God of War Collection for PS3 announced

Sony Computer Entertainment America is bringing the old God of War games to the PlayStation 3 with the God of War Collection. Scheduled for release this holiday season, God of War Collection promises enhanced versions of both God of War and God of War II on a single Blu-ray Disc at full 1280 x 720 resolution.

Originally developed for the PlayStation 2, the game have been remastered with anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second for a smooth gameplay experience on the PS3 system. This new Blu-ray Disc compilation will also bring PlayStation Network (PSN) trophy support to the franchise for the first time for both games. God of War Collection will retail for $39.99 MSRP.

You can learn more about this compilation pack at www.us.playstation.com.

Raptr adding support for PlayStation 3 Trophies

Raptr put a call out to its community today to help them test its social gaming technology with the PlayStation Network. In an interview with Crispy Gamer, Raptr CEO Dennis Fong had said that the company would add support for PSN game tracking as soon as Sony open up the system to allow for data sharing. That has happen with the latest PS3 update and Raptr has already deployed an alphas version of the PSN tracking software. Here’s more from the official Raptr page:

We’ve been saying all along that when PSN opens up their data, we’ll support it. Well, they finally did it! PSN released a new update on Thursday that shows off the trophies you’ve earned. 24 hours later, we’re happy to announce that we have an alpha version of our PSN integration working and we’d like you to help us test it!

Since we’re just testing, we’ve only enabled it for newly added PSN IDs to Raptr. If you’ve previously added your PSN ID to Raptr and you want to try it out now, you will need to go to your Account Settings > Identities page and re-add your PSN ID (Make sure you click “Save”). If you haven’t signed up for Raptr yet, simply create an account and add your PSN ID to your Identities.

After you’ve entered your PSN ID, Raptr will automatically add your Playstation 3 games and Trophies you’ve earned to your Raptr profile (Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your data to sync up as playstation.com is running a little slow right now). When you’ve earned a new PSN trophy (or when you’re done playing), go to your XMB and view your trophies. That will sync your PS3 with playstation.com and update your trophies.

Raptr will automatically detect and announce your newly earned trophies to Raptr as well as any external accounts you’ve bound (Twitter, Facebook, etc.).

We’ve been working hard to get this out there as we know you guys have been eager to see PSN integration on Raptr :-). We hope you enjoy it and please give us feedback on our forums on how we can improve upon it!

So if you are a Raptr user and want to show off your PS3 trophies, go change your account settings now.

Watchmen game achievements and trophies

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed the complete list of achievements and trophies you can earn when playing through Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2, which are now available as downloadable titles for PlayStation Network and PC. Watchmen: The End is Nigh is also available as a retail release for the Xbox 360 and as a Blu-ray game and film hybrid for PlayStation 3.

The rather extensive list can be found after the break.

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BioShock PS3 DLC Report

Creeping through the corridors of Rapture, the term “time trials” usually doesn’t come to mind. That’s because wood-grained radios, flapper dresses and grandma’s record collection echoing in the darkness define BioShock’s underwater city, not speed boosts or a Crystal Method soundtrack. Yet very soon, the time-trial gameplay concept will hit BioShock, along with a host of other ideas that will push this dystopian world into uncharted waters.

On Nov. 20, a BioShock downloadable content pack will be available on the PlayStation Network for $9.99 (no plans yet for the Xbox 360). These new challenges work within the existing gameplay and environment (same weapons, plasmid powers and grandma’s records). But they’re completely independent of the primary game’s now-famous storyline, and deviate from its established gameplay.

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PS3 Firmware 2.41 Released

Sony has released the 2.41 firmware update to the PS3 this morning, after a false start last week with the 2.40 firmware. The update adds the in-game XMB and trophies for games that support the rewards system, among other things. For a look at how the trophy system works, check out this video from Sony.