Capcom has revealed the box art for the upcoming Dead Rising 2 along with it’s new website www.TapeItOrDie.com , which erm seems to be dead at the moment… Full details of the site when it’s risen from the grave after the jump; Dead Rising fans, listen up! We have TWO surprises for you today! First up, we’re very happy to announce the launch of a brand new website featuring the exploits of a quartet of characters from the world of Dead Rising 2! Follow the exploits of Lance, Gretchen, Wallace and Johnny Pipes at www.TapeItOrDie.com and discover exclusive content from Dead Rising 2. United by a love of zombies and desperate to obtain tickets for the hottest show in town, Terror is Reality XVII, you will follow these four individuals throughout their journey while getting an inside look into Dead Rising 2 that can’t be found anywhere else. Updated weekly with new content and surprises, we encourage you to keep coming back to www.TapeItOrDie.com for the latest on Dead Rising 2. Additionally, we’re also excited to unveil the box art for the game

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Dead Rising 2 Cover Revealed

After a dismal first few years with sporadic sales boost from time-to-time, sales of the PS3 really didn’t catch fire until the official introduction of the PS3 SLIM nearly a year ago.  At $299 the PS3 SLIM was finally at the right price for those who were hesitant to purchase the machine at it’s previous price tag. The hardware gap between Sony’s and Microsoft’s systems quickly shrank thanks to the PS3 SLIM. Companies like Activision predicted that the PS3 would outsell the 360 this year. With huge software titles releasing this year, God of War 3, Final Fantasy XIII and Heavy Rain, Sony’s PS3 was finally in a winning position. Unfortunately none of these titles pushed hardware sales for the system. Not even the highly anticipated exclusive God of War 3. This is due to the fact that the PS3 SLIM has been plagued by shortages. Depending on where you live, you’d be hard pressed to find a system in stores, including GameStop. In a recent earnings call with investors, GameSpot warned that PS3 shortages are expected to continue.”Consequently, I can tell you that we do anticipate that we will be in that situation for the PS3 for another couple of months, unfortunately, because we could sell a lot more hardware than what we have on both that and the Wii platform.” While Sony found a way to sabotage it’s own success for nearly a year with PS3 shortages ( intentional or not ) Microsoft hasn’t wasted anytime with their new 360 design and getting it into stores. The newly designed XBox 360 is the same price as the PS3 SLIM with the older models receiving a price cut. Millions of XBox fans will probably jump on the new design which will boost sales of the system for the foreseeable future. Not to mention those who may be interested in purchasing a PS3 SLIM for a family member but can’t find one in stock will be encouraged to buy the competition’s product. Sony may be competing with Microsoft in the battle for the all important second place, but sometimes it seems that Sony is it’s own worse enemy.

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Leave it to Sony to Snatch Defeat Out of the Jaws of Victory

This is just a friendly reminder that Red Dead Redemption Chronicles Contest is almost over. There are very good submissions so far, and you still have a chance to win one of the TWO US PSN $20 Gift Cards we are giving away. You can even do like Jay and use the card for paying part of your PS+ subscription! So, follow this link , and if you need some inspiration, there are some here and here . Again, good luck!

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RDR Chronicles Contest: Last Day!

So, you think you can make a short story like this one or even this ? We are giving away TWO $20 US PSN Cards for the best stories derived from Red Dead Redemption. Just use the form below to submit your entry. Red Dead Redemption Chronicles Entry Form * (denotes required field) Name: * E-Mail Address: * Your Red Dead Redemption Chronicle * CAPTCHA Code: * You have until June 30th to submit your story, after that we’ll close the submission form. I’ll read all of them and pick the two best chronicles by July 2nd. They’ll be published here on PS3Blog.net and two lucky cowboys will receive a PSN Card each. You can even inspire yourself in our upcoming Game Night. Good luck, pardners…

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Red Dead Redemption Chronicles Contest!

