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Microsoft TGS08' Press Conference Round Up

Microsoft made some announcements today at their conferences, here they are:

• Ninety Nights 2 Confirmed for Xbox 360
  
• Tekken 6 Confirmed for Xbox 360
  
• The Last Remnant Coming to the Xbox 360 on November 20
  
• Star Ocean IV: The Last Hope Coming to the Xbox 360 on February 19th in Japan and March 3rd in North America.
• Metal Slug 7, King of Fighters 98' and R-TYPE announced for XBLA
• 14 Million Xbox Live Users
• New Xbox Experience - in 24 countries, localized in 19 languages, is coming to everyone on November 19th.
• Halo Wars Coming to the Xbox 360 on Early 2009
• Halo 3 Recon (prologue to the events in Halo 3 that tells the story from an all-new perspective: an ODST recon marine).

New Xbox Experience Coming On November 19th

John has announced that the release of the New Xbox Experience - in 24 countries, localized in 19 languages, is coming to everyone on November 19th.

20 More Leaked Images + New Info from Socom Confrontation Beta

Hello everyone the member from PlayStation Underground have contacted me again, sending me some info and a bunch of new images of the lobby system, loading screens, loadouts, attachments and face paint. I hope that you enjoy it

Q - Hows the game overall? What Socom of the series can it best be compared to?

A - It's a good mix of Socom 1 and Socom 2.

Q - Are there any new surprises that many of us might not know yet about?

A - Perhaps, if there are I can't think of any right now.

Q - How is the stafeing?

A - It's not over the top speedy as Socom 2 was, thats for sure. It's not turtle slow either, it can be worth doing in certain situations.

Q - How does the clan system work?

A - Not included in beta.

Q - How does the rank system work?

A - Not included in beta.

Q - How does the friend system work?

A- Not included in beta.

Q - Hows the knife?

A- I think most of you will like the knife. I haven't seen or killed anyone from the front, and if you're sneaking up behind them you're taking a risk of them turning around and blowing your head off, trust me haha first hand experience.

Q - Six-axis Leaning - First impressions? How practical? Good or bad?

A - It's alright, I use it more to duck, or to stand rather than leaning. Chances of me using it a lot for leaning purposes are slim.

Q - How many types of camo are there, and if possible what kinds?

A - In the beta there is a good amount, solid colors, patterns, etc.

Q - Any guns we don't know about? SR-25 SD?

A - The beta didn't include every single gun in the game, so your guess is as good as mine.

Q - How many people were online the last time you were on?

A - It's usually around 20 or so people on at the same time. I heard a very small number of invites went out (50?). Don't know about more invites.

Q - Can you get some pics of the lobby system, loading screens, loadouts, attachments, face paint etc PLEASE!?

A - Yeah I included some.

Q - How's the bullet spray compared to that of s1 & 2?

A - The bullets do not spray as they did in Socom 3 / CA. You really get the feeling that you're playing Socom 1 and 2 again during gunfights.

Q - How many hits does it take to kill you with Light, Med, Heavy armor on?

A - Haven't personally tested it but a rough estimate would be 2-3 for light, 3-4 for medium, 4-5 for heavy. You also have to take into consideration your guns power. Obviously an F90 isn't going to be as effective as, say an M60.

Q - What types of weapons can silencers be put on?

A - The typical. No silencers on M60s or M14s or M16s etc etc.

Q - Any final comments to share with us?

A - The game has a lot of potential. It's nothing like Socom 3 or CA. I actually enjoy playing it again, everything is looking very promising guys. Enjoy the wait =P

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21 Leaked Images (High-res) from Socom: Confrontation Beta

Hello everybody, a member from the PlayStation forums emailed me these incredible photos from the Socom Confrontation Beta, which is coming out to the people that pre-ordered the game on September 1st, and for Qore suscribers on September 8th, I hope that you enjoy the pics:

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Final Fantasy XIII Announced for the Xbox 360

Square Enix Wada have just announced on the Microsoft Press Conference that Final Fantasy XIII is coming for the Xbox 360.

