- QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 5th April http://ht.ly/1c3PX0
- QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 5th April http://ht.ly/1c3Tpm
- 3DS: The Sun now claims the 3DS is the most returned console ever, "Doctor" says no prolonged play or risk health http://ht.ly/4ugGE
- 3DS: Several retailers dismiss reports they said 3DS returns were high, GAME say less than 5 returned claiming headaches http://ht.ly/4ugJC
- QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released A Vide Celebrating The Past 15 Years Of Resident Evil And Showing Its Future http://ht.ly/1c3W0F
- A Picture has emerged that's rumoured to be from Assassin's Creed III, shows game is set in 1789 France http://ht.ly/4umFG
- Websites for Sonic Generations found, speculated to be a game/collection celebrating 20 years of Sonic The Hedgehog http://ht.ly/4umMW
- Famitsu reports Capcom will show off 6 games during its Captivate event this week, with one expected to be a new game http://ht.ly/4unEP
- QTE Blog: Konami Announce They Are Launching A Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Clothing Line http://ht.ly/1c3ZrZ
- QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New Magic The Gathering Tactics Trailer Showing Planewalkers http://ht.ly/1c3ZrY
- Wii: Nintendo USA have registered a Web Domain for The Last Story, bringing hopes the Japan only RPG may come to the west http://ht.ly/4unJu
- Webos: picture emerges of keyboard less webOS phone, looks bigger than Pre 3, front facing camera. Pre 3 shown on Verizon http://ht.ly/4urKj
- QTE Blog: PopCap Announce The Soundtracks Bejeweled 2 and Bejeweled 3 Are Out Now http://ht.ly/1c42Tn
- QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Inversion Trailer Called "First Impression" http://ht.ly/1c42Tm
- Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley says Free Realms could be around for 5/6 years and have over 100 Million users http://ht.ly/4uuIi
- PSP2: Sony Online Entertainments John Smedley thinks the PSP2 is perfect for MMO's http://ht.ly/4uuMO
- Wii: Patent found for the "Wii Light". it plugs into Wii, has LEDS, when used with shooter, it glows red when hit http://ht.ly/4uwEv
- QTE Blog: Zero Punctuation - Pokémon White http://ht.ly/1c46sa
- QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/1c49if
- QTE Blog: PopCap Reveal New Small Games Label 4th & Battery And Their First Game Unpleasent Horse http://ht.ly/1c49ie
- QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Detail The Heads Of Tales DC Universe Online Update http://ht.ly/1c49id
- There are continued reports of issues connecting to the PSN. Sony say they are working to restore and maintain services http://ht.ly/4uA53
- the first episode from the live action Mortal Kombat web series will go live on 12th April via Machinima at 4PM PST http://ht.ly/4uBEn
- 360: Concept art for Kameo 2 has been leaked. dated 2008, art shows a more realistic work for a game that never came out http://ht.ly/4uDko
- QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Virtua Tennis 4 Trailer Showing The Games World Tour Mode http://ht.ly/1c4fAd
- QTE Blog: 505 Games And HB Studios Announce Rugby World Cup 2011 For Playstation 3 And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/1c4fAc
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 6th April
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
505 Games And HB Studios Announce Rugby World Cup 2011 For Playstation 3 And Xbox 360
Rugby World Cup Limited have announced 505 Games and HB Studios announce Rugby World Cup 2011, the official game for this years World Cup in new Zealand. the game is set to come out on the PS3 and 360 and will come out on 26th August. the game will feature all 20 countries involved and task players with winning the World Cup. You will also be able to play online on both the PSN and XBL against other players.
Press Release
Milton Keynes, UK - 5th April 2011 - Rugby World Cup Limited has today announced the appointment of HB Studios and 505 GAMES as Official Licensee to exclusively produce RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011, the official game of this year’s Tournament in New Zealand.
