Friday, November 20, 2009

Nintendo Has Released Photographs From Two Recent "Mommy Sampling Events"

Nintendo has held two "Mommy Sampling Events" during November where Wii Fit Plus was available to be tried. these events were held in Los Angeles, on November 3, and New York City, on November 10th.
Each picture has been provided with a Caption from Nintendo, to view a caption for a Photograph all you need to do is click on the Speech Bubble under each photograph in the viewer.

Wii Fit Plus "Mommy Sampling Events"



Cryptic Have Revealed Open Beta Dates For Star Trek Online

http://www.startrekonline.com/themes/startrek/img/sto_logo.png

Cryptic have announced that a Open Beta for Star Trek Online will go Live January 12 - January 26 2010. Beta keys will be given out on a first come first served basis and will be available from Star Trek Online.

From Star Trek Online.


Sony Has Been Releasing Free Digital Comic Codes For The PSP

Sony has been releasing free comics for the new Digital Comic service that became available with the most recent firmware update for the PSP.

To be able to view the downloaded comics, you can either download the Digital Comic Reader from the Icon on the XMB on the PSP (with Firmware 6.30) or you can go to http://playstationcomics.com/country-selector.html and download it via your PC.

Here are some of the codes that have been made available.

Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 A8D2-KMBF-JKE4 (UK IE AU NZ ZA)
Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1 EC2N-9HBR-HJD6 (USA)
Aleister Arcane #1 ANTL-MGBH-BN2H (UK)
Star Trek: Year Four – The Enterprise Experiment 724K-A4BG-JLD7 (USA)
GMN8-H8B8-QN83(IRE)
7CP5-QTBA-TLRK (NZL)
BGPA-8CBH-DRKL (AUS)
T3C2-TQBB-R6JA (S.A)
63N8-R2BF-9E4D (USA)

Unfortunately, i don't know what the free comics are for other regions than UK. the file sizes of the UK ones have been 33MB and 48 MB.

The codes have been made aviable via the Playstation Comic Twitter feed. to following them and keep up to date with possible future free comics head to http://twitter.com/Psncomics


Sony Has Released A Walkthrough Video of adhocParty For The PSP

adhocParty has come out for PS3's in America on the PSN and Sony have released a walkthrough video explaining how to get it to work.
  • first you download and install adhocParty From the PSN on the PS3.
  • The you register your PSP with the PS3
  • you launch into adhocParty and choose the world and lobby you want to be in
  • you can create a room in this area where people can join in
  • then pick a compatible PSP game, go into it's multiplayer and choose ad hoc mode.





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

Here is today's Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays news.
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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/162Qk2

  • PSP: Firmware 6.20 is now available. http://ow.ly/DDmY

  • PS3: Firmware 3.10 is now available. http://ow.ly/DDn8

  • PC: Sony has updated Media Go to 1.3 http://ow.ly/DDnj

  • PSP: Joystiq have a hands on with the BluRay Digital Copy and a video of it in action http://ow.ly/DDnH

  • PS2: the PS2 has launched today in Brazil for $799 (around $465 USA). http://ow.ly/DDoi

  • The Final Fantasy XIII Cactuar's has been revealed. there's a huge one, a lady and male Cactuar http://ow.ly/DDqu

  • PS3: the PSN video store in the EU will get 50+ new movies added each week. Save HD Movies coming shortly. http://ow.ly/DDrD

  • a Valve teaser website has gone live, its rumoured to be for Left 4 Dead 2 DLC. it's titled "Midnight Riders" http://ow.ly/DDsb

  • Wii: The Wii Was Launched 3 years ago in the USA http://ow.ly/DDsD

  • Screenshots have emerged for No more Heroes Paradise, the 360/ps3 remake of the Wii game No More Heroes http://ow.ly/DKDw

  • Sony, the company as a whole, expects to be profitable by 5% in March 2013. http://ow.ly/DKFy

  • Marvelous lost money on 3/4 Wii games they published. 4/5 PSP games were profitable. Half Minute Hero best selling http://ow.ly/DKHW

  • Sony appears to be opening the PSN to non Game software, like Skype, with a development kit being released Q2 2010. http://ow.ly/DKJR

  • PS3: Sony is bringing full 3D Support to ps3 consoles. games and movies. should be rolled out in 2010 http://ow.ly/DL8I

  • Sony Aims to create a all encompassing online service using the PSN infrastructure. it would come to music players/e books http://ow.ly/DKU4

  • Wii: Screenshots have emerged of Phoenix Wright on WiiWare. it appears to be a DS Remake, not a HD remake. http://ow.ly/DDpw

  • DSi: The OFLC has rated a Sonic Collection for the DS. it has Sonic 1-Knuckles, Sonic Chronicles, Video's, Images + more http://ow.ly/DDtr

  • Sony Mentioned Paid Subscription. they clarified it would be an additional service. the PSN will always be free http://ow.ly/DMq7

  • Plan B Entertainment have picked up the film rights to Dark Void. http://ow.ly/DN1c

  • Nintendo Power is teasing a surprise announcement, or two, in their 250th issue. http://ow.ly/DN5C

  • QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 19/11/09 http://ow.ly/162X30

  • PS3: The ESRB has rated Sony Online Entertainments Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons. SOE say announcement monday http://ow.ly/DPUd

  • 360: Job listings emerge for a Shadow Complex sequel, Natal, and 343 Industries (Halo). Gears Of War a lead franchise. http://ow.ly/DPVa

  • PS3: Ad Hoc Party is reported as coming out today in N.America, in the afternoon. http://ow.ly/DPXv

  • Playstation Network has 33 million registered accounts,5.4 Million daily signins,1.4 Million daily visits to the PSN Store http://ow.ly/DQBo

  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Announces Season 2 Of 1 VS 100 Goes Live In America Today http://ow.ly/162YQN

  • QTE Blog: EA Has Released A New Gameplay Video For Battlefield Bad Company 2 http://ow.ly/DR2E

  • QTE Blog: EA Spoofs Twilight New Moon With The Sims 3 http://ow.ly/16316i

  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Announces That Gyromancer Is Out Today On Steam And Xbox Live http://ow.ly/DRHi






EA Spoofs Twilight New Moon With The Sims 3

EA has released a couple of screenshots and a trailer which spoof the upcoming new Twilight Movie, Twilight New Moon.