Microsoft And Sky Announce A League Of Their Own Will Have Kinect Sports Product Placement

Over here in the UK, product placement is now allowed on TV Shows. the first show on Sky to take advantage of this will be the Sky 1 HD Show "A League Of Their Own". from Today, Kinect Sports and Kinect product placement will be shown during the pre-title sequence. the sequence will show audience members playing Kinect Sports before the show starts. The Videos below are some of the Kinect Sports sequences:













Videos from xboxuk Youtube Channel

Press Release

London – 31 March – Sky and Xbox 360 have signed a product placement deal for the Kinect for Xbox 360 game Kinect Sports, the recent BAFTA Best Family Game award winner , to appear in the pre-title sequence of Sky 1 HD’s sports panel show A League of Their Own.

The Kinect Sports product placement will feature from this Friday 1st April, becoming the first product placement deal to air on Sky.

CPL Productions – the producers of A League of their Own – Sky and Xbox have worked closely together to develop the show’s pre-title sequence which features its stars preparing to go on-air while members of the studio audience gear up in the backstage holding area by playing Kinect Sports , the best-selling Kinect for Xbox 360 game, which offers a fun, controller-free selection of football, bowling, boxing, volley ball, table tennis and track and field experiences for all the family.

The Kinect Sports product placement deal complements Xbox 360’s existing sponsorship of the series. Both sponsorship and product placement deals were negotiated by Sky and the media agency UM London on behalf of Xbox.

Jason Hughes, Head of Branded Content, BSkyB, comments, “We’re delighted to be able to build on our broadcast sponsor partnership with Kinect for Xbox 360 and Kinect Sports in this way, especially as it is the first product placement deal we’ve agreed to make it on air. Both Kinect Sports and A League of Their Own are all about people having fun with sport, and we look forward to working with Xbox to innovate and develop our relationship further over time.”

Adds Stephen McGill, Director of Xbox and Entertainment for Microsoft’s Retail Sales and Marketing Division, UK & IR, “Coming hot on the heels of the Xbox sponsorship of Got to Dance 2, this product placement deal with Sky provides yet another highly innovative partnership opportunity. Kinect Sports is an ideal fit for A League of Their Own, and I’m sure viewers will be interested to see how the game has been integrated into the show.”

Phil Cresswell, Ideation Director, UM London, adds, “We’re really excited to be involved in the first ever product placement deal for Xbox in the UK. The new Ofcom regulations have opened up a great opportunity for us to work with broadcasters, partners and producers in the same way that we have been doing for a number of years across our European markets. Now we can build on our vast experience in this field and apply it more closely to home.”

The revolutionary Kinect for Xbox 360 lets consumers experience games and entertainment, no controller required. Kinect has been named by Guinness World Records as the Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device, by selling eight million units in its first 60 days. To date, Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold more than 10 million units worldwide. Currently there are more than 20 Kinect games available, including Kinectimals, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, and Dance Central – with more experiences coming soon.

Sega Have Released A Playstation 3 Trailer For Virtua Tennis 4 Revealing 3D And Move Support

Sega have released a new trailer for Virtua Tennis 4. this trailer is for the Playstation 3 version of the game and reveals that Virtua Tennis 4 supports Playstation Move and 3D. the trailer also shows many of the games features with in-game action.


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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 31st March

