EA Announce Madden Ultimate Team DLC For Madden NFL 10

EA Has announced that Madden NFL 10 is getting DLC. Madden Ultimate Team is a strategic virtual card game. This will be aviable in January 10th for free on XBLA and the PSN

You collect up to 9 types of cards through, platinum, gold, silver and bronze virtual packs. there are many customisation options, uniforms and playbooks for example. you earn coins thorugh your performance on the field. the coins can be used to by cards/card packs, or you can use the auction block or the in-game store to buy them.

With the cards, you create a team, or get the computer to create one, and once its ready you can play them against the CPU or against human opponents.

Madden Ultimate Team


Press Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – November 4th 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the addition of Madden Ultimate Team, a new, strategic game mode for the critically acclaimed Madden NFL 10 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. Take the challenge to create the definitive NFL team, by collecting virtual cards that include everything from NFL superstars, head coaches, stadiums and much more. Perfect for card collectors and fantasy football gurus, Madden Ultimate Team provides a unique football experience, giving you total control over building a single team in the quest to be crowned the ultimate Madden team.

The award-winning Madden NFL 10 has achieved new franchise records for online play, with over 45 million online games played on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, since its worldwide launch on August 14, 2009. With more than 2 million online users waiting for a new challenge, Madden Ultimate Team provides the opportunity to put your personally crafted team up against the rest of the world.

“Madden Ultimate Team is yet another example of how EA SPORTS is expanding the Madden NFL experience to all types of gamers. Card collecting and fantasy football are huge parts of an NFL fan’s lifestyle and we took the best of both worlds and combined it with Madden NFL 10,” said Jeremy Strauser, Executive Producer for Madden NFL 10 and Madden Ultimate Team. “It’s not just about building a team of players, as you have to also manage coaches, injuries, and team chemistry. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hardcore Madden NFL player, a fantasy football fan, or just an NFL fan – Madden Ultimate Team brings something for everyone.”

Madden Ultimate Team allows fans to collect up to nine types of cards through, platinum, gold, silver and bronze virtual packs. The customization options are endless as you are responsible for selecting everything from the team playbook to the uniforms. Earn coins to buy new cards or card packs through your performance on the field, acquire new cards through the auction block, or purchase card packs through the in-game store. Collect cards with players from the same pro and college team to get an on-field chemistry boost. Collect rare, legendary player cards to put your team over the top, like the 1999 Vikings Randy Moss and the 1995 Packers Brett Favre player cards. You can even back up Brett with his 2009 Vikings player card. Build a dynasty through weekly online deals or find the final missing piece to your team’s puzzle.

Easily select the starting offense, defense, and special teams or have Madden Ultimate Team do it for you. Once your team is set to your liking, put it to the test against human opponents or against the CPU. See how your team stacks up against other Madden Ultimate Team players via online learderboards and prove you are the best of the best.

The Madden Ultimate Team game mode will be available free for Madden NFL 10 in January, via Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. NFL fans can experience the new game mode by creating a team with the provided starter pack of players and other virtual cards, and jump right onto the field. Madden NFL 10 and an internet connection is required for play.

Madden Ultimate Team is rated E for everyone by the ESRB and is developed in Orlando, Florida by the EA Tiburon studio, which also produces NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and EA SPORTS™ MMA.

For more information about Madden Ultimate Team visit: http://maddennfl.easports.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, the EA SPORTS logo, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, NCAA, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

ABOUT NFL PLAYERS
Formed in 1994, NFL PLAYERS is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association. NFL PLAYERS provides EA SPORTS with the rights to use player names and likenesses in Madden NFL 10. Representing more than 1,800 active and many memorable retired NFL players, NFL PLAYERS “takes the helmets off” the players and markets them as personalities as well as professional athletes. Through an exclusive sponsorship agreement between the organization and the NFL, players are integrated into NFL sponsor activation programs. In addition, under an exclusive agreement between NFL PLAYERS and the NFL, NFLPLAYERS.COM, the company’s official website, is part of the NFL Internet Network. Each year NFL PLAYERS negotiates and facilitates more than 4,000 player marketing opportunities for players. NFL PLAYERS activities include retail licensing, corporate sponsorships and promotions, special events, radio and television projects, publishing and internet. For more information, please visit NFLPLAYERS.COM

Sega Has Released A New Character Trailer For Planet 51

Sega has released a new trailer for their upcoming Planet 51 Movie Tie-In Game. this trailer focuses on the Rover character from the game/movie.

