Thursday, July 29, 2010

Curve Studios Have Released New Screenshots And Artwork For Explodemon!

Curve Studios have announced that Explodemon! is coming out on the PSN in Q4 2010. Explodemon! is a 2.5D platform action game filled with physics based puzzles spread over 12 levels and 3 distinct planets. You play as Explodemon, a Malfunctioning Guardian robot, who is trying to repel the onslaught of Vortex forces and to restore peace.

Screenshots


Artwork


Press Release

LONDON, ENGLAND: PlayStation 3 owners! Hide your treasured possessions and cover your pets in bubble wrap, because Explodemon!will be hitting PlayStation Network with a bang this Q4.

Explodemon!is a 2.5D platform action game brought kicking and screaming into the HD era. Influenced by classic Japanese games from the golden era of the SNES, players use Explodemon’s self-destructive nature to combat enemies and fly through the air, all the while solving a huge variety of physics-based puzzles (and, naturally, causing incalculable collateral damage).

When the peaceful planet of Nibia is attacked by the malicious Vortex forces, the fate of the star system is thrust into the one pair of hands it shouldn’t be: the malfunctioning Guardian robot Explodemon. His comic quest to repel the onslaught and restore peace will take him across three distinct planets over twelve levels, with new abilities and gameplay mechanics introduced throughout.

“We’re really excited to finally be able to reveal Explodemon!to the world,” explains design director Jonathan Biddle, from a blast-proof bunker somewhere below the surface of Nibia. “The game is chock full of gameplay nuggets carefully mined from the greatest titles ever to grace our joysticks. Whether you’re experiencing its intense combat, head-scratching puzzles, or classic platforming, you’ll find we’ve combined all of these elements into an addictive and elegantly balanced package.”

Explodemon!is unrelenting, hard-core brain-tickling action for those who grew up playing platformers, as well as those who’ll discover just how awesome they were.

THE SKINNY (OR TL;DR)
Explodemon!is a 2.5D-styled platform game with a physics-puzzle twist
It’s out Q4 2010
It’s influenced by the classic Japanese games of old
It’s more than a little bit funny, or so our mums said
It’s really rather special and you want to write nice things about it
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ABOUT CURVE STUDIOS

Curve Studios is an independent game developer based in London’s super-swish Islington. The company has worked with partners as diverse as Sony, Codemasters, Sumo Digital and a Secret PublisherTM on platforms including Wii, Xbox 360, PSP and PS3. Curve’s first self-published title, Explodemon!, will be released Autumn 2010. For more information, visit www.curve-studios.com.

Hudson Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Lost In Shadow

Hudson have released new screenshots and a trailer for their upcoming Nintendo Wii game, Lost In Shadow. these show the Materialization aspect of the games shadow mechanic. you use gates to move from the shadows to the main world so you can traverse and move objects around. however the amount of time you can spend away from the shadow world is limited.



Screenshots



Microsoft Have Released A New Trailer For Halo Reach

Microsoft have released a new trailer for Halo Reach. This trailer, called Battle Begins, is for the games single player campaign.





UK PSN Update 28/07/2010

Special Offers
PS3: Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic [£3.99]
PS3: Revenge of The wounded Dragons [£3.99]
PS3: Final Fight: Double Impact [£3.99]
PS3: Street Figher 2 Turbo HD Remix [£5.49]
PS3: Mortal Kombat II [£2.39]
PS3: Street Fighter IV – Complete Alternate Costume Pack [£4.79]
PS3: Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic – Time Savers Pack [£1.19]

New PSP Essentials
Exit [£7.99]
Surf's Up [£7.99]
Petz My Puppy Family [£7.99]
Ben 10 Alien Force [£7.99]

PS3 Games
FirstPlay Episode 017 [£0.99]
FirstPlay 90 Day Subscription [£8.99]
Earth Worm Jim HD [£7.99]
Premier Manager [£13.99]
Transformers War For Cybertron - Map And Character Pack [£7.99]
Clash of The Titans – Athena's Request [Free]
Lost Planet 2 – Rush Arena [£2.39]
Pain – Pain Pinball [£1.59]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – The Predator [£3.19]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – Carolinas Pack [£3.99]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – Championship Pack [£3.19]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – International Pack [£3.19]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – North America pack [£3.19]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – The TPC Blue Monster At Doral [£3.19]

Demo's
Earth Worm Jim HD
Flower
Madden NFL 11

Guitar Hero 5
Shinedown Track Pack [£4.39]
“Devour” by Shinedown [£1.59]
“Second Chance” by Shinedown [£1.59]
“Sound of Madness” by Shinedown [£1.59]

