Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 23rd February

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 23rd February

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 22nd February http://ht.ly/1bsT8q
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 22nd February http://ht.ly/1bsWx6
• Mac: Its rumoured Apples implementation of Light Peak will be called Thunderbolt. Rumoured pictures emerge of Mac Refresh http://ht.ly/41PYt
• 3DS: DS Successor, 3D wasn't part of it. Mario Kart Wii 3D Demo sparked 3D interest .always backward compatible + more http://ht.ly/41Q6M
• 3DS: first review scores for 3DS games released from Famistu. nintendogs+cats tops with 38/40. 6 others in 30's + more http://ht.ly/42fR2
• 3DS: its reported there are only 5 games available for the Australian 3DS launch, suggested retail price of AUS$69.95 http://ht.ly/41QFs
• Guerrilla Games admit they may look at making a portable game in the future, current focus on PS3 http://ht.ly/41VP2
• QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce Gears Of War 3 Comes Out On 20th September 2011 http://ht.ly/1bsZUr
• Eden Games announce the first DLC for Test Drive Unlimited 2 is free, a thankyou for fans after the games buggy start http://ht.ly/41VSq
• Guerrilla Games say they haven't maxed out the PS3 with Killzone 3, there's still more to come from console http://ht.ly/41W1s
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update, Now With Comics From Zenescope http://ht.ly/1bt2YL
• QTE Blog: DC Universe Online PS3 Patch 1.06 And Content Update Detailed, Patch Is 122MB And Content Update Is 2.2GB http://ht.ly/1bt2YK
• Epic Announce they'll now charge 25% royalties on games made with Unreal Development Kit games when sales pass $50K http://ht.ly/41ZAB
• Namco Bandai have filed a trademark for Tales of Town, Speculation is it could be name of upcoming Tales Game http://ht.ly/41ZR4
• QTE Blog: Zero Punctuation - MindJack http://ht.ly/1bt7zU
• QTE Blog: Nintendo Reveal Limited Edition Pokémon White And Pokémon Black Themed DSi Bundles http://ht.ly/1bt7zT
• Its reported Invites are going out for a Apple event on 2nd March, Invites tease image on an iPad http://ht.ly/4205s
• PS3: Guerrilla Games say they're working with Sony to deal with Killzone 3 Hackers, on top of their own checks + more http://ht.ly/425cX
• QTE Blog: Guerrilla Games Detail The "Zero Day" Patch For Killzone 3 http://ht.ly/1btag0
• QTE Blog: EA And DICE Have Released A New Battlefield 3 Gameplay Teaser Trailer http://ht.ly/1btafZ
• iPhone: The version of Final Fantasy III coming to the iPhone is a remake of the DS version, released in 2006 http://ht.ly/425Do
• Vietnam is cracking down on night time gaming, 10pm-8am, doing it to "mitigate the side effects of online games." http://ht.ly/425LF
• QTE Blog: Ubisoft Announce Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Is Coming Out On PC's On 18th March http://ht.ly/1btdfv
• PS3: you can watch the final NASA Shuttle launch in Home via a Live Stream on the LOOT Sunset Yacht, 24th Feb, 1:50pm PST http://ht.ly/4288k
• QTE Blog: 2K Sports Have Released A Top Spin 4 Trailer Detailing My Player Mode http://ht.ly/1btgiq
• QTE Blog: Zoe Mode Have Released A Gameplay Video For Chime Super Deluxe http://ht.ly/1btiUU

Zoe Mode Have Released A Gameplay Video For Chime Super Deluxe

Zoe Mode have released a new video for Chime Super Deluxe on the PS3. the video is a gameplay video and briefly explains the gameplay mechanic in Chime, making groups of 4 to make music.


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2K Sports Have Released A Top Spin 4 Trailer Detailing My Player Mode

2K Sports have released a new trailer for Top Spin 4. this trailer details the My Player Mode in the game. In Top Spin 4 you can play as several players past and present, but the My Player Mode allows you to create your own tennis player. the video shows the creation tools have face morphing tools allows for precise changes. you also get to pick a playing style. the trailer shows you can choose to train with other characters or play in events. after each event you earn EXP and fans, increasing your rank. EXP can be spent to improve your player. and as you improve, you can play in together events, have better training staff until you reach the top.


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Ubisoft Announce Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Is Coming Out On PC's On 18th March

Ubisoft have announced Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood comes out on PC on 18th March. there will be 4 different versions available of both the retail and digital versions of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The 4 editions are:

STANDARD EDITION (RETAIL AND DIGITAL)
Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

CODEX EDITION:
This Limited and Exclusive Collector’s Edition of Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood will include a beautiful and detailed Renaissance style chest containing:
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o The Original Codex written by the hand of Altaïr: a quality 60 pages book revealing all the history of the Assassins and presenting the artworks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood.
o A detailed map of ROME
o Multiplayer Characters Collectible Cards: a set of trade cards presenting all the characters of Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood Multiplayer, their kill moves and biography
o Assassin’s Creed® Lineage DVD: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio’s father, by watching this three-part short movie.
o An exclusive Bonus DVD containing the Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries…
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Harlequin, a deadly assassin lying behind a gaudy costume and a twisted smiling mask
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market
§ One exclusive single player outdoor map: The Aqueducts map
§ Ezio “Drachen Armor”

SPECIAL EDITION
This Special Edition comes in an exclusive Cold Foil Packaging and contains:
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market

DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o Assassin’s Creed® Lineage: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio’s father, by watching this three episodes short movie.
o Exclusive additional content featuring the Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries, Making-of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood…
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Harlequin, a deadly assassin lying behind a gaudy costume and a twisted smiling mask
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market
§ One exclusive single player outdoor map: The Aqueducts map
§ Ezio “Drachen Armor”

Ubisoft have also detailed the PC specs for the game:

Minimum Configuration:
SUPPORTED OS: Windows® XP (32 or 64 bit) /Windows Vista®(32 or 64 bit)/Windows 7® (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional gamepad

* This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT

Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI® RADEON® X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series
NVIDIA GeForce® 7/8/9/100/200 series

Press Release

London, UK – February 22nd, 2011 – Today Ubisoft® announces specifications, details and ship date for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood on the PC . The critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will be available on March 18th, 2011 for the PC. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is a worldwide production effort led by the Ubisoft Montreal Studio in collaboration with Ubisoft studios in Singapore, Bucharest, Québec City and Annecy.

The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin’s Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order. Now a legendary Master Assassin, he must journey into Italy’s greatest city, Rome, center of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood that will rally to his side. Only by working together can the Assassins defeat their mortal enemies.

And for the first time, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood offers a never-before-seen multiplayer layer. Players can join the Templar Order and use Abstergo’s technology to train in the art of assassination. Choose from a wide range of unique characters, each with their own signature weapons and assassination techniques, and match their skills against other players from all over the world in a variety of game modes.

Assassins Creed Brotherhood for the PC will be available at retail stores and for digital download in four different editions:

STANDARD EDITION (RETAIL AND DIGITAL)
Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

CODEX EDITION:
This Limited and Exclusive Collector’s Edition of Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood will include a beautiful and detailed Renaissance style chest containing:
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o The Original Codex written by the hand of Altaïr: a quality 60 pages book revealing all the history of the Assassins and presenting the artworks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood.
o A detailed map of ROME
o Multiplayer Characters Collectible Cards: a set of trade cards presenting all the characters of Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood Multiplayer, their kill moves and biography
o Assassin’s Creed® Lineage DVD: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio’s father, by watching this three-part short movie.
o An exclusive Bonus DVD containing the Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries…
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Harlequin, a deadly assassin lying behind a gaudy costume and a twisted smiling mask
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market
§ One exclusive single player outdoor map: The Aqueducts map
§ Ezio “Drachen Armor”

SPECIAL EDITION
This Special Edition comes in an exclusive Cold Foil Packaging and contains:
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market

DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION
o Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance
o Assassin’s Creed® Lineage: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio’s father, by watching this three episodes short movie.
o Exclusive additional content featuring the Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries, Making-of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood…
o Exclusive unlockable content:
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Harlequin, a deadly assassin lying behind a gaudy costume and a twisted smiling mask
§ One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack
§ One exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market
§ One exclusive single player outdoor map: The Aqueducts map
§ Ezio “Drachen Armor”

Assassins Creed Brotherhood PC Technical specs:

Minimum Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
Video Card: Nvidia 7900 256 MB or ATI Radeon X1950 256 MB

Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better

Detailed version
Minimum Configuration:
SUPPORTED OS: Windows® XP (32 or 64 bit) /Windows Vista®(32 or 64 bit)/Windows 7® (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional gamepad

* This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT

Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI® RADEON® X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series
NVIDIA GeForce® 7/8/9/100/200 series

The 4 different editions of Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood for PC can be pre-ordered at UBIShop following these links:
- http://shop.ubi.com/brotherhood (Standard Edition)
- http://shop.ubi.com/codex (Codex Edition)
- http://shop.ubi.com/acbdeluxedigitaledition (Deluxe Digital Edition)

For more information on Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, please visit: http://www.assassinscreed.com.

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008-09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.058 billion. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

EA And DICE Have Released A New Battlefield 3 Gameplay Teaser Trailer

EA and DICE have released a new teaser trailer for Battlefield 3. this teaser trailer briefly shows different parts of Battlefield 3 like rescuing soldiers, taking cover, being attacked, and more.


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Guerrilla Games Detail The "Zero Day" Patch For Killzone 3

Guerrilla Games have detailed the "Zero Day" patch for Killzone 3. this patch will fix issues with both the Single and Multiplayer modes. Playstation Move support is also enhanced as are other parts of the game. Some players have already experienced some of these patches in the Multiplayer Beta. this patch should be up when the game is released.

Source: Killzone.com

Full Patch Notes

MULTIPLAYER

For those who participated in the Killzone 3 multiplayer open beta, you’ve already had the opportunity to play with several of the Gameplay changes as they were present in the package you downloaded. More updates and enhancements are on the way, based on the great feedback we received during open beta.

Gameplay:
*Increased the number of melee kills needed to unlock Increased Accuracy
*StA-3 LMG has had its spread increased and overall accuracy lowered
*Lowered the range and recoil of the LS-57 SMG
*Silent Footsteps has been removed as a ribbon and is now an unlockable skill
*Capturing a Capture and Hold area in Operations will award the same amount of points as it does in Warzone – it was previously worth less
*A specific screen has been added to inform players when a Skill has been unlocked
*Medic: The LS-57 SMG replaces their previously equipped StA-11 SMG
*Medic: The M224-1A LMG replaces their previously equipped LS-13 Shotgun
*Engineer: The StA-11 SMG replaces their previously equipped LS-57 SMG
*Tactician: The LS-13 Shotgun replaces their previously equipped M224-1A LMG
*Tactician: Neutralizing and capturing Tactical Spawn Areas now have two different timers, allowing you to neutralize the ownership away from the enemy faction quicker
*Tactician: Spot & Mark has been rebalanced - it will now ‘pulse’ like a sonar for 30 seconds, rather than stay constantly active during its duration
*Infiltrator: Disguise ranges for each rank has been adjusted. At rank 1, any player can see through Disguise when targeting the Infiltrator. At rank 2, a player must be within 30m range. At rank 3, a player must be within 15m range. Additionally, Disguise at rank 2 has had its timer set to ‘indefinite’ and is no longer based on a timer.
*Infiltrator: The sprint speed modifier earned from Survivalist has been decreased
*New online trophies can be unlocked from the Retro Pack DLC
*Kick-voting has been added to online matches
*Experience points earned for completing mission objectives has been increased

Clans and Squads:
*You can no longer rejoin a clan match that has already finished
*Current clan ratings are more accurately reflected at the beginning of the match
*Players will no longer start the game in a squad by themselves
*Clan matches will no longer end in a draw if one clan quits out (therefore forfeiting) before the remaining clan is able to score points in Guerrilla Warfare
*You will no longer hang after pressing the Start button right after accepting a clan invite on the region select screen

Network Issues:
*Network errors experienced during the open beta, such as 20002 and 8001, should no longer occur
*A 30 second time-out has been added to Multiplayer “joining” screen, should you experience an interruption in your connection
*Players that don’t have the Retro Pack, who tried joining a friend who was currently playing on a Retro Pack map, will no longer receive a network error code

General Bugs:
*You will no longer have the “Your Faction Has Won/Lost” image roll over into subsequent matches
*You will no longer receive multiple unlock points when the server is out of sync
*You will no longer accumulate additional unlock points after everything has been unlocked
*Fixed an issue that caused the menu to stop responding after switching rapidly between the career unlocks screen and the multiplayer main menu
*The Bullet Damage ribbon reward is now applied to all primary and secondary weapons that fire bullets
*Tactician: Fixed an issue that prevented players from re-activating Spot & Mark for 60 seconds after they were killed with it active

CAMPAIGN

Cutscenes:
*Stutter issues stemming from cutscenes that were loaded from the menu have been resolved
*Icy Incursion: Audio is now in sync during the cutscene played while streaming into Providence Station

Gameplay:
*Improved streaming performance for a smoother gameplay experience
GENERAL

Sharp shooter:
*Square button is mapped to Jump when using the Sharpshooter
*Adjusted the deadzone modifier when using the Sharpshooter

PlayStation Move:
*Fixed a possible crash that could occur after playing the campaign while using the motion controller

Technical:
*Killzone 3 is now integrated into the PSN store
*Enhanced security features included to deter cheating