Current WipEout HD owners who have managed to jump online today will notice that a major update has been implemented. Yep, logging on to the Playstation Network and firing up WipEout HD will cause the game to update itself, fueling your online races with a range of community-based features.

Races will conclude by awarding/naming racers with a range of medals - such as commendations for those with the most aggressive racing to the fastest top speed achieved. The new ranking system will reward regular racers for their persistent minute-shaving reruns.

There’s been a huge amount of other implementations, to learn more check out yesterday’s article or click through to see some screenshots. Eagle-eyed readers will notice that the images are unwatermarked, so feel free to download the full screen ones and use them to adorn your walls.

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Tomorrow will see the release of a new major WipEout HD update for all of you to enjoy. Update V1.30 introduces a selection of new multiplayer features, including an online ranking system and a new spectator mode.

Click through to see the full list of features. Tell us what you think…

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Part two of Keith Stuart’s interview with three guys who really know about organised crime…

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More cuteness today, with illustrator and art director of Imaginism’s charming Street Fighter Kids painting. What would you get if you mixed Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies with Street Fighter IV’s deadly character roster? Click here to find out.

An imaginative Kotaku reader has created a pair of Noby Noby Boy shoes, which feature Boy himself stretched and tangled through the eyelets of the shoe! Very cute! Check out the picture and original article here.

Good news! SCEE have been in contact with us this morning to tell us that the software update for PlayTV is now well and truly live! They’ve also asked us to pass on their thanks to all of you who have commented on the update. Your suggestions and feedback are all being passed onto the development team – so thanks for your contribution!

How realistic is EA’s latest gangster adventure, both as a movie tie-in and a depiction of mafia business? Keith Stuart talked to three guys who really ought to know…

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SOCOM Confrontation arrived this month and Three Speech has spent a little while getting to grips with it. The thing with SOCOM Confrontation is that it does a fantastic job of creating a tactical environment where players use their own strategic decisions to get ahead in the firefight. This is part of the reason that we have been relentlessly dying. However, it’s a learning process that leaves you feeling more and more empowered with each successfully executed kill.

SOCOM Confrontation is a [very] tactical third person shooter that is played exclusively online. SOCOM Confrontation’s focus on online team-based play with unforgiving penalties means that spending time with it can actually result in a much more engrossing and tense experience. Working as a team becomes essential, as if you don’t communicate and watch each others backs then you’re likely to fail or die within seconds.

From our experience with it we found that all of the teams we joined communicated consistently, and all had good quality headsets. This meant that the team chat channel was very much alive - until we accidentally rebounded a grenade off of a wall at point blank range and killed half our team. If you’re looking for a game to dedicate time to and perfect skills with, then it would be a good idea to give this a go. The game can be intimidating at first, but once the ice is broken by accidental friendly fire you’ll fit right in.

Get hold of a boxed copy in stores with an essential headset, or alternatively just download it from the PlayStation Network for half price!

It started as a series of clues and puzzles, but now the enigma that is XI is being hinted at in the real world. Over the past few days we’ve had reports of clues such as www.XIjess.com appearing on various billboards around the world. It certainly made Home a very interesting and unpredictable place, so it’s exciting to see XI’s mystery spread. Watch this video if you’d like to be further clued up on just what is going on…

The fixtures, fittings and furniture that adorn the Three Speech headquarters have been truly tested during the last couple of days, after we received our pair of wireless SingStar microphones and embarked on a long session of leaping from sofa, to desk, to filling cabinet…

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