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tirminyl — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:37:05 +0000

Well, I may not have been active on this blog this week but I did use Twitter to micro-blog. So what did I say?

12/7

RT @Sony: Two free games with the purchase of any #PS3. Hurry, offer valid thru 12/8. http://bit.ly/5vcq62

Just got my Microsoft Live Labs Pivot invite. You can watch the video here to see what it is: http://bit.ly/2T7Bwb

Sweet. PriceGrabber has an iPhone app out for free. Warning: The following is an iTunes link: http://bit.ly/4vKziz

Today’s featured Appvent FREE game is polyhedra - http://appventcalendar.com/

12/8

Turn on your 360 and PS3′s RT @streamingsoon: LOST SEASON 5 is streaming NOW on Netflix! Enjoy peeps. http://streamingsoon.com

Kotaku live podcast will feature Amy Hennig, Tim Schafer and more. Call in with your questions. It’s tomorrow @ 1pm ET http://bit.ly/60ovKg

RT @dylancuthbert: 1up playing PixelJunk Shooter live RIGHT NOW – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1up-game-night

Google’s Living Labs is a cool way to read the news and view story timeline and other coverage all on a single page: http://bit.ly/5akA8n

IGN updated its website. It is cleaner, and faster. I like. http://www.ign.com/

That LIVE iPhone app I posted about http://bit.ly/79IoAe Looks like it will be removed soon http://bit.ly/8HicwO

12/9

RT @PS3Nation: RT @sidhenz: #Shatter soundtrack is now available http://bit.ly/8JPTtg CD release and iTunes availability coming soon

Today’s FREE Appvent iPhone game is “Wheeler’s Treasure” http://bit.ly/8Ee2vI

Ps3 firmware 3.15 includes new ps3 data transfer utility and makes psp minis playable on the ps3.

Associate Press named Uncharted 2 game of the year - http://bit.ly/7j9djg

Check out my fresh Twitter Tim.es newspaper http://twittertim.es/tirminyl

12/10

Uncharted 2 takes Metacritics overall top 2009 title based on their Platform Power Rankings- http://bit.ly/87abLz

PSN Store Update 12/10: PixelJunk Shooter, Frogger Returns, Dante’s Inferno, & inFAMOUS DLC http://bit.ly/5IHWam

Via NPD, MW2 sold 4.2m on 360 and 1.87m on PS3. New Super Mario Bros sold 1.39m on Wii. I’m shocked AC2 sold 448k on PS3 and 794k on 360.

2007 NPD listed 360 MW @ 1.57m, PS3 MW @ 444k, PS3 AC1 @ 377k and 360 AC1 @ 980k.

A Diablo II patch is out: http://bit.ly/56O1Ux

Just played the Dante’s Inferno demo. I get instant God of War Clone feeling but it’s a good feeling. Just how much is too much?

According to Gamasutra Forza 3 sold 1 million worldwide. From what we have seen of Oct and Nov US NPD data, the US accounts for about half. http://bit.ly/6LdolP

12/11

Reminder: Get Your PSP Comics Codes Now http://tirminyl.net/blog/2009/12/11/reminder-get-your-psp-comics-codes-now/

RT @AtlusUSA: Trauma Team for #Wii first look from @honestgamerHG http://bit.ly/92tErg #traumateam

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tirminyl — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:28 +0000

It’s the weekend and it’s the recap edition of what is happening here. Be sure to also check the twitter feed on the right navigation panel OR subscribe to my twitter account here: twitter.com/tirminyl

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PSN Sale Ends: I reminded you that the PSN game sale was ending. Did you catch it?

LBP Update 1.21: Find out what was in this update for LittleBigPlanet.

Get LIVE on your iphone: Stay connected with your LIVE friends.

PSN Video Store Fall Sale: Did you catch the $0.99 sale?

GameDevMap: A mapped way for you to stalk your favorite developers and publishers.

Dark Void Cinematic Trailer: Watch the full trailer for Dark Void.

Dark Void Dev Diary 1: I continue my Dark Void kick.

Qore + ModNation = Beta: Qore Subscribers Get Access To ModNation Racers Beta

PS Home Community Update: Featured Games For December

Dark Void Dev Diary 2: Watch more behind the scenes.

PS3 Themes: Themes You Should Check Out

PSN Store Update 12/2: Check out Qore, Bayonetta, Call Of Duty Classic

More inFAMOUS: inFAMOUS Sells Over 1.2 Million Units, gets new price, and more content.

Dark Void Dev Diary 3: The trilogy ends.

In Review – The Saboteur: See what the reviewers are saying.

PSN PULSE 12/3: Pixel Junk Shooter, Top Ten Demos & Comedies

A Week In News 11/30

tirminyl — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:00:46 +0000

Welcome back to the week in news! Once upon a time I used to do a daily recap of events linking you to various news story around the world. That got out of hand. Then I started to do a weekly recap of events. That got out of hand once again. Now, I am learning to master the web and will now provide you with a link to my saved news items of the week! Oh, and yes. I start my new week on Sunday!

What happened this week?

PSP Minis could be playable on PS3
The link between Michael Jackson and Sonic
Download a 10gb game from PSN
Gamers thoughts on micro-transactions
Microsoft uses the ban hammer again

Find out more

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tirminyl — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:51 +0000

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New Game Releases: Ratchet, Forza 3, and LittleBigPlanet were just a few of the games that released this week.

Ratchet and Clank Future Trailer: Another trailer for the upcoming Crack In Time release.

