If you are a LOST, the TV series, you may want to pick up a copy of Just Cause 2. The developers have recreated the complete LOST island in the game, including the initial plane crash to the “hatch” and a mysterious monster. Check out the screenshots below, taken from Games Radar.
God of War III hits the headlines again this week with more sales related news. The title has not only outsold the previous two titles in week one sales, but has now broken the 1 million units mark. Sales for the title up to March 20th 2010 indicate that just over 1.1 million units were sold worldwide. In terms of regional breakdown around 700,000 units were sold in the Americas and 400,000 in Europe and Other Regions (excluding Japan).
The custom soundtrack feature on the PS3 hasn’t received much support since it was added in Firmware 2.40, but it has been confirmed that ModNation Racers will support the feature. According to Chuck Lacson, the Associate Product Marketing Manager of SCEA, ModNation Racers will have custom soundtracks support, “If you play music on your XMB, that’s the music that will replace the in game soundtrack.”
Tomorrow, the US PlayStation Home will be updated with a number of new spaces including Assassin’s Creed II and Alien vs. Predator. The Assassin’s Creed II space is packed with heaps of interactive content – including a multiplayer tower defense game that pits Assassins against Templars. A ton of Alien vs. Predator content is also headed to PlayStation Home this week with full Predator costumes and full Alien costumes.
Another PlayStation system celebrates a birthday this week – this time it’s the PSP. March 24, 2005 will always be known in PlayStation history as the day Sony debuted the PSP system in North America. With its best-in-class, 4.3 inch high-resolution LCD display, vast library of software titles and built-in wireless communications, the PSP system was the first integrated handheld entertainment system to introduce console-quality gaming and comprehensive entertainment capabilities to the portable market.
The “Maxed Out” trophy in God of War III can only be obtained after completely upgrading all your weapons (or so you would think). A forum user at PS3Trophies.org has discovered an alternative method to acquiring the trophy (see below). The glitch appears in Combat Arena, which will be unlocked once you beat the story and Challenge of Olympus mode.
Nintendo recently announced 3D portable gaming on their DS console, dubbed the “3DS”. You would expect Sony to pursue in a similar direction with the PSP console, however, SCEA’s Director of Hardware and Marketing John Koller said the company is only focusing on the 3D console space right now. “Our focus on 3D right now is on the console,” he said. “There’s a tremendous amount of opportunity on PlayStation 3 with 3D.”
ModNation Racers has two different multiplayer elements for users to enjoy: online multiplayer for up to 12 players and split-screen for up to four local players. In addition, the two local players can join in on online races adding a new element to the game. Do you play together, helping each other out or do you take your friend out at every available opportunity?
Recently, SEGA announced Alien vs. Predator threads available for purchase in PlayStation Home. The costumes are limited edition and will be taken off the store at the end of March. If you are a fan of the game and would like to win the entire costume set, we have a little competition for you. The entire costume pack is €2.99 and you can win the pack by following the instructions below.
A remake of the PSOne classic Final Fantasy VII has been requested ever since a tech demo of the opening sequence of the game was first revealed on the PlayStation 3. Unfortunately, Square Enix has repeatedly said that no remake is currently planned. In a interview with Siliconera during the Final Fantasy XIII launch party, Yoichi Wada, President and CEO of Square Enix, revealed that Square Enix are exploring the possibility of a remake.
