After some really weird screenshots that left most of us wondering what is this game all about, it’s now time for the Debut Trailer, which might leave us with even more questions. Well, still no word on why she has a head attached to her leg apparently; and what is this secret they’re talking about? I’ll tell you, this trailer left me intrigued and the soundtrack really pleased me. Sex, Blood and Rock & Roll? Count me in!

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Recap Been busy again, but I have been around doing stuff for the Community. With that said, this was one of the busiest periods for us as far as giveaways goes, as you will see in the Community News tab. Currently, we have two giveaways happening with another one starting tomorrow. You can quickly access them by clicking on contest banners between post and at the top of articles. We’ve had a number of reviews for you to check out as well, with a few of them happening in conjunction with a giveaway. Thanks goes out to all those PR people for providing us with content! It is much appreciated! I guess Oly gets some credit, too, but we all know people will only associate with Oly because it gets them closer to me . I kid. With that said, EdEN and Cheeto need to settle down with the posting. Especially EdEN and his tyrannical posts about how a 3DS price drop is throwing the gauntlet against the Vita, and how it’s a better system than the Vita, blah blah blah. I don’t know how he got a staff position. Heck, he still hasn’t changed his name to his first name to continue on with site tradition . At least Eddie has been putting him in his place. Too bad EdEN doesn’t stay there for even 5 minutes before he starts again. Anyway, be sure to check out the rest! Quite a few articles to go through in case you missed anything! Community News & Game Nights It’s been a really busy past three weeks. One of the biggest things is definitely the giveaways, which you can read about in the section below. As far as Community news itself goes, Tosh has unveiled the new and improved giveaway/lottery system. It not only makes it easier for us to track entries, but also makes it easier for you to enter the contest as well. Yesterday, Tosh also gave me more permissions for running the forums, so I took the liberty of beginning the process of improving the forums . For the most part, the forums are now categorized satisfactorily, but we’re still in the process of moving old topics to their new locations. And, as always, we had our BlogCasts. Now available are Episode 11 , Episode 12 , and Episode 13 . Enjoy! Oh, and I almost forgot, EdEN has joined our team . Congratulations! Alright, giveaways! First of all, we had a winner for the Tekken blu-ray. The day before the winner of that was announced, we started a giveaway for PSN imports for Yakiniku Bugyou and Rapid Angel, where, later, everyone who entered had won. In fact, you can ask Oly if there are any extra codes left since the number of entries was less than the number of available codes… Anyway, Eddie did a short giveaway for a Resistance 3 beta code, here you can see who won here . We still had a couple other PSN giveaways, including Fast Draw Showdown and LIMBO . Winners can be seen here and here respectively. Of course, it didn’t end there. Currently, we have 2 more giveaways going on, including the PSN title Dead Block and a piece of hardware that makes a wired connection through your house’s electrical circuit, the HP200AV . We’re still not done yet, though. In fact, we had to make a couple more “lottery” accounts to allow for more giveaways, with the third account being used for a giveaway you will see go live tomorrow , so stick around! There is a lot of free stuff you can win! Also, Tosh’s E3 swag giveaway has ended, but items will be shipped soon! July 24th-30th 14 Articles // 11 QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 3 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Cheeto – 4 Entries Most Liked Eddie – Sony May Bring the PS Vita’s Activity Feature to the PS3 – 1 Likes Most Comments EdEN – Nintendo to Sony: It’s on like Donkey Kong – 28 Comments July 31st-August 6th 21 Articles // 12 QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 6 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week EdEN – 5 Entries Most Liked Cheeto – Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins – 29 Likes Most Comments Cheeto – Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins – 19 Comments August 7th-13th 25 Articles // 14 QuickNews Contributor of the Week Oly – 8 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Cheeto – 7 Entries Most Liked Oly – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Trailer – 5 Likes Most Comments PAUL FIERCE – Hideo Kojima Gives Us A Sneak Peak Of The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Trophies – 13 Comments Since