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Quests Added to PlayStation Rewards Program

With Quests, users will earn progress for playing an eligible PlayStation Move game in the “Move It” quest, for watching PlayStation Network’s PULSE in HD on their PS3 system in the “Check Your Pulse” quest, or for visiting the Central Plaza in PlayStation Home in the “No Place Like Home” quest. Nine Quests will be released in the beta by tomorrow, and we’ll be adding crafty new quests throughout the year for your enjoyment.

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jahcure4910d ago

Pretty cool idea..its got an rpg feel to it. Makes it a lot more personal

Christopher4910d ago

I guess it's okay. At least it informs us on what type of activities increase our gain as well. I've been watching The Tester (mostly making fun of it MST3K style, though), but didn't know watching Pulse also counts.

-Alpha4909d ago

I'm watching the Tester too and getting annoyed at how many of them either suck or don't deserve to be on it.

The girl that doesn't even own a PS3 is this far in the game and the big arrogant douche who clearly can't work well with others is right with her.

I like the idea of Quests. It's a giant way to interconnect/cross promote a lot of what is in the PlayStation Universe when you think about it.

Getting non-Home players to go to Home and be bombarded with ads is a good way for Sony to balance out giving away free PS Awards for example.

Nitrowolf24910d ago

This is awesome
They are making it like an RPS type of game

mushroomwig4910d ago

Come on SCE,where are our rewards?

AssassinHD4909d ago

Check your PlayStation Rewards page at playstation.com. Mine updated today with codes for a dynamic theme, avatars, and a Home item.

mushroomwig4909d ago

I was under the impression that is was an American offer only?

Rice4910d ago

This is neat but I won't have time for these quests :(

ISKREEM4910d ago

Sounds pretty cool, all they need to do now is implement this whole rewards program into the XMB, and make it available in Canada.

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Killing Floor at 15 - When a Mod Launched a Critically Acclaimed Series

Tripwire Interactive's Killing Floor debuted 15 years ago, birthing a critically acclaimed series and a new publishing arm.

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15 Amazing PS3 Facts You Probably Don’t Know

GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the most interesting facts about the PS3."

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darthv7219h ago

I knew all of those things. I'll add one that many dont know (if you are a hardware person you do). you CAN actually swap bluray drives between systems. The drives themselves are interchangeable but the board that interfaces is not. So anyone who has a dead optical drive can just get a replacement and swap the interface board and be back to reading discs in no time. I've had to do this myself on both a 20gb B01 as well as a 40gb L01 unit.

you can also replace the spinning hdd with an SSD for improved (not life changing) performance as well as quieter and cooler system reliability. The physical spinning drives draw more current and generate heat as a result. Using an SSD means no moving parts and thus will have less current draw and reduced fan noise from not having to spin as much as usual to offset any heat generated by the spinning hdd.

shinoff21831h ago

I never even thought of that. If I can ever track down a reasonable true backward compatibility one the first thing I'll do is ssd it up.

Skuletor12h ago

Took my PS3 out the other week and plugged it in, it has the Red Light of Death. RIP

Knightofelemia9h ago

Still one of my favorite Playstations next to the Playstations that came before it and after it.

shinoff21831h ago(Edited 1h ago)

You missed some great games then. Especially the variety. Ps3 lacked compared to before and after.

It had great games but it lacked compared to every other ps system. The variety went out the window. Game budgets got higher that's when developers stopped taking chances. Indies weren't quite going full speed like the ps4 generation. It's my least favorite of all the Playstation. Also jrpgs disappeared like a mf, there were some but sht compared to previous gens.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.