Half off LBP2, Dance Central 2, Killzone 3, more on Amazon today

by Richard Mitchell on Dec 23rd 2011 1:15PM

Amazon yearns to squeeze a little more blood from the empty, calcified stone that was your wallet with yet one more (barely) pre-holiday sale. The online retailer has placed deep discounts on numerous titles, including 50 percent off on the likes of Deus Ex, Killzone 3, Dance Central 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Mortal Kombat.

There's also a pair of lightning deals coming up soon, though we're having a little trouble deciphering the first clue: "The world's most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to their world or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream." Any guesses? Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, perhaps? Whatever it is, it's up at 4pm Eastern. We're fairly certain that the next deal, slated for 10pm Eastern, is the premium edition of Disgaea 4.

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[MULTI] Americas Sales Chart, Feb 20-26: Killzone, Bulletstorm - So Much Death

[MULTI] Americas Sales Chart, Feb 20-26: Killzone, Bulletstorm - So Much Death
SOFTWARE TOP 20
1) Killzone 3 (PS3) - 253,695 (253,695)
2) Bulletstorm (X360) - 189,833 (189,833)
3) Just Dance 2 (Wii) - 85,944 (3,870,187)
4) Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 68,406 (12,543,893)
5) Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360) - 64,353 (7,753,639)
6) Kinect Adventures! (X360) - 63,987 (5,759,031)
7) Michael Jackson: The Experience (Wii) - 46,282 (1,342,831)
8) Dead Space 2 (X360) - 45,627 (494,553)
9) Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3) - 44,633 (4,576,894)
10) Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3) - 41,635 (204,493)
11) Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 38,896 (8,222,284)
12) Zumba Fitness (Wii) - 35,738 (563,692)
13) Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (X360) - 35,607 (176,263)
14) Halo: Reach (X360) - 35,298 (5,960,980)
15) Bulletstorm (PS3) - 30,322 (30,322)
16) Red Dead Redemption (PS3) - 29,428 (1,647,838)
17) Mario Sports Mix (Wii) - 29,397 (106,517)
18) Game Party 3 (Wii) - 27,178 (1,068,702)
19) Red Dead Redemption (X360) - 26,904 (2,525,019)
20) Just Dance (Wii) - 25,931 (2,579,579)

HARDWARE
Xbox 360 - 148,806 (30,641,943)
PlayStation 3 - 118,152 (18,904,879)
Nintendo DS - 108,913 (54,604,094)
Nintendo Wii - 93,714 (40,680,239)
Sony PSP - 44,514 (21,713,168)
PlayStation 2 - 40,134 (55,543,510)

Notes:
- Killzone 3 is the top-selling game in the world this week, moving a total of 530k copies. Bulletstorm debuted with 382k copies sold worldwide, 79% on Xbox 360.
- Debut sales for Killzone 3 in the Americas are down 29% from Killzone 2 in 2009, or more than 100,000 copies.
- Next week's major releases: RIFT (PC)

Debuts:
- Killzone 3 (PS3) - 253,695 (#1)
- Bulletstorm (X360) - 189,833 (#2)
- Bulletstorm (PS3) - 30,322 (#15)

TOP 10 PREORDERS
1) Pokemon Black/White (DS) - 1,098,130
2) Dragon Age II (X360) - 239,814
3) Gears of War 3 (X360) - 162,820
4) Dragon Age II (PS3) - 99,001
5) LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (DS) - 96,393
6) Metal Fight Beyblade (DS) - 93,233
7) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) - 92,870
8) LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii) - 90,994
9) Mortal Kombat (PS3) - 79,369
10) Diablo III (PC) - 77,578

Written by: Mike Glubish

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Killzone 3 holds off Bulletstorm for top UK sales spot

by Alexander Sliwinski on Feb 28th 2011 9:00AM

Killzone 3 beat out the other high-profile FPS premiere, Bulletstorm, on the UK charts last week, but it didn't out-debut its predecessor, Killzone 2. According to Chart-Track, Killzone 3 is the "14th fastest-selling" Sony title in first-week UK sales -- Killzone 2 is the fifth.

More shooting, and some kicking, got it done for third and fourth place in last week's sales ranking, as Call of Duty: Black Ops and FIFA 11 took the spots below the two debut shooters. The previous week's almost top title, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, slipped from second down to seventh.

Where's Just Dance 2, you ask? In fifth, of course. Unstoppable beast!

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending February 26:
Killzone 3BulletstormCall of Duty: Black OpsFIFA 11Just Dance 2Dead Space 2Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsNeed for Speed: Hot PursuitWii PartyAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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[PS3] Killzone 3 Public Beta Announced, New Trailer

[PS3] Killzone 3 Public Beta Announced, New Trailer
As the imminent release of Guerilla Games' Killzone 3 closes in (late February if you had forgotten) you may be wondering if there will be a public beta. Well, your question can now be answered and thankfully the answer is yes.

You'll be able to pick up your gun and march into the public beta on the 3rd of February and it will run through until the 15th of February. The beta will provide early access to the 'Frozen Dam' multiplayer level and will feature all three online modes (Guerilla Warfare, Warzone and Operations) as well as an offline mode called Botzone.

Quote:Guerrilla Warfare (16 players)
Guerrilla Warfare is a standalone multiplayer mode similar to classic Team Deathmatch: You and your teammates must try to kill as many of the opposing team as you can before the timer runs out. In this mode, only the downstream monitor houses and repair bay are accessible, giving the map a very frantic pace.

Warzone (24 players)
If you’ve played Killzone 2, you may already be familiar with Warzone. It’s a round-based multiplayer campaign that consists of five randomly ordered mini-missions. In this mode, the power house and penstocks directly under the dam are accessible as well, so there’s more room to come up with different strategies and approaches to your goal.

Operations (16 players)
Operations is a new multiplayer campaign which aims to deliver a more cinematic, story-based gameplay experience, similar to that of Killzone 3's single-player mode. It consists of a sequence of linear mini-missions, in which the ISA must try to secure the docks and destroy the dam, while the Helghast must try to protect the dam facility.

Botzone (one player and up to 15 bots)
Botzone is an offline multiplayer mode ideal for those looking to get to grips with the controls, the weapons or the map layout before going up against live players. Each of the aforementioned multiplayer modes can be played offline, against CPU-controlled opponents.

Check out the new trailer for the game below, it releases on the 25th of February. Will you be checking out the beta when it hits?
Written by: Kyran Morrison

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