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Mozilla Nixes Firefox PS3 Rumour

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 UTC

Mozilla has responded to rumours that it is in talks with Sony to bring its Firefox web browser to the PS3. The rumour emerged earlier in the week, with supposed customer dissatisfaction with the PS3’s standard web browser being the catalyst for the talks. However, a representative from Mozilla today nixed the rumour."Nope - not sure how that rumor got started but it's been keeping us busy all day," the Mozilla rep told PS3 Center.So there you go.

Tom Petty Breaking Hearts On Rock Band Music Store

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

EA has announced that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will hit the Rock Band Music Store next week.The following tracks will be available on Xbox 360 and Wii on 24 November, with the PlayStation 3 following on 26 November:Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed*Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent*P!nk - Who Knew*Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - A Thing About You (Live)*Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live)Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Even The Losers (Live)Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl (Live)*Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance (Live)Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (Live)*The asterisked songs will also be appearing on the Lego Rock Band Music Store for fans of family-friendly rhythm gaming.The songs are all available individually, but gamers on 360 and PS3 will be able to buy the Tom Petty songs together in the "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 01" for £4.99 GBP / €7.99 EUR / $9.99 USD / 800 Microsoft Points.Individually, each song will cost £0.99 GBP / €1.49 EUR / $1.99 USD / 160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points.No news of any Rock Band Unplugged DLC yet. We'll let you know when we something comes out.

Tom Petty Breaking Hearts On Rock Band Music Store

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

Tom Petty Breaking Hearts On Rock Band Music Store

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

Tom Petty Breaking Hearts On Rock Band Music Store

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

Modern Warfare Movie In The Works?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 UTC

Hollywood may be ready to jump on the Modern Warfare 2 bandwagon with a film adaptation.According to Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, who voices Soap MacTavish in the game, rumours of a Call of Duty film are currently circulating Hollywood."They were looking for a rough, Scottish actor in Hollywood they probably couldn't get Gerard Butler, so they got the No. 2 Gerard Butler, me. I had no idea it would be so huge, and now there are talks of a feature film," he told to PopWrap (via NYPost).When asked if he will reprise the role of Soap in the movie, McKidd replied "if the script is good, and Gerard isn't available [laughs], then absolutely." Modern Warfare 2 won’t be the first Activision game to get the film treatment – A World of Warcraft has reportedly been in production for a while, with Sam Raimi announced as director earlier this year.

Resident Evil 5 DLC Screens

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 UTC

Capcom has released a host of screenshots for the forthcoming Resident Evil 5 DLC.The DLC, which you can read all about over here, will be downloadable from Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network, but it'll also be packed into the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition, due early next year.Check the above article for info on the brand new playable chapters, the enhanced Mercenaries mode, and the new costumes, or take a look at the screenshots below.No, I don't know what's up with Chris' new costume either.

Dark Void Movie In The Works

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 UTC

Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, is working on a theatrical adaptation of Dark Void with Capcom.Dark Void is a third-person shooter with a mix of aerial and ground combat which tells the tale of a pilot called Will who ends up passing through the Bermuda Triangle into The Void, an alternate dimension populated by aliens plotting to take over civilisation. And Nikola Tesla.Which means that a theatrical version should be a fairly entertaining prospect, particularly when it's a "potential starring vehicle for Pitt."The movie deal comes about through Plan B Entertainment's "Creative Partnership" with Reliance BIG Entertainment and Capcom. Reliance's chairman, Amit Khanna, said "We are delighted that our Creative Partnership with Plan B has led to this agreement to develop the Dark Void motion picture based on Dark Void along with Capcom and we look forward to future projects from them."So yes, the Dark Void motion picture is based on the Dark Void game due out in Europe in 22 January, which was based on the Dark Void idea by someone at Capcom.Check out our Dark Void preview, based on playtime with Dark Void, based on a Capcom Dark Void idea, to see why it could be a deeply entertaining post-Christmas game over here.

