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Recently on the HipHopGamerShow there was talks about Tekken 7 new gameplay, new graphics and more. Well not exactly Tekken 7 but this is even better Street Fighter X Tekken is a instant classic and after seeing this gameplay, the industry will officially realize that the Fighting Genre is back in full effect. Thanks Capcom and Namco now click the video below for some amazing footage Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Today there was certainly a stir due to a little rumor which happened to emerge about the upcoming super-hero MMO DC Universe Online heading to PC and PlayStation 3 this November which DualShockers has confirmed to be false. In the seeking of truth to this story even more information was uncovered pertaining to PSN+ and DCUO which the gaming world may be interested to know. Not only was the original source wrong, but the truth is almost the complete opposite. As an online service known for providing discounts to PSN gamers, it is perhaps surprising to note that DC Universe Online will not receive any such discount offer for PSN+ subscribers. The game will indeed cost $14.99 a month to play on the PlayStation 3 as well as PC in addition to the initial purchase cost of buying the game itself.*Players will not receive any special treatment for subscribing to PSN+. This has been directly confirmed by Sony Online Entertainment to DualShockers. We want to know from you, the reader, if whether or not this makes it a dealbreaker on whether to pass on DCUO or pick it up? Let us know in the comments section. Just for the record, when we say discount, we’re referring to the subscription, not micro-transactions or DLC. Nothing has been said about that YET. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Sounds like a Live movie trailer gone bad or some critics just don't agree anymore

If you saw that 30-second teaser on Thursday and wondered what the heck was going on with Batman’s costume and Superman’s lack of a shave, this six-minute video setting up DC Universe Online’s story should answer a lot of questions. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the US PS Blog the developer has added*Faction Neutral to the Sabotage maps in MAG. Faction Neutral went live on Thursday, and what this means is if you’ve wanted to play “against the Valor PMC as a member of the competing Raven Industries on a map that belonged to the third faction, SVER”, you can now do so. All you have to do is log into the game, select Sabotage as the game mode with your PMC choice and then let loose. If you’ve not played MAG in a while, are a fan, and have been worried about any altering of support to the servers – no worry needed. Ken Inagaku, staff producer at SCEA said there are still a number of log-ins each day. “MAG continues to record a strong and steady number of player account logins each day and boasts a robust community that has up to this date logged 1.27 billion kills and a total of 1.11 million games played,” Inagaku told Kotaku. “SCEA and Zipper are fully committed to supporting MAG indefinitely. “Since launch, MAG has received seven patches that have been a direct result of community feedback. We continue to listen to our players and implement new features on a consistent basis [like] Sabotage maps going faction-neutral. Community support goes beyond new content and features with our Double XP and “Play with Zipper” events. “Future DLC [is] coming this summer, including Clan Wars, more faction-neutral maps, additional character slots, the ability for all three factions to wage war in one map, and much more. “Stay tuned for additional announcements as we continue to expand the Shadow War.” So, there you have it. Faction Neutral, loads of people are still playing, more goodies are on the way. Good to hear. Sounds like a great time to start playing again if you haven’t. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono had his “Street Fighter IV and Beyond” panel interrupted by Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, with the rival fighting game makers joining together to announce a collaboration, Street Fighter X Tekken. Street Fighter X Tekken was introduced with a teaser trailer featuring Street Fighter’s Ryu facing down Tekken’s Jin in a pre-rendered sneak peek featuring Street Fighter IV’s sketchy, inky visual style. The game, pronounced “Street Fighter cross Tekken” will be coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Following the announcement, Ono surprised the crowd by holding up a Blu-ray disc with a copy of the game then provided attendees with a playable demo. Street Fighter X Tekken appears to play like Street Fighter IV, locked onto a 2D plane, with both Tekken and Street Fighter characters performing EX-style super moves. The match started off with Ryu versus Jin Kazama, but Ono and Harada tagged in two more characters, Chun-li and Nina Williams. Harada followed that playable match with an announcement of his own, confirming that Tekken X Street Fighter is also in development at Namco. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

When people think of the PlayStation brand and the many series that have best represented it over the years, Twisted Metal is one of the first to come to mind. The series revolutionized multiplayer mayhem with its absolute car destruction, over the top characters, and deadly attacks. There have been a total of 9 other titles in the the Twisted Metal universe, that is until David Jaffe, the creator of the Twisted Metal franchise, finally revealed the 10th Twisted Metal title in the series at E3 this past June. We got to try the freshly announced Twisted Metal at E3, but when will gamers get to try it out? In a recent interview with 1up.com, Twisted Metal and God of War creator, David Jaffe was asked if there would be a multiplayer beta before the game’s 2011 release. To which he replied: I don’t know. I mean, certainly we’re going to do a beta for such a multiplayer and online-heavy game, but in terms of if it’s going to be a public beta, or if it’s going to be more of a semi-private beta, which is more… Eat Sleep Play, Sony, some members of the press, or some hardcore fans. There’s a great website called Twisted Metal Alliance — those guys are the hardest of the hardcore Twisted Metal players. We’re definitely going to want to get them in if we can get their opinions. But in terms of if it’s pure public or a bit of the semi-private, that’s still to be determined. Given the fact that Twisted Metal fans have been waiting since the launch of the PlayStation 3 for a true next generation release in the series, a multiplayer beta for Twisted Metal would be much sought after. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Here is some UF Testing of the rifle by the way...

