Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • PS3: The 80gb PS3 model in Japan is being phased out from august 9th. leaving just the 160gb model. http://ow.ly/j0pd

  • Wii: Miyamoto says that Nintendo has lots of creative ideas for Vitality Sensor, nintendo is doing something interesting. http://ow.ly/j0pY

  • PS3: After Yesterdays controversy regarding ads and WipEout HD, The Loading Ad has been scrapped. http://ow.ly/j0qg

  • PS3: its rumoured that Smack Down VS Raw 2009 and Saints Row 2 are being added to the greatest hits line. http://ow.ly/j0qB

  • PS3: The PS3 Slim is rumoured to have a price of £260. will come in 40gb and 60 gb. the old systems could go down to £199. http://ow.ly/j0rj

  • PS3: Apparently, Sony has placed huge orders for PS3 Parts,enough to make 1 million PS3's by 3rd quarter 2009. http://ow.ly/j0G9

  • QTE Blog Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15JMWc

  • QTE Blog Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Movie Tie-In Games Coming To Nintendo Wii And Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/15JNwo

  • QTE Blog Sega's Sands Of Destruction, Nintendo DS Game, Trailer And Character Bios http://ow.ly/15JNSZ

  • Wii: Nintendo's Iwata has denied a Nintendo Wii price drop. http://ow.ly/j1Vf

  • Namco Bandai announce that Afro Samurai was their top selling game. net sales were down 15.8%. http://ow.ly/j1VZ

  • PSP:Pre-order bonus items for Gran Turismo have been announced as 5 cars including the Bugatti Veyron and 2008 GTbyCitroen http://ow.ly/j1Xi

  • PS3: Amazon.com has cut the price of the 160GB/Uncharted PS3 Bundle by $50. http://ow.ly/j1XO

  • 360: Top Live games, Halo 3, Call Of Duty 4/WaW, Gears 2, GTA IV. Top Arcade, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Battlefield 1943 http://ow.ly/j1Yl

  • PS3: VidZone has been downloaded over 1 Million Times. over 100 Million videos have been watched. Black Eyed Peas top song http://ow.ly/j1Zc

  • QTE Blog SouthPeak Games Announce A Section 8 PC Beta Starting August 10th http://ow.ly/15JOzw

  • QTE Blog Taylor Swift Joins Band Hero http://ow.ly/15JOzx

  • Netflix is rumoured to be coming to the iPhone, only by WiFi, and Nintendo Wii. http://ow.ly/j31R

  • Wii: Bethesda have picked up a new Racer from Archer Macleans Studio called Wheelspin, it was known as Speed Zone. http://ow.ly/j339

  • Johnathan Blow's next game is called the Witness, his previous was game was Braid. http://ow.ly/j33F

  • PS3: The Little Big Planet History kit DLC will cost $3.99/£3.19/E3.99 and is coming out August 13th. http://ow.ly/j34n

  • iPhone: Bookworm costs just £0.59 until August 5th. http://ow.ly/j36q

  • QTE Blog New 2009 Xbox Live Trailer http://ow.ly/15JOR2

  • DSi: kingdom Hearts 358/2 is set for a October 9th release in the UK. http://ow.ly/j37g

  • PSP: The UMD Verison Of Gran Turismo is rumoured to be more expensive than the PSN Download version. http://ow.ly/j389

  • Valve announces new DLC coming to Left 4 Dead called Crash Course, it has with 2 maps. it is set for a September release http://ow.ly/j3rW

  • PS3: Saints Row 2 and Smack Down VS Raw 2009 Have been confirmed as coming to the Greatest hits Range. http://ow.ly/j3GA

  • A Red Faction patch is coming. it brings new features, like Wrecking crew challenge mode, and tweaks like custom games. http://ow.ly/j3HA

  • QTE Blog: New Nintendo DS Screenshots of Jambo! Safari http://ow.ly/15JOVO

  • QTE Blog: New BLEACH The 3rd Phantom Screenshots http://ow.ly/15JOVP

  • QTE Blog: Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show And Limited Edition Hannah Montana PSP Out Now On PSP In USA http://ow.ly/15JOVQ

  • Wii: Yasuhiro Wada, of Marvellous Entertainment, says the Wii's core users is small but does need more focus on it. http://ow.ly/j3Jr

  • 360: Ad in Edge Magazine has Rare hiring designers for work on Natal.looks like rumours of Rares focus on Natal were right http://ow.ly/j4m9

