Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 25th August

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 25th August

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 24th August http://ht.ly/18IEFb
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 24th August http://ht.ly/18IHbn
• Marvell say their Armada chips are powering a new gaming platform. its unknown what it could be http://ht.ly/2uyfR
• 360: THQ And Microsoft trying to work out what's causing metro 2033 Ranger DLC achievement issues, ask for patience http://ht.ly/2uyje
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce UK Playstation Plus Members Will Get The R.U.S.E Demo On 25th September http://ht.ly/18IJL7
• PC: Treyarch announce they are releasing Call Of Duty Blac Ops modding tools after the game has been released http://ht.ly/2uylk
• PS3: Kazunori Yamauchi says they can remove the flags from the Siena Piazza del Campo track in an instant http://ht.ly/2uypC
• PS3: Sony announce they are going to expand Crackle on PSN http://ht.ly/2uysk
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce Playstation Plus Subscribers Can Get A Discounted Playstation Protection Plan http://ht.ly/18IN9o
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/18IN9n
• Softkinetic's Michel Tombroff says Microsoft's taken shortcuts with Kinect to get it to market, it has shortcomings http://ht.ly/2uyz1
• Capcom's Seth Killian says Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will have the minimum online modes at launch, more could come http://ht.ly/2uyB1
• PS3: Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase says the game has no release date, not committing to 2011 either http://ht.ly/2uEaa
• QTE Blog: Mediatonic Announce Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Is Out Now On Xbox Live Indie Games For 240 MS P... http://ht.ly/18IQnl
• QTE Blog: Paramount Digital Entertainment Have Released A New Top Gun 2 Trailer http://ht.ly/18IQnk
• Former Realtime World Staff hit out at company management, saying management was to blame for the collapse http://ht.ly/2uFWT
• UK TV Channel 4 is investing £1 Million in the Dundee Games Industry to make games based on their shows http://ht.ly/2uFZt
• PC: Valves latest Steam survey reveals over a third of Steam users use a Torrent client to share software. http://ht.ly/2uG2w
• QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Transformers: War for Cybertron http://ht.ly/18ITpv
• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 25/08/2010 http://ht.ly/18ITpu
• 360: Its reported Microsoft is permanently banning those who are playing unauthorized copies of Halo Reach http://ht.ly/2uI6s
• PS3: Famitsu has concept art for an upcoming Yakuza with the words The End and a town looking devastated http://ht.ly/2uI9H
• PSP: A Sony GamesCom video shows Trophies on the PSP XMB. its believed this is a mistake, not a sign of Trophies on PSP http://ht.ly/2uJqL
• QTE Blog: Black Bean Announce WRC Will Feature The Pendulum Track "Witchcraft" http://ht.ly/18IWP5
• QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Gameplay Video For FIFA 11 http://ht.ly/18IWP6
• PS3: GameStop have a listing for Ape Escape on the PS3, its not sure which game it is. http://ht.ly/2uJJ2
• Digital Chocolate is suing Zynga over the use of the Mafia Wars name, they claim Zynga use it in violation of trademark http://ht.ly/2uJOw
• Ubisoft's Alain Corre doubts that Kinect or Move will extent the lifespan of the 360 or PS3, 3DS to be big in 2011 http://ht.ly/2uLdR
• QTE Blog: Trendy Entertainment Announce Dungeon Defenders For The Playstation 3 http://ht.ly/18IZEU
• QTE Blog: Chillingo Announce Angry Birds Is Coming To Playstation Minis http://ht.ly/18IZEV
• A Sonic Fan has created a 2.5D version of Sonic & Knuckles' Mushroom Hill Zone. its not playable tho, only video http://ht.ly/2uLfR
• Take-Two has lost a fight over the web Domain BioShock.com, they tried to get the name but failed. http://ht.ly/2uLoW
• Mac: Valve reveal that only 5.07% of Steam users use Mac's. of those, 47% used MacBook Pros http://ht.ly/2uLqI
• QTE Blog: Harmonix Reveal The 83 Song Soundtrack To Rock Band 3 http://ht.ly/18J2bo
• QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Has Sold Over 50,000 Units In The UK http://ht.ly/18J2bn
• 360: Valve say they want to bring Steam to Xbox 360 but Xbox Live restrictions prevent this http://ht.ly/2uM4C
• Capcom announce the Monster Hunter Tri soundtrack is out now http://ht.ly/2uM6c
• PS3: Insomniac confirms Resistance 3 is coming out in 2011 and it won't be a PAX http://ht.ly/2uPrF
• Wii: 2K Games announce Sid Meier's Pirates! is coming to the Wii on 5th October in the USA. new minigames added http://ht.ly/2uPHr
• Final Fantasy XIV experience system will limit the experience you earn after you've played for more than 8 hours a week http://ht.ly/2uPM7
• QTE Blog: Zen Studios Announce Planet Minigolf Is Getting A Free Playstation Move Update On 19th September

