QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/164Y57
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PS3: the Little Big Planet "Leerdammer" update is coming out November 30th. http://ow.ly/Gt4j
PS3: its being reported that the PSN will have scheduled maintenance on December 10th and it'll fix trophy sync issues http://ow.ly/Gt4p
PC: its being suggested that the Command & Conquer series could be coming to social networks, aimed at a broader audience http://ow.ly/Gt5f
360: its rumoured the BBC Iplayer is not coming to the 360. Microsoft wanting to charge for it, gold members main reason http://ow.ly/GtHk
360: in 1 week, users steamed 120 Million minutes of music via LastFM. http://ow.ly/GyyQ
PS3: people who bought the Dragon Age Origins Collectors Edition can't access the soundtrack on the disc. http://ow.ly/GyAM
DSi: Sega has no plans to release 7th Dragon outside of Japan for now. http://ow.ly/GyB2
QTE Blog: Nintendo Has Released A Couple Of Photographs From Black Friday http://ow.ly/165c0d
QTE Blog: Android Game Of The Week – Solitaire http://ow.ly/165dwT
QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/165e6M
QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/165gnq
Monday, November 30, 2009
Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)
QTE Tweets Of The Week
10 Future has seen a 61% drop in profits. the UK market is out performing expectations, USA market in freefall http://ow.ly/FXE2
9 Sega are not commenting after After Burner Climax was revealed by various ratings board. http://ow.ly/FSGz
8 Nintendo is looking into possible copyright infringement by Nokia after a Blog Post showed a N900 running emulator apps http://ow.ly/Gd35
7 QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released Character Screenshots/Art For NightWing In DC Universd http://ow.ly/1643js
6 Castlevania Lords of Shadow originally didn't have Castlevania License as it was unknown if it would be accepted by fans http://ow.ly/GjeY
5 Capcom have announced that Final Fight Double Impact, that has Final Fight and Magic Sword, is coming to the PSN/XBLA http://ow.ly/FSzl
4 Square Enix has announced job cuts for its London studio, Beautiful Games. Championship Manager will live on. http://ow.ly/FSCh
3 QTE Blog: Nintendo Has Released A New Trailer For The Legend Of Zelda Spirit Tracks http://ow.ly/164C7R
2 PS3: back of the Final Fantasy XIII box rumoured to have been leaked. there's no install, 1080p CGi, LPCM 5.1 Audio + more http://ow.ly/FXFe
1 QTE Blog: Sony Has Released More Codes For Free Digital Comics On The PSP http://ow.ly/164AAx
Sunday, November 29, 2009
What Have You Played This Week?
Football Manager 09 – PC – I'm Still With Bayern Munich but i'm also now the Italy National Manager. I've never been their manager before so this should be interesting. Would love to get the new game, but unfortunately I can't afford it, but what is great about the Football Manager games is that you can play them for a long time, even if a new version has come out (typically as the newest Football Manager needs 1 patch for it to get great.)
Fat Princess – PS3 – its starting to appear that a hard core group of players are playing now which is great for me as they know how to really play. Of course it would be great if others players were playing but at least the Bots are acceptable substitutes
Tokobot – PSP – I did it. I finished this game. Never has a game looked so simple and child friendly and yet proven to be soo hard. I'll be honest, by the end it became a battle of attrition and it did detract from the story of the game, which itself turned into something very unbelievable...even for the Tokobot universe. I would still recommend it though. For a PSP game, it looks good, plays well, and it won't take hours to complete. I felt that it was a good length of game. There even was a bonus side mission which was a nice touch and it also added to the story. One downside was that the Tokobots learned many moves that I never used in the game. There just wasn't a need to. They were useless against the final bosses.
Batman Arkham Asylum – PS3 – I always wanted to see what the fuss was about, but I didn't think I would enjoy it. Turns out I was wrong. I love the look, the voice acting, the story, the location...pretty much everything about this game. At this point I think i'm halfway and I am aware I may end up repeating a few things as I go, but for now this game is completely winning me over. The Riddler quests are a nice diversion, giving me a chance to take a break from the game whilst still being in it. Some of the riddles i've not got and found by chance, but hunting for the trophies shows how big the Asylum really is. Mark Hamil's Joker is up there with the best, its perfect. I'm not too sure about the look of Batman or how he walks, but it isn't enough to detract from the game.
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
Android Game Of The Week – Solitaire
Solitaire
Developed By Ken Magic
Free
Version: 1.21.1
Size: 114KB
The Good
Controls
Price
Modes
The Average
Graphics
The Bad
No Music
Like the other Android game of the weeks, Solitaire has been on the Android Market for a while now. The game is only 114KB and comes with 4 different Solitaire card games. There is no music in the game, but you are able to play music from the music player. The small file size also means there is not much art in the game beyond the cards, decks, and specific marked areas.
