Qore Episode 11

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The April issue of Qore will hit the US PlayStation Store later today. Episode 11 packed with exclusive features on the music of inFamous and the making of Fat Princess along with a look at the state of the art of innovative and independent games, plus a close look at the upcoming Red Faction: Guerrilla. To conclude PlayStation Network?s Spring Fever campaign, a special FREE version of Qore Episode 11 is available in celebration of the season. Download this episode to view our feature stories. Annual subscribers still receive the usual exclusive downloadable content (detailed below).

Episode 11 Features:

inFamous Music
Fat Princess
Mars Rover
State of the Art
Downloadable Content
(subscribers only)
- Red Faction: Guerrilla
- Linger in Shadows demoscene title

Episode 11 Preview:

PS3 Firmware 2.70

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The new PlayStation 3 firmware update is now available to download. Firmware 2.70 adds some great new features to the PlayStation 3 that will enhance your connected experience on the PS3. The 2.70 update brings a new Text Chat feature that enables you to communicate online with your PlayStation Network friends. Now, you’ll be able to chat with up to 15 online friends using the Wireless Keypad, on-screen keyboard, or other compatible keyboard peripherals. Not only can you chat with your friends instantly, but you can also access Text Chat while playing PS3 games and even participate in up to three chat rooms at once.

In addition to the above features, Sony has also added other changes. Here is the changelog:

Friends list on the XMB (XrossMediaBar)
- Sort your friends via their online status
- Attach larger files to the messages you send to your friends (file size will increase from 1MB to 3MB)
Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
- Video files you’ve purchased from the PlayStation Store can be backed up to an external storage device and then restored to PS3’s internal hard drive for playback – so you can clear up space on your hard drive and then restore the video anytime in the future
- Videos you’ve purchased for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system can now be transferred to PS3 for playback

Video Walkthrough for Text Chat:

PlayStation Store update for March 26th 2009

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The last update for March, and its a huge one for the US. There are no new playable demos on either store this week, but there are two new downloadable games. Burn Zombie Burn is now available to purchase from both stores and a huge range of add-on game content for Resistance 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band has also been added. For the US, the March 26th episode of PULSE is also available to download. Check out the complete list of new content below.

European Additions:

Downloadable Games
- Burn Zombie Burn (£6.29/?7.99)
- Magic Carpet (£4.79/?5.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet – Buzz! Costume £1.59/?1.99)
- Pain – Smack Pack (£3.19/?3.99)
- Pain – El Chile Grande (£0.69/?0.99)
- Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 (£7.99/?9.99)
- Tom Clancy?s EndWar – Veteran Map Pack
- Unreal Tournament 3 – Titan Mutator Bonus Pack
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - C-Lebrity? By Queen (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Fat Bottom Girls? By Queen (£1.59/?1.99)
  - We Are The Champions? By Queen (£1.59/?1.99)
  - James Bond Theme (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Queen Track Pack (£4.39/?5.49)
- Rock Band
  - Black (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Deep (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Even Flow (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Garden (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Jeremy (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Master/Slave £0.99/?1.49)
  - Oceans (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Once (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Porch (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Release (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Why Go (£0.99/?1.49)
- Resistance 2
  - Aftermath Multiplayer Map Pack (£3.99/?4.99)
  - Black Ops Variation Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Cloven Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Female Soldier Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Rachael Parker Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Ranger Variation Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Ravager Multiplayer Skin (£0.59/?0.75)
  - Multiplayer Skin Bundle (£2.39/?2.99)
Videos
- God of War 3 Announcement Trailer
- inFamous High Voltage Trailer
Wallpapers
- Crash Commando War Wallpaper
- Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic Hip Wallpaper
- Red Alert 3 Allied Cryocopter Wallpaper
- Red Alert 3 Empire Tsunami Tank Wallpaper
- Red Alert 3 Soviet Apocalypse Tank
Theme
- Red Alert 3 Soviet Theme

US Additions:

