Sony Detail Upcoming Playstation Minis 99p Sale That Runs From 2nd February To 2nd March

Sony have announced a new sale is coming to the PSN. 40 Playstation Mini's will be dropping in price to 99p at various points from 2nd February to 2nd March. the sale is split into 2 periods, with each section containing 20 games that will be available for 99p.

February 2nd - February 16th

• Monopoly
• Hero Of Sparta
• BREAKQUEST
• Championship Manager 2010 Express
• SPOT THE DIFFERENCES!
• Zombie Tycoon
• Stand O’Food
• Fieldrunners
• 5-in-1 Arcade Hits
• Bowling 3D
• DynoGems
• Echoes
• Red Bull X-Fighters
• Arcade Darts
• VEMPIRE
• Bloons TD
• VT Tennis
• Tehra: Dark Warrior
• Sneezies
• Mahjongg Artifacts

February 16th - 2nd March

• Ice Road Truckers
• YetiSports
• Let’s Golf!
• Pinball Dreams
• Age of Zombies
• Bloons
• Brick Breaker
• Bubble Trubble
• Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
• Dracula: Undead Awakening
• Vector TD
• This Is Football Management
• Cubixx
• NormalTanks
• The Mystery of the Crystal Portal
• Alien Zombie Death
• 4×4 Jam
• Coconut Dodge
• Aero Racer
• Supermarket Mania

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Sega Announce Sega Rally Online Arcade For The Playstation 3 PSN And Xbox 360 XBLA

Sega have announced Sega Rally Online Arcade for the Playstation 3 PSN and Xbox 360 XBLA. game modes include Championship Battle, and Time Attack. you will be able to race against up to 5 other drivers from around the world. the game comes with 13 rally cars to choose from and a new achievement system. the game is set to come out in 2011.

Images From USA Sega Blog

Press Release

SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that SEGA Rally Online Arcade™, a new HD title inspired by SEGA Rally Revo™ and SEGA Rally 3™, will be racing onto PlayStation® Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in 2011. SEGA’s arcade and console favorite will include a collection of new features, including the ability for gamers to race their friends online!

“We’ve blended our hit arcade racing series with the best elements from the console versions to bring our fans the SEGA Rally experience in compact, downloadable format,” said Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. “Whether they’re new to the SEGA Rally series or they’ve participated in countless races over the years, we’re confident everyone will enjoy the wide variety of features included in this fan favorite.”

SEGA Rally Online Arcade brings back all the features players could want from the popular arcade and console racers, including Championship Battle mode and Time Attack, while adding an exciting online racing mode that lets players battle it out with up to five drivers around the world. Featuring a brand new achievement system, 13 rally cars to choose from and online leaderboards, SEGA Rally Online Arcade will deliver lap after lap of intense rally action when it arrives on consoles in 2011.

For more information on SEGA Rally Online Arcade, please visithttp://www.sega.com/

About SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com.

About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega-europe.com.

Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New Magic The Gathering Tactics Trailer Showing Black Mana

Sony Online Entertainment have released a new trailer for Magic The Gathering Tactics. this trailer focuses on Black Mana and uses in-game action to show them attacking.


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This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo have revealed the games coming out today on the WiiWare and DSiWare Stores in the USA. there are no Virtual Console games coming out today but in all there are 1 WiiWare game, 2 WiiWare Demos, and 4 DSiWare games.

WiiWare

MAGIC DESTINY
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 Wii Points. this game helps teach you about astrology and comes  with an encyclopaedia. you can explore your own destiny with predictions and learn to read your won future by using seashells, numerology, tarot cards and more.


WiiWare Demos

Racers' Islands - Crazy Racers


Zombie Panic in Wonderland


DSiWare

All-Star Air Hockey
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. the game comes with a Practice Mode and a Tournament mode.


Mahjong
This is a 1-2 player game that costs 200 DSi Points.


myDiary
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. this is a dairy that has 12 unlockable themes and colours.


101 Dolphin Pets
This is a 1 player only game that costs 500 DSi Points. you look after dolphins and have to bring out their talents by training them in different activities. you can enter them into pet shows and earn money, which can be used on upgrades.


