Ghost of Sparta PSP-3000 Bundle Debuts

I am Kratos! Raaarrrrr!!!!

On November 2nd, 2010, my latest adventure God of War: Ghost of Sparta arrives on retail shelves. It will reveal secrets of my powerful origin as I plan to defeat Zeus and all who oppose me.

Raaarrrrr!!!!

You can participate in my adventure or if you don't own a PSP, purchase my special PSP-3000 bundle, crafted by my loyal Spartan army to defeat the enemies in my way.

The bundle will include -

- A Black and Red Two-Toned PSP-3000

- God of War: Ghost of Sparta UMD Game– After God of War concludes, Ghost of Sparta begins with the story of Kratos’ ascension to power as the God of War.

- God of War: Chains of Olympus PlayStation Network Downloadable Game Voucher – Before the events of God of War, experience Kratos’ journey during the 10-years of servitude to the Gods of Olympus in one of the most highly acclaimed action titles of all time!

- Kick Ass – UMD Movie

- 2 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo

Contents fit for a God of War. Rarrrr!!!!!

Head over to the Official PayStation Blog for complete details and more pictures of my godly PSP.

Rarrrrr!!!!!

Chilean Miners Pass The Time With PSPs!

The trapped Chilean miners incident marches on as messages of love and hope are delivered to the workers. The miners will possibly be trapped beneath the Earth until Christmas or even longer. Messages of love from your family is great and all but how are those poor souls really supposed to pass the time with? Why playing PSP of course!

Gizmodo is reporting that the trapped miners are receiving PSPs to help pass the time. Sweet!

Now these guys can get a crackin' on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker! That's a kick ass game to pass the time with. I'm over 54 hours into that epic and still counting. Awesome! I just had to share this story, it's just too cool!

Namco's Really Gotta Lighten Up

The gang over at techdirt have discovered that a kid who re-created Pac-Man, has been contacted by the Namco empire to take it down. The game was developed using the simple programing language Scratch. The whole story can be read here.

From Scratch's Official Site - "Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, with financial support from the National Science Foundation, Microsoft, Intel Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Google, Iomega and MIT Media Lab research consortia."

Yeah, Namco's really gotta chill out on this one. The language is designed for kids to get them interested in programming. I doubt a kid's version of Pac-Man is gonna put a dent in all them iTouch/iPhone/iPad sales.

James "The Man" Cameron's Camera Tech

I haven't updated my blog forever. Sadly, real life plays a far greater roll and the fun blog is placed aside. Now: No More! I'm back and ready to take action!

Apparently there was some kinda German video game show that happened last week, which I'll have to catch up and comment on later. Today however, we have two sweet videos from Attack of The Show featuring James "The Man" Cameron as he explains Avatar 2 and his brand new awesome 3-D camera technology. It is great stuff! Enjoy!

Two Great Movies At The End of Summer

The Expendables and Scott Pilgrim VS The World are summer flicks. They should have opened somewhere in the beginning or middle of the sunny season. Instead, they appear at the end. Where I live, summer is over. It's cool, cloudy and rainy. Burrrr...

In theatres, one can watch Stallone and the gang blow up crap awesome and beat the snot out of bad dudes. The Expendables is glorious fun. It is the stuff of 80's action movie dreams are made of. It's paced better, more rewarding and constructed a hell of a lot better than the movies of the gone era. We've seen this film before. Good guys take on bad guys and win. The Expendables just does it better than the rest. The action scenes are epic. The flick ends and I had a stupid grin from ear to ear. Thanks Sly, you rock! The scene with Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis is awesome. I was waiting my entire life for that one scene!

Scott Pilgrim VS The World is for the ADHD generation. The movie is explosive in imagery and action. I couldn't stop laughing during the flick. My only complaint is that once and awhile, the pacing seemed off resulting the flick grind to a stop. Example: right at the beginning with Scott and his high school girlfriend, the setup felt long and tedious. It needed to be tightened up. Plus, moments after the thunderous action scenes felt boring as hell. I still highly recommend seeing it. It's visually awesome and hysterical!

Madden 11 Is Out

Madden 11 is out for every single video console and handheld in the galaxy. I picked up the PS3 edition and awaiting to purchase it on the PSN Store later today. I'm very curious about the iTouch/iPad edition of the game. I played Madden 10 last year on the iTouch and found it very enjoyable. This year's looks even more impressive. EA is just rockin' the franchise, It's awesome to see it hit Apple's platform in style.