Microsoft Press Conference Round Up

This is a round up of all the announcements that Microsoft made today on its press conference:

1. Fallout 3 Exclusive DLC for Xbox 360 and PC.
   
2. Resident Evil 5 hitting stores March 13th 2009 with online co-op mode.
3. Fable 2 hitting stores October 2008.
4. Gears of War 2 hitting stores November 7th 2008.
5. Geometry Wars 2 and Galaga Legions for XBLA.
6. New GUI, Avatar System, Primetime and Games Tab.
7. Netflix partners with Microsoft.
8. Portal Still Alive exclusive for 360 this Fall.
   
9. Microsoft unveils "You are in the Movies"
10. REM Trackpack, first for Xbox 360 and Guitar Hero World Tour owners.
11. Microsoft officially announces Lips for the Xbox 360, coming this holiday.
12. Inifinite Undiscovery hits North America on September 2nd.
13. Star Ocean The Last Hope hits Spring 2009.
14. The Last Remnant will be available first on Xbox 360, November 20th.
15. Final Fantasy XIII announced for the Xbox 360.

Geometry Wars 2 Retro Evolved And Galaga Legions Announced For XBLA

Microsoft have just announced two new XBLA titles, after 20 years the first true sequel to the original Galaga, Galaga Legions and Geometry Wars 2 Retro Evolved, the last one hitting XBLA next month.

Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Mini Avatars

Microsoft have just announced the update for the Xbox 360 dashboard and the rumored mini avatars (Xbox 360's Mii). Evrything coming this fall to the Xbox 360.

Gears of War 2 Goes Black During Demonstration

Today on the Microsoft Press Conference, Clifford B was demoing Gears of War, which he called the most anticipated game this year on any platform. During the demonstration the screen went black for a second or two, rumors are that the demonstration was not actually a real time demo, it was pre-recorded.

Resident Evil 5 Release Date Announced

Jun Takeuchi, Resident Evil 5 producer, has just confirmed that Resident Evil 5 will be launching worldwide on friday the 13th March 2009

Fallout 3 To Have Exclusive DLC for Xbox 360 and PC

Today on the Microsoft Press Conference, Bethesda's Todd Howard have confirmed the Fallout 3 will have SUBSTANTIAL downloadable content for Fallout 3 and it will be exclusive to the 360 and PC.

PS3 Update 2.4 Video Walkthrough Release Date And Duration?

So it seems like this is the night, when reading a post of Jeff Rubenstein on the PlayStation I noticed a beautiful sentence saying the following:

"But because I know what you’re going to ask about, and because we don’t traffic in rumors and/or speculation, I invite you to come back to the Blog tonight (just shy of midnight Pacific). We’ve got a video to show you".

So i think that this indicates that the Video Walkthrough of the Firmware Update 2.4 is going live on the PlayStation BLOG tonight.

OH! I alomost forgot something, I read a reply from Jeff that said the following:
"Planning 2 videos, 5 or so mins each. One for XMB features and one for Trophies. None of the previous videos has been a short as 90 seconds, just as long as it takes to show off the features and not make you sit through a lot of fluff".

Here's the link for the first sentence:http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/29/playstation-around-the-web-what-we-read-5/
An heres the link for the second one: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/28/the-psb-socomcom-weekly-recap-5/comment-page-2/#comments

US PlayStation Store Update 06/26/08

So its thursday and another update of the PlayStation Store comes with it, lets see what we can expect of today's update:

(Note form the author: I can guarantee the reader that this is the exact content that will be live on the PS Store today)

Demos

• Top Spin 3 Demo
• Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Demo

Game Trailers

• Call Of Duty World At War Trailer
• The Incredible Hulk Trailer
• Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway-Ubidays Trailer
• Battlefield: Bad Company Preston's Blog
• Battlefield Bad Company Accolades TV Spot

Movie Trailers

• The House Bunny Trailer

Game Add-Ons

• PAIN Add On Character Nigel
  
• GH III: Legends Of Rock "I Am Murloc" World of Warcraft Single
  
• Rock Band DLC: The Pixies - "Doolittle" & Weezer Pack 01

US PlayStation Store Update

So it time for a new update of the PlayStation Store here's what we going to have today:

