A Bug Has Hit Original "Fat" Playstation 3's WorldWide

Original "Fat", Pre Slim Models, Playstation 3 Consoles around the world have reportedly been hit by a bug. initially, it was suspected that the PSN was down and the focus was on fixing this. However, a wider issue soon became apparent. It now appears that this is not a issue with the PSN, rather its a issue with the old "Fat" PS3 consoles.

its being reported throughout the internet that the issue started when the 28th February went to 1st March. its now suspected, by many, that the issue is a calender bug that has reverted the calender on the PS3 to 2000.

This Bug is reportedly affected more than Retail PS3 consoles. its been reported that Debug units have also got this bug. Debug units are used by game developers to test their games on a PS3 console as well as Major game sites who review non-retail versions of games. Its reported that these units are currently unusable.

The Official USA and EU Playstation Blogs offer no fixes but do say that they are working on a fix. they recommend that people follow the USA or EU Twitter feeds to keep up to date with any news on the issue. at present its recommended that Playstation 3 owners with a "Fat" Unit do not turn them on until a fix is found.

QTE Gamers will report when a fix is found.

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Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16FZNS

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16G0GZ

• iPhone: Rayman 2 The Great Escape, the N64 game, is being ported by Ubisoft. its out 1st March http://ow.ly/1bWsJ

• iPad: its rumoured that the iPad will cost £389 for the 16gb wifi model, 32gb Wifi £439, and 64GB wifi £489 http://ow.ly/1bWzB

• PS3: Court dismisses a disabled gamers suit against Sony. Sony not liable for violating title 3 of USA Disabilities act http://ow.ly/1bWB7

• PS3: Sony has said that existing PS3 titles will get Motion Controls patched in. http://ow.ly/1bWDa

• DS: Nintendo have trademarked Last Window in Europe. it is the sequel to Hotel Dusk http://ow.ly/1bWEI

• DS: The Mega Man Zero Collection has been delayed in Japan. no new release date has been given http://ow.ly/1bWFE

• 360: Death Smiles II has a Japan release date of 27th May. its a port of the arcade shooter http://ow.ly/1bXBF

• NES: Factory sealed NTSC copy of Stadium Events has sold for $41.300 on ebay. http://ow.ly/1bXCA

• PS3: Sega have announced that Yakuza 4 demo will come out in Japan 4th March. it's 1.7GB http://ow.ly/1bXD4

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A Launch Trailer For Napoleon Total War http://ow.ly/16G4Cr

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer For Infinite Space On The Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/16G4Cq

• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released New Screenshots For DC Universe http://ow.ly/16G5rZ

• QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Screenshots And A Developer Diary For Skate 3 http://ow.ly/16G5rY

• QTE Blog: Square Enix Europe Announce A Just Cause 2 Demo Is Coming 4th March http://ow.ly/16G6mp

• PS3: New Line Cinema has the rights to turn Heavy Rain into a movie. they got the copyright before the 2006 E3 reveal http://ow.ly/1c9iF

• PS2: A Teen who got banned from SOCOM US Navy Seals has admitted to crashing the Playstation website for 11 days http://ow.ly/1c9jo

• DSiXL: A Distributor magazine details the DSi XL price in the UK as £159.99. thats £10 more than a DSi http://ow.ly/1c9kO

• PSP: The official Dead Or Alive Paradise website has gone live, reveals the game is coming out in Europe on 2nd April http://ow.ly/1c9ln

• 360: Its reported that when Natal is launched, Microsoft will go for celebrity endorsements. http://ow.ly/1c9mc

• The ESRB has rated Sonic The Hedgehog 4. game details revealed. mechanical arch nemesis mentioned. http://ow.ly/1c9n4

• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/16GugO

• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/16Gwcx

QTE Tweets Of The Week

Here are this weeks most clicked tweets from the QTE Gamers News In Brief. The Number one most clicked tweet is a old tweet that got alot of hits towards the end of the week.

10 PS3: God Of War 3 has gone gold, according to a tweet from the games tech developer. http://ow.ly/19oot

9 EA say that Mirror's Edge and Dead Space didn't get enough of a marketing push. http://ow.ly/19opS

8 Warner Bros. have been taken to court over a Mortal Kombat 3 movie by Threshold, Thresold must work on the movie http://ow.ly/19olj

7 QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots And Character Art For Splatterhouse http://ow.ly/16FDei

6 QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16FEmY

5 PS2: A Teen who got banned from SOCOM US Navy Seals has admitted to crashing the Playstation website for 11 days http://ow.ly/1c9jo

4 Codemasters have announced that F1 2010 will be revealed on 17th March. http://ow.ly/1aLwD

3 JP Console Chart PSP 32.796, PS3 32.130, Wii 31.652, DSiLL 24.388, DSi 15.380, DS 5.053, 360 2.453, PS2 1.883, PSPgo1.371 http://ow.ly/1bCix

2 PS3: George Hotz claims his PS3 exploit now has access to the GameOS. OtherOS could be removed by Sony http://ow.ly/19ZFc

1 Temco Koei have announced that Quantum Theory and Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll has been delayed http://ow.ly/13oUn

What Have You Played This Week?

Unfortunately, I Didn't play many games this week. I put a lot of work into Okami, hoping to finish the game, and didn't have much time for other games.

