MAG Official Release Date

The team at Zipper and SCEA are happy to announce that MAG will hit North American retailers on January 26th, 2010.I would expect MAG to release on the 29th in Europe as that’s a Friday.The release date had been rumoured of late to be sometime in early 2010 instead of the first thought fall 2009 release date.

You may of heard by now that the MAG beta is under way and emails are being sent out in the US to register to be invited to the beta, if you have not received a email don’t worry they will be sent out in waves just like the Home emails were. While here in Europe it’s been announced that only beta testers will be invited at the moment.With the game coming out in January of 2010, it should be more then enough time to sort out all the problems that may arise in the beta, and hopefully more people will be invited from the non beta/Gap testers as the game will need a lot of players to really test out those 256 player servers.

If you have not received an email yet and would like a chance to be in the beta the only thing i can suggest is try to be active on the MAG forums and if its anything like the Home invites, try to be active on your PS3 otherwise why would they invite someone who only plays their PS3 a few hours a month. 

New Uncharted 2 single-player Gameplay (spoiler)

New Uncharted 2 single player footage courtesy of 1UP below.In this level (chapter 11 Keep Moving) you are trying to escape while having to help a guy called Jeff (i think that’s his name) who is wounded, just watching this video had me on the edge of my seat, imagine what it will feel like when you are actually playing it yourself.Enemies seem to come from out of no where which keeps the action following.

From the videos I've seen so far it looks like every level will be different from the last which not many games do well this generation.You have a level where you are chased by a truck, a level on a train, levels in snowy and icy locations, a level with a chopper, this one where you are escaping while having to support a wounded ally, and we still haven’t seen the rest of the levels.Also there will be co op missions this time with up to three friends being able to play together.Plus up to 10 players online in 5 vs 5 Deathmatch, Gold rush and Plunder modes.

Uncharted 2 is shaping up to be a front runner for game of the year, in my mind it’s a game all Playstation owners should buy this Christmas.

                    

Also the video below contains analysis of the above footage but be warned it contains mild spoilers.