It’s the third month into the life of Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer and I think I’ve had enough of it.

You could say I’m in the trough of disillusionment or maybe there’s just so many issues (little or large) that I’ve just had enough.

I’ve played over two day’s worth. My Kill/Death ratio is hovering at around 2.40 and I’ve Prestiged once.  But as time passed, the thrills of acquiring a chopper gunner and mowing people down is no longer there. Instead, I see a borderline broken game.

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This patch is live now, but for lazy skeptics like myself? We need a video to stir up some level of excitement and that’s what we have here. A video tour of the latest LBP patch.

I think I speak for most of us when I say that these fixes should have been in the product on day one. Hell, I think the game would have been better served if it was delayed until this year with the mass market price of the PlayStation 3 Slim.

But, hey, that could just be me.

On July 14, Killzone 2 will receive it’s tenth patch.

Tenth patch.

The game has improved considerably since its launch and I can’t help, but wonder how Killzone 2 would be if these patches weren’t for catching-up with basic functionality. What if these patches were adding awesome new features instead of basic server detail information? Oh well.

In addition to the server details, bug and exploit fixes, this 91 MB patch will enable support for the “Napalm & Cordite” map pack. There’s no release date yet for this third piece of downloadable content.

Announcements

• Bionic Commando: Rearmed PSN Trophy Patch Coming (via PlayStation.Blog)
  • Trophy Support
  • New “Normal” difficulty setting with the following changes:
    • When you die, you respawn at the last solid ground or checkpoint
    • Albatross B level removed
    • Added ability to reel out the cable when hanging or swinging to its full length
    • If the player swings into a wall, they will no longer disconnect and be thrown away from the wall. Instead, they will keep connected and reel in
    • Unlimited lives
  • Super Joe Machine Gun bug fix:
    • When upgraded, the weapon also becomes more powerful in addition to the larger clip
    • Fixed for all difficulty levels.

Technology

• Intel’s Confusing Naming Scheme Revealed? (via AnandTech)
  • Core i5, Corei3 and Core i7
  • Most confusing part is the fact that there will be Core i7 for both LGA-1156 (new) and LGA-1366 (current)
  • Core 2 Duo & Core 2 Quad naming scheme disappearing along with Centrino

Miscellaneous

• “New Xbox 360″ for 2010 “Confirmed” By Steve Ballmer (via TGDaily)
  • Confirmed at “The Executive’s Club of Chicago” while discussing “the role of innovation in changing economic times.”
  • Most likely “slim” Xbox 360 with Project Natal camera bundled

New Xbox 360 with Project Natal in 2010? Not surprised.

Announcement

• Dead Space: Extraction Debuts September 29 for the Wii (via PR)
• Xbox 360 Hits 30 Million Sales Worldwide (via Edge-Online)
  • From February 2009, PlayStation 3 @ 21.3 Million worldwide
  • Wii @ over 50 million units sold
• 64 Player Buzz! Quiz Show Coming to PlayStation Home (via PlayStation.Blog)
  • This is how it will work:

Four colored answer buttons are laid out on the floor and you need to make sure you’re standing on the right answer when the time runs out. The winner’s decided over four rounds, and there are a number of exclusive Home prizes up for grabs for the greatest players.

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If my monthly allotment of bandwidth wasn’t 89% full, I would download the newly released Battlefield 2 1.5 beta patch (download at link). I would like to finally enjoy proper widescreen support and the new map they threw in.

Curse you Rogers Internet and your caps.

Change log below:

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Killzone 2’s 1.24 patch and Street Fighter IV’s Championship patch and  have been dated for April 22nd and April 24th, respectively.

I’m relatively pleased with the KZ2 patch changes, but I wish they would have added the ability to see server details in this patch. As for the SFIV Championship Mode patch? I guess it’s cool. I don’t play that game online very much, but perhaps these tournaments will entice me to invest more time into it. I want to get a new joystick and an octagonal gate for the FightStick before investing more time into it though.

Details on both patches are available and are as follows:

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