Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 17th November

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 17th November

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 16th November http://ht.ly/1a1khz
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 16th November http://ht.ly/1a1nTh
• BioWare will reveal a new game at the Video Game Awards on 11th December and released a teaser image for it http://ht.ly/3be1o
• listing on GameStop has appeared for the Dreamcast Collection, coming February 2011 for $29.99 on PS3/360 http://ht.ly/3be5r
• USA October Game Charts, NBA 2K11, Fallout: New Vegas, Medal Of Honor, Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 http://ht.ly/3be7I
• PS3: Square Enix have confirmed to Famitsu that they have finished porting Final Fantasy XIV from PC to PS3 http://ht.ly/3bebs
• PS3: Square Enix have confirmed The 3rd Birthday will get a Japan PSN Release for ¥4,980 on 22nd December http://ht.ly/3beeT
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/1a1rUE
• Atari announce Yar's revenge is coming to PC, PSN, XBLA in early 2011. Atari have also released a new trailer http://ht.ly/3bj1h
• PS3: a trailer Dragons Lair has emerged for a PS3 PSN version of the game, no official word if its coming to PS3 http://ht.ly/3bj6r
• Wii: Nintendo Say Wii Speak has not been discontinued, despite listings say it has and Conduit 2 being told not to use it http://ht.ly/3blR7
• PS3: its rumoured Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed by 2 days across Europe, coming out 26th November and not 24th http://ht.ly/3bo3F
• PS2: A Survey from this years Tokyo Game Show found that 70% of them still use the PS2 the most http://ht.ly/3bo6f
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Trailer http://ht.ly/1a1Adr
• QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II http://ht.ly/1a1Ads
• PSP: NIS America announce Phantom Brave Portable is coming to the USA as Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle + more http://ht.ly/3bo9P
• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 17/11/10 http://ht.ly/1a1DOD
• PSP2: Pictures have emerged of PSP2 Dev Kit V1, 2 Analogue Sticks, front/back facing cameras, HD Screen + more http://ht.ly/3brFa
• There are reports that Microsoft is one of the companies interested in buying Bizarre Creations http://ht.ly/3brLl
• QTE Blog: EA Announce PGA Tour Golf Challenge, A New Casual Game Coming To Facebook http://ht.ly/1a1H7c
• its reported that Tony Hawk Shred sold only 3,000 units in its first week on sale. DJ Hero 2 sold 59,000 in 2 weeks http://ht.ly/3bsmg
• Sony have squashed rumours that Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed by 2 days across Europe, its still coming 24th November http://ht.ly/3bsoa
• QTE Blog: Chilingo Announce Cut The Rope Has Sold Over 3 Million Units Worldwide, Announce 1.1 Update http://ht.ly/1a1KGF
• PS3: PlayTV update 2.01 available to download through PlayTV, needed to use PlayTV Live Chat update available from PSN http://ht.ly/3bsvd
• 360: Microsoft's Don Mattrick reportedly said Kinect stock for 2010 should be sold out by end of this week http://ht.ly/3bxTD
• Codemasters are hiring over 100 staff for jobs across its 3 UK studios, welcoming devs recently laid off http://ht.ly/3byvR
• EU PSN down for maintenance on 18th November from 16:05PM GMT to 1:00AM GMT 19th November, Store/Accounts inaccessible http://ht.ly/3byyj
• QTE Blog: Deep Silver Announce NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout For The Nintendo Wii http://ht.ly/1a1Qv6

Deep Silver Announce NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout For The Nintendo Wii

Deep Silver have announced NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout, a game in development at Lightning Fish Studios for the Nintendo Wii. NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout is set to come out in the USA on 7th December for $29.99 and it is compatible with the WiiMotion Plus and Wii Balance Board. Deep Silver have released, in detail, some of the features of NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout:

• Customizable Fitness Goals: The program will design a workout specifically for you, blended from both worlds of pilates and yoga, based on one of ten different workout goals. The program even includes post-natal exercises for new mothers.!
• Packed with Motivators: Rather than just drilling you through exercise after exercise with no feedback and no rewards, NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout provides you with real-time feedback and encouragement on your performance as well as a multitude of awards based on your execution of both individual exercises and entire classes, giving you motivation to strive for perfection.
• Program Flexibility and Variety: Feel like changing up your routine? Have your fitness goals changed since you’ve started using the program? NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout allows you to change goals at any point in the program without sacrificing all of your records, stats and progress.
• Technical Precision: NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout utilizes both the Wii Balance Board and Wii MotionPlus to track your exact movements, ensuring precise execution of each and every pose and exercise.
• Both Learning and Doing: Forget cartoon avatars and animated demonstrations - NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout uses actual video of real yoga & pilates trainers to both help you understand how to perform and to guide you through each exercise.

