Downloadable 'Challenge Rooms' for Bioshock

New add-ons for Bioshock. Those who grow tired of replaying Bioshock (maybe a million times?) can get These Challenge Rooms for US$9.99 (around SGD14.79) soon to be released in November 20th in the US.

Who's your Daddy?

Three Challenge Rooms, 2 of them involve going head to head with Big Daddies.

+A Shocking Turn of Events: A Little Sister is trapped atop a Ferris wheel. Players must create electricity to power the Ferris wheel and bring the Little Sister to safety.
+The I in Team: Using limited resources, and an even more limited arsenal, players must negotiate traps and find a way to defeat a Big Daddy.
+Worlds of Hurt: Players must battle through eight rooms of Big Daddies, Splicers and the worst that Rapture has to offer. Accumulate Adam, build an arsenal of Plasmids, Tonics and Weaponry, and fight through to rescue the Little Sister.

specifics taken from thatvideogameblog.com
pic taken from ps3fanboy.com

Jimi Hendrix in Guitar Hero World Tour

The Guitar God is in Guitar Hero. Finally! I've been finding some evidence that Jimi Hendrix is in the game. There wasn't even a mention of Jimi in any behind the scene videos (If I did, I would have put him in the list. Big surprise?

"When I stand up next to a mountain, I'll chop it down with the edge of my hand"

With Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary in the list of Guitar Hero tracks, 3 more will be included as Downloadable Content for the meantime: If 6 was 9, Fire (live) and the famed Little Wing.

pic taken from Gamespot.com

PS3 game... vending machine?

They call it the "entertainment vending machine". You can buy your DVDs, bluray disc, PS3 games and you can download from it. This is a Universal Pictures and Sony entertainment collaboration, and a work of genius.

Instant entertainment 24/7

Imagine if we got it in Brunei? Maybe there'll be some desperate gamer oblivious of the state of emergency still deciding whether he should get F.E.A.R or Bioshock in the dark corners of Gadong. That is IF he is THAT desperate.

pic taken from stuff.tv

Yoda in the PSN

On the latest content we downloaded from the PSN, we finaly got ourselves the Furry Green Jedi Master himself (for a price). This may be old news, but pitting Yoda against Vader is both a dream for Star Wars and Soul Calibur IV fans. Before any of this, Xbox360 would have to stick to Yoda while the PS3 had to settle with Darth Vader (not that we're complaining). For SGD8.49 and over 7MB you can get your own Yoda.

Short and Fearsome, am I?

So what do we think with our newly attained character? Yoda looks pretty on the PS3 with awesome details even from a strand of hair. His fighting style, however, is pretty jumpy (literally). His attacks are all leap based which solves the height problem (his height is nothing if you watched Attack of the Clones) but what we found funny was that we couldn't get Nightmare to do a grab attack on him. Here's an advantage for all you little people. Well, I'm off to get some more Lightsaber action!

Come to think of it.. did Yoda and Darth Vader ever fight in both the classic and the prequel trilogies?

New Sackboys in Asian Server... for FREE!

Thank you Media Molecule! Astronaut and Halloween costume is now available in the Playstation Store(but don't download it yet until you get the game!) plus, there is a First Week T-shirt (cute) for SGD7.49 so you can show it off too your friends how awesome it is to play the game before anyone else did! Well some of you lucky people...

Without the game, I can only stare..

PS3 Version 2.50

It is now 1:40 am, November 02, Sunday. Seriously, the WiFi is not so good. We have been a bit slow on updating because downloading takes a strain on the hours for us (and our PS3 because we sent it for repair recently). But we got it.

This is after an HOUR!

Next to the new features, we get to use the PS store again. Still no LBP downloads yet but we'll survive. Max is now inputting the codes for his DEAD SPACE scorpion suit but he will have to wait a few hours to use it since we've been leaving the PS3 and the air con and the fan on for quite sometime. See goodnight (early morning?) everybody!

Here's what the System Update has to offer!

Settings changes
*You can now set the PS3 and/or wireless controllers to turn off automatically after a set period of inactivity.
*You can now set the PS3 to automatically turn off after a background download or installation of content has completed.
*The [BD/DVD Settings] option under [Settings] has been renamed to [Video Settings]
*The [Cinema Conversion] and [Upscale] options under [Video Settings] have been renamed to [BD/DVD Cinema Conversion] and [BD/DVD Upscaler].
*[50 Hz Video Output] has been added as an option under [Video Settings].
*[DivX VOD Registration Code] has been added under [System Settings]. This code can be used to register the PS3 to be able to play DivX VOD files.
*The method for reconnecting bluetooth devices has been modified.
*[German Keyboard (Switzerland)], [French Keyboard (Canada)] and [French Keyboard (Switzerland)] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings] > [Keyboard Type].

