Sony and Level 5 games have finally released the much-anticipated update for PS3 exclusive RPG White Knight Chronicles that allows players to use voice chat in game in towns and during quests.

In addition to the voice chat update the game adds Playstation Home awards, which will allow players to unlock clothing and accessories for your PS Home avatar by completing certain tasks.
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Nov 5, 2009

Tekken 6 Ships 2.5 Million Units Worldwide

PS3 News from N4G | Tekken 6

PS3 - Tekken 6 - Tekken 6 Ships 2.5 Million Units Worldwide

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe has opened the newest King of Iron Fist Tournament to all comers, with over 2.5 million copies of the standard retail, Arcade Stick and Limited editions shipped to retailers worldwide. Tekken 6 brings the biggest character line-up in the series history, the brand-new Scenario Campaign mode, spectacular High-Definition 60fps visuals with full-time variable animation blur, and an array of online fight play options.
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Nov 5, 2009

Devs "need to bring some life to it," EA's Hutchinson says

PS3 News from N4G | Army of Two

PS3 - Army of Two - Devs "need to bring some life to it," EA's Hutchinson says

TVGB: "When the original Army of Two was released last year, it was easy enough to pass it off as just another Gears of War clone, but really it wasn't according to EA Montreal's Alex Hutchinson. He offered a few more thoughts towards the problems of the shooter genre when we asked him what it was like coming from Maxis, the developers of Spore, to a more conventional game like Army of Two: The 40th Day. "I think in the shooter genre or RPG genre, or any of these established genres people get stuck in a rut, they're inspired by other games that are the same. So everyone right now making a shooter wants to be Call of Duty, or every time you make a third-person shooter, everyone says you're Gears of War, which isn't good.""
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Nov 5, 2009

Is Heavy Rain art? Creator "honestly doesn't care"

PS3 News from N4G | Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer

PS3 - Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer - Is Heavy Rain art? Creator "honestly doesn't care"

TVGB: "Speaking at last week's Eurogamer Expo Dev Session, Cage outlined his thoughts on the subject. "My personal belief is there are two ways of thinking about games," he said. "You can think about games like toys or entertainment, where you want to spend some time having fun. That's fine and there's nothing wrong with that.""
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Nov 5, 2009

Borderlands Now For $50

PS3 News from N4G | Borderlands

PS3 - Borderlands - Borderlands Now For $50

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut 2K Games' Borderlands for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 to under $50 in a new game sale.
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Nov 5, 2009

Assassin's Creed: Lineage most viewed YouTube video

PS3 News from N4G | Assassin's Creed II

PS3 - Assassin's Creed II - Assassin's Creed: Lineage most viewed YouTube video

GamesIndustry.biz:
The first episode of Assassin's Creed: Lineage, the CG film from Ubisoft's Hybride Studios, was the most viewed video on YouTube on the day of its launch last week.
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Nov 5, 2009

Ubisoft teases more Assassin's Creed in 2010, new IP

PS3 News from N4G | Assassin's Creed II

PS3 - Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft teases more Assassin's Creed in 2010, new IP

Executives say there "might be something around" popular franchise next year, promise original intellectual properties in racing, fighting, and/or role-playing game genres.
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Nov 5, 2009

Assassin's Creed Lineage Pulls in 1.7 Million in One Day

PS3 News from N4G | Assassin's Creed II

PS3 - Assassin's Creed II - Assassin's Creed Lineage Pulls in 1.7 Million in One Day

GOONL!NE: Ubisoft's revealed that the first of it's short movies revolving around the backstory of Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Lineage, pulled in over 1.7 million hits when it went live on YouTube last week.
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Nov 5, 2009

Ubisoft Signs Deal with Sony for Exclusive AC2 Ad Campaign

PS3 News from N4G | Assassin's Creed II

PS3 - Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Signs Deal with Sony for Exclusive AC2 Ad Campaign

GOONL!NE: Ubisoft's revealed in a financial call to investors that the company has signed a deal with Sony to do an exclusive advertising campaign for Assassin's Creed II, related to the PlayStation 3 version of the game.
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Nov 5, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII's Hope Estheim Gets His Own Summon

PS3 News from N4G | Final Fantasy XIII

PS3 - Final Fantasy XIII - Final Fantasy XIII's Hope Estheim Gets His Own Summon

Final Fantasy Union: "The latest edition of Jump Magazine reveals that Hope Estheim's associated summon will be Alexander. This means that almost all of the playable characters have had their summons revealed."
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