FPS games just aren’t realistic enough. Thankfully, CTA Digital — maker of fine products, like the Wii football accessory — have come up with a rather elegant solution: a replica plastic rifle, with a trigger and built-in speaker to support the controller’s three sound effects! The controller features every button on a standard DualShock controller, making it compatible with games other than Call of Duty or Battlefield. Imagine playing the latest Shrek game the way it was meant to be played — behind the scope of a rifle. The controller is available for pre-order on Amazon for $64.99, and is expected to release on August 2nd. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

There's a first time for everything, so this week's episode of Zipline, the official Zipper Interactive podcast, brings us our first returning guest! That's right, one Mr. Scott Rudi, lead designer on MAG "Live", has returned to the show to regale us with tales of MAG's past, present and future, and he even unveils some new SOCOM 4 info! Zipline Podcast, Episode 13 55.9MB | 1h:01m:07s Subscribe to Zipline on iTunes You can discuss this episode by clicking this link. More...

SCEA’s announced an November 16 release for LittleBigPlanet 2, as well as confirming a collector’s edition for the game. The Media Molecule DIY title was previously down for just November. The collector’s edition, which will be “limited” according to SCEA, will feature: <ul> A copy of LBP2 7 More...

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multiplayer beta will kick off in September, as spotted by Gamerzines The date for the taster, which is a PS3 exclusive, is dropped in a new trailer showing multiplayer at ComicCon. The mode, detailed back at E3, is shown some more, as you players trying to kill each other throughout Rome to, quite frankly, an awesome ‘choon. You can watch it below. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood releases on November 16 in the US and November 19 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The $399 Halo: Reach Xbox 360 bundle whose existence was leaked by the Ars mole is now official. A Microsoft press release details the limited-edition silver console, which is available for pre-order starting … now. The bundle contains a silver 250 GB Xbox 360 S — which “not only captures the look and feel of the game, but also features custom sound effects from the Halo universe.” What? What? It also comes with two silver wireless controllers featuring Reach artwork, a similarly decorated headset, a Standard Edition copy of the game, a voucher for “Limited Edition Elite” armor and an episode from the Halo Legends anime anthology. It’ll be out on the game’s September 14 release date. In addition, standalone Halo: Reach-themed controllers and headsets will go on sale in late August, for $59.99 and $49.99 respectively. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

If you followed our advice and applied to be a part of the Spec Ops: The Line multiplayer beta, you just may be finding an invitation in your inbox sometime soon. Joystiq reader Reece got his earlier this week and sent over some images of the sign-up process. 2K Games confirms, “This is correct, beta invites for Spec Ops: The Line are going out to a small number of applicants. We’ll be allowing more people into the private beta in the coming weeks.” Unfortunately, 2K also confirmed with Joystiq that this beta is “Xbox 360 only” – for you PC and PS3 gamers, consider it karmic payback for all that early access on Medal of Honor you’ve been enjoying while Xbox owners sat idly by. Anyone in on the beta? Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Now for an offer you can’t refuse: Mafia 2‘s demo will hit Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on August 10. Take a ride on the wise guy side and test drive the family business simulator before its August 24 launch. So far, we haven’t been disappointed of what we’ve seen from the game — and, no, nobody is holding a gun to our head to say that … maybe. Check out the video below from E3. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

In case your Spider-Sense hadn’t already alerted you to the fact, all four of the Spider-Men playable in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions have finally been revealed. (Peter Porker, a.k.a. Spider-Ham was, sadly, not among them.) We’ve even taken the fourth and final dimension — the Ultimate Spider-Man universe — for a spin (and a swing) at San Diego Comic-Con. Now you can see all of the Spideys and their respective dimensions together in one video. We know, convenient, huh! See, we’re all about the efficient delivery of Spider-Man information here at Joystiq. And, er, other stuff too, of course. But for now we’re just focusing on Spideys plural. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Activision’s released a video for James Bond 007: Blood Stone, featuring the intro to the game and Joss Stone wailing like she’s never wailed before. Daniel Craig stars in it, along with Joss Stone as your Bond Girl, and Dame Judi Dench as M. The Bizzare Creations game floated around as a rumor for ages before being given the official treatment last week. No date yet, but the game’s slated for 360, PS3 and PC at retail this fall, with the DS version being created by n-Space. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Irish, what kind of phone do you have... believe it or not I have a droid and I can't find any apps for our forums yet... well that are free anyway... As for new posts when you click on what's new, what do you get?

