It’s been a long time coming, but Dropping, Jetpacks, Overdriving, Deployables, and every other kick-ass Section 8: Prejudice feature are making their way to the PlayStation Network starting July 27th for £12,99. While it was a difficult decision to delay the PS3 release for three months, we knew it would be worth the wait in order to take the time to optimize the game for the platform. We’ve also added new content to the PS3 version, including two additional multiplayer game modes, Assault and Skirmish, as well as exclusive content for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you’re not a PlayStation Plus member, no worries, we have some free content for you too!

• For the first week, anyone who purchases Section 8: Prejudice on the PlayStation Network will receive the Blitz Armor Pack and Overdrive Map Pack for free! This includes two armor skins, early unlocks, and two additional multiplayer maps.
• The first 1000 PlayStation Plus subscribers to purchase Section 8: Prejudice will receive the exclusive in-game Hunter Armor as well as a free copy of the original Section 8.

Of course, all the free content we are offering during launch week is just a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of content in the base game. Section 8: Prejudice features a five-hour story-driven campaign, four multiplayer game modes (all of which offer offline bot support), Dynamic Combat Missions, highly customizable weapon and equipment loadouts, deep level progression and unlockable content systems, and last but not least, jetpacks (I probably should have put that at the top of the list). Below is a more detailed look at the various game modes PS3 players will encounter in Section 8: Prejudice.

Campaign: The campaign follows 8th Armored Infantry, or Section 8, as they defend the Earth against the tyrannical Arm of Orion. In the campaign, you play as Captain Alexander Corde, the leader of an elite group of soldiers, and throughout the campaign you learn more about Alexander Corde, Section 8, and the mysterious Arm of Orion.

Conquest: Conquest is a multiplayer mode where you and up to 32 players play as either 8th Armored Infantry or the Arm of Orion and you fight for control of the battlefield. Each team competes to complete objectives and score Victory Points (VP). When one team earns enough VP to meet the Victory Point goal, they are victorious and the enemy team is defeated.

To earn victory points, players must capture and hold control points. Victory Points are awarded at fixed intervals for each Control Point your team holds. Teams can also earn Victory Points by completing Dynamic Combat Missions (DCMs). There are a number of DCMs that occur during a match. Successful completion of a DCM provides significant Victory Points that can turn the tide of battle.

Skirmish (NEW!): Similar to Conquest, Skirmish is a multiplayer mode where you and up to 32 players compete in a Team-versus-team death match where Control Points cannot be captured and Victory Points are awarded for kills and completed Dynamic Combat Missions.

Assault: Assault is a team-versus-team game mode where teams race to capture all Control Points in the fastest time. While in the attack round, players must work together to capture all control points. During the defense round, players defend their bases for as long as possible. It’s a fast-paced mode that encourages close cooperation with your team and unwavering focus on the goal of capturing or defending the base!

Swarm: In Swarm, you and three other friends defend a single Control Point against an overwhelming number of computer-controlled Arm of Orion enemy units. To attain victory, your team must protect the Control Point from being captured by the enemy before the 15 minute time limit is reached.

Swarm Mode consists of a limited number of enemy waves. As soon as you capture the neutral Control Point, the first wave begins. Every five minutes, an Airstrike will bombard the enemy, eliminating them until the next wave begins.

Again, we’d like to extend a huge thank you to the PlayStation community for patiently waiting for Section 8: Prejudice. We are extremely excited to share this game with everyone, and hope that players enjoy all the free content!

To learn more about Section 8: Prejudice and get access to exclusive tournaments, giveaways, and our stats portal, join the community at warisprejudice.com/community. You can also follow Section 8: Prejudice on Twitter and on Facebook.

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Step into the Octagon with the new UFC space hitting PlayStation Home this week. Earn points by participating in a variety of free to play mini-games and redeem them to gain a plethora of rewards! You can collect profile cards of your favourite fighters, featuring an image, vital statistics and background information just for being in the space. Trade them with your friends to complete each book and then cash them in for points.

Testing your knowledge of the UFC, crunching your abdominal muscles and burning your way through press-ups in the space will also add to your score. If you prefer to train in private away from prying eyes, you can also purchase your own personal gym with the brand new UFC personal apartment, alongside punching bags and speed balls. Finally there’s an array of UFC posters featuring some of the biggest names in UFC and commemorating some of the biggest match ups of all time.

