PS3Blog Writer Premier Hello Fellow PS3 Blog Users. Some of you may know the Elder Scrolls series is a first person roleplaying game that, so far, contains 4 games. Elder Scrolls: Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion. For all of us people who love the Elder Scrolls, we jumped with joy at the announcement of the 5th game, Skyrim, and all the new features it’s going to bring! During this year’s E3, Bethesda Softworks told us that Skyrim was going to be released 11/11/11. Weird date they picked, but they they showed us what the game would look like and how it played, and I was about to die from the way the new game has evolved from the previous titles of the series. I am in shock by the way they game graphics, attack system, and general movement animations have shot up since Oblivion. Oblivion Orc Skyrim Orc As you can see, the textures of the new skins look amazing. Mostly because they decided to use a new engine for the game. And it doesn’t only affect your character and the other NPC’s. It affects the whole game. Caves, animals, grass, plants; everything in the game has been improved just for this release. Plus, there are going to be 7 major regions of the game to explore, including snowy mountains, forests, tundras, and more! Next thing I wanted to talk about was the combat system. They completely overhauled the system. Now, instead of being stuck with using a one handed sword and shield, or just a sword, they have added dual wielding into this game. As well as being able to use dual swords, you can also perform dual spells for all those mage lovers out there. You can also combine those spells to make a more deadly spell. While on the topic of spells and fighting, they are also adding special looking spells called: “Shouts” Which use a dragon’s power to help you knock back foes, breath fire, and even change the weather for your favor. You’re probably wondering when I said dragons that I meant a dragon-looking creature, well my Friends, no I didn’t. This time around, you are going to have to fight with and against full, fire breathing beasts So you can help save the Skyrim World. And the best part is that the dragons are not scripted. They can come from anywhere at anytime. One more thing on the combat subject. They have added a new Execution System in the game. At certain points in a fight, you can preform a finishing move and Kill the enemy in a amazing display. A Dragon This game, so far, has sounded amazing. And you know it seems like it will be. But we will just have to wait until it comes out for Ps3, and other platforms, on the date of 11/11/11. It’s going to seem like forever. But the wait seems like it’s going to be worth it. I hope you enjoyed this post, and hope you enjoy the Elder Scrolls: Skyrim as much as I (hopefully) will. just don’t stop playing the others. And check out the E3 Gameplay Demo Right here: E3 Skyrim Demo

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Skyrim: An E3 Preview and Analysis

Earth Defense Force is a series that has been around for quite some time now. The earlier releases can be found in Europe on the PS2, followed by the Xbox 360 and, recently, the PSP. The series has never taken itself too seriously and to be honest, that is what makes the game so great. From hilarious commentary by your pilot to the outrageous jokes the commander gives for Intel while on the field via communications, the jokes never stop. If you’re looking for a lighthearted game with an insane amount of co-op and Multilayer, look no further than Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon. The Armors: You can choose from different Armor types, each with their own preferred weapon load-outs. The Jet Armor has a jet pack on the back and prefers Laser related weapons over the traditional bullet weapons. The ability to fly is a welcome advantage when the screen is literally filled with enemies. The Jet armor does have its drawbacks as it is the weakest of the set. A level 8 Jet armor is solid, but lacks the extra protection needed on the hardest setting. The trooper is your run-of-the-mill soldier armor. He has the advantage of mixing almost all weapon types and has a decent amount of protection early on. The trooper has a wide arsenal of Sniper rifles, which are lacking in the other classes. This is a good Armor for those new to the series. The tactician is my favorite class of them all, as he is able to deploy turrets, which is a blessing during an ant hole invasion. Nothing is better than dropping an automated turret down and surrounding it with mines while your team tries to destroy the objective. The armor is quite beefy, and once leveled is a force to be reckoned with. The last Armor is a walking tank if you will. The battle armor is made for pure destruction. The ability to have an electric shield out while shooting is a life saver. The Armor is slower, but who is going to run when you have so much defense. The same power that is used for your shield can be released in a massive explosion with the simple press of a button; during this time you must wait for a quick regeneration to occur to use your shield again. Weapons and experience: The 300+ weapons are just as over the top as the commentary and story. You have an epic assortment of rocket launchers and heat seeking grenade launchers at your disposal. Shooting a grenade in the air and having it split into multiple heat seeking grenades is just a blast, literally. When you get 6 players in survival mode and everybody is shooting a multi-shot off, it gets rather insane. Buildings crumble completely with a single grenade shot, adding to the over the top game play. While all of this is going on, you have an active reload system, similar to Gears of War. You have to time your weapon reload with a small bar and hit reload a second time when it is lined up. This is easy at first but when you have a devastating weapon that shoots multiple rockets, the mark is hair thin. Weapons are purchased, but they first must be found. Typically, a large robot or insect will drop a box which can be viewed after the chapter. The players I met online seem to know exactly when these drop and scatter like roaches to collect them. Luckily, the loot is picked up for all to enjoy, so if you don’t pick it up but another player does, it’s still in the rewards for your armor. You gain experience for your equipped armor, allowing you to use higher tiered weapons, as well as modify your armor for greater health and more slots for class-specific items. Playing on normal has a level cap of 5, where hard is 7 and Inferno is 8. The greater weapons will be found on the highest difficulty and, typically, in remix mode. Modes: The main portion of the game is co-op with 3 players. Once completed, you will unlock the option to play Remix mode, which changes the enemy types drastically for a fresh take on the game. You are allowed to choose any difficulty from the start, but believe me, you will want to start on normal and hit your armor max before trying a harder difficulty. Survival mode is just that. Six players try to last as long as possible against endless waves of increasingly harder enemy types. With some enemies being bigger than a New York sky rise, it gets rather epic quickly. Tanks and stationary turrets, which are found in the main story, play a big role here. I found it easier to yell at everybody to not use anything until later waves in order to have something to fall back to, and the strategy works. You will need to survive hundreds of waves if you want to platinum this bad boy. Luckily, the waves are added and do not need to be done in one sitting. Overall: This is the most fun I have had in a long time with multiplayer. The graphics for the armors are top notch, and the rest is what you would expect from a budget title. Typically, by the time you’re done with a chapter, there’s not one building left in sight. The AI is there constantly shouting out hilarious one liners and the EDF command is constantly making jokes while giving you orders. You cannot find a better package for $39.99. Expect to spend hundreds of hrs to fully level up each armor. Review Pros Cons Pure Multilayer madness Couch co-op Online Split Screen Remixed Campaign $39.99 Simple scenery textures Rating 85%

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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Review

To all zombie lovers out there, September 6th (North America) and September 9th (everywhere else) is a date that should be marked on your calendar and it’s pretty close. Dead Island will (hopefully) bring the best of FPS and RPG games into a world full of Zombies, basically, everything you (well, actually me) ever hoped for. In this new E3 trailer we have more gameplay footage, as well as what apparently is the begging of the game. If you want to keep an eye out for everything Dead Island related check their official Facebook page for all the bloody details. Also, for the release date announcement, be sure to read Madagasca’s post here ! If you haven’t checked out Part 1 yet, be sure to head over to Oly’s post . Keep in mind any videos during E3 will be embedded on the post itself and not on the main page

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Dead Island E3 Trailer

Hey Elder Scrolls fans (and/or those looking forward to Skyrim), Todd Howard of Bethesda was interviewed about the game (with the interview being roughly translated to English here ), and when asked about the number of dragons being a set number, he responded with: No, there is an unlimited number of dragons. One of our designers actually put in a random event I encountered, where I ended up being chased by three dragons and I thought “who the hell did this?” I felt like Frodo in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and was really frightened. So I asked him to remove it. But no, dragons are generated automatically (in addition to that there are a number of specific encounters, of course). Further into the interview, the interviewee asked whether players could ride dragons or not, with Todd’s response being: Have we considered it? Yes. Do we allow it right now? No. But we can decide to support it at some point. Imagine how cool that would be for a minute. Although I am not much of an RPG fan, if they allowed you to actually ride dragons, I’d definitely check the game out. There are a ton of other details, including how the dragons do speak their own language, while a few of them can also be understood by your character, but they didn’t delve into details like that very much, but it’s still an interesting read for sure. Expect to see it in stores this November.

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Skyrim Has Unlimited Dragons; Might Support Riding Them

These new screens were just released for the upcoming Pirate RPG, Risen 2: Dark Waters. Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt. The hero, now a member of the Inquisition, is sent out to find out how to stop the chaos caused by these creatures from the deep. His quest begins with rumors that the pirates who frequent the southern islands are the only ones who know a way to get rid of the creatures once and for all and end their reign of terror. With an all-new pirate-based theme, Risen 2: Dark Waters aims to combine the most loved classic RPG gameplay mechanics of the original Risen with a fresh theme and setting on a huge variety of themed island locales. A third-person role-playing game set in a dark and gritty universe, Risen 2: Dark Waters maintains the most immersive features of the original Risen, with multiple approaches to every challenge allowing players to shape the game world based on their own decisions. These choices will serve to unlock new paths, features and additional skills for the character. Together with a highly interactive environment and a full day/night-cycle affecting countless aspects of the game world, Risen 2 will be set in the most immersive RPG game world so far. Source: Press Release

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New Risen 2 Screens Have Just Been Released