We previously reported on Transformers: War for Cybertron DLC coming but now Activision and High Moon Studios have made it official.* The pre-order characters of Shockwave, Demolisher and Jazz along with two other characters and new maps are coming on July 27 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The three pre-order characters are joined by the Autobot Scattershot and the Deception Onslaught.* War for Cybertron also gets two additional* Escalation maps, “Forsaken” for fighting off Decepticons and “District” for defending against Autobots.* The multiplayer modes will also get two new maps, “Havoc” and “Fortress”. The Transformers: War for Cybertron DLC will cost $10 or 800 MS Points. Take a look at the DLC trailer rocking the Stan Bush theme song for the game below. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Old, antiquated discs? With steaming media? You might as well be shoving a book into your PS3. No more, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a recent earnings call. “Before our next [earnings] call in October, we expect to be launching a major new version of our Sony PS3 user interface which doesn’t require a disc, and is dynamically updated continuously with the latest Netflix UI improvements.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The Old West may have begat a multitude of no good, dirty cheaters in its day when it came to cards, whoring, and snake oil salesmen, but the Old West in Red Dead Redemption multiplayer is no place for them, and Rockstar plans to hang the lot of ‘em. In a post over on Rockstar’s official blog, the developers make note it’s aware of “a few rotten apples” and are “actively working on new features to counter against the isolated incidents of abuse that go on” in the best selling US title of 2010 so far. For the next title update, planned for release on XBL and PSN within the next month, measures to counter hacking and cheating will be put in place so those who are detected will get the online ban hammer for period to be determined at Rockstar’s “discretion”. The title update will also provide “some anti-grief relief with some new features in Free Roam”, so those being bullied in Free Roam will be given the option to flee by “transporting and respawning in a region of the map of their choosing”. To those doing the bullying, a new challenge will be implemented: when a player gets a 6 kill streak in Free Roam, they will become “Most Wanted.”* This alert informs other players of their status as a player-killer, and sends NPC law response after them. Both measures are being taken to ensure “everyone’s multiplayer experience is as fair and as fun as can be”. Nice to know there’s still some straight shootin’ lawmen out there patrolling the prairies, taking down the bad guys. You can get more information on the changes through the blog post, which is free from failed attempts at western humor, like this one. The next bit of DLC for the title, Legends and Killers, is expected next month. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

SOCOM 4 made a pretty big splash at E3 2010 last month, but we know that many of you weren't able to attend and try the game out for yourself. That's why we're pleased to announce that SOCOM 4 will make an appearance at this year's San Diego Comic-Con! The show opens up to the public tomorrow, July 22nd, and marks the first time that the game will appear at an event open to the public. The demo will be playable with the PlayStation Move, and given the amount of positive feedback we received about how well the two paired up at E3, we think you'll be very happy with the results. SOCOM 4 will be located in the PlayStation booth at the show, #4237. If you're in the area, stop on by and let us know what you think! More...

From GameStop: “GameStop announced today a pre-order bonus for the upcoming sequel in the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Fans who pre-order at Gamestop will receive the exclusive in-game playable Maulkiller Skin, available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only while supplies last. The skin allows gamers to play as Maulkiller, the fusion of two disparate Force users, Darth Maul and Starkiller, who quickly produced physical and mental instabilities that led to the unfortunate clone’s destruction.” “In addition, customers who pre-order at GameStop will receive the exclusive Maulkiller Silver Saber Crystal while supplies last. This powerful crystal allows the player to consume less Force energy when using Force powers in order to devastate enemies.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Xbox 360 owners have been patiently waiting their turn to go online in the Medal of Honor beta. After weeks of delays, it appears EA and DICE’s multiplayer shooter is now available on Xbox Live. If you’ve managed to snag an elusive code, you’ll be able to redeem it here to exchange it for an Xbox Live voucher. The beta is expected to end on July 31st, giving Xbox owners at least ten days to get an early peek at the FPS. If you haven’t managed to procure a code, stay tuned to our Twitter account. We’ll be giving away a few codes later in the day. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The sequel to American McGee’s Alice will take place 11 years after the events of the original game, with Alice released from an asylum but still struggling to deal with “nightmarish hallucinations,” according to the official site for the 2011 game. As nightmarish hallucinations continue to haunt her and invade her reality, she seeks to understand her torment in order to recover herself. Her mind in tatters, she is unable to resolve the fear and neuroses prompted by her strange memories, dreams, and visions. Her relocation to London seems only to add to their number and intensity. Alice returns to Wonderland in hopes of finding the truth about her past, but as is often the case, something has gone horribly wrong and evil is on the move. “Alice is a classic fiction, infinitely rich with memorable characters, places and experiences. Our approach to Alice: Madness Returns takes this colorful world and reinvents it with psychotic personalities and pervasive insanity,” said American McGee, Spicy Horse Games Co-Founder and Senior Creative Director. “We can’t wait to share our vision with Alice in Wonderland fans and gamers around the world.” Check out the official site for the upcoming game for more details. The game is due out on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next year. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...