Apparently IGN got their hands on the PS3 version of Burnout Paradise and noticed that the controller shook. This “last gen feature”, as Sony wonderfully put it many press conferences ago, has all but officially been announced. Sadly, it seems that the controller itself has not been altered in any way, and still retains the PS1’s “kinda-comfortable-but-not-completely-ergonomic” design. Will Sony announce a new design? How much will this “new” and improved controller cost? Hopefully all questions will be answered very soon.

In other news: Women PS3 owners rejoice, prepare to leave their husbands.

Can you guess which console stopped working 15 months after purchase, 4 months after purchase, and which one hasn’t had a single glitch at all? Don’t cheat, and scroll down for the answer.

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Will the answer surprise you?

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That’s right, I am now the proud owner of two 360s currently on strike. Just what is that failure rate MS? I hope that whoever designed this thing never works again. I know that red ringed 360s are nothing new, but it’s just a “problem” until it happens to you. Then it become a big f’ing deal. Especially when it happens twice. In the span of 2 months. I’m pissed.

It’s no secret that Warhawk has been a resounding commercial success on the PS3, but has been plagued with server stat problems. Now, after weeks of Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Points being lost forever, it appears that whatever issue cursed this otherwise excellent game has been resolved.

Is this a permanent fix? Or is this simply a fluke? I have been playing Warhawk daily since release, and have lost a grand total 5235 points. You can imagine my surprise when today, after 15 days, my stats finally changed. Will this be a regular occurrence? Only time will tell…

Update: Curse ye who dares play this game. I played for about two more hours, only to find all points accrued in that time stuck in stat limbo. How many server restarts have they had now, three? This is beyond unacceptable.

Update Two: In what creates further confusion some of my “stat improvements” seem to have lumped together, all hitting at the same time. I understand that the servers need time to refresh and reload stats, but what puzzles me is that while sitting at the main menu I received congratulations on achieving a new rank.  A rank I don’t have enough stat points for. This game is 12 flavors of crazy.

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Topics include: Warhawk, Lair and Heavenly Sword are discussed, among other things.

Contributing Artist: PSH Radio Staff (Thrillhouse17, Mik, Chiahippo)

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