Monday, June 14, 2010

THQ Announec de Blob 2: The Underground is Coming To The Wii, DS, Xbox 360, and PS3 In Spring 2011


THQ Have announced de Blob 2: The Underground is coming out in Spring 2011 on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS. This is the first time that a de Blob game will be available on another platform other than a Wii.

In de Blob 2: The Underground, Comrade Black has returned and he has restarted his war on colour. he tries to takes control of Prisma City, but de Blob returns to restore colour and bring life back to the city. de Blob has a new robot sidekick called Pinky who will help blast enemies and disable traps.

The Nintendo DS version of de Blob 2: The Underground has a different story. here, Dr. Von Blot has been working in a underground research facility, continuing his research on Mutated Ink. de Blob is captured, as he enjoys a day off in the Jungle, by the Dr. in the game, you have to work your way through a 2D side scrolling world and defeat Dr. Von Blot.

Press Release

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – June 14, 2010 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that de Blob® 2: The Underground™, the sequel to the award-winning 2008 sensation, will debut on high definition consoles and in 3D for the first time ever in Spring 2011 and is set to deliver a fun-filled, creative gameplay experience for players of all ages. de Blob 2: The Underground features new moves, more friends, free-form painting activities, and is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™.

“We are thrilled to expand the world of de Blob into high definition and 3D gaming with an entertaining and immersive experience that brings back the adventures of the fun-loving, free-spirited hero,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. “In addition to the release of de Blob 2: The Underground, THQ will extend the reach of its most colorful owned intellectual property with an upcoming Syfy partnership and de Blob-branded consumer products.”


About de Blob 2: The Underground
In de Blob 2: The Underground for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, Comrade Black is back and so is his war on color. Disguised as Papa Blanc, Comrade Black rigs the city’s election in order to win and take control of Prisma City with his brainwashing new cult. That is, until de Blob bounces back in full color-spreading force with his revolution to restore color and life back to the city and its residents. In the colorful sequel, de Blob will paint his way through the enormous and pollution-filled Prisma City accompanied by a fantastic new interactive soundtrack and an arsenal of new tricks to confound his enemies. Joining de Blob will be a new robot sidekick, named Pinky, who will help him blast enemies, disable traps, and negotiate the challenging levels of Prisma City. The game will also present players with new side quests, which allow players to upgrade de Blob’s abilities. de Blob 2: The Underground will feature an in-depth single-player campaign with all-new power-ups and challenges, as well as multiplayer modes that support co-operative and competitive play.

In de Blob 2: The Underground for Nintendo DS, The war for Chroma City is over and Comrade Black and his forces are long gone. Peace has been restored and de Blob has returned to lazy days basking in the jungle sun. Meanwhile, in an underground facility deep in the jungle, Dr. Von Blot has been continuing his research on a new type of Mutated Ink. Unaware of Comrade Black’s demise, Dr. Von Blot has been studiously carrying out his experiments on unsuspecting creatures. de Blob goes for a bounce around the jungle one day when he mistakenly stumbles across the underground facility and Dr. Von Blot captures his final test subject. In the game, players will take de Blob through areas of 2D side-scrolling gameplay that will introduce a variety of new moves for the humorous and mischievous hero, such as Wall Jumps, Slingshots and a Sticky Mode for performing gravity-defying moves and smashing through enemies. The game will also introduce new friends and enemies and will immerse players in a rich, story-driven environment.

For more information on this game and other THQ titles, please visit www.thq.com.

About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)

About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ, de Blob, de Blob 2: The Underground and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, the Xbox logos, and the Xbox Live logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “THQ”), including, but not limited to, expectations and projections related to the de Blob 2: The Underground video game, and are based upon management’s current beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, business, competitive, economic, legal, political and technological factors affecting our industry, operations, markets, products or pricing. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ’s financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2010, and particularly the discussion of risk factors set forth therein. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

EA Have Released A New Developer Interview For FIFA 11

EA Have released a new developer interview for FIFA 11. the main focus on this video is to show off the games Personality +. no in-game footage is used, instead the devs use testbed video from the game to show the differences between a good and bad striker or defender. for example, they show how a good striker is able to shoot in the top left corner of a goal more times than not, the opposite of the poor striker. The use of testbed video clearly shows the differences between the two players.




