Deals: Call of Duty: WaW $35, 50% off Blu-ray discs

Didn't get what you really wanted for holidays? Like Nazi zombies? Not to worry, Call of Duty: World at War is on sale for today only (or until supplies run out) for $34.98. Did your girlfriend get you Sex and the City: The Movie on Blu-ray and claimed it was present for you? Don't shed those manly tears, my friend -- there's a sale going on right now for all sorts of Blu-ray titles, some of which will surely resonate with your macho self. About 200 titles are on sale, including Band of Brothers for $37.49, so check out the selection here. For those of you with children or are just simply young at heart, you can buy The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2-disc edition) and Wall-E (2-disc edition) together for $29.98, just click here and then scroll down to "Best Value" and click "Add both to Cart". This discount is also available here (again, just scroll down) for the 3-disc editions of both movies for $39.98. Finally, if you don't mind waiting for it to come back in stock, The Chronicles of Narnia Blu-ray Bundle, which includes both movies in the franchise, is on sale for $31.99. Source -- Call of Duty: World at War for $34.98 Source -- Save Up to 50% on Blu-ray Discs [via Cinematical and Slickdeals]

 

Blu-ray releases for the week of December 28th

Nothing too exciting in terms of Blu-ray releases this week, but Firefly fans will be extremely glad to see Serenity make its debut in the HD format of our choice: An American Carol Days of Thunder Event Horizon Ghost Last Holiday (2006) Serenity Surfer, Dude The Truman Show Wedding Crashers Oh, you mean you didn't get enough of Matthew McConaughey's hair plugs and shirtless torso in the tabloids and Fool's Gold? Then we highly recommend Surfer, Dude. If you liked Dead Space, you should check out Event Horizon -- both are of the sci-fi/horror genre with religious overtones. The rest of the theatrical releases are above.

 

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of December 28th

What exactly were you expecting? It's new year's week, which means no games. Are you really done playing through all the great games that came out over the last four months? Always one to buck the trend, Europe has a game coming out that we've never heard of, so if you're really desperate that might be an option. Here's the list: US Games No new releases EU Games Hei$t Asian Games No new releases All release dates are subject to change, so keep checking websites and calling your local retailers. Don't worry, they told us they don't mind.

 

Pre-order Killzone 2, get free ISA/Helghast costumes for Home

There's no better way to prove you're a Killzone 2 fanboy than to don a Killzone costume in PlayStation Home. amazon.com is offering a unique promo for those that pre-order the upcoming FPS on their site. According to the online retailer, players will receive "costume pieces for your head, torso, legs, hands and feet; you can customize your Home avatar to look like an ISA Soldier, a Helghast Assault Trooper, or something in between." This offer is currently an exclusive to the retailer, so you may want to take advantage of this rather unique deal. The patient types, however, will wait and see what other shops are offering for pre-ordering the game. [Via NeoGAF; Thanks, Noshino!]

 

PS2 in 2008: A year in review

2008 will probably be the last year we'll see anything remarkable happen on the PS2 ever again. As the year concludes, we're taking these last few days to look back and reflect upon the titles that have come out for this veteran console -- a system which has outlived its contemporaries long after they've retired. While 2007 was easily the "Year of the J-RPG," 2008, however, is a bit more difficult to define. As 2008 marked PS3's second full year out on the market, the PS2 was unfortunately overshadowed and came out with a dwindling amount of new games and even fewer new IP. If there ever was a theme associated with this year, it would be "the final push" as this year was all about remakes, rereleases and some last minute revivals in an attempt to keep the system still going. So what titles are those exactly? After the break we showcase eight PS2 titles which stood out of the crowd this year. It's a rather diverse group but one whose impact won't be felt again in the upcoming year. It's time for the PS2 to stand down and pass the torch.

 

PlayStation Network experiencing Trophy issues

Congrats! You unlocked a Trophy! Time to sync it up with ... Oh, wait. Looks like there's a bug in the PlayStation Network right now, preventing users from syncing their Trophy data with the servers. You won't be able to compare Trophies with friends, with a frustrating error message (80022D27) popping up at every attempt. Considering the large number of complaints on the PlayStation Forums, it looks as though this is a widespread Network-wide outage. There's no word yet on what's causing this problem or when it'll be fixed. Stay tuned.

 

Asian PSN update for the week of 12/22 - 12/28

Massive update for Asia this week. Lots of new content, including all that awesome LittleBigPlanet DLC that's been the talk of the town these past weeks. There's also a WipEout HD demo out on the Japanese store right now. So if you haven't played it yet, now would be a good time to check it out for free. Oh, and did we mention there's a bunch of new PSOne titles, too? See the full update for this week after the break. You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PSP-related content, please check PSP Fanboy.

 

PS Fanboy Best of 2008: Day 3

This is the big one, folks! Here are our final nominations for the best games of 2008. We're taking the holiday off to make our final decisions, and we'll return with the results soon. Winners will be declared on December 29th. Best Original Soundtrack Best RPG PS3 Game of the Year 2008 PSP Game of the Year 2008 And for fun, you may want to check out last year's winners.

