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This is the first in a series of posts from the mind of a Mr Kinggizmo, he aims to assist you with those really annoying trophies that seem impossible. The first we have is how to find ‘the bear cow’ for the 100% all items trophy from Katamari Forever:

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A little while ago i was complaining about how trophies from add on packs are added to the list of trophies for the main game, making it incredibly annoying when, for example you’ve almost platinumed killzone 2, only for there to be an update with a new couple of maps and some more trophies, pushing you even further away from the lovely platinumness.

This is all to change with update 3.0 when trophies will be still be kept in lists, but when you view your trophies for a game, it splits them into two folders, Base and add on.

So there we have it, win win! sony have finally seen the light on that one!

the full 3.0 firmware update details are listed below:

Coming September 1st:

• “What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be replaced with a “What’s New” section, which allows you to enjoy interactive PlayStation news every time you start the PS3 system. Located under the PlayStation Network icon, “What’s New” displays the latest and greatest game, video, PlayStation Network and PlayStation news and releases, as well as your recently played games, in a sleek, new animated format.
• Status Indicator – In the top right corner we’ve added an indicator bar, which displays your user icon, friend icon, the number of friends you have online and a small message icon to let you know if you have any new messages. The indicator also includes a scrolling ticker that features the latest news from PlayStation Network. In addition, when you press the PS button, the battery life indicator will no longer cover up the clock.
• Friends List – Now your PlayStation Network friends will appear in a slightly redesigned format on your Friends List. Also, messages will now be viewable from each of your friends’ respective profiles.
• PlayStation Store Shortcuts – We’ve added a handy shortcut icon to the PlayStation Store under both the Game and Video categories so you can access the latest content quickly and easily.
• Personalization – Personalize your PS3 with new dynamic custom themes and avatars. Dynamic themes as well as free and premium avatars will be available through PlayStation Store. A dynamic theme takes your screen to a whole new level as it incorporates animated objects into the background.
• Trophies – Showcasing your hard earned trophies just got better. Update 3.00 gives game developers the ability to modify how they display trophies for add-on content. Base and add-on game trophies will continue to be combined into a single list so you can see where you stand in a game as a whole. Within that list, trophies will be broken out into subcategories—base trophies and add-on trophies—that way, you can easily view the percentage of your base game trophy collection, and separately track your trophy progress in add-on packs. Look for this enhancement to be included in upcoming games.

Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations at SCEA has previously said that “you’re not going to see Trophies on the PSP,” citing piracy and the ability to upload save games as the main reason. “If people can artificially inflate their rankings and amounts of Trophies it kills the whole [Trophy] system,” he concluded. He’d obviously forgotten the fact that you could upload save games for the PS3 too until they started locking down the save files because of the Trophies, mind.

However, Shu Yoshida, Senior Vice President at Product Development at SCEA doesn’t seem to agree with Lempel, saying PSP Trophies are “under discussion,” although agreeing with his colleague’s view in this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine (US) that “there are some technical challenges.” Nobody from Sony’s said, to my knowledge, whether Trophies on the PS3 have helped attach rate, but surely with Store downloads (and no piracy) there’d be a lot more PSP titles shifted.

surprise surprise… Sony live up to their reputation. but whatever, it’s not like i was bothered at all… sob… next week maybe…..

Yep, the game that says on the box, do not play whilst sober, now supports trophies. but is this good or bad? get in contact. here they are, if you gave a shit:

Platinum Trophy
	You Are a SingStar Collect every trophy in the game
Gold Trophies
	Super Singer Gold Score over 9000 on 5 different songs on Hard
	Beat Bravo! Beat our resident SingStar! – score over 9344 on hard mode on any ‘normal’ length song
	Obsessive Singer Sing 300 songs
	They Really Love Me Have a media upload rated 4 stars by at least 1000 ratings
	SingStar Celebrity Get a grand total of 8000 views from all your media ever
Silver Trophies
	Super Singer Silver Score over 9000 on 5 different songs on Medium
	Veteran Singer Sing 100 songs
	In It to Win It Play 200 songs in Battle mode
	It Takes Two Play 200 songs in Duet mode
	Go It Alone Play 50 songs in Sing Solo mode
	All Eyes On You Have a media upload viewed over 200 times in its first week online
	Pillar of the Community Receive 200 visits to your Profile page
	Leagues Apart Win a battle on hard difficulty, while your opponent plays on easy
Bronze Trophies
	SingStarter Sing your first song
	Super Singer Bronze Score over 9000 on 5 different songs on Easy (Unlocks a PlayStation®Home reward)
	Keep It Cool Achieve a ‘cool’ ranking on every line of a ‘normal’ length song
	Your Golden Moment Fill every bonus note in a ‘normal’ length song
	At Least You Tried Achieve a very, very low score
	Beginner Singer Sing 50 songs
	Medley Go-Round Play 10 medleys
	Window Shopper Visit the SingStore (Unlocks a PlayStation®Home reward)
	Popularity Contest Make 5 SingStar friends
	Center of Attention Have a media upload viewed over 100 times in its first week online
	Chatterboxes Post a single comment on another player’s profile page (Unlocks a PlayStation®Home reward)
	Gallery Gazer View 100 snapshots, 100 audio playbacks and 100 video playbacks
	Welcoming Party Receive 50 visits to your Profile page
	Star Maker Rate 30 different pieces of media
	Meet the Locals Visit 50 different Profile pages
	Media Mogul Save 200 pieces of media
	It’s Good to Share Upload 1 piece of media of any type to SingStar Online (Unlocks a PlayStation®Home reward)
	Happy Holiday! Play SingStar on Christmas Day
	Happy SingStar Day! Play the game on the day the original SingStar premiered in Europe
	Interior Decorator Change your wallpaper 5 times
	Mirror Image Complete a song using the camera feed option