Sunday, August 16, 2009

What Have You Played This Week?

Football Manager 09PC – 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.

CrackdownXbox 360Finally finished it. Defeated the gangs and regained control of the islands. And then there was the huge surprise at the end. I'll be honest and say I didn't see it coming, and it certainly got me interested into how they're going to take the series. I had only 15 green orbs to get and 130, ish, blue ones. They were fun to find and a good addition to the game, a welcomed distraction from killing the bad guys. Looking at the game now, it's generally above average, but controls do let it down and can become frustrating, the same with the camera, but for its age it tends to hold up well.

Fat Princess – PS3 – I was in the Beta and played a unhealthy amount of this game. Now I had the money to buy it, i'm hooked again. I've had connection issues, and the odd crash to the XMB, but these are fairly infrequent. Most games I've played were fall 32 player teams and have been fun. I like the new maps, and the lava map adds some interesting challenges.

Shatter – PS3 – this game is worth more than they're asking for it. The soundtrack is epic, the gameplay is simple and challenging. If I had to say anything bad, I'd say the load times are perhaps a tad too long.




Saturday, August 15, 2009

EA Annouces That Jay Hieron Has Joined The MMA Roster


EA has announced the inclusion of Jay Hieron to their MMA Roster. They have also announced that he will Co Headline the game with Fedor Emelianenko.
Jay Hieron currently has a 17-4 record, using wrestling as his primary fighting style.

Press Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Aug 15, 2009 Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Randy Couture, one of the most popular fighters in MMA history, will co-headline EA SPORTS™ MMA alongside recently announced, Fedor Emelianenko.

“I have been a part of MMA for over 10 years and I am excited about the global visibility that a game like EA SPORTS MMA will bring to the sport,” said Randy Couture. “Like my fighting career, I look forward to taking on all comers in EA SPORTS MMA.”

Randy Couture, a 6’1”, 220 pound heavyweight, who currently holds a 16-9 record and is a five-time MMA champion. Couture, a living legend in the MMA world, utilizes his wrestling expertise to take down and control opponents before finishing them off with ground and pound strikes. Couture is scheduled to fight at the end of this month against former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. In addition, this is not Couture’s first foray into the world of video games, as he was featured in EA’s Command & Conquer™: Red Alert™ 3 as Commander Warren Fuller.
Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron, a high-profile fighter, joins the EA SPORTS MMA roster and will be taking on Jesse Taylor in tonight’s STRIKEFORCE fight on in San Jose, California.

Hieron currently holds a 17-4 record and the Long Island native utilizes his wrestling prowess as his primary fighting style but has become a formidable striker as well. He fights out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and was the last Welterweight Champion of the International Fight League.

EA SPORTS is sponsoring three fighters in the STRIKEFORCE event, including Jay Hieron, Gegard Mousasi, and Renato Sobral.

EA SPORTS MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad mixed martial arts experience to date – complete with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world. EA SPORTS MMAwill be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, visitwww.easportsmma.com or follow the game on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/easportsmma.

EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®.

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: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, 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 iswww.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, Command & Conquer and Red Alert are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, NCAA, NBA, FIFA, NASCAR, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. Xbox 360 is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies and is used under license from Microsoft. PlayStation and PLAYSTATION are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.


Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15L083

  • The latest issue of Game Informer has the official full 45 track listing for The Beatles Rock Band. http://ow.ly/k2RA

  • 360: Capcom has announced that next Wednesday will see a Lost Planet 2 Demo. you attack a Salamander boss. http://ow.ly/k2S4

  • 360: Retailer Argos has claimed that the 60gb 360 has been discontinued. http://ow.ly/k2Sl

  • PSPgo: its rumored that some small PSPgo games would be sold for 1,2 and 5 Euros. Some iPhone games could be coming. http://ow.ly/k2SU

  • Wii: Rugby League 3 has been announced. its set for a winter 2009 release. http://ow.ly/k2Tu

  • PC: ABP Beta applications have gone live. http://ow.ly/k2Ub

  • QTE Blog: EA Announces GamesCom Lineup http://ow.ly/15L0Rw

  • 360: Microsoft has announced that 9 Million consoles have been sold in Europe http://ow.ly/k2VO