the last recap, we had to delay the GT5 tournament to July 31st , at which point, only Dean and Pedro showed up. Although it was just us three, we still had a bit of fun! We just didn’t run it as intended and basically just turned it into a game night, but that’s okay. Here’s hoping we can do it again some other time. July 24th-30th Official Cars 2 Review Eddie on July 25th, 2011 7 Comments Lack of Innovation? A Counter Point… Darrin on July 25th, 2011 16 Comments Rage Behind the Scenes 4 of 6 “Wasteland” Oly on July 25th, 2011 8 Comments EVO 2011 Live on PlayStation Home Cheeto on July 26th, 2011 7 Comments Fast Draw Showdown – 1st Round Gameplay Tosh on July 26th, 2011 10 Comments Sony May Bring the PS Vita’s Activity Feature to the PS3 Eddie on July 27th, 2011 4 Comments Comic-Con Recap: Crazy Games, Crazy Times! PAUL FIERCE on July 27th, 2011 7 Comments Nintendo to Sony: It’s on like Donkey Kong EdEN on July 28th, 2011 28 Comments Bleach: Soul Resurrection is Approaching Jason on July 28th, 2011 12 Comments Mad Blocker Alpha Review EdEN on July 28th, 2011 2 Comments Rage “The Enemy” – Part 5 of 6 Behind the Scenes ad id Software Oly on July 29th, 2011 2 Comments The List Cheeto on July 29th, 2011 15 Comments New Anarchy Reigns Trailer Is Here! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 6 Comments Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Review premiersoupir on July 30th, 2011 13 Comments Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Demo Comes With Tekken Hybrid Sakinah on July 24th, 2011 5 Comments Twisted Metal Open Beta Denied Cheeto on July 25th, 2011 5 Comments Silent Hill HD Collection Launches Exclusively on the PS3 this September or October Eddie on July 26th, 2011 7 Comments Battlefield 3 weapons customization videos Cheeto on July 26th, 2011 3 Comments Red Dead Redemption Free “The Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack” Coming in Sep. Oly on July 27th, 2011 5 Comments Global Resistance Cheeto on July 28th, 2011 3 Comments Do you like THQ? Want 50% off at the PSN Store? EdEN on July 28th, 2011 3 Comments Resistance 3 Beta Detailed Cheeto on July 29th, 2011 4 Comments Do you own PS Move? Then this list will make you happy! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 11 Comments King of Fighters XIII will be out on October… so here’s a veeery awesome pre-order incentive! EdEN on July 29th, 2011 8 Comments Sodium 2: Project Velocity | Track 3 Preview Tosh on July 29th, 2011 No Comments July 31st-August 6th Sony Going All Out To Support Garage Developers on the Playstation Vita Eddie on July 31st, 2011 13 Comments House of the Dead: OVERKILL (Extended Cut) – New Level Revealed EdEN on August 1st, 2011 2 Comments LittleBigPlanet Toy Story Levels and Costumes!! Oly on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Sony Buys Sucker Punch Productions Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 11 Comments Batman: Arkham City, Pre-Order Skins Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 19 Comments New Technology From Euclideon That Could Change How Games Look For The Next Generation EdEN on August 2nd, 2011 17 Comments Number Of PlayStation Pads Damaged/Broken? Madagasca on August 3rd, 2011 18 Comments Borderlands 2 Announced! Pedro on August 3rd, 2011 18 Comments One Epic Game Released on the PSN Store! EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 8 Comments LIMBO Review Ace on August 3rd, 2011 10 Comments Rochard Developer Q&A EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 5 Comments Fast Draw Showdown Review Tosh on August 4th, 2011 5 Comments Vita to miss the 2011 U.S/Europe Release Cheeto on August 4th, 2011 14 Comments The Tester Season 3 Has Been Announced and You Can Be In it! Oly on August 4th, 2011 6 Comments Ninjamurai Review (minis) EdEN on August 4th, 2011 3 Comments Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer Looks Promising Jay on August 4th, 2011 6 Comments Where to Get Your Battlefield 3 Pre-Order Goodies! Madagasca on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments PSN Play (or how the Xbox 360 Summer of Arcade has changed into the Fall of Fun on Sony’s console) EdEN on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments Skyrim Collector’s Edition Looks Great!! Oly on August 5th, 2011 11 Comments Resistance 3 Resist Trailer Ace on August 6th, 2011 4 Comments Will Smartphone/Tablet Owners Purchase the Playstation Vita? Eddie on August 6th, 2011 7 Comments New Monster Hunter 3 HD Screens Released Jason on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Super Street Fighter IV Patch Before 2011 Is Over EdEN on August 1st, 2011 3 Comments Lollipop Chainsaw to be Relased in the US! EdEN on August 1st, 2011 7 Comments Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood on PSN EU Cheeto on August 2nd, 2011 3 Comments So, how many studios does Sony own