  • Lucas Arts is going to make an announcement soon about the X-Wing, Tie Fighter Series. http://ow.ly/j4p6

  • QTE Blog: Loads Of Phantasy Star Nintendo DS Screenshots http://ow.ly/15JPCR

  • QTE Blog: New Jambo! Safari Nintendo Wii Screenshots. http://ow.ly/15JPCS

  • PS3: Madden 10 has PSP integration, you can build formations and plays then download them to PS3. http://ow.ly/j4ra

  • PS3: EA Sports Complex is getting 4 new poker tables, currently 2 million games have been played. http://ow.ly/j4rs

  • PS3: Super Sonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars has received free DLC. it brings two new levels and many tweaks. http://ow.ly/j4GN

  • PS3: A Video has been released of the Golden State Pops Orchestra playing music from Fl0w. http://ow.ly/j4XZ

  • QTE Blog: New Wacky World Of Sports Screenshots For Nintendo Wii http://ow.ly/15JPZr

  • QTE Blog: Resonance Of Fate Screenshots http://ow.ly/15JPZs

  • War Devil isn't cancelled, and the Xbox 360 version has been resurrected. http://ow.ly/j5kY

  • EA has posted financials. intake is down $234Million. Sims 3 has sold 3.7 Million, EA Sports active sells 1.8 Million. http://ow.ly/j5mB

  • EA Sports Active is getting a Wii Expansion. the PS3 and Xbox 360 Versions have been delayed. http://ow.ly/j5no

  • Kotaku has an interesting Article about Eye Pet VS Milo and talks about parallels between Sonic VS Mario debates. http://ow.ly/j5nX

  • EA is making a small Madden game similar to the 3 on 3 NHL PSN/XBLA game http://ow.ly/j5p7

  • PS3: Trinity Universe Trailer is online. it is 6 minutes tho. it is a JRPG featuring Atelier and Disgaea characters. http://ow.ly/j5tg

  • Vanillaware's Muramasa:The Demon Blade could come to HD Consoles,it wouldn't take much work to the games art to make it HD http://ow.ly/j5Et

  • EA Boss has said that the Medal Of Honor Series is not dead, there is something in the works. http://ow.ly/j5Fc

  • Test footage of the PS3/Xbox 360 version of India Jones And The Staff Of Kings has been found. as well as some screenshots http://ow.ly/j5RL

  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Announce 2009 G.I.R.L Scholarship Winner http://ow.ly/15JQY7




Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Sony Online Entertainment Announce 2009 G.I.R.L Scholarship Winner


Sony Online Entertainment have announced that the 2009 winner of the G.I.R.L Scholarship is Rebecca Gleason. she was one of more than 160 people who applied. they had to submit original concept art for game environment and characters for Free Realms

Press Release

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – August 4, 2009– Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that Rebecca Gleason of Indianapolis, IN won the 2009 G.I.R.L. Scholarship. This marks the second year of the scholarship program, encouraging students toward career paths in the creative and applied arts, ultimately resulting in the development of video games that are more enticing for women to play.

Gleason, a Game Art & Design student, was awarded a $10,000 scholarship to be applied toward tuition and other educational expenses at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and an optional paid internship of up to 10 weeks at SOE’s headquarters in San Diego, working on the newly released and highly successful free to play game, Free Realms™.

“I feel so honored to be given this opportunity,” said Gleason. “I can’t wait to make the most of it by really diving in, absorbing what I learn and working to promote the mission of the G.I.R.L. program.”

Gleason was one of more than 160 applicants vying for the scholarship. Finalists were asked to submit original concept art depicting a new game environment and new characters for Free Realms, and compose two essays discussing their art and views on women in the video game industry.

“The invaluable combination of education and experience is the exact formula Rebecca needs to become successful in this competitive video games industry,” said Torrie Dorrell, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, SOE. “We are thrilled to open yet another door for a female gamer and we plan to continue to expand the presence of women in gaming by carrying on the tradition of the G.I.R.L program for years to come.”

Julia Brasil, the first-ever G.I.R.L. Scholarship recipient, recently returned to SOE’s Seattle studio for another internship. Brasil will graduate from The Art Institute-San Francisco in 2010.

For more information about G.I.R.L., please visit girl.soe.com. To follow G.I.R.L. on Twitter, go tohttps://twitter.com/SOE_GIRL.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Untold Legends and Legends of Norrath are trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

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