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

• Wolfenstein pre-order goodies could be a Free Copy of Wolfenstein 3d, 2.000 Gold Pieces, Early access to Flammenwerfer http://ow.ly/jpyU

• iPhone: Simon The Sorcerer is being released by iPHSoft. its the voiced CD-Rom version. it costs $4.99. http://ow.ly/jpz1

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15Ki5x

• PSP: Tetris has been rated by the German Ratings board, being published by EA. it's the first Tetris game on the PSP. http://ow.ly/jpz8

• Jonny Cash is coming to Guitar Hero 5 as a character. Terry Lee Goffee provides the voice and Motion Capture. http://ow.ly/jpzc

• 50 Cent says he is providing "The Multi-Player Voice" for Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward say he's one of the Squad voices http://ow.ly/jpzv

• PS3: the USA Little Big Planet Game Of The Year Edition game cover has been shown. it comes with $30 of DLC Content. http://ow.ly/jpzM

• PS3: USA Fat Princess Patch Live, Fixes balance and connection issues. http://ow.ly/jpA3 And a explanation of the rankings http://ow.ly/jpAc

• Bioware has announced that Dragon Age: Origins has been delayed from October 20th until some date in November. http://ow.ly/jqcm

• PSP: Tekken 6 will feature DLC, has nearly all features in the console versions. http://ow.ly/jqfo

• Not all Guitar Hero World Tour/SmashHit songs and DLC can be imported into GH 5. There's a Small Fee as songs are upgraded http://ow.ly/jqfQ

• Madden 10 features loads of DLC. there are modifiers, like a 10% boost to players, and elite status, which is VIP lobbies http://ow.ly/jqlD

• PSP: Sqaure Enix have announced that Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core has sold over 2 Million units worldwide. http://ow.ly/jsSq

• GameStop has priced the DJ Hero Renegade Edition at $199.99 http://ow.ly/jsSP

• GameStop pre-order information for BioShock 2 has revealed 2 extra multiplayer characters, only available by Pre-Ordering http://ow.ly/jsTv

• NES: Having Mario as the ref, in Punch Out, was done without permission, but was accepted. http://ow.ly/jsU2

• PC: The Limited Edition of Cities XL has 5 extra solo maps, 5 exclusive landmark buildings, 1 exclusive City hall + more. http://ow.ly/jsU7

• A Job listing for Mortal Kombat 9 appears to confirm that the game has online play with "...brand-new features..." http://ow.ly/jtqw

• THQ has acquired Midway's San Diego studio, but not the TNA Wrestling Franchise that studio developed, for $200.000. http://ow.ly/jtDF

• Any unlocked car in GT PSP, can be played in GT5 PS3. The PSP game has 800 cars, not NASCAR, so the PS3 game has 800+ cars http://ow.ly/ju6r

• PS3: Gran Turismo PSP may have delayed the release of Gran Turismo 5 as both games are developed at Polyphony Digital. http://ow.ly/ju73

• Wii: Valhalla Knights, Eldar Saga, is set for a October 8th release in Japan. it is a part of the Valhalla Knights series http://ow.ly/ju7g

• The full track listing for Brutal legend may have been leaked by EA Denmark. there are 100+ songs in the list. http://ow.ly/ju7n

• PSP: Persona has been confirmed as also needing the yet unreleased PSP firmware of 5.55. http://ow.ly/jusT

• DSi: Square Enix does not plan to release Dragon Quest IX anywhere in the world until after April 2010. http://ow.ly/jv3y

• 360: 1 VS 100 May've been hacked by a group who has "Defensive" at the start of their Name. http://ow.ly/jv48

• PS3: At GamesCon, It's rumoured Sony will show Firmware 3.0, but may not release it then, and a new PSN. http://ow.ly/jv4D

• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/15KprD

• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/15KpJr

QTE Tweets Of The Week

Here are this weeks most clicked tweets. i must add that the fact the sponsored post is here has nothing to do with the fact it's sponsored. it was honestly in the top 10 of the most clicked stories this week.

