Sega Reveal The Project Needlemouse Challenge 2 Has Been Bested in Just 48 Hours

Sega Recently Announced a new Project Needlemouse community challenge. In Return for over 100 user submitted concept art of enemies people wanted to see in the Project Needlemouse, Sega would reveal the name of Project Needlemouse, release Concept Art from the first zone, and a bonus.

Sega Have announced that this community challenge was completed in less than 48 hours and by Friday there were over 350+ submissions. because of the huge community response, on Tuesday Sega will have a giveaway of Swag. also, for every 50 extra pieces of concept art submitted, Sega will give away 1 extra piece of Sonic Merchandise.

Here are a couple of the community submissions Sega have received.







From USA SEGA Blog

Sega Announces Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games And That Its Out Now For iPhone/iPod Touch

Sega have Announced Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and revealed that its out now on the App Store. the game features 10 playable characters and has 4 events: snowboard cross, curling, skeleton and figure skating. The Single Player Mode lets you go for gold in individual events or all events in a circuit mode. The Game also has 3 multiplayer modes.

The Game is out now for $4.99 / £2.99 on iTunes.

From USA SEGA Blog

Konami have Released New Screenshots For Assault Heroes

Konami have released new screenshots for Assault Heroes. these are in-game screenshots and show gameplay. the screenshots show a few of the vehicles and weapons in the game as well as some different locations and enemies.

Assault Heroes

EA Reveal Mass Effect 2 Has Sold Over 2 Million Units And Has A Average Review Score Of 96

EA Has proudly announced that, according to EA's own data, Mass Effect 2 has sold over 2 million units worldwide. They have also announced that Mass Effect 2 has become the second highest rated game on the Xbox 360, according to Metacritic, earning a average Metacritic score of 96/100.
EA Announce that the game received 40 perfect review scores, earned 30 editors choice awards, and has appeared on the front covers of 45 magazines worldwide.

Press Release

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--40 perfect scores. 2 million units. One pop culture phenomenon. BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Mass Effect™ 2 has sold-in over two million units worldwide in its first week of release*. Lauded for its intense shooter gameplay and deep, hand-crafted story, Mass Effect 2 has earned an average review score of 96** — making it the second highest rated game of all time on the Xbox 360® platform***. Mass Effect 2 has earned 40 perfect scores, amassed over 30 editor’s choice awards and has donned the covers of 45 magazines worldwide. On launch day, the term “Mass Effect” was in the top 10 trending topics on Twitter and most searched on Google News. MSNBC.com said, “Mass Effect will go down as one of the most influential video game series of all-time."

Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA said, “Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010. We could not be more proud of the game’s universal acclaim and early commercial success.”

Mass Effect 2 launched this week hot on the heels of BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins, the studio’s dark fantasy RPG which shipped in fall 2009. Dragon Age: Origins has earned an average review score of 91****, making it the highest rated original intellectual property from EA in the last year. Mass Effect 2 follows in BioWare’s tradition of delivering excellence on every front: gameplay, story, character development and visuals. Mass Effect 2 is an epic shooter/RPG set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets. InMass Effect 2, players step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, leading a crew of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so challenging that it’s potentially suicidal. Featuring intense action, a rich storyline, space exploration and engaging character interaction, Mass Effect 2 delivers an unparalleled gaming experience.

Mass Effect 2 is available for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system and the PC and is rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ‘18+’ by PEGI. For more information, follow the development team on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/masseffect2 or visit http://masseffect.bioware.com/.

* According to internal EA data.
** On Xbox 360 platform according to Metacritic.com.
*** Mass Effect 2 is tied for second place according to Metacritic.com.
**** On PC according to Metacritic.com.

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 to social.bioware.com.

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

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Announce Bobby Lashley Is In MMA With New MMA Screenshots

EA Have released new screenshots for MMA. these screenshots also announce that Bobby Lashley is in MMA. these screenshots appear to be in-game and show how Bobby looks in the game.

