Monday, November 8, 2010

Sony Officially Reveal The New PS3 Bluetooth Headset

Sony have revealed the new PS3 Bluetooth Headset. this is a refresh of the original Headset released back in 2008. it will retail for $49.99 and come out this month. It offers the same features as the original Headset, but it is 30% smaller and has built in noise cancellation.

Headset


From USA Playstation Blog


Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 6th And Sunday 7th November

This is all the news from The Weekend Of Saturday 6th And Sunday 7th November.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 6th And Sunday 7th November

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 5th November http://ht.ly/19PQcu
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 5th November http://ht.ly/19PRSf
  • PC: Files from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 may reveal content that was cut and possible DLC http://ht.ly/35ra5
  • Its reported Adrian Bolton has left Codemasters, and his game Bodycount. Bodycount now set from summer 2011 http://ht.ly/35raE
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Revealed Atlantis, A Level Cut From God Of War 2 http://ht.ly/19PTUS
  • 360: its reported that the Xbox 360 patch for F1 2010 is out now http://ht.ly/35rb6
  • Codemasters' David Solari has revealed that they have not bought APB, expects the customization software to be bought http://ht.ly/35rc2
  • Team Ninja's Yousuke Hayashi reveals Ninja Gaiden 3 will reboot the franchise, still an action game http://ht.ly/35rcX
  • QTE Blog: Sony Detail Playstation Home Update 1.4 http://ht.ly/19PVR2
  • Famitsu reports thats From Software's Armored Core 5 has been delayed until 2011 http://ht.ly/35rds
  • DICE’s Patrick Liu says the controversy of removing Taliban from Medal Of Honor affected some reviews http://ht.ly/35re8
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released A New Halo Reach Trailer http://ht.ly/19PY33
  • PC: Blizzard's Mike Morhaime reveals 65K maps and Mods have been created for StarCraft 2 from the USA http://ht.ly/35reH
  • DS: Nintendo reveal they may localize unreleased DS Games in the West, take advantage of large install base http://ht.ly/35rfl
  • PS3: Sony's Alan Duncan reveals over 250K Move units have been sold in UK, expect 500K sold before Christmas http://ht.ly/35rfY
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released A New Trailer For Kinect Joyride http://ht.ly/19Qz8N
  • PS3: Its reported Sony has started sending out Killzone 3 Beta codes via PSN messages, its a new Beta invite system http://ht.ly/35Ba9
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A Launch Trailer For Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 http://ht.ly/19QAJo
  • PS3: Its reported Mass Effect 2 has a interactive comic telling the story of Mass Effect, exclusive 6 hour mission + more http://ht.ly/35Bbd
  • PS3: picture has emerged of a Gran Turismo 5 disc, not clear if real but Kazunori Yamauchi said they were being made http://ht.ly/35BbL
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Explaining The Demo http://ht.ly/19QCRD
  • Kaz Yamauchi says every Playstation console he's worked on has restricted his work, wants to add more/make it better http://ht.ly/35Bf9
  • PS3: Digital Foundry examine Killzone 3 Controller Lag, Killzone 2 la was 150ms, Killzone lag is 116ms + could improve http://ht.ly/35BfO
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Developer Video For The Sims Medieval http://ht.ly/19QEC1
  • Activision reveal games from the Hero brand, Spider-Man, X-Men and Transformers, are coming during next calender year http://ht.ly/35Bgz
  • PC: Bethesda reveal a 3rd patch for Fallout: New Vegas is in the works, coming next week. fixes save issues + more http://ht.ly/35Bh8
  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/19QRfF
  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/19QU3j

Sunday, November 7, 2010


QTE Tweets Of The Week

This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. Its a shame to not have any stories from QTE Gamers make it into the top 10 most clicked news stories, but this weeks top 10 is full of stories that got a lot of attention. The runaway leader was the number 1 story, comfortably ahead of any other story this week. The real surprise was the number 5 story as all the other entries in the top 10 are big hitters and were expected.

10 PS3: Sony Style USA lists Gran Turismo 5 as coming out 30th November http://ht.ly/34DRM

9 Kaz Yamauchi says every Playstation console he's worked on has restricted his work, wants to add more/make it better http://ht.ly/35Bf9

8 PS3: Pictures have emerged of a redesigned PS3 bluetooth headset, its thinner, and sleeker, priced $50 http://ht.ly/33RJP

7 360: Microsoft’s Alex Kipman says Milo & Kate was never announced as a game, wasn't a product http://ht.ly/34oxk

5 Martin Hollis, N64 GoldenEye 007 creator, says Flower on the PS3 left an emotional impact, won't play Shadow of Colossus http://ht.ly/32TCr

4 EA confirm NBA Elite 11 has been cancelled. next NBA game to be made at EA Tiburon, not EA Canada http://ht.ly/33rQl

3 UK Game Charts top 5, Fable III, FIFA 11, Fallout: New Vegas, Just Dance 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II http://ht.ly/32tTt

2 UK Retailers reportedly will have price war over Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Morrisons/Sainsburys rumoured price £25 http://ht.ly/34DVU

1 SPOILERS!!!! Leaked videos from Call Of Duty: Black Ops have revealed the Zombie mode and who you play as http://ht.ly/32tRL




What Have You Played This Week?

This weekend turned into another where I had high hopes of playing lots of games, but ended up playing very few. I'll be honest and say one of the reasons i've been playing less is because i've started watching a new Anime, Bleach, whilst I wait for the Naruto Shippuden Filler to end.

Flight Control HD – PS3 – i've now played through all the maps in the game. Each one offers a unique challenge and they are certainly fun to play. The music in the game is very average but thankfully you are able to play your own music. I also recommend using the fast forward button in the early parts of the levels as they should be fairly manageable.

Naruto: Broken Bonds – Xbox 360 – this is the game i'm currently renting, but it has taken me several weeks to get through it. I'm nearly done with the story mode, kinda finishing the last few achievements in the game, powering up fighters before I go to finish it.

Super Meat Boy – Demo – Xbox 360 – Everyone have been talking about this game and saying how great it is. I wanted to try it out as I wasn't too sure. Its fair to say that even in the demo the game is hard. I haven't completed the demo, but I feel i've played enough to know its not something i'll buy. Yes the gameplay is solid, but its not quite my kinda game. Some frustrating games can be fun, but I got bored on some levels trying and trying again.

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.


EA Have Released A New Developer Video For The Sims Medieval

EA have released a new video for The Sims Medieval. this video features some members of the development team talking about the 3 main points to the game, Kingdom, Heroes, Quests. in-game footage is used to highlight each point. when you start the game, you have to decide the direction for your kingdom. once your in your kingdom, you can start to add buildings and attract heroes. each of the heroes can be customised and your able to play as each one in various quests. but there is also everyday life to content with also and not just the quests or the needs of your kingdom.




EA Have Released A New Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Explaining The Demo

EA have released a new video for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. this video has the games Creative Director, Craig Sullivan, talking about the recently released PS3 and Xbox 360 demo for the game. He uses in-game footage to show the first stage in the demo, called Dark Horse, before revealing how to unlock another track, called Roadsters Reborn. Craig Sullivan offers some tips and advice for both tracks and offers his personal vehicle choices.