The Drop this week delivers a long list of titles that will make your stack of backlogged games tower even higher. I’m guilty of name dropping, especially when games like Slam Bolt Scrappers, Homefront and Parasite Eve arrive on PlayStation 3 and PsOne Classics this week. You’ll also get your chance to try PlayStation Move Heroes when the demo hits PSN, followed by demos for Mortal Kombat (open to all PSN users) and Crysis 2 Multiplayer.
I can go on forever on how great it was to meet new and familiar faces at PAX East this week, and congratulate the winner of SOCOM 4 tournament Zipper is hosting today, but you have a jump to hit and a drop to read! Enjoy it!
Here are some of the stories to come out of PAX East, SXSW, and the release of MLB 11 The Show. We’ve been on the road, so if you find something we missed, let us know in the comments.
+ Posted by Sid Shuman
Rey and I are back after a lightning-quick but productive trip to PAX East. We didn’t have a lot of time to cruise the floor (though the SOCOM 4 booth was packed with intimidating lines). On the plus side, we met up with Eitan Gilnert of Fire Hose Games, creators of the chaotic building-brawler Slam Bolt Scrappers. We also grilled Irrational Games Creative Director Ken Levine about the PS3 version of BioShock Infinite, as well as details about his geeky background. Expect to see Rey‘s epic video treatment soon. Take my word for it: these are two interviews you won’t want to miss.
- I’m playing: Killzone 3, Mortal Kombat PlayStation Plus demo
- I’m watching: King Kong on Blu-ray, Monsters on Netflix PS3 streaming
- I’m reading: The Axe by Donald E. Westlake
Designed as a tribute to the gory glory days of 1990s-era arcade fighters, this authentic American-style fight stick will ship with Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition on April 19th for a cool $149.99.
+ Posted by Stephen Bokkes
Sony Online Entertainment’s popular online virtual world is making its way from PC to the PS3 on March 29th!
My flatmate cites Arkham Asylum as his favorite game, and when I got home and told him that I’d been to see it at Warner Bros. London office, he put his fingers in his ears and turned the stereo up.
+ Posted by Grace Chen
The Jackass guys are back for their wildest round of mischief and mayhem yet! Check out Jackass 3 in theatrical or unrated version, loaded with all the outrageous footage not shown in theaters. Also, be sure to cash in on Jackass Sale before 3/14, with uncensored, unbelievable and totally explicit stunts from the idiots you’ve come to know and love from a safe and sanitary distance!
Awesome news guys! The developers of Bulletstorm will be playing Anarchy Mode online on March 12th and we want to play with you. Developers from both People Can Fly and Epic (including me!) will be playing with the fans for a few hours to Kill With Skill. Anarchy Mode is all about killing hordes of [...]