10 In some Best Buy shops, they are going to match New retail game prices with the prices of used games from 2 shops. http://ow.ly/jmCK

9 QTE Blog: Sponsored Post - Twice The Fun - Domino’s Launches Two ForTuesday http://ow.ly/15JYBQ

8 QTE Blog: New Nintendo DS Screenshots of Jambo! Safari http://ow.ly/15JOVO

7 PSP: Tetris has been rated by the German Ratings board, being published by EA. it's the first Tetris game on the PSP. http://ow.ly/jpz8

6 Joystiq has 4 in game videos of music from The Beatles Rock Band. http://ow.ly/iT6v

5 Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce is coming to the 360/PS3 and is being revamped from the PSP original,out in Japan October 1st http://ow.ly/iXSJ

4 PS3: French retailer has apparently said a wholesaler, a week ago, told them the PS3 Slim is coming in September for €299 http://ow.ly/jmAf

3 50 Cent says he is providing "The Multi-Player Voice" for Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward say he's one of the Squad voices http://ow.ly/jpzv

2 UK Games Chart. Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Harry Potter, Fight Night Round 4, are top 5. http://ow.ly/iUSI

1 Call of Duty 4 has sold close to 14 Million Units so far. http://ow.ly/jd3w

What Have You Played This Week?

Football Manager 09 – PC – Still going strong. I've been playing as San Marino, the club not the nation though they both do share the same name, location and stadium. It's interesting as I don't really try out the Italian leagues much.

Crackdown – Xbox 360 – still unsure what to make of the game. I've done two islands now and working through the third. There are a lot of things I don't like about the game, like the camera and auto aim, but there are things i'm starting to enjoy more, like exploring the open world. The need to find orbs helps explore the world, the argument could be made that the green are too many and too easy whilst the blue are too few and too hard, but at least it makes the player explore. I've killed 2 bosses by accident cause I was just out hunting orbs. Yet, in a game like Burnout Paradise, the ability to find billboards fails to interest me at all. For a launch game this still holds up well, though it does show it's age now and then.

Not much this week i know, just didn't feel much like playing another game, that and i want to get through Crackdown so i can send it back and get a new game.

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• Capcom are askign if people are interested in a Darkstalkers Remix. http://ow.ly/jkQm

• PS2: Konami has announce it is officially reissuing PS2 titles at a budget price between £10-£20 http://ow.ly/jkQA

• PS3: IGN has loads of screenshots for Final Fantasy XIV. there's character art, landcapes, Jobs, weapons and more. http://ow.ly/jkSr

• PS3: Konami teases trophy announcement for Metal Gear Solid 4 http://ow.ly/jl8P

• Japanese Hardware Sales, Wii 95.357, DSi 73.710, PSP 33.049, DS 12.027, PS3 8.760, PS2 3.617, Xbox 360 3.552 http://ow.ly/jlc3

• NES: Punch out as a 22 year old secret, if you hit Bad Bull as a light flashes to the Right, you land a body blow. http://ow.ly/jleQ

• 360: USA users can now use PayPal to give MS Points for the Xbox Account, via Xbox.com http://ow.ly/jlg0

• Wii: Wii Sports Resort has sold over 600,000 copies in Europe in the two weeks since it's release. http://ow.ly/jlq2

• The next chapter of Tales Of Monkey Island is Siege of Spinner Cay and its set for a August 20th release on PC http://ow.ly/jlr

• A Square Enix teaser countdown was Lord Of Vermilion 2. it has characters from Final Fantasy IV and Romancing SaGA II http://ow.ly/jlx0

• it is believed that Activison is getting little to no Compensation over Brutal legend. game should release on schedule. http://ow.ly/jlBZ

• Wii: Enclave, by Starbreeze, is being ported to the Wii. could be based on earlier Gamecube port attempt. set for 2010 http://ow.ly/jm6l

• PS3: Final Fantasy XIV site has gone live. theres a trailer, screenshots, teases 3 city states, describes the races + more http://ow.ly/jm8C

• PS3: Top 5 USA PSN Downloads are, Fat Princess, COD WaW Maps 2, Battlefield 1943, COD WaW Maps 1, Final Fantasy VII. http://ow.ly/jmbf

• PS3: French retailer has apparently said a wholesaler, a week ago, told them the PS3 Slim is coming in September for €299 http://ow.ly/jmAf

• In some Best Buy shops, they are going to match New retail game prices with the prices of used games from 2 shops. http://ow.ly/jmCK

• A online Profile for a I Am Alive designer has the games release as 2011. http://ow.ly/jmBG

• Valve have apparently held a focus group with death people to look at sign launguage and how it can be used in games. http://ow.ly/jnn1

• 360: Tatio Games, RayStorm and Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure, are rumoured to be getting XBLA remakes. http://ow.ly/jnSu

• 360: Halo ODST Has been optimised for HDD installation. http://ow.ly/jnof

• According to a job listing, Edge Of Reality are working on Sims games for the PS3 and Xbox 360. http://ow.ly/jnox

Loads Of Pictures Of Xbox 360 Avatars Wearing Bought Clothes/Accessories

Microsoft has released loads of screenshots of Avatars wearing various clothes and items that can be bought in the new, upcoming, Avatar Marketplace.

