US PlayStation Store Update - 31st January 2012

• 31st January 2012 at 08:56PM
• redcell89
• 26 Comments

Today's store update wraps up the month of January and with it we get tons of great content. First up is a new PSN game title Puddle by Konami. Next there is a treat for Twisted Metal fans, the demo for the next game hits the store today as well. Lastly PS+ subscribers will need to hurry up and grab the free offered games from the PS store before it gets replaced with February's new content. It is your last chance to grab the classical Syphon Filter trilogy as they are up for free on the PS Store for PS+ subscribers and then don't forget to grab Swords & Soldiers and Back to the Future The Game: Full Series from under PSN games free for PS+ subscribers as well.

Playstation Plus

Full Game Trial:

• Madden NFL 12

Avatars:

• Squirrel Avatar
• Tank Commander Avatar

Themes:

• Abstract Art Dynamic Theme

PSN Games

• Puddle ($9.99)

PS3 Full Games

• Madden NFL 12 ($29.99)
  Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days ($19.99)
  Kane & Lynch: Dead Men ($14.99)
  Mini Ninjas ($19.99)

Game Demos

• Twisted Metal Multiplayer Demo
  Syndicate Demo
  Puddle Demo

Add-on Game Content

• LittleBigPlanet Groundhog Day Costume (Free)
• Assorted PlayStation Home Packs x 15 ($2.99 – $4.99)
• Dead Island – Ryder White ($9.99)
• Need For Speed: The Run – Italian Pack ($6.99)
• The King Of Fighters XIII Unlock Icons ($2.99)
• Soulcalibur V Customization Equipment 1 ($1.99)
• Soulcalibur V Downloadable Music 1 -10 ($0.99 each)
• Soulcalibur V Downloadable Music Pack 1 ($2.99)
• Soulcalibur V Downloadable Music Pack 2 ($2.99)
• Scene It? Movie Night Sci-Fi Movies DLC ($9.99)
• Rock Band 3
  
  • “Fat Lip” – Sum 41 ($1.99)
  • “Head Over Heels” – Tears for Fears ($1.99)
  • “Still Waiting” – Sum 41 ($1.99)
• Rock Band Network v2.0
  
  • “Africa” – Quartered ($1.99)
  • “Against the Wall” – Ill Niño ($1.99)
  • “El Monstro” – Dance for the Dying ($0.99)
  • “Hysteria” – Aiden ($1.99)
  • “Turn Around” – Bumblefoot ($0.99)

Updates

• Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)

Avatars

• The Darkness II Avatars (x15) ($0.49 each)
• The Darkness II Avatar Bundles (x3) ($1.49 each)
• The King Of Fighters XIII Avatars (x9) ($0.49 each)
• Atelier Totori Avatars (x9) ($0.49 each)
• Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Avatar Bundle 1 ($2.99)
• Assassin’s Creed Universe Avatars (x5) ($0.49 each)
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Avatars (x9) ($0.49 each)
• Jak and Daxter Collection Dark Jak Avatar 2 ($0.49)
• Jak and Daxter Collection Jak and Daxter Avatar 3 ($0.49)
• PixelJunk Shooter (x6) ($0.49 each)
• Jak and Daxter Collection Jak and Daxter Avatar 2 ($0.49)
• Jak and Daxter Collection Dark Jak Avatar ($0.49)
• Jak and Daxter Collection Jak and Daxter Avatar ($0.49)
• Carnival Island Avatar Bundle 1 ($1.49)
• PlayStation B-boy Avatar (x3) ($0.49 each)

Game Videos

• Pulse 1/31 Edition
• Reality Fighters Features Trailer
• Aliens: Colonial Marines Contact Trailer
• The House Of The Dead III Announcement Trailer
• UFC Undisputed 3 – Roster Video

