Warp Zoned Presents
Most Recent: PSP
Sony launches $15 Dual Packs for PSP this week
With the PlayStation Vita just on the horizon, Sony is still giving you reasons to stock up on PSP titles. Starting this week at retail and on the PlayStation Store, you’ll be able to grab a new line of “Dual Packs,” $15 packages containing two PSP favorites. In addition to Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow and Killzone: Liberation pictured left, you’ll be able to grab another pack containing Secret Agent Clank and Daxter, as well as one including Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo.
I’ve been meaning to stock up my PSP ever since the PSN came back up and it would look like now is as good a time to do it. No word on other upcoming Dual Packs, but let’s keep our fingers crossed for the rest of the SOCOM games to pop up.
Alien Zombies arrive and Killzone 3 expands in PlayStation Store 6/21 update
The PlayStation Store had one of its sparser updates last night, but managed to bring a couple gems to the people. The E-Rated Alien Zombie Mega Death debuted, coming chock full of adventure levels and survival modes. Killzone 3‘s From the Ashes pack also arrived, bringing a nice mix of new wave and old school multiplayer maps to the game. Finally, all you early adopters can check out a 3D demo of Virtua Tennis 4 in all its PlayStation Move compatibility.
For the full list of updates, head over to the PlayStation Blog.
Posted in News, PS3, PSP
Tagged Killzone 3, Virtua Tennis 4
New Releases: FEAR 3, Dungeon Siege III, Shadows of the Damned, More
After multiple delays, FEAR 3 will be scaring gamers on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this week. The game was developed by Day 1 Studios, who took over for original developer Monolith Soft. FEAR 3 will be joined in stores this week by another threequel that has switched developers: Dungeon Siege III (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). The Dungeon Siege series was originally created by Gas Powered Games but the third entry was developed by sequel specialists Obsidian Entertainment.
Sequels aren’t the only games releasing this week as EA will be bringing Shadows of the Damned to the PS3 and Xbox 360. A collaboration between Grasshoper Manufacture’s Suda 51 and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the hellbound tale will be nothing if not original. But for a complete change of pace, this week also sees the release of the movie-to-game adaptation Cars 2 (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).
Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Outland, Planeswalkers 2012 arrive on PSN
Another big update of games and sales has landed on PSN. From the creators of Super Stardust HD and Dead Nation comes Outland, a unique 2D platformer looking to shake up your digital library. Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 brings all new decks and modes for players who have been sucked into this video game version of one of the most popular card games on the planet. PlayStation Plus subscribers can get it for a few bucks off. Midnight Club: Los Angeles – Complete Edition gets a downloadable release for $19.99, and the new game section is rounded out by Greg Hastings Paintball 2 and city-builder Akimi Village.
Also, if you’re a Plus subscriber, and haven’t played Braid yet, the game is on sale for $3.75. Yes, you read that right. The full PlayStation Store update can be found here.
Posted in News, PS3, PSP
Tagged Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Outland
L.A. Noire tops NPD chart in May
Rockstar Games’ detective procedural L.A. Noire has topped The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games in May. The PS3/Xbox 360 game was followed by several other new releases including Brink at #2 and Lego Pirates of the Caribbean in the third slot.
The remainder of the top ten is a mix of recently games (Portal 2 at #4 and Mortal Kombat at #5) and holdovers from last Fall’s game rush (Call of Duty: Black Ops at #6 and NBA 2K11 at #8).
The complete top ten can be seen here:
1. L.A. Noire (PS3, Xbox 360)
2. Brink (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)
4. Portal 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
5. Mortal Kombat (PS3, Xbox 60)
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
7. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
8. NBA 2K11 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)
9. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
10. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Brink, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Just Dance 2, L.A. Noire, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Mortal Kombat, NBA 2K11, NPD, Portal 2, Zumba Fitness
CoD Black Ops Escalation pack now on PSN
Every Call of Duty: Black Ops player can now enjoy the Escalation Map Pack as the add-on was added to the PlayStation Store today. It’s priced at $15 and includes four new maps, “Zoo,” “Convoy,” “Hotel” and “Stockpile,” along with the “Call of the Dead” Zombies map. Don’t forget, today is also the start of a Black Ops Double XP Weekend. It runs all weekend and concludes on Sunday, June 12.
“For the millions of dedicated fans playing Black Ops each and every day online around the world, we crafted for them unique multiplayer maps and experiences with Escalation, that will allow PS3 players to continue enjoying the game for a long time to come,” said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. “And with Call of the Dead, we went all out to give our loyal Zombie fans a totally new creative to enjoy.”
Also newly added to the store is a digital download of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 and a bevy of E3-related videos. You can find a full list of available videos at the PlayStation.Blog.
Posted in News, PS3, PSP
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops
PlayStation Store brings you the “best” from E3
It’s nice to be having PlayStation Store updates again, and just in time for all the E3 updates. The E3 section has HD videos for stuff we’re all excited about at the expo, like Street Fighter x Tekken, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and, of course, the PlayStation Vita. There’s also a decent amount of E3 sales for games like Assassin’s Creed 2 and Warhawk. It may have something to do with a certain sequel in the works, but all of the Modern Warfare (1 & 2) map packs are about half off, so check them out if you haven’t already.
As far as new games, there’s New Adventure Island and Soldier Blade for both PS3 and PSP at a friendly $5.99 price point, and episode four of Telltale’s Back to the Future: The Game has just dropped. While it’s not a full game, a demo for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is out, and I strongly urge you to play it right now.
That’s about it aside from the usual suspects, although there are a couple dynamic L.A. Noire themes that I’m sure are super fancy. You can find the full update list here.
Sony @ E3 11: Jack Tretton delivers heartfelt apology
Now that the presser’s over, I wanted to add one extra thing: Sony CEO Jack Tretton’s apology. Tretton stood up on stage at the start of the press conference to address the “elephant in the room” – namely, the PlayStation Network outage. He said “you’re welcome” to the press for giving them bad news to report on, thanked both third party developers and retailers, and gave a heartfelt message to PlayStation fans. “It is you that both causes us to be humble and amazed in the dedication and support you give the PlayStation brand,” Tretton said.
Aww. We <3 you too, Jack. And for the record, I loved your tie.
Posted in News, PS3, PSP
Tagged ApocalyPS3 2011, E3 2011