Set in the 1940′s, L.A. Noire puts you in the shoes of Detective Cole Phelps, whose job it is to search for clues and interrogate witnesses while trying to solve cases ranging from Homicide to Arson. There are a total of 51 trophies to earn, consisting of 27 bronze, 10 silver, 3 gold and 1 platinum.

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GUIDE DOES CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS.***

Platinum Trophy (Platinum) - Collect all other trophies to unlock.

Collect every other trophy in the game.

Police Academy (Bronze) – Complete all cases on the Patrol desk.

There are a total of four cases on the Patrol desk.

1. Upon Reflection
2. Armed And Dangerous
3. Warrants Outstanding
4. Buyer Beware

* This is story related and can’t be missed.

Paved With Good Intentions (Bronze) – Complete all cases on the Traffic desk.

There are a total of three cases on the Traffic desk.

1. The Driver’s Seat
2. A Marriage Made In Heaven
3. Fallen Idol

* This is story related and can’t be missed.

The Simple Art Of Murder (Bronze) – Complete all cases on the Homicide desk.

There are a total of six cases on the Homicide desk.

1. The Red Lipstick Murder
2. The Golden Butterfly
3. The Silk Stocking Murder
4. The White Shoe Slaying
5. The Studio Secretary Murder
6. The Quarter Moon Murders

* This is story related and can’t be missed.

No Rest For The Wicked (Bronze) – Complete all cases on the Vice desk.

There are a total three of cases on the Vice desk.

1. The Black Caesar
2. The Set Up
3. Manifest Destiny

* This is story related and can’t be missed.

Moth To A Flame (Gold) – Complete all cases on the Arson desk.

There are a total of five cases on the Arson desk.

1. The Gas Man
2. A Walk In Elysian Fields
3. House Of Sticks
4. A Polite Invitation
5. A Different Kind Of War

* This is story related and can’t be missed.

A Cop On Every Corner (Bronze) - Complete a single street crime case.

See The Long Arm Of The Law.

Johnny On The Spot (Silver) - Respond to 20 street crime cases.

See The Long Arm Of The Law.

The Long Arm Of The Law (Silver) - Complete all street crime cases.

There are a total of 40 street crimes that can be accessed by pressing the “X” button as the case comes across your police scanner. You will only get these if you are driving a “police” car. These cases will become available at certain times of the day and will be unlocked as you progress further in the main story. Currently active street cases will be displayed on your map with a yellow icon that looks like a person running. The icon will turn white when the case is completed. There will also be red icons indicating available cases that have yet to be completed. You can check which cases are available to you be pressing “Start” and then using “L1″ and “R1″ to cycle through the cases. Here is a list of the street cases, listed by name and what time of the day they are available for each desk:

Traffic Desk Street Cases

1. Boxing Clever (21:00 – 4:00)
2. Cosmic Rays (21:00 – 4:00)
3. Masked Gunman (21:00 – 4:00)
4. Shoo-Shoo Bandits (21:00 – 4:00)
5. GangFight (21:00 – 4:00)
6. Amateur Hour ( 20:00 – 4:00)
7. Death From Above (20:00 – 4:00)
8. Theater Robbery(19:15 – 21:00)
9. Pawnshop Holdup (8:00 – 16:00)
10. Hotel Bandits (8:00 – 16:00)
11. Army Surplus (8:00 – 16:00) – The Consul’s Car DLC
12. Hung Out To Dry (20:00 – 4:00)

Homicide Desk Street Cases

1. Vengeful Ex (8:30 – 18:00)
2. Death  Plunge (8:30 – 18:00)
3. Canned Fish (19:00 – 6:30)
4. Would Be Robber (8:30 – 18:00)
5. Running Battle (8:00 – 19:00)
6. Bank Job (8:00 – 16:00)
7. Unsuccessful Holdup (8:00 – 16:00)
8. Cop Killer Shot (8:00 – 16:00)
9. Honey Boy (8:00 – 16:00)
10. Misunderstanding (8:00 – 16:00)
11. Thicker Than Water (7:00 – 19:00)
12. Killer Bandit (8:00 – 16:00)
13. Bowling Alley Robbery (8:00 – 16:00)

Vice Desk Street Cases

1. Commies (8:00 – 16:00)
2. Fatal Plunge (8:00 – 18:00)
3. Against The Odds (8:00 – 16:00)
4. Daylight Robbery (8:00 – 16:00)
5. The Blue Line (8:00 – 16:00)
6. Zoot Suit Riot (19:00 – 7:00)
7. The Badger Game (19:00 – 7:00)
8. Camera Obscura (19:00 – 7:00)
9. Secret Keepers (8:30 – 17:40)
10. Bad Date (21:00 – 5:00)

Arson Desk Street Cases

1. Accident Prone (19:00 – 7:00)
2. Paper Sack Holdup (19:00 – 7:00)
3. Café Holdup (8:00 – 18:00)
4. Bus Stop Shooting (8:00 – 16:00)
5. Hot Property (8:00 – 16:00)

The City Of The Angels (Gold) - Reach 100% Game Complete.

