Sucker Punch have given fans a lot more to talk
about with a new trailer for the upcoming PS3 exclusive InFamous 2. The
trailer reveals that this time around Cole will be able to harness more than just electricity.
Ubisoft’s
PR Coordinator Alex Monney has confirmed that for the last few months
they have been working to bring the first three Splinter
Cell titles to the PS3. This
includes the original Splinter Cell (2002),
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
(2004), and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
(2005). The package will hold the title Tom Clancy’s
Splinter Cell Trilogy and will
feature HD graphics complemented by stereoscopic 3D. The rehashes
will also feature some exiting and challenging trophies. The games
will be available on Blu-Ray as the trilogy or individually
downloadable through PSN. No pricing details, or special deals for
Playstation Plus members, has been released and a launch date has not
yet been specified.
An internet hacker gang, only known as ‘Anonymous’, has declared war on Sony
Computer Entertainment, launching a series of distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attacks against the company, resulting in customers not being allowed
access to any of Playstation’s online services for a short period of time,
including the Playstation blog and the Playstation store. This attack is said
to be retaliation against the legal action that Sony made against George
“GeoHot” Hotz earlier this year, who has been accused of writing and
distributing software to hack PS3 system’s to run unauthorised software,
including Linux and pirate copies of videogames. The distribution of what is
known as “Jailbreaker” software led to Sony sending out emails to all PS3
user’s who were found to use the software, and to stop using it immediately.
Failure to adhere their warning would lead to being permanently banned from the
Playstation Network.
Following the online attacks against Sony, referred to as “Operation
Payback”, it is now apparent that the dirty tactics are taken to a much more
personal level, as a splinter group of Anonymous, called ‘SonyRecon’, now aims
to collect personal information on employees of Sony, including the marital
status and home addresses of Sony Executives, and lawyers who are involved in
the Hotz court case. The hackers claimed that the individuals that they would
attack are “useful targets”.
The first store and online PS3 releases arrive for a new
month, but after the last few weeks of excellent new games April starts off
slowly. There are no new major store releases this week, and only two new games
arriving on the PlayStation Network.
Electronic
Arts has been known for teasing fans of the Burnout
franchise for some time, and now it seems that another game could
be in the works at Criterion. In a database entry, The Australian
Classification Review Board, which is the country’s equivalent of
ESRB in the US, has rated a title dubbed “Burnout Crash” with its
origins being in the UK. The author and publisher are noted as EA but
the production company is “not shown.” The game is also listed as
a multi-platform release and is rated PG (Teen) for mild violence.
There is no information on a release date or summary of the title but
one can only speculate to either a mainstream or portable release to
be announced in the coming months. Other sources indicate that the
game is most likely to be released on PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
Released almost a month go, the first paid DLC for Assassin’s Creed:
Brotherhood kind of snuck under the radar. It’s a substantial addition
to the game, adding a significant new memory sequence and a couple tombs
to the campaign as well as modes, maps, and characters for the online
multiplayer. If you’re only interested in one of those components you
might not think The Da Vinci Disappearance is worth your ten dollars,
but I found it to be a good way to spend a few hours.
In an effort to save money, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed two horrible stories: The Agency has been cancelled and SOE has laid off 205 employees and shut down three studios.
