Many gamers have been looking forward to the release of new screens for God of War III today. The press embargo is finally over and a host of new screens have been released to the public. From now until the game’s release in March 2010, you can expect more screens and information on this highly anticipated title.
The voice behing Nathan Drake, Nolan North, has spilled the beans on the third entry to the Uncharted series. North has apparently revealed he’s to reprise his role as Nathan Drake this year, suggesting that Uncharted 3 will be in production this year. A third title is clearly nothing to be surprised about as the series has been selling incredibly well.
This week on the UK PlayStation Video Store, the unrated version of The Hangover is now available for purchase and rent. Other new movies include The Proposal and Fireball for rent, and The Punisher and Imagine That for purchase, among other titles. All in all, only six new movies are available for purchase and a mere four new titles to rent.
The year is 2039. World Wars have destroyed much of civilization as we know it. The remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations, the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.
Due to popular demand, Sony is expanding its PSPgo Free Game Offer until January 31st 2010. The promotion allows you to download a free game when you buy a PSPgo. After purchasing a PSPgo, simply sign-in (or sign-up) to the PlayStation Network and download a promotional theme onto your PSPgo. You will receive a email from Sony within a few days allowing you to download one of three new titles.
Developers of MAG, Zipper Interactive, have revealed the statistics to the latest MAG Beta which took place earlier this month. Just like the statistics for the previous betas, the Beta 5 stats were astonishing, with over 1 million downloads of the beta client and over 619,000 gaining at least one experience point in the six-day window that beta was available on.
Earlier this week we reported that GT5 was being delayed in Japan, with a new release date to be announced. Well, it turns out that the game isn’t completely finished yet. Speaking in an interview with USA Today at CES earlier this month, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi said: “About 90% of the game is done. We are just working on the last 10% and polishing up everything.”
During Ubisoft’s fiscal report from earlier this week, it was disclosed that sales of Assassin’s Creed II has broken the six million mark. The game sold over 1.6 million units worldwide in the opening week and has continued to sell well. The publisher expects Assassin’s Creed II to sell some 9 million units by the end of its current fiscal year in March.
Firmware 3.15 which came out in early December 2009 is now mandatory to install. The firmware is needed for many new and upcoming titles, though most of you probably already have it installed. If you have already installed the latest update, this new does not affect you. Gamers who haven’t updated will be prompted to download it when they boot up their PS3.
Darksiders is another hot game starting off the 2010 line-up. Darksiders is an action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. The game takes its inspiration from the apocalypse and battle of Armageddon described in the Book of Revelation, with the player taking the role of “War”, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
