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Enslaved Preview

Monkey’s tired, worn out body is jolted awake by an emotionless woman’s voice over an echoing broadcast from within a massive airship’s hull. He has been captured by a cruel alien force that hovers above the planet and abducts the last few survivors on earth to do their bidding. As he struggles to figure out where exactly he is, a scared, red-haired girl somehow escapes from her confines and overloads the ship’s containment controls. Monkey’s enclosure is violently blown off its hinges and slams to the ground. He emerges bewildered and angry wanting only to be free again. This is when the player finally gets a glimpse of what Monkey can really do.

PSN Down for Maintenance Tomorrow

Sony have confirmed that the playstation Network will be down for scheduled maintenance tomorrow, September 21st. PSN blog states: “Maintenance is expected to start at just after 8 am Pacific and will last for several hours, until approximately 5 pm Pacific. During this time, users won’t be able to access the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home or Account Management, and may encounter difficulty while signing in to PSN.”

Resident Evil 5 MOVE Impressions

Of all the games that have been released to coincide with the launch of Sony’s new Move controller the large majority, if not all, are aimed squarely at the casual gamer. Presumably in an attempt at wooing the some of Nintendo’s fan base which might be getting bored waiting on news of the long rumoured Wii HD.

One of the questions that will probably be most interesting is whether Move will predominantly be used in casual and family titles, or will it be adopted as a legitimate alternative to the Dual Shock by the existing PS3 gamers?

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Preview

Sengoku Basara may not sound familiar to those living in the U.S.A., but the gaming franchise has thrived in Japan spawning several sequels on the PS2, PSP and Wii consoles and even received a 2-D fighting game adaptation. The game series also developed into an insanely popular anime that is wrapping up its second season. Americans may need to dive back into 2005 and search for a game called Devil Kings; this was the first installment of the Sengoku Basara series as well as the last title released outside of Japan. Today, fans can check out Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, Capcom’s latest answer to the Samurai Warrior’s genre of hack n’ slash and large-scale warfare.

MOVE Now Available

After months of build up the PS3’s own motion controller is finally with us. MOVE is released today simultaneously across North America and Europe. In the US the $99 bundle pack will get you the PlayStation Move motion controller, PlayStation Eye camera and a Demo disc.

M.A.G. 2.0 Update coming soon

Zipper Interactive have confirmed that their PS3 exclusive MAG is heading for a large update. The patch, known as MAG 2.0, is the biggest patch yet for the game and should be arriving in the next few weeks.

Armageddon Blows Its Way Out of Crowded March

THQ has revealed their tentative release dates for its upcoming games. In addition to announcing Saints Row 3 and the fact that future UFC: Undisputed titles will not be released on a yearly basis for quality reasons, high profile game Red Faction: Armageddon will be pushed back from a March 2011 release to a May 2011 release. So why the two-month roll back?