PS3 Weekend Warrior: Gearing up for E3 with the continuation of the Kojima saga

This is the last PS3 Weekend Warrior before we go into full-on E3 2009 mode. Most companies are still trying to keep whatever info they’re revealing at E3 under wraps, but thankfully we still got a few big updates the past week, otherwise this edition of the Weekend Warrior would consist only of one bullet point telling everybody to watch out for our E3 coverage (which you should totally watch out for, by the way). Anyway, read on for the rest of the PS3 Weekend Warrior.

 

This is the last PS3 Weekend Warrior before we go into full-on E3 2009 mode. Most companies are still trying to keep whatever info they’re revealing at E3 under wraps, but thankfully we still got a few big updates the past week, otherwise this edition of the Weekend Warrior would consist only of one bullet point telling everybody to watch out for our E3 coverage (which you should totally watch out for, by the way).

Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions continued to be at the top of the news list this week, thanks to some mighty fine — albeit very frustrating — teasing. Not to be outdone, Final Fantasy Versus XIII head guy Tetsuya Nomura also got his time in the spotlight by talking about the new Final Fantasy titles he’s busied himself with.

Read on for the rest of the PS3 Weekend Warrior!

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The Hardware:

• inFamous 80GB PS3 bundle available at Amazon UK. Link
• Sony cutting down on number of parts suppliers. Link
• Rumor: PS3 slim coming after summer. Link
• GameStop to bundle 80 GB PS3 with Advent Children Complete. Link

The Games:

• Sucker Punch: no plans for inFamous DLC, multiplayer. Link
• More updates on Final Fantasy games from Tetsuya Nomura. Link
• Sony: MAG will be playable at E3. Link
• SCEE expresses high expectations for inFamous. Link
• One of three unannounced Square Enix games is ‘Rapture’, PS3 console exclusive. Link
• PS3 Greatest Hits line gets six new games. Link
• The White Knight Chronicles E3 Trailer. Link
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift third game update detailed, first look at E3. Link
• The Kojima Code:
• Take it from the experts: Mega64 cracks the Kojima code. Link
• Big Boss breaks rain in Kojima’s teaser site. Link
• Hideo Kojima talks about the next MGS in Famitsu PSP+PS3, raises more questions than answers. Link
• Killzone 2:
• Let the bodies hit the floor: Killzone 2 Patch 1.27 will be released tomorrow. Link
• Killzone 2 patch delayed. Link

The Network:

• PlayStation Home gets some new BUZZ! Link
• PSN US – PlayStation Store Update 05/28. Link
• PS3 update coming soon, will feature VidZone. Link

The Homebrew:

• Open Remote Play v1.2 BETA: SIXAXIS/DS3 controller and mouse support added, more. Link

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And that’s it folks. For the coming week we’ll be bringing you the hottest PS3 news from E3 2009, so keep it locked here on the QJ.NET PS3 blog.