EA Have Released A Devloper Interview For NBA Elite 11

EA have released a new developer interview for the upcoming NBA 11 Elite. this video focuses mainly on the issues with the previous game, NBA 10, and using in-game footage to show examples of them. the team then use in-game footage from NBA Elite 11 to show what they have done to improve the game. the main mechanic they show that's improved is how the player is controlled and how things like Shooting revolve more around the players skill.




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

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  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17I2JR
  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17I53M
  • Tomonobu Itagaki announces his new game is called Devils Third, its coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/1XB9x
  • QTE Blog: Sony And Guerrilla Game Release A Killzone 3 Gameplay Trailer http://ht.ly/17I7PJ
  • PC: Rockstar have confirmed there are no current plans to release Red Dead Redemption on PC's http://ht.ly/1XBfM
  • PS3: The Playstation Move patents have been found and show rough internals of the device http://ht.ly/1XBgk
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Madden NFL 11 Developer Interview Focusing On The Games Gameplay http://ht.ly/17I9Bg
  • QTE Blog: New Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Rumors Emerge As Does A Map Of Isshu http://ht.ly/17I9Bf
  • A Study reports the free-to-play market will generate revenues of $7 Billion, more than double than what it currently is http://ht.ly/1XCaG
  • Valve confirm their E3 event is cancelled, say any announcements and games will be on E3 floor http://ht.ly/1XCb6
  • QTE Blog: EA Announce FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa Players Set New World Record http://ht.ly/17Ib9r
  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Officially Reveal TerRover From Creat Studios http://ht.ly/17Ib9s
  • PS3: Tales of Monkey Island, entire season 1, is coming to the PS3 next week. it'll be $20 until end of june http://ht.ly/1XCFQ
  • its reported that Patrice Désilets has left Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed, taking a creative break. http://ht.ly/1XCGz
  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released New Screenshots For Poison Ivy In DC Universe Online http://ht.ly/17Icyo
  • QTE Blog: Paramount And Sony Announce Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition Is Exclusively Coming To Playstation 3 http://ht.ly/17Icyn
  • Take-Two Interactive and 3D Realms have dismissed their lawsuits against each other, paying their own legal fees http://ht.ly/1XCH6
  • The guy behind the PS4 viral ads comes forward, done them for his University class. first ad cost $20, second $500 http://ht.ly/1XEhG
  • QTE Blog: D3 @ E3 2010 - Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction - Trailer, Screenshots,Character Art, Boxart, And... http://ht.ly/17IeI9
  • QTE Blog: D3 @ E3 2010 - Family Party: Fitness Fun - Trailer, Screenshots, Boxart, And Fact Sheet http://ht.ly/17IeI8
  • Wii: a online retailer has a listing for Pac-Man 30th party on the Wii http://ht.ly/1XEnY
  • Need For Speed Hot Pursuit revealed during a walkthrough of the EA E3 Booth http://ht.ly/1XEp4
  • QTE Blog: D3 @ E3 2010 - Puzzle Quest II DS - Screenshots, Boxart, Trailer, And Fact Sheet http://ht.ly/17IfX4
  • QTE Blog: D3 @ E3 2010 - Puzzle Quest II XBLA- Screenshots, Character Art, Boxart, Trailer, And Fact Sheet http://ht.ly/17IfX3
  • A Linkdin job profile lists a unannounced 3rd Person Action/Combat game, Heavenly Sword 2 speculated http://ht.ly/1XEpE
  • QTE Blog: E3 2010 Predictions http://ht.ly/17IF1l
  • PS3: inFamous 2 is set for a 2011 release. Cole has been redesigned to make him more sympathetic http://ht.ly/1XOa5
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Gran Turismo 5 http://ht.ly/17IHm4
  • 360: Cirque de Soleil details emerge, 45 minute display with 80 performers and a 9ft elephant.starts today 7pm PST/3amBST http://ht.ly/1XOb8
  • Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Rez and Lumines creator, announces Q Entertainment revealing new game at E3 on Monday http://ht.ly/1XObz
  • QTE Blog: Lucas Arts Have Released A new Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II http://ht.ly/17IJ26
  • Official Sony site teases Hardware and Software announcements at E3 http://ht.ly/1XOci
  • 3DS: Its reported that level 5's Time Travellers will get a western reveal at E3, its expected to be a 3DS title http://ht.ly/1XOd3
  • QTE Blog: 2K Have Released A E3 Trailer For XCOM http://ht.ly/17IKNl
  • PS3: a 30 minute video has been released showing Playstation Move games, Sports Champions and Move Party, in German http://ht.ly/1XOgV
  • QTE Blog: Ubisoft Have Released The Debut Trailer For Scott Pilgrim vs. The World http://ht.ly/17IMuw
  • QTE Blog: Sony And Best Buy Announce You Can Play With The Playstation Move In Los Angeles On 15th June http://ht.ly/17IP4A
  • QTE Blog: DrinkBox And Sony Announce Tales From Space: About a Blob is Coming To The PSN This Year http://ht.ly/17IQqH
  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/17ITL1
  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/17IWz2
  • 360: rumoured picture of 360 Slim emerges, looks like Modded PC case, 250GB HDD, Built in Wifi. Natal called Kinect http://ht.ly/1XVDl
  • 360: USA Today announces Natal's called Kinect + games Kinectimals,Joyride,Kinect Sports,Kinect Adventures,Dance Central, http://ht.ly/1XVY1