The Saboteur’s Wanted Levels Explained

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 UTC

Pandemic has revealed how the ‘wanted' system will work in its upcoming WWII open world actioner The Saboteur. In an interview with IncGamers, Pandemic's Tom French explained the various wanted levels."What happens is, level one, you have standard Wehrmacht soldiers, the vehicles are pretty much like Kubelwagens, which are kinda like little jeeps, and then motorcycles with sidecars," said French."Next level you start getting heavier soldiers and trucks starting to pour in more guys. Next level you start getting APCs with mounted guns on them attacking you, heavier soldiers inside of them."French added that, at this point, the player will start to think about the superior weapons that can be acquired from the higher wanted levels."Next level those APCs will start showing up with terror squad soldiers in them that are heavily armoured, but the risk/reward at that point becomes "Now I want those terror squad guns," because the only way you can really get them is through actually killing terror squads, or get ammo for them is by farming it off the dead bodies of these guys."So then you start pushing that, risking diving down in there - because you could be hiding up on the roofs. You can get to one or two hiding up on the roofs, but you're going to start running out of ammo. Dive into the situation, grab one of their guns, stock up on ammo, grab maybe a rocket launcher."French revealed that things get even more intense at four and five stars. "At level four the Zeppelins start coming in, attacking you, shoot that thing down, more terror squads. Level five, tanks show up, planes start strafing you, everything that pours out of an APC is a terror squad. So it really just gets big in scale and it gets really over the top and fun."More fun, we hope, than the recent Pandemic closure...

Dedicated Servers Coming To Aliens Vs. Predator

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 UTC

Rebellion has confirmed that Aliens vs. Predator will support dedicated servers.Coming less than a month after the developer ducked the question as to whether or not the forthcoming FPS would support dedicated servers on PC, Rebellion has finally confirmed the news to CVG."Despite rumours, Rebellion has always been planning to support dedicated servers for AvP PC and we can now officially confirm that this is the case," wrote Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley. "Rebellion has always appreciated fan support. We're really looking forward to the release of AvP as much as you guys are!"Which is sure to please those who've been upset by Modern Warfare 2's lack thereof, now that dedicated servers are the most important thing on the PC.

BioShock 2 Special Edition Details

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 UTC

2K has revealed details of the BioShock 2 special edition which comes with a variety of art and audio goodies.Gamers wanting to spend a bit more cash on the the upcoming sequel, especially if you are into the game's music and art, can look forward to the following, which will be available for the PS3, 360 and PC:The Special Edition will come in 13"x13” premium packaging with special art on both the slipcase and the box cover.Three posters featuring vintage ads from Rapture (rolled),Vinyl 180g LP featuring the orchestral score from the original BioShock, a CD containing the BioShock 2 orchestral score, 164 page 8"x11" hardbound artbook chock full of developer commentaryBioShock 2 game.

The US price for this special edition comes in at $89.99 USD on the PC and $99.99 USD for the console versions. The game will be released on 9 February 2010.

Dragon Age: Origins: New DLC Announced

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 UTC

BioWare has announced “Return to Ostagar”, new DLC for its RPG Dragon Age: Origins.

The content will be available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC sometime over the period our American friends like to call the “Holiday Season” in Europe and North America. The DLC pack allows players to revisit Ostagar and embark on a quest for the arms and armour of the once great King Cailan. Players also find out the King's secret political agenda, in the place the Grey Wardens were almost wiped out.

“We are very proud of the phenomenal launch of Dragon Age: Origins and we’re pleased to announce the next installment of downloadable content that will be available to fans of the game,” said Ray Muzyka, group general manager, RPG/MMO Group of EA, and co-founder, BioWare. “The Return to Ostagar DLC pack is a prime example of BioWare’s commitment to give fans a game that continuously offers new experiences and further enriches a storyline that has already received critical acclaim and positive feedback from the players.”

Return to Ostagar will be available for £3.99 GBP at the PlayStation Store, 400 BioWare points for the PC or 400 Microsoft points.See what we thought of the game in our review.

Resident Evil 5 Gold Announced, DLC Dated

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 UTC

Capcom has announced the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition in addition to announcing and dating DLC.The Gold Edition will pack in all of the forthcoming DLC content - two new downloadable episodes, a load of new costumes, and a mode titled "The Mercenaries Reunion" which packs in eight new characters with unique weapon load-outs.All of these will be available both as DLC and in the Gold Edition, which will have a "competitive price."Lost in Nightmares is the previously announced DLC episode that sees Chris and Jill heading to the mansion of Oswell Spencer, the co-founder of Umbrella. The whole mansion will be playable, as opposed to Resident Evil 5, which simply showed segments of it. A pack of new costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made available on the same day as Lost in Nightmares.The other DLC episode is currently untitled, and we've no details on what it might include, so get speculating.Check out the tentative dates below:360 DLC dates:Lost in Nightmares - 17 FebruaryCostume Pack 1 - 17 FebruaryEpisode 2 (TBA) - 3 MarchCostume Pack 2 - 3 MarchPS3 DLC dates:Lost in Nightmares - 18 FebruaryCostume Pack 1 - 18 FebruaryEpisode 2 (TBA) - 4 MarchCostume Pack 2 - 4 MarchRetail Releases360 Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition + Download Token - 12 MarchPS3 Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (All content on disk) - 12 MarchThese are all European dates, naturally.We'll have more for you soon. Stay tuned.

