The PSP Remaster series will use adhoc party for its multiplayer-based PSP games. Adhoc party is available for download via the PlayStation Store and is a software that turns your PS3 into a server of sorts for connecting the PSP to users around the world. This is how Adhoc is described by the wiki The purpose of this software is to extend the PlayStation Portable’s adhoc game function using the PlayStation Network through the PlayStation 3′s built-in wi-fi. Therefore it is not compatible with the non-wifi enabled PlayStation 3 20GB model (CECHB00). The PlayStation 3 must be connected to the Internet with a broadband network (wired) connection since the wireless connection is used as a server for the PlayStation Portable. Another constraint is the PlayStation Portable user must remain close to the PlayStation 3 so the PS3 to PSP wi-fi connection is still active during ad hoc playtime. This software therefore benefits those with a PSP who wish to play online but have no wireless internet connection available to them or ad-hoc only multiplayer games. The PSP to PSP ad hoc connection is replaced by a PSP to PS3 ad hoc connection to allow online gaming on a global scale through the PlayStation Network enabled PlayStation 3. It allows advanced online multiplayer functions on the PlayStation Portable such as voice chat using the PlayStation 3 official bluetooth headset or the PlayStation Eye webcam’s microphone. Text chat, known as “lobby chat”, is also possible within public (“Free”) rooms and private (“Password”) rooms.[5][6] The PlayStation 3 official Wireless Keypad is also supported, however, users must press the Enter key to begin typing. That’s the basic rundown. Here is the kicker, and this may not sit well with many users: you must have a wired connection in order to use Adhoc Party. You can have 3 users on a PSP and the host on the PS3 in the same room with the remaster series, which is just awesome. This was confirmed by the quirky group over at Famitsu, as seen below, using none other than Monster Hunter 3rd HD ( go figure right). So when Peace Walker lands on the PS3 you will need to have adhoc party and be familiar with its functions in order to get some MP gaming on. Thoughts on wired connection only? Have many of you even heard of Adhoc party? Source: Famitsu

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Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell collection is currently available on the EU PSN and will be coming our way shortly. Here is a look at 20 minutes of gameplay in 1080p to see just what they have done to the series in terms of graphics. Product Details: Experience the first three of the original action-packed Splinter Cell franchise games, now digitally re-mastered in High Definition. Explore the conspiracy like never before with enhanced graphics that deliver a truly visceral action gaming experience. Included on one single disc exclusively for the Playstation 3 are Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Experience the first three of the original action-packed Splinter Cell franchise games, now digitally re-mastered in High Definition. Explore the conspiracy like never before with enhanced graphics that deliver a truly visceral action gaming experience. Included on one single disc exclusively for the Playstation 3 are Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. SPLINTER CELL You are Sam Fisher, part of an elite black-op US government agency on a mission to uncover enemy intelligence and protect the country at all costs. Failure of this mission will force the government to turn its back on you, and erase your identity from existence. SPLINTER CELL: PANDORA TOMORROW Crank up the action and intensity in this sequel to the original Splinter Cell stealth action hit. Sam Fisher returns with all-new moves, gadgets, and weapon modes. SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY Encounter a new level of conspiracy and security threat in the digital age. Warfare has turned electronic as Sam Fisher must stop at nothing to eliminate some of the world’s most perilous agents and prevent an apocalyptic onset of global information warfare. Re-mastered in HD quality. Gameplay, Cinematic, Maps, Menus, Loading screens, and more are visually enhanced. Online components. Supports online leaderboard and achievements / trophies system to help foster an online community aspect for the original games. 3D stereoscopy view integrated into each game to use with 3D enabled televisions. Smoother gameplay. All games will run in spotless frame rate of sixty frames per second, which allows for more fluid game control and an overall heightened Splinter Cell experience. 30 FPS in 3D view. Release Date 9/27/2011 $39.99 not a bad deal for 3 easy platinum’s

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In an interview for Eurogamer , Rage creative director Tim Willits spoke of locking out some single-player content for people who bought the game used: We have the first-time buyer stuff with all the sewers hatches, If you bought the game new, that would be open for you. You still have to download it, but you don’t have to pay for it. Those hatches are all over. Most people never find them. But as soon as you do, you’re like, oh. And then you start to look for it. That’s our first-time buyer incentive. In simple words, Rage will not require an online Pass to unlock the multiplayer mode (that would be a code that comes with new copies, or bought online for a fee). Instead, used copies of Rage will lock some sewers hatches in the single-player campaign which are the paths needed to enter new missions in the campaign and a “thank you” to players who bought a new copy of Rage! Rage is set to launch on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 4 2011.