after purchasing Sucker Punch? EdEN on August 3rd, 2011 7 Comments Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Pack Announced Cheeto on August 4th, 2011 No Comments Rage “Uprising” Trailer Oly on August 4th, 2011 2 Comments Twisted Metal Delayed! Cheeto on August 5th, 2011 5 Comments Battlefield 3 Open Beta FAQs Madagasca on August 5th, 2011 4 Comments Atlus has reason to celebrate: Catherine sold 200,000 in a week! EdEN on August 5th, 2011 13 Comments Arkedo Series Coming to PSN EdEN on August 5th, 2011 2 Comments Sony’s 3D TV Bundle Swaps Resistance 3 for MotorStorm: Apocalypse Cheeto on August 5th, 2011 10 Comments August 7th-13th Battlefield 3 is Heading to GamesCom with Jets! Ace on August 7th, 2011 9 Comments Dead Island [Red Edition] Cheeto on August 7th, 2011 4 Comments [Review Rewind] Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2009 premiersoupir on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Dead Island’s Zombie Apocalypse Spreads on Central Plaza in PlayStation Home Oly on August 8th, 2011 2 Comments New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Videos Oly on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Catherine Review Darrin on August 9th, 2011 10 Comments Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Trailer Oly on August 9th, 2011 11 Comments Dead Island has Gone Gold and Here’s a New Co-op Trailer to Celebrate Oly on August 9th, 2011 8 Comments Sony DADC Torched in London Riots Ace on August 9th, 2011 11 Comments Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer Trailer is Exciting Oly on August 9th, 2011 9 Comments Ico/Shadow of the Colossus Collection Intro Videos Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 9 Comments Assassin’s Creed Revelation Beta for PS+ Subs. Starts on September 3rd EdEN on August 10th, 2011 8 Comments New Risen 2 Trailer Pedro on August 11th, 2011 5 Comments Hardware Review: HP200AV Powerline Internet AV Kit Jay on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments NIS America Weekend Update (on a Thursday) EdEN on August 11th, 2011 5 Comments Sniper Elite V2 Trailer Oly on August 11th, 2011 3 Comments Dead Block Review EdEN on August 11th, 2011 8 Comments Saint’s Row: The Third 8 Minutes of Game Play Oly on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments [RAGE] First-Time Buyer Incentive! Cheeto on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments Hideo Kojima Gives Us A Sneak Peak Of The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Trophies PAUL FIERCE on August 12th, 2011 13 Comments God of War: Origins Collection on PS3 EdEN on August 12th, 2011 12 Comments Dead Island 20 minutes of Gameplay! Jason on August 12th, 2011 6 Comments Child of Eden Trailer for PS3! EdEN on August 12th, 2011 5 Comments DeathSpank 3: The Baconing is Going to be Great! Oly on August 12th, 2011 7 Comments PSP Remaster Series and Multiplayer Jason on August 13th, 2011 5 Comments Lord of the Rings: War in the North Collectors Edition (Europe and Australia) Cheeto on August 7th, 2011 8 Comments Dark Souls Delayed Cheeto on August 8th, 2011 12 Comments Dead Island Survival Kit CE Only in Poland Oly on August 8th, 2011 5 Comments Ken Levine on Bioshock Infinite, Vita, PS Move. EdEN on August 9th, 2011 3 Comments Driver: San Francisco Demo Available Now! Cheeto on August 9th, 2011 7 Comments PS3 System Software Update (v3.70) Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 7 Comments Gotham City Impostors Closed Beta Sign Up Cheeto on August 10th, 2011 5 Comments PSN Scheduled Maintenance Cheeto on August 11th, 2011 6 Comments Sixaxis Controller With Your Android Phone? Are You Nuts? Madagasca on August 11th, 2011 3 Comments Motorstorm now has move support Jason on August 12th, 2011 4 Comments Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Announced Cheeto on August 12th, 2011 8 Comments WWE ’12 Roster Reveal Tomorrow Jay on August 12th, 2011 5 Comments Retro/Grade and PAX Contest Jason on August 13th, 2011 3 Comments Splinter Cell HD 1080p Gameplay Jason on August 13th, 2011 3 Comments Poll Results Pretty interesting results, really. Almost half of the people who voted said that a deep, engaging story is most important for future titles, where, despite being 10 votes behind, innovative gameplay took second. Sequels and prequels got a few votes, but tried and true formulas and controversial subject matter both struck out with one vote. New Poll This new poll idea comes from mowmow, who will receive 200 points for the idea. With that said, the poll asks what interests you most in a collector’s edition of a game. I believe we’ve had one of these in the past, but I suppose it can’t hurt to run a new one. – What do you look for in Collector’s/Limited Editions? Art Books DLC Content Behind-the-Scenes DVD Not Interested in CE/LE Soundtracks Statues/Figurines Add an Answer View Results

