While SOCOM.com is still in beta, it’s open to the public and has many new features for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation fans. There are a lot of changes to check out, so let’s get into it from top to bottom.

At the very top of the site is a scrolling ticker. It’s a live feed from My SOCOM, and it lists the top rated players in a variety of categories, number of players currently online, and even a feed of the titles of the latest blog posts. If you see something you like, click it to get more info!

Just below that is our new menu bar. Mousing over Community or My SOCOM reveals a couple of drop down menus. Community gives you direct access to the forums and the blog.

My SOCOM is pretty meaty. You can access My SOCOM itself, which is your gateway to the Leaderboards, your clan, profile, and many other options. If you need to check your mail, get the latest in clan updates, or compare your stats to a standout player, you can do that here. You can even recruit new clan members or view the manual for SOCOM: Confrontation.

To fully appreciate SOCOM.com, you’re going to have to log in with your PSN ID. Use the same email address and password you use on your PLAYSTATION 3. By doing this, you can use your PSN ID on the forums and in My SOCOM.

SOCOM.com is in beta and we’ve got some cool new features coming your way in the near future. Stay tuned, and come on over and check us out.

This past Tuesday, Sony threw a Media Day just outside of Las Vegas. The Sony team, Slant Six reps, myself, and a bunch of reporters went out into the desert to shoot some guns, have some fun, and get some new facts on SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation and the official Bluetooth Headset for PLAYSTATION 3.

Click on over to SOCOM.com to check out the beginning of our coverage. We’re going to hit the ground running today and keep the info coming to you next week.

Below we’ve got a flyby of Quarantine, one of the stages that were spotlighted on Tuesday, plus a few shots of the goings-on at the event. That’s just to whet your appetite, though. Come get the main course over at SOCOM.com!

Friday
Get Down- We wrap up our week of new shots with one last shot of Crossroads.

Wednesday
Kotaku on SOCOM.com- Kotaku showed us some love, so we show some back.

Thursday
Dev Q&A 01- We kick off a new series on SOCOM.com– a developer question & answer session. Seth Luisi answers this week’s questions.
IGN and David Seymour Chit-chat- Coinciding with Seth answering questions on SOCOM.com, David Seymour reveals some new things to IGN.

Friday
Friday? Gamer’s Day!- Gamer’s Day is getting revved up.
Incoming SOCOM Patches- Cade Meyers from Zipper fills us in on a few upcoming patches.
SOCOM’s Signature Style- We’ve got three sigs. Spread them far and spread them wide.

We got some great info out to you guys this week. We’ll have more Q&A next week and keep your eyes on this blog for more E3 Judges’ Day updates.

• XPlay Replay and Reply- You’re going to have to pardon my pun, but here’s where we talk over the XPlay footage from last week.
• Stairways- Take a peek at a little of Urban Wasteland.
• Crossroads Screen!- Three on one is fair in SOCOM: Confrontaton. The proof is in the screenshot.
• Crossroads Panorama- Get some target practice in from this position on Crossroads. Be they birds or enemies, you can hit just about anything from here.
• Crossroads Re-Preview- Take a closer look at a familiar alley.

This week had a fistful of screens, and now it’s time for me to rest. Catch you on the flipside.

Friday

• SealTeam-6 Interviews Alex Luffman, QA Tester- Quality Assurance is a huge and vital part of video game production. Alex Luffman drops some knowledge on us in this interview.
• We Got A 1up!- Pardon my corny pun, but I couldn’t come up with any better way to say “1up.com has us up on their site again.” I mean, I could’ve said that, but that isn’t very funny at all.

Monday

• Slant Six Developer Biographies: Paul Martin- Let’s talk about Slant Six’s Technical Director.

Tuesday

• Fresh Out!- Hey, look at that. G4 is showing off SOCOM: Confrontation.

It’s Friday, kids. Peace!

That’s one month done for SOCOM.com, so you’re due for another weekly wrap-up. What went down over the past week? Have a look.

Friday

• Art, Tools, & Tech – Stephen O’Grady comes calling with a ton of photos and info on how SOCOM graphics are created.

Monday

• We’re Almost There! – The embargo on new SOCOM info is almost over! I talk about it a little bit here.

Tuesday

• Gun of the Week: SAS-R – Another week, another gun. The SAS-R gets a spotlight this week. There’s no video, but there is a promise of info to come.

Wednesday

• Closed Beta? Wait! – Abigale on the SOCOM.com forums is kicking off the closed beta selection process. Take a look at how it’s going.

Thursday

• Poll: Favorite SOCOM II Maps – What are your favorite SOCOM II multiplayer maps? It’s the new SOCOM.com poll!

If you’re looking for an easy way to keep up with SOCOM.com, click this link and add SOCOM.com to your RSS feed reader of choice.

Friday

• Tuning & Balancing – Another behind-the-scenes look at Slant Six as Allen Goode shows what it takes to finely tune SOCOM: Confrontation to perfection.

Monday

• Dev Bio: Dan McBride – Dan McBride is the Managing Director at Slant Six and lets me in on his background
• Poll: Favorite Maps – The first poll has been reset so vote one more time if you haven’t been back since

Tuesday

• Gun of the Week: F90 – This week we take a look at the F90 and enjoy the sweet sound of slow-mo gun fire.

Wednesday

• Gun of the Week? – What do you think should be the next Gun of the Week?

Thursday

• Dev Bio: David Seymour – Overseeing all aspects of game design is Slant Six’s own David Seymour

We’re updating every weekday at SOCOM.com… see you there!

Hey, folks. I’m David “Point Man” Brothers and I’m the man on the SOCOM.com blog. I’m going to be handling our Weekly Wrap-ups on this side of town for those of you who don’t regularly read SOCOM.com.

It was a busy week over on SOCOM.com. Here’s what was posted from Friday to Thursday:

Friday

• SOCOM US Navy SEALs: Confrontation Render- You’ve see the EGM cover and now we’ve got the render they used to make it.
• Calm, Deadly Focus at the Slant Offices- Vancouver is sunny and the Slant Six team is hard at work.

Monday

• We’re Famous- SOCOM.com and SOCOM: Confrontation both are building up some buzz. I spotlighted some of the links for future reference here.

Wednesday

• Ice Cream Social, a.k.a. Getting To Know You- Blogs aren’t a one-way street, and I figured I’d take a moment to get to know the commenters. Of course, I forgot to bring the ice cream… oops.

Thursday

• Developer Biographies: Brian Thalken- Brian Thalken is Managing Director of Slant Six Games and I take a quick look at his background.
• Gun of the Week: HK5 – The HK5 is the gun of the week this time around. Check out this pretty sweet video.