LittleBigPlanet 2 Update

 LittleBigPlanet 2 is due to be updated this week which will include some tweaks to a number of community features in order to reduce negativity and encourage collaboration.

Here is the full list of changes:

Dive-In
The Dive-In feature has now been moved to the top of the Community menu, and has been vastly rewired and improved to help players easily find some new Sackfolk to play with during their adventures

Boo-Be-Gone

To help encourage creativity, we have removed the Boos from the Level Rating System. You can still Yay a level to say that you really liked it, but we found that the Boo ratings were disheartening at best, and could be used to cause grief amongst the community. If you happen to find something you don’t like because it’s rude or mean or just plain offensive, then hit the Select Button and use the Good Grief System to report it to our moderation team.

Comments & Reviews

If you have just played a level and wish to provide the creator with some helpful feedback, then you can still use the level’s comments section or perhaps leave a nice and informative review for the entire community to read. If you’re a busy creator though and would like to take a break from the reviews and comments on your level, you can now choose to disable reviews and/or comments on your profile and levels via the Settings Page on LBP.me. You won’t lose anything though, it will just block people from seeing them, or adding more, until you re-enable it again.

True Blue (aka) JB2 Issues Warning About Clones!

True Blue have issued another warning about the cheap clones of the dongles saying that it is just a cheap clone, and you will NOT be able to play any of the newer games that are being released.

Here is the statement:

It has come to our attention that some unscrupulous parties in China are now circulating fake True Blue devices. The devices look very similar to the real True Blue devices externally, but inside there is a cheap clone PCB which does not function with the True Blue CFW V2 or any dongle firmware above v2.3. As a result this device will not work with any of the latest EBOOT patches which require higher True Blue firmwares - this includes ALL EBOOT patches released since the beginning of the year.
Furthermore, the hardware platform on which this clone is based appears to be almost identical to the JB2USB clone which surfaced a while back. In light of this it is likely that channels which distribute the clone JB2USB are also distributing these True Blue clones, so beware of shops selling JB2USB who also stock True Blue, because they may sell you a fake.

In order to identify the fakes, please check exhibits A and B in the image below. A is an example of the original True Blue circuit board, while B is an example of the fake.

removinIn the fake (B) we can see that:

1. It is not based on the secure Actel FPGA, rather it uses an
inferior chip on which the manufacturer markings have been removed
2. Does not use a crystal oscillator
3. Is glued inside the plastic inner case
4. PCB size is obviously different
5. PCB is green

As the fake dongles do not support any True Blue firmware past v2.3, they can be trivially identified by simply attempting to update the dongle to the latest official True Blue firmware. If the update is unable to complete, then it is highly likely you have a fake. Alternatively, the fake can be identified by removing the PCB from the metal case and comparing yours to the image attached.    

Official Site HERE

Way of the Samurai 4 PS3

Sony has announced via the PlayStation Blog that Way of the Samurai 4 will be coming to the west exclusively for PlayStation 3.

Way of the Samurai 4 will be localised for its western release by publisher XSEED.

There is no release date or pricing info available yet, but we hope to have an update on both counts in the coming months.

WEN WebEmuNES emulator for the Playstation 3

WEN WebEmuNES emulator for the Playstation 3 has been released today.

WEN WebEmuNES is a web-based emulator, so you can access it with both OFW and CFW to play a few NES games.

To access the emulator click this link using your Playstation 3: webemunes.comli.com

Please remember this is still in beta so you may find a few bugs.


About:
WEN is a first Web-Homebrew for PlayStation 3, u can play now a NES games.
No need a Jailbreak or CFW, just a Web!. Works on any Firmware.
This is still beta so you can cause low fps, or hangs a webbrowser .
Ohh..and this version not support yet Dualshock/SixAxis only Keyboard.

Now WEN support only 3 games, but don't worry i will add new on free time.
To test/play just put a adress on your PS3
webemunes.comli.com

Enjoy.

RAP2RIF file converter

Flatz has released an application to convert .RAP to .RIF files.
With this new app, for developmental purposes, you can convert your .RAP files to .RIF files to use on reActPSN files.

Developer notes:

Following up on the previous ReActPSN v2.20 release, I have recently created a small PS3 RAP2RIF converter application for converting .RAP files from ReActPSN to .RIF file format.

It is based on a my own research.

Place it to the ps3tools directory along with other tools and then place your idps and act.dat files to appropriate folders.

This tool will generate .rif file that you should copy to your exdata/ folder. Then you can unself a corresponding NPDRM file.

Have fun.

