The Make-A-Wish Foundation Announce That Blizzard Entertainment Have Made A Donation Of $1.1 Million

The Make-A-Wish foundation have revealed that Blizzard Entertainment have made a donation of $1.1 Million. Blizzard Entertainment released a special World of Warcraft in-game pet, The Pandaren Monk, from which 50% of the total sales between November 2009 and December 2009 would be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Blizzard Entertainment made the presentation at their California headquarters were 15 Wish Children were invited to learn and experience the development of World Of Warcraft. The Pictures and captions below were provided with the press release.

Wish kid Jordan Cofinco shares a light moment with Frank Pearce and Chris Metzen of Blizzard Entertainment during an exclusive tour of the company's headquarters in Irvine, Calif.

Blizzard Entertainment CEO and cofounder Mike Morhaime presents a $1.1 million donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation on behalf of Blizzard and its World of Warcraft player community. Accepting the donation are Mark Pilon (right), president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire, and Jon Stettner (left), Make-A-Wish Foundation International president and CEO

Press Release

PHOENIX --(Business Wire)-- Feb 17, 2010 The Make-A-Wish Foundation today announced a $1.1 million donation from Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. The donation is based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December 2009 of a special in-game pet, the Pandaren Monk, for Blizzard's award-winning, massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft®.

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Blizzard made the presentation during a special ceremony at the company's headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Blizzard invited 15 wish children who are also gaming enthusiasts and their families to enjoy an exclusive learning experience with the World of Warcraft development team, including an inside look at how the game is created.

“We've had a long relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and we're proud to support the priceless work they do for children,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “This donation also reflects the spirit and generosity of our players – their enthusiasm for World of Warcraft and for supporting a good cause made this possible.”

The contribution will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, which serves children with life-threatening medical conditions in the United States and its territories, and Make-A-Wish Foundation International, which grants the wishes of children outside the United States in 35 countries.

“Thanks to Blizzard Entertainment and World of Warcraft players around the world, we will be able to grant the heartfelt wishes of even more courageous children with life-threatening medical conditions,” said David Williams, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America president and chief executive officer. “This generosity is helping us bring hope, strength and joy to children when they – and their families – are facing an unimaginably difficult time in their young lives.”

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world. With the help of generous donors and more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted more than 240,000 wishes worldwide since its inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, visitwish.org, and for Make-A-Wish Foundation International, visit worldwish.org.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes eleven #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active users.

EA Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For FIFA 10 Ultimate Team DLC

EA Have released new screenshots for the upcoming Ultimate Team DLC for FIFA 10. the screenshots are from both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, whilst the trailer is from the Playstation 3 version only.

Both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 screenshots are in-game, but they both show off the same thing. here menus, squads, and card transfers are shown. in the Trailer, the focus is on tournaments. the trailer goes through some of the different types of tournaments and the different entry requirements for them. the trailer is also made from in-game footage.



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New Zero Punctuation - Mass Effect 2

This weeks Zero Punctuation tackles Mass Effect 2. could a game, that many are touting as Game Of The year 2010, that worked hard to remove the parts that didn't work from the First game, that is from BioWare...could Mass Effect 2 be a game that Yahtzee will review well?

D3 Announce They Are Brining The PSP Game God Eater To The USA In Q3 2010

D3 have announced they are brining the PSP game, God Eater to the USA Market in Q3 2010. the game is highly anticipated in Japan with over 1.5 Million downloads of the Demo alone.

The Game is set in a post apocalyptic world, where you play as a human trying to suvive. the game has over 100 missions to play through where you will face up against some of the 35 unique enemy types. The game also features a character creation feature as well as the ability to customise your weapons with items. The game features a co-op option where you can play with the Ai or with 4 other players using AdHoc/adhocParty.

Press Release

LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Feb 17, 2010 D3Publisher, a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that God Eater will be released in North America for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in Q3 2010.

Offering a compelling and dramatic story of human survival in a desolate post-apocalyptic world, God Eater is a fast-paced action game that will captivate players with more than 100 exciting missions. Players can dynamically change their game strategy at any time by instantly switching between weapon forms to slash, shoot, and devour gigantic enemies and customize bullets to alter the strength, pattern and elemental type for super powerful attacks. Featuring cooperative modes, players can hunt with AI controlled party members or join hunting parties with up to four players via local adhoc mode or connect the PSP system to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system to play online using adhocParty.

“The anticipation for God Eater in Japan has been tremendous with more than 1.5 million downloads of the demo,” said Pete Andrew, vice president of product development, D3Publisher. “God Eater offers high-speed, stylized action mixed with a deep dramatic storyline that makes it uniquely different from its competitors and we look forward to bringing this title to gamers in North America.”

In God Eater, the earth has been ruined by mutated beasts known as the Aragami and mankind’s only hope against them is the Jinki weapons and the God Eaters who wield them. Players will create their own hero and battle more than 35 unique enemy types to find items to customize their weapons, guns, bullets and shields to increase their strength and stamina. A unique predator mode will add a new level of strategy as players transform their Jinki to beast form to gain a boost in stats and special bullets to launch potent attacks solo or with up to four friends.

God Eater for the PSP system was developed by Bandai Namco Games. For more information in the coming months, please visit www.d3publisher.us.

