Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Motorstorm Additional Content Imminent

Keep your eyes open people, because more new content is coming to PlayStation 3's Motorstorm.

Direct from Evolution Studios comes a scan of the current marketing campaign that SCEE are putting out in the printed media, and the latest UK Playstation Network email update lists Vehicle Packs 1 & 2 plus the Coyote Revenge weekend pass as 'on the horizon'

Coyote Revenge is a new track that reverses the existing Coyote track. Also rumoured to be in the weekend pass is the Eagle's Nest track, which was shown at E3.

Sounds like a good coming for Motorstorm owners. When the time comes, I think I just might have to buy me the game, as I still don't currently own it.

[Via PS3Attitude]

PlayStation 3 Releases For September 2007

This month is a big month for PlayStation 3 owners. A big bowl full of titles are coming to the PlayStation 3, the list:

I guess that will cheer up all the people who have school to look forward too this September. Enjoy the games when you buy them.

New Folklore PSN Trailer

Here is the newest Folklore Trailer from the PlayStation Network. Folklore is set for an October 2 release and is developed by Game Republic. Enjoy the video.

[Via IGN]

Warhawk Badlands Gameplay

Heres some new Warhawk gameplay. I was gonna pick up the game today, but didn't have enough money. Hopefully when I get payed I can pick it up without worrying.

[Via GameTrailers]

Virtua Fighter 5 May Bring PS3 Online Patch

Virtua Fighter 5 is coming to the Xbox 360 as you know, but it is coming with an online mode. Most PlayStation 3 owners are sad at this.

Murayama acknowledged that PS3 owners are disappointed and suggested there was "no doubt" AM2 could theoretically release a patch to add online multiplayer features to the PS3 version.

[Via 1UP]

GameSpy Reviews Warhawk 4.5/5

GameSpy has reviewed Warhawk and they call it "An excellent online action experience". Here is a list of the pros and cons they gave the game:

Pros: Excellent play balance; great graphics; wide variety of play styles; robust online gameplay.
Cons: Poor voice communication; relatively steep learning curve; not instantly accessible.
They call the online mode "very exciting" and the local mode "not very exciting". For the full review follow the link below.

[Read GameSpy Review]

PlayStation.Blog: The Making of a PlayStation Game

PlayStation.Blog: "Hello, my name is Shu Yoshida, I’m a Senior Vice President of Product Development here inside SCEA, and I oversee the product development group in the US for SCE’s Worldwide Studio, headed by Phil Harrison. For a little perspective on the US portion of the Worldwide Studio group, you should know we have eight studios in six US cities reaching from Redmond, Wash. down to San Diego, Calif. We also work with some very talented developer partners like Insomniac, Factor 5 and Sucker Punch. My role is a bit unique in the industry, heading up first-party development, so hopefully in time I can provide some interesting insights to readers of this blog."

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GC 2007: Lobby Shootout Cam Gameplay HD of Kane & Lynch

Here is a lobby shootout video of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men from the Leipzig Games Convention 2007. Enjoy.

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PSP Slim Video Walkthrough

Kotaku just received their own free PlayStation Portable slim. So what to do? They recorded a video of it along with a list of things they noticed:

This video is a quick walkthrough of the new PSP, showing off some of the external key differences like the new UMD loading tray, the new Memory Stick cover, the battery and such. I've also shot a bunch of comparison shots, including some showing the PSP versus PSP2K versus DS Lite screens' brightness. It's hard to tell, but the PSP 2K's screen looks a touch brighter than the PSP's.

A couple of things from the press release:

Video-out Port: Play and watch your library of PSP games, movies, videos and photos on the big screen. The new video out feature displays games on progressive scan TVs at 480 x 272 resolution, while movies, videos and photos can be shown at full standard definition (up to 720 x 480 resolution.) Component or composite cables required and available separately.

The Daxter PSP Pack comes with a silver PSP2K, a copy of Daxter, the Family Guy: The Freakin' Sweet Collection on UMD and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo for $200. Available in early September.

