Gundam X Battlefield = Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operations

I never quite got into Gundam, especially after gauging the nearly infinite size of the universe, the sheer number of anime series, merchandise and other aspects of the franchise. I can, however acknowledge that this newest attempt by Bandai to create a proper videogame adaptation for the franchise is a step in the right direction. I mean what sucks is that Gundam as a franchise has a history of botched videogame adaptations (Minus the Super Robot Wars titles), akin to the stigma that movie videogame adaptations seem to suffer from. Yet the premise of Gundam would work so well with genres that Bandai has never bothered to even delve into. I mean, why has there never been a cross between Gundam and say, Armored Core? Seems like it would sell a ton, no? Instead we've had to deal with the likes of Gundam Dynasty Warriors. Lets hope this can finally buck that trend.

Mixing elements of Battlefield and other shooters into a free to play arena title in which players can take the role of infantry, or actually pilot a full scale Gundam is a pretty damn cool multiplayer concept. The title will be landing this summer on the PSN network in Japan, but I'm kind of hoping this title will have a chance to make the jump overseas.

PlayStation Network Return: Kaz Hirai Discusses

The PSN is back up! What’s Sony’s big man have to say about the resurrection of the PlayStation Network after the hack and subsequent outage? All the information about the restoration are contained within.

UPDATE: I've been told that whilst you can install the update, some countries (such as my beautiful UK) won't be able to actually do anything until after a certain time (1PM GMT for the UK), at which time you'll be prompted to change your password. You'll have to find out when the switch on is happening for you, but at least you can update and the hope is there. Alas, my PS3 and PSP are currently waiting the beautiful update. Portal 2, here I come!

Is The PSN Up Yet? The Answer Will Depress You.

Want to know if the PSN is up and you can't be bothered to turn on the PS3? Not sure where to turn for the answer? This website gives you the answer, and updates every 10 minutes. As of writing (and I confidently say I doubt it will change any time soon) the answer is No. I hope one day it will change, so I can play Portal 2's multiplayer mode. Alas, I might have to be social and bring a friend around just so I can play it (Not bloody likely).

Truth Behind Sony's Playstation Network Leaked

Well, by now you must have heard what happened with the Playstation Network. If not, where have you been? You missed one of the biggest data breaches in history, and it only took 9 days for Sony to respond.

How did this happen? Server Crashers has the answers, and it's as shiny, big and red as you would think.