This week’s What We Read is brought to you an hour earlier than normal, if you haven’t already noticed…
This week’s news, once again, seems to center largely on the release and positive reviews of Killzone 2. But writers were busy this week on a variety of other PlayStation news, ranging from God of War to Yakuza 3 to Age of Booty (which I’m noticing an increase in popularity on my Friends List now that Trophies have been added).
Any PlayStation stories catch your eye last week? Please share them with the your fellow readers!
The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of March 2, 2009)
- San Diego declares March 16 ‘Sony Online Entertainment Day’ – GameSpot
- Mass Effect developer – “The PlayStation 3 is a really amazing platform to work on” – Official Play Blog
- EA Reveals PS3 Red Alert Changes – 1UP.com
- PlayStation 3 Outsells Everything Else In Japan Thanks To Yakuza Influence – Kotaku
- ‘Infamous’ PS3 – I Have A Good Feeling About This One – MTV Multiplayer
- Resident Evil Gets Dedicated Game Space in PlayStation Home – GameDaily
- God of War Series Evolution HD – Gametrailers.com
- Clips: New inFamous Trailer Makes Little Girl Scared – Kotaku
- Age of Booty Trophy patch now live worldwide – Joystiq
- SFHD Remix Patch Details – Capcom Unity
- PS3, PSP reach sales milestones in Eurpoe – Joystiq
- Yakuza 3 captures second-best PS3 launch in Japan – Joystiq
- Resident Evil CGI Movie On PlayStation Network – Kotaku
- The PlayStation 2 Enters Its Tenth Year Today – Kotaku
- Musical Review of Flower – Game People
- Patapon 2: The Tribe vs. the Centura in the Fog – IGN
- PS3’s H.A.W.X. supports YouTube video uploads – Joystiq
- Killzone 2 Multiplayer Impressions – Sarcastic Gamer
- PS3: In Space, No Alien PS3 Case Mod Can Hear You Scream – Gizmodo
- Destructoid review: Killzone 2
- ‘Killzone 2′ a blockbuster for PlayStation 3 – USATODAY.com
- Killzone becomes 4th fastest selling Sony game – MCV
- Killzone 2 – Balletic Finesse Amid the Science-Fiction Carnage in PlayStation Game – NYTimes.com
- The King of Fighters XII Hits PlayStation 3s This Summer – Kotaku
- The Thoughtful Design of LocoRoco: Tsutomu Kouno Speaks – Gamasutra
- Is the PS3 superior? – GameZone
- Playstation Network to overtake Xbox Live? – Minnesota Game Examiner
- ‘Flower’ on PS3: Videogaming as stress ball – PopWatch Blog, EW.com
- News : Killzone 2’s Helghast visits GamePro office (photos) – from GamePro.com
- Helghast Soldier Visits IGN – IGN
- Review: Killzone 2 – the best looking game this generation part 1 – GAMER.BLORGE
- *Official* Upcoming fixes – Killzone 2 (PS3) – PlayStation.com Forums



(Average: 4.54 out of 5)


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acmilanboy | March 8th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Dude, when can u announce the new firmware?
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jakinov | March 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Universal Game inviting
Voice Messaging
In-game Chat!
oh and improve the message box system so it’s like an email system :).
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XxC-losxX | March 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Yea Killzone 2 is really deserving what it gets, positive reviews and good respect! So, Didn’t read much this week but I saw a trailer of a racing game called “Split/Second” which was pretty interesting. Overall good week. By the way Jeff, kind of off-topic but, what happened to Fat Princess? I’m getting worried about the game. It’s been awhile since we’ve heard of it. Please Reply!
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Fat Princess is in development. I’ve played a recent build, and it’s really fun. Can’t wait until we’re talking more about this game – and we will.
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SOOPERGOOMAN187 | March 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
SOCOM PATCH UPDATE AT 2AM but which timezone is that going to fall under? Mine which is NDST or yours which is PDST. Which is it guys I must know and so must all the other fans of the game. Hopefully this will fix alot of the issues still plaguing us.
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GamerMoney | March 8th, 2009 at 11:34 am
all hail playstation lol…no, but on a serious note, psn isn’t too far from closing the gap between psn features and xbl features it seems. the free service is a major plus…having to pat for xbl is okay but then you have to pay a netflix subscription and only then can you watch the movies on xbl..your renting service is like orderin movies through cable so I’m fine with that…y’all sell digital movies so that’s a plusand I can watch blu-ray movies. the other features of xbl would be a nice addition
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skynidas | March 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Cool.
