Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/1829uu
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 6th July http://ht.ly/182bMA
• Wii: Nintendo Announce Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus have sold over 1 million units in Australia. http://ht.ly/284Sw
• 3DS: Miyamoto says Nintendo are thinking about brining Mii's to the 3DS and future Nintendo Systems http://ht.ly/284UM
• PS3: Ubisoft announce R.U.S.E. will support Move and not Kinect. took only 4-5 weeks to add it, says its cool http://ht.ly/284WS
• Its reported that Drive: San Francisco is coming out in the UK on 26th November on all platforms http://ht.ly/284Yo
• Hideo Kojima has teased that Metal Gear Solid 5 could be his next game, says what ever it is its amazing http://ht.ly/28508
• QTE Blog: EA Reveal The Creation Centre For FIFA 11 http://ht.ly/182hnk
• 360: Microsoft is teaming up with Burger King to have small interactive Kinectimal animal plush toys in their meals http://ht.ly/2882H
• Epic's Mark Rein says they are moving into Mobile Phone and Tablet markets. they're not abandoning PC's http://ht.ly/2886m
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/182ke1
• 360: Bloomberg is reporting that Xbox Live made $1 Billion in 2009. around half of Xbox Live's 25M Subscribers are Gold http://ht.ly/288az
• PSP: Disney Interactive announce Split/Second is coming to the PSP this holiday. No Online, 4 player ad-hoc http://ht.ly/28dLh
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Detail The 2010 Summer Of Arcade http://ht.ly/182mSz
• The German Ratins Board has rated NBA Jam on both the PS3 and 360 http://ht.ly/28dVe
• 360: Ruffian games reveal there are currently 2 DLC Packs planned for Crackdown 2 "The Toy Box" and "Deluge." http://ht.ly/28fja
• QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle http://ht.ly/182qNX
• PSP: latest Famitsu Magazine mentions Namco Bandai is making God Eater Burst. its unclear if its a sequel or remix http://ht.ly/28fs5
• Sony's Shuhei Yoshida said he was surprised with Kinects Casual Line-up, respects their strength in FPS. http://ht.ly/28fww
• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 07/07/2010 http://ht.ly/182sQW
• PS3: Square Enix admit they tried a simultaneous PC and PS3 release of Final Fantasy XIV but had tech issues on PS3 http://ht.ly/28fAZ
• PS3: Twisted Metal Multiplayer is getting alot of work, 4 factions, offline+online, looking into custom soundtracks http://ht.ly/28gaQ
• 360: Microsoft say Kinect can be used whilst sitting as long as the game was developed with that in mind http://ht.ly/28gAk
• Activision’s Dan Amrich reveals DJ Hero has shipped over 1.2M units since launch, when only 122K were sold http://ht.ly/28gCJ
• Bobby Kotick says Xbox Live is "the only significant alternative" to their own subscription service, World of Warcraft http://ht.ly/28fDd
• 360: Microsoft's Phil Spencer says Kingdoms from Crytek has been in development for a while now, unique to the 360 http://ht.ly/28g5l
• PC: Blizzard have announced that users of their forums will have to use their real names. change coming soon http://ht.ly/28ogm
• Japanese telecom operator NTTDoCoMo is reportedly in talks with Console makers to get its 3G Chips installed in Handhelds http://ht.ly/28osB
• PSP: its reported that EyePet and Invizimals maynot come to the PSPgo, prompting rumours the converter cable isn't coming http://ht.ly/28oCO
• QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/182Coy

This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update

Sony's USA Playstation Blog has detailed the Comics coming out today in the USA on the Digital Comic Store. Sony have also announced that this week there will be a free comic from DC called The Night Owls #1.

2000AD Prog # 1687
Astonishing Tales (2009) # 4
Batman: Year One # 3
Black Panther (2005) #6 – #9
Cancertown # 6
Criminal: The Sinners (2008) #1 & #2
Devi # 7
DMZ: On the Ground #6 – #12
Donald Duck and the Secret of the 313
Eleventh Hour # 3
Fables #11 – #14
Finding Nemo # 0
Free Realms #5 & #6
Ghostbusters: Convolution # 1
G.I. Joe: Cobra # 10
Green Lantern: Secret Origin – Part 3 # 31
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 4 of 12 # 4
High Moon: Chapter 1 # 2
Jonah Hex #13 & #14
Justice League: Generation Lost # 5
The Lexian Chronicles # 8
Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) # 1
Mickey Mouse in: “The Haunted City”
Night Owls # 1
Planetary: Authority # 1
Planetary: JLA # 1
Project Eon # 2
Ramayan 3392 AD # 7
Resistance #5 & #6
The Sadhu # 7
Scrooge McDuck and the High Sea Trap
Snakewoman # 7
Star Trek: McCoy # 3
Superduck # 13
Transformers # 8
Victorian Undead # 3
Walk-In # 6
Wizards of Mickey # 9
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper # 1

From USA Playstation Blog

UK PSN Update 07/07/2010

Special Offers
PS3: After Burner Climax [£3.99]
PS3: Worms [£5.19]
PS3: Lead and Gold: Gangs Of The Wild West [£5.49]
PS3: Little Big Planet – Monsters Costume Kit [£1.19]
PS3: Little Big Planet – Monsters Level Kit [£1.59]
PSP: Buzz Quiz World [£9.99]
PSP: Little Big Planet – The Wilderness Theme Level Kit [£1.19]
PSP: Little Big Planet – The Temples Theme Level Kit [£1.19]
PSP: Half Minute Hero [£11.99]
PS1: Disney's Tarzan [£3.19]
Minis: NormalTanks [£1.74]

New PSP Essentials
Skate Park City [£6.29]
FIFA 09 [£7.99]
Fight Night Round 3 [£7.99]
Generation Of Chaos [£6.29]
International Athletics [£6.29]
Spinout [£6.29]

