Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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PSPgo: Some Stores appear to be selling the PSPgo early. http://ow.ly/rBzw
Super Street Fighter IV Confirmed. more playable characters, improved online, rebalanced characters. is a standalone disc http://ow.ly/rBCU
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PES 2010) will be getting a Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Bundle in Japan. http://ow.ly/rBE2
Square Enix hope that Final Fantasy XIII Will sell over 6 million units worldwide. http://ow.ly/rBEn
PS3: Uncharted 2 chapter completion Twitter Updates have been disabled in the game. a update will remove it from menus. http://ow.ly/rBF1
360: The first episodic Fable II chapter is live now. it is free for members. there will e 5 all together. http://ow.ly/rBFL
PC: NCSoft have said that they have been adding servers for Aion so more players can play, and reduce the ques. http://ow.ly/rBGs
360: Turn 10 have said that Forza 3 has not pushed the Xbox 360 to its limits. http://ow.ly/rCxy
PC: Funcom is rumoured to be laying off 20% of its workforce. Secret World expected to be delayed significantly. http://ow.ly/rCEd
360: Left 4 Dead Crash course DLC is out now. it was incorrectly priced at 800 MS Points. Now priced at 560 MS Points. http://ow.ly/rCQ1
Wii: Update 4.2 brings fixes and improvements to system performance. also stops Homebrew. http://ow.ly/rCRO
Tokyo Game Show attendance figures.Business days,Thursday 27.435, Friday 24.605. Public, Saturday 61,138, Sunday 71,852 http://ow.ly/rCUj
QTE Blog: EA Announces That A Demo For Need For Speed Shift Will Be Available On October 1st For Playstation 3 And ... http://ow.ly/15RPum
PSP: the first BluRays Movies with a PSP copy of the Movie will come out November 10th. put disc into PS3 and Attach PSP http://ow.ly/rEAR
360: Lucidity has a Price of 800 MS Points ($10) http://ow.ly/rEBx
PC: A Closed Beta For Star Wars The Old Republic is about to start. you need to be a active community member though. http://ow.ly/rECx
PS3: Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo set to be released on the USA PSN tomorrow. http://ow.ly/rFS6
A 2009 survey has found that 73% of UK Citizens regularly play games. http://ow.ly/rFV4
Gamefly have hired 1up's Garnett Lee as editorial director for the service’s media properties. http://ow.ly/rFW4
QTE Blog: Sega Has Released The Boxart For Super Monkey Ball Sept & Roll On The Nintendo Wii http://ow.ly/15RRub
Details of Earthworm Jim Remake have emerged. will be for PSN/XBLA, iPhone, And WiiWare. online leaderboards, HD Graphics http://ow.ly/rGnw
QTE Blog: Boxart For The UK Nintendo DS And Nintendo Wii Versions Of Jambo! Safari http://ow.ly/rGpT
DSi: there is a new Shiren The Wanderer game coming out on the DS. currently Fuurai no Shiren 4 is set for Japan Release http://ow.ly/rGqT
PS3: Uncharted 2 Review embargoes begin to be lifted. this site has a list of the scores. game is getting high scores. http://ow.ly/rGAE
iPhone: Capcom have announced that a new Ghosts 'n Goblins game is coming to the App Store. http://ow.ly/rGGw
QTE Blog: EA Price Warhammer Online Age Of Reckoning For Mac's at $19.95 From gametreeonline.com http://ow.ly/15RTN6
QTE Blog: Microsoft Officially Announce The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle And Xbox 306 Wireless Controller Ga... http://ow.ly/15RUnQ
PSP: PSP 4000 rumoured to have bluetooth and internal memroy. also will have UMD Drive. http://ow.ly/rILa
PS3: Creat Studios announce that Digger HD Will come out on USA PSN on October 1st, EU on October 8th. http://ow.ly/rIMw
DSi: Nintendo Australia won't transfer games bough on one DSi to another, for example if you bought a new colour. http://ow.ly/rIN0
QTE Blog: Hi, How Are You, Now Out On App Store. Features Music And Art From Daniel Johnston http://ow.ly/15RW6y
PSP: Upcoming PSP Mini's game, Kahoots detailed. started as a flash game. flash to PSP was easy coming out October 1st. http://ow.ly/rIPl
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Hi, How Are You, Now Out On App Store. Features Music And Art From Daniel Johnston
DR Fun Fun have announced that Hi, How Are You is now out on the App Store. the game is currently on offer for $0.99 and £0.59. the game features music and artwork by Daniel Johnston.
You Play as a cursed frog, and must work your way through 25+, physics filled, mazes to undo the curse. there are achievements to earn which unlock original art by Daniel Johnston himself.
Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Sep 29, 2009 Hi, How Are You, the first ever toon-shaded 3D puzzle platformer for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is now available at the App Store. The game features a psychedelic universe filled with dynamic physics-driven gameplay, surreal enemies and challenging puzzles featuring Daniel Johnston’s fascinating music and art.
Hi, How Are You begins with Satan turning the innocent Jeremiah into a frog and stealing the object of his affection. To win back his true love’s freedom, Jeremiah must progress through 25+ devilish levels to reverse the curse that Satan has inflicted upon him.
While racing through psychedelic mazes, Jeremiah evolves into four different characters, each with a unique play style. Players can choose to control the game by using either intuitive tilt controls or a virtual on-screen joystick. They can also collect more than 20 achievements, unlocking original artwork by Daniel Johnston himself. Achievements can also be shared automatically with friends on Facebook – taking bragging rights to a whole new social level.
Daniel Johnston’s music has been critically acclaimed for his original and evocative style. He has acquired legions of fans including legends such as David Bowie, Tom Waits, Beck and the late Kurt Cobain, who wore his Hi, How Are You frog t-shirt in concerts.
Johnston’s art has been featured in prestigious art galleries around the globe, including the Whitney Museum of Art, in its Biennial exhibition, when Johnston was referred to as “one of the most creative contemporary artists in the world.”
Hi, How Are You was created in collaboration by developers Dr. Fun Fun and Smashing Studios. The game is available at an introductory price of $0.99 for a limited time only through Apple’s App Store.
For more information About Daniel Johnston, his original music and artwork, please visit http://www.hihowareyou.com or his fan site www.rejectedunknown.com.
Note:
There is no question mark at the end of Johnston’s famous line, Hi, How Are You. This is his trademark; his greeting to all
Microsoft Officially Announce The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle And Xbox 306 Wireless Controller Game Pack
The Holiday Value Bundle consists of a Xbox 360 120GB Elite, Lego Batman And Pure. this bundle has a US Estimated Retail Price of $299.
The Wireless Controller Pack consists of a Black Wireless Xbox 360 Controller and Xbox Live Arcade games, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines Live, Bomberman Live, And Ms Pac-Man. there is also a 48 hour Xbox Live Gold Trial. This Bundle as A Estimated Retail Price of $59.99.
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Press Release
Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle and More
Published September 29, 2009
With the holidays just around the corner, Xbox 360® has announced two new offerings to make shopping season a breeze, the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack. Start building that holiday wish list, or give the gift of games and entertainment to your family, friends or yourself!
When the weather outside is frightful, Xbox 360 offers more value in the box with the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle, including a premium Xbox 360 Elite console and two games the whole family can enjoy – at no added cost. Enjoy making your way through Gotham City by building, driving, swinging, and fighting in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame featuring the DC Comics superhero, Batman – and his deadly foes! And, perform incredible stunts while jumping from massive peaks in the award-winning and critically acclaimed PURE, a quad-based action sports game from Disney Interactive Studios. Plus, with a 120GB hard drive to download and stream movies, TV shows and Game Add-ons, the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle provides endless entertainment this holiday season. The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle ships to retailers today and will be available for $299 (U.S. ERP).
The Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack* is a perfect gift or stocking stuffer at a great price. This bundle includes a black wireless controller along with four hit Xbox LIVE Arcade games including Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2™, the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter game,Lumines™ Live!, the award-winning music-based puzzle game, Bomberman Live, which allows you to compete with up to eight players online as you battle through exotic arenas, and a downloadable token for Ms. Pac-Man, an arcade classic. You’ll also receive a 48-hour Xbox LIVE Gold Trial to experience everything Xbox LIVE has to offer. Add the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack to your holiday fun, available this November for $59.99 (U.S. ERP).
*Available in countries where LIVE service is sup
EA Price Warhammer Online Age Of Reckoning For Mac's at $19.95 From gametreeonline.com
EA have confirmed the release date for the Mac version of Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning is set for October 28th. EA also have announced that the game can be bought from gametreeonline.com for $19.95, with a 30 day game time included. current subscribers to the game will be able to download the the Mac client for the game for no extra charge.
Press Release
FAIRFAX, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Sep 29, 2009 Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today announced that the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR), will be released for the Mac® computer platform on October 28, 2009. WAR on Mac will be available to new subscribers via digital download at Gametreeonline.com for $19.95 and includes 30 days of game time. Current subscribers will be able to download the Mac client at no charge for use with existing accounts.
“We’re incredibly excited to bring Warhammer Online and its enthralling Realm vs. Realm combat to the Mac community,” said Jeff Hickman, Executive Producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. “Come October 28th, the sides of Order and Destruction will be bolsters by a fresh recruit of Mac gamers experiencing for the first time exactly what we mean when we say that ‘WAR is everywhere!’”
