PS3 firmware 3.10 has just been released and along with it comes plenty of new exciting feature to the PlayStation 3. We’ve got the rundown of all the new features available in the latest firmware update. Here is the full change list, please let us know if we’ve missed anything and we will update as necessary: Added the ability to access some Facebook features from the XMB. Added the option to automatically send updates to ...
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There is a view that removing all 15-year-old boys from this earth would not only help global warming but also our cultural horizon. Supporters of this view will then be heartened to hear the story reported by the Chicago Tribune of a 15-year-old boy who suffered a serious trauma. His parents took away his Xbox. The boy, a resident of Buffalo Grove, Ill., which sounds like the sort of place where discipline is imparted along traditional...
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Interesting news hitting VGNZ desks today regarding the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. Gamers across the review sites are reporting very low review scores for the title. It is believed that it is in retaliation to developers Infinity Ward's decision to forgo the use of dedicated servers in favour of peer2peer systems where gamers can connect to other gamers pcs while they host it. Previous CoD games had had dedicated servers. It was well ...
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Design the galaxy’s coolest intergalactic weapon with Ratchet and Clank™: A Crack in Time Design your own intergalactic weapon and have it built by WETA Workshop Ever wanted the chance to have your own weapon design created by the world famous WETA workshop? Well, now you’ve got the opportunity with the Ratchet and Clank™: A Crack in Time weapon competition. To celebrate the release of Ratchet and Clank™: A Crack In Time on PS3™, ...
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Halo Waypoint launches today – the virtual world of Halo Exclusive previews of “Halo Legends” on Xbox LIVE starting Sunday November 8 AUCKLAND, New Zealand – November 6, 2009 – Halo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things “Halo,” launches today on Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of “Halo Legends” beginning Sunday, Nov. 8.  Following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint...
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Nintendo plans to launch a new version of its DSi hand-held videogame player with a larger screen in Japan as early as this year to kick-start sluggish demand, the Nikkei business daily said. Nintendo, which cut the price of its popular Wii videogame console last month, has been looking to bolster demand for the DSi, whose monthly sales have slowed to a third of their peak levels following its launch about a year ago. Nintendo's hand-he...
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BIOWARE ANNOUNCES JANUARY 29 LAUNCH DATE IN NEW ZEALAND FOR MASS EFFECT 2 TOGETHER WITH EXCITING PRE-ORDER INCENTIVES Unique Armor and Weaponry Available with Pre-Orders at Select Retailers Worldwide Auckland, NZ (October 19, 2009) – Mark your calendar and lock in your copy of Mass Effect 2 now! Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the epic Shooter/RPG Mass Ef...
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Awesome new Mario Game! And it's not NSMB Wii, and it's not Galaxy 2, but it's going to be crazy fun!4:56 AM Oct 18th from web Big day tomorrow! Seattle for a new Mario game! Yippee!!! And just as a joke, it's going to rain....in San Francisco tomorrow!2:44 PM Oct 13th from web Mama Mia!!!! I'm going to Seattle this week to record a new Mario game! Woo Hooo!!!!! I can hardly wait!!!!16:48 AM Oct 11th from web ...
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Nokia is offering New Zealand gamers the opportunity to download premium games from the Ovi Store free of charge*. Up to 10 popular Gameloft titles will be available for download including, Asphalt 4; Prince of Persia; Assassin’s Creed; Ryman Raving Rabbits TV Party; Paris Nights; Texas Hold’em Poker; Platinum Sudoku 2; Zombie Infection; Brain Challenge and Block Breaker Deluxe 2.   All games are the full and latest versions. A...
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Take a look at this advertising hoarding that shows a Resistance 3 title with a New York profile. Pictures taken from the set of the upcoming film action/sci-fi film Battle: Los Angeles reveal a billboard put up specifically for inclusion in the film. The story here (as you can see above) is that the billboard is question is advertising Resistance 3 for the PlayStation 3. You know, the obvious sequel that Sony and developer Insomniac Games h...
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