Upgraded to v2.41

As I have recently upgraded to PS3's version 2.41 without any difficulties I thought I would let everyone know. Two items that I noticed right away are the ability to shut down from the User menu and the trophy option in the Game menu.

That's all I know for now. I assume that the trophy option means that you can earn trophies somewhere somehow. I guess I'll look into that possibility.

My progress in CoD 4

I have decided that the weapons and perks that you unlock over time as you level up can make a significant difference in how well you do in the online game. The most recent game that I played online I did quite well. I set personal records for kills and had a kill streak of four in a row.

I know that all of you hardcore CoD 4 players may scoff at my delight in getting four kills in a row but I'm still learning.

PS3 System Software Update (v2.41)

Reported at Sony's Playstation web site....

Hi, everyone. As many of you know, we released PS3 firmware update v2.40 last week, but had to take it offline temporarily because, for a limited number of users, the XMB wouldn’t display after the update was installed. We’ve been able to fix the problem, and I’m happy to report that firmware update v2.41 will be released shortly.

We want to extend our apologies to the PlayStation community for any inconvenience. Now we’ll be looking forward to seeing everyone online and racking up those trophies!

I have not downloaded this update [or v2.40 thankfully] so I don't have any first hand experience to share but I'll pass along info as I learn it.

Playing lots of CoD:Modern Warfare

....and getting killed. Online play can be brutal. And I must not be that good. The most kills in a game that I've had was seven. The next highest was five. I usually get about two kills with two assists.

I have played enough to reach rank 9. I've unlocked several perks, new weapons, challenges and weapon upgrades....and I still get killed way more often than I get kills.

New Ad logo!

Thanks to everyone who commented on my post about my EntreCard ad graphic. I have finally found an appropriate image to modify and use as my graphic. I'm pretty happy with the results. It is NOT perfect...I'm not a graphic designer and only know enough to get what I got. So don't hate on me.

Bad Company

Have you seen the ads for Bad Company on TV? Obviously I did. So what did I do next? I downloaded the demo from Playstation Network.

After playing the demo for about an hour here are my thoughts. The controls really screw me up because they are a little bit different from CoD:Modern Warfare. I enjoy the humor that has been included in Bad Company. The missions that I have completed were a bit easy.

The thing that really sticks out for me is the lush colors. The greens really pop. Ok who really cares about colors?

I did have fun running stuff over with the personnel carrier. I knocked over quite a few fences and walls and killed an enemy or two or three by running them down. There are a lot of things that you can destroy which is cool.

Rated T for Teen