Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sony Release A Current List Of Mini's That Work On The PS3


Sony have released a list of Mini's that will work on the PS3 following todays re-release of them. however, not all games have been re-released with the capability of working on the PS3. most noticeable is Tetris.

Alien Havoc
Beam ‘Em Up
Blast Off
Bloons
Brainpipe
Breakquest
Bubble Trubble
Circles, Circles, Circles
D-Cube Planet
Dracula – Undead Awakening
Dynogems
Echoes
Fieldrunners
Fortix
Funky Punch
Heracles Chariot Racing
Hero Of Sparta
Kahoots
Let’s Golf
Mahjongg Artifacts: Chapter 2
Pinball Dreams
Pinball Fantasies
Puzzle Scape Mini
Red Bull X-Fighters
Spot The Differences!
Stand O’ Food
Sudoku
Telegraph Crosswords
Vempire
Yetisports Pengu Throw
Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
Zombie Tycoon

From EU Playstation Blog


Sony Announce Permanent UK Price Drops For PS3 And PSP PSN Games

Sony has announced that some PS3 and PSP games on the UK PSN have had a permanent Price drop. the following games have been reduced:
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ROTPL (PS3) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
  • Puzzle Quest Galactix (PS3) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
  • Texas Cheat’em Poker (PS3) (was – £9.99/€12.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
  • The Cube (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
  • Dead Head Fred (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
  • Practical IQ (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
  • Super Pocket Tennis (PSP) (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)

From EU Playstation Blog


UK PSN Update 17/12/09

Seasonal Offers
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - PS3 [£14.99]
High Velocity Bowling - PS3 [£3.99]
Lemmings – PS3 [£3.19]
Burn Zombie Burn – PS3 [£3.19]
Bomberman Ultra - PS3 [£3.99]
Battlefield 1943 – PS3 [£6.29]
Command & Conquer Red Alert Commanders Challenge – PS3 [£5.19]
3 On 3 NHL Arcade – PS3 [£3.19]
Fight Night Round 4 – Champions Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
Burnout Paradise – PS3 [£13.99]
Burnout Paradise + Big Surf – PS3 [£19.99]
Skate 2 – Maloof Money Cup Pack – PS3 [£1.19]
Skate 2 – Time Is Money Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
Skate 2 – Filmer Pack – PS3 [£3.19]
Skate 2 – San Van Classic Pack - PS3 [£2.39]
Skate 2 – Dyrdeks Fantasy Plaza Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
Dead Space – Scorpian Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
Dead Space – Obsidian Suit – PS3 [£2.39]
Dead Space – Military Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
Dead Space – Tank Pack – PS3 [£2.39]
The Godfather II – The Corleone Bundle [£4.79]
CTR: Crash Team Racing – PS1 Classic [£2.39]
Kula World – PS1 Classic [£2.39]
Burnout Legends – PSP [£11.99]
Burnout Dominator – PSP [£11.99]
Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover – PSP [£7.99]
EA Replay – PSP [£7.99]

PS3 Games
Blue Toad Murder Files – Episode 1 [£6.29]
Blue Toad Murder Files – Episode 2 [£6.29]
Blue Toad Murder Files – Episode 1&2 [£9.99]
Braid [£7.99]
Star Trek D.A.C [£6.29]
Brutal Legend – Map Pack 2 [£3.99]
NBA Live 10 – Holiday Shoe Update [Free]
Pain – Red Jimmy Pack [£0.79]
SingStar – SingStar Viewer [Free]
Buzz! - US Sports Quiz [£3.99]
EyePet – Lucky Dip Styling Pack 9 [Free]

Demo's
Star Trek D.A.C
Army Of Two: The 40th Day
Gran Turismo 5 – GT Academy 2010 Time Trial

Guitar Hero 5
Indie Rock Track Pack [£4.39]
“Cut Your Hair” By Pavement [£1.59]
“Hi-Speed Soul” By Nada Surf [£1.59]
“Sister Jack” By Spoon [£1.59]

Rock Band
Green Day Pack 2 [£2.49]
“Christians Inferno” by Green Day [£0.99]
“Last Of The American Girls” by Green Day [£0.99]
“Viva La Gloria” by Green Day [£0.99]
“Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects[£0.99]
“Kings And Queens by 30 Seconds To Mars [£0.99]
“This Is War” by 30 Seconds To Mars [£0.99]

DJ Hero
None

The Beatles Rock Band
Rubber Soul – Album [£9.19]
Girl [£0.99]
In MY Life [£0.99]
Michelle [£0.99]
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [£0.99]
Run For Your Life [£0.99]
Nowhere Man [£0.99]
Wait [£0.99]
The Word [£0.99]
Think For Yourself [£0.99]
What Goes On [£0.99]
You Won't See Me [£0.99]

