Posts Tagged ‘Socom’

SOCOM 4 Opens Fire with Double Experience
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Following several memorable releases, tactical shooter fans have waited patiently for a proper SOCOM title. SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs debuted just about a month ago, and didn’t successfully fill that gap. It didn’t help that the PlayStation Network was down when it released, effectively making the first couple of weeks uneventful. Now that the [...]

Retrospective From Sony On Success of 3D Gaming Incoming
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

It seems like only yesterday that we were in Sony’s Culver City studio lot, giving our initial impressions on some of the first titles to be enhanced with stereoscopic 3D. But as of next month, it will have been a full year since Sony pushed gaming into the next dimension, and they intend on reporting [...]

PS3 Review – SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

SOCOM 4 is locked, loaded and in our hands. Will it become our weapon of choice when playing on our PS3 online?

SOCOM 4 Joins The 3D Movement
Saturday, October 9th, 2010

The delay of SOCOM 4 raised a great deal of disappointment among fans as it was one of the highlights of the holiday season. Although gamers will have to wait until January of 2011 to get their hands on the tactical third-person shooter, PlayStation enthusiasts have another treat to add to the list of features [...]

PSLS Explores Gamescom in PlayStation Home
Friday, August 20th, 2010

This past Thursday, Sony went ahead and made the epic decision to not only share their recently released Gamescom space with all European Home users, but North American Home users as well! We decided to head on over to this new space to check it out and see if it lived up to the bill, [...]

SOCOM 4 Deployment Delayed
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

SOCOM 4, the first game in the series to arrive on the PS3 that is developed by Zipper Interactive — the talented team responsible for creating the long-standing franchise — has been long pegged for a holiday 2010 release date. It was also set to be one of the first “hardcore” games to released this [...]

Zipline into Zipper’s New Podcast
Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment American studio, Zipper Interactive, holds an immense amount of respect in the minds of PlayStation gamers everywhere. From the Washington based studio composed of executives and developers with extensive military backgrounds, Zipper Interactive brought us the SOCOM series for the PS2 and PSP, with an official sequel to the series coming to [...]

And the Secret Game Is… SOCOM 4
Thursday, March 4th, 2010

No more waiting… Sony’s “surprise sequel” has been announced…

Sony Deploys New PSP Anti-Piracy Strategy
Saturday, February 20th, 2010

It’s no secret that Sony’s first foray into portable gaming has unfortunately been plagued by an aggressive barrage of piracy. We know this. Developers know this. Sony knows this. However, the one thing that seems to elude everyone affected is how to stop it. With the recent release of SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, Sony hopes [...]

SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Demo Enlists Next Week
Saturday, February 6th, 2010

One of the most popular and successful series in the PlayStation family is the tactical third-person shooter series, SOCOM. Originally developed by Zipper Interactive on the PlayStation 2, the SOCOM series has since then seen various spinoffs spanning into the territories of the PSP and PS3. Fortunately, now that the final  game has been dated, [...]

PS3 Review – MAG
Friday, January 29th, 2010

Is it the “massive” hit Sony was expecting? Find out in our review…

SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Not Ready for Deployment
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Although the tactical PSP shooter, SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3, has been delayed numerous times by developer Slant Six, it looks like there will be at least one more delay in store for the game. Slant Six has been awfully quiet on the situation, as the game was originally scheduled for a late 2009 release, and [...]

MAG Deployment Imminent, Goes Gold with Open Beta
Monday, December 21st, 2009

MAG is getting closer than ever. The title is scheduled to release a mere month from now, with a date of January 26th in the US. Massive Action Game has been heavily anticipated for quite some time. It is the first PS3 title from SOCOM developer Zipper Interactive.

SOCOM’s War To Have a Cold Front
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

The SOCOM series of third-person tactical shooters has a long history on the PlayStation consoles. Beginning on the PlayStation 2, it had one of the best online multiplayer offerings for all of the last generation of consoles. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation is the series’ latest offering, the first developed by Slant Six instead of [...]

SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo Saga Continues
Friday, September 18th, 2009

SOCOM fans can rejoice as the SOCOM saga will continue before years end.  Slant-Six will deliver another episode of the team based action game exclusively to the PlayStation Portable.  Wraith is back for this installment leading his team of Navy Seals and is hot on the trail of a former KGB agent.