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TOTAL PLAYSTATIONTHE OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE

www.tps.com

TPS News Get the latest news and editorial briefs from our crew

014 Sony detects hacking

activities

016 Uncharted 3 comes to

Playstation Home

DEPARTMENTCheck out the best playstationaccessoriesfor your gaming pleasure

014 DLC for this month offers you

what you need to extend yourgameplay

028 Our most antipicated

movies for 2012 is all you need tohope for in hollywood

046 Check out the top 10 PS3

games of all time.

FEATURESWe take an in-depth look on the gamesreleasedthis month

008 L.A. Noire is a single-player

detective game from Rockstar Games set

on the infamous streets

022 Battlefield 3 is out, we take a

look at the game and managed tohave an interview with it’s producer

034 Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution isan engross that keeps you guessing.

040 Socom 4: We review the third

person shooter and analyze it’sprogress.

034Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a sure match forsurvival of the fittest

022Tactics and vigilance could save youyour breath in Battle field 3

TOP 10

PS3 GAMESOF ALL TIME

016Uncharted 3 beginson Playstation Home

034Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a sure match forsurvival of the fittest

022Tactics and vigilance could save youyour breath in Battle field 3

008 You are an undercover cop in L.A. Noire, your jobis to investigate a mob squad in Los Angles.The time line is set to the 60s

040SOCOM 4’S commandoes take theirbattle to the warm field of Korea

046We take a look at the bestPS3 games of all time

TOTAL PLAYSTATION FEATURE Rockstar game

You are a crime scene investigator

We find out how RockStar Games is

revolutionising gaming

L.A. Noire is different. It's not

like most video games

developed by Rockstar. You

don't play the outlaw

running wild, free to kill,

steal, and cause destruction.

You're a cop. A good cop at that,

determined to restore order to

the violent streets of 1940s Los

Angeles.

L.A. Noire's not like most games.

Sure, there are car chases,

gunfights, and a point-tally to

judge the quality of your police

justice, but it's a slow-paced,

an animator manipulating things

from behind the scenes. It's a

striking, sometimes unnerving

effect certain to help push video

games closer to true cinematic

experiences. It's easy to fall into

old video game habits like

checking your phone while

listening to a line of dialogue, but

you're setting yourself up for

failure. The actors' tells are in their

faces, their posture, their eyes –

rarely is it revealed in what they

say. This is where L.A. Noire

shines. The interrogations are like

meditative experience. The focus

isn't on how good you are at

scoring headshots with a pistol

but instead your ability to read a

suspect's face and

determine if he or she is telling the

truth, holding something back, or

flat out lying.

Using a brand new technology

called MotionScan, L.A. Noire

delivers pure performances from

a talented group of actors. Every

wrinkle, twitch, downward glance,

grimace, and hard swallow is

from an actor playing a part, not

Greg Miller

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lengthy dialogue scenes you'd

see in an RPG -- but they're

captivating. This is the core of L.A.

Noire and that core is very good.

You're a detective, so you're going

to scour crime scenes searching

for clues. And when you question

witnesses, you have to think less

like a gamer and more like a

sleuth. It's not easy. In fact, it's

often a real challenge to judge the

trustworthiness of a witness'

worse you do, the tougher it is to

get at the truth, but there's no

possibility of failure in any

conversation. L.A. Noire won't

abruptly end if you fail to catch a

killer's lie or miss an important

clue. The bad guy only gets away

if it's pre-determined in the story.

The only game over screen

comes from dying or allowing a

fleeing suspect to escape. This

makes you less of a real detective

and more of a page turner,

destined to always reach the next

chapter so long as you make a

choice -- any choice.

L.A. Noire isn't all about badgering

statement. The line between

"doubt" and "lie" is very narrow.

Though L.A. Noire's hero, Cole

Phelps, is regarded as one of the

best case men ever, I still

managed to falsely accuse

dozens of suspects, doubt

witnesses who were actually

forthcoming, and use the wrong

clues to try and catch killers in lies.

The Record KeeperAfter every question, selected

from Phelps' trusty notebook, you

get a response from the suspect.

Then you must choose to believe,

doubt, or accuse them of lying. Get

it right and you can open them up

and get more clues. Get it

wrong, and they offer less. The

better you do over the course of a

case, the more you'll understand

the suspect's motivations. The

Near (R): Inspector James

Cloud scolds Phelps to get his

job done

Far (R): Phelps goes on a street

chase to capture a Mexican thug

for a hint on his first mission

“You are bold, interogative and cunning.

Your decisions will impact the story plot in

L.A Noire”


Mr. T, your boss at

base

Phelp’s meeting at a resturant in Vibiana.

Mr. McCloud’s (L) conversation in this

scene leaks Lester a bad natured man to his

former wife Lorna



Phelps and his partner Robert, a fairly

old undercover police in the service

investigates a murder case connected to

Leo’s departure from L.A

people, though. This is still an

open-world game. You're free to

deviate from a case, explore

faithfully recreated 1947 Los

Angeles, and tackle more action-

oriented missions. No, you can't

run wild like in Grand Theft Auto

(you're a cop, accept it), but there

are some other things to do. Forty

"unassigned cases" come in as

calls on the radio. These aren't

random; they're single-scene

missions where you'll stop a

bank robbery, chase down a bat-

wielding lunatic, or shadow a

crook to his hideout.

A few other distractions can be

had -- finding all of the famous L.A.

locations and discovering more

than a dozen hidden cars -- which

earn you points towards leveling

up your rank. New ranks mean

new clothes, hidden car locations,

and intuition points (which can be

spent to reveal clues and narrow

choices when interrogating a

suspect).

Phelps walks to interrogate a night club boss. His

place has being a hangout for mob quads and drug

dealers

Cruising late at night might have it’s

good feeling, but be careful of mobs

on the streets. Some of them know

who you are!