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“How can we describe “Dead Block” in a single sentence? Tower Defense with a 3rd Person camera that has you fight against a horde of zombies. I LOVE Tower Defense games, have a keen understanding of why zombies make any game better and was curious to see if a deep fried and chocolate covered peanut butter and jelly sandwich would be as awesome as it sounds. Turns out it IS!” – Eden. Make sure you read all of Eden’s review of Dead Block here . If you haven’t yet bought Dead Block, here is your chance to own it for free!! We have two codes to giveaway and plenty of chances to enter. Hit the jump for all the details. Good luck! Please note that the codes may be for the USA Storefront only. [Worth up to 5 Entries] Click the button above to buy lottery entries with points earned on PS3Blog.net. Each ticket is 150 points each. Please donate only once a day. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . After you donate, refresh the page to see your entry in the list on the right. On the left, you can see your chance of winning the lottery, points spent on the lottery, and how many times you entered the lottery. [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet & @DeadBlockGame on Twitter. On the lottery page there will be a tweet button. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. Press OK & your entry is complete. This will cost you 12 points [Worth 1 Entry] First be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there & at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook entry. While your at it Like Dead Block’s Page as well. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. This will cost you 10 points [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. This will cost you 8 points You get a bonus 3 entries if you make a funny video saying why you want to win. Just link to it in the comments below. Make sure you get all of your entries in. You have until August 16th, Midnight MST to get your entries in. We will pick winners at random on August 17th.

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An interesting inquiry based on the doom and gloom stories we have been reading across the net about how smartphones, iPads and tablets will usurp the mobile gaming crown and push out dedicated mobile gaming devices such as the Playstation Vita and the 3DS. I can’t take credit for posing this question among gamers as that belongs to Labadal who posted this question on NeoGaf . It’s not often I will take part of the interwebz circle that seems to follow the GAF > NET > GAF phenomenon, but I decided to take the data from this question and put it in easy to swallow numbers. I read each and every reply to this thread and kept a detailed tally of the 292 answers. 59% answered Yes! These current owners of portable technology still see value in the Vita and what it offers. This actually struck me as odd because I really did believe that smartphone/tablet gaming was slowly taking over. There is a substantial difference between the bite sized games we get on smartphones vs dedicated gaming devices such as the 3DS or the Vita. 24% said No. The most interesting part of this crowd who did not find the Vita a worthwhile purchase, made it clear that their smartphone/tablet gaming had no affect on their decision. Well I suppose I should say the majority as a few did say the iPhone was enough for them but we are talking only 5 or 6 responses that agreed with that. 17% said Maybe . Most were clear that they had interest with the right types of games. A few said they would follow the JRPG’s, a few more said they would follow new IP’s, etc. Some pretty much said that they didn’t want to be the 1st to buy a new hardware and wanted to give it some time to grow or die before they decided to make a purchase We have to understand that the control group for such a poll is a little skewed since it was made up of almost entirely core gamers I would say. However what this does tell me is that smartphones, iPads and tablets may not be taking away from the mobile gaming market but instead, growing it in several directions. Creating the right hardware accompanied with the right software will always take hold and flourish with the right price points and marketing. There will always be people who disagree and spread the doom and gloom stories but taking a step back and trying to look at the whole view…even in little chunks such as this one could give you a a little more truth to the tale.

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Will Smartphone/Tablet Owners Purchase the Playstation Vita?

