Sunday, October 10, 2010


What Have You Played This Week?

Wow, where did that week go, lol. I got some gaming time in but not as much as I had hoped. News throughout the week wasn't too bad but I had to do some general life things which sucked up my time. Here's hoping next week will be less hectic and more gaming.

Football Manager 10 – PC – I've finished my first season in the premier league and just started my second. I ended up kinda mid-table at the end of the first season, I went thorugh a rocky patch in new years but a couple of good results put everything back on track and we ended the season on a good run. The second season is always difficult. You need to build on the previous season whilst keeping an eye on the funds. I've sold several fringe players or players who weren't performing and bought in players to replace them who are better. I'm happy with the depth and talent and i'm hoping for either a good cup run or a good league position.

Pokèmon Heart Gold – DS – I've not put too much time into this game. I got stuck trying to get my third gym badge so decided to level up my squad. I've been using the Pokewalker and have caught more Pokèmon through that than I currently have in the game. My squad so far is: Pigeotto, Gloom, Cyndaquil, Flaffy, and Slowpoke (a new addition cuaght via the Pokewalker).

Naruto: The Broken Bond – Xbox 360 – this is my newest rented game and its the sequel to Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, a game i've previously played via renting it. Because this game is a sequel, it is disappointing when you start and find that some of the controls have changed and your character's level has not been carried over. The change of controls is particularly frustrating as I don't think the new controls add much to the game and the previous controls were fine. I've not got to far into the game so I can't comment too much on it, but so far its a solid game moving at a decent pace. I'm looking at trying multiplayer over the next week.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadows – Demo – PS3 – I was really interested in the game due to its similarities to God Of War. The demo highlights those similarities by focusing a lot on combat. The demo quickly teaches you combat and upgrading abilities before moving on to a horse riding section. Overall the demo is short and I don't think it shows much of what Castlevania: Lords of Shadows has to offer. I'm comfortable with the combat, but level design, platforming, puzzles were all missing. The demo does show that the game does look very good and runs smooth.

??? - ??? - I've got a review copy of a game to review! Doing game reviews was soemthing I was interested in doing when I started the site, but a lack of money to buy news games delayed that. Also, as its only me working on the site, there are are just weeks when there is soo much news to cover I don't have time to review games. I'm putting in effort into getting a good review done for this game and i'm excited to see how it pans out.

Did you manage to play more games than I have over the week, or do you have any comments on my experiences or questions about the games i've played? If you do, feel free to add them in the comments section.


Sony Reveal The Legionnaire Skin From The God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Pre-Order Bundle


Sony have revealed an additional pre-order goodie for God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta on the PSP. The Legionnaire Skin is 1 of 6 items you get when you pre-order God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta, the other 5 items are the games Original Soundtrack, PSN avatar, PSP Theme, PS3 Dynamic Theme, and God of War Live Video. The Deimos skin Sony had previously announced comes with all new copies of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta.



From USA Playstation Blog


NIS American Announce Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! Is Coming To PSP's In January


NIS America have announced Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! is coming to the Playstation Portable in January on both UMD and PSN. Prinny 2 is a side scrolling hack-and-slash where you play as Prinny. your mission is to find the panties of Demon Lord Etna before she skins all Prinnies and make them into panties. Prinny 2 expands on the original game by offering new Skills, new stages, and it also has a bonus story with a new main character.

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From USA Playstation Blog


Capcom Announce Arthur, Spencer, Magneto, And M.O.D.O.K Are Fighters In Marvel Vs Capcom 3

Capcom have announced new fighters for Marvel vs Capcom 3. The new fighters from Capcom are Ghosts 'n Goblins Arthur and Nathan "Rad" Spencer from Bionic Commando. The 2 new fighters from Marvel are M.O.D.O.K and X-Mens Magneto.

Arthur



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Nathan "Rad" Spencer



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Magneto



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M.O.D.O.K



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Gameplay Trailer




Saturday, October 9, 2010

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo UK have detailed the games that came out yesterday on the WiiWare, DSiWare, and Virtual Console stores. Nintendo's website, link below, has a video of gameplay from all the games that came out, and i have included screenshots for the games that i have.

Virtual Console

RIVAL TURF! – Super Nintendo Game

WiiWare

Fenimore Fillmore The Westerner


DSiWare

Thorium Wars

Datamine

Match Up!


From Nintendo UK


Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 8th October

This is all the news from Friday 8th October.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 8th October

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 7th October http://ht.ly/19lMUr
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 7th October http://ht.ly/19lPlG
  • 3DS: Satoru Iwata admits the 3DS battery life is less than the DS, because of this they included a charging cradle http://ht.ly/2QBFx
  • Turbine reveal revenue from Lord of the Rings Online has doubled and 1 million new accounts since they went free to play http://ht.ly/2QChE
  • GameStop announce Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a new pre-order record for pre-orders http://ht.ly/2QCsF
  • Blockbuster UK is restructuring, changing business plan. EU Arm has no debt, UK profitable. will sell Mobiles/iPods/TVs http://ht.ly/2QCwy
  • Borderlands Game Of The Year Edition is coming out in the UK on 15th October, comes with all 4 add ons http://ht.ly/2QCz1
  • QTE Blog: Konami Detail The First DLC For Pro Evolution Soccer Coming 12th October http://ht.ly/19lV8T
  • 360: Atomic Accessories are going to release a peripheral for Kinect Adventures, its an inflatable dingy http://ht.ly/2QG11
  • Wii: Satoru Iwata, if the Wii doesn't sell as expected in Christmas, Wii could be in trouble, they'd need to prepare http://ht.ly/2QGmD
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A Forth Behind The Scenes Look At Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 http://ht.ly/19lYtj
  • Gaikai: David Perry reveals Gaikai is feature complete, It will go live for gamers in mid-December http://ht.ly/2QIys
  • NPD say a survey of 2K people found only 15% of them were going to buy a game this holiday season, down 5% from 2009 http://ht.ly/2QJ7C
  • Channel 4 announce they're closing their digital investment Arm, 4ip. all games currently in development will be finished http://ht.ly/2QJpM
  • Video of in-game action from Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Final Fantasy Vs XIII Leaked http://ht.ly/2QKgP
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Reveal The Soundtrack To Splatterhouse And Release New Screenshots http://ht.ly/19m3MG
  • QTE Blog: Atlus Have Released A New Gameplay Video For NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Naruto vs. Sasuke http://ht.ly/19m3MF
  • QTE Blog: Atlus Have Released A New Gameplay Video For NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Dragon Blade Chronicles http://ht.ly/19m3ME
  • 360: its reported/rumoured AT&T U-verse will be able to use 360's, with HDD's, as a set top box from 7th November http://ht.ly/2QKj0
  • Blizzard's Greg Canessa has been quoted suggesting StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is coming early 2012 http://ht.ly/2QLt4
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Trailer For Enslaved: Odyssey To The West http://ht.ly/19m89n
  • QTE Blog: Black Bean Have Released A New Trailer For WRC FIA World Rally Championship http://ht.ly/19m89m
  • Wii: Patents for the Wii Vitality Sensor have been found, some game examples also mentioned using Wiimote and sensor http://ht.ly/2QLxL
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A Playstation Move Developer Diary For MAG http://ht.ly/19maPP
  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New DC Universe Online Trailer http://ht.ly/19maPO
  • QTE Blog: The Lego Group Announce Lego Universe Is Now Live As A Founders Release For Those Who Pre-Ordered http://ht.ly/19mdUS