About QTE Gamers

My Name is Simon Revell and I run everything. There is only me working here so everything you see on the site has come from me. I'm also the person who posts the twitter messages and live blogs events. Prior to QTE Gamers, I had no experience reporting on videogame news beyond forum posts. I have been doing this for over a year now and have had some stories mentioned on the big sites, like Joystiq, and become important news on the internet.
If you have any questions for me, get in touch via email at qtegamers@googlemail.com

QTE Gamers is a news site designed to get the news to people quickly and simply. By incorporating Twitter, QTE Gamers is able to report on news from across the web in such a way that subscribers to the Twitter feed, or readers on the website, are able to read about the story and decide if they want to read more indepth about it from the site the story is from.

The same is true with posts on QTE Gamers. Every post on the site goes through our twitter feed, so the title for every post is written like a Twitter news story. The game, what the post is about, the company, and Console are all mentioned in the post title so people know what the post is about and can make a decision whether they want to read it or now.

The text in a news post is designed to be concise, simple and short. There's no faffing around with jokes, I report the news as it is. When I get a press release, I avoid the filler that many press releases have and simply write the news story. If people want to read the press release themselves, I make sure every press release is included in every post at the bottom of the section.

Screenshots, Concept Art, And videos are all accessible from the front page of the site, in their news post, to make it easier for people to quickly get the news, saving them having to click and find the screens. For people accessing the site via a Mobile device, or console, the screenshots are not usually accessible so a link is provided so people can go straight to the album and view them that way.

Having a re-cap of yesterdays news provides people with a quick way of looking at what happened the day before without having to go through web pages. The audio re-cap is again there so people can hear about the news without having to go through many pages to read it all.

If you have any questions about the site, or want to make some suggestions let us know at qtegamers@googlemail.com.

Our 1 Year (+5 Days) Anniversary!!!

Yep its true, the QTE Gamers website has been live for a year, and 5 days. The twitter aspect of the site has been live longer, but I was unable to find out what exact day the QTE Gamers twitter account started so I decided to celebrate the day the website went live.

To celebrate the anniversary I will be writing some posts about my experience in videogame industry. I will also be revealing more about the site, why I've designed it like I have, my goals, and aims. I will also discuss the future of the site, where I would like to take it. I will finish with a little piece offering advice for budding videogame bloggers.

It maybe a humble celebration, if I could do something more grand I would, but for now I hope this insight will be sufficient.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce Vengeful Gods, The 9th Expansion For Legends Of Norrath

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that the 9th expansion for The Legends Of Norrath is Vengeful Gods. this expansion should come out on 23rd February.

The Story of the five travellers continues as they investigate reports of Voidman activity. A plot to enslave the Avatars of the gods is revealed. the players battle against mind controlled prophets and the master planner, as well as the vengeful gods behind the Void Invasion.

The Vengeful Gods Expansion Features include:
• New Loot: Mounts return to Legends of Norrath with several amazing new loot cards, including exclusive new Spider Mounts in EverQuest® and new mount variants in EverQuest® II.
• New Cards: Exciting new game mechanics and the continuation of popular game play like “Shifting cards” add fresh, new strategies.
• New Characters: Pulled from the lore of EverQuest, Vengeful Gods features appearances by the God of Valor, the God of War and Anashi Sul, the Avatar of the Forgotten.

Press Release

WHAT: Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announces Vengeful Gods, the ninth release for online trading card game, Legends of Norrath®. Vengeful Gods introduces all-new gameplay for players, incredible new art and a compelling new storyline that pits players against the avatars of the Norrathian Gods.

FEATURES: As the five Travelers continue to investigate reports of Voidman activity, a plot to enslave the avatars of the gods is revealed. Players will battle against mind-controlled prophets, fight the master planner and encounter the vengeful gods behind this new Void invasion.

Vengeful Gods features:
• New Loot: Mounts return to Legends of Norrath with several amazing new loot cards, including exclusive new Spider Mounts in EverQuest® and new mount variants in EverQuest® II.
• New Cards: Exciting new game mechanics and the continuation of popular game play like “Shifting cards” add fresh, new strategies.
• New Characters: Pulled from the lore of EverQuest, Vengeful Gods features appearances by the God of Valor, the God of War and Anashi Sul, the Avatar of the Forgotten.

WHEN: Vengeful Gods is scheduled to be released February 23, 2010.

For more information on Legends of Norrath and Vengeful Gods, visithttp://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/.

About Legends of Norrath®
Developed at SOE’s Denver studio, Legends of Norrath is the only online trading card game based on and playable from within SOE’s popular EverQuest and EverQuest II MMOs, as well as from a free stand-alone client using a free SOE Station Account ID (available at www.station.com). Players can challenge opponents on their game server and across other EverQuest and EverQuest II servers.

To get started, players can download the client for free, test their skills 24 hours a day against AI and real opponents, and then head over to the tournament lobby to compete. Tournament eligibility is limited and subject to Official Rules. Residents of certain territories are ineligible to participate in LoN tournament play. Please see the EULA for details. For a schedule of events, rules and further details, see the LoN Events Page. For more information on Legends of Norrath, visit the website atwww.legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games which have entertained millions of players around the globe. SOE creates and delivers compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchise EverQuest®, its successful online trading card game Legends of Norrath®, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free Realms™, SOE continues to raise the bar for online gaming and players worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional studios in Austin, Seattle, Denver, Tucson, and Taiwan, SOE has a slate of engaging, high-quality games currently in development across new genres for all platforms and audiences.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, and Legends of Norrath are registered trademarks and Free Realms is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Apologies for the Delay, but here are this weeks UK Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare releases. there 5 items all together, 1 Virtual Console game, 2 WiiWare games, and 1 DSiWare Game.

Virtual Console

Final Fight 3 – Super Nintendo version


WiiWare

"Aha! I Found It!" Hidden Object Game


Excitebike World Challenge


DSiWare

Snakenoid

The screenshots used were provided by Nintendo USA for their WiiWare,DSiWare, and Virtual Console releases. unfortunately, i do not have any screenshots for Snakeoid.

From Nintendo UK

Sega Have Released A Launch Trailer For Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll

Sega have released a new trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. this is a launch trailer, which can also be described as a advert, and as such it shows in-game footage of many of the game modes. in-game action of Single Player gameplay, mini games and multiplayer gameplay are all shown. The trailer ends by announcing the game is out in the USA on 12th February.

Sega Have Released A New Mini Game Trailer For Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll

Sega have released a new trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. this trailer shows two different mini games that are in the game. the trailer is made from in-game footage and shows in-game action for both mini games. The first mini game is a spinning top style game where you knock the other players out of the ring. the other mini game requires you to swing and catch the most stars.

THQ Have Released A New Promo Trailer For MX vs ATV Reflex

THQ have released a new promo trailer for MX vs ATV Reflex. this advert like trailer features some gameplay at the end, and a rider with meat pants opening a cage full of rottweilers.