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God of War Collection Arrives on November 17, Trophies Revealed

Sony has officially confirmed that the God of War Collection release is coming on November 17 and has also put out a list of all the PlayStation 3 Trophies that gamers will be able to earn by playing the two titles included in it. The Collection is set to allow them to get through the two previous titles in the Krato...

28 October 2009
08:41 GMT

Problems with PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.00 Prompt Sony Answer

Sony has offered an official response to the outcry from players related to problems they have been having with their systems and games after having upgraded to the newest firmware version, 3.00, which was released at the beginning of September to coincide with the street launch of the newest version of the PlayStati...

7 September 2009
06:59 GMT

Brutal Legend Trophies and Achievements Bring the Heavy Metal Flu

Brutal Legend is one of the biggest upcoming new properties arriving this fall season, and sadly one of the few new IPs being released in between the many sequels that will fill the store shelves before the winter holiday season. In an effort to further increase the hype around this game, where you will be able to p...

28 August 2009
13:11 GMT

Konami Still Keeping Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophies Secret

The PlayStation 3 has had a troubled life up until now. As it was one of the last current-generation consoles to appear, it left a wide amount of time for the Xbox 360 to dictate the rules by which gamers play video games these days. One important aspect are achievements, which Sony tried to replicate with the troph...

12 August 2009
04:56 GMT

Sony: Trophies Not Coming to the PlayStation Portable

Trophies have been available on the PlayStation 3 for quite some time and gamers, always wanting more out of gaming companies, have been requesting that Sony also implemented them on the PlayStation Portable handheld. This would allow gamers to increase their ever important PlayStation Rank from both devices and woul...

9 June 2009
05:14 GMT

New Xbox 360 Achievement Rules Explained

For all hardcore gamers, the kind guys who watch their points increase in their Xbox Live profile as they play more games and as they unlock more Achievements, February 2007 was a landmark moment, with an announcement that shaped the way they saw their universe and played their videogames. It's the moment when M...

1 May 2009
08:21 GMT

Resident Evil 5 Trophies Show New Online Multiplayer Modes

The Resident Evil franchise is one of the most popular series of survival horror games out there, giving people terrifying experiences ever since the first title appeared on the first PlayStation. The series has recently seen the latest iteration, Resident Evil 5, already appear in Japan and in just a few days it wil...

12 March 2009
17:51 GMT

Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament 3 Delayed

PlayStation 3 gamers have been shortchanged again. During the last few months, owners of the Sony made home console have become accustomed to hearing that there's some exclusive content or some patch that their console would not be getting due to exclusive agreements with Microsoft or simply due to lack of inter...

5 March 2009
15:41 GMT

Weekend Reading: Achievements, Command Lines and Cheaters

I don't fully understand Achievements (or Trophies, for that matter). I get what companies like Microsoft and Sony are trying to do with them: make gamers interested in playing and replaying a game to get those elusive gamer points and the bragging rights that come with them. I do understand why games sporting n...

14 February 2009
06:41 GMT

Street Fighter IV Achievements Detailed, See Them All Here

Street Fighter IV is set to arrive soon and the new installment in the much beloved series will draw players with the mix of characters, the promise of new fighting mechanics and the chance to play matches via the Internet with buddies. Well, be ready to add another reason to the “pro” column for the game...

2 February 2009
04:56 GMT

Achievement Heavy Games Sell Better

A study from Electronic Entertainment Design and Research has managed to link increased numbers of Achievements or Trophies with increased video games sales. The correlation is strong enough that developers should consider packing all their titles with them in order to make sure their games sell.The study took into a...

1 October 2008
15:21 GMT

Burnout Paradise Available on the PlayStation Network

Criterion says that Burnout Paradise is going to be available as a PlayStation Store purchase starting this Thursday, September 25. Every PlayStation 3 user will be able to get the game for 30 dollars. It seems that both Europe and North America will get the game at the same time.When you grab the game, you basicall...

25 September 2008
04:22 GMT

LittleBigPlanet Trophies Detailed

LittleBigPlanet is going to be out on October 21 and the game is seen as one of the major reasons to get a PlayStation 3 this fall. Recently we have received news of the Trophy list for the game and we've got them all lined up for you to see.Most of the Trophies in the game are Bronze ones. You get one for compl...

24 September 2008
16:21 GMT

Novastrike Gets Massive Update

The Trophy craze is now spreading from PlayStation 3 AAA boxed titles, like Warhawk and BioShock, to the smaller PlayStation Network titles, which seek to rekindle the interest of players by adding shiny new Trophies which they can hang in Home when it eventually gets released. The latest game announced to get an upd...