Press Release

Winter blues got you down? Bid farewell to January and say hello to a new batch of downloadable games for Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. As always, the latest additions to the WiiWare™ and Nintendo DSiWare™ services offer a wide variety of titles to lift your spirits. WiiWare users can also take advantage of demo versions of select games available for zero Wii Points™, giving players the chance to sample select games before downloading the full versions. As you trudge through the dog days of winter, the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop are open 24 hours a day to help keep you fired up no matter what the weather has in store.

Nintendo DSiWare

All-Star Air Hockey™
Publisher: Skyworks Interactive
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Remember the days of hanging around the local arcade and playing air hockey until the wee hours? Grab your paddle and enjoy some classic arcade action with All-Star Air Hockey from Skyworks, creators of some of the best and most fun sports and arcade games for the Nintendo DSi system. In Practice Mode, choose from eight computer opponents. In Tournament Mode, test your skills against all of them. All-Star Air Hockey features state-of-the-art graphics and local high-score boards.

Mahjong
Publisher: dtp young entertainment
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Experience the world-famous Chinese board game. Play your way through numerous tricky levels with varying degrees of difficulty and beautifully drawn backdrops. Enjoy Single-Player or 2-Player Mode. Use powerful extras such as Dynamite, Whirlwind and Hourglass to become the uncontested Mahjong champion.

myDiary™
Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: myDiary lets you keep your own personal diary on your Nintendo DSi system. Just open your system, tap on a day and write a note. Set alarms for important events. You can even lock your notes away from prying eyes. Try keeping track of important dates and to-do lists. You can even personalize myDiary with 12 unlockable themes and ink colors. Use the stylus like a pencil to make notes or doodles and then erase the bits you don't like. myDiary will help you organize your life.

101 Dolphin Pets
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Choose from more than 101 baby dolphins or simply adopt them all. Discover their personalities as you feed, clean and care for your new pets. Bring out your pet's talents by training your dolphin in a variety of fun activities. Enter your dolphin into pet shows and earn money to buy exciting upgrades such as toys, food, clothes and accessories. The more tricks you teach and the more games you play, the more fun you'll have. You'll never be bored with so many new friends to play with, pamper and love.

WiiWare

MAGIC DESTINY
Publisher: SHANBLUE INTERACTIVE
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Violent References
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Discover the fascinating world of astrology and let the stars guide you with MAGIC DESTINY. Use the vast encyclopedia to learn all about ancient knowledge that's been handed down through the centuries. Explore your destiny with predictions. Learn to read your future using seashells, numerology, tarot cards, palmistry and fortune cookies. Highly entertaining games such as Runeblock, Diamonds Link and Stellar Memory will take you deeper into the experience. Venture into this captivating, magical world…if you dare.

Zombie Panic in Wonderland (demo version)
Publisher: Akaoni Studio
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Mild Suggestive Themes, Fantasy Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,000 Wii Points
Description: A wave of zombies is attacking Wonderland. To save his friends from the spell of the “amorous zombies,” the player will have to solve the mystery of the “scented dwarves” - with machine gun in-hand - and put an end to the evil power hidden in the castle in the northern city. Game features include cut scenes, music with lyrics, seven playable characters, hidden levels, final bosses, different weapons, fire, demolitions, explosions and lots of zombies attacking you at all times.

Racers' Islands - Crazy Racers (demo version)
Publisher: ZALLAG
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Six drivers are competing on a popular TV show: an English lord, a dangerous beauty from Russia, a Mexican desperado, an eccentric Frenchman, a Japanese prodigy and an American bulldozer. Whichever character you choose, you'll have to drive and shoot simultaneously to be the first to cross the finish line. Enjoy 20 different races and six thematic islands styled to look like a big amusement park. Unique game play challenges you to drive with one hand while aiming with the other. Discover tons of content including items, trophies and time trials.

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

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, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

EA And BioWare Have Released A New Gameplay Video For Star Wars: The Old Republic

EA and BioWare have released a new gameplay video for Star Wars: The Old Republic. this gameplay video shows a mission where a group of Jedi have to work together to free a fellow Jedi warrior from a Sith Prison.


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Rovio And Warner Bros. Announce Angry Birds Rio For Smart Phones And Tablets

Rovio Mobile and Warner Bros. have announced Angry Birds Rio, a movie tie-in game for the upcoming Rio movie from Warner Bros. The game is set to come out worldwide in march and will have 45 levels, more of which will be added via updates.

