Rumor: Splinter Cell: Conviction coming to PS3?
According to the rumors section in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction – previously believed to be an exclusive to Xbox 360 - may now be coming to the PlayStation 3.
Conviction features an expanded game world, along with improved graphics, animations, and Artificial Intelligence. There is still no word from Ubisoft, so stay tuned
Via: PSU
Prince of Persia goes Gold
Ubisoft has confirmed that the hotly anticipated Prince of Persia has officially gone gold, with the game now on track for its UK release in early December.
The Prince and his dexterous sidekick Elika will be battering enemies and leaping precariously about rooftops from December 5 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a PC version following on December 12.
Folk across the pond in North America will get a piece of the action slightly earlier on December 2. Watch trailer in full post
Altair in Persia
We don’t typically like to register our video game consoles with game publishers. After watching Enemy of the State, we like to stay off the grid, even if we don’t exactly understand what the grid is or why it should be avoided. This may just be enough to turn us though: Ubisoft says that those who register their Gamertags or PSN IDs with Ubisoft.com will be able to download a free Altair skin to use in Prince of Persia.
Is it a classic example of brand dilution? Sure! But is it a cool enough case of brand dilution to make us ignore that? Absolutely.
Via: IGN
Wheelman Gets Release Date
Midway today announced that its Vin Diesel-starring action game Wheelman will hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 16, 2009.
The game was originally due out last year. It is being co-produced by Diesel himself, with his production company Tigon Studios.
It is expected that a feature film will eventually spin-off from the game; a script is currently in development, too.
LittleBigPlanet sees 84,000 user levels uploaded
Sony Europe has announced that universally acclaimed social platformer LittleBigPlanet has seen a whopping 84,000 user-created levels uploaded since the game’s release earlier this month, with a total of 27 million level play throughs logged.
Speaking in a statement issued on ThreeSpeech, the company stated, “We couldn’t be happier with the initial efforts from our community members; the variety and quality of some of the creations has been astounding. We’ve seen everything from great platform adventures, puzzles and quizzes through to stories and races. We have even had a wedding proposal created entirely in the game!”
Street Fighter IV Dated
Finally, a definite release date for the console versions of Street Fighter 4 has been announced. It’s coming out in North America on February 17, 2009 and in Europe three days later.
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be available on that day; a PC version is in the works and will be released at a later time following Capcom’s policy of delaying PC games to combat piracy.
Latest in the long running series, the game will feature a rather large roster including both old characters and newcomers alike. It is already available in Japanese arcades.
PS3 controller keypad coming December 2008
According to Joystiq, Sony’s VP of Sales, Ian Jackson, has announced that the previously delayed keypad for SIXAXIS controllers will be arriving during the first week of December 2008.
Sure, you could just use a USB keyboard, a Bluetooth headset or just tap out those letters one by one on the SIXAXIS controller but then you wouldn’t get the luxury of paying $50 for a clip-on mini keypad.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Art)
As great as Burnout is, Criterion have been busy improving it since day one of it’s release. Now after the dust has settled on their first batch of add-ons Criterion has announced that they will combine them all with the upcoming Paradise Party Pack and put it on to one disc.
This brand spanking new disc will feature the full game, the Cagney pack, the Bikes pack and also the PlayStation Trophy pack (to complement the already available Xbox achievements). In addition we get the party pack too, which makes you wonder. If Criterion can stuff all this extra content onto the Burnout disc, exactly how much of it is going to waste?
Check there PS3 and X360 Box Art in full post
