http://www.blackprophecy.com/

What the hell, is this year the year of space sim MMOs?

(gorgeous ones at that)

Previously I had gone over what would happen with Kyoto Animation’s adaptation of CLANNAD in terms of alternate universes. Here’s another one. (more…)

http://www.jumpgateevolution.com/

Hmm.

Looks interesting.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/Mabitextsystemchange

Let’s kill the chatter regarding how petitions don’t work, and get straight to the point:

By playing Mabinogi and not signing the petition above, you agree that you are fine with the lag/freezing associated with the text rendering in Mabinogi.

So you’ve all found that releasing 2.40 caused some major problems. I bet you’ve also tested the firmware through internal teams, but realize now that the sample size isn’t big enough. Want a suggestion? Here’s one:

Form a beta testing team outside of SCE.

This team will be limited in size. Selection should be decided based on the percentage of PS3 models out there, as well as varying Internet configurations. Those that do qualify to be part of the beta team will have to make sure their PS3 has been registered, and then they should get access to new beta updates (and probably a mailing list for reports and such).

Testers that get these beta firmwares will still be covered under warranty should their PS3 brick due to updating; if someone should somehow leak the firmware to outsiders (which is highly unlikely), sure they can update if they want. However, they won’t be covered under warranty.

The larger sample size should reduce the amount of PS3s damaged due to bad firmware coding, and allow some time to make final adjustments before putting the firmware out for public consumption.

What will this do? Perhaps reduce the chance that everyone’s PS3 dies from a system update, costing a lot?