Mercs 2: Better looking on PS3?

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Brand new info on Pandemic's outrageous actioner - plus new shots

The world is going GTA IV crazy - and quite rightly so - but we've also been catching up with another anticipated open-world action game, Mercenaries 2. Developer Pandemic were on hand at a recent EA event, with senior producer Jonathan Zamkoff ready to update us on the Venezuelan bang-fest.

But it sounds like PS3 might actually get the better looking version in the end. Zamkoff reckons that PlayStation 3 is better than Xbox 360 at anti-aliasing, which suggests to us that Sony's version will be a sharper and perhaps more pleasing visual experience. We'll have to wait until our own eyes see the evidence to get excited, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Gameplay-wise, Zamkoff took us through some great new aspects - starting with Just Cause-style territory battles, centered around outposts dotted across the map, which you canassaultby taking on certain side missions. Roll in, smash up the defenders and then call in commandos from the factionyou're working for and your allies will gain control of the area - opening up new heli pads andplaces to buy warzone kit.

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Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of GamesRadar+. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.