The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Frtiday 24th September

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 23rd September http://ht.ly/198X8A
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 23rd September http://ht.ly/198ZL0
• Minis: iPhone game Shift is coming to Playstation Minis as Shift Extended. its expected this year http://ht.ly/2JjY8
• Wii: boxart for FlingSmash shows a new WiiMote called Wii Remote Plus. integrated Motion Plus speculated http://ht.ly/2Jk5B
• PS3: Dead Space 2 Closed beta codes have been sent out to some PSN Users http://ht.ly/2Jk7E
• PC: Codemasters say they are working with Steam to get F1 2010 released after the game failed to come out on Steam http://ht.ly/2Jk9M
• Ninja Theory's Tameem Antoniades reveals they pitched a Unreal Engine Enslaved CG move to Hollywood, but no interest http://ht.ly/2Jkek
• QTE Blog: Temco Koei Have Released New Screenshots, Videos, And A Fact Sheet For Trinity Souls Of Zill O'll http://ht.ly/1995ju
• Tetsuya Nomura reveals Kingdom Hearts 3D is set after Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded and officially the next game in the series http://ht.ly/2JnY4
• PS3: Another UK retailer, ShopTo, has a listing for Prince of Persia Trilogy HD, game out 26th November http://ht.ly/2Jpvx
• QTE Blog: Temco Koei Have Released New Screenshots And A Fact Sheet For Warriors: Legends of Troy http://ht.ly/1998oZ
• Wii: Nintendo confirm Wii Remote Plus is real but won't comment further on it for now http://ht.ly/2JrPF
• JP Consoles, DSi 47.379, DSi LL 31.254, PSP 29.866, PS3 21.096, Wii 14.833, DS 7.137, 360 5.804, PS2 1.390, PSPgo 863 http://ht.ly/2Jsbu
• QTE Blog: Capcom Reveal Alternative Costumes For Super Street Fighter IV http://ht.ly/199bqW
• EA Predict the PS3 will catch the Xbox 360, in terms of console sales. http://ht.ly/2JtO7
• QTE Blog: O-Games Reveal PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour For The Wii, PS3, And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/199ewM
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Revealed The Boxart For Dance Central And Kinect Sports http://ht.ly/199ewL
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/199hAF
• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Announce Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Has 1 Million Registered Users http://ht.ly/199hAE
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Reveal 2 Pre-Order Bonuses For Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 http://ht.ly/199jQM
• QTE Blog: Curve Studios Have Released The First Trailer For Explodemon! http://ht.ly/199mtu
• QTE Blog: SI Games Reveal Football Manger 2011 Has Youtube Video Uploading And Twitter Support http://ht.ly/199mtt
• QTE Blog: FADE Reveal PSN Revenue For August Was $5.7M And Scott Pilgrim vs The World Was Top Selling Game http://ht.ly/199oX1
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow http://ht.ly/199oX0

Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow

Namco Bandai have released new screenshots for Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow. these in-game screenshots show some of the summoning cinematics during battles as well as the over world. the DS Screenshots reveal that during the overworld, the top screen is used to show your party status and map, and the bottom screen has your party walking around the world.

Screenshots

FADE Reveal PSN Revenue For August Was $5.7M And Scott Pilgrim vs The World Was Top Selling Game

Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment,(FADE), have announced that revenue from the PSN brought in an estimated $5.7 Million, no including PSOne Classics and downloadable PSP/PS3 retail titles. The Top Selling game was Scott Pilgrim vs The World which sold 117,000 units, compared to the 38,000 on XBLA. August PSN Revenues were up 20% over July. FADE have also released the revenue for Castle Crashers and Shank, who were the 2nd and 3rd top PSN games for August by Revenue.

Top 5 PSN Titles for August 2010, by Revenue:

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Ubisoft) - 117,000 units, $1.2 million USD ($9.99)
• Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 27,000 Units, $399,000 USD ($14.99)
• Shank (The Behemoth) 23,000 Units, $351,000 USD ($14.99)
• ZEN Pinball (Zen Studios) 27,000 Units ($9.99)
• Joe Danger (Hello Games) 14,000 Units ($14.99)

Press Release

Analysis division of analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE), revenue from the Playstation Network (PSN) brought in an estimated $5.7 million USD from PSN titles (not including PSOne Classics or downloadable retail titles). Revenues increased 20% from the month prior, making August a very strong month for Sony's online service.

'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' saw a relatively massive 117,000 unit opening for the month ($1.2 million USD). Due to a release date earlier than the XBLA version, the PSN title easily surpassed the XBLA version's 38,000 units. August saw multiple new releases with strong performances such as The Behemoth's 'Castle Crashers,' which saw 27,000 units sold ($399,000 USD) in approximately 3 days, and 'Shank' by Klei Entertainment also did well, selling 23,000 units ($351,000 USD) in August.

'Playstation Network proved strong in August, especially for marquee title Scott Pilgrim,' said Benjamin Schlichter, Director of Research & Analysis at FADE. 'This title was one of the few instances where a game based on a movie was better received than the movie itself.'

Top 5 PSN Titles for August 2010, by Revenue:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Ubisoft) - 117,000 units ($9.99)
Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 27,000 ($14.99)
Shank (The Behemoth) 23,000 ($14.99)
ZEN Pinball (Zen Studios) 27,000 ($9.99)
Joe Danger (Hello Games) 14,000 ($14.99)
Note: PSN titles refer only to Playstation 3 titles that are only downloadable through the Playstation Network and excludes PSOne Classics, PSP titles, and full retail PS3 titles that are also downloadable.

About Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC
FADE is a strategic market research and consulting firm focused on electronic entertainment and the emerging download and mobile game markets. With very little information currently available in these markets, FADE allows smaller developers to investigate these new potential sources of revenue and make informed business decisions moving forward. Currently, FADE produces monthly and annual reports for Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, WiiWare & Virtual Console, and mobile markets including iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry. For more information, please visit http://www.fadellc.com. 

SI Games Reveal Football Manger 2011 Has Youtube Video Uploading And Twitter Support

SI Games have announced that their upcoming Football Manager 2011 will have twitter support, which will announce when you unlock a steam achievement. Football Manager 2011 will also have Youtube support, allowing you to upload videos recorded using the new TV Camera Angel. Football Manager 2011 is set to come out on PC and Mac on 5th November, whilst Football Manager 2011 Handheld is also coming out on the PSP on 5th November.

SI Games have uploaded some examples of the Youtube Video Uploading and i've embedded a couple below.







Press Release

LONDON (September 24th, 2010) – Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe announced today that the PC version of Football Manager™ 2011 will include the ability to publish  achievements and goals to social networking sites, and will have a new camera angle for the 3D match view.

The 2011 version of the award-winning Football Manager series will introduce the ability to upload videos from the hugely improved Match Engine directly to a YouTube account. This will also include videos from the new match engine camera angle, dubbed the “TV camera” due to it being a moving and more zoomed in camera, much like you’d see when watching a match on TV.

Via Twitter, managers can set manual or automatic updates of achievements to their Twitter account, whilst STEAM users can publish over 80 achievements to a personal virtual manager’s office on www.footballmanager.com as well as their STEAM profiles.

Video highlight uploading with the new camera view is already in action and can be seen on Sports Interactive’s YouTube channel atwww.youtube.com/sigamesofficial now.

Today’s new features announcement follows the revealing of over a dozen headline features over the last two weeks, a complete list of which can be found at www.footballmanager.com

All budding football managers will be happy to hear that the highly anticipated Football Manager™ 2011, for PC and Apple Mac and Football Manager Handheld™ 2011 for Sony PlayStation® Portable will be released on the 5th November.

About Sports Interactive Ltd.:
Sports Interactive (SI) is the world’s leading developer of football management simulations through its Football Manager series of games Founded in 1994 and based in the Old Street area of London, SI has a full-time staff of 66 and employs services of more than 1,500 part-time researchers across the globe, alongside over 100 offsite beta testers. The company’s games have enjoyed an unparalleled history of commercial and critical success, with ten of its creations among the UK's Top 20 fastest-selling PC games of all time, and 5 in the UK’s top 20 best selling PC games of all time. Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA in 2006. Further information on the company and its games is available from the SI website, www.sega.com.

Curve Studios Have Released The First Trailer For Explodemon!

Curve Studios have released the first trailer for their upcoming PS3 Exclusive, Explodemon!. This trailer features plenty of in-game footage showing various aspects of the gameplay like puzzle solving, blowing stuff up, smashing things, and more.



Press Release

LONDON, ENGLAND – Get ready to have your socks blown off, because the first trailer for Explodemon has just been released!

An explosive homage to SNES-era platformers mixed with a modern physics-puzzle twist, Explodemon is non-stop action mayhem like you’ve never seen before. But don’t take our word for it: check out the brand new trailer to see the first footage of the game in action.

Featuring athletic feats of aerial nimbleness, sizzling combo-laden combat, and a dash of physics puzzles, the trailer will give you a small-but-perfectly-formed taster of what will definitely be this winter’s most explosive PSN release.

Namco Bandai Reveal 2 Pre-Order Bonuses For Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2

Namco Bandai have revealed that there will be 2 pre-order bonuses for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2. The following pre-orders will be available at selected retailers:

Pre Order DLC Pack # 1

• Goku with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Teen Gohan with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Gogeta with special costume and power abilities

Pre Order DLC Pack #2

• Vegeta with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Vegito with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Trunks (Sword) with all transformations, special costume and power abilities

Pre-order Character Art


Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is coming out on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on 5th November.

Press Release

CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 24 September 2010 – There’s no holding back the ki when it’s charged up to max. NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe unleash another energy beam with the news that pre-orders for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 are now open at selected European retailers giving fans the chance to get their hands on delicious in-game bonuses ahead of the crowd when the game launches for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 this coming November 5th 2010.

Exclusive pre-order scratchcards for two different packs of downloadable content will be available at selected retailers as follows:

Pre Order DLC Pack # 1
Goku with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Teen Gohan with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Gogeta with special costume and power abilities

Pre Order DLC Pack #2
Vegeta with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Vegito with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Trunks (Sword) with all transformations, special costume and power abilities

Check your local retailer for details of what’s available near you and get ready to unleash the rage within!

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 features over 90 characters with some new exclusives, seven enhanced main game modes, online play, new and enhanced battle stages, countless unlockable treats, a reworked camera and brand new combo system. The original Japanese voices are available as part of the fully optimised 5.1 soundtrack which underpins the ultra-realistic and liquid smooth HD 60fps visuals for lightning fast fight action. In a first for the series, the game disc contains an exclusive 30-minute Dragon Ball anime episode, making the latest chapter in the irrepressible saga a must-have for fans.

The Limited Edition and standard retail versions of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 are scheduled for European launch on 5th November 2010, with pre-orders available now from selected retailers.

For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up, please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Has 1 Million Registered Users

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures has 1 million registered users. it took only 1 week, since the games launch, for Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures to reach this figure. To celebrate this feat, all current Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures players will get a limited edition in-game Golden Mouse Droid pet.

Press Release

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 24, 2010 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., today announced that Star Wars®: Clone Wars AdventuresTM has registered one million users one week after launch on September 15. Clone Wars Adventures is a free-to-play, family-friendly online virtual world based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

“We are thrilled to have hit the one million player mark in Clone Wars Adventures so quickly and look forward to seeing the player community continue to grow,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “Combining the technology, design infrastructure and lessons learned from Free RealmsTMwith the amazing Clone Wars brand, we knew we could make a great game, and we’re happy to see that fans of all ages are enjoying the content as much as we enjoyed creating it.”

“Star Wars is a franchise that has the power to transcend generations and appeal to fans both young and old,” said Mary Bihr, VP of Global Publishing at LucasArts. “The game provides kids with a great way to extend the Clone Wars experience in a fully realized virtual world. They can watch the weekly series, and then share a collective experience with their friends."

To mark this milestone, SOE and LucasArts are rewarding all current Clone Wars Adventures players with a limited edition, in-game Golden Mouse DroidTM pet. Players can also celebrate the million mark together and show off their new pets by participating in the first ever in-game virtual party. The first in a series of weekly live events, this celebratory community party will be held Friday, September 24 at 3 PM PDT. Players can gather, meet with friends, accept duels, show off gear and talk about upcoming episodes ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars. A special gathering for JediTM Members will be held in the Officers’ Club at 4 PM PDT.

Developed and published by SOE, creators of the critically acclaimed kids’ game, Free Realms, and licensed by LucasArts, in conjunction with Lucasfilm Ltd., Clone Wars Adventures is an action-packed browser-based virtual world where fans can live out the thrills and excitement of Star Wars: The Clone Warsanimated TV series on Cartoon Network. Players will be able to battle alongside their favorite Star Warscharacters, including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Ahsoka Tano.

Players can go online to experience fun minigames, daily activities, events, rewards, lively social environments and competitions. Clone Wars Adventures is a dynamic world and will be updated with new content following new episodes of the animated series.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, with content descriptors for Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.

To play Clone Wars Adventures now please visit: http://www.CloneWarsAdventures.com/.

Follow Clone Wars Adventures on Facebook®: http://www.facebook.com/CloneWarsAdventures

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online game console and wireless devices. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold LegendsTM, PlanetSide®, and Star Wars Galaxies, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free RealmsTM, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on all entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development across various platforms and genres for audiences of all ages.

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.

LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. SOE and the SOE logo are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. © 2010 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved.