Just got it and I really have no clue what's been updated about the game. umm..........what's been updated? Was this update even necessary?

Many of the bugs related to saving, progression and Trophy accumulation will be fixed in a 1.40 patch available to all Resistance 2 players this Monday (1/26). For example, some players may have had their character data mysteriously reset. Those players can take comfort in knowing that all their lost progress will be restored -- and that any additional XP earned since will still count. Those that acquired the 10,000 kills necessary for the Killing Machine Trophy will automatically unlock it once the 1.40 patch is applied.

Here are the patch notes:

Trophy/Medal/Ribbons

"Salute Me" trophy is not awarded until player reaches level 31 (Lieutenant)
"Berserker" trophy can be collected during non-ranked games
"Survivor" medal can be collected in cooperative games
"Sure Shot" ribbon is awarded if player has accuracy of exactly 50%
Clans

Added clan support for viewing members, sending invites, and setting up clan tags
Default clan region is now USA



Match Balancing

Unbalanced ranked games are cancelled in staging before the game is started
Parties are prevented from matchmaking into free-for-all Deathmatch games
Competitive

Loadouts can be disabled in the "Create Game" screen in competitive games
Balanced the chance of dropping large ammo pickups in competitive games
Core Control scoreboard displays "Kills"
Improved scoreboard formatting
Cooperative

Balanced the amount of XP gained by the Medic class in cooperative games
Stalker movement enabled in cooperative games
Small ammo pickups don't give LAARK ammo in cooperative games
Weapons/Gameplay

Splash damage on Pulse Cannon can damage the player firing it
Rossmore reticule better reflects its accuracy
Fire is easier to shake off
Players cannot swap weapons in the middle of a melee attack
Miscellaneous

Localized text updates
Network message optimizations
EULA displays the correct language text for Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish and Danish

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2009/01/23/resistance-2-getting-1-40-patch-on-monday/#continued

LAARK is more useless now :/

a carbine + grenade its jsut as good then.

I love how the stalkers will actually move now; it used to be just stand there behind a soldier and pound the crap outta them. Now, people might actually have to have some skill. I also like how they balanced the amount of xp medics get, because I've gotten some crazy numbers (87k or something like that) in one match.

Yeah, Medics were one of the easiest classes to level up in Co-Op, but that might not be the case right now.

medic needs better damage yet.

Why do they need more damage? They are there to be, well, medics for the rest of the team. They are there to heal damage, not deal it out.

Yeah I noticed the LAARK is bloody useless now thats why I prefer the pulse cannon.

because their last weapon upgrade sucks >_o.