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”Free SOCOM 3, Combined Assault Map Packs Announced
All eyes may be on the upcoming online only SOCOM Confrontation for the Playstation 3, but that doesn't mean that the SOCOM developers have completely forgotten about their PS2 fan base.
The team just announced the release of a new downloadable map pack for SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault. This third downloadable map pack includes SOCOM and SOCOM II maps Crossroads, Fishhook, Frostfire and Guidance.
Sony Show A Little More Of SOCOM For The PS3
Second SOCOM coming to PS3
While talking to SCEA Marketing Maven Peter Dille earlier this month, we slipped onto the topic of SOCOM Confrontations, the online only PS3 shooter that will be sold as a downloadable title in the Sony store. I told him I was surprised that such a strong franchise would make its Playstation 3 debut in a form that didn't include a single-player campaign. Dille said Confrontation was a chance for the developers to focus on a specific type of play for a specific type of player and that it wouldn't be the only SOCOM game coming to the PS3. More »
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PlayStation Store Update: Rampage
If the recent overload of PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP announcements from Sony's Gamers Day has PlayStation fans floating on air, today's PlayStation Store update will bring them right back down to earth. While a flood of new media has been pouring from SCEA this week, you'll find absolutely none of it on the Store today. Want a hi-def video of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune? You won't get it. Pain? SOCOM? Bowling? No, no, and no. More »
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Sony Targets Teens For PSP's Future
Game|Life's Chris Kohler spoke with PlayStation Portable senior product manager John Koller who detailed Sony's upcoming plans to focus on the 13-17 year old teenager market to boost PSP sales. More »Daxter, Syphon and PSP Get Price Drop
As we reported yesterday, Sony has officially dropped the price of the Playstation Pportable Core Pack today. More »Maps, Online Store Comes to SOCOM 3
I was excited to read that SOCOM 3 was getting an upgrade and map pack today. The update fixes bugs and adds the SOCOM store to the SOCOM 3 Online Community page. Sony is rolling out their first map pack for the shooter in an interesting way. They're going to let people download it and play it for the first two weeks for free. After that you'll have to pay to continue using them. I hope Sony uses this system when the PS3 launches. More »Zipper Confirms Two SOCOM Titles
Zipper Interactive has confirmed the rumors about an upcoming sequel to the Playstation Portable SOCOM game. More »
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Second SOCOM Coming to PSP
Sony's working on getting another SOCOM out the door for the Playstation Portable. The tenatiave title for the game is SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2 and will include 40 weapons, a selection of different terrain types, and ten new multiplayer maps. The title is expected to hit this November. More »
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Sony's SOCOM Survey
Reader Ryfael sends word that Sony is surveying SOCOM players about a wide range of things from what they like about the game, to what they'd like to see in future iterations to what they think of the military. More »
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SOCOM 4 Rumored Name: "Combined Assault"
Always up for pre-orders on hopes and dreams, GameStop is taking reservations for Zipper Interactive's upcoming SOCOM game. There are rumblings that the game will be a PS3 launch title, and the retailer lists this SOCOM title as dropping this November for the PS2. Pure speculation at this point, but SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Combine Assault could be that rumored fourth game. More »
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How To: Do-It-Yourself PSP Headphones
You're looking for a SOCOM: FTB headset, but no luck. What do you do? If you are an enterprising DIY type, you make it. The Living PSP points to a How-To involving a PS1 A/V cable. More »Sony Zips Up
Much like they nabbed Guerilla Games Sony just snatched up Zipper Interactive according to Next Generation. Sony already worked very closely with Zipper Interactive, maker of the SOCOM series, and now relations just got a little tighter. Kind of like when you give your girlfriend a key to the apartment. She's already staying there every night, now she can just let herself in if you're too busy in World of Warcraft to get to the door. Sorry, babe. More »
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