  • PC: Quake Live is coming to Linux and MACs on Tuesday. http://ow.ly/k2W9

  • DSi: Toys R Us appears to have listings for White and Pink Versions. they are out in Japan already. http://ow.ly/k3jn

  • PC: APB will have no monthly subscription. the ABP Website has a FAQ which says this. http://ow.ly/k3jY

  • PC: Championship Manager 2010 Demo is now live. full game out September 11th http://ow.ly/k3km

  • iD plans to develop 3 AAA titles. not sure exactly what they are yet. http://ow.ly/k3lR

  • PS3: Fnac has dropped the price of the PS3 80gb by €100. a €100 price drop in Spain has also been noted. http://ow.ly/k43B

  • PS3: a Hastings Ad drops price of 160gb ps3 to $400. says its a price cut, not a sale. starts September 8th. http://ow.ly/k45i

  • A Report has concluded that there are 183 games set in World War II. 223 games are set in wars the USA have taken part in. http://ow.ly/k45V

  • PSP: Holy Invasion Of Privacy Badman, What Did i Do To Deserve This? coming out in UK September. demo coming 3rd September http://ow.ly/k4Bs

  • iPhone: Metal Gear Solid Touch has a price cut to $2.99 until August 15th. http://ow.ly/k4Gx

  • Naughty Dog have now sold over 40 Million units across all their games since they started. http://ow.ly/k4Hb

  • Edward Williams, from BMO Capital Markets, gives warning about videogame market. says only Chinese publisher make profit. http://ow.ly/k4ZZ

  • Some Madden 10 games are missing the Online Franchise modes. mostly in UK, Australia. EA Working on Fix. http://ow.ly/k55N

  • PS3: Fat Princess patch 1.02 has arrived in Europe. http://ow.ly/k56k

  • QTE Blog: SpongeBob Truth Or Square Boxart http://ow.ly/15L2rj

  • QTE Blog: Sim Animals Boxart And A Couple Of Screenshots http://ow.ly/15L2rk

  • PS3: Ghostbusters is getting patched. it's expected within next 2 weeks. looks like a multiplayer patch. http://ow.ly/k59b

  • BlazBlue is coming to Europe in 2010. there's extra content, new moves + characters, music soundtrack and strategy guide. http://ow.ly/k59Y

  • PS3: MAG is coming out January 26th 2010. details on public beta are to be released soon. http://ow.ly/k5xQ

  • Wii: Julys hardware results, in USA, for the Wii were the lowest since it's launch. http://ow.ly/k5wG

  • QTE Blog: 2 New Screenshots For The Sims 3 World Adventures http://ow.ly/15L2yJ

  • DSi: Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver (gold/silver remakes) are coming out in USA and Europe Spring 2010. http://ow.ly/k5xi

  • PS3: Valve Boss admits they did a poor job with the Orange Box and supporting it. valve not really working on the PS3 http://ow.ly/k5Z7

  • QTE Blog: EA Announces Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge http://ow.ly/15L3lq

  • 360: To celebrate 20 years since the Genesis launch, Sega is letting players choose 1 game to come to XBLA. http://ow.ly/k6nJ

  • QTE Blog: New Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop Screenshots And Boxart http://ow.ly/15L3L6

  • PSP: Lilo And Stich have been confirmed as appearing in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. http://ow.ly/k6Sm

  • PS3: A Moderator in Home apparently revealed that pets are in the works for Home. http://ow.ly/k6Uj

  • QTE Blog: Star Trek Online Vigilant Class Revealed. http://ow.ly/15L4xn

  • QTE Blog: Pokemon Soul Silver/ Heart Gold Trailer And English Logo http://ow.ly/15L4xo

  • QTE Blog: New Brütal Legend Screenshots And Multiplayer Unit Descriptions http://ow.ly/15L4Ms





Friday, August 14, 2009

New Brütal Legend Screenshots And Multiplayer Unit Descriptions

EA has released new screenshots for Brütal Legends as well as a list of all the multiplayer units and a description of there moves alone or with other units.

Brutal Legends


BRÜTAL LEGEND MULTIPLAYER
UNITS AND DESCRIPTIONS



IRONHEADE

HEADBANGER
The mighty Headbangers of Ironheade are both the group's namesake and its soul.

ROLE
Basic melee infantry, upgradeable.