“The facial expression in L.A Noire is very realistic, with

RockStar games claiming to have invested 20,000

polygons on the average build of each character.”

Final ThoughtsThis is the "game" portion of L.A.

Noire, the part built for those who

aren't ready to release their old

needs as gamers. And maybe

Rockstar is struggling to release

that same hold. I like going about

town, but L.A. Noire would have

been stronger with greater focus

on the experience and less

concern for including traditional

game elements.

Each time I start getting

immersed in the world, I'm

reminded "you're playing a game"

with unnecessary text popping

up on the screen or a score

tallying my lie-detecting ability.

There are moments when L.A.

Noire comes together brilliantly,

when the threads from multiple

cases lead to a darker ringleader.

But more often, things are

perhaps too true to real police

work – repetitive, redundant, and

unsurprising. Despite having 21

cases, some of which can take

more than an hour to complete,

L.A. Noire drags at times because

it recycles the same drama. So hit

start on your Playstation 3

controller and get the best out of

your time in RockStar’s newest

release. Hope you won’t lose

your way in L.A. Noire’s gigantic

map.

A sceptical cooperation. Mr. Steven

is not ready to tell anything about

the state’s school fund to San

Gabriel but promises maintain

transparency under law

Verdict

Very Good

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Phelp reminds me of Tommy Angelo, the protagonist

in Mafia. With a younger age and a keen interest to find

the truth.



In a post on the EU

PlayStation blog

Sony's new Chief

Information Security

Officer, Philip Reitinger,

informs users Sony has

"detected attempts on

Sony Entertainment

Network, PlayStation

Network and Sony

Online Entertainment

("Networks") services to

test a massive set of

sign-in IDs and

passwords against our

network database."

Reitinger points out the

data appears to have

come from another

source. "In this case,

given that the data

tested against our

network consisted of

sign-in ID-password

pairs, and that the

overwhelming majority

of the pairs resulted in

failed matching

attempts, it is likely the

data came from another

source and not from our

Networks. We have

taken steps to mitigate

the activity," writes

Reitinger. "Less than

one tenth of one percent

(0.1 per cent)" of the PSN,

SEN and SOE audience

may have been affected,

approximately 93,000

accounts globally. Credit

card numbers are not at

risk, although accounts

where the attempts to

match sign-in IDs and

passwords were

successful have been

locked. "If you are in the

small group of PSN/SEN

users who may have

been affected, you will

receive an email from

us at the address

associated with your

account that will prompt

you to reset your

password," writes

Reitinger. "Similarly, the

SOE accounts that were

matched have been

temporarily turned off. If

you are among the

small group of affected

SOE customers, you will

receive an email from

us at the address

associated with your

account that will advise

you on next steps in

order to validate your

account credentials and

have your account

turned back on."

Sony Detects HackingActivity on NetworkAttempt "to test a massive set of sign-in IDs andpasswords" against database spotted.

We're just

weeks away

from

Batman:

Arkham City, but that

doesn't mean there isn't

time to leak new

information.

PS3Trophies.org has

the Arkham City Trophy

list posted, and it has

two interesting items

under DLC two

Nightwing trophies and

a slew of Catwoman

ones. This confirms

that Nightwing aka Dick

Grayson, the first Robin -

- is a playable character

in challenge maps, but it

also points out that

Catwoman isn't included

on Arkham City disc.

Most likely, Catwoman

mission.

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"Leaked" Skyrim Manual Hints at New FeaturesLet your fists do the talking.

Mercenaries are

making a return

in Skyrim, if an

allegedly leaked

Skyrim manual is to be

believed. The manual,

leaked in a series of

photos, reveals that

players will be able to

hire characters, or

"Hirelings," in taverns to

aid them in combat and

carry items.

attacking a specific

enemy, using objects in

the world, opening

doors or containers,

picking up items, or

waiting patiently for

your valiant return. The

manual also mentions

the Cooking skill, stating

"Cooking pots allow you

to prepare food items

that provide various

temporary effects. Each

recipe requires specific

culinary ingredients that

can be found throughout

Skyrim." There is also a

new social option to

supplement Persuade,

Intimidate and Bribe.

Brawl, the new

Bethesda. We are there

The last time this

mechanic was used in

an Elder Scrolls game

was Morrowind:

Tribunal. "Friends" will

also fight alongside you

and lighten your load,

and you can do the

same, accepting gifts

from them. Friends and

Hirelings will be capable

of following rudimentary

commands such as

Resistance 3Patch, FreeMaps ComingSoon

Insomniac is continuing to"address issues."

Resistance 3 has

been out for a

while now, and

plenty of PS3

gamers are still

spending plenty of time

on its multiplayer

modes. Today, the

Survival DLC comes out,

which is multiplayer-

centric, namely offering

a new multiplayer

mode. But according to

the PlayStation Blog,

more multiplayer

goodness for

Resistance 3 is coming

soo an, and better yet,

this upcoming offering

will be free. James

Stevenson, Insomniac's

Community Manager,

said the following on the

Blog: "We are also

working on another

patch to continue to

address issues.

Crysis 2 bears the weight of heavy

expectations on its shoulders. Set in a

2024 that seems more like the day

after tomorrow, Crysis 2 depicts New

York City, under assault from all

directions

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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is less than a

month away, but that doesn't make the wait

any easier. Luckily, Sony feels your pain and

is bringing Uncharted 3 to PlayStation Home -

- or at least a taste of it. Or the next few weeks, a

slightly modified version of the Yemen level from

Uncharted 3 will be in PlayStation Home. Players can

wander the area, chat with friends, and preorder

Uncharted 3 through Amazon.com for a special

Nathan Drake Home skin that comes complete with a

gunplay taunt.