JEFF, PLEASE LOOK IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
What happened to the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift news that were going to be posted this week!!????
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Ah good catch – that announcement got tied up, but hopefully will hit this week.
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Ackers11 | March 8th, 2009 at 11:39 am
IM WITH No.6… I *heart* motorstorm… WHERE IS THE SURPRISE, its like that cake i never got…
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ibowhunt | March 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
need more for playstation eye
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Ketchup | March 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Still no new firmware :’( I’m still hoping for a PSP Trophies systeme soon ^^ Some news soon ? (*hope hope*)
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BooberX | March 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Yep,I’m with post 6 and 7. Waiting to see what the Motorstorm news is going to be about.
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quiomar01 | March 8th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Nice update Jeff.
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ManaKnight | March 8th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I just hope Sega changes their mind and brings Yakuza 3 stateside. I know for sure I’d buy it along with many others.
Yeah, the time change has thrown me off a little, since I thought I was getting up at 10am, and it was 11am. :(
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ross_k | March 8th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Rumour: FW 2.7 this month
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/03/08/firmware-270-this-month/
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EvoAnubis | March 8th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I too am looking forward to the next FW update.
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skynidas | March 8th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Oh BTW Jeff I saw your street fighter IV fight against HipHopGamer…he kicked your ass…lol
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I took him down with Guile, 3-1, he got me with Ken 3-1, and we went the distance in the 3rd. That’s ass-kicking??
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remanutd5 | March 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
jeff you already know what im going to ask lol
wheres is the motorstorm pacific rift surprise??
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Ftwrthtx | March 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Thanks for the info. As always Jeff, great job.
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jakinov | March 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I hope the next firmware update is gaming related instead of random browser and image viewing stuff :).
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TheInfectedBy590 | March 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I’d like to know more about:
-New Upcoming Firmware
-Demon’s Souls, Yakuza 3 and White Knight Chronicle American releases
-Fat Princess’ release date
-When you guys are finally gonna release the lates UT3 patch
Please reply! :)
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BlindMango | March 8th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
about those official trophy cards… are those only for users in Europe? or all of PSN?
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Well they’re not out yet, but PSN sign-in is worldwide, so should work fine across the globe. Just like non-North-American users can check their Trophies through the US site.
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hife | March 8th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
That MTV inFamous article was great. “Have you ever been called a terrorist?” Love it!
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T_MAC10 | March 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
im looking for some information on socom confrontation. i would like for slant six to create new maps and have map pack downloads. it would alson be cool if you could by add ons tfor your gun and be able to have more than two attatchments. but the map packs would be greatly appreciated.
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lakaiHIGH | March 8th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
i had an awesome week with KZ2!!! i’m almost at the end. i only wish it lasted longer… oh well, i hope we dont have to wait for PS4 for the next installment of Killzone. that would kill me. twas a good week all around. i saw that God of War mashup trailer on GT and thought that was pretty cool. GoW3 sure has come a Looooong way. can’t wait for Kratos.
peace,
Lh
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Mobius_124 | March 8th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
how about this one?
http://n4g.com/ps3/News-290933.aspx
so is it true? :D
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TRIX_BOL | March 8th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
@ PSN Team
We want more PSN Avatars!
Jeff could you ask Eric Lempell if they are working on new PSN Avatars?
Fans want more such as: LBP, Resistance 2, MGS4, Killzone 2, etc…
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Calendaros | March 8th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Is Sony going to release Demon’s Soul here, or should I just import it?
Also, more RPGs please.
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perrandy | March 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
nice week for ppl that are in to shooters and what not. i gotta admit killzone 2 looks great and all. but,i would like to know when are we going to have good news for those of us that are jrpgsfans?seems like the last rpg for our beloved console was launched ages ago lol
i also hope that the next firmware for the ps3 will make most of us happy because its laden with good features(sp)and when i am talking about the next firmware i am not saying the one that is going around over the net because that sounded to me more than an april’s fools joke than anything else…
but like i said i hope the next one will be a megaton ! lol
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Poopypirate | March 8th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
shooter fans are having the best time of their lives with killzone
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Jim777 | March 8th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Very cool :D
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Kaoro | March 8th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I know Sony has nothing to do with this, but I would love to hear Yakuza 3 is coming to the US!
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:58 pm
So would I! How good does that game look??