Assassin’s Creed Lineage: Watch part 1 of the live action Assassin’s Creed short.

DICE and dedicated servers: What does DICE has to say about the PC Community and dedicated servers.

God of War Collection Ship Date: Watch the trailer and find out when you can get your hands on the God of War collection.

District 9 to include God of War Demo: A first for Sony and Blu-Ray.

Bayonetta Dev Diary: Watch the Bayonetta diary. It’s in the details.

PSN Store Update: Inferno Pool, Fat Princess Demo, LocoRoco, and PSP Sales.

#FollowFriday: What you should follow on the web.

God of War 3 Demo: Watch Giant Bombs quick look of God of War 3.

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tirminyl — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:29:06 +0000

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God of War Dev Q&A: Video Q&A session with various GOW team members.

SCM Communication to the rescue: Improving communication with my developers.

New PS3 controller colors: Red and Blue PS3 controllers are available!

GOW collection coming to PS3: Even if you don’t have BC, you can play the God of War series.

Uncharted 2 Cinema mode: Check out this interview and get details.

PS3 firmware 3.0: Your reminder and what features to look out for.

Now you have firmware 3.0: What bothers me? Does it bother you?

Sony Ericsson Aino and Remote play: This phone can connect to your PS3 and watch your content.

Demon’s Souls Walkthrough: Walkthrough video for this title from Atlus.

Sony says thanks: I am an awesome PSN customer.

Assassins Creed 2 Dev Diary: See behind the scenes.

Ratchet and Clank Interview: Find out more of this title before it’s Oct release.

PSN Store Update: What is new this week on the PlayStation Store.

Home Community Update: What’s new in home.

MAG trailer: See this massive trailer.

Podcasts

PSNation Ep129: United Nations

Giant Bombast: 9/1

Backlog Support Group

VGEVO: My game save is corrupted but I won’t let that stop me!

A Week In Review 9/1

tirminyl — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:20:02 +0000

Welcome back to the week in review beta! Once upon a time I used to do a daily recap of events linking you to various news story around the world. That got out of hand. Then I started to do a weekly recap of events. That got out of hand once again. Now, I am learning to master the web and will now provide you with a link to my saved news items of the week! It is very possible that next week I will do an audio recap.

What happened this week?

PSP Minis, small downloadable games, gets mini pricing!
LittleBigPlanet gets a new demo and ModNation Racers Beta!
Win $50,000 developing a Xbox 360 game!
Scene It! goes multiplatform!

Find out more

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tirminyl — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:13:33 +0000

I didn’t post all that I wanted to post this week as there was just so much information to be had. Besides school and work, here is what kept me busy:

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LBP Adds Water: Check out the vid and sign up for the beta at beta.mediamolecule.com.
New Saboteur Trailer: This is a game that I will have plenty of fun with.
PSP Digital Comics: PSP gets a Digital Reader and comics are up first.
PS Home Update 1.3: Game launching and more coming soon.
PSN Store Update: Check out demos and more.
Heavy Rain Walkthrough David Cage gives us a glimpse of Heavy Rain at Gamescom.

Podcasts

PSNation Ep 127: Black Is Slimming
Giant Bombcast 8/18
InDis Ep90: Tangents R Us

Backlog Support Group

VGEVO: This week we were tasked to beat the seventh colossus. How many will next week bring?

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tirminyl — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:00:05 +0000

The week is over and I am ready to enjoy this weekend as much as I can. No hangover from last night, check. LBP saved game data completely erased? Check. While I replay LBP, you can read what happened here this week!

Trauma Team: Take a look behind the scenes.

PSN Sale: I reminded you not to forget it. If you did forget, check out what you missed.

PSN Update: Shatter is released and I am addicted!

Shatter Impressions: An audio entry going over my quick impressions of shatter, plus review link and soundtrack link.

MicroBlogCast 7/24: I talk about Valves “gamers fund games” idea and Sony’s expansion of PSN to Vaio laptops!

PSN Top 10 Games: Top 10 for week 7/9-7/15 and 7/16-7/23.

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tirminyl — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:15:30 +0000

A recap of this weeks activities:

New Game Releases: Do you like Ghostbusters or Guitar Hero?
PSP Go Is Not So Go: My thoughts on the PSP Go.
Interview w/ Jack Tretton: Follow up interview from E3.
MadWorld Soundtrack Coming Soon: Get your hands on the game soundtrack!
Realtime Worlds and Crackdown: How another start-up took over their project.
2BeeGames Competition: Check out the games, play them and vote for your favorite!
Unbound Saga for PSP: Check out this digital only brawler!
PlayStation Store Update: Price drops, Qore, and Metal Gear begs for your wallet.
Activision Threatens Sony: Guess what happens if you don’t drop your price?
God Of War 3 Demo: Why are you reading this description? You should be watching the videos.

And back to inFamous I go…

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tirminyl — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:08:56 +0000

Here is a recap of all things happening this past week:

New Game Releases: Time to spend money.
No Qore For You Yet: Wondering why you don’t have your latest episode of Qore?
Valve Still Says No To PS3 Development: Left4Dead will not grace your PS3, ever.
Life In SCM PT.2: I blog about my life in Software Configuration Management.
Shatter for PSN: A new PSN game that you should keep your eye out for.
WipEout HD Fury: How this game got better looking is beyond me.
PlayStatio Store Update: See what you can spend your money on this week, again.
Mirror’s Edge Score Released: I already downloaded it, why haven’t you?
What I’m Playing This Weekend: Let’s see if that really happens.