Due to be launched on August for the Xbox360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 platforms, the innovative and unique game will reflect in detail the incredible action and passion of Rugby’s showcase sporting event with the most accurate Rugby experience ever created.
Developed by leading Rugby developer HB Studios, RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 represents the studio’s first Rugby game on this generation of consoles and takes full advantage of the available hardware to create a game that reflects the prestige of the world’s third-largest sports event.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 will challenge players to pick from the 20 Rugby World Cup 2011 participating countries, and attempt to lead their team through the pool phase progress to the Final and the opportunity to lift the prestigious Webb Ellis Cup.
National rivalries, venues and player personalities are perfectly captured as participants will fight for the pride of their nation in either solo play or with up to three friends in local multiplayer matches. For the first time, HB Studios will give players the chance to fight for the glory of their country online by challenging other players to one-on-one matches on Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation®Network.
“We are delighted that there will be an official game of Rugby World Cup 2011, delivering the ability to boost the tournament experience for Rugby fans whilst growing the appeal and profile of our sport across all markets. This game will capture the emotion, passion, drama and excitement of what is the biggest sporting event of the year,” said IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset.
“Developing RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 for Xbox 360 and PS3™ has given us the opportunity to create the definitive representation of a sport we all have such a passion for,” said Alastair Jarvis, General Manager at HB Studios. “The attention to detail in both the visual quality of the game and the representation of the gameplay is second to none. It captures the thrills and excitement of Rugby World Cup in a way we simply have not been able to achieve before. Online play, especially, adds an entirely new dimension to the game, boosting national pride as players challenge competitors from across the globe to their own international matches.”
“It’s a huge coup for 505 Games to be working with HB Studios on this opportunity and we could not be any more excited about this title. Rugby World Cup is one of the top sporting events on the planet and HB Studios have proven time and time again that they are experts in developing sports games that deliver on every level,” said Ian Howe, Managing Director, 505 games. “We’re thrilled to be part of this huge spectacle and to be publishing one of the most visible games of the year.”
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on August 26th 2011. For more information, please visit the official website at www.rwc2011game.com.
- ENDS -
About HB Studios.
HB Studios is the largest video game developer in Atlantic Canada. Founded in July 2000, HB has shipped 32 titles with over 200 SKUs across Xbox 360, PlayStation®3, , Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation®Portable, PC, PlayStation®2 and Xbox selling more than 17.5 million units. For more information, please visit http://www.hb-studios.com/
About 505 Games Ltd.
505 Games are a global publisher of video games who publish games for all ages across multiple platforms including, Microsoft Xbox 360Ô, Sony PlayStationÒ 2, PlayStationÒ 3, PSP, Nintendo WiiÔ and DS, as well as PC and online titles. Established in 2006, 505 Games have established offices in key territories around the world to publish and distribute its library of successful titles such as ArmA II, IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, the Cooking Mama World series, Naughty Bear, Backbreaker and Zumba Fitness. The headquarters of 505 Games is based in Milton Keynes - UK and further offices are located in Lyon (France), Munich (Germany), Milan (Italy), Madrid (Spain) and Los Angeles (U.S.A). A further network of key distribution partners based in Nordic territories and Australia enable global distribution of 505’s titles. o see the latest releases, news and more about 505 Games go to: www.505games.co.uk
About Rugby World Cup 2011
Rugby World Cup is the crown jewel of the sport and a prominent global property – with television coverage of Rugby World Cup 2007 spanning more than 200 territories, reaching a cumulative audience of 4 billion viewers. Rugby World Cup 2011 is being held in New Zealand for the first time since the inaugural event in 1987. Teams representing 20 nations will compete in 48 matches across 12 Host Cities between 9 September and 23 October 2011.
Sega Have Released A New Virtua Tennis 4 Trailer Showing The Games World Tour Mode
Sega have released a new trailer for Virtua Tennis 4. this trailer details the games career mode called World Tour. the trailer details how it covers 4 seasons and has you playing in 1 of 4 different championships. the trailer details the way in which you progress through a championship via board system.
