Rockstar Have Announced That Beaterator Is Out Now For The iPhone/iPod Touch

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Rockstar have announced that Beaterator is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. the game costs $4.99/£2.99. Rockstar have taken the PSP game and revamped it for the iPhone and iPod Touch and added the ability to transpose and Layer Loops. You will also be able to upload your creations to the Rockstar Social Club from your phone.

Press Release

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Dec 07, 2009 Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Timbaland are proud to announce that Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator is now available from the App Store. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Beaterator is a fun music creation app for iPhone™ and iPod® touch that is extremely deep, yet simple to use.

“We’re happy to bring Beaterator to Apple’s platforms for an entirely new audience to experience its unique music-making capabilities,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “The entire application has been revamped to provide an extremely accessible and innovative experience for iPhone and iPod touch owners.”

Beaterator features thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar, and puts the power to make professional-level music at your fingertips in a format that's portable, accessible and fun. This iteration of Beaterator for iPhone and iPod touch features the power to transpose and layer loops, alter sounds with a fully-functioning effects suite, and upload creations to the Rockstar Social Club to share with the entire online community, and more. In addition, the completely redesigned interface works in harmony with the touch-based platform to ensure intuitive and easy-to-master controls.

Beaterator is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/beaterator.

About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor 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™ and iPod® touch. 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. Take-Two also distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. 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.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

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Sega Has Released New Screenshots For Vancouver Winter Olympic Games

Sega have released new screenshots for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. these screenshots show the Bobsleigh, Downhill Skiing, Slalom, and Bob Skeleton. these screenshots appear to show in-game action.

Vancouver Winter Olympic Games

Nintendo Has Announced That Research Has Proven That Mario Is The Best Loved Video Game Character Of All Time

The Official UK Nintendo News site has announced that research from YouGov have shown that Mario is the best loved video game character of all time. The Survey also showed that Many Europeans recognised the Mario soundtrack. The Survey was carried out across Europe.

Mario, in 28 years, has been in over 100 Million Games that have sold over 222 Million units.

From Nintendo News UK

Club Penguin Announce The Third Annual Coins For Change Campaign

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Club Penguin have announced that this years Coins For Change Campaign will run from December 11th-22nd. The in-game Campaign allows players of Club penguin to donate their virtual coins from the game to the Coins For Change Campaign. Players use their coins to vote for how a $1 Million donation will be divided amongst projects.

for the first time, players will be able to place a personal donation and voice their own ideas on what children can do in their own communities to help others.

Press Release

KELOWNA, British Columbia --(Business Wire)-- Dec 07, 2009 Children who visit the snow-covered virtual world of Club Penguin (clubpenguin.com) can put the time they spend online to better use than ever this holiday season thanks to a unique giving program that launches this week.

The third annual Coins for Change campaign, which runs from December 11-21, 2009, allows the children who visit Club Penguin to donate the virtual coins they earn playing games in the virtual world to support a cause that matters to them.
Players can choose to support kids who are sick, kids who are poor or the environment. At the end of the campaign, the players’ donations serve as votes to determine how a $1M contribution will be divided to fund projects being conducted by charitable organizations selected by Disney Online Studios Canada.

“Since we launched Coins for Change in 2007, we’ve been blown away by the passion our players display for getting involved and doing their part to affect change and make the world a better place,” says Lane Merrifield, one of Club Penguin’s co-founders and executive vice president of Disney Online Studios Canada and Disney Online. “With millions of children and families in more than 190 countries now enjoying Club Penguin in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish, I think our audience will embrace the opportunity to make a difference through Coins for Change this year like never before.”

Players can donate virtual coins at multiple locations around the island of Club Penguin. For the first time this year they can also place a personal donation booth in their virtual igloo and host fundraising parties for their penguin friends, or attend benefit concerts at the Lighthouse. In addition, this year’s campaign will include suggestions on things children can do in their own communities to help others.

“With so many kids from around the world playing on Club Penguin, we want to continue to encourage that sense of community online and offline, and really get them thinking about their role as true global citizens who have the power to help others both where they live and around the world,” adds Merrifield.

Club Penguin is one of the largest and fastest-growing virtual worlds for children with a reputation for providing fun for kids and peace of mind for parents. Word filters and live moderators monitor chat and activity on the site and work to prevent the sharing of inappropriate or personally identifiable information.
Club Penguin is free to play, however special features such as front-of-the-line access to game features, exclusive parties and opportunities to customize your penguin and igloo require a membership.