Still, the sweetest part of the deal won't cost you a

dime. In the Uncharted 3 area is a Home version of an

Uncharted level. You start it and take your avatar

through a shooting gallery where you need to collect

treasures and kill enemies. It's a cover-based game

that's pretty similar to the gameplay of Uncharted -- if

not stiffer because it's using PlayStation Home's



engine and assets.

There are three waves in this gallery each with its

own boss. A new wave becomes available every

week leading up to launch and each plays into

thegame's 10 challenges. If you knock off each of

these challenges, you'll start Uncharted 3's

multiplayer with the Kickback Endurance Booster.

First day of November (yeah 1st!).

Uncharted 3 will be epic, just it’s predecessor. We just can’t wait to play it out and give a full review on next month’s issue

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Producer Reveals

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC ScheduleKitase tells us to expect several bits of content a month.

Andriasang reports that

Yoshinori Kitase, Final

Fantasy XIII-2 Producer

and Director, has told

Japanese magazine Dengeki

Playstation that there will be

several pieces of DLC for the

game every month. Each

update will contain multiple

items, according to Kitase. He

wouldn't be drawn on the

price, but stressed the

importance of setting a price

point that consumers would

find fair. We already know

that FFXIII-2's DLC will include

extra weapons and

costumes, as well as new

enemies that you might have

to defeat in order to use them.

Rather than just downloading

the item solus, DLC will be

worked into the gameworld -

you'll have to travel or

complete a quest in order to

play with your newly-

purchased toy. Fit for the

series?



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BATTLEFIELD 3’S GA MEPLAYEXPLAINED

STORYThe quality multiplayer traditionreturns, but the campaign feels like adifferent game.

Battlefield 3 suffers from an

identity crisis. It delivers

scorching multiplayer, fitting

of its decade-long pedigree of

famously expansive big-team

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battles, but stumbles over a generic

single-player campaign that feels

like a different game. While DICE

may not deliver a memorable story

here, it doesn't need to when

Battlefield 3's online warfare raises

every bar imaginable, delivering one

of the best multiplayer experiences

of the year. I doubt Battlefield purists

will complain much about the

campaign, honestly; I know you're

enlisting in this battle to bring down

entire armies online.

MAPSKnow your way through

From the beaches of Kharg Island to

the hills of Damavand Peak,

Battlefield 3's multiplayer maps

provide an immediate sense of

scale. Everything about their design

screams size, personalization, and

the need to take creative initiative to

succeed. Choose to pop headshots

from the prone position, spin barrel

rolls in a jet outfitted with personal

unlocks, or see how many dog tags

you can knife from your opponents;

Battlefield 3's multiplayer is about the

freedom of choice.

MULTIPLAYERFor the Soliders

The online fight feels like a

geography lesson (in a good way).

Depending on the game mode, each

map utilizes a different area or shifts

wider and wider as gameplay

progresses. You might not see half

of a map like Caspian Border or Seine

Crossing during your first few Rush

matches. To accommodate PS3's

24-player cap, each map has been

modified slightly -- mainly by

drawing spawn points closer to the

action and limiting Conquest-match

BATTLEFIELD 3’S GA MEPLAYEXPLAINED



I THINK WE COULD IMPROVE A LOT OF STUFF,

IN REGARDS TO BOTH THE SCALE ANDTHE RENDERING OF MAPS, ALONGWITH THE DESTRUCTION ANDDYNAMICS TOO. TODAY, WE ALREADYKNOW HOW TO IMPROVE THEANIMATION. Patrick Liu, Producer

Check out the multiplayer fact forBattlefield 3 on: tps.com/battlefield3

Caspian Border is a fairly decent map, butdon’ t except everything destructible asBad company 2

On your first mission, a freedom fighter bombards youwith missles from his RPG in a hotel tower, you arework with your team to take him out

Seine Crossing is a map situated inFrance, and is the second Battlefield 3map set in Paris, France, the first beingOperation Metro.

Corporal Jonathan themain character in thegame is the head of the1st Marine Tank Battalion as they engage and destroy PLR armor in the Dasht-eKavir desert in Iran.



points to three (as opposed to PC's

five). Where many online shooters

teach you the nooks and crannies of

every map, Battlefield 3 is a wide

sandbox that encourages variety

and exploration. Also, the in-game

server browser is a great addition to

console matchmaking as players

can easily find the exact game-type

they're looking for.

GAMEPLAYExplosions, choppers, bombs

Is the gameplay balanced? Battlefield

3's online teeter-totter comes down

to personal preference. I've been

pinned down at my spawn point in

Operation Metro by a dozen, well-

stocked snipers and I've taken over

an entire conquest map single-

handedly. I'm no Maverick in a jet, so I

learned to rain down hellfire from a

chopper. For any class or tactic that

doesn't work, like a painter's palette,

Battlefield 3 offers alternatives. All

four streamlined classes (Soldier,

Engineer, Assault, and Recon) get

their own problem-solving unlocks,

so leveling each one is paramount to

sitting on top of the leaderboards.

TROPHIESYour rewards and medals

Battlefield 3's rewards and

progression will keep you coming

back to its online rumble for a long

time. From adding heat-seeking

missiles to an Anti-Aircraft Tank to

simply changing camouflage,

there's always a carrot dangling just

out of reach -- if you can wrangle the

score to earn it. While the newly

implemented Team Deathmatch

modes encourage high kills and low

deaths, Battlefield remains a team-

based game where you can sit atop

the scoreboard no matter how

many times you've died. Heal an

injured teammate, resupply a

sniper, or make sure a tank gets

fixed up, Battlefield is about working

BATTLEFIELD 3sets DICE head on head withSlegdehammer games on their mostanticipated game, Call of duty:

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Total Playstation: What kind of

feedback have you had from both the

Open Beta and the Closed Beta, and

what are some of the

improvements you’ve made as a

reaction to that?

Patrick Liu: A lot of stuff, especially

from the previous version. For

example, we reworked the spotting

from the ground up. We changed all

the map layouts, removed the LAV...

