The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 14th October

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 13th October http://ht.ly/19rFBM
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 13th October http://ht.ly/19rIqT
• iPad: Verizon Wireless will sell WiFi iPads in their stores, 16GB $630, 32GB $730, 64GB $830, 1GB monthly usage for $20 http://ht.ly/2Triq
• PS3: Konami announce a patch is coming for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow that fixes the save glitch http://ht.ly/2TrQh
• QTE Blog: Harmonix Reveal The Full Track List To Dance Central And Release A New Gameplay Video http://ht.ly/19rM5D
• QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ht.ly/19rM5C
• PC: Gamers who bought Borderlands on Steam have received a code to access "Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club." http://ht.ly/2TsiF
• PC: Blizzard are not banning people for just cheating in single player, some cheats effect both single/multiplayer http://ht.ly/2TspA
• Michael Pachter predicts Steam will allow you to trade in unwanted titles and exchange them for another, for a fee http://ht.ly/2TvH5
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce A Discless Netflix App Is Coming To The PS3 From 18th October http://ht.ly/19rPzu
• PS3: Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi says Gran Turismo 5 delay is “inexcusable” and apologises http://ht.ly/2Tstw
• PC: 2K Announce a big patch is coming for Civilization V, AI, Modding, Multiplayer, Gameplay, UI, all effected http://ht.ly/2Tt4y
• Tesco say they want 20% of all UK game sales by 2012 and become as good as a specialised videogame retailer http://ht.ly/2TAlG
• QTE Blog: EA Have Released A New Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit http://ht.ly/19rT64
• 360: Guwange is coming to XBLA on 10th November. this is a XBLA port of the 1999 arcade game http://ht.ly/2TB3C
• Zynga is hiring for a new office based in Seattle, it'll be its 12th USA office http://ht.ly/2TBAV
• Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada + Little King’s Story creator Yoshiro Kimura leave Marvelous to join Grasshopper http://ht.ly/2TCw1
• QTE Blog: Sega Announce Crazy Taxi Is Coming To The PS3 And Xbox 360 On 24th November http://ht.ly/19rWEY
• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Vanquish Trailer http://ht.ly/19rWEX
• QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released A New Trailer For The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest http://ht.ly/19rWEZ
• 3DS: Devs Renegade Kid announce they are developing for the 3DS http://ht.ly/2TDim
• 360: A, now deleted, post on Facebook from Xbox Germany announces the friend limit is increasing from 100 to 1000 http://ht.ly/2TDVl
• QTE Blog: Atari Announce Star Raiders And Release A Teaser Trailer http://ht.ly/19s0jy
• QTE Blog: EA Announce Medal Of Honor Day 1 Sales Exceed EA Day 1 Forecasts http://ht.ly/19s0jx
• Disney have cancelled Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, Propaganda Games suffer layoffs http://ht.ly/2TESM
• PS3: Gran Turismo 5 Delay was executive decision, no ones really happy about it http://ht.ly/2TEXw
• PS3: strongly rumoured Gran Turismo 5 Delay due to Sony insisting game ship with Firmware 3.50+need time to make 7M discs http://ht.ly/2TF2e
• QTE Blog: Sega Announce Conduit 2 Is Coming Out On The Wii In February 2011 http://ht.ly/19s2OM
• QTE Blog: Atari Have Released A New Trailer For Test Drive Unlimited 2 http://ht.ly/19s2ON
• EA have confirmed NBA Jam on the PS3 and Xbox 360 will come out on Disc at retail http://ht.ly/2TFw4
• Wii: Gaijin Games announce Bit. Trip Fate is coming out on WiiWare for 800 Wii Points on 25th October http://ht.ly/2TFxw
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer Dave Cox say's he wants to make a 3D Contra, http://ht.ly/2TJ3e

Sega Announce Conduit 2 Is Coming Out On The Wii In February 2011

Sega have announced Conduit 2 is coming out on the Nintendo Wii in February 2011. Sega have also released a new trailer for Conduit 2 showing in-game action from the game, with many different weapons and locations being shown off. Split Screen Mutlplayer is also shown in the trailer.



From USA Sega Blog

Atari Have Released A New Trailer For Test Drive Unlimited 2

Atari Have Released a new trailer for Test Drive Unlimited 2. this trailer focuses on the Ferrari cars in the game, showing in detail a in-game Ferrari model before showing in-game action of several Ferrari cars.

EA Announce Medal Of Honor Day 1 Sales Exceed EA Day 1 Forecasts

EA have announced Medal Of Honor day 1 sales have exceeded their expectations and say the game should be of to a good commercial start. However, no sales figures were included and EA did not include what their Day 1 Sales Estimated were either.

