Sep Oh hey, just prepping for Tokyo Game Show. Look for a post tomorrow where we’ll be asking for your direction on a few things.
In the meantime, please feel free to share your links in the comments area below.
Talk to you tomorrow!
The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 14, 2009)
- PS3 Tales of Vesperia Sees Biggest Tales Sales Ever – Kotaku
- AJ’s Super-Huge PSP Media Event Blitz – Kotaku
- Yakuza 3 is Coming to the West – 1UP
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review – IGN
- GTA: Chinatown Wars losing nothing in PSP port – Joystiq
- Impressions: Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines – Joystiq
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Preview – IGN
- Buzz! Quiz World Preview – IGN
- PSP Go ‘Pause Game’ feature tested, deemed very handy – Joystiq
- New 3D Dot Game Heroes pictures and soundtrack info! – Destructoid
- Last Guardian game ‘named for US, Europe’ – Gamesindustry.biz
- Capcom Assembles Super Team For PSP Role-Playing Game – Kotaku
- The Game Design ‘Heaviness’ Of Demon’s Souls – Gamasutra
- ‘Fallout 3′ DLC debuts on PS3 next week – USATODAY.com
- Disgaea 2 PSP getting free DLC thanks to error messages – Destructoid
- PSXE MAG Beta Code Giveaway! – PS3 News
- PSP Go allows players to save and resume state – Joystiq
- Afrika Goes Gold, Finally Coming to US Retail on October 6th – VGBlogger.com
- Details on Fallout 3 DLC and Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Blog
- Uncharted 2 features Twitter integration – The BBPPS
- Ars reviews Gran Turismo PSP: portable racing grows up – Ars Technica
- The NEW PlayStation Nike Air Trainer I - Sole Collector Sneaker Blog
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PlayStation 3 Commentary – The Lessons of Uncharted 2 Pt. 1 – IGN
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope Confirmed for North America – IGN
- Assassin’s Creed II Dev Diaries Part III – Gametrailers
- Free Realms coming to PS3 mid-2010, may support PlayStation Eye – Joystiq
- Hands-on: PS3 Slim as a Blu-ray player | Crave – CNET
- With Uncharted 2, developers shoot for a movie-like blockbuster – VentureBeat
- The people who have the power to change the world – Destructoid
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope International Is Extremely Import Friendly – Siliconera
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope Finally Coming to PS3 – 1UP
- Review: Gran Turismo (PSP) – PSNation.org
- The Lessons Learned — Or Resisted — While Making Assassin’s Creed II – Kotaku
- Gran Turismo PSP shines in 60FPS video – Eurogamer
- Motorstorm Arctic Edge PSP Updated Hands-On – GameSpot
- Timbaland lets PSP users get in the rhythm with ‘Beaterator’ – USATODAY.com
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Updated Hands-On – GameSpot
- Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Shooting For A Winter Release – Siliconera
(Average: 4.33 out of 5)
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+ perrandy on September 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm said:
this have been a good week overall. i cant hardly wait for what sony is going to announce at tgs(i hope we get anything of whatever game/service is announced)
anyways, i’m happy to report that since the update 3.01 my ps3 has gone back to normal. no more ethernet disconnections or the like…
kudos to eric and company for this firmware!
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+ Berae on September 20th, 2009 at 12:06 pm said:
Demons souls and afrika on same date! i wish afrika would have been release in september anyway ill buy both
As for Star ocean, it was impossible for that game to stay on xbox only… its a playstation game what pisses me off tho if that they probably know they didnt do enough money with it on xbox only and now they want our money… square enix is such an a** lately especially his president
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+ drownedphoniex on September 20th, 2009 at 12:09 pm said:
Star Ocean 4 coming to PS3… Yay!!!
And Jeff, make sure to tell Naughty Dog they made one hell of a game.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 12:25 pm said:
Sure, but you can tell them too:
http://twitter.com/naughty_dog
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+ TheInfectedBy590 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:11 pm said:
It’s been a good week! Psyched about SO4 :D
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+ Jon_Mclane on September 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pm said:
I don’t know if it’s news or rumor but 1up announced Yakuza 3 is coming to North America and Europe. Their usually right with this stuff. They also first announced the psp go and on their podcast revealed what the last guardian trailer was about months before it was shown. Here’s a link anyways
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176109
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+ MegadethAndy on September 20th, 2009 at 12:17 pm said:
Look forward to the TGS!
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+ piro_z on September 20th, 2009 at 12:31 pm said:
arctic egde looks really cool but recently my analog stick on my psp is drifting and 1 of the screws holding the faceplate is jammed… help :(
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+ BlooodyCow on September 20th, 2009 at 12:33 pm said:
If you are a gamer and have a PS3 or planning on getting a PS3, you need to buy Uncharted 2 dammit. It is the best game to be release this generation and I know it and you know it.
