Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Sony Announce Firmware 3.50 Is Out Now

Sony have announced that Firmware 3.50 is out now. you will need 170MB of free space on either the PS3 or USB Stick. The Announced features in Firmware 3.50 are:
  • Blu-ray 3D disc playback
  • You can now submit grief reports if you receive unwelcome or harassing messages.
  • You can now access public information on Facebook from Facebook-supported games.
As with many Playstation 3 Firmware updates, there have been other small changes. So far, the main changes that have been found include:
  • new background for psn store icon

From EU Playstation Blog


Sega Have Released New Screenshots For Sonic Colours On The Wii And DS

Sega has released new screenshots for Sonic Colours on both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. both sets of screenshots are in-game, with the Wii screenshots showing 2 player action and a new under water level. The Nintendo DS Screenshots are also from the DS version of the under water level.

Wii Screens


DS Screens



Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th September

This is all the news from Monday 20th September.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th September

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th September http://ht.ly/1956AK
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th September http://ht.ly/1959jd
  • Nintendo has demanded Pokémon fansites remove all Pokémon Black & White screens,graphics, etc or face legal action http://ht.ly/2GO54
  • PC: Good Old Games reportedly closed over the weekend. CD Projekt say something else is coming http://ht.ly/2GO6Q
  • PS3: iFixit have taken apart the Playstation Move Controller, pictures and info here http://ht.ly/2GO9O
  • PS3: Sony's Shuhei Yoshida says Microsoft announcing Kinect and the Move Vs Kinect debate helped increase Move Hype http://ht.ly/2GOeq
  • PC: Blizzard announce StarCraft II patch 1.1 is going live tomorrow, Tuesday, after maintenance http://ht.ly/2GOhx
  • Capcom's Keiji Inafune says the Japanese games industry is 5 years behind the west, Capcom's barely keeping up http://ht.ly/2GVrr
  • UK Game Charts, Halo Reach, Sports Champions, Mafia II, Toy Story 3, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands http://ht.ly/2GVt3
  • PSP: Sony's Peter Dille says the focus of the PSP will begin shifting towards a younger audience. http://ht.ly/2GVHk
  • PSP: Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has admitted the PSP tech is getting old and Sony is looking at new handheld tech http://ht.ly/2GVMz
  • PSP: Voice actor Bobby Edner tweeted he's providing the voice of FFXII Vaan in Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy http://ht.ly/2GVP5
  • 360: Microsoft's Phil Spencer reveals Limbo was the top selling XBLA game from the Summer of Arcade. http://ht.ly/2GYJs
  • PC: NPD Announce PC Download sales have passed retail sales for the first 6 months of 2010, 11.2M downloaded, 8.2M Sold http://ht.ly/2GYOS
  • 3DS: Temco Koei announce Samurai Warriors 3D is going to be called Samurai Warriors Chronicle http://ht.ly/2GYS8
  • PSP: Capcom announce Monster Hunter Portable 3rd will feature Metal Gear Solid Costumes and Feline Accessories http://ht.ly/2H0HZ
  • PS3: Sony has filed to dismiss the class action lawsuit bought against them over the OtherOS removal http://ht.ly/2H1CO
  • PSP: Sega announce Phantasy Star Portable 2 PSN Release has been delayed in Europe until 6th October http://ht.ly/2H1SJ
  • Beautiful Game Studio admit they have thought about adding media scandal to Championship Manager, but fear lawsuits http://ht.ly/2H1Ur
  • Sony's Peter Dille suggests the 360 is too reliant on First Person Shooters, has a lack of genre diversity http://ht.ly/2H1Xm
  • PS3: Dr. Richard Marks says gestures cannot replace buttons as an input device, but too many are overwhelming http://ht.ly/2H20O
  • PSN Down for maintenance tomorrow, 8AM - 5PM PST, http://ht.ly/2H22r ,4PM to 2AM Wednesday BST http://ht.ly/2H23I
  • Android: A Job posting from Sony's Playstation Division is looking for devs with mobile, specifically, Android experience http://ht.ly/2H84k
  • Mafia II has taken the Guinness World Record for "most swearing in a video game" away from House Of The Dead: Overkill http://ht.ly/2H8d3
  • PS3: Rumoured Firmware 3.50 features 3D Bluray, Move used as web browser cursor, access Facebook profile, 3D Notice +more http://ht.ly/2H8fe
  • Wii: its reported Monster Hunter Tri has surpassed Super Smash Bros. Brawl as the most played, per player, Wii game http://ht.ly/2H8jm
  • Cammie Dunaway has announced she's leaving Nintendo and moving to a new job outside the videogame industry http://ht.ly/2H8mv


Monday, September 20, 2010

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th September

This is all the news from The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th September.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th September

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 17th September http://ht.ly/193Kz2
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 17th September http://ht.ly/193N82
  • 360: Microsofts Kudo Tsunoda says Kinect will out sell the iPad, pre-orders are strong, 360 sales will surge http://ht.ly/2Ged4
  • Arcade: Namco Bandai announce Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for Arcades, out in Japan in 2011 http://ht.ly/2GedY
  • Arcade: Capcom announce Street Fighter III's Yun and Yang are coming to Super Street Fighter IV http://ht.ly/2GeeS
  • PS3: Namco Bandai Announce Ridge Racer 7: 3D License Version, PSN 3D Game, ¥500, requires Ridge Racer 7 http://ht.ly/2Gehh
  • rumoured new Tomb Raider set in Sand box/open world based on Japanese island, have multiple paths, Tomb Raider prequel http://ht.ly/2Geif
  • QTE Blog: Hudson Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For My Aquarium On The PS3 http://ht.ly/193S5h
  • Grasshopper's Goichi Suda reveals Shadows of The Damned was also in development for Wii/PC, game more action than horror http://ht.ly/2Gfui
  • Its reported that Konami and Harmonix have dismissed a Konami lawsuit regarding Rock Band infringing on Konami patents http://ht.ly/2Gfwc
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Has Nearly 500,000 Purchases In Just 2 Weeks http://ht.ly/193TXX
  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots And Character Art For NeverDead http://ht.ly/193Xwk
  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/194Ecg
  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/194Hz8



Sunday, September 19, 2010

QTE Tweets Of The Week

This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. Its great to see soo many posts from QTE Gamers make it into the top 10, but the top 3 tweets were by far the most clicked. There were only a couple of clicks between 1 and 2 and a small gap to 3. its not surprising to see Halo Reach and Pokèmon Black/White making the news, but with the dearth of big news from Tokyo Game Show, its not surprising that soo little from there made it into the top 10.

10 PS3: The Next Yakuza game has been revealed as "Ryu ga Gotoku Of the End". more expected at Tokyo Game Show http://ht.ly/2BVQL

9 QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 16th September http://ht.ly/192SXF

8 A New rumoured roster for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 has been leaked, 21 fighters each, from Marvel and Capcom http://ht.ly/2EfZe

7 iPhone: Epic have revealed that Citadel has been downloaded over 1 Million Times. UDK for iOS coming soon http://ht.ly/2E1ua

6 QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 16th September http://ht.ly/192WAf

5 QTE Blog: EA Announce FIFA Superstars On Facebook Unlocks Arsenal In Upcoming FIFA 11 Demo http://ht.ly/18ZiLE

4 QTE Blog: Treasure And Microsoft Announce Radiant Silvergun For Xbox Live Arcade http://ht.ly/192iqj

3 360: A Video has been leaked that clearly shows the new 360 dashboard from the Kinect Beta http://ht.ly/2Dq5A

2 DS: all the 156 Pokemon in Pokemon Black and White have been revealed, Pictures, Names, Types in here http://ht.ly/2FOSP

1 360: Its reported there's been people cheating in Halo Reach and that Bungie has already been taking action http://ht.ly/2DZrH