1. FIRST!

   
   Comment by Three Speech — Apr 17, 2009 @ 2:41 pm

2. SECOND!!!

   
   Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 17, 2009 @ 2:42 pm

3. THIRD! But still damn unhappy about this! I can’t believe it’s the end. Good work James! You’re a dude!

   
   Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 17, 2009 @ 2:50 pm

4. FOURTH!!! Agreed E-ROLE…gonna miss it all

   
   Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 17, 2009 @ 2:52 pm

5. Uh, 3spk always been one of my favourite blogs out there, it’ll be sad to replace the RSS feed with the EU blog, but I guess that changes like this can only do better for the customers, can’t wait to see your first articles.

   Let’s show some love to the PAL countries

   
   Comment by Joel — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:10 pm

6. Thanks for always keeping us up-to-date, ThreeSpeech!

   -sniff- i always hate goodbyes…

   
   Comment by Nymo — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:17 pm

7. Tis semi official no more! Thanks for all the stories and laughs you have provided over the years.

   Lets hope the EU blog has a 10 year life cycle, i cant bare to lose another blog…..

   
   Comment by Nathaniel — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:20 pm

8. Goodbye ThreeSpeech you will be missed, I feel a bit like when your favourite tele program gets cancelled or something I hope the EU blog can capture the spirit of the community ThreeSpeech built up, but I’m not holding my breath.

   All we wanted is for SCEE to appear more with stories on ThreeSpeech, not to actually close it down and replace it altogether! But oh well, what’s done is done. Can you tell us how long ThreeSpeech.com and it’s content will stay active? And what will happen to the domain when the site it completely taken offline? Also will you or any of the writers etc have anything to do with the new Official blog or is it a completely new team?

   If I were to try a to find a silver lining in this grey cloud it would be that the new website domain for the EU blog is (currently at least) allowed through my works firewall! I think the blog.eu prefix confuses it (the US version at blog.us is also allowed), whereas http://www.playstation.com, uk.playstation.com and community.eu.playstation.com (the official forum) are all blocked.

   P.S. What a class last comment to leave us on!

   
   Comment by Apnomis — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

9. Thanks for the 3Rooms night! It was awesome!

   By far my favorite PS3 related blog. You guys rockk!

   
   Comment by Rez — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

10. So, are you going to the official blog now, or are you launching a new site, or joining others, or what’s the deal?

    
    Comment by Dana — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:35 pm

11. I was wondering the same thing as Dana?
    Is the official blog going to have some/all of the people who worked on ThreeSpeech or will it be all new?

    
    Comment by Mace — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:41 pm

12. Yes - big thanks to James needed too!

    
    Comment by Jessica — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

13. Personally, I’d rather keep a semi-official blog that’s chilled out and friendly, than have an entirely official blog that’s over-crowded and run by people that tend to look down their nose at the community, the community that they’re supposed to nurture.
    The masses bitched and whined that they never got any answers, that they didn’t want to speak to the middlemen (ThreeSpeech) and demanded to speak to the Big-wigs at Sony. Now they’re just a little closer, and lets face it, they’ll never get to speak to the actual PSN/Sony staff they want, they’ll only ever get the PR staff
    that are paid to deal with the community.
    So now ThreeSpeech is closing down, and the community is moving, but it won’t change. The community will still bitch, moan, whinge and whine instead of being thankful for what they’ve got.

    You’ve done a damned good job over the years, ThreeSpeech, and I’m another reader that’s sorry to see you guys (and girls) go.

    
    Comment by The-Unknown — Apr 17, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

14. Thanks for all the cool articles, rumors and such, its been a pleasure reading’em all!!

    
    Comment by funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:08 pm

15. it’s the end of an era

    hope to see some of you crasy bastards in the eu blog!

    thanks TS for all the hard work you guys/gals put in, and for the freedom you allowed most of us.

    will definately miss this blog

    if any of the TS staff are out of work due to this being closed then good luck with your job searches.

    R.I.P

    
    Comment by manley — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:11 pm

16. It’s been an absolute pleasure guys!

    Here are some of my favourite articles from Three Speech…

    The article about the 3Rooms event with Andy Serkis as the surprise guest - https://threespeech.com/blog/2007/09/3rooms-photographs-from-the-night/

    The article about MobileTone and his PS3 tattoo (take no notice of the comments ‘Tone - I thought it was pretty awesome!) -
    https://threespeech.com/blog/2008/03/hes-only-gone-and-done-it-worlds-first-ps3-tattoo/

    The Condemned 2 competition where the gorgeous Emily models the T-shirt prize! - https://threespeech.com/blog/2008/04/condemned-2-competition/

    The launch day articles a few of us submitted after hurring back from the shops with our PS3s on 23rd March 2007. (https://threespeech.com/blog/2007/03/)

    …And lots more! I’m really going to miss this place!

    
    Comment by reakt — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:12 pm

17. *freezes his drool into lollipops for all at crowd*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:30 pm

18. K, bye, love ya, bye, bye. No, you put the phone down first, no, no you do it.

    Hmm, I fancy some cake for some reason…

    Interesting how mobiletone gets an unofficial blog up in minutes, but we’ve got to wait until the summer for Sony to open the template and hit save. Maybe, just maybe - it’ll be GOOD!

    
    Comment by MrJimmy — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:30 pm

19. i have been censored for the last time, aaaaar bless, it make me feel all warm inside

    good bye all hope to see some of you in the eu blog.

    thanks once again TS for everything (including the censoring albeit very limited)

    kiss kiss.

    *grabs a sketchy ice lolly for comfort food!

    
    Comment by manley — Apr 17, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

20. Thanks a lot guys. We gave you stick and you took it all. Aaah the cries of in-game XMB and for late PSN releases will live with me always.

    Bye!

    
    Comment by katamari-ball — Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:07 pm

21. our three speech, who art in heaven, three speech be thy name, thy blogdom come, thy posts of fun, for news that is uploaded by eleven. and for give us our cake eating, for we forgive those that eat cake without us, in the name of good content, in the name of father sony, three sheep is my lamb and sony is my shepard.

    amen

    
    Comment by Robin — Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:08 pm

22. thanks threespeech

    
    Comment by mark76 — Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:28 pm

23. Cool! our very own BLOG!

    
    Comment by Arran — Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:33 pm

24. I still don’t understand this, how can Sony shut down three speech? it’s entirely independent isn’t it? surely three speech can carry on just not in an official capacity? I don’t understand why it has to go all together

    
    Comment by Flegg — Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:07 pm

25. thanks guys!

    
    Comment by Ps3 Forum — Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:19 pm

26. Bye guys, you will all be missed!!!!

    I might check out 1upgamers.com and see what the fuss is about ;-).

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:22 pm

27. nice work threespeech, sad to see you go.

    Myself and the other TSR members will ensure that in true Soul Calibur style…….”THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE”

    Ahem….

    cheers

    
    Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

28. @reakt, some good memories there, I completely forgot about ‘tone getting a PS3 tattoo! I visited the site back then but I think I was still a lurker (or posted under another non-identifying name) as I can’t see a comment from me. Some of them are quite insulting!

    Mobiletone, do you still have the PS3 tattoo? Did you later add to the design to change it to something other than PS3 as insinuated in one of the comments?

    Probably the things I’m going to remember most about this site in years to come (just because I’ve got something tangible to serve as a reminder) are winning a copy of Resident Evil Apocalypse on Blu-ray in a competition and getting an early promotional copy of KillZone 2 for doing a preview of Heavy Rain!

    But there’s been lot’s of others that I can’t remember I’m sure!

    
    Comment by Apnomis — Apr 17, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

29. Talking of TSR, WE WANT YOU!!! If you are up for a challenge, a team game and a good time, join the TSR! We are looking for a few members to join our ranks, so drop us a message via PSN and get ready for war!

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 17, 2009 @ 7:09 pm

30. farewell…

    
    Comment by Static-X — Apr 17, 2009 @ 7:38 pm

31. *sobs*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 17, 2009 @ 7:39 pm

32. bye bye threespeech, I’ll never forget the copy of UT3 that I won from ye. Best of luck in the future y’all and roll on the eu blog!

    
    Comment by Liquidcalm — Apr 17, 2009 @ 9:02 pm

33. Thank you three speech Just before you go, can you find out from SCEE where is the Blast Factor Advanced Research trophy/rumble patch?
    It was given to them 5 months ago by BluePoint but it is still no where to be seen.
    Why is EU treated like this

    
    Comment by one last moan — Apr 17, 2009 @ 9:12 pm

34. [...] Speech made its final post today before running off into the [...]

    
    Pingback by VG247 » Blog Archive » Three Speech says goodbye, thanks community for support — Apr 17, 2009 @ 9:29 pm

35. Anyone home?

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 17, 2009 @ 11:33 pm

36. PS you server clock hasn’t been changed to Day Light savings time. Not that it matters now, just thought you should know.

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 17, 2009 @ 11:34 pm

37. @Blanche

    Daylight savings what now?>

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 17, 2009 @ 11:50 pm

38. So I delete the ThreeSpeech RSS feed and replace it with what? Some crap Sony blog? I think not!

    
    Comment by technome — Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:02 am

39. Damn, I need to stop checking the blog at 1:24 in the morning.

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:25 am

40. @ E ROLE

    I’m worse than you mate its 1:33am now, although I have been to the pub and drunk a little too much. As for ThreeSpeech it did annoy me how you guys were only semi-official and Sony never answered us but have gotten used to Threespeech being a daily visit at work. Good luck in new stuff and heres hoping the EU blog delivers.

    T>

    
    Comment by Terry G — Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:34 am

41. I Will never leave…*chains self to blog*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:51 am

42. Bye TS.

    This sucks!

    Why cant TS and a eu blog coincide? we need a place where we can still complain to hell and back without fear of sonys wrath.

    hehe :p

    But seriously it sucks. I will miss this blog

    
    Comment by rick_2k — Apr 18, 2009 @ 1:24 am

43. *attempts to reach his glass of milk but is still chained*

    Damnit…didnt think this through >.<

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 18, 2009 @ 1:56 am

44. nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
    this sucks bad.
    ive always dreaded the day that sony took over you guys.
    it means that the only place we can get news is the official kind. i liked your news
    goodbye

    
    Comment by Tails — Apr 18, 2009 @ 2:51 am

45. Tis been fun!

    
    Comment by Mace Wisdom — Apr 18, 2009 @ 2:54 am

46. you have been amazing!!!

    
    Comment by bignatt — Apr 18, 2009 @ 7:03 am

47. Cheers!

    
    Comment by Geese — Apr 18, 2009 @ 7:13 am

48. You never realise what you have until it has gone.

    It has been a business doing pleasure with you.

    Thank you all for your commitment, dedication, and most of all, your courage under fire.

    Three Speech will be missed.

    If there is any positive news here, in the period before the official Blog is available, I can finally make a start on the huge stack of unopened games I have amassed over the last 6 months

    See you in “Summer 2009”.

    PS. Bold goings of a different kind…

    [ http://www.1upgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=818 ]

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Apr 18, 2009 @ 8:31 am

49. RUN TO THE HILLS, RUN FOR YOUR LIIIIiiiiiiVES!

    lets empty the stationary cupboard and get the heck outta here.

    it’s been a blast here on TS, i hope to see you all on the new eu.blog, or the unoffical TS blog (if you have nowhere better to go) over the summer

    http://threespeech.co.cc (now with added RSS)

    cookies and a LOLcat picture to all the comment posters i’ve met and those i’ve added to my PS3 f-list from this site over the last couple of years, happy gaming!

    and no, i never did change the PS3 tat’ design to something else, it’s not obvious from a distance what it is, just looks like some weird tribal thing, and i like it as it is, so it stays.

    ADIOS AMIGAS

    *goes to check on RedAlert3 demo download*

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 18, 2009 @ 8:58 am

50. from one of the first posts

    https://threespeech.com/blog/2007/03/user-review/

    to one of the last

    farewell TS, it’s been a rollercoaster!

    
    Comment by fid — Apr 18, 2009 @ 9:36 am

51. And now, the end if near, and so they face the final curtain.

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 18, 2009 @ 9:51 am

52. Well, good luck to whatever you do in a near future.
    Was “Nice to meet you”

    BYE!

    
    Comment by HenryMax — Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:05 am

53. *wants breakfast but can’t get free*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:11 am

54. *CB buys some bolt cutters and accidentally bolt cuts JS’s hands. At least he’s free now. Here’s a medi-pack for the bleeding. I knew my KZ2 medic skills would come in handy in Real Life(tm)*

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:43 am

55. Today’s sermon is dedicated to James! Well done James! Blessed be thee name.

    
    Comment by Robin — Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:29 am

56. I’m suprised fanpages hasn’t comented yet.

    I ate all of my cake, but as i chomped the very last bite i remembered i could have entered the ps3 photo comp thingie. Damn!

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:37 am

57. @Blanche

    Luckily for you those were my feet you cropped!

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:41 am

58. Goodbye threespeech, You have been my home page for sometime now.

    Thanks for keeping us all informed on the latest playstation related content for some years now.

    Ow and also you even had a special blog post about my website so i would like to say a huge thanks.

    Elliot

    
    Comment by Elliot — Apr 18, 2009 @ 4:19 pm

59. aww, my big post got moderated out just to say thanks for all the time i’ve spent on here in the company of some very interesting folks, it’s been a ride for sure. don’t forget the unofficial blog http://threespeech.co.cc if you have nowt better to do online -heh- (its PS3 browser friendly) well, i guess this is it. *gets coat* *leaves mr sketch a half eaten packet of jacobs cream crackers* i never did change that PS3 tattoo design either. thanks for everything TS. *wibbles bottom lip*

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 18, 2009 @ 5:15 pm

60. d’oh, the other post has shown up again….