PS3 Games
FirstPlay Episode 014 [£0.99]
FirstPlay 90 Day Subscription [£8.99]
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge [£7.99]
Groovin' Blocks [£7.99]
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Onslaught + Battlefield 1943 [£13.99]
Modern Warfare 2 – Resurgence Pack [£10.99]
Dragon Age Origins – Leliana's Song [£5.49]
Little Big Planet – Marvel Level Kit [33.99]
Little Big Planet – Marvel Costume Kit 1 [£4.79]
Little Big Planet – Iron Man Costume Kit [£1.59]
Little Big Planet – The Thing Costume Kit [£1.59]
Little Big Planet – Daredevil Costume Kit [£1.59]
Little Big Planet – Doctor Octopus Costume Kit [£1.59]
Little Big Planet – Mystique Costume Kit [£1.59]
SBK – Legends Pack [£7.99]
Buzz! - 90's Quiz [£3.99]
Skate 3 – Danny Way's Hawaiian Dream [£5.19]
Just Cause 2 – Tuk Tuk Boom Boom [Free]
Just Cause 2 – Rico's Signature Gun [£0.79]
Aliens Vs Predator – Bughunt Map pack [£4.79]
Clash of The Titans – Zeus' Challenge Pack [£1.59]
Moto GP 10 – Class Content [Free]

Demo's
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Guitar Hero 5
Queen Track Pack 2 [£4.39]
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen [£1.59]
“Killer Queen” by Queen [£1.59]
“Somebody To Love” by Queen [£1.59]

Rock Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 01 [£9.99]
“Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Born on the Bayou” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Down on the Corner” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Fortunate Son (Original Version)” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Green River” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Lookin’ Out My Back Door” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Run Through the Jungle” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Travelin’ Band” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Up Around the Bend” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]
“Who’ll Stop the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival [£0.99]

Rock Band Network Latest
None

DJ Hero
None

Karaoke Revolution
None

Videos
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Behind The Scenes 2
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Behind The Scenes 3
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Year 4 Vignette
Dragon Age Origins – Leliana's Song
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Trailer
Medal of Honor – Leave A Message
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge – E3 Trailer
Killzone 3 Announcement Trailer
Fat Princess – Fat Roles Expansion Pack Trailer

Wallpaper
None

Theme
None

Dynamic Theme
None

PSN ID Avatars
Fat Princess – Blue Monk [£0.20]
Fat Princess - Red Monk [£0.20]
Fat Princess – Gaint [£0.20]
Fat Princess – Ninja [£0.20]
Fat Princess – Pirate [£0.20]
Flower – Blue Dairy [£0.20]
Flower – Yellow Flowe [£0.20]
Flower – Pink Flower [£0.20]
Flower – Blue Flower [£0.20]
Flower – Pictures Avatar [£0.20]
Flower – Avatar Bundle 2 [£0.79]

PS1 Classic
None

PSP
Little Big Planet - Heroes In Uniform Costume [Free]
Little Big Planet - Heroes In Uniform Level Kit [£2.39]
Minis
Aqua Attack [£2.49]
5-in-1 Arcade Hits [£2.49]
Red Bull X Fighters [£3.49]

Demo
Patapon 3 - Multiplayer Demo

Theme
Armored Core 3 Theme 1
Armored Core Last Raven Theme
Armored Core Silent Line Theme

Wallpaper
Armored Core 3
Armored Core Last Raven 
Armored Core Silent Line

Video
None

New Zero Punctuation - No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

This Weeks Zero Punctuation is on No More Heroes 2. Can Yahtzee look past the fact the game is on the Wii and enjoy himself, or will the game suffer too bad from WiiMote control issues and be no better than the original game.

Microsoft Detail The 2010 Summer Of Arcade

Microsoft have detailed this years Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. Each week for 5 weeks, starting from 21st July to August 18th, Limbo, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Monday Night Combat, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be on sale for 1200 MS Points Each. much like last year, if you buy 3 of the Summer Of Arcade games you will get 400 MS points back. if you buy all 5 of the titles, you will get 1200 MS Points back.

Limbo - 21st July

Trailer


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Hydro Thunder Hurricane - 28th July

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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair - 4th August

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Monday Night Combat - 11th August

Trailer


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Lara Croft And The Guardian of Light - 18th August

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From Microsoft.com

This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update

Sony's EU Playstation Blog has detailed the comics coming out today in the EU on the Digital Comic Store. This week there is a free Comic from DC Comics called The Night Owls.

* 2000AD Prog #1687 2000AD
* Astonishing Tales (2009) #4 Marvel
* Batman: Year One #3 DC Comics
* Black Panther (2005) #6 – #9 Marvel
* Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth : Chapter 6 of 6 Insomnia
* Criminal: The Sinners (2008) #1 & #2 Icon
* Devi #7 Liquid Comics
* DMZ #6 – #12 DC Comics
* Donald Duck and The Secret of the 313 Disney
* Eleventh Hour #3 Markosia
* Fables #11 – #14 DC Comics
* Finding Nemo Disney
* Free Realms #5 & #6 DC Comics
* Ghostbusters: Holiday Special : CON-volution! IDW
* Green Lantern: Secret Origin #3 DC Comics
* Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War : Part 4 DC Comics
* High Moon #2 DC Comics
* Jonah Hex #13 & #14 DC Comics
* Justice League: Generation Lost #5 DC Comics
* Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) #1 Marvel
* Mickey Mouse in the Haunted City Disney
* Planetary/Authority: Ruling the World DC Comics
* Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta DC Comics
* Project Eon #2 Markosia
* Ramayan 3392 AD #7 Liquid Comics
* Resistance #5 & #6 DC Comics
* Scrooge McDuck and The High Sea Trap Disney
* Snakewoman #7 Liquid Comics
* Star Trek: McCoy #3 IDW
* Superduck #13 : Creatures of the Abyss Disney
* The Lexian Chronicles #8 Markosia
* The Night Owls #1 DC Comics [FREE]
* The Sadhu #7 Liquid Comics
* Transformers #8 IDW
* Victorian Undead #3 DC Comics
* Walk-In #6 Liquid Comics
* Wizards of Mickey #9 : The Return of the Phantom Blot Disney
* Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper #1 IDW

