The newest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu has released and with it an updated appear at the 30 Most Wanted games in the land of the rising sun. The list is very Sony heavy, with 19 of the 30 releasing on 1 of the 3 Sony platforms. The biggest honors go to Dragon’s Dogma on PS3, which took 2nd on the list, and Persona 4: The Golden on PS Vita, which ranked in at 4th. One particular of my favorite series, Suikoden, comes in 27th with Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki on the PSP.

The complete list is as follows, along with the quantity of votes for each and every game:

01. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix) – 716 votes
02. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 632 votes
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom) – 459 votes
04. [PSV] Persona four: The Golden (Atlus) – 403 votes
05. [PS3] 1 Piece: Kaizoku Musou (Namco Bandai) – 400 votes
06. [3DS] Animal Crossing 3DS (Nintendo) – 310 votes
07. [3DS] New Love Plus (Konami) – 292 votes
08. [PSP] Shining Blade (Konami) – 284 votes
09. [PSP] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) – 256 votes
10. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix) – 212 votes
11. [PS3] Asura’s Wrath (Capcom) – 209 votes
12. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix) – 204 votes
13. [PS3] Binary Domain (Sega) – 200 votes
14. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai) – 196 votes
15. [PS3] The Final Remnant (Square Enix) – 190 votes
16. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5) – 186 votes
17. [3DS] Hatsune Miku &amp Future Stars: Project Mirai (Sega) – 154 votes
18. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami) – 166 votes
19. [PS3] The Final Guardian (SCEJ) – 159 votes
20. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (Square Enix) – 156 votes
21. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Soldiers (NIS) – 151 votes
22. [3DS] Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) – 133 votes
23. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai) – 126 votes
24. [PSP] Yakuza: Black Panther two (Sega) – 122 votes
25. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Kakusei (Nintendo) – 119 votes
26. [NDS] Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition (Tecmo Koei) – 115 votes
27. [PSP] Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (Konami) – 111 votes
28. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Capcom) – 105 votes
29. [PS3] Persona four: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena (Atlus) – 101 votes
30. [PSP] Nendoroid Generation (Namco Bandai) – 99 votes

Let us know in the comments if you are surprised by any of the games on the list and which ones you are most excited to see release in North America or Europe.

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The latest patch for Call of Duty: Contemporary Warfare 3, v1.08 has been released on the PS3.

The 8th title update on the PS3 is only 22MB and is certainly mandatory if you want to play online. The patch claims to repair or improve the following:

• Improvement to Mic Top quality (PS3 only)
• HD Video Uploads (PS3 only)
• Networking enhancements
• Theater improvements and fixes
• Additional improvements to “Host Disadvantage” / “Lag Comp”
• Improved speed of YouTube uploads from 32k to 256k
• Nerf to all Akimbo weapons (lowered fire rate)
• Shotgun re-balance (Slight nerf to Striker, slight buff to all other shotguns)
• Repair that prevents some users from not receiving their prestige token immediately after prestiging
• Fix stat bug that retains “games played” stat across prestiges.

If you purchased MW3 on release are you still playing the game? Let us know in the comments below, or head on over to the Call of Duty section of our forum.

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Grasshopper Manufacture is at it once more, and this year Suda51′s most current twisted knowledge comes in the form of a chainsaw-wielding cheerleader. If Lollipop Chainsaw has your interest piqued, you’ll want to take a close appear at these pre-order bonuses, as getting the game at different retailers will score you distinct goodies.

According to the press release announcing the exclusive pre-order content, the bonuses will come in the form of distinctive outfits:

Amazon:

• Add Juliet to your pinup collection and pop cherries with Rockabilly.

Greatest Purchase:

• Head bang with the Goth Girl outfit.
• Step into the Funk with Juliet’s golden Foxy Funk outfit.

GameStop:

• Become the original chainsaw master with the legendary Ash from Evil Dead.
• If you are a Bonus PowerUp Rewards members, you’ll also get Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence.

Check out the announcement trailer and screenshots beneath:

Lollipop Chainsaw is set to release this summer for the PlayStation 3 and 360.

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Ahead of finding the opportunity to jump into the competition for your self (Vita Rooms is still on the road, by the way!), I’m here to give you the low down on just how online competition works with other players – running you by means of a brief video of me competing with Zoe (Evolution Studios QA Manager, who sits on the desk across from me) as I take on her efficiency in a Hot Lap race.

It’s so straightforward to see what your friends and rivals have been up to and, with super-quickly load instances on both PS3 and PS Vita, jump into a race instantly to beat their fastest occasions and wipe the smirk off their face.

