Today the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta hit Europe, while being delayed in the US.

However, the UK Forums are currently loaded with negative reviews of the Beta... far from lackluster is the gist of what I am reading.

There has also been a patch update v1.01 (7.7MB) released which fixes the initial server and VoIP issues, and the servers are now up and...

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Sony's PlayStation Portable Marketing Manager Kristin Neirinckx has introduced a promotion on the PS Blog geared towards those seeking to get a PSPgo console this holiday season for $199.

To quote: Due to the overwhelming response to last year’s holiday promotions for the PlayStation Card, we have new exciting incentive, this time giving you the chance to save $50 on a brand new PSPgo....

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Earlier this year we reported that the Entertainment Software Association of Canada was seeking to jail pirates and target mod-chips.

Today, the ESA has praised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and York Police Service for a recent raid on retailers selling pirated software at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario.

To quote: After a two month investigation, authorities seized...

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As the first of several updates to our dead PS3 Blu-ray drive community project from last week, our PS3 Devs have identified what they believe to be the root cause of drive failures associated with the recent updates in PS3 Firmware v3.00/v3.01.

We suspect that the 3.00 and 3.01 PS3 Firmware updates, which contain the BD firmware patch file BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.PKG, is the main contributing factor to...

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Recently Sony became involved in a class action suit over PS3 Firmware 3.0 issues.

The PS3 Devs are currently seeking someone to donate (or sell, if necessary) a PS3 Blu-ray drive that is confirmed to be dead from the v3.00 Firmware Update that Sony recently pulled.

It would also help if those who can't offer their dead drives could reply with their drive details.

For...

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A few months back we gave a shout out for a talented coder, and shortly after SamY was welcomed to our PS3 Dev Team!

In recent weeks we have made some significant progress with the PS3 Reference Tool, which will be detailed as time permits in the months to come.

That being said, we are now seeking someone who can help with MIPs Executable (ELF) reversals from decrypted,...

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Topware Interactive issued a Press Release announcing that they will be the US publisher for Scivelation, an upcoming Unreal Engine III-based third person shooter.

Due out for the PS3, XBox 360 and PC in mid-2010, the game is being developed by Ukraine-based Black Wing Foundation.

Press Release: Scivelation Announced for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

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Today PR Manager Jill Webber has announced that they are seeking players for the Uncharted 2 PS3 online demo, and from Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 12:01 AM PST through Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST they will be giving away ten Fortune Hunter Editions randomly to players each day!

To quote: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition Giveaway

Log on...

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Although it's a day late, PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is back with this Thursday's PSN update.. on Friday! :p

To quote: It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Downloadable Games
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao ($14.99)
The Evil Overlord must be stopped! Perform devastating combos, swift dodge maneuvers and punishing finisher moves on...

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Today French site Logic-Sunrise.com (linked above) has published a guide based on the Free60 Exploit and the work of Tiros.

For those seeking to give it a try, to quote: "We're going to explain you the Free60 exploit, which consists in launching decrypted code (hello word) on a Xbox 360 system.

Once this bug has been well exploited, It will be possible, in a near future,...

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