Press Release

HELSINKI & LOS ANGELES – January 28, 2011 – ANGRY BIRDS, Rovio’s blockbuster smart phone and tablet game that has become a global cultural sensation, and RIO, one of the year’s most anticipated motion picture events, are joining forces to create a new game, ANGRY BIRDS RIO – representing a first-of-its-kind game development partnership between Rovio and Twentieth Century Fox. The announcement was made today by Mikael Hed, CEO at Rovio Mobile, which created ANGRY BIRDS, and Peter Levinsohn, president of new media and digital distribution for Twentieth Century Fox, which releases RIO in theaters worldwide on April 15.

This unique spin-off of ANGRY BIRDS will take flight around the world in March, coinciding with RIO’s gala world premiere event. To celebrate the partnership and give fans a sneak preview of the story surrounding ANGRY BIRDS RIO, Rovio and Fox have posted a video at: http://rio.angrybirds.com.

"ANGRY BIRDS RIO is a match made in heaven for a mobile application and a major motion picture, and this collaboration with Fox is definitely one the most exciting partnerships we have entered into with the ANGRY BIRDS brand to date," said Mr. Hed. "In addition to expanding the horizons of two fantastic entertainment brands and creating a great new gaming experience, we have also taken the concept of combining a mobile application and motion picture promotion to an entirely new level."

“In partnering with Rovio, we are combining the world’s hottest application developer with one of the motion picture industry’s premier creative forces to introduce the millions of fans of ANGRY BIRDS to the exciting world of RIO,” said Mr. Levinsohn. “Our relationship with Rovio is another great example of Fox Digital Entertainment’s continuing work to extend our content to a variety of digital platforms.”

In ANGRY BIRDS RIO, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the upcoming Fox motion picture, RIO. Like the incredibly-popular original edition, ANGRY BIRDS RIO will feature hours of gameplay, physics-based demolition challenges and loads of replay value – all with unique twists based on the highly-anticipated film.

ANGRY BIRDS RIO will launch with 45 dedicated levels and will regularly add new levels via app updates. The game will be available for download on smart phones and tablets worldwide.

About RIO
From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series, RIO is a comedy-adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.

About ANGRY BIRDS
The original ANGRY BIRDS game puts you in charge of a quirky flock of birds, who go on an intense assault on the hungry green pigs who have stolen their eggs. In the game, you use a slingshot to send the Angry Birds smashing into the pigs and their puzzling constructions. The exciting physics-based gameplay combines the special powers of the Angry Birds with skill, logic and brute force. In 2010, ANGRY BIRDS was downloaded over 50 million times on various smart phone platforms, and it is also available for PC and Mac.

About ROVIO MOBILE
Rovio is an award-winning Finnish game developer, and one of the leading independent developers of mobile games worldwide. Since 2003, Rovio has produced over 50 titles for multiple different mobile platforms. To visit Rovio, go to rovio.com.

About Fox Filmed Entertainment
One of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Fox International Productions.

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 29th And Sunday 30th January

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• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 28th January http://ht.ly/1b5r2v
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 28th January http://ht.ly/1b5sTj
• 3DS: UK Retailers report 3DS Pre-orders are coming in faster than they did for the Wii, Nintendo upping production http://ht.ly/3MuT5
• QTE Blog: Maxis And EA Have Released A Darkspore Developer Diary Detailing The Games Hero Editor http://ht.ly/1b5sTi
• PS3: Firmware Update 3.60 is rumoured to bring Online Storage for Playstation Plus Members http://ht.ly/3MuVr
• DS: Super Scribblenauts is published by Konami in Japan, features Konami characters like Old Snake and Vic Viper http://ht.ly/3MuXm
• QTE Blog: Sony Reveal The Boxart To Playstation Move Heroes And The Exclusive USA Toys “R” Us Bundle http://ht.ly/1b5uFt
• Visceral Games would love to have a live action Dead Space Movie and are currently in discussions over one http://ht.ly/3Mv8C
• DS: A Pokemon Typing game featuring Black And White Pokemon and Bluetooth Keyboard coming, DS cart has bluetooth inside http://ht.ly/3Mv9w
• QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Released 2 New DC Universe Online Videos http://ht.ly/1b5wpj
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Sentinel And Hsien-Ko are Fighters In Marvel Vs Capcom 3 http://ht.ly/1b5z2v
• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/1b6n1Y
• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/1b6pyg

QTE Tweets Of The Week

This is the top 10 most clicked news stories from the QTE Gamers Twitter Stream. All sorts of news made it into the top 10 this week. News about the PSP2 (NGP) is understandable, as was new regarding patches and firmware updates on the PS3. The most surprising story was this weeks number 1, which narrowly had more hits than number 2.

