Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November
This is all the news from the weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Namco Bandai Announce Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Has Shipped Over 1 Million Units Worldwide
Namco Bandai have announced that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, from developers CyerConnect2, has now shipped over 1 Million units worldwide since its release back in October.
Press Release
CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 29 November 2010 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced that NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 has passed 1 million copies shipped worldwide following its launch in October.
Available now at retailers across Europe and beyond, both the standard and content-packed Limited editions of NARUTO shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 bring a host of characters from the anime, brand new online mode, and new battle system delivering the best gameplay yet for the series.
Developed by acclaimed studio CyberConnect2,NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 is a tour de force of Naruto thrills and spills, and the first game based on the global hit Naruto Shippuden manga and anime to appear on both consoles. Impressively faithfully to the universe of the anime, the game takes players through the Naruto Shippuden story arc with new battle systems enhancing the gameplay.
Players must choose the right companions to fight alongside for a greater chance of winning, and together unleash explosive Team Special Techniques to lay waste to opponents. The brand new online mode, a first for the Ultimate Ninja series, takes the full force of the fight to opponents around the world.
Players will meet a host of criminal Akatsuki characters in the game, and in an astonishing story twist even see Sasuke wearing an Akatsuki costume. Lars Alexandersson, of TEKKEN™ 6 fame, will also make a playable appearance wearing hisTEKKEN 6 costume designed by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. As an unlockable guest character, Lars brings his explosive signature moves to the game’s versus mode adding a ferocious new dimension to the experience.
For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up of games please visitwww.namcobandaigames.eu.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe
NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. is a leading software publisher producing a broad catalogue of high quality interactive entertainment for console and PC gaming platforms and online which is marketed and sold in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including Tekken™, Dragon Ball®, Naruto™, SOULCALIBUR™, One Piece™, RidgeRacer™, Ace Combat™ and Tamagotchi™.
TEKKEN™6&©1994-2009 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
© 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO / 2007 SHIPPUDEN All Rights Reserved.
Game © 2010 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Published by NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS
“PlayStation”, the “PS” Family logo and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Memory Stick Duo™ may be required (sold separately).
Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox Live are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Press Release © 2010 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. All rights reserved.
The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 27th And Sunday 28th November
- QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 26th November http://ht.ly/1abAh6
- QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 26th November http://ht.ly/1abC0T
- Jade Raymond has confirmed that she and Ubisoft Toronto are working on Splinter Cell 6 http://ht.ly/3g4xs
- Ubisoft are selling a t-shirt with concept art for an unannounced game/thing, offer a cryptic clue as to what it is http://ht.ly/3g4yB
- Call Of Duty Black Ops comes in at 1&7 in Japan game charts. PS3 version sells 128.922, 360 version sells 30.729 http://ht.ly/3g4ze
- PC: Markus Persson says the reason for publishing sales figures for Minecraft is to help users see it as "genuine" http://ht.ly/3g4A1
- PC: Swords And Soldiers HD is coming to PC on 1st December http://ht.ly/3g4AB
- PS3: Gran Turismo 5 update 1.02 is out now, comes in at 133MB http://ht.ly/3gibP
- PS3: Estimates put the first 2 day world wide sales of Gran Turismo 5 at 1.8M, expect 2.4-2.5M units sold in first week http://ht.ly/3gic3
- PS3: Mass Effect 2 has around 20 hours of additional play, benefits from patches and engine improvements http://ht.ly/3gid4
- Sega have reset the Sonic 4 Episode 1 leaderboards due to a couple of cheaters/hackers posting impossible times http://ht.ly/3gie5
- Square Enix have trademarked "A Survivor Is Born", the words from GameInformers December cover art http://ht.ly/3gieF
- PS3: Sony reveals they can improve the accuracy of Move via Firmware updates, may not as no studio has requested it http://ht.ly/3gif6
- The ESRB has rated Front Mission 3, speculation its coming to USA PSN as a PS1 Classic http://ht.ly/3gifG
- NIS America announce they are bringing Imageepoch games to the USA and EU. Imageepoch trust NIS America's track record http://ht.ly/3gigG
- Janco Partners' Mike Hickey predict Grand Theft Auto V will come out between April 2012-March 2013, sell 16M units http://ht.ly/3gihr
- QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/1aczLg
- QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/1acCOH
Sunday, November 28, 2010
QTE Tweets Of The Week
This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. It was a good week for news from the site with 4 stories making it into the top 10. the top news story is not surprising, they were the first big site to release a review for Gran Turismo 5 and with a “low” score they spark controversy. The number 2 story is also expected as any big news about iPod/iPad always chart well.
10 Finnish TV station's website released a screenshot confirming Angry Birds Christmas, Coming early December http://ht.ly/3eCU2
9 DS: Ball Origins 2 and Cooking Mama World Hobbies Demo's are available to download from Nintendo Channel http://ht.ly/3eCWB
8 QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 25th November http://ht.ly/1aaHxU
7 QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 24/11/10 http://ht.ly/1a9cBX
6 Nintendo's appearance at CES 2011 won't be public, its conducting meetings behind closed doors http://ht.ly/3fqdl
5 QTE Blog: Slang Announce They Are Lowring The Price Of Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring To $39.99 http://ht.ly/1a8TvX
4 QTE Blog: Hello Games Announce New Characters Are Coming To Joe Danger http://ht.ly/1a8WuA
3 360: Someone has hacked a Kinect to track someone with a wooden stick and turn it into a light sabre http://ht.ly/3dAqL
2 iOS update 4.2 is out now, across The EU and USA, for iPad and iPhone, its 624.3MB http://ht.ly/3dUNF
1 PS3: Jeuxvideo break Gran Turismo 5 review embargo, give the game 7/10. criticise graphics, traditional playstyle + more http://ht.ly/3exAa
What Have You Played This Week?
For the second week running I managed to put some good gaming hours in. some games I only played an hour or two, whilst others I put in several hours.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 – PS3 – I've finally completed all the challenges and requests. The hardest of them has to be winning 10 fights, the last of which has your team facing off against Jiraiya, Naruto, and Pain. It took me a while to win, but when I did it was a rout. My team, if your stuck like I was, was Naruto, Neji, And Kakashi (Neji was defense and Kakashi was attack). I'm also at a point where i'm 7 trophies away from platinuming the game so i'm thinking about trying to get it.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 – PS3 – I've finally completed all the challenges and requests. The hardest of them has to be winning 10 fights, the last of which has your team facing off against Jiraiya, Naruto, and Pain. It took me a while to win, but when I did it was a rout. My team, if your stuck like I was, was Naruto, Neji, And Kakashi (Neji was defense and Kakashi was attack). I'm also at a point where i'm 7 trophies away from platinuming the game so i'm thinking about trying to get it.
Star Trek Online – Demo – PC – I completed the demo. Its a shame its soo short, more so when compared to how long a MMO should in theory be. I'm still undecided whether to play again. I'll take my time and have a think about it.
Darksiders – PS3 - this is my newest rented game. I'm only a few hours in but i'm enjoying myself a lot. The gameplay is nice and simple, the graphics look great, and the story is interesting and I want to see what happens. I have only 1 complaint so far in the game and that's blocking and rushing are the same button and i'm finding that blocking isn't working great, but that could be down to my skill.
S'plosion Man – Xbox 360 – this game was 160 MS Points here in the UK and I couldn't let such a deal pass me by. I've played a couple of levels so far and its fun. The character animations are great and the gameplay is simple, and even in this early part of the game its clear how complicated it can get.
Puzzle Quest 2 – Xbox 360 – I was a huge fan of the first game, owning it and completing it on both the PSP and Xbox 360. I would've preferred to play it on the PSP, but as it seems unlikely to happen I decided to get the Xbox 360 version instead. Some of the changes are taking time to get used to, but the basic gameplay mechanic is still there and solid as ever.
Gran Turismo 5 – PS3 – how could I not get this game. I like my racing games and few have a bigger name than Gran Turismo. Once you get past the 35 minute install...then the next couple of patches you are presented with a great experience. The menus are presented cleanly and smoothly and its easier to get into a race than ever before in Gran Turismo. I've not played online yet, I decided to start with the licenses as its been a while since I last played a Gran Turismo. The game looks great, loading times are not too long, and whilst there may seem to be an overload of options/menus...its surprisingly easy and simple. You are constantly awarded with cars as you play and try out modes. Trophies so far haven't been too easy to earn.
Football Manager 2010 – PC – I got back in to the game after a few weeks away. I've decided to start again with a new team, mostly cause I didn't get an achievement for taking Havant & Waterlooville to the premiership. I'm now in the Italian leagues managing Juve Stabia. I'm not far in but i'm hoping to take them all the way from the lowest league to Serie A.
Did you manage to play more games than I have over the week, or do you have any comments on my experiences or questions about the games i've played? If you do, feel free to add them in the comments section.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 26th November
This is all the news from Friday 26th November.
You can subscribe to the Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast on iTunes and if you do or are already a subscriber, it would be very helpful for me if you can rate and review the podcast.
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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 26th November
- QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 25th November http://ht.ly/1aaHxU
- QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 25th November http://ht.ly/1aaK36
- 360: Its reported Kinect sold 26,000 in its first week on sale in Japan. 360 console sales jumped from 2K to 7K http://ht.ly/3fOvl
- Activision have launched a new teaser site called Murder Your Maker, reveal coming during Video Game Awards http://ht.ly/3fRim
- BioWare have released a new teaser for their upcoming game reveal. leads to cover art for Clash Greatest Hits Album http://ht.ly/3fRnX
- Rocksteady's Sefton Hill reveals that there are no playable vehicles in Batman: Arkham City http://ht.ly/3fRps
- QTE Blog: Deep Silver Have Released A New Trailer For Nail'd http://ht.ly/1aaQr3
- Ubisoft's Geoffroy Sardin has reportedly said a new Assassin's Creed game is coming out next year http://ht.ly/3fSuO
- PS3: Digital Foundry examines Gran Turismo 5 install, 40 second difference between install/no install loading times http://ht.ly/3fU5e
- QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Video For Conduit 2 Showing The Games Intro Movie http://ht.ly/1aaTbj
- PS3: PSJailBreak does not work currently work with Gran Turismo 5, its not due to PS3 Firmware
- People who bough Angry Birds Halloween will get Angry Birds Christmas for free http://ht.ly/3fVGN
- QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom http://ht.ly/1aaWHu
- QTE Blog: Atari Announce Test Drive Unlimited 2 Comes Out Across Europe On 11th February http://ht.ly/1aaZdq
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