Github removes PS3 jailbreak files after Sony sends DMCA takedown notice

Removing files from the internet is about as difficult and futile a task as trying to remove an upsetting mental image from your thoughts — elephants with spider faces! (Boom! That’s in your mind now.) This isn’t stopping Sony from trying its darndest to keep the PS3 jailbreak files from circulating. The company recently sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice to Github — a site for hosting super efficient Git files, designed to assist coders in collaborating over the web — to remove the ” Custom Firmware ” files authored by George “GeoHot” Hotz .

Now Playing: January 31-February 6, 2011

What’s so great about jumping, anyway? Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: January 31-February 6, 2011 Now Playing: January 31-February 6, 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

Beefy Rock Band 3 title update does away with the eyebrow of death

Harmonix has been hard at work on a major title update for Rock Band 3 — today, we finally get a look at the fruits of the studio’s labor. The update — which is live now on Xbox 360, and is expected to drop on PS3 within the next 24 hours — addresses a diverse load of problems ; for instance, pausing the game too many times while playing a song disables scoring, which prevents players from using the pause-rewind feature to artificially boost their scores.

Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia HD trilogies coming March 22 on PS3 Blu-ray disc

Despite being a franchise that’s all about sneaking, it comes as no surprise that the first three Splinter Cell games are getting HD facelifts for PS3 — after all, the Prince of Persia trilogy already has (on PSN, at least). Ubisoft has announced today that both “remastered” series will hit retail on Blu-ray disc March 22 for $40 apiece.

Sega Rally Online Arcade confirmed for PSN, XBLA

Sega Rally Online Arcade has made the trip from ratings board to release calendar in record time — it’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2011. According to the official announcement, Sega Rally Online Arcade is a new game “inspired” by Sega Rally Revo (2007) and the arcade-only Sega Rally 3 , both of which were developed by Sega Racing Studio. As the title subtly implies, online rally racing is a given

First Anarchy Reigns gameplay footage introduces ‘Sasha’

After last week’s teaser , Sega released a more substantive Anarchy Reigns video today. After the break, you’ll meet “Sasha,” one of the brawler’s protagonists, who uses a weapon called “Snow Spikes” to create deadly chain whips, giant javelins, and other pointy implements out of ice crystals. Also, in true Platinum Games style , she dresses in super tight clothing

Grab 1600 MS Point Cards for 10 percent off, 12-month cards for $40

Whether you need some more Microsoft Space Bucks, or you’re looking to renew your vows to the Xbox Live service, there are cheap ways for you to do both today: Amazon’s knocked the price of 1600 MS Point cards down 10 percent, while Buy.com has 12-month Gold subscriptions for $40. Continue reading Grab 1600 MS Point Cards for 10 percent off, 12-month cards for $40 Grab 1600 MS Point Cards for 10 percent off, 12-month cards for $40 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST

Answer Dragon Quest VI trivia questions, meet Yuji Horii

Have you been reading up on Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation obsessively since the announcement of next month’s North American DS release?

Spoiler: See Marvel vs. Capcom 3 boss in action

Spoiler warning : If you don’t want to see the final boss (and the associated character reveal) in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, don’t go any further. Continue reading Spoiler: See Marvel vs.

PSP UMD games could be re-released on NGP game cards

Backwards compatibility with legacy game formats isn’t the sort of make-or-break feature that determines the fate of a new hardware system, but it does score major bonus points with the manufacturer’s fan base when it does work — and elicits plenty of groans when it doesn’t. When it comes to Sony’s next (generation) portable the answer to “will it play my UMD games” is clearly “no” — not even the PSP Go supports the original hardware’s disc format — but UMD owners are still hoping the company will do something about it. Speaking with Japanese tech site Gigazine (as translated by Andriasang ), a PlayStation representative reiterated that NGP will support the growing list of PSP games available in digital format from the PlayStation Store

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