FirstPlay Episode 12

I’m back to give you all a quick heads up on what’s coming up in episode 12 of FirstPlay, which hits theStore this Wednesday.

We’ve got two HD reviews for you this week. Firstly, we smash a whole bunch of guys to meaty pieces as we put new American Football effort Backbreaker through its paces, and then we’re the ones in for a stern going over as we take on the infamously nails RPG Demon’s Souls. Watch our extraordinarily patient review to find out if it’s as good as it is unforgiving.

On top of that we’ve also got a preview of Namco Bandai’s Ico-esque adventure, Maijin: The Forsaken Kingdom, and a review of Denzel Washington’s jolly Blu-ray apocalypse The Book Of Eli, as well as our regular round of network highlights, including a look at the latest comics in the PSP store, and a round-up of the best and most sickening Skate tricks and spine-compacting bails.

Our screenshot galleries this week include LittleBigPlanet 2 and The Force Unleashed 2, and after some viewer feedback we’ve added the ability to watch each gallery as a slide-show with the press of a single button. And that button is R2. Go R2!

In case you missed it last week, episode 12 also includes our exclusive demo of Backbreaker, and don’t forget that the minis we gave away in episodes 7 to 10 – Echoes, Blast Off, Age Of Zombies and Aero Racer – are all still available to download in, on the Store now for just 99p each.

Please do find us on Twitter at @firstplay_uk, which is updated several times a day with regular news, links and competitions, and email any suggestions, feedback or marriage proposals toFirstPlay@futurenet.com. We’re also on the official EU forums here.

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit At E3

One of the games attracting the most attention at E3 was EA’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit; the first title in the series developed by the people behind Burnout, Criterion Games.

James Deverill and Doug McConkey of that team gave me a demonstration of the game and it’s clear that they’re looking to return to the roots of a series that has gone through many changes since it first arrived way back in 1994.

“I remember playing Need for Speed even before working in the games industry,” said Deverill. “Three things stood out for me then: it had the coolest cars on the planet, it had amazing highways to drive them on and there were cops pursuing you. It’s these three active ingredients, in particular, that we want to bring back with our game.”

The playable demo at E3 was a game of Pursuit Mode, which is essentially cops and robbers with the old bill trying to ram the street racer’s sports car until it is totally wrecked. You can play as either a Cop or a Racer and both parties have their own weapons to add strategy. For example, a Cop can radio in a roadblock while a Racer can scramble his opponents radar and even send a decoy – a second blip on the Cop’s radar to throw them off the scent.

There are full career modes for both Cops and Racers that you can switch between at will, as well as an extensive suite of online modes.

“Online multiplayer supports eight players,” explains Deverill, “and one of the coolest things we’ve included, for me, is the way that you can have any combination of players; you can even have seven cops against one racer if you like and this adds a lot of variety.”

As you would expect from the brains behind Burnout, it is blisteringly fast and utterly gorgeous. It also boasts licensed supercars and a game world four times the size of Paradise City.

Unusually for game that features police chases at more than 250 miles per hour, the team seems most excited about Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’s menu interface.

“We’re very excited about the way that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit brings players together,” said Deverill. “Digital communication is at the heart of how people behave these days so, given that, we’ve included a social network in the game to connect, compare and compete. We call this the Need for Speed Autolog.”

In a nutshell, they’ve included everything you would expect from a basic social networking site and not only included it in the game, but also made it accessible via the web and mobile phones. Everything you do in the game is compared to what you’re friends are doing, whether they’re your PSN friends, your Facebook friends or just people you met playing the game.

“It can be a bit depressing to see a leaderboard and discover you’re ranked 10 millionth in the world, or something like that,” added McConkey “so we’re looking to drive rivalry between friends foremost.”

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is out on 18 November 2010 in mainland Europe and 19 November in the UK.

Warhawk Fallen Star DLC

Due to the overwhelming response to Spring’s Warhawk Capture the Flag Tournament we have put together an awesome deal to get you ready for another war! Get ready to claim the top spot in the Fallen Star Expansion Pack tournament from July 1st – July 5th.

To help get you into the game from June 22nd to July 6th you can purchase Warhawk Fallen Star on thePS STORE for just €1.99/£1.59 (original price: € 5.99/£4.79).

Stay tuned for prize and tourney details on the PlayStation.Blog

Get MAG Interdiction Tomorrow, Double XP This Weekend

Tomorrow is the day that MAG fans have been waiting for as our first major DLC, “Interdiction,” will be made available for purchase from the PlayStation Store for €7.99\£6.29.