About Club Penguin
Club Penguin (www.clubpenguin.com), a product of Disney Online, provides one of the largest and fastest-growing virtual worlds for children. Club Penguinworks to maintain a fun and safe online entertainment experience by using filtering technology and live moderators. The virtual world of Club Penguin, contains no third-party advertising and is free to use and enjoy, however a subscription membership provides access to additional features that enhance the play experience. Club Penguin is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, and can be played in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

About Disney Online
Disney Online (www.Disney.com), a unit of Disney Interactive Media Group, produces the No. 1 ranked community-family and parenting destination on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1996, Disney.com is the online and mobile web gateway to all of the company’s Disney-branded entertainment initiatives, providing comprehensive access to, and information about Disney movies, travel, television, games, music, shopping and live events.

This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

These are the USA Virtual Console, WiiWare, And DSiWare releases for this week.

Virtual Console

Street Fighter Alpha 2
This is a 1-2 Player game and it costs 800 Wii Points. This is the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game. this game bought Quick move reversals, Alpha counters, and a Custom Combo System.


Shinobi
This game is 1 player only and costs 800 Wii Points. this is the SEGA Master System version of the game. A group Called Zeed have kidnapped your child. you must resucue all the hostages and take our the leaders of the Zeed.


WiiWare

My Dolphin
This is a 1 Player only game and it costs 500 Wii Points. in the game you teach your dolphin tricks and perform shows. you can use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay & Play service to buy new toys for your dolphin to play with.


MAGNETIS
This is a 1-4 Player game and it costs 500 Wii Points. in the game you have to connect magnets to create electric explosions. this is a puzzle game where anticipation, quick thinking, and foresight are needed to create chain reactions.


Stop Stress: A Day of Fury
This is a 1 player game only and it costs 800 Wii Points. in the game you play as Jack. Jack is seriously stressed out so smash and destroy everything to relieve him of his fury.


Flowerworks
This is a 1 Player only game and it costs 1,000 Wii Points. You play as Follie, the heroine who has lost her cargo of Flowerworks seeds when her ship crashklands. Follie has to explore and find her missing seeds. there are some strange inhabitants she'll encounter along the way who may or maynot help her on her quest.


DSiWare

Rayman
This is a 1 player only game and it costs 800 DSi Points. this is a DSiWare version of the classic game Rayman. this version makes use of the DSi Camera and puts a map on the touch screen.


Ball Fighter
This is a 1-2 Player game and it costs 50 DSi Points. this is a puzzle game where you aim a ball at a group of balls to create a match and clear them. in multiplayer mode, the balls you remove will be added to your opponents screen.


Pop Island
this game is 1-8 players and costs 500 DSi Points. this is a capture the flag game. you pick a team and then run around a island trying to collect all the flags. you can change into different animals to surf, like a penguin, or water ski like a crocodile. more animals can be unlocked.


ARMY DEFENDER
This is a 1 player only game and it costs 200 DSi Points. this is a action shooter game where you have to defend your base against enemy attacks. you control a machine gun tower to destroy the enemy. there will be different enemies attacking you, each needing their own bullet colour to defeat them.


myNotebook: Red
This is a 1 player only game and it costs 200 DSi Points. this application allows you to jot down your notes where ever you are. you can personalize the notebook by drawing on the cover.


Press Release

Maybe the holiday season has you grinning from ear to ear, or maybe you're already stressing out about choosing the right gifts for everyone on your list. Either way, you'd be wise to take a look at this week's new downloadable games from Nintendo. The latest Nintendo DSiWare™ releases include the original Rayman® - perfect for prolonging your jubilant mood or providing a respite from the season's hustle and bustle. Speaking of stress relief, this week's new WiiWare™ games include Stop Stress: A Day of Fury, which offers a truly unusual way for players to unwind. And Virtual Console™ fans now have two more classic titles to liven up their game libraries: the Super NES™ gem Street Fighter® Alpha 2 and the legendary SEGA arcade title Shinobi. All told, you'll find 11 new games added to the already stellar selection on the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop. Whether you're browsing for yourself or a loved one, don't forget that you can also use the Wii Shop Channel to download five free game demos and try before you buy.

