Archive for June, 2008

Sony Mid-Term Corporate Strategy Meeting – Kaz Hirai Presentation
Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Here are images of the PowerPoint Presentation being used in Kaz Hirai’s part of Sony’s Mid-Term Strategy Meeting…I suggest you check it out and read everything….it’s quite revealing, shall we say!

Firmware 2.40 Video Walkthrough and Feature List to Hit Soon?
Thursday, June 26th, 2008

NeoGAF user consoul posted this. Make what you will of it. One can only hope, right? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; script.async = true; document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(script); })(); Tweet reddit_newwindow=’1′

Possible New Gamercard Pages Revealed
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Thanks to ps3fanboy and a tip from PlayStationLifeStyle reader and forum member, we see some likely new images of Gamercard pages!

PSP FW 4.01 Available for Download
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

4.01 is out! If you haven’t got it yet, well….go get it!

List of Features Available In-Game W/ FW 2.40
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Computerandvideogames is reporting this list of features available in-game once FW 2.40.

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Preview
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

EDGE has a preview up for the upcoming open-world action game, Mercenaries 2: World In Flames.

SOE President Shares Feelings Regarding MMOs on the PS3
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

MCVuk recently held an interview with John Smedley (President, Sony Online Entertainment), regarding the connections SOE has with the PlayStation Network, and the possibility of Massively Multiplayer Online Games on the PlayStation 3.

Transformers Finally Hitting Blu-ray
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

After waiting so long to get this title, Blu-ray owners will finally be able to pick up Transformers in all its glory on September 2, 2008.

PSP FW 4.01 Due Out In a Few Hours
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Details:

* Display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages.
* Playback of video content under Video has been improved for certain file types.

“Leaked” Trophy and Gamercard Pics are REAL…
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Just giving all our loyal readers a heads up. The “leaked” pictures of Trophies, and PSN Gamercard, are indeed REAL. Naturally, I cannot divulge how I know this. I am, however, willing to put myself out there and personally state for the record that these are in fact the real deal. Normally we call things [...]

Rumor: Warhawk v1.4 to Include New Game Modes (Hero & Collection) [UPDATE]
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

We don’t know much about the version 1.4 patch being worked on for Warhawk right now, besides that it will include minimum rank options and further enhance game-launching from within PlayStation Home.  In fact, we hadn’t heard much about Warhawk v1.4 in a while… until now. One user, Gnob, on the PlayStation.com forums [UPDATE: post deleted] showed [...]

Thanks to Our Fans
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

On behalf of our Staff and Authors, I’d like to step aside from the Firmware stories for a bit and say thank you to all our readers and viewers who, with each click of the mouse, have turned Sev1512′s wordpress blog into a blooming website with hundreds of thousands of visits from curious and excited gamers worldwide!

Possible “Leaked” PS3 Gamercard?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Thanks to a PlayStationLifeStyle.net reader for tipping us off to this… From PS3fanboy “Another tipster, calling himself “Gassy Snake,” claims that he is a game developer who can vouch for The Patriots. He claims that the above image is real and, to prove it, proceeded to send us a picture of one of the other [...]

Possible “Leaked” Trophy Screen?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I am not sure about the authenticity of this one.  But it looks rather convincing. PS3Fanboy has just released this “leaked” image which was submitted to their tips box, by a tipster going by the name “The Patriots” (angled perspective adjusted by Mc Fadge) The trophies look strikingly similar to the trophy image from the [...]

Scheduled PLAYSTATION®Network Maintenance June 24th – FW 2.40?
Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The PLAYSTATION®Network will be taken offline during the following times for a scheduled maintenance:   Starting on June 24, 2008, at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Time Ending on June 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time During this time, access to the PLAYSTATION Network will be restricted, including: No access to the PLAYSTATION®Store No access to play online games on the PLAYSTATION Network ____________________________________________________________ Does [...]