Zen Studios Announce Planet Minigolf Is Getting A Free Playstation Move Update On 19th September

Zen Studios have announced that Planet Minigolf is getting a free Playstation Move update on 19th September. Zen Studios have also teased that another announcement for Planet Minigolf is coming soon.



From USA Playstation Blog

Nintendo Announce Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Has Sold Over 50,000 Units In The UK

Nintendo have announced that Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies has sold over 50,000 units in the UK since its launch, with some retailers selling out. Nintendo say one of the main selling points for the game is its story and that it's even keeping children involved in the game.

Press Release

LONDON, August 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dragon Quest, the gaming sensation that became a phenomenon in Japan, has been the summer holidays hit for school children in the UK.

The Nintendo DS role playing game was launched at the start of the school holidays with a major fanfare at London's Westfield shopping centre featuringBritain's Got Talent winners Diversity.

Since then it has sold more than 50,000 copies with some retailers selling out.

Gaming experts are attributing the success of the game to its involving story.

Dragon Quest IX: 'Sentinels of the Starry Skies' allows players to put themselves in the role of the game's hero or heroine - a guardian angel fallen to Earth who must embark on an epic adventure in the mortal world, protecting mortals, battling foes and ultimately completing a Quest which will return them to the Kingdom of Angels.

James Honeywell from Nintendo UK said: "We've seen a lot of research which suggests keeping children entertained on long car journeys or on rainy days is a real challenge for parents. Dragon Quest IX is a real epic game that provides more than enough entertainment for the long summer holidays.

"And we're sure the game will be the talk of the playgrounds when the first wave of players return to school having mastered Dragon Quest IX," he said.

About the Dragon Quest phenomenon:
Queues a mile long formed for the launch of Dragon Quest IX in Tokyo with sales of 2.4 million in the first weekend - a world record launch in a single country.

Such is the impact of Dragon Quest in its native Japan, the latest launch was even held on a Saturday morning, when games previously always launched on a Wednesday, in order to stop mass truancy by children and adults missing work in the race to get their hands on this immersive role-playing game.

In one district of Tokyo the local authorities have roped off special zones for Dragon Quest players so they don't wander off the pavements or collide with other pedestrians while immersed in the handheld game on their Nintendo DS.

The nine games in the Dragon Quest series have sold a total of 53 million games in Japan alone, beaten only by gaming icons Mario and Pokemon for sales. And in Tokyo there is even a restaurant devoted to Dragon Quest where diners eat off screens showing the game. The first eight games were aimed almost exclusively at a domestic audience, but with Dragon Quest IX it has been aimed at a more global audience.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii(TM) home console and Nintendo DS(TM) family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System(TM), Nintendo has sold more than 3.4 billion video games and more than 565 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi(TM) and Nintendo DSi XL(TM), as well as the Game Boy(TM), Game Boy Advance, Super NES(TM), Nintendo 64(TM) and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(TM), Metroid(TM), Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(TM). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.

