Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Sega Have Released A New Trailer For Bleach The 3rd Phantom On The Nintendo DS

Sega have released a new trailer for the Nintendo DS game, Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. this is a laucnh trailer for the game which highlights many of the features of the game, including the fact this is the first Bleach strategy game. the trailer shows gameplay running on a Nintendo DS with clips from in-game cutscenes. most of the footage focuses on battles and the strategy aspect of the game.




Konami Have Released A New Trailer For Scene It? Twilight On The Nintendo DS

Konami have released a trailer for the Nintendo DS version of Scene It? Twilight Edition. This trailer shows many of the games features and types of questions, like puzzles and trivia. the trailer features gameplay being shown on a Nintendo DSi as well as clips from the Twilight movie.




EA Has Announced That Dragon Age Origins Has Sold 3.2 Million Units Worldwide

EA and BioWare has announced that Dragon Age Origins has sold over 3.2 Million Units worldwide, according to EA figures. EA And BioWare have also proudly announced that Dragon Age Origins has won over 30 "Best Of 2009" awards and has a average review score of 91, according to MetaCritic.

Press Release

Guildford, UK (February 8, 2010) – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Dragon Age™: Origins has sold-in over 3.2 million* units worldwide. The “RPG of the Year” as named by Game Informer, G4 and PC Gamer, Dragon Age: Origins has been hailed by Seth Schiesel of The New York Times as, “…perhaps the best electronic game made yet.” Dragon Age: Origins has won over 30 “Best of 2009” awards and has an average review score of 91**. This staggering critical and commercial success makes Dragon Age: Origins the sixth consecutive blockbuster from BioWare, alongside Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™ and Mass Effect™.

Since the release of Dragon Age: Origins in fall 2009, the studio has continued to enchant gamers with additional content packs including Warden’s Keep and Return to Ostagar. The upcoming expansion pack, Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is set to launch on March 16, 2010.

“This is a tremendous start for the Dragon Age franchise and we are extremely pleased with the great reception the game has already received from critics and fans worldwide,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA. “Our team is dedicated to crafting high quality, engaging new adventures and stories in the world of Ferelden for our fans!”

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, BioWare’s next installment in the Dragon Age lore, occurs following the events of Dragon Age: Origins. Players assume the role of a Grey Warden Commander entrusted with rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens and tasked to uncover the mystery of how the darkspawn survive after the slaying of the Archdemon. How players choose to rebuild their order, resolve the conflict with the mysterious “Architect,” and determine the fate of the darkspawn are just some of the many intriguing moral choices that will shape each player’s heroic journey. Players will be able to import their character from Dragon Age: Origins or start out as a new Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais.

Dragon Age: Origins received “Best of 2009” awards from a wide range of respected media outlets around the world, including USAToday.com, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, The Associated Press, Game Informer, GameSpot, IGN, and many more. The game has also inspired a tremendous response from gamers as BioWare’s online community skyrocketed to more than 5 million registered users, helping to make DragonAge.com the most visited site in EA’s network in 2009, including EA.com.

Dragon Age: Origins is available now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation® 3 and the PC and is rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB, ‘18+’ by PEGI, and 18 by the BBFC.

*According to internal EA data
** On PC according to Metacritic.com

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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 game Dragon 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, visit www.bioware.com; to join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go to social.bioware.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: 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.

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. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Announce Ferrari Is Returning To Need For Speed With The Ferrari Racing Pack For Need For Speed Shift

EA Has announced that, after a 7 year hiatus, Ferrari is returning to the Need For Speed franchise. The Ferrari Racing Pack is coming to Need For Speed Shift and is out now on the Xbox 360 for 800 MS Points, and out on other consoles on 16th February.

The Ferrari Racing Pack comes with 10 new cars as well as a Ferrari Racing Series, which extends Shifts Career mode by adding Ferrari challenges like hot laps, eliminators, endurance races, and a world tour. a additional 125 gamerpoints can be earned from this Racing Pack.