Videos
Aliens Vs Predator – Alien Trailer
Aliens Vs Predator – Marine Trailer
Assassins Creed II – Lineage Short Movie 2
Dante's Inferno – Heresy Developer Diary
Inferno Pool – Endurance Tutorial
Inferno Pool - Nominations Tutorial
Inferno Pool – Skill Shots Tutorial
Inferno Pool – Swerve Tutorial
Battlefield Bad Company 2 – Limited Edition Trailer
Polar Panic – Game Features
Polar Panic – Gameplay Modes
Hustle Kings – Trailer
PixleJunk Shooter – Trailer
Ratchet & Clank A Crack In Time – Time Trailer
Just Cause 2 – No Ordinary Mission Trailer
Just Cause 2 – The Grapple Mini Documentary
R.U.S.E. - Pump Fake Strategy Trailer
Blue Toad Murder Files – Launch Trailer
Blue Toad Murder Files – Teaser Trailer

Movie Trailer
None

Wallpaper
Dante's Inferno – Heresy

Theme
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Digger HD

Dynamic Theme
None

PS1 Classic
None

PSP
Buzz Quiz World [£16.99]
The Sims 2 [£15.99]
Warriors Orochi 2 [£23.99]
Mawaskes Puzzle [£15.99]
Tekken 6 [£31.99]

Minis
Pachisi [£2.49]
Route 66 [£3.49]

Demo
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Theme
None

Video
None


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/16ae7f

  • Zune: Twitter should be coming to the Zune Today. http://ow.ly/MGpM

  • Famitsu have revealed that Mega Man 10 is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as Wii http://ow.ly/MGu5

  • PSP: Temco have announced Dead Or alive Paradise. it appears to be a port of a mobile game. 1Player, mini game based. http://ow.ly/MGwl

  • POP247 kiosks are going to be in 150 locations in UK. they will have DVD/Blu-ray movies and games. DLC Games could come http://ow.ly/MGHP

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16ageO

  • PS3: Battle Fantasia is set to come out on the PSN Next Week, according to the games pubs Aksys http://ow.ly/MGJC

  • PS3: Home in Japan will be getting free Final Fantasy XIII Items, avatars, models + more http://ow.ly/MGKL

  • PS3: Some of the trophies for Final Fantasy XIII have been revealed. http://ow.ly/MGM9

  • PS3: Famistu has revealed that the PS3 has now sold over 4 Million units in Japan http://ow.ly/MGNM

  • Wii: Creative Director of Rabbids Go Home wants more games in the series. Its up to Ubisoft if there will be http://ow.ly/MGQj

  • A Online Resume shows Monolith are working on "Project Hades". its speculated this is F.E.A.R. 3 http://ow.ly/MH0W

  • Amazon.co.jp reveal top sellers, Dragon Quest IX, Tomodachi Collection, Monster Hunter 3, Tales Of Vesperia (PS3) http://ow.ly/MH3A

  • Metro 2033 is not a open world shooter. it will be a story driven shooter. http://ow.ly/MH5x

  • QTE Blog: Xbox Live Activity For The Week Of December 7th http://ow.ly/16aioE

  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce The Digital Comic Service Will Start to Go Live At 5pm GMT Today http://ow.ly/16aioF

  • Its suggested that Heavy Rain will have several DLC Chapters available soon after launch http://ow.ly/MH8Z

  • PS3: Joystiq have unboxing pictures of the Final Fantasy XIII PS3 http://ow.ly/MN2u

  • Sony will focus on family, sports, shooting games in 2010. the PSN will also be getting demanded features http://ow.ly/MNbT

  • Assassins Creed II DLC, Battle Of Forli cost $3.99, bonfire of Vanities cost $4.99. they're out end of jan and feb http://ow.ly/MNd9

  • PS3/PSP: Final Fantasy VIII will be coming to the PSN soon. http://ow.ly/MNea

  • Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition Chapter 2 will have Jill and Josh as playable characters http://ow.ly/MNf3

  • PS3: Gran Turismo 5 Demo, not much different from GT prologue, max framerate drop is to 52 fps, low quality shadows http://ow.ly/MNkn

  • DSi: Dragons Lair is coming to DSiWare on new years day. http://ow.ly/MNld

  • PS3: Braid is coming the to EU PSN Store this week http://ow.ly/MNlQ

  • 360: tis being reported that HMV and GAME in the uk are selling the Arcade unit for £109.99 instead of £159.99 http://ow.ly/MPUI

  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Demon Souls http://ow.ly/16aoCS

  • QTE Blog: Nintendo UK Announce A New Mario Kart Wii Competition http://ow.ly/16aptW

  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released A New Trailer For The DSi Only Game Foto Showdown http://ow.ly/16aptX

  • QTE Blog: Activision Reveal Details On Transformers War For Cybertron http://ow.ly/16aptY

  • QTE Blog: EA Announce That Battlefield Heroes Now Has Over 3 Million Registered Players http://ow.ly/16apRk

  • QTE Blog: EA Announce A Call To Arms Reenlistment Campaign For Warhammer Online http://ow.ly/16apRl



Wednesday, December 16, 2009

EA Announce A Call To Arms Reenlistment Campaign For Warhammer Online


EA has announced that from December 16th-December 23rd, they are inviting all past subscribers to Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning back to the game with the incentive of a special in-game item, Rewards, and 10 free days of game time to play Warhammer Online.

