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GT5 Spec 2.0 Plus DLC

October 5th 2011, 11:28 pm by Dan

Kazunori Yamauchi has been sharing a boatload of new details via Twitter this morning on the previously announced Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Update coming later this month. Here’s an overview of what we can expect from 2.0, which will be made available to everyone for free:

Simplified interior views added to all standard cars.
User control of the weather change feature.
Settings sheet which allows you to save multiple car settings.
New Spec 2.0 opening movie.
Improved UI response and usability.
Replay forward/rewind.
Mid-race save feature for endurance races.
Expanded online lounge features (narrowing down car types, shuffle races…).
Expanded Photo Travel features (you can now take photos of cars together with your avatar).
Added “NASCAR Pit Scene” stage to Photo Travel.
Added 11 new 2011 NASCAR models.
Added the Nissan GT-R N24 Schulze Motorsport (the car in which Kazunori contested the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours).
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mproved physics and artificial intelligence.
Support for the Logitech G25/G27 steering wheel.

Commenting about the update, Kazunori had this to say about the company’s inspiration and motivation for the new features:

The coming Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2 update is an update that contains the feedback from the users playing GT5 online every day. We have added cars such as the newest NASCAR race cars, but many of the updates are those that improve usability and expand the field of game play. I believed from the initial release of Gran Turismo 5 that it would be the users that would make the game grow thereafter, and we added things like interior views for the standard models because there was a lot of request for it from our users. You could say that this update is the shape and form of GT5 that was created through the opinions of our fans.

Kazunori has also provided some information about DLC, which will become available sometime after Spec 2.0 is released and will include a “racing car pack”, a “course pack”, and a “racing gear pack”. Stay tuned for more details on those soon, and thanks to all of you who sent this in!

UPDATE: A batch of new screenshots featuring the Spec 2.0 changes and additions have now been released. The release date for 2.0 has also been set for October 11th, as confirmed by the PlayStation Blog.[/center]

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Get Uncharted 3's Multiplayer Early

September 30th 2011, 10:11 pm by [StL]NoDuhElmo

Promotional offer available in the US only

And so product placement video games reaches an all-time low (high?) with Nathan Drake proudly showing off everything Subway in the name of gaming. But it's fine! Thanks to Subway we can start playing the full multiplayer early, nearly free! Plus you get virtual Subway swag to wear!

Play time will go on throughout October, your progress will carry over once Uncharted 3 launches and sense it's releasing at the very beginning of November you can see this as Naugfhty Dog throwing out half the game for fans who don't want to wait. Just make sure you buy those specially marked Uncharted 30oz drinks! Just ask for water if you can't handle that much soda, wuss.

Source: PlayStation Blog

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Assassin's Creed Revelations Beta to begin Sept. 3rd

August 10th 2011, 3:27 pm by [StL]NoDuhElmo

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Now isn't that just lovely, for all of those that are a member of PlayStation Plus or Ubisoft's Uplay, the later of which is a pretty nifty free service that "rewards you the more you play". It's been used in the latest two Assassin's Creed games and features achievements that unlocks bonus items or DLC so there's a chance you might already have an account.

In it there will be nine playable characters, three maps and four gameplay modes. For those of you who have played Brotherhood you should be familiar with Wanted, Manhunt and Deathmatch but there'll also be a new one called Artifact Assault. It'll be a timed exclusive for the PS3 for a week, everyone should try it when it drops!

Source: Kotaku

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Former SAS operator Andy McNab expands the Battlefield 3 storyline in original novel

August 1st 2011, 3:09 pm by Dan

We are very happy to announce the upcoming novel Battlefield 3: The Russian. Set to coincide with the Battlefield 3 launch on October 25, this novel is written by former SAS operator and Battlefield 3 consultant Andy McNab (co-authored with Peter Grimsdale).

In the game, the single-player storyline is revealed through a series of flashbacks as Marine Staff Sergeant Henry Blackburn races to prevent an attack on New York City by a deadly force known as the PLR. As Blackburn recalls key events leading up to the attack, players take control of several characters in heart-pounding missions across land, sea and air.

One of these characters is Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky, a legendary and pragmatic GRU operator in the twilight of his Special Forces career. Known as a “cleaner”, Dima is the sort of person that does whatever it takes to get the job done. The book picks up where the game leaves off, allowing McNab and Grimsdale to give a thrilling new perspective into Dima’s own personal quest as well as the events of Battlefield 3.

“It is impossible for any single medium to fully capture the emotion and intensity of war. The Battlefield 3: The Russian novel is one window into the experience, and the game is another. They complement each other perfectly,” said Andy McNab. “Working with DICE has been a fantastic ride. Battlefield 3 is going to surprise people this autumn. The story, the characters, the world and the intense action come together to create a resonant, memorable experience.”

McNab is also working with the team at DICE to ensure the authenticity and grittiness of today’s warfare is experienced in the single player, co-op and multiplayer campaigns. Below, you can see him in action as he directs our motion capture actors to move and behave like bona fide soldiers in Battlefield 3.

In 1984 McNab was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller Bravo Two Zero

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