New Bad Company 2 Video

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

EA and DICE have released another video for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The Battlefield Moments Episode 2 trailer shows off more multiplayer gameplay from the Arica Harbour level, showcasing vehicular combat, sniping and some excellent particle effects.You’ll also see the impressive Destruction 2.0 in effect as a building is completely destroyed towards the end of the level.We recently spoke to DICE man Gordon Van Dyke about the highly anticipated shooter, check it in both video and text format here.[video=1017]

Sony: All PS3s Firmware-Upgradable To 3D

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 UTC

Sony has revealed that PS3s are already capable of 3D gaming, the consoles just need a firmware upgrade to enable it.

The news emerged during a presentation to investors, where Sony confirmed that the hardware is already in place. The company said it intends to lead the 3D market, and went on to reveal plans to provide 3D developers tools for making games on the PS3.

This comes after news that Sony hopes to have 3D TV in people's homes by the end of next year. Sony joins the list of other companies who are developing and manufacturing 3D TVs, including Philips, LG, Hyundai and Panasonic.

Firefox For PS3?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 UTC

Mozilla may be in talks with Sony to bring its Firefox web browser to the PS3.A “source very close to Sony” told PlayStation Insider that talks have taken place between the two companies although they were keen to stress that no deal has yet been agreed.It certainly wouldn’t surprise us here at IncGamers as Sony’s PS3 browser, while serviceable, can be a little moody on occasion.Do you think it will happen? Let us know in the comments section below.

'Something Cool' Coming To Dragon Age: Origins Today

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 UTC

Dragon Age: Origins is due to get "something cool" today.A post made last night on the official Dragon Age Twitter reads "If I was a fan of Dragon Age: Origins, I'd be keeping my eye open for something cool coming tomorrow. Just saying."There's no word on what that "something cool" might be, but if we had to hazard a guess we'd figure DLC of some kind, considering it's supposed to have two years of DLC.Even without DLC, though, the game itself is absolutely brilliant. Anyone with a gaming PC who likes old-school RPGs would be wise to pick it up, going by our review.

PS3 Facebook Firmware Live

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 UTC

The PlayStation 3 firmware v3.10 is now live, linking users' Facebook accounts to their PlayStation Network accounts.

Players will have the option to allow their PS3 to automatically update their Facebook news feed with Trophy and PlayStation store activity. Other Facebook features are expected to be added at a later date.

Other features in this update include a revamped photo category and a modified PSN friends list, with the option to change the colour of your PSN ID on the XMB.

Europe's PS3 Video Service Live Today

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 UTC

Sony launches the PlayStation Network video delivery service in Europe today, allowing PS3 and PSP users to download hundreds of films, including latest releases, straight to their devices.

The service is available in the UK, France, Spain and Germany, and offers a selection of 800 (or 2000 depending which press release you believe) films to buy or rent. Purchasing a film costs £6.99 GBP, whereas renting one will sent you back just £2.49 GBP. Anyone who choose to rent has up to 14 days to watch their film and, once playback is started, they have 48 hours to watch the content.

The range of films that are available at launch includes The Dark Knight, Drag Me To Hell, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation and Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Around 50 films will added to the list on a weekly basis, according to SCEE boss Andrew House, while speaking to GI.

Many of the films are available in HD as well as SD, however, HD content will only be available to rent initially.

Users can search through films by category, such as 'genre', 'new releases' and 'most popular downloads'. The PS3's progressive downloading system also allows users to start watching a film shortly after the download begins. Any purchased film can be transferred to a PSP for viewing on the go.

Read more about this new feature at the PlayStation site.

Call Of Duty Getting Third Developer, MMO?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 UTC

Reports indicate that the Call of Duty franchise have a third developer working on it soon.Previously, development duties on the Call of Duty franchise have alternated on a yearly basis between Treyarch and Infinity Ward, but an LA Times article now indicates that a third development studio may be getting in on the action."[Activision] has aggressive expansion plans for Call of Duty. Although Infinity Ward and Treyarch have produced sequels in alternating years since 2005, the publisher now has a third development house working on future versions," writes the LA Times.The article also contained word that Activision is looking to turn the popular franchise into an MMO. A source close to the company told the LA Times that Activision is "considering adapting Call of Duty as a massively multiplayer online world," which again ties into the old rumours of Modern Warfare 2 subscription fees and paid services.If you don't have Modern Warfare 2, then check out our review to see what you're missing.