If you went out and preordered Battlefield: Bad Company 2, today is the start of the beta on PS3 where you’ll be able to tool around the multiplayer. I know Steve is going to be firing it up tonight and bringing you his thoughts really soon, so if you want to hear what he has to say, keep checking back.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the console multiplayer landscape shapes up this Spring. No doubt a large portion of people will consistently play Modern Warfare 2, but I have a feeling Bad Company 2 is going to be a strong multiplayer game and will pull some people away from the CoD giant. Only time will tell, so for now, preorder the game on PS3 and get in the Beta.
I’ve been keeping tabs on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ever since I completed the gold induced final chapter of the first Bad Company. I patiently awaited word that there would be a sequel, hoping desperately that the franchise would take off instead of being thrown into the Wal-Mart bargain bin forever. Luckily the people over at EA came to their senses and will be releasing BF: BC 2 sooner rather than later.
I just received an e-mail tip from a fellow gamer that the people over at IGN and FilePlanet are giving away PS3 beta keys for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for the PS3 away to everyone. All you have to do is head over to this link right here, sign in to your IGN account, and request one. If you don’t have an account with them it’s no big deal. You don’t have to pay for anything, you just give a valid e-mail address and password you want and you’ll be sent a verification e-mail to get you on your way. All you have to have is a valid PSN account. After you login, just click on the link to request your beta key.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 fell off my radar there for a bit with Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 hitting store shelves, but this beta should be a good look into what the final game will look and play like. I just hope you Loot Ninja gamers are smarter than the average assassin, knowing full and well that the beta could be frustrating at times. Remember, this is a beta and will not be indicative of the final product. It’s used to iron out all of the kinks with lag and matchmaking. Plus, if you are one of those “I have to be a higher level than you” type of gamer, this probably isn’t for you as your multiplayer rankings will be wiped clean as soon as the beta is over with.
Look for me online November 19th. Can’t go wrong with a little taste of a free game!
I hope you all opted-in for the StarCraft II Beta at Battle.Net, because Blizzard is getting ready to roll. We received an email from Blizzard PR preparing us for the much anticipated Beta, which was not given a release date yet.
With the gaming press being invited to sign up before June 19th, it’s safe to expect a public release before the end of the month. The best part is that there’s no NDA associated with the Beta, so we can bring you our thoughts on how StarCraft has evolved. It’s Blizzard, so I’m expecting them to bring the fire.
If you don’t subscribe to Qore, this might be another reason. All subscribers will get access to the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta. If you don’t have a one year subscription yet, you have until May 15th to get in on the action. Or, you could just pick up a copy of inFamous, which I recommend doing as well.
You all know by now that I enjoy Qore and think it’s worth the money. I may not be in the majority with that feeling, but that’s my take. Check it out if you want to see how Nathan Drake fares against other real players, check it out with the Qore subscription.
Pre-order case shots were leaked, people broke embargoes, and all kinds of info came out early. Sony finally dropped the hammer and officially confirmed all the details of the multiplayer modes in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. You’ll be able to rock out with 10 player (5-v-5) competitive or up to 3 player cooperative play.
The competitive modes will include your standard Deathmatch as well as a Plunder mode where you race to collect the most money. Teamwork will be essential in navigating the levels, which will be largely vertical, so communication will be key. I have a feeling that won’t happen too well, as most people online with the PS3 don’t have a headset.
Sony also confirmed the beta, which runs from June 3 through June 28. Picking up inFamous will score you a beta code, so I have a strong feeling that game is going to sell pretty well. It’s a good way to garner interest for the game which may have been overlooked by the masses otherwise.
I’m still strongly on the fence about multiplayer in Uncharted 2. While Plunder sounds very intriguing, I have to wonder if the game really needs to add competitive play?
It’s been over four years now since the original release of City of Heroes for the PC but late is better than never when it comes to great games being ported to the Mac platform. NCsoft has announced that City of Heroes is now available as an open beta for the Mac.
