Just now added to the PS3 was Firmware 3.41 which adds “Recommendations” to the Playstation Store. It will base these on what other people are buying combined with ratings. Kudos to Sony for what seems to be a reaction to the Destination Arcade. I tried checking it out for myself and it seems that it has not quite been implemented yet, maybe in time for the Tuesday update? Word is that a PSP firmware is due as well with more security stuff.
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PS3 Firmware 3.41 Released
Jul 27
SingStar doesn’t seem to get a lot of love on other sites so I figured I’d post a little info that may help some people out. SingStar has finally received the 4.4 update that was supposed to be released back in June. It adds Online Battles to play online against friends, Vibrato detection, and the best feature (in my opinion) is the addition of creating SingStar Remote playlists via the PSP. The Community updates are listed after the break.
The new 2.0 patch/update as well as the latest DLC is out for Fat Princess that adds local multiplayer and some extra classes like Ninjas and Pirates. It is 161 MB and I am currently downloading it to see what it is like. Hopefully this doesn’t turn out like Smash Cars and the multiplayer isn’t just for the DLC owners. Will post again after some time spent with it.
UPDATE: The local multiplayer is there, but you wouldn’t know it. You have to start an online game like any other (do not do “play with friends”) and then the 3 other players can join by pressing start. Sadly, if you do not have the DLC expect LOTS of messages telling you to buy it. VERY annoying.
I just recently saw that there was a firmware update for the PSP which I just assumed went with the PS3 update that also went live today, but I found something interesting: When updating I was told that there were new game sorting categories and when I checked them out I saw a listing for NEO GEO and another for PC Engine. Could this mean that the much rumored addition of these system’s games being added to the PSN Store? I know Japan already has them so maybe it’s just a matter of time before they are here in the US. As long as they aren’t overpriced (I’m looking at your Wii Virtual Console!) this could be cool.
Xbox 360 Slim Model Released
Jun 14
Just as Sony did with the PS3, Microsoft has announced a slimmer Xbox 360 shipping tomorrow. Unlike the slim PS3 though, it adds features instead of taking them away with the exception of the memory card slots. Now that you can use any USB drive you want they just replaced the two memory card ports with two USB slots so now there are a total of 5 USB ports to use (Just in time for Rock Band 3! hehe). They are also adding a port for use with the Kinect (the official name for Project Natal) so you can just plug it in and play (apparently with the original Xbox you will need a dongle and another power supply/source for using Kinect). I will be picking one up as soon as I can and will post further impressions.
New eBay Auctions Posted
Jun 14
I just put up over 80 auctions on eBay that includes tons of DVDs and some video games. I will be posting more stuff throughout the week so keep checking up. I also updated my No More Heroes 2 Review to include a link to the eBay auction for it.
I just recently put up some auctions on eBay. Click here to check them out. Check often as I have a bunch of games and DVDs I will be adding soon as well so take a look. If you mention that you found out about the auctions through this site I will gladly give you free shipping on your order. Feel free to tell you friends as well.
If you click on Upcoming Releases you will see I have updated it to include this week. It is a huge week this week with releases such as the Dragon Age: Origins expansion, Resonance of Fate, Fragile Dreams on Wii, and arguably the biggest release this week: God of War 3 on PS3. I am running a bit behind in my games so I may not play any soon but I am looking forward to all of those. Time to get back to playing so I can catch up.
I have updated my review for Batman Arkham Asylum to reflect a few things that have changed since I originally posted the review. This includes the fact that there was free DLC released and the PC version has come out and what makes it different (mostly PhysX support). Click here to read the review.
Things are picking up once again with the releases with some nice games coming out this week. Click here to see the Upcoming Releases for this week with games such as Heavy Rain, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and Last Rebellion among others. I know I’ll be playing a lot of Heavy Rain and Sonic and Sega All-Stars, what will you be getting?