News SCEA announced today, that casting for season 3 is about to begin. If you are interested in becoming a member of the show, you need to check out www.casting.thetester.com to register for your chance at PSN stardom. But that’s not all… The grand prize for the Tester Season 3 this year, is a job at Sony Santa Monica working on an unannounced PS3 title. For more info, check out the Press Release, or the website! Press Release Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA), together with 51 Minds Entertainment, today announced its open casting call for the third season of PlayStation Network’s original competitive reality series, “The Tester”. The nationwide online casting competition invites gamers from across the country to submit a profile for their chance to become a participant in season 3 of “The Tester,” debuting in early 2012. This season, contestants will by vying for a production job on an unannounced title for the PlayStation 3 system, working at SCEA’s world-famous Santa Monica Studio, home of the best-selling God Of War franchise. “The Tester,” season 3 casting call is open for submissions today and encourages gamers from coast-to-coast to upload photos, videos and short written statements explaining why they deserve a spot on the exclusive reality series. The deadline for “The Tester” cast submissions for season 3 is September 16, 2011. Additionally, SCEA will hold a casting contest to allow family, friends and fans to vote on cast submissions and ultimately vote one lucky gamer onto the cast for season 3. Mickey Paradis (aka “8bitmickey”) received a majority of the more than 350,000 community votes to become the winner of the first-ever online casting contest for “The Tester” and was a competing contestant in Season 2. The second season of “The Tester,” produced by 51 Minds, premiered exclusively on PlayStation Network on November 2, 2010. Panelists Brent Gocke, senior release manager at SCEA, and Adrienne Curry, renowned gamer and reality television star, along with weekly guest panelists, decided the fate of the contestants based on their weekly performance. In the end, Matthew Brown (aka “Gaymer”) took home the winning title, beating out the other 11 contestants in a series of physical and mental challenges throughout the eight-episode season and earned a position as SCEA’s newest video game tester in the Quality Assurance department in San Diego, CA. Additionally, as part of his grand prize, Brown received a $5,000 signing bonus, a 46″ 3D Bravia TV, and a limited edition “The Tester” PlayStation 3 system. For additional information, to submit a profile or to vote on cast submissions, visit: casting.thetester.com To catch up on the intense competition of season’s one and two of “The Tester,” visit the PlayStation Store for free downloads of all episodes in both high-definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) formats, or visit www.thetester.com.

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The Tester Season 3 Has Been Announced and You Can Be In it!

Garage developer Rubicon has praised Sony and their support on their assistance with their new title Great Little War Game for the IOS and Playstation Vita. Rubicon went on to say that the title is available on the IOS right now and is already completed for the Vita for when it goes on sale. When asked how they received devkits so fast, Rubicon responded by saying that they showed Sony their new game, they felt it was a good match on the Vita and immediately shipped out four free devkits to Rubicon. It is currently unknown whether this will be a packaged game or a downloadable one but it is great to see IOS/Android games so quickly made for the Vita and its even greater to see Sony supporting developers along the way. Should this relationship continue between Sony and developers, we should see PSN explode with games. Source: Neogaf 1 , 2 , 3 GAF > Net > GAF

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Join the PlayStation Home community this Coming Friday in the biggest annual PS3 Fighting-Game event on the Planet! The best players will compete for a chance to win $20,000 and bragging rights! The event will stream live from Las Vegas on PlayStation Home Theater and According to the poster above, there will be reward items for attending. Here are some of the common questions you might have: * What is it? well, The Evolution Championship Series (refered to as EVO in the gaming community) is an annual video game tournament that focuses exclusively on fighting games. * When and where? July 29 – 31, Rio Resort in Las Vegas. * What are the Games included? Marvel vs Capcom 3, Tekken 6, Mortal Kombat, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II, and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. Full schedule according to PlayStation Blog : Friday, July 29th 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Early Rounds 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Quarterfinals 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Semi-Finals (top 32 players) Saturday, July 30th 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Early Rounds 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Quarterfinals 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Semi-Finals (top 32 players) Sunday, July 31th 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM The top 8 in each tournament square off for the 2011 championships. In order: BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 Tournament Finals Tekken 6 Tournament Finals Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament Finals Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament Finals Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Finals Hope to see you all there …

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According to Eurogamer , the Silent Hill HD Collection is set to launch in September or October of this year exclusively for the PS3. The resolution have been upgraded to 720p with updated voiceover’s and sountracks as well as trophy support.

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According to IGN , Ubisoft has confirmed the release date of “Child of Eden” for the PS3, which will be on September 20th. The late release for the PlayStation 3 will have move support and will sell for $49.99.

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Child of Eden release date and price confirmed