Sunday, June 13, 2010

QTE Tweets Of The Week

Here are this weeks most clicked tweets from the QTE Gamers News In Brief. A couple of stories got a lot of attention this week, especially the number 1 post bing picked up by a few forums and getting a lot of attention. Only the post at 10 is out of place as its a very old post from last year.

10 QTE Blog: Sega Has Announced The Sonic Classic Collection For The Nintendo DS http://ht.ly/165Lir

9 PS3: A Viral video is making the rounds, its from Japan and its for the PS3 3D update http://ht.ly/1VdBB

8 PS3: Sony Announce Final Fantasy IX is coming out as a PS1 Classics on 15th June for $9.99 http://ht.ly/1XeQC

7 Its Strongly rumoured Valves E3 surprise will be the revealing of Source Engine 2 and maybe Half Life 3 running on it http://ht.ly/1VHQY

6 360: The Boxart for 360 games appears to have been changed, or is being changed. http://ht.ly/1V3Gs

5 QTE Blog: EA Have Released A Trailer And New Information For The Sims 3 On Consoles http://ht.ly/17FkFi

4 The new guitars for Guitar Hero Warriors Of Rock have been revealed. they have been re-designed. old guitars will work http://ht.ly/1V3EG

3 QTE Blog: Majesco Reveal Their E3 2010 Line-up http://ht.ly/17FcTt

2 Engadget Live Blogging of WWDC has started! watch and see if the new iPhone is shown...and perhaps more http://ht.ly/1VaBS


1 QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Revealed Their E3 Line-Up And Announced Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded http://ht.ly/17GhVY



What Have You Played This Week?

This year, this week before E3 has been busier than ever, not only have companies...well Sony been revealing things early, I now have access to a greater number of press sites meaning i'm soo much busier.

Football Manager 10 – PC – Managing well with Havant And Waterlooville, top of Conference South with the second half of the season ahead.

Sid Meiers Pirates – PSP – this is the newest game from swapgame. I remember this game being well received when it came out but I didn't know what to expect from it. I'm still early in the game so I can't say much about the game, but it still looks good, and it quickly gets the backstory out of the way and throws you into gameplay.

Uncharted 2 - PS3 – I actually managed to unlock a couple of trophies in mutliplayer which shows I played a good amount of multiplayer when I could. I noticed a few people I was playing against had connection issues, either that or they were dropping out of a game, which makes it easier for the team with more players to win, does become annoying.

Transformers: War For Cybertron – Demo - Xbox 360 – this demo is multiplayer only and it only provides you with 2 different classes. But I think it's fun. I've only played deathmatch so far and there's only 1 map in this mode and whilst its fairly simple, the ability to transform and customise your weapons makes even the simplest of maps different. I'm a huge transformers fan, and from a multiplayer point of view, this has to be one of the best transformers games in a long time.

what have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or you can comment on the game i played this week.