Friday, November 5, 2010

Activision Announce The Call Of Duty: Black Ops Soundtrack Comes Out 9th November


Activision have announced that the soundtrack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, composed by Sean Murray, will be available to download from 9th November from iTunes and other major digital media retailers. the soundtrack comes with 30 tracks and will cost $11.99 for the whole album, or $0.99 per track.

Press Release

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) revealed today that the soundtrack to the most anticipated game of the year, Treyarch's Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will also be available for download starting November 9th.  Featuring the music of renowned film composer, Sean Murray, the digital-only soundtrack includes 30 tracks available through iTunes and other major digital media retailers.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops soundtrack, part of a digital distribution agreement between Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Fontana, the award-winning independent sales, marketing and distribution division of Universal Music Group, will be available for purchase online for a retail price of $11.99 per entire soundtrack or $.99 per track.

Sean Murray, one of the entertainment industry's most esteemed musical talents, reunites with Treyarch for the Call of Duty: Black Ops soundtrack, an encore to his Call of Duty®: World at Warcomposition.

Rated "M" (Mature — Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language) by the ESRB, Call of Duty: Black Ops is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 9th for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Wii™ and Windows PC. Pre-orders for the title are currently available. For additional Call of Duty updates, visit www.callofduty.com/blackops and also via Twitter @JD_2020.

About Fontana
Fontana Distribution, the independent arm of Universal Music Group Distribution, provides unparalleled sales and marketing support, as well as back office services, for a diverse roster of labels and their artists. Fontana distributes more than 80 labels including Rap-A-Lot Records, Eagle Rock, Downtown, Vagrant Records, WaterTower Music, American Gramophone, Kedar Entertainment, Last Gang, Savoy Label Group, ESL, Music World, Delicious Vinyl, Ipecac, Six Degrees, SMC, VP Records, and many others. In addition, Fontana distributes select projects from UMG labels worldwide.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, Chinaand the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality "hit" titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzardand are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

Call of Duty and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

Xbox 360 and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.  "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.

SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.

EA Have Released 3 Challenge Mode Gameplay Videos For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1: The Videogame

EA have released 3 new videos for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1: The Videogame. these videos feature members of the developer team talking about the challenge modes in the game. each video focuses on a different aspect/type of challenge and has the devs offering advice on how to complete a challenge and then beat your friends.








Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 4th November

This is all the news from Thursday 4th November.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 4th November

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 3rd November http://ht.ly/19NzUm
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 3rd November http://ht.ly/19ND0x
  • 360: There are reports of Kinect having problems recognising facial features in dark skinned people http://ht.ly/34ouX
  • 360: Microsoft’s Alex Kipman says Milo & Kate was never announced as a game, wasn't a product http://ht.ly/34oxk
  • Its speculated Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is in pre-production and follows the story from Silent Hill 3 http://ht.ly/34ozi
  • PS3: Strongly rumoured Sony considered PS2 backward compatibility, several Collections coming, Metal Gear+Final Fantasy http://ht.ly/34oDL
  • PS3: WHA Entertainment announce a patch coming 9th November for Kick-Ass, bug/AI fixes, missions, enemies + more http://ht.ly/34oHv
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/19NKst
  • Machinegames, a Swedish developer made up of ex starbreeze employees, reportedly now owned by ZeniMax http://ht.ly/34oNP
  • THQ says Darksiders 2 is coming Fiscal 2013, later than first estimates of a Fiscal 2012 release http://ht.ly/34oQR
  • Amazon cancels Dead Rising 2 Avatar pre-order bonuses, offers Marvel Vs Capcom 3 pre-order at half price instead http://ht.ly/34oU9
  • QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Trailer For Shogun 2: Total War http://ht.ly/19NOec
  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released A New Def Jam Rapstar Gameplay Video Featuring Hulk Hogan http://ht.ly/19NOeb
  • Mac: Civilization 5 coming out 23rd November, Minimum Specs also released http://ht.ly/34oWO
  • PC: Cryptic say if Champions Online is a success using free to play, Star Trek Online could follow http://ht.ly/34p3I
  • PC: THQ's Danny Bilson say they are considering going back to Games For Windows Live, Steamworks easier to work with http://ht.ly/34p7r
  • QTE Blog: D3Publisher Have Released Co-Op Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon http://ht.ly/19NSld
  • QTE Blog: Codemasters AnnounceThe Lord of the Rings Online Is Now Free To Play For Gamers Across Europe http://ht.ly/19NSlc
  • 360: new Dashboard update does have new anti-piracy measures, coupled with new measures on discs, Piracy could end http://ht.ly/34zPk
  • 360: Team Meat have nearly finished a patch for Super Meat Boy, fixing the Auto Save issue. 20 levels+music included http://ht.ly/34zVs
  • QTE Blog: City Interactive Announce Sniper: Ghost Warrior Is Coming To The PS3 In Q1 2011 http://ht.ly/19NWjV
  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce Hulu Plus Will Be Available To All USA PS3 Users From Next Week http://ht.ly/19NZiJ
  • PS3: Sony Style USA lists Gran Turismo 5 as coming out 30th November http://ht.ly/34DRM
  • PS3: Kazunori Yamauchi admits work has already begun on Gran Turismo 6 http://ht.ly/34DUD
  • UK Retailers reportedly will have price war over Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Morrisons/Sainsburys rumoured price £25 http://ht.ly/34DVU
  • 360: Microsoft is sending out beta test emails for people to try Full House Poker, a new episodic game show http://ht.ly/34DXE
  • TIGA reports 890 game developer jobs have gone in the UK in just 2 years, only 9010 devs employed in UK now http://ht.ly/34E0s
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released A New Trailer For Dance Central http://ht.ly/19O67T
  • PS3: Nippon Ichi announce Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice game saves will load in Disgaea 4, won't say what will happen http://ht.ly/34GVa
  • PSP: Square Enix have trademarked Dissidia Duodecim Prologus in the USA, still no word on what this is http://ht.ly/34GWF