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 18, 2009 @ 5:16 pm

61. *apllies first aid to his legs*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 18, 2009 @ 6:30 pm

62. 56th. Sorry to see you go but happy to see the eu blog come. Are you guys going to work with the eu blog?

    
    Comment by cjschrissouth — Apr 18, 2009 @ 7:46 pm

63. Thanks for everything,

    Goodnight and goodluck.

    
    Comment by zodl — Apr 19, 2009 @ 1:01 am

64. [Looks down into the shallow grave, now filled with ThreeSpeech's tired, old, inadequate, insufficient, unofficial, for Sony cowering behind body and spits...then slowly walks off and disappears into the early morning mist].

    Over & Out.

    
    Comment by Zed Zee — Apr 19, 2009 @ 9:16 am

65. &As Zed Zee spits, the wind picks up and in a freak occurrence, the spit flys back into his face.* Who would have seen that coming, it must have been a message from the gods to say, there is no need to be so nasty.

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 19, 2009 @ 9:20 am

66. Thanks for all those years!! You have done wonderful job to keep us posted. Many thanks!
    One love mi breda!!

    
    Comment by Tucotsu — Apr 19, 2009 @ 10:28 am

67. Goodbye TS :’( even if i don’t talk a lot, it’s a big lost for us … You’ve done a really wonderful job until now …

    Well … and hello to EU Blog then

    (PS: if the EU Blog are looking for french translators … they can contact me …)

    
    Comment by Ketchup — Apr 19, 2009 @ 10:47 am

68. *ujses telekinetic powers to make sawn off feet dial dominos p[izza*

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 19, 2009 @ 12:04 pm

69. cya guys, ye will be missed!

    
    Comment by therealwillie — Apr 19, 2009 @ 12:55 pm

70. last!

    
    Comment by Daire — Apr 19, 2009 @ 1:00 pm

71. [...] Farewell Post [...]

    
    Pingback by ThreeSpeech Says Goodbye « Everyday PlayStation — Apr 19, 2009 @ 5:51 pm

72. ignore zed zee.

    it’s easy to be unpleasant on the internet and broadcast a voice that would otherwise not be listened to.

    
    Comment by R — Apr 19, 2009 @ 6:29 pm

73. *hides around corner waiting for pizza scooter to turn up with a baseball bat*

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 20, 2009 @ 7:24 am

74. Bye bye chaps and chapesses! And goodbye to a mature PS3 site too. I’ll maybe visit the new official one, but am likely to not bother joining in with all the rubbish filled childlike fanboi crud. Never again will the cream become recognisable, drowned as they’ll be by the masses of replies from millions of strangers. What a shame!

    
    Comment by LordOfRuin — Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:07 am

75. @Lord

    My plan is to lurk and stalk the EU blog..employing Geurilla tactics to attack and flame where neccessary >:)

    If it’s going to happen, it might aswell be by myself!

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 20, 2009 @ 10:42 am

76. Well I’m going to be there, just to see what’s going on. Never know, might turn out alright. Hope it does anyway.

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 20, 2009 @ 10:44 am

77. Could someone please tell me why I’m still checking this site at work as regularly as I did before it closed down?! They really need to hurry up with that EU blog so I have somewhere else to visit during work hours!

    One of these days I’m going to click on here and get one of those ‘Page Cannot be Found’ error messages, I don’t think it’ll sink in that the site has gone until I get that!!!

    
    Comment by Apnomis — Apr 20, 2009 @ 1:31 pm

78. anyone know when the hosting is paid up till?

    Apnomis you are not alone mate, I have checked back several times today.

    Am I right in thinking we have a match tonight? Should make it by the skin of my teeth - happy to be a reserve if we have too many though.

    pablo

    
    Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 20, 2009 @ 2:54 pm

79. HA, caught you checking back!!!

    You should be working/washing the dishes/ walking the dog/learning the flute/being a menace to society/having “personal” time/looking after the elderly.

    Delete as appropriate

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 20, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

80. @Pablo,

    There should be a match tonight, but we seem to be having a lot of trouble booking it with the other team, I’ll try and sort it out when I get home.

    It should be a 9pm match, but so far no challenge has been received (despite the game telling them they’ve sent it already!).

    
    Comment by Apnomis — Apr 20, 2009 @ 3:10 pm

81. EIGHTYFIRST!!

    The eu.playstation.com renders horribly in my Ubuntu firefox. I hope SCE don’t settle for a equally brainless website for the ThreeSpeech replacement, which is so pure .. or was .. I’m gonna miss this site too.

    
    Comment by Zta — Apr 20, 2009 @ 3:45 pm

82. I have no life….

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 20, 2009 @ 4:55 pm

83. well…end of an era then….bye all (thanks for the memories)

    
    Comment by seedaripper1973 — Apr 20, 2009 @ 5:26 pm

84. me neither…

    must delete TS from my hotlink bar.

    ps: i got into Free Realms beta.. it’s alright i guess.
    kind of like WoW lite and for kids, if you’ve ever played
    any of those ‘free to play’ deals on the pc you’ll know
    what it’s like.
    they’re charging $4.99 a month at the mo to ‘upgrade’
    your experience in there. they can go sing for it!

    *tears up NDA agreement* won’t be playing that again.

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 20, 2009 @ 5:27 pm

85. I have posted in this thread already, E-ROLE, but just to have some consistency in the lull between Three Speech closing & the new Blog starting, my comment has entered the moderation queue & may well stay there forever if nobody at Three Speech Towers is on-hand now to review/release it.

    The news I posted was about a Star Trek event in PlayStation Home (quoting a link to 1upGamers {dot} com, but it is too late now as it will be over by now).

    I did try to post a comment on your site, ‘tone, about “Free Realms”, but I didn’t have any of the log-ins supported.

    Do you have any plans to offer “anonymous” comments (or just username & e-mail)?

    Anybody received “Fat Princess” Closed Beta access?

    There’s a competition running on Dana’s site…

    [ http://www.tawkn.com ]

    Hope everybody is well & finding other outlets for creativity this week…

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Apr 20, 2009 @ 7:07 pm

86. 
    

    
    Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:54 pm

87. Hey Threespeech, I think Pato Banton said it best….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSywtiAirKE

    
    Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:55 pm

88. I wonder how many LAST posts TS will get.

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 20, 2009 @ 11:21 pm

89. @ CartBlanche, this comments section will probably tick along until the site is closed or the comments disabled knowing us lot! I wonder if this article will make it to 100 comments?

    I suppose on the off-chance that this is the last comment I should add something profound and poetic to finish off with…

    LAST!!!

    
    Comment by Apnomis — Apr 21, 2009 @ 8:16 am

90. FIRST!!!!

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 21, 2009 @ 10:55 am

91. 91st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Very sad indeed to see this blog go down

    
    Comment by elephant_stone — Apr 21, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

92. I Iz ninty sekond!!!!

    
    Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 21, 2009 @ 2:09 pm

93. @ CartBlanche:

    And as it “flies back”, he actually ducks and it hits CartBlanche in it’s face instead.

    “it must have been a message from the gods to say, there is no need to be” such a brown nose and so spineless.

    (Definitely) Over & Out.

    
    Comment by Zed Zee — Apr 21, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

94. Littler big planet

    http://kotaku.com/5221393/stephen-confirms-return-for-littlebigplanet-psp

    
    Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 21, 2009 @ 5:09 pm

95. @ fanpages and all - the Unoffical Threespeech site now has named user and anon’ comment posting as well as the previous options for registered blogists, i have also removed word verification too. should make it easier for you all now.

    http://threespeech.co.cc (powered by crunchy nut clusters and beer)

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Apr 21, 2009 @ 5:18 pm

96. This just exemplifies how retarded SCEE is. Instead of continuing Threespeech until the EU blog starts, they close it down and leave a link to a Coming Soon page. Did no-one at SCEE consider it a slightly dumb idea?

    
    Comment by Matt — Apr 21, 2009 @ 5:21 pm

97. Mr. Tone, when I go to http://threespeech.co.cc/ I get a blank page. Have you been hacked?

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 21, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

98. hmm weird, it’s working now.

    
    Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 21, 2009 @ 9:46 pm

99. 99th

    
    Comment by rick_2k — Apr 21, 2009 @ 11:50 pm

100. 100th!

     
     Comment by rick_2k — Apr 21, 2009 @ 11:50 pm

101. 101st !

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 22, 2009 @ 4:01 am

102. @ CartBlanche - yeah it’s due to the server being made from recycled 1980’s consoles and duct tape

     hit F5 if it does it again.

     *tries to lure JS to the new site with a fresh cookie*

     102nd!

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Apr 22, 2009 @ 7:17 am

103. THE ONE AND ONLY VERY LAST 103RD ON THREESPEECH THERE’S EVER GOING TO BE!

     
     Comment by Zta — Apr 22, 2009 @ 9:43 am

104. 104th……*shiny cookie*

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 22, 2009 @ 11:34 am

105. @ JS/Cart/Zta, everyone…

     You won’t get me, I won’t do it, never, NEVER……

     (whimpers!) ok…

     105th…

     (sobs)…..

     I feel so cheap and dirty.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 22, 2009 @ 12:16 pm

106. By the way, a quick note to all TSR members/lurkers.

     I believe the patch for KZ2 is now live (though can’t confirm as I am at work), so don’t do what me and John did on Monday and arrive at our next clan match (tonight at 10pm I believe) with literally seconds to spare!!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 22, 2009 @ 12:21 pm

107. @Mr. Amigo, you both certainly scared the living daylights out of me until I saw you both pop online, and then with 1:30 minutes to go I saw Mr. Sketch. I thought there is now way he can boot into KZ2 and into a match in that time, but you both did.

     Will check for the KZ2 patch shortly.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 22, 2009 @ 6:19 pm

108. Yep. 1.24 is available for download. Grabbing it right now.
     I’m guessing the servers might be a bit laggy tonight to to patch downloads.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 22, 2009 @ 6:34 pm

109. Btw, even though it is only 50+MB the Sony serves are running super duper slow. So download the patch ASAP, or it wont be ready by the time the clan match starts.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 22, 2009 @ 6:40 pm

110. Sorry Cart it was just your connection. I done it in 4 mins, one guy on the other team said he got it done in seconds (which I think it bull) but shows the servers done a good job mostly.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:07 am

111. Did mine in about 51secondsa!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 23, 2009 @ 2:19 pm

112. so as we have no blog, anyone fill me in on todays update?

     I’m not holding out for much until the new blog launches

     
     Comment by nobaord — Apr 23, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

113. Lets start blogging in the comments..

     
     Comment by rick_2k — Apr 23, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

114. Unoffical blog now has Store update RSS feed, but today is not updated yet. boo sucks.
     the Red Faction demo will be up though for all to try.

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Apr 23, 2009 @ 5:13 pm

115. eleventy fifth!!

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Apr 23, 2009 @ 5:15 pm

116. eleventy 6th!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:14 pm

117. Damn you guys have fast connections! Maybe Tiscali was running slow yesterday. Do you guys use Tiscali?

     11² minus 5.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

118. Ahem…..

     European PSN releases for April 23

     Playable Content

     * Future Cop LAPD PS1 game (£3.99)
     * Championship Bass PS1 game (£3.99)
     * Penny Arcade: Episode 2 (£7.99)
     * Red Faction Guerrilla demo (free)
     * UFC 2009 Undisputed demo (free)

     Add-on Content

     * The Godfather II The Corleone Bundle (£6.29)
     * The Godfather II Jack of All Trades pack (£3.19)
     * The Godfather II Level 4 Firearms pack (£3.19)
     * The Godfather II Pentangeli map pack (£4.79)
     * LittleBigPlanet Creator Pack 1 (free)
     * LittleBigPlanet Heavenly Sword level kit (£2.39)
     * Mahjong Tales Booster Pack (£3.19)
     * Midnight Club LA South Central vehicle pack (£2.39)
     * Saints Row 2 Ultor Exposed pack (£6.29)
     * WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 roster update 2 (£3.19)
     * WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 roster update 3 (free)
     * Tom Clancy’s HAWX European Assault pack (£3.99)
     * Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (continued)
     * Rock Band DLC (continued)

     Guitar Hero World Tour DLC

     Motorhead track pack (£4.39)

     * “Iron Fist” by Motorhead (£1.59)
     * “Jail Bait” by Motorhead (£1.59)
     * “Love Me Like A Reptile” by Motorhead (£1.59)

     Rock Band DLC

     REO Speedwagon/Styx Tour ‘09 pack (£4.99)

     * “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” — Styx (£0.99)
     * “Renegade” — Styx (£0.99)
     * “Too Much Time on My Hands” — Styx (£0.99)
     * “Ridin’ the Storm Out” — REO Speedwagon (£0.99)
     * “Roll With the Changes” — REO Speedwagon (£0.99)
     * “Take It On The Run’” — REO Speedwagon (£0.99)
     * “Can’t Stop Rockin’” — Styx/REO Speedwagon (£0.99)

     Hautewerk Pack 01 (£2.49)

     * “Stop Start Again” — Hautewerk (£0.99)
     * “Alone in My Head” — Hautewerk (£0.99)
     * “I Know Where You Came From” — Hautewerk (£0.99)

     Videos

     * Battlefield 1943 Announcement trailer
     * inFamous Beauty of Power trailer
     * Bayonetta story trailer
     * PixelJunk Eden Encore trailer

     Themes and Wallpapers

     * PixelJunk Eden Encore Pink theme (free)
     * PixelJunk Eden Encore Pink wallpaper

     PSP Content

     * Need For Speed ProStreet full game (£17.99)
     * Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning full game (£15.99)
     * Exit full game (£11.99)
     * Future Cop LAPD PS1 game (£3.99)
     * Championship Bass PS1 game (£3.99)

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 23, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

119. FUTURE COP!!!!!!!! Retro good ness!!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 24, 2009 @ 12:14 am

120. Thanks CartBlanche

     Looks like I was wrong about the updates. Lots of goodness there. I’ll have to take a look at the LBP creators pack, about time I got that back out for some good tinkering.

