Another game down. Just in time for the slew of new games coming to the 3DS in June of which I can maybe get two. "Story mode" beaten 11:04pm EST, all 4 movies, all levels. Now to go back and do it all again in "free play" mode to unlock everything else. Overall, fun game. Not as good as LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (3DS). Still pretty fun. The music gets annoying fairly quickly. Lots of cool characters to unlock. Interesting animals you can control on various levels. And some fun underwater sections. If you're a fan of either the LEGO games or the Pirates movie franchise then it's worth playing, especially if you are a fan of both.
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
3DS Update Delayed Further!
Man, this is frustrating. Got my 3DS back in April I think? Like 5 days after release. Anyway, was sad when I got it and found out that the web browser, estore, and most of the online featues and various other things were not even there yet. After the first wifi update in April it was announced that with the next major update the web browser and estore and other featues will be added. That update was said to be scheduled for "late May". Well here's the latest:
Still no news when the Netflix wifi steaming, the 3D video application, and the 3D retail movies and videos and other stuff will be added. Also it's been announced that when the update launches the estore will sell everything that was already available for the DSi via wifi such as Gameboy Classic, Gameboy Color, Sega Game Gear and Turbo Grafx 16 games. Eventually Gameboy Advaned is said to be added as well as the possiblity of eventually being able to download Classic Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games all of which can be handled now with the updated technology of the 3DS where as the previous DS versions could not handle them very well if at all. Also, for a limited time the Classic NES game Excitebike will be available for free in the estore. I believe it's one of the new 3D updated games. They are releasing some classic NES games already, but these have all been remade specifically for the 3DS with 3D effects.
Whether this or any future updates will include such basic functions as an organizer, address book, notebook (not the current stupid note feature), calculator, ability to view or create text files, etc. still remains to be seen.
Nintendo of Europe has announced that the latest system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system will be available in Europe starting June 7. By downloading the free update via a broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users can enjoy a number of new features and enhancements including an Internet browser and access to the Nintendo eShop, where users can browse and purchase downloadable content.
- Nintendo UK press release
Apparently the long awaited May Nintendo 3DS firmware update has been delayed until June 7th in the United Kingdom and June 6th in the United States.
The Nintendo 3DS firmware update will include the Nintendo 3DS eShop and also the Nintendo 3DS web browser. Nintendo haven’t stated precisely why the firmware update has been delayed, but it’s good to finally get a set date.
source: mynintendonews.com
Still no news when the Netflix wifi steaming, the 3D video application, and the 3D retail movies and videos and other stuff will be added. Also it's been announced that when the update launches the estore will sell everything that was already available for the DSi via wifi such as Gameboy Classic, Gameboy Color, Sega Game Gear and Turbo Grafx 16 games. Eventually Gameboy Advaned is said to be added as well as the possiblity of eventually being able to download Classic Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games all of which can be handled now with the updated technology of the 3DS where as the previous DS versions could not handle them very well if at all. Also, for a limited time the Classic NES game Excitebike will be available for free in the estore. I believe it's one of the new 3D updated games. They are releasing some classic NES games already, but these have all been remade specifically for the 3DS with 3D effects.
Whether this or any future updates will include such basic functions as an organizer, address book, notebook (not the current stupid note feature), calculator, ability to view or create text files, etc. still remains to be seen.
Monday, May 2, 2011
SOE Is Down! Where's The Loot?!?
Today's bizarre events seem blog worthy. The day for me started by friending a few people I have not seen or heard from in over 15 years. That was followed by tons of news of Osama Bin Laden's death. But here in the gaming world something way bigger happened. SOE shut down!
I first noticed, as many did, when logging in for our guild raid in EverQuest. When the launchpad popped up it did not have the update bar or news or links or play button. It did not even have an "X" to close it. What it did have was this message in the middle of a black screen inside the launchpad:
My first thought was of course that this was a bug or some glitch in my launchpad or something. After a minute or so it hit me what they were saying and that something had to be going on beyond my control.
My next immediate though was jump on facebook and post to my EQ friends if anyone knew what happened. Then I leaped over to our guild forum and found a thread going on with some sketchy info but more than what I had at that point. Apparently many people's credit card info had been stolen when someone hacked SOE. And supposedly everything Sony was down. I was like hmmm, that seems extreme. So I began to investigate for myself.
