By
Eli Green
March 24, 2008 - 23:00
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As
part of the recently passed Toronto Fashion Week, fashion/toy
designer, Kidrobot, launched its latest apparel line with an event
called “Project MUNNY”, which includes a number of vinyl toys
custom designed by top Canadian designers, toys which will be
auctioned off in support of War Child Canada. The company also
unveiled a top secret “Mystery MUNNY” and custom designed Xbox
360, designed by Nelson, B.C. Artist, Patrick Thompson, and
commissioned by Xbox Canada.
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Electronic
Arts recently released a software update for the Playstation 3
version of
The
Orange Box
,
which is meant to fix a number of issues with the game. The update is
currently available in North America and should be launching for
Europe soon. Bug fixes in the update include:
Fixed a graphical issue whereby a player would have the explosion effect left on the end of their Rocket Launcher when attempting to Rocket Jump.
Fixed a memory leak to improve single player stability.
Fixed an issue whereby the players name would not appear on the Stats comparison screen.
We have fixed an issue that would cause the vote tallies to disappear when you viewed the scoreboard between rounds.
Fixed an online server issue.
Fixed an issue that caused a crash when a player that wasn’t in Division 1 entered ‘Your Leaderboards.
Fixed an issue with players not always being added to the ‘Players Met’ menu on the XMB.
Fixed a bug where a player viewing a friend without an EA account would have an empty entry in the friend’s Leaderboard.
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to connect to the EA servers if you had more than 30 friends.
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Sony
Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) recently announced that its
upcoming firmware update for Playstation 3, set to release by the end
of this month, will add a number of new entertainment features
through the new Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0, also known as BD-LIVE.
BD-LIVE will allow Playstation 3 users to experience interactive
features like downloadable video content, ringtones, games and more.
Scott A. Steinberg , SCEA's vice president of product marketing,
spoke about the new Blu-ray features saying, “
With
Blu-ray established as the high-definition optical disc standard,
more consumers are ready to jump in and take advantage of everything
the format offers
.
Whether you want to download movie extras, send ringtones to your
phone, or play interactive games, BD-LIVE will offer exciting new
ways to enjoy a Blu-ray movie.”
Steinberg also reiterated Sony's plan to maintain 10-year life cycles for their consoles, a feat which the company is close to accomplishing with the Playstation 2. Speaking of the frequent firmware feature updates Steinberg said, “With these regular firmware updates and future-proofed technology, SCEA is making the 10-year lifecycle of PS3 possible.”
Playstation 3 users wishing to download the update will require at least 1GB available on their HDD for BD-LIVE. Some of the features which will be available as part of BD-LIVE, though specific features will vary by movie, include interactive movie-based games, downloadable content, such as bonus scenes, shorts, trailers, subtitles, ringtones which can be sent to mobile phones, and images. In conjunction with the firmware update, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing two BD-LIVE enabled titles on April 8 – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The 6th Day . Both titles will include exclusive downloadable content that goes beyond what is available on the actual Blu-ray discs.
Aside from BD-LIVE, the new update will enhance the Playstation 3's interoperability with the PSP, allowing users to take their favourite music and photo playlists with them. To copy a playlist, PSP and PS3 must first be connected with a USB cable, and the PSP must be in USB mode. Then, on PS3, select “Copy” in the option menu of each music or photo playlist, and choose PSP as the destination. Now the playlist order, and the songs or photos themselves, will be accessible on the PSP’s Memory Stick PRO Duo anytime, anywhere.
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