… or Texas Shoot’em! Times were tough in New Austin, and I was really short on actual. Hunting animals was not profitable, and all the outlaws vanished from the town. Heck, I need to buy some tobaccos, my dead eye is literally dead. So what a cowboy would do? I decided to gamble, that should be the easiest way to earn some cash. I rode my horse from Thieves Landing to Escalera, where it was said the poker tables were good source of money from dumb Federales. That was a hell of a ride, but I finally managed to arrive before sunset. Thanks to my new horse, the old one put me down in a cactus plant and I had to shoot him in the head. Well, a horse is a horse, that’s what they say. I entered the saloon, and I was acock by the flannel mouths surrounding the abandons. Since I was interested in money, I went straight to the poker room. Hum, that should be easy, four Mexicans should not offer any resistance. Everything was going right, I won some hands, lost a handful of others, when I got two queens and decided to take a final blow. The Flop was good, an ace and a queen alongside with a minor one. I bet all my chips and waited for the fishes to bite the bait. No yield, all the chips at the table. Problem is that this granger called Henrico Trujedas had two aces in his hand, and he definitely got my back up when he said something like ‘Perdeste, Cabron!’. I did not even think about the matter, stood up from my seat and put two bullets in his head. He was a four-flusher, I could see it in his eyes! Of course the others Mexicans in the table started to kick up a row, and they followed the same destiny as Henrico. Now I’m cornered in this room, with four corpses and a bunch of deputies trying to get in, But they won’t get me alive, my name’s John Marston and dynamite is ready to bl………. Western Slang Reference [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is another homage to this greatest game and all the freedom it has to offer . First one is here .

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Another Red Dead Redemption Chronicle…

I can hardly wait for the upcoming FREE Red Dead Redemption DLC, which will include 6 co-op missions so you can make a posse and have fun. Trophies are already listed, and you can view more DLC details here . Oh, did I mention it will be FREE?

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Red Dead Redemption DLC in June 21st!

News So far Red Dead Redemption has turned out to be everything I had hoped for. It is extremely entertaining and looks to be a game I’ll enjoy for a long time to come. If you haven’t picked it up yet, you should. With that said, an exciting announcement today about free future DLC was released. Make sure u check out the DLC tab above for more on that! Today, Rockstar has announced that there will be an update to fix some issues with the game in place by the end of next week. They have also announced that the “Expert Hunter and Savvy Merchant outfits and related challenges” will become available later this summer for free (picture available in the Press Release tab). DLC: Outlaws to the End There will be a DLC Pack called “Outlaws to the End” released on June 22. This will have 6 co-op missions for 2 to 4 players, and will give new xp rewards, as well as the ability to unlock new trophies. Source Three of the six missions are described here: These six explosive and epic missions will play out across the game world, including: “Walton’s Gold” Walton’s Gang have taken control of a mining camp rich with gold. Fight through the camp and load your mine cart with as much gold as you can carry and get out as fast as you can – Walton’s boys have rigged the place to blow! “The River” Ride a raft down river, taking out rebel encampments along the way until you reach the rebel stronghold of Nosalida and a final epic battle for the town’s massive weapons caches. Watch out for Gatling gun-equipped enemy rafts. “Ammunition” The Mexican Army has the town of Tesoro Azul under siege. Storm the gates under heavy cannon, Gatling gun and sniper fire to destroy the Mexican artillery placements. Source Press Release We are aware that there are still some of you out there experiencing issues with Red Dead Redemption, including multiplayer connectivity and getting the Mo Van Barr bounty. We are currently testing a Red Dead Redemption title update for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that aims to fix these and other items. Due to the unpredictable nature of the testing and console manufacturer submission process, we cannot pin down a very specific date and time, but we do expect this to be released for download for both systems by the end of next week. We can assure you we are working with our partners at Microsoft and Sony to make this title update available literally as soon as possible. Once again, we thank everyone for their continued patience and understanding. As a token of our appreciation for your patience and in gratitude to all the Red Dead fans out there, we are also planning on releasing the Expert Hunter and Savvy Merchant outfits and related challenges later this summer for free. Please stay tuned for more details on that – as well as on the Outlaws to the End Co-Op Missions DLC Pack coming for free later this month. Additionally, our support team continues to be available to address individual game issues on a case-by-case basis, and can be contacted through any of the following channels: Rockstar Support Site: http://www.rockstargames.com/support Rockstar Support Twitter: http://twitter.com/rockstarsupport Red Dead Redemption Support Email: RDRsupport@rockstargames.com Multiplayer Connection Issues While the title update will include a fix for multiplayer connection issues, some of the problems people are experiencing when connecting to multiplayer can be fixed by ensuring your online settings are configured for optimal online compatibility. PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 players that are using a router should be on a NAT 2 connection type. For assistance with NAT settings, please contact PlayStation support at http://us.playstation.com/support/. Xbox 360 If you are having issues connecting to a friend’s Multiplayer game on Xbox LIVE, please refer to the Xbox support article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874 for assistance. For players experiencing frequent or random freezes on either console, we urge you to contact your console manufacturer’s support site for assistance: PlayStation 3 Support: http://us.playstation.com/support/ Xbox 360 Support: http://support.xbox.com Source

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Red Dead Redemption patches and DLC coming soon!