Rock Band
Avenged Sevenfold Pack 1 [£2.49]
“Nightmare” by Avenged Sevenfold [£0.99]
“Scream” by Avenged Sevenfold [£0.99]
“Seize The Day” by Avenged Sevenfold [£0.99]
Juanes Pack 1 [£4.99]
“A Dios Le Pido” by Juanes [£0.99]
“gotas De Agua Dulce” by Juanes [£0.99]
“La Camisa Negra” by Juanes [£0.99]
“Mala Gente” by Juanes [£0.99]
“Yerbatero” by Juanes [£0.99]
“FĂ­jate Bien” by Juanes [£0.99]

Rock Band Network Latest
“1348” by Umphrey's McGee [£0.99]
“Battles And Brotherhood” by 3 Inches Of Blood [£0.99]
“So Says I” by The Shins [£0.99]
“Tastes Like Kevin Bacon” by iwrestledabearonce [£0.99]
“The Funeral” by Band Of Horses [£0.99]
“Walls” by All Time Low [£0.99]
“Goth Girls” by MC Frontalot [£0.99]
“Henchmen Ride” by Testament [£0.99]
“Higher” by Creed [£0.99]
”River Of Tuoni”by Ameberian Dawn [£0.99]

DJ Hero
None

Karaoke Revolution
None

Videos
What Is PlayStation Home?
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Year 3 Vignette
Battlefield Bad Company 2 – Vietnam Announcement
Crysis 2 – Marine Salvage
Hunted: The Demons Forge – E3 Teaser Trailer

Wallpaper
Fat Princess – Fat Roles Wallpaper 1
Fat Princess – Fat Roles Wallpaper 2

Theme
Nordic Warrior [£1.19]
SteamPunk [£1.19]

Dynamic Theme
Bamboo [£1.59]

PSN ID Avatars
Flower – Daisy On Blue [£0.20]
Flower – Daisy [£0.20]
SingStar – Tone Deaf Award [£0.20]
SingStar – Hit Artist [£0.20]
SingStar – Rising Star [£0.20]
SingStar – Lead Singer [£0.20]
SingStar – Amateur [£0.20]
SingStar – SingStar [£0.20]
SingStar – Hopeful [£0.20]
SingStar – SuperStar [£0.20]
SingStar – Wannabe [£0.20]

PS1 Classic
Pong [£3.99]
Rayman 2: The Great Escape [£3.99]

PSP
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire [£15.99]
Harry Potter And The Order of The Phoenix [£15.99]

Minis
Brick Breaker [£2.49]
Labyrinth [£2.49]
Tetraminos [£2.49]

Demo
None

Theme
None

Wallpaper
None

Video
None


This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update


Sony's USA Playstation Blog has detailed the comics that have come out on the PSP Digital Comic store in the USA. Like the European Store update, Bundles have come to the PSP Digital Comic Store. these bundles either group together story arcs or series in a bundle that is cheaper to buy than buying each comic separately. There are 2 free comics this week from DC Comics, Bottle Of Awesome #1 and Ex Machina #1.

Single Comics
2000AD Prog #1690
Army of Two #6
The Authority #3
Azure #3
Batman #635
Batman #636
Batman #637
Batman #638
Batman #639
Batman #640
Batman #641
Bottle of Awesome #1
Breathe #1
Daredevil (1998) #104
Daredevil (1998) #105
Daredevil (1998) #106
Daredevil (1998) #107
Daredevil (1998) #108
DMZ #15
Donald Duck, Fethry Duck and the Factotum Cruise
Dragon Age #2
Ex Machina #1
Ex Machina #2
Fables #17
From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker #1
From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker #2
From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker #3
From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker #4
From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker #5
Gen13 #3
G.I. Joe: Operation Hiss #5
Green Lantern: Secret Origin – Part 6 #6
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 7 of 12 #7
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 8 of 12 #8
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 9 of 12 #9
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 10 of 12 #10
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Part 11 of 12 #11
High Moon #5
Hope Falls #5
Huey, Dewey and Louie in the Library of Mysteries
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #2
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #4
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #5
Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #6
Jonah Hex #15
Juassic Park #1
Justice League: Generation Lost #6
Kingdom Come #3
Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) #4
Mickey Mouse and the Magnificent Doublejoke
Planetary #4
Planetary #5
Pocahontas
Powers (2000) #15
Powers (2000) #16
Scrooge McDuck and the Endless Game
The Unwritten #4
Vampire Hunter D Volume 2 #2
Witch & Wizard: The Battle For Shadowland #2
Wildcats #3
Wizards of Mickey #10
X-Mickey #16