There are a million reviews out on the internets for the latest pigskin experience. So instead of reading more thoughts of it, let's look at the past and how Madden was started.

Over at EDGE, they have a wonderful article detailing the origial, the very 1st Madden game ever made. The game hit not only the Sega Genesis but the Commodore 64 as well. Check out the article HERE.

Also, IGN presents a very deep and sweet look at the entire history of the Madden franchise. It can be found HERE.

Now it's off to play this year's edition...

How Do I Complete Chapter 5 of MGS:PW?!?!?

This post has a few partial spoilers to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. I ain't spoiling the story or all of it's wonderful secrets. I am going to keep my description very brief. Still, if you haven't played this epic adventure you may wanna skip this. You've been warned!

As many of you know, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a HUGE GAME. MEGA HUGE. It's the BIGGEST MGS GAME EVER!

After one has completed Chapter 4 and the gorgeous cinematic's unveil it's awesome ending, the credits roll and then BOOM! In text the game proclaims that it will be concluded in Chapter 5.

WTF? Argh! Didn't I complete this baby?!?! Leave it to Kojima to keep us guessing and continually rewarded. ;)

So how does one get to the final, final battle in Peace Walker? Straight from Prima's Essential Guide is the following description:

- Complete Zadornov Search 6

- Mother Base must have been upgraded to two plants. When your Intel Team reaches Level 40, development on the second plant will begin. At that point, complete 13 missions other than Target Practice: No Limit or training missions to complete construction.

- You must have gathered all the basic parts for Metal Gear ZEKE, and must have the railgun installed. Metal Gear ZEKE cannot be assigned to an Outer Ops Team.

- After fulfilling the requirements above, complete three additional missions (other than Target Practice: No Limit) to trigger the call from Kaz informing you that Zadornov has escaped his cell again.

- Load Target Practice: No Limit (Extra Ops Mission 001) and climb the stairs to the second floor to find Zardornov. Approach him to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene the mission begins.

There ya go! Good luck! Big phat props to Prima and their sweet guide. It's worth picking up to help you discover all of the game's hidden secret's and how to kick major ass during all of the missions.

Cut To The Chase Cast 2010 - Episode 03

Kelley and Kathy discuss summer movies such as Inception, The A-Team and Kick Ass. They also review Suikoden, Persona 1 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Direct Download Podcast Here

Podcast Homepage Here

Walking In Peace Earns Konami Big Money

Snake racks in the money for Konami HQ and Big Boss Kojima. To date, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has sold over 1.06 million units worldwide. Sadly, this dose not include those mysterious PlayStation Network purchases. Who knows how many people obtained the title digitally? A clue may lead in Konami's first quarter official sales data.

During the months of April to June, Metal Gear games have sold a total of 1.27 million world wide. The official Konami info strictly states the data as "METAL GEAR". So it may include sales of Metal Gear Solid 4 or Peace Walker digital purchases.

The fact is that the title has sold over a million units within two months of release.

Congratulations to Kojima and Konami! The game deserves great success.

Thanks to VGChartz and andrasang for the 411.

Rarr! I'm The Ghost of Sparta! I Come With Pre-Order Bonuses!

I am Kratos! The God of War! Rarr!

My latest adventure, God of War: Ghost of Sparta arrives November 2. If you pre-order now, you'll receive a Spartan army size of rewards including exclusive PSP/PS3 themes, avatars and a video documentary featuring the directors of my adventures.

Rarr! Pre-order now! Visit the PlayStation Blog for more details...

Rarr!

Madden 11 PSP Bun... Wait! What? There's Another PSP Bundle?!?!

In a little over a week, Madden 11 arrives for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and 3. Yes, they are still making a PS2 version once again. Wow! Madden 11 for the PSP and PS3 will allow gamers to export their franchise between both versions. This is a feature we fans have been dreamin' about for a long time.

Now look what we have here. A brand new PSP-3000 bundle, celebrating the release of the beloved pigskin game. This package includes a black PSP-3000 and a copy of Madden 11 on UMD. There are no additional PSN downloads included, nor a movie or memory stick. Still, the package only costs the price of the PSP unit itself, $169.99.

I however, highly recommend the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP-3000 bundle. It costs a little bit more, $199.99 but you get more content and it's worth it. Plus, the green PSP-3000 is pretty sweet.

If you still don't have a PSP. Here's a detailed article I wrote explaining all the sweet things the mobile device can do.

Cheers!