The New PS3 Slim

The latest strange advertisements from Sony are from Chile. The ads were created by Chilean major ad firm, BBDO. The image below shows a gamer giving a blood transfusion to “The Desert Fox,” Germany’s WWII Afrikakorps general known as Erwin Rommel.

Here we have a man giving a heart transplant to Joan of Arc.

Also looks like they haven’t got the memo about Sony’s new logo. They are still using the old spiderman font. What do you think of Sony’s latest ads?

Erwin Rommel, Joan of Arc resurrected by PlayStation 3

I’m afraid BBC’s iPlayer doesn’t embed but UK users can watch the whole episode here or launch it from their XMB
http://bbc.co.uk/i/n1j8q/

International readers you’re in luck! It’s also on youtube (for now)..

the rest of the episode can be seen at;
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6

You can also read a review of the show on the Guardian’s website. It was a great show which earned higher ratings than any of his previous

We know that all of our Home-peoples have been waiting with bated breath for the newest version of PlayStation Home to launch. You’ve been messaging us on the official PlayStation Home forums and hitting us up in-world for all of the details. You’ve been leaving us comments on our Blog posts and on the official PlayStation Facebook and Twitter accounts. Some of you have even been chartering black helicopters and following us to and from our secret meetings, surveilling our every move, searching for evidence of the launch date. Well okay, maybe there hasn’t been so much of that, but you’ve been eager for info. And that’s why we’re all pumped to announce that PlayStation Home v1.3 will be coming to your PlayStation 3s this Thursday, October 1st.

For those of you who didn’t catch the official announcement of the client update in August, here’s the high-level overview. Home v1.3 equals the following things:  Read more... (892 words, 1 image, estimated 3:34 mins reading time)

• Universal Game Launching. Come this Thursday, you’ll be able to launch from Home into any game whose disc you have loaded into your PS3. This is how it works: Titles that fully support game launching (like Street Fighter IV, Resistance 2, MotorStorm, and Far Cry 2) will be identified by separate icons that appear over an avatar’s head and will have varying degrees of additional multiplayer functionality built in. Simplified game launching will take you from Home to the start menu of your favorite games with ease. Never again will you have to sign out of Home to play with (or against) your friends. Simply insert the disc of your choice while in Home and follow the on screen directions.
• In-Store Item Previewing. This feature will allow you to preview items of clothing on your character in 3D (including the ability to check out multiple items simultaneously to see what combinations best suit your taste). You’ll be able to preview all furniture in 3D as well, complete with zoom and rotate options so you can check your potential purchases from all angles.
• New Emotes and Actions. You can flip a coin with your friends to decide whose apartment to retreat to, or play the old “pick a number between 1 and 100” game to decide who is hosting the next party in Central Plaza. You will also be able to pose your avatar in a variety of ways, adding significantly to your ability to express yourself in-world. Heck, there are even new dances to hit the SingStar Rooms with.
• More Item Types. Including limited use items (like the brand new Shrink Cake that lets you shrink your avatar to a tiny size) and portable objects (think: Bubble Machine). These will be available shortly after the launch of the client. This list of objects includes a free camera that you can use to snap pictures from either a 1st or 3rd person view. The photos will automatically be saved to the Photo section of the XMB, from which you can then upload to the picture frames you have hanging in your personal spaces. Dates for the camera and other items will be announced very soon, so stay tuned to this blog (and be sure to check the Latest Updates tab in your Menu Pad, under Community).

Hi everyone! It’s Scott from Creat Studios, back again to announce the launch of yet another PSN title, and ask: “How old-school are you?”

If you’re a fan of classic games, but not so much a fan of tired, ancient graphics, then you’re going to love Digger HD.

Creat Studios has reconstructed the timeless 1980s PC hit, Digger, for the 21st century as Digger HD, available October 1st on PlayStation Network for $9.99. The gameplay that everyone loved back when fax machines were considered hi-tech remains intact. All the visuals, however, have been given a better facelift than an aging Hollywood starlet! The environments, sound, animations, music, menus…everything is fully updated to PlayStation 3 standards.

