PAL PlayStation Plus Members join the Resistance

While North American gamers can only access the upcoming Resistance 3 beta via purchasing Zipper Interactive's tactical shooter SOCOM 4, those in the PAL region can gain access through their PlayStation Plus accounts.

The PAL beta will start the same time as the one being held in North America, giving everyone an equal time period to kill some Chimera scum.

Resistance 3 is the third installment in Insomniac Games' first-person shooter franchise, Resistance. You can see more of our Resistance 3 coverage via this link. Also, be sure to check after the break to see some-off camera beta action!

Tomorrow's EU Forecast: Steel Rain DLC for Killzone 3

Guerrilla Games, the team behind Killzone 3, mentioned back in February that they were working on the first set of downloadable content for the game, known as "Steel Rain". They happily announced today that said content for Killzone 3 is set to hit the European PlayStation Store tomorrow, April 6, and then on April 12 in North America.

SOCOM 4's Game Mode Schedule for Rest of the Week, Modes Explained

The SOCOM 4 beta is now available to PlayStation Plus members, and the schedule of game-mode availability for this week (until 3/28) has been released. We also have a summary of what each mode offers in terms of gameplay, which should be helpful to those new to the series.

Play Schedule:

· Wednesday (3/23) – Uplink, Classic Uplink, Suppression, Classic Suppression

· Thursday (3/24) – Last Defense, Classic Last Defense, Uplink, Classic Uplink

· Friday (3/25) – Bomb Squad, Classic Bomb Squad, Last Defense, Classic Last Defense

· Saturday (3/26) – Sniper Alley (Custom), Last Defense Run ‘n Gun (Custom), Bomb Squad, Classic Bomb Squad

· Sunday (3/27) – Scrum (Custom), Community Day Classic (Custom), Sniper Alley (Custom), Last Defense Run ‘n Gun (Custom)

· Monday (3/28) – Suppression, Classic Suppression, Scrum (Custom), Community Day Classic (Custom)

Mode Description:

Suppression: The SOCOM take on team deathmatch.

Last Defense: Capture controls points, discover the enemy base and destroy it.

Uplink: Steal enemy data and deliver it to your base.

Bomb Squad: Defend your bomb technician while he disarms enemy explosives.

Sniper Alley (Custom): An 8 vs. 8 version of Classic Suppression with higher damage. Weapons are limited to sniper rifles, shotguns, smoke grenades and poison gas.

Last Defense Run ‘n Gun (Custom): Faster movement speed and reduced damage are applied to 16 vs. 16 Last Defense with weapons restricted to only shotguns and SMGs.

Scrum (Custom): Suppression is given rule tweaks of no respawn, faster movement and higher damage, while sniper rifles, frag grenades, concussion grenades and poison gas are disallowed.

Community Day Classic (Custom): A medley featuring Classic versions of all four game types (Suppression, Last Defense, Uplink and Bomb Squad) with increased speed and weapon restrictions placed on ranged explosives. Each game type is played over 11 five-minute rounds.

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PlayStation Plus Highlights 3/22: Queue Up the SOCOM 4 Beta, Last Chance for MAG

Sony has revealed the newest bit of goodies that PlayStation Plus members will be receiving starting next week, March 22. The biggest piece of news is that PS Plus members will be able to squad up (or go lone wolf) and test out Zipper Interactive's anticipated return to their golden child, SOCOM 4. This multiplayer beta is both free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus members. Those who bough Killzone 3 and have the voucher will have to wait a bit longer.

Additionally, the MAG full game trial is now only a demo, and that comes down March 29.

Check out the other treats coming to PlayStation Plus members on the PlayStation Blog.