The Star Wars Battlefront PSP Pack comes with a limited edition white PSP with Darth Vader silk-screened on the back and a copy of Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron for $200. Available on Oct. 9.

The PSP Core pack comes with a black PSP 2K, the AC adapter and battery pack for $170. Available in early September.

Hopefully that answers most of your questions.
[Via Kotaku]

GC 2007: Unreal Tournament III Developer Walkthrough Pt. 2 HD


This is a follow up to the "GC 2007: Unreal Tournament III Developer Walkthrough Pt. 1 HD" posted yesterday. Enjoy the video, it is awesome. Get the SD and HD links below for full size.

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Ninja Theory talks Heavenly Sword 2, Online, Combat Controls and More

Heavenly Sword is on the horizon. It's coming to the PLAYSTATION 3 finally next month. Screen Play was lucky enough to sit down with Ninja Theory's Nina Kristensen, co-founder and "chief development ninja".

They asked her a couple questions like chapter length, how much we get to play as Kai (Nariko's sister), and if they ever conisdered doing online. The game is about 15-20 hours long, and you get to play as Kai around 20% of the game. They did consider online, but they decided to focus on the main storyline instead.

For the full interview, follow the read link below.

[Via Screen Play]

2008 Is The Year Of Sony Video Montage

Here is yet another video compilation of some of the best PlayStation 3 games to come. The user who made this video also included what he believes is the timeline for the PlayStation 3:
2006 - Launch
2007 - Great Line Up
2008 - It's on.
I must say I agree, because I've yet to hear of a game to come out in 2009. So next year is the year.

[Via GameTrailers]

Folklore & Lair Amazon Orders Cancelled

Remember that amazing offer Amazon UK had the other day for Lair & Folklore? Well, someone over at N4G received an e-mail today about their order. It stated:

Dear Customer

We are writing to inform you that the price for the following item was displayed incorrectly at the time you placed the above referenced order:

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Lair (PS3)
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Despite our best efforts, with the millions of items available on our website, pricing errors can occasionally occur.

In our Pricing and Availability Policy (seehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040614),we state that where an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we will cancel the order and notify you of that cancellation.

Your order has now been cancelled. If you still wish to purchase this item, please place a new order online which will be charged at the correct price, when we dispatch it to you.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by this error, and rest assured that we will continue to make every effort to maintain the accuracy of all prices on our site.

We look forward to serving you again in the future.

Warmest regards,

Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk
Damn, that must suck, I'd be pretty pissed off. But at least they got their money back.

[Via N4G]

onAXIS: Do You Visit The Site?

Hey Guys, I've been posting at onAXIS for a while now. I've only seen few comments despite the advertising I've tried. Just a thought though, does anybody visit the site? If you do, please show your trueness by posting a comment. Thanks.

[Comic via Panc]

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Press Release - Not Free?

PS3Blog.net has just received the press release for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. According to the Release, there is a Blu-Ray Disc version on the release too. So if there is a Blu-Ray version, why would the PlayStation Network version be free? The press release is at the read link.

[Via PS3Blog.net]

Kotaku Recieves PSP Slim w/ Pictures

Kotaku was lucky to receive another free gift, this time, it's a PlayStation Portable slim. You know, the one thats 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer and uses beefed up system memory to increase load times. This new PlayStation Portable comes in three different colors, Piano Black, Ice Silver, and Ceramic White. For the PlayStation Portable gallery, visit the link below.

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Need For Speed ProStreet Dated

You might want to hold out on the trick or treating this year. Because on October 31, Need for Speed ProStreet is burning rubber. Not just that, between the 23rd and 31st, Cars Mater-National, Clive Barker's Jericho, The Eye of Judgement, Conan, Ratatouille, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and The Simpsons game is also being released. Thats one hell of a week for the PlayStation 3.

[Via Kotaku]

Warhawk: Artbook Images

Kotaku was lucky enough to have a copy of Warhawk mailed into them from Sony. Guess were not cool enough to get our own free one. The book it comes with is called a journal but is mainly a game art book as it is filled with a bunch of artwork from the game. Enjoy the images.



[Via Kotaku]