Highlights Bad week for me the past week. Lots of sleep due to being doped up on meds . I never did get to the weeklies last week due to illness. I did manage to get 100% on Red Dead Redemption, though . Hopefully I’m at the tail end of this sickness right now, though. Anyway, what about this week’s highlights? We’ve had a total of 19 main articles this week. The 2101 PS3s are hitting store shelves . There is also talk that the premium PSN service will be called PSN+ . Kung Fu Live! has finally made an appearance , and looks pretty fun. Thrustmaster finally came out with a cockpit , and will hopefully inspire others to make them as well (I’m looking at you Logitech). And Insomniac has finally made official that they are creating a multiplatform IP . Darrin also has some points for Red Dead Redemption , and I followed that up with an Official Review . Other than that, not much else in terms of news, but be sure to check on the back posts anyway! Community News Nothing going on in the Community this week. It was definitely a slow week for a lot of us. It’s still nice to see commentating on articles, of course. Remember, if you want to submit news to us, you can by becoming a writer! There’s links all over the place, including the ‘Highlights’ tab of this post. Anyway, here is this week’s recognitions: Contributor of the Week Sakinah – 6 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Sakinah, Tosh and Jay – 1 Entry Each Most Liked Jay – Official PS3Blog.net Review: Red Dead Redemption – 6 Likes Most Comments Darrin – Insomniac Partners with EA. Plans New Multiplatform Franchise – 25 Comments Gaming News Killzone 3 News Roundup Sakinah – May 23rd New Playlist “The Lab” Heading to Uncharted 2 Sakinah – May 23rd PS Move to preempt Project Natal by launching in July? Ace – May 23rd New CECH-2101 PS3 Slims with 40nm RSX chips spotted Ace – May 23rd Red Dead Redemption: Few More Points Darrin – May 24th Uncharted 2 PSN Avatars Arriving May 25 Sakinah – May 24th GameStop Powers Up A New Rewards Program [Rewards Zone] Ace – May 24th Official PS3Blog.net Review: Red Dead Redemption Jay – May 24th PS3 Subscription Based Service to be Named PSN+? Eddie – May 25th Insomniac Partners with EA. Plans New Multiplatform Franchise Darrin – May 25th New Instruments Coming to Rock Band Sakinah – May 25th Rumor! Team Ico Collection (Ico & SOTC) Coming to Blu-ray Q1 2011 Eddie – May 26th PS3 Only Does Natal? [Update: Gameplay Video] Trev – May 26th Naughty Dog Not Involved in Killzone 3 After All Sakinah – May 27th Sony confirms Premium PSN service Ace – May 27th Gran Turismo 5 pitstopped at 90% because of 3D and PS Move support Ace – May 27th Killzone 3 Footage and Interview Trev – May 28th Sega: 3D Will Be a Big Wave Sakinah – May 29th Thrustmaster Unveils New PS3/PC Ferrari Cockpit Jay – May 29th QuickNews More 5-in1 Arcade Hits Stuff Jay – May 24th PlayStation Motion Games Category Tosh – May 26th Tekken 7 Announced Sakinah – May 28th Play With Us Nothing planned yet, but we’re still open for getting us some posse action on Red Dead Redemption! Poll Results No poll results until the end of this week! The current poll shows three franchises with a LOT of support for a movie based on the games, but you’ll just have to vote yourself to see the current standings . Thank You Well, that’s it for me for now. I’ll try to get the Weeklies up this week. Hopefully I won’t have to deal with this nasty feeling much longer . E3 is fast approaching and tomorrow is the first day of June. Thanks for reading all!