If you missed our post detailing Interdiction a few weeks back, allow us to sum it up for you:

MAG Interdiction is a brand new game mode built for 128 players. In it, two rival attacking factions fight to gain control of three different command posts while using armoured convoys for every squad on the map (that’s right, 16 APCs onscreen at once!). To earn the victory, teams must capture and hold as many objectives as possible to increase their score while simultaneously decreasing their opponents’ score across three all-new “faction neutral” maps (Iron Creek Quarry, Lake Bayano Spur, and Sovot Motorway).

In addition to the new maps and gametype, Interdiction will also include the most powerful protection in the game, the “Heavy Improved” armour set, as well as a number of new in-game ribbons, medals and trophies. Here’s a reminder of what you can expect:

Ribbons

• Jump Start – Capture 2 Command Posts in a round of Interdiction
• Mowing the Grass – Get 10 kills with a vehicle turret in one round
• Dashed Hopes – Destroy 2 mines with gunfire in one round
• Cannonball Rally – Become an MVP (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in a round of Interdiction

Medals

• Roadside Assistance – Capture 10 Interdiction control points over your career
• Landscape Architect – Get 50 kills with a vehicle turret over your career
• BOD – Destroy 20 mines with gunfire over your career
• Designated Driver – Earn 5 Interdiction MVPs over your career

Trophies

• King of the Hills (Bronze) – Earn the Roadside Assistance medal while playing Interdiction
• Red Ball Express (Silver) – Earn the Designated Driver medal while playing Interdiction
• Road Runner (Gold) – Capture 3 Interdiction control points in a single round

As a special “thank you” to everyone who’s playing MAG this week, we’re also bringing back our popular “Double XP” promotion over the weekend. That means that whether you purchase our new Interdiction DLC or not, you can expect to grab twice as much experience for your battlefield efforts starting Friday, June 25 (at 7:01am GMT\8:01am CET). Just be sure to finish any game you start in order to benefit from the additional XP, as folks who leave a game early won’t receive the bonus. Our Double XP Weekend ends on Sunday, June 27 at 11:59pm Pacific Time (6:59am GMT\7:59am CET).

Oh, and one final note: All MAG players will have to download a small “Interdiction Activation Patch” starting today. It’s only 4MB in size and prepares your copy of MAG to be compatible with the Interdiction game mode. Again, Interdiction itself can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store for €7.99\£6.29 and weighs in at 440MB.

Thanks to all our fans for keeping us going these past five months – see you on the Sovot!

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs

Release Date: Q4/2010
Plataform: ps3

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Zipper Interactive
Gamesite: Click here
Genres: Action, Shooter
ESRB: RP

E3 2010: Move Gameplay Part I (Cam) Jun 17, 2010 We get our hands on the PlayStation Move and see what kind of destruction we can cause. File Size: 41.20mb

Views: 6,023 Avg Rating: 7.1 Total Votes: 143 Comments: 74

E3 2010: Move Gameplay Part II (Cam) Jun 17, 2010 The firefight continues as we work our way down the freeway. File Size: 45.95mb

Views: 1,934 Avg Rating: 6.3 Total Votes: 72 Comments: 21

E3 2010: Move Gameplay Part III (Cam) Jun 17, 2010 Can we hold out until the air support arrives?! File Size: 48.79mb

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E3 2010: Squad Tactics Walkthrough Jun 16, 2010 Zipper Interactive shows off the team-based tactical AI, destructible environments, and the cinematic flair of the game. File Size: 70.28mb

Views: 9,085 Avg Rating: 9.0 Total Votes: 207 Comments: 59

E3 2010: Demo Gameplay (Cam) Jun 15, 2010 The SEALs of SOCOM 4 storm the floor of E3 2010 with a playable demo! File Size: 26.72mb

Views: 13,033 Avg Rating: 8.0 Total Votes: 207 Comments: 55

E3 2010 e os jogos mais antecipados para o Verão e ano 2011

Boas pessoal este ano temos boas novidades para todas as plataformas de jogos desde consolas e PC, desta vez não vou deixar muitas novidades de fora, apesar de a E3 estar a acabar aqui deixo links de algumas conferençias, e jogos que eu adorei ver e espero por jogar, e claro sem falar na Premium Account da Sony que vou aderir apenas 49.99 euros por ano.
Vou deixar-me de conversa fiada e começar a mostrar o que apareceu.

Conferencia da Sony

Estes videos vêm do Youtube







Microsoft Press Conference E3 2010







E agora deixo aqui uns videos de uns trailers e gameplay de alguns jogos que me chamaram atenção.

inFAMOUS 2

Dead Rising 2

LittleBigPlanet 2

Por agora deixo apenas isto.

Outros jogos que gostei de ver

Splaterhouse
Killzone 3 3D
Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Medal of Honor
Call of Duty
Socom 4
The Agency
Gran Turismo 5
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Portal 2
Playstation Move

Estes são alguns jogos e Acessorios que vou andar a ver o que sai de novo