We customised the balancing and

behaviour of a lot of the weapons.

Total Playstation: Some of the

more vocal feedback on the web

have noted the Beta’s bugginess and

lag. Is that reflective of the final game,

or is that something you’ve taken on

board?

Patrick Liu: Yeah, it’s definitely buggy.

I’ll admit to that, I’m not going to hide

that fact. But the point is that this is

early software. I know a lot of people

think that, while it’s called a Beta it’s

actually a Demo, but this is a true

Beta. It’s not a Demo. We’re doing

real live testing of the backend while

people are playing.

Total Playstation: Does that annoy

you, the distinction between Beta

and Demo that some players don’t

seem to understand?

Patrick Liu: Yeah, it can be annoying

sometimes, just reading the

comments and knowing what the

Beta actually is. But, you get used to it

I guess. Take your time to play.

Total Playstation: You have some

truly huge maps in the game. How

challenging was it to pack in the

amount of content you have,

especially when working with

technology that’s five years old?

Patrick Liu: It has been a challenge,

yes (laughs)! It kind of works out,

with the new streaming technology

that we have. That’s really helped us

out with the big maps. We tried to do

that in Bad Company, but we never

really managed to make them as big

as in Battlefield 3. At that point we

didn’t even have any streaming at all

included with the Frostbite 1 engine.

Total Playstation: Battlefield 3 is

being hailed as one of the most

graphically realistic games out there.

So obviously on an audio-visual level

the game is pretty high-end. Could it

go further? Is there a need in your

mind for a new generation of

consoles when you can pull off this

kind of graphical fidelity from an Xbox

360?

Patrick Liu: I would say that we’ve

been exploiting the hardware as

much as we can with Frostbite 2. We

would definitely require a new

generation of consoles to make

something that’s better than

Frostbite 2. We’ll see...

Patrick LiuDICE,Producer

DICE is putting its blood, sweat and tears into ensuring that Battlefield 3 lives up to the hype that DICE is putting its

blood, sweat and tears into ensuring that Battlefield 3 lives up to the hype that Electronic Arts has set up for it. It

doesn’t have to try too hard though - on the audio-visual front, it’s certainly looking like one of the best games this

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THE MOVIESYOU’VEALWAYSWANTED

We take a look on the mostanticipated movies in 2012, justas this year is about a mile awayfrom us

Christopher Nolanonly signed for twofilms but has

signed on to direct thethird movie [1]. It is saidthat Nolan is going to startworking on it in 2009. Issaid to be finished in 2010or 2011. Christian Baledid say a couple thingsabout not doing the moviewithout Nolan. But Nolanis doing the movie so Baleis doing it too.Throwing cold water tothe flaming fire, the "BladeTrinity" writer stated thatthey are all merely rumors

stating, "It's all B.S. ALL ofit." In fact, he insisted thatno official talk has beendone between him andNolan about the future filmplan for Batman. "Chrisand I haven't even talkedabout it. He quiteunderstandably is takinga long, long vacation andwants to purge himself,"he explained. Still, he alsoconfessed that they haveloosely discussed themesand ideas. "We havemused here and there[but] I mean Chris ispretty much a one movie

THE DARK KNIGHTRISES

Yeah, that’s Chris.Still, healso confessed that theyhave loosely discussedthemes and ideas. "Wehave mused here andthere [but] I mean Chris ispretty much a one movieat a time kind a guy""Well ... let me think howto put this. There are twothings to be said. One isthe emphasis on story.What’s the story? Is therea story that’s going tokeep me emotionallyinvested for the couple ofyears that it will take tomake another one? That’sthe overriding question.

On a more superficiallevel, I have to ask thequestion: How manygood third movies in afranchise can peoplename? [Laughs.] At thesame time, in taking onthe second one, we hadthe challenge of trying tomake a great secondmovie, and there haven'tbeen too many of thoseeither. It’s all about thestory really. If the story isthere, everything ispossible. I hope that wasa suitably slipperyanswer." Let’s hope we’llenjoy the film when out.

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THE AVENGERS

The Avengers is anupcoming Americansuperhero film

produced by MarvelStudios and distributedby Walt Disney Pictures1,based on the MarvelComics superhero teamof the same name. It ispart of the MarvelCinematic Universe,which crosses overseveral Marvel superherofilms including Iron Man(2008), The IncredibleHulk (2008), Iron Man 2(2010), Thor (2011) andCaptain America: TheFirst Avenger (2011). Thefilm is written anddirected by Joss Whedonand features an ensemblecast, which includesRobert Downey, Jr., ChrisEvans, Mark Ruffalo,Chris Hemsworth, ScarlettJohansson, JeremyRenner and Samuel L.Jackson. In TheAvengers, Nick Fury,director of thepeacekeepingorganization S.H.I.E.L.D.,recruits Iron Man, Hulk,Thor, and CaptainAmerica to save the worldfrom destruction.Development of TheAvengers began whenMarvel Studios received a

screenplay that wasoriginally written by ZakPenn. Production beganin April 2011 inAlbuquerque, NewMexico, before moving toCleveland, Ohio and NewYork City. The filmentered post-productionat the conclusion offilming in September2011.The Avengers isscheduled for release onMay 4, 2012 in the UnitedStates.On an estimated $220million budget, principalphotography began onApril 25, 2011 inAlbuquerque, NewMexico with filmingscheduled to continue inCleveland, Ohio and NewYork City. The followingday Paul Bettanyconfirmed he wouldreturn to voice TonyStark's computerizedassistant, JARVIS. In May2011, Gwyneth Paltrowstated that she might"possibly" appear verybriefly in the film asPepper Potts. Also inMay, Stan Lee confirmedthrough his Twitteraccount that he will havea cameo appearance inthe film unless they "shoot

A video game based on the film was planned

for concurrent release. The game was to be a

first-person shooter brawler for the Xbox 360,

PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows and

published by THQ

grant from Merrill Lynch inApril 2005. After thesuccess of the film IronMan in May 2008, Marvelannounced that TheAvengers would bereleased in July 2011.With the signing ofScarlett Johansson inMarch 2009, the film waspushed back for a 2012release. Whedon wasbrought on board in April2010 and rewrote the

it on the moon". In June,stuntman JeremyFitzgerald injured hishead while attempting astunt involving a 30-footfall from a building aftergetting hit by an arrow. AMarvel spokesperson latertold TMZ.com that,"[Fitzgerald] was fine. Heslid briefly along the sideof the building. He gotright back up and didseveral more takes."