DOUBLE TEAM
Headbangers gather around Eddie in a circular mosh pit. Most small infantry that approach will be knocked back and suffer moderate damage.

RAZOR GIRL
Armed with the highly flammable husks of the wild Razorfire Boar, the Razor Girls bring ranged death to Ironheade's enemies.

ROLE
Basic ranged infantry, upgradeable.

DOUBLE TEAM
A Razor Girl hops onto Eddie's shoulders, allowing him to select targets for an enhanced-damage attack.

ROADIE
The stealthy Roadies are capable of producing feedback sufficient to bring down even the largest structure.

ROLE
Melee infantry, building-destroyer. Stealth specialist, hidden from enemies unless in close quarters.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. Eddie jumps atop one of the speaker stacks, getting all the benefits of his fellow Roadies' stealth. He's then able to create a feedback blast with knockback.

BOUNCER
A proud warrior-class, the Bouncers make up in strength and determination what they lack in intelligence, patience, and basic social skills. Some say their cast-iron battle fists hide impossibly delicate, carefully-manicured hands.

ROLE
Large melee infantry, vehicle-killer.

DOUBLE TEAM
Eddie picks up the Bouncer and drops him, doing area damage and knocking back small infantry.

HEADSPLITTER
Based on the General Lionwhyte's legendary defensive installation in the Cleave of the Impaler, these ranged vehicles are both powerful and versatile.

ROLE
Ranged vehicle.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Eddie can aim and fire the Headsplitter's weapon, doing higher than normal damage.

METAL BEAST
Tamed only by the gentle touch of the Zaulia, Metal Beasts are a vicious foe in battle against infantry.

ROLE
Large short-range infantry, melee infantry-killer.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. Eddie can aim and fire the Beast's potent breath weapon.

THUNDERHOG
Led by Kill Master, the reclusive Thunderhog riders are less focused on doing damage than they are on healing it.

ROLE
Support vehicle, upgradeable. Soothing bass jams heal nearby infantry. Effect does not stack with additional Thunderhogs.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Eddie can take the bass guitar and produce a massive sonic blast, temporarily stunning nearby infantry and vehicles.

ROCK CRUSHER
The ultimate portable stage, when it's time to take the metal to your enemies' front door.

ROLE
Massive ranged assault and support vehicle. Pyro mortars rain death upon enemies from afar while portable speaker stacks motivate nearby troops, raising their damage output. Oh, and there's also the front-mounted crusher.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Eddie plays the Bladehenge solo, summoning the Blade of the Metal Gods upon his enemies.

FIRE BARON
A clan of outlaw humans, the Fire Barons strive to live only for the next battle, or the next bottle. Or both, that would be fine.

ROLE
Fast vehicle, melee-killer.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Eddie lays down a trail of flaming booze, limiting the movement of enemies.


THE DROWNING DOOM

GRAVE DIGGER
These lowly Drowning Doom initiates are relatively weak on their own, but tend to gather in crowds, where they can work together to overcome opponents and more easily express their individuality.

ROLE
Basic melee infantry, upgradeable.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ophelia falls into a Grave Digger's hole and is able to travel beneath the ground; when the time is right, she can burst forth, producing a large explosion.

BRIDE
Brides walk the land cloaked in sorrow, searching for love — the only thing they ever wanted during their lives. Or maybe they're zombies who think they look good in wedding dresses. Either way, BE AFRAID.

ROLE
Support infantry, upgradeable. Localized storm slows enemy movement and attack rate. Effect stacks with multiple Brides.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ophelia dances with her Bride and summons forth lightning strikes upon enemy targets.

RATGUT
Is Ratgut the master and his rats the minions, or he in fact a prisoner of these ravenous vermin? The truth may be told some day... but not today.

ROLE
Short-range infantry, melee infantry-killer.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. Ophelia jumps into Ratgut's spacious stomach; from that location's relative safety, she can control her host's disease-ridden friends and focus their attacks on specific groups of enemies.

ORGANIST
Mysterious phantoms who refused to let go of life, Organists revel in spreading dread to all in earshot.

ROLE
Support vehicle. Pipe organ music intimidates foes, causing them to do less damage. Effect stacks with multiple Organists.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Ophelia takes control of the Organist and is able to use him to latch onto enemy units, controlling them manually like a puppet-master.