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 30th March http://ht.ly/1bZ7bk
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 30th March http://ht.ly/1bZ9Fm
• Capcom announce they have cancelled development on Mega Man Universe, cite "various circumstances" for cancellation http://ht.ly/4qiYF
• Its reported Sony Online Entertainment have closed 3 studios, nearly a third of its workforce. The Agency Studio effected http://ht.ly/4qlfW
• QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/1bZbvL
• Wii: Xenoblade is being released in the UK as Xenoblade Chronicles. game will have English and Japanese language track http://ht.ly/4qlJr
• Crytek announce they are punishing people who exploit Crysis 2 Multiplayer, will also remove exploits http://ht.ly/4qlNo
• Android: Vodafone announce they are delaying the launch of the Xperia Play in the UK, blames a freight issue http://ht.ly/4qpFx
• PC: Specs for Fable 3 released. Minimum, Vista/Xp/7, 2GB RAM, 12GB HDD, NVIDIA 7600GT/ATI HD 2600, Core 2 Duo 2GHz http://ht.ly/4qpJX
• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released 2 New Trailers For Super Monkey Ball 3D http://ht.ly/1bZgch
• QTE Blog: Activision Announce Spider-Man: Edge Of Time Is Coming Out This Fall http://ht.ly/1bZgcg
• QTE Blog: Mastertronic Announce They Are Bringing The DS Version Of Plants vs. Zombies To The UK On 6th May http://ht.ly/1bZgcf
• Android: Three announce the Xperia Play Launch has been delayed, T-Mobile say mid-April. Orange say its out tomorrow http://ht.ly/4qtZR
• Suda 51 says he wants to do another No More Heroes game but doubts a new one is coming any time soon http://ht.ly/4qv8T
• QTE Blog: DICE Have Released A Third Battlefield 3 Faultline Gameplay Video Titled "Cut The Wire" http://ht.ly/1bZiGS
• PC: its rumoured a DirectX 11 patch of Crysis 2 is in development, work started in November won't be ready for 2-3 months http://ht.ly/4qwN3
• PS3: God Of War HD And God Of War II HD is being released as separate downloads on the PSN in Japan for ¥1,500 each http://ht.ly/4qx5H
• QTE Blog: Codemasters Announce The Group B Rally Discipline Is In Dirt 3 http://ht.ly/1bZkAz
• Sony Online Entertainment confirm earlier speculation, The Agency has been cancelled. studios have closed, 205 let go http://ht.ly/4qzGA
• EU Hardware Sales up to Dec, DS 46 Million, Wii 24.9 Million, PSP 14.8 Million, PS3 14.7 Million, Xbox 360 13.7 Million http://ht.ly/4qzKg
• QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Shift 2 Unleashed Video Showing A Time Attack Autolog Challenge http://ht.ly/1bZnAV
• Wii: Yuji Horii reveals Dragon Quest X is nearly finished and will be revealed before the end of the year. http://ht.ly/4qzT7
• Ubisoft has been granted a court injunction that prevents THQ from obtaining any more of their employees in Montreal http://ht.ly/4qzVS
• QTE Blog: Nordic Games Announce We Dance For The Nintendo Wii Comes Out 4th May http://ht.ly/1bZpcS
• Android: Xperia Play games appear on Market for £3.99, Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Cool Boarders 2, Destruction Derby http://ht.ly/4qFmG

Nordic Games Announce We Dance For The Nintendo Wii Comes Out 4th May

Nordic Games have announced We Dance, an new game in the "We" Brand. Wii Dance will have 3 different play styles, Wii Remote, Nordic Games' own Star Mat, or both. We Dance comes out in May and will come with 40 licensed tracks spanning 4 decades. confirmation of the track list will be made later. the majority of tracks come their original videos. All the dances in the game have been choreographed by professional dancers.

Press Release

Thursday 31st March 2011: Nordic Games Publishing, the company behind the successful We Sing range of Wii games, has announced the first extension to its ‘We’ brand with the introduction of We Dance, a new dancing game exclusive to Wii.

Unlike other dancing games, We Dance utilises three different styles of play – using the Wii Remote, using Nordic Games’ dance mat (the ‘Star Mat’), or distinctively a combination of both – each offering varying levels of difficulty.

“The market is primed for the release of We Dance, and it sits perfectly alongside our family of We Sing games,” said Nik Blower, sales and marketing director, Nordic Games. “We Dance is a great party and family gaming experience, accessible to people of all ages and abilities.”

We Dance will launch in May with 40 licensed tracks spanning four decades of music; from rock to pop, rap to disco and hip hop to drum ‘n’ bass, there is something for everyone. The majority of tracks include the original videos to further add to the experience.

For authenticity, all dance steps have been fully choreographed by professional dancers helping make We Dance a more rewarding and energetic experience.
“Nordic Games is fast becoming the home of music entertainment on the Wii, and this is a significant extension to our range,” added Blower.

We Dance is also sponsoring the games industry’s annual awards ceremony, the MCV Awards on 7th April at The Brewery in London.

