Sony Pulling Out the Big Guns

SCE America Announces Limited-Edition Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Bundle Featuring New 160GB PS3
PS3 Bundle Includes Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, PLAYSTATION Network Voucher for PAIN and DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller, Offering Tremendous Value to Consumers.

August 20, 2008 - Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced plans to introduce a new 160GB PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system in North America as part of the limited-edition Uncharted: 

Drake's Fortune(TM) PS3 system bundle. The increased storage size enables entertainment enthusiasts to store even more movies, television shows, and games downloaded from PLAYSTATION(R)Network, as well as more videos, music, and photos from their personal collection. Slated to launch in November for $499.99 (MSRP), the 160GB PS3 system will come bundled with the hit game, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM), a PLAYSTATION Network voucher for PAIN, and a DUALSHOCK(R)3 wireless controller. The previously announced 80GB PS3 system ($399.99 MSRP) has started shipping to retailers.

"As PLAYSTATION Network continues to evolve with our recently launched video delivery service and more exclusive games, PS3 owners are demanding more storage capacity," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "Consumers also

 are utilizing PS3 as an entertainment hub for their digital media, placing content such as their entire music collection on the hard drive. The 160GB PS3 system addresses this growing consumer demand in a compelling bundle that delivers significant value."

The Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3 bundle includes the following components:

-- 160GB PS3 system -- The 160GB PS3 is a complete entertainment system comprising a Blu-ray(TM) Disc player, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, and Cell Broadband Engine(TM).
-- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune -- A 400-year-old clue found in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets a modern-day fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The search turns deadly when Drake becomes stranded on the island and hunted by mercenaries. Outnumbered and outgunned, Drake and his companions must fight to survive as they begin to unravel the terrible secrets hidden on the Island.
-- PAIN PLAYSTATION Network Voucher* -- PAIN boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gam

ing ... comedy. The unique mechanic of the game allows the player to load a character into a human-sized, ultra-powerful slingshot, and fire the character into an active, physics-controlled environment, filled with precarious and humorous situations. Download PAIN from PLAYSTATION Store (Select Country/Region) to your PS3 system with the included voucher.
-- DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller -- DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller provides the most intuitive game play experience with pressure sensors in each action button and the inclusion of the highly sensitive SIXAXIS(TM) motion sensing technology.

The additional storage space of the 160GB model will benefit consumers, as several highly anticipated PLAYSTATION Network and PS3 games along with add-on content will be available for download soon, including PAIN Amusement Park, Ratchet & Clank(R)Future: Quest for Booty(TM), SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, and The Last Guy(TM). The bundle is also a great option for consumers who want to utilize PLAYSTATION Network's video delivery service, which offers new blockbuster movies and popular TV shows for download on an ongoing basis.

Holy Shit!

The Force Unleashed Demo Coming This Week

The Force Unleashed Demo is hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PSN Marketplace this week. You can try out unleashing your Sith anger this Thursday. Here is a little bit of info about the demo from PS3 Fanboy:

The demo takes place in one of the early levels in the game known as the "TIE Fighter Construction Facility" -- it's a level you've probably seen many times before in trailers. The mission briefing goes: a Jedi General named Rahm Kota is attacking and it's your job to dispose of him, but to do so in secret (read: kill everyone, no witnesses). That sounds promisingly evil and very much Sith-like. Let the dark side coercion begin.

New World at War and Saints Row 2 Videos

COD World at War

I AM SO TIRED OF WW2 (sorry grandpa)

Saints Row 2: Brotherhood

PS3 Bioshock Trailer Released

It looks like 2K has cleaned the game up a little bit for the PS3. Take a look: 

Rapture Awaits Trailer

Warhawk Trophies Announced

The popular online PS3 game Warhawk is getting trophies. Thats right and from the looks of the trophy arial ballet they will be also adding a Jetpack. Also the trophy Secret Safety Violation tells of a new level! Here is the compete list of trophies:

Bronze Trophies

• Secret Anti-Camper -- Kill an enemy in a Missile or Flak Turret after that enemy has achieved at least five kills in that type of turret.
• Secret Daredevil -- Get 100 feet off the ground in a ground vehicle. Does not count if the vehicle is being carried by a Dropship.
• Secret Hit List -- Kill every member of the opposing team at least once during a round.
• Secret Minesweeper -- Get killed by Proximity Mines five times in a single round.
• Secret Reckless -- Pilot Commit suicide in a Warhawk by running into your own Aerial Mine.
• Secret Vengeance -- Kill an enemy within 60 seconds of that enemy killing you.
• Secret What's That Green Line? -- Get killed by a Binoculars strike while piloting an aircraft.
• Anti-Air Ninja -- Shoot down a Warhawk with any infantry weapon other than a Rocket Launcher.
• Bandit Award -- Earn all in-game badges at Bandit level.
• Chief Sergeant -- Achieve a rank of Chief Sergeant.
• Collector -- Capture four cores at once in Collection mode.
• Combat Driver -- Complete Vehicle Combat Training.
• Cowboy -- Play a perfect Team Deathmatch (top player, no deaths).
• Dead-Eye -- Achieve a sniper kill from more than 2,500 feet away.
• Dumbfire -- Destroy an enemy aircraft with a dumbfired Swarm or Homing Missile.
• Emergency Evasion -- Break at least 6 simultaneous missile locks using Chaff.
• Enlistee -- Join a clan.
• Ground Pounder -- Complete Ground Combat Training.
• Hat Trick -- Get three flag captures in a single round of CTF.
• How Did You Do That? -- Destroy an enemy aircraft with a Cluster Bomb.
• Invincible -- While on foot, take at least 250 damage within 10 seconds without dying.
• Irony -- Kill an enemy with his own Proximity Mine.
• Lone Wolf -- Play a perfect Deathmatch (top player, no deaths).
• One In A Million -- Shoot down an enemy aircraft using the tank's main cannon.
• Overkill -- Destroy an enemy aircraft with a volley of 8 Swarm Missiles.
• Pilot's License -- Complete Warhawk Combat Training.
• Recognition of Merit -- Earn any five in-game medals
• Remote Pilot -- Destroy an enemy aircraft with a TOW Missile.
• Resourceful Driver -- Achieve a road kill and a .50 cal kill using the same 4x4, without dismounting.
• Rivalry -- Win a clan match (red server) as either clan leader or a regular member.
• Saboteur -- Destroy an enemy vehicle with the Field Wrench.
• Survivalist -- Survive for one minute as the hero in Hero mode.
• Tail Shaker -- Destroy an enemy aircraft with an Aerial Mine within 5 seconds of deploying it.
• Taxi Driver -- Help a teammate capture the flag (in CTF) or cogs (in Collection) by transporting him back to the base, using any vehicle.
• Warlord -- Create a clan and get nine other members to join. (Awarded at ten members while you are the clan leader.)
• World Victory -- Control all capturable bases in a Zones match, and reduce the enemy's home base to level 1.

Silver Trophies

• Secret Canyon -- Run Using a Warhawk, shoot down an enemy Warhawk in the central gorge in Vaporfield Glacier.
• Secret King of the Jungle Gym -- Retrieve the Proximity Mines from the top of the dome on the Omega Factory Rumble Dome layout.
• Secret Safety Violation -- Kill a distant enemy from on top of the salvage crane in Tau Crater.
• Aerial Ballet -- While flying a jetpack, kill an enemy (who is also flying a jetpack) with any weapon other than the Rocket Launcher.
• Are You Aim-Botting? -- Snipe an enemy who is flying a jetpack.
• Behind Enemy Lines -- Drive an APC into the enemy's home base, then have at least one teammate spawn into that APC.
• Commander -- Achieve a rank of Commander.
• Decorated Soldier -- Earn any 15 in-game medals.
• Flying Fortress -- Awarded to the driver and all six passengers of a fully-loaded Dropship.
• Giant Killer -- Shoot down an enemy Dropship while using a Warhawk.
• Lt. Colonel -- Achieve a rank of Lt. Colonel.
• Master Award -- Earn all in-game badges at Master level.
• Shield Breaker -- Break an enemy E-POD shield using the Lightning Shell.

Gold Trophies

• Bandwidth Donor -- Host a ranked dedicated server for four consecutive hours.
• Executive Honor -- Earn all in-game medals.
• General -- Achieve a rank of General.
• Porcupine -- Destroy an enemy Warhawk with the APC's E-POD shield.
• Surgical Strike -- Shoot down a Dropship with a Binoculars strike.
• That Was Some Bug -- Kill an enemy who is flying a jetpack by hitting him with any vehicle or aircraft.
• Warhawk Award -- Earn all in-game badges at Warhawk level.

Platinum Trophy

• Warhawk Supreme Achievement -- All your base trophies are belong to platinum.

I am buying Warhawk now :)

This patch will launch August 27th 

New Square Enix Video

Here is some fresh Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts footage. Enjoy!

My New Baby: PS3

Hey guys! Today is a good day, picked up a PS3 from Gamestop today along with Resistance and Metal Gears Sold 4. Now that I am a proud PS3 owner (I also own the 360(duh) and the Wii) I have all of the gaming consoles covered so this blog with have a few more Ps3 based stories now as well. My PSN is ProfessorChaos7. Here is a picture of the latest edition to my gaming setup. 

Skate 2 Debut Trailer

Gnarly!

New COD 4 Playlists

Alright COD heads its that time, this weekend Infinity Ward is testing four new playlists. This is the last test before these playlists get mixed into the game. The four playlist are:

• Bare-Bones team Deathmatch 
• Hardcore HQ
• Multi-Bomb Search and Destroy 
• Hardcore FFA

360 Fanboy described them perfectly:

Harcore HQ and FFA are fairly self-explanatory, as they are simply more hardcore versions of standard gametypes. They include higher damage and no HUD, so tactics are key. Multi-Bomb Search and Destroy, unsurprisingly, gives all memebers of the attacking team a bomb for their planting pleasure. Bare-Bones Team Deathmatch may be the most intriguing of the bunch, as it removes all perks and kill streak rewards. In other words, you can't blame all your deaths on enemies that poop grenades when they die.

