Thursday, October 28, 2010

BioWare Have Released A New Trailer For Dragon Age 2

BioWare have released a new trailer for Dragon Age 2. this trailer is titled "Rise To Power". this trailer appears to be a mix of in-game action and cutscenes and mostly shows different characters attacking enemies. some of the games backstory/story appears to be revealed in this trailer.




Konami Have Released A New Trailer For 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2

Konami have released a new trailer for 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2. this trailer uses in-game footage to highlight the games main features, including the course builder, character customisation, and the amount of new courses and locations in the game. 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 is out now on XBLA, whilst the PS3 version will be available on 16th November.



Press Release

El Segundo, Calif. -Oct. 2 7, 2010 - KONAMI today announced that 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 is available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This open world golf game brings bright and fun graphics and gameplay to the structure and linear nature of the golf world.

Over 50 new courses await players with challenging obstacles such as sand traps, bunkers and blind spots. But these courses aren't just your traditional 18-hole courses, these courses are designed from a wide variety of source material, including courses like the Manic Museum, Winter Wonderland and the Haunted Manor. But peril isn't the only thing that players look towards, for each course is unique and contains secret shortcuts, power-ups and elements that help each player sabotage one another and interfere with the competitor's progress.

In 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2, players choose one of four customizable avatars or import their own XBOX 360 Live Avatar into the game. But customization doesn't end with the avatars. Players can take creativity and customization to new levels with the all new Map Editor tool. This tool gives players ultimate control of strategic placement of power-ups, traps and every element of the virtual course - setting up the ultimate challenge between players. Gamers can play against up to four players locally or online as well. Fun will continue to be par for the course as additional content will be available via downloadable content.

Developed by Wanako, a studio of Artificial Mind and Movement Inc., 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade. 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 for PlayStation®Network will be available for download on November 16. For more information, please visitwww.konami.com/downloads.

About Konami
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games.  KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide.  The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web atwww.konami.com.  KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. In Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.  KONAMI CORPORATION is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at www.konami.com.

EA Announce FIFA 11 Ultimate Team Comes Out As A Free Download On 3rd November

EA have announced that FIFA 11 Ultimate Team is coming out as a free download on both the PS3 and Xbox 3660 on 3rd November. Anyone who used Ultimate Team in FIFA 09 or FIFA 10 are able to go to www.easportsfootball.com/ultimateteam and start setting out their team. they will also get 2 free gold packs.



Screenshots


Press Release And Fact Sheet

EA SPORTS revealed today that FIFA 11 Ultimate Team, one of the most played, dynamic and connected modes within the FIFA franchise, will be available as a FREE download for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 3, 2010.

Beginning Oct. 27, all returning FIFA Ultimate Team players—individuals who previously played FIFA 09 Ultimate Team or FIFA 10 Ultimate Team—can start their FIFA 11 Ultimate Team campaign early by visiting www.easportsfootball.com/ultimateteam and logging on to the FIFA 11 Ultimate Team web tool. Returning players will be rewarded with two free gold packs to begin their team building experience ahead of launch on Nov 3.

The FIFA 11 Ultimate Team web tool now features full auction functionality - bidding, selling and the ability to post trades for the very first time - and links directly to the FIFA 11 Ultimate Team console experience. For every day between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 that gamers log-on to the FIFA 11 Ultimate Team web tool they’ll receive a daily gift.

FIFA 11 Ultimate Team delivers a number of major changes as requested by gamers. Players can now pit their ultimate team directly against their friends' best squads in Play A Friend online matches—the No. 1 requested new feature. Plus, FIFA Ultimate Team Generations will also be available as an option within the web tool. This new online feature enables gamers to showcase their FIFA Ultimate Team heritage.

For the first time, FIFA 11 Ultimate Team includes the addition of Major League Soccer and Russian Premier League, and the superstars from those leagues, increasing the database to more than 8,000 players from 30 leagues.


Join over a million fans and play EA SPORTS FIFA 11 Ultimate
Team, a free* game mode download for FIFA 11 on the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360TM. Take on the challenge of building a squad of the world's best football stars by earning, buying, selling and trading players with other Ultimate Team gamers around the world. Create and manage multiple squads putting together the best players with the highest chemistry and then take them into competition in online and solo single-player tournaments, all dynamically updated each week.

FIFA 11 Ultimate Team delivers a number of major changes as requested by gamers. Pit your ultimate team directly against your friends' best squads in Play-A-Friend online matches---the No. 1 requested new feature. Build your dream team and match them against your friends’ best teams whenever you want by sending them an invite directly, making it easy to prove who has the best ultimate team.

FIFA 11 Ultimate Team now lives beyond the console. Access your Ultimate Team campaign from the web through an enhanced Ultimate Team web app which links your experience on your console. Access full trading and auctions, manage squads and the chemistry of your line-ups, show-off your best squad and rare in-form players to friends, and search for coveted players in the auctions ready for when you get back to your console.

Build your ultimate football club the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to manage your team---focus on creating one formidable squad, or manage multiple squads to match dynamic requirements for tournaments and competitions. Be strategic and tactical in preparing your squads for the various in-game competitions. A deep, strategic chemistry system built around player relationships on the pitch, means that managing teams and squads to their full potential is critical to success.

FIFA 11 Ultimate Team will be available as a free download to FIFA 11 in November, 2010.

Key Features

Play-A-Friend: compete head-to-head in online play with your friends, the #1 requested feature from FIFA 10 Ultimate Team gamers. Build your dream team and challenge others to do better.

Ultimate Team Web App: Now Ultimate Team lives beyond your console with online web connectivity. Access your Ultimate Team, manage squads and your chemistry of your line-ups, show-off your best squad and rare in-form players to friends. Search for, buy and sell players and other items in the auctions ready for when you get back to your console---all from the web.

