This guide has everything you need for the Socom 4 Beta. The guide even includes top down images of the maps.

Check out the guide here.

See you on the battlefield.

Via Playstation Blog

Via the Playstation blog, comes details on the Socom 4 Co-op Experience

Read the article from Playstation blog here.

Declassified: SOCOM 4’s Online Co-Op

As the April 19th release date for SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs quickly approaches we’re happy to go into detail about everything the game has to offer, which is quite a lot! In addition to its cinematic single-player campaign and highly addictive online competitive multiplayer,  SOCOM 4 also features a cooperative multiplayer mode where up to five people can play through a number of dynamic missions set up specifically for co-op play.

SOCOM 4′s cooperative mode features two main game types: “Takedown” and “Espionage.” Takedown charges your team with scouring an enemy-filled location in search of opposing VIPs that you must neutralize however you can. Espionage turns the focus to intelligence gathering, where you must use teamwork to track down enemy data and sabotage their local operations.

Before each co-op mission begins, you’re able to adjust both the overall difficulty and the density of the enemy soldiers positioned on the map. But even at its easiest, SOCOM 4′s cooperative mode has been designed to be challenging – as you progress, you’ll need to use teamwork by calling out enemies and objectives to your squadmates.

Today’s co-op unveil isn’t the last you’ll hear of SOCOM 4 this week. Tune in to GameTrailers TV tonight and learn how stealth plays a big part in the game’s campaign in addition to another special announcement fans won’t want to miss!

Now your really going to find out who 45 is.

We are also debuting the new Socom 4… er… well… you’ll just have to watch!

Covert Ops is the part of Socom 4 I helped design and put a lot of work into. Can’t wait for you to check it out!

Had a great time with the GTTV team when they were here!

How To Control SOCOM With The PS3′s Gun

When I played SOCOM 4 today, I controlled it with the forthcoming PlayStation 3 Sharpshooter peripheral, a shell that houses a PlayStation Move. This scheme is not mandatory, but it works. SOCOM developer Ben Jones explains how.

Jones’ explanation gives you the pertinent details. It’s hard to assess how good the Sharpshooter will feel during extended sessions of play. I was getting comfortable with it after a few minutes, but I didn’t have enough time with it to determine if I would have to worry about arm fatigue.

The Sharpshooter alignment does make it easy to aim and tag points in the game world where the player’s two fireteams can be sent to stand, take cover or fight. As Jones notes, you have to move the gun peripheral to turn. I wasn’t able to try all of the settings, but the one I used gave me a good sense of how responsive this scheme can be. Without a button pressed, I had to move the Sharpshooter until it pointed to the screen’s edge to start turning the camera’s perspective. But with a button pressed, I was able to move the camera with even minor movements of the Sharpshooter. An alternate control mode that Jones described to me allows for 1:1 movement. As you turn the Sharpshooter, the view turns.

The Sharpshooter is an elaborate peripheral. I was skeptical about how well it would work. It handled better than I expected. Jones says its the best control scheme for the game. I can’t say that yet. I’d still lean toward using the Dualshock 3 or the Move sans Sharpshooter. But I’d give this a try again. Why not?

Demonstration of the Sharpshooter

]]> http://www.derekwarner.net/socom-4-sharpshooter/feed/ 0 http://www.derekwarner.net/socom-4-arriving-april-19th-2011/ http://www.derekwarner.net/socom-4-arriving-april-19th-2011/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:20:38 +0000 derek http://www.derekwarner.net/?p=402   [ Read More ]]]> It’s official, Socom 4 will be in stores April 19th! Here’s the release from playstation blog.

SOCOM 4 Ships Out April 19th, New Multiplayer Video

Posted by Jeremy Dunham // Sr. Community Manager, Zipper Interactive

Everyone here at Zipper Interactive is pleased to announce that the wait will soon be over! As our headline says, SOCOM 4 is scheduled to hit stores in North America in just a few months on April 19th.

Earlier this week at the Zipper headquarters in Redmond, WA, we invited the media and 18 SOCOM community members to check out the latest version of our game. Not only did they get an update on the progress of our single-player campaign, they were also treated to an extensive look at several of our multiplayer modes, which, as any SOCOM fan will tell you, is absolutely the game’s bread and butter.

Early next week, we’ll have another update on the PlayStation and SOCOM blogs to let you know what members of the community thought about their visit to Redmond and their hands-on time with SOCOM 4. In the meantime, we’d love for you to check out our “Not For Self” multiplayer trailer by clicking on the video above.

Also, for you veteran SOCOM fans out there, head on over to GameStop.com and bring back classic SOCOM memories with another new trailer, this one for the GameStop pre-order exclusive “Abandoned” Map!

The good news is that this is just the beginning of an upcoming flood of SOCOM goodness. As we count down the days and weeks to April 19, you can expect plenty of news, details and media to get you hyped up for what we think is the best SOCOM game yet. Enjoy the ride!

Check out the new multiplayer trailer below!

E3 2010 Trailer