Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A Video Promoting The Animation Contest For DC Universe

Sony Online Entertainment have released a video promoting the Animation Contest they are currently running for DC Universe. the video asks people to animate a scene using downloaded software, upload the completed scene so it can be voted on, and if you win you can work with Animators on DC Universe to get it in the game.

Sega Has Released 2 New Trailers For Vancouver Olympic Winter Games 2010

Sega has released two new trailers for Vancouver 2010. these trailers show many of the events in the game. The trailers show in-game graphics and both also show in-game action with some of the events from various points of view.

Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/169qkE

• PS3: Sony looked at making the PS3 even smaller than the slim they released, using Flash memory or save data on the PSN http://ow.ly/LUcM

• Warner Bros. Have confirmed that they hold the publishing rights to Batman Arkham Asylum, and that Eidos do not. http://ow.ly/LUeu

• Amazon.com have listings for Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 on both the DS and Wii. http://ow.ly/LUg4

• PS3: Braid is set to come out in the UK on the PSN on December 17th http://ow.ly/LUh2

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/169sq1

• GameStop have Dead Space II as coming out in early 2011 http://ow.ly/LUhX

• Square Enix's Akitoshi Kawazu has said he wants the Final Fantasy franchise to go on forever, http://ow.ly/LUjs

• Famitsu reveals Japanese actress Aya Hirono is working on a new game for Capcom, its thought to be a new Monster Hunter http://ow.ly/LUkP

• 360: its being reported that a "Private Match hack" glitch is becoming popular on the 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 http://ow.ly/LUoc

• UK Game Charts, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Assassins Creed II, Wii Fit plus, FIFA 10 are top 5 http://ow.ly/LUpq

• PS3: AdHoc Party has a tentative release date of 22nd December for Europe. http://ow.ly/LXi4

• Dante's Inferno runs at 60fps, whilst the cut-scenes run at 30 fps. http://ow.ly/LXk5

• PS3: Star Ocean The Last Hope will have new characters and new character portraits. http://ow.ly/LXma

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Releases It's USA Q1 Wii, WiiWare, DS, DSiWare Release Calendar http://ow.ly/169uxp

• PS3: Digital Foundry look at Mini's on PS3. Emulator a work in progress. 2D games ok, 3D games can struggle + more http://ow.ly/LYxw

• Wii: Blue and Pink WiiMotes are coming out in USA on February 14th. they will come bundled with WiiMotion Plus http://ow.ly/LYGs

• Its being reported that Recoil Games have put Earth No More on Hold whilst they work on smaller titles. http://ow.ly/LYL3

• PS3: Sony has talked about Monthly Fees when discussing the PSN and costs. they are looking at many ways to make money http://ow.ly/LYQt

• Its reported that Europe will get a Limited Collectors Edition for Final Fantasy XIII, no specifics were mentioned http://ow.ly/LYRL

• QTE Blog: Microsoft Has Released A New Trailer For Crackdown 2 http://ow.ly/169wbW

• QTE Blog: Disney Interactive Reveal Tron Evolution Details http://ow.ly/169x5z

• QTE Blog: 2K Reveal Spec Ops The Line Details http://ow.ly/169x5A

• QTE Blog: EA Reveal That A Army Of Two The 40th Day Demo Is Coming Out December 17th http://ow.ly/169zk1

• QTE Blog: Sony Announce The SingStar Viewer For The Playstation 3 http://ow.ly/169zk2

• 360: Square Enix is releasing 0 Day Attack On Earth on December 23rd http://ow.ly/M4hn

• 360: There are reports of matchmaking issues on the 360. a fix is already in the works http://ow.ly/M4hY

• Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, The Passing, will feature the cast from Left 4 Dead. its coming out early 2010. http://ow.ly/M4jt

• QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/169AHg

• QTE Blog: EA And BioWare Announce That Dragon Age Origins Is Coming To Mac's On December 21st http://ow.ly/169AHh

• DSi: DSi LL could've been called DSi Executive or DSi Deka, DSi Premium, DSi Living, or DSi Comfort http://ow.ly/M4kR

• Wii: Development on Zelda is well underway. hope to show the game at E3. http://ow.ly/M4my

• PC: Actor Zachary Quinto, Spock in new Star Trek Movie, Will voice the tutorial EMH in Star Trek Online http://ow.ly/M4vt

• QTE Blog: IDW Are Working On Audio Commentaries For PSP Digital Comics http://ow.ly/169BHA

• QTE Blog: Funcom Announce A Unlimited Free Trial Offer For Age Of Conan Hyborian Adventures http://ow.ly/169BHB

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Funcom Announce A Unlimited Free Trial Offer For Age Of Conan Hyborian Adventures

Funcom have announced that if users sign up to the Trial for Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures before January 1st 2010, they can play the entire island of Tortage for free. this means users can play levels 1-20 for free in Funcoms Unlimited Free Trial For Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Press Release

DURHAM, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- Dec 14, 2009 Funcom is delighted to announce a unique holiday offer for its massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Anyone who downloads, registers, and starts playing the trial before January 1st 2010 will be able to enjoy all of level one to twenty – the entire Island of Tortage experience – without ever having to upgrade to a full account or pay a subscription fee. This unique Unlimited Free Trial campaign is only available until January 1st as a special holiday offer to anyone who wishes to experience the sexy and savage world of Conan.

“Our original seven day trial has been very successful so far,” says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. “But with the holiday season coming up this is the perfect time to shake up our trial offer a bit and try out something new. So everyone who downloads the trial before January 1st will be able to play the first part of the game for free, forever. We are confident that many of those taking advantage of this offer will choose to become permanent players, allowing them to experience all of what the game has to offer including all the additions and improvements introduced since launch.”