From EU Playstation Blog

EA Reveal The Creation Centre For FIFA 11

EA have revealed the Creation Centre for FIFA 11. this web based app, which can be found at www.easportsfootball.com, allows you to create a player and/or a team and then upload them into either your Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 version of FIFA 11 or a friends. You are able to choose your players appearance, accessories, and attributes, whilst you are able to create an original teams crest and kits as well as a home stadium. Even once the game is released, you will be able to manage your creations via the online web app.

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Press Release

EA SPORTS unveiled today a new feature called Creation Centre that will provide football fans with the tools to customize content in FIFA 11 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 in new ways. Craft your own football player and create the team of your dreams using a web-based application at www.easportsfootball.com. Create a player by choosing his appearance, accessories and attributes and then create an original team with a distinctive crest and kits, complete with home stadium.

Fans will be able to share their created players and teams with friends and download into their console to play online, in Tournaments and in Kick-Off matches in FIFA 11. In addition, fans can choose player attributes and manage their created team’s formations and tactics right from the web. Creation Centre will launch when FIFA 11 is available in stores on Sept. 28 in North America and Oct. 1 in Europe and Asia.

“Having the ability to customize content in FIFA 11 to the degree where you are creating players and teams, choosing player attributes and managing team tactics effortlessly from the web opens up a world of possibilities of original content that fans will be able to create,” said David Rutter, Producer of FIFA 11 on Xbox 360 and PS3. “Creation Centre will perfectly compliment the official league and team licenses that are the hallmark of the FIFA franchise.”

Also new this year in FIFA 11 is Custom Audio, which enables fans to assign chants for every team and league in the game. Fans can set their home club’s chants to play during player introductions, halftime, and after goals – even hearing their name echo in the stands of Old Trafford or San Siro with created chants for their Virtual Pro. Plus, fans now have the ability to play music from their hard drive in game.

Visit http://www.facebook.com/easportsfifa to join the FIFA group on Facebook and visit WWW.FIFA.EASPORTS.COM for more information. Screenshots are available at www.easports.co.uk/press.

FIFA 11 will be available in stores for the PlayStation3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PlayStation2, Nintendo DS, PSP and mobile on Sept. 28 in North America and Oct. 1 in Europe and Asia. FIFA 11 on Wii will be available in stores Oct. 1 in Europe and Asia and Oct. 4 in North America. It is developed under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. The game has not yet been rated.

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 6th July

This is all the news from Tuesday 6th July.

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/181gug
• PS3: A new White PS3 with 160GB HDD is coming out in Japan in July for ¥34.980. new Black models with 320 GB HDH Coming http://ht.ly/27w3j
• PS3: Sony Europe has said they are considering brining the White PS3 and bigger HDD'S Black PS3's to Europe http://ht.ly/27w5f
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 5th July http://ht.ly/181iZL
• PS3: Sony Japan announce the PS3 Surround System is coming out 30th September http://ht.ly/27w7H
• PS3: Sony Japan release new Playstation Move Trailer, showing players playing it, how to set it up + new games http://ht.ly/27wgj
• PS3:Sony Japan Announce Move Launch games include EyePet, Sports Champions,Beat Sketch, Kung Fu Rider, Big 3 Gun Shooting http://ht.ly/27wm0
• 360: Microsoft have changed their name in Japan from Microsoft Co., Ltd. to Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (Microsoft Japan) http://ht.ly/27yM9
• Sony's Shuhei Yoshida reveals they're working on secret Playstation project Developers playing a big part PSP2 speculated http://ht.ly/27yPU
• PSP: A Tales of Phantasia X Demo is coming out this Thursday on the PSN http://ht.ly/27ySX
• Rayman Origins Episode1 coming to PSN/XBLA this Christmas. Wii, 3DS, PC, and iPad versions being considered http://ht.ly/27yWY
• SEGA have announced they won't be at this years GamesCom, its a commercial decision, could be back next year http://ht.ly/27BUd
• RT @CapcomEuro: Big announcement… 2 days to go!
• Gore Verbinski reveals that the BioShock movie will be R rated, it won't be a dumbed down PG 13 http://ht.ly/27C4Y
• iPhone: Its reported AT&T is capping the iPhone 4's upload speeds at just 100kbps across several locations http://ht.ly/27C9W
• QTE Blog: Funcom Announce They Are Offering Age of Conan Players The Chance To Play The Rise of the Godslayer Expans... http://ht.ly/181r4f
• PS3: Japan is getting Move Bundles, Move+Eye+Resident Evil 5 Gold. Move+Eye+Big 3 Gun Shooting http://ht.ly/27GRa
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce Destination Arcade, A new Way To Browse XBLA Games On Your Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/181uVT
• PS3: Kojima has said he'll look into developing Zone Of The Enders 3 after Metal Gear Solid Rising is released. http://ht.ly/27H2g
• EA have announced they'll be revealing the release date for FIFA 11 in the next few weeks. http://ht.ly/27H3r
• 360: Promo material for Kinect in Japan show it being played in a small living room, fears were JP rooms were too small http://ht.ly/27MYB
• 360: analyst DFC say Kinect "is somewhat limited" with a limited control scheme, it'll struggle to broaden 360 audience http://ht.ly/27Ncp
• 360: Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg says there are many exclusive 360 games coming in 2011, the pipeline is full http://ht.ly/27Nf2
• 360: Konami announce Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is coming out on XBLA for 1200 MS Points on 4th August http://ht.ly/27Ngb
• PS3: LightBox's Dylan Jobe hints that an announcement of their next game is coming soon, either at GamsCom or TGS http://ht.ly/27NiC

