Ever since we released Comet Crash for PS3 on PSN, we’ve been receiving a stream of emails from fans requesting new features. We’re excited to satisfy a bunch of these requests in a content patch that’s available right now. The update introduces new levels, new maps, new battle settings and a new difficulty mode. The fresh additions showcase the best of what Comet Crash has to offer, while making sure fans have plenty to keep them warm during the holidays.

Check out this gameplay footage of the Kreios Resurgence:

The 1.03 update adds the following features:

• ‘Expert’ difficulty setting for seasoned Comet Crash players. You’ll see a surge in enemy attacks that will put your skills to the test.
• 4 new Resurgence levels–one unlocked at the end of each comet during the Campaign. Resurgence levels may require completely new strategies. Beware…no hints!
• 4 new Battle maps to mix up your games a bit.
• Battle timer setting. After the timer runs out, all mobile units generate at 8x the normal rate which should bring games to an exciting finish!
• Thorium setting to tweak available resources in Battle mode.

In Comet Crash, players must use everything at their disposal, including defenses bristling with high-tech weaponry, to stop the rush of enemies from destroying their base. Unlike traditional tower defense games, players must then rally their own forces and launch offensive strikes against the alien threat, using a number of different mobile units, such as the nimble Scout or specialized Thief, which can turn enemy units into powerful allies.

Featuring a robust Campaign Mode with 28 challenging and puzzle-like stages, as well as various multiplayer and co-op modes, Comet Crash offers a gripping combination of strategy and action.

For more information on Comet Crash, please visit: http://www.cometcrash.com/

Happy holidays!

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After two years, Infinity Ward has returned to the first person shooter genre with a follow-up that has easily trumped the hype of any other title this year. But, hype aside, does “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ live up to the massively high standards set by “Call of Duty 4″?

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If you’re responsible for the success of a website or two, then you’re probably already familiar with Google Analytics. What you may not have heard about yet is the Trakkboard desktop application that’s now available to help you manage all that Google Analytics data from a stand-alone application.

The Trakkboard application is developed on the Adobe AIR platform and is a quick download and install from the Trakkboard website. The Trakkboard application provides the opportunity to combine data from different websites into a single report, allowing you to see patterns across a group of similar websites perhaps.

For example, you can group and manage your e-commerce website traffic together into reports and compare how each site is doing compared to each other. Seeing spikes or traffic patterns in one could provide details on how to optimize or improve traffic patterns on your other sites.

Extending the dashboard theme, you can build as many dashboards for data analysis as you would like at once. I’ve been a user of Woopra for awhile and I’ve really enjoyed their desktop application, I’m hoping Trakkboard will extend that same type of functionality to me with all of my Google Analytics information.

EveryJoe

Trakkboard Analyzes Your Google Analytics

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Hello everyone,

My name is Jeremy Dunham (PSN ID: zpr_DunhamSmash), Zipper Interactive’s new Senior Community Manager, and I wanted to share some news regarding our latest MAG beta program that we’re kicking off right now. Starting today, we’ve officially moved into our next Beta phase – Beta 4. We’ve made more than 6,000 changes from our last phase to Beta 4, not the least of which include an increased level cap from 40 to 60, a retooled skill tree and experience curve, and an improved ranking system – all based on the feedback from our diligent testing crew.

We’ve also introduced two new major features to Beta 4. We’ve implemented the oft-asked about “proximity chat” feature that allows you to hear enemies communicating as you get closer, or trash talk them yourself as you punch ‘em full of lead. We’ve also introduced Shadow War bonuses. Depending on which PMCs are leading in the number of contracts owned, the entire PMC will earn different bonuses based on gametype. Leading in Sabotage adds experience points, leading in Acquisition increases leadership aura distance, and leading in Domination decreases tactical strike cooldown time.

Other new additions to Beta 4 include improvements to character hit detection and reactions, skill tuning that sees many of the existing skills amped up, refined Leadership abilities and experience points, and numerous other changes that our eagle-eyed testers have spotted over the last cycle.

Beta 4 is exclusive to GameStop pre-orders, and we’ve moved away from our limited pre-scheduled play times and are keeping the servers open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With the change in versions and the last phase now at its end, many of the testers who spent their evenings with us over these last weeks are moving on to other pastures. With that in mind, it’s with great respect that on behalf of the entire MAG team, I want to say thanks to each and every one of you who participated for your hard work, patience, and dedication. Just remember, though, you don’t have to say goodbye just yet. If you still want to participate in our current beta that ends on November 20, all you have to do is pre-order MAG at your local GameStop in the USA and EB Games in Canada to get you the exclusive code you need.

Finally, I wanted to take a moment to let you know that over at MAG.com, we’ve launched our developer blog, which will provide an ongoing behind-the-scenes look at MAG over the next few months before the game launches on January 26, 2010.

Thanks again and I’ll see you on the battlefield.

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To answer what many of you have asked about in recent months: yes, we are working on a podcast. What we’d like to know now is – how important is the “pod” in the podcast? i.e. Do you actually listen on an iPod via iTunes? Do you download and listen on some other device (like a PSP)? Stream directly from your desktop/laptop? Something else entirely?

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

We wanna make sure we get the syndication right… if we’re not making it available the way you want to hear it, what’s the point, right?