For this trophy, you will need to complete all story cases and street crimes. You will also need to collect all vehicles, film reels, land marks and newspapers. Here is a breakdown of everything:

• There are 21 Story Cases which make up 57% – Click here for a complete guide to all the story cases.
  
• There are 40 Street Crimes which make up 15% – See The Long Arm Of The Law.
  
• There are 95 Vehicles which make up 15% – See Auto Fanatic.
• There are 50 Film Reels which make up 7% – See Hollywoodland.
• There are 30 Landmarks which make up 3% – See Star Map.
• There are 13 Newspapers which make up 3% – Click here for a complete guide to all newspaper locations.

The Up And Up (Silver) - Complete a story case with a five star rating.

See Shamus To The Stars.

Shamus To The Stars (Gold) - Complete all story cases with a five star rating.

In order to get a  five star rating you will need to find all of the clues and get all of the questions correct. There is some room for error but to play it safe I would get everything. You can also lose stars by causing too much damage so I suggest letting your partner drive when going for five stars.

Click here for a complete guide to all the story cases.

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Capcom have released a chart that not only shows the number of games it has shipped and how many sold, but also their projected number of games and sales for the next financial year. The Japanese publisher has shown their confidence in Sony’s flagship console, putting more support in the PS3 than any other platform.

Capcom has put PS3 game sales over the Xbox all the way through to March 2012, with the publisher showing a lot of confidence in the PS3 with 16 titles slated to make an estimated 8 million sales. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 games are only expected to sell 4.7 million copies and will only see 14 of Capcom’s titles, almost half of the PS3 titles’ projected success.

It is likely that much of the PS3′s sales will come from the recently announced PSP Remastered Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD.

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The puppy you see above is very important and definitely related to the news we are about to share with you. If you’re interested in what you might be seeing at retail this summer from Sony (or love the cute and cuddly) read on to find out more.

A retailer, known as Games Maya, has revealed a schedule of meetings that will be in attendance by the major game giants: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Also on that list is Sega. Sony will be first up to bat as their meet up with Games Maya will happen on May 11th.

Why is this retail meeting important? Usually, after these retail meetings (especially from Games Maya), major announcements will sometimes – if not most times – leak out to the public. One news that we can possibly expect to hear (and maybe even confirm) is the anticipated price drop of Sony’s flagship console, which is definitely good karma for anyone still holding out for a can’t-be-beat deal.

We’ll be sure to keep an ear to the ground and see if any leaks spring out with good details for any of you looking to spend some summer cash.

Oh yeah, that adorable puppy. How is it related? Well, Games Maya’s website felt the announcement of their scheduled meetings had to be accompanied by the puppy header. If they felt that the pup and their announcement shared symbiotic meaning, then by-golly, I certainly don’t want to take it out of context and ruin journalism credibility.

… and maybe I just like puppies.

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At last year’s E3, PlayStation 3 owners were shocked to find out that not only was Portal 2 headed to Sony’s flagship console, but it would also feature Steam implementation. With the newest update of Steam, a new feature has been added that is known as Steam Guard. Steam Guard provides a new level of security for Steam users, but what does that mean for PlayStation 3 owners when Portal 2 is released?

When visiting the Steam support page about Steam Guard this is what it describes the service as:

Steam Guard is an additional level of security that can be applied to your Steam account. The first level of security on your account is your login credentials: your Steam account name and password. With Steam Guard, a second level of security is applied to your account, making it harder for your Steam account to fall into the wrong hands.

When Steam Guard is enabled on your account, anyone attempting to login to your Steam account from an unrecognized computer must provide additional authorization. A special access code will be sent to your contact email address, and this code must be entered into Steam before your login is complete.

Though this feature is implemented automatically and is a free feature, will it affect PlayStation 3 users that are trying to log in? According to the same support page this is what it had to say on the matter:

No, Steam Guard will not get in the way of your ability to access your Steam account through Portal 2 on the PS3, nor through partner sites that enable sign in via your Steam account credentials.

It is always nice to see new features implemented on the Steam client, and it’s also great that it will not hinder the experience for PS3 users when Portal 2 is finally released this upcoming April.

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Killzone 3 is the follow up to Guerrilla Games’ 2009 smash hit Killzone 2, with the story picking up right where Killzone 2 left off. The Helghan leader is dead and the ISA are retreating. Unfortunately, the Helghast have other plans. With the addition of PlayStation Move functionality the game takes on a whole new feel. There are 52 trophies to collect which consist of 44 bronze, 4 silver, 3 gold and 1 platinum.

Note 1: This guide assumes that you are playing with the Alternate controller setup.
Note 2: For the purposes of this guide, the hidden trophies will not be hidden.

Platinum (Platinum) - Collect all Killzone 3 trophies.

Collect all other trophies in the game.

Ready For Battle – Complete weapons training (Bronze) – Complete weapons training in Prologue.

A few minutes into the first chapter you will be required to complete Helghan Weapons training. Once completed the trophy will unlock.

In your Face – First Brutal Melee (Bronze) - Performed first Brutal Melee move.

See Hand To Hand Master – Kill 50 Helghast using Brutal Melee.