Microsoft Announce Destination Arcade, A new Way To Browse XBLA Games On Your Xbox 360

Microsoft have announced that from next week, 14th July, Xbox 360 owners in the USA will be able to download Destination Arcade. Destination Arcade is a new way to browse Xbox Live Arcade games, giving you the ability to search through them by price, community rating, as well as being able to view the current Deal Of The Week and Recently released games. if there's a game you enjoy playing, you will be able to search for games similar to it. Destination Arcade also has a news feed that keeps you up to date with games your friends recommend and news on upcoming XBLA Games and Deals.

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From Major Nelson

Funcom Announce They Are Offering Age of Conan Players The Chance To Play The Rise of the Godslayer Expansion For Free

Funcom have announced they are offering active and inactive Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures players the chance to play the new expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, for free. for those inactive players, as well as getting the chance to play Rise of the Godslayer, you will also get free access to Age Of Conan. both of these free accesses only last for 10 days. the offer runs until 15th July. all players should have received an Email regarding this, but for those who haven't you can also access this offer on your account page.

Press Release

Durham, USA – July 6th, 2010 – Funcom is thrilled to be able to invite both active and inactive players to try out the critically acclaimed 'Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer' expansion for free for 10 days. For inactive players, this offer also includes 10 days of free access to the core game. This is a great opportunity for everyone to try out the first ever expansion to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'.

'Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer', the first expansion pack to the 2008 Best-Selling New MMO of the Year, has received universal critical acclaim, with medias such as PC Gamer, Eurogamer and MMORPG.com giving it a 8/10 score. StrategyInformer wrote in their review that the launch of the expansion "… may well mark the perfect time to jump into Conan's low-fantasy world", while Eurogamer.de gave it a 9/10 saying "… atmosphere and courageous design-decisions makes Age of Conan's first expansion do almost everything right."

"We are delighted to see how well the expansion has been received both among our own players as well as the worldwide gaming press," says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. "After a full-scale release in retail and online the expansion has performed well in terms of both sales and traffic, and the activity on our servers has increased significantly in the last month. 'Age of Conan' has once again proven that it is truly one of the top MMOs on the market right now, and we remain dedicated to supporting it."

The offer is available until July 15th and includes 10 days of free access to the expansion, as well as 10 days of free access to the core game for those with currently inactive accounts. All players have received a campaign e-mail, and can take advantage of the offer on their account page.

Launching in May 2008 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' quickly became a smash hit in retail, shipping over 1.2 million copies around the world. In the weeks after launch 'Age of Conan' simultaneously topped the charts in 17 countries, and the game received critical acclaim from gaming press across the globe. 'Age of Conan' is now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish localized versions, and is being prepared for launch in Korea as well.

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 5th July

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/180pUt
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July http://ht.ly/180rXu
• Its thought there are around 43.185 iOS Developers and 10.199 Android, with 1.412 developing on both platforms http://ht.ly/2773w
• 360: Kotaku have got hold of Kinect marketing material. solo unit and 360 bundle show products, games clearly different http://ht.ly/277gN
• 360: Crackdown 2 review scores live. the games received a wide range of scores, from 4.5/10 to 9/10 http://ht.ly/277j5
• PSP: Square Enix confirm The 3rd Birthday is coming out in Europe but haven't provided a date http://ht.ly/277kP
• UK Game Charts, Lego Harry Potter: 1 -4, Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Tiger Woods 11, Dance On Broadway http://ht.ly/277nq
• 3DS: Play.com say the release date for the 3DS as November, Dragon Ball as 19th November, Gundam 25th march http://ht.ly/277qb
• 360: Activisons Bobby Kotick said Activision will support Dell and Hp move to connect Pcs to TVs, Frustrated by XBL model http://ht.ly/277vK
• PS3: Sucker Punch’s Chris Zimmerman says inFamous 2 couldn't be done on the 360, PS3 justy has more processing power http://ht.ly/277yw
• Metacritic says average game score for first 6 months of 2010 is higher than 2009, despite a fall in game sales http://ht.ly/277B7
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Gameplay Video For inFamous 2 http://ht.ly/180yZE
• PS3: its strongly rumoured that a Playstation Plus subscription won't be needed to access Hulu Plus http://ht.ly/279sL
• 360: a new Idolmaster is coming out in Japan on the 360 for the first time. its set for a 2011 release. http://ht.ly/279GA
• QTE Blog: Codemasters Have Released A New Dev Diary For F1 2010 Focusing On Cars And Tracks http://ht.ly/180ARe
• Alan Wake sold 145K in USA in May, whilst Split/Second sold 86K and Blur Sold 31K, Blur was on sale for only 5 days http://ht.ly/27cz0
• QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/180DSs
• PS3: in in-game tips for Fat Princess says that Zombies are coming soon, a trailer hints that a Halloween level is coming http://ht.ly/27gR5

This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Here are this weeks WiiWare and DSiWare releases in the USA. there are no Virtual Console releases this week, but in total there are 8 new games released, 2 on WiiWare and 6 on DSiWare.

WiiWare

Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising
This is a 1 player only game that costs 700 Wii Points. this is the first title in what will be a trilogy of games released on WiiWare. you get to pilot two Planes and defend the skies over the Pacific. the games 2 campaigns span the early years of the Pacific campaign.


Cruise Party
This is a 1-4 player game that costs 800 Wii Points. this game is set on a cruise ship where you can gamble and play slot machines.


