Atari Reveal Atari Arcade, Classic Atari Games Reimagined In HTML 5 With Facebook And Twitter Integration

Atari have revealed Atari Arcade, a browser based portal featuring HTML 5 reimagined Classic Atari games. these games have fresh graphics as well as integration with Facebook and Twitter. Atari Arcade will work with all HTML 5 browsers, but the Internet Explorer version will be ad-free. Atari Arcade will feature games including Asteroids, Pong, Lunar Lander, Missile Command and Centipede, with Super Breakout and Combat with new features so you can go head-to-head in real time and leaderboards.



The framework from which Atari Arcade has been built on means other developers can use their Create.js tools to bring cross browser, cross device HMTL 5 gaming and media experiences to their games.

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Sony Have Released A New PSV Video Showing Tweeting, Confirm In-Game Multitasking

Sony have released a new video for the Playstation Vita. this video shows how Twitter currently works on the PSV. the blog post also confirms you can send a tweet whilst playing a game. at any point you can press the home button and choose to tweet, browse the web, talk to your party...pretty much anything except start up another game, whilst you already have a game on the go.



Source: EU Playstation Blog

Sony Announce @AskPlayStation, A Twitter Based Customer Support Service

Sony have announced a new customer support service. Sony are using Twitter to help provide additional customer support via @AskPlayStation. @AskPlayStation will run from 9:30AM – 5:00PM PST Monday through Friday with real-time responses between 2PM – 5PM PST. Sony point out there are other services online were you can look for customer support, these include the Playstation knowledge Center and Playstation Community Forums.

Source: USA Playstation Blog

Microsoft Have Announced That Twitter, LastFm, And Facebook Updates Will Allow Child Acesss

Microsoft have announced that the Twitter, LastFm, and Facebook programs are going to be updated. the update will allow under 18's to access them when they get parents permission.

All that's needed to be done is make sure that the program remembers/Automatically logs you in when you get parents permission. if they are not turned on, parents Permission will be needed each time.

The Update should be live across the world accept USA. the USA update is set to go live on 15th December.

From Major Nelson Blog

Game Updates Via PC - @leddy2286 Question

@leddy2286 asked a question on the QTE Twitter feed regarding game updates and why don't sony offer them online via a PC like Sony do with Firmware Updates.
i was having no luck intially trying to get it answered. but once i tried another way, things got itneresting.
to get a answer, i made the question more tempting for Sony. if you enable a firmware update to be available remotely from the PS3, game or firmware, you open up a new possibility. if sony was to work with computer game shops, like Game, this would increase the amount of people going to these shops at a time when sony is doing alot of digital distribution, and therefore taking people out of these shops. so, will sony enable firmware downloads for games remotely from the ps3, and if so why didn't they do it before?

The problem was, the people who i sent this were far more interested in the idea of using computer game shops to offer the firmware, than answering the question as to why they don't currently offer it. they were so interested that they said they had a big discussion in their office and sent it to those who could do something with it. they also told me to send it to another email address, which i did and again they were interested and sent it else where.

So @Leddy2286 i'm sorry i couldn't get a answer to the question. but who knows, your little chat on Twitter might lead to something greater and beneficial to the PS3!