Time For A Dip – Reach the river (Bronze) - Reached the Corinth River with the convoy.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this at the end of chapter 2.

No Witnesses – Destroy all dropships on the Highway (Bronze) – Destroyed all dropships on the Highway.

This will be in chapter 2. Shortly after watching the cut-scene where Sev and Rico watch three Helghast collecting green energy, you will come to a fight with two mounted miniguns. make sure you grab one of them by pressing “triangle” and take it with you. You will need it to take out the dropships. Eventually you will meet back up with Narville and the convoy. From this point you will need to follow the Exo across a bridge. This bridge will be where the dropships start coming. There will be four of them in total.

1. Dropship #1 will show up right after the Exo takes out the Helghan Carrier. The dropship will hover above the first bridge.
2. Dropship #2 will appear a little further down the road. There will be a roadblock with Helgan soldiers on the left in a broken down building. After you kill a few of them the dropship will appear over the road.
3. Dropship #3 & #4 will both appear after the convoy clears the roadblock. They will appear at the same time and will fly off one right after the other so you will need to be quick. They will fly off towards the left.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Mopping Up – Kill 40 Helghast foot soldiers (Bronze) - Killed 40 or more Helghast foot soldiers on the beach.

This will be in Senlin Beach on chapter 3. At the start of the mission your vehicle will make its way down the beach while driving through a path of debris and buildings. After a couple turns you will come to a building at the end of the path with a bunch of enemies. Kill all of these enemies before you move on. Your vehicle will then turn right and go forward a bit. At this point you will see two areas with enemies and sandbags. There will also be a tank on the left that will drop off a few enemies. Clear the area of all enemies before you move on. You will then make your way around to the left. There will be some enemy soldiers on the left side as you go around the bend. There will be two gun nests with enemy soldiers running on a walkway above them next. After this you will make your way to the final area. In this area you will be right next to the water. There will be two AA guns and two dropships. Take these out as quick as you can and then clear out all of the ground troops in this area. By the time you leave this area you should have killed enough enemies to unlock the trophy. If not then just reload the chapter and try again.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Sawn Off – Destroy all chasing APCs (Bronze) – Destroyed all chasing SawBlade APCs in the Senlin Beach section.

This will also be in Senlin Beach on chapter 3. Shortly after you take out the AA guns and dropships for the “Mopping Up” trophy you will begin to be chased by enemy APCs. These APCs will try and run into the back of your vehicle. You will need to take out every single one of these to unlock the trophy. Keep your gun aimed behind you the whole time as there are no other enemies to worry about in this area. Focus all of your fire on the APCs.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Smoking Wrecks – Destroy all Tanks on Senlin Beach (Bronze) – Destroyed all the Helghast Tanks in the Senlin Beach section.

This will also be in Senlin Beach on chapter 3. This is the same as “Sawn Off” except this time around you will want to take out every single tank you see. These tanks will mostly be stationary with ground troops around them.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Save The Intruders – Arc APCs destroyed (Bronze) – Successfully assisted with defeating the Arc APCs.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this at the end of chapter 3.

Turn the Tables – Melee Kill a Capture Trooper (Bronze) – Killed a Capture Trooper using melee.

Capture Troopers are the the ones that have knives on their hands. They first appear near the end of the Jungle in chapter 4. These will be the enemies that run towards you without shooting at you.

Spiky Personality – Kill a Helghast using a Burster (Bronze) -  Killed a Helghast by shooting a Burster plant.

At the beginning of chapter 4 you will be following a fellow ISA soldier around the jungle. At one point he will tell you to shoot a burster plant to take out an enemy. Do as he says and the trophy will unlock.

Never There – Sneak past Helghast (Bronze) – Sneak past all Helghast in the Jungle without alerting any of them.

Make your way through the jungle at the beginning of chapter 4 without alerting any of the enemy soldiers. You will start out by following a fellow ISA soldier. He will show you the ropes of sneaking around the jungle. The trophy will unlock after you reach the the communication station. Here are some tips to help you out:

1. Take your time
2. Stick to the shadows
3. Use burster plants whenever possible
4. Always kill by head shot
5. Use the grass as cover whenever possible

ISA TV – Establish communications (Bronze) – Made contact with Earth.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this at the end of chapter 4.

Minigunned – Destroy all targets (Bronze) – Destroy everything while using the Minigun on the Intruder.

This will be at the beginning of chapter 5. You will start off on an intruder with Rico. Your objective will be to clear off a couple rigs and destroy pretty much everything in sight. While doing this you will see various pipes all over the rig. Most of these pipes will have a blue tint to them, almost alike a blue light. You will need to shoot every one of these blue pipes in order to unlock the trophy. There are three different types of objects to destroy. The first is a blue glass like section of pipe that are located between the rig and the water. You can’t miss them. The second are horizontal pipes coming off the center of the rig on top. The third type are huge upright sections that kind of resemble a silo. You will use “R1″ to shoot and “L1″ to zoom in. The trophy will unlock after you have destroyed the two dropships at the end of the section. If you miss any just reload the chapter and try again.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Aerial Superiority – Kill 5 Helghast while in the air (Bronze) - Killed 5 Helghast while airborne using the Jetpack.

At the beginning of the Akmir Rig section of chapter 5 Sev will strap on a jet pack. You will then use the jet pack to navigate the rest of the section. While using the jet pack you can press “L2″ to use the thrusters. You can also press “X” while airborne to give yourself a slight boost. You will have a mounted gun that you can fire by pressing “R1″ Kill five enemies throughout the rest of the level while airborne to unlock the trophy.

Quick Exit – Escape the Oil Rig quickly (Bronze) – Got off the 2nd Rig within 2 minutes.

Once you reach the second rig in the Nilfrost Rig section of chapter 5 you will have to set two charges on the base of the rig. Once you set the charges you will have a little over three minutes to escape the rig before it explodes. Escape in under two minutes to unlock the trophy.

Into The Lair – Reach the cable car (Bronze) - Reached the cable car and gained access to Stahl Arms South.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this at the end of chapter 5.

Jail Break – Liberate Narville (Bronze) – Liberated Narville from Stahl Arms South.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this during chapter 6.

Go Down And Stay Down – Destroy the ATAC (Bronze) – Defeated the ATAC outside the Stahl Arms facility.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this during chapter 6.

Shattered – Destroy all glass in the Labs (Bronze) – Destroyed all glass panels in the Stahl Arms South laboratories.

This will be in chapter 6 after you rescue Narville. There are a total of 79 panes of glass to break. The glass panes are green with the a white triangle-shaped symbol in the middle of them. They are also on a small black base attached to the floor that will remain there after you shatter the glass. The glass panes are scattered throughout  five different rooms.

• Room #1 – This is the room where Narville is held. Once you free Narville you will need to clear out the room and head into the next room. There are no glass panes in this room.
• Room #2 – This room will have 11 glass panes to destroy. They will all be located in the center of the room.
• Room #3 – This room is the refrigerated room. There are 4 glass panes in this room. You can’t miss them.
• Room #4 – This room has a set of stairs and there are no glass panes in here.
• Room #5 – This room contains 64 glass panes. These are scattered all over the room. There are glass panes on the outer walls and around the center walls. There are also glass panes on the upper level above where you start in the room.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Iced – Destroy all Ice-Saws and Dropships (Bronze) – Destroy all 4 Helghast Ice-Saws and all 6 Dropships.

At the end of chapter 6 you will be driving an ice vehicle as you escape Stahl Arms. As you make your escape  you will be met with 4 Helghast Ice-Saws and 6 dropships. You will be able to fire on them using “R1″ for guns and “R2″ for homing missiles. As soon as you see an enemy vehicle in your path spam the “R2″ button until it is destroyed. Do this for every Ice-Saw and dropship, and the trophy will unlock at the end of the chapter.

Pinpoint – Kill the Heavy with an StA-14 (Bronze) – Killed the Heavy using the StA-14 rifle.

About halfway through chapter 7 you will come across a Heavy with a mini-gun. You will need to kill it with the StA-14 Rifle to unlock the trophy. Luckily, there is one sitting on a gun rack right before you get to the Heavy. Make sure to grab it before you trigger the cut-scene as you wont be able to go back for it after.

You Drive – Drive the Mobile Factory (Bronze) – Took over the controls of the Mobile Factory.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this at the end of chapter 7.

Bring It Down – Defeat the MAWLR (Bronze) – Defeated the MAWLR defending the Space Elevator.

This is story related and can’t be missed. you will get this at the end of chapter 8.

Completist – Destroy everything on the MAWLR (Bronze) – Destroyed every destructible weapon on the MAWLR while on foot and on the Intruder.

In the middle of chapter 8 you will have to take out a number of points on the MAWLR from the ground. You will be given plenty of WASP ammo to do the job. Once you take out everything on foot you will have to take out more objects form the gun on an intruder. You will need to destroy everything that can be destroyed to get the trophy. Here is a great video to help you out:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Let’s Go Home – Destroyed Stahl’s Cruiser (Gold) – Destroyed Stahl’s Cruiser and left the planet on any difficulty.

This is story related and can’t be missed. You will get this when you see the credits continue reading…

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NIS America put on a press event in San Francisco last night and they had their upcoming RPG Ar tonelico Qoga available to play. After spending some time with the game it’s safe to say that a lot of time and effort was spent bringing the series to the PS3. The graphics looked great, the character leveling system was robust, and the characters were as risque as you should expect from this series.

With that said, here’s the latest trailer for the game:

The game is set to release next month and here are the latest screen shots and character art:

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Sony has announced the open beta for Killzone 3 will be launched early February and will be available for all PS3 owners to play.

Between the February 3 and February 15 you will all have the opportunity to download and play the ‘Frozen Dam’ multiplayer level for free off the PlayStation Store.

All three game types – Guerrilla Warfare, Warzone and Operations will be available for budding shooters to test out with the offline mode featuring bots also being bundled into the beta.