21 August 2008
14:06 GMT

Warhawk Is Getting Trophies

The Trophy wave seems to be hitting every major PlayStation 3 game this summer. As the console introduced the Achievement-like system in firmware update 2.41, publishers promised that games would begin to get Trophies as soon as possible. Now it's time for multiplayer shooter Warhawk to detail its offerings, whi...

7 August 2008
16:21 GMT

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Gets Trophies

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is widely credited with reviving the adventure genre on the PlayStation 3 and even on the consoles as a whole. The game managed to blend adventuring and puzzles with action in an almost perfect way and players were attracted to it. This justifies the fact that a new patch implements Tr...

6 August 2008
16:06 GMT

PixelJunk Eden Will Feature Trophies, YouTube Support

Dylan Cuthbert, the founder of Q-Games, took the time to mention some of the new features in a blog post on the official PlayStation website. He says that the games they are making at Q have now a quicker than usual development cycle, so they are able to implement features at a much faster pace than other developers....

29 July 2008
18:21 GMT

Bionic Commando Rearmed Has Trophy Support

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a re-imagining of the classic game, which Capcom says will create a new look and a new feel for the game while offering younger gamers a chance to experience the unique gameplay of the original title. It was rumored to be launched on July 30 on the Xbox Live Arcade and on July 31 on the Pla...

29 July 2008
15:56 GMT

BioShock PlayStation 3 Trophies Detailed

It has been known for some time that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock would be the flag carrier when it comes to Trophy implementation on the platform. The feature was introduced in the botched patch 2.40 and support was announced even earlier. It basically means that the Sony gaming console is getting an equiva...

25 July 2008
07:35 GMT

PlayStation Portable Might Get Hard Drive and Trophies

Through firmware update 2.41, the cleaned up version of the disastrous 2.40, Sony finally introduced Trophies to the PlayStation 3, bringing a reward system to its console that is on par with the Achievements system available on the Xbox 360. There might be some time before we really see all the games for that platfo...

18 July 2008
16:11 GMT

Sony Releases PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.41, Issues with 2.40 Fixed

The 2.40 firmware update for the Sony-made gaming console was one of the most expected in the history of the device. The main reason for that was a series of new features, such as XMB in-game support, which allows gamers to manage friend contacts while playing a game, and the introduction of Trophies, which are Sony&...

8 July 2008
05:11 GMT

Trophies and Dualshock, too Late for COD4

Everybody got pretty excited when hearing that Sony was going to bring the answer to Microsoft's achievements. However, in order for them to work flawlessly, there is one more thing that should be done: to convince game developers to take a few days off and work on a code to implement them in their titles. As yo...

7 July 2008
12:06 GMT

PlayStation 3 Having Issues with Firmware 2.40, Sony Pulls the Update

It seems that the long waited firmware version 2.40 for the PlayStation 3 gaming consoles from Sony is not all that players wanted. After the update was rolled out on July 2, a host of console users began reporting issues with their hardware on the PlayStation 3 forums and to Sony's call center.The issues ranged...

3 July 2008
02:56 GMT

Trophies and In-Game XMB Coming Tomorrow to the PlayStation 3

Sony Computer Entertainment America has finally announced the release date for its much awaited firmware update 2.40 for the PlayStation 3. The update will be available tomorrow, July 2, and will offer all the users of the Sony made gaming console support for Trophies and the ability to access the XrossMediaBar in th...

1 July 2008
09:44 GMT

You Won't Get PS3 Trophies Retroactively

You already know the good news about the introduction of the really anticipated (and rumored) PlayStation 3 trophies, Sony's answer to Microsoft's achievements. Yes, they will still be implemented tomorrow and we can consider this great news, right? Well, we have some bad news, too: if you were expecting to...

1 July 2008
04:12 GMT

Sony Officially Announces Firmware Update 2.36, Trophies Implementation

In a blog post on the company's PlayStation.Blog service, Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation Network operations, has officially announced that the 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 will integrate, as previously speculated, both "Trophies," which are the Sony equivalent to Achievements, and the ability...

18 June 2008
03:40 GMT

PlayStation 3 Gets Trophies and XMB Integration in Firmware 2.40

Firmware update 2.40 might be big news for PlayStation 3 users. A few demo versions of the updated console were spotted in the world just recently, and some of the people who used them say there are vast improvements to the gaming experience on the PS3. The main reasons for that consist in the fact that XMB, the medi...

2 June 2008
10:15 GMT

PAIN Unlockables (PS3)

PAIN is much more than a game, it's actually a creative, user-driven comedic experience that presents players with the unique opportunity to control and capture the irreverent style of humor found in television shows such as Jackass or Viva La Bam. The game boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gaming…...

6 December 2007
03:45 GMT


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