DSiWare

QuickPick Farmer
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. you need to sheer your sheep before the hungry wolf stops you. there are 30 levels to play through.


Soul of Darkness
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. the game is set in a gothic world where you have to save your beloveds life. there are woods, caves, castles and more to explore. you can master and upgrade your weapons as well as magic.


SteamWorld Tower Defense
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. you have to stop the human invaders as they hunt for gold. build attack robots and watch the humans be defeated.


101 Shark Pets
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. there are more than 101 baby sharks to choose from, or you could adopt them all. you'll need to look after them, feeding them and cleaning them. do activities with your shark to bring out their abilities and then enter them into pet shows.


Hello Flowerz
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. this is a gardening game where you sow you favourite seeds and help them grow into flowers. you can enter the flowers into competitions as well as landscape your garden and plant them.


Flips: The Folk of the Faraway Tree
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. this is the latest book from the Flips Series.


Press Release

Are the sights and sounds of Independence Day fireworks still dancing in your head? With a lineup of new game downloads for Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems, Nintendo is pleased to deliver even more eye-popping spectacles for you to enjoy this week and beyond. Fans of high-flying air combat games will cheer for the arrival of Pearl Harbor Trilogy - Red Sun Rising on the WiiWare™ service. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, new additions include the wild and wooly fun of QuickPick Farmer, the shadowy adventure of Soul of Darkness and the strategic kicks of SteamWorld™ Tower Defense.

We've also got new arrivals in the "Big Name Games" section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y.series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry's most talented figures. This week we have some new additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo's game localization team. New "Big Name Games" will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems orWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising
Publisher: Legendo Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Violence
Price: 700 Wii Points™
Description: Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising is the first title in a trilogy of air-combat action games for the WiiWare service. Take off from aircraft carrier decks and historic military bases as you conduct covert strikes, engage in furious dogfights and fly search-and-destroy missions. Pilot the most prolific fighter, bomber and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the World War II Pacific Theatre. Featuring two campaigns spanning the early years of the Pacific War, you can play as the United States Naval Air Force or the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force. You can also choose to practice your combat skills in the Avenging Ace or Survival dogfight modes.

Cruise Party
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Simulated Gambling
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Welcome aboard! Here you'll find four fabulous games to satisfy your appetite for gambling: Slot Machines, Roulette, Black Jack and "Video" Poker. Once on deck, you will be able to choose between Competition mode and Quick Play mode. If you beat a record, you'll have to enter your name in order to appear in the high scores table. Beware of bankruptcy!

Nintendo DSiWare

QuickPick Farmer
Publisher: Dancing Dots
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: It's time to shear your sheep, but a wolf named George is prowling around your farm, and he's hungry. Hurry up and put the wool in the barns for safekeeping. Use the stylus to round up identical sheep, shear them, collect the balls of wool and catapult them into the barns. If George is getting too close to your flock, fire a ball right at his muzzle to chase him away and gain some time. Experience 30 crazy levels, a nonstop mode, striped sheep, spotted sheep and a goofy wolf. Test your powers of observation, your reflexes and your tactics in the wacky world of QuickPick Farmer.

Soul of Darkness
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Enter a fascinating gothic world as the mysterious and powerful Kale. Try to save your beloved's life and soul by freeing her from an evil vampire's clutches. Explore dark woods, caves, huge castles and impressive cathedrals under the full moon's light. Master and upgrade your sword and spear, and learn how to control your powers. Use the Fire and the Ice or transform into your enemies to overcome the numerous obstacles in your way. Face and defeat foes such as werewolves, succubae, gargoyles and zombies. Exclusive camera features let you use your environment to gain power-ups and upgrades. Good or evil - be the sole master of your destiny!

SteamWorld Tower Defense
Publisher: Image & Form
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Welcome to Cowbot County, home of the robotic master race of SteamWorld! As the sheriff, you must stop the human invaders in their mad hunt for gold. Build attack robots next to the roads they roam, then watch the invaders go down. Use your robots' special skills to your advantage in this original tower defense variation where strategy and execution are equally important. There's an Easy mode for rookies, but everyone will find a unique challenge in the great Western reaches.

101 Shark Pets
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Choose from more than 101 baby sharks or simply adopt them all. Discover their personalities as you feed, clean and care for your new pets. Bring out each pet's talents by training sharks in a variety of fun and wacky activities. Enter your shark into pet shows and earn money to buy exciting upgrades, including toys, food, clothes and accessories. The more tricks you teach and the more games you play, the more fun you'll have!

Hello Flowerz
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Welcome to Hello Flowerz, the gardening game where you have fun with flowers. Sow your favorite flowers and look after them every day, helping them grow into healthy, beautiful flowers. Use your flowers to create wonderful bouquets and enter them in regular competitions. Landscape your own gardens, transplant flowers and arrange various items. Put on your gloves, grab your tools and start showing off your flowers!

Flips: The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Jo, Bessie and Fanny have a visit from their snooty friend Connie. Connie won't believe in the Faraway Tree and the magical people who live there: Moon-face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man. There's only one way to prove her wrong. Together the children climb the tree and visit some of the lands at the top of it, such as the Land of Secrets and the Land of Treats. And after a few adventures, Connie learns to be a nicer person altogether!

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visithttp://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

Codemasters Have Released A New Dev Diary For F1 2010 Focusing On Cars And Tracks

Codemasters have released a new developer diary for F1 2010. this diary focuses on how the team gets the cars and tracks into the game. the devs say that they are given basic CAD from the teams, enough to make in-game wireframe models for the cars, and they also use photographs of the cars to get all the sponsorship in the correct location. But, its not just trying to make the cars look accurate, they are also trying to re-create each cars handling styles, making it so a Red Bull doesn't handle like a HRT. the same is true with tracks, by having Anthony Davidson, they are able to make sure that tracks not only look but also handle like they should, the example given is how cars always understeer at turn 8 at Spa.