Media changes
-A scene-search feature similar to the version on the PSP has been added. This feature allows a video or PlayTV recordings to be broken up into one, two, or five-minute intervals, which can then be accessed quickly.
-You can now choose to have all the videos under the [Video] section of the XMB home menu play in sequence.
-You can now use the [Mosquito Noise Reduction] setting on videos saved on the console's hard drive or external storage media.
-Volume control now has nine levels instead of five.
-A pause button has been added to the mini music control panel on the XMB.
-Frame Conversion has now been removed for MPEG-4 videos. Anything other than 50 Hz will now be displayed in NTSC, showing up in black and white on legacy PAL systems that are incompatible with the NTSC video standard.

System changes
+The official PS3 bluetooth headset is now supported and a "High-quality (HQ)" mode, which allows higher-clarity voice communication, has been added for this headset.
+An on-screen indicator showing headset battery status, volume level, and whether HQ mode is active has been added.
+The PlayStation Trophies interface has been modified to show the percentage gained towards the next level in addition to the current level when viewing profiles or comparing trophies.
+The on-screen notification displayed when the player gains a trophy now displays the specific trophy icon created by the game's developer.
+The PlayStation Network Sign-Up and Account Management utilities have been redesigned.
+The method of disabling the automatic sign-in option and the way to sign out from PlayStation Network have been modified.
+Information has been added below the avatars of offline Friends in the Friends list indicating how long it has been since they were online.
+A "redeem codes" option has been added directly in the PlayStation Store to make it easier to redeem PlayStation Network Cards and promotion codes.
+The Internet Browser now supports Adobe Flash 9 content.
+Items on the Information Board can now link directly to an item in the PlayStation Store.
+Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian have been added as My languages options in the Account Management section
+You can now select printers that support network connectivity.
+HP printers are now supported.
+A recovery mode has been added. (Vitally Important)

Game changes
#In-game Screenshots, which allows screenshots to be taken while playing a game, has been added. This feature will be supported on a game by game basis.
#[Sync with Server] has been added as an option under [Trophy Collection].
#The [Settings and Connection Status List] option under [Network Settings] can now be viewed on the In-game XMB menu in some PS3 games.

Specifics taken from wikipedia.org

Media Molecule apologises.. with some more cool stuff!

A bit of a rocky start. We got controversial background music and a faulty server that made some people pretty much pissed off. So what did they do about it?



They got us some new digs! Some are free, some are not. I like the Gorilla costume, pretty menacing. Now, we haven't got the game yet but I can't wait to see the asian server would work out. Maybe we'll get these new costumes too!

pic taken from thatvideogameblog.com

Fear Alma Again

Here's another new trailer for F.E.A.R 2 : Project Origin. If you enjoy playing the first F.E.A.R then you will enjoy walking those eerie office corridors again. Would you? Maybe. Hey, cheer up! Older nude Alma is back in the game.



Warning: Of course, again, not for the faint hearted and people who now wish for a Big Bad Wolf to pop out and gobble Little Red Riding Hood.

Dante's Inferno

Ok, you are wondering why this gamer reads poetry. It turns out that I really do love reading classical pieces such as Shakespeare and Homer, but what I really like is hell related poetry. Marlowe's Faustus, Milton's Paradise Lost.. pretty morbid. What I'm most surprised is that EA is considering Dante's Inferno as a game project.



What will the game be like? Will you battle along with Virgil in the Nine Circles of Hell to challenge Satan himself? Die Hard gamers reading this will notice this is not the first Dante Alighieri inspired videogame. What else other than Devil May Cry?

Not that I'm telling you gamers to get off your butt and read a book. I suggest try reading the Divine Comedy for awhile. This epic poem is one of the greatest literary works of all time.

pic taken from Thatvideogameblog.com

The Beatles videogame developed by Harmonix

More legends in the videogame market. It is confirmed that 45 songs will be in the game but it won't be a Rock Band expansion. Visual imagery will be a big part in the game and if you think it in terms of the Beatles it's defnitely pretty acidic and maybe a bit of Indian charm. News say that it will work on both Rock Band and maybe Guitar Hero hardware.



Ok, I've been really crazy about getting Guitar Hero : Metallica, but I'm also a BIG FAN of the Beatles. How many chances are there in a party when you join your friends to jam on some classics? This game will go Across the Universe!