Wednesday, January 20, 2010

New Zero Punctuation - Darksiders

This Weeks Zero Punctuation is on Darksiders. Could a game with gameplay from God Of war and Zelda be enjoyed by Yahtzee?




Square Enix Europe Have Released A New Trailer For Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days

Sqaure Enix Europe, formally Eidos, have released a new trailer for Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days. this is a cinematic trailer featuring clips from the game. the footage shows Lynch in the present and a flashback from his past.




Sony Announce Fat Princess Patch 1.04 Goes Live Tomorrow And It Brings A Free New Map

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Sony has announced that Fat Princess is getting a patch tomorrow. patch 1.04 will fix issues with All-Time and Monthly Online Rankings in Team Deathmatch and Invasion. Patch 1.04 will also add a new map to the game for free. the screenshot at the top of this post is of this new town called Brownie Town.

The Fat Princess Team have said that they are aware of a bug with the warriors shield and that a fix is being worked on. but, the fix is not included in this patch and should be in the next one.

From US Playstation Blog


EA Reveal Skate 3 Pre-Order Incentive With A New Skate 3 Trailer

EA have released a new trailer for Skate 3. this is a trailer of what you get if you pre-order Skate 3, the Black Box Distribution Skate Park. the trailer shows in-game footage, or replays, of a few characters skate boarding around this park and shows what the park looks like and what obstacles there are.




Sony Announce The Playstation 3 Motion Controller Will Launch Worldwide In The Fall

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Sony have announced that the Playstation 3 Motion Controller will launch Worldwide this Fall. originally, a release date of spring was given for the Motion Controller but Sony say a Fall release is when they "...will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users"

Sony say they are working with third party publishers as well as their own studios to make sure there is a "...comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller". Sony say they will be making a announcement were they will reveal the lineup of Playstation 3 Motion Controller games.

The Press release also says that the Motion Controller is still a tentative name. there is no information in the release about when its Name will be revealed.

Press Release

Tokyo, January 20, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that it will release its new Motion Controller (tentative name) for PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer entertainment system in fall 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories together with an extensive line-up of exciting software titles. The new controller, combined together with the PlayStation®Eye camera*2, can detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement within the game, delivering a whole new entertainment experience on PS3.

“We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users, ” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expand and define the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home.”

SCE will vigorously promote the Motion Controller as the de facto controller of the PS3 platform along with the DUALSHOCK® series controller and will deploy various measures to enhance the software title line-up for the Motion Controller, delivering groundbreaking interactive entertainment only possible on the PS3 platform.

*1 Motion Controller is a tentative name.
*2 Users will need to use the PlayStation Eye camera to enjoy Motion Controller on PS3.

About Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), based in London, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and sales of PlayStation®3, PlayStation®2, PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®Network software and hardware in 99 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. SCEE also develops, publishes, markets and distributes entertainment software for these formats, and manages the third party licensing programs for the formats in these territories. Since the launch of PlayStation 3 in November 2006, over 27 million units have been sold globally and continue to be sold at a record level. Maintaining its position as one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history, PlayStation 2 has sold over 140.7 million systems worldwide. Since its launch at the end of 2004, over 55.9 million PSPs have been sold globally, highlighting the importance of the portable entertainment market. With the huge increase in interest and accessibility of network applications and network gaming, over 38 million accounts have registered to PlayStation Network, the free-to-access interactive environment, and over 780 million items have been downloaded.

More information about PlayStation products can be found at http://www.playstation.com

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

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  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16n6s0

  • Wii: Gamestop have the Pink and Blue WiiMotes available for pre-order for $54.99 http://ow.ly/YaZ8

  • 2009 USA Console Marketshare, Nintendo 50%, Sony 26%, Microsoft 24%. Sony's has biggest fall. http://ow.ly/Yb1k

  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16n7Tb

  • PS3: its been strongly rumoured that the Playstation Motion Controller will be called Arc. http://ow.ly/Ybil

  • Wii: Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 3 million units in Japan becoming the fastest 3 million selling game in Japan http://ow.ly/Yb52

  • Quantum Theory is coming out in the UK in Late March on the PS3 and Xbox 360. http://ow.ly/Yb6s

  • PS3: Sony has showed a 3D version of Little Big Planet. moving between planes worked very well, creating a sense of depth http://ow.ly/Yba1

  • 360: Rare has said it possible they will release more HD remakes of their games on the XBLA. http://ow.ly/YbbH

  • Wii: Wayforward would like to make a sequel to a Boy And His Blob. could also do small downloadable titles. http://ow.ly/YbeQ

  • PS3: Amazon.co.jp have a listing for Shin Megami Tensei on the PS3. there has been no official announcement. http://ow.ly/Yb3w

  • PC: Cryptic say they predicted only 65% of people with Beta keys would play the game. predictions were "Crushed" http://ow.ly/YdGA

  • QTE Blog: PopCap Announce That The Third Free Level Pack For Peggle Nights Is Now Available http://ow.ly/16naFI

  • Its speculated that Square Enix's move to raise cash is to either pay off old debt or to buy another company. http://ow.ly/YdK6

  • DSi: The First Footage for Pokemon Ranger Path of Light have emerged on youtube. both videos show ingame action http://ow.ly/YdS3

  • DSi: a trailer for the Mega Man Zero Collection has been found. its in Japanese, but video and artwork is shown http://ow.ly/YdTI

  • Wii: Nintendo have said that Metroid Prime Trilogy has not been discontinued in the UK http://ow.ly/YgFB

  • QTE Blog: Activision Announce That DJ Hero Was The Number 1 New Intellectual Property In The USA And Europe In 2009 http://ow.ly/16ncUr

  • QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce Pre-Order Incentives For USA Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver http://ow.ly/16ncUs

  • UK Retailer GAME has listed a Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo as coming out on the 360 and PS3 on 4th February. http://ow.ly/YgOE

  • Sony has said that God Of War III will not be the last game in the God Of War series, but it is the end of the trilogy. http://ow.ly/YgQQ

  • its rumoured a new Modern Warfare 2 hack drops players back to level 1. it seems to be effect XBL players http://ow.ly/YgSz

  • PS3: Gamefly have boxart for the USA version of Jakuza 3. it is different from the Japan version http://ow.ly/YgUx

  • QTE Blog: Nintendo Reveal Its UK Spring Line-up And Announce The Black Wii Will Stay on Sale. http://ow.ly/16ndYn

  • 360: Ruffian have confirmed that there will be a pre-release demo of Crackdown 2. http://ow.ly/YgWn

  • QTE Blog: EA And Bioware Revealed The Cerberus Network. A In-Game Mass Effect 2 News Portal http://ow.ly/16nfze

  • PS3: the box art for the PAL release of God Of War III is rumoured to have been revealed. http://ow.ly/YlSp

  • Wii: Ubisoft's website has listed Red Steel 2 release date as march 23 http://ow.ly/Ym1M

  • PC: GameInformer reports there will be no Half Life 2 Episode 3 in 2010. the next Half Life may actually be Half Life 3 http://ow.ly/Ym3d

  • PS3: preorder BioShock 2 special edition at Amazon.com and you get a Big Daddy Home costume. http://ow.ly/Ym74

  • Activision's Bobby Kotick has admitted that their Spider Man titles sucked. http://ow.ly/Ym92

  • 360: Deep Silver has announced that they have the publishing rights to Risen on the 360 in the USA http://ow.ly/YmaV