If you’re not familiar with the different game modes that Killzone multiplayer has to offer then the Official PlayStation Blog has kindly detailed all four:

Guerrilla Warfare (16 players)
Guerrilla Warfare is a standalone multiplayer mode similar to classic Team Deathmatch: You and your teammates must try to kill as many of the opposing team as you can before the timer runs out. In this mode, only the downstream monitor houses and repair bay are accessible, giving the map a very frantic pace.

Warzone (24 players)
If you’ve played Killzone 2, you may already be familiar with Warzone. It’s a round-based multiplayer campaign that consists of five randomly ordered mini-missions. In this mode the power house and penstocks directly under the dam are accessible as well, so there’s more room to come up with different strategies and approaches to your goal.

Operations (16 players)
Operations is a new multiplayer campaign which aims to deliver a more cinematic, story-based gameplay experience, similar to that of Killzone 3′s single-player mode. It consists of a sequence of linear mini-missions, in which the ISA must try to secure the docks and destroy the dam, while the Helghast must try to protect the dam facility.

Botzone (one player and up to 15 bots)
Botzone is an offline multiplayer mode ideal for those looking to get to grips with the controls, the weapons or the map layout before going up against live players. Each of the aforementioned multiplayer modes can be played offline, against CPU-controlled opponents.

Killzone 3 launches exclusively on PlayStation 3 on February 22nd in the US, 23rd in Europe and 25th in the UK, and will come with free beta access to Zipper Interactive’s upcoming shooter Socom 4, now that sounds like a must buy!

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The latest MMO from Sony Online Entertainment, and their first on the PS3, DC Universe Online is set in the world of the DC Comic Book Super Heroes. Unlike most games, the title has no bronze trophies and instead has 3 silver, 10 gold and 1 platinum.

Winner Takes All (Platinum) – Acquire all hero and villain trophies in the classic game.

Earn every trophy in the game.

Tanks Very Much (Silver) – Achieve level 10 and gain the Tank Role.

Reach level 10 with a character that uses either Fire or Ice powers.

Mission Control (Silver) – Achieve level 10 and gain the Controller Role.

Reach level 10 with a character that uses either Gadgets or Mental powers.

Knight for Justice (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a hero mentored by Batman.

When you create your character choose to be a hero and pick Batman as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Warrior of Truth (Gold) - Achieve level 30 as a hero mentored by Wonder Woman.

When you create your character choose to be a hero and pick Wonder Woman as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Champion of Earth (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a hero mentored by Superman.

When you create your character choose to be a hero and pick Superman as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Acrobatic Ace (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as an acrobat.

When you create your character choose to be an Acrobat. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Fearless Flier (Gold) - Achieve level 30 as a flier.

When you create your character choose to be a Flier. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Speedster Supreme (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a speedster.

When you create your character choose to be an Speedster. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

The Healing Touch (Silver) – Achieve level 10 and gain the Healer Role.

Reach level 10 with a character that uses either Nature or Sorcery powers.

The Queen’s Favorite (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a villain mentored by Circle.

When you create your character choose to be a villain and pick Circle as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Criminal Mastermind (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a villain mentored by Lex Luthor.

When you create your character choose to be a villain and pick Lex Luthor as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

The Joker in the Deck (Gold) – Achieve level 30 as a villain mentored by the Joker.

When you create your character choose to be a villain and pick Joker as your mentor. Play the game until you reach level 30 and the trophy is yours.

Platinum Pace (Gold) – Earn a platinum medal in any race.

After you create your character you will have to play through the tutorial level. Once done with the tutorial level you will find yourself inside a nightclub. Leave the night club and go across the street. You should find a glowing circle on the ground. Go over to it and hit the button displayed on the screen to begin the race. Once the race starts you will have to make your way through a series of rings and come in under a certain time. Finish the race under the Platinum time for the trophy.

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Originally released for the Wii, Racquet Sports is a PlayStation Move only title that includes five different sports that use racquets.  There are 35 trophies to collect including 18 bronze, 11 silver, 5 gold and 1 platinum trophy.

Platinum (Platinum) – Win all trophies in Racquet Sports.

Earn all other trophies in the game.

Hairdresser (Bronze) – Unlock all haircuts for all the characters.

See Racquet collector.

Fashion victim (Bronze) – Unlock all outfits for all the characters.

See Racquet collector.

Racquet collector (Bronze) – Unlock all the racquets in the Career.

While playing through the single player events you will unlock an item at the end of each match.  it doesn’t matter if you win or lose you will still get an item.  Just keep playing and completing the all of the events for each sport to unlock all of the items.

Tennis hope (Bronze) – Win the Amateur league in Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis hope.

Badminton hope (Bronze) – Win the Amateur league in Badminton with any character.

See Table Tennis hope.

Squash hope (Bronze) – Win the Amateur league in Squash with any character.

See Table Tennis hope.

Beach Tennis hope (Bronze) – Win the Amateur league in Beach Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis hope.

Table Tennis hope (Bronze) – Win the Amateur league in Table Tennis with any character.

Complete each event in the amateur league.

Tennis pro (Bronze) – Win the Professional league in Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis pro.

Badminton pro (Bronze) – Win the Professional league in Badminton with any character.

See Table Tennis pro.