Harmonix Reveal The 83 Song Soundtrack To Rock Band 3

Harmonix have revealed the 83 songs that are included on the Rock Band 3 Disc, on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, And Nintendo Wii. The full track list for these games can be found after the break, but Harmonix have also revealed the tracks that are in Rock Band 3 on the Nintendo DS, these tracks are also in the console versions. The DS tracks are:

2000's

• Ida Maria, “Oh My God”
• Metric, “Combat Baby”
• Paramore, “Misery Business”
• Phoenix, “Lasso”
• Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”
• Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”
• The Vines, “Get Free”
• The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”

1990's

• Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”
• Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”
• Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”

1980's

• The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
• INXS, “Need You Tonight”
• Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
• Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”
• Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”
• Roxette, “The Look”
• Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”

1970's

• The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”
• Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”
• Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”
• Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Yes, “Roundabout”

1960's

• The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”
• James Brown, “I Got You" (I Feel Good) – Alternate Studio Version
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”

Press Release And Full Set List

Those marked with(DS RB3) are the tracks in the DS Game and Wii/PS3/360.

2000s:
Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
Dover, “King George”
The Bronx, “False Alarm”
The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
HIM (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
Ida Maria, “Oh My God”(DS RB3)
Juanes, “Me Enamora”
Metric, “Combat Baby”(DS RB3)
Paramore, “Misery Business”(DS RB3)
Phoenix, “Lasso”(DS RB3)
Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
The Ravonettes, “Last Dance”
Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”(DS RB3)
Riverboat Gamblers, “Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead”
Slipknot, “Before I Forget”
The Sounds, “Living in America”
Tegan & Sara, “The Con”
Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends”
Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”(DS RB3)
The Vines, “Get Free”(DS RB3)
The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”(DS RB3)

1990s:
Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”(DS RB3)
Filter, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”(DS RB3)
Maná, “Oye Mi Amor”
Marilyn Manson, “The Beautiful People”
The Muffs, “Outer Space”
Phish, “Llama”
Primus, “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”
Rammstein, “Du Hast”
Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”(DS RB3)
Spacehog, “In the Meantime”
Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush”
Swingin’ Utters, “This Bastard’s Life”

1980s:
Anthrax, “Caught in a Mosh”
Big Country, “In a Big Country”
The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”(DS RB3)
Def Leppard, “Foolin’”
Devo, “Whip It”
Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark”
Dire Straits, “Walk of Life”
Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”
Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love”
INXS, “Need You Tonight”(DS RB3)
J. Geils Band, “Centerfold”
Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”(DS RB3)
Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”(DS RB3)
Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”(DS RB3)
The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
Roxette, “The Look”(DS RB3)
The Smiths, “Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”(DS RB3)

1970s:
The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”(DS RB3)
Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
Bob Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”
Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4”
Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”(DS RB3)
Elton John, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”(DS RB3)
Golden Earring, “Radar Love”
John Lennon, “Imagine”
Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird”
Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”(DS RB3)
Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle”
T. Rex, “20th Century Boy”
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “I Need to Know”
War, “Low Rider”
Warren Zevon, “Werewolves of London”
Yes, “Roundabout”(DS RB3)

1960s:
Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations (Live)”
David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”(DS RB3)
James Brown, “I Got You" (I Feel Good) – Alternate Studio Version(DS RB3)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”(DS RB3)
The Who, “I Can See for Miles”

Cambridge, Mass. – Aug. 25, 2010 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game developer and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today confirmed the entire 83 song on-disc soundtrack for the highly anticipated Rock BandTM3 music video game, including new tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, The White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Phish, Anthrax, The Cure, Bob Marley, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Dire Straits, The Smiths, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors and many more. Rock Band 3 will be released Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in the rest of the world for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM.

