Gamescom 2010: PS3 Exclusive Resistance 3 Gets Official

Resistance 3 is an upcoming science fiction FPS game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, exclusively for the PS3. Resistance 3 is the third sequel to the best-selling PS3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man and will be based in New York City. The game will be released worldwide sometime in 2011 and was officially announced at Gamescom 2010 after much speculation and rumors.

Gamers have been hounding Insomniac Games to spill the details on Resistance 3 after several events which essentially confirmed its existence early on. On October 11th, 2009, a billboard was spotted in Shreveport, Louisiana, bearing the text “Resistance 3”. The billboard was seen on the set of the movie Battle: Los Angeles, which was being produced by Columbia Pictures. Columbia Pictures is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. When asked to comment by IGN.com, Insomniac Games said “We’ve made no announcements at this time.” Insomniac Games released Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time on October 27th 2009. Insomniac Games have mentioned before that they will alternate between producing Ratchet & Clank and Resistance titles. The billboard was taken down several days after the photo was leaked onto the internet.

On November 11th, 2009 an artist by the name of Ben Mauro had put on his LinkedIn profile that he spent three sleepless months from March until May 2009 crafting content for several projects, including “RCF2” (presumably Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time), “R3” and some unannounced items. The information disappeared shortly thereafter.

Here is the official Resistance 3 trailer which premiered today at Gamescom’s Sony Press Conference: