Square Enix unleashed a plethora of info on the latest update for Final Fantasy XIV, which include the announcement of the Beta Sign up. As of now the only players in the new MMO are those who were selected for the closed Alpha Phase, which is usually a very controlled group of people, and not the general public. However, the Beta

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This week's highlight is the first episode of Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist. This week is pretty bare bones in terms of confirmed and rumored content, however, we expect more content to arrive on Thursday than we've been able to gather. You can look forward to the coming weeks as there is a slew of great content headed our way, check out our recently updated coming soon section for details.

"Given the statement of what you lose if you don't upgrade (i.e. PSN access) it gives the impression that by wishing to retain your Linux access, you are somehow doing something you should not. Akin to 360 users being banned from Live for playing pirated games. Not the same by any means, but again, it's that perception amongst many that is being circulated, and while not entirely accurate, it casts Sony in a negative light.

"George Hotz was not going to do anything more than release his exploit according to his own blog, and then let everyone play in his sandbox. Now he is behind creating custom firmware to maintain the OtherOS feature, the very thing Sony doesn't want. If everyone gets behind this, and views the OtherOS as a martyr (which is happening) it's going to do nothing but force piracy as a backlash. Or at the very least find more exploits that previously might not have known."

-Sony Insider

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment have released the first details of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, the newest entry of non-stop heroic action to star the iconic wall-crawler.

GamingUnion.net: "Overall Just Cause 2 is one of the best sandbox games released in years, and has most definitely set the bar high for open world gameplay across the board. A very well defined and memorable location combined with some very smooth and imaginative game design let players feel like they're a part of a very alive world. A world filled with all sorts of things just begging to be grappled, shot, or exploded as soon as possible. What more could any gamer ask for?"

Firmware update 3.21 for the PS3 is coming out tomorrow, and its not adding anything new. For people wondering what this is all about, it removed the other os feature from the fat PS3's, which in short means no more Linux.

CVG: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 developer DICE has pledged that it will never charge for downloadable map packs.

The news comes after Infinity Ward put a pricetag of 1200 Microsoft Points on its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack.

The PlayStation community recounts the best boss battles from the epic God of War series.

The PlayStation community recounts the best boss battles from the epic God of War series.

A funny glitch found in God of War 3 lets you walk through thick walls and even fly like a helicopter!