Demos
NCAA Football 09 Demo
Hail To The Chimp Demo
Wolf Of The Battlefield Commando 3 Demo

Applications
Metal Gear Database

Games
Fatal Inertia EX

Games Trailers
Golden Axe Beast Rider Teaser
Pain Character Intro Trailer
Fatal Inertia EX Trailer
Linger In Shadows Trailer
Prince of Persia Debut Trailer

Add Ons
Hot Shots Golf Out of Bounds Oceania Course
The Incredible Hulk Downloadable Content
GH3 Legends of Rock Coldplay Track Pack
Rock Band Track Pack

N4G is Growing Really Fast

N4G is a social game news site that covers the game industry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
With this graphics we can see the grow that this site have been making:
I've been a member of this site since 2007 and I really like the debates between PS3 and 360 fanboys (sometimes I get in them), they are really fun to read. I recommend this site to every person that wants a web page with all the latest news of the gaming industry

1UP's Grand Theft Auto IV Review, Score: 10/10

Crispin Boyer at 1up writes:
Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV's bruiser from the former Eastern Bloc, is a stone-cold couch potato, a desperate online dater with dead-on aim, and a chronic websurfer who could kill you in a hand-to-hand Krav Maga brawl. Fresh off the boat, he's an illegal immigrant pursuing the dual American dreams of quick money and mass multimedia consumption in the most vibrant, dynamic, and entertainment-packed playground in console videogame history: Liberty City. The civil engineers at Rockstar Games have upgraded this burg's infrastructure since we visited seven years ago in GTA3, adding basic cable (hours of programming Niko can watch on safe-house TVs), an in-game Internet rich with blogs, parody websites -- even e-mail spams -- and such star attractions as [spoiler deleted] performing stand-up comedy as well as a gentleman's club filled with G-stringed strippers who buzz your controller's vibration motors as they grind Niko's lap. (If you must wear sweatpants when you play, please don't share your joypad.)

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GameTrailer's Grand Theft Auto IV Review, Score: 9.8/10

Has the new dawn of open world games arrived?

IGN's Madden NFL 09' Preview

Nate Ahearn at IGN writes:

"Every single year Madden Football is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized releases on the calendar. It's beloved and hated for the same reason: it's the only professional football title available on today's market. There are those that say that it's simply a roster update from year to year, and then there are those that say, "It's a football game, what more do you want?" Regardless, with the announcement of the "retired" Brett Favre as the cover athlete for this year's (the 20th anniversary for the series) game, the hype train for Madden NFL 09' began to chug this weekend in New York City with a slew of pre-draft festivities, interviews, and celebrity sightings. We were on-hand to soak it all in and pry as many details out of liquored up EA developers as we possibly could".

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PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Siren: New Translation

Majed Athab at PS3Fanboy writes:

"A Siren: New Translation demo hit the Japanese PSN last night. We've had the pleasure of downloading it, and you can too if you've got a Japanese PSN account. We've finished the demo, so if you can't get to playing it, you can read our thoughts on it right here.

First thing you'll notice is that the voice acting is in English for non-Japanese characters, just like in the trailer. The main menu is also in English, but the tutorial is all in Japanese. With the tutorial in a foreign language, it was tough figuring out a few things at first; however, we've gone through the hard parts, and hopefully this preview will provide enough insight to get you through the demo for yourself".

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X-Play's Big Ones: Killzone 2, Too Human & Socom: Confrontation

X-Play takes a look at the biggest upcoming titles, including Killzone 2, Too Human and SOCOM: Confrontation.



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Grand Theft Auto 4 may help Sony gain ground

Scott Hills at Reuters writes:
"Grand Theft Auto 4, the biggest, meanest, raunchiest video game of the year, looks set to help Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console gain new ground in its turf war with Microsoft's Xbox 360.

It's already a given that the newest chapter in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's hit criminal franchise will be the biggest game of 2008, with up to $400 million expected in sales in its first week.

But Grand Theft Auto 4, which rampages onto store shelves next Tuesday, will also be an important new weapon in the running battle between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The two console giants are trying to convince gamers that their machines offer the best way to revel in GTAIV gritty violence and gleefully dark skewering of American culture.