     
     Comment by noboard — Apr 24, 2009 @ 8:09 am

121. TSR Clan fixture list for next week:

     Monday 27th - 9pm - TSR vs BTH (6vs6)
     Monday 27th - 9:45pm - BTH vs TSR (8vs8)
     Tuesday 28th - 10:00pm - AVF vs TSR (8vs8)

     Let’s hope we have enough members - if you can’t get into the 6vs6 on Monday, make sure you stay around for the 8vs8 game just after it!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — Apr 24, 2009 @ 10:59 am

122. Double header on monday, can’t wait.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 24, 2009 @ 12:39 pm

123. why are we playing hem twice? Wait, shouldn’t I also be asking this in the TSR HQ?

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 24, 2009 @ 1:09 pm

124. @E-ROLE, I think fixture congestion/team’s dropping out is to blame.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 24, 2009 @ 1:33 pm

125. @ E-ROLE, it’s the home and away match, we have now played all teams at least once now so it’s time for the opposite fixture to be played.

     This week we were due to play AVF at Home and BTH Away to complete the ‘first half’ of fixtures. Next week we were due to start the league in reverse so AVF Away and BTH at Home. However this week we had a Home match from last week to play that got cancelled and the AVF Home match as scheduled, BTH asked for our Away match to be bumped to next week to play along side our scheduled Home match - hence the double header (which I believe is Baseball terminology for a similar scenario).

     Let’s hope we perform a bit better next week than this. 0-14 is not a good weekly average lol!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — Apr 24, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

126. I sent E-Role some names of potential new recruits, only thing is they are not overly highly ranked, but seem handy with a rifle and grenade.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 24, 2009 @ 7:59 pm

127. @blanche

     everyone starts omewhere!!!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 25, 2009 @ 1:15 am

128. *Leaves a single rose @ TS headquarters*

     
     Comment by Mr.Monkey — Apr 26, 2009 @ 7:08 am

129. *gobbles up that rose and poops it out as Gold….GOLD I TELL YOU!!!*

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:12 am

130. CAMPAIGN TO KEEP TS ALIVE STARTS HERE. SONY NEEDS TO LISTEN

     
     Comment by Buzzin — Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:38 am

131. Actually, just one more rant before this blog ends:

     @ “R”:

     The voice that “would otherwise not be listened to” is actually the voice of all those disappointed and disillusioned PlayStation fans who have been in dismay for the past two years, since the PS3 was released, at Sony’s tactics and utter contempt for this marketing region that UK/Euroland and seeing their favourite brand in decline.

     If you think a delayed launch, an extortionate launch price (and still the most expensive console in any territory), no initial DualShock, no backwards compatibility, delayed PSN releases and delayed Home are all forgiveable (not to mention forgettable), then you are a bigger fool than your misguided loyalty and aimlessly blind comments.

     It’s not about being “unpleasant”, it’s about remembering the truth and keeping to one’s convictions…Something that definitely always gets lost on the Net, and you showing the perfect example.

     Over & Out (really).

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Apr 27, 2009 @ 12:39 am

132. Personally i’m gonna miss Zed’s banter…I will admit not everything commented on do I agree - but like has been said before..just having that ‘opinion’ and yet being able to avoid an outright flame war within this blog has definitely been one of the highlights.

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 27, 2009 @ 2:51 am

133. Pity Zed Zee has signed off for good (again), as I was keen to discuss the comment (#7) here:

     [ http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29317/Sony-successfully-halves-PS3-manufacturing-costs ]

     “I’m sticking with my PS2 and PSP.
     posted by Zed Zee Jan 15, 2008 at 4:16 pm

     Until Sony meet my three criteria, I’m not buying a PS3.

     Criteria being:

     1. Reinstating backwards compatibility.
     2. Drop the price further.
     3. Bundle the DualShock 3 with the standard console package.”

     I was wondering if it was Zed Zee, or Sony, that had backed down

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Apr 27, 2009 @ 6:13 am

134. teh PS3 suckORZ is xbOx 360 a m best consul eva maid, so get reALLl Sony is Shi1.

     HalO pWNZ anyTHingZ u HASE. -HAHAhha- U r All LAmer.

     131nd!

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Apr 27, 2009 @ 7:25 am

135. Guess that will boil the stuff down to “this week in the Store” kind of news…No more gossip, no more “we are not supposed tell you this, but…”

     thanks for a good time!

     
     Comment by sebi — Apr 27, 2009 @ 7:43 am

136. @ ZedZee, none of that comes anywhere close to the massive “Red Ring of Death” problem, or the ‘ok we got it wrong HDMI is a good idea after all’ relaunch starting with the Elite, or most recently the E74 errors (or indeed the scrapping of their original model after just 4 years). If an appalling 30%-50% failure rate of launch models is forgivable and forgettable, a failure rate that according to some insider sources MS were fully aware of before launch but chose not to delay because they knew the only chance they had was to launch before the PS3, then anything you mentioned up there is as well (and before you say it being forced to offer a 3 year warranty for a problem you knew about in the first place under threat of legal action does not make it ‘ok’).

     As for your specific points, firstly, the brand is not in decline, especially in Europe where it is showing year on year increases and has now pretty much equalled the 360 for sales despite the 360 having an 16 month head start and being a cheaper initial purchase - people seem to have a funny idea of products in decline. And what happens when the likes of God of War III launches or it receives an eventual price drop (which in Europe could be as late as March 2010 and it would still be at the SAME point in it’s European lifecycle as the 360 was when it got it’s big price cut - you know the one that stopped it being outsold month by month in the US by the PS3 and the one that makes MS’s ‘compared to this time last year’ PR comparisons pointless marketing drivel).

     As for the overall price, that argument is old and very tired, as the saying goes you get what you pay for - and if you try and kit out the 360 to equivalent spec you pay a whole lot more - stripping down a console and selling bits of it as expensive proprietary add-ons is not the same as being cheap, likewise selling a last generation console with a novelty controller does not make it good value (arguably the Wii is the biggest rip-off of all current gen consoles, but it doesn’t stop it selling). You also can’t compare the price of a 41 month old console with a 26 month old console - speak to me about price after the PS3 receives it’s year 3 price cut.

     Remember ‘marketing’ figures are not ‘real’ figures, if you want to ‘remember the truth’ then every comparison needs to be time adjusted - and when you do that the PS3 is actually outselling the 360 - which is exactly why they chose to ignore the RROD issue and launch anyway, as it’s the only thing they have to work with in their Press Releases. To illustrate the point, when OnLIVE launches will they say after it’s first month on sale “OnLIVE is a failure as it’s life to date sales this generation are 50,000 units with a software attach rate of 1.1 compared with 30 Million sales and a 8.1 attach rate for the Xbox 360″ - it’s a more extreme example but it’s exactly what they do month on month when they ‘compare’ the 360 to the PS3. Microsoft’s perceived success this gen is down purely to smoke and mirrors marketing tricks combined with a large helping of arrogance and an open cheque book.

     As for the launch date I don’t think any of the PlayStation consoles launched simultaneously worldwide, and no one had a problem with that before? Why would you want a constrained supply spread thinly around the world leading to scalpers exploiting desperate parents on eBay over Christmas anyway (read Wii launch)? Regarding regional differences, how long did it take MS to bring their video store to Europe, and how long have European 360 owners been having the same whinge about US 360 owners being treated better? The fact is Sony do more than anyone to cater for Europe, even MS have admitted that and admitted it’s something they’re trying to address with the 360 (also know as carbon-copying established SCEE franchises like Buzz, SingStar and EyeToy!), this unique affinity with the European tastes translates directly with strong sales in the region.

     Regarding the DualShock situation, that is once again a classic example of Xbox fanboys living in 2006, the DualShock 3 is now standard so it’s a non-issue. It was obvious from the outset to anyone with half a brain that the DualShock could not be launched due to legal reasons and as soon as those were resolved it would launch separately. As much as I love my DualShock 3, it’s not as if it’s essential to the game - I still know people that haven’t bothered upgrading their original SIXAXIS. It’s certainly less of an issue than having to buy two halves of a controller! Also I seem to recall the original PlayStation controller underwent a far more radical change (adding both rumble and analogue sticks) and I don’t recall that stopping many people from buying it.

     I could go on to continue to pick your fanboy attitude to pieces, but frankly I’ve got better things to be getting on with. From the day this blog launched you were a blinkered fanboy troll that had nothing constructive to contribute other than continual Sony bashing, and to the day it died you continue to do so - so at least you’re consistent! The fact is your logic, as with most fanboys, is deeply flawed and devoid of reason. Feel free to reply, I could argue with you all day for the simple reason that logic and intelligence always beats fanboyism!

     P.S. You also need to realise Sony and Microsoft operate completely differently and are motivated by different goals. Microsoft still need to prove their brand and will pay anything to do so (in fact the amount of money they’ve thrown at the 360 you’ve got to wonder if it will be worth it in the long run), they also have little first party development so again will pay top dollar for any scrap of exclusive DLC offered to them. Sony have the brand and they have the 1st party software, they want the profit. So between the different goals, the different pricing structures, and the different launch dates, it makes almost any kind of direct comparison laughably pointless. Here’s an example to prove what I mean:

     Microsoft would pay $20M to develop a game, and $60M to market it, in order to sell 8 Million units and make a big song and dance about how great that game was and how great the 360 is.

     Sony would pay $60M to develop 3 games, and $20M to market all 3 games the PS3 and the PSP, and then be perfectly content for each one to sell 2-3 million and turn a profit.

     You tell me which is better? For me I’d take the PS3’s rich selection of exclusive 1st party software over having a single defining franchise and DLC for multi-platform games any day of the week. I’d also take quiet rock solid hardware, free online, built-in Wi-Fi, and blu-ray playback over cheap unreliable noisy hardware, online subscriptions, expensive add-ons and DVD playback. It makes me laugh that 360 fanboys look at game numbers sold and say “that game still hasn’t sold as much as Halo3, Xbox rulez” without ever playing the game! It reeks of insecurity, personally I don’t care how many copies it sells as long as I’ve bought it and I’ve enjoyed it.

     
     Comment by Apnomis — Apr 27, 2009 @ 10:19 am

137. @ Apnomis

     Nothing like a bit of ZZ to get you fired up for tonights double header. lol!

     top post mate, really quite informative.

     In my opinion I am more than happy to pay a little extra (if indeed I am actually paying extra in the long run) to play quality games (particularly 1st party ones) on a quality console.

     I also think that in terms of demographics (excuse my massive generalisation here) that PS3 owners are probably a little older, more affluent and importantly, have grown up with the brand. I have owned all Sony home consoles within roughly 6-9 months of their initial release and I have never once been disappointed. Whilst I have owned Sega, Nintendo and Microsoft consoles during that 15/16 year period, Playstations have always been my ‘primary’ consoles.

     All three have taken a year or two to bed in, but that’s the thing. Once they do (and I believe the PS3 has) reach that point, for me the quality of experience just grows and grows. Look at games developed for ps1 & 2 initially, then after 2, 4 and 6 years.

     Also as a general rule, the games released across all three consoles have become more and more ’sophisticated’ for lack of a better word. The games I want to play now aren’t the same as when I was 13 (although I fondly remember seeing Ridge Racer for the first time and nearly choking on my Cheerios), and I think Sony recognises this.

     At the same time they cater for a wider audience by creating social games like Buzz and Singstar, which are truly innovative products (hello Lips, Scene it, etc…)

     I want someone to have a go at a proper narrative (Heavy Rain), I want to shoot strangers and fanpages in the head (Killzone 2), I want someone to take Tomb Raider/IndianaJones to the next level (Uncharted 1 & 2), I want to be a badass God (God of War 3), I want to drive shiny, shiny cars (Gran Turismo) and I want to spend 5,000,609 hours on Final Fantasy 13.

     I suppose the PS3 just feels a little less faddy in in terms of first party games and focus.

     I’m not saying Zed Zee is wrong in his opinion, just that for me and my friends the things that nark him off are really a non-issue for us, and I suspect many other PS3 owners.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 27, 2009 @ 10:59 am

138. Speaking of Uncharted 2, check out the latest multiplayer video here…
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/325

     I wish we could embed videos on our posts, but I suppose that could clead to all sorts of, ahem, “material”.

     I think U2 will be a blind buy for me. I hope the single player is as good as the first one.

     PS. The climbing looks so super silky smooth and you can do it in multi-player too!!!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 27, 2009 @ 6:01 pm

139. New InFamous clip available from GameTrailers…
     http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48514.html

     Check it out, its due out next month!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 28, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

140. Thanks for all your hard work TS - look forward to seeing the Eu blog.

     Keep in touch with us on GameSlurp.com !!

     
     Comment by PS3 Forum @ GameSlurp — Apr 28, 2009 @ 7:58 pm

141. Uncharted Multi-player interview with the developers :
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/328

     A bit too much “cool” in the video.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 28, 2009 @ 10:47 pm

142. I think we should try get this to 200!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Apr 29, 2009 @ 3:21 pm

143. @E-ROLE

     How was the match last night mate?

