The Official DLB-Network Gaming Podcast Episode 117
Featuring: DLB, MikeDemo1, A Big Shot, Snake-oo, Hoodnerd, Triggaman Show Notes: *June NPD: Sales Numbers *Killzone 3: 4-Player Co-Op Confirmed *Michael Jordan NBA 2K11 Cover Blog: DLB-Network.com Forums: DLB-Network.com/forums DLBTV: YouTube.com/INCentertainment Podcast: DLB.Podomatic.com also on iTunes
DLB-Network iPhone 4 Review
In this review we will be taking a look at the front & back camera, video & picture quality, the Bumper accessory, multitasking, and how to prolong your battery life. After the break you’ll see photos and raw videos that were taken directly from the iPhone 4, I also put a video together using iMovie [...]
The Official DLB-Network Gaming Podcast Episode: 116
In this podcast we discuss the E3 conference that happened in LA recently, we discuss our opinions on how Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo did at E3 this year and we even touch on big things like PlayStation Plus being announced, ESPN coming to Xbox Live, and Medal of Honor. . Forums: DLB-Network.com/forums DLBTV: YouTube.com/INCentertainment
ModNation Racers Trophy Guide
It is here, the ModNation Racers Trophy Guide by the DLB-Network. Whoever may be having trouble with their trophies will be able to have some tips on how to complete them just be warned that it is pretty much impossible for the average player to get a platinum in this game but the game itself [...]
New Killzone 3 Interview & Screens
There are some new better quality screen shots as well as a good informative interview with Guerilla’s lead producer Steven Ter Heide. The interview is courtesy of Bitmob so you guys can take a look. Most of it will be after the break. . . BITMOB: So the Helghast are supposed to be tougher this [...]
SOCOM 4 has gained much attention over time since it was announced a few months back, the game will be made by Zipper interactive, unlike SOCOM: Confrontation, which was plagued with serious connection and network problems when released, So even though this game is being delayed, this is mainly why. Zipper Interactive is delaying the game to avoid that very reason it seems.
Senior community manager Jeremy Dunham had to say, “While we’re certainly aware that you’ve been looking forward to playing SOCOM 4 this year, we don’t want to take any shortcuts. Instead, we want to deliver the best and most immersive SOCOM game we possibly can and we’re going to use our extra time to do just that.” So the game will be released now in 2011, no specific time range in 2011, just sometime next year. Although it will probably be in a time range that wont conflict with a Call of Duty game or Killzone 3 next year.
With Sony’s recent announcement of their latest financial results, also comes an update on the console sales race. As of now the gap between the PS3 and Xbox 360 is now only 3.6 million units. Here is how Sony has achieve it:
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During Sony’s fiscal-2010 year (April 1st 2009 to March 31st 2010) the PS3 sold 13 million units. But in the past 12 months, the PS3 sold 14.3 million units. That’s in comparison to the Xbox 360’s 10.3 million units. The PS3 sold a whole 4 million units more than the 360 in just 12 months.
*Also an interesting note. If this flow in sales continued exactly the same (the Xbox 360 S and Kinect are wild cards) the PS3 will have sold more than the Xbox 360 by the first half of 2011.
Finally, it looks like Sony has returned to profitability today. The company recorded net profits of 25.7 billion yen during its fiscal first quarter, up from the 37.1 billion yen loss it suffered last year during the same time period.
Sony was able to reduce its loses this year to just 3.8 billion yen, a significant improvement from the 36.7 billion yen loss the year before.
The PS3 was a major contributing factor to the turnaround, Sony said. PS3 hardware for the quarter hit 2.4 million units sold worldwide, up from 1.1 million the prior quarter. PS3 software sales also nearly doubled with 24.8 million units sold, up from 14.8 million.
PSP sales dropped in the quarter to 1.2 million from 1.3 million, while its software sales saw an increase to 9.2 million units from 8.3 million.
Sony is forecasting 15 million PlayStation 3 units sold worldwide this fiscal year, its highest to date. It’s forecasting about a million unit drop in PSP and PS2 sales, however.