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Watch Virtua Tennis 4 - World Tour Trailer in Tech & Gaming | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Sony Online Entertainment Detail The Heads Of Tales DC Universe Online Update
Sony Online Entertainment have announced a new update for DC Universe Online is out now. the Heads Or Tales update brings Harvey Dent/Two Face to the game.
Concept Art
Screenshots
This update brings:
BATCAVE PART 3
Batcave 3 Raid: Level 30 players are brought face-to-face with
The Dark Knight himself. Unfortunately, he’s been infected with a virus and has teamed up with the all-powerful Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
INTRODUCTION TO TWO-FACE
WHAT: Sony Online Entertainment today announced the release of thesecondepisode of new content for the critically acclaimed action MMO DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) Heads or Tales. Arriving shortly after launch and a robust content addition in February, Heads or Tales features Gotham City District Attorney turned crime boss Harvey Dent/Two Face, and delivers new game play content suited for players of all levels and criminal persuasions including new missions, raids, and encounters. Players will also be able to explore the darker side of Batman when he is infected with a virus and teams up with DCUO’s most formidable boss, Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
Available for the PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, DC Universe Online allows players to step into the DC Universe™, create their own super hero or villain and join forces to fight alongside or against their favorite DC icons. The Heads or Tales content will be available as a free update for all active DC Universe Online accounts.
The new content update for DCUO includes:
BATCAVE PART 3
Batcave 3 Raid: Level 30 players are brought face-to-face with
The Dark Knight himself. Unfortunately, he’s been infected with a virus and has teamed up with the all-powerful Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
INTRODUCTION TO TWO-FACE
· Two-Face Instance: Following Harvey Dent/Two-Face on a mission into Penguin’s hideout, players will aim to take out his latest smuggling operation. The kicker? You don’t know if he will help or hinder your efforts – the chances are 50/50 and everything depends on the flip of a coin!
· Legends PvP: Two-Face/Harvey Dent will be added as a playable character in Legends “Play as Iconic” PvP mode.
· New Attacks: Call in your own mob of goons to keep your opponent occupied as you unleash a suppressive bullet spray, oil drum trap or grenade launcher.
· Flip-of-the-Coin Abilities: Switch powers based on which side the coin lands: the Two-Face side deals more damage and DoT attacks and the Harvey Dent side gives more control, knockdowns and stuns.
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Mister Mxyzptlk: Experience Metropolis transformed by the presence of Mr. Mxyzptlk and his fellow 5th dimensional supervillain tricksters.
· Multi Player Race: Players can assume the guise of a 5th Dimensional Denizen and play tricks on fellow races over the skies of Metropolis.
· New Gold Collections: New encounters with 5th Dimensional Denizens dressed as Leprechauns guarding a Pot Of Gold that players will need to find and collect coins from while the Leprechauns try to stop them in various amusing ways.
WHEN: Players worldwide can experiencethe second DC Universe Online game update on April 5.
For more information about DC Universe Online, visit www.DCUniverseOnline.com.
About DC Universe Online
Lex Luthor has traveled back through time with news of a dire future: While the heroes and villains spent years battling amongst themselves, Brainiac has been feeding on their powers, building strength to return to Earth and destroy humanity. To change the future, Lex has come back to set off a device that bestows super powers to thousands of every-day citizens and give humanity a fighting chance. Can Brainiac be stopped, or is this another nefarious Lex Luthor plot?
For the first time, players and fans will be able to enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player's extraordinary powers to life.
DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfman.
Rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence, DC Universe Online is available for PC and PlayStation 3 for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 and $59.99, respectively. The game includes one 30-day game membership, with monthly subscriptions available thereafter for $14.99. For players of the PC version of the game, DCUO will be included in SOE’s all-in-one Station Access subscription.
About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online game console and wireless devices. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®,Untold Legends™, PlanetSide®, and the recently launched DC Universe Online™, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenons Free Realms® and Clone Wars Adventures™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development across various platforms and genres for audiences of all ages.
SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Free Realms, Champions of Norrath and PlanetSide are registered trademarks and Untold Legends is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.
About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, MAD Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
Concept Art
Screenshots
This update brings:
BATCAVE PART 3
Batcave 3 Raid: Level 30 players are brought face-to-face with
The Dark Knight himself. Unfortunately, he’s been infected with a virus and has teamed up with the all-powerful Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
INTRODUCTION TO TWO-FACE
- Two-Face Instance: Following Harvey Dent/Two-Face on a mission into Penguin’s hideout, players will aim to take out his latest smuggling operation. The kicker? You don’t know if he will help or hinder your efforts – the chances are 50/50 and everything depends on the flip of a coin!
- Legends PvP: Two-Face/Harvey Dent will be added as a playable character in Legends “Play as Iconic” PvP mode.
- New Attacks: Call in your own mob of goons to keep your opponent occupied as you unleash a suppressive bullet spray, oil drum trap or grenade launcher.
- Flip-of-the-Coin Abilities: Switch powers based on which side the coin lands: the Two-Face side deals more damage and DoT attacks and the Harvey Dent side gives more control, knockdowns and stuns.
- Mister Mxyzptlk: Experience Metropolis transformed by the presence of Mr. Mxyzptlk and his fellow 5th dimensional supervillain tricksters.
- Multi Player Race: Players can assume the guise of a 5th Dimensional Denizen and play tricks on fellow races over the skies of Metropolis.
- New Gold Collections: New encounters with 5th Dimensional Denizens dressed as Leprechauns guarding a Pot Of Gold that players will need to find and collect coins from while the Leprechauns try to stop them in various amusing ways.
WHAT: Sony Online Entertainment today announced the release of thesecondepisode of new content for the critically acclaimed action MMO DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) Heads or Tales. Arriving shortly after launch and a robust content addition in February, Heads or Tales features Gotham City District Attorney turned crime boss Harvey Dent/Two Face, and delivers new game play content suited for players of all levels and criminal persuasions including new missions, raids, and encounters. Players will also be able to explore the darker side of Batman when he is infected with a virus and teams up with DCUO’s most formidable boss, Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
Available for the PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, DC Universe Online allows players to step into the DC Universe™, create their own super hero or villain and join forces to fight alongside or against their favorite DC icons. The Heads or Tales content will be available as a free update for all active DC Universe Online accounts.
The new content update for DCUO includes:
BATCAVE PART 3
Batcave 3 Raid: Level 30 players are brought face-to-face with
The Dark Knight himself. Unfortunately, he’s been infected with a virus and has teamed up with the all-powerful Brainiac’s Avatar of Technology.
INTRODUCTION TO TWO-FACE
· Two-Face Instance: Following Harvey Dent/Two-Face on a mission into Penguin’s hideout, players will aim to take out his latest smuggling operation. The kicker? You don’t know if he will help or hinder your efforts – the chances are 50/50 and everything depends on the flip of a coin!
· Legends PvP: Two-Face/Harvey Dent will be added as a playable character in Legends “Play as Iconic” PvP mode.
· New Attacks: Call in your own mob of goons to keep your opponent occupied as you unleash a suppressive bullet spray, oil drum trap or grenade launcher.
· Flip-of-the-Coin Abilities: Switch powers based on which side the coin lands: the Two-Face side deals more damage and DoT attacks and the Harvey Dent side gives more control, knockdowns and stuns.
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Mister Mxyzptlk: Experience Metropolis transformed by the presence of Mr. Mxyzptlk and his fellow 5th dimensional supervillain tricksters.
· Multi Player Race: Players can assume the guise of a 5th Dimensional Denizen and play tricks on fellow races over the skies of Metropolis.
· New Gold Collections: New encounters with 5th Dimensional Denizens dressed as Leprechauns guarding a Pot Of Gold that players will need to find and collect coins from while the Leprechauns try to stop them in various amusing ways.
