This time last week I was travelling back from E3 and too airborne to put the recap post together. Therefore, this week it’s a bumper recap covering everything from the past fortnight. Not all of you have the time to be checking the blog regularly and E3 always provides a relentless stream of content, so rub your eyes over this list and you’ll more than likely find something you missed.
Now that the dust has settled, I’d be interested to hear what you thought of the blog coverage this year. We tried new things, and your feedback will be invaluable going into gamescom, which isn’t as far away as you’d think. Here’s your jumbo recap.
PlayStation.Blog.Europe Weekly Content Recap
- Thank You Letter From The British Red Cross - A letter to thank you all for your generous contributions to the Japan Earthquake appeal on PSN.
- Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 6th June 2011 - Ross gets in early with the Store update.
- Watch The E3 Press Conference Live - Live coverage of the 2011 E3 PlayStation press conference (stream is now closed).
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – E3 2011 Preview - Naughty Dog brings a gorgeous new trailer to E3.
- Introducing DUST 514, A Persistent Shooter From CCP - First look of a PS3 exclusive shooter that feeds into the EVE Online universe.
- Resistance 3 E3 2011 Trailer Demos in L.A. - A new Resistance 3 demo is showcased at E3.
- Medieval Moves Coming To PlayStation Move Later This Year - A newly announced PlayStation Move title from the developer of Sports Champions.
- NGP Becomes PlayStation Vita At E3 2011 - The official name and pricing of our next generation portable are confirmed.
- ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Classics HD Coming 28 September - Two masterpieces get a new release date.
- E3 2011 Live: Join us at the PlayStation Booth - We kick off our schedule of live interviews from the E3 booth (stream now closed).
- Starhawk: Watch The E3 2011 Trailer Here - Check out the new trailer for Build & Battle shooter, Starhawk.
- God Of War: Origins Collection Coming In 3D, Watch The Trailer - The PSP God of War games are coming to PS3 in HD and stereoscopic 3D.
- E3 Diary: Day One - Musings from an LA hotel.
- GT5 Update 1.10 - GT5 gets a software update with new functionality.
- Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 8th June 2011 - Ross makes his second appearance of the week.
- inFAMOUS 2 – Launching Across PAL This Week! - The launch post for inFamous 2 – how are you finding it?
- PlayStation Home: E3 Theatre - E3 comes to PlayStation Home – catch it while you can.
- E3 2011 Live: Join Us At The PlayStation Booth Day 2 - The second day of our live video coverage (stream is now closed).
- Hitman: Absolution Debuts At E3 2011 - The debut trailer for one of the most talked about games of the show.
- E3 Diary: Day Two - More late night hotel typing – with photos!
- Hands-On With Rochard, The Gravity Bending Platform Puzzler Coming Exclusively To PSN - I take a look at a great puzzle platformer from SOE, coming soon to PSN.
- E3 2011 Live: Join Us At The PlayStation Booth Day 3 - The closing day of the live coverage (stream now closed).
- DanceStar Party Gets E3 2011 Moving - I interview Dave Ranyard, game director of the upcoming PS Move dancing game from the team behind SingStar.
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations At E3 2011 - Gabe from Ubisoft updates us on all things Assassin’s Creed at E3.
- This week on the SingStore (15 June 2011) - Nina has some new tracks for the weekend.
- Under Siege Is Available From PlayStation Store Now - Check it out if you haven’t already.
- GT Academy Winner Gains Podium Finish At Le Mans - The original GT Academy winner pulls off an incredible feat – a podium at the world’s most famous endurance race.
- Ey3 Candy You Might Have Missed - A round-up of the E3 trailers that may have passed you by.
- Resistance 3 Dev Diary: Cold New World - The first in an exciting series of videos from Insomniac Games charting the development of Resistance 3.
- E3 Replays: Mick Hocking Shares Future Of 3D - We replay the live interviews from E3, starting with 3D expert Mick Hocking and I.
- ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 15th June 2011 - We get back to our regular Wednesday Store publishing schedule.
- Digital Comics Store Update (15th June 2011) - Some new comics to add to your PSP reading list.
- Music Unlimited App Now Available For Android Phones - Listen to tracks on your Android phone with this new app.
- Behind The Scenes Of Outland With Housemarque - We take a look at the stylish platformer recently released on PSN.
- PlayStation Home: Sodium 2 Project Velocity Is Here - The next iteration of the slick PlayStation Home racer is here.
- ModNation Racers PS Vita: Modding With Your Fingertips - Take a closer look at the play,create,share kart racer coming to PS Vita.
- MUBI Update: 16 June 2011 - Danny provides his regular MUBI update.
- Starhawk Single-Player Shines At E3, Next Stop: Comic-Con - We get up close and personal with Starhawk on the E3 show floor.
- VidZone Update: Exclusives, Newness And Katy Perry Coolness - Ben clocks in with his regular VidZone update.
- Red Johnson’s Chronicles Interview - An interesting interview with the developer of Red Johnson’s Chronicles where they outline their future PSN plans.
- E3 Replay: Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time - Another E3 replay, this time a live demo of the upcoming Sly PS3 game.
- Britain’s Jann Mardenborough Wins GT Academy 2011 - Hoping to follow in Lucas’ footsteps to Le Mans, Jann is our new GT Academy winner.
- LittleBigPlanet 2 + Move = Even Endless-er Possibilities - LBP creator Chimpanzee provides first-hand impressions of the PlayStation Move Pack coming to LBP 2.
- E3 Replay: Dragon’s Dogma - I speak with Mike from Capcom about Dragon’s Dogma.
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Skin Design Contest Winners - We unveil the winners of the R&C design competition.
- Killzone 3 ‘From The Ashes’ Map Pack Launches Next Week - New Killzone 3 maps are heading your way next week.
- E3 Replay: Swords and Sorcery with Deadmund’s Quest - E3 replay, Jeremy Ray explains Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest while Colin O’Hara plays through an early level.
- E3 Replay: Little Deviants Rolling onto PS Vita - In this E3 replay, BigBig Studios introduces Little Deviant for PS Vita.
- E3 Replay: Twisted Metal’s Iron Maiden Demo, Comic-Con plans - In the next E3 replay, Twisted Metal creators reveal the Iron Maiden, the biggest and most complicated boss they’ve ever had in a Twisted Metal game.
- E3 Replay: The Indescribable PixelJunk lifelike - The final E3 replay for the week featured the new game in the PixelJunk series, PixelJunk lifelife.
What we learned at eu.playstation.com this week
- Demo Guide: Ape Escape - Learn how to catch some cheeky chimps:
- GT Academy 2011 revs up for Race Camp: - Who made the final cut?
- The best games of E3 2011 - What was your favourite?
- 10 of the Best – Call of Duty: Black Ops famous faces - Check out some familiar faces in Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation
- Weekend Essentials 79 - What are your plans this weekend?
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:04 pm by spikkle
The stuff you cover on the blog is mainly ok, but I think your responses to comments is pretty crap.
I don;t care if someone has asked a question before, so long as it is on a different page you should answer it I feel.
More often than not when I come on this blog, i leave stressed out about something.
Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 10:02 am by James Gallagher
Please don’t get stressed – games and reading about them are supposed to be fun! If you readers feel that we need to respond to more comments then I’ll spend more time doing just that. I’m the only person working on this blog full-time so it’s not possible to respond to everyone – we get around 2,500 comments per week – and it’s a case of balancing my time between responding and actually gathering the content itself. I tend to focus on the latter, which is why this is one of the most frequently updated company blogs on the web.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:06 pm by spikkle
I also cant believe all the catch up content is back, there wasnt as much as I though there was going to be.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:13 pm by almighty-slayer
Your stream of the conference was brilliant. Best one i could find. Very clear and loved the multiple cameras too. The mass of interviews afterwards were also awesome too. You had me checking the clock and staying up to watch them
. Really great job everyone involved.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:16 pm by mattaustin269
Hi,
I’m having problems downloading the free PSP games using Media Go. It says there is no content found. Also I don’t have access to the PSP store as I don’t have wifi.
Please can you help
Also the password change page is still not working.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:17 pm by mattaustin269
Hi,
I’m having problems downloading the free PSP games using Media Go. It says there is no content found. Also I don’t have access to the PSP store as I don’t have wifi.
Please can you help
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:29 pm by grizla75
as mentioned above, blog subject matter generally ok but response to comments absolutely woeful. even replies that do get posted are frequently wrong, misinformed or seemingly half hearted attempts with no real info. generally the people who post regularly on here seem more ‘in the loop’ with sony goings on than the blog staff, james if you could maybe cut your lunch break to 4 hours or so, you may find time to answer a few more posts.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:39 pm by kingcrowbaruk
PlayStation.Blog Recap
What we learned at eu.playstation.com this week
Current store content “Heads Up” blog comments will not be replied too – See Frequently Unanswered Questions (FUQ)
Content and devices that are 6 months to a year away – Chat away
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:41 pm by spikkle
Amen to the above.