The game, which cannot be played on the older PlayStation 2 or original Xbox hardware, is expected to boost sales of the new consoles over the next few months, typically a slow season for the industry".

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IGN's Grand Theft Auto IV Review, Score: 10/10

Hilary Goldstein at IGN writes:
"Criminals are an ugly, cowardly lot more worthy of pity and disdain than admiration. This is what you'll learn playing through the single-player campaign in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV. The series cheered (and criticized) for glorifying violence has taken an unexpected turn: it's gone legit. Oh sure, you'll still blow up cop cars, run down innocent civilians, bang hookers, assist drug dealers and lowlifes and do many, many other bad deeds, but at a cost to main character Niko Bellic's very soul. GTA IV gives us characters and a world with a level of depth previously unseen in gaming and elevates its story from a mere shoot-em-up to an Oscar-caliber drama. Every facet of Rockstar's new masterpiece is worthy of applause. Without question, Grand Theft Auto IV is the best game since Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time".

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US PlayStation Store Update: March 27th 2008

This is what will be added to the PlayStation Store this week:

Demos:

• R-Type Command Demo (PSP)
  

Add-ons:

• UT3 Map Pack
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore Downloadable Songs
• Turok Multiplayer Map Pack 1
• High Stakes On The Vegas Trip: Poker Edition Multiplayer Video Chat
• Rock Band Boston Pack

Videos:

• Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer 4 - "Everyone's a Rat"
• God of War: Chains of Olympus - TV spot
  
• Winter X Games '08 Play the Pros
  
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Mars Volta Video
  
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Thin Lizzy Video
  
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Weezer Video
  
• Warhawk Update v1.3 Trailer
  
• PURE Gameplay Trailer
  
• PURE CG Trailer
  
• Jean Wyclef’s “Fast Car” Music Video
  

Downloadable Games:

• flOw Bundle
  

simExchange Got Their Numbers Wrong

NPD Group had published their sales number for video game consoles. But it seems that they have made a little mistake, the total hardware sales for the month is not 1,799,000, it is 2,149,900.

NPD February Sales:

• US Hardware in February 2008

  Title	Actual units	Expected units	% From Expected
  Nintendo DS	587,600	427,300	+37.75%
  Nintendo Wii	432,000	400,700	+7.81%
  PlayStation 2	351,800	--	--
  PLAYSTATION 3	280,800	269,900	+4.04%
  Xbox 360	254,600	249,200	+2.17%
  PlayStation Portable	243,100	255,000	-4.67%
  Total Hardware Units	1,799,000	1,602,100	+12.29%

NPD Numbers

BioShock 2 Announced, Due To be Released On Q4 2009

Kotaku writes: "Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 was officially in the works, under the development wing of the recently formed 2K Marin. The sequel to the Xbox 360 and PC shooter is planned for a fourth-quarter fiscal 2009 release date. Take-Two's fiscal year matches the calendar year, so expect it to hit unspecified platforms before the '09 holidays".

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Hideo Kojima Working on New Title

IGN writes: "Metal Gear Solid 4 will bring an end to the Solid Snake line of Metal Gear games. But, just in case you've heard rumors to the otherwise, it won't bring an end to series creator Hideo Kojima.

Speaking with Japan's Nikkei BP website, Konami president Fumiaki Tanaka revealed that Kojima is working on the concept for a new game outside of the Metal Gear universe. Pressed further on this mystery title, or possibly titles, Tanaka said that he couldn't reveal anything at this point and that a formal announcement won't be coming this year. Instead, we can probably look forward to hearing something after Kojima has written the new title's scenario, which won't happen until after MGS4 has been released and Metal Gear Online has been given a major push".

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NPD data: PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in February, says Pachter

VG247 writes: "Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has told videogaming247 that his firm expects that PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in February, ahead of the release of NPD data on Thursday. PS3’s lead over the Microsoft machine, Pachter reasoned, was due to continuing supply issues for Xbox 360.

His view is in contradiction to The simExchange’s prediction that 360 had moved ahead of PS3 in February".

