Tag: PlayStation 3
Little Big Planet getting Street Fighter Downloadable Costumes?
by Andrew Machado on Dec.01, 2008, under Technology, Video Games
The latest rumor on the internet is Little Big Planet is getting 4 downloadable costumes themed around Street Fighter I,II, III and IV. 
The Downloadable Costumes will be Chung-Li, Guile, Zangief and RYU. I don’t know about you but I can’t wait to pay $1.99 to have a RYU downloadable costume for Little Big Planet.
The New PlayStation 3 Ad Campaign for Xmas
by Andrew Machado on Nov.20, 2008, under Technology, Video Games
Sony launches their new holiday campaign this weekend. Here is an early sneak peak at the commercial.
Quick Tip on Keeping Your PlayStation 3 controllers always fully charged
by Andrew Machado on Nov.02, 2008, under Video Games
The PlayStation 3 is an amazing piece of machinery. From the Blu-ray to the built in hard drive it is built for the future, however I found myself always having to charge the controllers due to low batteries. Well I’ve got a tip out there for people who are always finding themselves in the same predicament as me….plug your usb charger cable into your home computer.
The PlayStation 3 in order to save power eliminates powering the usb ports when your system is off, so you have the system powered on to charge the controllers. I say screw that and use your computer’s usb ports. Most likely you have a computer at home that is on anyway, why not keep your controllers charging while you cruise the web.
Amazing Motorstorm 2: Pacific Rift Video
by Andrew Machado on Oct.21, 2008, under Video Games
Motorstorm 2: Pacific Rift drops for the Playstation 3 next week. It is the sequel to the extremly popular racing game Motorstorm. Check out this video involving no stuntmen or adobe after effects. This is pure raw footage.
Little Big Planet Review it’s Awesome
by Andrew Machado on Oct.13, 2008, under Video Games
Little Big Planet Reviews are starting to trickle in. IGN just gave the game a 9.5. Here is the video.
My thoughts just about mimic their’s. This weekend I played the game with my girlfriend and her family and we had such a great time. Anyone can pick this game up, have fun, decorate their guy and just hop into the level and have fun. I’ll have more later on Little Big Planet as launch day get’s closer.
$240 for Guitar Hero World Tour Deluxe Band Bundle
by Andrew Machado on Oct.07, 2008, under Technology, Video Games
Want to spend $50 on a t-shirt (Male XL only), battery charger, key chain and (Guitar Hero) guitar case? Yeah, neither do I, but that’s what Red Octane is offering with the $240 Guitar Hero World Tour Deluxe Band Bundle.
The rest of the bundles are a bit more reasonable, though the price tag won’t seem so appealing to Rock Band owners who can buy the backward-compatible sequel for only $60. With that in mind, here are the prices for World Tour.
* $190 for the full band kit on PS3.
* $180 for the full band kit on PS2.
* $100 for the guitar/game bundle on PS3.
* $90 for the guitar/game bundle on PS2.
I can’t get over how much people are willing to spend on fake plastic instruments.
Trophy List for Little Big Planet revealed
by Andrew Machado on Sep.19, 2008, under Video Games
Little Big Planet is a little over one month away, but the lid has been blown off as to what the trophies in the game are. There are a total of 40 trophies in the game including 5 secret trophies.
Bronze Trophies
The Gardens
Complete all levels in The Gardens
The Savannah
Complete all levels in The Savannah
The Wedding
Complete all levels in The Wedding
The Canyons
Complete all levels in The Canyons
The Metropolis
Complete all levels in The Metropolis
The Islands
Complete all levels in The Islands
The Temples
Complete all levels in The Temples
Expert Creator
Complete all levels in the Tutorials
Artist
Place a sticker
Homemaker
Place 10 stickers or decorations in your pod
Fashion Sense
Choose a costume for your sackperson with at least one item on your head, at least one item on your body, and a material
Forager
Collect 25% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
Sticky Fingers
Collect 50% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
Treasure Hunter
Collect 75% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
2X Multiplier!
Get a 2X Multiplier
8X Multiplier!
Get an 8X Multiplier
Incredible Speed!
Travel at incredible speed
Incredible Height!
