Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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

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

  • PS3: Sony has announced that PS3 supplies in the USA should be fine for God Of War III Launch. http://ow.ly/1lhol

  • 360: Edge source says Gears Of War 3 is coming out April 2011. first reveal trailer, 8th April 2010, Full E3 reveal http://ow.ly/1mT6E

  • PSP: Namco Bandai is brining Tales of Phantasia and Narikiri Dungeon out as Tales of Phantasia X later this year http://ow.ly/1mTUK

  • PS3: At a Yakuza 4 event in Japan, Sega released a teaser trailer for a game speculated to be Yakuza 5. http://ow.ly/1mTXM

  • PS3: there are reports of freezing issues in Final Fantasy XIII. http://ow.ly/1mU2c

  • 360: Splinter Cell Conviction demo is coming out 18th March. http://ow.ly/1mU3v

  • Wii: at GDC, High Voltage Software reportedly had a poster up which hints at a Conduit sequel. http://ow.ly/1mU5U

  • PSP: Capcom have announced Monster Hunter Portable 3rd and that its coming out late 2010 http://ow.ly/1mU8m

  • 360: Screenshots of a rumoured Super Street Fighter IV theme also may have revealed alternative costumes http://ow.ly/1mUuT

  • 18.250 game industry professionals attended GDC this year, a new record. this is up from 17k last year http://ow.ly/1mUz5

  • PS3: Peter Molyneux says Playstation Move is step forward, not as big as Natal, would like to play/develop with it http://ow.ly/1mUEe

  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Trailer For NBA Jam On The Nintendo Wii http://ow.ly/16ONef

  • PS3: Sony says that "alot" of Sony Computer Entertainment studios are working on stereoscopic 3D Games http://ow.ly/1mZKF

  • QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce They Are Brining Tecmo Koei's Samurai Warriors 3 To The USA This Fall http://ow.ly/16OPJ5

  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Video For Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Featuring Paula Creamer http://ow.ly/16OPJ6

  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released Concept Art For Patchwork Heroes http://ow.ly/16OQV4

  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce A Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP Entertainment Pack http://ow.ly/16OQV5

  • QTE Blog: EA Have Announced That The Need For Speed World Beta Has Begun http://ow.ly/16OSEH

  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Dead to Rights: Retribution http://ow.ly/16OSEG

  • There have been layoffs at IGN today. its part of cost cutting measures. http://ow.ly/1n7iH

  • PSP: Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is coming out in USA this summer, comes with extra boss and Multiplayer options http://ow.ly/1n7ns

  • The upcoming Gamepro cover has revealed Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. http://ow.ly/1n7o7

  • Wii: Its speculated that Grinder is no longer in development for the Wii, but its still coming to PS3/360 http://ow.ly/1n7r2



Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Dead to Rights: Retribution

Namco Bandai have released new screenshots for the upcoming Dead to Rights: Retribution, which is being developed by Volatile Games. these screenshots are in-game and show in-game action from a few different places in the game. the screenshots show both Jack Slate and his K9 Shadow attacking enemies. over aspects like the games cover system, stalking and ambush system are also shown in these screenshots.

Screenshots



EA Have Announced That The Need For Speed World Beta Has Begun

EA have announced that the upcoming PC MMO, Need For Speed World, is now in a closed Beta. over the next few months, Thousands of gamers will test Need For Speed World and you could be one of those. simply register at world.needforspeed.com for a chance to be in the Closed beta.

Need For Speed World is currently set for a summer release on PC. The game has over 150 Miles of roads to race along and a new power-up system, that has a deep RPG style progression. Cities from Need For Speed Most Wanted to Need For Speed Carbon have been added to the game.


Screenshots


Press Release

Guildford, UK. – March 16, 2010 – Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that the closed beta for Need for Speed™ World, the massively multiplayer online action racing game has begun. Over the course of the next few months, thousands of players worldwide will have the opportunity to claim one of the limited slots in the PC beta test by enlisting at world.needforspeed.com. Need for Speed World testers will be the first in the world to get an insider’s look at this hotly anticipated racing MMO, and their constructive feedback will go straight back to the development team to help add polish, finesse and tuning to the final product.

“Need for Speed World is the world’s first MMO racer – a completely new entertainment experience for speed junkies all over the world,” said John Doyle, Need for Speed World Senior Producer. “We have expanded Need for Speed’s classic adrenaline fueled racing with an all-new power up system and deep RPG style progression to create a truly massive, socially-connected white-knuckle Need for Speed experience.”

Need for Speed World brings together best in class action racing with an unparalleled social experience. For the first time in a racing game, players will be able to compete against any one of their friends, family or pick from thousands of top ranked players to challenge in intense online battles and police pursuits across 150 miles of sprawling open world. Need for Speed World takes the well known and popular cities from Need for Speed Most Wanted and Need for Speed Carbon to create the biggest, most exciting race world ever released in the Need for Speed universe.

Need for Speed World will be available this summer on the PC. More information and details on the beta test can be found at world.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed. Press can download assets at www.eagames.co.uk/press.

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Sony Have Released Concept Art For Patchwork Heroes

Sony have released new concept art for Patchwork Heroes. The 4th piece of art is actually a painted clay model. the game is currently set for a 18th March release in the UK. Sony have also released a gameplay trailer for the game showing in-game footage of the main character defeating different massive planes.



Concept Art


From EU Playstation Blog


Sony Announce A Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP Entertainment Pack

Sony has announced that, starting on 8th June, a Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP Entertainment Pack is coming out. This pack will come with a “Spirited Green” PSP-3000, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker UMD, PSN downloadable voucher for exclusive in-game item, PSN Movie voucher, and 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo. This pack has a MSRP of $199.99 and will be available in the USA and Canada.

From USA Playstation Blog


Nintendo Announce They Are Brining Tecmo Koei's Samurai Warriors 3 To The USA This Fall

Japan Boxart
Nintendo have announced they are brining the Tecmo Koei game, Samurai Warriors 3, to the USA this fall. This game has a whole new storyline and brings an innovative new game mode to the series. The new game mode is based on a Famicom(NES) game called Nazo no Murasamejo (The Mysterious Murasame Castle), and it allows you to control characters in a way never seen before. Samurai Warriors 3 has 2 player online or offline co-op.

Press Release

REDMOND, Wash., March 16, 2010 - Nintendo today announced a unique partnership with Tecmo Koei to publish Samurai Warriors™ 3, the newest title in the Samurai Warriors franchise, exclusively for the Wii™ console.

Launching in North America in fall 2010, Samurai Warriors 3 is an evolution of the Warriorsseries, featuring an innovative new game mode and a completely fresh storyline.

In addition to a host of new characters and combat and game-play elements, the game also will test players with new tactical and strategic challenges on the battlefield.

Samurai Warriors 3 offers two-player online and offline co-op with enhanced sharing features. The game also uses a special new game mode that offers players unique control of characters never seen before. This game mode is based on the Famicom game Nazo no Murasamejo (The Mysterious Murasame Castle™) inspired by Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.3 billion video games and more than 558 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.Nintendo.com.

EA Have Released A New Video For Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Featuring Paula Creamer

EA have released a new video for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. this video features Paula Creamer and is an interview with her whilst she undergoes a Motion Capture (Mo-Cap) session. no game footage is shown in this video, but it does show how the games developers record golfers with Motion Capture suits and it also has a quick look of how Paula Creamer will look in the game.