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 29, 2009 @ 3:53 pm

144. Hey pablo,
     Not many of us want to talk about it. If you can log into the HQ to read up about it. short story is we lost 6-0.

     In other more entertaining news MAG details spilled over @
     http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/29/joystiq-hands-on-mag/

     and game clips @
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/Joystiq/videos/841

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Apr 29, 2009 @ 5:10 pm

145. anyone want to write TSR match reports for the Unoffical Threespeech site?

     just throwing it out there y’know.

     if you haven’t visited yet, for shame.

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Apr 29, 2009 @ 5:38 pm

146. @cart

     MAG is looking super-dooper. Like battlefield 2 on steroids.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Apr 29, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

147. I’ve documented your sad departure at http://www.phunkee.co.uk and in the forums there.

     Adios TS gang.

     Come and say hello one day at Phunkee!

     
     Comment by TheMethod — Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:10 am

148. I’ve documented your sad departure at phunkee.co.uk and in the forums there.

     Adios TS gang.

     Come and say hello one day at Phunkee!

     
     Comment by TheMethod — Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:11 am

149. @blanche

     Never give up =(

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Apr 30, 2009 @ 8:07 pm

150. It’s now been 2 weeks since ThreeSpeech’s untimely demise, seems longer somehow!

     2 weeks and no news of an EU blog, you would think they would want to get it up and running in time for the flood of announcements in the run up to E3? Especially as Sony are claiming it will be their biggest E3 in 11 years!

     Hopefully it will be up before June, but I won’t hold my breath. I’ll just keep popping back here in the mean time and help the final TS comments section to break the 200 reply barrier!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 1, 2009 @ 11:49 am

151. 150th post!

     
     Comment by rick_2k — May 1, 2009 @ 3:13 pm

152. Aiming for 300!

     Try to keep this going for ThreeSpeech for the following:

     3 years, 300 posts

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 1, 2009 @ 8:03 pm

153. .deTuned and is made by .theprodukkt, who has been involved in the demoscene for quite a while now. They have done some interesting pieces, which includes .kkrieger, an FPS that is all done with one 96k file!!! The screen-shots of .kkrieger, will make your mouth drop as to how they did that in 96k.
     Anyway, more details about .detuned here -
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/01/introducing-detuned/

     Uncharted Q&A -
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/01/uncharted-2-among-thieves-your-questions-answered/

     InFamouse Demo due out May 21 -
     http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/05/01/infamous-demo-arrives-may-21/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 1, 2009 @ 8:33 pm

154. I want threespeech back!!, I miss the activity around this site. The unofficial Threespeech is actually pretty good though.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 1, 2009 @ 10:58 pm

155. [ http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/game-types/action/infamous-uncharted-beta-exclusive-play-com-in-uk-$1292221.htm ]
     —
     InFamous’ Uncharted Beta NOT exclusive to Play.com in UK [UPDATED]

     Friday, 01 May 2009 10:25

     UPDATED STORY - Sony UK has let us know that the below information is untrue. Play.com will not exclusively give Uncharted 2 Beta keys away in the UK.

     “The offer will actually be available from a number of select online retailers in the UK,” a SCE-UK representative told us.

     When we know which retailers will be involved in the InFamous/Uncharted 2 promotion, we’ll let you know.

     ORIGINAL STORY

     Play.com has acquired the exclusive rights to the Uncharted 2 multiplayer Beta code included with InFamous.

     Following the electrifying announcement that Sucker Punch’s InFamous will come with a code to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ multiplayer Beta, which we had cannily predicted, Play.com has revealed that they will be the UK’s store to exclusively hand out the codes.

     “Pre-Order inFamous from Play.com and receive an exclusive code to access the ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ Beta. Codes and instructions will be sent before the Beta commences (date to be confirmed),” Play.com writes on the InFamous product page.

     As far as the US is concerned, the Beta code will be available on all InFamous discs purchased from any store, with one catch; only the first batch of discs will include a code, so you better get snappy with your purchasing if you want a chance.

     From what we can gather, the US model differs from Play.com, who will not only have exclusive rights to hand out Beta codes, but they can almost guarantee that you’ll get one before the Beta begins this June.

     InFamous will release in the UK on May 29th, and on May 26th in the US.
     —

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 2, 2009 @ 7:13 am

156. Cue some sad background music that befits the situation…

     “Well, we’ve come so faaarrrr, and we reached so highhhhhh……etc”

     Group hug. lol

     “Let her go man, she’s gone, she’s gone”

     
     Comment by TheMethod — May 2, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

157. Wolverine Demo available on the PSN! I downloaded it, but man did it looks shiiite.Apart from the graphics, if you like button mashing and heavilty goring deaths of your enemies, then this is the game for you.

     I can’t remember any games that use the Unreal Engine that look good on the PS3. Anyone recommend a game that showcases the Unreal Engine on PS3?

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 2, 2009 @ 8:11 pm

158. @blanche

     Bioshock?
     Mirrors Edge?
     iirc splinter cell/rainbow six? (may be 2.5 need to check)

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 2, 2009 @ 10:20 pm

159. Thanks Js, Ah Yes Bioshock looked alright.

     btw, Clan members, please check your PSN messages as new login info for the TSR HQ have been sent out to all members. If you haven’t got a message from me, then let me know.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 3, 2009 @ 12:43 am

160. Where has savage gone cart?? I tried to log on but it doesn’t exist anymore!!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 3, 2009 @ 11:25 am

161. It’s ok, I’m on it now, the site just disapeared for 5mins…

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 3, 2009 @ 12:10 pm

162. @role/blanche

     Will check when i get back!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 3, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

163. @E-Role, yeah the savage domain disappeared from DNS servers for a little while. Seems fine now though.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 4, 2009 @ 8:27 am

164. Play the Killzone 2 developers tonight on the new maps…
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/04/killzone-2-battle-the-dev-team/

     Possible Machinima tool coming to PS3 Home…
     http://www.machinimafordummies.com/articles/2009/05/01/this-just-in-machinima-tool-about-to-be-released-for-ps3-home

     Let’s put a PS3 through an X-Ray machine…
     http://satre.itrnet.com/radiology_art/html/ps3remote.html

     Hope everyone had a good long week-end.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 5, 2009 @ 8:50 am

165. Want to know more about MAG - Great interview lasting 12 minutes, outlines just about everything you need to know about the upcoming Warfare MMO ( well not quite, but you get the idea ). Listen to more here…
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/04/mag-your-questions-answered-live-chat-announcement/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 5, 2009 @ 9:13 pm

166. @Blanche - those CT scans are really interesting, the link you posted is to a dualshock/sixaxis the PS3 itself is here - http://satre.itrnet.com/radiology_art/html/ps3.html

     
     Comment by marvzilla — May 6, 2009 @ 8:22 am

167. I’ve just read a surprising announcement about the Ghostbusters Video Game, at the last minute Sony have taken over the publishing rights from Atari and the game will be released exclusively on the PS3 and PS2 in June!

     Apparently Atari will still be releasing a 360 version at some point in the future, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that version slowly faded away in favour of the more luctrative Wii version.

     www . mcvuk . com/news/34186/Sony-to-publish-Ghostbusters

     It’s about time Sony looked at the ‘bigger picture’, for too long their various divisions have worked independently of each other - since Sony owns the rights to Ghostbusters you would have expected a PlayStation timed-exclusive release of a Ghostbusters game from the outset…

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 6, 2009 @ 11:26 am

168. Thank’s for all the good times, Three Speech. Yours was a truly consolidating site when the fanboy wars ravaged at it’s height.

     See you on the flipside.

     -fappy

     
     Comment by fapmeister — May 6, 2009 @ 2:04 pm

169. Now this is a cake!!!!

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9TIeQeBAdE&feature=related

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 6, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

170. Massive Update coming to Home -
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/06/enormous-update-coming-to-playstation-home/

     Checkout the video on becoming a director within Home. It will cost you $5.00 though.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 6, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

171. “Ghostbusters: The Video Game” is launching exclusively in June within Europe on the PS3 & PS2 consoles.

     The title is still being released simultaneously on the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS & PC (Windows) formats, on 16 June 2009 in North America.

     The PSP version was canned earlier this year, but now Sony have control again this is back on the release schedules for “Autumn 2009″.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 6, 2009 @ 6:54 pm

172. 3 Devs make 1 RPG for PS3 -
     http://kotaku.com/5243716/three-rpg-makers-make-new-ps3-rpg

     SEGA Already Developing New Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza) -
     http://kotaku.com/5243696/sega-already-developing-new-ryu-ga-gotoku-yakuza

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 7, 2009 @ 11:05 am

173. So you need a “video capture system” to acctually use the sets in home?

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 7, 2009 @ 2:13 pm

174. FYI: Test MotorStorm Arctic Edge - THIS WEEKEND!…

     [ community. eu .playstation. com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=411&thread.id=13119 ]
     —
     We’re in need of your help –

     SCEE are looking for MotorStorm fans to help user-test the upcoming PSP title: MotorStorm Arctic Edge.

     This is an extremely unique opportunity – you’ll get to play the game in one of two sessions and provide feedback to our researchers.

     Places are limited, but if you’re available in the Bond Street area of London on Sunday 10th May then hit the link below to apply! You must be over 16, and you absolutely must be a MotorStorm fan.

     [link in forum thread]

     The link above will take you to a questionnaire. Once complete, the info will be passed on to our researchers, who’ll pick out the people they want to take part in the test. Don’t worry, your personal details wont be passed on to any third parties – and you won’t be contacted about further research unless you choose to sign up.

     If selected to take part, we’ll contact you with more information about venue and times.

     This is a one off opportunity, so don’t miss out. The test is this weekend… get involved!
     —

     BFN,

     fp.

     PS. Finally! A Trial version of “Savage Moon” in this week’s (European) PlayStation Store update!

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 7, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

175. @robothamster

     If you still pay any attention to this thread, just wanted to say much repsect to the BFaM clan last night. You had an extra man but one dropped out in the lobby to ensure an even match.

     Much kudos to you fellas.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 8, 2009 @ 9:06 am

176. New InFamous documentaries available at GameTrailers…
     http://www.gametrailers.com/game/infamous/5157

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 10, 2009 @ 12:18 am

177. its official…no life…i have

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 10, 2009 @ 3:04 am

178. @JS, Life is what you choose to make it. If I may be so bold as to quote ome dodgy 80s film….
     “Life can be chicken shit or chicken salad, it is up to you.”

     Unless you believe in destiny, in that case, just sit around waiting for destiny to come to you.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 10, 2009 @ 8:35 am

179. @JS, Life is what you choose to make it. If I may be so bold as to quote some dodgy 80s film….
     “Life can be chicken shite or chicken salad, it is up to you.”

     Unless you believe in destiny, in that case, just sit around waiting for destiny to come to you.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 10, 2009 @ 8:35 am

180. Wierd I tried to post a D&M quote about life and it won’t let me..

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 10, 2009 @ 8:36 am

181. @JS, Life is what you choose to make it. If I may be so bold as to quote some dodgy 80s film….
     “Life can be chicken crap or chicken salad, it is up to you.”

     Unless you believe in destiny, in that case, just sit around waiting for destiny to come to you.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 10, 2009 @ 8:37 am

182. I waited, then three came along at once. Stupid destiny!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 10, 2009 @ 11:22 am

183. Trine looks like a very interesting PSN title -
     http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/08/joystiq-hands-on-trine-psn/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 12, 2009 @ 12:33 am

184. chicken Salad!!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 12, 2009 @ 11:52 am

185. @ Cart, I’ve heard mention of Trine a few times in reference to upcoming PS3/PSN exclusives but it’s never really been on my radar and that is the first preview I’ve seen of it.

     It definitely sounds like one to watch, thanks for the heads up!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 12, 2009 @ 11:59 am

186. @JS, glad you chose the blue pill.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 12, 2009 @ 6:31 pm

187. Critter Crunch coming to PSN -
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/12/critter-crunch-playstation-network/

     Zen’s PlayStation Network pinball title is getting a try before you buy option, with a playable demo of Zen Pinball available alongside the full game this Thursday.

     Guerilla Games say next DLC is “it’s the best looking thing we have ever made.”
     http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/05/12/guerrilla-games-next-killzone-2-dlc-to-be-best-looking-thing-we/

     inFamous, Ratchet & Clank Get PS3 Bundles -
     http://kotaku.com/5250483/infamous-ratchet-clank-get-ps3-bundles

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 12, 2009 @ 9:49 pm

188. @Apnomis : Glad I could get your head up. That doesn’t sound right, but can’t think of any other way to put it, and it would probably sound worse.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 13, 2009 @ 4:14 pm

189. Firmware 2.76 coming, but nothing worth mentioning -
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/13/ps3-firmware-v276-update/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 7:52 am

190. New advert for Home also between 14th and 21st of May you can download the new “Chamber” apartment for FREE.

     Here’s the video…
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/351

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 8:14 am

191. New DLC from Evolution Studios called MotorStorm Pacifc Rift Livery Pack. Video viewable here -
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/351

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 8:18 am

192. Tonight, US Time, Spike Tv and GameTrailers ( http://www.gametrailers.com ) will be showing the first Single player gameplay footage for Uncharted 2.

     If you are up late, check it out, if not check it out tomorrow at your leisure.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 12:27 pm

193. @Cart

     You are running this show mate!!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 14, 2009 @ 1:29 pm

194. I told Sony that if they need someone who speaks English, French and Spanish to over see the EU blog operation, they should get in contact. lol.