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Counter Strike, that shooter you played online on PC back in 1999 and one of the titles with the biggest sales of the past decade is getting a remake! Valve is developing an updated title of this famous shooter for PSN, LIVE and PC to be released sometime in 2012. According to Valve, Global Offensive will feature new maps, character, weapons, global leaderboards and gameplay modes. Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at valve, talked about the development of this new/updated online shooter: “For the past 12 years, Counter Strike continued to be one of the most-played games in the world, headline competitive gaming tournaments and selling over 25 million units worldwide across the franchise. CS: GO promises to expand on CS’ award-winning gameplay and deliver it to gamers on the PC as well as the next gen consoles and the Mac.” The game will be playable at PAX Prime this month and at Eurogamer Expo 2011!

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I’m still continuing the tradition of getting a caricature done for official writers of PS3Blog.net, this is something that Henning (aka Blackstaffer) started. In the past 2 months EdEN has reviewed 12 games for PS3Blog.net which is an impressive feat. I enjoy reading his reviews; it’s like I’m right there playing the game. I’m looking forward to more reviews and posts from EdEN in the future. He joined the site on February 4th, 2010 and his first post was in September 2010. He quickly climbed the points later and currently sits at the number #7 spot. He’s also known as the Resident Nintendo Nutjob on PS3Blog.net but he also loves the PS3. It was a long time coming but now he’s officially part of the team. His bio is after the jump. You can also view it on the about us page. Welcome aboard EdEN! EdEN – Contributing Editor UTC -8 I am lawyer, hear me roar! EdEN here, Resident Nintendo Nutjob extraordinaire and owner of Sony products around his place. Started to get my gaming fix back in the day thanks to the awesomeness of Pong Home Consoles (one game only… and we liked it!) before moving on to the Atari 2600 for a couple of years and then graduating to the NES and never looking back. What consoles and portables do I own you say? Here, let me tell you them! I’ve got and Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, PSX, PSX Slim, Dreamcast, GC, PS2, PS2 Slim, 2 Wii and a PS3 on the console front and a GB, GBC, GBA, GBA SP, GB Micro, DS, DS Lite, DSi and PSP 3000 on the portable side of gaming. 900 games strong and counting with a backlog of over 100! I believe in giving every game a fighting chance and try to keep a lot of variety in the list of games I review or that I play just for fun (without a deadline!) and know that having other consoles options is great for the gaming industry as competition always bring the best in people (just ask all olympic athletes and hobos). I work hard for my money (so you better treat me right!). What do I spend that money on? The usual: food, clothes, cosmic cubes, clothing, gas, miniature tyrannic overlords, electricity and lots of hobbies. Comic books, DVDs and Blurays (new technology is always welcome) mostly, as well as lots of figurines and statues and original comic pages acquired during the yearly pilgrimage to the doors of the San Diego Comic Con to leave my offering of $5,000 in several $20, $50 and $100 bills all tied with a blood red bow to please the gods. Running out of space at my place so I think I’ll have to get rid of most of our furniture to make room for all my essential purchases in the years to come!

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Please Welcome EdEN To The PS3Blog.net Team!