Sony Have Released A New Gameplay Video For inFamous 2

Sony have released a new gameplay trailer for inFamous 2. this gameplay video starts off with Cole fighting some enemies with huge claws, using both electric attacks and a melee weapon. then Cole chases after a limo, traversing over electric wires, up pipes and more before jumping on the limo. then Cole has to run away from a helicopter before he gets knocked down and unleashed a huge electric attack. the gameplay does appear to be in-game, minus a HUD.

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July

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Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17ZaKY
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Friday 2nd July http://ht.ly/17ZchU
• 3DS: its strongly rumoured that if developers don't use 3D, the games will look and perform much better http://ht.ly/26Dqv
• Wii: patent has been found for a HDD. each game would have a separate partition, Wii shows all available games http://ht.ly/26DDl
• DS: Ghost Trick director Shu Takumi has said that if the game is well received, they could do some sequels http://ht.ly/26DFM
• PS3: Digital Foundry takes a indepth look at 3D. different approaches in existing games, Wipeout was first, SSDHD Best http://ht.ly/26DO1
• PC: StarCraft II’s Chris Sigat says Blizzard will patch in 3D Support and anti-aliasing into the game once its released. http://ht.ly/26FZb
• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/17ZYmO
• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/1802G0

QTE Tweets Of The Week

This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. There was a fair bit of news throughout the week, but ultimately there wasn't a clear winner in terms of the most clicked story with most of this top 10 just a few clicks ahead of other stories.

10 Square Enix announce the Final Fantasy Versus XIII Story, Character designs, and clothing designs are now finished http://ht.ly/24Hsf

9 QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17TxQD

8 Interplay is releasing MDK 2 on WiiWare and MDK 2 HD on PC http://ht.ly/23Cew

7 DSi: The OFLC has rated Face Pilot: Fly With Your DSi Camera for DSi Ware http://ht.ly/23CfD

6 QTE Blog: Sony Announce Marvel Costume Packs Are Coming To Little Big Planet From 7th July http://ht.ly/17TDDv

5 QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Friday 25th June http://ht.ly/17TDDw

4 PS3: Shinji Hashimoto announces that Legend of Mana is coming out in Japan as a PS1 Classic http://ht.ly/23Chz

3 Peter Molyneux has said that pairing Black & White with Kinect would be cool, but doesn't have the time http://ht.ly/23CiU

2 Its reported that MGS: Rising producer Shigenobu Matsuyama said Kojima is working on a new Metal Gear Solid Game http://ht.ly/23CgG

1 360: Rumoured, specs for Kinect have leaked. it needs 175MB of Memory Supports Xbox Live Party + more http://ht.ly/24P3f

What Have You Played This Week?

I got a lot more in this week. Having family round for my birthday and the odd busy day with the site meant I couldn't play as much as I wanted, but in all I managed to play a lot more than last week, and now I have some new games to add to my videogame library.

Football Manager 10 – PC – well my Havant & Waterlooville side are in league 2. its much more of a challenge and i'm struggling down the bottom half of the table, but thankfully it doesn't look like i'll get relegated.

Transformers: War For Cybertron – PS3 – This was a birthday present and i've been thoroughly enjoying it. The multiplayer is a lot of fun, the different classes and weapon choices keep the multilayer fresh. I've only played a few chapters of the Decepticon campaign so far, but the story's been good and already its filling in gaps of Transformer back story. I'll admit to being a huge Transformers fan so I was already looking forward to the game. But I can't ignore a few technical issues. The pop in is very Unreal 3 Engine, and so is the shiny look of everything. I'm always have connection issues when playing online as well, either players constantly dropping their connection, or matches being heavily effected by lag, or myself being unable to join any matches as my screen says there are known, or the game constantly drops my connection as I try to enter a game. Despite this, I still find the game a lot of fun.

InFamous – PS3 – Another birthday game, I only played a little of this game. It still looks good, and the gameplay is very accessible. I was shocked by how blatant the good or evil choices have been so far and I admit it does kinda take you out of the game. Having two choices does make me want to play both a good and evil campaign just to see how each choice plays out.

LittleBigPlannet – PSP – Yet another game I got for my birthday, lol. I enjoyed the demo for the game, and I love the PS3 version so I was looking forward to playing it on the PSP. Its a little annoying you can skip a lot of the tutorials as its mostly the same as the PS3 version, but what is immediately clear from the off is that the game looks very good for a PSP game. Just playing the single player, I have completed Australia so far, is simple and the levels are just as fun and imaginative as ever. The multiplayer is a little more difficult. You will need to update the game first before you can access the online features. Once you log in online, the game does well to keep you connection saved, and its easy to download other peoples levels to your memory card as they are small and its quick. You can't play them straight from that, you will need to go to another menu to play them. Its slightly annoying, but once you've played the levels they stay on your memory card and you can replay them as much as you like. Also, any ratings you give those levels will be uploaded the next time you access the online level select.

Did you manage to play more games than I have over the week, or do you have any comments on my experiences or questions about the games i've played? If you do, feel free to add them in the comments section.

