Aug 02 2008

The PSB & SOCOM.com Weekly Recap

Read this on Kotaku recently (pulled from Lifehacker), and seeing as how we tend to end up with nearly as many comments per post over here, thought this might be a nice thing to share: Tips for useful commenting. We value your comments, tips, and suggestions – and following these basic guidelines will help make [...]

(Average: 4.02 out of 5)

Jul 29 2008

Comic-Com Interview: SOCOM’s Rob Roy

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

Another update from the just-completed Comic-Con International 2008 … I managed to catch up with Rob Roy, the man who puts the Navy SEAL is SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, just at the launch of a SOCOM: Confrontation tournament. Roy has been on the cover of almost every SOCOM game to date, and it’s not just [...]

(Average: 4.36 out of 5)

Jul 26 2008

The PSB, SOCOM.com & Insomniac Weekly Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

This week, we’d like to welcome Bryan Intihar of Insomniac Games into The Recap. See what the boys in Burbank have been up to at the bottom of the post. And I’ve been out of the office (@ Comic-Con International 2008), and so haven’t had a chance to relay this information, but as many of [...]

(Average: 4.31 out of 5)

Jul 19 2008

The PSB & SOCOM.com Weekly Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

Hey everyone, we hope you enjoyed our posts during this E3 week. Over the next week we’ll be bringing you more news on titles you heard about this week, title-specific information on games supporting trophies and PS3-specific features of some releases that are just around the corner, and a report from Comic-Con International, where the [...]

(Average: 4.17 out of 5)

Jul 12 2008

The PSB & SOCOM.com Weekly Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

These last few days have felt like the week before the Super Bowl. Rumors, excitement, breaking news, and you know what? It’s only going to ramp up from here. Here’s what we covered during “E3 Hype Week.” See you from LA! PS3 System Software Update (v2.41): Featuring the redesigned Platinum trophy. PAIN Amusement Park: First [...]

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Jul 05 2008

The PSB & SOCOM.com Weekly Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

Happy Independence Day weekend (where applicable)! The Blog team is out of the office, but here’s what we covered in this shortened week. Firmware (v.2.40) Walkthrough Part 1: the XMB Firmware (v.2.40) Walkthrough Part 2: Trophies Firmware (v2.40) FAQ Trophies, Timed Challenges for Burnout Paradise: Burnout Paradise Trophies CONFIRMED. Want more R2? Grab GamePro: 300 [...]

(Average: 3.73 out of 5)

Jun 28 2008

The PSB & SOCOM.com Weekly Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

If you’re just tuning in, here’s what you missed this week. Welcome Criterion, making their first appearance on the PSB this week (not their last!). Also, SOCOM.com had a great day yesterday if you haven’t been there recently. New Burnout Paradise updates coming to PS3: more from Criterion next week. North American-made echochrome Levels on [...]

(Average: 4.20 out of 5)

Jun 27 2008

SOCOM: Confrontation Media Day Coverage!

+ Posted by David Brothers

David “Point Man” Brothers here once again with some news on a series of posts on SOCOM.com you may want to see. This past Tuesday, Sony threw a Media Day just outside of Las Vegas. The Sony team, Slant Six reps, myself, and a bunch of reporters went out into the desert to shoot some [...]