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

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• Bioware say don't blame EA for Dragon Age DLC Wardens Keep, it was Bioware's decision. http://ow.ly/zvYl

• Wii: PETA is campaigning against upcoming Wii game, Ringling Bros. http://ow.ly/zvZE

• Top 5 global selling videogames, Dragon Quest IX, Wii Sports Resort, Madden NFL 10, Pokemon Gold/Siolver, Halo 3 ODST http://ow.ly/zw0E

• Ubisoft say pre-orders for Assassins Creed II are up 80% over the original Assassins Creed. http://ow.ly/zw1e

• Activision say they have written permission to use No Doubt in Band Hero. believes they are within their legal rights http://ow.ly/zw2c

• Wii: German Ratings board has rated phoenix Wright Ace Attorney for the Wii. no word if its retail or WiiWare http://ow.ly/zxEL

• Namco have begun to tease a new RPG. it's called "Project K" at the mo. http://ow.ly/zxFX

• A Report says many 360 owners are defecting to the PS3 when it comes to Major Holiday games, like Assassins 2 + MW2 http://ow.ly/zxKu

• Wii: Bit. Trip Void is coming out in the USA WiiWare on November 23rd. http://ow.ly/zzCL

• Epic have released a free version of the Unreal 3 engine for Education and non-commercial use. http://ow.ly/zB7d

• QTE Blog: EA And Bioware Announce The Mass Effect 2 Collectors’ Edition http://ow.ly/15ZFeJ

• QTE Blog: EA Announces Spore Islands For Facebook http://ow.ly/15ZFeK

• PS3: the Japanese version of White Knight Chronicles has been updated, Home awards, Voice chat added, and balance changes http://ow.ly/zBa6

• Nintendo Talks HD, see people move towards HD, True HD not essential as long as it looks HD. make it easy for devs http://ow.ly/zBdM

• Wii: Vitality Sensor not just a pulse meter. something fun will appear. will be a main topic. can't talk indepth about it http://ow.ly/zBh6

• Wii: Gorgeous graphics are being made for Zelda. going to be creative and feel realistic http://ow.ly/zBkA

• PS3: Netflix PS3 disc's are now being shipped. http://ow.ly/zCY8

• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 5/11/09 http://ow.ly/zFN2

• 360: The Wireless N Adaptor has emerged on Costco site with a ship date of November 10th. http://ow.ly/zFPg

• Halo Legends is coming to Bluray on February 9th 2010. http://ow.ly/zFPM

• DSi: Atlus have announced that they will be publishing Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey in the USA in Spring. http://ow.ly/zFQj

• PS3: Gran Turismo has cost around $60 Million to make. http://ow.ly/zFQJ

• QTE Blog: EA Announces The Playstation 3 Exclusive Battlefield Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Beta Will Start November 1... http://ow.ly/15ZJB6

• PC: Star Trek Online is coming out 2nd February in the USA and 5th February in Europe. http://ow.ly/zFRU

• 360: Rumoured screenshots of Halo Reach have been found. appear to be gameplay. http://ow.ly/zFT2

• PS3: Media Molecule have announced there won't be a Little Big Planet sequel. DLC going to be the main focus. http://ow.ly/zHeZ

• PC: Blizzard says that Starcraft II is still on track for the first half of 2010. they're polishing it for a beta http://ow.ly/zHoa

• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Announce Its American Winter Games Lineup http://ow.ly/15ZJWN

• QTE Blog: Ludia And CBS Announce They Are Making A Game Based On Hollywood Squares http://ow.ly/15ZJWO

• 343 industries have said that they constantly worry that they are going to over saturate the Halo universe. http://ow.ly/zHA8

• PS3: The Greatest Hits Line boxart has changed to fit the new PS3 boxart http://ow.ly/zFRk

• QTE Blog: GameStop Announce 4,250 Stores Will Host Launch Events For Modern Warfare 2 http://ow.ly/15ZM1g

• QTE Blog: Papa John's And Nintendo Are Giving Away 300 Free Wii Sports Resort's In A Sweepstakes http://ow.ly/15ZM1h

Papa John's And Nintendo Are Giving Away 300 Free Wii Sports Resort's In A Sweepstakes

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Papa John's have announced that they and Nintendo will do a sweepstakes where people have a chance to win 1 of 300 Wii Sports Resort Packages. These Packages consist of a Nintendo Wii, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Mote, Nunchuck, And Wii Motion Plus.
You Can Click The Image to be taken to the site.

You can enter now until November 29th, at most 5 times a day, and winners will be drawn weekly.

Press Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. --(Business Wire)-- Nov 05, 2009 Every November, lines wrap around retailers on Black Friday with eager shoppers hoping to get their hands on the most coveted holiday gift: a WiiTM system. But this year, Papa John’s and Nintendo are inviting customers to rest easy the day after Thanksgiving…by giving away 300 free Wii Sports ResortTM prize packages in November.

Continuing until Sunday, November 29, customers at www.papajohns.com may enter the Papa John’s Wii Sports Resort Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 300 Wii Sports Resort prize packages, which includes a Wii™ system, Wii Sports Resort™ video game, Wii Remote™ controller, Nunchuk™ controller and Wii MotionPlus™ accessory (an approximate retail value of $330). No purchase is necessary, and customers may enter up to five times a day. Winners will be notified weekly and the official rules are available at www.papajohns.com.