Download: ReActPSN PS3 RAP2RIF .RAP to .RIF File Converter

Ridge Racer Unbounded Track Editor Video

Namco-Bandai has released a new trailer of Ridge Racer Unbounded showing the level editor that allows you to create new tracks to destroy them later.

With the City Creator the racing never ends. Create the tons of new tracks to race on your own to share with fans all over the world.

Ridge Racer Unbounded will be available on March 30th, 2012.

PS3 Media Server 1.51.0

PS3 Media Server 1.51.0 for Playstation 3 has been released by Subjunk.

PS3 Media Server allows you to stream media from your PC to your CFW / OFW Playstation 3 wirelessly.

Changelog:

• Fix StartStopListener callbacks for HTTP Engine V1
• Surface playback start/stop events
• Make video quality presets localizable
• Fixed OSX log message about font definitions
• Fixed double wrapping of streams causing stuttering
• Added MPEG4 ASP with Qpel support for PS3
• Allow 15fps video
• MediaInfo link added to the About tab
codec, jdom, logback and slf4j)
• Various stability and speed improvements
• Updated JRE autodownload to 7u3 from 7u2
• Updated MPlayer and MEncoder to SB28
• Updated ImageMagick Convert to 6.7.6
• Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.54
• More reliable selection of correct audio channels
• Improved fast-forward and rewind support

Upgrade Notes:

For 1.23.0 and above:
• Just uninstall the older version and install newer one

For versions prior to 1.23.0:
• To retain your old settings you may have to copy your old config file/s to a new directory.To find out where the new directory is on your computer, run the program and go to the Traces tab and look on the 14th line, the line that says "Profile directory:", that is the folder your config files should be saved now.
• If you use the "media library / cache" option you should reset it.

PSN to be renamed to Sony Entertainment Network (SEN)

Apparently, the PlayStation Network will be renamed next week. The PSN will now be known as Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) on February 8th.

Here is the email that people have been receiving:

On February 8, 2012, your “PlayStation®Network account” will be renamed a “Sony Entertainment Network account” or a “SEN account” in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation®3 system software and PlayStation®Vita system software updates. (Note, this change will not be applied to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system at this time.)

For general purposes, this account change is a change in name only. Your username or password will not change, nor are we asking you to change them. In accordance with this transition, some necessary naming changes will be made to the TOS and Privacy Policy.

This transition is based on Sony’s goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering. As a series of these activities Sony started last September, PlayStation®Network will be aligned with “Sony Entertainment Network.” This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from one convenient account.

Thank you for your continued loyalty and support during this transition.

Sincerely,
The Sony Entertainment Network Team

'Final Fantasy XIII-2' updated in Japan

A patch was released yesterday in Japan for 'Final Fantasy XIII-2' for the PlayStation 3, but all it does it add 'Facebook' connectivity.

Square-Enix has now also launched today a official facebook page for all those playing FF XIII-2, no word yet if this 'most asked for feature' will be released for those playing the game in the Western world.

By inputing your Facebook credentials into the game, you'll be able to update your Wall with your story progress, information about monsters in your party, and other bits.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect + Move

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will have a solid Kinect integration. From the the video and screens it look´s like it´s going in the right direction. voice commands and gestures will be used as well.

This year's iteration of the long-running sports franchise offers 22 golfers and 16 championship courses as well as a number of new features such as Kinect controls for Xbox 360 owners and Move controls on PS3.

Players will also be able to invite friends to join their own exclusive country club to gain quicker access to downloadable golf courses and compete against each other for the Club Championship title.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 launches on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 30th March.

Resident Evil 6 officially announced!

Resident Evil 6 will be released on November 20th for PS3 and XBOX 360 (and later PC), it will be the third Resident Evil game this year (after Revelations and Operation Raccoon City).

The game takes place ten years after the Raccoon City incident and both Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield will be playable.

Take a look at the official trailer below.

True Blue (aka) JB2 - v2 CFW Released

The True Blue developers have released v2 of their 'custom firmware' that allows for more upgrades in the future, and official support for downgraded PS3 Consoles!

Here is what they had to say

We have released V2 of the True Blue PS3 custom firmware (CFW).
This release adds the "no check" patches in order to support hardware downgraded consoles.
We recommend that all True Blue users update their PS3 to this CFW as soon as possible, as support for V1 CFW will be depreciated with the upcoming True Blue dongle firmware update.

Once you have download the file, please confirm the validity of the PS3UPDAT.PUP file contained within the ZIP archive by matching with one of the following hashes:

MD5: ff689e1e8cdd02a46ddadb14c3c5b85c *PS3UPDAT.PUP

 

Before updating your PS3 to the latest CFW release!