The Ferraris included in this pack include:
1. 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2. 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
3. 2005 Ferrari FXX
4. 2005 Ferrari Superamerica
5. 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
6. 2006 Ferrari F430 Challenge (Online/Quick event only)
7. 2006 Ferrari F430 GTC (Online/Quick event only)
8. 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
9. 2008 Ferrari California
10. 2008 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider

Ferrari Pack


Press Release

Guildford, UK. – February 9th, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that, after a seven year hiatus, the venerable automaker and elite racing brand Ferrari is returning to Need for Speed. On February 16th, players of Need for Speed™ SHIFT will be able to download a content pack that delivers 10 extraordinary Ferrari cars including the 430 Scuderia and the ultra-rare FXX and F50 GT. Now, Need for Speed SHIFT players will feel the rush of being in the driver’s seat, realizing the true driver’s experience of being behind the wheel of a Ferrari car.

The Ferrari Racing pack is the latest downloadable content for Need for Speed SHIFT and will be available worldwide today on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainmentsystem for 800 Microsoft Points (Need for Speed SHIFT and Xbox LIVE® account required).

In addition to 10 new cars, the Ferrari Racing Series will also extend SHIFT’s career mode with 46 new Ferrari specific challenges designed for the Ferrari cars to participate in including hot laps, eliminators, endurance races and a world tour. Completing the perfect Ferrari package are an additional 125 gamerpoints as a reward for undertaking various exciting challenges. All Ferrari cars can also be taken online where players can prove who has the skills to master these high-performance Italian racing machines.

The Ferraris available include:
1. 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2. 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
3. 2005 Ferrari FXX
4. 2005 Ferrari Superamerica
5. 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
6. 2006 Ferrari F430 Challenge (Online/Quick event only)
7. 2006 Ferrari F430 GTC (Online/Quick event only)
8. 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
9. 2008 Ferrari California
10. 2008 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider

“Need for Speed is recognized globally for showcasing amazing cars, including some of the world’s most desirable high-performance vehicles,” said Keith Munro, vice president at EA. “We are thrilled to be partnering again with Ferrari.”

Need for Speed SHIFT features an intense first-person crash dynamic and a signature cockpit view that delivers a true driver’s experience. The game further personalizes the experience through the all-new driver profile -- a unique persona based on the driving skill and style of each player.

Need for Speed SHIFT is now available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360, PC, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, mobile and the iPhone™. More information can be found at www.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.

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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: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, 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.electronicarts.co.uk. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at wwww.eagames.co.uk/press.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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 The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16wI8U

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16wJRn

  • 360: Activision have announced that a Modern Warfare 2 "Care Package" patch has been submitted to Microsoft certification http://ow.ly/152HT

  • The ESRB has revealed that the start of Battlefield Bad Company 2 features a WWII Era Battle http://ow.ly/152Tr

  • Sega says Alpha Protocol is now set for a Summer 2010 release. this new delay due to lighting tweaks. http://ow.ly/152ZE

  • Wii: Yoshio Sakamoto Reveals Metroid Other M will focus on Samus "Human Side", says the game is still a action game http://ow.ly/15343

  • PS3: Sony have denied that Killzone 2 Will get a Motion Controller patch. http://ow.ly/1535j

  • QTE Blog: THQ Reveal Brock Lesnar Will Feature On The UFC Undisputed 2010 Cover http://ow.ly/16wNcd

  • BioWare co-founder Dr Ray Muzyka says the lack of gay relationships in Mass Effect 2 is a storyline decision http://ow.ly/153iH

  • PSP: God Eater in Japan appears to have a bug where shops buy back items at double the price they were sold http://ow.ly/153kX

  • Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo is working on new hardware. http://ow.ly/153lY

  • Wii: Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed he is working on a new WiiMotionPlus game. its not Wii Zelda. http://ow.ly/153nB

  • QTE Blog: THQ Announce That All Star Karate Is In Development Exclusively For The Nintendo Wii http://ow.ly/16wOQn