Nintendo DSiWare

Rayman
Publisher: Ubisoft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: The legendary first Rayman adventure is now available from the Nintendo DSiWare service. Play as Rayman and try to save his amazing world from the evil Mr. Dark. Discover a charming universe with colorful landscapes and meet funny characters who'll help Rayman through his quest. Experiment with his abilities as you punch, hang or fly in the air and choose between two difficulty levels. Take advantage of new features in the Nintendo DSi version, such as the Nintendo DSi Camera, map selection on the touch screen and the ability to play against time to win bonuses.

Ball Fighter
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Ball Fighter is a puzzle game in which you take aim and blast groups of dropping spheres to create matches and clear the board. You can make chains to earn additional points or to make the game more difficult for an opponent. When you destroy spheres in a multiplayer mode, they will be added to the opponent's board, making his or her task more difficult. You can find special bonuses like a Brush, a Rocket Launcher or a Bomb, which can be used to destroy spheres or to paint a line of them with the same color. You'll find a variety of single-player modes, including Arcade, Survival, Brain Breaker and Player vs CPU, plus the unique multiplayer mode, all playable on one Nintendo DSi system.

Pop Island
Publisher: odenis studio
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Discover a joyful universe where playing is always a pleasure with Pop Island. Colorful and fun, Pop Island is an action-packed capture-the-flag game. Pick a team to join, then run, jump and spin your way around the island in an attempt to collect the priceless flags hidden throughout it. Become a surfing penguin, a flying fish or a waterskiing crocodile as you go all out for victory, unlocking 12 more joyful animals as you rack up points across eight different planets. You might even end up competing as a skateboarding mammoth. Playing alone is plenty of fun, but the madcap action reaches a new level when your friends get involved. By sharing the demo of the game via DS Download Play, up to seven more people with their own Nintendo DSi systems can use a local wireless connection to join you for some head-to-head or cooperative action. With plenty of power-ups, you'll need to concentrate on capturing more than just the rival team's flag to claim victory.

ARMY DEFENDER
Publisher: MINDSCAPE
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Army Defender is an action shooter in which players must defend their base against enemy attacks by controlling a machine gun tower designed to eradicate enemy waves. As the player levels up, the enemy becomes more and more numerous and well-equipped. Attackers include soldiers, tanks, paratroopers, helicopters, jet fighters, bombers and elite commandos. Depending on the enemy type (red or green), players must switch between ammunition colors. The machine gun tower will fire where the player taps the touch screen. Power-ups are made available on a regular basis when a super bomber delivers them onto the base. When a power-up is retrieved, players will be able to upgrade their tower for a limited amount of time. Upgrades include flamethrowers, rocket launchers or concussion grenades that will help contain enemy progression.

myNotebook: Red™
Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: myNotebook allows you to take notes wherever you are. Just pop open your Nintendo DSi system and jot down your thoughts. Make a list and cross it off, or even play your favorite pen-and-paper games (games not included). You can even personalize your notebook by drawing on the cover and changing the paper type with 18 unlockable squared and lined paper styles. Use the pen or pencil to make your notes or doodles, then erase the bits you don't like. With five ink colors, you'll always be able to make your notes and doodles look stylish.

WiiWare™

My Dolphin
Publisher: T&S Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: You are a dolphin trainer. Use the magical stick (Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers) to perform in lifelike dolphin shows. Teach your dolphin tricks and have fun watching your dolphin swim and play elegantly with different scenes, music and angles. This game lets you train your dolphin, compete in dolphin shows and watch your dolphin swim freely. Using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection Pay & Play, you can become friends with other dolphins that have different colors and personalities. You can also buy new toys such as rings and balls for your dolphin to play with.

MAGNETIS™
Publisher: YULLABY
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: MAGNETIS is all about attraction. Connect the magnets to create electric explosions. Solving this frantic puzzle will require quick thinking and foresight. Anticipate connections in order to generate massive chain reactions to win the highest number of points. To get rid of blocks and score points, you must create lines by connecting left and right magnets of the same color by using conductor blocks. The longer the line, the more points you'll get. Team up with as many as three friends in cooperative mode or play against them in battle mode and compete for the highest score.

Stop Stress: A Day of Fury
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Animated Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Jack's dreams have become a nightmare, and only you can help him to get out. Climb into the skin of the most stressed-out man in the world, grab the baseball bat and prepare to let off more steam than ever before. Destroy everything around you, beat a path through traffic or at the office, and face off against incredible hallucinations. How far will a day of fury take you?

