The PlayStation 3 received trophy support over a year ago, bring more replay value to games and also rewarding gamers by completing special feats. We think trophies were a great addition to PS3 games, and its about time it comes to the PSP. More often than not, we find ourselves playing games purely for the trophies, and we’re not alone. There are many trophy whores out there.
Sony has announced Cold Front, a new downloadable content pack for SOCOM: Confrontation. Loaded with features, the pack will bring a snowy Eastern European area of operations into play with two new maps and three classic SOCOM maps for 16 to 32 players. The classic maps are drawn from the most popular SOCOM maps of all time, each built from the ground up for the PS3.
Infinity Ward has scrapped the co-op support for Modern Warfare 2’s main campaign mode, claiming it “really broke” the game’s cinematic experience. Speaking to VG247, communications head Robert Bowling commented, “We did it early on; that’s what Spec Ops started out as, as co-op through story.” As a result, the original co-op mode formed the nucleus of what would later become the Spec Ops feature, allowing players to tackle a number of segments from the main campaign which proved suitable for a two-player experience.
Sony has posted a trailer for the upcoming God of War Collection. Expected in November, the collection contains God of War and God of War II, both remastered in full HD on a single Blu-ray Disc. If you pre-order the game, you also receive a voucher code to download the God of War III demo.
Naughty Dog are releasing a prequel to the original Uncharted, as a motion comic. The announce was made during a live chat on the PlayStation website by Neil Druckmann of Naughty Dog, “We have an exclusive announcement! We’re releasing a prequel story to Uncharted 1 as a motion comic voiced by your favorite actors from the two games. Stay tuned for more info.”
Sony Computer Entertainment of America has officially announced the new PlayStation 3 system with 250GB HDD. The new model will be available on November 3 for $349.99 USD. Sony’s new PS3 Slim model has sold well since its launch in September, and this latest 250GB unit will offer the same form and functionality as the 120GB model, but with a larger hard drive. Sony has sold some 1 million units worldwide in the first three weeks of its launch.
The Ratchet & Clank: Gadgetron HQ space will be launching into PlayStation Home later today. The game space will feature three mini-games, like the massive Skunk Works’ tower defense game. The space will be jam-packed with things to do, rewards to win, virtual items to collect (like a full-on Ratchet outfit), and sheep to wrangle.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has only been available for a few days now and already Naughty Dog are making additions to the game. Naughty Dog have revised one multiplayer playlist, and added two new ones. The ‘Deathmatch’ playlist has been revised, and consists of standard game types only (variants such as ‘RPGs only’ have been removed).
Sony is promoting inFamous in Japan with a God of War 3 demo coupon. Japanese gamers can get their hands on the demo by redeeming the code on the PlayStation Store. The demo will be available to download from November 19th 2009 until February 2010. Unfortunately, there was no mention if the demo would also be available in the West.
Mushroom Wars, a Real Time Strategy game, will be available to purchase from the PlayStation Store tomorrow for €9.99 / £7.99. Mushroom Wars is a fast-paced and accessible RTS, with a quaint, anime-inspired visual style, where you send your cute armies into battle, upgrade your mushroom bases, improve your weaponry and fight skirmishes in close-quarter maps.
