Monday, August 31, 2009

RockStar Announce Beaterator Is Coming To iPhone And iPod Touch. Also Trailer And Timberland Interview

RockStar have announced that Beaterator is now coming to both iPhone's an iPod Touches, as well as the already announced PSP release. No more information about iPhone/iPod Touch ports was made available.

Game Trailer


Timberland Gameplay And Interview


Press Release

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Aug 31, 2009 Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator will be coming to the iPhone™ and iPod® touch this fall. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Beaterator is a portable music-making application that allows people of all musical backgrounds and ability to create world-class beats and songs.

"The simple, pick-up-and-play nature of Beaterator lends itself so well to the Apple platforms," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "We are happy to deliver an application that allows for such unprecedented sharing and ease-of-use."

Previously announced for the PlayStation®Portable system, Beaterator features thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar, and puts the power to make professional-level music at your fingertips in a format that's portable, accessible and fun.

For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/beaterator.

About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. Take-Two also distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.
iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
“PlayStation”, the “PS” Family logo and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network logo is a service mark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and may be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "seeks," "will," or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook for the Company's future business and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may vary materially from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties including: our dependence on key management and product development personnel, our dependence on our Grand Theft Auto products and our ability to develop other hit titles for current generation platforms, the timely release and significant market acceptance of our games, the ability to maintain acceptable pricing levels on our games, our reliance on a primary distribution service provider for a significant portion of our products, our ability to raise capital if needed, risks associated with international operations, and the matters relating to the investigation by a special committee of our board of directors of the Company's stock option grants and the claims and proceedings relating thereto (including stockholder and derivative litigation and negative tax or other implications for the Company resulting from any accounting adjustments or other factors). Other important factors and information are contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as updated in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009, and the Company's other periodic filings with the SEC, which can be accessed at www.take2games.com. All forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and apply only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

RockStar Announce Grand Theft Auto China Town Wars For iPhone And iPod Touch


RockStar have announced that Grand Theft Auto China Town Wars is coming to iPhones And iPod Touches This Fall. RockStar had previously announced a PSP version of the Game and released screenshots for it. no new information on the iPhone or iPod Touch versions was made available.

Press Release

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Aug 31, 2009 Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars from Rockstar Leeds, the winners of the 2009 Develop Award for Best Handheld Game Studio, will be making its way to the iPhone™ and iPod® touch this fall.

"Chinatown Wars is a perfect match for the iPhone and iPod touch," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "We are very excited to bring this incredibly ambitious version of Liberty City, with this level of detail and immersive gameplay on Apple's new gaming platforms."

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is currently available for the Nintendo DS™ and is also coming this fall for the PlayStation®Portable system. The game follows the story of Huang Lee, a young Triad who travels to Liberty City after the mysterious death of his father. Players will navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate, delivering the unprecedented amount of depth that has become a true trademark of the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars.

About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. Take-Two also distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.
iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
“PlayStation”, the “PS” Family logo and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network logo is a service mark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo.
All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and may be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "seeks," "will," or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook for the Company's future business and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may vary materially from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties including: our dependence on key management and product development personnel, our dependence on our Grand Theft Auto products and our ability to develop other hit titles for current generation platforms, the timely release and significant market acceptance of our games, the ability to maintain acceptable pricing levels on our games, our reliance on a primary distribution service provider for a significant portion of our products, our ability to raise capital if needed, risks associated with international operations, and the matters relating to the investigation by a special committee of our board of directors of the Company's stock option grants and the claims and proceedings relating thereto (including stockholder and derivative litigation and negative tax or other implications for the Company resulting from any accounting adjustments or other factors). Other important factors and information are contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as updated in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009, and the Company's other periodic filings with the SEC, which can be accessed at www.take2games.com. All forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and apply only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Microsoft And Doritos Announce 2009's "Unlock Xbox" Competition

Microsoft And Doritos have announced the 2009 Unlock Xbox Competition. Its a competition where North American Users users have to submit a game concept that embodies the spirit of Doritos.

Once fans have reviewed the submissions, Ten quarter-finalists will be picked, and out of them Two finalists will have their titles made into 2010 XBLA Titles, with one grand prize winner scoring a $50,000 gaming consultant project from Doritos.