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THE HOBBIT

The Hobbit is to befilmed in Nelson atthe end of this year!

And 400-500 crew andcast will be staying in theregion. Nelson is a city onthe eastern shores ofTasman Bay, and is theeconomic and culturalcentre of the Nelson-Tasman region.Established in 1841, it isthe second oldest settledcity in New Zealand.The Hobbit publicistMelissa Booth said shewas unable to confirmlocations.“We’re just lookingforward and trying to getthe film made. I thinkeveryone is happy to beback at work.”Bob Haswell of ClifftopsRetreat in Ruby Bay saidhe had friends working onthe film in Wellington and“it looks like some of themmight be coming toNelson”.Mr Haswell is connectedto Tasman Helicopters,which was involved.

Orlando Bloom and

Miranda Kerr hunt

for Hobbit

holeLeaving Flynn,

their baby son, tucked

up at home, Orlando

Bloom and wife,

Victoria’s Secret

model Miranda Kerr,

braved the New

Zealand chill to view

a four-bedroom open

plan waterfront home

featuring a gym,

home cinema, spa,

swimming pool,

home cinema, wine

cellar and spectacular

views across Karaka

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THE AMAZINGSPIDERMAN

Shortly before thisyear's San DiegoComic-Con, the first

images were released ofHasbro's take on MarcWebb's upcoming versionof The Amazing Spider-Man. You can checkphotos out of that actionfigure by clicking here orfind, below, courtesy ofUSA Today, a new photoof the larger Marvel Selectversion, set to be fullyrevealed at thisweekend's New YorkComic Con.Standing at the 7" heightthat matches the rest ofthe Marvel Select line, thistake on the wall-crawlerboasts 16 points ofarticulation and isaccompanied by adetailed base.While you'll find theHasbro version at toystores everywhere, MarvelSelect figures can befound at specialty shopslike your local comic bookstore. It remains to beseen whether or notSpider-Man will representthe only figure in the line,as the past two Marvel

films (Thor and CaptainAmerica) have pairedboth heroes with a plasticrendition of theirrespective villain.Meanwhile, MarvelTelevision is gearing upfor next week's New YorkComic Con with theannouncement that they'llbe showcasing footagefrom the upcominganimated series "UltimateSpider-Man," and theanime versions of "X-Men"and "Blade." Details ofeach are as follows fromMarvel's official pressrelease:First, join Jeph Loeb,Marvel’s Head ofTelevision, on Friday,October 14th in Room1A22 for MarvelTelevision Presents:Anime on G4 from 5-6pmfor news on this cuttingedge animation! Who willvoice Blade when G4’sBlade anime premieres?You’ll find out…and seeexclusive footage fromthe hotly-anticipatedseries. Plus, don’t missthe world-premiere of theX-Men anime with a



SKYFALL

Photos have emergedof Daniel Craig, nowwithout a beard,

alongside Naomie Harriswhile shooting a rooftopscene in Londonyesterday. Craig iswrapped up warmly in anovercoat and scarf, whileHarris wraps a duvetaround her to keep warmbetween takes. An articlepublished on The DailyBLAM!, which carries

The Department of Energyand Climate Change islocated at 3 WhitehallPlace, close to whereprevious location workhas taken place.Helen McCrory is to playa politician named ClairDowar in Skyfall,according to the officialJames Bond 007Facebook page, whichstates the following as youread from our print.

Taken on the London set of the 23rd

installment of the James Bond film

franchise, these photos offer a glimpse

of Harris as MI6 Agent ‘Eve’ sharing a

scene with Craig who is returning to the

role of 007 for the third time.

Skyfall is due to shoot atthe Department of Energyand Climate Change thisweek, according to atweet by Greg Barker, theMinister who heads upthe department. OnSaturday he tweeted:Prepping 4 #COP17 at#DECC & discoveredfilming new James Bondhere next week! Sad 2miss but #Durbangenuinely about savingthe world.

“Actress Helen McCroryappeared on Britishbreakfast TV showLorraine early thismorning talking about herwork in the Harry Potterseries, Scorsese’s Hugoand of course, herupcoming role inSKYFALL. She’ll beplaying a politician andmember of the BritishParliament called ClairDowar.” There seem to besomething fishy.

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THE BOURNELEGACY

Jeremy Renner hasrevealed moredetails of his

character in The BourneLegacy.The Hurt Locker starsteps into the lead role inthe fourth film in theaction franchise, whichwill tell a story that dealswith the consequences ofthe actions of MattDamon's character JasonBourne.Now, Renner hasrevealed to Empire:Mycharacter is called AaronCross, but he ends uphaving a bunch ofdifferent names.Renneralso reassured fans thatthe new film will takeplace in the sameuniverse as the first threefilms: "For fans of thefranchise, it has the sameticking clock, but it’s anew programme and newcharacters. It's that samedeal, it’s just a new set ofagents with a different

leash. It’s the same tempoand pace but moreexpansive and bigger.The differences are prettyvast but you’ll still know it'sa Bourne movie."Damon recently confirmedthat the new film does notrule out of possibility ofhim returning to the role ofBourne one day.The Bourne Legacy co-stars Edward Norton,Rachel Weisz and AlbertFinney. It is released in theUK on August 17, 2012.

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Choice. Many games provide the illusion of it; fewer deliver it in anymeaningful way. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is one of those few: afirst-person shooter/stealth/espionage/role-playing hybrid that allowsyou to overcome obstacles as you see fit. Let's say you requireaccess to a guarded apartment building. By Kevin VanOrd.

DEUS EX:

HUMAN REVOLUTION


Let's say you require access

to a guarded apartment

building. You can shoot your

way past the patrolling

sentries. But maybe you'd rather

sneak past them unnoticed,

silently knocking them out as you

go; hack an electronic lock on a

side entrance; or find a hidden

vent and shimmy your way

inside. Play the way you want: It's

up to you. In Human Revolution,

this kind of flexibility can be awe

In that future, human

augmentation has changed the

way we live. Augmentation

technology makes the more

fortunate among us stronger,

faster, and hardier--for a cost, of

course. It's the year 2027, and the

world is divided. Some believe that

augmentation is the next step in

evolution; others think it strips us

of our humanity. Sarif Industries

is one of several companies that

research and manufacture such

inspiring, but like with many

ambitious games, the individual

parts and pieces aren't always

satisfying on their own terms.

Neither the shooting nor the

stealth is best in class, and a

number of flaws disrupt your

suspension of disbelief. But even

if the details don't stand up to

scrutiny, taken as a whole, Human

Revolution is an excellent game

with an unsettling vision of the

future we face.

ADAM JENSEN The player's character, (voiced byElias Toufexis). Adam was a SWATcommander in the Detroit Police,but his career came to an end whenhe refused to follow a questionableorder. Subsequently, Adam becamea private security specialist for SarifIndustries, assigned to protectscientists on the verge of cuttingedge breakthroughs. During whatshould have been a routine securitydetail, an ambush by a rogue blackops team, the Tyrants, leaves Adam

Adam Jensen docking in a slickand stealthy way. Let’s assumeyou wanna take down that guardwithout causing alarm


TOTAL PLAYSTATION FEATURE Deus Ex Human Revolution

Faridah Malik

is the VTOL pilot of

Sarif Industries

in Deus Ex

Human

Revolution.

Bob Page is a wealthy philanthropist

and the founder and owner of Page

Industries. He was amongst the ruling

Council of Five in the Illuminati and in

charge of the

Illuminati's

Majestic-12

division until

some time

prior to 2052,

when he used

MJ12 to overthrow the

Illuminati. By that time, Page is the richest

and probably the most powerful man in

the world. He is a pivotal character in the

games series.

Yelena

Fedora

Is an

antagonist in

the book Deus Ex:

Icarus Effect and the

game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. She is

a senior member of the Tyrants.

Jaron Namir is a mechanically

augmented soldier and

one of the primary

antagonists of

Deus Ex:

Human

Revolution. He

acts as Field

Commander of the

elite black ops team known as the

Tyrants and also as a private military

contractor for Belltower Associates.

MEET THECHARACTERSIn Deux Ex Human revolution, youmeet several cyborgic people.

"Mankind is using mechanical augmentations, but thereis still much to be determined in terms of their effect onsociety and the ultimate direction it will lead us in."Director Jean-Francois Dugas

technology, and you play as Adam

Jensen, Sarif's security expert.

Scientists are on the verge of a

mysterious breakthrough when

high-tech soldiers ransack Sarif's

headquarters, making off with

important info, murdering

scientists and leaving Adam for

dead. Sarif rehabilitates Adam

with the help of augmentations,

turning Adam into both man and

machine: something beyond

human. As Adam, you set off to

discover who was behind the

attack and what, exactly, they

were trying to find.

As it turns out, you uncover more

than you expected. You explore

Shanghai and your home city of

Detroit, along with other locales, to

piece together clues. Some of

them illuminate plot elements;

others flesh out the world as a

whole; while still others provide

unexpected personal data and set

the stage for a surprising turn of

events. In this grim vision of the

future, anti-aug demonstrators

hang on their prophet's every

word; sexual deviants seek

augmented prostitutes for extra

thrills. Human Revolution explores

the symbiotic relationships

binding the press, the

government, and big business--a

modern, relevant theme that

gives the story an air of disturbing

authenticity. If you played the

original Deus Ex, you will

appreciate seeing the origins of

the turmoil to come, before

nanotechnology further

revolutionized the human

condition. Electronic books you

stumble upon hint at the coming

innovation; newspapers

document increasing social

tensions (and, cleverly, refer to

how you completed your most

recent mission); and emails and

PDAs provide insight into the

minds of the game's key figures.

The visual design does a great job

of setting the stage for those

tensions. Human Revolution's

color palette makes frequent use

of gold and black, which results in

eye-catching visual contrasts.

Take, for example, a nightclub in

Shanghai called The Hive. The

honeycomb design stretching

across its neon yellow exterior is

not only striking, but also similar

to interface elements associated



David Sarif is

the founder and

CEO of Sarif

Industries, a

moderately-sized

biotechnology

company based in

North America. He

is a well-

preserved male in

his late 50s, of

average height

and build, in decent

shape. His

features are

Mediterranean.

The visual design and detail of thisgame is mind-blowing, maybe notto the level of Uncharted 2: AmongTheives, but surely stands out fromthe crowd.

The club is themed as a honeybee hive, and features therecurring hexagonal motifstrongly. Of note inside, besidesTong himself, is Bobby Bao, thebartender on the main floor.



with augmentations. This kind of

thematic and visual consistency is

common and makes for a

cohesive atmosphere even when

trotting across the globe. Human

Revolution takes great pains to be

believable and immerse you in its

world, which makes its technical

deficiencies all the more

noticeable. The city districts you

explore are good sized but not

enormous, which makes the

extended loading times between

them seem drastic. You spend

minutes at a time in lengthy

conversations, staring at the

about places as it is about people,

and it does an excellent job of

giving its environments character

and grit.