I should also point out pricing issues on the store, they have been resolved now but still.
Beyond good and Evil is the more “famous” error, but the Dynasty Warriors 7 stuff was also at double price for about 2 weeks. I hope people are being refunded.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 12:42 pm by spikkle
whats more, as these comments are negative, we wont be responded too.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 1:03 pm by grizla75
“Not all of you have time to check the blog frequently….”, think you should include yourself in this category James. This guy has some serious brass balls coming out with quotes like this. lol. By the way, i bet post number 3 gets a reply (if anyone does).
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 1:31 pm by cipur1
i was off 58 days because i couldn’t change my password http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A1UKEXyWgM IF YOU HAWE THE SAME PROBLEM !!!DO THIS!!! because I AM ONLINE finally
http://ps3mania.sk/?page=2 ITS NOT THANKS TO SONY !!! but my FRIENDS helped my NOW , DO IT QUICK a help YOUR FRIENDS
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 2:11 pm by JolipinatorJG
inFamous 2 is overpriced. That is all.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 2:49 pm by Marrsterhausen
Another poor week for the PSN blog as a whole. Could someone from PSN tell us why the response rate to consumer queries has drastically dropped? It’s certainly not filling SONY customers with confidence after all that has happened in the last few months in regards to hacking personal data.
Have you not learned any lessons form this SONY?
I await your response…
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 3:01 pm by cipur1
if you have any question about changing your password the way i recomend above FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT PS STORE IN THEY COUNTRIES, let me know CIPUR , see zou online
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 3:11 pm by slinkymcpot
just 1 question (which wont get answered)
when do we find out about who wins the competitions i mean i entered all of them since the outage and the last winners i see are from before the outage so can you hurry up and reveal the winners i want to know if i won anything!!!!
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 3:15 pm by cipur1
my email with links its still waiting moderation
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 3:29 pm by Blueraccoon2
When will modnation big city dlc be released in uk?
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 3:47 pm by cipur1
FOR PEOPLE THAT CANT CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD
this is the link you get from sony https://store.playstation.com/accounts/security/resetPassword.action?t oken=V8MYQ7C4P0PXQ58F1WGO8R4L52YMEY9NPPA38ICU35T5I4JNV5PCDAN1ALL45LSF
copy just YOUR CODE NUMBER AND PASTE IT BEHIND THIS LINK
https://account.qriocity.com/reg/account/validate-forgot-passw ord-token!input.action?token=
IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS
https://account.qriocity.com/reg/account/validate-forgot-passw ord-token!input.action?token=V8MYQ7C4P0PXQ58F1WGO8R4L52YMEY9NPPA38ICU3 5T5I4JNV5PCDAN1ALL45LSF ENJOY
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 4:18 pm by Sp4reNL
Welcome back’s PS+ not being equal to the normal PS+. A(nother) big joke from SCEE.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 4:35 pm by Carl-G
To much to read & to much to play if your a PS3 owner!
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 4:39 pm by almighty-slayer
Why do you bet i get a reply, #10?
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 5:12 pm by kingcrowbaruk
Posting here as the “HeadsUp” comments are ignored.
I have a 1 year PS+ subscription from the beginning which is soon coming to an end. I have bought the 12+3 month top-up. Recent PS+ content that I have downloaded since buying the top-up has the correct expiration date on it (500+ days) while the old content is set to expire in a couple of weeks.
As PS+ has been running for nearly a year now I will assume that whoever has planned and developed the it has documented what will happen come the end of the 12 months, should make the answer to this question relatively easy to find.
My question is what will happen to the old content once it expires and what steps if any will I need to perform to continue using for example my near year old copy of “Destruction Derby”?
Is there something automatic in place to update expiration dates on the PS3 system, will I need to re-download a years worth of PS+ content again or is there something else that will happen?
This is not a question of stopping and resubscribing at a later date. This is a rolling subscription from day 1 which now expires in Dec 2012 but has content on the hard disk with varying expiration dates rather than the expected same date of Dec 2012.
Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 10:13 am by James Gallagher
I did read of someone having a similar issue on another thread. Have you tried redownloading Destruction Derby from the Store? If that doesn’t work, then please contact customer services on 0844 736 0595
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 5:55 pm by spikkle
@18: because you are the only one saying something good. Well were at the time
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 6:09 pm by vancha801
http://www.facebook.com/VitaPlayStation
Great amount of news. If someone needs to look all this through he’ll be busy for houres.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 6:10 pm by laro87
i dont bother askin questions anymore bc they NEVER GET ANSWERED, its only ppl who constantly ask the same question over and over get an answered, sony you guess need to cop on and START ANSWERIN PPL
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 6:32 pm by Skookie30
we had 3 catch up updates that 3 weeks to fill the gap of a over a month missed content.
& we still missing missed content christ i wouldn’t belive any sony rep. we missing modnation Racer from 20th april missing BTTF episode 4 that comming next week as in normal up to date update.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 6:45 pm by Yestri
Hey Guys!
Could you give us some more info about availability of Mortal Kombat DLC? Why We aren’t able to update our copy about Scarlet or Classic Costumes?
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 7:58 pm by JonnyPauz
Electronic Arts, what the hell, been loving shift 2 with my driving force gt wheel til i got to the drifting, what the hell. seriously you need to fix that now, man its horrible with a steering wheel in drifting. If you dont believe me google it, there are that many forums that say just use the controller its a trillion times easier. personally I dont now how it could of got past beta, obviously none of your testers used a wheel including your pro drift drivers, pathetic. horribly dissapointed, jonno.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 9:45 pm by SpeedyRyan-_-
Why is that half the people on this blog just whine and complain .. Hi James is there any chance you could find out if Insomniac are releasing a ps move trailer for resistance.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 11:09 pm by kingcrowbaruk
People whine and moan because frankly the behaviour of SCEE recently has been despicable.
Products that are promised are not delivered, see Modnation Racers PS3 promised 20th April 2011, no comment about it from SCEE since.
Features are promised and then pulled because you didn’t read the small print, (which may not even exist).
Click on the “Welcome Back” banner prominently shown at the top of this page “http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/05/16/details-of-the-welcome-back -programme-for-scee-users-2/” (when it’s not an ad for a Nissan) and show me where it states that 30 day free PS+ users will receive a significantly different PS+ from regular PS+ subscribers which Ross has claimed in this comment:
“http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/06/15/heads-up-game-sto re-update-15th-june-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-160624″
At least advertise that “http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/06/02/welcome-back-to-playstation -plus/” is the content you actually mean rather than using the handwavium of “communicated by Mr. Thorpe on the blog” without even a link, because what you are stating in that banner is fraud, deception, pick your synonym.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 11:09 pm by kingcrowbaruk
I will quote the comment here in the case the link fails:
Posted on 15 June, 2011 at 2:42 pm by Ross McGrath
I can understand your confusion but we have been completely transparent about that from the start.
Welcome Back Plus subscribers in SCEE will receive a specific set of content, which was listed on the portal and communicated by Mr. Thorpe on the blog. This is the content that the Welcome Back Plus users will receive regardless of when the Plus 30-day membership is redeemed, (ie; even if you redeem the 30-day membership on July 1st, you’ll still receive the specific Welcome Back Plus content).
That said, it’s hardly fair to call it Plus-lite – you’ve got yourself a great selection of high quality content with double the normal number of full PSN titles, one of which, the awesome Burnout Paradise, was a full Blu-Ray release as well!
We will in fact be adding to this content with some more goodies that will be available to the Welcome Back Plus subscribers as well as regular Plus subscribers and James Thorpe will be posting on that in his mid-month update.
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 11:31 pm by gamniac
Is there any news on what the PS+ section will contain end this month ( upcoming week ? ).
.
Btw thanks for the free games,and Magic The Gathering, bought some decks and the two expansions.. great game.
Well that is if you like that kind of game,saves me getting the real decks
I am really curious what’s in PS+ section with the 1 year B-day.
And will the PS+ subs who were subbed before the 30 day for evryone deal get some extra content..
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Posted on 18 June, 2011 at 11:32 pm by gamniac
ermm.. i ment 3 expansions.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 12:41 am by DAVIE222
I Agree with evryone! james you got to start replyiog to peoples comments beacause this is getting anoying…. oh by the way guys do any of you know why my brought avatar wont show up on the blog because only my old one is, and it sais i dont have ps+. James seriously you have not replyed to any comments, its not right.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 9:50 am by Dante_Zero
i think the blog coverage was okay. some great inteviews with developers.While i’m aware it’s a predominantly SCEA show it would have been nice to see more EU blogs posters doing interviews with developers. I feel like i see more of the SCEA staff more than the SCEE staff and i think it would be nice to see a more balanced approach.
ie US memembers dont know who james gallagher is were as in EU/PAL everyone knows who Jeff Rubenstien is.
Did what i say make sense??? lol
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 9:53 am by hjj2000
thanks
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 11:41 am by KISS_MY_FACE_aah
whats happened to my welcome pack ???? when we got it i was able to download 1free game but since then i havent got my 2nd…….i go on psn and click welcome pack and i cant view the freebies……any1 have same prob, or jst help us plz.
Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 10:16 am by James Gallagher
See the comment below this one (thanks ally100).
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 12:15 pm by ally100
Can’t find welcome back pack then go to Account Management > Transaction Management > Services List. From the Services LIst choose PlayStation Network Promotions > PlayStation 3 Free Games > Choose Content.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 1:27 pm by Legion_Dragon
Hello James or other PSN users…
Qriocity are offering 180days of FREE service and this really interests me. However, whenever i attempt to take said offer the screen keeps telling me that “connection to the server could not be established”
Is this offer not availible or is it just Qriocity not working!? If its the latter when will the offer end!?
Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 10:18 am by James Gallagher
My understanding is that the promotion is coming to Europe soon. I’m trying to confirm exactly when so I can get a post prepared.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 1:51 pm by dengunner
I agree with comment number 19.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 2:07 pm by gamefreak123321
i can’t find the welcome back content on playstation store on psp, where is it???
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 3:03 pm by Janooo77
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A1UKEXyWgM&feature=mh_lolz&lis t=WL3DF4B1F3E994656B
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 6:08 pm by dgnfly
i can see that users at SCEE still need 2 turn 2 other users for information and help basicly makes the blog staff useless might as well fire em
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 8:10 pm by shedboy90
to the ppl hating on the blog maybe the reason there ain’t a lot of responses is ppl r busy if u have such a big prob with it go across to the crappy xbox
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 10:05 pm by retrdedgamer
is there any news on resident evil? Either the psone classic coming, or the remakes? thanks
Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 10:24 am by James Gallagher
The PSone Classic in PlayStation Store to download right now. While you are there, you could check out the trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, which is a squad-based shooter coming to PS3 later this year.
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Posted on 19 June, 2011 at 11:52 pm by Lucreto
E3 coverage was very good this year. Home coverage of the trailers was also very good. Gametrailers format with interview between the conferences might be something to look into.
As for Gamescom the last 2 years have been better for Sony than at E3.
2010 Resistance 3, Ratchet & Clank All 4 One and Mass Effect 3
2009 dynamic themes, PS3 slim, digital comic viewer and Video store for some countries.
I hope Sony’s Gamescom conference will be shown in Home and the Playstation Blog like at E3 this year.
I would like to seen more on Sly 4, The Last Guardian, Uncharted 3 and hopefully a few surprises.
Do you have any information on the conference yet like time, date or length?
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Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 4:46 am by pacific_fighter
i got a nice email from sony tech support about replacing my ps3 that failed when i downloaded the 3.51 update a few weeks ago. it said- sony no longer do a repair for the ps3 as it takes over 3 months to complete the work. we now provide a like for like console that has been refurbished. ooohh i said.. but there a snatch they said. a snatch i said.. yes they said you have to pay £138 to cover the carriage cost plus the repair to ur console so we can re-sell it. ooppss dont think so sony ill find some one to fix it for me.. buy buy!!! i said.. what a f””” cheek..
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Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 4:50 am by pacific_fighter
so to keep me entertained i bought a new ps3 while i wait for my baby to be fixed and for the total price of £0.00p nothing.. good when you have family that work for a company that fixes sony things hehehehe.. so much for there £138 price tag to fix my console.. nar nar na nar nar!!! lol
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Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 9:23 am by grizla75
@47+48. Dont suppose you could give me a lift with mine could you? I have two ps3′s, both f****ed, one totally, one partially. lol.
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Posted on 20 June, 2011 at 9:24 am by untoward
I think that’s ace
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