Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the podcast. This week we have a special guest from the site joining us, you might know him, a little fella that goes by the name of Isli. Tune in to catch Isli, FooBear, Tosh, and I discuss a few things in the news as well as some more Skyrim talk, and a few other stories about our gaming experiences. If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast feel free to join us! You also get points for being on the podcast, so don’t worry about missing out on the secret word you point fanatics! Just send me a message on the site and I’ll let you know when we start, and I’ll add you on Skype. Also a bit of warning for those of you who didn’t beat Heavy Rain, but we talk about it at the end of the podcast quite a bit. So if you want to stay away from spoilers, you can just stop the podcast there. I made sure to put the secret word before that. We also talk/spoil Uncharted 3 again, as well as a little bit of Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol, but it’s all after I give you the spoiler warning for Heavy Rain. Enter the secret word(s) mentioned in the PS3BlogCast to earn 75 points. The first 10 people to enter it correctly get double points! As always, we want to remind you that the PS3BlogCast is listed on iTunes! So please subscribe and rate/review us there. You can also leave a voicemail for us by calling PS3-888-BLOG or if you want to contact us via email for us you can do so here . We have a dedicated forum for the PS3BlogCast so you can leave your questions and feedback there as well. Here’s a list of some things (or everything) we discussed: New on PSN Nohopeleft.com Infinity Ward Hiring for Next-Gen Games Dead Island DLC ’12 in ’12′ SOPA Secret Word Heavy Rain Discussions

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Welcome back to another week with the podcast. This one is light on the news, with FooBear and yours truly. We don’t get into a whole lot, beside the basics of new releases and a few bits on the Japanese Vita launch. For those of you who don’t feel like taking a trip to Spoilerville, FooBear and I talk about the ending to Assassin’s Creed Revelations. We do the code giveaway and the secret word before hand, but if you want to skip over it stop the podcast at 51:30 and you can pick it back up at about 1:02:43. We also won’t be having a podcast next week, so we’ll see you all next year! At least…in the podcast. Stay active on the site! Enter the secret word(s) mentioned in the PS3BlogCast to earn 75 points. The first 10 people to enter it correctly get double points! As always, we want to remind you that the PS3BlogCast is listed on iTunes! So please subscribe and rate/review us there. You can also leave a voicemail for us by calling PS3-888-BLOG or if you want to contact us via email for us you can do so here . We have a dedicated forum for the PS3BlogCast so you can leave your questions and feedback there as well. Here’s a list of some things (or everything) we discussed: Vita Launch Issues New Releases Code Giveaways! Secret Words Assassin’s Creed Revelations Spoilers

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Sony has recently announced that it has shipped 3.7 million PS3′s in Q2 of this fiscal year which is a full 1.4 million more than the Xbox 360. This brings the total PS3′s to 56 million where as the Xbox 360 is 57.3 million units shipped. The bad news is Sony listed a 350 million dollar loss for the entire company while MS posted a profit in its game division. In other news the PS2 sold a surprising 4.3 million units so far this year. This system will not die.

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Lifetime PS3 Sales Only 1.3 Million Away From Catching Xbox 360

While Xbox 360 users got their hands on the Beta about two months ago it is now our time now to experience the Elite-nesses of this beta. Activision Stated that “Beta testers can take their current Call of Duty multiplayer experience to the next level by jumping into the Beta version of the Call of Duty Elite service, as beta access will start to be activated in stages, with limited invitations rolling out effective today,” explains Activision’s press release Most of the Beta features are free but if you’re a die hard Call of Duty fan Activision would be more than happy to sell you the premium subscription already for a full year… which goes for just $50. Premium members get exclusive Clan benefits and all of the MW3 DLC (such as Map Packs) as well as 20 pieces of new in game content. The Beta has just started on Monday and is very limited but if you’re interested in joining the ranks of Call of Duty’s beta testers, you can sign up at www.callofduty.com/elite Good luck getting in!

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A story about a boy, a fairy doll and the boy’s quest to revive his recently deceased mother. From the minds of Level-5 and studio Ghibli , comes this role-playing magical adventure. Ni No Kuni (or The Another World) was first announced in the Japanese publication Famitsu in September 2008 for the Nintendo DS. Later in 2010, it was revealed that the game was in development for the PlayStation 3 and a world premier trailer of “Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou” (Queen of the White Ashes) was shown in TGS 2010. Many English-speaking players were wondering if this will be another Japanese import, but wonder no more … Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed that an English version of the game is in production for an early 2012 release in North America, exclusively for PlayStation 3. I leave you with some gameplay footage from TGS 2011 … Here is a second Gameplay video to demonstrate the game’s “Final Fantasy/Pokemon” battles!

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I am a LittleBitLate with this news, but LittleBigPlanet 2 is now $39.99 “at participating retailers”, so if you haven’t picked it up because of the price, now might be a good time to do so. Also, earlier in the week, there was a new update available for LBP2. One that allows you to play the game using the Move controller. To go along with that, Media Molecule will also have the Move Pack DLC available next week, a video showcasing that can be viewed up top. From the looks of things, it adds quite a bit more to the already great gameplay the game provides! Here’s some information about the Move Pack (from littlebigplanet.com ): Featuring a brand new story mode; Rise of the Cakeling, a new power-up for Sackboy called the Brain Crane, and a suite of creative tools to help you build your own Move games, paint your own stickers and record movements, the Move Pack is our biggest DLC add-on pack to date! No pricing details available just yet, though. Source

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LittleBigPlanet 2 Price Drop; Move Support Enabled!

During Gamescom 2011, Sony announced a new regular PSP exclusivly for the European consumers. The PSP E-1000 with a fingerprint free surface (matte!) will do what every other PSP does, but it just won’t have build in Wi-Fi. You will still have access to the full catalog of PSP games on UMD or the PlayStation Store via Media Go. The re-designed PSP E-1000 is lighter, moved a few hardware features around and no longer has below screen buttons, instead there is a single touch strip on the bottom. This new model will price at €99.99 and will be accompanied by a new range of PSP titles that will retail at €9.99 each.

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PSP Redefined!

It’s that time again, when we all gather round and listen to the podcast. Ok, so maybe that’s not how it’s actually done, but I can dream it can’t I?! Tune in to catch Ace, FooBear, and I discuss all the news that has come out of Gamescom this week, as well as a few other things! SPECIAL NOTE: For those of you who haven’t yet beaten L.A. Noire, there is a spoiler spot in the podcast between the 58:00 and 59:20 mark. So just skip that small section when you get to it if you don’t want to hear any spoilers. You’ll hear it coming as well, so I give you plenty of time incase you forget. As always, we want to remind you that the PS3BlogCast is listed on iTunes! So please subscribe and rate/review us there. You can also leave a voicemail for us by calling PS3-888-BLOG or if you want to contact us via email for us you can do so here . Here’s a list of some things we discussed: Battlefield 3 co-op Revealed EA Requires Origin Connection for Battlefield 3 id Software tries unique Online Pass for Rage PS3 Price drop New PSP model PS Vita games will be on the PSN as well Lollipop Chainsaw Trailer GoldenEye 007: Reloaded gets release date Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Rockstar’s Agent image leaks Resistance: Burning Skies inFamous 2: Festival of Blood Uncharted: Golden Abyss trailer Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Gamescom trailer

