BULLETCAST, October 3 – What you need to know now

By Patrick Garratt

Mass Effect 3’s going to have multiplayer, according to someone in South Africa. This, and more, in your handy need-to-know round-up after the break.

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• DICE and EA are warning users not to play the Battlefield 3 beta on hacked servers – you could be banned from Origin.
• DICE has also confirmed some changes it’s making to the final BF3 release based on beta feedback.
• Yet more evidence that Mass Effect 3 will feature online play, this time from a South African retailer. Xbox World’s been teasing an imminent feature reveal.
• Inevitably, PS2 games are to release more widely on PSN.
• EU PS Plus subs will get the full Uncharted 3 multiplayer suite this Wednesday.
• The full Uncharted 3 release will feature a pass for multiplay.
• Gearbox has released 10 minutes of new video from Aliens: Colonial Marines.
• Portal 2’s getting some free DLC tomorrow.
• Darksiders 2 will be amazing. Alex confirmed this by seeing it and interviewing Vigil’s Jay Fitzloff.
• Sony’s getting financially battered by the euro’s decline.
• The world first Batman: Arkham City review is a 10/10.
• Max Payne 3’s bullet-time has been upgraded in a sophisticated way, apparently.
• Those wacky South African retailers just can’t keep their mouths shut. A Jak & Daxter collection’s on the way in HD, says another one.
• You can now pre-load RAGE on Steam and D2D.