Ultimate Team Generations: Now you can also access your players from FIFA 10 Ultimate Team and mix them with your existing FIFA 11 Ultimate Team on the web. Put together teams featuring all your players to show off your legacy to other gamers.
Build Your Ultimate Team: Build your FIFA 11 Ultimate Team squad from a database of more than 8,000 players and all 30 leagues – including the addition of the MLS and Russian Premier League and the superstars from those leagues for the first time. Buy, trade and acquire star players item packs. FIFA 11 Ultimate Team makes acquiring players easier than ever with an intuitive store and item trading and auction system. Auctions also include the ability to track bids, and a comprehensive item search feature.

Authentic Team Management: FIFA 11 Ultimate Team advanced team management feature delivers an authentic football gameplay experience. Choose the right squads for the right competitions as you seek the perfect balance of players on the pitch. With a chemistry system that takes into account nuances of real player preferences, teammates interact with each other as they would in real life, making your manager role all the more crucial.

Competitive Tournaments: Enter one of 23 dynamic solo and multiplayer tournaments plus participate in new updated tournaments weekly to test your club-building skills. Every time you go back to your console, there’s a brand-new challenge.

This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update



Sony's USA Playstation Blog has detailed the comics that have come out on the Digital Comics Store on the PSP. there doesn't appear to be any free comics this week.

5 Days to Die # 3
Atomic Robo Vol. 4 # 4
Batman # 680
Betty and Veronica # 203
Birds Of Prey #61 – #62
Boffin Boy #1 – #3
Dark Man #1 – #3
Deadpool (2008) #1 – #7
Dust # 2
Fables # 30
Green Lantern #11 & #12
Iron Man (1968) #287 – #291
JLA #11 – #15
Midnight Kiss # 4
Powers (2000) #29 & #30
Sandman # 7
Singularity # 1
Smoke & Mirror # 3
Superman/Batman # 34
Transformers: Drift # 2
Trick ‘r Treat #3 & #4
Wonder Woman Vol. 3 # 6
Y: The Last Man #11 – #13

From USA Playstation Blog


Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 27th October

This is all the news from Wednesday 27th October.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 27th October

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 26th October http://ht.ly/19F243
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 26th October http://ht.ly/19F4LH
  • iPhone: Apple announce the White iPhone 4 is not coming out until Spring 2011 http://ht.ly/2ZWiR
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Announce Pac-Man Party Comes To EU Wii's On 26th November http://ht.ly/19F7DG
  • PC: Stardock announce anyone who buys Elemental: War Of Magic before 31st October will get first 2 expansions for free http://ht.ly/2ZWk3
  • Android: pictures of the Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone emerge, looks like PSPgo, touch pad + more http://ht.ly/30L0c
  • PSP: Ready At Dawn's Ru Weerasuriya says piracy is getting soo bad that there's nearly no point in making PSP games http://ht.ly/2ZWlg
  • QTE Blog: Konami Announce No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Is Coming To The USA Exclusively On The PS3 http://ht.ly/19FbtI
  • Hal manager Takashi Ikegami is pleased with response to Kirby's Epic Yarn, would like to do Mario game in same style http://ht.ly/2ZWmg
  • QTE Blog: Telltale Have Released Behind The Scenes Looks At Back To The Future: The Videogame http://ht.ly/19Ff0M
  • QTE Blog: Atari Announce Champions Online Wii Become A Free To Play MMORPG From Q1 2011 http://ht.ly/19FiKZ
  • More pictures and details have emerged about the Playstation Android Phone from Sony Ericsson, Codename Zeus http://ht.ly/30oFf
  • Ed Fries reveals Activision nearly bought Rare in 2002, just loosing out to Microsoft. Nintendo also had a bid http://ht.ly/30oZn
  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow http://ht.ly/19FmAx
  • PSP: Atlus announce Persona 2: Innocent Sin is coming to PSP in Japan. Widescreen, gameplay tweaks + more http://ht.ly/30pvL
  • Nintendo Comes last in latest Greenpeace ratings, Microsoft just ahead, Sony far ahead as greenest company http://ht.ly/30pHb
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/19FqH1
  • Twisted Pixel's Josh Bear reveals the company is currently working on 2 different games, 1 to be announced in 2010 http://ht.ly/30ryy
  • PS3: Japanese Publisher, Spike, reveal Way Of The Samurai 4 is coming and is a PS3 exclusive, out Winter in Japan http://ht.ly/30rAx
  • Noritaka Funamizu, ex Street Fighter Producer, reveals in Famitsu that he's working on a Playstation Move title, 3DS fan http://ht.ly/30rCR
  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New DC Universe Online Trailer Showing Metro Police Department http://ht.ly/19FtTD
  • PS2: Sony interviewed several developers and asked them what where their top PS2 games, ICO received most nominations http://ht.ly/30whD
  • Gearbox Announce Borderlands Patch 1.41, the update that raises the level cap in the game, is coming in couple of weeks http://ht.ly/30wiQ
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released The Second Behind The Scenes Look At Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom http://ht.ly/19Fx1S
  • 3DS: IGN speculate the 3DS could have Gamecube remakes/ports/sequels, include top 10 games they want to see http://ht.ly/30wmd
  • PC: 2K Games announce they've "resumed development" on Minerva's Den and Protector Trials DLC and a patch for BioShock 2 http://ht.ly/30yo4


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Namco Bandai Have Released The Second Behind The Scenes Look At Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

Namco Bandai have released the second behind the scenes look at Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. this video focuses on the art and style in the game. they talk about how they wanted a unique look, something different from the realistic games. they also talk about how they are using facial animations to convey emotion in the magical world they've created.