Zipper Interactive

PS2 and PSP SOCOM servers shutting down at the end of August

by Jordan Mallory (May 30th 2012 11:59PM)

Amazingly, Zipper Interactive servers for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs have continued to be active since the game's original debut on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, meaning that crazy people dedicated fans with online adapter-equipped PS2s have been able to keep playing for nearly 10 years. Now though, since ...

Sony confirms Zipper Interactive closure

by David Hinkle (Mar 30th 2012 6:36PM)

Today has been a rough one for the games industry. Following massive layoffs at Sega today, Sony has confirmed Zipper Interactive's closure after it was rumored last week. In a statement given to Game Informer, a Sony representative stated the move was the "result of a normal cycle of resource ...

Rumor: Sony shutting down SOCOM dev Zipper Interactive

by David Hinkle (Mar 23rd 2012 9:30PM)

Sony may be on the verge of closing down its shooter studio, Zipper Interactive. According to Kotaku sources, there's been "chatter for several days" about an impending closure and the possible cancellation of a current project. Sony has not commented on the situation. Those with short memories may ...

Unit 13 review: Fired up, feels okay

by Xav de Matos (Mar 16th 2012 6:00PM)

Developer Zipper Interactive cut its teeth on the PlayStation 2 with the SOCOM series, becoming legend to military shooter fans with a trio of outstanding titles. In the following generation, however, Zipper hasn't been as consistent. Initially, my time with Unit 13, the dev's new military shooter ...

Unit 13 launch trailer shoots a lot of bad men

by David Hinkle (Mar 6th 2012 4:40PM)

If video games have taught us anything, it's that dudes who cover their face are the bad guys. ...

Unit 13 trailer shows us how to play

by David Hinkle (Mar 1st 2012 5:45AM)

Because pushing all of the buttons at once is a horrible strategy. ...

Vita shooter Unit 13 deploys on March 6

by Jordan Mallory (Jan 11th 2012 7:30PM)

Unit 13, Zipper Interactive's pocket-purposed over-the-shoulder shooter, will be released for the Vita on March 6, 2012. This is in line with Zipper Interactive president Brian Soderberg's original prediction for a "right around Vita launch" release window; seeing as the Vita hits US shores on ...

Unit 13's debut trailer introduces the usual operatives

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 23rd 2011 1:00PM)

When Unit 13 arrives "near" the PlayStation Vita's February 22 launch date, it'll come with a quartet of selectable, familiar operatives. Can you spot the tank? ...

Unit 13 is a portable shooter from SOCOM dev, 'right around Vita launch'

by Christopher Grant (Nov 22nd 2011 2:45PM)

After the poor reception of SOCOM 4, and some subsequent post-release downsizing, Redmond-based Zipper Interactive is setting its sights a little smaller for its next outing. And by smaller, we mean PlayStation Vita-sized. Unit 13 isn't the thirteenth title in some entirely unknown and impossibly ...