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Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale: a dream come true for Playstation fans / a curiosity for skeptics

The Smash Bros-style Playstation brawler is finally here. And word is coming in that it exactly what PS3 fans have been waiting for!

From what has been coming in from reviews and posts, the game is a legit physical combat game with, despite some little flaws, also has some big improvements from what other similar titles have tried to accomplish before. Playstation fans have been begged by those who have the game to go get it and at least try it once. However the main concern is those skeptics, preferably the Xbox and Nintendo dudes, that still believe this game to be nothing more than a knock off of smash bros, however since the game is finally out and key differences can be official we can finally have the answers we need.

Here is the biggest shocker coming in from IGN and commentors from other sites like Game Informer and Gamespot, this will be extremely difficult for skeptics to believe. This game is actually very different from smash bros in a lot of ways! The best way this was described was from a comment that said "Battle Royale is different from Smash Bros as much as Mortal Kombat is different from Street Fighter." Not only that, but all the 20 playable characters are absolutely not knock off characters of the smash bro gangs, so you don't have to worry about Sackboy having similar combat as Mario. The only real similarity between the roster is the choice between good or bad Cole Mcgrath, which is reminiscent to the Link and dark Link choice, or even the Link and toon Link. However, given that this is Playstation, the characters may seem newer and not as prodigy driven as Mario and Link is for Nintendo. At the same time, this is a new start for the series that will easily gain popularity over the course of future sequels, or even years of popularity to catch up with such game. In the end PS fans are sure to enjoy seeing a fight between Drake and Ratchet.

The game does something that it successfully does, the game makes the levels in the game more interactive than ever. The halfway mark of worlds colliding is both an interesting and strange surprise, why is Hades attacking the Patapons now? There is also multiple item pick ups that, by what has been said, never gets boring.

Some complaints were coming in about inbalance of the game from Demos and the Beta, now that the game's been out we can put that issue aside. Sure there is some differences between the different powers and abilities amongst the characters, bu there not really an inbalance between all of them. Keep in mind the Demos and Beta only consisted of 4-7 characters out of 20, and that they were only meant to be extreme enough to get you interested as a whole. It is good to also note that the super moves can be quite more difficult than you'd expect. Having to save up super moves and use them only to miss can be a pain, but at the same time it's nice to see something different and also incredibly challenging.

Despite all the cool new features that make the game awesome, there are flaws or differences that will make Skeptics use them to attack the game head on. For one, Playstation took the daring move of using lesser known and stranger characters like Fat Princess in their roster, instead of more classic characters like Crash or Spyro (however they may very much be DLC characters). The real big problem is that the game is so fun and chaotic playing with friends and family on multiplayer, the solo round is a different matter. While multiplayer is a blast, playing solo is said to get pretty boring for most and might even seem repetitive at times. However games like this are never really as fun to play alone anyways, if Smash Bros and Tekken were only solo campaign it would not be as compelling either.

In the end, Playstation fanatics are assured to have the time of their lives with this new beginning of Sony's version of an annual smash bros. It is also a nice way to celebrate Playstation as a whole. Skeptics can either continue being skeptic or they can at least spend valuable time with the actual game, they'll either end up enjoying it or be uneasy to accept it, we can't make up peoples minds for them. I see a great future for this new idea of a, finally good enough, Playstation brawler and expect good things to come from it.

Now if we can just get Microsoft to make an Xbox brawler...

[NOTE: This is in no way a review, but I was able to have a two hour go at it with some friends who bought the game and hooked it up to a television in our College library, I also played the beta a month ago. But I want to actually own the game and put more hours into it before I write a full fledged review]

the Playstation Super Slim is true, coming out September 25th and October 30th

Playstation, as much as we enjoy your entertainment, you really suck at keeping secrets. But hey who's whining? We now have a Slim Slim!

Sure this isn't new next generation console news, but the good news is that these Slimmer than Slim little guys hold so much more memory. This time around, Sony said it completely redesigned the internal architecture, resulting in 25 percent less volume and a 20 percent lighter design compared to the current PS3; both have been cut in half compared to the original. Aesthetically, it maintains the same general style and will be available in black or white (however a white model for the US release is still uncertain)."With the extra HDD capacity which has been extended from 320GB and 160GB, users can store and enjoy more and more entertainment content including games, music, photos, and video on the new PS3," Sony says.

The first will be released on September 25th and will be a 250GB bundle for $269, the second will release October 30th and will be a 500GB console for $299. Sure it's not cheaper than the Slims now, but at least they don't exactly cost more so either. Will I pick one up? Sure Probably since I need to replace my broken one anyways.

What about you guys? Does this sound like an interesting thing for Sony to do, or is it just another wasted money grabber? (note: still unknown but unlikely that this will play PS1 and PS2 games, but given that so many of those games are already available in HD anyways, does it really matter?)

Crash Bandicoot still in hopes for Playstation All-Stars?

Many characters are going to appear and many are still in need of being announced, today Nariko and Sir Daniel were confirmed to be in the roster, but one character has been constantly asked about since the game was first announced: Crash.

The Twitter Tweets above does not reveal anything, but it confirms that even Activision support even has expectations for Crash Bandicoot to appear, and what do they mean by "have more info on this"? If anyone has more info on this please let us know.