Squash pro (Bronze) – Win the Professional league in Squash with any character.

See Table Tennis pro.

Beach Tennis pro (Bronze) – Win the Professional league in Beach Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis pro.

Table Tennis pro (Bronze) – Win the Professional league in Table Tennis with any character.

Complete each event in the Professional league.

Tennis star (Silver) – Win the Masters league in Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis star.

Badminton star (Silver) – Win the Masters league in Badminton with any character.

See Table Tennis star.

Squash star (Silver) – Win the Masters league in Squash with any character.

See Table Tennis star.

Beach Tennis star (Silver) – Win the Masters league in Beach Tennis with any character.

See Table Tennis star.

Table Tennis star (Silver) – Win the Masters league in Table Tennis with any character.

Complete each event in the Masters league.

Tennis legend (Gold) – Finish first in a Tennis Masters season and win the Private Cup with any character.

See Table Tennis legend.

Badminton legend (Gold) – Finish first in a Badminton Masters season and win the Private Cup with any character.

See Table Tennis legend.

Squash legend (Gold) – Finish first in a Squash Masters season and win the Private Cup with any character.

See Table Tennis legend.

Beach Tennis legend (Gold) – Finish first in a Beach Tennis Masters season and win the Private Cup with any character.

See Table Tennis legend.

Table Tennis legend (Gold) – Finish first in a Table Tennis Masters season and win the Private Cup with any character.

Complete each event in the Masters season and win the private cup.  You will be invited to the private cup during the season.  Make sure you accept the invitation and then win the event.

Not a matter of luck (Silver) – In Tennis, perform 3 successful Risky Shots in a row.

You can perform a Risky Shot by holding the “T” button while performing a shot.  Your racquet will glow if done correctly.  Perform three of these successfully in a row to get this trophy.

Icing on the cake! (Silver) – In any sport, win a match point with a successful Risky Shot.

Perform a successful Risky Shot on the last shot of a match.  You can perform a Risky Shot by pressing the “T” button.  Your racquet will glow if done correctly.

Human 1 – Machine 0 (Silver) – In any sport, win a match against the computer with the computer scoring zero points.

Win a match without the computer scoring a point.  This is very easy to do in a badminton match.

Playing with the big boys (Silver) – Win 25 online ranked matches.

Win 25 ranked online matches.

Have a tissue, pal! (Silver) – Win an online match in which your opponent scores zero points (official matches only).

Win an online match without your opponent scoring a point.  This must be done in a ranked match and not with a friend.

Winning streak (Silver) – In training mode, achieve a longest series record of at least 10 in every sport.

In each sport in training mode you will have to try and hit your shot into the highlighted square.  Make ten successful shots in a row in each sport for this trophy.

Hidden Trophy (highlight below to view)
Net fishing? (Bronze) – In Tennis, put the ball into the net.

Just hit the ball into the net.  This will come over time.

Hidden Trophy ( highlight below to view)
Satellite launched! (Bronze) – In Badminton, send the shuttle really high in the sky.

Try to hit the shuttle while it is as close to the ground as possible.  This will increase its trajectory.

Hidden Trophy (highlight below to view)
Double bounce (Bronze) – In Table Tennis, score a point with the ball bouncing twice on the opponent’s table.

Score a point by having the ball bounce on your opponent’s side twice.  This will come over time.

Hidden Trophy (highlight below to view)
Pinball freak (Bronze) – In Squash, perform a spectacular drop shot.

Perform a drop shot while playing Squash.  Just keep doing them until you get a spectacular shot.

Hidden Trophy (highlight below to view)
Til your arms drop (Bronze) – beach tennis, play a rally lasting at least 20 shots.

Keep a rally going until it gets to 20 shots or more.

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So far, Sony has managed to sell around 46 million of the PlayStation 3 console since its release back in 2006. While those numbers seem quite decent, some big names from Sony think the PS3 may find it difficult to match the overall success of the PlayStation 2.

Phil Harrison, former head of Sony Worldwide Studios, believes that the PS3 will have a much more difficult road to face before it catches up to the outstanding achievement of the PS2. Harrison thinks that the PS2′s success was probably due to a lack of competition in the market during its earlier life cycle.

“I hope PS3 can match PS2, but I think the market dynamics are slightly different. It’s much more competitive.

“For a large chunk of its life-cycle, the PS2 didn’t really have any competition anywhere in the world, so Sony was able to sell a huge number of units. If PS3 does reach the same level it will take longer and it will be a more difficult challenge.”

Harrison also believed that the PS2 had a much larger support from dedicated 3rd party devs, and that it had more exclusives as a result – something that the PS3 doesn’t share as much as its predecessor.

“I think PS2 was probably the last era in which you will see that happen in a meaningful way.”

However, Sony Europe’s founding president, Chris Deering has much higher hopes for the PS3, believing that the console will be as successful as the PS2 and even have the chance to out-pace it.

“I think it can sell as many as PS2, maybe more. In the case of both PS1 and PS2, we sold more Slim units than original models. The PS3 Slim has only been out a couple of years. If you could get a PS3 for a hundred pounds… Can you imagine? It could go much higher and last longer.”