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katsuo7171 | March 8th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Do you guys remember like 1 day after the release of the GOW 3 trailer jeff said he would have av interview for us with our questions posted next week on the blog…..
Well it’s like 2 weeks after this and we still have nothing….
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Nothing gets by you readers!
I’ve got them on the editor – I’ve been saving them for the week of GDC. Everything’s been all about Killzone 2, so I figured a bit of a wait on that makes sense. Do you agree? I suppose I could fast track them if not.
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Thrasher20 | March 8th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Tight, although I already read everything throughout the week with Google news search, Jeff ;)
MGS4 trophies, please. Just had to say that
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Fingers crossed on that one, amirite?
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katsuo7171 | March 8th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/02/13/god-of-war-iii-press-event-qa-and-new-trailer/
there we go go to that link and in the last sentence you state that we will see gow 3 interview next week on the blog
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ElDrifter23 | March 8th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
when is the new update comming???? please tell us!! and wat it’s goin to have on it
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NEJI64 | March 8th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
SCEA push to bring Yakuza 3 to N.A plus LBP need the take picture system like linger and shadow and motorstrom. i have a few slaps that would make hot wallpaper
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Frazz | March 8th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Jeff your friends list proves that trophies are important to a lot of gamers.I think that trophies on PSP would be a great way to combat piracy.more people buying games means more developers working on the system.
BEYOND!!!!!!
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nuness1988 | March 8th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I was wary of killzone 2 because of the boring demo but I have to say that the game itself is awesome. Fantastic single player and amazing multiplayer and it’s free online. Once they get killzone.com working I’ll be happy.
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mafecto | March 8th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
-killzone 2 is the best
-more PSN avatars please
-What happened to White Knight Story?
-Looking forward to Worms
-New Firmware?????????
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KSPRAYDAD | March 8th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
What ever happened to the North American release of the GPS for PSP that was mentioned near a year ago?
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Jon_Mclane | March 8th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Yakuza 3 release in North America, Make it happen Jeff, In other sega news, I finally took time off Killzone 2 to finish Valkyria Chronicles which is amazing. Only third best game last year though behind LBP and MGS4
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JordanBlack68 | March 8th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Jeff, I noticed when I check my trophies on the US site, it takes ages to update but If I go and check the game I earned the trophy in, the trophy is there but the number doesn’t update?
Any ideas why?
Jeff Rubenstein replied on March 8, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Are you syncing your trophies by selecting the trophy icon after quitting the game in which you earned them?
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JordanBlack68 | March 8th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Also, I’m lagging behind you on the trophies jeff ? 36 trophies behind, not good. Even though our levels are similar ;) Guess I got the better trophies! win!
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JoE5005 | March 8th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Looking forward to that Motorstorm news. Been playing a lot of Killzone this past week. Also picked up MLB 09 The Show this weekend and have had a few hours here and there to work on my batting.
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KSPRAYDAD | March 8th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
The makers of Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars has confirmed that firmware 2.7 is coming this month. Although you likely can’t comment on that can you comment on the wrath/smackdown that SONY lays on developers that break NDA? (While, of course, not confirming that Psyonix did such a thing)
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GamerMoney | March 8th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
firmware update….after gdc or around e3 time? Will there be anything happening in home for e3…maybe y’all can stream video into the theater and/or club houses. An idea for the psn store I would love and would use, use psn to buy games, rent and vuy movies…would be cool if y’all sold music…single songs and full albums…i know i’d buy for sure
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JordanBlack68 | March 8th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Yeah I have synced the trophies, while the trophy is on the website but the total number of trophies is wrong and takes ages to update?
Any idea why?
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KSPRAYDAD | March 8th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
@gamermoney…
Stand outside the Mall in home and look into the doorway…past the pink column you see a SonyStyle store that isn’t there when you actually go into the Mall.
Perhaps we will be buying hardware (TVs and Stereos for our homespaces and clubs) and music/videos directly from within Home (at least in the US that is)
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FoRgOtN | March 8th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Sorry Jeff, but I just thought this was funny:
PS3, PSP reach sales milestones in Eurpoe – Joystiq
Wheres Eurpoe? I’d really like to vacation there. Stay cool Jeff.
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KSPRAYDAD | March 8th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
@ForgOtN
Eurpoe is in Uranus.
:P
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FoRgOtN | March 8th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
@KSPRAYDAD
o0 Thanks man. I’ll be heading there next week for vacation. Wait… I don’t think you’d call that a vacation lol.
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