About D3Publisher
D3Publisher, a subsidiary of D3, Inc., is a video game publisher for Wii™, Nintendo DS™, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. D3Publisher has operations in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. The company also owns development studio Vicious Cycle Software, Inc., and its technology platform, Vicious Engine®. For more information about D3Publisher, please visit: www.d3publisher.us.
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• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16ADfK

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

• PS3: The EU PSN will be down from 4pm (GMT) for around 90 minutes. http://ow.ly/17PG7

• PSP: many Capcom Street Fighter IV developers have expressed an interest in getting the game onto the PSP http://ow.ly/17PHV

• PS3: Sony has announced that the Motion Controller will get a hour long showing at GDC, next month. http://ow.ly/17PJ5

• PS3: its suggested that a new Patent from Sony is in response to the GeoHotz PS3 Exploit, to stop code being used http://ow.ly/17PNf

• Creative Assembly, Mark O’Connell says the Total War series won't come to consoles unless it replicates the PC experience http://ow.ly/17PPw

• PS3: Torne is coming out in Japan on 18th March for ¥9980 on its own, or ¥42,800 with a 250GB PS3 Bundle http://ow.ly/17PRw

• DS2: its strongly rumoured that The Pokemon Company was the first 3rd party dev to get kits. the DS2 has motion sensing http://ow.ly/17UJg

• Final Fantasy XIII producer, Yoshinori Kitase, thinks motion controls and a Final Fantasy game wouldn't work http://ow.ly/17ULH

• Final Fantasy XIII Director, Motomu Toriyama, thinks reviewers are looking at the game from a western P.O.V. http://ow.ly/17UP8

• BlazBlue Calamity Trigger has a special EU Pre-order bonus, a limited edition which has 100pg art book, bonus DVD, http://ow.ly/17VxM

• Vigil games are releasing a 90 Min demo on the PSN and XBL for Darksiders on 25th Feb. it will be the first dungeon http://ow.ly/17XEd

• QTE Blog: Disney Interactive Studios Announce Toy Story 3: The Video Game And That Its Due For Release On 15th June http://ow.ly/17XMC

• PSN: Sony CEO Howard Stringer has said that the PSN is coming to Sony Ericsson Mobiles. http://ow.ly/17XLw

• Visceral Games have said they are working on a patch for the Dante's Inferno Greed Bug. http://ow.ly/17XOk

• 360: Microsoft have plenty of ideas for more Xbox Programs, like 1 vs 100. they have no problems with advertising http://ow.ly/17XZy

• Footage from Sonic The Hedgehog 4 has been leaked. gameplay, stages, and menus all shown http://ow.ly/1819Z

• Bethesda say that it will take hundreds of hours to explore Fallout New Vegas. you start as a injured man in a grave http://ow.ly/181sg

• QTE Blog: TimeGate Announce Section 8 Is Coming To The Playstation 3 This Spring Via The PSN http://ow.ly/16AS8B

TimeGate Announce Section 8 Is Coming To The Playstation 3 This Spring Via The PSN

TimeGate have announced that Section 8, which had previously only been available on the Xbox 360 and PC, is now coming to the PS3. the game is coming to the PS3 this spring and it will be a digital release on the PSN.

TimeGate have also announced that the PS3 version will have 3 exclusive maps, not found on any other release, as well as other improvements over previous versions. The game will come with a Single Player campaign, a instant action mode, and a multiplayer mode where up to 32 players can be fighting on a single map.

Press Release

SUGAR LAND, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Feb 16, 2010 PlayStation®3 system fans will get their chance to “burn-in” and join the fight on Section 8, TimeGate Studios’ sci-fi multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS). Section 8 gives players an unprecedented amount of strategic control by introducing groundbreaking approaches to FPS gameplay with dynamic in-game objectives, customizable loadouts and deployable equipment.

The PlayStation®3 system version will ship with a full single-player campaign, instant action mode (with full bot support) and a robust multiplayer mode which includes 11 multiplayer maps, three of which are not included at retail on any other platform. Expect extensive improvements when the full version of the game becomes available for purchase and download on Sony’s PlayStation Network in Spring 2010.

Section 8 is the first title on the PlayStation®3 system to include support for TimeGate Studios’ proprietary TGNServer technology, which allows gamers to host 32 player games from their home PC. Players can configure map rotations, change server variables and set a remote admin password to administer the server in-game.

Section 8 caters to FPS players with two genre-changing features: “burn-in” spawning and dynamic combat missions (DCMs). Burning-in effectively ends spawn-killing by allowing players to drop anywhere on the map from 15,000 feet in real-time. DCMs add a new layer of unpredictability to multiplayer matches with mission objectives activated in real-time.

“Section 8 will be an unforgettable experience for first-person shooter fans on the PlayStation®3 system since there’s nothing quite like it on the PlayStation Network,” says Adel Chaveleh, CEO, TimeGate Studios. “We’re sure fans will agree that Section 8 is a breath of fresh air for gamers tired of stale, ‘me-too’ multiplayer first-person shooters that fail to innovate.”

Gamers can view game stats, manage clans and track individual leaderboards with a quick trip to the robust Section 8 website, http://www.joinsection8.com/.

Section 8 will be available on the PlayStation®3 system in Spring 2010 on the PlayStation Network. For more information on the Section 8, please visit http://www.joinsection8.com/

About TimeGate Studios
TimeGate Studios, Inc. (www.timegate.com), a world-class game development studio located in Sugar Land, TX, exhibits a record of huge success since its founding in 1998. Developing for all major platforms, TimeGate has released multiple award-winning video game titles, many of which are based on TimeGate-owned intellectual properties. Section 8 (www.joinsection8.com), TimeGate’s newest title, leads the way in a wave of next-generation gaming experiences currently under development by the studio.

Copyright (C) 2005-2010 TimeGate Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. Section 8, TimeGate, and the TimeGate logo are registered copyrights and trademarks of TimeGate Studios, Inc. in the United States and elsewhere. All rights reserved.

”PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.