Sunday, October 4, 2009
QTE Tweets Of The Week
10 QTE Blog: EA Price Warhammer Online Age Of Reckoning For Mac's at $19.95 From gametreeonline.com http://ow.ly/15RTN6
9 PSP: Upcoming PSP Mini's game, Kahoots detailed. started as a flash game. flash to PSP was easy coming out October 1st. http://ow.ly/rIPl
8 Sony's Developing a unannounced game using Slam (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping), could be Augmented Reality. http://ow.ly/sfft
7 QTE Blog: Boxart For The UK Nintendo DS And Nintendo Wii Versions Of Jambo! Safari http://ow.ly/rGpT
6 DSi: there is a new Shiren The Wanderer game coming out on the DS. currently Fuurai no Shiren 4 is set for Japan Release http://ow.ly/rGqT
5 PS3: Uncharted 2 Review embargoes begin to be lifted. this site has a list of the scores. game is getting high scores. http://ow.ly/rGAE
4 iPhone: Capcom have announced that a new Ghosts 'n Goblins game is coming to the App Store. http://ow.ly/rGGw
3 PS3: A Judge has ruled that Sony did not break a a gamers first amendment right when they banned him from the PSN. http://ow.ly/s7XV
2 PSP: Users are reporting issues with trying to play Motorstorm Arctic Edge. some can't play online, others disconnect http://ow.ly/s0kw
1 RT @QTE: New Feature – Sunday Editorials – QTE Gamers Gives Readers Chance To Have Their Own Editorials Published http://ow.ly/15SGFq
What Have You Played This Week?
I managed to play a few games this week. I'm also going to start talking about Demo's that i've played. They may not be the full game, but they have been released as representational of what the final game will be, and therefore I believe they are fine to discuss.
Football Manager 09 – PC – Still going strong. I've been playing as San Marino, the club not the nation though they both do share the same name, location and stadium. It's interesting as I don't really try out the Italian leagues much.
Dead Space – PS3 – i'll be honest, I gave up trying to play this game. Yes I did play through SOS: The Escape, but that had one thing over Dead Space...it wasn't a scary game. I can see why Dead Space is thought of so highly, and I agree that it has some high points. But ultimately the game isn't for me.
Fat Princess – PS3 – most games I played had the snail logo, not sure if it's an issue with me or the servers. Also noticed that most games I was playing, I lost this week. If I had to guess, i'd say that people still don't know what to do in the game. There were workers still getting wood an iron way after we needed any. There also seems to be a lack of organisation. Again, not sure if it's down to people still not knowing/understanding how the game needs to be played or just a general lack of voice chat. Still, i'm having fun. Played the beach stage for the first time. I can't believe I had been playing the game for so long without actually seeing it.
Shatter – PS3 – finally did the bonus stage trophy. I'm now stuck on the levels. There's just one boss, the one who plugs itself in and shoots balls at you, and no matter how much I play I just can't seem to beat it.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes – Demo – PS3 – I had watched the show and found it enjoyable so I gave the demo ago. Its a fairly short demo, full of tutorials, split into a Jedi campaign or the Clones campaign. The Clones was very easy, perhaps too easy, but at least the controls were simple. The Jedi, however, was not as much fun. The main big issue I had was the platforming. Never have I come across a game where I couldn't jump from one ledge to another. The amount of times I died, the awkwardness of trying to get a jedi to simply jump from one place to another is mind boggling. There was also issues with the force powers, trying to angle it to deflect rockets was near impossible. It's a small download, but I can safely say it's no Star Wars The Force Unleashed.
Little Big Planet – PS3 – I'll be honest and say that I went back to get some trophies, which I did get, but it didn't take long for me enjoy myself again. I ended up going through the single player campaign trying to get all the hidden collectables and it just hits you how much is hidden. Some levels I had less than 50% of the collectables, and after looking round you appreciated the level design and how they hid the triggers. I also played some online games, well tried to. Tying to play some levels online didn't work great, and a few of the levels just simply broke when 4 players tried playing them.
What have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week
Saturday, October 3, 2009
New Feature – Sunday Editorials – QTE Gamers Gives Readers Chance To Have Their Own Editorials Published
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“is Eidos right to put a game ending “bug” in their game to reduce piracy. Yes I do think they were right. It only effects the hardcore, those who have seek out getting an illegal version of it, and not the general public, who have been burned before with high profile games like Spore limiting them to only a couple of installs. Edios method is less evasive, less complicated, and provides the gamer with a “demo” and incentive to get the full game”
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Cryptic Release List Of Star Trek Online Ranks, Federation Ships, Klingon Ships, And Others
Cryptic have released a list of ranks and ships in their upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online. the list below is broken up into Ranks, Vessel Type, and the name of the Vessel Class. this may not be the full list of all the Starship's in the game for either the Federation or The Klingon's.
Federation Player Ships
Light Cruisers
Miranda
Centaur
Soyuz
Lieutenant Commander
Science (Science Vessel)
Nova
Aurora
Quasar
Escort (Escort)
Saber
Rapier
Ushaan
Cruiser (Cruiser)
Constitution
Excalibur
Vesper
Commander
Science -(Research Science Vessel)
Olympic
Hope
Horizon
Escort -(Heavy Escort)
Akira
Zephyr
Norway (Oslo re-fit)
Cruiser -(Heavy Cruiser)
Constellation
Stargazer
Dakota
Captain
Science -(Long Range Science Vessel)
Intrepid
Cochrane
Discovery
Escort -(Tactical Escort)
Defiant
Vigilant
Gallant
Cruiser -(Exploration Cruiser)
Galaxy
Celestial
Envoy
Admiral
Science -(Deep Space Science Vessel)
Luna
Sol
Polaris
Escort -(Fleet Escort)
Prometheus
Phoenix
Cerberus
Cruiser -(Battle Cruiser)
Sovereign
Noble
Majestic
Klingon Ships
Raptor
Vo'Quv
Other Ships
Type VII Commercial Laboratory
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Its being reported that Transmission Games have laid off more than 20 members of staff. http://ow.ly/skee
PSP: there will be several adventures for Nathan Drake, some could be on the PSP. focus tho is on PS3 at the moment http://ow.ly/skf9
F1 2009 is set for a November 20th release on the PSP and Wii http://ow.ly/skfL
Wii: Nintendo acknowledges there's issues with the latest Wii update and they will fix all non modified Wii's http://ow.ly/skh0
PC: Final Fantasy XIV Beta will be closed to start. it will be open, but the beta will be on PC only. no word on PS3 yet. http://ow.ly/skF3
FIFA 10 has been released in the UK. supermarkets have a price war over it with prices around £25 http://ow.ly/skFY
Japanese Hardware charts. DSi 63.342, PS3 39.960, PSP 17.334, DS 15.057, Wii 11.731, Xbox 360 4.854, PS2 2.347. http://ow.ly/skGR
Its been revealed that god Of War 3 was originally pitched as having a first person shooter viewpoint. it was rejected. http://ow.ly/skJ2
Its being reported that FOX is making a animated movie based on Spore. Chris Wedge, ice age, is set to direct it. http://ow.ly/smfU
Konami is looking at putting Natal and Sony's Motion Controller into their Pro Evolution Soccer [PES] series http://ow.ly/smgZ
QTE Blog: New Screenshots And Trailer For The Sims 3 Expansion, World Adventures. http://ow.ly/15SvSi
PS3: Trine is coming out on the PSN in the USA on October 22nd. http://ow.ly/so7R
360: its rumoured that Microsoft is working on universal video recording for the 360. http://ow.ly/soaH
QTE Blog: Rockstar Has Released A New Trailer For Grand Theft Auto IV: Liberty Stories http://ow.ly/15Swu5
QTE Blog: New Screenshots For South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! http://ow.ly/15Swu6
Independent UK retailers are not happy with supermarket promotions, notably for FIFA 10, and want prices to be legislated. http://ow.ly/sobZ
Devs Black Bean say they are working on a Official World Rally Championship game for the 360, PS3, And PC out in 2010 http://ow.ly/sodj
GE have shown of 1TB Holographic Discs. they predict it could come in 3-5 years to general consumers. http://ow.ly/sofH
PS3: There will be 2 Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time Demo. 1 for Ratchet, 1 for Clank. http://ow.ly/sojm
PS3: Modern Warfare 2 dynamic themes are in development http://ow.ly/spoO
Wii: Muramasa the Demon Blade is set for a EU release on 13th November 2009 http://ow.ly/spqQ
PS3: RT @SonyPlayStation: If you're having trouble logging into Home, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/33BhUx
QTE Blog: New Trailer For Mario And Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games On The Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/15SzqO