Sunday, December 13, 2009

Lucas Arts Reveal Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2

During this years Video Game Awards, Lucas Arts revealed Star Wars The Force Unleashed. The Debut trailer can be seen below.the trailer hints that the game is coming out in 2010




Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announce Batman Arkham Asylum 2

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced Batman Arkham Asylum 2. The Game Got Announced During the Video Game Awards. There was a teaser trailer shown At the Video game Awards which can be seen here



Press Release

BURBANK, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Dec 12, 2009 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that it will be the worldwide publisher of the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum™, one of the year’s most highly reviewed and top-selling video games. The sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum is currently in development with Rocksteady Studios and is based on DC Comics’ core Batman property. Fans can visit www.arkhamhasmoved.com to sign up to receive updates regarding the game.

“We are thrilled to build a global game franchise from Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is receiving an incredible response from gamers and Batman fans around the world,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Rocksteady has taken Batman to a new level in the video game space and we are committed to delivering a sequel the fans will love.”

“Getting the opportunity to create Batman: Arkham Asylum and seeing its success has been a dream come true for the team,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director, Rocksteady Studios. “We are honored to create the next chapter in this compelling story and promise to deliver another game worthy of the DARK KNIGHT.”

About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN and the SANDMAN. These DC SUPER HEROES and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com

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.

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Software © 2009 Eidos Interactive Ltd. Developed by Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Co-published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. Rocksteady and the Rocksteady logo are trademarks of Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Eidos and the Eidos logo are trademarks of Eidos Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

BATMAN and all characters, their distinctive likenesses, and related elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2009. All Rights Reserved.

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Konami Have Released A New Trailer For Frogger Returns

Konami have released a new trailer for Frogger Returns. this is a gameplay trailer sand shows many of the features of the game was well as some of the levels.




This Years Video Game Award Winners Have Been Announced

Here are the Winners of this Years Video Game Awards. The Game of the Year Winner was Uncharted 2, Best PS3 game was Uncharted 2. Bes t Xbox 360 game was Left 4 Dead 2. Best Wii Game was New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The Best Handheld Game Was Grand Theft Auto China Town Wars.

  • Best Voice in a Video Game: Jack Black as Eddie Riggs in Brutal Legend
  • Best Cast: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Best Performance by a Human Male: Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Best Performance by a Human Female: Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  • Best Indie Game Fueled by Dew: Flower
  • Best Downloadable Game: Shadow Complex
  • Best Downloadable Content: GTA4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
  • Best Graphics: Uncharted 2
  • Best Soundtrack: DJ Hero
  • Best Original Score: Halo 3: ODST
  • Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play
  • Best Multiplayer Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Best Action/Adventure: Assassin's Creed 2
  • Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 3
  • Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter 4
  • Best Music Game: Beatles Rock Band
  • Best RPG: Dragon Age: Origins
  • Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Best Team Sports Game: NHL 10
  • Best Individual Sports Game: UFC 2009 Undisputed
  • Studio of the Year: Rocksteady Studios for Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Best PlayStation 3 Game: Uncharted 2
  • Best Wii Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • Best Xbox 360 Game: Left 4 Dead 2
  • Best Handheld Game: GTA: Chinatown Wars
  • Best PC Game: Dragon Age Origins
  • Most Anticipated Game: God of War 3
  • Game of the Year: Uncharted 2

From 1Up


Saturday, December 12, 2009

Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

Here is today's Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays news.
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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/168weJ

  • Sunsoft have purchased the rights to the entire Nihon Telenet game catalogue, which is around 100 games. http://ow.ly/KYlk

  • USA November Console NPD, DS 1.7M, Wii 1.26M, Xbox 360 820k, PS3 710k, PSP 294k, PS2 203k http://ow.ly/KYoJ

  • USA November SOftware NPD, Modern Warfare 2 360 4.20M, Modern Warfare 2 PS3 1.87M, New Super Mario Bros Wii 1.39m http://ow.ly/KYqg

  • Tony Hawk Ride sold only 114k units across 3 platforms in November in the USA. http://ow.ly/KZ3f

  • Aaron Greenberg reckons Halo Reach will be top selling game next year, dismisses Gran Turismo 5 http://ow.ly/KZbt

  • PS3: God Of War 3 is now "complete", they have now bug testing it. http://ow.ly/KZd9

  • Modern Warfare sells over 106k in its first day on sale in Japan. 42k on the 360 and 64k on the PS3. http://ow.ly/KZe8

  • 360: The OFLC has rated Ninety Nine Nights. Konami have not announced a "Western" release of the game. http://ow.ly/L0TN

  • QTE Blog: Sony Reveal MAG Boxart And Beta Statistics http://ow.ly/168C8h

  • QTE Blog: Activision Have Released A New Trailer For Transformers War For Cybertron http://ow.ly/168C8i