Press Release

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced great Medal of Honor™ day one sales and that the game is well in position for an outstanding holiday. Co-developed by EA’s Danger Close™ Studio in Los Angeles and DICE in Stockholm, Medal of Honor launched yesterday with strong momentum and early internal indicators show that the game is off to a great commercial start. In the U.S., retail response has been overwhelmingly positive with midnight launch events at nearly all Gamestop locations nationwide and with major mass merchandising retail chains already exceeding their Day 1 forecasts.

“We anticipate Medal of Honor to be one of the biggest video game titles launched this year,” said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising at GameStop. “This underscores how video gaming has emerged as mainstream entertainment.”

Medal of Honor is set to ship this Friday in the UK and the rest of Europe, and has already earned massive acclaim amongst some of the world’s toughest critics. Zoo Magazine gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 while Gamesmaster scored it at 85% stating that it is “more realistic than Call of Duty”; ComputerAndVideogames.com scored it an 85 and hailed it, “an engrossing online shooter” and Eurogamer scored Medal of Honor an 8 out of 10 calling it “compelling and enjoyable.”

For the first time in its 11-year history, Medal of Honor leaves the WWII theatre and enters the modern setting of war-torn Afghanistan. The game is told through the lens of a small band of fictional characters within the real-life Tier 1 Operators, a relatively unknown instrument of the U.S. Military. Tier 1 Operators function under the National Command Authority to take on missions so dangerous, so specialized, they require an elite level of soldier. The unparalleled authenticity and realism in the Medal of Honor single player campaign is supported by a multiplayer mode awarded “Best Multiplayer of E3 2010” by GameSpy, with its dedicated servers and full feature set developed by DICE, delivering one of the most seamless online experiences of the year.

Medal of Honor is available now in North America and will be available in Europe on October 15, 2010 for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC.Medal of Honor is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB.

For more information on EA, please visit www.ea.com. For more information on Medal of Honor, follow the game on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/medalofhonor or become a fan on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/medalofhonor.

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Atari Announce Star Raiders And Release A Teaser Trailer

Atari Have announced Star Raiders, a franchise that helped create the space combat genre, is coming back and will come out on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in early 2011. The first Star Raiders game was released back in 1979 and had games released throughout the 80's and 90's. This new Star Raiders game will have all new features for the series including customisable ships and online play whilst also having traditional features like Space Warps and Galactic tactical maps. Atari have announced that Star Raiders will be an Episodic game series but don't say when the other episodes will be released.



Press Release

ondon, United Kingdom - October 14, 2010 – The franchise that helped create the space combat genre is preparing all flight systems as Atari, one of the world’s most recognised publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, brings the iconic Star Raiders® to next generation platforms. The return of Star Raiders will combine tense aerial assaults and dogfights with a compelling new storyline, striking visual style and exhilarating single and multi-player gameplay. Atari will look to recruit a new generation of gamers when Star Raiders shoots onto the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC Download in early 2011.

Originally released in 1979, Star Raiders became the first ever first-person space combat title, inspiring several generations of “space combat simulation” titles throughout the 80’s and 90’s.  This exciting new take on this Atari treasure will pay tribute to the original while ushering in an all new, captivating episodic experience. Star Raiders will offer familiar battle elements including space warps and galactic tactical maps with all new features like radical battle transformations and customisable ships.

“When launched over thirty years ago, Star Raiders became a classic Atari release and helped to introduce 3D gaming, space combat simulators and first-person shooters”, said John Burns, Vice President and General Manager for Atari Europe. “Our new re-imagined Star Raiders introduces new features and competitive co-op and team based multiplayer gameplay.”

Moreover, the all-new Star Raiders will bring powerful online play to the franchise for the first time. Co-op campaigns and competitive team-based multiplayer will enthrall both original and new fans.

Developed by Incinerator Studios, Star Raiders will be available in early 2011.  For more information, please log onto www.atari.com or www.starraiders.com


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ABOUT Incinerator Studios
Founded in 2005, Incinerator Studios is a leading independent development studio in the interactive entertainment industry. Incinerator has developed games for the multi-million unit selling franchises Disney/Pixar’s Cars and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob, as well as the MX vs. ATV series for THQ, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox360 and Wii.  Located in Carlsbad, CA, Incinerator Studios employs a diverse, creative team comprised of top industry veterans.

Sega Have Released A New Vanquish Trailer

Sega have released a new trailer for Platinum Games upcoming Shooter for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Vanquish. this trailer focuses on the suit Sam wears, showing some of a cinematic of it being put on Sam, and some in game action of Sam, in the Suit, shooting and attacking enemies.

Sega Announce Crazy Taxi Is Coming To The PS3 And Xbox 360 On 24th November

Sega have announced the HD remake of the Dreamcast game Crazy Taxi is coming to the USA on the PS3 on 23rd November and 24th November on Xbox 360 for $9.99 and 800 MS Points. The Remake is coming out across Europe and Australia on 24th November. This re-make features 720p graphics, 16:9 Widescreen, leaderboards, and trophy awards.



Screenshots


From USA SEGA Blog