Competing like this, on your own schedule, is a best fit for each MotorStorm RC and the PlayStation Vita, letting you choose up the game and compete against buddies when it is handy for you. Regardless of whether you are playing on your PS Vita or PS3, for a couple of minutes or a few hours, out and about or in the comfort of your own property, you can constantly see what’s been going on and get proper into the heat of competition.

MotorStorm RC is coming soon, so preserve an eye out for more information and be positive to join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/motorstormrc and comply with us on Twitter @MotorStormRC to maintain up to speed.

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We’ve got some bad news for gamers in Europe - Twisted Metal will not only be delayed, but it will also have content cut.

The news comes only weeks before the original February 17th launch, making the delay very last minute. David Jaffe spoke about the cuts and delay on NeoGAF:

Hey- a few things:

1- I DO NOT think it’s region locked. In fact, if it is, that’s brand new cause I remember thinking, ‘No way we can do ranked games all over the world cause of lag’ and our amazing net coder was like, ‘nope, should be ok’….so I don’t THINK that’s true. In fact, until you guys mentioned it, it never would have occurred to me that we would be region locked cause as of yesterday, we were not. But again, I only found out yesterday we’re slipping in Europe so if you’ve got a link, send it. Otherwise, worldwide game still on!

2-RE CONTENT CUTS A: Well nothing like Black. And come on, you think I wanted to change content? FUCK no- for a bunch of reasons ‘fuck no’. But it ain’t my game (Sony owns the IP and funded it) and I certain countries have- obviously- much stricter guidelines. AND since TM has never been a big seller outside of America, I guess it didn’t make sense to have a whole bunch of different discs for each country (i.e. Germany gets disc ver. 3, UK gets disc ver 6, etc.)

3- RE CONTENT CUTS B: It’s not a TM:BLACK style change. 99% of the cuts were in the movies and the movies are still intact and I sat with the editor- who was the same editor of the American movies- and we went thru and addressed the notes from Europe and made sure the stories still worked. And to be fair, there have not been that many cuts. For example, in the scene we’ve released on the net from the intro- where the girl stabs Tooth in the eye- the SCEE version has this but we cut away right before the scissors make contact with Tooth’s face. It’s CLEAR what she’s doing and I think we even keep the sound effects in and such- but the last few frames are gone. The story itself tho totally works and- for some folks even who tend to think this kinda stuff plays better left to your imagination anyway- perhaps it even works better.

4- RE CONTENT CUT C: Only a few content cuts for the game- for example, I think the guy on the gurney from Meat Wagon is dead so you are exploding a corpse covered with TNT vs. a screaming man trapped to the gurney. Sucks on my end but at the same time, I get it and the game play isn’t different and the intent is still there, as is the humor. In some ways, it’s actually much more macabre when you think about it. Shooting a dude screaming out the back of an ambulance is pretty stupid and fun and cartoony in a dark, twisted way. Turning a stolen from the morgue CORPSE a missile? A bit more disturbing in some ways…not trying to sell you on it, just thinking outloud.

Anyway, it sucks in that I HATE cuts the original game. At the same time, it’s nothing like TMB and players in SCEE territories will be able to play the same game and dive into the same Twisted universe as SCEA players. It’s a touch different but I and the team still stand JUST as proudly behind the SCEE versions and are very excited that we’ll be able to meet up with TM players the world over online and share the game together.

5- As for delay- yeah, it sucks too. Localization just taking a touch longer. Altho I heard March 1 and someone on this board- I think- is saying March 31?!? Does March even have 31 days?!?! It might…shit, I’m dumb. I honestly sit here and can’t recall…lessee…no I think March goes to 30, right? ANYWAY point being: I heard March 1 (and I KNOW there’s a March 1, dammit!)….are you guys hearing something different?

As his comment notes – Sony haven’t announced a new release date, not even to developer Eat Sleep Play, but Jaffe thinks it could be March 1st. They also haven’t announced the full extent of the cuts, although they will be different in different regions (history suggests Germany will be the worst hit, while the UK should have the fewest cuts).

What are your thoughts on the delay, and the fact that Sony is cutting content? Let us know in the comments below.

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We are delighted to be able to announce the PAL release date of Worms Ultimate Mayhem is Wednesday 15th February 2012. We’d also like to introduce the game to you all and answer any questions you might have.

Can you introduce the game to us please?

Sure, Worms Ultimate Mayhem is a “best of” compilation of content material from both Worms 3D and “Worms 4: Mayhem, so it is got 38 weapons, plenty of customization options (including a selection of new ones) making for 115 individual customisation elements in total. There are also 60 single-player missions taken from both sources, generating it a massive game. We’ve taken the chance to increase on what was there currently too. We have produced some truly good improvements to the camera and produced the game even more approachable to this end we added a new utility (the Binoculars) to aid you aim, and an automatic shot help mechanic that helps your shots uncover their targets in effortless mode. We have also added some really cool loyalty content too.

In terms of visual improvements, we’ve brought the game up to date with a raft of enhancements. New water effects, up-scaled textures and fonts, greater polygon counts, specular supplies, true-time lighting and dynamic shadows all get the game seeking a tiny much more modern even though nonetheless retaining its desirable cartoon style visuals. Oh, and I shouldn’t forget the audio improvements too… we’ve a complete bunch of new music in the game, and some of the cut-scenes have been re-edited, voice-acted and lip-synched, which tends to make a huge difference!

What are the major gameplay features and mechanics in ‘Worms Ultimate Mayhem’?

Despite being 3D, the game is fairly much built about the very same principles as all the “Worms” games.
There’s the special 3D deformable landscape and the satisfaction of destroying Almost everything. It’s fairly satisfying blowing factors up, and that mindless destruction has always been a staple of the brand.

There’s the humour and genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, the crazy weapons (such as the Concrete Donkey, an Inflatable Scouser and a Bovine Blitz cow-themed airstrike!), the worms mugging to camera or the silly story sequences. Humour has often been an essential ingredient, and it in fact translates extremely nicely into 3D.

There’s customising issues: from what their worms put on and what they say to tailoring individual game settings. There’s also the ability to create your very own secret weapon, deciding how it’s launched, what effect it has and what it looks like. I believe that aspect has usually extended the life of the game as it enables players to make it their own.

And lastly, there’s the insane amount of content material. We often attempt and more than-deliver with the games we make, and Worms Ultimate Mayhem is no different: 60 single player missions, 8 challenges, 10 deathmatch challenges, 6 FMVs, five on the internet and offline multiplayer modes, 1,000,000+ game style alternatives by way of Wormpot, 23 speech-banks, 115 customisation items, 38 weapons and 5 Easter eggs. With plenty of PSN Trophies, including a Platinum, that is a lot of game to take pleasure in!

Worms Ultimate Mayhem will be priced at £9.99/€12.99, with an further launch discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers we look forward to answering any questions you could have in the comments.

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EA titles Kingdoms of Amalur and SSX may possibly have their personal sorts of on the web passes, but Starbreeze’s EA-published FPS reboot of Syndicate will not have an on the web pass.

Eurogamer reports that EA Partners Executive Producer Jeff Gamon told them that the title doesn’t have an on the web pass in order to encourage as several gamers as possible to play the game.

Gamon explained:

We want as tiny resistance or barriers to entry as feasible. The co-op is equal billing in this. We wanted absolutely everyone who owns a copy of the game to have access to the complete product.

Below regular circumstances it would have had an on the web pass, but simply because it didn’t have competitive multiplayer and due to the fact we wanted as a lot of individuals as possible to be playing co-op, we got away with it.

Possibly one more cause for not getting the Online Pass is we had been confident in the scope of the on the web game.

There are nine maps. It’s hard to say, but just to play by means of the maps as soon as on normal is a good six, seven hours. To progress your character and upgrade a handful of weapons is a heap of content. That and the single-player campaign means hopefully we will not see considerably in the way of early second hand sales and rentals.

The report also says that EA’s policy of which includes on-line passes with their games does not extend to titles below EA Partners.

Syndicate releases for PS3, Xbox 360, and Computer on February 21st.

Has Syndicate‘s lack of on the web pass affected your decision to purchase the title? Let us know in the comments below.

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Today we’re sharing a deeper look into that trailer. We were hard at work on the announcement trailer for quite awhile and a lot of design went into making certain every frame contained some nugget of information you could take away about the game itself. Taken more than a year ago and over the course of a few days of planning, prep, and acting what you see here is a nice glimpse into some of the behind the screens work that went into making that trailer possible. Comprised of shots we decided to keep in the trailer, here’s the motion capture footage of our two main The Last of Us protagonists doing their thing in our Culver City, CA motion capture studio:

As you can see, actor performances are intergal to the way our trailers and our games get made. The nuances in their performances are taken into our Naughty Dog game engine then built into our game and it’s what truly brings our characters to life. Introducing the character of Joel, played by Troy Baker, and Ellie, played by Ashley Johnson, wouldn’t have been possible without the well wrought, lively, and often acrobatic performances by our lead actor and actress. You’ll definitely be hearing more about and from Troy and Ashley in the near future. Be sure on the lookout for more information and news about The Last of Us online and in print very soon.

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If you are organizing on picking up Final Fantasy XIII-two but just can’t bring your self to pay complete price tag for it, perhaps Amazon can convince you to shell out some dough, as picking up the game by means of the on the web super-giant will earn you a $ 20 gift card.

If you head more than to the Amazon listing appropriate now, you will also notice that buying the game via them entitles you to a digital Final Fantasy XIII-two mini approach guide, which ought to make the buy all the far more easy to swallow.