  • QTE Blog: Aardman Studios Have Released A New Animation Done In Flipnote Studio For Zelda Spirit Tracks http://ow.ly/168CY0

  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released Screenshots Of Disney Avatar Clothes http://ow.ly/168CY1

  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released Screenshots And Character Art For Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker http://ow.ly/168E5m

  • QTE Blog: Edios Have Revealed The Uk Pre-Order Bonus For Just Cause 2 http://ow.ly/168F79

  • PS3: European retailers, Game/Play/Gamestation, have Heavy Rain's release as February 26th. http://ow.ly/L6PB

  • Final Fantasy XIII Soundtrack is 4 discs. a official site is live offering samples. it has a Japan release of Jan 27th http://ow.ly/L6Qj

  • PS3: Its being reported that Sony looses $37 each time a PS3 is sold. down from $50 in 2008 http://ow.ly/L6Ym

  • PS3: Batman Arkham Asylum has now sold more units on the PS3 than the Xbox 360. its lead the 360 by 10k Units http://ow.ly/L6Zm

  • THQ Have confirmed that UFC 2010 is coming out May 25th http://ow.ly/L70o

  • QTE Blog: Funcom Announce Sweet Robot And A Casual MMO Called Pets Vs Monsters http://ow.ly/168GWa





Friday, December 11, 2009

Funcom Announce Sweet Robot And A Casual MMO Called Pets Vs Monsters

Funcom have announced that they have established a new Subsidiary called Sweet Robot. Sweet Robot will publish Funcom's Social and Casual MMO Games. the first of these games is Pets Vs Monsters.

Pets Vs Monsters has been in development for nearly two years, being worked on by a team of 15 people. There will be a public beta for Pets Vs Monsters later this month. The game is intended for children between 8 and 12 years of age.

Pets Vs Monsters will require a short download before players can start playing. the game has numerous worlds, from deserts to jungles, in which players and their pets go and explore. typical role playing mechanics like Statistics, equipment, and loot are featured in the game.

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Press Release

DURHAM, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- Dec 11, 2009 Funcom today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, SweetRobot, who will be publishing Funcom’s ventures into the social and casual MMO-gaming markets. The first project to be made available through SweetRobot is the upcoming MMO-game‘Pets vs. Monsters’ which will go into public beta testing later this month. The game is a massively multiplayer online game aimed at a younger demographic, specifically children aged eight to twelve.

“SweetRobot will be focusing on publishing games outside the traditional high-end MMO-segment which Funcom has been focusing on the last years,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “This will allow us to explore new market opportunities that differ from what we have been doing before while still retaining Funcom’s familiar profile. This definitely marks a new and exciting direction for us.”

A team of fifteen people have been working on ‘Pets vs. Monsters’ for almost two years, during which time the team has also focused on developing a highly flexible game engine that can easily be customized to work with multiple concepts. ‘Pets vs. Monsters’ is the company’s first venture into the more casual, social gaming segment, and SweetRobot will use this as an opportunity to experiment with different concepts, gameplay mechanisms and business models. No release date has been set for ‘Pets vs. Monsters’, and the upcoming public beta is intended to help the developers gather early, but valuable feedback from the target audience that will prove important to the game’s direction and development.

“Our passion and dedication for high-end online games remains the same, and ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘The Secret World’ are still our primary focus,” says Aas. “But we are also eager to explore new opportunities within the industry, and it felt natural for us to step into the social gaming segment especially considering our outstanding experience with making online worlds and communities. ‘Pets vs. Monsters’ is very much an exciting project for us, our first attempt at creating an online game for a younger target audience with gameplay mechanics and production values that differ from what we have done before. The fact that these productions require significantly lower budgets and smaller teams to develop is very attractive to us, as it allows us to try out several concepts instead of placing all our resources into one single bet.”

‘Pets vs. Monsters’ is a massively multiplayer online game intended for children between eight and twelve years of age. The user is treated to a quick download and will be logged in and playing in no time due to the game’s streaming technology. Players will adventure through numerous different ‘worlds’ – from deserts to jungles – accompanied by their trusted pet which they ride into exciting battles. It is also possible to chat and play with other players from all over the world, and the game employs typical role-playing mechanics such as statistics, equipment and loot to incentivize progress.

ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit. For information about Funcom games visit http://www.anarchy-online.com www.dreamfall.com, www.darkdaysarecoming.com or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

ABOUT SWEETROBOT – SweetRobot is a publisher of casual MMO games. Established in 2009, SweetRobot is currently working on ‘Pets vs. Monsters’. SweetRobot is a subsidiary of Funcom. Visit www.sweetrobot.com for more information.

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