PS3 Themes

• The Darkness Ii: Official Theme (free)
• Atlanta Hawks 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Charlotte Bobcats 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Cleveland Cavaliers 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Denver Nuggets 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Detroit Pistons 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Golden State Warriors 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Houston Rockets 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Indiana Pacers 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• LA Clippers 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Memphis Grizzlies 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Milwaukee Bucks 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Minnesota Timberwolves 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• New Jersey Nets 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• New Orleans Hornets 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Philadelphia 76ers 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Portland Trailblazers 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Sacramento Kings 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Toronto Raptors 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Utah Jazz 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Washington Wizards 2012 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Digital Blasphemy: Hidden Forces ($2.99)
• Dynamic Temple Temptress ($2.99)
• Wendy Premium Theme 5 ($2.99)
• Vampire 5 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Dragon 3 Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Technicolour Yawn by Tom Sewell Static Theme ($1.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

• Naruto Shippuden: UN Impact ($39.99)

Game Videos

• Pulse 1/31 Edition

PSP Themes (also available from PS3 Storefront)

• Redbox PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Death Dealer PSP theme ($1.99)
• Dragon 4 PSP theme ($1.99)
• Dragon 5 PSP theme ($1.99)

Source: US Blog

The Darkness II Trophy List

• 31st January 2012 at 08:47AM
• Marccap
• 21 Comments

In The Darkness II, Jackie Estacado is now the Don of the mafia family. He hasn't used his Darkness powers for two years, then he is suddenly attacked by a group unknown to him simply called, The Brotherhood. Seems Jackie is in need of his demonic friends once again. This game is due to be released 7th February 2012 North America and 10th February in Europe.

Conquered the Darkness
Unlock all trophies

Cheque Please!
Survive the hit

I'm Just Getting Started
Find and interrogate Swifty

Escape the Brotherhood
Survive the interrogation

Storm the Mansion
Take back your mansion

One Flew Over...
Return to reality...?

Sweet Revenge
Avenge your Aunt Sarah

Date Night
Protect Jenny

Allies in Strange Places
Escape the asylum with help from the inside

Back in the Saddle
Rescue Jackie from the Iron Maiden

Step into Hell...
Defeat Victor

Free the Mind
Finish the game on any difficulty

Don of Darkness
Finish the game on Don difficulty

At Home in the Dark
Finish all chapters in New Game+ on any difficulty

One Man Army
Kill 25 enemies while being dragged from the restaurant, without dying or restarting checkpoint

Decisions, Decisions
Refuse to cooperate with Victor in the Interrogation

The Bird is the Word
Avoid being run over in the parking garage

Carnie Kid
Earn a score of over 1000 in each of the carnival games

Impish Delight
Kill 15 enemies while playing as the Darkling

Executioner
Kill 50 enemies with Executions while playing as Jackie

The Swarm King
Kill 50 enemies who are swarmed while playing as Jackie

The Old Gibber
Kill 100 enemies with Gun Channeling while playing as Jackie

Suck it Up
Kill 50 enemies with Black Hole while playing as Jackie

Cut and Run
Kill 50 enemies with the Demon Arm Slash attack

Ready for the Big Leagues
Kill 50 enemies with thrown objects

Dark Akimbo
Kill 100 enemies while dual wielding 2 different guns as Jackie

That's Why I'm the Boss
Impress Dolfo in two different ways

Karma's a Bitch
Kill a shielded enemy with his own shield

2 guys 1 Pole
Kill 2 enemies with one javelin

Versatile Killer
Kill enemies in 5 different ways within 30 seconds

Skeet Shoot
Throw an enemy into the air and kill him with gunfire before he lands

Jackie's Got Talent
Purchase a Talent in the single player campaign

This Kid's Got Potential
Max out 1 of Jackie's Talent Trees

Truly Talented
Max out 3 of Jackie's Talent Trees

Talent Show
Max out all of Jackie's Talent Trees

Mmmm Essence!
Pick up 5 Relics in the single player campaign

Relic Hunter
Find all 29 Relics in the single player campaign

Romantic
Real guys know how to dance

Burned His Mansion
Kill Luigi Palladino

Coward
Kill Cedro Valdez

Whipping Boy
Kill Frank Marshall

Bonnie & Clyde wannabes
Kill Jean-Luc Lambert and Amelie Dubois

Technical difficulties
Kill the NewsWatch 6 team of Tom Dawson, Bud Langley and Sara Stephens

Should Have Called 555-2368...
Survive the battle against the Hell Beast

The Brotherhood Crumbles
Complete Vendettas Campaign

Dark Ninjutsu
Complete a mission as Inugami

Hell Hath No Fury...
Complete a mission as Shoshanna

It's 12pm Somewhere!
Complete a mission as Jimmy

Voodoo is More Than Dolls
Complete a mission as JP

Embraced the Darkness
In Vendettas, acquire all the talents for one character

You've Made My Hit List
Complete 6 Hit List exclusive missions

EA's SSX's Online Pass Isn't That Bad...