10 JP Consoles, PS3 33.190, PSP 29.806, Wii 21.291, DSiLL 17.452, DSi 13.416, 360 2.636, DS 1.956, PS2 1.629, PSPgo 1.208 http://ht.ly/3J62T

9 PS3: BioWare announce they are looking into reports of Mass Effect 2 save file corruption, asks fans for details on issue http://ht.ly/3KyZq

8 PSP2: Sony's Andrew House says NGP will be affordable, appropriate for handheld gaming space, want it to be profitable http://ht.ly/3Lm35

7 Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama hint players should keep their Final Fantasy XIII save for FFXIII-2 http://ht.ly/3M3kE

6 SOE's John Smedley reveals Codenamed Planetside Next out late Q1/earlyQ2 2011, The agency late 2011, Free Realms+ more http://ht.ly/3Fka9

5 PS3: Firmware Update 3.56 reportedly helps ban hackers from Call Of Duty Black Ops permanently http://ht.ly/3LYNG

4 PS3: Call Of Duty Black Ops patch 1.06 out now. patch list found in link http://ht.ly/3JZH5

3 Valve say the PS3 and 360 versions of Portal 2 are identical, PS3 will benefit from more frequent updates http://ht.ly/3MffQ

2 PSP2: Pictures of the Playstation Meeting invite leaked, it mentions OLED Scren, 3G, and Android http://ht.ly/3Ky3u

1 QTE Blog: Atari Have Released A New Trailer For Test Drive Unlimited 2 Showing Jaguar Cars http://ht.ly/1b3Kv6

What Have You Played This Week?

Lol, Another week of not playing Darkstalkers. I played a little more this week and got to the last game I bought in the sale, BlazBlue.

Gran Turismo 5 – PS3 – I played some of the seasonal races as I have a few of the cars. I also got a couple of races in but overall I didn't play too much.

Football Manager 2010 – PC – I got Juve Stabia to Seria A and got the trophy. But I didn't feel great playing as them so decided not to take them further. I've started a new game in Spain as Villajoyosa.

Little Big Planet 2 – PS3 – i've completed the second set of levels but spent most of my time playing all the other levels around. I also started making use of lbp.me. Its a great way to find levels, say someone talks about one on a podcast, and que them up for when you next play Little Big Planet 2. still having fun.

Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – Xbox 360 – I only played a little this week, not the games fault at all, its still pretty decent.

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – PS3 – I dived in a did a few levels, not really much more to say about this game...its just pure fun.

Space Invaders Infinity Gene – PS3 – I played a lot more music levels before diving back into the story. I got a little bit further and experimented with some of the different weapons. I also played some of the challenge and bonus levels. Again, like Pac-Man this is just a fun game.

BlazBlue Continuum Shift – PS3 – This is the last game I got in the sales here in the UK. It looks nice, loads fast (after install) but it is taking a little time getting used to the new fighting style. I'm currently trying out a few characters trying to find one I like.

Torchlight – PC – I clicked on this more by accident on my desktop. It had been a long time since I last played this game, but its very accessible and I was right in there, still going down and having fun.

Capcom Announce Sentinel And Hsien-Ko are Fighters In Marvel Vs Capcom 3

Capcom have announced Sentinel And Hsien-Ko are fighters in Marvel Vs Capcom 3. they have released screenshots and gameplay videos for both of the fighters.

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Sony Online Entertainment Have Released 2 New DC Universe Online Videos

Sony Online Entertainment have released 2 new videos for DC Universe Online. the first video is taken from early in the game and shows the Brainiac Tutorial whilst the second video shows some of the quests and missions available when you reach the level cap in the game.


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Sony Reveal The Boxart To Playstation Move Heroes And The Exclusive USA Toys “R” Us Bundle

Sony have revealed the boxart for Playstation Move Heroes, Formally known as Heroes On The Move. There will also be an exclusive Toys “R” Us Bundle in the USA that will feature the game, a Playstation Eye and Playstation Move Controller for $99.99. The Game is set to come out on 22nd March.

