Stack ‘em up and watch this Socom: Fire Team Bravo 3 dev diary
Hold on to your helmets, soldiers, because SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo 3 is breaching stores on January 12, 2010, and the game’s dev team is excited. How excited? Excited enough to sit in front of a camera and talk about the PSP title’s action-packed story and “authentic” gameplay. SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo 3 is set to continue the series’ (sadly forgettable) storyline and includes online co-op and over 70 weapons to show terrorist scum who’s boss.
Stack ‘em up and watch this Socom: Fire Team Bravo 3 dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSA: Futureshop slashing prices on Dragon Age, Left 4 Dead 2, NFS: Shift
Hey Canadians! Yeah, you guys and gals huddled together attempting to maintain sustainable body heat. Just a friendly reminder that big-box retailer Futureshop is currently slashing prices on a slew of new video game titles. Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Brutal Legend and Need for Speed: Shift are all on sale for $39.99. Wait, what’s this? NHL 10? Oh, Canada. You’re so adorably predictable!
The online and in-store sale ends on December 3, so make sure to defrost your car, dust off your skates and hit the store ASAP. And before you ask: Yes, Rock Band 2’s special edition is priced at $99 and does include a free mullet kit. We don’t know what that is, but we know we want it. More Canadian deals can be found after the break.
Update: Best Buy Canada is offering similar discounts.
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Prince of Persia dialogue writer wins UK Writer’s Guild award
The 2008 reboot of the Prince of Persia franchise (which, apparently, is getting shut down) featured some of the most enjoyable snark and pith we’ve ever heard in a video game. Fortunately, Andy Walsh, the man responsible for the Prince and Elika’s sharp-tongued exchanges, was recently recognized for his witty dialogue when he won the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Games Award last night in London.
Normally, this is where we’d drop in a quote from Walsh about how excited he was to receive the award, but it doesn’t seem that anyone initiated the optional dialogue with him following the Writers’ Guild awards ceremony. Too bad, something tells us we’ve missed out on the best part.
Prince of Persia dialogue writer wins UK Writer’s Guild award originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Brink moved to Fall 2010; watch its S.M.A.R.T. system now
Back at E3, we were briefly shown Brink’s S.M.A.R.T. system for navigating around the Bethesda-published FPS’ environment. Our play session was mainly focused on the combat and quests of the game at the time. Now, Splash Damage’s own Paul Wedgewood has been kind enough to demonstrate how it works in-game, courtesy of the G4 video past the break.
Another interesting item brought up in this video is Brink’s new release date: Fall 2010. Last we heard, it was destined for a Spring 2010 release. Not so anymore!
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Brink moved to Fall 2010; watch its S.M.A.R.T. system now originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ESRB rates Monopoly for PSP
Good news for PSP-toting board game fans: GamerBytes recently spotted an ESRB listing for a PSP version of Monopoly. With the addition of a new version of Monopoly for the PSP — now rated by the ESRB — EA is close to bringing a version of the classic board game to every available gaming platform (only the DS is left out at this point). There isn’t much known about the PSP version, though it does have support for up to four players. It’s not clear if it will be a full retail game or a PSP Mini, though the recently released iPhone version would probably make a prime target for the Mini market.
ESRB rates Monopoly for PSP originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This Is It: a movie being released on UMD in 2010
We fully expected Sony Pictures to release This Is It, the blockbuster Michael Jackson concert film, on both DVD and Blu-Ray. However, Sony has taken its plans to put this movie on discs a step further, with the surprising announcement that the movie will also be released on UMD. All three versions will be in stores January 26, 2010.
Both the Blu-Ray and DVD versions will include exclusive bonus material not found on the UMD. Notably absent from the Blu-Ray release is a digital copy of the movie, which would enable it to be watched on any PSP, including the PSP Go. Also notably absent is any mention of the UMD on the site for the home release. Sony must believe that UMD movies sell themselves.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It will retail for $24.94 on UMD ($28.96 on DVD; $39.95 on Blu-Ray).
This Is It: a movie being released on UMD in 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bioshock 2 coming to Japan, courtesy of D3 Publisher
Good news, Japan! D3 Publisher is localizing Bioshock 2 for you and, this time around, you won’t have to wait that long to get your ADAM-soaked hands on it. Andriasang reports D3 Publisher will release the 2K Marin, et al.-developed sequel sometime in early 2010 — presumably close to the February 9 US release date. We just hope the new Japanese ad campaign dials back the completely frightening a bit.
Bioshock 2 coming to Japan, courtesy of D3 Publisher originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising DLC to add more multiplayer modes
More info on the content is promised soon. We hope you’ll join our internet petition in the event the DLC doesn’t introduce the ability to ride actual dragons into battle. (Ohhh … never mind, it’s Dragon “Rising.”)
[Via VideoGamer.com]
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising DLC to add more multiplayer modes originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Eye of Judgment: Legends for PSP rated by ESRB
Eager to play Eye of Judgment, the unique PS3 card game that uses the PlayStation Eye to read real cards, without the camera and the cards? Then Eye of Judgment’s new PSP iteration is for you, and it appears that Sony has plans to release it in North America.
The ESRB has rated the game for North American release under the title, Eye of Judgment: Legends. In addition to implying an eventual retail release, the rating also reveals that the localization is due for a second pass with lines like, “the tremors of earth soaked in the Children of Earth in blood.” Oh my.
Eye of Judgment: Legends for PSP rated by ESRB originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ubisoft planning 10 games for Natal, ‘4 to 5′ for PlayStation Motion Controller
During the question and answer portion of an investor conference call this afternoon, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot clarified his company’s commitment to developing games for both the Xbox 360’s still-codenamed Project Natal and the PlayStation 3’s hopefully-still-codenamed PlayStation Motion Controller. “We have about ten games that will come for Natal during the first six months of the launch of Natal, and we expect between four to five games for the new controller from Sony,” Guillemot explained. “That’s the picture at the moment, it can change in the next twelve months.” (That “twelve months” reference doesn’t bode well for Sony’s purported “Spring 2010″ third-party launch lineup for the motion controller.)
When asked if those games were all new properties, or motion-enhanced updates of existing franchises (like Prince of Persia), Guillemot responded, “I didn’t count the games that in fact are supporting the new functions that those accessories will bring. I was more speaking about casual games that we are doing on those two machines; we can consider that on those games it’s 70 percent new property.” Or - if you consider Guillemot’s suggestion of ten games for Natal and “four to five” for PlayStation Motion Controller - that’s roughly ten new casual properties coming from Ubisoft.
Ubisoft planning 10 games for Natal, ‘4 to 5′ for PlayStation Motion Controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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