New PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Adds New Features

Alex — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:35:41 +0000

Both the 3.70 firmware update for PlayStation 3 and the 6.60 update for PSP are now available for download and while the PSP hasn’t received new features, the PlayStation 3 now has a little extra meat on it for those of you with PlayStation Plus or a 3D compatible T.V.

The first and more major update is the Automatic Download feature (PlayStation Plus only) which has now been renamed to ‘Automatic Update’ to suit it’s new purposes. As well as download updates for games it can now automatically sync trophies and upload game data to your online storage at schedule.

For those of you with 3D T.Vs you can now view digital 3D photos and 3D support can be enabled when you browse through a blu-ray’s special features. Lossless audio is also available for watching 3D blu-ray movies.

The XrossMediaBar has been modified a little, it now has a new category called ‘ TV/Video Services’ where you can now access apps you have downloaded such as the new BBC iPlayer app.

The PlayStation Store is the final place to be updated and it now lets you send a pre-written recommendation to a PSN friend via a new ‘Recommend’ button.

Kane & Lynch 2 Achievements & Trophies Announced

AndyW — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:19:15 +0000

According to the latest official Square Enix press release, below are what gamers will be happily aiming for during their time spend on Kane & Lynch 2. Take a look.

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Xbox360 Achievements

Name	Achievement Points	Description
Welcome to Shanghai	20	Complete ‘Welcome to Shanghai’ on any difficulty.
Street War	20	Complete ‘The Details’ on any difficulty.
Death Sentence	20	Complete ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’ on any difficulty.
Nowhere to Hide	25	Complete ‘Laying Low’ on any difficulty.
Baby be Safe	25	Complete ‘Coming Home’ on any difficulty.
Lost Love	25	Complete ‘A Thousand Cuts’ on any difficulty.
Double Cross	25	Complete ‘The Deal’ on any difficulty.
Slow Train to Hell	30	Complete ‘Out of Shanghai’ on any difficulty.
Bring It Down	30	Complete ‘Air Strike’ on any difficulty.
Kill or Be Killed	30	Complete ‘Resurrection’ on any difficulty.
Dog Days	60	Complete Story Mode on any difficulty level.
Dead Men Rising	60	Complete Story Mode on Extreme.
Catch!	10	Push your human shield into an opponent in Story Mode.
Can It!	10	Kill 10 enemies with exploding canisters.
Mexican Showoff	10	Kill 5 enemies while downed before successfully recovering.
Sichuan Specialist	10	Escape the restaurant in ‘Laying Low’ without being downed on any difficulty.
Hand of God	20	Complete a Story Mode mission without dying once on any difficulty.
Chinese Waltz	10	Kill 5 enemies without losing your human shield.
Dance Off!	10	Execute 30 enemies while holding them as human shield.
Trigger Happy	15	Kill 5 enemies in 15 seconds with any pistol whilst not dropping your health below 90%.
Double Happiness	15	Kill 6 enemies in a row with a shotgun – all of them as one shot kills.
Steady Hand	15	Get 5 headshots in a row using the same clip.
You Want Blood?	30	1000 kills.
A Little Help From a Friend	10	Complete 1 mission in Co-op.
No Going Back	20	Complete 5 missions in Co-op.
End of the Road	40	Complete Story Mode in Co-op.
Giving a Hand	15	Finish 30 enemies your Co-op partner shot ‘Down Not Dead’.
Got Your Back	10	Revive your Co-op partner 10 times.
Welcome	10	Successfully escape once in Arcade Mode or in any Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Doing Good	10	Successfully reach round 5 in Arcade Mode.
Love of Money	20	Successfully reach round 10 in Arcade Mode.
Greedy Bastard	10	Earn at least $5,000,000 in every level in Arcade Mode.
Lightning Looter	10	Reach $8,000,000 in under 6 minutes of actual playtime in Arcade Mode.
Safe Crime	10	Finish 5 rounds in a row without getting any penalties in Arcade Mode.
Battle Hardened	15	Complete one session in each Multiplayer Mode (Ranked Match).
Addict	20	Win 20 sessions of Cops & Robbers (Ranked Match).
The Cleaner	20	Escape as a traitor with 50% of any level’s total loot in Arcade Mode or Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Escape from …Anywhere	20	Successfully escape 25 times in Arcade Mode or in any Multiplayer Ranked Match.
D.I.Y.	20	Escape with more than $2,500,000 in a round of either Arcade Mode or Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Putting on the Ritz	20	End a round as Criminal Expert in a Fragile Alliance Ranked Match.
Blackjack and Hookers!	10	Accumulate $25,000,000 in your career (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Most Wanted	25	Accumulate $50,000,000 in your career (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Mastermind	50	Become criminal Mastermind (Highest Rank) in Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Rat Killer	20	Kill the Undercover Cop as the last surviving criminal and escape (Ranked Match).
Law Enforcer	20	Win as the Undercover Cop by killing all criminals yourself (Ranked Match).
Harry Houdini	10	Escape from being held as human shield in any Multiplayer mode (Ranked Match).
Unfinished Business	10	Kill a yellow carded criminal whilst Down Not Dead (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Alpha Male	20	Have the most kills in a Cops & Robbers Ranked Match.
No I in TEAM	15	Earn the highest Criminal Loyalty level in Multiplayer Ranked Match.
There’s an I in TRAITOR	15	Become Scum in a Multiplayer Mode (Ranked Match).

PSN TROPHIES

Name	Trophies	Description
Welcome to Shanghai	Bronze	Complete ‘Welcome to Shanghai’ on any difficulty.
Street War	Bronze	Complete ‘The Details’ on any difficulty.
Death Sentence	Bronze	Complete ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’ on any difficulty.
Nowhere to Hide	Bronze	Complete ‘Laying Low’ on any difficulty.
Baby be Safe	Bronze	Complete ‘Coming Home’ on any difficulty.
Lost Love	Bronze	Complete ‘A Thousand Cuts’ on any difficulty.
Double Cross	Bronze	Complete ‘The Deal’ on any difficulty.
Slow Train to Hell	Bronze	Complete ‘Out of Shanghai’ on any difficulty.
Bring It Down	Bronze	Complete ‘Air Strike’ on any difficulty.
Kill or Be Killed	Bronze	Complete ‘Resurrection’ on any difficulty.
Dog Days	Gold	Complete Story Mode on any difficulty level.
Dead Men Rising	Gold	Complete Story Mode on Extreme.
Catch!	Bronze	Push your human shield into an opponent in Story Mode.
Can It!	Bronze	Kill 10 enemies with exploding canisters.
Mexican Showoff	Bronze	Kill 5 enemies while downed before successfully recovering.
Sichuan Specialist	Bronze	Escape the restaurant in ‘Laying Low’ without being downed on any difficulty.
Hand of God	Bronze	Complete a Story Mode mission without dying once on any difficulty.
Chinese Waltz	Bronze	Kill 5 enemies without losing your human shield.
Dance Off!	Bronze	Execute 30 enemies while holding them as human shield.
Trigger Happy	Bronze	Kill 5 enemies in 15 seconds with any pistol whilst not dropping your health below 90%.
Double Happiness	Bronze	Kill 6 enemies in a row with a shotgun – all of them as one shot kills.
Steady Hand	Bronze	Get 5 headshots in a row using the same clip.
You Want Blood?	Silver	1000 kills.
A Little Help From a Friend	Bronze	Complete 1 mission in Co-op.
No Going Back	Bronze	Complete 5 missions in Co-op.
End of the Road	Silver	Complete Story Mode in Co-op.
Giving a Hand	Bronze	Finish 30 enemies your Co-op partner shot ‘Down Not Dead’.
Got Your Back	Bronze	Revive your Co-op partner 10 times.
Welcome	Bronze	Successfully escape once in Arcade Mode or in any Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Doing Good	Bronze	Successfully reach round 5 in Arcade Mode.
Love of Money	Silver	Successfully reach round 10 in Arcade Mode.
Greedy Bastard	Bronze	Earn at least $5,000,000 in every level in Arcade Mode.
Lightning Looter	Bronze	Reach $8,000,000 in under 6 minutes of actual playtime in Arcade Mode.
Safe Crime	Bronze	Finish 5 rounds in a row without getting any penalties in Arcade Mode.
Battle Hardened	Bronze	Complete one session in each Multiplayer Mode (Ranked Match).
Addict	Bronze	Win 20 sessions of Cops & Robbers (Ranked Match).
The Cleaner	Bronze	Escape as a traitor with 50% of any level’s total loot in Arcade Mode or Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Escape from …Anywhere	Bronze	Successfully escape 25 times in Arcade Mode or in any Multiplayer Ranked Match.
D.I.Y.	Bronze	Escape with more than $2,500,000 in a round of either Arcade Mode or Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Putting on the Ritz	Bronze	End a round as Criminal Expert in a Fragile Alliance Ranked Match.
Blackjack and Hookers!	Bronze	Accumulate $25,000,000 in your career (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Most Wanted	Silver	Accumulate $50,000,000 in your career (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Mastermind	Gold	Become criminal Mastermind (Highest Rank) in Multiplayer Ranked Match.
Rat Killer	Bronze	Kill the Undercover Cop as the last surviving criminal and escape (Ranked Match).
Law Enforcer	Bronze	Win as the Undercover Cop by killing all criminals yourself (Ranked Match).
Harry Houdini	Bronze	Escape from being held as human shield in any Multiplayer mode (Ranked Match).
Unfinished Business	Bronze	Kill a yellow carded criminal whilst Down Not Dead (Arcade Mode and Multiplayer Ranked Match).
Alpha Male	Silver	Have the most kills in a Cops & Robbers Ranked Match.
No I in TEAM	Bronze	Earn the highest Criminal Loyalty level in Multiplayer Ranked Match.
There’s an I in TRAITOR	Bronze	Become Scum in a Multiplayer Mode (Ranked Match).
Love of the Game	Gold	All Multiplayer Modes trophies unlocked.
Blood On Your Hands	Platinum	Earn all Trophies.

What do you readers think of this achievement/trophy set? Is it what you expected, will you aim to attain them? Or are some just that little bit too far out of reach?

God Of War Collection Debuts on PS3 November 17

AndyW — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:35 +0000

When the series originated on PS2 in 2005 it received critical accolades, selling more than 2.4 million units in the US alone. It was no surprise when its sequel, God Of War II, made nearly 2 million sales in 2007 – despite it being on a last generation console.

So now this holiday season Sony have announced that the God of War Collection, a high-def compilation of the first two God of War games, will debut on the PlayStation 3 November 17.

God Of War Collection will feature the first two games running at 720p, but the transition to high-def isn’t the only new addition to the game. This time around both games will feature full PS3 Trophy support as well as each copy of the game coming bundled with a code to download the God Of War III demo months before its release in March.

A full list of trophies for God Of War Collection can be found at Sony’s Official Playstation Blog.

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