The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 18th January

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 17th January http://ht.ly/1aUVaF
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Monday 17th January http://ht.ly/1aUXw8
• iPhone: its estimated that for every iOS device sold, 60 apps are downloaded. this is up from 10 apps in 2008 http://ht.ly/3FutG
• PC: Upcoming Eve patch means Intel Pentium 3 or AMD Athlon XP or older CPUs won't be able to run Eve http://ht.ly/3FuuG
• The BBFC has rated Homefront as 15, reveal the game has 27 minutes of cutscenes and 19 minutes of in-game cutscenes http://ht.ly/3FuvU
• PS3: Mass Effect 2 has a mandatory install of 4.5GB, but it required 5.3GB of space to complete the install http://ht.ly/3FurN
• 3DS: its reported that Nintendo will have 400,000 3DS systems available in Japan for the handhelds launch http://ht.ly/3FusE
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Announce Final Fantasy XIII-2 For The PS3 And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/1aV0jk
• Leaked Trailers For Final Fantasy XIII-2 http://ht.ly/3FNjF Final Fantasy VS XIII http://ht.ly/3FNkp Kingdom Hearts 3D http://ht.ly/3FNm7
• PSP: Final Fantasy Agito XIII renamed Final Fantasy Type 0, comes on 2 UMD http://ht.ly/3FNOq trailer leaked http://ht.ly/3FNPl
• 3DS: Kingdom Hearts 3D renamed Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, features Sora and Riku http://ht.ly/3FObl
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce A New January Sale On The EU PSN That Runs Until 2nd February http://ht.ly/1aV34H
• PSP: Dissidia Duodecim has a demo, ¥300, complete it unlocks Aerith in full game. FFV Gilgamesh + FFXI Prishe characters http://ht.ly/3FOqB
• Accusations emerge that devs Kaos have been in a "Crunch" period for 6 months over Homefront, THQ/Kaos defend it http://ht.ly/3Fuxz
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce The Gears Of War Triple Pack Comes Out In The USA On 15th February http://ht.ly/1aV5C1
• The ESRB has rated Chime for the PSN, already been rated in Australia and Germany. http://ht.ly/3FTkm
• PS3: Portal 2 will have cross platform play with PC and Mac versions. Linked PS3+Steam Accounts unlock Steam Play version http://ht.ly/3FUHa
• QTE Blog: 2K Sports Announce Rafael Nadal, Anna Ivanovic and Andy Murray Are On The Cover For Top Spin 4 http://ht.ly/1aV9wx
• PS3: The BBC reveal December set a new record for the iPlayer with 145M requests. the PS3 accounted for 7M of them http://ht.ly/3FWxt
• PSP: UK release not officially announced, but UK retailer HMV has begun accepting pre-orders for Arcana Heart 3 http://ht.ly/3FWzy
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Akuma And Taskmaster Are Fighters In Marvel Vs Capcom 3 http://ht.ly/1aVbN0
• 3DS: its reported Capcom, Konami, and Temco-Koei will be present during the 3DS event in Amsterdam tomorrow http://ht.ly/3FYFe
• rumoured pictures of HP Palm's webOS Tablets have leaked. there's 2, 1 is 9 inch, 1 is 7 inch. front camera + more http://ht.ly/3G0jG
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Announce Stoked: Big Air Edition For The Xbox 360 And PC http://ht.ly/1aVevJ
• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New Magic: The Gathering Tactics Trailer http://ht.ly/1aVhih
• A Trademark and logo has been found for Gears Of War: Exile. speculation is its the Kinect game http://ht.ly/3G4FD

Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New Magic: The Gathering Tactics Trailer

Sony Online Entertainment have released a new trailer for the upcoming PC and PS3 game, Magic: The Gathering Tactics. this trailer is a launch trailer and it shows in-game action of several characters fighting each other. several different locations are shown as are several elemental powers.


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Namco Bandai Announce Stoked: Big Air Edition For The Xbox 360 And PC

Namco Bandai have announced Stoked: Big Air Edition, from the developers Bongfish Interactive. the game supports 1-8 players on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live.


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Capcom Announce Akuma And Taskmaster Are Fighters In Marvel Vs Capcom 3

Capcom have announced Akuma and Taskmaster are fighters in Marvel Vs Capcom 3. Capcom have released new screenshots and a video for each of the fighters showing each of them in action.

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2K Sports Announce Rafael Nadal, Anna Ivanovic and Andy Murray Are On The Cover For Top Spin 4

2K Sports have announced that Rafael Nadal, Anna Ivanovic and Andy Murray will feature on the boxart for Top Spin 4. Andre Agassi will also appear in the game in an interactive entertainment experience. Top Spin 4 is currently set to come out on 360 ,Wii, and PS3 on 18th March.

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Windsor, UK – January 18 2011 – 2K Sports announced today that Top Spin 4, the latest iteration of the Top Spin tennis simulation video game franchise, will feature professional tennis athletes Rafael Nadal, Anna Ivanovic and Andy Murray on its cover. For the first time in a decade Andre Agassi will feature in an interactive entertainment experience for the current console generation. Top Spin 4 is planned for release on March 18, 2011 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ system.

“It’s great to be included in  Top Spin 4 with such a unique line up of tennis players, past and present,” said 23 year old Andy Murray, British No. 1 and World No. 5 player. “It's exciting that 2K Sports is giving gamers the chance to face off against different pros in realistic and detailed  interactive matches.” 

In development at 2K Czech, Top Spin 4 brings the competitive action of tennis to life like never before with redesigned controls, jaw-dropping player models and enhanced TV-style presentation elements. Each of the title’s top athletes and legendary pros will be equipped with 2K Sports’ Signature Style animations, including player-specific swing styles and behavioral AI, custom celebrations and outfits.

“Top Spin 4 does a phenomenal job capturing the unique authenticity and highly competitive skills of these 25 world-class athletes,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “When playing Top Spin 4, we wanted consumers to feel they are playing more than a tennis game, we wanted them to feel like they are in a world title prize fight.”

Top Spin 4 features the largest roster in the franchise to date, including Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Jim Courier, Rafael Nadal, Boris Becker, Serena Williams, Patrick Rafter, Michael Chang, Dinara Safina, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic, Ivan Lendel, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, James Blake, Caroline Wozniacki, Nikolay Davydenko, Gilles Simon, Bernard Tomic, Eugenie Bouchard, Stanislas Wawrinka, Vera Zvonareva, and Jelena Jankovic.

Top Spin 4 is rated PEGI 3. For more information, visit:www.facebook.com/TopSpin4 or follow Top Spin 4 news via Twitter: @2KSports.

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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