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Game Informer April Issue Info, Reviews and more

Alpha Protocol

(1 player action/RPG)

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Platform: PS3/360/PC
Publisher: Sega
Release: Spring 2009

"A modern day espionage focused action/RPG that takes you on a suspenseful ride in the vein of James Bond, Jack Bauer, and Jason Bourne. Take a wet-behind-the-ears greenhorn agent up through the ranks to become a bona-fide super spy."

-Main character is Michael Thorton, a fully trained but inexperienced young operative who has the world turned upside down when a mission goes wrong.

-Title "Alpha Protocol" is a phrase that is used when operatives go underground to work off the grid. Usually reserved for senior agents.

-Battle system is similar to Mass Effect but have more in common with Uncharted. It revolves around real time combat with an emphasis on gun play and high tech gadgets.

-Third person perspective, action orientated gameplay

-Close quarters combat can be a last resort or primary method of fighting depending on how you spend skill points you have earned.

-Skill system is based most closely on Fallout. It's classless, you have 10 skills and 10 ranks in each skill. Skills don't simply improve things like accuracy, they improve the way your character will perceive situations.

-The game will suit all play styles from the run and gunner to the stealth assassin.

-Extremely in depth dialog system that is a mix of Mass Effect and Indigo Prophecy. Once conversations happen, that's it, no revisiting the NPC to try to talk again and again. System is named the Dialog Stance System. You dictate your characters tone in a conversation by pressing a corresponding face button. Options can be cool and suave others can be brash/impatient.

-You can have multiple active missions in different countries and travel freely between them.

-Lots of girls and romance subplots. You'll meet tons of different girls on missions and yes you can bag them all.

-Current control scheme for selecting powers and weapons is similar to Bioshock.



Other items of interest in the April Issue

Guitar Hero Aerosmith

Final Fantasy A2: Grimoire of the RIft confirmed for release in NA this summer
PREVIEWS:

Saint's Row 2
Prototype
GTA4
The Bourne Conspiracy
Battle of the Bands
This is Vegas
Spore
Stargate Worlds
The World Ends With You
Boom Blox
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Incredible Hulk

REVIEWS: (SO = Second Opinion)

Rainbow Six Vegas 2: 9.25 (SO: 9.5)
Army of Two: 7.5 (SO: 6.75)
MLB 2K8: 8.5 (SO: 8)
Condemned 2: Bloodshot: 8.75 (SO: 8.75)
Frontlines: Fuel of War: 7.25 (SO: 7.75)
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty: 3 (SO: 3.5)
Conflict: Denied Ops: 5.75 (SO: 6)
Bully SE: 8.5 (SO: 8.5)
Lost: Via Domus: 6.75 (SO: 7.25)
Twisted Metal: Head On Extra Twisted Edition: 7.25 (SO: 8)
Lost Odyssey: 8.5 (SO: 8.75)
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements: 8 (SO: 8.25)
Sins of a Solar Empire (PC GOTM): 9 (SO: 9)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (GOTM): 9.5 (SO: 9.5)
Opoona: 5.5 (SO: 5)
Final Fantasy VII CC: 7.25 (SO: 7)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village: 7.5 (SO: 8.75)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: RoF: 6 (SO: 7)
Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles: 6 (SO: 5)

Loose Talk:

Xbox Live 2.0?

Talks about the recent job posting for a program manager.

Bionic Terminator.

Rumored that next gen Bionic Commando developer Grin is getting started on the next Terminator video game project.

What Else is EA Planning? A Console?

Speculates that EA may enter the console arena in 2010. They're waiting to see if PS3 sales pick up first.

PSM3 Reviews: Dark Sector, Army Of Two, Condemed 2 and More

Dark Sector: 76%. A solid shooter that looks absolutely beautiful. But the lack of variety hinders it.

Rainbow Six Vegas 2: 78%. Despite neat adjustment to the gameplay, Vegas 2 feels like an expansion pack.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot: 81%. Gorgeous visuals, tough hand-to-hand combat and insanely creepy. Shame it's so damn dreary.

Sega Superstars Tennis: 73%. Addictive minigames, great arcade tennis and sunny visuals. But a bit basic at its core.