Celebrate the holiday season by downloading the trial today, and experience ‘Age of Conan’ in all its savage, sexy and brutal glory. Go towww.ageofconan.com/trial to download the client and start your barbaric adventures today. Players can level up as many characters as they want before choosing to move on and explore the rest of the game. Players will be able to enjoy all of what Tortage Island has to offer, complete with player vs. environment and player vs. player gameplay. Users must take advantage of this offer before January 1st, and will need to log in to the game for the offer to take effect.

Launching in May last year ‘Age of Conan’ quickly became a smash hit in retail, shipping over 1.2 million copies around the world. In North America, the most prominent online gaming market in the west, ‘Age of Conan’ became the third best-selling PC title of the year in 2008. In the weeks after launch ‘Age of Conan’simultaneously topped the charts in 17 countries, and the game received critical acclaim from gaming press across the globe. ‘Age of Conan’ is now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish localized versions, and is being prepared for launch in Korea as well.

For more information and how to purchase ‘Age of Conan’ please visit www.ageofconan.com

ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit. For information about Funcom games visit http://www.anarchy-online.com www.dreamfall.com, www.darkdaysarecoming.com or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

ABOUT CONAN PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL - Conan Properties International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradox Entertainment Inc., controls rights to Conan, many associated characters and the Hyborian world, as created by Robert E. Howard and various rights expanded upon by many acclaimed authors and artists. Many consider Conan the world's best-known fantasy character. For more information about Conan Properties International LLC, visit www.conan.com. For information about Paradox Entertainment Inc., visit www.paradox-entertainment.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

IDW Are Working On Audio Commentaries For PSP Digital Comics

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psncomics have recently tweeted:
"I'm so pleased IDW are taking advantage of the optional audio sound track(s) available to publishers. Creator commentary anyone?"

It appears that Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse is going to be one of those Comics with a Audio Sound Track included
"can't wait! RT @IDWPublishing: Editing more audio tracks from @Templesmith for Wormwood on the PSP. Ah, Sunday mornings!"

From @psncomics

EA And BioWare Announce That Dragon Age Origins Is Coming To Mac's On December 21st

[Not A Mac Box]

EA And BioWare have announced that a Mac Version of Dragon Age Origins is coming out on December 21st. There will be 2 versions, a standard version and a Digital Deluxe version. The Digital Deluxe version will come with wallpapers, in-game bonus items, the soundtrack, and Wardens Keep DLC. both versions will also come with The Stone Prisoner and Blood Dragon Armor Content.

Press Release

EDMONTON, Canada & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), and TransGaming, Inc. (TSX-V:TNG) today announced plans to release Dragon Age™: Origins for the Mac® on December 21. The critically acclaimed, dark fantasy epic will be available to Mac Players as a digital download where they can choose between the Standard or Digital Deluxe version.

The Digital Deluxe version will feature additional content including: a collection of wallpapers, in-game bonus items, the game’s soundtrack and the Warden’s Keep additional content. Warden’s Keep provides players with a new dungeon-exploring adventure, new loot including a set of ancient Grey Warden armor, a chance to gain two of six mysterious new abilities, a new base complete with merchants and a party chest to store their hard-earned items. The Standard and Digital Deluxe versions are available now for pre-order through many popular online digital retailers.

“We are very excited to bring this award-winning title to the Mac community,” commented Vikas Gupta, President and CEO of TransGaming. "Our Cider technology allows us to rapidly enable and deploy high quality titles like Dragon Age, and we are pleased to be delivering this exceptional caliber of gaming to the ever growing Mac gaming community."

Each version of Dragon Age: Origins for the Mac will also include The Stone Prisoner and the Blood Dragon Armor. The Stone Prisoner gives players access to new environments, items, hours of additional gameplay and the mighty stone golem, Shale, who can become one of the most powerful party members in the game. In addition, players will receive the Blood Dragon Armor, a set of themed armor that gives players additional protection in combat and will be available for use in both Dragon Age: Origins on the Mac and in Mass Effect™ 2 on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC.

In Dragon Age: Origins, players take on the role of a Grey Warden, one of the last of an ancient order of guardians. Now, as an evil blight threatens to destroy all life, it is up to players to unite the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the Archdemon. To restore peace, players must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind. Whether you're a new or veteran gamer, Dragon Age: Origins reinvents the fantasy experience, combining a great story with raw emotion and brutal action.

Dragon Age: Origins is now available on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 console and will be available on December 21 on The Mac at popular online digital retailers.

For more information, please visit: http://dragonage.bioware.com/game/preorder/.

About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games, focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™ and Mass Effect™. BioWare operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec) and Austin (Texas). BioWare’s announced projects include the dark heroic fantasy gameDragon Age: Origins, as well as Mass Effect 2™, the epic sequel to Mass Effect, and the story-driven massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visitwww.bioware.com; to join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go tohttp://social.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), 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.

About TransGaming, Inc.
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V:TNG), is a leader in the development of unique software portability products that facilitate the deployment of games across multiple platforms. TransGaming's portability technologies significantly reduce the time-to-market for and costs associated with multi-platform game releases. TransGaming works with many of the industry’s leading developers and publishers to enable their games on the Mac and Linux operating systems, and currently markets its products under four brand names: Cider (Mac Gaming), Cedega (Linux Gaming), SwiftShader (Graphics Rendering) and GameTree (Game Publishing & Distribution Platforms). TransGaming is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and maintains a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada. To learn more about TransGaming’s products visitwww.transgaming.com.

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