Taken from a swish press pack we received in the post the other day, here is some of the concept art for Drake’s. Another two parts to follow…

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Ubisoft has unveiled the latest instalment of its Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series, Rainbow Six Vegas 2. It’s pinned down for a March 2008 release with more co-operative and tactical options, more extensive online play and a brush up on the graphics too. The sequel is being developed by the same team that handled the previous instalment, the Ubisoft Montreal studio.

Rainbow Six Vegas received positive reviews on its launch earlier this year, with a Metacritic score of 86. Its realistic graphics, extensive online mode and intuitive cover system were just a few of the much touted points.

“Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas took the gaming world by storm in 2006 thanks to its technological advances and gameplay innovations,” said Yves Guillemot, president and chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “We are convinced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will remain a pioneer in the highly competitive first person shooter genre, bringing more of what Rainbow Six fans love to the table.”

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Good news for those of you who were frustrated to find that firmware 2.01 appeared to stop Call of Duty 4’s online mode from working, the issues have now been sorted. Infinity Ward’s community relations manager brought the good news earlier today.

“You should no longer be receiving this error message or any other issues related to the firmware update in the game. Thank you to everyone for giving us the heads up on this so we could start tracking down answers, and getting it resolved and please let us know if you have any additional issues.”

A further patch is also on its way to the PS3 version of the game bringing optimisation of some multiplayer aspects, host migration and a ‘player mute’ option.

[via Eurogamer]

Good news for all you PSP owners, there is now a PlayStation store accessible via PC at http://store.playstation.com for all your PSP needs. As the press release states, the store launched on November 20 with ‘downloadable games, playable demos, trailers and exclusive non-game content’.

The store has launched with exclusive full game downloads, including Beats and Go Puzzle, as well as a range of downloadable PS1 classics including WipEout and Crash Bandicoot.

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You may remember the Folklore competition we ran a link to a while back on Three Speech to design a character for the game. Well the winning design has been chosen and goes by the name of The Malion.

Check here to take a look at the entries and the winning character. Some great designs in there. The judging panel consisted of the Game Republic team and Okamoto-san who are now in the process of transforming The Malion into a Folk that players will soon be able to download via the PLAYSTATION®Store and use in-game.

Time Crisis has always been a PlayStation exclusive so it’s no surprise that the latest edition is making its way to the PS3. Time Crisis 4 comes with the new GunCon 3 light gun (which will work with any TV), and includes an arcade mode with updated graphics and an all new FPS mode that takes advantage of the GunCon 3 and its dual analogue stick set up.

IGN have reviewed Time Crisis 4 and given it a respectable 8.0. Check out that review here.

Also, take a look at the latest trailer below.

You may have seen our heads up on the live text interview with Evan Wells on Eurogamer last week. The interview went as planned and some good points were raised. If you missed it, Eurogamer have the full transcript available to view here.

PSN ideas, integration with Home, possibilities of Jak on PS3 and why he hasn’t got “a proper job” are all featured. Well worth a read!

Gaming site palgn have had a chance to get their hands on WipEout HD, the HD update of one of the PlayStation’s coolest racing games. The game looks beautiful, with crisp high-resolution graphics and many cool effects happening on screen. Check the article here.

Also the WipEout HD Official Site launched recently. Take a look.

After the impressive demo, and now more high-scoring reviews, Drake’s is lining-up to be a hit when it is released in December. Check out the reviews below, and if those aren’t enough for you there is also a clip featuring the ZBrush3 modelling tool that has been used in many high-end movies and also in the making of Drake’s.

IGN 9.1 out of 10

Eurogamer 9 out of 10

UGO A-

Gametap 9 out of 10

Gamespy 4.5 out of 5

Game Informer 8.75 out of 10

1Up 8.5 out of 10

Gamer TV (YouTube Link) 5 out of 5

It’s been reported that Sony has cut the price of PlayStation 3 development kits in a bid to ‘’contribute to cost-saving measures of the development community”.

In the official announcement Sony said, “As more and more new titles are developed for the PS3 format, SCEI will significantly reduce the price of the Reference Tool in order to contribute to the cost saving measures of the development community.”

“Along with this boost to the PS3 game development environment, SCEI will further reinforce its support system to the development community, and continue to further expand the PS3 platform.”

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