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Press Release

NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout combines two of the most popular and rewarding fitness methods in one exercise program in order to help meet your specific exercise goals. Whether it’s trimming up your waistline, developing your body strength, improving your posture or overall fitness, NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout takes your specific fitness goals in mind and customizes a set of exercises specifically to target your needs. With over 115 different exercises demonstrated and led by live action videos of real fitness trainers, NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout brings you the intense yoga & pilates training you’d expect from a serious exercise program complemented by real-time feedback and precise motion tracking utilizing Wii MotionPlus and the Wii Balance Board.

Features:
Customizable Fitness Goals: The program will design a workout specifically for you, blended from both worlds of pilates and yoga, based on one of ten different workout goals. The program even includes post-natal exercises for new mothers.!

Packed with Motivators: Rather than just drilling you through exercise after exercise with no feedback and no rewards, NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout provides you with real-time feedback and encouragement on your performance as well as a multitude of awards based on your execution of both individual exercises and entire classes, giving you motivation to strive for perfection.

Program Flexibility and Variety: Feel like changing up your routine? Have your fitness goals changed since you’ve started using the program? NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout allows you to change goals at any point in the program without sacrificing all of your records, stats and progress.

Technical Precision: NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout utilizes both the Wii Balance Board and Wii MotionPlus to track your exact movements, ensuring precise execution of each and every pose and exercise.

Both Learning and Doing: Forget cartoon avatars and animated demonstrations - NewU Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout uses actual video of real yoga & pilates trainers to both help you understand how to perform and to guide you through each exercise.

Chilingo Announce Cut The Rope Has Sold Over 3 Million Units Worldwide, Announce 1.1 Update

Chilingo have announced that Cut The Rope has sold over 3 million units worldwide. Chilingo have also announced update 1.1 for the game. its a free update that adds a "Cosmic Box", that brings 25 Spaceship themed challenging new levels to the game. The game will also have retina display graphics, for iPhone 4 users, and new improved scoring accuracy, improved character animations, new music sounds, and 11 new achievements.



Press Release

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading independent games publisher Chillingo, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced that ZeptoLab’s chart-topping, addictive puzzler, ‘Cut the Rope™’, has now sold more than three million units worldwide on the Apple App StoreSM. The company also revealed that the game’s first free update (version 1.1) will be coming soon for iOS devices.

The upcoming Cut the Rope 1.1 update will introduce Om Nom fans to an exciting new “Cosmic Box” that contains 25 challenging levels. This spaceship-themed box introduces the lovable green monster to a unique anti-gravity feature that turns physics upside down as Om Nom peers through the box’s portholes to see a planet rotating in the distance. The popular game will also bring enhanced retina display graphics, improved scoring accuracy, more expressive Om Nom animations, new musical sounds plus 11 new achievements.

“Chillingo strives to exceed consumers' expectations with our innovative games and Cut the Rope is no exception,” explains Chris Byatte, Co-General Manager of Chillingo. “We actively listen to audience feedback to deliver the best gaming experience possible whether it’s through updated content or modifying areas of concern to optimize the title.”

“We thank all of the amazing fans who have shared the joyful fun Cut the Rope offers with friends and family to make it a phenomenal success,” adds Efim Voinov, CTO of ZeptoLab. “The 1.1 update is just the beginning; we hope to release an additional update just in time for the holidays and bring even more action-packed, Om Nom excitement to your fingertips!”

Cut the Rope blends innovative, physics-oriented gameplay as players feed dangling candy to Om Nom, an adorable and ravenous, little green creature.

