Not only does God of War III have no hard drive installation, a tweet from Christer Ericson, the Director of Technology at Sony Santa Monica Studio, also states that the game has “seamless loading” and over 10 hours of “play uninterrupted by load screens.” This is an amazing feat considering that all the data will be loaded from the disc, which will contain over 35GB of game data.
Borderlands Patch v1.3 Coming This Week
The latest Borderlands DLC, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, hits the PlayStation Store tomorrow and along with it a new patch will also be released on all platforms. The patch fixes a number of issues in the game and also re-balances some of the game elements. The changelog of the update can be found below.
Heavy Rain Trophy List
Now that Heavy Rain is out, we though we should share the trophy list with everyone. But be warned, the list contains major game spoilers as each trophy is related to the story in some way. We recommend you play through the game at least twice over, making different choices each time, before taking a look at the list, but if you are impatient, check out the complete list of trophies below.
Uncharted 2 Snaps Up More Awards
At the Interactive Achievement Awards last week, Naughty Dog snapped up more awards for their amazing title Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The title won ten awards including Overall Game of the Year. The AIAS Awards, like the Academy Award for movies, is chosen and voted by the professional game developer community.
New PS3 XMB Wallpapers Added
It’s been a while since we last updated our XMB Wallpaper section on the website. Today, we’ve added over 180 new Game Wallpapers to our collection, bringing our collection of gaming wallpapers to just over 650. We’ve added lots of new wallpapers for some of the latest games including Assassin’s Creed II, Final Fantasy XIII and more.
Bioshock 2 Review
The original Bioshock was a massive hit upon its release in 2007, critics and gamers alike adored it. On its surface it seemed like “another FPS” but delve a little deeper and you soon realised it was much more than that. It was all about the combination of the first person gameplay with the stunning world called Rapture. With its brilliant art deco style, this destroyed underwater utopia was the setting for one fantastic rollercoaster ride of a story. The eerie atmosphere combined with some great twist and turns kept players engrossed right until the end.
Army of Two: The 40th Day DLC Announced
Get ready to cause more havoc in Shanghai with Salem & Rios in Army of Two: The 40th Day. The pack, titled Chapters of Deceit, will feature two new co-op campaign maps in which players stumble upon information that could “lead to ending the invasion by Jonah and his 40th Day Initiative army,” says EA.
Sony Admits PSPgo Was Too Expensive
The PSPgo hasn’t had much success since it was launched last October and Sony admits the lack of success too. While the PSPgo is smaller and faster than the older PSP models and includes 16GB of internal flash storage, the models hasn’t sold well, mainly due to the high retail price. “I think the higher price point didn’t help matters,” says Rob Dyer, Sony’s Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations.
Two New PS3 Slim Models Expected
According to new paperwork filed with the FCC, Sony is looking to launch two new PS3 slim models. The new models, CECH-2101A and CECH-2101B, filed by Sony’s pseudonym company Sand Dollar Enterprise, has similar components to the existing slim model including the same Bluetooth and Wifi components.
Heavy Rain TV Ad Revealed
We hope you are eagerly awaiting the release of Heavy Rain this week (in Europe) like we are. The game is starting to hit shelves across Europe from tomorrow and the TV campaign to promote the game is also about to go live. We have a sneak peek of the advert for you to view below, courtesy of SCEE.