Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/169qkE

  • PS3: Sony looked at making the PS3 even smaller than the slim they released, using Flash memory or save data on the PSN http://ow.ly/LUcM

  • Warner Bros. Have confirmed that they hold the publishing rights to Batman Arkham Asylum, and that Eidos do not. http://ow.ly/LUeu

  • Amazon.com have listings for Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 on both the DS and Wii. http://ow.ly/LUg4

  • PS3: Braid is set to come out in the UK on the PSN on December 17th http://ow.ly/LUh2

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/169sq1

  • GameStop have Dead Space II as coming out in early 2011 http://ow.ly/LUhX

  • Square Enix's Akitoshi Kawazu has said he wants the Final Fantasy franchise to go on forever, http://ow.ly/LUjs

  • Famitsu reveals Japanese actress Aya Hirono is working on a new game for Capcom, its thought to be a new Monster Hunter http://ow.ly/LUkP

  • 360: its being reported that a "Private Match hack" glitch is becoming popular on the 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 http://ow.ly/LUoc

  • UK Game Charts, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Assassins Creed II, Wii Fit plus, FIFA 10 are top 5 http://ow.ly/LUpq

  • PS3: AdHoc Party has a tentative release date of 22nd December for Europe. http://ow.ly/LXi4

  • Dante's Inferno runs at 60fps, whilst the cut-scenes run at 30 fps. http://ow.ly/LXk5

  • PS3: Star Ocean The Last Hope will have new characters and new character portraits. http://ow.ly/LXma

  • QTE Blog: Nintendo Releases It's USA Q1 Wii, WiiWare, DS, DSiWare Release Calendar http://ow.ly/169uxp

  • PS3: Digital Foundry look at Mini's on PS3. Emulator a work in progress. 2D games ok, 3D games can struggle + more http://ow.ly/LYxw

  • Wii: Blue and Pink WiiMotes are coming out in USA on February 14th. they will come bundled with WiiMotion Plus http://ow.ly/LYGs

  • Its being reported that Recoil Games have put Earth No More on Hold whilst they work on smaller titles. http://ow.ly/LYL3

  • PS3: Sony has talked about Monthly Fees when discussing the PSN and costs. they are looking at many ways to make money http://ow.ly/LYQt

  • Its reported that Europe will get a Limited Collectors Edition for Final Fantasy XIII, no specifics were mentioned http://ow.ly/LYRL

  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Has Released A New Trailer For Crackdown 2 http://ow.ly/169wbW

  • QTE Blog: Disney Interactive Reveal Tron Evolution Details http://ow.ly/169x5z

  • QTE Blog: 2K Reveal Spec Ops The Line Details http://ow.ly/169x5A

  • QTE Blog: EA Reveal That A Army Of Two The 40th Day Demo Is Coming Out December 17th http://ow.ly/169zk1

  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce The SingStar Viewer For The Playstation 3 http://ow.ly/169zk2

  • 360: Square Enix is releasing 0 Day Attack On Earth on December 23rd http://ow.ly/M4hn

  • 360: There are reports of matchmaking issues on the 360. a fix is already in the works http://ow.ly/M4hY

  • Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, The Passing, will feature the cast from Left 4 Dead. its coming out early 2010. http://ow.ly/M4jt

  • QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/169AHg

  • QTE Blog: EA And BioWare Announce That Dragon Age Origins Is Coming To Mac's On December 21st http://ow.ly/169AHh

  • DSi: DSi LL could've been called DSi Executive or DSi Deka, DSi Premium, DSi Living, or DSi Comfort http://ow.ly/M4kR

  • Wii: Development on Zelda is well underway. hope to show the game at E3. http://ow.ly/M4my

  • PC: Actor Zachary Quinto, Spock in new Star Trek Movie, Will voice the tutorial EMH in Star Trek Online http://ow.ly/M4vt

  • QTE Blog: IDW Are Working On Audio Commentaries For PSP Digital Comics http://ow.ly/169BHA

  • QTE Blog: Funcom Announce A Unlimited Free Trial Offer For Age Of Conan Hyborian Adventures http://ow.ly/169BHB



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Monday, December 14, 2009

Funcom Announce A Unlimited Free Trial Offer For Age Of Conan Hyborian Adventures

Funcom have announced that if users sign up to the Trial for Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures before January 1st 2010, they can play the entire island of Tortage for free. this means users can play levels 1-20 for free in Funcoms Unlimited Free Trial For Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Press Release

DURHAM, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- Dec 14, 2009 Funcom is delighted to announce a unique holiday offer for its massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Anyone who downloads, registers, and starts playing the trial before January 1st 2010 will be able to enjoy all of level one to twenty – the entire Island of Tortage experience – without ever having to upgrade to a full account or pay a subscription fee. This unique Unlimited Free Trial campaign is only available until January 1st as a special holiday offer to anyone who wishes to experience the sexy and savage world of Conan.

