Konami Have Released New Screenshots For Story Book Workshop On The Nintendo Wii

Konami have released new screenshots for their upcoming Nintendo Wii game, Story Book Workshop. these are in-game screenshots which show a couple of the stories in the game as well as a menu screen.

Storybook Workshop

New Zero Punctuation - Brütal Legend

This weeks Zero Punctuation is Brutal Legend. Will he find the RTS part of the game good, will his love of Tim Schafer be stronger than his thoughts on the game...watch and fine out.

THQ Announce The Deadline For Them To Renew Their WWE License Has Been Extended

THQ Have announced that they now have until December 31st 2009 to decide if they and JAKKS Pacific want to extend their license for the WWE through to December 31st 2014

Press Release

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct 28, 2009 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that it has been notified by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (“WWE”) that the WWE has extended the renewal notice deadline for the videogame license held by the joint venture between THQ and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. to December 31, 2009. The renewal would extend the license through December 31, 2014.

THQ noted that WWE's action provides the company with increased flexibility with respect to the renewal of the videogame license.

About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ and its respective logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “THQ”) and are based upon management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive and technological factors affecting the operations, markets, products, services and pricing of THQ. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ’s financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2009, and particularly the discussion of risk factors that may affect results of operations set forth therein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

Cryptic Release Part 2 Of The Star Trek Online Video Time-Line

Cryptic Release Part 2 Of The Star Trek Online Video Time-Line. Part 1 can be found here.
Part 2 skips a few years a couple of times, focusing less on the Star Trek Online Timeline as a whole, and more on the Klingon's and the events happening in the Empire.

Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15XBY2

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15XBY3

• A Survey says that Americans play more videogames for longer periods of time than any european country. http://ow.ly/wQDy

• PS3: the banned PSN player who lost his case against Sony is now appealing it and asking for $180k http://ow.ly/wQGF

• Roger Daltrey has said that a Who Rock Band game is coming out next year. its unknown if its a standalone game or pack. http://ow.ly/wQOm

• Wii: There will be a Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles limited edition in Japan. it has soundtrack and promo DVD. http://ow.ly/wQVA

• Its reported that borderlands non PS3 and 360 has a online bug which wipes skills and weapons, when joining/leaving a game http://ow.ly/wQXU

• PC: Dungeons & Dragons Online USA is getting an update tomorrow. there's a new adventure pack, epic difficulty + more http://ow.ly/wQZ7

• PS3: Brütal Legend DLC, Tears of the Hextadon, is coming to the PSN for Free on 5th November, 2 weeks before 360. http://ow.ly/wRam

• PS3: Tetsuya Nomura says there will be a big showing of Final Fantasy VS XIII at E3 2010 http://ow.ly/wSeJ

• DSi: Nintendo dismiss reports of a larger screen DSi coming out as "Speculative" http://ow.ly/wSsC

• PS3: Insomniac don't believe the PS3 will be maxed out for another 2-3 years. http://ow.ly/wStD

• iPhone: Beneath A Steel Sky has sold nearly 20,000 units since its launch. they expect 70,000 sales in first year. http://ow.ly/wSuA

• PSP: The German Ratings board have rated The Red Star as coming to the PSP. its expected to be a port of the PS2 game http://ow.ly/wSB9

• 360: Gears OF War 2 received it's 5th title update. there will also be a double EXP event this weekend. http://ow.ly/wSET

• 360: Sky and Microsoft have revealed the pricing for the Sky Player. you need Xbox Live Gold Membership. cheapest is £15 http://ow.ly/wSLY

• PS3: Sky was asked if the Sky Player is coming to the PS3, they didn't confirm it or deny its coming. they're neutral http://ow.ly/wSNU

• PS3: RT @SonyPlayStation: No need to import - 3D Dot Game Heroes for PS3 is DEFINITELY coming to NA! Spread the word, more to come.

• Critter Crunch Devs, Capybara Games, are working on a new Game, tentatively titled Zombie Tactics. its a survival game http://ow.ly/wUK2

• 360: S'plosion Man has received a title update which fixes multiplayer lag and acitvates Avatar Awards http://ow.ly/wUKH

• Oyoji Games is working on SteamPirates for PSP and iPhone/iPod Touch. screenshots at link. http://ow.ly/wULC

• QTE Blog: Crave Entertainment Announce They Are Developing Games Based on Man Vs. Wild And The Deadliest Catch http://ow.ly/15XFVk

• PC: The PC version of Brink will have Dedicated Servers. http://ow.ly/wUMt

• PC: Aliens Vs Predator devs, Rebellion, refuse to say if the game will have Dedicated Servers. http://ow.ly/wUNM

• A Study has found that 25% of UK Gamers pay for DLC. 7% of console gamers buy digital versions, 14% on PC. http://ow.ly/wUOL

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots Of The Playstation 3 Version Of Frogger Returns http://ow.ly/15XGId

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots Of The Nintendo Wii Version Of Frogger Returns http://ow.ly/15XGIe

• There will be free DLC for Fairytale Fights for those who buy the game within 90 days of its launch. http://ow.ly/wUPM

• PS3: There are two Vidzone exclusives. both are Jamie Cullum videos, "old Joanna” and “Don’t Stop the Music” http://ow.ly/wUS9

• Madden NFL Arcade is based on the Nintendo Wii version of Madden NFL 10 http://ow.ly/wUTa

• PS3: God Of War Collection is coming out on November 17th. link has list of trophies for both games, there's 2 platinum's. http://ow.ly/wV1J

• PSP: There will be a Phantasy Star Portable 2 demo released in Japan in November. 50,000 gamers will get download codes. http://ow.ly/wUQl

• PC: left 4 Dead 2 Demo from steam appears to have been delayed until tomorrow. http://ow.ly/wXgV

• PC: a "low-Violence" version of borderlands was uploaded to Australia Steam instead of the normal game. http://ow.ly/wXhX

• 360: Sky Player has been pulled from the 360 “due to an unforeseen technical issue”. they hope to have it up tomorrow http://ow.ly/wXmE

• Wii: The Boxart for The American version of Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars has been released http://ow.ly/wXlR

• A Mutliplayer patch is coming to the 360/PS3 versions of Call Of Juarez, Bound In Blood. set to fix balance issues. http://ow.ly/wXiJ

• DSi: Germany's Ratings Board has rated Rayman for the DSiWare. nothing else is known about the game. http://ow.ly/wXnl

• DS: the Boxart for the USA and PAL versions of the legend Of Zelda Spirit Tracks Have Been Released, both are different http://ow.ly/wXou

• Miyamoto likes the Star Fox series, is disappointed that its not big in Japan. http://ow.ly/wXpK

• Wii: The Official UK Nintendo Magazine have a unboxing video of the black Wii. http://ow.ly/wXqL

• Insomniac have said that the Ratchet And Clank Series will be only on Sony Consoles, Sony owns the Rights http://ow.ly/wXrF

• QTE Blog: Screenshots And Videos Of The Upcoming Xbox 360 Video http://ow.ly/15XIVQ

• PS3: RT @SonyPlayStation: New Post: Call of Duty: World at War Map Packs 50% Off, New Playlists! http://bit.ly/4BSIik

Screenshots And Videos Of The Upcoming Xbox 360 Update

Microsoft has released screenshots and videos for the main features in the upcoming Xbox 360 update, Twitter, Last Fm, Facebook, And Zune Video.

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Last Fm




Facebook




Zune Video