  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Announce That There Are More Than 8 Million Registered Free Realms Users http://ow.ly/16wOQm

  • QTE Blog: THQ Reveal Brock Lesnar Will Feature On The UFC Undisputed 2010 Cover http://ow.ly/16wOQo

  • Square Enix announce operating income, Apr-Dec 2009, is up 67.7%. Sales up 30.9%. http://ow.ly/153qi

  • PS3: EA Sports, Peter Moore, says the Motion Controller is a different experience to the Wii. games can be more realistic http://ow.ly/153ud

  • A possible New 5th Generation Pokemon teased in Silhouette Form. its speculated to be a new Lucario Evolution http://ow.ly/153xe

  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Europe Have Released New PC Screenshots For Supreme Commander 2 http://ow.ly/16wRjZ

  • QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16wRjY

  • 360: Peter Molyneux says more details on Fable III will be released at the X10 event. people will be "super pissed off" http://ow.ly/153bX

  • PS3: Sony have denied that Killzone 2 Will get a Motion Controller patch. http://ow.ly/1535j

  • Its been reported that L.A. Noire is coming out this September. http://ow.ly/158Xd

  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Europe Have Released A New Trailer For Just Cause 2 http://ow.ly/16wSFf

  • QTE Blog: Sega Announce A Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Demo And Theme Is Now Live On 360 Marketplace http://ow.ly/16wSFe

  • iPhone: Apogee has announced Rise Of The Triad. its set to come out in early 2010 http://ow.ly/159ap

  • Details about Fallout New Vegas have emerged. players can dehydrate, the ammo has weight. mutants are intelligent + more http://ow.ly/159cv

  • Famitsu has a interview with Tetsuya Nomura. he says Kingdom Hearts III will happen as soon as possible. http://ow.ly/159dT

  • Review scores for BioShock 2 have been released. scores are very good ranging 8/10-10/10 http://ow.ly/159fI

  • QTE Blog: TellTale Games Have Announced Lego Star Wars III, The Clone Wars http://ow.ly/16wUkR

  • Ubisoft have announced that Endwar 2 has been put on the backburner. http://ow.ly/159h7

  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released Concept Art For Rocket Knight http://ow.ly/16wW1J

  • Wii: its being reported that Wii Supply's are slowing and demand is starting to outstrip supply. http://ow.ly/15dyW

  • EA have announced that the Skate.Reel Service is closing down next month. this only effects Skate. http://ow.ly/15dAe

  • UK Game Charts, Mass Effect 2, Just Dance, Modern Warfare 2, Dante's Inferno, FIFA 10 are top 5. http://ow.ly/15dAP

  • EA Has posted losses in it's third quarter, that ended Dec 31st, of 23%. Operating costs down $100M http://ow.ly/15dJ1

  • EA has announced that Crysis 2 + a Need For Speed will ship between October-December. another NFS early 2011 http://ow.ly/15dL7

  • EA say Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2, a shooter from Epic, a action title, and a Need For Speed will come out Jan-March 2011 http://ow.ly/15dM1

  • PS3: PIxleJunk have said they are currently working on PixleJunk Shooter 2. they have new ideas for it. http://ow.ly/15dNa

  • The back of the EU Final Fantasy XIII 360 box make no mention of DLC. this is different from the USA boxart http://ow.ly/15dON

  • PS3: Final Fantasy XIII Does not require a HDD Install to be played. http://ow.ly/15dPe

  • QTE Blog: This Weeks Xbox 360 Arcade Deals Of The Week http://ow.ly/15fSO



Monday, February 8, 2010

This Weeks Xbox 360 Arcade Deals Of The Week

This weeks Xbox Live Arcade deals of the week for Xbox Live Gold Members have been revealed. This week there are 3 fighters on offer.


Marvel vs Capcom 2 - Was 1200 MS Points / Now 800 MS Points



TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled - Was 800 MS Points / Now 400 MS Points



Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao - Was 1200 MS Points / Now 800 MS Points

From Major Nelson Blog