LIGHTNING ROD
The ghastly Lightning Rod drivers are being slowly executed even while they fight for the cause of the Drowning Doom.

ROLE
Ranged vehicle.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable vehicle. Ophelia can aim and fire the Lightning Rod's weapon. The weapon also can be charged up by holding the Fire button, allowing the bolt of electricity to jump across multiple targets; the longer the charge, the more targets are affected, up to a maximum of eight.

BROOD
These haunting baby carriages seem to carry an infinite number of ferocious dolls, who are capable of tearing a vehicle to shreds in a matter of seconds.

ROLE
Small ranged vehicle, anti-vehicle specialist.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ophelia leaps into the Brood's void and is able to drive it like a vehicle. When the attack is initiated, the Brood will charge forward and explode, raining cuddly flaming death upon everything in the vicinity.

DIRGIBLE
An enigma. Who's in there? What does he want? What sort of life did he lead, that his decaying corpse would be capable of wreaking such havoc on the living? These are all excellent questions.

ROLE
Support vehicle. Noxious ash weakens enemies and causes them to take more damage from attacks. Particularly effective against buildings.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Ophelia hurls funeral urns onto the battlefield. The explosion does damage over time to enemies and slowly heals friendly infantry.

TREE BACK
Tree Back is a creature of few words, and prefers to let his crows speak for him.

ROLE
Massive ranged infantry.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. Ophelia summons Tree Back forth from the ground and sits in his tree as he lumbers across the battlefield. Tree Back has a powerful melee attack, and his crows continue to attack while his Double Team is active.

FRIGHTWIG
These maidens washed their hair in the Sea of Black Tears to give it supernatural luster, strength, and life. Little did they know that after their deaths, their hair would dig it's way out of the grave, and pull their heads along with it. A fearsome foe when attacking from afar.

ROLE
Basic ranged infantry, upgradeable.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ophelia tosses the Frightwig onto an enemy unit, forcing it to attack its allies. Frightwigs take a portion of the damage directed at the unit to which they're attached.

REAPER
Death; Mors Mortis; La Petite Mort; he has many names, but the legendary soul-collector and noted equestrian is here, and he's ready to rock.

ROLE
Fast infantry, melee infantry killer.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. The Reaper produces an aura of Fear, sending enemy infantry running. Then Ophelia can take the Reaper's scythe and target specific enemies.


THE TAINTED COIL

SOUL KISSER
Leather-clad scissor-headed maidens of pain.

ROLE
Basic melee infantry. Super and Ultra versions available.

DOUBLE TEAM
Doviculus can take hold of a Soul Kisser and hurl her at an enemy. She'll explode on contact, dealing heavy damage to any target. Regrettably, the Soul Kisser's life is lost, but her heroic sacrifice will make her legend for generations to come.

SKULL RAKER
The Skull Raker may have the mind of a demented infant, but he's got the body of a much larger, even more demented infant.

ROLE
Large general-purpose infantry, effective at short or medium range. Super version available.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. Doviculus uses his staff to strike the Skull Raker's head directly into enemies.

PUNISHING PARTY
The Dominatrices' love for their Slave is almost as potent as their hatred of Doviculus' enemies. However, in the end, both are treated similarly.

ROLE
Basic ranged infantry. Super and Ultra versions available.

DOUBLE TEAM
Doviculus jumps atop the Slave and is able to manually throw spears at a target.

PAIN LIFTER
Coil flesh-farm specialists take a core of sharp, disease-ridden medical waste and grow a helpless creature around it, informally named the "Agony Ball". When hurled at the Coil's foes, the Ball explodes and rains years of accumulated suffering upon its target.

ROLE
Ranged vehicle, infantry-killer. Super version available.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. Doviculus can aim, fire, and roll the Agony Ball, and trigger its detonation.

HEART CUTTER
The Heart Cutter's sacrificial hearts are selected for muscle mass, blood flow, and ripeness. Originally human victims were used, but the Druids (who are otherwise unrelentingly vicious) proved more squeamish than Doviculus had expected.

ROLE
Ranged vehicle, anti-vehicle specialist.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. The Druid stabs Doviculus himself in the heart, producing an array of deadly blades at the targeted location.

