Category: PS3 Reviews

Only regular Xbox 360 gamers waiting for final Battlefield 3 add-on

At last, the first opportunity for some non-Battlefield Premium members to sample End Game – the final piece of Battlefield 3 DLC – as it’s scheduled to arrive on the PlayStation Store today, priced £11.99/$14.99.

This is the penultimate release in End Game’s staggered launch schedule – the expansion was released two weeks ago for PS3 Battlefield Premium members, and a week ago for Xbox Battlefield Premium members. So it’s now only regular Xbox 360 gamers who don’t have access to the DLC – they’ve got another week to wait before End Game arrives on Xbox Live on 26 March.

End Game introduces new vehicles (including dirt bikes), new maps, and the return of the classic Capture the Flag mode. Here’s a launch trailer:

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Sony confirms ‘substantial DLC plan’ for Kratos’ latest adventure

To coincide with the game’s US release, God of War: Ascension’s director, Todd Papy, has revealed that the latest entry to the God of War series will be supported with an on-going schedule of DLC.

“We put a great deal of thought and effort into the multiplayer modes you’ll discover in Ascension, including the recently revealed 2-player cooperative Trial of the Gods,” Papy wrote on the US PlayStation Blog. “Supporting this new addition to the God of War universe and the community we’re hopeful builds around it for a while to come is of the utmost importance to us.

“To that end, we can today confirm a substantial DLC plan, among which will be new armor and weapons sets, new stages to battle in, and much more. All of this will be free for owners of the Ascension Collector’s Edition, since it includes a comprehensive Season Pass (which will not be …

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Free and PS3 exclusive in the States, priced and non-exclusive in Europe

Update: The VR Mission Expansion pack is available to download now from the EU PS Store, priced £1.99, and Xbox Live, priced 240MSP.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s VR Missions DLC arrives on PSN today for US gamers (it’s a PS3 exclusive in the States), carrying a rather attractive price tag of… completely free if you download the pack before 3 April! We like those prices!

The add-on arrives in Europe tomorrow (13 March) on both PSN and Xbox Live priced 240MSP (£2.06/€2.88) and £1.99 (€2.29) respectively. We’ll update this story to let you know when the VR Missions DLC is available to download on the EU PSN and XBL.

The VR Missions DLC contains 30 virtual reality training challenges to perfect, including battling through enemies as Raiden using nothing but fists, and besting guards while playing as a Dwarf Gekko. You can catch a glimpse of the VR …

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Sam Fisher figurines, graphic novels, digital extras…

Splinter Cell Blacklist publisher and developer Ubisoft has revealed that there will be no fewer than four Collector’s Editions of its upcoming Sam Fisher excursion to choose from. Here’s what each of the Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Editions contains:

The 5th Freedom Edition (Exclusive to Game in the UK and Gamestop in Ireland)

• A Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
• A steelbook case
• A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes
• Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire’s Yacht

Unlockable digital items:

• 5 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armored Boots and Tactical Gloves
• 5 suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
• 5 Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow

The 5th Freedom Silver Edition (exclusive to Uplay)

• An exclusive Silver Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
• A special steelbook case with silver finish
• A

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Better late than never as Scott Pilgrim add-on finally arrives

Two years and seven months since Scott Pilgrim vs. The World came out and it’s been announced the delayed Online Multiplayer and Wallace DLC pack for the game – originally scheduled for August 2012 – will arrive in Europe on PSN and Xbox Live tomorrow, 13 March (US gamers should have access to the DLC today), priced £3.99 (€4.99/$4.99), or 400MSP.

The pack adds an online multiplayer mode, and introduces Wallace Wells to the line-up of playable characters. Have a watch of the trailer:

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European PS Store gets selection of new items for PS3 RPG

There’s a fresh selection of DLC items for Japanese RPG, Tales of Graces f, available for download now in the European PlayStation Store.

Here’s the new content:

• Quick-Costumes – Full Set (£3.99/€4.99): Get the full set of 5 in-game costume titles for Asbel, Sophie, Hubert, Pascal and Malik early (items offer a chance to alter physical appearance and boost character stats)
• Suit Costumes – Full Set (£3.99/€4.99): Get the full set of 3 Suit Costume titles for Asbel, Hubert and Malik (items offer a chance to alter physical appearance and boost character stats)
• Special Costumes – Full Set (£7.99/€9.99): Get the full set of 5 Special Costume titles for Asbel (Pilot), Cheria (Imp), Hubert (Avenger), Pascal (Cowgirl) and Malik (Samurai) (items offer a chance to alter physical appearance and boost character stats)
• School Costumes – Full Set (£9.99/€12.99): Get the full set of 7 School Costume titles for Asbel,

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The first chunky piece of DLC for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has finally been given a release date. The VR Mission pack will launch in Europe on March 13th  and adds 30 virtual reality challenges for Raiden to cut through. For newcomers to Metal Gear, VR missions are somewhat of a series hallmark and provide scenarios for you to overcome using your mega-gaming skills.

As we’ve previously confirmed the next two sets of DLC to follow will be story-based. Jetstream focuses on Sam (AKA Cyborg Ninja) and uses him as a playable and ‘Bladewolf’ unfurls the story of Raiden’s trusty robo-hound, LQ-84i. No date has been given for these yet, but we’ll keep you posted.…

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Grab your buddy and kill some dudes in this taster of EA’s upcoming fist-bumper

A co-op demo for the upcoming Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel is coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on 12 March. The early sampler of the buddy-up shooter will feature a rescue mission in which lead guns Alpha and Bravo work together to kill everything standing between them and the mission objective. Helicopters and explosions are 100% confirmed. For a better idea of what to expect, here’s an Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel trailer:

The full Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel game is out for Xbox 360 and PS3 on 26 March.…

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GoW Collection, GoW HD, and other Kratos outings discounted in price

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The calls from the fans have been heard and Ubisoft has responded by dishing up a patch for the brilliant, Far Cry 3. It’s available right now on PS3 and 360 and amongst other things, it resets the outposts on Rook Island so you can have fun trying to tactically take them down all over again. And this time there’s a harder difficulty level for you to try out.

Here’s the skinny…

SINGLE PLAYER

• Outposts reset: after the end of the game, players can choose to reset the liberated outposts to face the challenge to take them over again
• A new difficulty setting: Players who have completed the campaign can restart the adventure on MASTER difficulty, with more challenging enemies and dangerous wildlife

MULTIPLAYER

• Map Beta Test: Map makers can now start a beta test to monitor how their map is being played using the new spectate feature and regular players are enabled to provide better feedback to help map

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