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God of War III to get a New Multiplayer Mode
Mar 30th
God of War III is going Multiplayer
A recent scan taken from the latest European Playstation Mag reveals that God of War III may get a new multiplayer mode. As reported earlier, those who were brave enough to earn the Platinum trophy received a link to a secret Website.
The secret Website shows a countdown timer and a storm brewing in the background. As the counter ticks down, the storm seems to get worse. There has been a great deal of speculation as to what will be revealed, ranging from DLC to a new game announcement.
The site’s URL reveals a hint to what it could be. Part of the URL has the words, “Spartans Stand Tall” in it. Many speculated that this could be a hint to some kind of multiplayer DLC.
The latest scan taken from the European Playstation Mag is actually quite telling. The headline seems to indicate that this will be revealed in April 2010, which does coincide with when the counter on the site will expire. The scan also reveals that the multiplayer mode will be delivered via DLC.
The pictures reveal a Mortal Kombat like versus fight screen, with health bars on both sides and a timer in the middle.
Gods of Olympus
Hmmm.. gods of Olympus (X-men), titans.. Kratos.. could this be the unveiling of God of War “Kombat,” with fatalities and killer combos? I’m getting Goosebumps just thinking about it. Stay tuned for more information.
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Sony Zaps PlayStation 3 ‘Install Other OS’ Feature
Mar 29th
New PlayStation 3 Update Removes Linux Support
Sony giveth and Sony taketh away: When the company’s newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it’ll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. That’s right Linux wonks, it’s time to kiss the PS3′s “Install Other OS” option goodbye.
Unlike Microsoft’s Xbox 360 or Nintendo’s Wii, the PS3 shipped with an option to run “other” operating systems, including popular Linux distributions from Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu. The “slim” model PS3 (CEH-2000) that appeared in September 2009 debuted without this feature, but Sony exempted older “fat” PS3s.
Until next Thursday, that is. When Sony’s PS3 firmware update 3.21 debuts on April 1, it’ll disable the “Install Other OS” feature on millions of older systems. While you don’t have to install the update, opting out will bar access to the PlayStation Network, newer games and Blu-ray movies, copyright-protected videos streamed from a media server, and any other new features in firmware version 3.21 forward.
Sony’s spin goes something like this: By removing the feature, the company says it “will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system.”
Translation: You get something you already have (“access to [a] broad range of gaming” etc.) in trade for nothing, while Sony gets to close what it now deems a hacker loophole. What’s good for Sony is good for you, in other words.
Except when it’s not (good for you, that is). Running Linux on the PS3 allows amateur developers to tinker with the PS3′s Cell processor, Sony sanctioned, and cobble together home-baked utilities and games. It’s also been used by researchers to build “discount supercomputers” to run scientific simulations that might otherwise “cost thousands of dollars.” North Carolina State University professor Frank Mueller called it “$50,000 worth of computer power for a mere $5000.”
The majority reaction on Sony’s PlayStation blog won’t surprise anyone.
“Wait…you are REMOVING a feature?” writes one user. “What’s next? Removing BC from early PS3 adopters? Terrible update sony, teeeerrible,” writes one user.
“This is an idiotic idea,” says another. “I paid for this feature. When the console was $500 I paid for this feature. And Yes, I use this feature.”
“Hey Sony, considering you are disabling half of my product (It was explicitly sold with labeling ON THE BOX that states it supports other OS installations) – Can I get half my money back?” asks a third, adding that the move is “like selling someone a table, and then breaking 2 of the legs off.”
Access to the system via Linux isn’t carte blanche. Sony locks out its powerful Nvidia-developed RSX graphics processor by using a hypervisor–a “virtual machine monitor” that runs the guest operating system in a secure virtualized memory space.
In January, a US hacker known for unlocking the Apple iPhone told the BBC he’d managed to crack the PS3, admitting his workaround would allow players to run pirated games as well as older PS2 software. It’s not clear whether the January hack led to Sony’s decision to scrap Linux support, but I’d say the timing’s definitely suggestive.
In case you’re wondering, Sony says this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. Contrast with betters like “PS3 Leap-Year-Glitch Fix Resets Space-Time Continuum,” or “Nude Kratos Toggle in God of War III Update.”
My condolences, PS3-Linux wonks. Niche user base or no, it’s usually bad news when a company starts pulling features from its product portfolio.
“It only does everything”? Time to re-think that ad campaign, Sony.
By: Matt Peckham
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God of War III Spartans Stand Tall explained Theory #1
Mar 28th
Cronos
Regarding the speculations made on the recently teased website upon getting Platinum Trophy in God of War III. A lot of people out there trying to figure it out ! I’m listing below some selected points and you can head to Official GOW Forums for more info.
 http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall/ |
 Leonidas's shield |
 Leonidas's shield |
Warning Spoilers follow:
On the modern monument to the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas’s shield has a representation of Deimos.