Flowerworks®
Publisher: Nocturnal Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: While our heroine Follie is traveling to meet her auntie with a cargo of mystical Flowerworks seeds, her ship is pulled off course and crash-lands in a particularly dull area of the planet Elilia. Explore with Follie and help her recover her seeds to transform the world from drab to fab. You'll encounter strange inhabitants, some of whom will help Follie in her quest. Others, such as naughty garden gnomes, will hinder it. Flowerworks is a single-player adventure which combines blooming flowers, colorful fireworks, exploration and a whole lot of fun. The game will have the whole family immersed in no time, but be warned: Becoming aFlowerworks master is not for the faint of heart. Flowerworks includes Adventure, FreePlay and Tutorial game modes, with three difficulty settings in a 20-hour adventure.

Virtual Console

Street Fighter Alpha 2
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: Capcom USA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Animated Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Street Fighter Alpha 2 explodes with lightning-fast game play and amazing innovations. Quick Move Reversals, Alpha Counters and the incredible Custom Combo System create a new standard for all games to fight by. Push your talents to the limit as you discover new hidden moves and reversals for every character. Neutralize opponents' attacks with high and low Alpha Counters and execute incredible Custom Combos to create your own rapid-fire assaults. All your favorite warriors are back for more. Previously hidden characters Dan, Akuma and Bison are joined by five new fighters: Rolento, Gen and Sakura, plus classic favorites Dhalsim and Zangief.

Shinobi™
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Here's a bit of helpful advice to all you criminal organizations out there: If you're going to hatch an elaborate plot that involves kidnapping children, don't kidnap children who have ninjas for parents. That was the big mistake that a group called Zeed made when it went after the offspring of the Oboro clan. Now Joe Musashi is on the hunt to rescue the young hostages and take out Zeed's leaders, the Ring of Five. As you scour each stage, leave no children behind - Joe can't proceed to the next level without freeing them all. With an unlimited supply of shuriken, his sharpened katana and his deadly fists and feet, Joe will show Zeed why you don't mess with family.

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.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visitWii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

This Weeks Xbox Live Marketplace Deal of The Week Is For The Rock Band Album "The Singles 1992–2003" By No Doubt

Mjaor Nelson has announced that this weeks Xbox Live Marketplace Deal is No Doubts Album "The Singles 1992–2003". For This Week Only The Entire Album can be bought for 1200 MS Points.

This Offer is only for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers

From Major Nelson's Blog

EA Announces Update 2 For FIFA Manager 10 Is Now Available

EA Has announced that update 2 for FIFA Manager 10 is now available. FIFA Manager 10 will automatically download the update. This is what the update brings:

New Features Offline Mode:

- huge database update (database of 24/11)
- option to either load the latest EA database or the Editor database (e.g. with your own data) at game start
- various new player pictures (focus on Coca Cola Championship)
- new Hall of Fame player pictures of retired players in the UK (only very few, but will become more in the future)
- new live ticker text
- complete historic league results of the Bundesliga since the very first matchday back in 1963
- additional historic league results for France and Italy
- better handling of widgets in resolutions like 1440x900 (move your mouse pointer over a widget to see it completely)
- improved website headlines
- pre-selected half-time talks (save some mouse clicks)
- option to switch off the display of song titles in the main menu

New Features Online Mode:

- new "Away from Keyboard" feature
- if you join a running game, you now get the status of the game, that is, at which point of the week the other users currently are (e.g. the main menu or a matchday). This way you can quickly estimate how long it will take you to actually join the game.
- click on a game in the game list to see its participants
- the market value of the next auctioned player is given on the transfer market overview screen
- team levels and the current matchday are now part of the match screen
- the timeline icons (goals, cards, substitutions), already used in the offline mode, will now also be seen online
- you can add another manager to your friend list directly from the respective manager info screen (available by right clicking on your avatar in the main menu)
- option for the host to set the maximum number of humans players
- date displayed on all menu sub-screens
- manager points on friends list
- manager points comparison happens more often
- option to turn off the profanity filter
- draws with no clubs of human managers are skipped

Fixed Bugs:

- 3d match improvements (better and more varied shots, more realistic number of cards, improved passing, improved goalkeepers, defenders react faster, more realistic handballs, improved 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper, more realistic back passes)
- several small Action Mode improvements
- various tuning efforts (e.g. tactical education, loss of acceleration for older players now slower)
- improved website (e.g. added a second club name to transfer news, manager info if you click on a picture)
- about 140 different other bug fixes in total
- about 40 graphical improvements and screen layout changes (e.g. Player Training Progress)

