Moments ago we received (another) MAG beta invite, but this time on our European PlayStation Network Account. If you happen to live in Europe, check your inbox to see if you have been lucky enough to have received a code. The beta in Europe will run until October 9th 2009 from 17:00 to 20:00 BST and 00:00 and 03:00 BST.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has announced the release date and new screenshots from the highly anticipated downloadable game Zombie Apocalypse. Coming to the PlayStation Network on September 24, Zombie Apocalypse drops players in an epic battle between the dead and the living. Equipped with ample artillery, players’ dual analog stick shooting skills will be put to the test in the thrilling arcade style shooter.
Craig Alexander, vice president of project development at Turbine, has revealed that the company is working on a MMO title for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Speaking during a keynote at GDC Austin, Alexander said that the unnamed project has been in-house for the past year and a half, and is currently pencilled in for release in early 2011.
2K Games has revealed that BioShock 2 will receive a global release across PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms on February 9, 2010. The hotly anticipated sequel takes place a decade after the events of the original BioShock, with gamers assuming command of one of Rapture’s lumbering Big Daddy behemoths as they attempt to track down a mysterious creature that has been spotted kidnapping young girls along the Atlantic coastline.
The team at Natsume have announced that PlayStation 3 safari outing Afrika has gone gold and is on track for its hotly anticipated release on U.S. shores early next month. Released in Japan back in August 2008, Afrika pits gamers in the shoes of a freelance photographer, allowing users to snap dramatic shots of heaps of wildlife, including Lions, Cheetas, Elephants and Rhinos across meticulously rendered backdrops.
UK retail giant GAME.co.uk has lifted the lid on an exclusive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Veteran Edition pack. Available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the hotly anticipated shooter, the Veteran Edition will set you back a whopping £119.99 and includes the Hardened Edition of the title (that is, an artbook, a card to download the original Call of Duty and a fancy steel book case) along with a gift box and Captain Soap MacTavish figure. The Veteran Edition costs the same as the Prestige Edition, but you don’t get the cool Night Vision Goggles.
Check your inbox as LittleBigPlanet Water Beta invites are being sent out. If you are lucky enough to be given a beta invite, you will be rewarded with exclusive items such as Beta Test Vest as a thank you for your participation. It will also be possible to earn a Beta Bug Blaster Hazmat costume, a prize we give only to those testers who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide us with bugs and feedback, or generally make themselves very useful.
Downloadable PSN version of the popular party card game. UNO is the classic party card game that’s number one for family fun! Compete against three other players to match colors and symbols, go Wild with special command cards such as Skip and Reverse, and be the first to play all your cards.
Building on the original game’s heritage, Operation Flashpoint 2 aims to deliver the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay delivers warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component creates battles on an incredible scale.
A playable version of Metal Gear Solid: Peach Walker will be appearing at the Tokyo Game Show later this month. For those that are unable to fly out to Japan, Kojima Productions has detailed the playable demos they’re bringing to TGS 09. First off, there are two ways to play the demo. You can line up at the Peace Walker Demo Play Area and get your hands on a demo unit. If you’d rather not wait in line, you can download a copy of the demo from the Demo Download Areas.