     Btw, The 2.76 update is *mandatory*, so you’ll need to install that before being allowed to sign into the PSN. Make sure your give yourselves enough time before the your respective clan matches start.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 5:11 pm

195. @blanche/pages/pabl

     Sorry about being “distant”

     Been up and about scotland again to funeral, in england again but just been a bit hectic family-wise.

     As for TSR im back in action so will log into the webby and update for everyone as soon as i get a chance

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 14, 2009 @ 10:28 pm

196. @JS, Sorry to hear about family issues. Glad to hear you will be back. We have a clan match on Monday night that is in desperate need of some winning.

     IGN may have broken an embargo to post this review of inFAMOUS. A small excert from the review says…
     “In December, I played Infamous for the first time and told you that it was awesome. Five months later, I’m standing by that statement and backing it up with about 30 hours of playtime. Cole’s powers are cool, the graphic novel cutscenes are stunning, the story is intriguing, and the city is alive.”

     Read the full review here…
     http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/981/981734p1.html

     Other reviewers are not supposed to post their reviews until next Wednesday.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 11:28 pm

197. Latest Uncharted 2 gameplay video. Best watched in HD -
     http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49242.html?type=flv

     Keep in mind there is still 4-5 months before the game comes out, so it is still a bit rough around the edges.

     Looks pretty damn good so far though!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 14, 2009 @ 11:39 pm

198. @JS

     Hope everything is ok mate. Will be good to have you back in the fold.

     @Cart. I’m being more and more tempted by imfamous. Was watching some of the HD footage from the demo and it looks great. I love the fact that you can climb just about everything.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 15, 2009 @ 8:24 am

199. ****inFAMOUS****

     curse you spelling!!!!

     Come on…who’s going to be number 200? My money’s on the news ticker extraordinaire that is CartBlanche.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 15, 2009 @ 8:26 am

200. @Dojo

     Actually it was me =)

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 15, 2009 @ 10:10 am

201. hurrah!

     Well done old bean!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 15, 2009 @ 10:34 am

202. 200 comments and still no sign of an EU Blog! Do you reckon we’ll make it to 300 before it launches (knowing SCEE, we probably will!).

     Thanks for keeping us updated with web news CB, the guys at CrowdDNA should have handed you the keys on their way out to allow us to post (unofficial) news until the EU blog arrives.

     On the subject of that Home trailer, my experience with Home’s (actually really rather good) AI game - Xi - has obviously increased my latent ability to spot clues. If you look closely at the graffiti on the wall at around 25 seconds it is actually a PSN Redeem Code!

     It doesn’t work on an EU account, but if you have a US account it unlocks 2 free Home items. I also downloaded the free Chamber room while I was there and visited the numerous Home locations (their new Central Plaza is now much nicer than ours, and why can’t we walk around and sit next to people when watching things in the Cinema?).

     I hope SCEE’s version of Home catches up to the US Home soon, as that trailer shows it’s actually beginning to look like a viable ’selling point’ for the PS3 even though it’s still in beta. At least we have Xi (anyone been down the Manhole yet? Having to change your appearance to fool the Home ‘Face Recognition’ security system is hilarious!)

     I just wish they had a better way of ’streaming’ the environments - those blue loading bars drive me mad! If GTAIV, inFAMOUS, Uncharted etc can stream complex worlds seamlessly why can’t Home?

     Also I really wish they would change the interface, the stupid Domino World Map is fugly and not intuitive. What happened to the slick interface of the E3 Alpha version? And why take you out of the World to relocate? Why not have a some kind of teleport pads to each area that you just walk on to relocate (i.e. like the Xi Hub?). Why are they so insistent on making Home realistic? Why not make it a vision of Earth 50-100 years from now Star Trek style?

     While I’m on this impromptu rant about Home, why for the love of God can’t you have custom music? Some of the environments (like the EA Complex) are deathly quiet, it gives Home an atmosphere akin to a morgue! Either stream background noises into all spaces or allow music - you can buy some Headphone costume accessories, why not make them functional? So you see someone with headphones you know they’re listening to their personal music.

     Ok last thing, on the subject of media streaming - where the heck are the Photo frames for your apartment, the TV to play your vids, and the Hi-Fi to play your music? The whole idea of the private space was that you could invite friends back and show them photos or videos or music they have on their HDD - as if you had invited them to your real house!

     Why pay £4 for a new personal space if you can’t actually put anything personal into it?

     I’m secretly hoping Xi is actually the radically redesigned release candidate of Home that includes many of these fixes/improvements - it makes sense that the finished product is locked away in a vault with the software testers after all… find the missing tester and allow her to sign off the release of the next version etc. I know, I know, wishful thinking, but still nice idea!

     P.S. Congrats JS, way to snipe the 200th post!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 15, 2009 @ 11:22 am

203. 5 minute extended gameplay video of Uncharted 2 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/extended-warzone-uncharted-2/49328?type=flv
     This one is alot more impressive IMHO. Listen with headphones if possible.

     Must Buy!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 15, 2009 @ 11:47 pm

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     tHEY jUST wANT yOU tO bELIEVE tHEY cAN

     
     Comment by mobiletone — May 16, 2009 @ 8:05 am

205. Excellent behind the scenes look at how flamethrowers, destructible buildings & other bits were done in KZ 2 - http://www.killzone.com/kz/news.psml?kz_news_article=The+Killzone+Chronicles,+Part+7

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 16, 2009 @ 10:51 pm

206. Everyone knows that I hate the Unreal Engine 3, because it just wasn’t built with the PS3 in mind, hence why 99.99% of UE3 games on the PS3 are shiite.

     The guys over at Crytek, seem to have taken the strengths of both platforms into consideration and this is what they have to say…

     “If the game’s shader-heavy it runs a bit faster on 360; if it’s compute-heavy with physics and particles, then the SPUs take over and it’s a bit quicker on PS3.”

     Here is the full article…
     http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/05/17/cryengine-3-ps3-vs-360/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 17, 2009 @ 2:41 pm

207. PS. I was exaggerating about the 99.99% bit, in case some of your get upset about my over generalisation.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 17, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

208. Monster Kit coming to the LBP Universe….
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/18/sack-it-to-me-the-patch-edition/

     New Kojima site hints at new project -
     http://kotaku.com/5258935/kojima-takes-countdown-clocks-to-their-absurd-conclusion

     Could it MGS5. Will Microsoft announce it as an exclusive at E3. I hope not, but then they managed to get FF last year.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 18, 2009 @ 9:40 pm

209. InFAMOUS being advertised in Cinema in the US.
     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/18/infamous-hitting-the-big-screen-this-friday/
     Where will it be advertised here? Answers on a postage stamp.
     Also worth noting in is the release of back story comic to go with it. Hit the aforementioned link to find out more.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 18, 2009 @ 11:26 pm

210. Fat Princess Developer diary watchable here -
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/354

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 12:04 am

211. Sony picks up 3 new PSN titles -
     http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/05/18/sony-pick-up-3-new-psn-games/
     I’m guessing exclusive.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 12:11 am

212. InFAMOUS demo will be available from the PSN store this Thursday! This should hopefully be UK as well, if not you’ll have to create a US account to get it.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 5:24 am

213. A playable demo of “inFAMOUS” is intended to be available across all regions of the PlayStation Store this coming Thursday (21 May 2009).

     The Blu-ray based full edition is released in the US on 26 May & in Europe on 29 May 2009.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 19, 2009 @ 7:05 am

214. @fp/cart

     Sweet, looks good.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 19, 2009 @ 9:26 am

215. @Blanche

     I know your pain - UT3 just wasnt my cup of tea on Ps3…

     Mirrors Edge however did me proud UE3-wise…

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 19, 2009 @ 1:51 pm

216. If anyone is into Twitter, my incongruous ramblings can be read at http://twitter.com/SoftSavage - It’s not just game related.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 4:34 pm

217. Also, coming this Thursday…

     “Run and Hide - here come the Monsters!”

     [ http://www.mediamolecule.com/2009/05/18/run-and-hide-here-come-the-monsters/ ]
     —
     Get out your holy water, silver bullets and cricket bats! Here come the Monsters!

     This Thursday, a gang of ghoulish fiends will crawl out from their various spooky hideouts and burst onto the PSN store. The Monsters come as two downloadable content packs; a four strong set of costumes, and a Monsters creator kit so stuffed full of new stickers, objects, music, sounds, and materials that the hessian seams are sure to burst from the strain of it. The kit also contains a gallery level, a level with very limited gameplay made with all the new items to show them off!

     [ Trailer video online here ]

     May 21st : Monsters Kit : $3.99 / EUR3.99

     The Monsters Kit arrives and is the first of a new kind of content pack we’ve got heading your way in the coming months.
     Described broadly as a Medium pack, the Monsters Kit contains a large amount of creative goodness for you to use in your own level designs. It also includes a gallery level showing off the contents of the kit.

     * 4 Ready made pieces : Rotary Saw, Mannequin Head, Mannequin Legs, Mannequin Torso
     * 5 Materials : Orange Fabric, Fish Scales, Reptile Skin, Eggshell, Chesterfield
     * 26 Monster decorations including Witch Nose, Tentacles, Splat, Rusty Nail and much more
     * 96 Monster theme stickers
     * Horror sounds : A goodly number of suitably grim sounds
     * Music : ‘Party Ghouls’ (interactive track)
     * UPDATE! We forgot to mention the Background! The Monster Cave!

     May 21st : Monster Costume Pack : $2.99 / EUR2.99

     To accompany the Monsters Kit come four fangtastic costumes that are sure to entertain. These costumes are also available individually.

     * Count Sackula: Count Sackula hair, legs, jacket, cloak, teeth and skin
     * Bride of Sackula costume: Bride of Sackula hair, legs, dress, cloak, teeth and skin
     * Werewolf: Werewolf head, torso, tail, and trousers
     * Zombie: Zombie torso, legs, and skin
     —

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 19, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

218. Great info there Mr. Pages. I really need to get round to creating my LBP level. If only Killzone 2 would let me.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 9:39 pm

219. If you are into Zombie apocalypses, which I’m not, then you may be interested in Zombie Apocalypse Coming to PSN - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/19/zombie-apocalypse-coming-to-psn/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 10:17 pm

220. Noby Noby Boy v1.1 video available here - http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/352

     SCEA will probably post an article able it shortly.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 19, 2009 @ 11:17 pm

221. InFAMOUS reviews should start flooding in today. Here’s the #Joystiq review http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/20/joystiq-review-infamous/ -
     They say “Sucker Punch has crafted a game that I feel comfortable labelling ‘the greatest superhero game I’ve ever played.’”

     I can’t wait for the demo tomorrow.

     I wonder how that will compare to their Prototype review. I’ve never played Prototype, but my money is on it being a very average game. Let’s see if I’m right.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 1:30 pm

222. Killzone 2 Flash and Thunder pack dated for June 11th - http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/20/killzone-2-flash-and-thunder-pack-dated-june-11/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 5:11 pm

223. 14 Gorgeous in-game Flash and Thunder screenshots here -
     http://www.joystiq.com/photos/killzone-2-flash-and-thunder-map-pack/2025496/full

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 5:20 pm

224. The maps are updated version of the Killzone 1 maps called Beach Head and Southern Hills. Here’s some in-game footage - http://www.viddler.com/explore/Joystiq/videos/1005

     Beach Head is a compact coastal assault while Southern Hills see you storming a hill.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 5:32 pm

225. Resistance Home Space just published - Check out the video here
     http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/361

     I’m sure the American blog will have an article for it soon.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 5:48 pm

226. *Scraches head*
     You do updates in the comments?

     
     Comment by Enedok — May 20, 2009 @ 8:47 pm

227. @Enedok : No other way to do it yet.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 20, 2009 @ 11:16 pm

228. GameTrailers, notorious for being anti-PS3, review of inFAMOUS has given it 9.0 -
     http://tinyurl.com/qdpqux - Must download the demo tonight.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 21, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

229. Word on the street is that this is today’s PSN update:

     PS3 Demos:

     * Red Faction Guerrilla: Multiplayer Demo more
     * inFamous Demo more

     PS3 DLC:

     * LittleBigPlanet: Monsters Kit more
     * LittleBigPlanet: Monsters Costumes
     * F.E.A.R. 2: Elite Powered Armour maps
     * MotorStorm: Pacific Rift: 2nd livery pack
     * Sonic Unleashed: Apotos & Shamall adventure pack

     Guitar Hero IV:

     * “Disconnected” - In Flames
     * “Oh Yeah!” - Housse de Racket
     * “Look Good In Leather” - Cody ChesnuTT

     Rock Band:

     * Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (Live)
     * Alice Cooper - I’m Eighteen (Live)
     * Alice Cooper - Poison
     * Alice Cooper - School’s Out (Live)
     * Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (Live)
     * Alice Cooper - Vengeance Is Mine
     * The Replacements - Kids Don’t Follow
     * Taking Back Sunday - Liar
     * Taking Back Sunday - Makedamnsure
     * Taking Back Sunday - What’s It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?

     Videos:

     * Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time trailer
     * inFamous trailer

     Elsewhere:

     * PS1 games listed on the ESRB for Store Download at some point: Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Spec Ops, Rainbow Six

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 21, 2009 @ 1:16 pm

230. Also, this is one of the funniest things I have read for a while. The company’s response is hilarious!

     http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8061031.stm

     http://www.amazon.com/Three-T-Shirt-Available-Various-Sizes/dp/B000NZW3IY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 21, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

231. @ dojo, I don’t think that’s the UK store update as it’s missing things like the Capcom vs Marvel 2 Demo, Fat Priness/inFamous/Uncharted 2 videos, Pain character, HAWX gamepack, Riddick Map Pack etc. Also I can’t see a trailer for R&C:ACIT on our store?

