Thursday, April 29, 2010

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/17cyAV

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/17czY6

  • Capcom have said they want to put Frank West is many videogames, Marvel vs Capcom 3 speculated http://ht.ly/1E8dU

  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released The Halo Reach "Birth Of A Spartan" Video http://ow.ly/17cBXN

  • The "Infinity Ward Employee Group" are taking Activision to court for $150M to $625M for compensation and damages http://ht.ly/1E8gf

  • Its reported James Cameron's Avatar has sold over 2.7M units on BluRay, beating the Dark Knight which has 2.5M sales http://ht.ly/1E8i6

  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Co-Op Trailer For Skate 3 http://ow.ly/17cE2U

  • PS3: Record of Agarest War is a 10GB game download, but it will need 18GB of HDD Space to install it. http://ht.ly/1E8jm

  • Polaroid have announced they are getting into the video game accessories business http://ht.ly/1E8kw

  • David Jaffe and his next game with Eat, Sleep Play, will not be at this years E3 http://ht.ly/1E8m0

  • PSP: SNK Playmore have revealed a new Shoot-em up called Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooter. its out in Japan in June http://ht.ly/1E8n8

  • DS: Square Enix says the Final Fantasy V and VI Remakes have technical issues and may never come out on DS http://ht.ly/1E8oo

  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories http://ow.ly/17cHRj

  • Activision have confirmed that Mike Griffith, CEO and president, has resigned. http://ht.ly/1EiSh

  • PC: Blizzard's Mike Morhaime says they are looking for a new e-Sports partner in South Korea due to IP rights http://ht.ly/1EiVB

  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Dead To Rights Retribution And Upcoming DLC http://ow.ly/17cL0Q

  • PS3: Sony has announced that they are offering 250 GB HDD upgrades in Japan for ¥18,000 http://ht.ly/1EiYQ

  • 360: DP Entertainment have announced they are bringing the adventure Grey Matter to the 360 in Q4 2010 http://ht.ly/1Ej1d

  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment They Are Releasing The Gundemonium Collection On The Playstation 3 http://ow.ly/17cMA5

  • QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released A New Lego Harry Potter Behind The Scenes Trailer http://ow.ly/17cMA4

  • Xbox: its reported 13 people are still playing Halo 2, they've not turned the games off thus keeping Xbox Live support on http://ht.ly/1EknO

  • PC: Cryptic have said that there won't be a sequel to Star Trek Online, they will update it to keep it going http://ht.ly/1Elcr

  • iPhone: Apple have announced that 7th June is the date for the Worldwide Developers Conference http://ht.ly/1Eled

  • Wii: A Scan of a French Magazine reveals Red Steel 3 and that it uses the Vitality Sensor. http://ht.ly/1ElfD

  • XSEED have revealed that they have a big announcement next week. http://ht.ly/1ElgK

  • Its reported that the Shadow Of The Colossus movie is still coming at that it'll be in 3D http://ht.ly/1Eliv

  • Palm: HP have announced they are buying Palm for $1.2 billion http://ht.ly/1Epv9

  • The Next Call Of Duty is set to be revealed this Friday on GameTrailers TV http://ht.ly/1Epx4

  • PSP: Jikan de Fantasia has been announced for the PSP. this game builds a level based on a time limit you provide http://ht.ly/1EpxL

  • A Trailer for Dead Space 2 was leaked onto the internet. its been taken down, but a picture of Isaac was taken http://ht.ly/1Epyv

  • 360: its reported that Game Room games have been further delayed and no new date has been provided http://ht.ly/1EpAU

  • Sony, EA, Ubisoft And Disney have settled a patent dispute with Bareis, settling before it went to court. http://ht.ly/1EpEd

  • PS3: The God Of War teaser site, Spartans Stand Tall, has been updated with a flickering image of someone http://ht.ly/1EpHk

  • The GKNOVA6 website has been updated. it does not appear to be Call Of Duty 7, speculation is its for Resistance 3 http://ht.ly/1EpKC

  • Obsidian CEO, Feargus Urquhart, says the cancelled Aliens RPG was working and could've been a finished game http://ht.ly/1EpMo



Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released A New Lego Harry Potter Behind The Scenes Trailer

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have released a new behind the scenes video for Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4. The behind the scenes video talks about Hogwarts and how they gave it a Lego look/feel and how they try to immerse the player in the world. they also discuss how they are going to show the different years, with a slight change in artistic style for each of the 4 years in this game.