The Mac Special Edition will include City of Villains along with a mission teleporter power and an exclusive Valkyrie costume set. The mission teleporter will allow players to directly teleport to their active mission. The Valkyrie costume set will include two varieties of wings, a cape, skirt or kilt, pants, boots, shoulder, chest, gloves, belts and helmet.
The system requirements are fairly usual, requiring an Intel based Mac. The kicker is the game doesn’t support the Intel GMA 950 graphics core. So if you own an older Intel based Mac you are out of luck. Check your system profiler to make sure you meet the requirements before signing up.
What are you waiting for? Go sign up for the open beta, you have waited long enough already.
That’s right, Sony is actually releasing Home to the masses tomorrow, December 11th. It’s not final, but just an open Beta globally. Are they going to keep it in Beta forever like Gmail? Who knows.
I personally wouldn’t be too excited about this one, if I were you. I’ve been playing around with Home for a while and it’s pretty boring. Maybe now Sony will add a lot more content, because that’s been the major problem. Give me a reason to be there.
Fire up your PS3 tomorrow afternoon and grab Home. You’ll just have to reboot your PS3 once it goes live and you’ll see a Home icon under Network on the XMB. Hit it up to download the client. Maybe I’ll mess around with it again, who knows.
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In terms of hype, I’m not sure there’s much on the PlayStation platforms that comes close to the Killzone franchise. From the CGI trailers to being called the end-all-be-all of console shooters, there’s a lot to live up to with Killzone 2. By now we’ve all seen the amazing in-game videos and no one can deny the game is flat out beautiful. But more importantly, how does it play? I’ve had a chance to spend a good deal of time with the Killzone 2 Beta on the PS3. Read on for how it stacks up.
Like I said, graphically the game is top notch, even in the multiplayer beta. Character models, animations, and the environment all look fantastic. In the same breath, sounds are done equally as well. Various gun shots, explosions, and environmental effects are some of the best I’ve heard in a shooter recently.
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Upon receiving my Home beta invite this week, I couldn’t wait to finally get a glimpse at what the Home experience was all about. After a quick install and a bit of trouble getting in, I got my first look into Sony’s new world. My first impression was that it was pretty unreal. I’ve pretty much played only console games my whole life so I’ve never played an MMO, I’ve also never been on Second Life, so this was my first time to see that many people in any online arena at once. The layout is somewhat of a Sony utopia where huge screens playing ads for video games dominate a very pleasing landscape. A theater, mall, and bowling alley all with fully interactive or soon to be fully interactive pieces give me the feeling that Home, while pretty cool now, has the potential to be great. They have made a cool online world where there inhabitants all have at least one thing in common, they all own a PS3, and are, therefore, easier to advertise games to than any other group in the world. I’m not at all saying that’s a bad thing, in fact, more power to them. If a company can come up with something that is beneficial to themselves and the consumer, then kudos. In short, I think Home will be huge for Sony and for many, many PS3 owners.
However, my initial jubilation was soon cut short by a sad realization for me. You see, with the NXE and my Home beta invite arriving in the same week, I realized something, I’m an anti-social gamer. It dawned on me that I had no interest in my friends’ Xbox Avatars and I tended to spend a lot of my time in Home running from people that might try to talk to me. It’s not that I’m an asshole, in fact, I think it’s the opposite, I just didn’t feel like talking and I didn’t want to be a dick to anyone by not responding when they tried to start a chat. And, then came another sad realization as I wondered why I didn’t want to talk to these people and thought, “Am I too old for this?”
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Swipe Interactive recently had a beta sign up for their new game Quick Draw and I was able to pounce on the opportunity in time and snag a copy. Before we get into this, I would like to remind everyone that this is a beta copy. Only 100 people are participating in the program, so play is somewhat limited. The beta version of Quick Draw only has four categories of about 40 words, but the finished version will have many more than that to keep things interesting.
Quick Draw is a Pictionary-style multiplayer drawing game that uses the iPhone/iPod Touch’s wireless internet capabilities beautifully. There has been a lack of games in the App Store that use the wireless capabilities of the iPhone/iPod Touch for anything other than scores and leaderboards. If you are in the market for a multiplayer game, this is shaping up to be a good one.
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