To celebrate the upcoming resurrection of Twisted Metal on PS3, the team at IGN Australia put on their biggest Black BETA game event yet. Hosted by IGN Producer Beau Ushay, the event was held at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory, with winning members attending from the IGN & PlayStation web communities. Ice-cream trucks, hot dog stands, & cosplay bar staff…they were all present at the event, including music by IGN’s own DJ Cam Shae. There was also an 8-player network setup to hold a brutal onsite competition, with the winner on the night scoring a free PlayStation Vita, for the system’s Feb 23 launch in Australia. Narayan Pattison, Publishing Director at IGN Australia informed that the event drew ‘record crowds’.

Finally, retro versions of Twisted Metal on PSone and PS2 were also on display at the event (for historical reference), and while they were great to look at, they certainly prove that game-tech has come a mighty long way since those early days. So thanks IGN, for hosting a whopper of an event to salute a major piece of PlayStation’s gaming heritage. Now let’s proceed to that March release shall we!

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Speeding you into the weekend this Friday is Access TV episode 20, now available on YouTube and featuring shiny Vita racer Wipeout 2048 as Game of the Week. There’s a ton of new gameplay footage showcasing Studio Liverpool’s gravity-bothering blockbuster, including a look at the innovative ‘touch & tilt’ control functions.

Also worth checking out is footage from the recent Glasgow Vita Rooms, where Sony’s new handheld was on public display. There’s plenty of reaction from the Access Community (that’s you), plus guest appearances from Glasgow Rangers hotshots Maurice Edu and Alejandro Bedoya. Not only that, rap ace Lethal Bizzle drops in for a performance – don’t miss it.

Elsewhere the team brave an interview with UFC hard-man Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett, as he reveals what he really thinks of his nose, plus tells us which PlayStation character he’d most like to have a brawl with in real life.

There’s also your usual serving of PS3 news to get stuck into, plus a roundup of the week’s essential content on the PlayStation Store, which this week includes crazy shooter Gotham City Impostors, plus buckets of cartoon violence with Shank 2.

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

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Marvel vs Capcom fans, we’ve some new assets for you. Are you a hero or a herald? Check out the hero and herald screens to make your mind up…

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For a long time the simulation industry has been closely associated with game technologies, and history certainly seems to be repeating itself when India’s number one and world-renowned simulation development company, Zen Technologies Limited, decided to venture into game development and digital publishing. Version2Games Limited (V2G) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zen Technologies Limited and has a vision to make an impact and put India on the console gaming map.

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I’m here today to show you our awesome new teleportation shoot ‘em-up that is packed with innovative features – and it’s a game that YOU named!

Big Tease

Many moons ago we ran a mystery puzzle teaser here on the blog, the reveal of which invited you to suggest names for the game.* We can now reveal that there are FOUR winners who now have their names immortalised in the game, and each will win a promo code to download the game for free, or to share with a friend!

We had hundreds of entries, for which we were very grateful, and settled on ‘VELOCITY’, as it described the concept and gameplay very well – and is a cool word!

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