What does everyone think? Yay of Nay on Crash Bandicoot appearing in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale? Please comment!!! keep in mind that Spyro is also a highly questioned possibility, so Yay or Nay on that?

Behold the glory of Killzone: Mercenary!

The Playstation Vita is indeed a powerful device, but none of the recent games have shown its true potential yet. But the highly anticipated Killzone Vita might be the first to do just that.

The new game has just gotten it's official title at Gamescom, Killzone: Mercenary, and already the graphics look to be on par with the second and third installments on the PS3. And fans know that the Killzone 2 and 3 graphics were among the best ever seen thus far.

Like most spin-offs, Killzone: Mercenary will be quite a bit different from the core Killzone franchise, as this time around you’ll be playing as – surprise! – a mercenary working with both the Helghast and the ISA. This marks the first time in Killzone history that you’ll be working alongside the Helghast. It uses the behind touchscreen rather nicely for close encounter kills. As can be seen by this GIF picture below:




What's the best part? This handheld spin-off was not handed down to another developer! That's right, Guerrilla Games is indeed making this! So no worries for a sub-par game. They are also using their Killzone engine too, which is why the graphics look so neat. This might just turn out to be the high-profile, console-quality game the PS Vita needs. This alone certainly makes up for the poor looking Call of Duty Vita game, and will certainly be much better than Killzone: Liberation (another handheld spin-off that came out for the PSP).

They said the game will come out next year, more info will arrive soon...

New Assassin's Creed III trailer for 4th of July!

Now it ain't something that shows new gameplay footage, or anything hugely worthwhile, but it's still nice of Ubisoft to give us a 4th of July treat!

Also, happy 4th of July everyone!





This game comes out October 30th for PS3 and 360, Later for Wii U...

Sly Cooper 4 will also be playable on the Vita

Sly Cooper's major return for the PS3 is close, hopefully closer, but now it's not just gonna be a console release.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will also have a Vita release out on the same day as the PS3 versions. While some controls change a bit (for example: the Vita doesn't have R2 or L2 buttons) the game will pretty much be the same. The best part is that the game can cross platform, which means you can play it on your PS3 then convert it to your Vita when you have to go somewhere so you can still play where you left off. How cool is that!?

Sly Cooper 4 has no real release date yet, but it will now be released for the PS3 and the Vita...

the PSP is basically Dead

Yes the handheld is still a huge hit in Japan, but what is its status in America? Or anywhere else for that matter? Reports have revealed that a majority of smaller Gamestop stores are getting rid of anything that is PSP or PSP related for the sake of bringing in the new products such as games for the Vita, 3DS, and even early preparation for the Wii U.

This was clearly going to happen sooner or later, Sony has done very little with the Portable for the last two years or more. It is now clear that Sony has all its handheld interests in the Vita, and that PSP would just die off similar to how the DS killed the Gameboy, or how the 3DS will potentially kill off the original DS...

Despite all this, a few of the Larger Gamestop stores will still have PSP products, but they'll forever be seen as an old school product possibly next to the PS2 and PS one games.

Bioshock Infinite might be out of the Fall Schedule, but Dishonored just joined the crowd!

Yes it's sad that Bioshock decided not to compete with all the other fall releases, but apparently Dishonored is getting it's release on October 9th, just a week after Resident Evil 6 releases.

The game will come out for PS3, 360, and PC...

PS Vita goes white, Crystal white to be exact

The Vita had a really bad start with sales, even worse than the 3DS, but now sales are just barely starting to increase. But it turns out that Sony is going white... Crystal white.

Check out the next Crystal White Playstation Vita, it is coming out in Japan on June 28th for a reasonable price. There's still no word on whether this will go stateside, but the system is still region free and people will more than likely demand it, plus this would be a great way to further campaign the new-gen system along with what the 3DS is doing.

Would you like a white colored Vita? Or is the original black good enough?

Playstation All-stars Battle Royale announced / Tom West impressed

That's right, and oh jeez. Playstation is making a game that is extremely similar to "Super Smash Bros." games, the difference? It is different!

This game has huge similarities with Nintendo's title, having all company-based characters beating the crap out of each other on a big open level that's unique and whatnot. But there are indeed striking differences, for example: pretty much all of Nintendo characters are E rated fighters at best, Sony however has multiple characters from all types of ratings (Kratos=M, Sackboy=E, Sly Cooper=T, etc.). Another difference is that this game, as far as we know, actually uses life bars instead of the hit point strategy in Smash Bros.. The background also constantly changes, now we aren't sure how this works exactly. The background can go from having Patapon's marching (like the picture above) to becoming a LittleBigPlanet forest world. It seems as though you can pick the actual level stage, like the one above being Hades underworld, and probably picking what backgrounds appear. Agian, nothing is for sure at this point.

Yeah it takes an idea from Nintendo, but all games basically take ideas from somewhere. And I am personally impressed with this game. I don't care if it's Nintendo, Playstation, or Xbox even, I just want to play my favorite characters and beat the crap out of others :D

Now here's a thought, will Xbox do something similar in the future?

So far the only characters revealed are Sweet Tooth, Fat Princess, Kratos, Helghan soldier, and Sly Cooper but many more will be revealed in the coming months. No release date for this game is confirmed?

What do you guys think? Is this a good idea to make a Playstation version of Smash Bros.? Or do you nitpick and believe that creativity is dead?