• 31st January 2012 at 04:56AM
• Chambers35
• 29 Comments

Now we all know that EA have been adding Online Passes to their games (since June 2010), these were put in place so the publishers would still make some money from people buying pre-owned games, that is if the customer wanted, by locking out some online multiplayer and single-player content until the pass was purchased. But it would seem that EA are doing the pass a little different for SSX...

An EA spokesperson had this to say to Gameinformer;
So yes the game has an Online Pass as expected, but it really doesn't restrict much content.

SSX is due for release on the 28th of February, 2012 in NA and the 2nd of March in EU.
If you'd like to check out a trailer for the game and read up on some information check out this thread, you can also visit the games sub-forum and take a look at the threads posted by various users here.

Source: gameinformer.com

Snipers Trophy List

• 30th January 2012 at 07:19PM
• Chambers35
• 15 Comments

Snipers is an online only multiplayer first-person shooter, developed by Hydravision and Published by BigBen Interactive. The game is set in the year 2024, where twelve snipers face a fight to death in a large urban area devastated by war. Snipers supports up to 12 players competing across 10 different maps and six gaming modes, also, the PS3 version has it's own exclusive sniper rifle which is compatible with the PS Move. The game is due to be released in February, 2012.

Badges of destiny
Gain all the trophies.

Who dares challenge me?
Succeed at all the challenges from level 3.

No one in sight…
Win a match on each map for each game mode.

Money walks
Purchase all equipment.

Report!
Reach the highest rank (Commander)

Gun running
Purchase all weapons.

Never two without three
Succeed a Level III challenge

Stunningly class
Succeed all Level I challenges.

Grand Slam
Win a game in each game mode.

On familiar ground
Win a game on each map.

Scope dope
Purchase all Scope equipment.

Pineapple express
Purchase all Projectiles equipment.

A product that'll blow you away
Purchase all Booby traps equipment.

Able to work
Purchase all Abilities equipment.

Earning your stripes
Be promoted to Lieutenant I.

Keener than thou, stay away...
Stab an enemy in the back.

Out of it
Finish off an enemy who has been stunned by a stun grenade.

You've lost your head!
Kill an enemy with a headshot.

Exe-cutter
Stab an enemy to death.

What a blast!
Kill an enemy with an explosive.

Return to sender
Kill an enemy by sending his own grenade back to him.

Hot head
Kill an enemy and yourself with a grenade.

Piercing eyes
Kill an enemy through a wall.

Mine sweeping underway
Destroy an enemy explosive.

Very discretely
Kill an enemy with a silencer.

Fireworks
Kill multiple enemies with an explosive.

Catch me if you can...
Kill an enemy caught up in his grappling gear.

No quarter
Win a Free For All game.

A sense of sharing
Win a Team Deathmatch.

The One
Win a Last Team Standing game.

Flag'n'drop
Win a Capture the Flag game.

Contract signed
Win a Contract match.

On the radar
First use of a Drone.

Appetizer
Finish the tutorial.

Shopeteer
First equipment purchase.

Trigger happy
Be promoted to Sergeant.

Arms in the air
First weapons purchase.

Super Stardust Delta Trophy List

• 30th January 2012 at 02:20PM
• Marccap
• 3 Comments

Super StarDust Delta allows players to access an arsenal of weapons with the PS Vita touch control screen, including freezing time, unleashing missiles, creating black holes, and crush attacks. Players can also tilt the screen to view beyond the horizon and shake the PS Vita to create a devastating Shockwave attack. The game is due to released fo the PS Vita on 22nd February 2012.