“Family game night is more fun when Papa’s in the House with Wii Sports Resort,” said Papa John’s Chief Marketing Officer, Andrew Varga. “Wii is at the top of holiday wish lists, which is why Papa John’s is especially excited to partner with Nintendo this month.”

“Christmas came early for Papa John’s founder, John Schnatter, this summer when he recovered the beloved 1971 Z28 Camaro he sold to keep his dad’s tavern afloat and open his first Papa John’s restaurant,” continued Varga. “The same will be true for our 300 Wii Sports Resort Sweepstakes winners in November.”

The Papa John’s Wii™ Sports Resort Sweepstakes closes Sunday, Nov. 29. To learn more about the sweepstakes, visit www.papajohns.com/wiisportsresort.

About Papa John’s
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For nine of the last 10 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the highly regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's also ranks first among pizza companies in the 2008 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index, was honored by Restaurants & Institutions Magazine (R&I) with the 2008 Silver Award for Consumers’ Choice in Chains in the pizza segment, and was named 2007 Pizza Today Chain of the Year. For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.

GameStop Announce 4,250 Stores Will Host Launch Events For Modern Warfare 2

GameStop have announced that 4,250 of their stores will hold launch events for Modern Warfare 2. Events include playing the game, face painting contest, Call Of Duty Trivia Contests. These are set to start at 9PM on Monday.

A Full list of all stores taking part can be found here:
GameStop Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Opening Store Locations (PDF)

Press Release

GRAPEVINE, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Nov 05, 2009 GameStop (NYSE:GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host events at 4,250 of its stores Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, leading up to the midnight release of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2. This represents the largest number of stores opened for a midnight launch event in GameStop history.

With festivities at stores kicking off Monday at 9 p.m., Modern Warfare 2 fans will have an opportunity to play the highly anticipated game prior to launch, as well as to enter the “going camo” face painting contest and Call of Duty trivia contest.

“A blockbuster title such as this places the spotlight on video gaming as mainstream entertainment,” said Tony Bartel, executive vice president of merchandising and marketing for GameStop. “We anticipate Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 will not only be the biggest video game launch of the year, but the biggest launch in GameStop’s history.”

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC.

For more information on an event near you, log on to www.gamestop.com/codmidnight.

About GameStop Corp.
Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 6,333 retail stores in 17 countries worldwide. The company also operates GameStop.com and publishes Game Informer® magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestopcorp.com.

Ludia And CBS Announce They Are Making A Game Based On Hollywood Squares

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Ludia Inc and CBS Consumer Products have annoucned they are working on a videogame based on Hollywood Squares. the game is set to come out in N.America on the PC/Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and Consoles (though none specifically mentioned).

The Game will have bonus videos of the funniest moments from Hollywood squares, as well as other awards. the gameplay will be familiar to the show, 9 open faced cubes with celebrities/tv's in them. Zingers and Bluffs will be included. There will also be a reward system to enhance the competitive game.

The game should start to be released in 2010.

Press Release

MONTREAL --(Business Wire)-- Nov 05, 2009 Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc., and CBS Consumer Products announced today that Ludia will create video games based on the timeless TV game show Hollywood Squares. The North America-wide exclusive deal will result in games across major platforms including PC/Mac, consoles, iPhone™ and iPod® touch.

“Hollywood Squares is one of the most recognizable and timeless TV game shows, and we are thrilled to create a video game experience around it that players can enjoy on the platform of their choice,” said Alex Thabet, Founder and CEO of Ludia Inc. “This deal serves to enhance Ludia’s portfolio of game show video games, which is proving to be a highly successful category for us.”

The Hollywood Squares game will feature all of the favorite elements of the show as played on television, as two contestants play head-to-head in a bid to win money and prizes. Nine open-faced cubes make up the tic-tac-toe style “board” for the game which are occupied by celebrities/TV personalities. The stars are asked questions and players judge whether their answers are true or false, all the while incorporating outrageous “zingers” and “bluffs” to fuel the fun. Each correct answer earns the player a square on the board, and the first player to mark three squares in a row wins the game.

The Hollywood Squares video game will also incorporate connected gaming elements, single and multiplayer game modes, as well as reward systems to fuel the competitive fun between players. Additionally, the game will incorporate bonus video of the funniest moments from the TV show.
The first of the Hollywood Squares games is slated for release in 2010.

About Ludia Inc.
Ludia creates and distributes cross-platform interactive entertainment with mass consumer appeal. Located in Montreal and founded by experienced industry players, Ludia's innovative and high-quality product portfolio consists of original and branded properties including American Idol®, The Bachelor & The Bachelorette, Family Feud®, Hell's Kitchen™, Press Your Luck, The Amazing Race™, The Price Is Right™ and Where’s Waldo?®.
www.ludia.com

About CBS Consumer Products
CBS Consumer Products, a unit of CBS Entertainment, manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company's extensive library of titles. Additionally, the group oversees the CBS Retail Store and online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.CBS.com.