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+ klg2008 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:34 pm said:
FIX THE GOD DAMN FIRMWEAR SONY MY PS3 WILL WORK FINE ASIDES FOR GAME WILL PLAY FOR 5-10 MINS THEN FREEZES BUT CDS AND MOVIES WORK GREAT FIX FIX FIX
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+ FallenKnight1598 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pm said:
Still just waiting for Sony to upgade our chat options to include party chat where we can choose who we talk to & hear while playing games, and also Cross game chat so that we can talk to any of are friends at any given time even if the are all playing different games.
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+ bball230 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pm said:
Will most of the information at TGS be availible in english as well?
I hope so, because the last thing i want to do is watch a bunch of videos in Japanese. (hopefully theres some sort of translation with all info)
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pm said:
I promise not to post anything in Japanese :-D
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+ DeviantBoi on September 20th, 2009 at 12:42 pm said:
Jeff, how about doing a preview on Monday of what’s coming up during the week? You used to do it for a while, but I don’t think I’ve seen it recently.
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+ FallenKnight1598 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:43 pm said:
I would also like it if they where to make it so I can use my own pictures as my avatar, would that be so hard for you to let us do Sony ?
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+ ILOVEPLASTATION3 on September 20th, 2009 at 12:49 pm said:
Avatars soon? I really want to see if the new ones change the way we use the xmb…or if they take over the grey friend’s list boxes with unique designs.
Also e-mail update? lol
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+ CRONIC_GAMER on September 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pm said:
Well Jeff did you get time to play batman or what? Tgs comming up are you ready?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pm said:
I should hopefully beat it tonight… I won\’t leave without having conquered Arkham!
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+ piratedrunk on September 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm said:
With those sales figures I hope that means they will be announcing Tales of Vesperia for North America at TGS.
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+ taekw0nd0j0 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:07 pm said:
I want to know more about Jak and Daxter. I want to know why it isnt ND making it. And why not on PS3. I wont consider The Lost Frontier as part of the main series.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:10 pm said:
You may have noticed, but Naughty Dog has been a bit busy…
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+ quiomar01 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:12 pm said:
good list. dying to play R&CF: CiT, Uncharted 2, and Arctic Edge. Any word on new dynamic themes? I would love an uncharted one.Maybe bringing the Wipeout and Afrika ones over to the US?
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+ lcmnick on September 20th, 2009 at 1:12 pm said:
Just curious Jeff, why did you stop the “this week on PS blog” posts on Monday? I liked them…it set me up for the week :P
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:11 pm said:
Well, from time to time I suggested something would be announced, and then it wasn\’t, for whatever reason. I\’d hate to be a tease…
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+ jBat17 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:16 pm said:
star ocean in less than 6 months?
maybe it’s an improved version – actually HD this time not 540p.
i love it when xbox owners beta-test our games.
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+ KazeEternal on September 20th, 2009 at 1:17 pm said:
Jeff Let Eric know that we want the pause feature on the standard PSP. There is no good reason that feature should be PSP Go exclusive.
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+ EwanSpence on September 20th, 2009 at 1:34 pm said:
On those long flights over to TGS, you might want a listen to the lates episode of The PSP Show (http://psp.thepodcastnetwork.com/) with the latest news and this week’s review being GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Perfect podcast for the ten minutes in the week you have free.
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+ mikedo2007 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm said:
I was excited to hear Star Ocean 4 is coming to the PS3. The good news is that this game will have not only English but also Japanese (also in French, German, Spanish and other languages). Joystiq and Kotaku has talked about this also. Also, I heard the PS3 Slim has been doing well also.
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+ Clay10713 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:44 pm said:
I didn’t imagine the eagles losing that bad…hope McNabb comes back soon
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:11 pm said:
Probably week 5.
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+ agentxray on September 20th, 2009 at 1:51 pm said:
You forgot to post a link to all the sites where people are talking about how the 3.00 and 3.01 firmware upgrades have broken the bluRay capability of their PS3′s. Sony, please address this issue!
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+ starBlinky01 on September 20th, 2009 at 1:59 pm said:
Oh Hey to you too, as if we snuck up on you.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:12 pm said:
The blog post did. I was watching football!
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+ CRONIC_GAMER on September 20th, 2009 at 2:01 pm said:
Can you do a holiday launch blog about all the games coming out around Christmas I see games I want but I don’t know when there coming out if Sony did something like a “wish list” feature were people could pre-order games from there ps3 that would be awesome
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+ bayouboyz on September 20th, 2009 at 2:07 pm said:
Still waiting for my MAG beta code.
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+ dulcediana on September 20th, 2009 at 2:12 pm said:
Yah Yakuza 3!!!! please sony help Sega advertising the game!!!
If a borefest game like Halo ODST can be a seller its cuz the advertisment now a masterpiece like Yakuza 3 and with Yakuza 4 coming also only for Ps3 this franchise can become a system seller!
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+ cybershinigami87 on September 20th, 2009 at 2:14 pm said:
I didn’t get a beta code for MAG and i’ve been a subcriber since August? Is there someone I can contact?
