Hasta La Gadget!

Sony wants to let you know that the latest adventure for its easily recognizable Sackboy mascot is heading out to fans soon. And if you can’t wait for it to come to stores, you may be lucky enough to grab an early shot at LittleBigPlanet Karting when it arrives in beta form. Sony is encouraging players to keep an eye on the PlayStation Blog for their chance to get into the beta.

LittleBigPlanet 2 was supposed to be the game that let players create any kind of game they wanted. So, arguably, if you wanted a customizable LittleBigPlanet kart racing experience, you’d be able to create that already. But not everyone has that much time on their hands, so Media Molecule and development partners United Front Games will be bringing Karting to the PS3 as the next LBP entry. LittleBigPlanet is also making its way to the PlayStation Vita platform as well, so the series is still going strong.

A post on the PlayStation Blog described the new game, saying, “Our goal with LBP Karting has been fairly simple – provide a fast-paced experience that captures the best of classic karting gameplay, married with the unbridled creativity of LBP. This new adventure will be accessible to players of all ages and have all of the variety necessary to satisfy both the hardcore and more casual players.” Further details, including release date information, will be released at a later time.

[via PlayStation Blog]

Sony LittleBigPlanet Karting beta promised soon is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Racing games are definitely not new, and I remember playing Death Track on the 8086 all those years ago, swapping floppies feverishly along the way. Well, you can say that Nintendo more or less popularized the idea of kart racing in a comical and cute manner with the Mario Kart series that is still going strong today across different platforms, and the Sony PS3 is not exempt from the karting mania as well with word that LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta is on its way to a release. The whole idea of LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta is to receive feedback on the overall experience of the game, and hopefully, with the kind of feedback that the development team received, they will be able to weed out any potential road bumps and release a smashing game in time.

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Telltale’s video game adaptation of the cult hit-turned smashing success of a TV show The Walking Dead, will be getting its second episode on Friday, June 29. The Walking Dead: Episode 2 will go live on console digital download stores at that time, and your experience will vary depending on how you played the first episode. Telltale says it tracks every decision you make throughout the game’s multiple episodes.

The full game is set to be split up into five episodes, each of which will be sold on the digital download platforms for $4.99. Or, if you have a strong feeling that you’ll want to buy all five, you can buy the entire series upfront for $19.99, saving you an eventual $5 or so compared to buying each episode individually. Even though it’s a zombie game, though, don’t expect a hack-and-slash adventure.

Instead, this game is heavily driven by story and dialogue, and making decisions within the game. “Your decisions or actions might have an effect in the episode you’re playing or might affect the entire season. You could answer a question in a certain way and have a character become suspicious of your motives, or you could be forced to choose who to save when two people are in mortal peril but only one can be yanked back from the zombie horde. Your decisions will stay with you throughout the series, and their repercussions could mean that you and a friend have a very different game experience,” Telltale wrote in an earlier PlayStation Blog post.

[via PlayStation Blog]

The Walking Dead video game continues Friday is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sleep easy tonight, boys and girls – there will be a new PS3 System Software Update 4.20 tomorrow for your beloved PS3 console, where this particular update will feature a bunch of minor updates that will help strengthen functionality while improving your overall experience. The previous update, version 4.10 which came out a few months ago, allowed you to throw in a feature which let you hear your own voice via the Wireless Stereo Headset whenever you play multiplayer modes. This kind of audio feedback is known as “sidetone”, and Sony is pleased to announce that system software update 4.20 will bring about an improvement to sidetone audio performance as it enables you to select one out of five levels for microphone audio, with the option to turn the feature off completely if you do not want your ears enjoy such an experience.

Folks who rely on a Wireless Stereo Headset when watching their favorite movies on Blu-ray or DVD on the PS3 will definitely welcome PS3 System Software Update 4.20, as it opens up a whole new world of audio performance with the enabling of virtual surround sound functionality, delivering a superior audio experience in the process. Not only that, you can also set the amount of time that the system will wait before it turns itself off automatically.

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If you try to sign into the PlayStation Network tomorrow from your PS3, chances are you’ll be asked to download a firmware update before you’re allowed to access any other online content. Sony has announced that it will be pushing out a new system update for the console, bringing the firmware to version 4.20. The update will optimize performance as always, in addition to adding new functionality and features.

The headline part of the update is improved performance for the newly launched Wireless Stereo Headset. The version 4.20 update gives the peripheral “virtual surround sound” quality for playback of Blu-ray and DVD movies. It also improves sidetone audio performance with the ability to choose from five different microphone audio settings. Sidetone refers to when you hear your own voice during online gameplay.

The new PS3 update also adds new settings for automatically turning the system off when it Video/TV/Music/Photo mode, as well as Game/Other Features mode. Managing save files has also been enhanced with the ability to select multiple items and delete or copy en masse. Sony has been known to sneak other content – like anti-piracy measures – into firmware updates without announcing them, but the above is what the company has publicly disclosed.

[via Gamezone]

Sony PS3 firmware 4.20 heading out tomorrow is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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