PS3 News

NISA Reveals Bevy of New Games

The Disgaea series has always been known as a very traditional RPG series that sticks to an aging concept (grid type, turn based battle system), yet does it so well to the point that it holds up against many other, much more ambitious, RPGs.  In fact, in a day an age where the traditional RPG is dying in favor of a action RPG (a la Mass Effect or FFXIII), the developer NIS America has stuck to its laurels in making very traditional, yet very strong JRPG games.  The only downfall with this is that because NIS specializes and is a much smaller company, they tend to not release as many games as someone like Bioware or Ubisoft. Luckily for fans of the developer though (who own PS3s), the future is looking pretty bright.

As was announced on the PlayStation Blog a few days ago, NISA (NIS America) recently came out and started discussing 3 PS3 exclusive games that will be coming to the United States.  They are all mostly RPGs, but the interesting part comes in the fact that The Witch and the Hundred Knights (which is set to release in early 2013), is taking a very different turn in the traditional dealings of NIS, in that it will be adopting a much more action oriented aspect, which should be interesting to see considering what they have been able to do with the traditional formula in the past.  The other two games are set to release this year, and are called Legasista (set to release in August of 2012), and Mugen Souls (which is set to release in the fall of 2012).  To read the full press release with video and photos of each of the games, check this link.        

PlayStation Plus Perks Revealed for April

One of the biggest questions that was always asked about the implementation of Sony’s paid service, PlayStation Plus, was whether or not the rewards that one could get for signing up would be worth the money (which is the same price as Xbox Live), seeing as the free service is relatively strong post break-in that happened last year.  PlayStation Plus members have reasons to look forward to this upcoming April though, as the rewards for April were recently announced on the PlayStation Blog, and they look to be pretty strong.

The offerings for the month of April largely come in the form of free games, and while some of the games are a bit stronger than others, there are some titles that look to be pretty strong.  On the 3^rd of April, PS+ members will be able to get their hands on Shank 2 free of charge, which is pretty awesome considering the fact that the first game was quite strong, albeit a little short.  Another strong freebie that releases that day is Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed, which is pretty big, considering that it is only 5 days after the game releases retail, and it will be for free.  The last big title that will be released is a PSOne classic version of Silent Hill, which I think is a pretty enticing offer considering that the HD Remake will be released a few days before.  Do these perks seem like something that would make you consider signing up for PS+, or do the rewards not really seem worth what you would be paying for them?    

Max Payne 3 Crew System Coming to GTA5

In an interesting development regarding the multiplayer portion of long awaited shooter Max Payne 3, Rockstars Crew System will carry over in to GTA5.

Remedy Making Next Gen Game

While it’s not a surprise another developer is already hard at work on a title slated for the next wave of consoles it’s nice to get confirmation of which studios are so we can all start wondering.

The Walking Dead Game(s) Get(s) Release Date

A while back, it was announced that the hit TV Series The Walking Dead would be getting a series of games.  This news probably came as no surprise, as the content in The Walking Dead lends itself very well to a video game format, and due to the developer being Telltale games, it makes sense that the content would most likely be episodic.  Well, not too long ago, more details about The Walking Dead were revealed, and it turns out that The Walking Dead will be much more accessible than some of the previous Telltale games, and the first out of five episodes may be releasing sooner than you think.

While an exact date has not been set in stone yet, the first of a five episode format will be coming out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and iOS sometime in April, and the next episodes are set to follow regularly after that.  Those who remember the last Telltale game that was released on consoles (Jurassic Park: The Game) may be fretting, because the release and quality of that game was less than ideal, but do you think that Telltale can do well with a genre that some may consider to be quite used up at this point?  Will the gameplay and storytelling be easily accessible to fans of the show that may not be the biggest gamers?  Tune in April, when episode 1 releases to find out.   

Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City getting free DLC

After what seems like a never ending torrent of negative news the past week or so in regards to DLC we finally have some positive, and from Capcom no less

Ratchet and Clank Collection Confirmed

Coming to Europe in Spring and Fall in America is the Ratchet and Clank Ps2 Trilogy in HD.

New Uncharted 3 DLC Dated and Detailed

Coming on March 13th Uncharted 3 will receive a sizable dlc update.

No Cross Platform Play for CS: Global Offensive

While it was initially touted as a defining feature of the new Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Valve has stated the cross platform play between PS3 and PC gamers will not be available.

Ridge Racer Unbounded Pushed Back

One of the few racing games I’ve been looking forward to this year; Ridge Racer Unbounded has been pushed back to an unspecified date.