MGO World Championship - Japan Preliminary Round

July 16, 2008 | Filed under: Games

Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 was announced at a recent MGS4 World Tour event in Japan, and today Japan official website for Metal Gear Online is now updated with the latest info on Japan preliminary round for Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008. Expect similar announcement to be revealed in other territories.

Championship Overview (for Japan)

Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 is a world-wide scale championship to determine the world’s number one player and number one clan. Registration (for Japan region) will start on July 17th 2008.

  • Championship will be divided to two sections - Individual Competition and Clan War.
    * every clan must have at least 6 people to participate in this championship
  • Preliminary round will be held online.
    * finalist for preliminary round is scheduled to compete at another event venue
  • Individual player and clan that wins the competition will represent Japan for the world championship.

More details will be announced later on July 17th: http://www.konami.jp/mgo/jp/hd/event/index.html#c02

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Metal Gear Online GENE Expansion Details

July 11, 2008 | Filed under: Games

UPDATE: From Japanese official website for Metal Gear Online, it is confirmed that GENE expansion will be released on  July 17th, 2008.

Metal Gear Online Community official website is now updated with the latest info on ‘GENE’ expansion pack that includes new maps, characters, and game mode. Details as following:

The much awaited “Metal Gear Online Expansion” …

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PlayStation Network Update (Jul 11)

July 11, 2008 | Filed under: PlayStation Network

(for US PSN)

Siren: Blood Curse demo
Monster Madness: Grave Danger demo
Wall*E demo
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian demo
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Gift Pack (free)
Rock Band DLC

“Snow (Hey Oh!)” - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
“Tell Me Baby” - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
“Closer To The Heart” - Rush
“Working Man” (Vault Edition) - Rush

SOCOM: Confrontation “Assault” trailer…

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PlayStation Network Update (Jul 04)

July 4, 2008 | Filed under: PlayStation Network

(for US PSN)

Qore Episode 2 ($2.99 - includes Naruto demo)
Guitar Hero III “Top Gun Anthem” song add-on (free)
Rock Band Crüefest Pack ($3):

“Down At The Whisky” - Mötley Crüe ($1)
“Time is Running Out” - Papa Roach ($1)
“Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” - Trapt ($1)
“Promised Land” - Vesuvius (Free)

Killzone 2 trailer
Valkyria Chronicles video
Battlefield: Bad …

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Firmware Update 2.40 Changelog

July 2, 2008 | Filed under: Firmware Updates

The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:

Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software.
Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen
You can now perform an Internet search directly …

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