We Dance will be available to buy with one or two’ Star Mats’, or as a solus game. As with We Sing games, We Dance was developed by Le Cortex alongside Wired Productions.

More information, including a full list of features and tracklist will be announced in coming weeks.

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About Nordic Games Publishing AB
Nordic Games Publishing is the wholly owned publishing arm of Nordic Games Holdings AB. Formed in 2008, Nordic Games Publishing launched its first titles on PS2 and Wii in April 2009 and now successfully sells and markets its games in over 20 countries.

Its We Sing range of games for Wii first went on sale during November 2009 and, since launch, have reached genre-leading status, while remaining the only singing games to support four microphones. There are currently six titles in the series – We Sing, We Sing Encore, We Sing Vol2 and We Sing Robbie Williams, along with the recently announced fully localised titles We Sing Down Under and We Sing Deutsche Hits. Exciting additions to the range will be announced during 2011, further consolidating We Sing as the leading and most successful singing game brand on Wii.

Join We Dance online: www.WeDanceGame.com, on Twitter www.Twitter.com/WeDanceGame and Facebook www.Facebook.com/WeDanceGame

Nordic Games also continues to enjoy commercial success with two multiformat releases under the Dance Party banner and the publisher has nine racing games currently in the market. Nordic Games welcomes fun, engaging and original game concepts and is always seeking to engage the best development talent. For more information please visit: www.nordicgames.se.

EA Have Released A New Shift 2 Unleashed Video Showing A Time Attack Autolog Challenge

EA have released a new Shift 2 trailer showing an Autolog Challenge. this is a Time Attack between Darren McNamara and Tommy Milner around Brands Hatch.


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Codemasters Announce The Group B Rally Discipline Is In Dirt 3

Codemasters have announced the Group B Rally discipline is in Dirt 3. iconic cars including the Audio Sport quattro Rallye, Lancia Delta S4, Ford RS200, MG Metro 6R4 and Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2 will be included. Codemasters have released a new trailer for Dirt 3 showing these cars in action.


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Press Release

30thMARCH (2pm UK) – Codemasters® today released a new DiRT 3™ gameplay video, showcasing the game’s sensational Group B Rally discipline. The ‘Group B Rally’ video features iconic rally cars like the Audio Sport quattro Rallye and Lancia Delta S4 hammering through forest roads and across arid scrublands, recalling a golden age of the sport. The new video is now playing at www.facebook.com/dirt3game.

Group B is synonymous with a short-lived period in Rally where light regulation and few restrictions on car development led to manufacturers producing some of the most exciting cars that the sport has ever seen. Group B cars have since entered Rally folklore since cars with their astonishing power couldn’t have been developed during any other era of the sport. Sadly, these iconic cars were involved in an increasing number of accidents, which resulted in the banning of Group B Rally in 1986.

The gameplay video showcases these super-charged icons of Rally being put through their paces in wide ranging conditions, from tarmac to dirt and snow. In DiRT 3, the Group B discipline gives players the ultimate test as they jump behind the wheel of some of the most famous cars to compete in the sport including the Ford RS200, MG Metro 6R4 and Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2.

“The legendary Group B cars are some of the most sophisticated rally cars ever built,” said Paul Coleman, Senior Games Designer on DiRT 3. “Their raw power and unbridled speed make them a real challenge. They definitely separate the men from the boys.”

DiRT 3 will feature the most amount of Rally content to feature in the series to date, accounting for 60% of its extensive career mode. With rally stages set across three continents, players will learn to master tarmac, gravel and snow in dry and wet conditions for the most authentic rally experience.

The ‘Group B Rally’ video is now showing at www.facebook.com/dirt3game where fans can keep up to date with the latest news, screens and videos straight from the studio. Set to raise the bar for authentic and accessible off-road racing again, DiRT 3 is now in development at Codemasters Studios for a May 24th2011 release for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows® LIVE.

DICE Have Released A Third Battlefield 3 Faultline Gameplay Video Titled "Cut The Wire"

EA and DICE have released a new Faultline trailer for Battlefield 3. this trailer is called Cut The Wire. the trailer shows in-game action of the player making their way though air ducts to disarm a bomb. it moves to show the player helping repel an attack. the trailer ends by announcing the full 12 minute trailer will be released on 17th April.


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