Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today unveiled the launch date for METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection, coming to the Playstation®Vita system on June 12. From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection includes two beloved classics, METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater. Featuring stunning, upgraded graphics from the original releases on the PlayStation®2, both titles include Transfarring. Players can transfer and save data from their PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection to their PlayStation®Vita system and start the action from where they left off.

METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection for the PlayStation®Vita allows fans to experience the series like never before with optimized controls that take full advantage of the Vita’s unique touch-screen and rear touchpad. Using just their fingers, gamers can zoom in on captivating cut-scenes, peek around corners, interrogate enemies, cycle through weapons, and perform rapid attacks with their knife.

METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection will be available for the Playstation®Vita system on June 12.

Source: Konami PR

EVE Online Players and Fanfest Attendees Gain First Access

Today CCP Games is proud to announce that players can register for beta access to its upcoming free-to-play first person shooter, DUST 514, set to launch later this year exclusively on PlayStation® 3. The registration page is now live and players can register at www.dust514.com/beta.

DUST 514 is one of the most anticipated titles of 2012, and CCP is ready to accept sign ups from fans and gamers eagerly awaiting their chance to try out the revolutionary shooter. If accepted, beta registrants will be notified with an email invitation and instructions on how to access the beta. Thousands of players have already been able to experience DUST 514 during its closed beta, and CCP is beginning to let limited numbers of players join the action. Select players from CCP’s MMO EVE Online will gain entry into the DUST 514 beta this week, as well as all those who attended the EVE Fanfest convention in Iceland this past March. The beta will continue to expand throughout the summer, and CCP will discuss more details at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

DUST 514 brings intense infantry combat, large scale warfare and rich character advancement to the PlayStation 3 in a system-exclusive free-to-play persistent shooter set in, and integrated with, the massive universe of EVE Online. Wage war in the next generation of first person shooters, where your next victory could prove the crushing blow to a galactic empire of thousands of online gamers.

DUST 514 is set to launch in 2012, exclusively on PlayStation3. For more information visit www.dust514.com and follow DUST 514 on Facebook and Twitter (@dust514).

Source: CCP Games PR

• Amazon: Free Call of Duty: Black Ops II digital wallpaper with pre-order.
• GameStop: Free 2-sided Call of Duty: Black Ops II posters with pre-order. Free Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 prestige token for PUR members (X360/PS3 only).
• Best Buy: Free Call of Duty: Black Ops II dog tag with pre-order.

Source: Activision PR

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More 3DS Augmented Reality games could be in the future, if a new patent is any indication.

The Nintendo-filed patent is a concept in which colors influence the game world.

It mentions a few examples as summarized by NintendoLife:

“For instance: your character stands on a red cube, with a huge gap before the next gap. Grab a red background — paper, clothing etc. — and line it up between the cube to create a bridge for the happy chap to wander over.

“Another example features a fiery pit. No problem — point your 3DS cameras over a blue surface and it’ll create rain to extinguish the flames.”

The question is, will we see this patent materialize into an actual product? Or is this just another protective filing?

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Yoshinori Kitase has been the producer of recent Final Fantasy titles such as Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

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