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Recap Been busy again, but I have been around doing stuff for the Community. With that said, this was one of the busiest periods for us as far as giveaways goes, as you will see in the Community News tab. Currently, we have two giveaways happening with another one starting tomorrow. You can quickly access them by clicking on contest banners between post and at the top of articles. We’ve had a number of reviews for you to check out as well, with a few of them happening in conjunction with a giveaway. Thanks goes out to all those PR people for providing us with content! It is much appreciated! I guess Oly gets some credit, too, but we all know people will only associate with Oly because it gets them closer to me . I kid. With that said, EdEN and Cheeto need to settle down with the posting. Especially EdEN and his tyrannical posts about how a 3DS price drop is throwing the gauntlet against the Vita, and how it’s a better system than the Vita, blah blah blah. I don’t know how he got a staff position. Heck, he still hasn’t changed his name to his first name to continue on with site tradition . At least Eddie has been putting him in his place. Too bad EdEN doesn’t stay there for even 5 minutes before he starts again. Anyway, be sure to check out the rest! Quite a few articles to go through in case you missed anything! Community News & Game Nights It’s been a really busy past three weeks. One of the biggest things is definitely the giveaways, which you can read about in the section below. As far as Community news itself goes, Tosh has unveiled the new and improved giveaway/lottery system. It not only makes it easier for us to track entries, but also makes it easier for you to enter the contest as well. Yesterday, Tosh also gave me more permissions for running the forums, so I took the liberty of beginning the process of improving the forums . For the most part, the forums are now categorized satisfactorily, but we’re still in the process of moving old topics to their new locations. And, as always, we had our BlogCasts. Now available are Episode 11 , Episode 12 , and Episode 13 . Enjoy! Oh, and I almost forgot, EdEN has joined our team . Congratulations! Alright, giveaways! First of all, we had a winner for the Tekken blu-ray. The day before the winner of that was announced, we started a giveaway for PSN imports for Yakiniku Bugyou and Rapid Angel, where, later, everyone who entered had won. In fact, you can ask Oly if there are any extra codes left since the number of entries was less than the number of available codes… Anyway, Eddie did a short giveaway for a Resistance 3 beta code, here you can see who won here . We still had a couple other PSN giveaways, including Fast Draw Showdown and LIMBO . Winners can be seen here and here respectively. Of course, it didn’t end there. Currently, we have 2 more giveaways going on, including the PSN title Dead Block and a piece of hardware that makes a wired connection through your house’s electrical circuit, the HP200AV . We’re still not done yet, though. In fact, we had to make a couple more “lottery” accounts to allow for more giveaways, with the third account being used for a giveaway you will see go live tomorrow , so stick around! There is a lot of free stuff you can win! Also, Tosh’s E3 swag giveaway has ended, but items will be shipped soon! July 24th-30th 14 Articles // 11 QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 3 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Cheeto – 4 Entries Most Liked Eddie – Sony May Bring the PS Vita’s Activity Feature to the PS3 – 1 Likes Most Comments EdEN – Nintendo to Sony: It’s on like Donkey Kong – 28 Comments July 31st-August 6th 21 Articles // 12 QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 6 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 5 Entries Most Liked Cheeto – Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins – 29 Likes Most Comments Cheeto – Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins – 19 Comments August 7th-13th 25 Articles // 14 QuickNews Contributor of the Week Oly – 8 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Cheeto – 7 Entries Most Liked Oly – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Trailer – 5 Likes Most Comments PAUL FIERCE – Hideo Kojima Gives Us A Sneak Peak Of The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Trophies – 13 Comments Since the last recap, we had to delay the GT5 tournament to July 31st , at which point, only Dean and Pedro showed up. Although it was just us three, we still had a bit of fun! We just didn’t run it as intended and basically just turned it into a game night, but that’s okay. Here’s hoping we can do it again some other time. July 24th-30th Official Cars 2 Review Eddie on July 25th, 2011 7 Comments Lack of Innovation? A Counter Point… Darrin on July 25th, 2011 16 Comments Rage Behind the Scenes 4 of 6 “Wasteland” Oly on July 25th, 2011 8 Comments EVO 2011 Live on PlayStation Home Cheeto on July 26th, 2011 7 Comments Fast Draw Showdown – 1st Round Gameplay Tosh on July 26th, 2011 10 Comments Sony May Bring the PS Vita’s Activity Feature to the PS3 Eddie on July 27th, 2011 4 Comments Comic-Con Recap: Crazy Games, Crazy Times! PAUL FIERCE on July 27th, 2011 7 Comments Nintendo to Sony: It’s on like Donkey Kong EdEN on July 28th, 2011 28 Comments Bleach: Soul Resurrection is Approaching Jason on July 28th, 2011 12 Comments Mad Blocker Alpha Review EdEN on July 28th, 2011 2 Comments Rage “The Enemy” – Part 5 of 6 Behind the Scenes ad id Software Oly on July 29th, 2011 2 Comments The List Cheeto on July 29th, 2011 15 Comments New Anarchy Reigns Trailer Is Here! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 6 Comments Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Review premiersoupir on July 30th, 2011 13 Comments Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Demo Comes With Tekken Hybrid Sakinah on July 24th, 2011 5 Comments Twisted Metal Open Beta Denied Cheeto on July 25th, 2011 5 Comments Silent Hill HD Collection Launches Exclusively on the PS3 this September or October Eddie on July 26th, 2011 7 Comments Battlefield 3 weapons customization videos Cheeto on July 26th, 2011 3 Comments Red Dead Redemption Free “The Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack” Coming in Sep. Oly on July 27th, 2011 5 Comments Global Resistance Cheeto on July 28th, 2011 3 Comments Do you like THQ? Want 50% off at the PSN Store? EdEN on July 28th, 2011 3 Comments Resistance 3 Beta Detailed Cheeto on July 29th, 2011 4 Comments Do you own PS Move? Then this list will make you happy! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 11 Comments King of Fighters XIII will be out on October… so here’s a veeery awesome pre-order incentive! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 8 Comments Sodium 2: Project Velocity | Track 3 Preview Tosh on July 29th, 2011 No Comments July 31st-August 6th Sony Going All Out To Support Garage Developers on the Playstation Vita Eddie on July 31st, 2011 13 Comments House of the Dead: OVERKILL (Extended Cut) – New Level Revealed EdEN on August 1st, 2011 2 Comments LittleBigPlanet Toy Story Levels and Costumes!! Oly on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Sony Buys Sucker Punch Productions Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 11 Comments Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 19 Comments New Technology From Euclideon That Could Change How Games Look For The Next Generation EdEN on August 2nd, 2011 17 Comments Number Of PlayStation Pads Damaged/Broken? Madagasca on August 3rd, 2011 18 Comments Borderlands 2 Announced! Pedro on August 3rd, 2011 18 Comments One Epic Game Released on the PSN Store! EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 8 Comments LIMBO Review Ace on August 3rd, 2011 10 Comments Rochard Developer Q&A EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 5 Comments Fast Draw Showdown Review Tosh on August 4th, 2011 5 Comments Vita to miss the 2011 U.S/Europe Release Cheeto on August 4th, 2011 14 Comments The Tester Season 3 Has Been Announced and You Can Be In it! Oly on August 4th, 2011 6 Comments Ninjamurai Review (minis) EdEN on August 4th, 2011 3 Comments Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer Looks Promising Jay on August 4th, 2011 6 Comments Where to Get Your Battlefield 3 Pre-Order Goodies! Madagasca on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments PSN Play (or how the Xbox 360 Summer of Arcade has changed into the Fall of Fun on Sony’s console) EdEN on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments Skyrim Collector’s Edition Looks Great!! Oly on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments Resistance 3 Resist Trailer Ace on August 6th, 2011 4 Comments Will Smartphone/Tablet Owners Purchase the Playstation Vita? Eddie on August 6th, 2011 7 Comments New Monster Hunter 3 HD Screens Released Jason on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Super Street Fighter IV Patch Before 2011 Is Over EdEN on August 1st, 2011 3 Comments Lollipop Chainsaw to be Relased in the US! EdEN on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood on PSN EU Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 3 Comments So, how many studios does Sony own after purchasing Sucker Punch? EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 7 Comments Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Pack Announced Cheeto on August 4th, 2011 No Comments Rage “Uprising” Trailer Oly on August 4th, 2011 2 Comments Twisted Metal Delayed! Cheeto on August 5th, 2011 5 Comments Battlefield 3 Open Beta FAQs Madagasca on August 5th, 2011 4 Comments Atlus has reason to celebrate: Catherine sold 200,000 in a week! EdEN on August 5th, 2011 13 Comments Arkedo Series Coming to PSN EdEN on August 5th, 2011 2 Comments Sony’s 3D TV Bundle Swaps Resistance 3 for MotorStorm: Apocalypse Cheeto on August 5th, 2011 10 Comments August 7th-13th