The PlayStation 3′s worldwide install base is currently at 38 million.
For those who haven’t noticed yet we have a specific spot in the forums for the podcast and everybody’s questions and comments, every time a new episode is uploaded we will have a new forum post ready for your comments & questions for the next upcoming episode. Right now episode 117 is up and if you go here then you can submit questions and comments for the upcoming episode 118.
Hurry up and go submit a question or comment in the forums for episode 118 because the crew is supposed to be recording the podcast tonight! and check back in the forums from time to time after that for the upcoming episode’s question and comment area. In case you haven’t heard the forums are now easy to work with, just log on with your website name and that same name can be used in the forums as-well now instead of two accounts like it used to be.
The podcast is recorded and the questions are answered, thanks to everybody who submitted, stay locked to the podcast section of the forums for all upcoming podcasts question sections.
On Tuesday, August 17 in Cologne, SCEE’s will be holding its gamescom press conference.
The press conference starts at 6.00pm CET (5.00pm BST) (12 Noon EST)
The games Sony’s has announced to take to the show,include:
Killzone 3
Gran Turismo 5
inFamous 2
LittleBigPlanet 2
DC Universe Online
Journey
Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Sorcery
This is only the second press conference to be announced for the show: EA said two weeks ago that it will be holding its presser on the same day as Sony’s, earlier in the afternoon.
In DC Universe Online, you’ll be able to team up with legendary DC heroes like Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern… or pledge allegiance to the Joker, Lex Luthor, and other classic villains to determine the fate of the DC Universe. During the struggle for supremacy, you’ll team up with thousands of other players online from your PS3, customize your own skills and abilities, and ultimately create the most powerful super-being ever depicted in a videogame setting
The game finally drops November 2nd, for all you still looking forward to the for a fully fledged console MMO.
PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to get an early taste of the upcoming beta release of Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. Stated to arrive on the PlayStation Network this Autumn, new details have come from Comic Con, confirming that the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta testing phase will launch in September.
At The end of the official Comic-con trailer said “Pre-Order the Game Now with Select Online Retailers and Play the PS3 Exclusive Multiplayer Beta”, and it’s here that most previous trailers have ended. However, this new trailer then displayed a further splash screen, announcing “Beta Coming September 2010”.
The whole trailer can be found here. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is set for release this November on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Sony just released info on the PlayStation 3′s next minor firmware update that should be available “soon”. This update will be adding another feature to the PlayStation Store that will add a “You May Like” section to the right side of the content that you are browsing and when you pull this up it will show related content that you may have not known about, making more content noticed.
Recently they have added a star rating system to the Store and now there’s this new feature. This update is obviously a small one and Sony has not spoken of any other features that will be added besides this. There will also be an update (v6.31) that will be added to the PSP that is also minor and will add more stability when playing some software titles.
Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono recently dropped a fairly sizable bomb on attendees of the company’s “Street Fighter Mania!: SSFIV and Beyond” panel at Comic-Con: Street Fighter X Tekken. The oft-rumored project will be developed by Capcom using the Street Fighter IV engine (only with two-fighter tag team battles), and will feature a number of fighters from Namco’s similarly successful fighting franchise, including Kazuya and Nina Williams. Read more »
As the PlayStation Move approaches its September release, dedicated third party accessories are starting to infiltrate stores catalogs, offering alternatives to the official ones or solutions Sony doesn’t provide.
Below are a few possible 3rd party accessories found at at various online stores. Again, none of these are 100% confirmed at all. I think its intresting to think about though.
Well it looks like Sony has taken it upon themselves to release a comparison chart of their own; regarding all the new motion gaming in the market. To me, this chart seems to state most of the already obvious, however, you may find it interesting.
Some of the main points you will find in this chart that you may not have thought about is the lack for the Kinect to support rechargeable batteries, feedback, buttons, and wireless connection to the console, however some of the comparisons between the Kinect, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation Move being made by Sony may surprise you; take a look for yourself, and comment your thoughts.