And so you perform story

missions and side quests in these

cities, where hobos huddle

around flaming barrels for

warmth and private security firms

intimidate the locals. You find

answers for a grieving mother,

publicly humiliate a cowardly

murderer, and seek a dangerous

hacker. And in most cases, how

you accomplish your tasks

depends on how you wish to play.

dated, mechanical facial

animations. On the Xbox 360 in

particular, the frame rate can take

a hit as you pan the camera

around--a distraction in any case

and a greater annoyance during

firefights. On consoles, it feels like

developer Eidos Montreal tried to

squeeze a bit more out of its

graphics engine than it could

handle. On the PC, the game

performs adequately but still

looks slightly dated. But this is a

case in which good art design

overcomes the technology that

renders it. The game is as much

HIVE: Successfully complete the Bartender, Bobby Bao's, side-quest to get a Praxis Kit.Alternately, kill or stun Bobby Bao, and search his body to get the Praxis Kit.

Weapon Inventory may beessential to your style of play. Ifyou go all actioned, then there areshotguns, pistols, rifles you couldpurchase and upgrade.



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SOCOM 4The tactical third personshooter is back here again,here is what we have to say


TOTAL PLAYSTATION FEATURE SOCOM 4

It's being a while SOCOM 4 wasreleased by Zipper Interactive,but gamers haven't seen enough

of it. With the regular updates and userdownloadable contents, the game'sexpansion has being fairly massive. Back in April when SOCOM 4 waslaunched exclusively for thePlaystation 3, there was a networkoutage allegedly masterminded bythe unpopular hacker group"anonymous" which caused asloppy review and evaluation of thefranchise. Here is what we think

GAMEPLAYSOCOM 4 as you may know is athird person shooter that uses asquad based, tactical approach inplay. You are the commander of afive man squad from the US NavySeals whose name is Cullen Gray.Your mission is to infiltrate andgather Intel from a South Koreanguerrilla group called Naga. Yourenemy is fierce and intelligent.They fight, communicate and evenregroup to coordinate their stancein battle. It’s kind of between Metal

Gear Solid enemy AI and theclassic Syphon Filter on the originalPlaystation where bad guys docomplicated maneuvers just to getyou shot. There are waypoints thatleads you to your current objectiveas you proceed.Weapons can be customized to 5levels to gain extra magazines,suppressors and scopes. There aredozens of shotguns, rifles, andmachine guns in SOCOM 4, whatyou miss out is a pistol. I don’treally know why Zipper excluded ahand gun, what do they want us touse when our chance for survivalgets slim and bleak? Am assumingthe hand gun option may be addedas a DLC, but that’s still to be seen. The action gets intense as youwitness cinematic cut scenes, a

thing now very popular in American

video games. Chances are thatZipper consulted with Naughty Dog

on this. Don’t get me wrong,SOCOM 4 is a shooter game, but it

sets itself apart owning to the game

play mechanic. You can’t just go

around hoping to conquer Naga all

A relook at thisfranchise may give

you a second thought

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alone.You need to give orders andcoordinate your squad on theactions you take as a team in orderto succeed. The yellow team whoseleader is 45, a female South EasternNATO officer, are there to snipenemies far off. Heavy assaults andhigh artilleries is primarily the job tothe blue team in your squad. Itseems to me that 45’s drift with Grayhas something to do with her fear ofsubordination. Anyway, you willhave to deal with it, that’s why youare the head of the squad.The campaign mode may take 7-8hours to complete, and there is acustom campaign where you areallowed to set the type of missionyou prefer, whether you go on a fulltakedown, or stealth. There are anumber of customization to make.

Your enemies could be at everypointand very aggressive, or justnumbered and less aggressive. Thecustom campaign looks promising,you will have to complete acampaign level before you areprivileged to try the custom level. That aside, you have a 14 daymission to complete your objectiveand report back to the NATOcommander in the Area base. Don’tbe distracted by the conservation ofthe Naga.

MULTIPLAYERWhen I played the beta version ofSOCOM 4 back in March, I couldn’tget more upset when I had todownload 37MB of data, and then1.8GB more, and then 2.0 GB just toplay a game that was only availablefor a week. Besides the serverswere down at some point. But hey,that was then. SOCOM 4’smultiplayer will keep you online forhours and there is a ton of newlyadded feature to keep you comingback. Not too late ago was thehighly demanded party systemadded to the game. Gamers cannow play with their friends who haveSOCOM 4 online, to plan andcommunicate on the battlefield anddefeat the opposing forces. You

Sergeant 45 goes stealthymissions. With a Korean

accent and sharp vigor toget the job done. I wonder

what women can’t do.



have Last Defense, Suppression,Bomb Squad and three othermodes to choose from. Thedevelopers also add new maps andweapon selection from time to timeto ensure the experience isrenewed. SOCOM Pro players havethe privilege of getting many ofthese added features for free, whileregular players may have to pay forthem. Abandoned and Cesspoolwere new maps included, withAbandoned renewed from theclassic SOCOM 3 multiplayer map.Shotguns and assault rifles such asthe AK-47 also come in the DLCpackage so download them whilesubscription last. The field marshals have their ranksand rating on the online board, youcan check where you standing in-game or visithttp://www.socom.com/en-us/Leaderboards/SOCOM4 signingwith your PSN ID and password(age restriction applies).As you progress in the multiplayer,the weapons you unlock will beadded to the campaign and co-opmode. The co-op mode enables youto play with friends and other PSNplayers against the CPU. Youshould use your headset if you have

one to communicate for effectivematch handling.

