PopCap Announce Bejeweled 3 Is Coming To DS, PS3, And Xbox 360 Simultaneously In Q4 2011

PopCap have announced Bejeweled 3 is coming to the Nintendo DS, PS3 PSN, and Xbox 360 XBLA in Q4 2011. Bejeweled 3 will become the first game PopCap have released a game simultaneously on all the top platforms. Each version will have been adapted to take advantage of each platform.

Press Release

SEATTLE, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced plans to bring five new adaptations of its famed Bejeweled® 3 franchise to the Nintendo DS®, PlayStation® 3, PSN, Xbox 360®, and Xbox LIVE® Arcade. This move marks the first time a Bejeweled title will appear on all the top video game platforms simultaneously. The games are scheduled to ship in Q4 2011 in both North America and Europe.

"Critics agree that Bejeweled 3 raised the standard for match-3 games to new heights," said Ed Allard, studio head at PopCap Games. "This holiday, we're bringing that experience to PlayStation 3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and Nintendo DS gamers with adaptations that look great and play even better on each platform."
Originally launched in the spring of 2000, Bejeweled has become one of the top 10 video game franchises in history. More than half a billion people worldwide have played the game, and over 50 million units have been sold across 17 platforms from iPhone to Xbox and even airline seatbacks. An estimated 8 billion hours have been spent playing Bejeweled, and the game continues to sell at the rate of one copy every 4.3 seconds.

With twice the game modes of its predecessor as well as eight mini-games and a complete revision of sound and graphics, Bejeweled 3 is a quantum leap forward in the match-3 category pioneered by the original Bejeweled.

About PopCap
PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 400 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units.

The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.
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Kalypso Have Released A New Trailer For Tropico 4

Kalypso have released a new trailer for Tropico 4. this trailer shows in-game for their upcoming PC and Xbox 360 game. Tropico 4 is currently set to come out on 26th August in the UK. the video focuses on the new features in the game, including interactive disasters, new superpowers to negotiate with, and more political powers.


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Press Release

Bracknell, UK 20th June 2011 - What would happen if a hurricane struck the island paradise of Tropico? Find out today in a new gameplay video from Tropico 4, the city-builder/simulation game coming this August from Kalypso Media. The video focuses on some of the new features in Tropico 4, including interactive disasters, the council of ministers and much more. Tropico 4 will be released in the UK on 26th August for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges. If you are to triumph over your naysayers you will need to gain as much support from your people as possible. Your decisions will shape the future of your nation, and more importantly, the size of your off-shore bank account.

Tropico 4 expands on the gameplay of the previous game with new political additions - including more superpowers to negotiate with, along with the ability to elect ministers into power to help get your more controversial policies passed. But remember to keep your friends close and your enemies closer as everyone has an agenda! Your political mettle will be thoroughly tested, as new natural disasters will have the populace clamoring for you and your cabinet to help them recover from some of the worst Mother Nature can dish out.

Tropico 4 also brings a new level of social interaction with the addition of Facebook and Twitter integration (Windows PC feature only). Post comments on Twitter direct from the game and have updates go out when you complete missions or unlock new achievements. You can even take screenshots of your burgeoning island and post your dream creation on your Tropico 4 Facebook page and compare your interactive Dictator Ranking on the online leaderboards.

For more information please visit www.worldoftropico.com

The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 21st June

• QTE News: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th June http://ow.ly/1dmrYz
• QTE News: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th June http://ow.ly/1dmzWS
• Activision have registered several web domains including AcivisionAdventureGames, ActivisionSurvivalGames and more http://ht.ly/5mLXO
• UK Police say they've arrested possible LulzSec member, LulzSec tweet saying they're still here. http://ht.ly/5mNBK
• UK Police say they will examine the suspected LulzSec member for evidence on the Sony PSN Hack http://ht.ly/5mNKe
• 3DS: Nintendo Europe say users who register Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D by 30th June will receive the games soundtrack http://ht.ly/5mQSc
• QTE News: Grasshopper And EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For Shadows Of The Damned http://ow.ly/1dmDls
• PSV: Sony's Playstation Vita Youtube page reveals the PSV supports voice recognition gaming http://ht.ly/5mTHT
• 360: Peter Molyneux admits Kinect has issues, specifically as an input device for navigation. but its not all bad http://ht.ly/5mUBS
• Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer Beta will start in January, according to games twitter account http://ht.ly/5mUED
• QTE News: Rocksteady Announce Robin Is A Playable Character In Batman: Arkham City Challenge Rooms http://ow.ly/1dmHem
• PC: Valve detail Team Fortress week long update "Über", will include Meet The Medic, new items for all classes, new map http://ht.ly/5mUOQ
• WiiU: Shigeru Miyamoto has hinted the Wii U maynot be that much more powerful than the PS3, want to keep costs down http://ht.ly/5n8Ho
• Phil Harrison has said "... there's a pretty good chance that Apple will be the games industry," in 10 years http://ht.ly/5n8KD
• PSV: UK Online retailer ShopTo lists PSV as coming out 4th November, prices games at £39.99 http://ht.ly/5n8MZ
• Wii: Amazon have a listing for an unannounced Wii game called Just Dance: Summer Party http://ht.ly/5n8QL
• Arrested Suspected LulzSec member Ryan Cleary revealed to be ex Anonymous member. LulzSec maybe protest splinter group http://ht.ly/5neiw
• WiiU: Satoru Iwata reveals in development since Wii Launched. 2 screen concept since 2007, screen was smaller+table based http://ht.ly/5neFz
• PC + PS3 Race Driver: Grid's online multiplayer was stopped cause DemonWare contract expired as activism had bought them http://ht.ly/5neHI
• Ron Howard reveals he and Universal are working with game designers on a Dark Tower videogame http://ht.ly/5neSp
• PC: NCSoft announce City Of Heroes is going Free To Play later this year. subscription becomes VIP Status, gets new name http://ht.ly/5nf2s

Rocksteady Announce Robin Is A Playable Character In Batman: Arkham City Challenge Rooms

Rocksteady and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced Robin is a playable character in Batman: Arkham City challenge rooms. the character is currently announced as a USA exclusive for fans who pre-order the game at best buy, on any platform. Robin will have his own unique gadgets, special moves, and the Robin Pre-Order bonus will also bring 2 additional challenge room maps to the game. another announced bonus will be a Red Robin character skin.

Press Release

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today confirmed that Robin will be a fully playable character in the new and improved challenge mode in Batman: Arkham City. The Tim Drake Robin pack is currently available exclusively to North American fans who pre-order the game from Best Buy on any of the platforms for which the game will be available: Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Robin will come complete with his own unique gadgets and special moves, and will be playable in all challenge maps in the game, as well as two additional challenge maps that are included with the pack – Black Mask Hideout and Freight Train Escape. The pack will also contain a bonus Red Robin character skin.

Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City – five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum – and the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new, all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

Batman: Arkham City is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license. Fans can visit www.batmanarkhamcity.com to sign up to receive updates regarding the game and join the discussion on the community site at http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com to participate in forums, read upcoming developer diaries and stay abreast of all the latest Batman: Arkham City news.

About DC Entertainment DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, MAD Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About Rocksteady Studios Ltd
Rocksteady Studios is a multi-award winning videogame developer based in London, England. Located in a spacious, purpose built converted factory, with full motion capture and audio studio capabilities, Rocksteady is an energetic company formed by a core team of senior industry professionals. This creates an ideal balance of drive, talent, proven methods, experience and cutting edge technology to make AAA games. Now employing over 90 people, Rocksteady's mission is to be a highly professional, efficient company whose purpose is to make great games, and have happy and healthy team members. This philosophy is the heart and soul of the company. Rocksteady received the coveted ‘studio of the year’ award at the 2009 VGA awards.

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY software © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Developed by Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Microsoft, Windows, the Windows Vista Start button, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, Xbox, 'Games for Windows' and the Windows Vista Start button logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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Grasshopper And EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For Shadows Of The Damned

EA and Grasshopper have released a launch trailer for Shadows Of The Damned. the trailer uses in-game action to reveal some of the games story, characters, and bosses.


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Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th June

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 20th June

• QTE News: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 18th And Sunday 19th June http://ow.ly/1dl8f6
• Its been revealed the Sega hack happened after they had tightened security after the PSN Hack http://ht.ly/5lHoY
• QTE News: UK Game Charts Top 20: Includes Zumba Fitness, Ocarina Of Time 3D, Duke Nukem Forever, L.A.Noire, Brink http://ow.ly/1dlfN1
• Hacker Group LulzSec wants to help Sega find those who hacked them, have love for Sega http://ht.ly/5lHrL
• PS3: New PS3 Model Spotted. CECH-3000B comes out in Japan for ¥34,980, only needs 200 watts, 2.6kg, 320 GB HDD http://ht.ly/5lHuk
• N64: Shigeru Miyamoto says The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina was at one stage a first person game, Link too good not to appear http://ht.ly/5lHyT
• QTE News: Konami Have Released A New Gameplay Video For Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD http://ow.ly/1dljOr
• 360: Microsoft confirms Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will support Kinect, no word on how its used http://ht.ly/5lHBo
• WiiU: Take Two not interested in straight ports, speculation is no ports of GTA IV or L.A.Noire, new games possible http://ht.ly/5lHF9
• PS4: Sony's Jack Tretton says the Wii U unveil revealed nothing that requires Sony to quickly release the PS4 http://ht.ly/5lHIv
• QTE News: Warner Bros. Have Released A Launch Trailer For F.E.A.R.3. http://ow.ly/1dlnSl
• PS3: Sony's French Playstation Blog reveals the Gran Turismo update 1.10 gets the game ready for DLC http://ht.ly/5lHKO
• Team Meat have released a post which features many things that didn't end up in Super Meat Boy http://ht.ly/5lHO8
• QTE News: EA Have Released A New FIFA 12 Developer Diary For Their New Player Impact Engine http://ow.ly/1dlrxV
• PS3: The new model PS3 is reported to come with new security features in the BluRay drive, stops copied discs working http://ht.ly/5m80a
• The ESRB have rated Worms Crazy Golf for PC and PS3. game was originally released on Java for mobile phones http://ht.ly/5m8lI
• Interceptor Entertainment reveal they are working on an Unreal 3 remake of Duke Nukem 3D, out this year + much more http://ht.ly/5m8Nk
• Avalanche reveal they are working on an unannounced AAA title for a next gen system, says at least 1 new console out 2014 http://ht.ly/5m8Te
• Namco Bandai reveal Tales of Vesperia is not coming out on PS3 in the West due to an exclusivity agreement with Microsoft http://ht.ly/5maWE
• QTE News: Rising Star Games Have Released A Gameplay Trailer For Pucca Power Up http://ow.ly/1dlD04
• QTE News: ][ Games Announce Dyad For The PS3 PSN, An 1080p 60fps Abstract Racing Game http://ow.ly/1dlD03
• An animated Special LEGO Star Wars cartoon is in the works, set during the clone wars era, out late September http://ht.ly/5mdA2
• Several online retailers are listing Max Payne 3 as coming out in December http://ht.ly/5mdCE
• QTE News: Guerrilla Games Detail The Two Other Maps In The Killzone 3 DLC Pack "From The Ashes" http://ow.ly/1dlGLx