Last years winning entry was Doritos Dash of Destruction, which went on to become the fastest 1 Million Downloaded game on XBLA. Head to www.unlockxbox.com to read the submission terms and enter your ideas.





Press Release

Plano, TX (August 31, 2009) —As one of the leading consumer brands to successfully cross over into the world of video games, Doritos tortilla chips -- a flagship snack brand within PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division -- today announced it will once again offer the creative opportunity of a lifetime to video game lovers with the chance to design a new Xbox LIVE® Arcade game. Today marks the return of “Unlock Xbox,” a ground-breaking video game design contest that puts the creative control to design an Xbox LIVE Arcadegame in consumers’ hands.

The Unlock Xbox contest, which is driven by a collaboration between the Doritos brand and Microsoft, originated in 2007 and lead to the creation of the record-breaking “Doritos Dash of Destruction,” the first consumer-created Xbox LIVE Arcade game, which went on to become the fastest Xbox LIVE Arcade game to reach one million downloads.

Starting today, people in North America are invited to submit game concepts that embody the big, bold and intense spirit of the Doritos brand, for the chance to have their idea developed into an Xbox LIVE Arcade game for the Xbox 360. Fans can review the submission terms and enter their ideas via video submission through October 4, 2009 at www.unlockxbox.com.

“We are always looking for new ways to connect with fans and give them unique opportunities to express their creativity in a way only Doritos and our partners can deliver,” said Ann Mukherjee, group vice president, marketing, Frito-Lay. “Many of the people who love Doritos also love gaming, and this innovative program gives our fans a chance to live their dreams.”

Ten quarter-finalists, which will be chosen by the Doritos brand and Xbox 360 and announced by Xbox’s Major Nelson, will embark on the journey of a lifetime as they compete to transform their game concept into a reality. From in-person pitch meetings at Microsoft Game Studios with the “Godfathers of Gaming” including Kudo Tsunoda, to an online voting round, gamers will get to experience the incredible process of bringing an Xbox LIVE Arcade game to life. Ultimately, two will be developed into Xbox LIVE Arcadegames available for download in fall 2010, with one fan-selected grand prize winner scoring a $50,000 gaming consultant project for Doritos.

“By bringing their brand to the Xbox LIVE audience, Doritos has the opportunity to reach a subscriber base of more than 20 million.” said Mark Kroese, general manager of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Advertising Business Group. “The first ‘Dinosaur Dash of Destruction Game’ was a record breaker in terms of first week downloads. We’re excited to see what this round of creativity brings.”
Giving video game fans and Doritos chip-lovers everywhere even more reason to get in the game, between November 29, 2009 and December 31, 2009, visitors to www.unlockxbox.com will have a chance to instantly win great prizes as they log on to cast their vote among the finalists. Promotion details and rules will be available on www.unlockxbox.com during the promotion period.

Further supporting its commitment to gaming fans, the Doritos brand also is announcing a partnership to bring pro football’s combine concept to the competitive video game world. The Doritos MLG Skills Combine will be a nationwide, multi-day competition where amateur players are put through their paces by MLG League officials and pros, with an eye towards evaluating their potential for participation in the MLG Pro Circuit.

The “Unlock Xbox” campaign is the latest evolution of the Doritos brand turning over control to consumers. The brand’s commitment to fan-empowerment began withthe Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” program, which started in 2007 and has turned the brand’s Super Bowl advertising over to its fans every year. In 2009, Crash the Super Bowl achieved what many thought impossible when a consumer-created Doritos spot took the top ranking in the annual USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter during Super Bowl XLIII.

In addition, the brand has put consumers in control through a variety of other exciting opportunities, including “THE QUEST,” which engaged fans in a multi-faceted online and real-world adventure of challenges; "Doritos Late Night,” which provided Doritos fans ground-breaking virtual musical performances by blink-182 and Big Boi through the power of augmented reality technology; and the Doritos “X-13D Flavor Experiment,” where consumers had a chance to name a new mysterious flavor of chips.
Frito-Lay North America is the $12 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. In addition to Frito-Lay, PepsiCo business units include Pepsi-Cola, Quaker Foods, Gatorade and Tropicana. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate Web site, www.fritolay.com and the Snack Chat blog, www.snacks.com.

PepsiCo offers the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 18 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade – also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. With more than $43 billion in 2008 revenues, PepsiCo employs 198,000 people who are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.


Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

Here is today's Audio Re-Cap of the Weekends news.
Don't forget, the audio re-cap is now available on iTunes.

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And on qtegamers.blogspot.com:
http://qtegamers.blogspot.com/search/label/Audio Re-Cap




Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

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

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

  • 360: Cryptic have said that it's Microsoft who is delaying the release of Champions Online on the 360. http://ow.ly/nfHU

  • PSP: it's being rumoured that Sony is discouraging multiplayer Modes in PSP Minis, tho games like UNO should have it. http://ow.ly/nfIh

  • PS3: AD HOC Party is rumoured to be coming to US PS3's from next week. http://ow.ly/nfIP

  • Wii: Harvest Moon Tree Of Tranquillity has a UK release date of 9th October. http://ow.ly/ng1W

  • Wii: Lost Winds Winter Of Meoldias, set to be announced in upcoming Edge Magazine. Toku can change seasons + more http://ow.ly/ng3w

  • PSP: its rumoured the Beta version of firmware 6.0 has been sent out to developers. no word on what it brings. http://ow.ly/ngoJ

  • 360: Sonic & knuckles is coming out on XBLA on September 9th. features "Cartridge Stack" with Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 http://ow.ly/ngWl

  • PS3: 22 Fallout 3 trophies have appeared. They are relavent to the upcoming DLC which could mean that the DLC is coming soon. http://ow.ly/nhwO

  • 360: The First 4 Screenshots for GTA IV DLC The Ballad Of Gay Tony have been released. http://ow.ly/nhOj

  • PSPgo: CVG have a unboxing of the PSPgo http://ow.ly/njVo

  • DSi: A White DSi has an American release date on Amazon.com for September 13th for $169.99 http://ow.ly/nkOB

  • Taito has announced that both Space invaders and Bust-a-Move are now available for Blackberry for $4.99. http://ow.ly/nleD

  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/15N2Os

  • Australia Classification board,OFLC, has recently Rated Sonic DX DIRECTOR'S CUT as a multiplatform release. http://ow.ly/nm1o

  • PS3: Sony has announced a new Spanish SingStar Title, SingStar Mecano. no release date given yet. http://ow.ly/nm1y

  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/15N3R1





Sunday, August 30, 2009

QTE Tweets Of The Week

The Following are the most clicked QTE Gamers tweets of the week.

10 PS3: Sony has said that Firmware 3.0 will be the last major update for 2009. http://ow.ly/laXH

9 360: production boss Aaron Greenberg says there are no plans for a slim. http://ow.ly/lxRM

8 360: Microsoft have now said that Twitter and Facebook is for gold subscribers, Silver get a trail period for both. http://ow.ly/lChV

7 PS3: Sony will be selling and distributing the PS3 version of Dirt 2 in all PAL territories. http://ow.ly/lxSh

6 PSP: Mini's will only be tested to see if they work, not if the content is suitable. http://ow.ly/l5Jc

5 PS3: A large company, not Microsoft, is rumoured to be the reason why Sony does not implement cross game voice chat. http://ow.ly/lx4r

4 PS3: Video showing a Final Fantasy VS XIII Theme running on firmware 3.0 found. looks like a video playing http://ow.ly/l8tr

3 PS3: A Japanese retailer has said that they only make 700 Yen ($7.40) on every PS3 Slim sold. http://ow.ly/l5Ib

2 PSP: Sony has officially announced a world wide release of Gran Tursimo for October 1st. http://ow.ly/lifl

1 There is new free downloadble content coming to Batman Arkham Asylum. http://ow.ly/lj5N


What Have You Played This Week?

Football Manager 09PC – 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.

SOS: the Final EscapePS2can't say i've played much more, I aim to finish it tonight though. Still no music, characters still walk awkwardly, and there are times when you don't know what your expected to do. But the story has had a few interesting twists, and already posed the question of, are you sure you need that. You see, the amount of things you can carry is limited, and the game makes sure there's more things available to be picked up that look like they could be helpful, than there is space.

Fat Princess – PS3 – still having fun, trying out many of the different hats. Finding I like the arrow man and the dark priest the most. Also noticed that there appears to be less connection issues and less lag now. Still, many games aren't being won by getting the princess and instead they're being counted down.

Pok̬mon Diamond РDS РI did it, beat the elite 4. started collecting some of the rare Pok̬mon which needs the Pok̬ Radar or a previous GBA game in the DS to get them.