I came across DC Universe on my PS3 while looking around for some new stuff and it took forever to download and install (and update etc). You can also download and play this for free on Windows, not 100% sure if they are the same servers. The game is a 3rd person viewpoint and you get to choose Male or Female, Good or bad and various skill types to start the game with.
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DC Universe Online
Three New PS3 Games
While I was out and about I went into HMV for some headphones as it goes and while I could not find a decent pair of headphones, I did manage to see a whole range of bargains in the PS3 Section. Some of the prices of the games were about the same I had seen elsewhere but some were so cheap it was almost silly not to buy them. I saw EyePet which included the PS3 Camera for a steal at £10, now I already own the Webcam and have no great need to buy this Eyepet thing, as it is aimed at kids. The other Bargain I saw was at another store with Socom 4 which came in at £15 and this included the Bluetooth Headset.
Sony Finally come clean about lack of PSN Network
For some time now the Sony Playstation Network which is the backbone of playing online and getting software was down with little word from Sony other than “We are fixing it”. I had already told my friend at work who had bought many songs via his credit card to seek to replace that card as soon as possible as the data may have been compromised. Upon checking yesterday from the Playstation Blog, they released a statement:
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Today I shall do a review of a Playstation 3 title called Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days – I bought this for a very cheap price of £9 at Game and this was the Limited Edition title which includes extra on-line maps and items. By Sheer chance I saw the PC version also on sale for £5 but I left this as I really only need it on one format. It is billed as a Shooter but it steers away from the normal FPS type games in that going in all guns blazing will not get you very far. I would like to describe this as a “Hide and shoot” type game as you fight from cover to cover to complete each part of the game.
Police Raid PS3 hackers House
In the on-going war between the PS3 hackers and Sony – Hacker Graf_chokolo was raided by the police with items removed. Graf has contributed a number of things to the PS3 hacking community that has helped keep it active in its battle against Sony’s frequent firmware updates. The police confiscated all of Graf’s equipment and accounts that were related to PS3 hacking. Unfortunately for Sony, the company probably never anticipated that Graf would strike back. Earlier Graf had promised that if he was pushed by Sony, he would retaliate by releasing all of his PS3 hypervisor knowledge to the world.
Keeping his promise, Graf_chokolo immediately released all of his databases to the world in what has now become known as the Hypervisor Bible, a plethora of information that will help developers around the world reverse engineer the PS3 and hack it some more.
“Guys, i don’t joke, it’s serious.” Graf stated. “And to prove it, i kept my word and uploaded all my HV reversing stuff. Upload it everywhere so SONY couldn’t remove it easily. Grab it guys, it contains lots of knowledge about HV and HV procs.”
Are Sony just wasting there time here and are they driving people away from buying the PS3 – I think so.
Playstation 3 and the Banning Order
The one console that remained rock steady in the light of people hacking them to play illegal and unsigned software was the playstation 3. A person by the name of Geohot managed to work out the secret security key that all playstation software is signed with. Armed with this information, you could load a game / application onto the PS3 and it thought it was an official piece of software and ran no problems. Ther was in fact three area’s that were of concern here and these were playing pirated games (Sony looses money), Install Homebrew software and finally hacking on-line games somehow. Sony recently not only updated the firmware to 3.56 to combat this but also issued an email to all people it suspected of running the firmware and saying it would ban them if they did not remove it.
Sony Playstation 3 rolls out new firmware
Sony keeps updating it firmware with what they call ‘Security Fixes’ but add nothing that I can see to the mix. I was hoping for example to see ability to play music while playing games and other goodies but the fact remains is that Sony just keep updating the firmware to try and stop people running firmware that allows you to install homebrew utilities and games. The problem is that a person by the name of GeoHot found the encryption key and the only way really for Sony is to replace the hardware – this is not going to happen.
PS3 Wireless Bluetooth Headset Review
Even though the PS3 could be used with my Current Logitech USB Headset or my Bluetooth Headset from my Mobile phone, the Bluetooth headset from Sony designed for the PS3 had a lot going for it compared to the other solutions. Whilst I agree that at this time I do not actually speak to anyone in-game via the PS3, I have already seen items I looked at before go up in price – so with this when I pasted by a store I had seen the price cheaper than the rest – I took the plunge, placed my hard earned cash on the desk and bought this device. The goal of this article is to go through the first 48 hours of owning the device and what to expect if you bought one.
God of War 3 – PS3 Review
I plan to go through each and every game I buy for the PS3 and do a review, maybe not as in-depth as some of the major players but mostly from a player point of view. The prices I quote are always UK Pounds (£) and I make mention of were I managed to get it from. let us begin then with this title, God of War III. I bought this game from Curry’s and they had a sale on were most of there games were £9.95 including this one. To my understanding this is a PS3 only titles and once the game gets going – the graphics show how much work they had done.
Killzone 2 PS3 DVD Snapped
One of the many games I bought over the Christmas time for the PS3 was Killzone 2 and may I just add that the game was amazing and I loved every minute of it. A Few facts before I tell my tale of woe though – I am always careful when I remove the Games from the Case, the PS3 is a slot loading machine (which sucks the disc in). I inserted the game into the PS3, it spun up for a while and then I heard a cracking noise. At first, as I had no idea what just happened, I removed it couple of times, wiped it to make sure the disc was free of smudges and still nothing. I had a close look and from the inside rim spreading outwards (about an inch long) the disc had snapped.
