EA Announces The "Return To Ostagar" DLC For Dragon Age Origins

EA Has revealed the next DLC for Dragon Age: Origins. "Return To Ostagar" is set to come out on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this Holiday in N.America and Europe. it will cost $4.99 on the PSN and PC, 400 MS Points on the Xbox 360 in N.America.

"Return To Ostagar" is a new quest which takes the player to Ostagar and the battleground where the Grey Wardens were nearly wiped out. Players will uncover a Top Secret Political agenda and go behind enemy lines. they can also get the Mighty Arms and Armour from King Cailan.

Press Release

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced today that the Return to Ostagar downloadable content (DLC) forDragon Age™: Origins will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC versions this Holiday season in North America and Europe. The DLC pack, Return to Ostagar, allows players to exact their revenge and embark on a quest for the mighty arms and armor of the once great King Cailan when they revisit Ostagar, the site of the Grey Wardens’ darkest hour, to reclaim the honor and learn the secrets of Ferelden’s fallen king.

“We are very proud of the phenomenal launch of Dragon Age: Origins and we’re pleased to announce the next installment of downloadable content that will be available to fans of the game,” said Ray Muzyka, Group General Manager, RPG/MMO Group of EA, and Co-Founder, BioWare. “The Return to Ostagar DLC pack is a prime example of BioWare’s commitment to give fans a game that continuously offers new experiences and further enriches a storyline that has already received critical acclaim and positive feedback from the players.”

Return to Ostagar, BioWare’s next thread in the Dragon Age: Origins tapestry, summons players to a new quest in which they will return to the fateful battleground in Ostagar where the Grey Wardens were nearly wiped out. Players will discover King Cailan’s top-secret political agenda and go behind enemy lines to revisit a place that many feared had been lost to history.

Return to Ostagar will be available for $4.99 on the PlayStation® Store, for 400 BioWare Points on the PC and 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 in North America. Return to Ostagar will be released this Holiday season worldwide on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation®3 console and PC. Dragon Age: Origins is rated M by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI.

For more information on Dragon Age: Origins, please visit www.dragonage.com.

About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games, focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™ and Mass Effect™. BioWare operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec) and Austin (Texas). BioWare’s announced projects include the dark heroic fantasy game Dragon Age: Origins, as well as Mass Effect 2™, the epic sequel to Mass Effect, and the story-driven massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com; to join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go to http://social.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Has Announced The Team Racing Pack DLC For Need For Speed Shift

EA has announced that Team Racing Pack will be the first DLC for Need For Speed Shift. the pack will be available for download worldwide on the Xbox 360 on December 1st, and On the Playstation 3 in Europe on December 3rd. the N.American release for the Playstation 3 pack is December 10th. it will be a free download.

The Team Racing Pack brings a new online mode to the game as well as 5 legendary cars. The Team Racing Mode puts players into two teams of 6 and they race against each other to win. you have to play as a team, not as an individual. The Legendary cars also included in this DLC are:

• 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427

• 1967 Shelby GT-500

• 1969 Dodge Charger R/T

• 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

• 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV

Legendary Racers


Press Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an all-new Team Racing pack for the critically-acclaimed Need for Speed SHIFT™. The content pack takes online racing to the next level with an action-packed new race mode and five renowned racing cars - all for free (Need for Speed SHIFT and Xbox LIVE® or PlayStation®Network account required). The Team Racing pack is the first downloadable content for Need for Speed SHIFT and will be available worldwide on December 1st on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. The pack will be released for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on December 3rd in Europe and on December 10th in North America.

The Team Racing mode brings a fresh new challenge to SHIFT by completely redefining online racing. In this mode, two teams of up to six racers will battle against each other for online supremacy. Individual driving strategy and playing it safe won’t work as team tactics and 200 mph split-second decisions are required to push your team to the podium.

As part of the new content, players will also get access to these legendary racers:

1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
1967 Shelby GT-500
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T
1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV

The Team Racing content pack is custom-made for Need for Speed SHIFT, a spectacular racing game originally released in September 2009. The game introduces a brutal first-person crash dynamic and a signature cockpit view that delivers a true driver’s experience. The game further personalizes the experience through the all-new driver profile -- a unique persona based on the driving skill and style of each player. With a perfect ‘10’ score from GameSpy.com and G4TV.com, and 90+ scores from IGN.com, Official Xbox Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, Team Xbox.com, Game Daily.com, Gametrailers.com and more, Need for Speed SHIFTis the highest rated Need for Speed game in years.