Control the feisty little construction vehicle and burrow your way around the dangerous underground world. Dig through the dirt horizontally and vertically to create paths, collect jewels and coins, avoid crazy monsters and falling bags of gold in single and cooperative multiplayer modes. Maneuver your way around 60 complex levels and find secret, hidden artifacts.

The playful, cutting-edge techno score features original tracks from up-and-coming artists Candie Hank, Gangpol & Mit and GMG. And as a bonus, you can return to those 1980s roots with the Vintage mode that replicates the original Digger’s 8-bit vibe.

For a good throwback experience to the decade of parachute pants, hairspray, VHS tapes and John Hughes movies, you don’t need to dig up a VCR. Download Digger HD, and travel back in time in style!

As always, thanks to all of our fans and customers. We love making games, and we love your feedback. Please let us know how much you enjoy Digger HD.

Essentially ITunes for the PSP, this will allow movement of all of your media, including games to and from your PSP. This will work for any PSP to date.

Media Go version 1.1a provides the following improvements:

* An automatic problem reporting function has been added. This function sends information about crashes and other major problems to the Media Go engineering team for purposes of future product improvement. Users may choose to opt out of sending this information.
* Stability fixes have been made for media files with problematic or corrupt metadata. In most cases, Media Go can skip problematic files, and will continue to operate without shutting down.
* Stability fixes have been made for potential database and background process problems during application launch.

Main Features:

* Easily transfer music, photos, audiobooks, audio clips, and videos to and from your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
* Subscribe to podcasts and video blogs and automatically download new episodes
* Discover new video and audio podcasts from around the world in Media Go’s podcast directory
* Rip songs from your CDs and transfer them to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
* Look up album and artist information and artwork from Gracenote® MusicID®
* Organize and search your entire media collection with ease
* Add useful ratings to your media and use them to sort your media
* Purchase new media from online stores, including:
o Sony Ericsson PlayNow™ arena
o Partner stores
o PlayStation® Store
* Automatically synchronize content like playlists, podcasts, and recently added media to your Sony and Sony Ericsson portable devices
* See overviews of your devices so you can monitor total space used and total space available
* Add SensMe™ data to your music files and create playlists based on the music’s mood and beats per minute
* Play your media using several different views: compact, large-screen, or full-screen
* Purchase, backup, and restore PSP™ games

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Hi Everyone,

PSP update (v6.10) will be available soon. This is a big update for us in preparation for the launch of PSPgo. New PSPgo owners should make sure to download the update to ensure full compatibility with MediaGo and with all PSP titles. Here are some of the key features we’ll be introducing:

SensMe

SensMe channels is a new music application for PSP that uses Sony’s proprietary 12 Tone Analysis technology to evaluate music tracks that have been imported from Media Go application on your PC to your PSP. The application automatically categorizes the tracks into 12 channels such as “Relax” or “Newly Added”. Check out the walk-thru demo to see how it works.

Media Go Enhancements

In addition, PlayStation Store for the PSP and PSPgo via Media Go (v1.2) will be updated with a new look on Thursday, October 1. To access PlayStation Store, you need to download Media Go (or update Media Go if you already have it). Media Go is a free PC software application that allows you to easily organize and transfer music, photos and videos between your PC and PSP. It also allows you to access PlayStation Store and to purchase, backup and restore PSP games. Of course, you can always access PlayStation Store directly on the PSP and PSPgo by connecting to a wireless hot spot and simply logging in with your PlayStation Network ID. But for those of you who prefer to use a PC, you will see that downloading games, movies and TV shows for your PSP is easier than ever with the new PlayStation Store on Media Go. With this update, you’ll be able to export playlist onto the PSP. Go to us.playstation.com/psn/mediago to download Media Go and for more details.

Tethering

Another new feature is the ability to use a bluetooth mobile device, such as a mobile phone, as a modem to connect your PSP system to the internet. This means that when you’re not located close to a wifi spot you have another way to get on the internet via a bluetooth mobile device.