Source: USA Playstation Blog

Maxis And EA Have Released A Darkspore Developer Diary Detailing The Games Hero Editor

Maxis and EA have released a new developer diary for Darkspore. the video details the games hero editor, simply showing what you can change on your character and how it effects them. they also show some of the decorative changes you can make and the easy access you have to your other heroes.


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Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Friday 28th January

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• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 27th January http://ht.ly/1b4suC
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 27th January http://ht.ly/1b4xxd
• 3DS: The E-shop will come with the 3DS in Japan in May via update, sell Game Boy, Game Boy colour, and 3DS Games http://ht.ly/3LY7T
• PSP2: Sony looked at 3D for the PSP2, decided against it, didn't think it offered enough, more specs added instead http://ht.ly/3LYLx
• PS3: Firmware Update 3.56 reportedly helps ban hackers from Call Of Duty Black Ops permanently http://ht.ly/3LYNG
• QTE Blog: Zipper Interactive Announce SOCOM 4 Comes Out 19th April In The USA And Release New Multiplayer Video http://ht.ly/1b4AFv
• Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama hint players should keep their Final Fantasy XIII save for FFXIII-2 http://ht.ly/3M3kE
• Wii: Conduit 2 has been delayed and will now come out in the USA on 19th April http://ht.ly/3M3tY
• GAME have announced they are closing 19 of their stores, its part of their strategy to close 85 shops over 3 years http://ht.ly/3M4US
• QTE Blog: Zoe Mode Announce Chime Super Deluxe Is Coming To The PS3 In Spring http://ht.ly/1b4Dlr
• Crytek's Cevat Yerli admits they've discussed making a new Timesplitters game after Crysis 2, nothing confirmed yet http://ht.ly/3M4ZF
• Nintendo have announced Pokemon "related products" are in development for the 3DS and Wii http://ht.ly/3M52D
• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Conduit 2 Screenshots http://ht.ly/1b4Hsf
• The Korean Ratings Board has rated Sega Rally Online, Sega says no comment when asked about the game http://ht.ly/3M8Eo
• Its rumoured that a videogame for The Dark Tower, by Stephen King, is coming alongside a TV series and Movie http://ht.ly/3M8GB
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Final Fantasy VS XIII http://ht.ly/1b4K1K
• Wii: Nintendo Have a teaser site for an announced game called Pandora's Tower: Until I Return to Your Side http://ht.ly/3MbU1
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Dissdia 012 http://ht.ly/1b4MIp
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Final Fantasy Type 0 http://ht.ly/1b4MIo
• PSP: Square Enix reveal the unlockable shower scene in 3rd Birthday has been viewed over 80K times in Japan http://ht.ly/3Mc4i
• PSP2: Epic's Mark Rein says Sony has done a great job, Unreal Engine on it is same class as PS3, Its a huge deal http://ht.ly/3Mc0A
• QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] http://ht.ly/1b4PWt
• QTE Blog: Sega And Platinum Games Announce Anarchy Reigns For The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/1b4PWs
• PSP2: PSP games can be played on it if they're downloadable, Sony asking devs to release UMD games on the PSN http://ht.ly/3Mf60
• PSP2: Wifi/Wifi+3G SKUs will be determined region to region, size not good to be phone, No Video Out, OS Not Android http://ht.ly/3Mfac
• Valve say the PS3 and 360 versions of Portal 2 are identical, PS3 will benefit from more frequent updates http://ht.ly/3MffQ
• Wii: Nintendo have announced a new Kirby game is in development for the Wii, its not Yarn Kirby, being developed by HAL http://ht.ly/3Mfhz

Sega And Platinum Games Announce Anarchy Reigns For The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360

Sega and Platinum Games have announced Anarchy Reigns for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Anarchy Reigns is a multiplayer brawler game that features a range of mdes, including Tag Team Battles and Battle Royal. Anarchy Reigns is currently set to come out this Autumn.

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Press Release

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO - (January 27th, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today reveal details on upcoming third-person multiplayer brawler, ANARCHY REIGNS™, the much anticipated next title from critically acclaimed developer PlatinumGames. ANARCHY REIGNS will be available in Autumn 2011 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

With ANARCHY REIGNS, PlatinumGames will be using their hallmark creativity and technical excellence to challenge the boundaries of the conventional brawler genre by allowing multiple players to get involved in heavy-hitting action simultaneously. ANARCHY REIGNS incorporates a diverse range of multiplayer modes to provide players with different challenges, including Tag Team battles and Battle Royal, where players can challenge others in a full-on fight for victory.

“SEGA are delighted to continue our collaboration with PlatinumGames, one of the most creative and critically acclaimed developers in the world,” said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing of SEGA West. “ANARCHY REIGNS is set to offer gamers a fresh multiplayer experience with the quality and innovation PlatinumGames are renowned for.”

ANARCHY REIGNS will be available in Autumn 2011 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA’s global website site is located at www.sega.com.

About SEGA® of America, Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.  The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  SEGA’s global website site is located at www.sega.com.

About PlatinumGames:
PlatinumGames Inc. is an independent entertainment development studio located in Osaka, Japan and is dedicated to making high quality, next generation games for a variety of hardware platforms. Previously established as ODD Ltd. in February 2006, the company changed its name to ODD Inc. in July 2006. In October 2007, ODD merged with SEEDS Inc., a company established by ex-key members of Clover Studio Co. Ltd, a subsidiary company of Capcom. Thereafter the company changed its name to PlatinumGames Inc.

Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]

Square Enix have officially released the Japanese Trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. the trailer is the same shown at the recent Square Enix Event.

Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Final Fantasy Type 0

Square Enix have officially released the trailer for Final Fantasy Type 0 that they showed during their recent Square Enix Event. Final Fantasy Type 0 used to be called Final Fantasy Agito XIII. the trailer features a mix of cinematics and in-game action. its best viewed in HD.

Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Dissdia 012

Square Enix have officially released the Japanese trailer for Dissidia 012.this trailer was the one shown at the Square Enix event. it features a mix of both in-game action and cutscenes. This video is best viewed in HD.

Square Enix Have Officially Released The Japanese Trailer For Final Fantasy VS XIII

Square Enix have officially released the Japanese Final Fantasy VS XIII Trailer. it is best viewed in HD, available from the player, and shows a mix of in-game action and cutscenes.

Sega Have Released New Conduit 2 Screenshots

Sega have released new screenshots for Conduit 2 on the Nintendo Wii. most of the screenshots show the enemy and solders, and there are a couple of screenshots that show split screen multiplayer.

Screenshots

Zoe Mode Announce Chime Super Deluxe Is Coming To The PS3 In Spring

Zoe Mode have announced they are bringing Chime to the PS3 PSN in Spring 2011. Chime Super Deluxe comes with 5 new tracks and grids as well as 2 new multiplayer modes.



Source: USA Playstation Blog

Zipper Interactive Announce SOCOM 4 Comes Out 19th April In The USA And Release New Multiplayer Video

Zipper Interactive have announced SOCOM 4 is set to come out in the USA on 19th April. Zipper have also released a new trailer for SOCOM 4. this video shows multiplayer gaming from a couple of different levels.



