Microsoft Reveal The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo: Reach Bundle

Microsoft have revealed the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle. this bundle comes with 2 wireless controllers, a silver Xbox 360 Slim, a copy of the standard edition of the game, a token for a Limited Edition elite armour set, an episode of Halo Legends, and a Halo Reach themed Xbox 360 Wired Headset.




As the pictures show, the controllers and console, the head set also, have been designed by Bungie and have a exclusive look to them.

This Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle will be exclusive to Game and Gamestation in the UK and it will cost £249.99. The Controller and Headset can be bought separately from early September.

Press Release

LONDON – 22 July 2010 - The biggest game of 2010, “Halo: Reach,” is getting the ultimate hardware treatment. Launching with the game on September 14, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle provides both an incredible value and a stunning way to celebrate the iconic franchise. Available exclusively at GAME and gamestation, the bundle will launch with matching custom “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controllers. Additionally, Microsoft and Bungie revealed an onslaught of other “Halo: Reach” news today at Comic-Con International, including a first look at Forge World, Versus Firefight mode and more.

The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle is Available for Pre-Order from GAME and gamestation today

The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle features an exclusive silver design and comes with two custom Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers with artwork inspired by the game, a Standard Edition copy of “Halo: Reach,” a token for the Limited Edition Elite armour set, an episode of “Halo Legends” and a “Halo: Reach”-themed Xbox 360 wired headset. As an added touch, the specially designed console in the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle not only captures the look and feel of the game, but also features custom sound effects from the “Halo” universe.

Designed by Bungie, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle includes all the features of the newly designed Xbox 360 console, such as a 250 GB Hard Drive and the fastest built-in Wi-Fi for the easiest connection to Xbox LIVE. The bundle is available in limited quantities and only while supplies last, so fans who want to own a piece of the “Halo” mythology are encouraged to pre-order quickly. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle is available for £249.99, and will be available from all GAME stores on 14th September. To offer a closer look at the contents of the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled an unboxing video of the bundle, which is available for download today on Halo Waypoint and Halo.Xbox.com and can be viewed on both GAME and gamestation’s websites.

Adam Davis, Trading Director for GAME and gamestation comments: “We’re delighted to have secured this exclusive. Our customers in GAME and gamestation are already really excited about Halo: Reach and this limited edition Xbox 360 will be a must-have for Halo fans. The bundle offers amazing value and adds an extra dimension to one of the mostly hotly-anticipated launches of the year.”

“Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset Available from early September

In addition to the exclusive new console bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset, both of which feature a distinctive silver colour and exclusive “Halo” artwork by Bungie. Available on 3rd September for £39.99 the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller includes an Xbox LIVE token for an animated Covenant Banshee Avatar item. The “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset will also be available on 3rd September for £34.99. Both accessories are being produced in limited quantities and are available for pre-order at participating retailers.

Forge World and Versus Firefight Modes Revealed

Continuing the “Halo” tradition of offering players a ground-breaking level of customisation, Microsoft and Bungie announced Forge 2.0, a robust set of new editing tools built into “Halo: Reach” that will empower aspiring game designers to easily create and share their unique “Halo: Reach” multiplayer map creations with the world. Set on one of the series’ iconic “Halo” rings, Forge World is a massive, beautifully-rendered landscape that serves as a giant canvas for players to build unique map creations alone or cooperatively with up to seven friends on Xbox LIVE or system link, or three friends via split-screen. Utilizing the upgraded Forge 2.0 toolset, Forge World holds unlimited creative potential for millions of armchair designers to sculpt, build and share the most intricate and visually stunning maps they can imagine. To showcase the new features in Forge 2.0, Bungie released a new ViDoc that will take viewers on a whirlwind tour of Forge World, which is available for download today on Halo Waypoint, Halo.Xbox.com andwww.bungie.net.

Developed by acclaimed studio Bungie exclusively for Xbox 360, “Halo: Reach” launches in the UK on September 14, 2010. “Halo: Reach” is available for pre-order in Standard, Limited and Legendary editions at participating retailers worldwide. The Standard Edition has an estimated retail price of £49.99, and the Limited and Legendary editions of the game will retail for £59.99 and £99.99, respectively, and are packed with extras fans won’t want to miss. As a special bonus, fans can receive a token to unlock an exclusive in-game Spartan Recon Helmet, by making a pre-order reservation at participating retailers. Fans are encouraged to pre-order quickly as quantities of the Limited and Legendary editions are selling fast and are expected to be completely pre-sold by launch.