PlayStation LifeStyle’s Final Fantasy guru Heath Hindman lately reviewed the game and certainly believes the game isn’t without having some major flaws, so be certain to head over to our review to see if it’s an encounter that interests you. The game is surely diverse than Final Fantasy XIII, which brings each some positives and negatives.

For future discounts, promotions and all items PlayStation, be sure to preserve it right here at PlayStation Life style.

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Syndicate is not just your typical FPS although. It was clear to us from the start off that utilizing the agents’ chips was a function we had to bring into game. We did this via making a gameplay mechanic called “Breaching”, which properly simulates an agent using his military grade DART 6 chip to interact with other chips in the planet – whether they’re in objects or even in other human beings.

But it’s not all about the chips no FPS can do with no providing the player with an arsenal of poor-ass weapons. The wonderful thing for us was that we had some exceptional examples to work with from the original, as nicely as getting a futuristic setting that allowed us to come up with some brand new suggestions of our own. In Syndicate you will locate the usual suspects like sniper rifles, assault rifles and pistols, although don’t expect them to be something like you are utilised to from contemporary shooters. Some of the upgrades you are able to get will transform these seemingly normal weapons into one thing else completely. Alternate fire modes that turn an assault rifle into a sniper rifle, and cover penetrating ammunition are just two of the numerous upgrades you can get for your preferred weapon. Upgrades aside, there are also some new and futuristic weapons that are a ton of fun to handle. Use the Gauss Gun’s lock on mechanic to choose a specific enemy and then bend bullets to take him out although you are behind cover. Or simply choose up the COIL rifle and decrease those pesky snipers to a pile of ash. The alternative is yours.

In co-op there is a slew of weapons you can use as you play the game, and all of them can be upgraded in several ways. We have created our study and upgrade program in such a way that the alternative is usually with you as a player. It will be you who decides what upgrades your Syndicate’s scientists will analysis, so you won’t be stuck with upgrades for weapons you rarely use. You may well not be a CEO, but you surely are in charge in this game.

But adequate about the game overview, I am here to talk a lot more about the Demo for Syndicate!

We right here at Starbreeze have chosen Western Europe, the 1st of the co-op Campaign missions, to feature in this demo, as it has very a lot of significance to us and was 1 of the initial maps we built and completed.

Western Europe is fairly considerably completely based on the identical map from the original game and we have taken great care in attempting to bring it back to life in our re-imagining of the game. Players familiar with the old map will no doubt recognize the flow and general layout, but we have also taken in quite a few level details, not least of which are the iconic light towers.

The story of the co-op campaign sees you, the player, involved in brutal and ruthless corporate warfare taking location across the globe in 2069. As a new Agent of Wulf Western – a brand new corporate outfit on the rise – it is up to you and your buddies to take on rival Syndicates on their own ground get rid of their personnel, steal their tech, and takeover their industry share.

In the demo it’s Cayman International you will be difficult they have established a military outpost in Western Europe that is threatening your personal Syndicate’s expansion in the region. This is of course not acceptable, and it is time to take action.

We have designed the mission in such a way that new players will have a opportunity to get used to the exclusive and various mechanics that Syndicate has to supply. These mechanics are all linked to the DART 6 chip your Agent has lodged in his brain. With the use of this chip the dataverse can be accessed. Objects, Weapons and even other human beings that are chipped can be accessed in a multitude of ways and manipulated. We call this interaction a “Breach”.

The extremely basic function of your DART chip allows you to heal (breach) your team members and, in case healing came too late, you can also reboot them if they are down. This was truly our core mechanic for the game and it helped us produce a game that really centers on team play. It also allowed us to produce a challenging game which, specifically on Challenging and Expert modes, will offer countless hours of gameplay.

The normal mode of the mission is intended to be fun and engaging for everybody, but when you master breaching and have moved on to utilize your accessible breach applications – software package upgrades with distinct functions for your DART chip – then we undoubtedly suggest checking out the harder difficulty settings!

When we set out to produce Syndicate, we wanted to generate a quickly paced, visceral gaming experience that would put the player appropriate at the core of the brutal and merciless planet of the original Syndicate. We had a huge advantage in the fact that today’s technologies can deliver this encounter in a lot more realistic way than was feasible 18 years ago.

It was clear to us from the start that Syndicate would feature on the PS3. Apart from the obvious technical benefits, the fact that PS3 owners can play Syndicate co-op for free on PSN was a key draw for us. We surely hope that many men and women will take advantage of this possibility since the best way to locate out what Syndicate truly is about is to pick up a controller and dive into the co-op Demo!

All of us right here hope you take pleasure in the game as significantly as we do, and who knows, you might be joining up with one particular of us soon to make certain Wulf Western gains total marketplace dominance!

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