Monday, December 20, 2010

Nintendo Announce Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation Is Coming To The USA On 14th February


Nintendo have announced that Square Enix's Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation is coming to the USA on 14th February. this game had only been released in Japan, on both the DS and on the Super Famicom (Super NES).



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Press Release

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 20, 2010 - Nintendo of America today gave video game fans across North America something sweet to look forward to on Valentine's Day, and it has nothing to do with flowers or chocolates. On Feb. 14, DRAGON QUEST® VI: Realms of RevelationTM - previously unavailable outside of Japan - will make its North American debut exclusively on the hand-held Nintendo DSTM family of systems. Combining classic role-playing adventure with new character options and enhancements, the game offers hours of imaginative DRAGON QUEST fun spanning several unique game worlds that can be enjoyed on the go.

DRAGON QUEST VI: Realms of Revelation features a rich storyline that leads players through a multitude of captivating worlds as they gather allies and battle fierce monsters on a quest to defeat evil forces. With updated graphics and more than 15 character classes to choose from, new and experienced players alike can dive headlong into the timeless role-playing excitement of the DRAGON QUEST franchise anytime, anywhere. They can even enjoy special features such as switching between character classes and letting monsters, such as Slimes, join their party.

"Millions of players around the world have discovered the timeless fun of DRAGON QUEST," said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America's director of Public Relations. "The arrival of DRAGON QUEST VI: Realms of Revelation in North America will give fans unique access to a classic game in the series for the first time, offering new ways to explore and enjoy the DRAGON QUESTuniverse."

Originally released in 1995 for Japan's Super Famicom system (known in the U.S. as Super NESTM), DRAGON QUEST VI: Realms of Revelation challenges players to explore multiple worlds as they confront the many problems caused by the evil Murdaw. Players can choose from nine starting classes and unlock others as they progress through the game.

For more information about DRAGON QUEST VI: Realms of Revelation, visithttp://dragonquest6.nintendo.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its WiiTMhome console and Nintendo DSTM family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment SystemTM, Nintendo has sold more than 3.5 billion video games and more than 577 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSiTM and Nintendo DSi XLTM, as well as the Game BoyTM, Game Boy Advance, Super NESTM, Nintendo 64TM and Nintendo GameCubeTM systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as MarioTM, Donkey KongTM, MetroidTM, ZeldaTM and PokémonTM. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com.

DRAGON QUEST and SQUARE ENIX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.. REALMS OF REVELATION is a trademark or registered trademark of Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December

This is all the news from The Weekend Of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th December

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 17th December http://ht.ly/1avJNk
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 17th December http://ht.ly/1avLhi
  • PS3: Atlus announce the Demon's Souls servers will stay online until at least October 2011 http://ht.ly/3rac9
  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Hard Corps: Uprising Screenshots http://ht.ly/1avMRE
  • 3DS: its rumoured launch 3DS titles will be around 2GB in size with future games able to be up to 8GB in size http://ht.ly/3rad8
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Trailer For Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises http://ht.ly/1avOwO
  • QTE Blog: Sony Detail The Current 50 Playstation Move Compatible Games And Some Of The Games Coming In 2011 http://ht.ly/1avQbC
  • PS3: Namco Bandai have trademarked Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls. http://ht.ly/3rpQM
  • QTE Blog: Sony And Guerrilla Games Have Released New Killzone 3 Screenshots http://ht.ly/1awns7
  • 360: Its reported Microsoft's looking at ways to improve Kinect via Firmware Updates, camera resolution could be unlocked http://ht.ly/3rpRG
  • 3DS: EA Reveal Madden is coming to the 3DS, says its a powerful device, can do cool effects + more http://ht.ly/3rpT3
  • QTE Blog: EA Announce There Are 3 Million Need For Speed World Players And Detail Upcoming Day/Night Cycle And More http://ht.ly/1awoPS
  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/1awEEW
  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/1awFEs

Sunday, December 19, 2010

QTE Tweets Of The Week

This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. It was a big mix of news this week. Its not surprising that news from the VGA's didn't make much of an impression as its a slow news week and every site was reporting it and showing the videos. The 3DS news was by far the most clicked story perhaps showing interest is growing in it as we're getting closer to more reveals.