The Mac version of WAR is currently being offered for beta testing and allows existing players to download the beta client to their Mac computers and play with their live game accounts. Players who do not have an existing live account, but are interested in playing WAR on the Mac, are able to participate in the beta by downloading a 10-day Mac beta trial. Players who participate in the WAR Mac beta test will receive an exclusive title and trophy reward for their characters within the game.
To download the beta version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for Mac or the 10-day beta trial, please visit: www.warhammeronline.com/mac.
Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC and rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, WAR will be available for the Mac on October 28, 2009. For more information about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoningor to download the 10-day free trial, visithttp://www.warhammeronline.com/.
About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning®
Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the new MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Enter a grim fantasy world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in epic Public Quests™. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the infinite secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel the world. So sharpen your blade and unleash your inner mutation. The Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE!
For more information about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, visit: www.warhammeronline.com.
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.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, Dark Age of Camelot, Mythic Entertainment, Public Quests, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2009. Used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective licensors.
This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases
Virtual Console
This games costs 1,000 Wii points and is 1-2 players. the game starts when you have been bought back to life. Zeus tasks you with rescuing his daughter, Athena, from the underworld. the game features spirit balls who give your character strength and the ability to transform into a variety of forms.
Altered Beast
WiiWare
This game costs 600 Wii Points and is 1-2 players. arcade mode consists of 61 rounds, divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters. there is a VS Mode where you can play against the CPU or a friend. there is a Time Mode, where you do challenges to compete rounds in a time limit.
ARKANOID Plus!
DRiiFT Mania
This game costs 800 Wii points and is 1-8 players. the game is a top down racer with a 12 tracks, 3 Arenas, 4 themed environments, and 32 cars cars. there are also 7 game modes ranging from traditional championships and team races to Cold Potato and Meteorite.
Nintendo DSiWare
Art Academy™: Second Semester
This is 800 DSi Points and is 1 player only. this is a art course which is expanded with a larger set of tools and lessons over the original game.
DRAGON QUEST WARS
This is 500 DSi Points and is for 1-4 Players. this is a Grid based strategy game features many of the monsters from Dragon Quest Wars. you can also battle with foes from across the world using the Nintendo WiFi Connection.
Press Release
Greek mythology, grid-based strategy, high-speed racing, classic arcade action and a hand-held art course - this week's additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop deliver a wildly entertaining mix. With new WiiWare™, Nintendo DSiWare™ and Virtual Console™ games debuting each week, Nintendo offers downloadable games to please everyone under the sun, and the list keeps on growing. For Nintendo DSi users looking to grow their own game library, here's a valuable tip-off: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.
Nintendo DSiWare
Art Academy™: Second Semester
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy. Art Academy: Second Semester provides new and returning students with a larger set of tools and in-depth lessons designed to encourage the creation of more complex artwork. By gaining an even deeper understanding of colors and techniques used by famous impressionist artists, you will be ready to take on more challenging themes that include moving objects, and vast landscapes with distant objects. The openness of Free Paint mode offers plenty of opportunities to hone your skills and boost your confidence as an artist.
DRAGON QUEST® WARS™
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Language
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: DRAGON QUEST WARS is a grid-based strategy game featuring all of your favorite quirky DRAGON QUEST monsters. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle. While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. The game features single-player and DS Wireless Play, as well as battles with foes worldwide via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. (Broadband Internet access is required for online play.)
WiiWare
ARKANOID Plus!
Publisher: TAITO
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 600 Wii Points™
Description: ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS. The game features a host of new modes and settings that radically alter the experience: Arcade Mode consists of 61 rounds divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters appearing in the last round; VS Mode lets players face off against a friend or the CPU; and the unfailingly frantic Time Mode challenges players to clear rounds within a strict time limit. With the subtle differences arising from the choice of "Lives" or "Barrier" rules, plus a plethora of exciting items, you're in for hours and hours of block-busting fun.
DRiiFT Mania
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: DRiiFT Mania is the ultimate top-down multiplayer racing experience. Challenge your friends in fast, exciting races and some totally crazy game modes. You'll need to adapt your driving skills to the different racing environments if you want to succeed.
Virtual Console
Altered Beast™
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: "Rise from your grave!" When legendary Greek god Zeus brings you back to life with those famous words, you set forth on a mission to rescue his daughter, Athena, from the wicked God of the Underworld, Neff. To survive the gauntlet of mythological foes, you must hunt down the three-headed wolves that inhabit each stage and collect the Spirit Balls that they release. The Spirit Balls increase your strength and allow you to transform into a variety of forms, including a Werewolf, Weredragon, Werebear, Weretiger and the ultimate form, the Golden Werewolf. Each creature possesses powerful attacks to help bring an end to Neff's scheme.
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.