Thursday, July 22, 2010

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Wednesday 21st July

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 21st July


  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 20th July http://ht.ly/18e8We
  • 360: The Medal of Honor beta has now started on the 360 for those who have a Beta Code. it ends 31st July http://ht.ly/2erTS
  • QTE Blog: EA Detail The Career Mode In MMA http://ht.ly/18eehW
  • QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 20th July http://ht.ly/18eehX
  • 360: Achievements for Final Fantasy XIII have appeared on Microsoft's Japan Site. The game is not out in Japan on 360 http://ht.ly/2erWd
  • Arcade: A Japanese Flyer for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade reveals new challengers are coming to the game http://ht.ly/2erYQ
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Scott Pilgrim vs The World http://ht.ly/18ehhA
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Kung-Fu Live http://ht.ly/18ehhz
  • USA Top Selling Games in 2010, Red Dead Redemption, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2 http://ht.ly/2ewqK
  • PC: Square Enix have released updated recommended Specs for Final Fantasy XIV. its a jump over previous Specs http://ht.ly/2ewzp
  • QTE Blog: Sega Announce Thor The Videogame Is In Development And Reveal Its Coming Out in Summer 2011 http://ht.ly/18ekcf
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/18ekce
  • Concept Posters for a Hitman movie have emerged. they put it as coming out in 2011. Dosen't mean there is a movie coming http://ht.ly/2exSp
  • Tameem Antoniades says there won't be a sequel to Enslaved right away, if at all. games story done with no sequel in mind http://ht.ly/2ezoq
  • QTE Blog: Gazillion Entertainment Reveal Super Hero Squad Online And Detail Their Comic-Con Appearance http://ht.ly/18enpq
  • QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Singularity http://ht.ly/18enpr
  • PSP: Square Enix announce that they are rebuilding Tactics Ogre, it'll still have a 16bit look but with new features http://ht.ly/2eBYM
  • Square Enix announce Final Fantasy Legends: The Warriors of Light and Darkness for Japanese Phones, its out in September http://ht.ly/2eC4u
  • QTE Blog: Namco Bandai Have Released A New Trailer For Family Party: Fitness Fun http://ht.ly/18erxG
  • PSP: Sega reveal that as well as Goro Majima, you can play as Kazuma Kiryu in the new Yakuza game http://ht.ly/2eDsG
  • 11 states have been revealed to be in support with California's Bill banning the sale of violent games to minors http://ht.ly/2eEgo
  • QTE Blog: Konami Announce Karaoke Revolution Glee For The Nintendo Wii And Release New Screenshots http://ht.ly/18etT2
  • QTE Blog: MIcrosoft And Epic Games Are Putting The Fate Of Carmine In Your Hands http://ht.ly/18etT0
  • QTE Blog: Telltale Have Released A Trailer For Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse Episode 4 "Beyond The Alley of the ... http://ht.ly/18etT1
  • 360: Square Enix announce Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is coming out in Japan on 18th August for 1200 MS Points http://ht.ly/2eEi2
  • 360: Amazon is reporting that Kinect needs at least 6 feet of space to work in. http://ht.ly/2eGzV
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released 3 New Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Trailers And Screenshots Revealing New Characters in The Gam... http://ht.ly/18ewrV
  • QTE Blog: Sega Reveal Exclusive DLC For GameStop Pre-Orders Of Valkyria Chronicles II http://ht.ly/18ewrU
  • PS3: A catalogue from Sony compares Wii,360,PS3 motion controllers. Favourably says Sony is Best, doesn't detail price http://ht.ly/2eGLv
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/18ezhL
  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce The Sly Collection Will Cost $39.99 When it Comes Out This Fall And All Games Support 3D http://ht.ly/18ezhM
  • PS3: Sucker Punch say they won't release inFamous 2 unless it can compete with Uncharted 2, aiming for Game of The Year http://ht.ly/2eGP1
  • PS3: Legend of Mana is coming out in Japan on 28th July for ¥600 as a PS1 Classic. http://ht.ly/2eGQy
  • QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Have Revealed The Voice Actors Providing Voices For DC Universe Online http://ht.ly/18eBPN
  • QTE Blog: Atlus Announce Demon's Souls Servers Will Continue To Be Online Until At Least March 2011 http://ht.ly/18eBPO
  • Rockstar have confirmed that a upcoming patch for Red Dead Redemption will counter hacking and cheating http://ht.ly/2eGBC
  • LucasArts reveal a pre-order incentive for Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2, Maulkiller skin and a silver saber crystal http://ht.ly/2eLRe
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Announce 10 iPhone Games Are On Sale Now Until Sunday http://ht.ly/18eEuQ
  • South Peak Announce they've started legal action against Majesco regarding the right to publish My Baby titles in the USA http://ht.ly/2eMf1
  • IO Interactive say the Hitman Posters was just concept art. it doesn't represent a new Hitman game http://ht.ly/2eMq4


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Capcom Announce 10 iPhone Games Are On Sale Now Until Sunday


Capcom have announced that 10 of their iPhone games are currently on sale on the App Store because its Comic-Con this week. Some of the Games are only out in the USA or UK. This sale will end on this coming Sunday.