Source: USA Playstation Blog

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 27th January

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 27th January

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 26th January http://ht.ly/1b3lpH
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 26th January http://ht.ly/1b3qD1
• Its reported David Milch will work on an adaptation of Heavy Rain, currently titled Rain, once he's finished with Luck http://ht.ly/3LfXE
• QTE Blog: Sony Reveal The Successor To The Playstation Portable, Currently Codenamed NGP http://ht.ly/1b3qD0
• PSP2: Its strongly rumoured Sly 4 is a launch title for the PSP2 and not a PS3 game http://ht.ly/3LfZQ
• PSP: Sega have cancelled the PSP version of Thor The Videogame, say they're moving resources towards 3DS Development http://ht.ly/3Lg39
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Detailed The Technical Specs For The NGP http://ht.ly/1b3tFN
• QTE Blog: Sony Reveal The Games Shown During The Playstation Meeting For The NGP http://ht.ly/1b3tFM
• PSP2: its reported the battery life of the PSP2 is between 4-5 hours, Sony original target was 6-8 hours http://ht.ly/3LlgN
• PSP2: Sony's Andrew House says NGP will be affordable, appropriate for handheld gaming space, want it to be profitable http://ht.ly/3Lm35
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A Concept Video For The NGP http://ht.ly/1b3wGt
• QTE Blog: Kotaku Have Released A Size Comparison Chart Featuring The PSP2, 3DS, iPhone, PSP And DS http://ht.ly/1b3wGs
• PSP2: Dev Thoughts roundup from Eurogamer, many still have questions about it, excited for shooters, powerful + more http://ht.ly/3LoeT
• PS3: Sony reveals over 80% of all PS3's are connected to the Internet. there are 69 Million registered PSN Accounts http://ht.ly/3LpBr
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce PS3 Firmware Update 3.56 And Its Out Now http://ht.ly/1b3BiR
• Nintendo Financials, Q3 Oct-Dec profits fell 46%, sales projections for Wii cut to 16M and 22.5M DS. Strong Yen an issue http://ht.ly/3Lrw1
• QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Trailer For Ridge Racer 3D http://ht.ly/1b3E1s
• PEGI ratings for videogames has been further delayed and is now set to start in the UK In September http://ht.ly/3LryA
• PSP2: Rockstar have been listed as a developer working on a game for the new PSP http://ht.ly/3LrAD
• QTE Blog: EA Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Shift 2 Unleashed http://ht.ly/1b3HaU
• PS3: Sony's been granted a restraining order against GeoHot and Fail0verFlow preventing them from distributing Jailbreak http://ht.ly/3Ltmr
• PSP2: Its reported all versions of the PSP2 will come with 3G http://ht.ly/3LtqL
• QTE Blog: Atari Have Released A New Trailer For Test Drive Unlimited 2 Showing Jaguar Cars http://ht.ly/1b3Kv6
• PSP2: The Resistance game is being developed by Nihilistic, its not a port of an existing game, likely a FPS http://ht.ly/3LyPY
• PSP2: GameInformer have an extensive list of all the publishers and developers who are working on stuff for the PSP2 http://ht.ly/3LziM
• PS3: BioWare say they have nearly finished a patch that fixes the save issues in Mass Effect 2 and other fixes http://ht.ly/3LzT0
• PSP2: Digital Foundry have a indepth analysis of the tech in the system and compare it to the 3DS, discuss possibilities http://ht.ly/3LAtg
• 3DS: Nintendo say there are no plans for a 3DS Lite, lessons learned from DS-DS Lite means 3DS is fully packed http://ht.ly/3LB8A

Atari Have Released A New Trailer For Test Drive Unlimited 2 Showing Jaguar Cars

Atari have released a new trailer for Test Drive Unlimited 2. the trailer uses in-game action to show several of the Jaguar cars in the game.


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EA Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Shift 2 Unleashed

EA have released a new trailer and screenshots for Shift 2 Unleashed. the trailer focuses on the games campaign mode and has in-game action from several different classes. the screenshots are also in-game and show several different cars.


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Namco Bandai Have Released A New Trailer For Ridge Racer 3D

Namco Bandai have released a new trailer for their upcoming Nintendo 3DS launch period game, Ridge Racer 3D. no gameplay is shown in the trailer as it appears to be mostly from the opening cinematic.


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Sony Announce PS3 Firmware Update 3.56 And Its Out Now

Sony have announced firmware 3.56 update for the PS3 and i can confirm that the update is out now. Sony say the update is minor and just a security patch.

Source: USA Playstation Blog

Kotaku Have Released A Size Comparison Chart Featuring The PSP2, 3DS, iPhone, PSP And DS

Kotaku have put together a size comparison guide for the PSP2. the PSP2 ends p being the biggest, its the device on the right, with the iPhone 4 the smallest. if you go to the link below you can see this size chart much bigger.

Source: Kotaku

Sony Have Released A Concept Video For The NGP

Before the NGP was shown off, Sony showed a concept video for the device. The video shows a number of features like trophies and communicating with people near by, as well as some possible game teases like Motorstorm, Lemmmings, and Sly Cooper. A Number of sites now have the video and i have included Joystiq's below.



Source: Joystiq

Sony Reveal The Games Shown During The Playstation Meeting For The NGP

During Sony's Playstation Meeting event they revealed the NGP. The NGP will support trophies. several games franchises were shown running on the NGP, they include:

• Killzone
• Uncharted
• WipEout
• LittleBigPlanet
• Call of Duty
• Resistance
• Little Deviants
• Hot Shots Golf
• Reality Fighters
• Gravity Daze
• Smart As
• Broken
• Hustle Kings

Additional games shown include Dungeon Defenders, which took a week to convert from PS3 to PSP2.

