Articles By: Derek Matias

Are Trophies Sony’s Answer to Achievements?

Tweet A few days ago PS3fanboy.com received a tip regarding Sony’s version of Microsoft’s Achievements on Xbox Live. Supposedly the PSN ‘ranking’ system will be called Trophies. PS3 Fanboy received two photos from two different tipsters, The Patriots and Gassy Snake.

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Wii: Rock Band Release Date Announced

Tweet Wii Will Rock You Today Harmonix announced the launch date of Rock Band for the Wii console. Hit the jump for the full press release.

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XBLA Review: Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

Tweet My standards for an Xbox Live Arcade game are not very high. That said, I am very disappointed with Capcom’s latest release, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil. When I play a game on the ol’ live arcade I look for a game that has some level of difficulty, enough to give me some sort of [...]

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Resistance 2 Trademarked by SCEA

Tweet You know that game you’ve been working on, with the WWII aliens? Well, if you were planning on calling it Resistance 2, then you’d better think again. Last week Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. filed to trademark the name Resistance 2.

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Playstation 3 Turns Into Useless Brick After Firmware Update 2.01

Tweet Want your own BrickStation 3? Upgrade to 2.01 and hold your breath… Starting last week, PS3 owners started reporting that their next gen console would not read their Blu-Ray discs. Some users reported that their PS3 would not even read DVDs. All reports started to come in after gamers made the upgrade to 2.01.

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PSP Preview- God of War: Chains of Olympus Demo

Tweet When I got home from work today I found a small package waiting for me on my doorstep courtesy of Playstation Underground. In it was a PSP demo for God of War: Chains of Olympus. They also thoughtfully included a chain with the God of War Omega symbol.

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PSN Policy Change – Proof of Pending HOME & 2.0 Firmware Update?

Tweet The Playstation network sent an email to me, and presumably the rest of the PSN community, regarding recent policy changes to the PLAYSTATION Network. The email itself provided a link to Sony’s support page which clearly outlined the policy changes in red.

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Guitar Hero III Rocks iTunes with 61 Face-Melting Tracks

Tweet Can’t wait until the release of Guitar Hero III to start jamming to some of the awesome rock music? Well now you don’t have to, because iTunes has published playlists for all past versions and the upcoming version of GH. This means that you can listen to all of the songs on your Apple [...]

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The Best Deal Yet – 80Gb PS3, 5 Blu-Ray Movies, & Motostorm For $450

Tweet For a limited time only – Act Now – But wait there’s more If you listen to The Mad Gamers tip and apply the following, you can save around $350 on a PS3, some movies, a few games and/or accessories. Here’s how.

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World Series of Gaming – Did CBS Hit the Crack Pipe?

Tweet Now I have nothing against the WSVG, in-fact I am all for it, but this marriage just seems very odd.

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Heavenly Sword Demo: Over Before It Even Began

Tweet When I got home from work today I updated my PS3 to 1.90 and downloaded the demo for Heavenly Sword. The grin on my face was absolutely sickening.

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Heavenly Sword Demo To Hit US Playstation Network (PSN) July 26th…

Tweet If any of you gamers are fans of the show Heroes on NBC you may remember that in the beginning of episode 18 Jessica and Micah are playing a game on the Playstation 3. That game is none other than the PS3 exclusive title “Heavenly Sword”. Well according to the Playstation Underground Newsletter the [...]

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Wii For You, Me, and 10 Other People…

Tweet So you wanted a Nintendo Wii but you didn’t want to wait in line. You said to yourself, in a few months they will have plenty of them. Now you are finally ready to admit you were wrong. Ok, lets hear it … “I admit I was wrong”

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My “E3″ 2007 Predictions – The Big 3

Tweet E3 2007 will kick off on Tuesday July 10th at 8:30 PM PST when Microsoft has their scheduled press conference. Then on Wednesday morning Sony and Nintendo will have theirs. This year’s E3 will not be as extravagant as the last few years, but there will hopefully be some big announcements. Every year there [...]

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