PS3 News

New Releases This Week for PS3 (3.1.11)

Not that many new releases out this week on PSN or in stores for PS3. Luckily, the new games we do have should keep most gamers happy, at least until next week’s fix.

Out in stores is Fight Night Champion, which is grittier and darker than its predecessors with excellent animation and visuals that help portray the brutality of boxing. The only other main new store release is Rango: The Video Game which, as the name suggests, is based on the new animated film staring the voice of Johnny Depp.

New Greatest Hits List Announced

It’s that time again! Sony has announced it’s new batch of greatest hits that will soon hit stores in their new red cases! Sony recently unvailed the new list of greatist hits titles, and it’s
not too hard to guess it’s again the best games that the system had last
year.

Killzone 3 “Steel Rain” DLC Announced

Guerrilla
Games has already announced a second map pack for the newly-released
hit Killzone 3. This new DLC dubbed “Steel Rain” will
feature two new maps, Junkyard and Stahl Arms, which have been
converted and rebuilt from the game’s campaign. Junkyard will of
course be crafted from the “Scrapyard Shortcut” chapter and will
be catered to the Guerrilla Warfare game style—supporting 16
players.

New Releases This Week for PS3 (2/22/11)

Some big new releases out
this week for PlayStation 3. The main new game out in stores is Killzone 3, the sequel to one of the biggest
PS3 games of ’09. Other games out include Bulletstorm; an over-the-top
first-person shooter with signature “skill shots” that reward players for taking
out enemies in the most creative ways possible. De Blob 2, the sequel to the popular platform puzzle game, and Knights Contract which is an action
adventure game developed by Game Republic.

New to PlayStation Network is a re-release of the vintage arcade game Space Ace, the science fiction shooter Alien Breed 3: Descent,
and Days Of Thunder – Nascar Edition, which is a racer with characters
from the 90’s film. 

Infamous 2 Lands in June

Sucker Punch recently announced in a blog post that Infamous 2 will be landing on store shelves June 7th in North America. They also shed some light on the features of the game’s “Hero Edition”. For $99, this collector’s package of the anticipated sequel includes the full game, an 8.5” statue of Cole, a courier’s sling pack modeled after the one in the game, a DC mini-comic book, and a voucher which gives access to retail-exclusive bonus content. This additional content will also be available to those who reserve either copy of the game. The game’s soundtrack is also being offered by all participating retail stores who are selling the collector’s edition ofInfamous 2
.

New Command and Conquer Studio

Fans of RTS games may be happy to know that a new studio will be reviving the Command & Conquer franchise with a new installment. The studio, named “Victory Games”, has been created by EA to develop the next game and will have three offices. These offices will be located in Los Angeles, Austin, and Shanghai. According to Jon Van Caneghem, General Manager of the new studio, the name is derived from what players see at the end of a good match which is very fitting for the branch-off company. This news should be very exciting for fans of the iconic franchise, especially after the release of Command and Conquer 4 — which was given mostly negative reviews last year. Nevertheless, Victory Games aims to redeem the C&C name and will hopefully develop a game that reignites the genre.

New Assassins Creed Brotherhood DLC Announced

Ubisoft have announced new DLC for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, which they have described as the biggest
expansion yet. The add-on content will have both single player and multiplayer aspects, and
is called The Da Vinci Disappearance. The official Ubisoft Blurb explains
the story:

Dead Island for 2011

Dead Island is a new first person survival horror title being developed by Techland, the company behind the Chrome series and Xpand Rally. The game is said to be a shooter with some RPG elements, prominent focus on melee combat, and a non-linear or “sandbox” game mechanic where the action is open-ended. The developers have also revealed that Dead Island will also feature a clear and original story where your character will be challenged to brave the zombie-infested island—which will be heavily influenced by George A. Romero films. There will be multiple playable characters as well as 4-person drop-in/drop-out cooperative play. Players will be able to use nearly any object as a weapon and be forced to make decisions that affect enemy behavior and surroundings. As the island is plunged further into chaos, you will need to unlock the islands hidden secrets and explore the darkest areas of this tropical paradise gone wrong.

New Releases This Week For PS3 (2-15-11)

So here we are, back again
for another week of new PlayStation 3 content. The biggest game out this week
in stores must undoubtedly be Marvel vs
Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds. The game has been a long time coming, and
any fan of either Capcom fighters or Marvel Comics should enjoy this excellently
balanced and good looking fighter. The other main store release is the very Japanese
Hyperdimension Neptunia which is an
RPG with 3D battle environment using turn-based gameplay. The game takes place
in the world of Gamindustri which you must defend against the evil goddess Arfoire.

The Next Assassin’s Creed

Ubisoft
has already hinted at yet another Assassin’s
Creed
game being developed for release later this year. While the real
details are said to be coming soon, Ubisoft
CEO Yves Guillemot has
already revealed that the game will not be on Nintendo 3DS, but will
be a more mainstream title. More information is due out come May, but
we can only speculate that this title could continue the main story
of Desmond Miles and the quest to unlock his ancestors’ murderous
pasts. The end of Assassin’s
Creed: Brotherhood,
the latest game in the main story, sets the series up for another
installment—so it’s likely we will see a continuation very soon.

While
the game is supposedly to be unveiled before this year’s E3, Ubisoft
has refused to release any further information on the future of the
franchise or any release dates for the next mainstream titles.
There’s no denying the unique charm of the previous games and, with
the announcement of another chapter, fans of the highly acclaimed
series are sure to rejoice. Guillemot has also implied in the conference call that this new
game will not be an expansion title either, so we can expect some
fresh content later this year. It will be interesting to see where
Ubisoft takes the game, but given the impressive track record, it’s
hard to imagine the developers slipping with such a great game
franchise.