Football Manager 10 – PC – thought I would have a go with another team. I'm now Annan and making my way through the first season.

Okami – Wii – I put a lot of hours in to try and complete the game. In the end, I thought I had finished the game but it turned out it was just the beginning. This main part of the story was told very well and i'm interested to see how they've managed to drag out the story into something bigger. I wonder how much longer it will take as i'm already 20 hours into the game. Despite this, the game is still a must play. I am enjoying every minute of the game, from the graphics, the story, the music, even the controls have become much easier to use with time.

Sonic & Sega All Star Racing – PS3 – Demo – i've been interested in this game since it was announced and i've been looking forward to having a go. Whilst the demo is short, it does show how the characters can differ and how the tracks are to race on. I personally enjoyed it; the difficulty is a bit higher than Mario kart but I feel the game has as much depth as Mario Kart. I never managed to win a race but I did manage to come second. The drifting takes time to get used to. With Sonic, the drifting was very pronounced but with Eggman it was less noticeable. The graphics are very colourful and it looks good and fun.

Sonic & Sega All Star Racing – DS – Demo – After playing the PS3 version I wanted to see how the game looked on the DS. Getting the demo from the Wii's Nintendo Channel, I played a few races on the track. One noticeable thing is that the game feels a lot easier. I managed to win both races with ease. The graphics do look good for a DS game, they are still bright and colourful like the console versions. Out of the two, I would prefer to get the console version.

What have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week

Square Enix Europe Announce A Just Cause 2 Demo Is Coming 4th March

Square Enix Europe have announced that a Demo for Just Cause 2 is coming out on 24th March. The demo will be on both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 and feature 35 square miles of the lautan Lama Desert. This is just 1 island from the Panau Archipelago.

The Island will have towns, villages, military installations, mountain rangers and more which you will be able to interact with. The Demo itself will have you hunt down one of the main games 50 military colonels. to do so you will have to destroy military bases and much more.

Press Release

Square Enix London Studios, a part of Square Enix Europe, today announced an incredible, action-packed demo for the hotly anticipated freeroaming action game Just Cause 2 will release on March 4th, 2010.

Available for PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, the Just Cause 2 demo will feature a massive 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, a vast expanse of stunning, sun-scorched scenery taking up just one of the many islands in the 400 square miles of the Panau archipelago. Packed with towns, villages, military installations, mountain ranges, missions and more, the demo will feature an astonishing amount of activities for the player… and opportunities for adrenaline-fuelled chaos are limitless.

Hunt down and assassinate one of the game’s 50 military colonels; devastate military bases, bio fuel chambers, government infrastructure and more; hijack tuk tuks, military 4×4s, armoured vehicles, mopeds, helicopter gunships, light aircraft, mini vans and numerous other military and civilian vehicles; freefall from desert outcrops or from burning planes at 20,000 feet; and unlock one full, multi-stage mission, traversing the mountains to a heavily fortified government radar station and ending in an unforgettable desert car chase.

“The Just Cause 2 demo is simply massive and with so much to do, the replay value is enormous,” said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios. “It’s easily one of the biggest freeroaming demos of all time and for fans of openworld games, it’s unmissable.”

The Just Cause 2 demo will be available March 4th, 2010, on PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and Steam.

As Rico Rodriguez, the Agency’s most powerful weapon, players must take on the island of Panau and its military regime in order to track down Rico’s former boss and mentor, Tom Sheldon, who has gone rogue with millions in Agency cash and intel. Using a unique grapple and parachute combination, there is no vertical limit as the air becomes your playground: grapple a passing plane in flight, hijack helicopters, BASE jump from the tallest buildings or mountains and leave a trail of chaos and destruction in your wake. Just Cause 2 offers players the freedom to tackle missions any way they choose and, with over 100 vehicles and countless upgrades and collectibles, the choices for relentless adrenaline-fuelled action are limitless.

Just Cause 2 will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows® and will be released under the EIDOS brand portfolio. All formats will release in-stores on March 23rd, 2010, in North America and March 26th, 2010, in Europe, Middle East, and Australasia. More information is available on the official website at www.justcause.com.

About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, is a London-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world. Square Enix Ltd. publishes and distributes entertainment content from the Square Enix Group including Square Enix, Eidos and Taito® in Europe and other PAL territories. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive™, Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos-Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 92 million units worldwide, DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 53 million units worldwide and TOMB RAIDER® which has sold over 35 million units worldwide, together with other well established products.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found on the Internet at http://www.square-enix.com

DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. in the United Kingdom and/or other countries. TAITO is a trademark or registered trademark of Taito Corporation. EIDOS, TOMB RAIDER, IO INTERACTIVE, JUST CAUSE, JUST CAUSE 2 and CRYSTAL DYNAMICS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Ltd. in the United Kingdom and/or other countries. AVALANCHE STUDIOS is a trademark of Fatalist Entertainment AB. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Have Released A New Screenshots And A Developer Diary For Skate 3

EA have released some new screenshots for Skate 3 and a developer diary. the screenshots don't appear to be from the district that the dev diary talks about, but they are in-game screenshots and show a couple of the moves being pulled off.

The Dev Dairy focuses purely on the University District in the game. this new district is designed to offer new challenges and areas not seen in previous Skate games. the devs talk about the choice for wide open area as well as some hidden areas in the district and what they offer.



Screenshots