Sega Announce Thor The Videogame Is In Development And Reveal Its Coming Out in Summer 2011

Sega have announced Thor The Videogame is in development and is currently set for a Summer 2011 release on the PSP, Wii, DS, PS3, and Xbox 360. Each version of the game is designed to take advantage of the hardware its on. the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions feature 3rd person action gameplay, full of melee combos, hammer throws, powers, and a upgrade system. the PSP, Wii, and DS versions of the game have a more comic book style. Sega have released a couple of pieces of level artwork from what appears to be the PS3 and 360 versions of the game.

Sega have consulted with Matt Fraction for the story of Thor The Videogame in the aim to present a story beyond that shown in the comics and the upcoming Movie. There will be a variety of Ancient enemies to take on, each with their own battle strategies, to fight against with Mjolnir and your elemental powers. Valor can be earned through battles and used to upgrade abilities and purchase new ones.

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Press Release

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (July 20th, 2010) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced they will bring Marvel Entertainment Inc.’s hall-of-fame franchise Thor™ to video game systems in an epic third-person adventure game. Thor: The Video Game™ is scheduled for release on all five major console platforms in summer 2011.

Thor: The Video Game will delve deep into the heroic tales of the Thor universe. Eisner Award-winning writer and lead Thor comic book author Matt Fraction brings authenticity to the narrative as a story consultant, and elevates the story beyond the comic and movie universe throughout the video game.  Players will take on an array of ancient enemies and beasts from the many worlds of Norse mythology by using different battle strategies and elemental powers. The sacred Mjolnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, will allow players to command the powers of the storm: wind, thunder and lightning. By earning Valor in combat throughout the game, players will also be able to select from a wider range of abilities, acquire new attacks, powers and upgrades.

“We are proud to be bringing Thor to his first solo video game adventure” commented Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. “Thor: The Video Game will finally bring the immense power of this iconic hero to lifelong fans, and introduce the God of Thunder to a whole new audience as a true Marvel Super Hero.”

Each version of the game is being developed to take advantage of all five console platforms. The PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360® version will feature cinematic, third-person action gameplay with melee combos, ranged hammer throws, tide-turning elemental powers and an upgrade system to bolster Thor’s powers as gamers progress. Players will be able to follow the same overarching story in the PSP™, Nintendo Wii™ and DS™ versions presented in a comic book style, allowing fans to explore new content in the same universe.

While taking its inspiration directly from the mythology of the comics, Thor: The Video Game will launch around the time of the upcoming Thor film adaptation from Marvel Studios.

Brought to the Marvel Universe by the legendary Stan Lee and his brother Larry Lieber, and penciled by noted artist Jack Kirby, Thor first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1962. Based on Norse mythology, the Marvel character of Thor became a comic book Super Hero both in his own right and as a member of the Avengers alongside comic book icons The Hulk™, Iron Man™ and Captain America™. Thor: The Video Game marks the character’s progression from mythology to comics, TV, then film and now to interactive entertainment in his first standalone appearance in a videogame.

About SEGA Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega.com

About SEGA of America Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com

About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit www.marvel.com. 

Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Kung-Fu Live

Virtual Air Guitar Company and Sony have released a new trailer for the upcoming Playstation Network Game, Kung-Fu Live. Kung-Fu Live is a game played with just the Playstation Eye. The game puts your entire body into the game and you control your main character by moving about, beating up enemies that come to fight you. the trailer shows this and shows the special moves you can pull off. The trailer also introduces the Comic Book sequence, how the game tells the story by putting you into the comic, and therefore into the games story.



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Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Sony have released a new trailer for the upcoming Ubisoft PSN game, Scott Pilgrim vs The World. this trailer begins with showing off all the awards the game won at this years E3. it then moves to showing some of the games main features, like 4 player co-op, Co-Op combos, and many other things you can do in the game. the trailer also highlights the music of Anamanaguchi, and some of the videogame parodies in the game, like Zombies.



From USA Playstation Blog

EA Detail The Career Mode In MMA

EA have detailed the career mode in their upcoming MMA game. In MMA Careers mode, yuo get to train around the world with various MMA Trainers, like Randy Couture, Pat Miletich, Rickson Gracie and Bas Rutten. There are gyms from across the world where you go to learn new skills and techniques. you have a choice as to what you want to improve before you set out to do drills to help improve your gameplay skills. because of this customisation, you can create a different fighter with different skills everytime you play the games career mode.

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Press Release

EA SPORTS MMA announces Career Mode for this year’s title, set to be released on October, 19th. In career mode, you will have the opportunity to train around the globe with top MMA trainers like Randy Couture, Pat Miletich, Rickson Gracie and Bas Rutten. Visit gyms in Japan, Brazil, Thailand and the United States to learn new skills and techniques. You choose what techniques you want to improve and then go out and do the actual drills to improve your gameplay skills. Bring your created fighter up through the ranks to attempt to make one of biggest stages in mixed martial arts – STRIKEFORCE. No career mode will ever be the same, ensuring a unique experience each and every time.

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 20th July

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 20th July

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 19th July http://ht.ly/18db6a
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 19th July http://ht.ly/18ddA2
• 360: Microsoft files a patent for a controller that can be charged and played at the same time with no game disruption http://ht.ly/2dV3E
• 360: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is coming to XBLA on 25th August for 1200 MS Points http://ht.ly/2dV5x
• its rumoured Capcom making Capcom vs Namco on Street Fighter IV Engine, Namco making Namco vs Capcom on Tekken Engine http://ht.ly/2dV8b
• PC: The Steam page for Deus Ex: Human Revolution lists the game as coming out in February 2011 http://ht.ly/2dVea
• PS3: Naughty Dog show that the World Cup Final And 3rd Place Matches caused a Drop in Uncharted 2 multiplayer games http://ht.ly/2dVsl
• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released New Screenshots And Artwork For The Joker in DC Universe Online http://ht.ly/18diU9
• PS3: Tameem Antoniades considers Uncharted 2 the "pinnacle" of its genre. Enslaved Looks to achieve movie performances http://ht.ly/2dWUn
• Crytek's Cevat Yerli says they have the most advance AI in a game, it'll be more challenging but still fair http://ht.ly/2dX5b
• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Detail DC Universe Online Pre-Order Initiatives And Beta Registration http://ht.ly/18dm2q
• Dreamcatcher Interactive announce Trackmania Wii and Trackmania Turbo have been delayed until December. http://ht.ly/2dZm7
• Capcom's Christian Svensson reveals Capcom are looking to make another Street Fighter movie, or Movies http://ht.ly/2dZpx
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce Kinect Will Cost £129/$149/€149, Reveal The 4GB Xbox 360 And Its Kinect Bundle, And Reveal Price Of Kinect Games http://bit.ly/by43tN
• QTE Blog: Paramount Release New Screenshots Of Top Gun And Photographs From The New York Fleet Week http://bit.ly/9u4FX4
• Hironobu Sakaguchi blog post where he says he's retiring has been properly translated revealing he's not retiring http://ht.ly/2e2lr
• 360: A CV from a level designer at 343 Industries reveals work has begun on the next Halo game. http://ht.ly/2e2oB
• QTE Blog: EA And 38 Studios Reveal Codename Project Mercury Is Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning http://ht.ly/18dqwh
• QTE Blog: EA Announce Those Who Pre-Order Need For Speed World Can Play The Game From 20th July http://ht.ly/18dqwg
• 360: RedLynx Announce second Trials HD DLC pack is coming in Q4. RedLynx running User level competition for DLC, $ prize http://ht.ly/2e5gS
• 360: Activision's Dan Amrich says the Modern Warfare 2 subscription message is a glitch between the game and Xbox Live http://ht.ly/2e5jZ
• QTE Blog: Gnomic Studios Detail The New Patch For Their Xbox Live Indie Game Square Off http://ht.ly/18dsKi
• 360: Kotkau has internal Kinect price comparison propaganda, aims to show Kinect cheapest for new+existing console owners http://ht.ly/2e5vq
• 360: Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg claims that despite the £130 price tag, Kinect is better value than Move http://ht.ly/2e5Bc
• QTE Blog: THQ Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Red Faction Armageddon http://ht.ly/18dyaM
• QTE Blog: EA And Spicy Horse Games Announce Alice: Madness Returns For The PC, Xbox 360, And Playstation 3 http://ht.ly/18dAJO
• QTE Blog: EA And Maxis Announce Darkspore Is Coming To PC's In Early 2011 http://ht.ly/18dAJN
• QTE Blog: EA Announce Fight Night Champion For The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360 In 2011 http://ht.ly/18dDie
• QTE Blog: EA Reveal The Next Expansion For The Sims 3 is Called Late Night http://ht.ly/18dDif
• QTE Blog: EA Announce EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp For The Nintendo Wii http://ht.ly/18dDw7
• QTE Blog: EA Announce Shank Is Coming Out ON 24th August For The PSN And 25th August On XBLA And Detail It's Co-Op Mode http://ht.ly/18dDw6

EA Announce Shank Is Coming Out ON 24th August For The PSN And 25th August On XBLA And Detail It's Co-Op Mode

EA have announced that Klei Entertainments Shank is set to come out on the PSN on 24th August for $14.99, and on XBLA on 25th August for 1200 MS Points. Klei Entertainment have also announced today that Shank has a local Co-Op mission that's designed to tell the backstory behind the revenge plot. In this Co-Op mission, you are able to play as either Shank or his partner in crime Falcone. there are also special double team moves you can pull off together.

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Press Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and award-winning independent development studio Klei Entertainment announced today that the highly anticipated downloadable action game, Shank, will be available for download on August 24 for PlayStation®Network and August 25 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Shank blends classic side-scrolling action gameplay and unique stylized 2D art direction with a revenge story penned by award-winning game writer Marianne Krawczyk. The game was recently nominated for multiple “Best of E3” awards, including “Best Action Game” from IGN.com and “Best Downloadable Game” from GameTrailers.com.

"We committed ourselves completely during the development of Shank and it's been extremely gratifying to see the support we've received from the gaming community and press," said Jamie Cheng, CEO of Klei Entertainment. "Watching people play and seeing them smile; it's fantastic to see them latch onto the things we love most about Shank -- the art, the story and of course the gameplay."

Shank tells a classic story of gangland betrayal through a mature, pulp-fiction lens. Gamers will play as Shank, getting their hands bloody as they uncover the secrets behind Shank’s past and the reasons he is hell-bent on revenge. With a deep and intuitive combat system, players unleash a tremendous number of creative combinations as they take down the waves of enemies standing in their path. Shank also features a special co-operative mission, designed to be played with a friend locally, which tells the backstory to frame the revenge plot. This prequel mission allows players to play as Shank or his partner-in-crime Falcone, with deadly double-team moves and gameplay that encourages teamwork.

Shank will be available for download beginning August 24, 2010 on the PlayStation Network for $14.99, and August 25, 2010 on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points. For more information on Shank, please visitwww.shankgame.com and follow the development team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/klei.

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 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. 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 Klei Entertainment
Founded in 2005, Klei Entertainment is an award-winning game development studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia with both the technical and creative capabilities to create original and lasting properties on all platforms. Klei combines world-class talent and passion to craft great games with memorable characters that appeal to a wide range of audiences. It has developed and published games for the PC, PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade. To learn more about the Klei team and its latest projects, visitwww.kleientertainment.com.

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