“Our original seven day trial has been very successful so far,” says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. “But with the holiday season coming up this is the perfect time to shake up our trial offer a bit and try out something new. So everyone who downloads the trial before January 1st will be able to play the first part of the game for free, forever. We are confident that many of those taking advantage of this offer will choose to become permanent players, allowing them to experience all of what the game has to offer including all the additions and improvements introduced since launch.”

Celebrate the holiday season by downloading the trial today, and experience ‘Age of Conan’ in all its savage, sexy and brutal glory. Go towww.ageofconan.com/trial to download the client and start your barbaric adventures today. Players can level up as many characters as they want before choosing to move on and explore the rest of the game. Players will be able to enjoy all of what Tortage Island has to offer, complete with player vs. environment and player vs. player gameplay. Users must take advantage of this offer before January 1st, and will need to log in to the game for the offer to take effect.

Launching in May last year ‘Age of Conan’ quickly became a smash hit in retail, shipping over 1.2 million copies around the world. In North America, the most prominent online gaming market in the west, ‘Age of Conan’ became the third best-selling PC title of the year in 2008. In the weeks after launch ‘Age of Conan’simultaneously topped the charts in 17 countries, and the game received critical acclaim from gaming press across the globe. ‘Age of Conan’ is now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish localized versions, and is being prepared for launch in Korea as well.

For more information and how to purchase ‘Age of Conan’ please visit www.ageofconan.com

ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit. For information about Funcom games visit http://www.anarchy-online.com www.dreamfall.com, www.darkdaysarecoming.com or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

ABOUT CONAN PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL - Conan Properties International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradox Entertainment Inc., controls rights to Conan, many associated characters and the Hyborian world, as created by Robert E. Howard and various rights expanded upon by many acclaimed authors and artists. Many consider Conan the world's best-known fantasy character. For more information about Conan Properties International LLC, visit www.conan.com. For information about Paradox Entertainment Inc., visit www.paradox-entertainment.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

IDW Are Working On Audio Commentaries For PSP Digital Comics

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psncomics have recently tweeted:
"I'm so pleased IDW are taking advantage of the optional audio sound track(s) available to publishers. Creator commentary anyone?"

It appears that Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse is going to be one of those Comics with a Audio Sound Track included
"can't wait! RT @IDWPublishing: Editing more audio tracks from @Templesmith for Wormwood on the PSP. Ah, Sunday mornings!"

From @psncomics


EA And BioWare Announce That Dragon Age Origins Is Coming To Mac's On December 21st

[Not A Mac Box]

EA And BioWare have announced that a Mac Version of Dragon Age Origins is coming out on December 21st. There will be 2 versions, a standard version and a Digital Deluxe version. The Digital Deluxe version will come with wallpapers, in-game bonus items, the soundtrack, and Wardens Keep DLC. both versions will also come with The Stone Prisoner and Blood Dragon Armor Content.

Press Release

EDMONTON, Canada & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), and TransGaming, Inc. (TSX-V:TNG) today announced plans to release Dragon Age™: Origins for the Mac® on December 21. The critically acclaimed, dark fantasy epic will be available to Mac Players as a digital download where they can choose between the Standard or Digital Deluxe version.

The Digital Deluxe version will feature additional content including: a collection of wallpapers, in-game bonus items, the game’s soundtrack and the Warden’s Keep additional content. Warden’s Keep provides players with a new dungeon-exploring adventure, new loot including a set of ancient Grey Warden armor, a chance to gain two of six mysterious new abilities, a new base complete with merchants and a party chest to store their hard-earned items. The Standard and Digital Deluxe versions are available now for pre-order through many popular online digital retailers.

“We are very excited to bring this award-winning title to the Mac community,” commented Vikas Gupta, President and CEO of TransGaming. "Our Cider technology allows us to rapidly enable and deploy high quality titles like Dragon Age, and we are pleased to be delivering this exceptional caliber of gaming to the ever growing Mac gaming community."

