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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Oct. 18, 2009

No time for introductions, let's get right down to business. If you keep track of the Giant Bomb achievement tracking system, then you've probably noticed the big error message at the top of your profile page, mentioning that we're experiencing issues with getting Sony's trophy data, and that we've been attempting to contact them about it.

Well, I've got an update on that, and it's not terrific news. Sony has informed us that it's not looking to share its trophy data with external sites at this time. So, in short, we're cut off. If you want to see your trophy statistics, you'll have to venture over to Sony's official site. In the days ahead, we'll be removing PSN accounts from your profile pages. We'll leave the game-level trophy pages up, though, in case you want to see (or comment on) what trophies are in a given PS3 game. It's our hope that Sony decides to officially open up its information to sites like ours in the future. We'll keep your PSN account names on file, just in case.

OK, let's get to the lists of achievement popularity. As a reminder, these lists are based on traffic to Giant Bomb's pages over the last week. And we've got a new leader in the form of Brutal Legend. Double Fine's new metal/adventure/action/RTS thing may have gameplay that kind of pushes me away at every turn, but that's not stopping it from breaking out to a good start, at least in terms of the number of you that are playing it.

As of this writing, 2,609 of you have played Brutal Legend. That's a pretty big start that actually puts it ahead of several major releases that have been on shelves for a lot longer. Here's a sampling of games that are not as popular with you as Brutal Legend:

 
Now before you start jumping to conclusions and try to directly tie these to eventual sales figures, remember that Bionic Commando got most of its 2,100 players in the first week or two. And that one? Not exactly a sales success. Anyway, onto the list! 

It's official. Eddie Riggs is bigger than John Madden. 
It's official. Eddie Riggs is bigger than John Madden. 

Top Ten Games

  1. Brutal Legend
  2. Modern Warfare 2
  3. Halo 3: ODST
  4. Risen
  5. Borderlands
  6. Batman: Arkham Asylum
  7. InFamous (PS3)
  8. The Beatles: Rock Band
  9. Garry's Mod
  10. Forza Motorsport 3 (blocked)
  
OK, let's talk new stuff. We've got Left 4 Dead 2 achievements on the site now, along with a pile of other games, like Lego Rock Band, Tony Hawk: RIDE, and... well, hey, how about you just look at the full list? 

FOXWORTHY!!!!!!!!!!111 
FOXWORTHY!!!!!!!!!!111 

New Sets


And here are your top ten individual achievements. Again, like the other popularity list, this one's based on traffic. Some people still seem to think that it's based on how many times a given achievement was unlocked. It's not. 

Larry Fishburne: Deadly Intent 
Larry Fishburne: Deadly Intent 

Top Ten Individual

  1. CSI: Deadly Intent - We Love CSI Fans
  2. Batman: Arkham Asylum - World's Greatest Detective
  3. Garry's Mod - Secret Phrase
  4. Halo 3: ODST - Naughty Naughty
  5. Risen - Map Reader
  6. Brutal Legend - Beast Master
  7. Halo 3: ODST - Audiophile
  8. The Simpsons Game - Press START to Play
  9. Halo 3: ODST - Be Like Marty
  10. Halo 3: ODST - Super Sleuth

Well, it seems like the era of Halo 3: ODST is coming to a close, achievementally speaking. It's just not dominating the list like it has been for the past couple of weeks. That's really no surprise, since most of the points-focused people of the world have gotten those achievements already, so they don't need to look them up on the site as often. It certainly had a good run, though.

The CSI and Simpsons achievements are on that list because I talked about them on Twitter last week. I think that CSI achievement (which gives you points for watching the opening) might be the easiest achievement ever, even easier than the Simpsons one, which gave you points for pressing start. The difference, of course, is that The Simpsons Game did it as a hilarious joke. CSI: Deadly Intent... isn't? Or maybe it is, I guess we haven't seen the final product yet.

OK, I should probably get back to writing the Borderlands review. Check back tomorrow for that.


109 Comments

Metal_Gear_Sunny
on Oct. 18, 2009
*cries*

monster9999
on Oct. 18, 2009
*Cheers*

archsoldier1
on Oct. 18, 2009
That's horrible that Sony would not allow Giant Bomb to post up PSN data. Once again Sony software fails...

Bucketdeth
on Oct. 18, 2009
Damn, come on Sony!

WinterSnowblind
on Oct. 18, 2009
 "The Simpsons Game - Press START to Play"
 
Really?  That's an achievement?

Pkshields
on Oct. 18, 2009
Adding trophies always seemed too good to be true. Hopefully Sony will get their act together and set up some sort of API soon.

dlowe05
on Oct. 18, 2009
@WinterSnowblind said:
"  The Simpsons Game - Press START to Play
 
Really?  That's an achievement? "
that was actually a really good game though.

FlamingHobo
on Oct. 18, 2009
I hope that PlayStation 3 owners won't have to wait too long for their trophy data.

Jacob816
on Oct. 18, 2009
WTF Sony!

ververdan0226
on Oct. 18, 2009
@Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
" *cries* "

C2C
on Oct. 18, 2009
Meh. I liked the trophies in GB while they lasted I guess.

Shibbxyz
on Oct. 18, 2009
if psn trophies were working im pretty sure we wud see uncharted 2 ;p damn you sony!!

MattBodega
on Oct. 18, 2009
Why would Sony choose to hold onto that information? Obviously, we're not huge corporate giants, and we don't have too much insight into the inner workings of the company, but, in general, does it make some kind of sense for Sony to not share it's API with outside sites?
I'm not trying to make any kind of generalizations; I'm just interested in knowing what they gain by saying no to sharing that PS3 Data.

AURON570
on Oct. 18, 2009
still do not care about achievements, trophies whatever.

buzz_killington
on Oct. 18, 2009

Wolfenstein will totally have more players than Madden in a few weeks. Jeff should've gone double or nothing for that in September.


SuperSambo
on Oct. 18, 2009
  OK, I should probably get back to writing the Borderlands review. Check back tomorrow for that.
 
HELL YES

Wolverine
on Oct. 18, 2009
@WinterSnowblind said:
"  "The Simpsons Game - Press START to Play"
 
Really?  That's an achievement? "
Yup, I saw my friend get the achievement. It was so unexpected and hilarious. 

AjayRaz
on Oct. 18, 2009
@WinterSnowblind said:
"  "The Simpsons Game - Press START to Play"
 
Really?  That's an achievement? "
seriously, what the hell?  
also animated foxworthy scares me ._____.

ez123 is online
on Oct. 18, 2009
That Simpsons achievement is great. Especially when you read the description after you get it.

jakob187
on Oct. 18, 2009
Dood, no Zombie Genociderestdom achievement in L4D2?  I'm...kinda sad about it.


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