Need for Speed SHIFT is now available on the PlayStation3, Xbox 360, PC, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, mobile and coming soon on the iPhone™. More information can be found at www.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Nintendo Has Released Photographs From Two Recent "Mommy Sampling Events"

Nintendo has held two "Mommy Sampling Events" during November where Wii Fit Plus was available to be tried. these events were held in Los Angeles, on November 3, and New York City, on November 10th.
Each picture has been provided with a Caption from Nintendo, to view a caption for a Photograph all you need to do is click on the Speech Bubble under each photograph in the viewer.

Wii Fit Plus "Mommy Sampling Events"

Cryptic Have Revealed Open Beta Dates For Star Trek Online

http://www.startrekonline.com/themes/startrek/img/sto_logo.png

Cryptic have announced that a Open Beta for Star Trek Online will go Live January 12 - January 26 2010. Beta keys will be given out on a first come first served basis and will be available from Star Trek Online.

From Star Trek Online.

Sony Has Been Releasing Free Digital Comic Codes For The PSP

Sony has been releasing free comics for the new Digital Comic service that became available with the most recent firmware update for the PSP.

To be able to view the downloaded comics, you can either download the Digital Comic Reader from the Icon on the XMB on the PSP (with Firmware 6.30) or you can go to http://playstationcomics.com/country-selector.html and download it via your PC.

Here are some of the codes that have been made available.

Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 A8D2-KMBF-JKE4 (UK IE AU NZ ZA)
Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 EC2N-9HBR-HJD6 (USA)
Aleister Arcane #1 ANTL-MGBH-BN2H (UK)
Star Trek: Year Four – The Enterprise Experiment 724K-A4BG-JLD7 (USA)
GMN8-H8B8-QN83(IRE)
7CP5-QTBA-TLRK (NZL)
BGPA-8CBH-DRKL (AUS)
T3C2-TQBB-R6JA (S.A)
63N8-R2BF-9E4D (USA)

Unfortunately, i don't know what the free comics are for other regions than UK. the file sizes of the UK ones have been 33MB and 48 MB.

The codes have been made aviable via the Playstation Comic Twitter feed. to following them and keep up to date with possible future free comics head to http://twitter.com/Psncomics

Sony Has Released A Walkthrough Video of adhocParty For The PSP

adhocParty has come out for PS3's in America on the PSN and Sony have released a walkthrough video explaining how to get it to work.

• first you download and install adhocParty From the PSN on the PS3.

• The you register your PSP with the PS3

• you launch into adhocParty and choose the world and lobby you want to be in

• you can create a room in this area where people can join in

• then pick a compatible PSP game, go into it's multiplayer and choose ad hoc mode.

Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/162Qk2

• PSP: Firmware 6.20 is now available. http://ow.ly/DDmY

• PS3: Firmware 3.10 is now available. http://ow.ly/DDn8

• PC: Sony has updated Media Go to 1.3 http://ow.ly/DDnj

• PSP: Joystiq have a hands on with the BluRay Digital Copy and a video of it in action http://ow.ly/DDnH

• PS2: the PS2 has launched today in Brazil for $799 (around $465 USA). http://ow.ly/DDoi

• The Final Fantasy XIII Cactuar's has been revealed. there's a huge one, a lady and male Cactuar http://ow.ly/DDqu

• PS3: the PSN video store in the EU will get 50+ new movies added each week. Save HD Movies coming shortly. http://ow.ly/DDrD

• a Valve teaser website has gone live, its rumoured to be for Left 4 Dead 2 DLC. it's titled "Midnight Riders" http://ow.ly/DDsb

• Wii: The Wii Was Launched 3 years ago in the USA http://ow.ly/DDsD

• Screenshots have emerged for No more Heroes Paradise, the 360/ps3 remake of the Wii game No More Heroes http://ow.ly/DKDw

• Sony, the company as a whole, expects to be profitable by 5% in March 2013. http://ow.ly/DKFy

• Marvelous lost money on 3/4 Wii games they published. 4/5 PSP games were profitable. Half Minute Hero best selling http://ow.ly/DKHW

• Sony appears to be opening the PSN to non Game software, like Skype, with a development kit being released Q2 2010. http://ow.ly/DKJR

• PS3: Sony is bringing full 3D Support to ps3 consoles. games and movies. should be rolled out in 2010 http://ow.ly/DL8I

• Sony Aims to create a all encompassing online service using the PSN infrastructure. it would come to music players/e books http://ow.ly/DKU4

• Wii: Screenshots have emerged of Phoenix Wright on WiiWare. it appears to be a DS Remake, not a HD remake. http://ow.ly/DDpw

• DSi: The OFLC has rated a Sonic Collection for the DS. it has Sonic 1-Knuckles, Sonic Chronicles, Video's, Images + more http://ow.ly/DDtr

• Sony Mentioned Paid Subscription. they clarified it would be an additional service. the PSN will always be free http://ow.ly/DMq7

• Plan B Entertainment have picked up the film rights to Dark Void. http://ow.ly/DN1c

• Nintendo Power is teasing a surprise announcement, or two, in their 250th issue. http://ow.ly/DN5C

• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 19/11/09 http://ow.ly/162X30

• PS3: The ESRB has rated Sony Online Entertainments Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons. SOE say announcement monday http://ow.ly/DPUd

• 360: Job listings emerge for a Shadow Complex sequel, Natal, and 343 Industries (Halo). Gears Of War a lead franchise. http://ow.ly/DPVa

• PS3: Ad Hoc Party is reported as coming out today in N.America, in the afternoon. http://ow.ly/DPXv

• Playstation Network has 33 million registered accounts,5.4 Million daily signins,1.4 Million daily visits to the PSN Store http://ow.ly/DQBo

• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announces Season 2 Of 1 VS 100 Goes Live In America Today http://ow.ly/162YQN

• QTE Blog: EA Has Released A New Gameplay Video For Battlefield Bad Company 2 http://ow.ly/DR2E

• QTE Blog: EA Spoofs Twilight New Moon With The Sims 3 http://ow.ly/16316i

• QTE Blog: Square Enix Announces That Gyromancer Is Out Today On Steam And Xbox Live http://ow.ly/DRHi

EA Spoofs Twilight New Moon With The Sims 3

EA has released a couple of screenshots and a trailer which spoof the upcoming new Twilight Movie, Twilight New Moon.

Square Enix Announces That Gyromancer Is Out Today On Steam And Xbox Live

Square Enix has announced that Gyromancer is now out in Europe. it will be available on Steam for £10.99/€13.99 and on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 MS Points.
DLC was available today for the Xbox 360 Version of Gyromancer. there is a Gyromancer item pack, which has 40 items, that costs 40 MS Points. there is also a map pack, that comes with 3 additional maps, which costs 240 MS Points.

Gyromancer


Press Release

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces GYROMANCER™ is available from today for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for PC download via Steam®, priced 1200 points and €13.99 and £10.99 respectively.

GYROMANCER is a new puzzle-RPG developed in collaboration between Square Enix and PopCap. With a blend of puzzle elements from the PopCap Games puzzle hit Bejeweled Twist™ and the RPG mastery of Square Enix, GYROMANCER is an all-new experience that redefines the puzzle-RPG genre.

Further downloadable content for the XBLA version also available from today comprises the Gyromancer Item Pack, 40 items (10 x 4 varieties) to use during battle priced 40 MSPs, and the Gyromancer Map Pack; three additional maps priced 240 MSPs.

“GYROMANCER is a cool puzzle/RPG hybrid that uses Bejeweled Twist’s game mechanic at the heart of its battle system,” says Jason Kapalka, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of PopCap. “We’ve worked with Square Enix as a distribution partner in Japan for several years, and it was fun to collaborate with them in a more creative way on GYROMANCER.”

Larry Sparks, Vice President Brands PAL Region of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “GYROMANCER is a great addition to Square Enix’s download offering and we’re pleased to be launching the game across PAL territories. The combined creative talents of PopCap and Square Enix have created a truly fun and entertaining puzzle/RPG title that will appeal to fans and more casual gamers.”

Players assume the role of Rivel, a summoner who ventures through the enchanted Aldemona Wood. Each stage contains its own objectives, from defeating beasts that block the player’s way, to solving puzzles before time runs out. Rivel can learn to summon dozens of the unique beasts he encounters, bending their power to his will and commanding them in battle. Hidden within each stage are a number of rewards earned for completing feats great and small. Finding them all won’t be easy. Are you up to the challenge?

For further information on GYROMANCER visit http://dlgames.square-enix.com/gyromancer/