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Friday 2nd July

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17YnFp
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Thursday 1st July http://ht.ly/17YpZG
• iPhone: Apple admit their phone does not calculate signal strength correctly, bringing out a firmware update to fix it http://ht.ly/26gBD
• Its reported UK retailers may not pass on the VAT increase to consumers in an attempt to keep game sales high http://ht.ly/26gRI
• PS3: Insomniac Games say they would back any company that would do a Ratchet & Clank HD Collection http://ht.ly/26gUI
• Mythic Entertainment has been renamed again. it's now called BioWare Mythic http://ht.ly/26h18
• JP Poll of 8.957 reveals 70% were turned off by 3D Glasses, 57% said price was too high, 31.2% interested in buying 3D TV http://ht.ly/26h70
• PS3: Its strongly rumoured Sony have been testing a 3D Playstation Eye, a camera able to see in 3D http://ht.ly/26hii
• JP Consoles, DSi LL 41.676, PSP 23.257, PS3 19.578, Wii 19.115, 306 17.370, DSi 17.306, DS 5.209, PS2 1.530, PSPgo 845 http://ht.ly/26hkn
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released 8 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 Gameplay Videos http://ht.ly/17Yxve
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A Load Of New Screenshots For Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood On The PSP http://ht.ly/17Yxvd
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team Screenshots And A Trailer http://ht.ly/17YzD4
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 http://ht.ly/17YzD5
• Walt Disney Company has acquired Tapulous, Tapulos is now part of the Disney Interactive Media Group’s mobile games arm http://ht.ly/26hdL
• 360: The OFLC has rated Dead Or Alive 2 MA15+ and will be released in Australia http://ht.ly/26hfe
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Screenshots http://ht.ly/17YDwU
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Gameplay Video For Family Trainer: Treasure Adventure http://ht.ly/17YDwT
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released Plenty Of New Screenshots For Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 http://ht.ly/26pHU
• ModNation racers was the top selling racing game in the USA in May, but it only reached 15 in game charts http://ht.ly/26qyh
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce A Okamiden Chibiterasu Plushie Is Coming Out In Ocotber in Japan http://ht.ly/17YFAB
• QTE Blog: Marvel Reveal The Daredevil And Dr Octopus Little Big Planet Costumes http://ht.ly/17YFAC
• Xbox website lists the first DLC for Transformers: War For Cybertron includes the 3 pre-order characters + 2 maps + more http://ht.ly/26qBe
• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Sonic Colours Screenshots For The Wii And DS Versions Of The Game http://ht.ly/17YHWX
• QTE Blog: EA Announce FIFA Manager 11 Is Coming Out This Fall On PC http://ht.ly/17YHWW
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/17YKmG
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce The Patapon 3 Demo Is Coming Out Next Week http://ht.ly/17YKmF

Sony Announce The Patapon 3 Demo Is Coming Out Next Week

Sony Have Announced that the Patapon 3 demo is coming out next week in the USA and EU on the PSN. This demo is a multiplayer demo that can be played via a wi-fi connection, enabling you to play with other players online. The demo will be 110MB.

From USA Playstation Blog

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo's UK Blog have detailed the games coming out today on the Virtual Console, WiiWare, And DSiWare stores. in all there are 7 games, 1 on Vuirtual Console, 1 on WiiWare, and 5 on DSiWare. i have included screenshots for the game that i could, but Nintendo do have a video in the link below of gameplay from all the games released today.

Virtual Console

Ufouria: THE SAGA – NES

WiiWare

Jett Rocket


DSiWare

PREHISTORIK MAN


Ball Fighter


Maestro! Green Groove


Puffins: Let's Fish!


Extreme Hangman


From Nintendo UK

EA Announce FIFA Manager 11 Is Coming Out This Fall On PC

EA have announced that FIFA Manager 11 is coming out this autumn on PC. EA have announced that there have been a host of improvements and additions to the game over previous entries in the series. The aim is to make the game easier for people to get into, whilst making the game more authentic for regular players.

The Line-Up and Tactics have been re-designed, enabling players to set up player positions during free kicks and such. There is also a formation assistant that can help create a formation that makes the most of the players you have who are not injured/banned. A new feature added to the game is the Rating system that makes it easier to distinguish between players. a new moral system has also been added to players, adding a new challenge for gamers in trying to keep a player happy and keeping a team with high morale.

Transfers in the game have been made a important part of the game, a reflection on how important transfers have become in Football. Players and agents are now more vocal on what they expect from talks. AI clubs are now alot smarter, making offers to players to weaken direct competition for example. Players can use the media to their advantage, manipulating the media to show praise towards a target, making it easier for them to join your club.

EA have also revealed that the online mode in the game will be improved and extended. there are new auction types, sponsor missions, and a draft for youth players. A Special addition for this game is the ability for players to play through the 2010 FIFA World Cup in single player. this mode can either be completed in 20 odd minutes or as long as 2 hours.

Screenshots


Supported software:
Microsoft XP SP3 (Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows NT are not supported), Microsoft Windows Vista™, Microsoft Windows 7

Minimum hardware requirements:
Windows XP SP3
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB or greater, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.

Windows Vista™ SP2 / Windows 7
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1.5 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB or greater, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.

8 GB available hard disk space
8x DVD-ROM drive
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Press Release

GUILDFORD, UK 2 July 2010 – EA SPORTSTM, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), is proud to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its popular football management game with the announcement of EA SPORTSTM FIFA MANAGER 11 – a leap forward in virtual football management. FIFA MANAGER 11 includes a host of new feature enhancements including an improved tactics system, a much more realistic transfer market and an extended online mode that offer easier access to novice players while providing a deeper experience for existing fans. FIFA MANAGER 11 allows gamers to take control and show the highly paid professional coaches how it’s really done.

“We want to provide our fans with a completely unique football management experience in this anniversary year for the franchise with all the great new innovations that reflect actual real life football management included in FIFA MANAGER 11”, Gerald Köhler, lead designer of the FIFA MANAGER series explains. “We are very proud that we are now developing our tenth FIFA MANAGER game in succession. This would not have been possible without the support of our superb and still growing fan base.”

FIFA MANAGER 11 delivers a host of improvements aimed at making the game the most authentic of the series to date, while lowering the barrier of entry for first time players.
More experienced football managers will appreciate the new and improved tactics system which allows for quicker and deeper involvement.
A new and highly polished pitch screen allows the manager to quickly set instructions for individual players as well as for the entire team’s playing style - including increased control of set-pieces and offensive/defensive player movement orders.

