PS3 News

Lollipop Chainsaw Announced

As
a big Sudo 51 fan, I can tell you that the second you mention his
involvement in any project I have to at least look at the game. If you
want a super different game that is bizarre in the best way, you want
one of his games. His newest project, Lollipop Chainsaw, looks to be just that.

Lollipop Chainsaw
stars the seemingly cute and sweet cheerleader Juliet Starling. But as
the trailer states she has a big secret: She’s a zombie hunter fighting
off a local zombie outbreak at her high school. I wouldn’t think it
could really get much odder than that, but apparently it does. She
sports a very large chainsaw with heart decals on it, and did I mention
it has a rocket launcher? Yes, this is going to be a strange game, but
as you can kind of see (from the trailer below), it does seem very No
More Heroes-ish in its combat. I’m already sold, but watch the trailer
and judge for yourself. Lollipop Chainsaw will be out next year for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.

On Its Way: Portal 2 DLC

Valve is bringing DLC to Portal 2.  Valve’s Doug Lombardi spoke with Kotaku
at Gamescom and confirmed the DLC may be released
mid-September for all platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, Mac, and PC). Best of all, it will be free. 

Details on the ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Collection

A
new post on the official PlayStation blog outlines the bonus features
that will be included on the Blu-Ray disc featuring the HD remasterings
of two of the PS2’s best games, including a newer look at their
spiritual sucessor. I haven’t exactly been jumping to buy games I’ve
already played again, but some of the features here, along with getting
to see two games with unique and remarkable art design with improved
visuals, has me somewhat tempted.

Every Batman Character Confirmed for Arkham City

Today Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. released a new trailer for
Batman: Arkham City, the latest to reveal a new villain that will appear
in the game. This time it’s Mr. Freeze, everyone’s favorite evil genius
ice-themed widower. With this trailer, Rocksteady have now officially
confirmed that every single preexisting Batman character will appear in
their game, as long as they appeared in at least one issue of the comic
or one episode of the various animated series.

AC: Revelations Beta Starting Soon on PSN

Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be out in November and the
upcoming multiplayer beta begins exclusively on PSN on September 3rd. Come the 11th, however, and the beta will also be available on Xbox Live, but that still gives PS3
owners a good solid week head start to see what Ubisoft is doing with the
multiplayer portion of the next entry in their iconic hooded stab-fest
franchise. To get access to the beta on PSN you simply need to be a
subscriber of Plus or have an Ubisoft Uplay account. Uplay is free so I
imagine most people will go with that.

2K Games Announces Borderlands 2 Preview at Gamescom

2K
Games announced yesterday via their Twitter account that they will be featuring a first sneak peek of
Borderlands 2 at Gamescom.  Save the date,
because on August 19th 2K Games’ blog will be streaming live the
Borderlands 2 reveal.  In case you didn’t know, Borderlands 2 is the follow-up to the very successful Borderlands game developed by Gearbox. 

Sony and LG Make Nice

After filing a series of lawsuits
against each other, Sony and LG have finally decided to hug it out. 
The two companies had been locked in messy disputes, most notably when
the Korean electronics giant had customs officers seizing PS3 consoles
in the Netherlands due to a court injunction.  The litigation
bombardments stemmed from the two companies failing to renegotiate a new
technology sharing agreement.  The previous agreement had gone stale
three years ago.

PS3 Update: Faster Trophies and Cloud Saves

PlayStation Network update 3.70 is live and with it comes
two big features exclusive to Plus subscribers: instant trophy syncing and cloud saved game data. But sadly for us regular users of PSN, they may as well have
not been included. I personally would love to have cloud saves, especially for
my aging PS3 with its oh-so tiny and thus near-useless hard drive, but alas I
have too many expenses already right now, especially at this point in the year
with a ton of big games I have to
buy. Nonetheless, this is great news for anyone who does have Plus; it’s
because of additions like these that really do make the upgraded
service compelling.

Duke Nukem Forever a Success According to Take Two

So, if you bought Duke Nukem Forever…well, we’re sorry. I think everyone wanted the game to be good for nestalgia sake, but we have to frankly say the game sucked. However, that didn’t stop Take-Two from being happy about the game

Skyrim Collector’s Edition Detailed

For almost six years now, fans have been waiting for the next new
Elder Scrolls game, scheduled to release this November on PC and both HD
consoles. It’s the kind of prolonged wait that can exaggerate the
amazement of a beloved series in your mind, and make you want to express
your love by doing something crazy, like paying way more than you have
to to get your hands on the game. Publishers have been supporting
this impulse for years with various special editions of their biggest
games, and Bethesda’s Skyrim is no exception, as their gigantic
Collector’s Edition version of the game has been priced at $149.99 and
contains a few big extras.