These playlists are in testing so I have no idea when they will be publicly playable. 

COD 4's Newest Logo

Guitar Hero World Tour Gets Jimi

According to CBC Guitar Hero got two iconic Jimi Hendrix songs to be included in their new game Guitar Hero World Tour. Not only that they are including Jimi as a playable character (Xavier Stone is now out of work). The songs included: "The Wind Cries Mary" and "Purple Haze". If those two are not good enough for you Activision promised more Hendrix songs through DLC. 

Poor Xavier...They don't need a look-a-like anymore. They got the real Jimi.

Rockband 2 Tracklist

Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List:

1. AC/DC "Let There Be Rock"
2. AFI "Girl's Gone Grey"
3. Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
4. Alice in Chains "Man in the Box"
5. Allman Brothers "Ramblin' Man"
6. Avenged Sevenfold "Almost Easy"
7. Bad Company "Shooting Star"
8. Beastie Boys "So Whatcha Want"
9. Beck "E-Pro"
10. Bikini Kill "Rebel Girl"
11. Billy Idol "White Wedding Pt. I"
12. Blondie " One Way or Another"
13. Bob Dylan "Tangled Up in Blue"
14. Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer"
15. Cheap Trick "Hello There"
16. Devo "Uncontrollable Urge"
17. Dinosaur Jr. "Feel the Pain"
18. Disturbed "Down with the Sickness"
19. Dream Theater "Panic Attack"
20. Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf"
21. Elvis Costello "Pump It Up"
22. Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way"
23. Foo Fighters "Everlong"
24. Guns N' Roses "Shackler's Revenge"
25. Interpol "PDA"
26. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song"
27. Jethro Tull "Aqualung"
28. Jimmy Eat World "The Middle"
29. Joan Jett "Bad Reputation"
30. Journey "Anyway You Want It"
31. Judas Priest "Painkiller"
32. Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son"
33. L7 "Pretend We're Dead"
34. Lacuna Coil "Our Truth"
35. Linkin Park "One Step Closer"
36. Lit "My Own Worst Enemy"
37. Lush "De-Luxe"
38. Mastodon "Colony of Birchmen"
39. Megadeth "Peace Sells"
40. Metallica " Battery"
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones "Where'd You Go"
42. Modest Mouse "Float On"
43. Motorhead "Ace of Spades"
44. Nirvana "Drain You"
45. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky"
46. Panic at the Disco "Nine in the Afternoon"
47. Paramore "That's What You Get"
48. Pearl Jam "Alive"
49. Presidents of the USA "Lump"
50. Rage Against the Machine "Testify"
51. Ratt "Round & Round"
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it Away"
53. Rise Against "Give it All"
54. Rush "The Trees"
55. Silversun Pickups "Lazy Eye"
56. Smashing Pumpkins "Today"
57. Social Distortion "I Was Wrong"
58. Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot"
59. Soundgarden "Spoonman"
60. Squeeze "Cool for Cats"
61. Steely Dan "Bodhitsattva"
62. Steve Miller Band "Rock'n Me"
63. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"
64. System of a Down "Chop Suey"
65. Talking Heads "Psycho Killer"
66. Tenacious D "Master Exploder"
67. Testament "Souls of Black"
68. The Donnas "New Kid in School"
69. The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat"
70. The Grateful Dead " Alabama Getaway"
71. The Guess Who "American Woman"
72. The Muffs "Kids in America"
73. The Offspring "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)"
74. The Replacements "Alex Chilton"
75. The Who "Pinball Wizard"

Bonus Songs
76. Abnormality "Visions"
77. Anarchy Club "Get Clean"
78. Bang Camaro "Night Lies"
79. Breaking Wheel "Shoulder to the Plow"
80. The Libyans "Neighborhood"
81. The Main Drag "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"
82. Speck "Conventional Lover"
83. The Sterns "Supreme Girl"
84. That Handsome Devil "Rob the Prez-O-Dent"

This is only the tracks that will be included on disk. There will be a lot of DLC and all of the tracks from Rockband 1 will be playable if you own it.

And So It Begins.....

This is Joe posting on what will be a very informing blog in the video gaming world. If you want to know about me personally and as a gamer head over to the about me! This is my first blog and I am a very dedicated person so don't worry you'll be in the loop. After E3 I will have full coverage on the biggest and best news. Just so you know what kind of games and systems this blog will focus on here it is:

Genres
- Shooters
- RPGs
- MMOs
- RTS/Strategy

Systems
- Xbox 360
- Wii
- PC
- PS3 (RARELY)

This first post is done by me, Joe, but one other writers will grace the awesomeness of this blog; Charlie. If you have any questions, or suggestions/information I would be happy to hear, just email me at joeschmo8979@gmail.com, see you throughout E3 for a summary of all the annoucements/dates that will be flying around the internet. :)