Battlefield 3 is Heading to GamesCom with Jets! Ace on August 7th, 2011 9 Comments Dead Island [Red Edition] Cheeto on August 7th, 2011 4 Comments [Review Rewind] Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2009 premiersoupir on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Dead Island’s Zombie Apocalypse Spreads on Central Plaza in PlayStation Home Oly on August 8th, 2011 2 Comments New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Videos Oly on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Catherine Review Darrin on August 9th, 2011 10 Comments Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Trailer Oly on August 9th, 2011 11 Comments Dead Island has Gone Gold and Here’s a New Co-op Trailer to Celebrate Oly on August 9th, 2011 8 Comments Sony DADC Torched in London Riots Ace on August 9th, 2011 11 Comments Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer Trailer is Exciting Oly on August 9th, 2011 9 Comments Ico/Shadow of the Colossus Collection Intro Videos Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 9 Comments Assassin’s Creed Revelation Beta for PS+ Subs. Starts on September 3rd EdEN on August 10th, 2011 8 Comments New Risen 2 Trailer Pedro on August 11th, 2011 5 Comments Hardware Review: HP200AV Powerline Internet AV Kit Jay on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments NIS America Weekend Update (on a Thursday) EdEN on August 11th, 2011 5 Comments Sniper Elite V2 Trailer Oly on August 11th, 2011 3 Comments Dead Block Review EdEN on August 11th, 2011 8 Comments Saint’s Row: The Third 8 Minutes of Game Play Oly on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments [RAGE] First-Time Buyer Incentive! Cheeto on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments Hideo Kojima Gives Us A Sneak Peak Of The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Trophies PAUL FIERCE on August 12th, 2011 13 Comments God of War: Origins Collection on PS3 EdEN on August 12th, 2011 12 Comments Dead Island 20 minutes of Gameplay! Jason on August 12th, 2011 6 Comments Child of Eden Trailer for PS3! EdEN on August 12th, 2011 5 Comments DeathSpank 3: The Baconing is Going to be Great! Oly on August 12th, 2011 7 Comments PSP Remaster Series and Multiplayer Jason on August 13th, 2011 5 Comments Lord of the Rings: War in the North Collectors Edition (Europe and Australia) Cheeto on August 7th, 2011 8 Comments Dark Souls Delayed Cheeto on August 8th, 2011 12 Comments Dead Island Survival Kit CE Only in Poland Oly on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Ken Levine on Bioshock Infinite, Vita, PS Move. EdEN on August 9th, 2011 3 Comments Driver: San Francisco Demo Available Now! Cheeto on August 9th, 2011 7 Comments PS3 System Software Update (v3.70) Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 7 Comments Gotham City Impostors Closed Beta Sign Up Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 5 Comments PSN Scheduled Maintenance Cheeto on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments Sixaxis Controller With Your Android Phone? Are You Nuts? Madagasca on August 11th, 2011 3 Comments Motorstorm now has move support Jason on August 12th, 2011 4 Comments Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Announced Cheeto on August 12th, 2011 8 Comments WWE ’12 Roster Reveal Tomorrow Jay on August 12th, 2011 5 Comments Retro/Grade and PAX Contest Jason on August 13th, 2011 3 Comments Splinter Cell HD 1080p Gameplay Jason on August 13th, 2011 3 Comments Poll Results Pretty interesting results, really. Almost half of the people who voted said that a deep, engaging story is most important for future titles, where, despite being 10 votes behind, innovative gameplay took second. Sequels and prequels got a few votes, but tried and true formulas and controversial subject matter both struck out with one vote. New Poll This new poll idea comes from mowmow, who will receive 200 points for the idea. With that said, the poll asks what interests you most in a collector’s edition of a game. I believe we’ve had one of these in the past, but I suppose it can’t hurt to run a new one. – What do you look for in Collector’s/Limited Editions? Art Books DLC Content Behind-the-Scenes DVD Not Interested in CE/LE Soundtracks Statues/Figurines Add an Answer View Results

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The wait is almost over, battlefield junkies. In just 9 days time, DICE plans to show off the very first footage of Battlefield 3′s conquest mode, and jets will finally be making their long awaited appearance. DICE General Manager KM Troedsson (Karl Magnus Troedsson) confirmed the news via Twitter: Troedsson pretty much sealed the deal with his fancy emotioicon. GamesCom just became my new best friend, hopefully we get a bunch of new Battlefield 3 footage, and maybe even a narrower date for the beta. Until battlefield 3 releases, remember to keep practicing and whatever you do, don’t do this .

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