Tuesday, September 6, 2011
What PlayStation games are coming out this week?
What's PlayStation this week? What does that even mean? A sneak peek of what's expected to show up on your favorite PlayStation branded hardware this week (according to North American release dates).
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PlayStation 3:
Resistance 3
The war for humanity rages on in Resistance 3, the third chapter of Insomniac Games' sci-fi shooter series. Set in a brutal, alternate 1950s universe, America has been successfully conquered and destroyed by the deadly Chimeran race, forcing the last remaining human survivors to seek refuge in hiding. Players must take on the role of Joseph Capelli, the last surviving Sentinel from a clandestine military program, as he comes out of hiding to journey across a land of ruin in a heroic fight for survival against the merciless Chimera.
Dead Island
Uncharted Dual Pack
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
According to Relic, Space Marine has been developed specifically with home consoles in mind, with the studio having created a separate, console-focused team especially for the game's development. In addition, the title will be built utilizing Relic's new proprietary engine, allowing for the types of visuals and large scales battles that fans of the Warhammer series have become accustomed to.
PlayStation Network:
Bloodrayne
Astro Tripper
Rugby World Cup 2011
Skydrift
Minis:
Alpha Mission
Doodle Fit
The Impossible Game
T.N.K. III
Vanguard II
PSone Japan Imports:Megaman 4
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All unlocks will take "something like 100 hours," says DICE
Alan Kertz, senior gameplay designer for DICE, has tweeted that the achievements and unlocks in Battlefield 3 will take "something like 100 hours" to collect.
“If you unlock every weapon, every gadget, and every unlock for every weapon… something like 100 hours,”
Sadly, as much as we hope it would, the campaign is not nearly as long, with DICE estimating that it is around 12 hours long.
Battlefield 3 is due on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in October.
Rumor: Syphon Filter 4 Set For Winter 2012 Launch?
See Full ImageMany fans have been waiting for an installment on the PlayStation 3, too, so if this information is accurate, there will be quite a few happy gamers out there. Are we ready for Syphon Filter 4?
According to SilleGamer citing the August 2011 edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine Italy, we will indeed receive the fourth entry exclusively on the PlayStation 3 in Winter 2012. This comes after evidence of a new title popped up on the official US PlayStation website; evidence that included details and an early logo, and promptly disappeared. Supposedly, Syphon Filter 4 is a sequel to Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow for the PSP and it's in development at SCE London Studio. Oh, and we're looking at what should be a "visually advanced engine." Yeah, well, we can always use that.
Hopefully, Sony will make the announcement some time soon. Of course, it's still just a rumor but we fully expect an unveiling. Sometimes, Syphon Filter gets a bad rap and while there were a few lackluster installments, the first titles were some of the best available on the original PlayStation. Let's not forget that.
MW3 Multiplayer Details: Killstreaks, Modes, Weapons
See Full ImageAnd after Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg detailed the premium subscription service for Call of Duty Elite, Infinity Ward boss Robert Bowling stepped up to hand out some crucial - and surprising - multiplayer details.
Some of the more important pieces of information include: Support Killstreaks won't reset when you die, weapons get better the more you use them (reduced sway, kick, recoil, etc.), and a new game mode call Kill Confirm. In this mode, you need to snag dog tags from fallen players in order to get credit for the kill; if an ally dies, you can grab the tag before the assailant and the kill won't count. Here's some more:
- Killstreaks have been replaced with specialist packages (Assault, Support, Specilist)
- Support Killstreaks won’t reset when you die
- Prestige Shop (You choose how you are rewarded for prestiging in the game)
- All emblems you earn in Spec Ops carry over to Multiplayer
- Bouncing Betty type explosive makes it’s return from World At War
- Throwing Knife will make it’s return
- Stealth Bomber is back
- Radio Controlled Machine Gun is confirmed
- A kill streak that intercepts RPG’, Grenade Launchers, etc.
- Concentrated gun on gun gameplay and close quarters combat
- One man army, Shotgun as secondary, Commando and Last Stand have been removed
- With hardline pro, for every 2 assists you get 1 kill
- Team Defender (New game mode)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD will have online co-op through PSN and Xbox Live
It is possible to play the PSP version online, but to do so requires Sony's "adhocParty" app, and a connection to a PS3 that is using a wired internet connection. This version will be as simple as it is with any other Xbox Live/PSN game. And, Kojima confirmed, it'll run in 60 frames per second even with 4 players.
While you grudgingly admit that you want to buy the games again, now in the HD collection, here's a little perspective: Peace Walker is being sold separately in Japan, but it's just one part of a bundle here.
Sony's new WiFi-free PSP is targeting teens
"It's all for the audience. If we are going to take PSP very young -- teens and much younger -- they are happy to just play the game," he explains. "If taking Wi-Fi out is the price to pay, we're happy to." Ryan also believes that the price point will give the console a much-needed sales bump, especially during the upcoming holiday season. "At €99/£89 it will make a great Christmas gift."
The latest iteration of Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console, dubbed the E-1000, was unveiled last month in Germany at Gamescom 2011. It should be arriving exclusively in Europe "this fall."
Tour the 'Another World' of Ni no Kuni in a new trailer
Not to be outdone by another series it previously worked on, Level-5 released a new trailer for the PS3 Ni no Kuni game, showing off a variety of locations in the Studio Ghibli-designed world. There's an old-world castle town, a dark graveyard, a ... volcano, an open sea, and some kind of sea creature village in a forest.
Even if most of the locations sound like RPG standards, the trailer is worth watching. It's our best look at the game since it was announced, and the Ghibli-ized takes on those common locales are predictably lovely. Ni no Kuni comes out November 17 in Japan, and still hasn't been announced for release elsewhere.
Resistance 3 review: Always outnumbered, never outgunned
No matter how powerful leading hero Joseph Capelli and his bottomless knapsack of devastating ordinances become, that feeling of defeat never quite dissipates. Whether you're being overrun by a flood of savage troops or watching your traveling companions be butchered by an agent of insensate evil, you can't help but feel like you're losing ground; even though the passage of chapters indicates that you're moving forward.
Put simply, Resistance 3 exchanges the genre's all-too-familiar bravado for a pervasive and relentless air of desperation. It's a subtle substitution, but it's singlehandedly responsible for making Resistance 3 one of the most compelling shooters I've ever played.
Metal Gear Solid HD, Uncharted 3 themed DualShocks coming to Japan [update]
Japanese PS3 owners will be able to execute an on-site procurement of the Metal Gear controller by itself on November 17, for ¥5,500 ($71). The Uncharted 3 controller is bundled with the game, and will be available November 2 for ¥9,980 ($129).
Update: The "urban camo" controller will be released in North America this November, as Shacknews reported last month. It's not being billed as a Metal Gear tie-in here.
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