6w ago - Naughty Dog Community Strategist Eric Monacelli posted up a follow-up video today spotlighting The Last of Us development series dubbed Episode 2: Wasteland Beautiful below.

To quote: In our first video in The Last of Us Development series we took a look at the Infected. We explored their unpredictable nature, what the Cordyceps fungus has done to these humans, and how we as developers worked some plausible science about infection into the game.

Area 5 returned to the studio to discover how we created the game world. The second video in the series looks at what went into the concept and design of the world and its environments in The Last of Us.

The key word for the development of every aspect in The Last of Us is contrast. There's a counterpoint to nearly every detail in the game and we strive to show as much beauty as the ugly, brutal realities of the world allow. We think you'll find our wasteland beautiful once you get into the game world in just a couple months.

Check it out:





Our next video in the series will explore the crafting and scavenging gameplay mechanics. An in-depth documentary on the game disc will contain an expanded look at all the content in these videos. The Last...

9w ago - Following up on their previous release, today French developers Dev-Team-SPT / ARCH have released a PS3 CFW ARCH 4.31 v2.04 MO_oD update with details below.

Download: PS3 CFW ARCH 4.31 v2.04 MO_oD / PS3 CFW ARCH 4.31 v2.04 MO_oD (Mirror)

MD5 Hash: 7A5F23CFDBFEC8111A1C28E5BC1F127C

To quote, roughly translated: Update CFW ARCH 4.31 M0_od v2.04, based on a firmware 4.31 official (no spoof). This release brings a lot of characteristics and novelties, both performance and stability, by its ease of use! Thanks to the Dev MiralaTijera for the recent release of its tools.

In this update the XMB menu has completely changed to make it more fluid, friendly with quick access for content accessible ps3 since Internet.





Characteristic Changes

• compatibility Blu - Ray enhanced emulation
  
• modified CoreOS / add liblv2dbg_for_dex.sprx patched for cex version 4.31...

11w ago - Today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer BigBoss has released PS3Dev Builder with OSX Mountain Lion alongside some details below from the included ReadMe file.

Download: PS3Dev Builder with OSX Mountain Lion / GIT

To quote from his blog (linked above): I have just released a tool to let you build under Osx Mountain Lion:

• Sony binutils and toolchain gcc 4.1.1 for SDK 3.60. Don't ask about how to get SDK 3.60
  
• ps3dev binutils, toolchain, psl1ght and ps3libraries
  

What does this do?

This program will automatically build and install a compiler and other tools official and homebrew used in the creation of official and homebrew software for the Sony PlayStation 3 videogame system using Osx Mountain Lion

What do I need ?

You will need a few tool installed before:

1) Your mac with Osx Mountain Lion. All was tested with mac mini late 2012
2) Enable root account. Ref support.apple.com/kb/PH11331
3) Install xquartz (x11) Ref...

23w ago - Today an anonymous PlayStation 3 developer has released PS3 SPKG Tool v1.0 for both Windows and Linux users with details below.

Download: PS3 SPKG Tool v1.0 for Windows and Linux / PS3 SPKG Tool v1.0 for Windows and Linux (Mirror)

From the ReadMe file: SPKG Tool 1.0

Requirements:

• fail0verflow key folder
  
• spkg (3.56+) and pkg (0.80-3.55) key/iv
  
• disabled ecdsa check in spu_pkg_rvk_verifier
  

Usage:

• spkg in.pkg out.spkg_hdr
  or
  
• spkg in.spkg_hdr out.decrypted_spkg -d
  

Thanks to:

• Fail0verflow for their tools
  
• Anyone that thinks replacing a coldboot logo means creating his/her own cfw
  

24w ago - Following up on the previous rumor and PS4 (Orbis) details, IGN has shared some video footage and details on Version 2 of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) Developer Kits below.

According to their source, a new version 2 of the PlayStation 4 dev kit is currently being distributed to developers with the final version expected next year.

To quote from their page (linked above): Anonymous sources have reportedly told VG247 that new versions of the Orbis kit are winging their way to developers, replete with Blu-ray support and housed in the humble cases of normal PCs.

This is apparently the second iteration of the dev kit; the first, which appeared earlier this year, was in essence just a graphics card, while this version is now a "modified PC". The report asserts that the next update will come in January, when it'll be close to final specifications, with the ultimate version landing with devs next summer.

The shipping of the Orbis kit apparently follows a series of meetings held by Sony...