To date, the PS2 has been able to rake in an astounding 147 million sales since it hit the market back in 2000. Looks like we’ll get a better idea of where the PS3 stands when we get closer to 2016.

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If you think Sony has pushed the envelope with 3D gaming, think again. It turns out they they seem to have more ambitious plans laid out for their flagship console.

Recently, SCEE studio director Mick Hocking revealed to Develop that companies are already researching on various forms of 3D entertainment and that Sony has “techniques” for holographic gaming.

“3D on mobile devices, and other forms of 3D, are all possible and many companies are working on them right now.

“We also have techniques like holographics for the PS3 that I think will be very interesting for the future 3D games.”

Hocking also had some good news for those who are paranoid about screen-watchers for offline multiplayer.

“In regards to that we have some new technology that we’ve shown to developers that uses 3D techniques, it allows two players to play full screen multi-player games but without each being able to see the others view, and they have been massively keen on them.

“There’s lots to come. 

This isn’t just about adding 3D to the PS3 – there’s a whole wave of new technologies and techniques that make use of 3D and the 3D hardware that we can use to enhance our games with in the future.”

Some researchers have already claimed that holographic TVs could see their way into homes around 2017, which is just under a decade away. Even though the PS3 may be capable of handling holographic tech, we’ll more than likely see this feature make its debut on the PS4 if the technology looks promising.

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• PlayStation 3 slim console, 160 GB.
• Dualshock 3 controller, black.
• Two SingStar microphones.
• A copy of SingStar Dance.
• A copy of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

This deal is for Black Friday only and will go fast, so click here to place your order now. If you miss this deal, stay connected to PlayStation LifeStyle for more deals as we spot them.

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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest is the latest game in the Lord of the Rings series and the first featuring PlayStation Move support.  Aragorn’s Quest includes 30 trophies to collect consisting of 9 bronze, 15 silver, 5 gold and the platinum trophy.

Own Them All (Platinum) – All Trophies Collected.

Earn all other trophies in the game.

No Friend of Goblins (Bronze) – Defeat 100 Goblins.

This will come naturally during the game.  Probably during the first level.

See Middle-earth Annihilation.

No Friend of Orcs (Bronze) – Defeat 100 Orcs.

This will come naturally during the game.  Probably during the second level.

See Middle-earth Annihilation.

The Fellowship (Gold) – Collect all the Fellowship Tokens.

There collectibles scattered throughout each chapter.  If you find the Palntir you will be able to see the whole region and where they  are located.  Here are some maps that will help.

Expert in Lore (Silver) – Collect all lore items.

See The Fellowship.

Meanderer (Gold) – Complete all the side quests.

While playing each chapter do every quest you come across.  Make sure you go back to the Shire between chapters and do all the side quests that are available.  If you are missing any quests after you finish the chapter you will have to redo all of the quests for that chapter.  not just the ones you missed.  Shire side quests don’t matter for this trophy but you will still want to finish them as you get them.

No More Trolling (Bronze) – Defeat your first Hill-troll.

You will fight plenty of these during the game.  The first one is near the end of the first level.

No Friends of Uruks (Bronze) – Defeat 100 Uruks.

This will naturally during the game.  If you haven’t got it by the end you can just re-play “The Black Gate” until you reach 100.

See Middle-earth Annihilation.

Middle-earth Extermination (Bronze) – Defeat 1000 Enemies.

See Middle-earth Annihilation.

Middle-earth Annihilation (Silver) – Defeat 2500 Enemies.

This trophy can be a pain as it requires some grinding.  A good place to get this is in “The Black Gate” as there are enemies of all races there.  You can also get unlimited arrows from the arrow rack.  you should be able to get around 200 kills each time you play the chapter.  Rinse and repeat until you get all the kill trophies.

Oliphaunt Tamed! (Silver) – Defeat 8 Oliphaunts.

At the end of the “Pelennor Fields” chapter you will have to kill 8 Oliphaunts.

Bow Selector (Silver) – Defeat 250 enemies with Bow.

See Middle-earth Annihilation.

You got it! (Bronze) – Perform an icon Strike.

An Icon Strike is when you see an arrow over an enemy’s head.  You will get this at the sword stall in the Shire at the beginning of the game.

You’ve really got It (Silver) – 5 consecutive Icon Strikes.

Use five straight Icon Strikes.  This can be done easily by re-playing the sword stall game in the Shire.

You Been Working Out? (Bronze) – Perform 5000 sword swipes.

Swing your sword and hit enemies 5000 times.  You will get this while going for Middle-earth Annihilation.

Banker (Silver) – 1000 silver coins acquired.

You will get silver coins by killing enemies and completing side quests.  You may also find chests with coins in them by breaking boxes throughout the game.  Some people have not received this trophy right at 1000 coins.  If this happens just keep collecting coins and the trophy will pop up shortly.

It Did Not Pass (Gold) – Defeat the Balrog.

This is story related and can’t be missed.

Tree Hugger (Silver) – Defend the Ent.

Story related and can’t be missed.