Sony Online Entertainment They Are Releasing The Gundemonium Collection On The Playstation 3

Sony Online Entertainment announce they are partnering with Rockin' Android to bring Doujin style games to the Playstation 3. Doujin games can be best described as "Bullet Hell" side scrolling shooters. the first release is The Gundemonium Collection and it consists of 3 Indie Doujin games, Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, and Hitogata Happa. This collection is currently set for a May 2010 release on the PSN.

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Press Release

SAN DIEGO, Calif. April 28, 2010 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and indie videogame developer Rockin’ Android announced today a collaborative effort, in which the two companies will localize, produce and release doujin, or Japanese-style indie video games, for the PlayStation®Network. The three titles scheduled for simultaneous release in May 2010 are Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, Hitogata Happa.

“Bringing the Rockin’ Android Gundemonium collection to the PlayStation Network further strengthens our position as a leading publisher for independent titles on the PSN” said Jason Herzceg, Director of Business Development at SOE.
“Being the first publisher to bring doujin games to the PlayStation Network demonstrates our desire to deliver new genres filled with creative games to a global audience.”

Rockin’ Android is a highly respected independent publisher of doujin games that now has the ability to expose its games to the large PlayStation Network audience.

“Our collaboration with game development powerhouse Sony Online Entertainment creates an incredibly unprecedented opportunity to expose many of Japan’s top indie video games to the worldwide online gaming community,” said Rockin’ Android President Enrique Galvez. “This is truly an exciting time for both companies, the Japanese indie game industry and gaming consumers.”

About the Gundemonium Collection:
The Gundemonium Collection consists of three titles: Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, and Hitogata Happa. Each game delivers action packed 2-D anime-style game play, and brings the intense indie ‘bullet hell’ genre to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Each of the titles offers multiple levels of frenetic action and high–impact weaponry. All of the titles will offer PlayStation®Network Trophies and remote play capability.

About Sony Online Entertainment:
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games which have entertained millions of players around the globe. SOE creates and delivers compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchise EverQuest®, its successful online trading card game Legends of Norrath®, as well as the recent kids' phenomenon Free Realms®, SOE continues to raise the bar for online gaming and players worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional studios in Austin, Seattle, Denver and Tucson, SOE has a slate of engaging, high-quality games currently in development across new genres for all audiences.

About Rockin’ Android:
Rockin’ Android is recognized as a highly respected independent publisher of action-packed doujin games for the personal computer and for the PlayStation®Network. Rockin’ Android is also noted as a world-wide leader in online downloadable games that feature a combination of highly stylized anime visuals and stunning character designs with easy-to-follow interface controls. Launched in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Rockin' Android is known for publishing the highly acclaimed blockbuster PC game franchise of SUGURI and SUGURI PERFECT EDITION as well as its downloadable PC games, including titles such as QLIONE and FLYING RED-BARREL-A DIARY OF A LITTLE AVIATOR-. More information can be found atwww.rockinandroid.com

Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Dead To Rights Retribution And Upcoming DLC

Namco Bandai have released new screenshots for Dead To Rights Retribution as well as releasing new screenshots from the upcoming DLC, Riot Control Mode and Assault on the 87th precinct. all these screenshots are in-game and they show off many aspects of the games gameplay, with both main characters, whilst also showing what moves can be pulled of.

Joystiq reports that These pieces of DLC are part of the GAC Pack which is coming out 26th May in PAL territories and 1st June in the USA.

Screenshots


DLC - Assault On The 87th Precinct


DLC - Riot Control Mode



New Zero Punctuation - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

This weeks Zero Punctuation is on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Could this re-make of the first Silent Hill improve on the original, is a pink dress scarier than a red one, could Yahtzee, a fan of the Silent Hill series, possibly like this game? watch and find out.




EA Have Released A New Co-Op Trailer For Skate 3

EA Have released a new trailer for Skate 3. this trailer focuses on the Co-Op aspect of the game. the trailer shows 2 people joining a game together, and talking to discuss where to go. the ability to move items in a co-op game was also shown as well as joining other players and forming a larger group. the trailer also talks about the ability to record various skate moves and upload them to the internet to share with the group. the trailer uses In-Game footage and action to show all this.




Microsoft Have Released The Halo Reach "Birth Of A Spartan" Video

Following Mondays announcement regarding the "Birth Of A Spartan" video for Halo Reach, Microsoft have released the 60 second version of the advert. Xbox Live Gold Members will get the chance to download the 2 minute 3 second long version of "Birth Of A Spartan" on 28th April.