Thursday, August 6, 2009

UK PSN Update 06/08/09

PS3 Games
TV Show King [£7.99]
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic [£7.99]
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic – Time Savers Pack [£1.19]
Call Of Duty: World At War – Map Pack 3 [£7.99]
Savage Moon – Waldgeist Pack [£3.19]
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood – Old West Pack [£7.99]
Little Big Planet – inFamous Costume [£1.59]
Dynasty Warriors 6 – Additional Music Set 3 [Free]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Cog Hill & CC [£3.19 until 12/08/2009]

Demo's
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic
Batman Arkham Asylum

Guitar Hero - World Tour
“Camels Night Out” by Eric Johnson [£1.59]

Rock Band
Spinal Tap's Tap Ten Album [£8.99]
"Hell Hole" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Heavy Duty" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Rock and Roll Creation" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"America" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Cups and Cakes" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Big Bottom" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"(Funky) Sex Farm" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"Gimme Some Money" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]
"(Listen to the) Flower People (Reggae Style)" by Spinal Tap [£0.99]

Videos
Gran Turismo PSP
Battlefield 1943 Launch Trailer

Wallpaper
Topatoi – Wallpaper 1
Topatoi – Wallpaper 2
Topatoi – Wallpaper 3

Theme
NONE

PS1 Classic
NONE

PSP
Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [£15.99]
Rock Band Unplugged - “Had A Dad” by Jane's Addiction[£0.99]


Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • iPhone: Namco is thinking about bringing Soul Calibur and Tekken to iPhone, working out how to control them. http://ow.ly/j84X

  • PC: Valve have got the top Team Fortress 2 players in a closed Beta working on tweaks to the game. http://ow.ly/j85a

  • PS3:Final Fantasy IXV race names are,Hyuran, Lalafell, Elzen, Miqo'te,Roegadyn. jobs are Fighter,Sorcerer,Crafter,Gatherer http://ow.ly/j85W

  • PC: A lifetime subscription to Champions Online will cost £120/$200. subscribers get Beta access to Star Trek Online. http://ow.ly/j86s

  • Wii: Monster Hunter 3 receives a perfect review in Famitsu, all 10's. http://ow.ly/j86B

  • PS3:Final Fantasy XIV race names are,Hyuran, Lalafell, Elzen, Miqo'te,Roegadyn. jobs are Fighter,Sorcerer,Crafter,Gatherer http://ow.ly/j8jj

  • PSPgo could be getting a price cut, or a model with smaller HDD. there could be a secret announcement coming also. http://ow.ly/j87h

  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15JUVk

  • EA profits on Wii were $161M, The PC was $124M, The PS3 was $121M, The 360 was $73M, The PSP was $38M and the DS was $28M. http://ow.ly/j8CB

  • 360: The Xbox 360 Pro Model is rumoured to be discontinued very soon, with just the Elite and Arcade being sold in future. http://ow.ly/j8Ds

  • QTE Blog: Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney Are The Faces Of FIFA 10 In The UK http://ow.ly/15JVt4

  • PC: Championship Manager 2010 is set for a September 11th release. a Demo is coming August 14th. http://ow.ly/j9cD

  • Guitar Hero 5 Rockfest multiplayer features a Playlist ability so different modes can be played one after each other. http://ow.ly/j9dy

  • QTE Blog: NEw FIFA 10 PC Developer Blog Discussing Improvements To The Gameplay Engine http://ow.ly/15JVLW

  • PS3: Possible PSN update coming August 18th bringing PC checking of trophies and friends and 90day Free Warranty increase http://ow.ly/j9fc

  • PC: EVE Online Dev's have trademarked DUST 514. nothing else is known at present. http://ow.ly/j9Ng

  • PS3: The Original soundtrack to Fl0w could be coming out soon. http://ow.ly/j9Pv

  • Wii: Monster Hunter 3 has sold over 583,000 games in Japan in only 2 days. http://ow.ly/j9Qm

  • QTE Blog: New Super Monkey Ball Step And Roll Screenshots http://ow.ly/15JW8S

  • QTE Blog: Activision Confim A Nintendo Wii Release Of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare As Call Of Duty: Modern Warfar... http://ow.ly/15JW8T

  • PS3: Zen Studio's are teasing an announcement set for tomorrow with a Logo that looks like Zen Pinball and Street Fighter. http://ow.ly/jask

  • QTE Blog: Halo Legends Comic Con Pictures http://ow.ly/15JWzP

  • HD versions of EA's Grand Slam Tennis have been delayed to possibly Spring 2010. http://ow.ly/jaXz

  • Wii: Hudson have annoucned a new game called The Shadow Empire. 30% complete, 2.5D, move over shadows. ICO Visual Style http://ow.ly/jaYQ

  • PS3: Sony has trademarked "P.S. Thanks" as an "Incentive rewards program" for "top consumer base" http://ow.ly/jb07

  • PSP: Atlus have provided Joystiq with a 7 minute video for Persona. http://ow.ly/jb1g

  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood http://ow.ly/15JWWd

  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Details The Upcoming Xbox 360 Update http://ow.ly/15JWWe

  • PC: A Banner Ad on Star Trek Online maybe teasing the Mirror Universe. http://ow.ly/jb7d

  • QTE Blog: New MX vs ATV Reflex Trailer Showing Rider Controls http://ow.ly/15JX5t

  • Wii: Wii Sports Resort has sold over 500k Units in USA. http://ow.ly/jcER

  • PC: Starcraft II has officially been delayed to the first half of 2010. http://ow.ly/jcFB

  • Warner got the trademarks for Badlands, Defender, Sinistar, Joust, and Spy Hunter from Midway. http://ow.ly/jcG1

  • PSP: Persona will get a simultaneous PSN release on September 22nd. both versions have a MSRP of $39.99. http://ow.ly/jcGV

  • PS3: Insomniac has revealed the Boxart for the UK release of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. http://ow.ly/jcKh

  • PSPgo: The USA release is rumoured to come with a RockBand Unplugged voucher at BestBuy. http://ow.ly/jcIe

  • Capcom have teased, Via Twitter, a game sequel that will "BLOW YOUR MIND", But we'll find out much later. http://ow.ly/jcKR

  • PS3: Some pictures have emerged showing some Environments from Final Fantasy XIV http://ow.ly/jcJG

  • Sony are brining God of War III, Heavy Rain, MAG, Eye Pet, White Knight Chronicles, and lots of PSN Games to GamesCon. http://ow.ly/jcMo


  • QTE Blog: Sponsored Post - Twice The Fun - Domino’s Launches Two ForTuesday http://ow.ly/15JYBQ


  • Wii: Gameplay Footage has emerged for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Go For it! Light Adventure Squad. its in Japanese tho. http://ow.ly/jcNn

  • Singularity has been delayed until the first quarter of 2010. Activision say its to avoid competitive titles. http://ow.ly/jd2D

  • Tony Hawk Ride will only come out in the USA, UK and Germany this Year. other territories get it 2010. http://ow.ly/jd39

  • Call of Duty 4 has sold close to 14 Million Units so far. http://ow.ly/jd3w

  • Activision have announced that new Spider-Man and James Bond games are expected to be released in the next calendar year. http://ow.ly/jd3U

  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Announced the 11th Expansion For PoxNora As Broodcall http://ow.ly/15JZ03

  • The track list for Guitar Hero Van Halen has been released. it is set for a December 22nd release. http://ow.ly/jdaN

  • Red Faction update hits 360's August 6th at 4AM PT. PS3 update expected during PSN update. Double EXP this weekend http://ow.ly/jdkA

  • QTE Blog: Xbox 360 Games On Demand Demonstration Video http://ow.ly/15JZMb




Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Xbox 360 Games On Demand Demonstration Video

Microsoft have released this video, voiced by Xbox's own Major Nelson, showing the Games On Demand service, thats a part of the upcoming console update, how it looks, and how to go from one game to another.




Sony Online Entertainment Have Announced the 11th Expansion For PoxNora As Broodcall

Sony Online Entertainment have announced the eleventh expansion for PoxNora as Broodcall. the expansion is set for a August 26th release.
The expansion brings 72 new Runes, 8 of which are all new Dragon Runes. it also brings an increase in the Avatar level cap to level 30, and new equipment, spells and relics.
There will also be an update for the Trader system, which makes it more streamlined and adds a new Quick-Trade feature.



Press Release

TUCSON, AZ. – Aug 5, 2009 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that the eleventh PoxNora™ expansion, Broodcall™, is scheduled for release on August 26, 2009. Broodcall adds 72 new runes, including eight all-new dragon runes.

“Broodcall introduces eight new, faction specific dragons for players to add to their battle groups. And seriously, who doesn’t love dragons,” said Dan Kopycienski, director of development for SOE Tucson. “As the popularity of PoxNora continues to grow with more players jumping on board every day, it’s exciting that we are able to provide new and returning players with fresh and engaging content.”

In Broodcall, the peoples of Valdac have fallen victim to a dreadful plague that is killing the land and changing the inhabitants into monstrosities. If that weren’t enough, the arrival of the dragons imperils all the lands and threatens to plunge the entire world into a never-ending abyss of fire and ash.

Broodcall Features:
• 72 New Runes – Broodcall introduces 72 powerful new runes to PoxNora, including 40 champions, eight of which are brand new dragons that have come to aid of their factions in the ongoing war.

• More Experience Broodcall will expand the Avatar’s level cap to 30 making them even more powerful, just in time to meet the new dragon menace!

• New Relics, Spells and Equipment -- A strong Battle Group doesn’t depend upon units alone and Broodcall introduces a host of new supplemental runes to help you turn the tide in a fierce melee.
• New Campaign – Broodcall introduces one new campaign with four encounters, which thrust players into the dragon storyline.

• Trader Update – The trade system will be more streamlined for our advanced and newer users. This includes a new feature, Quick-Trade, that allows trade creators to state their ideal bid for the trade, and if a bidder fills the request the trade is completed instantly.

• Premium Membership – Warbanner Rentals will now be included with Premium memberships in Broodcall. The new feature will allow premium members to use any of the eight warbanners, unlimited, while a member. Once the player chooses to stop their membership s/he will lose access to all eight warbanners.

Broodcall is scheduled to be released August 26th at www.PoxNora.com but you can get an exclusive sneak peek at Gen Con Indy 2009, August 13 – 16, 2009.

Developed at SOE’s Tucson studio, PoxNora is an online multiplayer turn-based strategy game playable on Windows and Macintosh computers. To get started, players can download the client for free athttp://www.PoxNora.com

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 markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.


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Identical twins Bryony and Kathryn Frost, 25, from London, enjoyed grabbing a slice of the action at Domino’s Pizza to celebrate the launch of Two for Tuesday. This unmissable weekly deal is offering pizza lovers the opportunity to buy one medium or large pizza and get another one exactly the same for free, every Tuesday.

Make Tuesday your new favourite day of the week – order via Domino’s online at http://www.dominos.co.uk.



New MX vs ATV Reflex Trailer Showing Rider Controls

THQ have released a new trailer showing how the player controls the rider on a bike as well as the bike itself and how both are needed to go fast.





New Zero Punctuation - Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

This Weeks Zero Punctuation is on the game Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, it's also his 100th video.