Hero of the Galaxy
Arcade – Complete all planets

Hero of Alena
Arcade, Planets – Complete planet Alena

Hero of Sekora
Arcade, Planets – Complete planet Sekora

Hero of Mahler
Arcade, Planets – Complete planet Mahler

Hero of Werth
Arcade, Planets – Complete planet Werth

Hero of Yuriko
Arcade, Planets – Complete planet Yuriko

Scrooge MacBoom
Arcade – Get 10 special weapons

The Tokenizer
Arcade, Planets – Collect 15 tokens with a single boost

Multiplier Hero
Arcade, Planets – Get 20x multiplier

Shield Blaster
Arcade, Planets – Collect 5 shield tokens while already having a shield

Crushing
Crush – Complete mode

Slick
Disc Slide – Get 10x multiplier

Bombs Away
Orbit Bomber – Get 1000000 points

Hot Roller
Rock & Roll – Get 50x multiplier

Core Destroyer
Trucker – Destroy 30 green cores

F1 2011 Trophy List

• 30th January 2012 at 01:31PM
• Marccap
• 3 Comments

F1 2011 contains all the official teams, drivers and circuits from the home console and PC version. You can play a full season, including practice and qualifying sessions, enter a Grand Prix or try Time Trial mode. There's multiplayer, too. Grand Prix races are for up to four players. You can go head to head in Time Trials, and there's a two-on-two co-op career mode. The multiplayer modes can be played online and via the Vita's WLAN connection. This game releases with the PS Vita on February 22nd, 2012.

Complete
Congratulations on completing F1 2011

Made The Cut
Reach Q3 in qualifying

Flying Lap
Acheive your first time trial medal

Speed Demon
Drive faster than 230MPH (370KM/H)

Challenger
Complete a challenge with a C rank or above

Toe To Toe
Win a head to head challenge

Tuned To Perfection
Take pole position in qualifying with a tuned vehicle

April Shower
Win a race in the wet

Manual Master
Finish a race using only manual gears

Get Noticed
Acheive the fastest lap in a Grand Prix

Unassisted
Finish a race with all driving aids turned off

Grand Prix Win
Win your first Grand Prix

Pole Position
Acheive pole position

Sterling performance
Lap every car in a race in wet conditions

Endurance
Complete a 100% distance race

Grade A Performance
Earn an A rank in challenge mode

Learning To Fly
Post a flying lap to win a time trial medal with all driving aids disabled

Unplugged
Win a race with all driving aids disabled

Banger Racing
Repair damage to your car in the pits and go on to win the race

High Roller
Win the Monte Carlo Grand Prix with vehicle damage enabled

Prancer
Complete a lap of monza with an average speed greater than 150MPH (241 KM/H)

The Greatest Of All Time
Win eight world championships

Clean Sweep
Win every Grand Prix

Leader Of The Pack
Acheive pole on every circuit

Go The Distance
Drive 1000 miles (1610KM)

Driving Legend
Beat the real world lap record on any circuit

Timed To Perfection
Acehive all gold time trial trophies

Legendary Charge!
Win a race starting from 24th on the grid

Must Dash!
Earn 14 pole positions in a single season

Shoe Maker
Earn 149 championship points in a single season

Champion
Beat Sebastian vettel in the challenge mode head to head race

EU PlayStation Network Scheduled Maintenance - Thursday, February 2nd

• 30th January 2012 at 12:36PM
• Marccap
• 17 Comments

The PlayStation Network will be down from Thursday, February 2nd until Friday, February 3rd, as Sony's online network has scheduled maintenance. The downtime will begin at 2pm on Thursday will last until 8am on Friday making unavailable for users to sign in and making PS Home inaccessible.

During the maintenance period, the following services will be affected:

• PS Store (PC and Console)
• Customer Account Management
• Registration

If you are signed in before maintenance begins you should remain signed into your online session, but the above services will remain unavailable.

Source: EU PSN.

WWE 12 - Legends DLC Pack And Patch Release Details

• 30th January 2012 at 09:43AM
• Marccap
• 12 Comments

WWE 12 gamers can now get the "Legends DLC Pack" this month which includes wrestlers such as Macho Man Randy Savage, Mick Foley, Masked Kane, Batista and Brodus Clay. Brodus Clay and Masked Kane are the only wrestlers part of the DLC pack who you can download for free. The DLC Pack is due to be released 31st January 2012 in North America and 1st February in Europe.

