The PlayStation Blog has revealed some interesting story details about the upcoming inFamous 2.

In inFamous, Cole’s electrical powers appear when he’s caught in the blast of a mysterious device called the Ray Sphere. Cole gains more and more abilities, becomes more and more powerful, and survives the gauntlet of Empire City. He’s also afforded a glimpse into his own future, and realizes that even at the height of his powers, he is no match for the challenge that awaits. A battle with a great Beast looms, and Cole isn’t ready to face it.

Now in inFamous 2, Cole travels South to New Marais to trace a path to the man behind the Ray Sphere technology, Dr. Sebastian Wolfe. With Zeke riding shotgun, they set off to find the key to the next step in Cole’s evolution and a new level of power.

BioWare has good news for all of you who can’t get enough of all things Mass Effect. The developer has announced an agreement with FUNimation Entertainment to bring a Mass Effect anime feature film to stores next year. Casey Hudson, the game’s executive producer, calls the film ”an amazing opportunity for us. Partnering with FUNimation ensures that we will bring this universe to life with the utmost quality.” Production is reportedly already underway on the currently untitled film, which is set for a summer 2012 DVD release.

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Markus Persson, developer of the popular indie title Minecraft, has revealed that the full version of the game is scheduled to release in November.

According to Persson’s blog, “It’s a bit tricky to really do a release for Minecraft as we keep updating it all the time. For one, the version we deem as the full version won’t be very different at all from what the game was like a week ago, and we’ll keep adding features after the release as well, so it’s really more of a milestone when we finally get rid of the Beta label, and some kind of goal for us to work towards. And if you were wondering if they picked the date by mistake given that Veterans’ Day is shaping up to be a big gaming day this year, he had this to say: “It’s the same date as a few other games and movies, and the one I’m the most excited about is Skyrim, so that will be a nice reward for me if we actually manage to hit that date!“

For a man whose major products are mired at the bottom of the sales heap, Sony CEO Jack Tretton has lots of nasty things to say about the competition. In an interview with Fortune, Tretton points to the Nintendo Wii’s lack of storage and its method of motion control as reasons for the console’s perceived declining relevancy. ”Why would I buy a gaming system without a hard drive in it? How does this thing scale? Motion gaming is cute, but if I can only wave my arms six inches, how does this really feel like I’m doing true accurate motion gaming?” And despite the fact that there’s more than two Nintendo DS units for every one PSP in gamers’ hands, Tretton characterizes the Nintendo handheld as ”a great babysitting tool…no self-respecting twenty-something is going to be sitting on an airplane with one of those.” Bobby Kotick would be proud.

The PS3 hacker story has gone off on yet another tangent. A group of hackers known as Anonymous is not pleased with the way Sony has been treating George Hotz, the 21-year-old New Jersey hacking legend who developed tools that could be used to gain total control of a PS3. Anonymous has been organizing denial-of-service attacks against Sony websites for the past week. But according to Ars Technica, a source inside the situation at Sony has described the attacks as merely ”medium strength,” only strong enough to annoy their network engineers. It was also reported that Internet security firm Prolexic has been called in to deal with Anonymous’s continued attacks, which apparently has the hackers scrambling for alternatives. Meanwhile, Hotz remains in South America, where he’s been for the last few weeks. Sony says he skipped town to avoid trial. Hotz says he’s on vacation.

PSX4Droid, the PSOne emulator for Android that was recently pulled by Google, has gone free and open source. Joystiq reports that the latest version of the software puts both the app and the source code online for anyone to download and check out.

Developer ZodTTD claims that the original Sony complaint only had to do with a trademarked logo in the app’s icon, but Google has closed both his Android Market and CheckOut accounts, leaving him unable to publish any apps. As a result, he’s self-publishing PSX4Droid, and will be exploring other third-party markets to sell the app in.

Square Enix has announced that Dungeon Siege III has been pushed back from its original May 31 release date, and is now due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC June 21 (North America) and June 17 (Europe). Developed by Obsidian Entertainment with assistance from series creator Gas Powered Games, the game will return to the kingdom of Ehb, where the balance of power between rival factions has fallen apart. Players will assume the role of a member of the disgraced protectors of the land, known as the 10th Legion. With the kingdom tearing itself apart, the Legion is tasked with rebuilding its numbers and restoring peace.

Square Enix has also announced several pre-order incentives for Dungeon Siege III. PC gamers who pick up the game through Steam or Valve will also receive both prequels for free. Other retailer incentives vary and include such items as amulets, rings, a mini-comic or a strategy guide.

One of the first games Sony used to exhibit the power of the PlayStation 3 was Level-5′s White Knight Chronicles. The JRPG failed to initially impress US critics, but D3 has just announced that they plan to release the game’s sequel for the PS3 in North America this summer. White Knight Chronicles II picks up a year after the events of the original game, but the full original campaign will be included in the sequel for those that missed it the first time around. Set in the magical realm of Balandor, the game sees the return of many of the original characters, including its primary protagonist, Leonard.

White Knight Chronicles II will include more than 400 weapon and armor pieces, custom avatar creation, and new skill types and spells.

Today, Ubisoft and Capybara games released their second strategic video for Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. This video shows off our more advanced tactics, such as special abilities and artifacts. The game is set to release on the PlayStation Network April 12 and at the Xbox Live Arcade April 13.

Galaga Legions DX is the next installment of Namco Generations, which launched last year with PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX via the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. The trailer highlights Focus Fire, which allows players to drill into the middle of the Galaga swarm with enhanced firepower.

Galaga is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary against the largest Galaga armada ever seen with Galaga Legions DX. In this follow up to 2008’s Galaga Legions, players will blast their way through waves of Galaga with updated enemy formations, enhanced graphics, and a re-imagined control scheme designed to more closely resemble the arcade game.

Kalypso Media has released a new trailer for Elements of War, their upcoming near-future RTS in which players face off against both the forces of nature and the forces of man in massive battles. The trailer features some of the in-game battles and weather-controlling weapons that will be showcased when the game hits US stores on April 12. The game includes 12 missions spread across 12 maps, and each mission is designed to challenge the player’s tactical skills as they battle enemy factions for control.

Sega has revealed a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog game. A short teaser trailer depicts Sonic running through a sparsely colored sequence of checkered hills and loops, before meeting up with an old pal. The game is expected to arrive for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime this year.

Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is now an iPhone and iPad shooter game. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the game will “bring the gore and campy humor of the cult classic film into the digital age.”

Ghost House Pictures has partnered with Trigger Apps, to create The Evil Dead in iOS form, and it will be available for $2.99 for the iPhone and $4.99 for the iPad. The app is an action-heavy 3D shooter game that allows players to take control of Bruce Campbell’s character, Ash, to lead his group of friends to safety while fighting off evil zombies.

Oskari Hakkinen, Head of Remedy’s Franchise Development, is our guest this week for Episode #127 of the Avault Podcast! Os was ready to talk racing and shared some intel about Remdy’s “universal” iOS title, Death Rally, but the guys couldn’t let him get away without picking his brain about Alan Wake (sequel?).

It’s also time to close the book on Crysis 2, so check out what the team’s final comments are. Other games of note this week include Swarm, Islands of Wakfu, and Fight Night Champion.

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Today, Namco Bandai Games America brings Pac’N Jump, a vertical platformer, to iOS. In this newest entry to the genre, players control Pac-Man as he bounces off various objects on his way to the top. Items dispersed throughout each stage help him along the way, including Pac-Dots which give him a boost and power pellets with provide temporary invincibility. And the ghosts have also been included, and crop up along the way to throw Pac off course or deliberately cause a “Game Over.”