Playstation 3

Resistance 3 Gone Gold, Includes Extras

A lot of modern games tend to come with extras now, but Sony
seems to have gone a little nuts with Resistance 3 now that it’s gone gold. While all these extras are technically just marketing material, if I were a new
PlayStation 3 owner it would be pretty cool nonetheless.  The bonus
content that comes on all Resistance 3 discs includes game demos for
Killzone 3, MotorStorm Apocalypse and Infamous 3, as well as a slew of trailers
for upcoming games such as Uncharted 3. But where it gets a little odd is the
inclusion of various trailers for Sony films and music clips featuring artists
such as Ozzy Ozborne – what?

Full Vita Details at Tokyo Game Show

At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony plans on revealing the
full details of the PlayStation Vita. While the price and core features were mentioned and demoed in limited form at
this year’s E3, at TGS this year we will get to see what the handheld is truly
capable of and hopefully get some more info on the line-up of launch
titles.  I’m personally already fine with the price and the absurd amount
of features are some good selling points but I would certainly like to know how
exactly a lot of them will be used by games, and more importantly what those
initial games will be.

Sony Buys Sucker Punch

Sony has plenty of development teams under their direct control, including the studios behind such mainstays as God of War and Gran Turismo.
But many of their best franchises, especially since the PS2 days, have
been made by independent companies they partner with like Naughty Dog,
Insomniac, and Sucker Punch Productions.

This Week on PS3 – August 2nd, 2011

Can real games please start coming out again soon? The downloadable
stuff is usually pretty okay looking, but week after week of looking at
either a single decent-looking new game or a handful of bad ones is
becoming pretty soul-crushing. I don’t know how much longer I can take
it.

What’s Next for God of War?

This year has been truly fantastic for PS3 exclusives so
far, and when you start to think of the biggest exclusives Sony has, God of War
is probably pretty high on the list. The first entry in the series was one of
the most successful games for the PlayStation 2 and was an impressive display
of the console’s technical capability and the ability of the development team
behind it. God of War 2 was a fitting end to that era of gaming and created
extremely high expectations for the final chapter that would arrive on the
PlayStation 3.

Resistance 3 Beta Dated and Detailed

Early access
to Resistance 3‘s multiplayer beta will start August 4th, while PlayStation
Plus subscribers will be able to join August 23rd.

I’m not the biggest fan of
Resistance. I had minimal exposure to the first and second games so far but I’m somewhat interested in the upcoming third entry. The beta
will be starting next month and anyone with SOCOM 4 gets to play a good few
weeks earlier than PSN Plus subscribers. I’ve still yet to find a reason
to upgrade to Plus, not least because I spend a ton of money on this hobby
already so I probably won’t be participating myself. 

No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise Demo and Region Confusion

Those of
you who live in some countries such as mine (Australia or the United Kingdom)
will no doubt find it a little odd that a few American game sites are talking
about No More Heroes
for PlayStation 3 as if it is a new thing, which weirdly it is for them. Allow me to
elaborate.

Speaking to a UK friend of mine
there is indeed a version of No
More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise available on store shelves already in
our countries, and has been since April I believe. I’ve definitely
seen it here so I was initially confused as to why a few US sites were
reporting a demo for this game releasing on PlayStation network for the
upcoming release of a version of the game in their country with the same title.