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 2, 2009)

• Patapon shoes will rock someone else’s feet – Destructoid
• DualShock, The Concept Table – Kotaku
• Buzz! Quiz World Review – IGN
• Demon’s Souls was never designed to be hard – Destructoid
• Graphics Comparison: God of War Collection Vs. Originals – Bitmob
• Hands On Valkyria Chronicles 2 Multi-Map System – Siliconera
• Hands-on: Netflix on PS3 – Joystiq
• Atlus replacing strategy guides for Demon’s Souls – Destructoid
• Video: Connecting a PS3 controller to the PSPgo, on TV – Destructoid
• Netflix PS3 instant streaming disks in the mail – Orlando Sentinel
• PS3 Greatest Hits Get A Facelift – Kotaku
• SEMA show: More news on the much-anticipated Gran Turismo 5 video game – Auto Week
• Analysis: Is It Time For The PlayStation 3 To Shine? – Gamasutra
• Braid Coming to PlayStation Network Next Week – 1UP
• Shiny, Shiny Gran Turismo 5 Screens – Kotaku
• Xbox 360 Gamers Defecting To PS3 For Holiday Sequels – Gamasutra
• David Cage Talks Heavy Rain – IGN
• PS3 Sales ‘Very Strong’ Through October, says GameStop – IndustryGamers
• PlayStation 3 250GB system available starting today – Gaming Bits
• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Price – Joystiq
• Dragon Age: Origins Review for PlayStation 3 – GameSpot
• Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP for a tank costume – Joystiq
• Assassin’s Creed II Soundtrack On Sale This Month – Kotaku
• PlayStation 3 250GB system available starting today – Gaming Bits
• Review: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – sfgate.com
• God of War III Preview – GamingExcellence
• Sony Adds New TV, Movie Content Partnerships For PSN – Gamasutra
• Playstation 3 Is “By Far The Best Platform” For Heavy Rain – PushSquare.com
• Sony’s Software Strategy: Shuhei Yoshida Speaks – Gamasutra
• Killzone 2 CG intro wins Roses Design award – Joystiq
• Q&A: Sony talks ‘God of War Collection’ – USATODAY.com
• Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier Review - Just Push Start
• An Infamous Halloween – Game Over Greggy (IGN)

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The 7-0 Indianapolis Colts are battling the 5-3 Houston Texans this weekend. The Texans have been playing some good football this season and may give the Colts a good run for the money at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Perhaps the biggest opponent for the Colts though is battling their own challenges with injured players. Many people really wondered about the Colts this season with a new head coach in Jim Caldwell and the release of Marvin Harrison from the receiver squad. The bigger challenge though has been injured players. With so many new and young players in the lineup I’m very impressed and proud of my Colts.

Here’s the latest injury report:

• Marlin Jackson (Cornerback) – out for season
• Bob Sanders (Strong Safety) – out for season
• Kelvin Hayden (Cornerback) – 3-4 weeks
• Anthony Gonzalez (Receiver) – ???
• Pierre Garcon (Wide Receiver) – game time decision
• Fili Moala (Defensive Tackle) – game time decision
• Tyjuan Hagler (Linebacker) – out for season
• Adam Vinatieri (Kicker) – ???

What I love about the Colts this season is that everyone has stepped up and played their role when they’ve needed them. With players out, other players have moved in and performed well. We need to keep that effort and intensity and work through this.

I love Bob Sanders as a player, but his unavailability from season-to-season is really making me question the money we’re putting into him. When he’s on the field, he’s a force to be reckoned with, it’s just too bad he’s been off the field more than he’s been on it.

EveryJoe

Indianapolis Colts Injury Update

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A class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco wants to take iPhone game developer Storm8 to task for what it calls “malicious software code.” The suit accuses Storm8 of exploiting a backdoor method to retrieve users’ phone numbers without their permission in games such as “iMobsters” and “Vampires Live.” We reached out to Apple for a comment, and though the representative we spoke wasn’t familiar with the case, he did articulate Apple’s position on the practice Storm8 has been accused of. “There is no violating privacy,” Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak told MTV News. “That’s one of the things we look for, so if that did happen I’m either unaware or unfamiliar.” The lawsuit, which can be read in full over on Boing Boing , does not point any fingers at Apple

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Great to be back on the PlayStation.Blog once again. Canadian PlayStation gamers and fans alike are passionate and vocal and it’s awesome. I get a lot of feedback via email and Twitter asking if we can get Canadians more involved with contests. We can and we’ve listened so we’re going to be giving away 5 copies of the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition along with a copy of the Brady Games UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves strategy guide! Head over to PlayStation.ca for all the details. Sorry U.S. residents, for once, this contest is only open to Canadians. Contest closes November 23, 2009. Good luck and stay warm, winter is here.

UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Trivia Contest Rules

No purchase necessary. Five grand prizes are available to be won, each consisting of an UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition for PlayStation 3 (ARV: $300). Five secondary prizes available to be won, each consisting of an UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Brady Games Strategy Guide (ARV: $22.99). Contest is open to residents of Canada over the age of majority. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. One entry per person. Correct answer to skill-testing question required. Contest ends 10:00 ET on November 23, 2009. Full rules and regulations available at www.PlayStation.ca.

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