Some Examples:

- CaC problem in Italy
- "moved" clubs in France
- sometimes too much income when winning an indoor tournament
- "players sometimes end their careers too early" problem
- line-up crash (when saving a player list)
- not displayed goals in highlight mode
- long-term simulation crash
- improved AI training camp selection
- Ups & Downs now work for again for the player manager
- missing tooltips in replay mode
- won European Super Cup now added to the trophy list
- Hall of Fame: User pictures are now displayed correctly
- More realistic personal sponsor contracts for managers with a high manager level
- more modern German first names
- Youth department: Extension crash fixed
- Delegate transfers: Assistant now makes better use of the money
- Tactics/first team: Icons for crossing positions are now correct
- several graphical problems fixed at game start in the 1024x720 screen resolution
- user/additional desktop objects are now saved (no need to position them again after loading the save game)
- special characters are now correctly displayed on Russian OS
- Game start: Removed the cheat to start with more teams than allowed
- Player talks/Promises: Player levels no longer visible in UK version
- Live Ticker: Manager shouts no longer disabled after creating a player manager
- multiple player managers problem
- Pre-match screen: Background for international cup matches no longer dark
- Relegated players screen: Now with the option to add them to the short list or to scout them
- Stadium editor: Slope problem
- player manager can now make substitutions in Live Ticker match
- _PLAYER_CORNER_LEFT issues in Live Ticker fixed
- ONLINE: Matchday - sorting of the live table now works correctly
- ONLINE: Matchday - User receives " 0 actions available" at the beginning of the match
- ONLINE: 8-player crash fixed
- ONLINE: Trophy images missing in the player stats
- ONLINE: Improved referee names

EA Have also released information about possible future changes that Update 3 will bring:

Plans for Update 3:

- option to display the live ticker sentence by sentence
- option to display the live ticker word by word
- finished matches in live ticker now change their colour
- no commentary in Live Ticker conference mode
- massive increase of UK player pictures and of Hall of Fame pictures
- many additional city pictures
- Ups & Downs reworked and now more difficult

Press Release

For the first time, EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 10 is equipped with an integrated auto patcher which automatically updates the game to the newest version at the start of the game. After a very successful update 1 which was available already on the release day, update 2 is ready for automatic download as of today. The complete content of the update can be accessed in the developer blog by Lead Designer Gerald Köhler and will include new features for the offline and online mode as well as specific and community-requested bug-fixes including various 3d match improvements.

New Features Offline Mode:

- huge database update (database of 24/11)
- option to either load the latest EA database or the Editor database (e.g. with your own data) at game start
- various new player pictures (focus on Coca Cola Championship)
- new Hall of Fame player pictures of retired players in the UK (only very few, but will become more in the future)
- new live ticker text
- complete historic league results of the Bundesliga since the very first matchday back in 1963
- additional historic league results for France and Italy
- better handling of widgets in resolutions like 1440x900 (move your mouse pointer over a widget to see it completely)
- improved website headlines
- pre-selected half-time talks (save some mouse clicks)
- option to switch off the display of song titles in the main menu

New Features Online Mode:

- new "Away from Keyboard" feature
- if you join a running game, you now get the status of the game, that is, at which point of the week the other users currently are (e.g. the main menu or a matchday). This way you can quickly estimate how long it will take you to actually join the game.
- click on a game in the game list to see its participants
- the market value of the next auctioned player is given on the transfer market overview screen
- team levels and the current matchday are now part of the match screen
- the timeline icons (goals, cards, substitutions), already used in the offline mode, will now also be seen online
- you can add another manager to your friend list directly from the respective manager info screen (available by right clicking on your avatar in the main menu)
- option for the host to set the maximum number of humans players
- date displayed on all menu sub-screens
- manager points on friends list
- manager points comparison happens more often
- option to turn off the profanity filter
- draws with no clubs of human managers are skipped

Fixed Bugs:

- 3d match improvements (better and more varied shots, more realistic number of cards, improved passing, improved goalkeepers, defenders react faster, more realistic handballs, improved 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper, more realistic back passes)
- several small Action Mode improvements
- various tuning efforts (e.g. tactical education, loss of acceleration for older players now slower)
- improved website (e.g. added a second club name to transfer news, manager info if you click on a picture)
- about 140 different other bug fixes in total
- about 40 graphical improvements and screen layout changes (e.g. Player Training Progress)