Army Of Two: 87%. Air guitars all round, as EA finally serve up one of the better third-person shooters on PS3.

Blacksite: Area 51: 51%. It has some great ideas, but ruins them with mediocre shooting and a truly shocking frame-rate.

Lost: Via Domus: 42%. Authentic presentation, but you wouldn't want to be stuck on a desert island with it.

Xbox 360 Price Drop Confirmed for the UK

VG247 writes: "Any announcement is going to be a little late, from the look of it. Amazon UK has cut the price of all its 360 SKUs this morning, following news last night that a Dutch retailer had detailed euro price cuts and the German FT had run a story saying Microsoft is to drop the price of the console today.

The Arcade pack on Amazon is now under £150, at £149.99. The retailer is selling the Premium pack for £189.99 and the Elite for £249.99.

The drop now means Xbox 360 is the cheapest current gen console in Europe. A British Wii currently costs £179.98 on Amazon".

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Dark Sector Achievements and Entitlements Revealed

ACHIEVEMENTS (X360) / ENTITLEMENTS (PS3)

LEVEL COMPLETION - 300 PTS

• Name: Prologue - Completed Chapter 1 (Score: 10)
• Name: Exposure - Completed Chapter 2 (Score: 10)
• Name: Baggage Claim - Completed Chapter 3 (Score: 10)
• Name: Moths To The Flame - Completed Chapter 4 (Score: 10)
• Name: The Shipment - Completed Chapter 5 (Score: 10)
• Name: The Bait - Completed Chapter 6 (Score: 10)
• Name: Industrial Evolution - Completed Chapter 7 (Score: 10)
• Name: Unnatural History - Completed Chapter 8 (Score: 10)
• Name: Threshold Guardian - Completed Chapter 9 (Score: 10)
• Name: The Dark Sector - Completed the game (Score: 100)
• Name: Dark Sector - Brutal Difficulty - Completed the Game on Brutal Difficulty (Score: 110)

COMBAT - 200 PTS

• Name: Headhunter - Decapitate 30 enemies(Score: 10)
• Name: Incinerator - Incinerate 30 enemies (Score: 10)
• Name: Electrician - Electrocute 30 enemies (Score: 10)
• Name: Jack Frost - Kill 30 frozen enemies. (Score: 10)
• Name: Finesse - Kill 30 enemies with Aftertouch (Score: 40)
• Name: Hardball - Kill 30 enemies with Power-throw (Score: 35)
• Name: Sharpshooter - Get 30 headshots (Score: 10)
• Name: Glaive Master - Complete a level by only using the Glaive (Score: 10)
• Name: The Finisher - Perform 30 finishers (Score: 10)
• Name: Double Decap Latte - Get two decapitations in one shot (Score: 15)
• Name: Jack the Jackal - Take the Jackal for a ride (Score: 35)
• Name: Skeet Shooter - Shoot 10 projectiles in mid-flight (Score: 10)
• Name: Weaponsmith - Apply 5 upgrades in the market (Score: 10)
• Name: Greed - Collect over 50,000 rubles (Score: 10)
• Name: Researcher - Collect 10 weapon upgrades (Score: 10)
• Name: Master Researcher - Collect all the weapon upgrades (Score: 15)
• Name: Rebound - Kill an enemy with a reflected projectile (Score: 15)
• Name: Ghost - Use cloaking to get a finisher (Score: 35)

MULTIPLAYER - 200 PTS

• Name: Glory - Finish best overall in a ranked match (Multiplayer) (Score: 30)
• Name: Veteran - Scored 500 points (Score: 30)
• Name: Hero - Scored 5000 points (Score: 40)
• Name: Champion - Finish best overall in a ranked team game (Score: 30)
• Name: Comrade - Score 500 points in ranked team games (Score: 30)
• Name: Hero of the people - Score 5000 points in ranked team games (Score: 40)

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Konami Looks To Future with "major" Title

PSU writes: " With Metal Gear Solid IV set to release worldwide this June, exclusively for the PlayStation 3, Konami is not taking any breaks which elucidates why they have recently teamed up with the Spanish videogame developer, Mercury Steam, to develop an unannounced title for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.

