Jun What did we learn this week? The Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update revealed a few things you’ll be hearing more about in the near future, the PSP and Metrocards go hand in hand, and inFAMOUS looks pretty damn good.
Here’s where I ask for your links: As always, feel free to share your favorite reads in the comments below. Comments may take longer than usual to appear – even bloggers deserve a day off.
But because I know what you’re going to ask about, and because we don’t traffic in rumors and/or speculation, I invite you to come back to the Blog tonight (just shy of midnight Pacific). We’ve got a video to show you.
The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 6/23)
- inFAMOUS looking imPRESSIVE – Joystiq
- PS3 Fanboy hands-on: SOCOM Confrontation – PS3 Fanboy
- A way to experience Siren: Blood Curse on Blu-ray – Siliconera
- PS3 video downloads finally really truly definitely happening – The Cut Scene
- Sony presentation reveals some nice surprises – PS3 Fanboy
- PSP will get direct access to the PSN Store this fiscal year – PSP Fanboy
- Playstation 3: First Shots Of PS3 Video Download Service, Due In “Summer 2008″ – Kotaku
- Sony: Introducing “Life with PlayStation” – Kotaku
- US PS3 video rentals due in ‘summer,’ Life with PlayStation revealed – GameSpot
- PSP Tops DS In Our Informal Year-Long Subway Test – MTV Multiplayer
- The State of the PSP – IGN
- Exclusive Overlord PS3 content detailed … on the day of release – PS3 Fanboy
- Sony: Ten Years For PSP Is “Certainly The Long-Term Plan” – Kotaku
- OMGS4: Sales exceed 1 million in Europe during first week – Joystiq
- Secret Agent Clank for PSP Review – GameSpot
- PixelJunk Eden as a testing ground for future PS3 tech – Siliconera
- PSN Cards FINALLY Hitting Stores – Kotaku
- The Shootout Over Hidden Meanings in a Video Game – NYTimes.com
- Grand Theft Auto 4 patch: multiplayer and freezing fixes promised – Joystiq
- Media Molecule co-founders talk about LittleBigPlanet at GDC Paris – PS3 Fanboy
- MGS 4 Database Hits European Store This Week – TheSixthAxis.com
- See GamePro’s new Resistance 2 cover, win a beta code – GamePro.com
- Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage – GameDaily
- Playstation-edu: More on the Playstation-edu Initiative – Kotaku
(Average: 4.68 out of 5)
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+ NewYork214 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm said:
yeah also really need to be able to send voice messages. hate typing all the messages out. damn USB keyboard’s wire is only like 3 feet long.
but cant wait for the videos. and feel bad for u Jeff always having to put up with all these comments. At least u do a good job at it. people just don’t understand u have no control over when things get announced (i think).
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+ fatty65 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm said:
Why cant it be 12 Am EST!!?????
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+ absolute on June 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm said:
Yea that is crazy talk, Jeff. Its THE Boss Extreme Mode, not Big Boss (Hard Mode). pffft
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+ Linux_Guru_ on June 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm said:
@ gamesblow
psssstt…..how is the myspace blog coming along?
LOL!
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+ joel on June 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm said:
Just 1.5 hours left
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+ gamesblow on June 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm said:
@246
I guess you never got the memo, you being important and all I’d swear you would have, Wrong Gamesblow, turnip. I go over this on every forum I am on. Games blow and Gamesblow are 2 different people. I don’t know that guy and I don’t have a myspace or a youtube account and never did. I am from Gamefaqs and Neo Gaf and here and was at the offical forums until I got banned.
I am sick of going over who I am and who that guy is, but he and I are not the same guy. Gamesblow and Games blow. Learn to decern the 2 before you start attacking. I am from the complete opposite side of the map than he was.
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+ Engine on June 29th, 2008 at 10:41 pm said:
Just over an hour to go ;)
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+ XD9 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm said:
@gamesblow
I caught the tail end of this but i just want to say this and get it out in the open…i’m pretty familiar with this “other” games blow and sorry my friend but your not that “opposite side of the map” as you say or seem to think…
as for being banned on other sites im surprised you havent been banned here yet like other favorites of mine
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm said:
Can’t wait!!!
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+ XD9 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm said:
sad though that some “ban-ees” actually made good and valid points
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+ gamesblow on June 29th, 2008 at 10:48 pm said:
@250
ummm, ok??? Think you need to open up a window and let some of that creepy out man. I know where my IP is and I know where his is and we’re about 700 miles apart, maybe even more.
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+ CBK_CH4RLEZ on June 29th, 2008 at 10:48 pm said:
lol well i actually dont kno whut time ill see the video its about to be 1:00am here in the north west part of texas. im hoping it pops up soon but who knows. jeff thnx ur a brave man if the video has nothing to do with FW v2.40 LMAO which i think the video is about… ne ways thnx for being a community the listens to us i appreciate it so much. i would wish for game companys to do whut SCEA does. listen and help.. but hmph keep up the good work nikkas!!!
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+ monkeyisland on June 29th, 2008 at 10:51 pm said:
Yo how long left?
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+ XD9 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:52 pm said:
@gamesblow
ok literal sense that may very well be true…but how would you know his IP address??…i was referring to your opinions and how similar they are…coincidence much? doubt it but hey not my business
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 10:53 pm said:
@255
1 hour and 6 minutes left.
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+ monkeyisland on June 29th, 2008 at 10:54 pm said:
thanks 257.
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+ gamesblow on June 29th, 2008 at 10:55 pm said:
@XD9
I’ve been thru this so much trust me. I’ve had people on n4g coming to me saying they tracked his IP on the offical forums from some Speedtest he did and one I did. they insisted I was him until I had to prove thaT I wasn’t the same one and posted my IP for them to check.