SCREAMWAGON
The Screamwagon provides support and motivation to Coil forces.

ROLE
Support vehicle. Super version available. Cycles between three buffs for nearby allies: Reduction of damage taken, increase in damage done, and accelerated growth when summoning new squads. Duplicate buffs don't stack, but Screamwagons set to different buffs will work normally.

DOUBLE TEAM
Drivable vehicle. The wagon sprouts deadly frontal spikes, and the active buff can be cycled.

BATTLE NUN
Lithe, elegant, and deadly, the Battle Nun is the most common of the Coil's prestigious Hierarchy class.

ROLE
Melee infantry, hierarchy unit. Super and Ultra versions available. Slowly heals nearby minions and quickly regenerates her own health when surrounded by minions.

DOUBLE TEAM
Doviculus must hold an audience with Battle Nuns to produce Tier 1 squads.

WARFATHER
The noble Warfathers represent the elite of the Coil's hierarchy class. By reading prayers from their Unholy Tomes, they unleash powerful ranged attacks on enemies.

ROLE
Ranged infantry, hierarchy unit. Super version available. Slowly heals nearby minions and quickly regenerates his own health when surrounded by minions.

DOUBLE TEAM
Doviculus must hold an audience with Warfathers to produce Tier 2 squads.

OVERBLESSER
The Overblesser is the singular leader of the Coil's hierarchy class. He strides righteously across the battlefield and passes fiery judgment upon his foes from atop a ghastly four-legged altar.

ROLE
Ranged infantry, hierarchy unit. Slowly heals nearby minions and quickly regenerates his own health when surrounded by minions.

DOUBLE TEAM
Doviculus must hold an audience with the Overblesser to produce Tier 3 squads.

HATE CAGE
The Hate Cage is really two distinct creatures - the gigantic (if mindless) legs and the caged demon, who is nothing more than a twisted lump of pure, unfiltered hate.

ROLE
Massive ranged infantry. Caged demon spits liquid hate at enemies. Any foes standing near the cage will also be soaked in hate, causing them to take more damage from attacks.

DOUBLE TEAM
Ridable infantry. The Cage has a powerful stomp attack.

BLEEDING DEATH
Prior to battle, the loathsome Bleeding Death is stuffed violently into its ballistic iron maiden. When the maiden is fired by the Coil's Pain Cannon and the Bleeding Death is finally unleashed upon the battlefield, it brings with it complete destruction. Mortally perforated by its prison, the creature slowly bleeds to death, even while bringing destruction to its foes.

ROLE
Massive melee infantry. Refuses to follow orders.

DOUBLE TEAM
None.

TICK CHOPPER
Only summonable by guitar solo, Lord Doviculus' unruly hellions are impractical under most battle conditions. However, on occasion, their unique demeanor and deadly blood-draining tick attack is a perfect fit for a specific tactical situation.

ROLE
Fast vehicle, melee infantry-killers. Only summonable via guitar solo.

DOUBLE TEAM
None.

Star Trek Online Vigilant Class Revealed.

Cryptic have revealed a new Starfleet class for Star Trek Online. The Vigilant Class is an evolution of the Defiant Class, and like the Defiant class "the Vigilant is designed for one thing: combat"1
This ship is really only built for one purpose, to fight. it's weapons "can be boosted for a massive attack against a single enemy, or configured to fire at multiple opponents"2, but the article hints that the ship isn't as customisable as previous ships revealed as the only possible upgrade mentioned was Quantum Torpedoes.
In the article, they hint towards what other uses the class may have in the game. "It is ideal for pursuing raiders or defending a larger vessel..."3, to "protect convoys in contested areas or track pirates to their bases."4

Star Trek Online, Vigilant Class




1 http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/vigilant
2 http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/vigilant
3 http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/vigilant
4 http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/vigilant


Pokemon Soul Silver/ Heart Gold Trailer And English Logo

Nintendo has released the English logo's for the upcoming Pokemon Gold/Silver remakes, Pokemon Heart Gold and Pokemon Soul Silver. The English game is coming out Spring 2010 in USA and Europe. The Japanese Version is coming out next month.



Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver




New Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop Screenshots And Boxart

Majesco has revealed the boxart for the upcoming Nintendo DS game, Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop, as well as some new screenshots.

Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop