The much anticipated release of the coolest firmware to date will be released on Wednesday July 2nd.  To go along with the in-game XMB will also be PS3’s Trophy System.  Here’s what we can expect and what game we can expect to see the Trophy system in use:

Super Stardust HD, a PLAYSTATION Network-exclusive released in June 2007, will be the first game to leverage Trophies and will offer a variety of trophies. Trophy support in Super Stardust HD will be available for first-time users who purchase the game soon after firmware v2.40 is released, while those who previously purchased and downloaded the title will be prompted to install a free patch.

PS3 users can expect to see additional games bringing Trophies support to their feature sets through 2008 and beyond, providing even greater opportunity to showcase their accomplishments and compete with friends. The following first-party games are also slated to offer Trophy support:

• BUZZ! Quiz TV
• LittleBigPlanet
• MotorStorm Pacific Rift
• NBA 09 - PS3
• PAIN
• PixelJunk Eden
• Resistance 2
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
• Warhawk

To further emphasize the community aspects of this system software update, the amount of people you can add to your PSN friends list has been doubled, to 100.

I will be really impressed if Sony goes back to previous first-party games.  Resistance would be a great reason to blow the dust off the cover and slide that bad boy in!  Anyone interested in Pixel Junk Monsters Trophies?

Image Via Kotaku

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: 240, coolest, date, Features, firmware, firmware 2.40, game, July, Pacific, Playstation, ps3 2.40, ps3 firmware update, release, Stardust, Super, support, system, Trophies, Trophy, US, Wednesday, XMB

High Voltage Software Releases Fun 4 Player Sci-Fi Shooter

Hoffman Estates, IL – June 20, 2008 - High Voltage Software, Inc., one of the world’s largest independent developers, today announced Gyrostarr™, an exciting new sci-fi shooter scheduled for release via the WiiWare™ downloadable service on Monday June 23, 2008.

Gyrostarr features fast action gameplay across 50 intense levels as up to four players pilot ships on a futuristic track, shooting enemies, dodging obstacles, and collecting upgrades. The game takes advantage of the company’s proprietary Quantum 3 Game Engine technology, which provides advanced graphical capabilities. Gyrostarr’s controls were built from the ground up to utilize the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii™.

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: action, Chief Creative, date, Eric Nofsinger, fun, game, Gyrostarr, High, June, Kerry, Player, press, release, Releases, ShooterHoffman Estates, software, Voltage, WiiWare

We kick off the continuation of Audiosurf Song of the Week-series with the Swedish, post-hardcore act, Cult of Luna. Today is the European release date (July 16 for America) for their fifth studio album, Eternal Kingdom, and so it seems fitting to recommend a song to surf along to, and let your mind and emotions just slip away…

The song “Dim” on their fourth effort, Somewhere Along the Highway, is perhaps their softest song to date, and is a journey well worth taking. A track off of the latest album has not been deciphered yet and approved Audiosurf material; it seems like the songs are not as fitting as they are on the other albums. Hit the break for more on Cult of Luna, song recommendations and similar artists. Continue reading »

written by Jesper Sellerberg \\ tags: ALBUM, America, Audiosurf, band, Cult, date, Dim, Eternal, Features, Finland, Highway, Isis, Kingdom, Luna, Music, Neurosis, Salvation, Song, sound, surf

I’ve spoke about how good the game looked in a past article, this time I’ll just show you guys some more pics and give you an updated roster. As we get closer to it’s launch date the roster will increase. I’m hoping to see Randy Macho Man Savage. Like Macho Man says “Ohhh Wow”.. right?

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: article, date, game, iMPACT, launch, man, New, Ohhh, part, Randy Macho, right, roster, Savage, Screens, time, TNA, TNA iMPACT!, Total Nonstop Action

It’s still a ways off, but we can all expect to see the 6th installment of the popular horror-action anime series Lunar Legend Tsukihime on shelves by February 2009.  Here is the ISBN information for anyone interested in the series:

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: anime, AVAILABLE, date, Drmaster, February, installment, ISBN, Legend, Lunar, NowLunar, price, release, series, Tsukihime, Vol

Usually, when a game is rated by the ESRB it means that the title will see release shortly thereafter, which might be the case with Yakuza 2. The “Mature” rated PS2 game will follow up on the gang-riddled events of the first game and GameStop has it slated for a Sept. 9 release date for the impulse buy price of $29.99.

The first game, released in Sept. 2006 for PS2, was a great brawler which replicated Tokyo’s nightlife district admirably as the backdrop for the engaging Japanese mafia story. Not only that, but the English voice acting was all done by professional actors (such as Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, and Kill Bill’s Michael Madsen) which will be absent from the sequel. Yakuza 2 will keep the original Japanese voices intact and provide English subtitles, but trust us, judging by the poor acting in the first, it wont be missed.

The next change for the series? Taking the setting a few centuries back in Japan’s history for Yakuza 3, which was released overseas in March.

Via Siliconera (Through Kotaku)

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Bill, buy, case, date, English, ESRB, Far, game, Gamestop, impulse, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, Mature, Michael Madsen, price, release, Sept, title, Tokyo, Yakuza

Fatal Frame IV has finally been given an official release date.  On July 31, the game will hit shelves in Japan.  Fatal Frame IV is perhaps one of the few unreleased Wii games that I am really excited about currently.  Unfortunately, there’s no word on the North American release for the game.  Rumors have stated that the game will be called “Zero” when and if it gets released here in the states.  If you haven’t checked out the information on this title, I suggest you do so.  Survival horror will probably never be better on the Wii.

Via G4 - The Feed

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: date, Fatal, Frame, game, haven, horror, information, Japan, July, Nintendo Wii, North American, release, Survival, title, Via, word, Zero

The official release date for Soul Calibur 4 was finally dropped.  The game will see life on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on July 29.  Both games are pretty much the same, so the decision of which version to pick up will really come down to choosing between Vader and Yoda.  Vader comes with the PS3 version and Yoda comes with the 360 version.  The over expanded boob jobs for SC IV are the same with both versions, so no choices to make there.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: boob, Calibur, date, Dated, decision, game, July, life, release, Soul, Vader, version, Xbox, Yoda

Below is the latest European television commercial for Grand Theft Auto IV. As we get closer to release date, the hype machine will certainly continue to grow. Unlike other hyped games, I don’t seem to mind anything I can get my hands on concerning GTA IV. RockStar will certainly be making a ton of money off this release.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: anything, Auto, Below, date, Euro, Grand, GTA, hype, machine, money, release, Rockstar, television, Theft, ton