Tuesday, February 8, 2011

From Software Have Released New Armored Core V Screenshots And A Trailer

From Software have released new screenshots and a trailer for the upcoming Armored Core V. the screenshots are in-game and show some of the menus and different Armored Cores in the game. the trailer also shows this and more bits from the cutscenes.


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Capcom Announce Galactus Is An Opponent In Marvel Vs Capcom 3


Capcom have announced that Galactus is an opponent in Marvel Vs Capcom 3. the trailer and screenshots show that your team of 3 fighters have to defeat 3 of his soldiers, formed from fighters in the game, before you have to take on Galactus himself.


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2K Games Announce Darkness II For The PC, PS3, And Xbox 360, Coming Fall 2011


2K Games have announced Darkness II, a sequel to the 2007 game from Digital Extremes. Darkness II is set to come out in fall 2011 on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The game is in development at Digital Extremes and features a narrative from Paul Jenkins, an award winning comic book writer.

Darkness II is set 2 years after the first game and after bottling up the Darkness powers for that time, those powers want out. a full scale mob war breaks out, letting the Darkness out and questions about who started it.

Press Release

Windsor, UK – February 8, 2011 – 2K Games announced today that The Darkness™ II, the sequel to the million unit-selling 2007 title, The Darkness™, will be coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC in fall 2011. Developed by Digital Extremes and based on the supernatural horror comic book series created by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II takes players down a brutal and personal path as Jackie Estacado, wielder of The Darkness – an ancient and ruthless force of chaos and destruction.

The Darkness II breaks out of the sea of conventional first-person shooters with its fervid Quad-Wielding gameplay, which will allow players to slash, grab, and throw objects and enemies with their Demon Arms while simultaneously firing two weapons. The game is layered with the use of dark versus light, steeped in deep and twisted storytelling, and engulfed in stylistic violence that is visualized through a hand-painted graphic noir technique that stays true to its comic book origins.

“The Darkness II is a well of dark and imaginative violence, and it’s a stylized and beautiful nightmare,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “The Darkness II continues the 2K Games tradition of delivering quality, innovative games that are filled to the brim with atmosphere and deep storytelling. The game takes a unique stance on fighting in the dark versus light. Combined with the arsenal of weapons at Jackie’s disposal and the gruesome attacks of the supernatural Demon Arms and Darkness powers, we’re proud to announce another title that delivers on our core values of creating games for gamers.”

The Darkness II will feature award-winning comic book writer, Paul Jenkins, who will provide a tightly integrated narrative that weaves dark humor with hardcore tenderness.

Take a step back from the familiar and comfortable, and prepare to embrace The Darkness.

It’s been two years since Jackie Estacado, now the Don of the Franchetti crime family, used The Darkness to kill the men responsible for his girlfriend’s murder. He’s been unable to shake the memory of Jenny’s death since bottling up his supernatural power, and now The Darkness wants out. A sudden, unprovoked attack on Jackie’s life heralds the start of a full-scale mob war, which has clearly been orchestrated by some outside force. The botched attempt opens the door for The Darkness to reemerge, and sets Jackie on a journey to hell and worse, as he unravels the mystery behind the attack and the motivations of The Darkness itself.

“Sometimes that whooshing sound you hear is that of comic fans holding their collective breath,” said Marc Silvestri, founder and CEO of Top Cow Productions and co-creator of The Darkness comics. “So often disappointed when a favorite character gives birth to a lame movie or video game, us fans have come to expect the worst. And sometimes we get it. But not with The Darkness II. Yeah, call me biased, but this second installment of Jackie Estacado’s epic saga is – in my humble opinion – one of the most brutally cool games I’ve ever played. 2K Games hammered this one out of the park.”

The Darkness II is not yet rated by PEGI. For more information on The Darkness II, please visit www.embracethedarkness.com.

2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, iPhone®, iPod® touch and iPad™. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.

About Digital Extremes
Founded in 1993 by industry visionary, James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top independent game development studios. Having worked with some of the top publishers in the videogame industry including 2K Games, THQ, Electronic Arts and Atari, Digital Extremes is best known for its co-creation of the award-winning and multi-million unit selling franchise, Epic Games’ Unreal®, its work on 2K Games’ BioShock franchise as well as its own original title, Dark Sector® for Playstation®3 and Xbox360® using their proprietary technology, the Evolution Engine™. For its creativity and innovation in the workplace, Digital Extremes has been named as one of Canada’s top 100 employers by Maclean’s magazine for the past two years. For more information about the company or licensing the Evolution Engine, please visit www.digitalextremes.com.

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Curve Studios Have Released A Launch Trailer For Explodemon!

Curve Studios have released a new trailer for Explodemon!. this trailer is a launch trailer and shows alot of gameplay footage. Explodemon! is coming to the EU PSN tomorrow, 9th February, for £7.99/€9.99.