After running a few launchers and trying to login I confirmed that yes, all the SOE MMO's and online games were in deed offline. This includes for the PC; EverQuest, EverQuest II, Star Wars Galaxies, DC Universe Online, Planetside, Vanguard Saga of Heroes, Free Realms, The Clone Wars web based game, Legends of Norrath, Star Wars Galaxies Online Card Game, and at least 3 others I can think of but not remember the name right now. And with SOE still offline finding out would be more trouble than it's worth. Beyond that I discovered all their web services are down as well. Including EverQuestPlayers, EQ2Players, the SOE support sites, all linked forum sigs, all phone lines and support centers, everything. Apparently the entire PlayStation Network is down as well including all related online console games and websites.
To the normal person this doesn't seem like much I suppose. To the gaming world, specifically those playing MMO's / MMORPG's (massively multiplayer online role playing games) this is a first. Literally millions of people unable to access their accounts and in some cases over a decade of work online, in games, with friends. I myself have over six years of actual play time. As in the hours of actual playtime added together for all my characters across all the affected SOE games. That's over 2,200 days of playing, 52,500+ hours online. And that's a rough and conservative estimate, it's likely much more.
So, yeah, I'm a bit worried of what may happen. After what I've read I expect it will all be fixed in a few days. However, initially not knowing what was going on is enough to send an OCD gamer into a nervous breakdown!
For more info on the other things that have been going in my life outside of the gaming world (yes there is apparently such a think, who knew?) just hop on over to the other blog located here:
MOONWOLF (Krysta's Real Life Blog)
I first noticed, as many did, when logging in for our guild raid in EverQuest. When the launchpad popped up it did not have the update bar or news or links or play button. It did not even have an "X" to close it. What it did have was this message in the middle of a black screen inside the launchpad:
"We have had to take the SOE service down temporarily. In the course of our investigation into the intrusion into our systems we have discovered an issue that warrants enough concern for us to take the service down effective immediately. We will provide an update later today (Monday)."
My first thought was of course that this was a bug or some glitch in my launchpad or something. After a minute or so it hit me what they were saying and that something had to be going on beyond my control.
My next immediate though was jump on facebook and post to my EQ friends if anyone knew what happened. Then I leaped over to our guild forum and found a thread going on with some sketchy info but more than what I had at that point. Apparently many people's credit card info had been stolen when someone hacked SOE. And supposedly everything Sony was down. I was like hmmm, that seems extreme. So I began to investigate for myself.
After running a few launchers and trying to login I confirmed that yes, all the SOE MMO's and online games were in deed offline. This includes for the PC; EverQuest, EverQuest II, Star Wars Galaxies, DC Universe Online, Planetside, Vanguard Saga of Heroes, Free Realms, The Clone Wars web based game, Legends of Norrath, Star Wars Galaxies Online Card Game, and at least 3 others I can think of but not remember the name right now. And with SOE still offline finding out would be more trouble than it's worth. Beyond that I discovered all their web services are down as well. Including EverQuestPlayers, EQ2Players, the SOE support sites, all linked forum sigs, all phone lines and support centers, everything. Apparently the entire PlayStation Network is down as well including all related online console games and websites.
To the normal person this doesn't seem like much I suppose. To the gaming world, specifically those playing MMO's / MMORPG's (massively multiplayer online role playing games) this is a first. Literally millions of people unable to access their accounts and in some cases over a decade of work online, in games, with friends. I myself have over six years of actual play time. As in the hours of actual playtime added together for all my characters across all the affected SOE games. That's over 2,200 days of playing, 52,500+ hours online. And that's a rough and conservative estimate, it's likely much more.
So, yeah, I'm a bit worried of what may happen. After what I've read I expect it will all be fixed in a few days. However, initially not knowing what was going on is enough to send an OCD gamer into a nervous breakdown!
For more info on the other things that have been going in my life outside of the gaming world (yes there is apparently such a think, who knew?) just hop on over to the other blog located here:
MOONWOLF (Krysta's Real Life Blog)
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