Further enhancements include new cup draws, a special status for Derby matches, a revised player level system, a new experience system, a new player search system and a World Cup tournament that can be played separately to the main game. In addition, the transfer period has been changed to mirror the real life football calendar.

The online mode which was successfully launched in FIFA MANAGER 10 has been considerably expanded and an action-card system has been implemented, allowing even more direct influence on the game’s flow.

EA SPORTSTM FIFA MANAGER 11 is developed for EA SPORTS by Bright Future in Cologne. The game will be released for the PC in five languages this autumn.

For more information on EA SPORTSTM FIFA MANAGER 11, please checkhttp://www.fm10.de/publish/en/fifa_manager/fm_11/product_description/product_description.htm

About Electronic Arts
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Fact Sheet

FIFA MANAGER 11 is the 10th edition of the franchise, featuring a vast array of all-new features. Hundreds of improvements to the game have been made across the board with a special focus on its core areas. Introduced last year it also includes a separate online mode where up to 8 players can play against each other over the internet.

The manager still has full control over the management of a football club. In the game you are responsible for the line-up, the tactics and the training of your team – as well as for signing the right players, improving the club facilities and the stadium. Special highlights are the FIFA 3D engine, more than 13,000 original player pictures, the player manager mode, the national team manager mode, the Create-a-Club mode and the Match Prognosis Tool.

Features
Line-up and Tactics
The tactics area in FIFA MANAGER 11 is completely re-designed and now offers a unique complexity. Target positions for every single player in offensive and defensive play can be set directly on the pitch (even in Full HD). The manager can now also choose between several variations for goal and corner kicks. Various tactic presets and formations can be defined and easily selected before a game with just one mouse click. A new formation assistant guarantees optimal adjustment of the manager’s line-up in case of bans or injuries without permanent efforts of the manager. For beginners the new Tactics Wizard makes life really easy. Before its use every tactical option is explained in detail and the manager can make informed step-by-step decisions.

New Rating, Skill and Morale System
FIFA MANAGER 11 will use a new system to rate its about 40,000 players and to make the differences between the players more obvious.

Every player gets a playing level for every position, and the skill differences between the positions will become a lot more realistic. Players will be more flexible to learn new positions, and experience becomes more important. The game also introduces a new morale system, which makes it more challenging for the user to keep a high morale for all players, especially in strong teams with a lot of competition between the players.

Transfer Market
For many fans the transfer window in summer has now become more exciting than the actual season.

The realistic implementation of this period, surely the most stressful for any manager, is another focal point in this year’s FIFA MANAGER. This core feature of every football management simulation now confronts the manager with all the challenges real managers have to face. Players and agents will now tell you what they expect from you ahead of the talks and the AI clubs will become a lot smarter and use all the tactics we know from real-life, e.g. they make offers to players just to weaken the direct competition. Life at a small club also becomes much harder and if there is only a 1-year contract left it’s often only the decision between the money or an unhappy player for one last year. The clubs will now have long-term strategies and will immediately react if a season went not as good as expected.

The media pressure is a central challenge for managers with its regular gossip, talks about offers and contract extensions or news on unsatisfied players. There is even a newspaper archive with all the headlines and articles from the first rumours to the signed contract.

But the manager can also use the very nature of the press to his advantage. He can involve the media at an early stage of negotiations with his favourite players, by praising them or advising them to not extent their contract at their club, all to direct them to his own club later. Much like in reality, it pays off if the manager cares about new signings from a very early stage.

Just Football!
FIFA MANAGER is well-known to simulate all aspects of club management. This year a new mode allows the user to just focus on teams and transfers.

Other features that make the game more accessible are a new Search feature to find clubs, players and league data a lot faster and a new “Links Widget” to quickly jump to the game areas used most often.

Separate World Cup Mode
It is possible to replay the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ directly from the main menu. This is a quick game mode that takes 20 minutes to 2 hours to complete, depending on the manager’s success and love for details.

Community Wishes
FIFA MANAGER 11 comes along with a series of community driven improvements, e.g. a special presentation of local matches, new cup draws, the possibility to set the clubs for all “Found a Club” leagues, more transfers in last 24 hours before the transfer market closes, thousands of new lines of text in the Live Ticker, new FIFA player faces, youth player contract negotiations, and many other advances in practically all areas of the game.

New pre-matchday screens give the manager additional information on the next opponent, important other matches, historic results and on the cities and stadiums.

Extended Online Mode
FIFA MANAGER 11 also includes an extended Online Mode which has been successfully introduced last year. Amongst other features, a new action-card system has been implemented, allowing even more direct influence on the match action.

Other new features are a draft for youth players, new auction types and regular sponsor missions, which let the managers compete for bonus payments.

Supported software:
Microsoft XP SP3 (Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows NT are not supported), Microsoft Windows Vista™, Microsoft Windows 7

Minimum hardware requirements:
Windows XP SP3
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB or greater, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.

Windows Vista™ SP2 / Windows 7
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1.5 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB or greater, Pixel shader 2.0 and above.

8 GB available hard disk space
8x DVD-ROM drive
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Sega Have Released New Sonic Colours Screenshots For The Wii And DS Versions Of The Game

Sega have released new screenshots for both the Wii and DS versions of Sonic Colours, as well as releasing new artwork. The Artwork Sega have released are from a couple of levels and some characters. The Wii Screenshots appear to be from the same two levels. having both the same levels shows the difference between the DS 2D version of the game and the Wii's 3D world version of the levels. The DS Screenshots show that a boss battle maynot be in 2D as the boss shown appears to be a 3D world.


Wii


DS


Artwork