This is all the news From Thursday 3rd March.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 3rd March
- QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 2nd March http://ht.ly/1bAW4Y
- QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 2nd March http://ht.ly/1bB1Bp
- PSP2: Engadget have video from the Sony NGP conference at GDC. Cartridges come in 2GB/4GB Sizes http://ht.ly/47878
- PSP2: Sony reveal quad core CPU won't run at 2GHz due to battery life and heat. 4xMSAA anti aliasing, RAM close to PS3 http://ht.ly/478fG
- iPad: Its reported iPlayer will cost less than $10 a month for international subscribers http://ht.ly/478j9
- OnLive: Future features detailed, Achievements, Voice Chat, Game Invites, and video clip uploads to Youtube http://ht.ly/478mx
- WP7: Microsoft have restarted the Windows Phone 7 update that originally "bricked" some handsets. that issue is fixed http://ht.ly/47cMc
- QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/1bB4I0
- QTE Blog: EA Have Released 3 New Fight Night Champion Videos Featuring David Haye And Tinie Tempah http://ht.ly/1bB4I1
- webOS: HP have shown gaming on the HP Touch pad. some framerate dips, copes with multitasking fine. http://ht.ly/47etB
- 3DS: a debug unit has been revealed. it has a more plasticky finish, red on the top, and the game carts look different http://ht.ly/47eL7
- 3DS: Epic's Mark Rein says Unreal Engine will come to a Nintendo Platform when Nintendo releases one that can run it http://ht.ly/47gF9
- QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Character Trailer For Ace Combat Assault Horizon http://ht.ly/1bB7zE
- QTE Blog: GAME Announce Gods Eater Burst Will Be Exclusive To Them When It Comes Out On 18th March In The UK http://ht.ly/1bB7zD
- PS3: David Cage reveals that at least 72% of gamers who played Heavy Rain reached the games end http://ht.ly/47gPX
- PS3: Activision claims Call Of Duty Black Ops is the best selling PS3 game, no figures released, GT 5 sold 6.37M so far http://ht.ly/47gVN
- QTE Blog: Platinum Games Have Released A New Anarchy Reigns Trailer Titled "Fight To The Death" http://ht.ly/1bBcbB
- QTE Blog: Fire Hose Games Announce Slam Bolt Scrappers Is Coming To The PS3 On 15th March http://ht.ly/1bBcbA
- Valhalla Game Studios announce Score Studios are helping with the development of Devil's Third http://ht.ly/47kVf
- PSPgo: Sony's official website lists the PSPgo as $149.99, even tho no official price drop has been announced as yet http://ht.ly/47lB7
- QTE Blog: Neverrealm Studios Announce A Mortal Kombat Demo Is Coming To The PS3 From 8th March http://ht.ly/1bBeP3
- 3DS: iFixit have taken apart the 3DS and talked about how the 3D Slider works. battery estimates for 3D, 3-5 Hours http://ht.ly/47n3o
- Sony reveal 14.6M PS3 consoles sold, more than 80% are connected to the internet. there are over 70M PSN Accounts http://ht.ly/47naP
- QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce 3D Super Mario http://ht.ly/1bBhCA
- QTE Blog: Nintendo Detail The May Update For The Nintendo 3DS http://ht.ly/1bBkzc
- QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce Netflix And AT&T Deals For The Nintendo 3DS http://ht.ly/1bBkzb
- 3DS: Its revealed Monster Games, ExciteTruck/ExciteBots devs, are the developers behind PioltWings Resort http://ht.ly/47sX2
- QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Kevin Butler Advert For MLB 11 The Show http://ht.ly/1bBnjT
- QTE Blog: Guerrilla Games Detail Killzone 3 Patch 1.04 http://ht.ly/1bBnjS
- Android: Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka says Angry Birds has been downloaded over 30 Million times http://ht.ly/47sZw
- PS3: Epic president Mike Capps says bringing the Gears Trilogy to the PS3 is something he'd "love" to do, 360 only tho http://ht.ly/47t86
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Guerrilla Games Detail Killzone 3 Patch 1.04
Guerrilla Games have announced a new Killzone Patch is coming next week. patch 1.04 brings new bug fixes as well as some changes and new functionality. as well as the patch, Guerrilla Games say "we are performing regular and significant Server updates to help with connection issues such as the -9 Error (fix deployed Thursday 3rd of March) as well as improving performance and lag."