This weeks podcast is one louder! Join FooBear, Tosh, and myself as we crank it up to eleven and try not to spontaneously combust, while we discuss all things (and some other stuff) PlayStation! As always, we want to remind you that the PS3BlogCast is listed on iTunes! So please subscribe and rate/review us there. You can also leave a voicemail for us by calling PS3-888-BLOG or if you want to contact us via email for us you can do so here . Here’s a list of some things we discussed: Infamous 2 UGC update Resident Evil 4 / Code Veronica HD release dates Catherine Red Dead Redemption DLC Duke Nukem DLC Battlefield 3 console trimming Assassin’s Creed comic The Dark Knight Rises trailer Listener email Tosh’s ‘Guess that tune’

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This game hasn’t been widely advertised and I have yet to see it featured on popular websites. The Bleach series is coming to the PS3 in the form of Bleach: Soul Resurrection. Here’s the announcement trailer along with some awesome game play. This really looks like your controlling an Anime. The game also ships with redeemable voucher codes for 3 episodes of Bleach anime on PlayStation Network for the die hard fans of the series. Here is a look at the Product details: Bleach: Soul Resurrección gives players the sensation of singlehandedly destroying an army of monsters and evil spirits with lightningfast swordfighting action. Gamers can re-live the experiences of various characters from the popular anime series by closely following the original story. Soul Resurrección delivers an unparalleled anime action game experience A Massive Freeroaming Celshaded Action/adventure! The incredibly popular anime and manga franchise comes to PS3 as an actionpacked freeroaming adventure with silky smooth anima tions, beautiful animeinspired celshaded visuals, impressive ene mies, and breathtaking special effects. First Console Game for the Huge Anime MegaFranchise With over 65 million copies of the manga sold and over 1 million in US DVD sales, Bleach is one of the most popular anime series in the world, and Soul Resurrección marks the IP’s first console game. 21 playable characters in the mission mode! Bleach fans will certainly not be left wanting more, since the game has much more to offer! Customizable Character Leveling System! Unlock status enhancements and add special abilities through a customized “Character Map” for each playable character. “FREE 3 episodes of Bleach anime on PlayStation Network” Details: Voucher codes & instructions will be packed inside each launch game Requires PSN account Not a GameStop exclusive The game Release Date 8/2/2011. Retails for $59.99. I am not familiar with the serie’s as I do not watch any anime but this looks rather cool.

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Bleach: Soul Resurrection is Approaching

Join the PlayStation Home community this Coming Friday in the biggest annual PS3 Fighting-Game event on the Planet! The best players will compete for a chance to win $20,000 and bragging rights! The event will stream live from Las Vegas on PlayStation Home Theater and According to the poster above, there will be reward items for attending. Here are some of the common questions you might have: * What is it? well, The Evolution Championship Series (refered to as EVO in the gaming community) is an annual video game tournament that focuses exclusively on fighting games. * When and where? July 29 – 31, Rio Resort in Las Vegas. * What are the Games included? Marvel vs Capcom 3, Tekken 6, Mortal Kombat, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II, and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. Full schedule according to PlayStation Blog : Friday, July 29th 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Early Rounds 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Quarterfinals 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Super Street Fighter IV Tournament, Semi-Finals (top 32 players) Saturday, July 30th 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Early Rounds 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Quarterfinals 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, Semi-Finals (top 32 players) Sunday, July 31th 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM The top 8 in each tournament square off for the 2011 championships. In order: BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 Tournament Finals Tekken 6 Tournament Finals Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament Finals Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament Finals Super Street Fighter IV Tournament Finals Hope to see you all there …