Each version of Dragon Age: Origins for the Mac will also include The Stone Prisoner and the Blood Dragon Armor. The Stone Prisoner gives players access to new environments, items, hours of additional gameplay and the mighty stone golem, Shale, who can become one of the most powerful party members in the game. In addition, players will receive the Blood Dragon Armor, a set of themed armor that gives players additional protection in combat and will be available for use in both Dragon Age: Origins on the Mac and in Mass Effect™ 2 on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC.

In Dragon Age: Origins, players take on the role of a Grey Warden, one of the last of an ancient order of guardians. Now, as an evil blight threatens to destroy all life, it is up to players to unite the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the Archdemon. To restore peace, players must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind. Whether you're a new or veteran gamer, Dragon Age: Origins reinvents the fantasy experience, combining a great story with raw emotion and brutal action.

Dragon Age: Origins is now available on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 console and will be available on December 21 on The Mac at popular online digital retailers.

For more information, please visit: http://dragonage.bioware.com/game/preorder/.

About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games, focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™ and Mass Effect™. BioWare operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec) and Austin (Texas). BioWare’s announced projects include the dark heroic fantasy gameDragon Age: Origins, as well as Mass Effect 2™, the epic sequel to Mass Effect, and the story-driven massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visitwww.bioware.com; to join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go tohttp://social.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), 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: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. 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.

About TransGaming, Inc.
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V:TNG), is a leader in the development of unique software portability products that facilitate the deployment of games across multiple platforms. TransGaming's portability technologies significantly reduce the time-to-market for and costs associated with multi-platform game releases. TransGaming works with many of the industry’s leading developers and publishers to enable their games on the Mac and Linux operating systems, and currently markets its products under four brand names: Cider (Mac Gaming), Cedega (Linux Gaming), SwiftShader (Graphics Rendering) and GameTree (Game Publishing & Distribution Platforms). TransGaming is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and maintains a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada. To learn more about TransGaming’s products visitwww.transgaming.com.

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo have revealed this weeks USA Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare releases. there are 11 titles in total to download.

Virtual Console

Blaster Master
This is a 1 player only game and it costs 500 Wii Points. this is the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game. In the game you have to escape a maze you fell into, blasting your way through enemies.


Earthworm Jim 2
This is a 1 Player only game and it costs 800 Wii Points. this is the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) version of the game. you play as Earthworm Jim and have to rescue the princess. there are plenty of levels with different styles and missions.


WiiWare

Stunt Cars
This is a 1-4 Player game and it costs 800 Wii Points. this is a racing game that has 4 championship cups to play through.


Diatomic
This is a 1-2 player game that costs 800 Wii Points. you have to defend your petri dish against a onslaught of Diatomic creatures. there are 65 stages, over 5 chapters, to play.


Moki Moki
This is a 1 player game only and it costs 800 Wii Points. You have to herd Moki around the environment. its a puzzle game where you have to rotate the environment and avoid enemies and traps.


Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH
This is a 1-2 player game and it costs 600 Wii Points. this is a 3D puzzle game that has 70 levels. you need to move coloured cubes to specific exit points. you can also solve different sizes of Rubiks cubes either alone or against another player.


DSiWare

LITTLEST PET SHOP
This is a 1 Player game and it costs 800 DSi Points. you can play with Littlest Pet Shop pets, dress them up, and keep them happy.


Miami Nights
This is a 1 player game and it costs 800 DSi Points. you get to design your Avatar, but its your behaviour in the game that will influence how unique your character is. the game has over 30 locations from Miami.


Bejeweled Twist
This is a 1-2 Player game that costs 500 DSi Points. this version has a exclusive DS battle Mode where you can play against a friend.


Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
This is a 1 Player game that costs 500 DSi Points. you have to satisfy the demands of customers by preparing all sorts of meals for them.


Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker
This is a 1 player game that costs 200 DSi Points. the game teaches you illusions, your able to practice them. there are also 2 tricks that need the DSi for them to work.