Not By The Hand of Man (Silver) – Defeat the Witch-king.

Story related and can’t be missed.

Shoot the Messenger (Silver) – Defeat the Mouth of Sauron.

Story related and can’t be missed.

Which King? (Silver) – Defeat the Witch-king without taking damage.

You will fight the Witch-king near the end of the “Pelennor Fields” chapter.  If you get hit just reload the chapter and try again.  Here are a few tips to help out:

• Make sure your sword ability bar is full before the fight.
• Use mostly “Phail of Galadriel” as it does more damage.
• If your sword ability bar is full it will take away 40% of his health.

A New Champion (Silver) – Defeat the Uruk champion without taking damage.

You will fight the Uruk champion near the end of the “Pelennor Fields” chapter.  If you get hit just reload the chapter and try again.  Here are a few tips to help out:

• Make sure your sword ability bar is full before the fight.
• Wait for him to charge/attack you then counter attack him.
• If your sword ability bar is full it will take away 50% of his health.
• If your soldiers kill him you will still get the trophy.

Rule Them All (Silver) – Defeat Black Riders/Nazgul.

This is story related and can’t be missed.

Accomplishment (Silver) – Acquire all the upgrades.

These are weapons and armor you get at various points in the game.  Here is a list of all the upgrades and where to find them:

• Crown of Gondor – You will get this after finishing the last level.
• Chain Vest – This will automatically change depending on level.
• Anduril - You will get this automatically during the story.
• Chain Strike – You will get this automatically during the story.
• Heavy Strike – You will get this automatically during the story.
• Battle Cry – You will get this automatically during the story.
• Bow of Galadrhim – You will get this automatically during the story.
• Shield of Thoeden – Kill all scouts in Rohan. (Side Quest)
• Shield of Gondor – You will get this after finishing the last level.
• Phail of Galadriel – Save the captain by killing all the enemies in Fangorn Forest.
• Thoeden’s Spear – Collect 5 horses in Rohan. (Side Quest)
• Horn of Gondor – You will get this automatically during the story.
• Rally – You willl get this automatically during the story.
• Bow of Glorfindal – In a large chest next to a feathers the left of Eowyn in Helm’s Deep.
• Balin’s Axe – In a chest at the back of the room where Balin’s tomb is at.
• Thorin’s Shield – You will get this automatically during the story.

Stall Owner (Silver) – All stalls 100% complete.

There are 5 stalls are located in the Shire.  To complete a stall you must continue to win until the stall worker stops paying you.

Fun Guy (Bronze) – Completed Button Mushroom quest.

This quest can be found in the Shire.  If you do the Gardening quest you will get this quest near the end of it.  There are a total of 12 mushrooms to find.  They will be all around the Shire near trees, bushes and rocks.

Pest Control (Bronze) – Complete Crow Hunting quest.

this quest can be found in the Shire.  The final part of this quest is to find 10 crow feathers.  You can find crows flying all around in the Shire.  You will be able to find the feathers where they are flying.

Child’s Play (Silver) – Complete all the imaginary quests in the woods.

The imaginary quests are unlocked as you progress through the story.  Complete them all for the trophy.

The Key to the Shire (Gold) – Complete the Shire.

To complete the Shire you will need to complete all quests at the Shire.  This includes the Stalls, Feathers, Treasures, Mushrooms and Imaginary Quests.

A True King (Gold) – Game Complete.

Finish the story to get this trophy.

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Watch out PlayStation 3 fans, we’re only a week away from the ‘official’ launch of the Holiday shopping season, ‘Black Friday’! The day where we all rush out to grab the best deals possible on whatever it is you need this year for your loved ones… at 5am in the morning. Sony is looking to capitalize on this momentous day with two, yes, two new commercials presented to you by none other than the everyone’s favorite VP of everything PlayStation 3 related, Kevin Butler.

Couldn’t get enough of Mr. Butler after he ‘borrowed’ that test car in the Gran Turismo 5 commercial? Get ready to share these two new classics on your Twitter and Facebook accounts!

It’ll be a sad day in PlayStation-land once Kevin Butler retires, but until then, make mine KB!

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Even though our excitement may have been dismantled over Gran Turismo‘s minor delay, perhaps this partnered promotion with Schick will help you give you the boost to get back into the race.

If you race jocks are in need to restock your shelves with some quality shaving gear, race over to your nearest toiletries retailer.  Schick has started a limited promotion of packaged razors that will come a with redeemable code to unlock a list of amazing content for your PS3 and PSP systems.

Here is the list of cool swag you’ll garner from making a simple purchase of Schick razors:

• Gran Turismo 5 dynamic theme for the PS3 system and a static theme for the PSP system
• Gran Turismo 5 racing suit for PlayStation^®Home
• PlayStation^®Network Movie Rentals including Speed, 2 Fast-2 Furious, The Bourne Supremacy and License to Drive

After you’ve picked up your package of Schicks, jump onto www.schick.com/gt5 and enter your code to redeem your prize. So hurry on over to your nearest store to pick up a pack! If you’re still waiting for that facial hair, just tell your mom it’s for your dad.

In this race, everyone is a winner!

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