All Articles: PS3

Akuma, Taskmaster sneak into Marvel vs Capcom 3 as secret characters

Posted on January 17, 2011 by John Scalzo

IGN has posted videos revealing the two latest additions to the roster of Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds: Akuma and Taskmaster.

Akuma is Ryu’s red-headed archenemy from the Street Fighter franchise while Taskmaster is a Marvel villain that most often clashes with Deadpool. According to Eurogamer, both characters won’t be selectable at the start of the game. Akuma will be unlocked after acquiring 2,000 Players Points while Taskmaster requires 8,000. Eurogamer also claims that Capcom plans to round out the Marvel vs Capcom 3 roster by revealing two more characters.

You can see gameplay footage of Akuma and Taskmaster in action after the break. (more…)

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SOCOM 4 likely deploying this April

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

A small article on Sony’s quest to target core gamers with the PlayStation Move in the Wall Street Journal’s technology blog, “Digits“, has confirmed that SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs will be released in April. Well, perhaps “confirmed” is too strong of a word as the article cites no sources for the release date, but later says they talked to Travis Steiner, lead designer of SOCOM 4 at Zipper Interactive.

We’ll keep you posted on any official release date news from Sony.

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PlayStation Move Heroes crosses over to stores on March 22

Posted on January 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has announced that the Jak & Daxter/Ratchet & Clank/Sly Cooper mega-crossover PlayStation Move Heroes will be released on March 22. As you can guess from the title, the game requires the PlayStation Move controller.

Developer Nihilistic Software has also revealed that PS3 owners who pre-order the game will receive a download code for an exclusive costume pack featuring Pirate Sly, Freedom League Jak and Trillium Armor Ratchet.

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New Releases: LittleBigPlanet 2, Mass Effect 2, Mindjack, More

Posted on January 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

What this week’s new releases lacks in quantity, it makes up for it in quality.

Sony’s second Sackboy adventure on the PS3, LitleBigPlanet 2, will be released this week. The sequel will add even more level creation options as well as include an expanded single-player campaign.

As PS3 owners get their second crack at Sackboy, they’ll get their first chance to experience BioWare’s Mass Effect series with a PS3 port of Mass Effect 2. Sticking with the science fiction theme, Square Enix will be bringing their body-hopping shooter Mindjack to the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Finally, PopCap Games has shrunk down Plants vs Zombies for a DS release.

The full list of the rest of this week’s new releases can be found below. (more…)

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Interview: Media Molecule’s James Spafford on LittleBigPlanet 2

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Nicole Kline

With the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 just a few days away, we got a chance to chat with Media Molecule’s Community Manager, James Spafford. Hit the jump for a few words on all the new tools available in LBP2, a little bit about the game’s single-player campaign and what it’s like working for Media Molecule.

So without further ado… (more…)

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Mass Effect 2 PS3 re-hash looks to be ‘massively effective’

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Ryan Littlefield

Anticipation is rising as BioWare’s highly-acclaimed Mass Effect 2 blasts its way over to the Playstation 3 next week, promising a visual successor to the Xbox 360’s version which was released early last year. Fueling the hype is the game’s launch trailer, which you can view above. And through a limited time offer, BioWare’s PS3 customers will be able to download Terminus Gear for free on the PlayStation Network. The free gear download increases in-game stats for players, offering a bonus to (possible) second-time buyers of the game.

For those who haven’t been filled in on Commander Shepard’s excursion from exclusivity, the upcoming PlayStation 3 version will be fully loaded with story content from the first Mass Effect game, with the help of Dark Horse Comics’ illustration skills. Though the first Mass Effect is not included with Mass Effect 2, the comic aims to flesh out all important story details from the first game, fully gearing players for the Q4 2011 multiplatform release of Mass Effect 3.

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Ed Boon is taking your suggestions for Mortal Kombat DLC

Posted on January 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Ed Boon and his team at NetherRealm Studios have been talking about downloadable characters for Mortal Kombat for a long time. The developer really wanted to release DLC character on Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, but Midway’s money troubles prevented any from ever seeing the light of day.

But Boon is nothing if not persistent and he has taken the question of which Mortal Kombat characters should be included in DLC to the fans. On Monday, he posted the following messages to his fans via Twitter:

Seriously guys. Tell me your order of preference for a DLC character. Rain, Shinnok, Kenshi, [Robo-Smoke], or new character?

Ooops…forgot one. Or Tanya.

So it’s probably safe to assume that Rain, Shinnok, Kenshi, Tanya and Smoke in his robot form won’t be included in the retail release of Mortal Kombat. But if I’m getting a vote, I’m going for Kenshi and Robot-Smoke. They were badass.

Mortal Kombat will be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in April and I’m counting the days.

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Dead Space 2 launch trailer dismembers the imagination

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

To the left you will find a candid photo of our very own Senior Editor Nicole Kline, utterly blown away in awe at just how awesome Dead Space 2 gameplay is.  The picture was taken as she played the demo at PAX Prime last September, and you can expect it on every piece of coverage here at Warp Zoned on Visceral Games’ latest entry in their sci-fi odyssey.  EA has released a new trailer depicting some of the jaw dropping moments you can expect from the sequel, as well as quotes from popular gaming media outlets on just how great it is.  Even if you haven’t played the first one, you should absolutely check the video below.  As I said in our initial podcast, I truly believe this is going to do for Visceral Games what Uncharted 2 did for Naughty Dog.

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