Wednesday, August 4, 2010

New Zero Punctuation - DeathSpank & Limbo

This weeks Zero Punctuation is on both DeathSpank & Limbo. Yahztee has decided to play a couple of "Indie" games to get away from the usual main suspects, but will he find a game out of these two he enjoys?




Microsoft Have Released The Opening Cinematic To Fable III

Microsoft have released the opening cinematic to Fable III. This CGi Movie provides hints, through the narration of the trailer, of what the plot of Fable III is whilst also providing a unique look at Albion. The Cinematic follows the tail of a Chicken who makes a break for freedom.



Press Release

LONDON – 04 August 2010 - Ba-kawk! A chicken cluck is hardly the battle cry for revolution, but the journey to rule in “Fable III” is a treacherous one and you’ll need all the followers you can get to start the rebellion. Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios have teamed up to offer a revealing glimpse into “Fable III,” which launches on October 29th, with the game’s opening cinematic featuring everyone’s favourite punting target as the most unlikeliest of heroes. Dashing through city streets and hurdling through the air, witness the daily struggles of Albion’s citizens through the eyes of a chicken as he makes the ultimate gamble for freedom.

In a world where freedom is nothing more than a dream, Albion’s oppressed and downtrodden citizens desperately need a hero. Against all odds, our aspiring hero dares to take a stand against his sworn enemy and puts up a rebel’s fight, paving the road to revolution for those who follow. However, he’ll quickly learn that revolutionaries can’t triumph alone. Will this brave chicken succeed in his quest for freedom or will he pay the ultimate price? The tide is turning and the uprising has begun – will you follow his lead? Make your way to www.lionhead.com to watch the world premiere of the “Fable III” opening cinematic now!

“Fable III” sets the stage for an unparalleled action and adventure experience, in which you will be called upon to lead a rebellion against your brother, the tyrant king Logan, and rise up as the new ruler of Albion. Take part in all the action, drama and humour as you’re propelled into a rich and engaging story, featuring a unique cast of characters around you.

“Fable III” will be available in a Standard Edition (£49.99) and Limited Collector’s Edition (£59.99) for Xbox 360, and is available now for pre-order at participating retailers. With the all-new character creator tool at xbox.com/fable3, called the “Fable III” Villager Maker, fans who pre-order the game can create and bring their personalised villager to life. The in-game villager will deliver to your hero a thrilling new quest and 1,000 gold in fortune.

Mediatonic Announce Who's That Flying, An Exclusive Playstation Mini's Game

Mediatonic have revealed their upcoming Playstation Mini's Game, Who's That Flying. This is the second Playstation Mini title from Mediatonic, the first was Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, and this will be exclusive to Playstation Mini's. In the game you play as Guardian of Earth, who must defend the earth from the Doom Beasts. But, as you missed the initial invasion wave, you will also have to defend the Guardian of Earth himself from accusations of gross incompetence from the Galactic Council of Justice.

Game Features Summary
  • Story mode with 15 levels
  • 4 Infinite modes
  • 25 unique challenge mode levels
  • Beautifully animated cut-scenes
  • Awesome unlockable extras
  • Original game premise
Screenshots


Press Release

London, UK. London-based development studio Mediatonic has announced Who’s That Flying?!, its second PlayStation Minis game for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. Who’s That Flying?! is a brand new, original IP and will be released exclusively as a download from Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN) store. Who’s That Flying?! is a side-scrolling shooter crossed with tower defence and courtroom drama, all doused in sheer awesomeness - AND THEN SET ON FIRE.

Players take control of the mysterious and powerful creature known only as the "Guardian of Earth". His steely eye and HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM have kept the citizens of Earth safe for generations (as well as proving a hit with the ladies). With all his awesome TALENT and FLAIR, surely it would be IMPOSSIBLE for a sudden and devastating invasion of colossal Doom Beasts to descend on the Earth’s cities and cause havoc without his knowledge? No. It’s not. And the fact that he was posing for photos at the time has nothing to do with it.

To save the Guardian Of Earth’s reputation, as well as the Earth itself, players must not only defend the cities from ravenous hordes of Doom Beasts but must also defend the Guardian of Earth against accusations of gross incompetence from the Galactic Council of Justice - and this is all BEFORE players can even start to get to the bottom of just who or what is really behind the invasion.