Press Release

The first of this week's new Virtual Console™ releases gives new meaning to the term "underground legend," sending players down a mysterious manhole for a classic subterranean adventure. Another fine addition to the Virtual Console section of the Wii Shop Channel features the iconic hero Earthworm Jim in a fun-packed sequel from the SEGA Genesis era. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, a slate of five new games includes everything from the pets of LITTLEST PET SHOP™ to animated puzzles, cooking and magic tricks. For fans of the WiiWare™ service, fast-paced stunt driving and Moki-herding mayhem are among the latest arrivals. Whether you're downloading for yourself or seeking cool, convenient gifts for everyone on your holiday list, look no further than the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop for instant gratification.

Virtual Console

Blaster Master™
Original platform: NES™
Publisher: Sunsoft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: The New York sewers were never like this. You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels in search of secret passages to your escape. Masters of the Caverns lay waiting - prehistoric creatures so powerful and gigantic they literally fill your screen. Load your arsenal and get ready for Blaster Master.

Earthworm Jim 2™
Original platform: SEGA Genesis
Publisher: Interplay
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Superhero annelid Jim and his new sidekick, Snott, are back for an off-the-wall sequel in Earthworm Jim 2. Containing more action than your standard platformer from the Genesis era, each stage has a different style and mission, drawing on game play from different genres, including mazes, trivia contests and arcade-style levels. The game also features music composed by Tommy Tallarico. Do you have what it takes to rescue the Princess?

Nintendo DSiWare

LITTLEST PET SHOP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Experience your favorite LITTLEST PET SHOP pets in a whole new way on your Nintendo DSi system. Play catch with your pets and their favorite toys, dress them up in adorable new accessories and keep them happy by brushing and feeding them. You can even throw a little dance party for your pets and help them rock out to cool songs.

Miami Nights
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Comic Mischief, Mild Suggestive Themes, Tobacco Reference, Use of Alcohol
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: You won't find a more complete life simulation than Miami Nights: Life in the Spotlight. Begin by designing your avatar with an unbelievable level of customizable physical detail. But it's not your physique that counts. Instead, your life choices and your everyday behavior will influence more than 40 attributes that will make you a unique, progressive individual. The city of Miami is presented to you with no fewer than 30 places to explore. Plus, you'll be able to customize your entire home and interact with your environment in many ways. The most important part of the game play lies in how you interact with other characters. They will be the ones who'll help you achieve your goals. You'll be able to establish and break off different types of relationships with them. It's up to you to act like a bad guy or sweet girl, make friends or enemies, and choose the best way - honest or otherwise - to make your dreams become a reality.

Bejeweled Twist™
Publisher: PopCap Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Spin, match, explode - it's a brilliant new way to play. Spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun in this quick-play version of the award-winning PopCap game. Rotate jewels to set up electrifying combos, outwit obstacles like Locks and Bombs, and create high-voltage Flame and Lightning gems. Play the intensely fun Classic mode or take on a friend in the exclusive Nintendo DS Battle mode. No matter how you play, you'll find endless ways to win.

Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
Publisher: Virtual Toys
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Have you ever asked yourself what it would feel like to be among the stoves of the best restaurants in the world? Do you want to become the best chef there is, preparing scrumptious dishes? Jump right in and enter the world of Yummy Yummy and its mixture of flavors and aromas. In Yummy Yummy, you'll have to satisfy the hunger of the most diverse, colorful set of diners: vampires, extraterrestrials, mafia thugs, Vikings and more. Prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, pizzas and Mexican burritos as quickly as you can before your customers get tired of waiting and decide to leave the restaurant without giving you a good tip. Roll up your sleeves, don your chef's hat and have a great time.

Master of Illusion™ Express: Matchmaker
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Master of Illusion Express titles feature mind-boggling magic tricks that you can perform with your Nintendo DSi system. Learn the illusions, practice up and amaze your friends. Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker includes two tricks that use your Nintendo DSi system to reveal information about others. Use the Photo Diagnosis trick and stun others by taking two simple photos to pinpoint their exact age. Or have the Matchmaker trick show that another person has favorite dates or favorite foods that are similar to yours. Who knows? You could even land a date or make a new friend.

WiiWare

Stunt Cars™
Publisher: Icon Games Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Stunt Cars takes place on elevated racetracks with very little to stop players from accidentally driving off the side. Turbo can be used to make a car go faster, but it can only be used for a limited amount of time in each race. As you progress through the game's four championship cups, you'll unlock special features such as driver achievement awards.