CHANGES & NEW FUNCTIONALITY
* Network - Lag fixes and fixes for network errors 10002, 8001 and 8013
* Gameplay - Players now have more stamina by default. Sprint length is increased but the recharge timer has been adjusted to compensate
* Gameplay - Mortally wounded players no longer have collision. Alive players should now be able to traverse the levels without getting stuck on mortally wounded players
* Gameplay - Medic's revive cool-down reduced from 25 to 10 seconds
* Gameplay - Increased range from where friendly players can be revived - player can be revived from 20 meters now
* Gameplay - Guerrilla Warfare games now last 15 minutes and it takes 100 kills instead of 50 to win
* Performance – Improvements to party creation server load
* Menu - Show envelope icon to indicate that player has received message
* Menu - Rewards panel in post game screen now auto-scrolls
* Menu - Botzone is now paused when player goes to start menu
* Menu - Single click squad invite
* Menu - Enhanced idle detection code in menu, the player isn’t spawned if he’s still pressing buttons
* Security - Several security, anti hack and cheat fixes
BUG FIXES
* Stability – Fix for an occasional crash bug when in the Credits screen and transitioning straight into Multiplayer via a Invite
* Stability – Fix for potential hang when players migrate between maps
* Gameplay - Player can retain crouched collision after deploying jetpack
* Gameplay - The Assassination Executioner medals only count Deadly Assassin kills, not Executioner kills
* Gameplay - Cloak kills with weapons that break cloak now count towards medal for Cloak levels 1 and 2.
* Gameplay - Global - Medic’s Triage droids now disappear when player quits out of game
* Gameplay - Cloak/Disguise cannot be removed manually by accident anymore
* Gameplay – Fix for rumble in Exo being over-powered and out of sync
* Gameplay – Fix for Silent Footsteps remaining active after choosing other skill and removed from the personal stats menu
* Exploit - Akmir Snowdrift - Player can reach the boat by using an ammo box to exit the intended boundaries
* Functionality – Disc eject now handled more gracefully
* Trophies - DLC 1 ‘Little Big Weapons’ Trophy does now counts rocket launcher and StA2
* Clan functionality – Fix for player quitting and re-joining a tournament, they may re-enter a tournament alone.
* Menu - Find game – Operations - Mode description - Spelling issue fixed
* Menu - Friends: Fix for Clan tags being displayed for a max of nine players despite the number of player that are in the clan
* Menu – Fix for incorrect message given when attempting to join a Clan Game that an online friend is taking place in
* Menu - Spawn-screen – Fix for when the extra Primary Weapon skill is equipped, the weapon description goes out of sync
* Menu - Accolades do now show subsequently
* Menu - When receiving a squad invite from a player in another match, there is now a warning that the player will leave his current game.
* Menu - Scramble detailed range and in-game range now match properly
* Menu - The Spot and Mark description in the unlock menu is now correct
* Menu – Fix for when the player presses the SQUARE button when a player that is in their game is highlighted in the squad lobby menu they receive the message ‘You cannot join a play that is not in a game.’
* Menu - Turn off animations for the squad list to avoid it becoming unreadable every time a rebuild occurs when voice chat is activated
* Menu – Fix for when trying to join a friend without the required DLC pack, the message will tell the player they are part of a squad.
* Menu – Fix for the message informing the player they are attempting to join a DLC game without the required DLC content installed reading better
* Menu - Increased Accuracy & Faster Reload Ribbons now update in the personal statistics screen.
Source: Killzone.com
Sony Have Released A New Kevin Butler Advert For MLB 11 The Show
Sony have released a new Kevin Butler advert for MLB 11 The Show. this advert features Kevin Butler and Joe Mauer playing against each other. Who will win? watch and find out.