     As for the inFamous reviews, most are very positive, there’s always one that likes to be different, one that goes in with the lowest score to stand out, look tough, and attract hits. For inFamous that dubious honour goes to Eurogamer who gave it just 70% (a good 17% lower than the current Metacritic average) their harsh verdict is:

     There is more charm to inFamous than Cole’s face and voice suggest, but basking in the glow of the end credits, there are also a lot of painful memories to recall; of too many missions that funnel you into shooting galleries, of difficulty spikes and enemy-spamming, and of staring at the upgrades page rather glumly, aware that for the most part you’re only being invited to make things strike harder or across a broader range.

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 21, 2009 @ 6:03 pm

232. Also don’t forget to login to Home to download the next big patch that promises to make it a quicker and more bug free place to visit. Sadly no picture frames for us SCEE folk, that’s in the SCEA update only

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 21, 2009 @ 6:10 pm

233. in what could be the biggest announcement before E3 this year i can report the merging of two of the biggest names in online news/reviews/kittens/cookies blogging sites. crookedconsole.com has now joined forces with the mighty juggernaut of the unoffical threespeech site to create the mother of all sites.

     visit.. or we’ll have to ask again nicely!

     http://threespeech.co.cc (now with added crooked console)

     
     Comment by mobiletone — May 21, 2009 @ 6:50 pm

234. Speaking of Eurogamer, I was just sent this article (
     http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/final-fantasy-xiii-how-will-it-work-on-360-article?page=1 ) which analyses the FF XIII PS3 demo and how the final game might work on the Xbox 360.

     Maybe I’m being biased, but to me it reads like an Xbox 360 evangelism article.
     Which sort of fits in with Eurogamer giving inFAMOUS 70/100.
     It seems to me that there is a constant underlying tone of disdain towards the PS3 in the guy’s writing style. So much for objective journalism.

     Anyway, I downloaded the inFAMOUS demo last night and played it for a bit. From a technical perspective, it is a very polished & impressive game. Impressions on game-play will come this week-end as I take it through its paces and take turns being Good, then Evil.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 8:13 am

235. The Heavy Rain embargo lifts today so expect more info and hands on articles about the game to released.
     Here’s the first one I’ve read - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/heav-rain-hands-on

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 8:30 am

236. Current state of inFAMOUS reviews

     1. IGN 9.2
     2. 1Up 9.1
     3. Gaming-age 9.1
     4. Level7 9.0
     5. WonderwallWeb 9.0
     6. Gametrailers 9.0
     7. D+ Pad Magazine 9.0
     8. GameDaily 9.0
     9. Vandal 8.8
     10. Gameplayer 8.5
     11. Meristation 8.5
     12. C&Video Games 8.5
     13. Kikizo 8.5
     14. Videogamer 8.0
     15. Eurogamer 7.0

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 9:00 am

237. @Cart

     Speaking of Heavy Rain - 1UP have been doing a week long preview and have just posted some in-game footage:

     http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3174272

     Direct link to the hands-on & video:

     http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3174347

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 22, 2009 @ 9:24 am

238. Yeah, been reading lot’s of previews on Heavy Rain, it’s looking and sounding really good - sounding exactly like what I was hoping. Definitely a day 1 buy for me, here are a couple more:

     http://ps3.ign.com/articles/985/985796p1.html

     http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/695812/Heavy-Rain-Hands-On-Preview.html

     I love the way 360 fanboys shrug it off as being crap because it’s different and dares to innovate instead of conform to tired FPS game design stereotypes. It’s funny that their tune changes when their chosen console decides to copy these innovative ideas further down the road!

     @ Cart, I also read that article (or something similar posted on another site) and agree it just sounds like pro-360 flamebait. How can they make a sweeping statement that the 360 will handle it better in some places when the 360 version isn’t even built yet according to the developer?! If it’s strength is in it’s art assets then surely having the space to have uncompressed textures and audio on a blu-ray would be of huge benefit?

     I predict fanboy meltdown when FFXIII (eventually) get’s released - be it the number of discs, possible installs, microscopic differences in graphics, japanese voice options, delays in release, extra features, or any other petty argument you can think of. Whether the PS3 version ends up better, the 360 version ends up better, or even if both versions are identical - any scenario will lead to fanboy arguments!!!!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 22, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

239. As tone said a few posts back, crookedconsole is merging with http://threespeech.co.cc/ so make sure you all pick up with our combined unofficialness and virtual pub banterness

     
     Comment by MrJimmy — May 22, 2009 @ 4:44 pm

240. @Mr. Satan : Interview with Heavy Rain developers can be watched here - http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/368

     Worth noting is that what we are seeing at the moment is *alpha* code, so there is still lots for them to work on game wise and lots of polish. Hopefully the voice acting will be sorted by the time it is released.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 7:53 pm

241. inFAMOUS demo impressions : Solid gameplay, easy to pick up. Some texture pop-in, which I’m not happy about, but generally very very fun. I think this will be a pre-order and to boot you get the Uncharted 2 multi-player codes.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

242. Heavy Rain : Blue Lagoon footage - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-lagoon-heavy-rain/49549

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 22, 2009 @ 8:16 pm

243. Interesting 3 part behind the scenes documentary of InFAMOUS
     http://tinyurl.com/rbvhdy
     http://tinyurl.com/os22dv
     http://tinyurl.com/qp3coa
     Enjoy!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 24, 2009 @ 8:18 pm

244. Is there anyone who is a bigger PS3 fanboy than El Presador - http://www.youtube.com/user/ELPRESADOR ?
     He describes himself as “PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE TREY BROTHERHOOD” and has the motto of “Trey 4 Life”.
     I find his rants rather amusing and he must be being paid by Sony marketting as I can’t believe someone his age actually thinks that way.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 25, 2009 @ 6:51 am

245. Hi all,

     Just thought we’d drop you a quick note to say that we’re doing some in-house research on gaming here at Crowd DNA, and were wondering if any of you might be interested in taking part. Drop me an email if you are.

     [email protected]

     
     Comment by Three Speech — May 26, 2009 @ 4:39 pm

246. two hundred and forty fifth!!!

     new LBP level went up last night ‘dont FALLOUT of the vault’
     go find it and play now, fab prize for making it to the end.

     next week E3!

     
     Comment by mobiletone — May 26, 2009 @ 6:57 pm

247. ps: that inFAMOUS demo is full of win.

     so, damnation, infamous, fuel, red faction//// won’t be short of things to play for a while i can see that much. kinda narked they moved the FUEL date AGAIN to the 5th June now. no fair.

     
     Comment by mobiletone — May 26, 2009 @ 7:00 pm

248. In-coming e-mail from me, James.

     Hope you & your colleagues are all well.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — May 26, 2009 @ 7:30 pm

249. It’s inside the E3 room!!!…
     Sega confirms Aliens vs. Predator’s appearance at E3 -
     http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/26/sega-confirms-aliens-vs-predators-appearance-at-e3/

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 26, 2009 @ 7:39 pm

250. @MobileTone : Damnation has been described as being, well, damned bad! Currently metacritic review scores range from 30-60( tops ). Best wait a bit longer before you buy I think.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 26, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

251. InFAMOUS Duality trailer - http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/372

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 26, 2009 @ 7:56 pm

252. Joystiq impressions of The Agency - http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/26/impressions-the-agency-ps3-pc/

     My worry is that the developers are using Unreal Engine for this MMO and it is already running badly on the PS3, according to that article. Sony really need to get their inhouse teams to use anything but Unreal Engine for the final product. I would still use Unreal Engine for prototyping, but not for a final game.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 26, 2009 @ 9:18 pm

253. So Three Speech is dead is it?! So much for an official blog site! Godd to see people are still surfacing around these parts, even tho I have been absent from the world of PS3…. where are all of the great games we’re promised?! Oh well, at last some things never change ey?!

     
     Comment by M0nk3y_R1mm3r — May 27, 2009 @ 8:13 am

254. I don’t know if you’ve been following this, but there was a 2-page ad taken out in Famitsu to announce the launch of an announcement website, specifically:

     http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/next

     This site has been counting to to a ‘clue’ only to reset to another countdown.

     Now right from the beginning this was rumoured to be MGS5 given the 5 that flashed up and the key words in the sites code - “Hideo Kojima”, “MGS”, “METAL GEAR”, “NEXT”, “game”, “Konami”, “Kojima game”, “KJP”, “Kojima Production”.

     As the countdown went on more letters were revealed - an eE3 for example, and the thunder and lightning got worse. This leads to natural speculation that it is a Raiden game as Raiden is Japanese for Thunder & Lightning.

     There is also a date of 30th April 2007 which flashes up if you watch long enough - this (according to die hard fans of the series) is the date Raiden met Rosemary.

     With the latest, and final, countdown that went live around 2am last night (British time) we now see an image of Big Boss (or someone looking a lot like Big Boss), confirming that this is most definitely a countdown to a brand new Metal Gear game, but somewhat confusing in the fact Big Boss (as he appears in the image) and Raiden (as a cyborg) are from different time periods in the franchise.

     There are also screen shots leaked from the latest issue of Famitsu that shows both Big Boss and Cyborg Raiden, along with a heavily sensored interview with Kojima himself.

     The flashing letters now include: e P 5 3 R E (not necessarily in that order, I can’t remember which order they’re in now but I don’t think the E is with the 3 anymore, though I could be wrong)

     But this is where things turn murky, and it’s leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth, earlier this month someone on Twitter who is allegedly very close to proceedings at E3 leaked numerous bits of info about Microsoft’s conference, the two of note were:

     The big surprise unveil this year will be Metal Gear Solid 4 Oxide, the 360 exclusive version of MGS4. Plus a brand new Kojima project that no one else knows about yet.

     Now at first I disregarded this as complete rubbish but there are two other separate bits of info that back this up - 1) MGS4 PS3 is rumoured to be getting a trophy patch very soon, this is relevant as it would make sense if Achievements had already been thought up for the 360 version. 2) And much more significantly the final countdown on that Kojima website ends on June 1st - the day of Microsoft’s E3 conference (Sony’s is a day later).

     I have this terrible sinking feeling that Microsoft, thanks probably to bags of cash, will stun the E3 audience with the announcement of a 360 version of MGS4 this year and exclusive rights to MGS5!!! This would be far worse than last years poaching of FFXIII.

     Of course some rumours counter this, the Sony Blog have hinted in the past about upcoming exciting announcements around Metal Gear, and some have pointed out that there is now a P, a S/5, and 3 in the flashing letters on the teaser site, and finally according to some sources the Famitsu article about it is in the PS3 section.

     I guess we will find out for sure next week, I just have this feeling that it might be at Microsoft’s Press Conference! I just hope if it is, it’s just a day and date poach like FFXIII and not proper exclusivity! That would be very unfair to the fans of the franchise and would be a real slap in the face from Kojima.

     If it did happen Xbots will hail it as a killer blow to the PS3, I personally regard it as a very synical move from Microsoft in order to force PS3 owners (many of whom became PS3 owners for MGS4) to pick up a 360 if only for playing more MGS. Is it really so hard for them to win the console war on their own merits using their own ideas and innovation? Xbots may say their system is great, but from where I’m standing most of the new and fresh ideas and IPs are coming to PS3, whereas the 360 is focusing (as usual) on Halo and Gears of War, and buying their way into as many established PlayStation franchises as possible or failing that doing a clone of them (Lips, Scene It etc).

     Whatever happens this years E3 is going to be very interesting, the buzz around it is akin to the E3’s where new consoles are announced. It could be one of the pivotal moments of this console generation…

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 27, 2009 @ 11:46 am

255. I made a prediction on my twitter account a week or so ago, that MGS 5 will be a timed exclusive on the Xbox 360. Which fits in rather well with the whole June 1 end of timer thing.

     But I just thought of another possibility. Maybe the MGS 5 reveal is designed to coincide with the Microsoft keynote, to diminish Microsoft’s thunder and in fact it will be another PS3 exclusive.

     Remember that past MGSes were also available on PC and the old XBox. I personally don’t mind MGS being a timed exclusive ( it would never be exclusive exclusive ) because I think that Sony has enough First and Third party exclusives to keep its fan base occupied.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 27, 2009 @ 2:21 pm

256. MGS5 MGS5 MGS5
     WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

     It looks like big boss, but not! Looks a little different! Also the logo on his cap looks interesting. I’m thinking a remake of Metal gear! but there again, Raiden is in it, sooo I’m lost.

     Excited…but lost.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 27, 2009 @ 3:29 pm

257. Killzone 2 patch 1.27 details…

     http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/27/killzone-2-patch-127-details/

     Highlighs include:
     * The ‘Join Friend’ option has been changed so that the player can automatically join a friend’s faction and squad – even if faction balancing is on. In addition, squads and their factions are now persistent over multiple games, so friends can keep playing together continuously.

     * allows players to switch factions manually if the factions are unbalanced.

     * new High Precision option

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 27, 2009 @ 5:54 pm

258. youd havw to physically shut this place down before we stop coming here =)

     im just mosying about at the moment, its my birthday today too!

     happy 28th may!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 12:33 am

259. @e-role

     remember - snake only began rapidly aging over a short period so there is every chance this is “solid” and raiden as they were BETWEEN MGS2 and 4 i.e. when snake jumped off arsenal after Ray and when raiden first converted to the cyborg body.

     It could work!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 12:54 am

260. Happy Birthday Sketchy!

     We’re coming up to 7 weeks and still no word on the new blog

     Why don’t they post a countdown Kojima style!!!

     
     Comment by Apnomis — May 28, 2009 @ 8:35 am

261. Cheers apnom!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 9:04 am

262. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SKETCHY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

     But wasn’t Raiden a suprise to Snake in MGS4? and also the logo on the cap, the words have meanng in the SAS, something Liquid was a part of.

     It just cant be big boss, even with the eye patch. Unless MGS 5 is played over different time periods.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 28, 2009 @ 10:16 am

263. @Sketch

     Happy birthday ol’ bean. In honour of this great day I’m currently humming a classic video game theme tune. Can you guess what it is?

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 28, 2009 @ 10:51 am

264. @E-Role
     Don’t have to be playing the same character in the same place, afterall in MGS2 you were both in a tanker AND then Big Shell with a change in player character!

     One thing that folk haven’t mentioned that may be VERY prudent to remember - there are more than 2 snakes!

     Solidus was raidens father after all (even if adopted)

     sSolidus looks exactly like the other only OLDER so it may very well be Raiden flashbacking on his mentor?

     I still actually hold out that Kojima is winding us all up and that it is in fact ZOE3 - and he’s just being mean and twisted by these teaser images.

     @Pablo

     Is it by any chance Sonic the hedgehog?

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 11:01 am

265. Dojo - were you humming bowsers castle theme tune?

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 11:03 am

266. What ever MGS 5 turns out to be, it’s going to be set before the events of MGS4. I just hope now Xbox doesn’t get is as an exclusive.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 28, 2009 @ 11:27 am

267. @E-Role

     OR! maybe it’s raidens kid! and maybe meryl had a baby snake with akiba

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 11:30 am

268. Or maybe Vamp got it on with Drebin and gave birth somehow to a new metal gear with fangs and lots of over the top weapons. Possibility!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — May 28, 2009 @ 11:44 am

269. Or maybe drebin had it off with otacon and they made a nuclear weaponised mini cooper labelled “metal Gear-Stick”

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 11:46 am

270. @JS

     It was actually Pacman, and I quote:

     “der, der, du, du, de, der
     der, der, du, du, de, der
     der, der, du, du, de, der
     brww, brww, brww, brww”

     Have a good one mate.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 28, 2009 @ 11:47 am

271. ….though Sonic was a good shout.

     Try humming that little doozy without wagging your index finger!!!!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — May 28, 2009 @ 11:49 am

272. Looks like the Euro blog is about to hit any time today - https://threespeech.com/blog/2009/05/playstationblog-countdown-to-launch/

     I welcome our new Euro blog overlords!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 28, 2009 @ 12:00 pm

273. @dojo

     I always thought Pac-Man was a foulmouthed little character - his entire audio script is telling me im a w…..ker - just listen to it and you’ll notice! he’s saying it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — May 28, 2009 @ 12:14 pm

274. This may well be my last post here, now that the EU blog is up and running….

     EU PS Store updated details here -
     http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/05/28/playstationstoreupdate/

     Ciao and smoke me a kipper for breakfast.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — May 28, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

275. bye bye :..(

     
     Comment by Photek — Jun 2, 2009 @ 10:39 pm

276. NEVER!!!!!!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jun 7, 2009 @ 12:39 pm

277. Ok maybe when we hit 300 :).

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Jun 7, 2009 @ 5:03 pm

278. Then can we go to 400??? =)

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jun 10, 2009 @ 11:05 am

279. OK your on!

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Jun 18, 2009 @ 7:28 pm

280. s0000 cloooooo0000seee

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jun 21, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

281. let’s

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

282. cheat

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

283. our

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:11 pm

284. way

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:11 pm

285. to

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:11 pm

286. 300

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:12 pm

287. comments

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 23, 2009 @ 1:12 pm

288. 300 comments needed.

     
     Comment by Squall — Jun 24, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

289. No cheating allowed. Now we’ll have to got to 307 to negate those posts :).

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Jun 24, 2009 @ 8:49 pm

290. PS I miss TS. As good as the new EU blog is, it is not TS. TS was my home!!! Damn it !

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Jun 24, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

291. damn!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jun 25, 2009 @ 8:02 am

292. The main blog is horrid, horrid, horrid. So frickin sterile

     
     Comment by BarHa — Jun 29, 2009 @ 2:24 pm

293. @BarHa : agreed, it lacks a certain warmth, the sort you get when you stick your fingers in piping hot magma.

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Jul 1, 2009 @ 7:53 pm

294. @Blanche

     I know that feeling all so well….

     Ive all but given up posting on the EU blog….just saddens mean to a stupid degree…

     And the comment system!!! jesus!!!! hate it…50posts is nooooothhiiiiing

     I could ramble for 50posts easily but nobody is going to see it as no-one cares about going 2, 3, 4, 5 e.t.c. >.<!!!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 12, 2009 @ 9:26 am

295. @John

     I have given up posting too. Full of ungrateful whinging teens whose life revolves around a free service.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jul 17, 2009 @ 10:29 am

296. @dojo

     I also miss the TSR matches..(doesnt help that royal mail still havent delivered my KZ2 from manchester)….the banter on this site…having a bit of ineraction with the staff here….i do miss it..

     I understand the relative need for the PSBlog Euro edition…but it just doesn’t feel “homey”..more like “clinical” and “corporate”

     

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:46 am

297. think I may aswell tide us over to the 300

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:47 am

298. least I could do for this site is post it to oblivion

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:47 am

299. 2 more to go

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:48 am

300. 300 posts - with at least 200 of them saying something meaningful…and the ability to read them all with a simple flick down the page.

     Good times. Had been a “hoot”

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:49 am

301. Good work old bean!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Jul 27, 2009 @ 8:23 am

302. *poke*

     How is crowd getting along anyhow? any news or updates in the works on how you lot are doing or “surviving” should i say without us? =)

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Aug 17, 2009 @ 6:08 pm

303. Mr Sketch, you have done the TSR proud! So how about we try and get 10 KZ2 clan wins before moving on to another multi-player fest ( like Uncharted or Mag )?

     
     Comment by CartBlanche — Aug 18, 2009 @ 2:04 pm

304. @~Blanche

     OOOH! MAG!!!

     now tat’d be interesting!!!

     Aye, do feel sometimes TSR was cut short by the fall of TS (*sobs* it shall live on in our hearts!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Aug 23, 2009 @ 12:44 pm

305. I like beans

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Aug 31, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

306. @Rob

     Good for your heart I hear!

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Sep 1, 2009 @ 3:25 pm

307. …the musical fruit… the more you eat… the more you follow-through…

     Regards from the heart of my bottom.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Sep 2, 2009 @ 9:26 pm

308. A bean is a bean, but a pee is relief.

     (I can’t believe i just quoted my own mother…)

     
     Comment by El Stefio — Sep 4, 2009 @ 2:28 am

309. @Pages

     Swore that rhyme went:

     Beans, Beans the musical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot

     The more you toot, the better you feel, the more you eat beans at every meal!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Sep 5, 2009 @ 11:32 am

310. just ordered gtpsp. brrrrrrrrrrrrm brrrrrrm sqeeeeeel brrrrrrm. anyone up for borderlands co’op hit me up end of oct

     ps- 310th

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Oct 6, 2009 @ 9:43 pm

311. UNCHARTED 2!!!!!!!!!

     BANG BANG, CRASh CRASh, BOOM BOOM

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Oct 7, 2009 @ 9:03 pm

312. @Tone

     Yeah go on then, you’ve persuaded me in as much that Borderlands won’t be as “bad” as Fallout3 for aim, shoot kill

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Oct 12, 2009 @ 2:29 pm

313. *waves at Sketch*

     Happy 6 month posting anniversary!

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Oct 19, 2009 @ 4:54 pm

314. @ fanpages (133):

     Well, I haven’t backed down at all - I’m avoiding this generation of Sony hardware altogether. I’m still enjoying my PS2 and PSP games though - these were hardware units from back when Sony was still sane. Although, I might be considering buying an Elite, now that it’s at a very enticing price point.

     As for Sony, well, their continuing woes and third position in the market should definitely tell you that they’re still ignoring you and the rest of their consumer base…In other words, no, they haven’t backed down.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 25, 2009 @ 10:40 pm

315. @ Apnomis (136):

     Oh, I missed that one! Thanks for your reply, but I’m not a Microsoft fan either, so you’re giving yourself RSI there for no reason. Just because I like the price of the Elite, it doesn’t mean I’m going to necessarily buy it, although if I was thinking of a console, right now…honestly, it would be an Elite.

     It seems that you’re always siding with Sony, despite their grave mistakes in both marketing and product design. Yet, you and many others on here and elsewhere seem to blindly follow them and justify your overpriced purchases every single time.

     You would do better to read something like the comments on Eurogamer. Then, maybe, just maybe, you might get a more balanced view and an idea of how people really feel about Sony’s blunders.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 25, 2009 @ 10:50 pm

316. @ mrsatansdojo (137):

     Why on earth wouldn’t some of Sony’s decisions, that directly affect your pocket, be a “non-issue” for you and others on here, I don’t know.

     I know it’s a bit of a salt rub, but just how much was that delayed PS3 launch price again…?

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 25, 2009 @ 11:00 pm

317. I see you are back (again), Zed Zee, because you could not find anybody on the Official EU PlayStation Blog to argue with.

     Seriously, if you are now thinking of buying a Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite… may I suggest you look at the Super Elite instead?

     Or a black Wii console.
     Or even a PSP Go.

     Each of these consoles will give you something (else) to complain about for the sake of it.

     See you on the next generation unofficial blog site.

     In the meantime I am enjoying whatever console I play on as it is the individual games that make the ownership worthwhile.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Oct 26, 2009 @ 12:08 am

318. swear i posted over an hour ago:-s

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Oct 26, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

319. life in the old dog yet.

     Did someone say we have until September next year to keep up the caretaking of this site?

     @Zed

     I think the point I was probably trying to make (I have long since forgotten to be honest) is that for me personally & possibly a good chunk of Sony’s audience - higher disposable income levels means less concern over price (to a point granted).

     @FP

     Great point about the individual gamers: banter + good games + John Sketch singing = muchos fun.

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Oct 26, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

320. @Dojo

     My singing is protected by law -__-

     One day I’m going to be president of our little escapade so prepare yourself!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:35 pm

321. @ fanpages:

     Don’t worry, I’m making my voice heard wherever I feel like a comment is in order. So expect me to be commenting here, there and everywhere.

     Since this is the last (and most active) thread on ThreeSpeech (and frankly, I’m surprised people are still adding comments on here), I will continue to contribute my opinion.

     As for the Elite or whatever, I was saying that IF I was going to go for a new console it would be of the Microsoft variety. I have no idea what the “Super” features are, nor do I really care much.

     I’m very much enjoying my PS2 and PSPslim right now, thank you very much.

     @ mrsatansdojo:

     You mean higher disposable income and a wanton desire to impart with your money because you believe that you have no choice…even when presented with a £525 launch price tag?? No wonder Sony has been laughing all the way to the bank, since the (delayed) launch day!

     Glad to know that there are lots of different tiers to this “higher disposable income” category, as some seem to have more sense than others.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 28, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

322. Anyone going to the EuroGamer Show in London?

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 28, 2009 @ 1:16 pm

323. Which console was £525 at launch? Even the PS3 that you hate so much was £100 cheaper than that!

     The “Super Elite” Xbox 360 has a 250Gb hard drive amongst other minor differences. I’m surprised you have not heard of it. It is your kind of console; one that offers value for money but still gives you something to complain about

     Enjoy your PS2 though… almost 9 years on sale in Europe. That is something to celebrate. What are you playing at present? I keep going back to “Urban Reign” when I’m missing the in-fighting here at Three Speech.

     I won’t be going, but have a happy EuroGamer Show.

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Oct 28, 2009 @ 4:23 pm

324. …unfortunately John’s singing online has met with an abrupt end due to the untimely demise of his PS3.

     Hope the planned televised Sketch-athon will raise the necessary funds soon so once again we can hear the dulcet tones of the Super Mario Bros. theme tune across the airwaves whilst we engage in a ThreeSpeechRegulars[.com] clan match.

     What’s next on the horizon multi-player gaming wise guys?

     “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves”?
     “Brutal Legend”?
     “Massive Action Game”? (now with 8,000+ fixes/enhancements as of 22 October 2009)

     Or something else?

     (I believe there is something called “Modern Warfare 2” out soon… anybody heard of it?)

     PS. I was a proud parent again yesterday evening. I warmed the egg, waiting for it to crack, knocked it from side to side, played Whac-A-Mole with the occupant, and then out popped my augmented reality now known as “MeyePet”.

     Anybody else been blessed with the patter of little paws?

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Oct 28, 2009 @ 4:34 pm

325. @ fanpages:

     I was referring to some of the PS3 (delayed) launch bundles - although I still think the stripped down £425 was an astronomical price tag for a console! Even by today’s standards, it’s still THE MOST expensive console launch price EVER.

     Despite the X360’s bad initial design and mediocre MTBF figures, at least Microsoft was not willingly screwing customers with a massive repair bill, as Sony seem to do per standard.

     Something that recently earned them further notoriety from a certain consumer complaints television programme. That so-called hardware reliability halo has been fading faaaast…!

     PS2 games, I’m trying to get hold of Fahrenheit, because I read that it was a really good interactive, emotive kind of game that caused different feelings and not just reactions.

     I’m enjoying a bit of Black, Shox (very underrated) and Ace Combat: Squadron Leader on my PS2. Also Tekken: Dark Resurrection on my PSPslim.