MY NOTICESThe music in SOCOM 4 isperformed well by the Americansociety of orchestra, composed byBear McCreary. The theme of thesoundtrack has an harmoniousconglomeration of instruments thatadds to the feel of the game play. Imust say the thing close to this inaction themed games onPlaystation will be Metal Gear Solid.I believe McCreary did the greatjob, you can enjoy this along thegun shooting—while being playedin the background. For audiophiles,use your 7.1 headphones or soundsystems to hear what I’m talkingabout.3-D is not what we hear often ingames, at least not on the Xbox.SOCOM 4 offers 3-D compatibilityon your compatible 3-D televisionor monitor, at the time of writingthis—I didn’t try it, just to let you know.You can also use a sharp shooter agun accessory for Playstation 3 tomaximize realism and precisenessto play. Yeah, it’s all yours.

WRAPPING UPThough SOCOM 4 may not havethe best review from critics due to

The Abadoned map is huge,and has a guarantee of atleast 28 people playing a

match. This is where you gainhigh XP to head the

leadersboard.



and also the absence of the partyfeature when it was cruciallydemanded, the game makes thisup at the moment by ensuring theservers run well, and thecommunity’s request are met. If youhaven’t grabbed the game yet, itmay be the right time owning to thefact that the multiplayer server isalways filled with gamers (excepton maintenance periods that takesless than 3 hours monthly), andalso now that you get it at a lesspricey pay. Tell me what you thinkof the game when you play it.

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GAMESIt's time to decide the greatest PlayStation 3 games

of all time. For more than a year, we've left the

Total Playstation list of the Top 10 PlayStation 3

games speak for itself, but the games industry is

not a static place. New must-haves come out,

sequels best originals, and games that were once

masterpieces show their age. With that in mind, we

set out to update our ever-changing list of PS3 hits.



10

9

PS3 GAMES

Burnout PardiseReleased January 22, 2008

Demon’s SoulsReleased October 6, 2009

There isn't much to say about Burnout Paradise -- it's

pretty much the perfect racing game. It's beautiful, it's

deep and Criterion has been continually supporting it

since launch in 2008. Motorcycles, a DeLorean knockoff,

tracks and more have been just some of the additions

to this online racer, and now it's less than $10. All of it.

The deal is insane, and the game still handles like a

dream.

Truth be told, Demon's Souls is a polarizing title. Some

hate the game because it's so old school, but others

are drawn to it for that very reason. You need to crawl

through environments slaying monsters. If you die,

you have to restart at the beginning of the level and

make it back to your stuff. Fail, and all your progress is

lost. Still, Demon's Souls is a huge game with tons to do

and just the right mix of sadomasochism and addictive

gameplay.

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Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in TimeReleased October 7, 2009

Resistance: Fall of ManReleased November 13, 2006

There are few franchises more synonymous with the

PlayStation brand than Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank

series. The most recent entry into the saga on

PlayStation 3 was A Crack in Time, a great game that not

only takes full advantage of PS3's tech, but keeps the

series' beloved characters, humor and weapons intact

as well. A Crack in Time is a standout action-platformer

that's both challenging and accessible, one of the

hallmarks of Ratchet & Clank since the PlayStation 2

days and the singular reason why Ratchet & Clank

games have such broad appeal.

Launch titles are especially important for any console

as it rushes out of the gate, and the PlayStation 3 was

no exception. Back in the fall of 2006, many gamers

were surprised to learn that Insomniac, the makers of

Ratchet & Clank and Spyro, would be working on a first-

person shooter to help push the PS3 out of the door.


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BorderlandsReleased October 20, 2009

Valkyria ChroniclesReleased November 4, 2008

There are few games on the list that outright surprised

as many people as Borderlands did. A FPS-RPG from

Gearbox Software, Borderlands' paltry story and

shallow characters were easily eclipsed by its deep

quest-based gameplay, sprawling environments and

deadly enemies. One of Borderlands' greatest

strengths, however, was its online cooperative

gameplay as well as your ability to find literally limitless

permutations of weapons in which to arm yourself

with.Don't let Borderlands' laughable box art fool you;

this is one hell of an engrossing game.


You could make the case for Valkyria Chronicles being

hard to describe -- it's a turn-based strategy role-

playing game mixed with anime and some third-

person shooter mechanics -- but we think that's a cop

out. Call it "great" and move on. Lead your troops

through an alternate 1930s Europe, fight for freedom,

and build your squad as you see fit.

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Fallout: New VegasReleased October 21, 2010

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsReleased June 12, 2008

Developer Obsidian often gets a lot of grief for its

games, but Fallout: New Vegas shouldn't be one of the

titles people complain about. A larger and deeper

version of Fallout initially designed in Bethesda's Fallout

3, New Vegas promises hundreds of hours of

immersion. There's no way to see and do everything

the game has to offer in a short amount of time, which

is one of New Vegas' great draws. And unlike Fallout 3,

New Vegas offers gamers a quest that's completely

gray. The choices you make are nebulous, and it's

never really clear if you're playing a good guy or a bad

guy.

Yes, Total Playstation gave Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of

the Patriots a perfect 10 out of 10 and now we're not

even letting it crack the Top 15 PS3 games, but stick with

us -- MGS4 is the perfect finale to Solid Snake's story. It

takes the stealth action of the series.



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Dead Space 2Released January 25, 2011

InfamousReleased May 26, 2009

Dead Space 2 takes everything that was awesome

about the original Dead Space -- the tight corridors, the

horrible monsters, the weapons -- and amplifies it. But

that isn't what makes Dead Space 2 so good. It's the

internal struggle of protagonist Isaac Clarke. Whereas

Nathan Drake can wipe out 3,000 pirates and crack off a

one-liner in the next game, Isaac begins the game

wrecked.

Original superheroes in games don't happen all that

often, so when developer Sucker Punch (makers of the

first three Sly Cooper games) announced Infamous,

comic nerds held their breath. Luckily, everything

worked out. In Infamous, players take on the role of

Cole MacGrath. An explosion turned Empire City into a

walled city of super-powered people, and Cole has to

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