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Microsoft Have Released A New Trailer For Dance Central

Microsoft have released a new trailer for Dance Central, a game made by Harmonix. the trailer shows in-game footage of several songs and dances as well as several people playing the game in large spaces, having their moves replicated in the game.




Sony Announce Hulu Plus Will Be Available To All USA PS3 Users From Next Week


Sony have announced that from next week the invitation only availability of Hulu Plus to Playstation Plus subscribers will finish and all USA PS3 owners will be able to download Hulu Plus and subscribe. More news will become available on Hulu Plus next week.

From USA Playstation Blog


City Interactive Announce Sniper: Ghost Warrior Is Coming To The PS3 In Q1 2011

City Interactive have announced Sniper: Ghost Warrior is coming to the Playstation 3 in Q1 2011. Sniper: Ghost Warrior has already been released on the Xbox 360 and PC. This PS3 version will have several updates, improvements, and new features over the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game; They Include:
  • Fully upgraded gameplay and graphics;
  • Exclusive single player missions for PS3TM owners;
  • Bonus multiplayer maps;
  • Exclusive new multiplayer modes including Capture the Flag and Hard Core difficulty mode
  • Exclusive new sniper rifles including the L96 and the M200 Intervention
  • Bonus single-player challenge: Additional mission with Hard Core mode to challenge the very best players.
Screenshots


Press Release

NEW YORK, NY, November 4th, 2010 – City Interactive, one of the fastest growing, worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment, today announced that their best selling first-person shooter, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, is coming to the PlayStation 3 system in Q1 2011. Following the successful release of Sniper: Ghost Warrior for PC and Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 system version includes all the updates from its predecessors, as well as several new features.

The new release of Sniper: Ghost Warrior features the challenging, non-linear and strategic gameplay and mission variety that made it a success on other platforms, and adds a host of new features, including:
o Fully upgraded gameplay and graphics;
o Exclusive single player missions for PS3TM owners;
o Bonus multiplayer maps;
o Exclusive new multiplayer modes including Capture the Flag and Hard Core difficulty mode
o Exclusive new sniper rifles including the L96 and the M200 Intervention
o Bonus single-player challenge: Additional mission with Hard Core mode to challenge the very best players.

“Sniper: Ghost Warrior was our most ambitious project to date and although it was extremely well-received by players, we wanted to ensure that the PS3TM version took the franchise to a higher level,” said Marek Tyminski, CEO of City Interactive. “With exclusive content and modes, we are eager to introduce the best sniper game on the market to PS3TM owners sometime in Q1 next year.”

Sniper: Ghost Warrior for the PlayStation 3 system is scheduled to ship in Q1 2011. More information can be found online athttp://www.sniperghostwarrior.com/

About Sniper: Ghost Warrior
When the democratic government of Isla Trueno is overthrown, an aggressive and hostile military command rises to power. A highly trained special ops unit is sent in to help the rebels accomplish objectives that only a sniper can handle. In addition to intense sniper missions, players will also take part in a variety of assault scenarios where their prowess with weapons will be a huge help to the undermanned rebels.

About City Interactive
City Interactive is an international video game publisher and developer. With a broad range of high-quality products for PC, handhelds and next-gen consoles, City Interactive aims to offer affordable games for casual and special-interest gamers. With a presence in more than 40 markets, City Interactive is one of the world’s fastest-growing interactive entertainment companies. Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, the company operates through offices in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Since November 2007, City Interactive has been publicly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.