I get it all the time, man. Games blow and this Gamesblow are so not the same guy. I have talked to the guy 1 or 2 times in an IM and that is it.
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+ plainclothes01 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:55 pm said:
………..
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 10:57 pm said:
Who cares about gamesblow.
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+ joel on June 29th, 2008 at 10:57 pm said:
1 OMG HOUR LEFT
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+ wholearmor on June 29th, 2008 at 10:57 pm said:
Jeff you are the King of online content hands down brother, and if your boss has something different to say tell him or her to talk to me and I’ll put him or her in him or her place.
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+ Sentry on June 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm said:
Just woke up, and just in time too! Read the last several pages since sleep, and guys who are whining/begging for 2.4 to come out today too, it’s probably not going to happen.
Would you have rather had them give us some PR text document on the 2.4? The date is not until later (week or two maybe), so this is just to ease the pain of waiting. :P
How long left! O_O An hour!?
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+ Marcoco11 on June 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm said:
As excited as I am… Why in the world would they realease this info at 3 Eastern time or even midnight West Coast Time??? Always waiting at odd hours of the night in this industry lol!
Anyways I pray to God it has something to do with either Socom… or 2.4
P.S. First post EVER on the Blog
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+ joel on June 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm said:
@sentry
Well…
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+ A-M-G on June 29th, 2008 at 11:00 pm said:
dude, i wana b like u wen i grow up
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+ madmanlp on June 29th, 2008 at 11:01 pm said:
i’m hopeing that this is worth the wait
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+ CBK_CH4RLEZ on June 29th, 2008 at 11:04 pm said:
ima play C.o.D 4 ill check the site out in a couple of others. i hope some of yall do the same. so we wont crash the server. ima get blazed play cod and wait :) thnx jeff and the people at SCEA
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+ ScarSlasher on June 29th, 2008 at 11:04 pm said:
So.. it’s pretty much 100% sure this is 2.40?
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+ CBK_CH4RLEZ on June 29th, 2008 at 11:05 pm said:
a couple of hours* lol i feel dumb now
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+ madmanlp on June 29th, 2008 at 11:06 pm said:
lol
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+ gardea on June 29th, 2008 at 11:06 pm said:
Since you asked for links, look at this one:
http://n4g.com/xbox360/News-162981.aspx
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+ xXnitroXx on June 29th, 2008 at 11:08 pm said:
lol actually its 11 so Id say 30 to 40 minutes maybe at 11:24
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 11:11 pm said:
Less than 50 minutes now.
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+ madmanlp on June 29th, 2008 at 11:12 pm said:
lol yeah we know
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+ Sentry on June 29th, 2008 at 11:13 pm said:
OH NO! The stupid electricity cut out for some weird reason (where I am staying at), and my laptop is about to die! NOOOOO!!!
5% remaining battery life… farewell people, and enjoy the awesomeness of the videos and Jeffs post! Because I’ll probably be trying to get this thing working by that time… :(
3%… posted.
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+ wingobyte on June 29th, 2008 at 11:13 pm said:
Should we start spamming F5 yet?
Just kidding. Anyway, this better be good. I gotta work in the morning.
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+ monkeyisland on June 29th, 2008 at 11:16 pm said:
Anybody in the HOME beta? there’s a new update.
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+ DankandSticky on June 29th, 2008 at 11:19 pm said:
Jeff, your the man… thanks bro, i love stuff like this… i am up til 5 am eastern every night gaming my life away.. if you need any help just hit me up man i am all over anything you need… i can tell you’ve got real heart man.. thank you!
and @ 278… I wish so badly everyday..
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+ nevinmerchant on June 29th, 2008 at 11:19 pm said:
i hope this video is worth it..its 1:20 already over here
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+ Sentry on June 29th, 2008 at 11:19 pm said:
@ 278
Wow this electricity cut out could NOT have come at a worse time.. I am, and I thought the update was supposed to come around July 10th or so?
1% left. :(
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 11:19 pm said:
Man you’re lucky to be in the Home beta.
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+ monkeyisland on June 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pm said:
@ 281
haha
there’s one awesome new thing..you can turn on/off lights and lamps!
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+ joel on June 29th, 2008 at 11:21 pm said:
I wish I was in the HOME BETA..
On topic(if there is one?):
40 minutes =D
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+ gamesblow on June 29th, 2008 at 11:22 pm said:
Sentry, you should’ve stopped, logged off and then checked back in in 40 min. That way you could’ve been assured at least one video, man.
think dude! think! “ha” Hope that power sorts itself out.
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+ DankandSticky on June 29th, 2008 at 11:22 pm said:
@ 280…. its the trophies and in game xmb– and its 2:20 here :)
and I dont understand why everyone is asking what time it is in Cali… the time next to each post is the time in Western US … so just look at the last one.. that’s what time it is.. wait for it to say about 11:50 :)
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+ Relentless on June 29th, 2008 at 11:23 pm said:
Its obvious what the vids gonna be. :P
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+ Spigget on June 29th, 2008 at 11:23 pm said:
Lol could 2.4 be the reason Gates is retiring? =P
You Defeated!
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+ Khaqan on June 29th, 2008 at 11:24 pm said:
What would y’all do if it wasn’t videos related to firmware 2.40?
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+ Sentry on June 29th, 2008 at 11:25 pm said:
@ 283
It’s actually morning here. And now the electricity got back on, and then off again, so im back at 3%.. and dying. :(
Wow just shy of 30 minutes and I git cut out! RUBBISH.
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+ Kenaue on June 29th, 2008 at 11:26 pm said:
What would it be about then? How to grill a chicken?