Bobby Lashley

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 Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16s14t

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16s2sI

• Microsoft has 17 of top 20 USA rented titles for 2009, PS3 didn't make the list. top was Fallout 3. http://ow.ly/11Mk0

• Platinum games 4th title has been revealed as Vanquish. its from Resident Evil designer Shinji Mikami http://ow.ly/11MoI

• Xbox division post 12% losses in Profit. site lack of big games. only 5.2M consoles sold, down from 6M. Xbox Live up 300% http://ow.ly/11Mu4

• PS3: Q Games are asking if people would pay $15 for a PS3 version of Rez. work has not started on it. http://ow.ly/11Mxi

• DSi: Nintendo announce that a new Pokemon RPG is coming in 2010. there will be new Pokemon+New Adventure, little is known http://ow.ly/11Mz2

• Wii: Mistwalker boss, and Final Fantasy creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi has announced The Last Story http://ow.ly/11NSj

• Its rumoured that the SOCOM devs, Slant Six Games, and Lucas Arts are working on Star Wars Battlefront Online http://ow.ly/11NUE

• QTE Blog: QTE Gamers Need You - Vote For Us In The Shorty Awards http://ow.ly/11OMU

• Sony have announced that they are restructuring their Liverpool Studio. there could be some layoffs. http://ow.ly/11PhF

• Top USA PSN Downloads, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy VII, Zen Pinball Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 table are top 3. http://ow.ly/11Pjr

• QTE Blog: Rockstar Announce Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes From Liberty City Is Coming To PS3 And PC On March 30th http://ow.ly/16s6KP

• JP Consoles, PSP 52.909, Wii 45.167, PS3 26.966, DSiLL 24.059, DSi 20.373, DS 4.966, 360 3.343, PS2 2.088, PSPgo 1.773 http://ow.ly/11Pl0

• PSP: Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker has been delayed in Japan. its now set for a April 29th Release. http://ow.ly/11RrC

• Nintendo's Satoru Iwata says the iPad is "...just a bigger iPod Touch", has doubts if people will wear 3D glasses at home http://ow.ly/11RAN

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released A Gameplay Trailer For The XBLA Game KirssX http://ow.ly/16s94d

• QTE Blog: EA Announces EA Sports FIFA Online, A Free To Play Online Game http://ow.ly/16s94c

• PC: Stargate Resistance is coming out on 10th February. http://ow.ly/11RBI

• QTE Blog: QTE Gamers Need You - Vote For Us In The Shorty Awards http://ow.ly/11Rmw

• 360: Microsoft say people should wait and see if there will be a Alan Wake Sequel. http://ow.ly/11RCV

• Koei have said they are working on some Natal games. the majority of their games are coming to the PS3. http://ow.ly/11RDY

• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16sagJ

• PS3: Critter Crunch is getting a update. the game is getting XMB Audio support, there will be fixes and tweaks. http://ow.ly/11RG6

• QTE Blog: THQ Announce The MX vs ATV Reflex Soundtrack Is Out Now Worldwide http://ow.ly/16sbM4

• QTE Blog: Funcom Release New Screenshots And Video Of Locations In the Godslayer Expansion For Age Of Conan http://ow.ly/16sbM3

• QTE Blog: QTE Gamers Need You - Vote For Us In The Shorty Awards http://ow.ly/11RIS

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Screenshots For After Burner Climax http://ow.ly/16sdb2

• PS3: Modern Warfare 2 patch is now live. The UK/EU patch was taken down after it caused freezing and other issues http://ow.ly/11WcZ

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll http://ow.ly/16seDz

• PSP: Gust have announced they are porting the PS2 game, Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad, to the PSP in Japan http://ow.ly/11Wor

• QTE Blog: QTE Gamers Need You - Vote For Us In The Shorty Awards http://ow.ly/11TxV

• Bioware say that they are working on the Dragon Age Origins "...to make it visually super hot." in Dragon Age Origins 2 http://ow.ly/11WpH

• PS3: its reported that there won't be a White Knight Chronicles Demo before the game is released. http://ow.ly/11Wqj

• QTE Blog: QTE Gamers Need You - Vote For Us In The Shorty Awards http://ow.ly/11Ywx