Travel to an incredible height
Friendly
Complete a level with more than one player
Party Person
Complete a level online with 3 other players who are on your friends list
Socialite
Complete a level online with 3 other players who are not on your friends list
Top of the class
Win a 4-player game
Traveller
Complete a community leve
FIRST!
Be among the first 10 people to complete a community level
Opinionated
Tag a community level
Neighbourhood
Watch Heart 5 community levels
Networking
Heart 3 authors
Talkative
Post a comment on a community level
Creator
Build and save a level with the thermometer more than 30% full
Team Creator
Build and save a level with more than one player with the thermometer more than 30% full
Publisher
Publish a level
Look what I made!
A level you published was played by 5 or more people
Silver Trophies
Just Beginning
Complete all the main path story levels
20X Multiplier!
Get a 20X Multiplier
Hi Score
Collect 1,000,000 points over all levels you have played
Booty Master
Collect all the prize bubbles on the story levels
Dr Frankenstein
Create a living creature with at least 2 eyes, 2 legs or wheels, and a brain
Crowd Pleaser
A level you published was played by 50 or more people
Feel the love
A level you published was hearted by 10 or more people
Celebrity
You were hearted by 5 or more people as a player
Gold Trophies
Play
Complete all story levels without dying, with the exception of those levels that only end when you die
Create
A level you published was hearted by 50 or more people and you were hearted by 30 or more people
Share
Play 150 community levels, tag 50 community levels and heart 10 community levels
100% Complete
Earn all LittleBigPlanet trophies to unlock this platinum trophy
Secret Trophies
Trendsetter
Place a sticker or a decoration on another player’s sackperson
Cranium Collector
Kill 100 Creatures across all levels
Secret Stickerist
Unlock the race in First Steps
Sackbird
Spend 8 seconds or more in the air
Little Big Planet Pre-Order Goodies in full swing before October 21st launch
by Andrew Machado on Sep.19, 2008, under Video Games
The gaming world is pretty excited for Little Big Planet to release on October 21st. What blows my mind is Sony is going to be as equally innovative with the preorder goodies for the title. Usually a company gives away one virtual goodie with a game launch, but with a game as customizable as Little Big Planet they have decided that nearly every big retailer will have something special.
If you play the game within the first week you can download this Space Suit costume for your character.
If that wasnt enough you can download a “I Was There Week 1″ Tshirt for your character.
Now what about those people like myself who want to preorder the game ensuring on day 1 they are enjoying the greatness of Sackboy? Well if you preorder from Best Buy you can get a Nariko Sackgirl from Heavenly Sword.
For those of you who want something a little more manly head over to Gamestop for the Kratos Sackboy Costume.
If you head on over to Amazon you will get an exclusive game creator mini guide which I think is highly undervalued with a title like this. With so many options and limitless possibilities for level creation and character design a product like this would be helpful.
Finally here is the latest video I could dig up on the game. October 21st can not come soon enough.
Folding@Home merges with LIFE on PlayStation 3
by Andrew Machado on Sep.18, 2008, under Technology
Folding@Home has been in existence for many years. Created by Stanford University to do computationally intensive simulations of protein folding and other molecular dynamics. Well a little over a year ago Sony decided that their PlayStation 3 game system was more than capable at helping Stanford solve more of these math equations and do more protein folding then was ever possible before. Keep in mind the Sony PlayStation 3 has a 7 core cpu so it has on average more than 3x the power of most home computers. Well today Sony launches LIFE for the PlayStation 3 which combines Folding@Home with a live view of the earth’s weather, a webcam of your city and current news stories pulled in via Google News. The beauty of this application is a user is not only helping Stanford out because in the background the system is doing complex calculations, but they are also able to be entertained with the various applications. A video is below.
Little Big Planet the next step in Video Games?
by Andrew Machado on Sep.10, 2008, under Video Games
Little Big Planet for the PlayStation 3 has been gathering quite a bit of buzz since it was shown last year. To me it encompasses the next step in video gaming which is letting the user create content. For so long the user has been at the limits of the developer and what they can do with their developmental budget, but with Little Big Planet that all changes. The game is going to allow virtually limitless combinations of objects, levels and design and will truly create an endless platformer. I will be talk much more about this game as it gets closer to it’s October launch. Check out the video below to see what all the buzz is about.
