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PS3 Releases for April 2012

There’s not much to look forward to this month, but at the very least the month starts and ends on a high. Here’s what you can spend you money on this month:

EA Explains Why UEFA Soccer is Now FIFA 12 DLC

Every four years, EA releases a soccer game based on the UEFA championship. EA renewed the license for the franchise long enough to make a 2012 version. However, there won’t actually be a standalone UEFA release this year — instead, EA is putting out UEFA Euro 2012 on April 24 as a DLC pack for FIFA 12. EA still refers to it as the “officially licensed videogame,” but it’s a downloadable expansion…

Another Price Drop for Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

UK retailer Zavvi.com has lowered the price of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Limited Edition even further. Now you can get the PlayStation 3 version for £49,95, and the Xbox 360 version for £39,95. This is respectively 20 and 30 pounds cheaper than their original launch price (about £70)…

Confirmed: Sony Closes Zipper Interactive

Today, Sony released a statement to IGN confirming Zipper Interactive has indeed been shuttered. The statement reads as follows: “Sony Computer Entertainment can confirm the closure of Zipper Interactive, a Seattle-based internal game development studio that has been part of the global development operation of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS)…

Activision Refuses to Honor MW3 Elite Contest Prize to a Gamer

Well, this is a disappointing move on Activision’s part as they are withholding a prize that a gamer had won in a Call of Duty Elite tournament. According to a post on Reddit:

Assassin’s Creed 3 Pre-orders Set to Break Ubisoft Records

Ubisoft sent out a press release today boasting massive pre-order numbers for Assassin’s Creed 3, stating it’s on track to be the highest pre-ordered game in the company’s history. Ubisoft claims pre-orders for Assassin’s Creed 3 in its first three weeks reached ten times the pre-order numbers earned by Assassin’s Creed Revelations in the same stint. People must really be pumped to do some virtual canoeing…

Journey: Best PSN Game Period

According to Sony’s Playstation Blog, Journey becomes the fastest selling PSN game of all time! It exceeds all sales records since the PSN went live years ago. Scoring nearly a perfect score of 5/5 in the PSN, it is definitely a can’t miss for ANY PS3 owner. At a $15 price tag, 14 trophies, beautiful graphics, and a roughly 10 hour story, you can’t beat that!

Max Payne 3: A Closer Look at that Sub-Machine Gun

I don’t know if you are as excited about Max Payne 3 as we are but we are positively brimming with excitement about the fact that Rockstar have decided to detail the weaponry that will be available in-game. For those of you who are already familiar with the Max Payne series you will already be aware of the importance of the submachine gun…

Sony Announces 3 New “Freemium” HOME Games

Sony plans to roll out three new titles on PlayStation Home throughout this year. The company says they are the “deepest and most immersive” games on the social platform.

The first title releases this month on March 28. The two following games are out this spring and summer. “These new titles are delivering on the promise we made to the PlayStation Home community when we first launched the new core experience in November of last year, offering a variety of genre-based games to suit every gamer’s preference,” said Chris Mahoney, Senior Business Manager of PlayStation Home at SCEA…

Has Dragon’s Crown Been Cancelled?

You’ve heard of Vanillaware, haven’t you? The Japanese development studio, founded back in 2002, has been responsible for a few cult favorites in our industry, including GrimGrimoire, Odin Sphere, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Grand Knights History. And its upcoming title, Dragon’s Crown, has garnered a lot of positive attention since it was announced last year…