Diatomic
Publisher: Grendel Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Diatomic is a fast retro-arcade action game that takes place inside a set of petri dishes. The safe confines of your petri dish are about to be invaded by nine different diatomic creatures that seek to destroy you. Armed with your shield, tail, strategic intelligence and good reflexes, you stand a good chance of defeating the overwhelming odds. You must stay alive during 65 hectic stages spread over five chapters. The high score list shows what kind of player you are. Playing defensively and gaining an all-out defensive high score is harder to pull off than gaining an all-out offensive high score.

Moki Moki™
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: It's a mind-bending, gravity-defying puzzler. The Moki are being devoured by the voracious Gromblins, and it's up to you to guide the hapless little guys to safety. Bend, twist and rotate the environment to herd the Moki through a series of brain-teasing puzzles. Along the way, you'll have to contend with deadly pitfalls, spinning blades and shifting gravity. Roll Moki down ramps, grab them with hooks and blast them with jets to guide them safely to the portals. Challenge your skills in 100 unique levels.

Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH
Publisher: Two Tribes
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH is a 3-D puzzle game with more than 70 challenging levels. Players need to guide Cubes to color-coded exit points. Using the Wii Remote™ controller's intuitive controls, players herd the colored cubes along by using Conveyer Belts, Warps, Stop Signs, Directional Signs and Splits. RUSH also includes the original Rubik's Cubeas a bonus. Players can attempt to solve one of the four different-sized Cubes alone, compete against a second player or learn how to solve the classic Rubik's Cube.

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.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visitWii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Sony Announce The SingStar Viewer For The Playstation 3

Sony have announced the SingStar Viewer for the Playstation 3. this will be a free downloadable App from the PSN which will provide access to the SingStore and MySingStarOnline without the need of a SingStar Disc. The App will sit in the Game section on the XMB.

Users who are members of MySingStarOnline will be able to buy songs from the SingStore and rate/review user submitted SingStar Video Clips. users who are not members will not be able to buy Songs or Rate/Review user Video Clips but will be able to browse them.



From EU Playstation Blog


EA Reveal That A Army Of Two The 40th Day Demo Is Coming Out December 17th


EA Has announced that a Army Of Two The 40th Day demo is coming out for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 17th. a PSP demo will come out on the PSN in N.America of January 7th and in Europe on January 14th.

The demo on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 will feature most of the first level in the game. You will be trapped in Shanghai as it is attacked. you will be able to play the demo either single player or online Co-Op

Press Release

MONTREAL --(Business Wire)-- Dec 14, 2009 EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced a demo for ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY will be available as a free download on the PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace on December 17th. The demo will include most of the first level in the game, where the iconic two-man private military team of Salem and Rios find themselves trapped in Shanghai as it falls under attack. Players will experience the focused co-operative action that has made THE 40TH DAY one of next year’s most anticipated games. A demo for the PlayStation® Portable (PSP®) will also be available for free on the PlayStation Network in North America on January 7th and in Europe on January 14th.

ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY is the sequel to the 2008 multi-platinum co-op shooter. Players must work as a team to survive relentless enemy assaults and escape the city as it collapses around them. THE 40TH DAY delivers an organic and immersive cooperative adventure with one of the most robust weapon customization systems ever found in a videogame. Players can mix and match weapon parts found in the world and execute strategic two-man tactics that create a one-of-a-kind co-op action experience.

“THE 40TH DAY is non-stop action in an explosive Shanghai. The game has been designed with a focus on co-op gameplay and it has been our goal to refine this core experience in all aspects of the game,” said executive producer Reid Schneider. “The demo will give players the opportunity to experience this evolution and the new co-op moves and tactics available to players at any time in the game.”

Gamers who pre-order* ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY will have exclusive access to the game’s all-new explosive bonus multi-player mode, ‘Extraction,’ at launch. This mode will be unlocked for all other players one month after the game ships. Extraction Mode pits a team of four players against a series of unique enemy waves as they move from point to point in the ruined city. Players must strategize as a unified team to combat the different forces of the 40th Day Initiative while trying to get out alive.

ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY will be in stores worldwide on January 13th for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and the PlayStation® Portable (PSP®). The demo available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles is playable via online co-op or in split screen.

For more information on ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY or to pre-order the game please visit: www.armyoftwo.com. For more information on EA Montreal, please visit www.eamontreal.com or www.ea.com. Or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Army_Of_Two.

* Pre-order offer has restrictions. See www.eastore.com and participating retailer sites for details.

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 MobileTM 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 and Army of Two are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. "PlayStation", “PLAYSTATION”, and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.