The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 7th February

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 5th And Sunday 6th February http://ht.ly/1bdBLa
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 5th And Sunday 6th February http://ht.ly/1bdELo
  • Android: Sony Ericsson Announce the Xperia Play (Playstation Phone) Comes out in USA on 13th February http://ht.ly/3RlTk
  • UK Game Charts, Dead Space 2, FIFA 11, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call Of Duty Black Ops, LittleBigPlanet 2 http://ht.ly/3RCWx
  • JP Consoles, PSP 34.648, PS3 25.149, Wii 19.448, DSiLL 11.891, DSi 9.611, 360 3.513, PS2 1.938, DS 1.059, PSPgo 280 http://ht.ly/3RD0c
  • 360: Its rumoured Microsoft is creating a paid TV service for the 360 that would have exclusive shows and content http://ht.ly/3RD3i
  • 3DS: Yoshinoro Ono reveals one of the first things Capcom did was port Resident Evil 5 in 3D http://ht.ly/3RD73
  • QTE Blog: Konami Announce Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D Is A Launch Title For The Nintendo 3DS http://ht.ly/1bdHJR
  • PSP2: Rebellion reveal their game engine, Asura, has been fully ported to the PSP2, they already have a FPS demo on it http://ht.ly/3RDaC
  • 9 pages of Design Documents and Concept art has emerged from a rejected proposal for Metroid 1.5 Concept http://ht.ly/3RHqw
  • 3DS: Rovio announce Angry Birds is coming to WiiWare and 3DS later in the year, all Angry Bird games coming to 3DS Store http://ht.ly/3RL8H
  • QTE Blog: Behemoth Announce Pink Knight DLC For PS3 Castle Crashers, Revenue Goes To Breast Cancer Research http://ht.ly/1bdKNZ
  • Codemasters say adding stereoscopic 3D to Dirt 3 would not benefit players, could be nauseating http://ht.ly/3RLUf
  • 3DS: Namco Bandai say Ridge Racer 3DS not dumbed down, its more accessible, core game not changed, Street Pass ghost data http://ht.ly/3RM22
  • 3DS: Temco held a Dead Or Alive Event at weekend, most players turned 3D off, d-pad placement issues, PSP2 maybe better? http://ht.ly/3RNdP
  • QTE Blog: Blizzard Announce BlizzCon 2011 Is At The Anaheim Convention Centre From The 21st And 22nd October http://ht.ly/1bdPr7
  • Gaijin Games' Alex Neuse says indie devs need to focus on getting games completed. too many not finished and buggy + more http://ht.ly/3RNnb
  • Wii: Art made with uDraw and exported to SD Card comes with a uDraw Studio Watermark http://ht.ly/3RNqX
  • Harmonix have confirmed there have been layoffs, around 12-15% of their workforce http://ht.ly/3RUc4
  • QTE Blog: Atari Have Released Video's For Test Drive Unlimited Showing Bugatti Veyron And Off-Roading http://ht.ly/1bdUys
  • From Software have revealed they have already had to cut things from Dark Souls as they were too difficult http://ht.ly/3RUte
  • Ubisoft confirm the story about I Am Alive coming out this year on PSN/XBLA was not true, JeuxVideo say it was a Joke http://ht.ly/3RUy7
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/1bdXou
  • Spectrum: Elite Systems Ltd are reportedly making a new ZX Spectrum Keyboard to plug into TV's, has Bluetooth http://ht.ly/3RVUK
  • QTE Blog: Atari Have Released A Test Drive Unlimited 2 Developer Diary On The Games Finer Details http://ht.ly/1be05f

Monday, February 7, 2011

Atari Have Released A Test Drive Unlimited 2 Developer Diary On The Games Finer Details

Atari have released a new developer video for Test Drive Unlimited 2. in this video some of the devs talk about the finer details in the game like the weather cycles and car details. they talk about how its an improvement over the first game and some of the changes they had to implement because of the different location, Ibiza instead of Hawaii, like roundabouts.


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This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo have revealed the games coming out today in the USA on the Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare stores. in all there are 6 games and 2 demos being released.

Virtual Console

S.C.A.T.
This is a 1-2 player game that costs 500 Wii Points. This is the NES version of the game. you have to save earth from an invading alien fleet, either in single player or two player co-op


WiiWare

Spot the Differences!
This is a 1-4 player game that costs 500 Wii Points. this game has 160 scenes to play through, 3 levels of difficulty, and 1,600 differences to spot.


WiiWare Demos

LIT


Urbanix


DSiWare

G.G Series Dark Spirits
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. this is a side scrolling shooter where you have a ship that has familiars flying around it. you change the formation of them to help destroy enemies. you can upgrade attacks by defeating multiple enemies, of a certain colour, in a row.


Boom Boom Squaries
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. Squaries have invaded the homeland of the Furries and you have to stop this by creating chain reactions of the enemies. there are 40 levels in classic mode and 40 different challenges. the game also comes with an endless mode and time trial.


505 Tangram
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. the game comes with 505 Tangram puzzles for you to solve. you can save the game at any time and continue later, you are also able to use either the D-Pad or Stylus.


Shawn Johnson Gymnastics
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. you play as Shawn Johnson and have to work your way up from amateurs to world championships.