The announcement of Who’s That Flying?! follows on from Mediatonic’s critically acclaimed PlayStation Minis debut, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess. Both titles demonstrate the studio’s belief in creating games packed full of love, character, story and attention to detail.

Writer and designer Jim Griffiths comments: “The beating heart of Who’s That Flying?! is a fast-paced side-scrolling shooter, but we’re also very proud of the world and characters that we’ve created. Every level you play through is actually the Guardian retelling his story to the Galactic Council in an attempt to prove his innocence - with the occasional twist in the tale." Jim continues: "We feel it’s an interesting and effective way of bringing together the story and the game mechanic to make both of them feel relevant and more meaningful to the player.”

Mediatonic’s co-founder and creative director Paul Croft adds: “It’s fantastic to be announcing another title for Sony’s brilliant PlayStation Minis service. WTF was a really interesting game to work on as we tried to combine two very different game mechanics to create something truly unique. It’s quick and fun to pick-up and play and we believe it will appeal to both casual players and hardcore shmup fans alike. We’ve packed a lot of content and personality into the game and we’re really excited about the launch!”

Game Features Summary
Story mode with 15 levels
4 Infinite modes
25 unique challenge mode levels
Beautifully animated cut-scenes
Awesome unlockable extras
Original game premise

Sony Detail The EU Gran Turismo 5 Signature And Collectors Editions And How You Can Win A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG


Sony have detailed the EU Gran Turismo 5 Collectors and Signature Editions. The Collectors Edition, pictured above, has a recommend retail price of €79.99 and it comes with:
  • Copy of the game
  • exclusive commemorative slip case
  • special inlay art
  • PS3 Dynamic theme
  • 5 ChromeLine Vehicles
  • Apex Drivers Magazine
  • 5 Collectable Artcards

 Sony have also revealed The Signature Edition and revealed that quantities of it will be limited. it has a recommended retail price of €179.99 and it comes with:
  • Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black
  • Exclusive GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car
  • GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition entry card
  • Branded USB key with Polyphony/Mercedes-Benz trailer
  • GT branded metal key fob
  • Signature Edition coffee table book featuring the beautiful cars and locations of Gran Turismo 5
  • 200 page Apex drivers magazine with hints on driving technique, car tuning, future technologies and more
  • 5 ChromeLine Vehicles
  • 6 Stealth Vehicles
  • PS3 Dynamic theme

Signature Edition


Stealth Car Pack



Sony have announced that those who are able to buy a Signature Edition of Gran Turismo 5 also have the chance to win a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. you need to be 18 or over and have a full driving license, but if your able to complete in-game challenges in Gran Turismo 5 and then pass the AMG Signature edition Driving school, you could win the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

From EU Playstation Blog


This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update


Sony's EU Playstation Blog has detaield the Digital Comics coming out today on the Digital Comics Store. there appear to be no Bundles this week, but there are 2 free comics. all 3 of the comics are from DC Comics and they are, Deadly #1, Superman: War of the Supermen, #0 True Blood: Preview.

2000AD Prog #1691 2000AD
Aladdin Disney Digicomics
The Authority #4 DC Comics
Bayou #4, #5 & #6 DC Comics
Bottle of Awesome #2 DC Comics
Captain America (2004) #31-#36 Marvel
Deadly #1 (FREE!) DC Comics
DMZ #16 DC Comics
Donald-Ali and Mustafa’s Jug Disney Digicomics
Donald Duck and the Backyard Beaches Disney Digicomics
Ex Machina #3 DC Comics
Fables #18 DC Comics
Gen13 #24 DC Comics
Green Lantern: Secret Origin #7 DC Comics
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Epilogue DC Comics
High Moon #6 DC Comics
Jonah Hex #16 DC Comics
Kingdom Come #4 DC Comics
The Lexian Chronicles #10 Markosia
Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) #5 Marvel
Mickey Mouse and the Jolly Camper Brigade Disney Digicomics
Peg Leg Pete’s Memorable Night Disney Digicomics
Powers (2000) #17 & #18 Icon
Project Eon #4 Markosia
Stormwatch PHD #15 & #17 DC Comics
Superman: War of the Supermen #0 (FREE!) DC Comics
True Blood: Preview (FREE!) DC Comics
Ultraheroes #7 Disney Digicomics
The Unwritten #5 DC Comics
Vampire Hunter D Volume 2 #3-#6 IDW
Wildcats #4 DC Comics