Bundles
Astro Boy: Movie Adaptation
Daredevil (1998): Hell to Pay
Fantastic Four: Civil War, Book 1 (2003)
Fantastic Four: Civil War, Book 2 (2003)
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra: Official Movie Adaptation
Groom Lake
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft
Star Trek: Countdown
Star Trek: Nero
Tank Girl – The Gifting
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel: Alliance
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel: Defiance
Vampire Hunter D Volume 1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse: Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer
X-Men: Blinded by the Lights (2004)
Zombies vs Robots

From USA Playstation Blog


Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Wednesday 28th July

This is all the news from Wednesday 28th July.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 28th July


  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 27th July http://ht.ly/18kjlk
  • QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 27th July http://ht.ly/18km8m
  • DS: R4 and similar Flashcards have officially been banned/illegal in the UK http://ht.ly/2hJLp
  • QTE Blog: Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For Deca Sports 3 http://ht.ly/18koG6
  • PS3: its reported Firmware 3.41 gives the PS3 the ability to download only additional firmware information, not whole http://ht.ly/2hKvO
  • PSP: Capcom say Street Figher IV is not coming to the PSP, its not powerful enough to make the game Capcom want http://ht.ly/2hKAt
  • QTE Blog: Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For Oops Prank Party http://ht.ly/18krDU
  • QTE Blog: Hudson have Released New Screenshots For Bonk: Brink Of Destruction http://ht.ly/18krDT
  • Disney Interactive have announced that they have acquired Playdom for $563.2M, with a possible bonus of up to $200M http://ht.ly/2hKCZ
  • a teaser website has emerged for something called Project Icarus. its speculated its Irrational's new game http://ht.ly/2hKGo
  • QTE Blog: Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For The Nintendo Wii Version Of Beyblade Metal Fusion: Battle Fortres... http://ht.ly/18kuFI
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Announce They Are Bringing Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures To Europe In November 2010 http://ht.ly/18kuFH
  • PS3: Uncharted 2 patch 1.09 is coming out today. there are multiplayer fixes for exploits, more cash per kill + more http://ht.ly/2hOYq
  • PS3: Sony has released a new PS3 advert in Japan, where Sony compare what the PS3 offers to what a Green Onion does http://ht.ly/2hQCb
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/18kxka
  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Crackdown 2 http://ht.ly/18kxk9
  • PS3: Valve say there is no 3D support in Portal 2. Valve Say Move and 3D support will come in another game or Portal 3 http://ht.ly/2hSjo
  • Playlogic, Fairytale Fights devs, have filed for the Dutch equivalent of bankruptcy, surseance van betaling. http://ht.ly/2hSLR
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Revealed The Boxart For Dead Space 2 http://ht.ly/18kBfY
  • QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released New Screenshtos For Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp http://ht.ly/18kBfX
  • PS3: Capcom reveal that the original Resident Evil 5 doesn't have the memory for Move, a Patch Can't fix it either http://ht.ly/2hU7C
  • 360: Microsoft has again defended the price of Kinect, says its lack of accessories makes it less expensive than Wii/Move http://ht.ly/2hUa8
  • QTE Blog: THQ Announce Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet For The DS, Wii, PS3, And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/18kDvr
  • QTE Blog: SouthPeak Have Released 2 Live Action Two Worlds II Videos Featuring Sordahon http://ht.ly/18kDvs
  • PC: The Lost Vikings is in StarCraft II. its now a top down shoot em up. http://ht.ly/2hV4X
  • Wii: Frozen North's Julian Spillane says the Wii is best for Platformers because its more casual. http://ht.ly/2hV85
  • QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A Teaser Trailer For Thor The Videogame http://ht.ly/18kG9y
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released New Street Figher X Tekken Screenshots http://ht.ly/18kG9x
  • PS3: Its reported that Tales Of Graces is only coming out in Japan. Tales Of Graces F no longer Wii exclusive http://ht.ly/2hVWh
  • MundoRare has closed. Rare's PR refused permission to shoot Film on Rare's 25 years, not interested in retro look back http://ht.ly/2hW2Z
  • Guillermo del Toro reveals he's working with a big company on some games. a reveal of 1 coming in next few weeks http://ht.ly/2i00b
  • Realtime Worlds reveal Project MyWorld. its a mix of social media, social gaming, and gaming. set for 2011 release http://ht.ly/2i07N