Cut the Rope is available for $.99 (iPhone and iPod touch) and a $1.99 (iPad) from the App Store atwww.itunes.com/appstore/

A Lite version of Cut the Rope will be available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or atwww.itunes.com/appstore/

Get the latest news about Cut the Rope by following http://www.facebook.com/cuttherope andhttp://twitter.com/cut_the_rope

About Chillingo
Chillingo is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts and publishes innovative games and software for various platforms. Other hit iPhone, iPod touch and iPad titles include; Cut the Rope™, Angry Birds™, Helsing’s Fire, Predators™, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs™, Minigore, iDracula, and Modern Conflict. For more information about Chillingo please visit chillingo.com.

About ZeptoLab
ZeptoLab is a small independent team of professionals dedicated to the science of fun. We know what good games are made of, and we possess the required ingredients. Our target platforms at the moment are iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Announce PGA Tour Golf Challenge, A New Casual Game Coming To Facebook

EA have announced PGA Tour Golf Challenge, a new casual game coming to Facebook in Winter 2010. PGA Tour Golf Challenge is a 3D Game that lets players play rounds of golf whilst also earning experience and levelling up. there will be daily challenges, where you can compete against your friends, and controls designed to be accessible.

Press Release

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today plans forEA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR® Golf Challenge, a new, casual golf game for Facebook that launches in winter 2010. EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Golf Challenge features real-time 3D gameplay** on Facebook and expands on the EA SPORTS™ social game portfolio that also includes FIFA Superstars and Madden NFL Superstars. As with FIFA Superstars and Madden NFL Superstars, both ranked number one in their respective categories on Facebook1, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Golf Challenge offers a fun and compelling social gameplay experience for a wide-range of sports fans and their friends.

Developed at EA SPORTS Tiburon, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Golf Challengeallows participants to play rounds of golf to earn experience and level up through their career while also unlocking world famous golf courses. Daily challenges will allow players to compete against their Facebook friends, with weekly champions crowned as players vie for golf supremacy on Facebook. Tailored to a casual gaming audience, the game features accessible, easy to master game play mechanics, including one-click swing, easy aiming with a mouse or keyboard, an assortment of custom clubs, and a variety of shot types. At launch, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Golf Challenge will offer a series of gameplay modes and additional opportunities to customize and accelerate a player’s career that can be purchased via micro-transactions.

“EA SPORTS is pioneering new ways to play games online by creating entertaining experiences that resonate with both casual and hardcore gamers alike,” said Andrew Wilson, senior vice president of worldwide development, EA SPORTS. “Our growing portfolio of premium social gaming products, including EA SPORTS PGA TOUR® Golf Challenge, provides unique new opportunities for fans to experience sports games online, while also helping us reach an evolving fan base.”

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR® Golf Challenge is the third game developed by a newly formed EA SPORTS On-Demand team, joining the previous releases of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online and Madden NFL Superstars. The EA SPORTS On-Demand group includes game developers with experience across multiple EA SPORTS franchises and was formed to accelerate the expansion of the EA SPORTS direct-to-consumer game portfolio.

EA SPORTS has previously introduced two social gaming experiences, FIFA Superstars and Madden NFL Superstars. In recent months, these games have reached a series of achievements, underscoring momentum in the growing category:

FIFA Superstars - Launched just ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, FIFA Superstars had more than 1.7 million monthly active users within its first three weeks of availability, and now has over 3.7 million monthly users on Facebook, according to AppData2.
Madden NFL Superstars – Released at the beginning of this year’s NFL season, the game has more than 2 million monthly users and over 200,000 daily users on Facebook, according to AppData3.

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Golf Challenge joins the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR franchise to expand the EA SPORTS portfolio of immersive golf experiences that give casual and hardcore gamers the ability to hit the links via an authentic gameplay experience.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. John Madden, NFL, , FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission.