“The Rock Band 3 soundtrack represents the strongest, most diverse collection of music ever assembled for a video game,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of electronic games, music and programming for MTV Games. “The addition of keyboards and vocal harmonies to the Rock Band platform massively broadens the music selection available to our players. You haven’t sung Queen's epic "Bohemian Rhapsody" unless you’ve sung the harmony parts - and you can’t do that unless you have Rock Band 3.”

With more than 30 awards and nominations following its impressive E3 2010 debut, including multiple Best Music and Best Casual/Social Game accolades, Rock Band 3 features an incredible 83-song setlist and access to far more music than any other music game, as well as innovative new game play modes and instrument controllers. In addition to guitar, bass, drums and solo vocals, Rock Band 3 adds three-part vocal harmonies and introduces a keyboard peripheral to the band, allowing up to seven players to rock together for the ultimate social gaming experience.

Rock Band 3’s deep Career Mode takes the band on a journey to gain new levels of status while the environment around them changes from streets and subways to tour stops and venues. The game also features a streamlined experience, with easy drop-in and drop-out, easier no-fail accessibility and an all-new Party Shuffle. Rock Band 3 also introduces Rock Band Pro, bridging the world of gaming and real musicianship through a suite of new instrument controllers, trainers and game play options that open the door to real-world guitar, bass, keyboard and drum skills.

The Rock Band platform stands next to none in music content, with over 2,000 songs* from more than 400 artists scheduled to be available for purchase via game export and download by the launch of Rock Band 3. With more choices for fans than any other music-based videogame, Rock Band provides the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists. Rock Band pioneered offering content in a variety of ways, through on-disc game play, game export, downloadable content and the Rock Band Network. The Rock Band platform allows fans to interact with their favorite music in a unique and hands-on way, as well as giving artists the ability to reach fans through a whole new channel.

Rock Band 3 will be compatible with all Rock BandTMand The BeatlesTM: Rock BandTM peripherals, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorized third-party music video game peripherals and microphones. Pro Mode requires Rock Band Pro compatible instrument controllers. Mad Catz is the official, licensed peripheral manufacturer and distributor for Rock Band 3 game controllers. Rock Band Pro Guitar mode is compatible with the Rock Band 3 FenderTM MustangTM PRO-GuitarTM Controller and the Rock Band 3 Squier® by Fender Stratocaster® Guitar Controller (manufactured and distributed by Fender).

*Available on-disc, via download and disc export. Internet connection and key purchase required. Wii has over 1,500 song tracks available for purchase on the Rock Band platform on-disc, via song import, and download. Not applicable to Nintendo DS.

Trendy Entertainment Announce Dungeon Defenders For The Playstation 3

Trendy Entertainment have announced Dungeon Defenders, a Playstation 3 PSN game coming out this fall. Dungeon Defenders is am mixture of genres, combining Tower Defense with role playing and action gameplay as well as having online co-op. Dungeon Defenders will also support the Playstation Move and 3D. Trendy Entertainment have announced that a demo for Dungeon Defenders will come before the game is released.

The Mix of genres means that you place defences across the map, but when the attack the starts you can also attack the enemies with friends online or with up to 4 player locally, via split screen.

Dungeon Defenders has 4 hero classes and your job is to defend your ‘Eternia Crystals’ from waves of baddies. you will need to develop your abilities and upgrade your weapons and equipment. you will also be able to raise pets.



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Chillingo Announce Angry Birds Is Coming To Playstation Minis

Chillingo have announced that Angry Birds is coming to Playstation Minis. Chillingo have also announced that the visuals have been optimized for the PSPgo and that the game is coming out soon. The game has over 100 levels to play though and there will also be in-game awards to earn.

In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of different birds. these birds are attempting to retrieve their eggs from a group of thieving pigs. the pigs, however, have taken refuge in various buildings made from a variety of materials. the object is to catapult the birds into the pigs protective barriers, eliminate the pigs, and rescue the eggs.

From USA Playstation Blog