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The Weekly Recap (May 23rd-29th)

This Week What a week. I haven’t really posted anything this week, due to the release of Red Dead Redemption (the review is still being worked on, but will definitely be available this week once I get some more online time with it). And then on Friday, I went to a concert, and some other stuff happened here and there, and that’s why I’m posting it now (earlier today we had a slight scare, though, as my uncle almost went into a diabetic coma, but he snapped out of it and looked around as the paramedics were taking him out of the house and asked them “what the hell are you doing here?” ). Anyway, there were quite a few interesting stories this week. Killzone 3 happened to be announced via the newest edition of Game Pro (you’d think they would have kept that under wraps until E3, but given the fact that we know about it now, it will, undoubtedly, make it’s public showing at the event). A much better trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops also made it online. The MUBI service is also hitting the PS3 (most likely just in Europe, though). And also, Kevin Butler and Jack Tretton face off against each other in ModNation Racers in the newest Artist Spotlight. As far as rumors go, I think that this might be a precursor to maybe both hosting Sony’s press conference next month. Speaking of rumors, some still think the PSN premium service will be announced next month as well. There are also even more PSP2 rumors. Going back to Red Dead Redemption, there have been numerous glitches after it’s launch, but Rockstar has since patched the title . You can also read Darrin’s quick comparison of that and GTAIV here . And finally, you can read Trev’s review of ModNation Racers here . Community News This week, the giveaway for the free gift cards , etc. ended last night, and Tosh had posted the winners, and are as follows: 1st Prize – kennygk 2nd Prize – cardoso 3rd Prize – Macdory Congratulations to you guys! And just a heads up, there are also a few new features on the site as well. You can now easily embed videos in the ‘Community’ part of the site . If the site is compatible, all you have to do is paste the URL and it will automatically embed the video for you (unless the author has embedding disabled on the video). Also, you can now easily access your points log , and view other peoples, too! Anyway, here’s this week’s recognitions (most going to Sakinah ): Contributor of the Week Sakinah – 6 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Sakinah – 2 Entries Most Liked Trev & Darrin – ModNation Racers Review & Red Dead Redemption vs GTA 4 – 4 Likes Most Comments Sakinah – [Update]Final Fantasy Versus XIII No Longer PS3 Only – 17 Comments Gaming News More PSP2 Rumors! Eddie – May 17th Kevin Butler Vs Jack Tretton Trev – May 17th Rumor: Premium PSN to be Revealed at E3 Sakinah – May 17th MUBI Coming To PS3 Trev – May 18th [Update]Final Fantasy Versus XIII No Longer PS3 Only Sakinah – May 18th Rumor: PS3 FW 3.40 coming soon Ace – May 18th PS Video Store Gets Heartless Trev – May 19th Call of Duty Black Ops – World Premiere Uncut Trailer (HD) Ace – May 19th ModNation Racers Review Trev – May 19th Grip Games 5-in-1 Arcade mini Coming Soon Jay – May 19th New Trailer From Namco’s Upcoming Knights Contract Sakinah – May 20th Rockstar Working on Red Dead Redemption Fix Sakinah – May 20th GameStop: PS3 Out Of Stock 80 Percent Of The Time Sakinah – May 20th Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I Trailer Trev – May 21st Red Dead Redemption vs GTA 4 Darrin – May 21st Major Killzone 3 Details! Sakinah – May 21st Red Dead Redemption invisibility glitch fixed Ace – May 21st QuickNews Tekken Live Action Movie Coming To Blu-Ray Sakinah – May 18th New Multiplayer Update For Uncharted 2 Sakinah – May 19th Play With Us With the release of Red Dead Redemption, many of us are looking for folks to run in posses with. If you want, add me (let me know who you are and that you’re from this site). My PSN is JimmyMagnum. I mostly do the gang hideouts, but if you want to do one of the other games, feel free, as I’ll likely join in. I don’t know where my headset is, though. Poll Results There’s still no poll up for this week yet, but Tosh should have the official results posted today, as well as the new poll . Thank You Well, that’s it for this week! With E3 getting closer and closer, we should definitely be seeing an increase in submissions over the next few weeks (well, hopefully, at least). Thanks for reading! Also, the concert I went to on Friday was Styx, Foreigner and Kansas, and it was one hell of a show. If you don’t like that kind of music, that’s too bad .

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The Weekly Recap (May 16th-22nd)

As promised, Rockstar has released a new patch for Red Dead Redemption to fix the invisibility glitch that hampered the multiplayer experience of the game. According to a Rockstar representative: “We have just deployed a fix that should address the issues some people have been experiencing in Red Dead Redemption online multiplayer. This fix should address a specific issue that was found where the player’s multiplayer avatar, their horse or their weapons would occasionally not be visible in multiplayer games as well as an issue that some players were experiencing where they would lose connection to the various multiplayer modes.” “If anyone still needs assistance, players should feel free to contact RDRsupport at rockstargames dot com and be sure to include their platform and online ID.” Well, that’s all for now guys, now back to the game. Via [ Kotaku ]

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Red Dead Redemption invisibility glitch fixed