Deimos’ voice actor is listed in the credits as “Josh Keaton” (the same man who played the Young Spartan in God of War 2 and the Boat Captain you see in both God of War 1 and 2), but Deimos never appears in God of War 3 (this leads me to believe this going to be DLC, rather than a whole new game).
To those who are unaware, Deimos is the son of Ares and Aphrodite.
By: BJtheLegend
But I’ll go one further by saying that perhaps the “Young Spartan” is Deimos!
kratos changed the fate of the Spartans when he stopped Zeus from destroying Sparta, and it’s rather odd that the Young Spartan never appears again.
Isn’t it a BIT ODD that this one spartan could put up such a fight against kratos (the battle is pretty damn hard on god mode)?
then there’s the strange voice you hear while floating in the water in kratos’ mind, as you catch a line that wasn’t said in god of war 3: “A Spartan never lets his back touch the ground. Right brother?”
And it sounds EXACTLY like Josh Keaton!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXkw672fUJ0 (go to about the 5:16)
http://i43.tinypic.com/10h3fvr.png (look at the shield on the Young Spartan’s back!)
Doesn’t it look like the SAME shield that’s on the Spartans Stand Tall website!?!
By: BJtheLegend
All of that stuff sounds good,but I’m thinking that kratos (now in control of the power the box gave him) can not not be killed by stabbing him self so he pulled his own body to the ocean to try to drowned himself, when he lands in the water he starts to understand more things( like Athena said she could after becoming that ghost form) and then knows he must kill her because of the evil from the box got to her before she died and is now going to stop at nothing to kill humanity. So Athena teams up with kratos`s brother who was locked away in a chamber in Hades doman to kill everything. Now kratos must kill them both for humanity to truly be free of any gods, hopefully a titan made it so we can fight him too (or maybe three titans). Anyway maybe the only weapon that can kill Athena is also the only one that can kill kratos and kratos`s brother is the only one who knows where it is because he spent his whole life trying to find it. Ive been thinking a lot about this and im prob way off, but i really don’t want a psp game to come from the website.
Also i think the website will be done in 8 days because it only took ten days to fill half way, if it started the day the game was released.
By: STEBO-
I like all the ideas presented here really. But I just wonder if anybody noticed the spot where kratos lays atop. It has the form of a Phoenix Bird and as you may know The Phoenix Bird in Mythology represent a bird that burns itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new reborn one.
Anybody can notice the bird clearly in the accompanied pic here: http://twitpic.com/1bixm9
And about the ending, I loved it. It works as an end actually and also it can be extended to a new game again exactly like a Phoenix bird. this is called Cliffhanger in movies and games and what awesome about the idea is that he died on an actual cliff too
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just noticed another thread discussing that !! however, worth spreadingBy: Gradly
Going back to the whole thing about Deimos:
1. Since all the voices in the darkness were from Kratos’ past, if Deimos is truly the voice, then Kratos already encountered him, so, with what we have now, there’s no reason to believe that we will encounter him in future DLC.
2. The so-called “phoenix” looked more like an eagle (the bird of Zeus) to me, which is more appropriate being that it is on the top of Mount Olympus
3. The part after the credits is an ambiguous ending. We last saw Kratos with a giant hole in him, bleeding profusely, and people think that he is alive because he dragged himself off a cliff? What’s more likely is that SSM can use that to either say “Kratos is dead, we will not make a sequel” OR “Kratos was saved by *insert name/action here* and GoW 4 is in production” depending on what the future holds.
4. As for the cut ending, they seem to talk about it more along the lines of an alternate ending, rather than an extension of it
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IGN lets go off Chris Roper
Mar 17th
Chris Roper,Executive Editor of IGN PlayStation team gets Laid Off
Chris Roper, the long time IGN Editor, Executive Editor of PlayStation team, and host of IGN Podcast Beyond who recently reviewed God of War 3 was laid off. He confirmed it via his twitter account.
Job listings keep telling me to resume. Resume what? Working? Yes, please let me resume that in some way. But how do I “submit” resuming?
The news came soon after Garnett Lee losing his job at 1up.
IGN hasn’t made any formal announcement regarding Chris Roper.
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First 10 Minutes of God of War III leakage
Mar 5th
Can’t wait two weeks till God of War III releases? Then why not sate your ungodly lust by hitting the jump to reveal the first ten minutes of it right here. We’re inclined to let you know it’s pretty spoileriffic, but will that stop you reading on? Go on, you know you want to.
We knew you’d give in. If like us you got a little too impatient to check it out we’re sure you’ll agree that it’s looking pretty special – the scale is jawdropping.
Thankfully it’s not a total spoiler. Did we mention it’s in German? Well it is. So that’s at least something for non-German speaking temptation-giving-in gamers to hold onto.
We imagine it won’t be on there too long before it gets pulled from YouTube. So if by the time you’ve read this and still want a peep, just hit that play button up there. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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