E3 2012: Dust 514 Beta Date on PS3, Vita Details

Today, Icelandic developer CCP – the studio behind the tour de force MMO EVE Online – revealed new information regarding Dust 514, the upcoming free-to-play FPS coming exclusively to PlayStation 3.

For starters, the beta we reported on earlier this year is set to begin on Friday, June 29th. Gamers interested in taking part in the beta can still sign up by going here. Players “will be chosen at random to participate,” so there’s no guarantee you’ll be chosen when you sign-up.

CCP has also finally chronicled the PlayStation Vita-centric “companion app” that will launch alongside Dust 514. The official title of the application is Dust 514: Neocom, an “app [that] integrates services that incorporate the feel and functionality from Dust 514 on PlayStation 3, with a focus on customization, communication and trade. Each character can be customized and configured using Dust 514: Neocom; players can create and edit customized fittings (load-outs) with a huge variety of dropsuits, weapons, equipment, modules and vehicles.”

In other words, Dust 514: Neocom can become an integral part of your Dust 514 experience.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-dust-514-beta-date-on-ps3-vita-details

E3 2012: Need for Speed Most Wanted Revealed

As EA confirmed last week, Need for Speed Most Wanted is the next Need for Speed game. During its press conference today, EA revealed that the game will let players race against each other to become the most wanted.

Players will compete to jump the furthest, have the most pursuits, etc. to earn speed points. Speed Points let players move up the most wanted list. The game will use EA’s social service Auto Log for leaderboards.

More details coming…

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Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-need-for-speed-most-wanted-revealed

E3 2012: New Medal of Honor: Warfighter Gameplay Shown

At Electronic Arts’ E3 press conference, new gameplay footage for Medal of Honor: Warfighter was shown. Medal of Honor: Warfighter takes place all over the planet, and this particular part of the campaign takes place in Somalia.

Your character, along with his fellow soldiers, land off of the Somali coast and immediately find themselves under gunfire. A disheveled shell of a city borders the coast as the soldiers make their way towards the source of the gunfire, when the firefight suddenly intensifies. The squad-based action continues unabated as the team pushes its way towards the remains of various buildings which they clear with a variety of automatic weapons and explosives. Airstrikes are also called in, with drones destroying faraway targets from the safety of the air.

Electronic Arts also revealed that Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s multiplayer suite will include “12 different tier one units from 10 different nations.” Medal of Honor: Warfighter will come to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on October 23.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-new-medal-of-honor-warfighter-gameplay-shown

E3 2012: Aftermath DLC Announced for Battlefield 3

In addition to Close Quarters (which is available now for Battlefield Premium subscribers on PS3, and on Xbox Live next week), and the upcoming Armored Kill and End Game DLC packs, EA has announced Aftermath for Battlefield 3.

Aftermath is a survival-themed DLC pack hitting in December -- no word yet on whether it's single- or multiplayer centric. End Game will follow in March 2013, and the updated promotional imagery for this last add-on pack features a motorcycle.

Subscribers of Battlefield Premium will earn free access to all current and coming downloadable content.

 

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-aftermath-dlc-announced-for-battlefield-3

E3 2012: Maxis Shows SimCity

Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw presented two versions of its upcoming city-building game at EA's E3 2012's press conference.

The first, SimCity Social, is coming to Facebook, and features impressive visuals for a social title. It will be playable in just a few weeks.

They also rolled footage for SimCity on PC, which is currently scheduled to release in February of 2012. The trailer showed off foggy cities, sports stadiums, airport construction, monster attacks and some other snippets of gameplay, but didn't reveal any major features beyond what's already been shown off.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-maxis-shows-simcity