WHEN: Players worldwide can experiencethe second DC Universe Online game update on April 5.
For more information about DC Universe Online, visit www.DCUniverseOnline.com.
About DC Universe Online
Lex Luthor has traveled back through time with news of a dire future: While the heroes and villains spent years battling amongst themselves, Brainiac has been feeding on their powers, building strength to return to Earth and destroy humanity. To change the future, Lex has come back to set off a device that bestows super powers to thousands of every-day citizens and give humanity a fighting chance. Can Brainiac be stopped, or is this another nefarious Lex Luthor plot?
For the first time, players and fans will be able to enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player's extraordinary powers to life.
DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfman.
Rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence, DC Universe Online is available for PC and PlayStation 3 for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 and $59.99, respectively. The game includes one 30-day game membership, with monthly subscriptions available thereafter for $14.99. For players of the PC version of the game, DCUO will be included in SOE’s all-in-one Station Access subscription.
About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online game console and wireless devices. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®,Untold Legends™, PlanetSide®, and the recently launched DC Universe Online™, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenons Free Realms® and Clone Wars Adventures™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development across various platforms and genres for audiences of all ages.
SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Free Realms, Champions of Norrath and PlanetSide are registered trademarks and Untold Legends is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.
About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, MAD Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
PopCap Reveal New Small Games Label 4th & Battery And Their First Game Unpleasent Horse
PopCap have revealed a new games label aimed at smaller, simpler, and maybe edgier games. 4th & Battery will aim their games at a more mature audience, the first of which is Unpleasant Horse. 4th & Battery aim to make several games a year without the concern of schedules, profitability, or even a target audience.
Unpleasant Horse has you playing as a Unpleasant Horse that has wings. you need to destroy small birds and land on pleasant horses from above. Unpleasant Horse will be free when it comes to iPhone and iPod Touch this month.
Press Release
SEATTLE and DUBLIN, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the formation of 4th & Battery™ (www.4thandbattery.com), a new experimental label where PopCap's designers and developers have free reign to create smaller, simpler, and sometimes edgier games without the typical constraints of an established global games publisher. Named after the Seattle, Washington intersection where PopCap's Seattle headquarters are located, 4th & Battery today introduced its first game, Unpleasant Horse™.
"4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," explained Ed Allard, Executive Vice President of Studios at PopCap. "The PopCap brand has become closely associated with ultra-high quality, polish and attention to detail — which is a great thing. But our standard game development process is therefore long and involved, and doesn't really accommodate all of the creativity pumping through our collective veins. 4th & Battery gives us a way to quickly try really strange or marginal ideas, and to give our designers a safe area to hone their chops."
4th & Battery is expected to produce several games per year, primarily small-scale, arcade-style games for platforms ranging from PC to Facebook® and iPhone. Unlike PopCap's traditional franchises, some of the content emanating from 4th & Battery, including its initial launch title Unpleasant Horse, will be aimed at mature audiences.
"4th & Battery is a purely experimental, creative label with none of the typical concerns like schedules, profitability, or even target audience. It's kind of the video game equivalent of B-sides or short films," explained Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at PopCap. "Expect weirdness."
The first game from 4th & Battery, Unpleasant Horse, was announced today. Players take on the role of – wait for it! – a strikingly unpleasant horse that sports wings and advances through the game by destroying small birds and landing on more pleasant horses from above. Landing atop other horses enables the player to force them earthward into a perpetual meat grinder for extra points and special bonuses. Available later this month for the iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store, Unpleasant Horse will be available for free.
About 4th & Battery
4th and Battery is located in a secret druidic chamber below one of Seattle's largest public parks. Small groups of PopCap® game developers gather there when the stars are right to let their imaginations run wild. The results can be alarming.
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 400 people in Seattle, San Francisco, 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 at www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. 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
Unpleasant Horse has you playing as a Unpleasant Horse that has wings. you need to destroy small birds and land on pleasant horses from above. Unpleasant Horse will be free when it comes to iPhone and iPod Touch this month.
