Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Multiplayer Beta Announced

Is it me or are there a lot of multiplayer betas happening at later dates or what? Not that it's a bad thing, heh! At a recent press event, Naughty Dog, the develoers behind classics like Crash Bandicoot and the recent Uncharted games for Playstation 3, have announced that there will be a multiplayer beta for their upcoming, highly anticipated, and third installment; Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. At the press event, there are 2 modes that have been confirmed: a "3-Way" Team Deathmatch, whch is 2 Vs. 2 Vs. 2 and Free-For-All mode.

For now, those are the only modes that have been confirmed, but there sure are going to be a ton of features included in Uncharted 3 for online gamers; some are actually pretty familiar! One that's pretty familiar that pretty much all online multiplayer games is "Late Join." Sounding like it does with lots of games having matchmaking as well, players will be able to join games that are in process, regardless of how the game is going. As long as there's an open slot, you're in!

One of the big things that's added in this installment, and one that I'm curious to actually see myself, is player customization. This is a first for Uncharted multiplayer actually and it can go from either emblem, character model and even weapon modifications. As stated by Arne Meyer, "it goes beyond the cosmetic. We have weapon mods that not only change the look of your weapon of choice, but they are functional too, adding precise scopes, bigger clips and more!" One thing about weapons that'll sound familiar is your loadout because even that's customizable.

Another addition for multiplayer will be the option of having split-screen, the old school way of playing games with a buddy! Not only will you be able to do that, but it's possible on multiplayer. Not to mention that if you and a buddy want to go online, you can both, individually, sign in to your own PSN accounts as well.When it comes to matches, even if it's a close match, sudden death will take in effect as well to make it even more exciting.

One other thing that's pretty damn cool is that Cinema Mode has gotten itself an upgrade where your very own clips can be uploaded to Facebook or YouTube via your own PS3! No computer hassle required!

Here's the announcement trailer for your viewing pleasure

With Uncharted 3 looking better and better, it's hard not to keep your eyes on this. As far as a release date for the beta, it's set for a June 28th release. To access it, you'll need yourself a copy of InFamous 2 or just have a Playstation Plus active account.

Epic Games Gives You a Taste of Gears of War 3 Multiplayer, Starting April 18

With the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta not too far away, Epic Games released a video about how much they want to improve the multiplayer and singleplayer part of the game. With a few tweaks here and there, without a doubt, Gears of War 3 really seems to be shaping up to be a monster hit for the holidays!

GameStop lists Gears of War 3 Limited & Epic Edition for Pre-Order

Leaks, leaks, leaks...it happens, but this one was unnannounced and we all knew that with Gears of War 3, there had to be a collector's edition for the game, but an Epic Edition of the game was something we didn't expect.

From one of our reliable sources, the same that tipped us with the NGP price, tipped us with this one. Gears of War 3 is set to have a Limited Edition version of the game and also an Epic Edition as well. The Limited Edition is set at a $79.99 MSRP while the Epic Edition goes for a whopping $149.99. There's still a standard edition, but any hardcore Gears fan would go all out for the other ones.

Nothing has been announced by Epic, nor do we know what's included inside the new editions that were put up for pre-order, but I'm imagining that during or even after the Gears of War 3 beta is going on is when we will get an official announcement.

When we get more info about what's included, be sure to check back on Gamerzitch for the latest in Gears of War 3.

SOCOM 4 Beta Release Date(s) & Details

Notice the (s) above? Yep, that means more than 1 release date for the beta! The Official Sony Playstation Blog announced today that the beta will begin in just a few weeks, but certain batches of people will begin to play up until it's up for everyone else.

• On March 15th, a private beta goes live. We’ll be contacting eligible players soon.
• Beginning March 22nd, PlayStation Plus members will gain access to the beta
• On March 29th, anyone with a beta code included with Killzone 3 gains entry
• Starting April 5th, the beta will be freely downloadable to anyone via PlayStation Network

Via the Playstation Blog, "The SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Beta will include each of the game’s competitive multiplayer modes — Suppression, Last Defense, Uplink and Bomb Squad — all playable on the maps “Port Authority” and “Assault & Battery”. And of course, you’ll be able to play each of our modes in either of their Standard or Classic variants."

I just realized this, but there sure are a crapton of betas being released

Gears of War 3 Beta to begin "mid-April" and more!

For those who are pretty damn eager to play the Gears of War 3 beta, it's been announced that the beta, exclusive to owners of the Bulletstorm: Epic Edition, will begin in "mid-April". No exact date has been put, but GamerzItch will keep you posted when the date is set!

So what will we be able to exactly play on the Multiplayer beta? As far as we know, there will be 3 new "Versus" modes for people to try out, along with 4 new maps. What's really cool is the fact that, the community, via the Gears of War Facebook page, can vote which maps we can play. 2 are confirmed, the other 2 are up to us! The deadline is the end of this month, February 28th, so get to it!

If you want in-depth details on the maps you want to vote for, G4TV has you covered with 5 of 6 maps that they tried out themselves.

So what's in it for us when we play the beta, besides having fun with it? We're supposed to get an exclusive unlock for the retail release of Gears of War 3, that's what! Mainly for the hardcore fans, but you'll be able to unlock the "Retro Lancer". There hasn't been a way to unlock it just yet, but Epic Games are goin to be working on that. Sounds like it'll be a good challenge though.

If that's not enough for you, G4TV has also kindly given us a taste of the current build of the beta with a little mini-preview. In the meantime, after watching, give Epic Games and People Can Fly a favor and play Bulletstorm. We all know you only bought Bulletstorm just to get into this, ha.

Xbox 360 Games - E3 2011 - Gears of War 3