Through a Fan Axxess Pass you can get "The Legends DLC Pack" items costing $0.99 per item or for $11.99 you can download this DLC as well as the two previously released DLC's with over 25% total savings in total. Masked Kane is a special addition to the DLC pack and will only be available free for the first two weeks from release date.


The game will also be releasing a patch on 30th January 2012 to fix several issues before the release of this patch as detailed below:

WWE ’12 Patch List Notes

General Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the ring texture would flash black or different colors
• Addressed multiple Finisher system bugs in which players were awarded too many or too few Finishers
• Fixed an issue where the Defender would freeze if the Right Stick was pressed in any direction while being Irish Whipped
• Fixed an issue where two Superstars in a pin sequence swapped positions when an interfering Superstar woke the referee as he/she was standing
• Fixed an issue where Superstars would freeze if certain running corner attacks were performed in the Royal Rumble
• Both attacks in the Running Strikes and Running Grapples categories should now trigger consistently
• Fixed several situations where a created Superstar’s move set was being improperly reset to default settings
• Fixed several instances where players could Irish Whip their opponents through the Cell and/or Barricade
• Fixed an issue that caused Superstars to freeze when a Finisher was performed
• Sound is now working correctly after restarting a Brawl
• Tuned pin escape mini-game in Elimination Chamber matches. Players can now escape after being hit with a Finisher.
• Fixed a problem where tables were not properly re-spawning in Tables matches (PS3 only)
• Fixed cameras for environmental weapons attacks
• Various gameplay bug fixes

Universe Mode

• Brands can now consist entirely of created Superstars. However, match card creation still requires players to use Superstars with at least one of each crowd reaction setting (‘boo’ and ‘cheer’) to properly book matches.
• The Draft option now functions properly
• Lowered the frequency of injuries in Universe Mode
• Addressed issue where Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank winners were not getting their title shots at WrestleMania and/or the option to cash in Money in the Bank
• Fixed various crashes to help improve overall stability of Universe Mode
• Various Universe Mode bug fixes

Online

• Made numerous improvements to help improve stability and reliability of Community Creations.
• General stability improvements in Royal Rumble matches

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where the DLC versions of Edge and Christian’s entrance animations were replaced by Alberto Del Rio’s animations if edits were made to their music and/or mini-tron
• Players can now edit a created Superstar’s move set after viewing the model in Community Creations
• Resolved several issues with Divas entrances
• Props can now be disabled during entrances
• Fixed several issues with Custom Soundtracks
• General stability improvements in Story Designer Mode

Rumor: Mafia III Possibly on Its Way

• 28th January 2012 at 04:30PM
• Marccap
• 43 Comments

The game developer 2K have listed a job listing on 2K's Czech's website for a game designer to "create designs for game systems and mechanics for the open world city environment." This may indicate Mafia III is on it's way possibly as 2K are the makers of the classic Mafia II.

The job listing also requires the person to have taken part in a triple-A game title with a Metacritic rating of at least 80.
Mafia III is just a rumour and no official comment has been made by 2K, if Mafia III is on it's way or not. If it's not then 2K are planning something big.

Heres the official job listing - 2K Job Listing

Mafia II is a classic game set in the 40-50's where you get to drive cars and shoot gangsters. You play as Vito, the son of a poor immigrant who is trying to escape poverty and attempts to gain power and wealth in the life of organised crime.

Source: GameZone.

Pac-Man & Mega Man Joining Character Roster for Street Fighter X Tekken

• 26th January 2012 at 11:03PM
• redcell89
• 45 Comments

Capcom announced that both Mega Man and Pac-Man will be joining the playable characters on the Street Fighter X Tekken crossover. Both character will be joining Cole MacGrath from Sony's inFAMOUS series as all three characters are exclusive to only the PS3 and the PS Vita editions of the game. Mega Man will be back in his form from Mega Man 1 and slightly different as well. Pac-Man will look like the usual whiile riding a Mokujin at the same time. Street Fighter X Tekken will release on March 6, 2012 in North America and March 9, 2012 in Europe on the PS3 and for the PS Vita.

Source: IGN
Credit to the HOFF for the news tip