     Tickets for EuroGamer London are sold out - some on the door but no guarantee, so probably won’t bother going. I think there’s another show later in the year…?

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 30, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

326. I haven’t yet deleted threespeech from my subscribed RSS feeds, becaused I kept it as a sort of TODO; a reminder that I should remember to read @136. I didn’t have the time the day it was posted, and .. I just read it now =)

     @136: Great reading, Apnomis!

     I also just realised that this page isn’t entirely dead. How wonderful! I have some catching up to do

     
     Comment by Zta — Oct 31, 2009 @ 9:54 am

327. *building himself a PS3 out of cardboard and spit*

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Nov 1, 2009 @ 5:47 pm

328. hey, were’d the rusty bullet ridden wallpaper come from?

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Nov 1, 2009 @ 10:00 pm

329. @tone

     methinks either a) someone at crowd is having a bit of fun with the site

     or

     b) the backgrounds are set on a timer

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Nov 1, 2009 @ 10:06 pm

330. @zz

     actually I didn’t buy one at launch, got mine for £300 when the 40GB version came out. Not saying I’d pay silly money for anything, let alone a games console, but for me the preceived value of a ps3 (Blu-ray, console exclusives I enjoy, controller preference, mates having the same system, plenty of positive previous with Sony products) meant that the price difference between a ps3 and xbox didn’t concern me too much.

     I understand that some people feel the ps3 wasn’t great value when it was launched (and there are still a few ‘problems’ outstanding for some) but for people with disposable income (I’m not talking playboys and millionaires here, just normal folk) price is less of a concern than for say, parents buying a system for their child or a young lad saving up his xmas/birthday/pocket money.

     Also, “a wanton desire to impart with your money because you believe that you have no choice”. That’s just it - people are free to choose when, if ever, they buy a PS3 (and you should know) - and they should be able to do it without being made to feel like they are some rabid Sony fanboi who has no choice but to pay £xxx for the privilege. Do you really think that most people who buy/bought PS3s at launch feel they had no choice?

     
     Comment by mrsatansdojo — Nov 2, 2009 @ 11:58 am

331. @ mrsatansdojo:

     Well, if those people wanted the latest Sony console, then of course they had no choice. If they were loyal fans and didn’t want to cross over to the MS camp, of course they didn’t. If they pinned their hopes on BC being a permanent feature, so they could continue playing their PS2 games, of course they had no choice. But plenty of others did and that’s why Sony is where it is today and quite deservedly, too. There’s just absolutely no denying that the biggest elephant in the room during the launch period (and there were quite a few), was the price tag.

     I decided I didn’t want to pay that ransom and to be honest my spirit was ‘broken’ when they promised a world-wide launch and then predictably, crapped all over their favourite-to-crap-over territory, ie. UK and Euroland. That was the final insult for me.

     And guess what? I was oh so justified because not just of the horrors of the delayed launch and price, but the SixAxis outright lies, the indecision with the models and spec, the fiasco that was BC and the sheer stubbornness of Sony to push the HD era down people’s throats with the BR drive (starting another formats war, while they’re at it), when people were quite happy with DVDs; at least I didn’t see any riots in the streets!

     And stop thinking that I’m referring to you personally - if you saved on your PS3 purchase, I can’t really say that I blame you. It only tells me that you (like many others) agree with my point of view that the £425 price was too high and any deals going would be considered a saving.

     My point of view and opinion is purely about Sony. I’m bitter that they have ruined my looking forward to enjoying a third generation of the PlayStation brand, because unlike others, I refused to blindly just go and get the new toy (months later than was promised) with its exuberant price tag.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Nov 2, 2009 @ 9:44 pm

332. Personally i’m just happy I could get my original 60GB PS3 back up and rnning afterits near fatal YLOD moment!

     If there is any reason wit which to not move onto the newer cheaper versions of the console its the memory card readers, extra usb ports, semi-backwards compatibility and most importantly - abilityto install OTHER OS!

     It’s been such a brilliant little server for me (saves having to have a seperate box) that i’m completely content with the original release price of £400+.

     I’m not rich by any means but I do own all 3 main consoles, and aside from the odd neglect towards the Wii both my xbox and ps3 get a pretty equal 50/50 share workout.

     @Zed Zee

     I must admit though, I did get swept up in the PS3 lanch hype and it was a very large deciding factor in getting the console when I did.

     Saying that tough, if i ha known that XXXXX features would be cut out of the machine i’de have likely coughed up the extra money just so I knew i had the most complete model.

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Nov 5, 2009 @ 11:46 am

333. @ JohnSketch:

     Wouldn’t it be better to go for a Linux-based PC instead, as your home server?

     Plenty of Linux-based NAS boxes these days offer ftp and UPnP type of protocols that all consoles should be able to make use of, at least UPnP.

     Otherwise, I’d got for building one up myself from scratch and not put the pressure on a console, rather use that to stream whatever it is I want to stream. Just my thought.

     Now, wouldn’t it be great if Sony and Mircrosoft allowed console owners to use extended storage (provided by such units as NAS boxes) for storing all manner of stuff, including game saves, PSN games and even allowing a game to install from its BRD to the NAS drive, via a drive share?

     That way, console users would never have to worry about their console HDD running out and also console vendors don’t have to price-in the cost of a new model that has a higher capacity HDD in it.

     I’m sure it can be done. They can even create their own partition if, necessary, to accommodate any proprietary filing system they may be using on the console HDD. Wouldn’t that be fab?

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Nov 6, 2009 @ 11:55 am

334. @zed

     I’ve got plenty of linux machines on-hand, but its the convenience factor that steals it for me.

     All 3 major consoles are hooked up to my various montor/TV displays in the living room - each with perfectly designated ports - its just practical rather than having to pop cables in and out all the time.

     And enabling external storage options for the PS3 would be a definite godsend for media-types.

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Nov 14, 2009 @ 3:02 pm

335. ahhhhh, tucking into a warm bacon baguette on a rainny saturday afternoon. can’t get much better!

     Do you think if i gave £2000 to crowd dna, they would give me threespeech?

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Nov 14, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

336. @ JohnSketch:

     I still don’t get your set-up at home. Do you use the PS3 to boot up YDL on it and then use it as a media server?

     If not, then surely you’re limited by the amount of HDD space, even if you have installed a bigger drive.
     PS3 is not exactly flexible, as say a PC running Linux on it, is it?

     I would’ve thought a NAS box or a PC, acting as a NAS box, with Linux and a shed load of HDD space would be the best bet.

     Then, connect this box to your home’s wireless router. It will then have its own IP address and can be browsed or mapped as a share or using UPnP, all consoles should be able to stream your photos and music from it.

     On the subject of network drives - yes, that would be a fantastic feature for all three consoles to have and perhaps owners should start demanding it from the vendors - just like the in-game XMB a while back for the PS3.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Nov 17, 2009 @ 12:15 pm

337. @Zed Zee

     PS3 “had” YDL ten migrated to plain ol’ Ubuntu, depending what its being used for (and if I’m in the mood to fiddle) it can stay as a linux media centre machine or just purely stream off the tversity setup using the standard XMB playstation DLNA niceties.

     Also out of curiousity…bit of a strange question - but what are you doing nowadays “forum-wise”?

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Dec 18, 2009 @ 12:31 am

338. @ JohnSketch:

     Eurogamer has always been my primary comments site - had a really interesting debate with someone there recently…went on for ages! I like it, because after ThreeSpeech, it’s the only one I know whereby you could debate all topics quite decently and the people on there are just as passionate and it’s not just about Sony - it’s about everything that’s happening in the industry.

     Do dabble in the odd comment on the Official Euro PlayStation.Blog (recent one was when I slagged off “Gravity Crash” as being an Acornsoft “Thrust” rip-off), but that site is a bit like a Blockbusters review: Everything is rosy and all releases are good, no matter what!

     The Unofficial Threespeech has been somewhat disappointing, as it seems to be in danger of disappearing up it’s own backside, due to moderators choosing to indulge their reporting quirks, rather than sticking to anything worth really commenting on or debating; it’s a bit like “nerdy gamer mods the PS3 guts into a cigarette lighter” kind of news and after a while, the novelty wears off…

     I was seriously thinking of creating a bi-annual event, whereby gamers, punters and some of the people I’ve debated with, would all gather (over a pint or two) and thrash out some of the recent games news items, in a live debate…It’s still in its embryonic stages and to be honest, I already do this with some friends anyway, albeit not always face-to-face.

     How about you?

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Dec 18, 2009 @ 2:19 am

339. @Zed

     come onto threespeech.co.cc

     Look for Johnsketch in the “comments” of each post and in myprofile you’ll find my email contact (baron_phredr…) - want to invite you to a panel/forum - don’t have to, but at least see whats on offer - might like it!

     Would deffo be appreciated =)

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Dec 18, 2009 @ 11:40 am

340. @ JohnSketch:

     I’ve just sent you an e-mail to your Hotmail address, from my Hotmail address.

     If you don’t see anything from Zed Zee, then look in your Junk box, just in case the overzelous spam filter has put it in the wrong place!

     @ All:

     Merry Christmas & Happy 2010 to you all.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Dec 21, 2009 @ 3:13 pm

341. Merry 23rd of December!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Dec 23, 2009 @ 11:54 am

342. A New Year…..and It’s still kicking

     Deffo cannot complain!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Jan 3, 2010 @ 4:59 pm

343. Happy Kitten Fun Time Everyone!

     wow, here we are knee deep in the 21st century, were are all the flying cars and robot butlers?

     anyone run Ubuntu KK Netbook Remix yet? i ‘ve got it running off a bootable SD card on my net/laptop thing, looks pretty nice.

     what the heck do you call them anyway, it’s too big to be a netbook and too small to be a laptop. it’s funky fresh though.

     ps: 343rd!!! LOL

     @ ZedZee - console prices. i paid £425 for my launch day Panasonic 3DO many moons back, so i wasn’t too fussed about paying the same for my launch PS3.

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Jan 15, 2010 @ 9:27 am

344. @tone

     3DO…..shame on you!!!!

     
     Comment by JohnSketch — Feb 17, 2010 @ 1:34 am

345. @ mobiletone:

     You’ve made my point precisely. The 3DO was too damn expensive for its time and the PS3 was too damn expensive recently when it was launched, too. Both units have suffered for the arrogance and contempt displayed by their manufacturers, towards their loyal fan base.

     Over & Out.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Mar 3, 2010 @ 2:31 am

346. I’ve been following this with relish. At last, something worth writing about:

     http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sony-advises-against-ps3-use

     Over & Out.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Mar 3, 2010 @ 2:32 am

347. Have you bought a PS3 yet, ZZ, or you still using a console from the last millennium?

     No, wait, that is the PS3.

     I’ll try again…

     Have you bought a PS3 yet, ZZ, or would my question be considered as feeding the resident troll who still lives in the 1990s?

     Either way, are you ever going to contribute to the Crowd DNA Gamer Panel we invited you to?

     BFN,

     fp.

     
     Comment by fanpages — Mar 3, 2010 @ 9:28 am

348. @ fanpages:

     I think Captain Kirk put it best:

     “I don’t need to be lectured by you. I was out saving the galaxy while your grandfather was still in diapers.”

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Mar 25, 2010 @ 11:39 am

349. ………..Am I the last…………………………?

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Sep 13, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

350. You’re always last, E-ROLE.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Oct 5, 2010 @ 9:57 pm

351. Let me know if you get Gran Turismo and I’ll give you a race. I’ll add you on PSN if that’s ok.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Nov 21, 2010 @ 1:43 pm

352. @ E-ROLE, see you on the black top buddy!…

     once Sony/PD sort out the server overload that is

     
     Comment by mobiletone — Nov 25, 2010 @ 3:35 pm

353. We seriously need this site back up and running

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Dec 26, 2010 @ 11:16 pm

354. I agree with E-ROLE. ThreeSpeech needs to make a come-back. Judging from the ongoing posts and the (rather mysterious) fact that it’s actually still up and running (perhaps Sony paid for it and they’re still stuck in the contract or someone still likes to read the comments) is intriguing and compelling…

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:38 am

355. I’m going to keep this going for years! YEARS I TELL YOU!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

356. I noticed that Gamer DNA is “down for maintenance” - shame, I was looking forward to penning my first contribution, after being invited to it more than 2 years ago!

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Apr 16, 2012 @ 10:07 pm

357. I wonder if JohnSketch still comes here?

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Aug 15, 2012 @ 4:13 pm

358. @ E-ROLE: Hey! So where’s everybody at these days, after the demise of Gamer DNA?!

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Nov 5, 2012 @ 8:53 pm

359. Scattered, one or two are at Epic Battle Axe, a few at Eurogamer but really there hasn’t been another home to go to.

     It’s all FB and Twitter.

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Nov 15, 2012 @ 4:37 pm

360. @ E-ROLE: Oh, that’s a shame. I do input at Eurogamer, from time to time, but I’m not into Twitter or FB, so you won’t see me on there.

     Shame that the ‘old group’ is not gathering somewhere…why isn’t one of you guys setting up something similar to G-DNA.

     Keep me posted on here, if you can and hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

     PS: Still no PS3 but I have been tempted by the new XBox 360 models…

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Dec 7, 2012 @ 6:32 pm

361. PS2 is finally no more:

     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20875176

     Happy New Year to all.

     
     Comment by Zed Zee — Dec 31, 2012 @ 5:25 pm

362. I guess this is goodbye then peeps

     
     Comment by Chris — Jul 28, 2014 @ 2:35 pm

363. Haha, it’s never goodbye!

     
     Comment by E-ROLE — Sep 20, 2014 @ 9:55 pm

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