Valkyria Chronicles II – Coming to PSP Next Summer

Hey all, and nice to meet you! I’m Aaron Webber, also known as RubyEclipse over on the SEGA Blogs, and I’m the community lead at SEGA of America for all things Valkyria Chronicles.

As of today, SEGA is proud to announce Valkyria Chronicles II – the sequel to the legendary PS3 epic – is coming to the West exclusively on the PSP! Join the battle once more in the next addition to the Valkyria franchise – created by the same team behind the original.

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The year is 1937 EC.

Two years later, the ashes of the Second Europan war still glow in Gallia’s history. But even peace is a fragile happiness – and hearts that once fought side by side are not forever friends.

In the midst of this peace appears a group known as the Gallian Revolutionary Army, swearing to topple the current government – in a lightning fast coup, they arm themselves with the best of both Gallian technology and soldiers.

What was once a small but strong unified country is instantly plunged back onto the battlefield. But the day and age of the last war’s heroes is already fading out – with families to protect and children to raise, they are the ones who must now be protected. While numbers split and tensions rise, the spotlight shines to a handful of up-and-coming students at a Gallian Military Academy.

As civil war begins to rage across the country, morality and war clash with passion and ideals. But this time the distinction between blue and red is not so simple – nor will it ever be. Gallia once stood as a defiant beacon of hope against a giant empire… but can the country now defend against its own?

Valkyria Chronicles II will be arriving Summer 2010 – until then, you can follow all news Valkyria on the official Facebook and Twitter pages!

Finally, we’d like to give a special shout out to all the fans – those who put a fantastic game back into the spotlight, and continue to show their dedication and support for the series. This one goes out to all of you.

 

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Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Demo Coming to PSN September 24

Hello PlayStation Blog! Capcom is offering PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience a piece of the Tokyo Game Show action from the comfort of their own living rooms this year by offering the Lost Planet 2 demo available exclusively for download from PSN starting the first day of the show. Beginning September 24, PS3 owners will not only be able to engage in the frantic battle against the enormous G-Type Akrid, the boss Akrid of the episode 1, but will also get the exclusive experience of two additional missions in an online co-operative extermination of the Akrid of E.D.N. III.

Throughout the demo players will run into Akrid ranging from small (in Lost Planet terms) to enormous, as they fight to collect the precious thermal energy contained within the Akrids bodies in order to heal themselves, their friends, and power the armored Vital Suits. Utilizing a number of weapons from machine guns to missile pods and rocket launchers scattered throughout the environment, teams of four players can join up via the PlayStation Network and clear three mission objectives with friends, giving them a glimpse into the jungle of E.D.N III.

In order to promote cooperative gameplay, players can share life-giving thermal energy amongst injured members of their squad while new support weapons allow teammates o boost attack and defense capabilities. Additionally, the new dash feature allows players to sprint for short distances, bringing greater speed to combat

The true firepower of Lost Planet comes from the heavily armed and armored robotic Vital Suits as they return in greater numbers and variety than the first game. Players now have the ability to hold up to three players as they make their way through varied environments in the game.

Lost Planet 2 is the first game to make use of Capcom’s updated proprietary game engine, MT Framework 2.0. Rendering dynamic lighting in beautiful massive environments, previous versions of MT Framework have been used on games like Resident Evil 5 and Devil May Cry 4.

For those new to the world of Lost Planet, Lost Planet 2 takes place on the planet of E.D.N. III, 10 years after the events of the first game. Terraforming efforts have melted the icy terrain of the first game and given way to revealing lush tropical jungles and harsh deserts. Players will enter this new environment and follow the exploits of their own customized snow pirate on their quest to seize control of the changing planet.

Capcom is also releasing the newest trailer on PSN the same day as the Lost Planet 2 demo. Previously only having shown the jungle and city environments, the new TGS trailer gives you a glimpse of the new desert environment and even bigger Akrid than seen before.

We hope you enjoy the demo and newest trailer! Make sure to look for more news and information about Lost Planet 2 coming over the next few months to the PlayStation Blog!

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PES 2010 PC and Xbox 360 Demos Now Available

 

The PES 2010 PC-DVD demo is now available to download on PESFan. You’ll be able to find the demo to download at http://www.pesfan.com/downloads/ and it weighs in at a particularly un-rounded 899MB.

You'll be able to download the Xbox 360 demo on XboxLive now.

The game’s exhibition mode will be available to play, with Liverpool, Barcelona, Spain, Italy, France and Germany all usable from the off.

It might be worth noting, though fairly obvious, that although the version of the game isn’t as old as the code seen at gamescom back in August, it isn’t as up to date as the review code the press have been getting their hands on this week, so keep that in mind when giving it a go.

Alright ladies and gentlemen, that's it, get playing and let us know what you think.
Go!

Edit: Added Mirrors at http://www.fileplanet.com/205156/200000/fileinfo/Pro-E... and http://www.fileplay.net/file/6193/pes-2010-pc-demo-setup

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PESFan Championships to return for PES2010

1st November 2009

Make sure you've got this date free in your schedules people as it's going to see the return on the PESFan Championships on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Following the huge success of this competition last season, we're bringing it back bigger and better than before with all new Admins to run it and some awesome prizes to be won along the way.

The PES 2009 Champions were RobMclean on PS3 and TheGreek on Xbox 360.

If you think you have what it takes to dethrone either of these two, simply head over to www.pesrankings.com to sign up and then look out for the first qualifying event on your chosen format.

If you missed out last season, here's how it all works:

• 8 Monthly qualifying events held on each format.
  
• Each monthly Winner and Runner Up will qualify for the Online Final (Date TBC)
  

The specific details of each monthly qualifier are being worked on as we speak and more information will be posted as soon as it's available.

Remember, you've got to be in it, to win it ;)

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