 

Kojima directing two new games simultaneously

It sounds like Hideo Kojima is once more hard at work after his post-Metal Gear Solid 4 vacation. In an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu states that he's directing two new games simultaneously within Kojima Productions. While one game, which is destined to be announced first, is being developed in the traditional Kojima Productions style, his second title is being developed by a newly restructured team within the company and will be focused more towards the Western market. Kojima wants his studio to, as 1UP puts it, "compete with the best of the best in America and Europe." We say he's been doing this for years now, but if he intends to up his game even further and make even better titles in the future, who are we to complain? As for his two new projects, we can't wait to hear more about them. What's at the top of your personal Kojima wishlist?

 

Killzone 2 cover revealed, unsurprising

The cover of Killzone 2 has just been revealed on the PlayStation.Blog ... and well, it's hard to write about. It's what you'd expect it to look. Helghast eyes stare ominously at you, with the "Only On PlayStation" banner proudly displayed at the top. It may not be surprising, but that's a good thing, right? (Do you want the Killzone 2 cover to have bunnies instead?) Now, we're waiting for info on the please-make-it-happen Limited Edition.

 

PS Fanboy Best of 2008: Day 2

Nominations for our various Game of the Year categories continue today. Check out the galleries below to see our nominations for best story, best action adventure, most difficult trophies, best strategy game and (gulp!) biggest disappointment. Don't forget to vote on your favorite and get your voice heard -- all of our categories will have a reader's choice award this year. Winners will be declared on December 29th. Best Story Best Action Adventure Best Strategy Biggest Disappointment Most Difficult Trophies Stay tuned! The last categories will be revealed tomorrow, including PS3 and PSP Game of the Year. To see yesterday's nominations, click here.

 

Penny Arcade: Episode 2 features game-ending glitch, patch coming next year

If you planned on playing Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 2 this holiday break, you may want to wait. Many users are reporting a gltich which renders their save files completely useless. Selecting a corrupted save file will freeze gamers on a permanent "Loading" screen. The problem has since been identified, and will be patched soon. However, due to the holidays, SCE QA is taking a little break. That means this patch won't be available until the new year, in January. Right now, it's unclear if a patch will fix any current save files. Considering the Penny Arcade Adventures aren't too long, starting over shouldn't be too bad -- but we're sure players would rather not.

 

European PSN releases for December 24th

Merry Christmas from SCEE. Today's update brings three full games, three demos, the normal extreme amounts of music-based DLC and, of course, the LittleBigPlanet Metal Gear Solid pack. There are also a bunch of price drops on some excellent PSN games (though, is it just us or has WipEout HD always been that price..?). Savage Moon is good fun, particularly if you're a tower defense fan. There's also a ton of PSP content, which you can check out over at PSP Fanboy. Here's the full release list: Playable Content Savage Moon full game (£6.29/€7.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom full game (£7.99/€9.99) Street Fighter Alpha Warriors' Dreams PS1 game (£4.79/€??) WipEout HD demo Metal Gear Online demo Sonic Unleashed demo Seasonal Offers WipEout HD (£11.99/€14.99) Super Stardust HD (£3.99/€4.99) PAIN (£3.99/€4.99) The Last Guy (£3.99/€4.99) Toy Home (£3.99/€4.99) echochrome (£4.79/€5.99) Toy Home: Second Gear expansion (£1.59/€1.99) Snakeball Team Mode add-on (£1.59/€1.99) Eye of Judgment Set 2 & 3 combo pack (£8.39/€11.99) flOw (£3.99/€4.99) Add-on Content LittleBigPlanet DLC (listed after the break) Shaun White Snowboarding "Glamour" pack (£3.99/€4.99) Buzz! Quiz TV "National Geographic: Undersea" pack (£6.29/€7.99) Everybody's Golf: World Tour "Mainichi Issho Lobby Character Headwear" (free) Everybody's Golf: World Tour "Toro" character pack (free) Rock Band DLC (listed after the break) Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break)

 

Home items selling like hotcakes

We're not sure why, but it seems that quite a few of you out there are buying Home pay-for content. In an interview with Silicon Alley Insider, Susan Panico (Senior Director of the PlayStation Network) says that content in the social networking service is selling tremendously. In fact, in the first four days of the open beta Home produced more money for Sony than the video download service did in its first week. We're disheartened to hear that one of the biggest sellers is the ridiculously priced Santa outfit. So if you went ahead and bought a £5 Santa suit: congratulations. You've just told Sony that it's okay to charge 79p for a pair of virtual gloves. Panico says it's "a classic 80/20 model, where 20 percent of your customers create 80 percent of your income." Makes sense to us. There's already a very vocal pro-Home community. We'll be happy to join in next month when some of that promised content starts to drop.

 

PS Fanboy Best of 2008: Day 1

Welcome to the second annual PS Fanboy year-end awards. We've changed the format a bit this year: this time you can vote in every single category. Yep! Reader's Choice is back, and better than ever. We're also spending a little less time on the awards this year, so as not to clutter the front page too much. (See? We listen to your feedback!) All the nominees will be presented over the week. Make sure you tune in every day and vote for your favorites! Winners will be declared on December 29th. Best Graphics Best Multiplayer Best Downloadable Game Best Shooter Best Racing Best Fighting Best DLC Stay tuned! More categories will be revealed tomorrow!