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:13 pm said:
Them.
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+ ProwlingFox on September 20th, 2009 at 2:36 pm said:
jeff i had a 103 degree fever on wednesday :(
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:14 pm said:
I think it\’s 103 here today. And it sucks for both of us.
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+ WilsonPhillips-X on September 20th, 2009 at 2:40 pm said:
Everyone should read the Demon’s Souls article on Gamasutra. This is by far the best game this generation, and on of the best games ever (in my opinion). The article sums it all up really nicely.
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+ Pelt_Hunter on September 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm said:
I read from a linked article on BluesNews that we are getting Zombie Apocalypse this next upcoming PS store update. That right there is gonna be an immediate buy, fantastic to see great games are finally starting to hit the store. Let’s just hope Trine drops the say day considering the Euro store already got it. And don’t tell me the workaround in which I can sign up for an EU account and buy it and then log in on my US account to play it. I don’t want to go through the trouble. I just want everything they have to be on my store at the same time. As Chef from South Park used to say before he became an asshole, “simultaneously lovin’ baby”
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+ TRIX_BOL on September 20th, 2009 at 3:02 pm said:
Hello Jeff, hope you enjoy at Tokyo.
And don’t forget to bring us all you can (much more interviews & videos) from the show. ;-)
By the way, we’re still waiting for those ‘free and premium avatars’ that were promised awhile ago!
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+ Steve519 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:02 pm said:
Here is a link for those of you looking for MAG codes, http://www.platformnation.com/2009/09/17/the-great-128-code-mag-giveaway/
the awesome team at Sony hooked up Platform Nation :)
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+ Nick-30 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:03 pm said:
Hey Jeff,
Is there any way you could ask the devolpement team if they could do an update for the ps3 so you can delete trohy games in `my trophies`that you have 0% in.
Also to delete trophy games that you have some trophies in that way if you can`t get 100% in it and your a completionist.
Please reply, thanks.
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+ mafecto on September 20th, 2009 at 3:05 pm said:
GO RAIDERS!
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Demon’s Souls are almost here! WOOT!
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+ BukDaN-E on September 20th, 2009 at 3:06 pm said:
Yakuza 3 coming stateside? hell yeah!
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+ MattyF on September 20th, 2009 at 3:09 pm said:
Gran Turismo PSP Review- http://www.examiner.com/x-12218-Providence-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Gran-Turismo-PSP-review
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+ cowboyd21 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:15 pm said:
@ 33 no way to do that one and only way , start all over by starting a new profile sorry. i hope this was helpful that way you dont have to ask jeff every week.
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+ thepatriots on September 20th, 2009 at 3:15 pm said:
Is the PS Blog going to have live coverage of TGS? I can;t wait to see all the info on GT.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2009 at 6:14 pm said:
I\’ll be meeting with Polyphony and report back to you any and all news.
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+ StuntF50 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:22 pm said:
BioShock 2 dated for February 9, 2010: http://scrawlfx.com/2009/09/bioshock-2-shipping-february-9-2010
Nier RepliCant TGS 2009 trailer: http://scrawlfx.com/2009/09/nier-replicant-tgs-2009-trailer-released
Atelier Rorona being localized: http://scrawlfx.com/2009/09/nis-localizing-atelier-rorona-in-english-and-french
Star Ocean: The Last Hope dated for February 9, 2010: http://scrawlfx.com/2009/09/star-ocean-the-last-hope-ps3-dated-worldwide
SKATE 3 announced for May 2010: http://scrawlfx.com/2009/09/skate-3-brings-skate-crews-to-consoles-may-2010
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+ Red-Blitz on September 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pm said:
Give us an update about the in game voice chat!
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+ Red-Blitz on September 20th, 2009 at 3:25 pm said:
Im a PS Underground user since 2007 and I’ve never been part of a Beta. Or Invited to G.A.P.
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+ Shin-Ra on September 20th, 2009 at 3:25 pm said:
If Yakuza 3′s really getting localised, WOOHOO!
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+ Caires on September 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pm said:
Does anyone have any romours of what will come in TGS? News, new trailers, gameplay, motion controls etc.
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+ Caires on September 20th, 2009 at 3:30 pm said:
Hey
Will it be possible in the future listening to our own songs while we play in games like FIFA, PES and GT5?
Thanks
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+ jBat17 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:47 pm said:
@31
i just read the article. it’s well-written and spoiler-free. thanks to jeff for letting us know about it.
and it’s too bad that not a lot of gamers will get to experience this masterpiece.. unless atlus spends big time on advertising this game.
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+ BigBoss712 on September 20th, 2009 at 3:54 pm said:
Hoping for a Tales of Vesperia US release soon.
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+ Destiny89 on September 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm said:
This sure was an amazing week, Star OCean 4 , Tales of Vesperia and Atelier Rorona = WIN!!! alright this is my link about Atelier coming to US on ps3!!!!
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/09/17/nis-localizing-atelier-rorona-for-english-audiences/