Pulse 3/26 Edition
Downloadable Games
- Burn Zombie Burn ($9.99)
- Worms ($12.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet BUZZ! Mini-Pack ($1.99)
- PAIN: El Chile Grande Character ($0.99)
- Resistance 2
  - Aftermath Multiplayer Map Pack ($5.99)
  - Skin Bundle ($3.99)
  - Black Ops Variation Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
  - Cloven Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
  - Female Soldier Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
  - Rachael Parker Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
  - Ranger Variation Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
  - Ravager Multiplayer Skin ($0.99)
- Disgaea 3
  - Absence of Justice Defender of Earth Character Pack ($5.99)
  - Absence of Justice Item World Command Attack Mode ($3.99)
  - Absence of Justice Character: Gordon ($1.99)
  - Absence of Justice Character: Jennifer ($1.99)
  - Absence of Justice Character: Thursday ($1.99)
- Tom Clancy?s EndWar Veteran Map Pack
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
  - (I?ve Had) The Time of My Life ($1.49)
  - Dance, Dance ($1.49)
  - I Love Rock N Roll ($1.49)
  - Irresistible ($1.49)
  - My Immortal ($1.49)
  - Put Your Records On ($1.49)
  - Spoonman ($1.49)
  - Sweet Caroline ($1.49)
  - The Joker and the Thief ($1.49)
  - The Spirit of Radio ($1.49)
  - Youth Gone Wild ($1.49)
- Rock Band
  - ?Black? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Deep? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Even Flow? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Garden? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Jeremy? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Master/Slave? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Oceans? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Once? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Porch? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Release? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - ?Why Go? – Pearl Jam ($1.99)
  - Ten Album – Pearl Jam – ($17.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - ?The James Bond Theme? performed by Richard Fortus ($1.99)
  - ?C-Lebrity? by Queen + Paul Rodgers ($1.99)
  - ?Fat Bottomed Girls? by Queen ($1.99)
  - ?We Are The Champions? by Queen ($1.99)
  - Queen Track Pack ($5.49)
Game Videos
- Pulse 3/26 Edition
- F.E.A.R. to F.E.A.R. 2 Trailer
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate Trailer
- Meet the Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition Dev Team
- Winter Dew Tour Videos (x8)
- Black Freighter Bonus Clip Video
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
- Seven Pounds Blu-ray Disc Trailer
PS3 Themes
- PAIN: El Chile Grande Theme
- MLB Team Themes – Pack 3 (x5) (includes Astros, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Dodgers and Marlins)
- Disgaea 3 – Defender of Earth Custom Theme ($0.99)
- Celtic Maidens ($1.49)
- Gamer Girlz ($1.49)
- Chinese Fighting Dragons ($1.49)
- Arctic Penguins ($1.49)
Wallpaper

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic Hip Wallpaper
Tom Clancy?s EndWar European Federation Wallpaper (x4)

GDC 09: Multiple PSN Sign-in feature to be added to high profile games

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Jon Webb, of the SCEA Developer Support Group, spoke at GDC 2009 about the PlayStation Network. Some interesting facts emerged about the network, detailing the nuts and bolts of the service as well as improments that have been added since launch. One of the mentioned features is multiple PSN sign-ins, which allows a second player to join a local multiplayer game using their own PSN ID. So far LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 (using patch 1.50) are the only games that allow this.

Webb mentioned that this feature will be added to other high profile games, though no titles were mentioned. The multiple sign-in feature will pull saved data from both accounts but making this work will be the responsibility of the developers of the games. Like LittleBigPlanet, any progress made in the game is saved to all PSN accounts used.

PS3 Firmware 2.70 out this week?

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According to VG247, a "prominent PS3 developer" said that firmware 2.70 will go live this week. The unnamed developer made the assertion during GDC. The dev also said that developers got the update yesterday. The update also supposedly went live for a brief time, before Sony pulled it down. The release of Firmware 2.70 hasn’t been confirmed by Sony yet, so you should hold off until an official announcement is made. We speculate that the new firmware will likely be release tomorrow when the new Resistance 2 patch goes live.

The new Resistance 2 patch will let a second local player to log in using his own PSN profile and save his progress. Insomniac devs have stated before that this needed a firmware feature not available during the game’s launch, so the fact that they’ve already managed to implement it is a good indication that Firmware 2.70 will launch tomorrow.

WWE Legends Of WrestleMania Trophies

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This brand new wrestling reinvents the phenomenon on next-generation consoles just in time for the annual pinnacle of sports entertainment, WrestleMania. This game has a total of 20 trophies with many easy-to-obtain gold and silver trophies. Only two of the 20 trophies are bronze.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate Trophies

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Based on Universal Pictures’ action-thriller Wanted, this game promises to deliver the same fantastic visual style, in-your-face attitude and edge-of-your-seat action as the blockbuster motion picture.

Xi has begun

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The world’s first console-based Alternate Reality Game starts today in PlayStation Home. Called Xi , the adventure takes place in a series of secret areas in Home – and beyond – changing day by day, week by week, in real time. Anyone with a PlayStation 3 can join in the fun for free. Over the past few weeks, notices of Xi have been showing up in home for some time, and now we finally know what it is.

To discover the mystery of Xi, simply log on to PlayStation Home and look for the graffiti on the wall in the main square. Find that, and all will be revealed…

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Trophies

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In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, videogame action hero Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove once and for all that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next-gen consoles that pits him against all of his memorable foes from video games past.

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Trophies

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The second Gundam game framed after the successful Dynasty Warriors franchise, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 once again mixes interstellar drama with massive-scale battles.