UK PSN Update 17/11/10

Special Offers

PS3: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled [£5.49]

PS3: CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars [£5.49]

PS3: Assassins Creed 2 – Sequence 12: Battle Of Forli [£1.99]

PS3: Assassins Creed 2 – Sequence 13: Bonfire Of The Vanities [£1.99]

PS3: Assassins Creed 2 – Sequence 13: Bonfire Of The Vanities & Secret locations [£3.19]

PSP: Assassins Creed Bloodlines [£15.99]

PSP: Tom Clancy's EndWar [£7.99]

PSP: Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning [£7.99]

New PSP Essentials

None

PS3 Games

FirstPlay Episode 033 [£0.99]

FirstPlay 90 Day Subscription [£8.99]

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time HD [£11.99]

Crazy Taxi [£7.99]

Red Faction Guerrilla [£15.99]

PlayTV: Live Chat Update [£6.29]

Assassins Creed Brotherhood – Copernicus Conspiracy [Free]

Comet Crash – Bionic Swarm [£3.19]

EyePet – Music Styling Pack [£2.39]

Fist Of The North Star – Rei, Mamiya & Raoh Original Costumes [£3.99]

Front Mission Evolved – Wanzer Pack 3 [£3.19]

Hustle Kings – Cue and Ball Pack [£0.79]

Little Big Planet – Limited Edition Birthday Cake Costume [Free]

Marvel Super Hero Squad – Captain America Collection [£1.99]

Pain – H8 Squader Pack [£0.79]

Space Invaders Infinity Gene – Bonus Stages Pack 3 [£2.39]

Super Street Fighter IV – Ultra Femme Fatales Pack [£3.19]

Vanquish – Tri-Weapon Pack [£1.59]

Worms 2: Armageddon – Battle Pack [£3.19]

The Fight – Soundtrack [£3.99]

Demo's

None

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

“Elected” by Alice Cooper [£1.59]

“Poison” by Alice Cooper [£1.59]

“Limelight” by Rush [£1.59]

“Love Song” by Telsa [£1.59]

“Nothing To Say” by Slash & M Shadows [£1.59]

“Talk Dirty To Me” by Poison [£1.59]

“We're All Gonna Die” by Slash & Iggy Pop [£1.59]

“Watch This” by Slash, David Grohl & Duff McKagan [£1.59]

Rock Band 3

The Bee Gees Pack 1 [£4.99]

“Stayin' Alive” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“Tragedy” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“You Should Be Dancing” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“Jive Talkin'” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“Night Fever” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“Nights On Broadway” by The Bee Gees [£0.99]

“A Whiter Shade Of Pale” by Procol Harum [£0.99]

“Subdivisions” by Rush [£0.99]

“The Thrill Is Gone” by BB King [£0.99]

Rock Band Network Latest

“Curse You All Men! (Live)” by Emperor [£0.99]

“Fight To Kill” by Holy Grial [£0.99]

“In Circles” by Sunny Day Real Estate [£0.99]

“Radiator” by Family Force 5 [£0.99]

“Spin” by We The Kings [£0.99]

DJ Hero 2

Electro Hits Mix Pack [£6.29]

Videos

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Uncovered Trailer

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Settling The Score

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Wanted Trailer

Wallpaper
None

Theme

Black Oil Crud [£1.19]

Visions [£1.19]

Dynamic Theme

DJ Hero 2 [£1.59]

PSN ID Avatars

TV Superstars – Amber Belle [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Big Chili D [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Jenny Ratchett [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Monkey Robot [£0.20]

TV Superstars - Randy Darling [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Robot Renoir [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Space Robot [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Spike Powers [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Sumo Robot [£0.20]

TV Superstars – Vivian Katzenburg [£0.20]

The Fight – Boris [£0.20]

The Fight – Bruce [£0.20]

The Fight – Dwayne [£0.20]

PS1 Classic
Critical Depth [£3.99
Gunship [£3.99]

Sports Superbike 2 [£2.99]

PSP

Cladun: This Is A RPG [£15.99]

Disgaea Infinite [£15.99]

Peggle [£6.29]

Minis

Who's That Flying?! [£3.99]

Demo

Split/Second

Theme

None

Wallpaper

None

Video

None

Namco Bandai Have Released A New Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Trailer

Namco Bandai have released a new trailer for Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. the trailer uses in-game action to show several of the different stages in the game as well as the new game mode where ghosts are asleep in each stage until Pac-Man goes past them, then they start chasing after Pac-Man who must eat a power pellet to eat them all.