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Pedro wrote a great post on the lack of innovation in games. I’ve heard this a lot lately. Here, I’d like to present the counter point to that general sentiment. Too Many Shooters, Too Many Sequels Are there too many songs on iTunes? Too many books on Amazon? I can name a dozen items at the grocery store that I don’t want to buy, but so what? Buy what you want, enjoy it, and don’t let the other options trigger any anger. Motion control sucks, pay-to-play sucks, stereoscopic 3D sucks, Blu-Ray sucks, DRM sucks, etc Same as the above. BTW, plenty of people like all of the above. Publishers are evil and destroy game developers Hey, if you want to fund game projects that publishers are finding unprofitable, go ahead. Game development doesn’t get government protection like education or health care, they are subject to the brutal whims of the consumer market, and realistically that will involve lots of good, talented, hard working people getting layed off and having miserable and frustrated careers. You can’t blame that on publishers, that’s how the system works. I’d give aspiring game developers the same advice I’d give aspiring musicians: no one wants to discourage your dream, but I’d consider a safer career track with a better likelihood of happy outcomes. For every success story, there are hundreds of miserable tales. Take a Break If you hadn’t been exposed to video games for the past five years and just got back into it, you’d be blown away by the progress. If you’ve been playing new releases constantly, and are just comparing this month’s new release to the dozens of other recent games you’ve experienced, you are more likely to be disappointed at the lack of progress. Real Innovation is Happening in Games and Entertainment If you take a step back, and look at the transformation of gaming throughout the past five years, it is phenomenal. Everyone who attempts to predict how the industry will evolve over the next five years also expects dramatic transformation going forward. Most other sectors of society are relatively stagnant compared to the constant innovation and transformation seen in game entertainment. The Fertile Field of Innovation For those who act champions of innovation, take a break from video game entertainment. Focus on Math, Science, and Engineering. When is the last time you took a science class at a local college? I’d argue that innovation in these areas is more important for humans as a species, and ultimately more exciting, than innovation in video game entertainment. Entertainment is still important and has an important role in life, but some people focus on it too much. I’d also argue that many talented game programmers would have happier and more satisfying careers in the traditional sciences.

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A Konami press release today showed a couple of high definition photos and video of the upcoming game Castlevania game. On a side note, make sure to keep it lock as we will be attending the San Diego Comic-Con covering all of the game industry booths and games that will be present there! Konami will host a special autograph signing by Hideo Kojima, as well as Yoji Shinkawa on Thursday, July 21. They will also hold a Costume contest with yours truly participating. You have to wait and see what I am bringing to the table! Peace! Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today released a clip of original gameplay footage of iconic vampire hunter character, Simon Belmont from the Castlevania franchise. The new video shows the early design of a young Simon Belmont in action entering Dracula’s castle to exterminate attacking ghouls during an early conceptual phase of Castlevania:Lords of Shadow, in which the character was considered to be a part of the game. Unknown to fans, this early concept video was never released as the lead character in the game eventually became Gabriel Belmont, a new protagonist that made his debut in Castlevania:Lords of Shadow. Castlevania fans and gamers can view the new footage on the official Castlevania Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/castlevania . Earlier this month, the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow swept the gaming industry awards at the Gamelab Conference in Barcelona, earning 8 honors including ‘Best Game’.

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Konami Releases Beta Gameplay Footage of Famed Hero Simon Belmont from Castlevania Franchise

Konami has finally announced that Castlevania Harmony of despair will be landing this summer on PSN! The PR statement Says it all: El Segundo, Calif. – July 7st, 2011 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania Harmony of Despair will be coming to the PlayStation®Network later this summer. Players will now have the opportunity to be reunited with Dracula featuring fast paced, 2D side scrolling action that the series has become known for with a new local 4 player co-op mode added to compliment the excising 6 player online co-op mode already in place. Also added into the PlayStation version is the “Beauty, Desire, Situation Dire” Map pack, which is known as the Pyramid of Ruin level as well as downloadable characters Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades, all available with the regular purchase of the game. In Castlevania Harmony of Despair, fan favorite vampire hunters from throughout the series come together in order to return Dracula to his eternal slumber. Joining forces with friends on the PlayStation Network, up to six players can explore massive levels inspired by the worlds of Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia via online co-op play. Players will also be able to join in on the fun locally as a new 4 player local co-op mode has been added to the PlayStation version. As players employ their cooperative skills to unleash devastating attacks and fight the forces of darkness, they can discover hidden locations, special items and equipment to help in their quest. Fearless players can even choose to engage in competitive Survival Mode with friends to and determine the best slayer of evil. Featuring detailed 2D art and now including bonus content in the form of map and character packs on the first day, Castlevania Harmony of Despair will provide players with a thrilling, next generation gaming experience coupled with the classic Castlevania aesthetic. Castlevania Harmony of Despair will be available this summer on the PlayStation Network. For more information, please visit www.konami.com The Multiplayer and classic Castlevania feel should make this a must have for any fan of the original series. Source: Gamingeverything / Konami

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