What is it: The core of this is a 1v1 block moving puzzle game, where the blocks are fantasy army units. The battle mechanic is wrapped in a 1980′s-era JRPG type exploration and dialog system. This is similar to Puzzle Quest in that it combines a block moving puzzle game with a RPG-type leveling mechanics and fantasy setting, however this game is much, much better. How good is it: Excellent. It is extremely addictive, and always has you wanting to play more. This game has much more depth and polish than what you would expect from any other studio. The 2D art is beautiful HD and excellent. Might and Magic: At first, it seemed like this game had zero connection to the Might & Magic series beyond the name (I’ve played a ton of M&M 3,4, and 5). But, this actually does have a spiritual gameplay type connection to the strategic RPG series Heroes of Might & Magic. BTW, HOMM 3 was amazing back in its time, but the sequels have been awful. Clash of Heroes finally delivers a similar addicting strategy RPG fun. Drawbacks: The loading. For what is such a technically simple 2D game, the loading times seem completely unreasonable. To Capybara: This title and Critter Crunch are amazing and really show what Capybara is capable of. Why such long platform exclusive times on such odd platform choices: Nintendo DS for CoH and iPhone for Critter Crunch? Obviously, I love PS3 and that’s my preference, but Android would be great as well. I’d love to play Capybara’s Sword & Sorcery, but I’m not going to get an iOS device to do so.

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Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes Impressions

More Risen 2: Dark Waters Videos Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes just released the first trailer for Risen 2, and it looks great. Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt. The hero, now a member of the Inquisition, is sent out to find out how to stop the chaos caused by these creatures from the deep. His quest begins with rumors that the pirates who frequent the southern islands are the only ones who know a way to get rid of the creatures once and for all and end their reign of terror. With an all-new pirate-based theme, Risen 2: Dark Waters aims to combine the most loved classic RPG gameplay mechanics of the original Risen with a fresh theme and setting on a huge variety of themed island locales. A third-person role-playing game set in a dark and gritty universe, Risen 2: Dark Waters maintains the most immersive features of the original Risen, with multiple approaches to every challenge allowing players to shape the game world based on their own decisions. These choices will serve to unlock new paths, features and additional skills for the character. Together with a highly interactive environment and a full day/night-cycle affecting countless aspects of the game world, Risen 2 will be set in the most immersive RPG game world so far.

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Risen 2 Cinematic Trailer Looks Great

Valve has released their fourth and final Aperture video today. Portal 2 will be released on week from today, on April 19th. Also, this is the final week to win a copy of Potal 2. Make sure you get your entry in here . “Over the last few weeks, we’ve gotten quite a few enticing reasons to pre-invest in Aperture Laboratories: from the planks of tomorrow, to test-optimized bots, to the last word in pre-emptive defense, the Home Safety Turret. Today marks Aperture’s fourth and final Investment Opportunity video, and if it doesn’t get you reaching for your special investment wallet, you wouldn’t know a can’t-miss opportunity if it was staring you in the face, yelling at you about boots.” In case you missed the others, you can see them after the jump. “Don’t miss this investment opportunity from up-and-coming applied sciences company Aperture Laboratories. Find out more about them April 19th, when they go public with their documentary video game Portal 2. This is the first of four videos showcasing the many lucrative products currently in development.” “In this week’s informational video, Aperture Science founder Cave Johnson explains why robots’ll get you the biggest bang for your testing dollar. Don’t wait until April 19th to get in on the ground floor. Invest in documentary game futures today!” “This week’s reason to pre-invest in Aperture Laboratories: CEO and founder Cave Johnson’s announcement that the applied sciences company is making its military-grade turret line available to consumers.”

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Portal 2 Fourth and Final Aperture video.

Here’s a new trialer showcasing the Fighter class in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale RPG for the PSN. The game will be released sometime in spring of this year. The teaser trailer and more about this game can be read after the jump. Travel to the Forgotten Realms, where the adventure begins in the Dalelands, nestled in the remote Desertsmouth Mountains. From the sulfuric catacombs of the mines of Tethyamar, to the dizzying heights of the Tower of the Void, Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale combines the depth of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition with intuitive, action packed combat that will satisfy the most seasoned of adventurers. Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale centers on the desperate struggle to defeat the evil Rezlus and his Zhentarim in their attempt to invade and conquer the Dalelands. Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is an engaging multi-player experience that introduces a riveting narrative and treacherous new characters. Players are charged with the task of restoring order to Nentir Vale by unlocking the secrets of the Mines of Tethyamar, defeating the evil within the treacherous Tower of the Void, leading to the final confrontation with Rezlus himself. Action-packed RPG gameplay allows for solo and co-op play for up to four players. Gamers use intuitive pick-up-and-play combat combined with a wide assortment of weapons, feats and powers to defeat a wide range of deadly enemies. Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale boasts an array of stunning levels and exploration opportunities set in the richly detailed environments. For more information, check out my sources at Atari.com , or the official Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale FaceBook page.

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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale Fighter Trailer

Qore Epsiode 35 will feature some Brink footage for those anticipating it’s release. Were going to get some Portal 2 action along with Socom 4 and a tour of Valve Studios. Really interested in the Studio tour to be honest. Looking good. Source: PSBlog

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Qore Episode 35 Rundown