Over in the Shopping Centre you can find the latest release of Paris-inspired clothing in Threads, including some Classical, Victorian and Fantasy themed outfits,. To mark the anniversary of the Coconut Dodge PSN mini, Futurlab bring us some awesome new outfits to go nuts about! Available in the Alter Ego store now.

If you haven’t collected your free PlayStation Home Welcome Back package, be sure to head over to the teddy in Home Square and bag all of your goodies before 28th July.

News just in from SEGA: The Virtua Tennis 4 Baseline Battle game has been featuring in PlayStation Home in Home Square throughout the European Grand Slam tennis season as an added extra for any fans of the series.
 
We’re now delighted to be able to offer a free Virtua Tennis apartment space to anyone who mastered the game and registered a score of 11,000 points or more. Visit Home Square between 14th – 21st July to claim your free apartment.
 
Virtua Tennis 4 was released on PlayStation 3 on April 29th and has a host of new features including a brand new World Tour and Move compatibility. There are two demos available on PlayStation Network, where gamers to try out both of these new features. The Move demo is also in stunning 3D as well if you’re lucky enough to own a 3D TV. Check them out now and thanks for playing Baseline Battle.

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Hi all, a small update this week with some new opportunities on older content.

Dead Nation is now available to try before you buy, in case you were still on the fence, and we’ve also got a demo for PixelJunk Shooter 2, so you can now give that a whirl with no money down.

There’s also some pretty awesome DLC coming today in the form of a new case for LA Noire, and the ‘anticipated for as long as I can remember and incredibly awesome’ Final Fantasy VII character costumes for LBP2!

A quiet one this week then, sorry about that. Hopefully there are some bits and pieces for you here and now, and if not you can save your pennies for the release of Limbo on the 20th.

I’ll be around for comments from tomorrow morning as I’m working on some promotions for you lovely people this afternoon, but since it’s a quiet week for you all, hand on heart I’ll make time to respond to lots of your questions.
See you later!
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Hi Guys, thanks for your patience over the weekend. The issue with free Plus memberships not expiring on time has been fixed, so anyone that upgraded to a paid Plus membership will now have full access to all the Plus content on the Store.

On the subject of content it’s also time to announce the first of many Anniversary month treats.

Today we are adding another PSN game to the Plus content – get your hands on the PSN title Castle Crashers, worth £10.99, at no extra cost.

Keep an eye out for more mid month treats coming soon, including some great day one discounts, but I’m afraid for now I’ll have to leave you in Limbo…

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We’re excited to bring you the latest dev diary in the Resistance 3 PlayStation Blog Dev Diary series. This one focuses on bringing back some of the classic Resistance: Fall of Man gameplay like the weapon wheel and the great heritage that Ratchet & Clank has provided the Resistance franchise. If you missed out on the previous dev diaries, you can catch up with these two links here and here.

There is a ton of exciting news about Resistance 3 these days. There’s much more to come, with preview build coverage from many outlets coming very soon, and next week, we will be staging a Resistance 3 panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, July 21st at 5 p.m. in Room 7AB.

Go behind the scenes with Marcus Smith (Creative Director), Kevin Grow (Animation Director), Grant Hollis (Art Director), and voice actors Robin Atkin Downes (Joseph Capelli) and Crispin Freeman (Charlie Tent) from the cast and discover the secrets behind Insomniac’s vision of a post-apocalyptic 50′s era. Attendees will be able to ask their burning questions in an exclusive Q&A session and might – just might – get a first look at a brand-new way for you to resist with your friends.

Can’t make it to Comic-Con? Don’t fret, Geoff Keighley and the gang at Gametrailers TV will be bringing you tons of new Resistance 3 content with a full episode shot on location at Insomniac‘s Burbank studio on the night of Thursday, July 21st on Spike TV. We’re stoked to show you brand new single-player gameplay, a brand new multiplayer objective mode, as well as brand new interviews with the team!

That’s all for now – we’ve got tons to come, so to keep up with the latest news, previews and footage on Resistance 3, be sure to follow Insomniac Games on Twitter, Like us on Facebook, or join the conversation on MyResistance.Net.

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