It’s a great day for FTB3 as IGN gives a nod with an 84 on the very first review of the game!
Check out the whole review here:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/106/1065878p1.html
More good news for fans as well as Sony announces that the game Demo will be available for download from the PSN on February 11th. This demo allows you to play 4 Player Coop Ad-hoc as well as a single player level. Full details on the SOCOM blog.
This time Destructoid and Jush Push Start give us their impressions of Fireteam Bravo 3.
http://www.destructoid.com/console-game-in-handheld-socom-fireteam-bravo-3-161993.phtml
http://www.justpushstart.com/2010/01/30/socom-u-s-navy-seals-fireteam-bravo-3-hands-on-impression/
We are really excited about the launch of Fireteam Bravo 3 on Nov 16th! We can’t wait to get online with the fans for some serious Multiplayer action…
For now, check out some of the recent previews from our Press trip and a brand new Developer Diary. This one gives you more detail about the 4 player Co-op and 16 player multiplayer!
San Francisco Examiner
On the Spot at Gamespot
New Developer Diary
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-co-op-socom-fireteam/61357
Our newest game, SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 hits retail outlets and the PSN store on February 16th!
FTB3 features a full single player campaign, 4 player co-op and 16 player multiplayer available in ad-hoc mode and online through the PlayStation Network.
Pre-order from your favorite retailer or download the game from the PSN within the first 30 days and you will get bonus online content. You’ll receive British SAS and German KSK characters and two exclusive weapons, the AS-50 sniper rifle and the F2000 assault rifle.
See you online!
We can’t wait until the game hits store shelves and the PSN in the new year! In the mean time, take a look at the new Developer Diary for Fireteam Bravo 3.
This installment details some of the work the team did to create amazing environments, characters and cinematic sequences for the game.
Check it out here!
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-graphics-socom-fireteam/60027
Watch authentic weapons and locales spring to life with deadly accuracy!
BC Business magazine recently revealed their annual “Best Companies to Work for in B.C.” results.
With over 100 employer entries, Slant Six was awarded 9th place in the “Top 10 over 100 employees” category.
So its been a week since the team returned from a successful outing at E3 in LA. We’ve now compiled a handy (and quite long) list of all the impressions, previews, playthroughs and videos of Fireteam Bravo 3 that you might have missed. Click “more” to get the whole list!
IGN “Best of E3 Awards”
Winner – Best PSP Shooter
-IGN
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Slant Six Interview and Footage
-Hip Hop Gamer
E3 09: Sony Opens E3, Makes Community Feel at Home
-Ve3tro
E3 09: SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3, Interview with Kevin Franklin
-Ve3tro
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Hands-On Preview
-G4TV
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Co-op Trailer
-GameSpot
E3: PSPgo and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 on the Show Floor
-Games Radar
E3 09: Sony relaunches PSP with a superb game line-up (PSP)
-Games Radar
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP)
-Game Shark
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 E3 Trailer
-Game Trailers
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
-Game Zone
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Reloaded
-IGN
E3 Offers High-Tech Economic Boost
-KABC
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
-Kombo
Playtest: The Top 10 DS and PSP Games from E3 2009
-Pocket Gamer
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 First Details
-PSPWorld
Veteran PSP Devs Continue to Innovate
-Sarcastic Gamer
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) Gets 4 Player Co-op
-WorthPlaying
This just in… After checking out our latest build of Fireteam Bravo 3 at E3, and scoring some time with our new four-player cooperative mode, the good people over at IGN have awarded us the prestigious “Best of E3″ award in their PSP Best Shooter category, as well as a runner-up honorable mention in the Best Multiplayer Experience category (losing out only to the much beloved and established Gran Turismo). Kudos to our team for all their hard work getting the demo out in time for E3, and taking the time to show it off to the press. We’re feeling very proud right now! 
“What’s better than killing terrorists with a silenced machine gun? How about doing it with three of your best friends? SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 packs a brand new campaign for you and your friends to tackle as part of a four-man SEALs crew. You can customize your weapon sets, craft squad attack plans, and so much more. “
You can check out the official awards page here!
The big E3 expo in Los Angeles has just kicked off and we’re already getting some buzz around FTB3 in the press. Here’s a look at some of the latest interviews hitting the web. To stay up to date, follow @slantsixgames on Twitter and be sure to add @kevin_franklin who is tweeting direct from the show, including coverage of our FTB3 co-op tournament!
Designer Kevin Franklin talks weapons, features and cheaters, at the pre-E3 PlayStation Tweet Up
With the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo cued up for next week in L.A., our Fireteam Bravo 3 team has been hard at work on a shiny new build to showcase at the event.
Some of our friends in the press have already been playing the latest build, that now includes the recently announced four player cooperative play! You can read their thoughts on the co-op play experience here. We’re looking forward to receiving feedback from those of you who get your hands on the game next week!
“After an afternoon of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3, I can tell you that I’m ready to convert to the Church of Slant Six as well as call my bud and tell him he might want to think about buying a PSP and preordering this game.”
-IGN
While surfing YouTube to watch the Star Trek movie trailer over and over in preparation for a midnight screening tonight, we were thrilled to dig up this little visual gem, aptly entitled, Fun With Claymores 3. That pretty much sums it up perfectly. Special props to Applejuicepie1 for his creative flair with explosives!
Our latest project is garnering plenty of attention and praise from the games media since the announcement, and thanks to Sony’s recent Gamer’s Day event. We’re thrilled to see such a positive response to our pre-alpha showing and couldn’t really say it any better than the good folks over at Destructoid… “My loins are already tingling with desire for Bravo 3.” For an in-depth look at the buzz around the industry, have a look at this:
G4 TV: Hands-On: SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
GameTrailers: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Depth Interview
IGN: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Hands-On
Joystiq: New SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Screens Emerge
Spike.com: SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo Debut
TotalPlayStation.com: Fireteam Times Three
GameSpot: SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 Hands-On Preview
This weekend, a group of our hard working team members participated in the annual Vancouver Sun Run, a 10km race through our beautiful city with over 50,000 participants. Not only did we place FIRST in our division, beating out 118 other teams, but we placed tenth out of all the corporate teams that ran the race. The next time someone suggests that game developers are basement dwelling couch potatoes, perhaps you can suggest they take a look at our website. High performance game developers who can outrun you in the street. Pretty impressive don’t you think?
Managing Director, Brian Thalken, is profiled in the February edition of Business in Vancouver (BIV). Read the article here that discusses how Slant Six formed and some of the wild and crazy things Brian has done over the course of his career. Curious? Go read it!
That’s right! A BAFTA Award… one of those fancy British accolades that go to the likes of Kate Winslet and Peter Molyneaux. We’re so honored to receive a nod in the Best Strategy Game category for our inaugural PSP game, SOCOM: Tactical Strike. We’re in pretty good company too with Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, Advance Wars: Dark Conflict, C&C: Red Alert 3, Ninjatown, and Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise. Break out the bubbly old chaps! Tally ho! Smashing!
Blimey.
The results are in and we’ve been voted #11 in the ranks of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in BC! This is our first year participating in the annual survey that surveys both staff and management in companies of 100 employees or more. The videogame industry did well overall with a few of our friends up on the list. Of course, we like the friendly competition because we plan to beat them all next year on our way to being #1.