Sources: USA Playstation Blog, Eurogamer

Sony Have Detailed The Technical Specs For The NGP

Sony have detailed the technical specs for the NGP Hardware, no specific details have been released regarding the game cards. Its also been revealed that the GPU will be a quad core. Engadget say they've "...never seen a handheld this powerful"

CPU
ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)

GPU
SGX543MP4+ (4 Core)

External Dimensions
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)

Screen
(Touch screen)
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Multi touch screen (capacitive type)

Rear touch pad
Multi touch pad (capacitive type)

Cameras
Front camera, Rear camera

Sound
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone

Sensors
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass

Location
Built-in GPS
Wi-Fi location service support

Keys / Switches
PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)

Wireless communications
Mobile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR （A2DP/AVRCP/HSP）

Additional Tech Specs From Engadget

Sony Reveal The Successor To The Playstation Portable, Currently Codenamed NGP

Sony have revealed the successor to the Playstation Portable. its not officially called the PSP2 and currently is called NGP. The NGP is set to come out at the end of 2011. You can click on each of the pictures to see them much bigger.

The NGP is the first handheld to come with two analogue sticks, not the analogue Nubs the Playstation Portable came with. other new additions include 2 new cameras, a new User Interface and a 5" OLED Screen. Some software features that come with NGP and games include Near, A location based service that details where your PSN friends are and what they are playing. LiveArea comes with every game and details what your friends have done in it and recent accomplishments from users around you.

One of the biggest changes is the lack of a UMD Drive. all downloadable PSP games from the PSN will work on the NGP, whilst NGP games will be available on a game card. the cards will not only hold the game, but they will have enough space for game saves, DLC, and updates.

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Press Release

Tokyo, January 27, 2011 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced its next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP), which delivers the ultimate portable entertainment experience. NGP will make its debut at the end of the year 2011.

NGP is designed to offer unparalleled interactive entertainment that is only possible on PlayStation®. This new system offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context, made possible by leveraging SCE’s experience from both PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®3 (PS3®) entertainment systems.

Deep and immersive gaming is at the core of PlayStation’s DNA, and NGP is the latest embodiment of this vision. By having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, NGP will enable infinite possibilities for users to “encounter,” “connect,” “discover,” “share” and “play” with friends wherever they are. Within the device are a range of features that provide a genuinely cutting-edge, next generation ultimate portable entertainment experience.

Stunning OLED and Revolutionary User Interface
NGP incorporates a beautiful multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED) as the front display. A high-performance CPU / GPU combined with OLED enables rich, visually striking graphics never seen before on a portable entertainment system, for both games and other digital entertainment content. The new system also incorporates a unique multi-touch pad on the rear, and together with the front touch display, NGP offers new game play allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through “touch, grab, trace, push and pull” moves of the fingers.

Super Oval Design and Dual Analog Sticks
While succeeding the basic design philosophy of PSP, NGP adopts the Super Oval Design form factor, created to fit comfortably in users’ hands. For the first time, a portable entertainment system will feature two analog sticks, which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience.

LiveArea™
Every game title for NGP will be provided with a space called “LiveArea™” where users can share the fun and excitement with other players. Users will have access to the latest information of games provided from SCE and 3rd party developers and publishers through PlayStation®Network. Additionally, NGP users will be able to view an “Activity” log that is constantly updated with accomplishments from users who are playing the same game, which in turn can trigger active real-time communication among users.

Near
SCE will also provide location-based services on NGP as part of the basic features utilizing PlayStation Network. The new application called “Near,” developed specifically for this service and the network, will be pre-installed in the system to let users find out what their friends in the vicinity are playing now or what they were playing recently. Users can meet their friends and new players virtually, regardless of what games they are playing, simply by sharing their game information across different dimensions of time and distance.

New Game Medium
NGP adopts a new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. Taking advantage of the flash memory feature, this innovative card can store the full software titles plus add-on game content or the game save data directly on to the card. By adopting flash memory based card, SCE will be able to provide game cards with higher capacity in the future, allowing developers to store more game data to deliver rich and immersive games.

NGP will also come equipped with two cameras on its front and rear, as well as three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass, all of which are designed to enable users to enjoy the world of entertainment that is linked with real life experiences.

PlayStation®Suite (PS Suite), announced today, will also closely coordinate with NGP. The newly developed and released game content for Android™ based portable devices can also be enjoyed on NGP. As a result, users will have access to not only the most leading-edge content, but also some of the more casual experiences that typify the mobile market place.

SCE will vigorously promote NGP towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and deploy various measures to further expand the portable gaming market.