10 QTE Blog: Curve Studios Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer For Explodemon http://ht.ly/1asVIz

9 PS3: PS3's in Ireland now have the RTE Player, UK got ITV Player and 4oD http://ht.ly/3pA1y

8 Sony's Andrew house says Games will be on discs for years to come, retail will play a part that digital cannot http://ht.ly/3oY3a

7 Sega have confirmed a Dreamcast Collection is coming but have not revealed the games included http://ht.ly/3oY5X

6 QTE Blog: Rocksteady And Warner Bros. Games Have Released A New Trailer For Batman: Arkham City Revealing A Famous Badguy http://ht.ly/1aqQGA

5 UK Game Charts Call Of Duty Black Ops, FIFA 11, World Of Warcraft Cataclysm, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Gran Turismo 5 http://ht.ly/3ovib

4 PS3: There are several people complaining about the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops, says the game's now worse http://ht.ly/3pzSp

3 PS3: Treyarch respond to Call Of Duty Black Ops issues, they've released 1 hot fix, working hard, using forum feedback http://ht.ly/3qgGr

2 Sheffield Hallam University now has a game development studio. first game is a Playstation Minis version of Zool http://ht.ly/3oYh7

1 3DS: Its confirmed Nintendo is having a news Conference in the EU on 19th January, Its reported there's a USA event too http://ht.ly/3qAeo



What Have You Played This Week?

It was another week where I didn't get much gaming in. my main focus was getting the platinum in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 so I didn't play much else.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 – PS3 – i'm 1 trophy away from getting the Platinum now. My main task is getting all the ninja cards in the game, which are basically an in-game achievement system. I'm about half way playing through all the characters 30 times in multiplayer and that's all I have left to do in the game.

Project Ishmael” - ? - Beta – I was surprised when I got into the Beta as I hadn't heard much about the game up till now. I've played alittle of the game but as I can't comment on it anyway i'm not going say anything else about it, sorry.

Pinball Fantasies – Minis – PS3 – I reviewed this game ages ago and I hadn't played it much since then. I was just looking for something to pass 10 minutes and it worked. Its still fine but has me longing for a modern pinball game. I'll look into the modern pinball games from Zen Studio on both the PS3 and 360.



EA Announce There Are 3 Million Need For Speed World Players And Detail Upcoming Day/Night Cycle And More

EA have announced that there are now over 3 million Need For Speed World Players. EA have also announced there are further enhancements coming to the game. Need For Speed World will be available in French, Russian, Spanish, and Polish. A new addition to the game will be the inclusion of a Day/Night cycle in the game. an advanced vehicle performance customisation tuning system is also being added.

Screenshots Of Day/Night Cycle And Advanced Vehicle Customisation


Press Release

Guildford, UK – December 17, 2010 – Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Need for SpeedTM World, the Play4FreeTM online PC action racing game, has now eclipsed three million registered users. With numerous hours of high-speed, high-stakes Need for Speed multiplayer action, Need for Speed World is one of the world’s most popular, free to play racing games. Today EA builds on the game by adding an all-new dynamic day/night cycle and an advanced vehicle performance customisation tuning system. Players can go under the hood to upgrade and tune their vehicle with an extensive list of car parts ranging from tuned engines to top-tier suspension systems to create a high-performance race machine.

Need for Speed World brings together best in class action racing with an unparalleled social experience for the PC. Players can compete against their friends and family or pick from thousands of top ranked players to challenge in intense online battles and police pursuits. Gamers race the way they want in an ever expanding world that continues to grow with a constant stream of new content, cars, and features.

In addition to English and German, Need for Speed World has now been localized for France, Russia, Spain and Poland markets. Players worldwide can feel the rush of illicit street racing as they speed their way through a white-knuckle socially-connected Need for Speed experience. They will also be able to purchase SpeedBoost which they can use to acquire in-game items such as Booster Packs, Power-ups, XP accelerators and even exclusive exotic cars via the in-game store using a variety of local payment options including credit cards and SMS billing.

To quickly and easily download the game or for more information visit world.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS Freestyle TM and POGOTM. 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 www.eagames.co.uk/press.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, and Need for Speed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Sony And Guerrilla Games Have Released New Killzone 3 Screenshots

Sony And Guerrilla Games have released new screenshots for Killzone 3. these screenshots appear to be in-game and show ISA soldiers fighting against Helghast and a giant Helghast walking tank.

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