Recent Articles: InFamous 2

PlayStation Plus subscribers to receive “Instant Game Collection”

Posted on June 5, 2012 by John Scalzo

Between all the free games and the ridiculously awesome sales, PlayStation Plus has always been a better subscription service than Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold. But with its latest gambit, Sony is going for the throat.

Announced last night during their E3 2012 Press Conference, starting today, PlayStation Plus will receive an “Instant Game Collection” of 12 PS3 titles. And these aren’t the dregs of the PlayStation Store either. This is good quality, amazing stuff.

Just take a look at the list of free games you’ll receive as long as you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber:

  • Choplifter HD
  • InFamous 2
  • Hard Corp: Uprising
  • Just Cause 2
  • Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
  • Little Big Planet 2
  • Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
  • Saints Row 2
  • Sideway: New York
  • Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
  • Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone

Downloading all of these games individually from the PlayStation Store would cost over $260. So purchasing a PlayStation Plus subscription for $49.99 per year is a much better option. Especially when you add in all the other monthly bonuses a Plus subscription includes.

Your move Microsoft.

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PSN “Ultimate Editions” of Black Ops, Mortal Kombat, LA Noire, more on sale this week

Posted on May 29, 2012 by John Scalzo

Sony has added a new featured section to their PS3 Full Games store: Ultimate Editions!

Each Ultimate Edition is comprised of the original game and any available downloadable content, ensuring that gamers who use the PSN always have the complete game. To celebrate their new offering, Sony is running a weeklong sale on all nine Ultimate Editions. From now until June 4, all the Ultimate Editions will be 30% off with PS Plus subscribers getting a 50% discount.

Hit the jump to view the full list of PS3 Ultimate Editions. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: December 8, 2011 – The weekend approaches!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The good news is that the rain cleared up and it looks gorgeous outside. The bad news is that the weather has dropped 20 degrees! This season needs to stop being so bipolar all the time.

On the tenth day of Amazon’s 19 Days of Deals, they’re having a sale on Sony’s “Long Live Play” games! They’re up to 50% off today only. Games include Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for $39.99, inFAMOUS 2 for $29.99, and Killzone 3 for $19.99 – wait, Killzone 3 is $19.99? *Shakes fist at Amazon* damn you!! I am not allowed to buy anymore games!! *Grumbles*

There are two amazing t-shirts today, one with a Pokemon theme and one with a Zelda theme: (more…)

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InFamous 2: Festival of Blood DLC announced

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Chris Urie

Cole McGrath is hungry for blood this Halloween. InFamous 2: Festival of Blood is the surprising next installment in the InFamous universe. It will be provided as DLC over the PSN, but you don’t need to have a copy of the original games to play. It is completely standalone.

What we know is that Cole has a brand new set of fangs and seemingly has a thirst for blood rather than electricity. In a newly themed New Marais, he has one night to find the head vampire and set things right. He will probably be using his new pointy dentures or a lighting tornado.

For those of you dying for an Infamous/”True Blood” crossover, I think that this is the best you are going to get.

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Sony drops 320GB PS3 price to $300, InFamous 2 bundle released

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

The headline really says it all. The PlayStation 3 is now a lot cheaper:

320GB PS3
New Price: $299.99, Previous Price: $349.99

160GB PS3
New Price: $249.99, Previous Price: $299.99

If you’re looking for even more value from your PS3 purchase, Sony has also released a limited edition InFamous 2 bundle. The package retails for $299.99 and includes a copy of the game, a 30-day membership to PlayStation Plus and a 320GB PS3 console.

You might say it’s electrifying.

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InFamous 2 Review: InFamous Harder!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by John Llewellyn Martin

It’s good to be bad. But sometimes, it can also be badass to be so good. Sucker Punch’s sequel to 2009′s InFamous delivers on all fronts with its spectacular graphics, gameplay, and story. Gone is the original voice actor for Cole, the one who eats gravel for breakfast, lunch, and presumably dinner. We have a new Cole who sounds closer to a gruff version of Jay from Kevin Smith’s Askewniverse. Perhaps coincidentally, Cole’s new character model also happens to look a lot like a battle-scarred Jason Mewes. Once you’ve taken in all of the graphical and audible changes, the game bounds through the introduction and pulls a Samus Aran, wiping you clean of all but your most rudimentary powers. While this was a big annoyance, regaining powers helped me make the push through the game, dangling a carrot of electro-destruction in front of my face. (more…)

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Duke Nukem Forever takes a number two on June bestseller list

Posted on July 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Duke Nukem Forever gives players the option to fish a turd out of the toilet bowl and smear it all over the walls of the game world. So it seems rather fitting that Duke’s latest adventure has landed in the #2 spot in The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games for the month of June. The Mighty Duke was toppled by Rockstar’s L.A. Noire; the detective yarn is celebrating its second straight month at the top after it lead the May NPD report as well.

A trio of other June releases also earned their way into the top ten. Sony’s InFamous 2 took the #3 spot, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D hookshotted its way into #5 and Cars 2 stopped for gas at #9.

You can find the full top ten after the break. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: July 11, 2011 – Irony of ironies!

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Sometimes, I find I end up going through more pain when I drag a decision out than when I just make one on the spur of the moment. When Editor-in-Chief John Scalzo emailed me earlier this weekend to tell me that the Infamous 2 Hero Edition was $59.99 at GameStop, I waited until last night to order it. I waited as long as I could, thinking it would go down in price at Amazon, which has always been a more reliable way to order games, in my opinion. So, of course, after ordering it last night, I wake up this morning to find that Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is… yup. You guessed it. The Infamous 2 Hero Edition for $49.99.

Sigh.

Anyway, Amazon’s also having some lightning deals in video games again today:

  • 6 AM PDT/9 AM EST: LittleBigPlanet 2 for $39.99!
  • 9 AM PDT/12 PM EST: Experience the thrill of the Major Leagues – it’s MLB 11: The Show for $29.99!
  • 1 PM PDT/4 PM EST: Lowest price ever on Razer Gaming Mouse – Razer Imperator Ergonomic Laser Gaming Mouse for $54.94
  • 1 PM PDT/4 PM EST: Hit a home run with this great deal – MLB 2011: Dualshock Wireless controller for $39.99
  • 4 PM PDT/7 PM EST: An arcade style, multi vehicle type racing game exclusively for play on PlayStation

As always, we’ll be updating the details as they come in!

As far as gaming t-shirts go, Ript‘s got you covered with their “Visit Rapture” t-shirt: (more…)

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