Konami explains that this title will be a major role-player in their 2009-2010 lineup. Dave Cox, the head of product planning at Konami Digital Entertainment explains"

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US PS3 Release for the Week of March 9th

• Condemned 2

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
  

Scores From the April Edition of PTOM

God of War: CoO - 5 Game Of The Month
Dynasty Warriors 6 - 2
Downstream Panic - 2.5
MLB 2K8 - 3
NFL Tour - 1
Twisted Metal:HO:ETE - 3.5
Patapon - 4
Conflict: DO - 3.5
Obscure:tA - 2.5
The Club - 2.5
Wipeout Pulse - 4
Pinball Hall of Fame: TWC - 3
Sonic Riders:ZG - 2
Iridium Runners - 2

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Information from PTOM April 2008

The latest issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine (April edition) has a cover feature for LucasArts' upcoming game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Here is the information:

• Controls
• Force Jump - X
  
• Force Push - O
• Lightsaber - Square
• Force Grip - R2
• Game uses 3 physics engines (Euphoria engine, Havok engine, and DMM engine).
• Timed button presses do more damage than button mashing.
• Takes place between Episode 3 and 4.
• Huge plot twists for the entire series.
• Camera follows enemy bodies when spectacular moves are done.
• Force powers take more force the stronger they are but are usable with any amount for desperate attacks.
• You can grab flying TIE fighters and toss them into stormtroopers.
• Blocking lasers is automatic, but pressing L2 increases chance of blocking and reflecting.
• After completing missions you get points to upgrade powers and unlock new combos and skills.
• Force talents are separate and are used to upgrade health, energy, deflection chance, and lightsaber damage.
• Exploration is encouraged by finding holocrons. Sith holocrons, grant powerups, and Jedi holocrons unlock new costumes, lightsaber hilts, and crystals.
• Enemies can grab onto things like railings to stop your force grip.

PSP World Reviews God of War: Chains of Olympus

PSP World writes: "In an age where Gods ruled over man and make their presence known through out the world, dominating those that dare question their power. However it seems that the Gods can't keep things under control without the help of a mortal to keep things in order. Introducing to you God of War Chains of Olympus for the PSP where Kratos returns in this prequel set before he went against the gods, instead he was a slave to them. Even though he is portable doesn't mean he can't keep things bloody. Keep on reading to see this eye popping review"

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Ripten Reviews Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ripten writes: "Ask anybody who had a hand in developing the original Super Smash Brothers for the N64 back in 1999, and they would have told you that they thought that the quirky brawler was destined for the bargain bin. Who knew that a game featuring a battle to the death between all of Nintendo’s famed mascots would become such a sensation? Nintendo fans, that’s who.

And make no mistake, Brawl is a phenomenon. Nintendo has done a masterful job of stoking anticipation for the sequel to the bestselling GameCube game of all time, and it’s backed up the hype with a bona fide system seller. Super Smash Brothers Brawl’s addictive mix of nostalgia, platforming and multiplayer party action is the kind of game that can keep Nintendo fans going for months, if not years".

Score 9.5 out of 10

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Dark Sector Goes Gold

IGN writes: "D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Dark Sector will ship to retail stores in North America on March 25, 2008 for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Developed by acclaimed developer Digital Extremes, co-creators behind the award-winning Epic Game's Unreal franchise, Dark Sector is an all-new and original action-thriller that will offer players a dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story".

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Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis Launching New Site

Ex Gamespot employees Ryan Davis and Jeff Gerstmann are planning to launch a new gaming website called the Giant Bomb. I cant wait to see the new things that they are bringing to us.

If you want to visit the site click here.

Rumor New Killzone 2 trailer to be shown at Play.com LIVE

ThreeSpeech have posted an updated list for the games they will be showing at Play.com LIVE

PS3

GT5 Prologue - playable code
Everybody’s Golf: World Tour - playable code
Time Crisis - playable code
Echochrome - playable code
Killzone 2 - trailer
LittleBigPlanet - trailer (w00t)
Play TV - trailer

So it seems that they are showing a new trailer. Only time will tell.