Avatar Clothes

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

Sorry for lack of posts yesterday. First my internet was down until early afternoon, and once it became stable enough, Twitter was shut down due to a hacking attempt. when Twitter came back online i did start to post news again, but it's unclear how many people were able to see them.

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15K3kg

• PS3: White Knight Chronicles is getting a EX Edition release in Japan that has all the DLC and will be 3.800 Yen. http://ow.ly/jg6a

• PSP: Acquire are bringing a Gladiator series of games to the PSP. Gladiator Begins hits Japan on October 29th. http://ow.ly/jg7x

• DSi: Dragon Quest IX has sold over 3.5 Million copies so far. http://ow.ly/jg85

• Konami posts financials.they sold 2.96 Million games. 28% on Wii, 20% PSP, 19% DS, 15% PS2, 13% PS3, 4% 360, and 1% PC. http://ow.ly/jgaZ

• PSP: Apparently the EU pre-orders for Gran Turismo are the same as the USA, but they do not have the Bugatti Veyron. http://ow.ly/jgbJ

• Sega is teasing a new RPG with a teaser site. an announcement is set for August 20th. http://ow.ly/jg8l

• Tony Hawk Ride has been priced in the UK at £100. it is set for a November 20th release http://ow.ly/jhuK

• There's no PAL (UK) release of Guitar Hero Van Halen this year. it currently has a 2010 TBD. USA Release is 22nd November http://ow.ly/jhvD

• Infinity Ward is going to release a new Call Of Duty 4 patch to remove online exploits. http://ow.ly/jhyY

• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 06/08/09 http://ow.ly/15K56L

• PC: Batman Arkham Asylum release has been pushed. September 18th in UK and September 15th in USA. it'll support PhysX tech http://ow.ly/jhDh

• iPhone: Pac Man Championship Edition is coming to the iPhone later in the year. http://ow.ly/jhJz

• Zen Studio's have announced that there will be a SUper Street Fighter II Turbo Table for Zen Pinball. its set for August. http://ow.ly/jhLz

• PS3: Punisher No Mercy will be getting a Demo and a patch, which focuses on Online lag. http://ow.ly/jhOX

• The Modern Warfare 2 prestige editions are Limited editions, unlike Halo 3. no more will be made after the games release http://ow.ly/jhTB

• Valve is still undecided whether Left 4 Dead DLC will work in Left 4 Dead 2. http://ow.ly/ji9M

• The PAX (penny Arcade Expo) Exhibitors have been released. there's nearly 100 attendees this year. http://ow.ly/jinM

• Temco Koei president has said that they're interested in Sony's motion controllers for games like Ninja Gaiden. http://ow.ly/jio3

• Its been announced that the lawsuit between Activison and Double Fine, regarding Brutal Legend, has been settled. http://ow.ly/jiox

• PSP: G.I. Joe Apparently needs firmware 5.55 to run, it comes on disc tho. current firmware is 5.51 http://ow.ly/jiyK

• PS3: Some screenshots have emerged which may be from Final Fantasy XIV. they show landscapes, environments, and characters http://ow.ly/jiO9

• Activision has revealed that there are already to map pack DLC's planned for Modern Warfare 2. http://ow.ly/jiOo

UK PSN Update 06/08/09

PS3 Games
TV Show King [£7.99]
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic [£7.99]
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic – Time Savers Pack [£1.19]
Call Of Duty: World At War – Map Pack 3 [£7.99]
Savage Moon – Waldgeist Pack [£3.19]
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood – Old West Pack [£7.99]
Little Big Planet – inFamous Costume [£1.59]
Dynasty Warriors 6 – Additional Music Set 3 [Free]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Cog Hill & CC [£3.19 until 12/08/2009]

Demo's
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic
Batman Arkham Asylum

Guitar Hero - World Tour
“Camels Night Out” by Eric Johnson [£1.59]

Rock Band
Spinal Tap's Tap Ten Album [£8.99]
"Hell Hole" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Heavy Duty" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Rock and Roll Creation" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"America" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Cups and Cakes" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Big Bottom" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"(Funky) Sex Farm" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Gimme Some Money" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"(Listen to the) Flower People (Reggae Style)" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]

Videos
Gran Turismo PSP
Battlefield 1943 Launch Trailer

Wallpaper
Topatoi – Wallpaper 1
Topatoi – Wallpaper 2
Topatoi – Wallpaper 3

Theme
NONE

PS1 Classic
NONE

PSP
Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [£15.99]
Rock Band Unplugged - “Had A Dad” by Jane's Addiction[£0.99]