Telltale Games have announced that Sam & Max: The Freelance Police Dog and Rabbit duo are about to return for their third episodic adventure. Season 3 will also mark the debut appearance of the duo on Playstation 3. No firm release date has be given yet or indeed a title for this edition but it’s great to hear that Sam & Max are back.

Capcom has confirmed that Dead Rising 2 will get a September 3rd release date in Europe on PS3 and 360. As Capcom revealed recently, 360 gamers will get exclusive access to a downloadable prologue prior to the games full retail release. This prologue will come in the form of DLC and will be called Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO. CZ will give 360 gamers a quick introduction to Chuck Greene and will tie the story from the first Dead Rising neatly to this sequel in Fortune City.

Sounds interesting. As soon as we get more information on Dead Rising 2 and CASE ZERo, we will bring it to you.

Codemasters have confirmed that DIRT 3 is in development. In an interview with EDGE Online, Codies Vice President Gavin Chesire confirmed that the game is on the way.

“Really, it’s all about letting the teams just innovate. There’s some great stuff coming from Birmingham that’s going into Dirt 3, and obviously you’ve seen Bodycount.

“I guess in today’s world, every day you’re dealing with people from all over the world. So it’s a British company and the last bastion of British publishing, and there is some pride in that, but it doesn’t take control of your life.

“It’s about the culture we’ve created and making the best games you can. Dirt 2: brilliant game but it’s all American accents, so maybe we’re a little over the top with those. Maybe we should fly the flag a bit more.”

Great news. the DIRT series is very under-rated. Expect this to drop on PS3, 360, Wii, PC and PSP.

Bioware have packaged Dragon Age: Origins Awakening in the US with a teaser card marked with the Dragon Age logo and the date February 1st 2011. We know that EA has a Dragon Age sequel is in the works so could this be the sequel’s release date? Let’s hope so.

Thanks 1up.

Ok, this weeks first port of call has to be Mega Man 10. Get it. For you DLC fans, the Bioshock 2 Sinclair Solutions pack is now available as is the Untold Stories Resident Evil 5 pack. That’s both Resident Evil 5 DLC Episodes in the one download. There’s also a bunch of random PSOne Classics ive never heard off. Here’s the full release list:

PlayStation Store via PS3

Special Offers

(Available until the 18th of March)

• Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Age of Booty (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
• Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Supremacy Pack (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)

Downloadable Games

• Mega Man 10 (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

minis

• Ice Road Truckers (£2.49/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Rocket Racing (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

PSOne Classics

• Airboat Racing (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Jigsaw Madness (£3.99/€4.99)

Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Junior League Soccer (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Sorcerer’s Maze (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• SuperStar Dance Club (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

Demos (free)

• Resident Evil 5 (re-release) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: Not available in Germany and New Zealand

Add-On Game Content

• Resident Evil 5 – Untold Stories Bundle (£10.49/€11.25) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• Dragon Age: Origins – Return to Ostagar (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• Bioshock 2 – Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• LittleBigPlanet – St. Patrick’s Day Costume (free) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

• EyePet – Clown Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Rock Band
  • Decent Days and Nights by The Futureheads (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Hounds of Love by The Futureheads (£0.99/€1.49)
  • The Hockey Theme by Neil Peart (£0.59/€0.79)
  • Tie You Down by Shaimus (£0.59/€0.79)
  • Walk Away by James Gang (£0.99/€1.49)
  • White Falcon Fuzz by The Mother Hips (£0.99/€1.49)
  • The White Stripes Pack 02 (£2.49/€3.99)

(contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)

• • Fell In Love with a Girl (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Seven Nation Army (£0.99/€1.49)
  • You Don’t Know What Love Is (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Roadrunner Records Pack 01 (5 track re-release) (£4.99/€7.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

• Guitar Hero 5
  • OK Go Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49)

(contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)

• • Do What You Want (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Get Over It (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Here It Goes Again (£1.59/€1.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Videos (free)

• Dante’s Inferno Treachery Development Diary
• Split/Second Powerplay Trailer
• Ghost Recon Future Soldier Announcement Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Awakening Trailer
• Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Launch Trailer
• Way of the Samurai Launch Trailer
• God of War III Revenge Trailer
• Patchwork Heroes Trailer

Themes

• Assassin’s Creed II Master Assassin Theme
• Bioshock 2 The Official Theme

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go

Special Offers (also available via the PS3 store)

(Available until the 18th of March)

• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

• Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

• The Eye of Judgement Legends (£16.99/€26.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (£19.99/€24.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russian Federation

• MYST (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Portugal and Russian Federation

• After Burner: Black Falcon (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

• Platypus (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (£8.69/€10.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and Russian Federation

• Spongebob’s Truth or Square (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Portugal

• Street Riders (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: Not available in Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

minis (also available via the PS3 store)

• Ice Road Truckers (£2.49/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Rocket Racing (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

PSOne Classics (also available via the PS3 store)

• Airboat Racing (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Jigsaw Madness (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Junior League Soccer (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• Sorcerer’s Maze (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

• SuperStar Dance Club (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland

Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

• Echoshift – Ocean Level Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• Echoshift  – Snow Level Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

Videos

• Patchwork Heroes Trailer
• Tekken 6 PSP Trailer

Harmonix have just confirmed that Green Day Rock Band will receive a June 8th worldwide launch. The game will feature an impressive 47 track playlist all off which can be exported to existing Rock Band games as well as the recently announced Rock Band 3 which should retail in time for Christmas. The above Box Art is taken from the American Release of the game. Americans are idiots, at least according to Green Day they are. I disagree.

