that after trying to read through the garbled nonsense of patent filing I have no clue whether or not IGN has interpreted this correctly, so this could be for something else entirely, but it seems logical. Now whether this would be available for everyone is the question. They could hold it back for release with the PS3 Slim, offering it at a later date as a paid download to anyone with a non-slim PS3, or they could simply show they’re nice guys and release it for free.
Punch Out!! website goes live
With Punch Out!!’s May 18th Wii release date just around the corner, it would only make sense that Nintendo would put up the game’s official website and today they’ve done just that.
As of now, only Glass Joe is featured on the website with a small gameplay video made available by clicking the stats on the right side of the page.
When the game’s release date gets even closer, expect Nintendo to update this page with more fighters featured in Punch Out!!.
Metal Gear Solid Touch completed, free update issued
It seems that the original release of Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPod Touch and iPhone wasn’t complete, ending almost randomly leaving players in the dust.
Well, Konami has announced that the game has official been finished and an update has been sent to the App Store for all to download for free
Joystiq reports that the update adds 8 new stages along with new unlockable wallpapers and a bunch of bug fixes.