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Sony Announce The Little Big Planet 2 Release Date Is 16th November And Detail Pre-Order Incentives

Sony have announced that Little Big Planet 2 is coming out in the USA on 16th November. Sony have also detailed the pre-order Incentives being offered. all pre-orders will come with the Animal Costumes:

Amazon.com pre-orders will also receive Ratchet & Clank costumes

BestBuy and BestBuy.com will get a Toy Story Alien costume as well

GameStop and GameStop.com will get a Tron Costume as well as the animal Costumes

Sony have also teased another set of costumes, which they'll reveal more later, by showing Gonzo

Sony have also announced that there will be a Little Big Planet 2 Collectors Edition. This Collection comes with the game, a 7" Plushie of Sackboy, 2 "Game Ends" (book ends), 5 exclusive Little Big Planet 2 PSN Avatars, and Codes for Sackboy Costumes:

• Disney / Pixar’s Toy Story 3’s “Aliens” Sackboy Costume
• Disney’s TRON: Legacy “Clu” Sackboy Costume
• The Muppets’ “The Great Gonzo” Sackboy Costume
• PlayStation’s “Ratchet” Sackboy Costume
• PlayStation’s “Clank” Sackboy Costume
• Even More Animals’ “Crocodile” Sackboy Costume
• Even More Animals’ “Vulture” Sackboy Costume
• Even More Animals’ “Cobra” Sackboy Costume
• Even More Animals’ “Mandrill” Sackboy Costume
• PlayStation’s “Jak” Sackboy Costume
• PlayStation’s “Daxter” Sackboy Costume

From USA Playstation Blog

2K Games Announce A Mafia II Demo Is Coming To The PS3, Xbox 360, And PC On 10th August

2K Games have announced that a Demo for Mafia II is coming out on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, And PC on 10th August. The Demo is from the Buzsaw Level in Mafia II, where you have been sent to take out a mobster called "The Fat Man". the level is set in the 1950's, and the demo a a whole is designed to show action in the game as well as an area of Empire Bay

Press Release

New York, NY – July 22, 2010 – 2K Games announced today that its upcoming epic action crime game, Mafia® II, will have a downloadable demo available worldwide on August 10 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Set in the fully realized and immersive 1940’s and 1950’s American urban cityscape of Empire Bay, soon all gamers will be able to experience the decadent and meticulously crafted atmosphere, intense shooting and driving gameplay, and character narrative in Mafia II that is set to be released on August 24 in North America, August 26 in Australia and August 27 internationally.

The Mafia II demo invites gamers to dive into the “Buzzsaw” level, where Vito and his buddies, Joe and Henry, are sent to take out a mobster known as “The Fat Man”. While the epic game spans two decades, the Buzzsaw demo takes place during the summer of the ‘50s – a time considered the “Birth of Cool”, and with it, rock ‘n’ roll, hot rods, and rebellious attitudes. The demo showcases the type of vibrant edge-of-your-seat action, as well as a slice of the expansive city of Empire Bay in the colorful era.

Mafia IIlooks to be the industry's most compelling action crime game to date. Players take control of Vito Scaletta, who is making a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay. He’s someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequences… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as untouchable as it seems.

Mafia II is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information on Mafia II, please visitwww.mafia2game.com. For information on how to pre-order the game, please go to:www.mafia2game.com/preorder. To get immersed in the mob experience, please visit:www.mafia2game.com/frankiepotts.

2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Thursday 22nd July

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 22nd July

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 21st July http://ht.ly/18f8PW
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Wednesday 21st July http://ht.ly/18fbDt
• PS3: Netflix say that a App is coming before October 21st, will learn what users liked from Hulu App http://ht.ly/2f1D9
• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 21/07/2010 http://ht.ly/18fe6x
• PS3: The Team behind The Sly collection are looking to add a 3D slider to the game, using a controller you pick 3D depth http://ht.ly/2f1EP
• PC: NPD reveal that in 2009, 21.3M full pc games were downloaded whilst 23.5M were bought at retail http://ht.ly/2f1In
• QTE Blog: Nordic Games And EMI Music Announce We Sing Robbie Williams For The Nintendo Wii http://ht.ly/18fhb5
• Eiji Aonuma reveale there is a master timeline for the Zelda Series, Skyward Sword is set before Ocarina of Time http://ht.ly/2f4MH
• Its reported that Microsoft tried cross gameplay between a PC and 360, but found PC Gamers too accurate and abandoned it http://ht.ly/2f4Rr
• QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Batman: The Brave A... http://ht.ly/18fjKy
• PS3: A online retailer is listing Resistance 3 as taking place in New York City, the location of humanity's last stand http://ht.ly/2f6kW
• 360: Don McCabe, Kinect won't boost hardware sales by much, its too expensive, causal market already in decline http://ht.ly/2f6pt
• QTE Blog: Black Bean Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer For WRC http://ht.ly/18fmYu
• Argos announce they're starting a videogame tradein service from 24th July, 250 titles can be traded for Argos Gift Cards http://ht.ly/2f8u6
• NIS America and Nippon Ichi are teasing an announcement coming at TGS of an upcoming RPG http://ht.ly/2f8x9
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A Teaser Trailer For DC Universe Online http://ht.ly/18frqX
• Shinji Mikami, Vanquish Director, reveals vanquish was originally an open world game, but they moved to a linear route http://ht.ly/2f8Vj
• Square Enix have announced that the Front Mission Evolved release date is now 28th September. http://ht.ly/2f8XR
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Announce Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Is Coming To The PSP http://ht.ly/18ftOL
• QTE Blog: Sega Announce The Guardian Advanced Content Pack For Phantasy Star Universe Is Out Now And The Ambition of... http://ht.ly/18ftOM
• Capcom Accidentally release new Marvel Vs Capcom 3 screenshots revealing Thor and Amaterasu Fighters http://ht.ly/2fdyT
• Mac: Ubisoft announce Splinter Cell Conviction and Assassin's Creed II is coming to Macs by September http://ht.ly/2fdAR
• QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released New Lego Universe Videos And Screenshots http://ht.ly/18fwsm
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released New Screenshots For Fable 3 http://ht.ly/18fwsl
• PS3: A press release found announcing Move is coming to Asia on 15th September, Flight Control HD Coming to PSN + Move http://ht.ly/2fdDw
• PS3: 4 new Tech Demos for Playstation move have been released, showing its Potential. http://ht.ly/2fdFz
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Dead Rising 2: Case 0 Is Coming Out On XBLA For 400 MS Points On 31st August http://ht.ly/18fzfi
• PS3: MotorStorm Apocalypse, 40 tracks, 13 vehicles, custom soundtracks, game mode creator, vehicle customisation+sharing http://ht.ly/2fhBZ
• 360: its rumoured a £399.99 Halo Reach bundle is coming, Silver Xbox 250gb Slim, 2 controllers + game http://ht.ly/2fjoz
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer And Screenshots For Dead Nation http://ht.ly/18fBKr
• its reported that Medal of Honor is being developed by Dangle Close Games, possibly EA L.A's new name http://ht.ly/2fjry
• PS3: The ESRB has rated Art of Fighting for the PS3 and PSP. Speculation is SNK Classics finally coming to USA PSN http://ht.ly/2fkMe
• PS3: Sony say Home revenue for Q1 2010 is 3x greater than the same period 2009, userbase more than doubled in a year http://ht.ly/2flmM

Sony Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer And Screenshots For Dead Nation

Sony have released new screenshots and a gameplay trailer for Dead Nation. The Gameplay trailer is designed to show that the Zombies in the game aren't completely mindless, they still have a piece of who they were. the trailer shows what happens when the main character comes up to a baseball stadium and find a coach full of ex players. On the Playstation blog, they say that there will be a large number of zombie types that reflect on the locals and jobs they do when they became Zombies. A Larger GamesCom announcement/reveal is teased also.



Screenshots


From EU and USA Playstation Blog

Capcom Announce Dead Rising 2: Case 0 Is Coming Out On XBLA For 400 MS Points On 31st August

Capcom have announced that Dead Rising 2: Case 0, the Xbox Live Arcade Exclusive Prequel to Dead Rising 2, is set to come out on 31st August for 400 MS Points. Dead Rising 2 is released afterwards, on 28th September in the USA, 30th September in Japan, and the EU and Australia on 1st October.

Capcom have also revealed that for those who buy Dead Rising 2 on the Xbox 360 after playing Dead Rising 2: Case 0 will be able to carry over character attributes from Case 0 into Dead Rising 2. these include things like Player level, up to level 5, Prestige Points, Combo Cards, and alternate outfits.

Press Release

London, UK – July 22nd, 2010 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Dead Rising® 2: CASE ZERO, will be available on August 31st exclusively to Xbox 360® gamers via Xbox Live® Arcade online gaming service from Microsoft at a cost of 400MPs. A unique and stand alone piece of content, Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO acts as a prologue, introducing players to the main protagonist, Chuck Greene and provides a glimpse of the action to come when Dead Rising 2 releases in North America on September 28th, Japan on September 30th and throughout European and Australian territories on October 1st.

Set two years after the Willamette incident chronicled in the original Dead Rising® and three years before the start of Dead Rising 2, Chuck along with his young infected daughter, Katey, find themselves trapped in the zombie infested desert town of Still Creek. It’s up to Chuck to find a way out of town, and locate the Zombrex Katey must take to prevent her from joining the ranks of the undead.

Just like in the full game, players in Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO will use Chuck’s handyman skills and a roll of duct tape to combine two items to create powerful combo weapons. Not only do combo weapons make killing zombie sprees more fun but they also have the added benefit of earning Chuck additional ‘Prestige Points’ which in turn result in quicker levelling up.

Players who download Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO and then go on to buy Dead Rising 2 will be able to carry over character attributes earned such as ‘Player Level’, to a maximum of five, ‘Prestige Points’ alongside skills, ‘Combo Cards’ and a number of alternate outfits.

“With Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO we had two goals: provide newcomers with an easy point of entry to the Dead Rising universe, and give fans of the series an insight into what took place after Frank West survived the outbreak at the Willamette Mall,” said Keiji Inafune, Capcom’s Head of R&D Management Group and Executive Producer for Dead Rising 2. “We have certainly achieved both of these ambitions but I am equally pleased that we are able to give gamers so much unique and entertaining content at such a great price.”