All players need to do is visit the Mythic Account Center between December 16th -23rd and reactivate their account. the day their account is activated is the first of the 10 days. all the users characters will be available to play. Those who do will receive The Libram Of Insight, The Signet Of Cursed Company, Kemmler's Arthritic Hand, and a 20% bonus to Experience, Renown, and Influence.

EA say that that game is much more stable, that it runs faster, and they have improved the RvR experience, amongst other things. other things have been removed like the Fortress, and new things like a Underdog system have been added to the game.

Press Release

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Dec 16, 2009 Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, has sounded a rallying call for past players of Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR) with their new Call to Arms Reenlistment Campaign. All past subscribers of WAR are invited to return to the game between December 16th – 23rd to receive special in-game item rewards and ten (10) free days of game time to discover why WAR is now even better than ever!

Returning players must visit the Mythic Account Center (https://accounts.eamythic.com/) between December 16th – 23rd to reactivate their WAR accounts. Players will have access to all of their characters during the free 10-day re-evaluation period which begins upon reactivation. No subscription required.

“So much has changed on the battlefields of WAR over the past several months, and we are giving all returning players 10 free days to come back and experience these improvements for themselves,” said Jeff Hickman, Studio Executive Producer at Mythic Entertainment. “The game runs faster and is more stable than ever before. We’ve really improved the RvR experience – we’ve removed fortresses as a barrier to sacking the cities, we’ve implemented the new Underdog System, and you can always find a battle in Open RvR. There has never been a better time to step back into the Age of Reckoning and re-join theWAR!”

The Call to Arms Reenlistment Campaign will also offer returning players three valuable in-game item rewards: The Libram of Insight (+15% to Experience, Renown, and Influence; limited uses), The Signet of Cursed Company (turns a player into a skeleton), and Kemmler’s Arthritic Hand (enhanced Action Point regeneration). In addition, both current and former players will receive a 20% bonus to Experience, Renown and Influence while playing WAR from December 16th – 23rd.

Past subscribers can download the full game client from http://www.warhammeronline.com/download/.

Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come. WAR is available now for PC and Mac, and is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more information or to download the Endless Free Trial, visit http://www.warhammeronline.com/.

About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning®
Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm™! Declare your allegiance and join thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the epic MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Enter a grim fantasy world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing keeps, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in cooperative Public Quests. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the infinite secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel the world. Sharpen your blade and unleash your inner mutation; the Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE!

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Mythic Entertainment, Dark Age of Camelot, Public Quests, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2009. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Announce That Battlefield Heroes Now Has Over 3 Million Registered Players

EA Have announced that their free to play third person shooter now has over 3 Million registered Players. to celebrate this, EA has released a new map called Sunset Showdown.

Sunset Showdown features 1 central control point, a hilltop church. the sunny side of the island will have tanks, whilst the shady side will feature jeeps and infantry. EA Has released screenshots of this new map which can be seen below.

Sunset Showdown


Press Release

Guildford, UK – December 16, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Battlefield Heroes™, the hit Play 4 Free third-person shooter has recruited three million registered players. With endless hours of signature Battlefield sandbox action and a built-in matchmaking system to ensure new and old players of equal skill levels are paired together for fair play, Battlefield Heroes is EA’s popular web-based free to download, free to play title. To further add to the game’s appeal, EA today released an all-new map for the ground-breaking title that generates revenue through advertising and in-game item sales.

The new map, named Sunset Showdown, features one central control point. Set on a sunset island, players can use a variety of vehicles to capture and control the hilltop church. Tanks will roam free on the sunny side of the island while the shady eastern side offers more protection for jeeps and infantry. All class types will be needed to both attack and defend on this teamwork focused map.

“Battlefield Heroes continues to grow fast with well over 50,000 new players joining us every week. Our players have already logged in over 1,300 years worth of game time and nearly 300million kills over 150million five-minute game rounds,” said Ben Cousins, General Manager, Battlefield Heroes team. “The vast majority of our players play for free, but if they want to customize their character or enhance their game with weapon upgrades or widgets then there is a cool item for them in our store.”

Players can quickly download and easily launch the game fromhttp://www.battlefieldheroes.com. Character customization and upgrade items are available for Valor Points (points earned by playing the game) or with Battlefunds (a fictional currency bought with a credit card, PayPal or other methods such as SMS) so players can change or upgrade their hero at any time.

Battlefield Heroes is offered completely for free*. With its fun cartoon-style graphics, customized matchmaking and non-stop action, the game caters to players of all skill levels.

Battlefield Heroes is rated T by the ESRB and 16+ by PEGI. For more information on the game, please visit www.battlefieldheroes.com orwww.ea.com. Or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bfheroes.

*Internet connection required.

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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Battlefield Heroes is a trademark or registered trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.