Sunday, November 21, 2010


QTE Tweets Of The Week

This top 10 shows the most clicked tweets from my News in brief Twitter stream. Its good to see that posts from the site have made it into the top 10. Despicable Me is not surprising that it made it as any news received good traffic. What was interesting was the amount of hits on What Have You Played This Week?. The big 2 stories focused on UK events whilst the 3 story once again shows the interest in the PS Jailbreak which always charts when there’s news on it.

10 THQ CEO Brian Farrell reveals an announcement regarding an Saints Row movie is coming next month http://ht.ly/397qy

9 Wii: High Voltage Software head Eric Nofsinger reportedly says Nintendo told them not to use Wii Speak in Conduit 2 http://ht.ly/397qV

8 BioWare will reveal a new game at the Video Game Awards on 11th December and released a teaser image for it http://ht.ly/3be1o

7 QTE Blog: D3Publisher Have Released New Screenshots For The Wii And DS Versions Of Despicable Me: The Videogame http://ht.ly/19XnYl

6 Rumoured list of fighters in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has been leaked, fighters include Frank West, War Machine + more http://ht.ly/3aJPh

5 Wii: Nintendo looking into why Metroid: Other M failed to sell the 1 Million units they thought it would http://ht.ly/397sn

4 QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/19Yhas

3 PS3: PS Jailbreak team announce they have broken Firmware 3.42 and 3.50 and future firmwares http://ht.ly/39ThF

2 PS3: PlayTV update 2.01 available to download through PlayTV, needed to use PlayTV Live Chat update available from PSN http://ht.ly/3bsvd

1 EU PSN down for maintenance on 18th November from 16:00 GMT to 1:00 GMT 19th November, Store/Accounts inaccessible http://ht.ly/3byyj


What Have You Played This Week?

I stuck to my goal in playing more games and not only did I play more I also managed to play them for longer. Lets hope I can do the same next week.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 – PS3 – I put some time into multiplayer to see if the lag issues are widespread, and to get some trophies. Personally it I found it isn't that bad and the online fights can be really great to play and watch. I'm not the best online but because of the games simple controls I can still get in a few punches and be engaged in the fight. I also played some more single player to finish off the side quests after the game has ended.

Star Trek Online – Demo – PC – I was in the beta for this game but hadn't returned since then. I was interested to see how it was doing and whether it would be worth subscribing to it. So far it plays well and the beta experience has come in handy. Some things have changed, for the better, and i'm starting to get in to it. I'll keep playing as its a 30 day demo before I decide whether to subscribe.

Who's That Flying – Minis – PSP – I'm a big fan of Mediatonics Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess and I was eagerly awaiting this games release. It has the same great artstyle and use of colours as their first game and the game is nice and simple to play. But much like the first game, its easy to play but hard to master. The story is already longer in this game and it has some great jokes and powerups which make me chuckle. I've not played many Mini's, but this is so far the best i've played and well worth getting.

Darksiders – PS3 - this is my newest rented game. I'm only a few hours in but i'm enjoying myself a lot. The gameplay is nice and simple, the graphics look great, and the story is interesting and I want to see what happens. I have only 1 complaint so far in the game and that's blocking and rushing are the same button and i'm finding that blocking isn't working great, but that could be down to my skill.

Angry Birds – Android – i've played some Android games before and not put them on here. The reason I mention Angry Birds is that it works soo well. I'm lucky in that my Hero is able to keep up with the game fine and the play is soo simple and soo much fun. The graphics are good and the look of the birds fits very well. I do recommend people with Android phones give this a go...it is free after all.

Did you manage to play more games than I have over the week, or do you have any comments on my experiences or questions about the games i've played? If you do, feel free to add them in the comments section.



Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 19th November

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 18th November http://ht.ly/1a3Hg8
  • QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 18th November http://ht.ly/1a3KKb
  • DS: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn features a hyperlinked "Encyclopaedia" to help players understand the Golden Sun Lore http://ht.ly/3cgh7
  • Valve have announced Portal 2 has been delayed until 20th April 2011 in USA, 22nd April in EU. http://ht.ly/3ctAR
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Street Fighter IV And Resident Evil 4: Platinum Free Updates Are Out Now On iPhone http://ht.ly/1a3OoZ
  • Facebook: UK Retailers GAME, and Tesco will start selling Facebook Credits gift cards this week http://ht.ly/3ctCK
  • Double Fine reveal Costume Quest is getting DLC in December. Grubbins On Ice brings snow, new costumes + more http://ht.ly/3ctIh
  • GameStop report $1.9B 3rd Quarter sales, up 3.5 over last year. Profit was $54.7M, up 4.8%. Move+Kinect In Short Supply http://ht.ly/3cu2S
  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Released New Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Deus Ex: Human Revolution http://ht.ly/1a3RO8
  • PS3: its reported Channel Five are in talks with Sony to bring Demand Five to the PS3. Channel 4 rumoured to be in talks http://ht.ly/3cu6T
  • 360: Analysts predict Kinect will sell 25 Million units by the end of 2014, Xbox 360 will have sold 74 Million http://ht.ly/3cu9F
  • 3DS: Tetsuya Nomura reveals Kingdom Hearts 3D has new gameplay systems that could end up in Kingdom Hearts 3 + new worlds http://ht.ly/3cuda
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released New Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Beat Sketcher http://ht.ly/1a3UUi
  • PC: NetEase, Blizzards Chinese Distributor, has submitted StarCraft II for approval to the Chinese government http://ht.ly/3cuhd
  • Wii: Treyarch announce a patch is coming for Call Of Duty Black Ops that will fix online issues http://ht.ly/3cul6
  • Activision's Eric Hirshbergs' not surprised by low Tony Hawk shred sales, expects increase during Gift Giving Season http://ht.ly/3cEtD
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/1a3Z9y
  • PS3: Gran Turismo 5 has an optional 6.4GB Install that takes 40-50 Minutes or will install in stages as user plays http://ht.ly/3cG8N
  • Bungie are looking for Beta Testers, you can signup on their site. not everyone will get in. http://ht.ly/3cGxr
  • QTE Blog: Sony Reveal 2 New Kevin Butler Adverts Coming To The USA From Tomorrow http://ht.ly/1a42n8
  • 360: Marvelous Entertainment reportedly told investors it costs between ¥50M and ¥150M to develop each 3DS title http://ht.ly/3cHfp

Friday, November 19, 2010

Sony Reveal 2 New Kevin Butler Adverts Coming To The USA From Tomorrow

Sony have revealed 2 new Kevin Butler adverts coming to the USA from tomorrow. these adverts show a new side to Kevin Butler, not only is he a VP at Sony but he's also a Gift Giving Guru and Family Whisperer.





From USA Playstation Blog


This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo UK have revealed the games coming out today on the WiiWare and DSiWare stores. there are no Virtual Console games this week but there is a new WiiWare Demo. in all there are 4 new games coming out today. i have included screenshots for the games that i have and Nintendo have released a video at the link below featuring gameplay footage from all the games.

WiiWare

BIT.TRIP FATE


WiiWare Demo's

BIT.TRIP FATE

DSiWare

GO Series: Ivy the Kiwi? Mini


Nintendo Countdown Calendar


Supermarket Mania

From Nintendo UK


Sony Have Released New Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Beat Sketcher

Sony have released new screenshots and a gameplay video for Beat Sketcher. Beat Sketcher is a Playstation Move currently in development at Sony's Japan Studio. in Beat Sketcher you draw on the screen and music is created from what you draw. the gameplay video features Beat Sketcher's Sound Director Yasuhiro Kawagoe and shows him drawing a simple picture and you can hear the different sounds created as he draws. the screenshots released show some of the range of pictures your able to create with Beat Sketcher.



Screenshots


From USA Playstation Blog


Square Enix Have Released New Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Square Enix have released new screenshots and a gameplay video for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. the gameplay video focuses on in-game combat, augmentations, menus, and upgrade trees. there are also some teases of hacking mini-games and weapon modifications. The screenshots are also in-game and some appear to be from the same level as the gameplay video.



Screenshots


From USA Playstation Blog