Dante Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 A new Department of Health advert shows a child holding what appears to be a PlayStation 3 Sixaxis pad and bears the unequivocal warning “RISK AN EARLY DEATH. JUST DO NOTHING”. Shocked? You surely should be… Further cementing the apparent link between videogames and a premature demise - i.e. yours! - the ad is backed by the heavyweight likes of The British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research and Diabetes UK. So there must be something in it, right? Well, British society, if we’re to believe the scaremongering tabloid reports, stands on the verge of an obesity epidemic, with all the associated health risks bound therein. However, the last time we looked videogames were not to blame. At the very least not exclusively. After all, the advert might have been more appropriate if it showed a family parked slack-jawed in front of the telly, as many millions are every night of the week - and have been doing long before games ever came to prominence. But that’s just not as emotive or sensational, is it? Nope. Games, in spite of the great strides the industry has made to get its consumers, singing, dancing, exercising and flexing their grey matter, are an easy target, plain and simple. And now it appears playing them could lead to some properly life-threatening diseases! The UK games industry has rallied to its own defence, with trade magazine MCV lodging an official complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, and Sony stating that they are considering legal action, but it remains to be seen whether it’ll change any deeper-held prejudices. Put another way, we doubt it’s the last time we’ll see games scapegoated like this. That’s our tuppence worth, although you could say that we’re prejudiced too. But what’s your opinion - are games a key part of a very real problem or, with titles like Wii Fit and Brain Training enjoying massive success, a crucial component of a possible solution? uk.videogames.games
Daft Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I think my PS3 is breaking again. It couldn't start up the BluRay Cloverfield, not necessarily a bad thing, a couple times and started jibbering at the end credits... I really hope it doesn't break for the third time...
Dante Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Konami Hiring for New Metal Gear Titles Posted on Friday, the job listing states that Konami is hiring a large number of staff for "new developments" in the Metal Gear series. The listing makes mention of both mobile and consumer entries (consumer refers to consoles and portables rather than PC, arcades, and mobile devices). Metal Gear isn't all Konami is working on, though. The recruitment page also asks for programmers who will work on Winning Eleven, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball, Bemani, new online game content, and pachislot machines.
dwarf Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 My PS3 is fine, the only problem I had with it was caused by noobish ability to turn it off properly.
Daft Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Only a matter of time. Could be the disk though if everything else is fine. The film played perfectly bar starting up, which took a couple times, and the credits. Games seem alright. If this goes for the third time, and it is out of warranty this month I'm just going to go livid. I might actually just sell it and stop playing games. 3 PS3s is ridiculous. I've known people who have dropped the damn thing down some stairs and it's worked fine.
dwarf Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Daft, I think we both know that you don't want to sell it, and you know that you'd miss it quite a lot. Has it been 3 seperate PS3s? If not then maybe it's beyond repair. That or you should stop putting burgers in it.
Daft Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Daft, I think we both know that you don't want to sell it, and you know that you'd miss it quite a lot.Has it been 3 seperate PS3s? If not then maybe it's beyond repair. That or you should stop putting burgers in it. I might not sell it but it'll be boxed, just like the Wii. My 360 rarely gets played, not out of any big reason, it's just a bit of a clumsy console that I'm not into at the moment. They replaced the first one and fixed the second one. I've actually been looking to pack up my consoles but, like Facebook, they are hard to avoid when they are just there. Strike 3 and it is out of here. The only thing I desperately want to play is Heavy Rain. LoveFilm are sending me a couple BluRays tomorrow. I'll put it to the test then. I'm kind of hoping it breaks because it is about two weeks until the end of the warranty and I want to shout at Sony.
Daft Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Yeah, next time I get an error message, I'm calling Sony. The disk was spotless. I always check before putting them in my PS3. A couple things happened with the start up. When I first put it in it looks like it loads but the screen just stays dark. Then I eject and try again and I get some kind of 90024....blah error saying it can't be read. I put it in a third or a fourth time and it seems to play fine. The credits was weird. I just left them rolling because I was off doing something else and it pauses for about 2 or 3 seconds and then jumps to where it should have been, sound and all. I'll try out a game tonight. Last two times it broke, one was when I was playing Soul Calibur IV and it froze when I completed the arcade mode. The second time it broke was when I paused The Incredible Hulk Blu-Ray for a couple minutes. It really is a load of crap. I can only take so much.
Daft Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Yeah, they told me last time that they might be able to do something for me if it breaks a third time. They've had me logged about 5 or 6 times now because they forgot to transfer my SingStar rights for about a month and then I called because my controller broke. I look after the thing so damn well and it just keep crapping up in one way or another. I'm kind of hoping it does break now. I want to have a go at Sony.
Daft Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Give them a ring as soon as you get the chance and tell them you've had constant problems. I am guessing you may have to deactivate if they change your console? On the other hand Blu Ray drive issues are easily fixed. BTW a ton of good games out this week. RE5, Madworld, Persona 4. I will be very very busy. Persona 4 will probably break my KZ2 addiction. Football on tonight so I'll try it out tomorrow. I always deactivate the console when I send it off. Did it the first time, the second time, I'm not going to forget the third time. Hopfully it is just the Blu-Ray. I wonder if Cloverfield has had these issues before... Not interested in those games...with the exception of Persona 4, which you can all thank me for adding to it's absolute brilliance.
Jon Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 If you've only got 2 weeks left, you'd be a bit of a plonker not to get it replaced. Even if it's nothing major, might as well get a new console out of it.
Hero-of-Time Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) IGN reviews Resistance Retribution. 9.0 PresentationThe movies, dialogue, and Grayson journals connect you to this character in a way that makes you cheer for him. The setup is a lot like the last Syphon Filter, but it's still great. 7.5 Graphics The CGI movies look great, but everything else is your standard definition for "good" on the PSP. The scope is big and the enemies are varied, but I never felt impressed. 9.5 Sound Man, the orchestra is out of this world. When you're battling a gigantic Titan and the music kicks up, you can't help but get excited. The voices are great, too. 9.0 Gameplay The weapons are fun, the ease of cover is great, and it's a wonderful ride. I wished it could've been more challenging at points, but the online and replay options help that issue. 9.5 Lasting Appeal There are three ways to play the solo story, Skill Points to unlock, Intel to find, 12 multiplayer ranks to achieve, and 22 multiplayer medals. That's incredible. Overall 9.2 Edited March 10, 2009 by Hero-of-Time
Daft Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Sounds like a pretty amazing game for a handheld. I'd get it if I had a PSP.
dwarf Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 As much as I like Resistance I don't see how it works - I saw someone playing the demo and I was actually very impressed at the graphics, but the auto-aim thing... I don't see how online would work. It would be like the pointless Metroid Prime Echoes multiplayer.
MATtheHAT Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Dont know if anyone is interested, but 'Home' has been updated with some pretty cool stuff. A resident evil 5 location, some SFIV costumes and a new Helicopter game amongst other things.
dwarf Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I don't like Home. But I've already mentioned that so I won't bother explaining again.
Daft Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Anyone got any idea of how to put the bluray through a bit of a workout? I've tried installing and playing a game and that seems fine. I just want to know if this thing really is going to kick it. I'm going to try a blu-ray movie in a minute.
Hero-of-Time Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Another great review for Resistance on the PSP. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46572.html
flameboy Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 The only thing that would make me buy Resistance on PSP is if it adds enough to the story and the lore of the series if not, I'm not interested really...
Daft Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Try Uncharted or Killzone 2. Any heavy disk only based game. Movies are good too. I would have just rung Sony and spoke to them right away. But dont worry they seem to fix BD issues for free even when out of warranty. I installed Soul Calibur IV. Played that for a bit. Put Blade Runner on. Paused it for 10/15 minutes (that's how it broke last time). Everything seems fine. I guess it must have been just Cloverfield. The disk was virtually spotless...I'm a bit confused but slightly less worried.
Deathjam Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Damn tegg/choze, you have a rediculous amount of trophies.
MATtheHAT Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 About time we had real time Trophy tracking, the PSN just keeps going from strength to strength.
flameboy Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 hopefully someone comes up with a facebook app that shows off trophies.
Deathjam Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Fook me there is alot of content on the PSN! Just dloaded alot of new things such as cars for burnout, and costumes for SF4 as well as a multitude of demos and trailers. Man are they gonna lock my internet off soon. ALSO just went onto Home to check out the resi space, and just from doing that I got a chris redfield something (Home was not specific but I expect it to be a figurine). Nice day!
Diageo Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 WOW, I feel really low on the trophy front... Oh well, don't care about trophies anyway
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