Press Release

You needn't choose between action-packed games and mind-bending puzzle fare when the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop offer plenty of both. This week, you can face down monstrous mutations of high school teachers in a demo version of LIT for the WiiWare™ service, now available for zero Wii Points™. Enter an intergalactic battle in the NES™ shooter S.C.A.T.™, which has just landed on the Virtual Console™ service. Action and strategy combine in G.G Series Dark Spirits for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, while 505 Tangram offers pure hand-held puzzle bliss.

WiiWare

Spot the Differences!
Publisher: Sanuk Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Enjoy the ultimate spot-the-difference game for the WiiWare service with 160 scenes, three levels of difficulty and 1,600 differences to spot. Play either solo or with friends to find out who's the best spotter. Browse odd and attractive scenes in various categories: Landscapes, Pets, Playtime and Yummy. Four game modes are available. In Arcade mode, spot five differences in randomly ordered scenes. In Time Attack mode, spot one difference in each scene for as long as the timer runs. In Select Scenes mode, play with the scenes of your choice and find five differences in each one. In Multiplayer, up to four players can play against each other. (Additional accessories are required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.)

LIT (demo version)
Publisher: WayForward Technologies
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 800 Wii Points
Description: Dark creatures have taken over Jake's high school, and it's up to you to guide him through each classroom in order to be reunited with his girlfriend, Rachael. Existing light sources must be used wisely to create bridges of light for Jake to cross. One false step and Jake gets pulled into the darkness. Along the way he'll encounter twisted versions of his school's faculty, who he must battle in order to advance. LIT is a horror-puzzle game that requires the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers. It contains 30 levels, five boss battles, replay modes and several unlockables, including multiple endings, Dark Mode timed challenges and an unlockable character.

Urbanix (demo version)
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 500 Wii Points
Description: Welcome to Urbanix, a game inspired by classic computer games. You play as Urbanix, a tiny tractor that has to build a town on an empty field. Avoid enemies and catch and chase away house crashers - they will try to spoil your game. Play on Earth, at the North Pole or on the moon. Each location has its own game-play mechanics, so you'll have to adapt your strategy. Be accurate, be quick and collect bonuses on your way. The enhanced game play is based on decades-old classics. Discover 150 levels plus an intense multiplayer mode.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.

Virtual Console

S.C.A.T.
Original platform: NES
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: It's the year 2029 and humanity faces certain extinction. An alien force led by the Supreme Commander Vile Malmort is positioned to destroy the Earth. With little time to act, the president assembled the greatest scientists from around the globe to stop this menace. From their laboratory came mankind's last hope: the members of the Special Cybernetic Attack Team. S.C.A.T. has one goal: complete destruction of the alien fleet. Capture and adapt multiple weapons systems. Enjoy single-player mode or two-player cooperative play. (Additional accessories are required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.)

Nintendo DSiWare

G.G Series Dark Spirits
Publisher: Genterprise Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: In this side-scrolling shooter, it's up to you to destroy the enemy by making use of the four familiars that fly in formation around your vessel. Quickly switch the formation pattern of your familiars with the touch of a button. When you destroy an enemy, its soul becomes available to collect. Collect the soul with one of your familiars to upgrade its attack or switch to a different attack type. The familiar's attack can be upgraded by collecting multiple souls of the same color in a row. The four familiars power up and change independently of each other, adding an element of strategy as you plan how to use each one effectively.

Boom Boom Squaries
Publisher: Gamelion
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Furries are cute, happy, round beings that enjoy rolling around in the sun all day long. But the bad-tempered, stone-cold Squaries, who hate everything that is round and fluffy, attack the unsuspecting Furries. Now it's up to you to create chain reactions that will pop the evil invaders. Prove your skill in four different game modes: Classic, Challenge, Time Trial and Endless. Use Squaries' special abilities such as gravity, air blast and split to plan your blasts for maximum efficiency. When you are done with 40 levels of Classic mode and 40 Challenges, you can enjoy the never-ending fun of Endless mode and beat your high score in Time Trial.

505 Tangram
Publisher: cosmigo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Solve 505 tangram puzzles from different groups and become a Tangram Master. Numerous challenges await you. Tangram is the puzzle game for purists. Assemble seven pieces of a puzzle correctly to create a preset shape. Animals, humans or objects - can you complete them all? Statistics are available for players who love to track their wins. Save the game status at any time and continue later. The game's style and interface have been designed for easy, intuitive operation with the stylus or the + Control Pad.

Shawn Johnson Gymnastics
Publisher: Zoo Games, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Go for the gold with Shawn Johnson as you compete in the world of competitive gymnastics. Stick your landings on vaults and nail your combinations on the beam to impress the judges. Start as an amateur and work your way up, earning awards on your way to the World Championships. Train diligently during practice and you'll be ready for competition in no time. Earn your way through bronze, silver and gold medals as you evolve into an all-around star in the world of gymnastics. Perfect your routines and score high marks to earn a place on the podium - and in the hearts of your fans.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.