Some Examples:

- CaC problem in Italy
- "moved" clubs in France
- sometimes too much income when winning an indoor tournament
- "players sometimes end their careers too early" problem
- line-up crash (when saving a player list)
- not displayed goals in highlight mode
- long-term simulation crash
- improved AI training camp selection
- Ups & Downs now work for again for the player manager
- missing tooltips in replay mode
- won European Super Cup now added to the trophy list
- Hall of Fame: User pictures are now displayed correctly
- More realistic personal sponsor contracts for managers with a high manager level
- more modern German first names
- Youth department: Extension crash fixed
- Delegate transfers: Assistant now makes better use of the money
- Tactics/first team: Icons for crossing positions are now correct
- several graphical problems fixed at game start in the 1024x720 screen resolution
- user/additional desktop objects are now saved (no need to position them again after loading the save game)
- special characters are now correctly displayed on Russian OS
- Game start: Removed the cheat to start with more teams than allowed
- Player talks/Promises: Player levels no longer visible in UK version
- Live Ticker: Manager shouts no longer disabled after creating a player manager
- multiple player managers problem
- Pre-match screen: Background for international cup matches no longer dark
- Relegated players screen: Now with the option to add them to the short list or to scout them
- Stadium editor: Slope problem
- player manager can now make substitutions in Live Ticker match
- _PLAYER_CORNER_LEFT issues in Live Ticker fixed
- ONLINE: Matchday - sorting of the live table now works correctly
- ONLINE: Matchday - User receives " 0 actions available" at the beginning of the match
- ONLINE: 8-player crash fixed
- ONLINE: Trophy images missing in the player stats
- ONLINE: Improved referee names

Plans for Update 3:

- option to display the live ticker sentence by sentence
- option to display the live ticker word by word
- finished matches in live ticker now change their colour
- no commentary in Live Ticker conference mode
- massive increase of UK player pictures and of Hall of Fame pictures
- many additional city pictures
- Ups & Downs reworked and now more difficult

From FIFA Manager 10 Blog

EA Has Released Screenshots And A Trailer For The Engineer Class In Mass Effect 2

EA Has released a couple of screenshots and a trailer for the Engineer Class in Mass Effect 2. the trailer shows the Engineer class in action, some of their abilities and features in Mass Effect 2 and details how to use them effectively in battle.

EA Announces Dead Space 2 For PS3, Xbox 360, And PC

EA Has announced Dead Space 2 For Playstation 3, Xbox 360, And PC. Dead Space 2 Will Feature Isaac Clarke Again and this time he will fight against the Necromorphs as the infection spreads throughout space. He has his Plasma Cutter and a new range of weapons to defeat them with.

EA Have said that the story will have plot twists and not everything is as it seems. there will be more Zero G environments and many Necromorphs in the game. No Release date has been provided for the game.

Press Release

Guildford, UK – December 7, 2009 – Visceral Games, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio announced today that the award-winning Dead Space™ franchise will continue to frighten gamers with its stunning sequel, Dead Space 2. Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. New tools to gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs complement Isaac's signature plasma cutter, empowering him as he meets new characters, explores epic zero-G environments, and fights against a relentless Necromorph onslaught. Survival isn't the only thing on Isaac's mind in Dead Space 2 – this time, he calls the shots.

“Like so many gamers worldwide, we love the Dead Space franchise and are very excited to announce a new game in the series,” said Nick Earl, Senior VP and Group General Manager at EA. “Visceral Games is quickly becoming known for delivering high-quality, action-packed games. Dead Space 2 is on target to deliver a jaw-dropping experience gamers won’t soon forget.”

“We’re thrilled to jump back into the series, making the next chapter in Isaac’s journey,” added Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer of Dead Space 2. “The infection continues to spread throughout space and our hero Isaac Clarke is the only person able to contain it. There are still loads of Necromorphs that need killing. In Dead Space 2, not everything is exactly as it seems. Expect plot twists that will surprise you and a huge cast of twisted, disgusting monsters that are sure to scare the daylights out of you.”

Originally launched in 2008, Dead Space quickly became one of EA’s top rated wholly-owned intellectual properties. With close to 100 industry awards and an average critic score of 89*, Dead Space became a hit with horror and videogame fans worldwide. In 2009, EA launched Dead Space Extraction for the Wii™, a prequel to the original Dead Space that expanded the fiction and brought the franchise to a new audience.

Dead Space 2 is being developed for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and on PC. This product has not yet rated by PEGI. Follow us on twitter at: www.twitter.com/isaacclarke. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/deadspace. For additional information and news, visit www.deadspacegame.com

*According to Gamerankings.com and Metacritic.com

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™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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, POGO, Visceral Games, and Dead Space are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/166Ti0

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/166TMw

• Wii: New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 420,000 units in its first day on sale in Japan http://ow.ly/IUJI

• PS3: Record of Agarest War is set to come in at around 8-10 GB on the PSN when its released in USA. http://ow.ly/IViK

• Dead Space Twitter account has uploaded a image that looks like a Ink Blot, but in the background are familiar creatures http://ow.ly/IVju

• 360: Battlefield Bad Company 2 theme has text information for the PS3. http://ow.ly/IVkb

• PS3: Madden NFL 10 has been patched. it brings AI improvements and tribute stickers + more http://ow.ly/IW5G

• PS3: its suggested that the Premium PSN service would be Game Rentals. (Video has more information than text) http://ow.ly/IWcY

• QTE Blog: EA Has Released New Screenshots For Dragons Lair On The iPhone/iPod Touch http://ow.ly/166Ven

• QTE Blog: Sega Has Announced That Super Monkey Ball 2 Is Now Out On The iPhone/iPod Touch App Store http://ow.ly/166W4U

• Atlus have a "Mass-Recruitment" drive for debuggers. http://ow.ly/IYgU

• DLC for Brutal Legend would be for both Single Player And Multiplayer. there will also be some patches coming. http://ow.ly/IYja

• QTE Blog: EA Has Released Madden NFL Aracde Gameplay Videos For The Playstation3 And Xbox 360 http://ow.ly/166Wsd

• PS3: Modern Warfare patch 1.05 does not fix the Javelin glitch. that patch is coming later. it'll have other bug fixes http://ow.ly/J0xj

• Its suggested a job post from Crystal Dynamics for a Multiplayer Designer is for a Tomb Raider game, co-op/maps + more http://ow.ly/J0zz

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Has Released A launch Trailer For The Legend Of Zelda Spirit Tracks http://ow.ly/166YdJ

• PC: its believed that the Left 4 Dead 2 SDK will bring ability to create Custom Character Models, Survivors and Infected http://ow.ly/J0De

• PS3: PS Nation Podcast, at 13:04, says PSP Mini's on the PS3 is not a rumour...its coming. not sure if it'll be out before Christmas

• 360: EA has taken down Fight Night 4 Champions Pack 2 DLC off the Market Place due to freezing issues. http://ow.ly/Jewv

• There will be 11 new game announcements at this years Video Game Awards. so far 10 games have been teased. http://ow.ly/JeBg

• QTE Blog: Android Game Of The Week – Cosmic Trails http://ow.ly/167ach

• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/Jm5J

• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/Jo7L

QTE Tweets Of The Week

The Following are the top 10 most clicked QTE Gamers tweets of the week.

10 QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Assassins Creed II http://ow.ly/HZKh

9 Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/165okh

8 Rebellion will not release a "sanitized" version of aliens VS Predator for Australia. http://ow.ly/IFmT

7 QTE Blog: Konami Announce Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Is Coming Out May 28th In The UK http://ow.ly/166mVt

6 Bioshock 2 now has a Japanese publisher. D3 will be releasing in Japan. http://ow.ly/H9Bk

5 PS3: Sony Japan are pricing the Western Sony games, Uncharted 2, Infamous, And Ratchet & Clank Future 2 at 5,980 yen ($66) http://ow.ly/ups2

4 PS3: Sony has said that they won't suspend people if they use the "Javolin Glitch" in Modern Warfare 2 online. http://ow.ly/IdsG

3 Spike have teased new mystery trailer. it will be revealed at the Video Game Awards. http://ow.ly/HeXJ

2 QTE Blog: EA Has Released Screenshots For Mirror's Edge On The iPhone/iPod Touch http://ow.ly/1664IK

1 QTE Blog: Sony Europe Has Announced A Winter Wonderland Festival Space For Home Is Coming 10th December http://ow.ly/165sDd