Street Fighter IV Was $9.99 - Now $6.99 / £3.99
Resident Evil DEGENERATION Was $4.99 - Now $2.99 / £1.79
Resident Evil 4 Was $4.99 - Now $2.99 / £1.79
Resident Evil 4 iPad Edition Was $6.99 - Now $2.99 / £1.79
Phoenix Wright Was $4.99 - Now $2.99/ £1.79
1942: Joint Strike Was $2.99 - Now $.99
Mega Man II Was $2.99 - Now $.99
Dark Void Zero Was $2.99 - Now $.99
Are You Smarter Than A 5TH Grader? 2010 $1.99 - $.99
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2010 $1.99 - $.99
Ghosts N'Goblins: Gold Nights - Now £0.59
Bomb Link - Now £1.19

From Capcom Unity
UK Games And Prices From iTunes


Sony Online Entertainment Have Revealed The Voice Actors Providing Voices For DC Universe Online


Sony Online Entertainment have revealed the voice actors working on DC Universe Online. The main reveal is that Mark Hamil and Kevin Conroy return to reprise their roles from Batman: Arkham Asylum. The Currently announced voice actors and the characters they play are:

Mark Hamil - The Joker

Kevin Conroy - Batman

Adam Baldwin - Superman

Gina Torres - Wonder Woman

James Marsters - Lex Luthor

Michelle Forbes - Circe

From USA Playstation Blog


Atlus Announce Demon's Souls Servers Will Continue To Be Online Until At Least March 2011


Atlus have announced that they'll continue to keep the online servers for Demon's Souls online to at least March 2011. Atlus have also announced that the games tendency will be shifted to Pure White for the next couple of weeks in celebration of this announcement.

Press Release

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21, 2010 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced it would continue supporting servers for online play in Demon's SoulsTM, 2009's Game of the Year* for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, through at least March 2011.

"We are proud to maintain our commitment to the Demon's Souls online community by extending our support for the game's servers, allowing current and new players to continue to enjoy the game's vast online feature set," stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus. "One of the highest-rated, most talked about games of all time, Demon's Souls is defined by its groundbreaking online functionality. No other game better marries suspenseful, claustrophobic solitude with unprecedented cooperative and competitive multiplayer connectivity. Each game world, each individual's adventure, can be bridged with those of others', making for one of the most startlingly grand yet deeply intimate RPG experiences ever created."

To celebrate the announcement, the game server's World Tendency, a variable that can make the game more or less difficult and unlock secrets depending on its setting, will be shifted to Pure White for a couple weeks, making the notoriously challenging game slightly easier for newcomers while also allowing long-time veterans to reach otherwise inaccessible areas and items.

Demon's Souls is out now for PlayStation 3 system. For more information, visit the game's official website.
*GameSpot.com

About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.

Located in Irvine, California and founded in 1991, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is renowned for its proud tradition of publishing exceptional role-playing games with strong niche appeal. The Atlus library of critically acclaimed video games includes Demon's Souls, 3D Dot Game Heroes, the Trauma Center series, and the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei series. For more information, visit http://www.atlus.com.

This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update



Sony's USA Playstation Blog has detailed the comics coming out today in the USA on the PSP Digital Comic Store. This weeks free comic is the Wonder Women #600, where you can get a 10 page preview for free.

* 2000AD Prog #1686
* Army of Two #5
* Astonishing Tales (2009) #3
* Batman: Hush #7-#12
* Batman: Year One #2
* Black Panther (2005) #1-#5
* Criminal (2008) #6 & #7
* DMZ #1-#5
* Dante’s Inferno #4-#6
* Devi #6
* Fables #6-#10
* Free Realms #3 & #4
* Fringe #4-#6
* Gladstone Gander and the Boomerang Friendship
* Green Lantern: Secret Origin #2
* High Moon #1
* Hope Falls #3
* Jonah Hex #7-#12
* Mirror’s Edge #4-#6
* Mystery Society #1
* Ramayan 3392 AD #6
* Resistance #3 & #4
* Snakewoman #6
* Star Trek: The Movie Adaptation #4
* Superduck and the Haunted Villa
* The Adventures of Sinbad Duck
* The Lion King
* The Sadhu #6
* Transformers #7
* Transformers: Ironhide #2
* Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #5
* Ultraheroes #6: Good and Evil
* Victorian Undead #2
* Walk-In #5
* Wonder Woman #600: Preview
* X-Mickey #14: Werewolf Night

From USA Playstation Blog


Sony Announce The Sly Collection Will Cost $39.99 When it Comes Out This Fall And All Games Support 3D



Sony Have Announced that The Sly Collection will cost $39.99 when it comes out in the Fall in the USA. Sony has also announced that 3D support is in all 3 games in the collection, it was previously announced that only Sly Cooper 3 would have 3D. Sony are showing off the collection at this Years Comic-Con.

From USA Playstation Blog