Monday, August 17, 2009
New Spore Hero Screenshots and Trailer
Spore Hero Wii
New Nintendo DS Spore Hero Arena Screenshots and Trailer
Spore Hero Arena DS
New Jambo! Safari Trailer For Nintendo Wii.
NBA Live 10 Gameplay Enhancements Walkthrough Video
Randy Couture Joins EA's MMA Roster And Will Co-Headline The Game
EA has annoucned that Randy Couture will co-headline their MMA game, along with Jay Hieron and Fedor Emelianenko.
Randy Couture is a 5 times MMA champion, has a wrestling style, and was Warren Fuller in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Press Release
GUILDFORD, UK., - August 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 MMA will 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 is www.easports.co.uk . More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.easports.co.uk/press.
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 The Weekends News (oldest to newest)
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15L8cT
Sega is shutting down the Chromehounds Online servers on 6th January. http://ow.ly/k985
Bethesda has said there are no current plans for Elder Scrolls V. http://ow.ly/k98j
PS3: Top 5 US PSN Downloads, Battlefield 1943, FF VII, Fat Princess, Namco Museum essentials, Shatter. http://ow.ly/k98t
PS3: Sony has patented a way for the PS3 to detect emotions in the player, like happy, sadness, anger, joy and boredom http://ow.ly/k98F
Bethesda have said that there is a chance a Elder Scrolls MMO could be made. http://ow.ly/kagj
PS3: It appears that the PSN, today, has been going on and down. there was no prior word of maintenance. http://ow.ly/kahk
New FF XIII Details. Odin transforms into horse which can be ridden. Yaag Rosch is enemies version of Lightning. http://ow.ly/kahP
Lionhead are teasing something on their site. words from Che Guevara, Maximilien Robespierre and now Abraham Lincoln. http://ow.ly/kazR
PS3: Concept art for LA Noire has been found. http://ow.ly/kaVs
QTE Blog: EA Annouces That Jay Hieron Has Joined The MMA Roster http://ow.ly/15LaxW
PS3: Listen Up podcast tease Sony game release this year "that people probably didn't expect" "what are you driving at?" starts at1.51.38
PC: John Carmack has said the current ad model for Quake Live isn't working. a subscription version will be launched. http://ow.ly/kcWR
Wii: When Ryota Niitsuma was asked about a possible Capcom vs Nintendo Game, he said its “an interesting idea.” http://ow.ly/kdec
The new image that Lionhead is using to tease something is Aristotle, and a quote of his. http://ow.ly/kdeu
PS3: ASDA is cutting the price of the 80gb PS3 + 2 games to £250. some branches are running out of stock. http://ow.ly/ke0D
Eidos president, Ian Livingstone, says Rocksteady is not making the next Hitman Game, IO Interactive is. http://ow.ly/ke0T
Germany has apparently become the largest gaming market in Europe, whereas the UK market has dropped 20% http://ow.ly/kerc
PS3: A Swedish online retailer has started listing a PS3 Slim, the picture of the console and a controller. http://ow.ly/kerA
QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/15Lfb6
Wii: In 2 weeks, Monster Hunter 3 has become the top selling Third Party Wii Game. http://ow.ly/kf3c
QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/15LfI0
Sunday, August 16, 2009
QTE Tweets Of The Week
10 PSPgo: IGN has a video walkthrough with the PSPgo. http://ow.ly/jStB
9 Wii: Nintendo has patented a inflatable horse riding attachment for the Wii Mote. you simulate riding on it. http://ow.ly/jF99
8 PS3: us.playstation.com has been updated. trophy features have been greatly expanded http://ow.ly/jRGf
7 PS3: Batcave space will unlock when you play Batman Arkham Asylum. it'll have gadgets, Batmobile, Batsuit, and Batwing. http://ow.ly/jQPE
6 PS3: The Marvel Vs Capcom Retail release has been priced at $14.99. it is a very limited release. http://ow.ly/jRiW
5 UK prices for DJ Hero range from £90 at Play, £100 at HMV, and Gamestation for £110. http://ow.ly/jxmu
4 USA FIFA 10 Cover Athletes are Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA and Frank Lampard http://ow.ly/jN69
3 PS3: Life With Playstation received a channel update called The World Heritage Channel. it has pictures of UNESCO Sites. http://ow.ly/jNeH
2 QTE Blog: Dragon Age Origins Collectors Edition And Pre-Order Announcement By EA http://ow.ly/15KKN8
1 PS3: A Limited MAG beta has begun. emails are going out to a select few now. http://ow.ly/jQ2c