Microsoft Announce The Gears Of War Triple Pack Comes Out In The USA On 15th February

Microsoft have announced the Gears of War Triple Pack. This $29.99 bundle comes out in the USA on 15th February and has Gears Of War, Gears Of War 2, Gears Of War 2: All Fronts Pack, Road To Ruin DLC. Hidden Fronts DLC is not included on the Disc but can be downloaded from Xbox Live for free.

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Sony Announce A New January Sale On The EU PSN That Runs Until 2nd February

Sony have announced a new PSN sale starting on 19th January. this sale will run from the 19th January until the 2nd February. Sony have also teased there's some news regarding Playstation Mini's coming and its the reason why there's no Mini's in this sale.

January Sale Offers

PS3: Warhawk Complete Bundle (£15.99)
PS3: Crash Commando (was – £6.29 now – £3.19)
PS3: TV Show King (was – £3.99 now – £0.79)
PS3: Split/Second - High Octane Supercar Pack (was – £1.59 now – £0.79)
PS3: Topatoi Episode 2: Pillar of the Skies (was – £4.79 now – £2.39)
PS3: Assassin’s Creed (was – £23.99 now – £15.99)
PSP: Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show (was – £23.99 now – £15.99)
PSP: Hannah Montana – Fashions Add-on (was – £1.19 now – £0.59)
PSP: Hannah Montana – Moment Maker Add-on (was – £0.79 now – £0.40)
PSP: Half-Minute Hero (was – £11.99 now – £7.99)
PSP: Harvest Moon: Innocent Life (was – £9.99 now – £6.29)
PSP: Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (was – £19.99 now – £10.99)
PSP: Valhalla Knights (was – £9.99 now – £6.29)
PSP: Valhalla Knights 2 (was – £11.99 now – £7.99)
PSP: Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (was – £15.99 now – £11.99)
PS1: Peter Pan: Adventures in Neverland (was – £3.19 now – £1.59)
PS1: A Bug’s Life (was – £3.19 now – £1.59)

January Sale Offers from 2K Games
PS3: Mafia II Complete DLC Bundle (£19.99)
PS3: BioShock 2 Complete DLC Bundle (£11.99)

January Sale Offers from Capcom
PS3: Bionic Commando: Rearmed (was – £7.99 now – £6.29)
PS3: Final Fight: Double Impact (was – £7.99 now – £3.99)
PS3: Mega Man 9 Complete Bundle (£7.99)
PS3: Mega Man 10 Complete Bundle (£7.99)
PS3: Dead Rising 2 Skills Pack Bundle (£3.19)

January Sale Offers from Konami
PS3: GTI Club+ (was – £7.99 now – £3.99)
PS3: Rocket Knight (was – £7.99 now – £3.99)
PS3: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgement (was – £7.99 now – £3.99)
PS3: Zombie Apocalypse (was – £7.99 now – £3.99)
PSP: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (was – £31.99 now – £15.99)
PSP: Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (was – £6.29 now – £3.19)

January Sale Offers from Rockstar Games
PS3: GTA IV: The Lost and Damned & The Ballad of Gay Tony Bundle (£15.99)
PSP: Midnight Club Bundle: LA Remix & Dub Edition (£15.99)
PSP: GTA: Chinatown Wars (was – £27.99 now – £11.99)

January Sale Offers from THQ
PS3: Red Faction: Guerrilla (was – £15.99 now – £11.99)
PS3: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011: Fan Axxess Pack (was – £6.29 now – £4.79)
PS3: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 (was – £31.99 now – £15.99)
PSP: UFC Undisputed 2010 (was – £31.99 now – £15.99)
PSP: Spongebob Squarepants: Truth or Square (was – £23.99 now – £15.99)

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Square Enix Announce Final Fantasy XIII-2 For The PS3 And Xbox 360

Square Enix held a 1st Production Division event in Japan. at this event, Producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed Final Fantasy XIII-2, a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming to both the PS3 and Xbox 360 and comes out in Japan in 2011. the EU release date has been put at Winter. Square Enix have released 1 screenshots, shown below, which shows Lightning wearing new clothes and possibly holding a shield.

Sources: EU Playstation Blog, Joystiq

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Monday 17th January

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 17th January

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 15th And Sunday 16th January http://ht.ly/1aTYP0
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 15th And Sunday 16th January http://ht.ly/1aU0ZJ
• The ESRB has rated MLB Bobblehead Pros for the PS3 and Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/3EPcc
• PS3: Kazunori Yamauchi has tweeted that Gran Turismo Anywhere will be available from early February http://ht.ly/3EPcZ
• PS3: BioWare's Chris Priestly says the Mass Effect 2 Demo uses a old build of the games engine, game will look better http://ht.ly/3EPe1
• PS3: SOE's John Smedley reassures DC Universe Online fans, stock's limited/sold out, more's coming, Servers will improve http://ht.ly/3EPfT
• Crystal Dynamics' Karl Stewart reveals there is currently no voice actress for Tomb Raider, official merchandise possible http://ht.ly/3EPhV
• PS3: Some Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary assets used in Tomb Raider Trilogy come from PC/360 versions http://ht.ly/3EPj5
• QTE Blog: Sega Announce A Sonic 4 Dynamic Theme Is Coming To The PS3 On 18th January http://ht.ly/1aU66J
• PSP: Dissidia 012 duodecim reportedly has quest a maker/exchanger, Dissidia data carried over+bonus accessory + more http://ht.ly/3EPkS
• PSP:Hajime Tabata reveals there is no DLC for 3rd Birthday or post game support http://ht.ly/3EPlL
• PC: Capcom's Christian Svensson says he's not giving up asking for Super Street Fighter IV on PC http://ht.ly/3EPoJ
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Little Big Planet 2 Trailer Showing Arcade Style Levels http://ht.ly/1aU8kA
• Square Enix have filed new Trademarks to go with Final Fantasy Type 0; they are Type-1, Type-2 and Type-3 http://ht.ly/3EPq7
• Engadget Speculate iPad 2 will have no USB Port, will have SD Card slot. iPhone 5 to have A5 CPU multi core chip + more http://ht.ly/3Ff4c
• JP Consoles, PS3 59.612, Wii 56.547, DSiLL 44.122, DSi 38.486, PSP 28.757, DS 4.510, PSPgo 4.084, 360 3.859, PS2 2.547 http://ht.ly/3FfvD
• QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/1aUbQK
• UK Game Charts Top 5, Call Of Duty Black Ops, FIFA 11, Just Dance 2, Wii Fit Plus, Kinect Sports http://ht.ly/3FfUz
• 3DS: Adult rated games in Japan, games rated CERO C or above, will have a black banner on the side instead of white http://ht.ly/3Fh51
• 3DS: its reported 3DS uses the same power cable as the DS. The Streetpass feature can transfer data from 12 games at once http://ht.ly/3Fi3W
• QTE Blog: PopCap Announce Bejeweled Blitz Is Coming To Xbox Live Arcade In Q1 2011 http://ht.ly/1aUdXi
• 3DS: top screen 800x240, exchanged Mii's come with info saying last played game, Home menu accessible when game paused http://ht.ly/3FidM
• 3DS: its reported people at Nintendo World Event suffered from Eye Fatigue, recommend keeping system fixed position http://ht.ly/3Filu
• the rumoured A5 chip coming to iPhone 5 is 4x more powerful than A4 chip in iPhone 4, iPad 2 with retina display possible http://ht.ly/3FiMK
• QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce You Can Watch The Nintendo 3DS Event From Amsterdam Live http://ht.ly/1aUgnN
• PC: its rumoured a Kinect SDK for windows PC is coming in next couple of months http://ht.ly/3FiPJ
• Harmoinx announce Rock Band Network 2.0 comes out on 15th February, all song in development must be done by 14th Feb http://ht.ly/3FiSa
• SOE's John Smedley reveals Codenamed Planetside Next out late Q1/earlyQ2 2011, The agency late 2011, Free Realms+ more http://ht.ly/3Fka9
• Hiroshi Minagawa reveals there are currently no plans to remake any other Tactics Ogre games http://ht.ly/3Fkee

Nintendo Announce You Can Watch The Nintendo 3DS Event From Amsterdam Live

Nintendo UK have announced that European gamers will be able to watch the Nintendo 3DS event from Amsterdam Live. the event will be streamed at http://live.nintendo3ds.nintendo-europe.com/ on 19th January at 2PM GMT/3PM CET

Source: Nintendo UK

PopCap Announce Bejeweled Blitz Is Coming To Xbox Live Arcade In Q1 2011

PopCap have announced that Bejeweled Blitz is coming to the Xbox 360 Xbox Live Arcade during Q1 2011. this version of Bejeweled Blitz will feature the same 60 second gameplay found in the Facebook version of the game but there will also be several new features. new features include 16 player simultaneous Party Mode, Head To Head Battle Mode, HD Graphics, Real Time Leaderboards, and Friendscore where you combine your score with your friends and try to get the highest weekly total.

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SEATTLE and DUBLIN, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today officially announced it is bringing the classic gameplay of Bejeweled® Blitz to Xbox LIVE® Arcade with availability in Quarter 1 2011. Bejeweled Blitz LIVE offers XBLA players the same fast paced 60-second action found in the popular Facebook variant of Bejeweled Blitz, but with all new modes, including 16-player simultaneous Party mode and head-to-head Battle mode over LIVE.
Beyond crystal-sharp, high-definition graphics, Bejeweled Blitz LIVE for XBLA boasts two styles of play: classic and an all new twist. In addition to real-time leaderboards driving up-to-the-minute scores from you and your friends, the game also provides the all new Friendscore. Friendscore allows you to combine your score with the scores of your Xbox LIVE friends for the highest weekly and all-time totals.

About PopCap
PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 380 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units.

The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed atwww.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.

SOURCE PopCap Games
For further information: North America, Eric Walter, +1-206-588-8565, ewalter@popcap.com, or International, Cathy Orr, +353 1 646 8107, corr@popcap.com, both of PopCap Games