Source: USA Playstation Blog
Source: USA Playstation Blog
Nintendo Announce Netflix And AT&T Deals For The Nintendo 3DS
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| In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president, announces new developments for the Nintendo 3DS portable video game system at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 2, 2011. Nintendo has partnered with Netflix to enable Nintendo 3DS owners to instantly stream Netflix movies and TV shows directly to their Nintendo 3DS systems, similar to how the service is used on the Wii console. |
Nintendo have announced Netflix is coming to the Nintendo 3DS this summer in the USA. movies and TV Shows can be streamed to the device, for those on an unlimited $7.99 a month deal, via a broadband wireless internet connection. this will also mean a movie can be watched on a Wii and then finished on the 3DS.
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| In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president, announces new developments for the Nintendo 3DS portable video game system at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 2, 2011. Nintendo has partnered with AT&T Wi-Fi to provide Nintendo 3DS owners with automatic and free access to more than 10,000 wireless hotspots nationwide. |
Press Release
To help make the wireless features of Nintendo 3DS as smooth as possible, Nintendo has collaborated with AT&T to provide Nintendo 3DS owners with automatic and free access to more than 10,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide with the May system update. Nintendo's aim is to make getting connected easy for everyone, so people who opt in to the system's SpotPass™ service will tell their Nintendo 3DS systems to automatically connect to AT&T Hot Spots at restaurants, book stores, coffee shops and airports across the country.
This summer, Nintendo 3DS will incorporate Netflix functionality. Netflix members who have an unlimited plan starting at $7.99 a month can access a broadband wireless Internet connection and instantly stream movies and TV shows directly to their Nintendo 3DS systems, similar to how the service is used on the Wii console. This means people can start watching a movie via Netflix on their Wii systems at home and then pick up the same movie later from a different location using their Nintendo 3DS systems.
Nintendo Detail The May Update For The Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo have detailed the big update that's coming to the Nintendo 3DS in the end of May. This update will bring the Nintendo eShop as well as:
- A short-form video service will let people view trailers for Hollywood movies in 3D and access video game trailers, screen shots, background information and links to publishers' websites. Content will include short video clips, such as comedy shorts or music videos, selected by Nintendo and delivered to Nintendo 3DS users who choose to receive them.
- Downloadable classic games via the portable Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console™ service will include Game Boy™ and Game Boy Color games, as well as those from the Game Gear and TurboGrafx-16 systems.
- "3D Classics" will introduce select classic video games remastered in 3D.
- Games currently offered as Nintendo DSiWare™ and an Internet browser will be available.
Press Release
At the end of May, Nintendo will provide Nintendo 3DS owners with a wireless system update that will activate the Nintendo eShop and give users access to a number of features:
*A short-form video service will let people view trailers for Hollywood movies in 3D and access video game trailers, screen shots, background information and links to publishers' websites. Content will include short video clips, such as comedy shorts or music videos, selected by Nintendo and delivered to Nintendo 3DS users who choose to receive them.
*Downloadable classic games via the portable Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console™ service will include Game Boy™ and Game Boy Color games, as well as those from the Game Gear and TurboGrafx-16 systems.
*"3D Classics" will introduce select classic video games remastered in 3D.
*Games currently offered as Nintendo DSiWare™ and an Internet browser will be available.
The system update will also provide a solution for Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™ owners to transfer their Nintendo DSiWare games to their new Nintendo 3DS systems.
Nintendo Announce 3D Super Mario
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| In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo Co. Ltd., announces Super Mario in 3D for the Nintendo 3DS portable video game system at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 2, 2011. Iwata noted that the image at the bottom of the prototype logo resembles a tail and said that Nintendo will explain more about the game at the upcoming E3 Expo this June. |
At This Years GDC, Nintendo held a conference. at this conference Nintendo teased 3D Super Mario. the game is being developed by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Shigeru Miyamoto. not much is currently known about the game, but Nintendo did announce more will be revealed at this years E3.
Press Release
A new 3D game from Nintendo's iconic Super Mario series is in the works for the Nintendo 3DS™ portable system. The announced 3D Super Mario game will feature traditional Mario™ game play and will fulfill the dream of Nintendo video game designer (and Mario creator) Shigeru Miyamoto to bring true depth and distance into the game's mechanics. The game is being developed by the same Nintendo team that created the Wii™ console hits Super Mario Galaxy™ and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
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