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Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.21: April Fool’s?

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:48:33 +0000

The official Sony blogs announced the removal of the “other OS” option from the older Playstation 3 models was released today. The press release states that the “PS3 Firmware 3.21 will be available this Thursday. It will disable the ‘Install Other OS’ feature that was available on the PS3 systems prior to the current slimmer models, launched in September 2009. This feature enabled users to install an operating system, but due to security concerns, we’re now removing this feature.”

There is some chatter that this may be an April 1st gag. However, if the press release is an April Fool’s joke, it’s certainly been an ill-conceived one, as the black-lash from Linux loving owners has been fearsome. Even those owners who have chosen not to use the option have expressed concern that a feature, used by Sony as a unique selling point when the console originally launched, is potentially being removed.

Whether the 3.21 firmware is a real update or a badly thought out April Fool’s day joke, it doesn’t seem to have attracted quite the attention wanted.

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:26:09 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package release time is today, March 29. The Stimulus Package DLC will contain 5 new maps: Bailout, Storm, Salvage, Crash, and Overgrown and will cost a total of $15.

PS3 Network Down News Update

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:01:45 +0000

Aside from having Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) not connect to the internet, some have been noticing that the date has changed on their system, trophies are vanishing, and that many of their games aren’t working properly. This has caused a panic among many PS3 owners, though. Oddly, only PS3 owners with the original “fat” model are having problems, all Slim models work fine. With such a random system crash occurring for unknown reasons, many are wondering what is happening and why a strange error code has been coming up.

If your tried to play any PS3 or PSN titles, you would receive the error code: 8001050F. The detailed explanation given was the following:

Registration of the trophy information could not be completed.
The game will quit.
(8001050F)

After calling Sony’s technical support and speaking to one of their representatives, we were told the issue would be fixed by morning and that there is no need to fear about game’s trophies or save data, so it’s safe to assume these will be fine once the problem is taken care of. It sounds like the fix will be made relatively soon and that there won’t be any ill side-effects from the bug. What time the fix will go up exactly is yet to be determined.

Who else is having trouble with their PS3 console today? Worried about your game data? Fire away below.

Update 1: As Kotaku reports, the PlayStation Network seems to be back up for old PS3 consoles. I just fired mine up, and both the PlayStation Store and the internal clock were up and running. Indeed, everything seems to be back to normal … except for my many “Heavy Rain” trophies, which have all disappeared. (My other trophies are OK, as are all my game saves.) Still no new info from Sony as to what happened or whether it’s safe to switch your PS3 back on; if you’re worried about your own trophies, you might be better off waiting to power up your console until we hear something official.

Update 2: The glitch has been fixed, says Sony, and it’s OK to turn your console again.

Free Games: Alternatives to Your Favorite Game

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:37:43 +0000

Fee vs Free Games:

World of Warcraft, SimCity, and Dance Dance Revolution have similar online counterparts that are free.

Fee: World of Warcraft

Free: D&D Online

Download D&D

Fee: Hasbro Family Game Night

Free: Risk

Play Risk for free

Fee: Tiger Woods ‘10

Free: World Golf Tour

Download World Golf Tour

Fee: Bejeweled Twist

Free: Bejeweled Blitz

Play Bejeweled Blitz for free

Fee: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Free: Battlefield Heroes

View Battlefield Heroes Site

Fee: Diner Dash

Free: Penguin Diner

Play Penguin Diner for free

Fee: Sim City

Free: Sim City Classic

Play Sim City Classic now

Fee: Dance Dance Revolution

Free: Dance Monkey Dance

Play Monkey Dance now

Bedazzled Game Become Popular

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:26:10 +0000

It’s classic puzzle swapping fun! Swap the jewels around to match three or more vertically or horizontally! See how high of a score you can get before you run out of matches or the timer runs out!

You can try to play Bedazzled Game for free Here