The card games included are Solitaire, Spider, Freecell, And Forty Thieves. Each of these plays like you would expect. Forty Thieves maybe a game not many have heard of before and it will take time to learn. To date I have yet to beat it even after playing around 150 games of it. Solitaire and Spider both feature options to adjust the game, with Solitaire you can change the amount of cards drawn and scoring, Spider can change the suits you play with.
One handy option is Auto Move. For example, when you move a card to a specific area, like with an Ace, it will check all playable cards to see if any more can be moved. If it moves a card you didn't want moved, all you need to do is hit back on the phone to undo. This can be done many times in any of the card games. One bonus feature is that your card game is recorded. When you win, you can watch a replay of what you did. Another handy feature is the ability to save a game in progress and come back to it later.
Some people may find the cards hard to control. On my HTC Hero screen, I found it acceptable, but people with smaller screens may find the cards too hard to touch and move. You also have the option to highlight a line of cards to move only a couple of cards and not a how line of them.
Solitaire is a good solid game. It loads very fast and is a small download. It comes with 4 different card games that are well done and accessible. Additional options like being able to save a game in progress make Solitaire well suited to being played on the go. It simply is a good mobile port of classic card games.
Nintendo Has Released A Couple Of Photographs From Black Friday
In this photo released by Nintendo, Esmeralda G., 11, of Maywood, Calif., tries out Style Savvy, a new fashion-focused video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems, with the help of Nintendo representative Parthana G. at the Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif., on Nov. 27, 2009. Nintendo is traveling to more than 35 malls across the country to let consumers try the latest Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi video games before deciding what to buy.
In this photo released by Nintendo, Roxana L., 32 and Jaime M., 33, of Los Angeles, buy a Wii video game system on Nov. 27, 2009, in GameStop at the Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif. Consumers continue to seek out the Wii system, now with a new suggested retail price of $199.99, and top new games such as New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Saturday, November 28, 2009
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Capcom have revealed a new enemy in Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. its like nemesis and it has a huge anchor as a weapon http://ow.ly/Gd2g
Deus Ex 3 is not a PC exclusive. Eidos say that just the PC version has been announced so far. http://ow.ly/Gd2A
Nintendo is looking into possible copyright infringement by Nokia after a Blog Post showed a N900 running emulator apps http://ow.ly/Gd35
Japan Hardware DSi LL 100.553, PS3 34.752, Wii 32.844, PSP 32.752, DSi 32.070, DS 5.051, PSPgo 4.574, 360 4.085, PS2 2.024 http://ow.ly/Gd3C
PS3: Bioware have said that they are going to develop for the PS3 in-house after successfully doing Dragon Age Origins. http://ow.ly/Gd4u
PS3: Brink Devs say that Moving to consoles from PC and working on the PS3 was “alien”. http://ow.ly/Gd5x
Lucas Arts have announced that a Lucidity update will add checkpoints. its set to come out in a few weeks. http://ow.ly/GgnV
PS3: The Free Uncharted 2 DLC thats out in America today will come to the UK. http://ow.ly/Ggp8
Wii: its been hinted that Link may fly in the next Zelda game. http://ow.ly/GgqP
PS3: EyePet has been updated in the UK. it brings video sharing. you can rate and view videos from other players. http://ow.ly/GgsD
Wii: the Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK has rated Wheelspin as 11%, its lowest rated Wii game ever. http://ow.ly/GgvB
PS3: Little Big Planet "Leerdammer" Patch detailed. save features, connectivity and online create mode added. http://ow.ly/GgVM
QTE Blog: Activision Blizzard Have Announced That The Call Of Duty Series Has Sold 55 Million Units Worldwide http://ow.ly/164OzP
PC: Bioware have announced that Alderaan will be in Star Wars The Old Republic. its a prize the Jedi and Sith want http://ow.ly/Gjbv
PC: Section 8 will be getting a Map pack as DLC but only on the PC. there's no word if the 360 version is getting it http://ow.ly/Gjcv
Castlevania Lords of Shadow originally didn't have Castlevania License as it was unknown if it would be accepted by fans http://ow.ly/GjeY
PS3: some of the Rock Band song DLC's in the UK have gone up in price inconsistently with each other. http://ow.ly/GjBQ
There are now 1,000 songs available for download or on disc for the Rock Band series. http://ow.ly/Gjue
QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/164R4b