From EU Playstation Blog


Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 3rd August

This is all the news from Tuesday 3rd August.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 3rd August


  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 2nd August http://ht.ly/18pswe
  • QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 2nd August http://ht.ly/18pvoG
  • 360: Mediatonic's Playstation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, is coming to Xbox Indie Games http://ht.ly/2kiEb
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released An Updated Firmware 3.41 For Those Having HDD Issues http://ht.ly/18py4j
  • PC: Fable 3 is no longer coming out on 26th October. no new release date has been announced. http://ht.ly/2kiGC
  • PS3: Namco reveal Demon's Souls Black Phantom Edition almost sold out in the UK, they're happy with sales http://ht.ly/2kiK7
  • QTE Blog: EA Reveal The Sims Medieval And Announce Its Cominf To PC's And Macs In Spring 2011 http://ht.ly/18pBhq
  • 360: Ubisoft's internal "Kinect expert" Frederic Blais says Kinect uses less than 1% of the 360's CPU http://ht.ly/2kn6j
  • EA is being sued by around 6.000 retired NFL players whose likeness appeared in Madden NFL 09's Historic Teams http://ht.ly/2kn98
  • QTE Blog: Blizzard Entertainment Announce StarCraft II: Wings Of Liberty Sold More Than 1 Million Units In Just 24 H... http://ht.ly/18pEpt
  • 360: Bungie reveal Halo Reach Rage Quitters will be punished. They have tools to detect and penalise them http://ht.ly/2knRh
  • Nintendo is not holding a press conference at GamesCom, Microsoft is still thinking about it, Sony and EA each having 1 http://ht.ly/2knTX
  • QTE Blog: Sony Reveal The Playstation Plus Content for August And September http://ht.ly/18pHva
  • PS3: Konami has said that they're bringing DanceDanceRevolution to the PS3 http://ht.ly/2krKA
  • 3DS: Capcom say they're not expecting to release any 3DS until on or after March 2011 http://ht.ly/2krOS
  • QTE Blog: EA Reveal NBA Elite 11 Will Come With 3 NBA Jam Modes On The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/18pLu2
  • Wii2: Nintendo say they're keeping quiet on their next console to stop people copying it, will reveal it close to launch http://ht.ly/2ksSF
  • 360: Paradox Interactive's Fredrik Wester says Lead And Gold is on the backburner, not expecting it to come to XBLA http://ht.ly/2ksVW
  • QTE Blog: National Geographic Announce National Geographic Animal Jam Is Now Online http://ht.ly/18pOdn
  • Uniloc is suing Sony, Activision Blizzard, and other companies for infringing on Uniloc's DRM patents http://ht.ly/2ktKs
  • EA have revealed that Fight Night Champion will not support Kinect or Playstation Move. http://ht.ly/2ktMo
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released A Map Of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City http://ht.ly/18pQHv
  • The Entertainment Merchants Association announce that 80-90% of games bought in 2009 were on physical media http://ht.ly/2kwFt
  • PS3: its rumoured that Playstation Move demo kiosks will come to Best Buys and Walmarts from 11th September September http://ht.ly/2kxK2
  • QTE Blog: Pictures Of New Pokémon And Characters From Pokémon Black And White Have Been Accidently Leaked http://ht.ly/18pTyA
  • Microsoft has won a patent lawsuit on mutliplayer gaming, the same suit that Sony settled out of court http://ht.ly/2kxM4
  • Wii: Eiji Aonuma has revealed that the sword in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is not Zelda http://ht.ly/2kxPz
  • 360: Its reported that Planets Vs Zombies is coming out on XBLA on 12th September for 1200 MS Points http://ht.ly/2kAza
  • PC: A MMO based on Transformers is coming out in Asia, Russia, Middle East, North Africa. its being made by NetDragon. http://ht.ly/2kAAg