Press Release
SEATTLE and DUBLIN, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the formation of 4th & Battery™ (www.4thandbattery.com), a new experimental label where PopCap's designers and developers have free reign to create smaller, simpler, and sometimes edgier games without the typical constraints of an established global games publisher. Named after the Seattle, Washington intersection where PopCap's Seattle headquarters are located, 4th & Battery today introduced its first game, Unpleasant Horse™.
"4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," explained Ed Allard, Executive Vice President of Studios at PopCap. "The PopCap brand has become closely associated with ultra-high quality, polish and attention to detail — which is a great thing. But our standard game development process is therefore long and involved, and doesn't really accommodate all of the creativity pumping through our collective veins. 4th & Battery gives us a way to quickly try really strange or marginal ideas, and to give our designers a safe area to hone their chops."
4th & Battery is expected to produce several games per year, primarily small-scale, arcade-style games for platforms ranging from PC to Facebook® and iPhone. Unlike PopCap's traditional franchises, some of the content emanating from 4th & Battery, including its initial launch title Unpleasant Horse, will be aimed at mature audiences.
"4th & Battery is a purely experimental, creative label with none of the typical concerns like schedules, profitability, or even target audience. It's kind of the video game equivalent of B-sides or short films," explained Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at PopCap. "Expect weirdness."
The first game from 4th & Battery, Unpleasant Horse, was announced today. Players take on the role of – wait for it! – a strikingly unpleasant horse that sports wings and advances through the game by destroying small birds and landing on more pleasant horses from above. Landing atop other horses enables the player to force them earthward into a perpetual meat grinder for extra points and special bonuses. Available later this month for the iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store, Unpleasant Horse will be available for free.
About 4th & Battery
4th and Battery is located in a secret druidic chamber below one of Seattle's largest public parks. Small groups of PopCap® game developers gather there when the stars are right to let their imaginations run wild. The results can be alarming.
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 400 people in Seattle, San Francisco, 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 at www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. 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
This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update
Sony's EU Playstation Blog has detailed the comics coming out today on the Digital Comics Store.
000AD Prog #1721 2000AD
Azure #6 DC Comics
Batman Beyond Vol.2 #8 DC Comics
Batman Beyond Vol. 4 #4 DC Comics
Batman Black & White #4 DC Comics
Celadore #3 DC Comics
DC Universe Online Legends #5 DC Comics
Doctor Who: Volume 2 #2-3 IDW Publishing
Ex Machina #38 DC Comics
Fables #53 DC Comics
Hack/Slash #10-11 Devil’s Due Digital
Infestation: Ghostbusters #1 IDW Publishing
JLA #45 DC Comics
Legends of the DC Universe #11 DC Comics
Powers (2004) #28-30 Icon
Pray for Death #3 DC Comics
Resident Evil Vol.2 #1-3 DC Comics
Return to Labyrinth #11 TOKYOPOP
Runaways (2005) #1-6 Marvel
Sandman #29 DC Comics
Star Trek #4 Devil’s Due Digital
Superman/Batman #56 DC Comics
Tales from the Clockwork Empire #1 Markosia
Telara Chronicles #4 DC Comics
Tomorrow Stories #6 DC Comics
Top 10 #6 DC Comics
Transformers #17 IDW Publishing
Undertown #14 TOKYOPOP
Van Von Hunter #12 TOKYOPOP
Voltron: Defender of the Universe #0-5 Devil’s Due Digital
Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #28 DC Comics
X-Factor (2005) #4 Marvel
Y: The Last Man #35 DC Comics
Source: EU Playstation Blog
Zero Punctuation - Pokémon White
This weeks Zero Punctuation is on Pokémon White. Like many of us, Yahtzee has a past of Pokémon but for him this is his first Pokémon game in several years. can a series that's not really changed still engage him, or has it left him beind, stuck with his 600+ Pokémon?
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