Wipeout HD - Tempory Fix

i sent out a tweet last night seeing if anyone had issues with Wipeout HD as i was having some issues.
turns out it's a fairly widespread problem. this is a temporary fix, which has been making the rounds on the net, for the game.

1. Sign out of PSN.
2. Launch the game.
3. Choose "Online" from the main menu, letting it sign you in to the PSN.
4. Acknowledge the release notes for the 1.30 patch.
5. Wait for the game to auto-save.

i tried this and it worked for me. once you get the game to save, you don't need to do the following steps again to get it to work

New Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto - China Town Wars

This weeks Zero Punctuation focuses on Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars.
Lets just say "all it's faults are balanced by it's other faults..." or "all the foulness mixes together to create to something halfway decent in the middle, it's almost prodigious in it's retarded genious"...all classic stuff

What Have You Played This Week?

Killzone 2 - PS3 - i have now finally completed the game! the last part of the game is very hard, it took me hours to get past all the waves. still, i liked the end of the story, and really loved the game.

Peggle - 360 - Still fun, addictive, though i'm not really that great at it. nearly completed the first single player section.

Hitman:Blood Money - 360- I had always looked at this game and thought about getting it, so when i rented it i was excited. i hated it. couldn't even finish the second level. i hated the controls, the way it played...even some of the game mechanics. i don't think this holds up well nowadays.

Unreal III - PS3 - Been getting in some practice before mate gets his PS3 online and we can do it co-op. it's very good, graphics hold up well. and now my version got it's DLC, i'm looking forward to taking it online. doing single player at the moment whilst i hone i my skills

Flower - PS3 - it had been a while since i last played it, which is a shame cause i really like this game. the music, the graphics, the gameplay...it's all soo very good. it really is a must buy, and much like fl0w, i can see myself coming back to it time and time again

Feel free to comment on anything i've played and what you yourself has played over the last week.

Game Release Schedule - New Addition

Hello all, just letting you know that under the twitter feed (to the right of the blog page) there is now a UK release calendar for games. at present it only includes April, but i will try to get May done soon. i'll try to keep this up to date, but please understand that this is by no means a guarantee that the game is coming out when the list says.
this is a trial thing, depending on how manageable it is, will determine if it's a feature worth keeping. any feedback is welcomed, positive or negative.
i do apologise that this addition has increased the load time for the blog page a little, hopefully it won't be too much of an inconvenience.

It's simple to use, you should be able to just scroll it seeing the releases of the month. if your unable to see the whole game title, click on it, then click on more details. this should load up a new page where you can see the full name.

So please enjoy. as you'll see, there's a fair bit coming out in April, especially the 24th.

UK PSN Update 02/04/09

Slim Pickings this week. Unreal III got another release, this time it's for discs BLES00200

PS3 Games
Naruto Ninja Storm – Storm Pack 9 [Fee]
Naruto Ninja Storm – Storm Pack 10 [Fee]
Sonic Unleashed – Chun Nan Adventure Paack [£3.19]
Pain – Ao No Kutsu [£0.79]
Pain – Brock Lee [£0.79]
Street Fighter IV – Classic Pack [£3.19]
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 – Isles Of Conflict [Free]
Unreal III – Titan Pack [Free]

Demo's
NONE

Guitar Hero - World Tour
The Pixies Track Pack [£4.39]
“Debaser” by the Pixies [£1.59]
“Monkey Gone To Heaven” by the Pixies [£1.59]
“The Sad Punk” by the Pixies [£1.59]

Rock Band
Sponge Bob Square Pants Pack 01 [£1.69]
“Where's Gary” by Sponge bob Square Pants [£0.59]
“The Best Day Ever” by Sponge bob Square Pants [£0.59]
“I Can't Keep My Eyes Of You” by Sponge bob Square Pants [£0.59]
“C'Mon C'mon” By The Von Bondies [£0.99]
“Don't Stop Believing” by Journey [£0.99]
“Geraldine” by Glassvegas [£0.99]
“Heartbreaker” by Pat Benatar [£0.99]

Videos
Split Second – Announcement
R.U.S.E – Announcement Trailer: The Bluff
Everybody's Golf – Extra Excitement Trailer

Wallpaper
Rag Doll Kung Fu Fists Of Plastic – Hero Wallpaper

Theme
Pain – El Chile Grande
Pain – Brock Lee Theme
Rag Doll Kung Fu Theme

PS1 Classic
NONE

PSP
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce - Demo

When your downloading something, you should notice that now, after firmware 2.70, a eta is given for how long it will take to download something. [not when your background downloading]

New Zero Punctuation: Halo Wars

Great video, with a nice surprise at the start!
whilst some things he says are what has been said about the game...with quotes like "as the exasperated Chinese zoo keeper said to the last male Panda in the world...Fuck That!"



And watch after the credits for a little short!

Xclusive - Astro Tripper 1.2 Update.

The kind folks at Pom Pom Games have kindly given me a quick/short list of the changes that 1.2 bought to Astro Tripper.

"friends now shown on high score page, (though not quite in the right order!)*

a new entry on the high score table shows those below it correctly
before the table sync

spider point trophy - description of how to get clarified

odds and ends"

* a further email with Pom Pom Games has made clear that a future patch will be released to fix this issue.

Woo, well happy. it's nice when i ask a company a question that they reply.
it's not some block buster news i know, but those who read the weekly "What Have You Played This Week?" will know that i do love this game, will know that it matters to me, and it's something i wanted to know.
and besides...baby steps, lol.