Developers CyberConnect2 is running a ‘kojima like’ cloud themed teaser on their website that reads ‘7 days to go‘. One can therefore assume that some kind of game announcement or something to that effect is incoming. CyberConnect2 are synonymous for their development of the Naruto games as well as the extremely popular .hack games on PS2. Could a new .hack game be in the works? I guess we will just have to wait the seven days and see.

Final Fantasy fans, if you can find the time drag your eyes away from Final Fantasy XIII, then have a look at these new Final Fantasy XIV Screenshots from GDC. The RPGSite is carrying over forty new screens so go there to entire load. Here’s such a small taster to begin with. The FFXIV beta begins on PC today with a PS3 beta expected during the summer at some stage.

Courtesy of the EU Playstation Blog, here’s a very quick glimpse at the first bunch of Playstation Move titles announced and shown off last night at the GDC 2010 launch. No real concrete details are known about these titles yet so until then, heres a brief description and a screenshot. Sony revealed last night that they have 20 first party specific move titles that will be ready for release this year. Here’s the first six.

DUKES:

A Bare-Knuckle Boxing Game. Utilizes both the Move and the additional sub controller to swing, punch and duck.

MOVE PARTY:

A Multiplayer Family Party Game. Think EyeToy Play meets Playstation 3. Uses the Move and the Playstation Eye to put you in the game.

SPORTS CHAMPIONS:

A Sports Game. Early demos of this were shown at E3 last year. Think of it as Sony’s Wii Sports like compilation. Includes traditional sports but also archery, table tennis and even what appears to be gladitorial combat.

TV SUPERSTARS:

Another party game, this one with a quiz show angle. PS Eye puts you in the game. Includes five different game show options.

SLIDER:

A Kung-Fu Action Game. You play an office worker who roams the streets, sliding around on an office chair performing Kung-Fu moves. Sounds like fun.

THE SHOOT:

A movie/party game/shooter. You have to shoot bad guys while being filmed. The director of ‘the shoot’ will determine if your shooting is good enough to progress. Get it?

PLAYSTATION MOVE LOGO:

And just in case you still haven’t seen the actual ‘Move’ logo yet, here it is attached to a promo image for the controller in the bottom right hand corner. For a better look at the actual controller itself, go here.

Here’s some gameplay from the above mentioned titles (and a couple of others) for you to enjoy:

It had been rumoured but we can now confirm that Monkey Island 2: Special Edition will be released over the summer for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Mac, IPod Touch and PC. LucasArts made the announcment at their GDC 2010 party last night.

This special edition will include new HD graphics, a re-mastered music score, full voiceover talent and an in-depth hint system.

And if your a PS3 owner, you’ll be happy to learn that the original Monkey Island: Special Edition will soon be available to download off the PSN also. Great stuff. Check out these screens.

Here’s a bunch of new screenshots from EA’s Medal of Honor. The screens come from an EA press event in New York. Now that Infinity Ward and Activision seem to have imploded maybe EA are about to swoop in an take all the contemporary warfare glory for themselves with this one. Who knows. Medal of Honor is out in Autumn.

It’s official. Sony has just confirmed in the last couple of minutes that it’s forthcoming motion controller will be called ‘Playstation Move’.

At it’s GDC 2010 keynote reveal, Sony’s Peter Dille announced that  “previous motion devices have used controller simply as pointer of mouse — ours becomes an extension of your body.”

“We’re approaching this like a virtual platform launch,” Dille continued, explaining that the Move would be available by itself, with the PlayStation Eye camera, which it will work in conjunction with, and as part of a special forthcoming PlayStation 3 bundle.

Dille didn’t give any real pricing details away but the Move bundle with the PlayStation Eye and a game will be priced at just under $100. That’s about, let’s say, €75 to you and me folks.

During the keynote, Sony showed off a number of demos as well as first party titles such as Little Big planet and Socom 4. Socom 4 it appears will fully support the Move as well as it’s sub-controller. The Move is being supported by 36 third party firms. That and 20 first party Move titles will be available by years end. All of that and Sony even mentioned that 3D Gaming would be supported this summer.

No concrete release date was mentioned.

So what do you think? Will you be tempted to buy a ‘Move’?