The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 29th October

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 28th October http://ht.ly/19HlHs
• QTE Blog: Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From Thursday 28th October http://ht.ly/19HoeO
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Dead Rising 2 Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies Worldwide http://ht.ly/19HqZM
• Microsoft announce $16.20B revenue for first quarter of 2011 fiscal year. Xbox 360 grew 38%, revenue up 25% http://ht.ly/31cVI
• PSP2: Its strongly rumoured the PSP2 codename is Veta, Sony also spreading misinformation to find leaks http://ht.ly/31cXf
• QTE Blog: Ubisoft Announce Jesper Kyd Is Composing The Soundtrack For Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood http://ht.ly/19HurA
• QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Reveal Cheat Codes For Scooby Doo! And The Spooky Swamp http://ht.ly/19HurB
• 360: Current Fall update Beta rumoured to prevent ripped Fable 3 from working, speculation update reduces piracy http://ht.ly/31cZv
• PS3: NIS America announce they're localising Hyper Dimension Neptune, coming Spring 2011 to USA http://ht.ly/31d0K
• QTE Blog: THQ Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition http://ht.ly/19HxOQ
• QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Have Released A New The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Trailer http://ht.ly/19HxOR
• QTE Blog: Capcom Announce Smurfs’ Village For The iPhone, iPod Touch, And iPad http://ht.ly/19HBLW
• QTE Blog: Chillingo Announce Cut the Rope Has Sold More Than 2 Million Copies Worldwide On The App Store http://ht.ly/19HBLV
• 360: If you get Kinect early, do not plug it into a online Xbox 360 as you could end up stuck in an update loop http://ht.ly/31cTs
• iPhone: its reported Apple have become the fourth largest mobile phone vender globally, overtaking R.I.M http://ht.ly/31D8h
• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Trailer For Sonic Free Riders Showing Weapons http://ht.ly/19HFLW
• Keji Inafune has left Capcom after 23 years with the company. http://ht.ly/31DcK
• 360: Epic Games announce Gears Of War 2 will have 31X XP starting from today until 1st November http://ht.ly/31Dg0
• 3DS: Nintendo release a sneak peak look at the 3DS Shopping Channel. games will have video clips, demos, player ratings http://ht.ly/31Dtg
• Wii: Nintendo have shown off a new Wii Shopping Service, you can buy products from several stores online or over phone http://ht.ly/31Dwe
• Satoru Iwata say there are no plans for a Wii Price cut anytime soon. Nintendo will run 3DS hands on events http://ht.ly/31Dyr
• Sony financials, Playstation + PC revenue up 5% to ¥369B, PS3 sales up to 3.5M, PSP sales down to 1.2M + more http://ht.ly/31DDv
• PS3: Sony's Takeshi Kaji reveals there are currently no plans for a Demon's Souls sequel, one could come in future http://ht.ly/31Hkk
• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/19HLYB
• Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has said Playstation Move is a ‘great product’ and people will enjoying Move games http://ht.ly/31I3j
• the gap between global PS3 and Xbox 360 sales is only 5 Million, PS3 sold 39.2M, 360 44.6M. Global PS3 sales faster http://ht.ly/31IMH
• Takeshi Shudo was the writer behind the first 3 Pokemon Movies and the original TV Series. he passed away aged 61 http://ht.ly/31J2C
• QTE Blog: Sony Announce Tokyo Jungle Is Coming To The EU PSN In 2011 http://ht.ly/19HP2g
• QTE Blog: EA Announce Simon Pegg Will Provide Voices In Spare Parts http://ht.ly/19HP2f
• Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has quit so he can travel around Asia with his family http://ht.ly/31JpB

EA Announce Simon Pegg Will Provide Voices In Spare Parts

EA have announced Actor Simon Pegg is providing voices for their upcoming XBLA and PSN game, Spare Parts. Simon Pegg will provide the voice of supercomputer guide and companion Con-rad.

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Press Release

EA Play today announced that actor Simon Pegg will be providing the voice of supercomputer guide and companion Con-rad in Spare PartsTM, an upcoming action adventure game for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network. Best known for starring roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and his portrayal of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the revamped Star Trek, Pegg will be bringing his recognizable personality to Con-rad.

Launching this winter and developed by EA Bright LightTM, Spare Parts tells the story of courageous robots Mar-T and Chip, who find themselves dumped out with the rubbish on a strange planet. Working together in co-op mode (either local or online), and guided by Con-rad, the mechanical duo must find a way to repair an abandoned space ship and escape the planet before evil Lord Krung can dispatch his henchmen to destroy them. Searching the hostile environments for ship parts and currency, Mar-T and Chip will also collect upgradable action parts – such as Rocket Boots - to unlock new abilities that will aid them as they rescue other stranded robots, and battle countless enemies including the relentless Krofax troopers, hostile spider monkeys and even a Super Huge Mega Laser!

EA, Bright Light and Spare Parts are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Sony Announce Tokyo Jungle Is Coming To The EU PSN In 2011

Sony Europe have announced that Tokyo Jungle is coming to the EU PSN in 2011. the game is set in a post apocalyptic Tokyo where there are no humans, just animals. the animals are running wild and you take control of an animal and try to survive as you try to find prey and avoid becoming prey.



From EU Playstation Blog

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo UK have revealed the games coming out on the Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare stores. in all there are 6 games coming out, 1 on Virtual Console, 2 on WiiWare, and 3 on DSiWare. I have included screenshots for the games that i can, but Nintendo does have a video in the link below showing in-game footage of the games coming out today.

Virtual Console

SUPER E.D.F. Earth Defense Force – Super Nintendo

WiiWare

chick chick BOOM

Reel Fishing Challenge II


DSiWare

Go! Go! Island Rescue!


GO Series Let's Swing

Sleep Clock

From Nintendo UK

Sega Have Released A New Trailer For Sonic Free Riders Showing Weapons

Sega have released a new trailer for Sonic Free Riders on Xbox 360 Kinect. this trailer shows some of the weapons in the game, using in-game action to show them being used as well as video of the movements required to activate them.



From USA Sega Blog

Chillingo Announce Cut the Rope Has Sold More Than 2 Million Copies Worldwide On The App Store

Chillingo have announced that Cut the Rope has sold over 2 million copies worldwide on the Apple App Store. Cut the Rope was also the fastest selling game on the App Store, reaching 1 million units sold in just 10 days of its launch.

Press Release

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading mobile game publisher Chillingo, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that ZeptoLab’s chart-topping, addictive puzzler, ‘Cut the Rope’ has now sold more than two million copies worldwide on the Apple App Store in just three weeks since launch.

“Cut the Rope continues to break records with leading, international sales,” explains Chris Byatte, Co-General Manager of Chillingo. “Our new partnership with EA enables us to expand Om Nom’s prospects, visibility and reach to make more of an impact than ever before.”

“Chillingo has done a great job for us in publishing Cut the Rope on the Apple App Store,” said Efim Voinov, CTO of ZeptoLab. “Now with their acquisition by EA, we see more growth opportunities available for us in the future.”

Cut the Rope remains the fastest selling title on the App Store to date (by reaching the 1 million mark within 10 days of launch). The game features innovative, physics-oriented gameplay as players feed dangling candy to Om Nom, an adorable and ravenous, little green creature.

Cut the Rope is available for $.99 (iPhone® and iPod touch®) and a $1.99 (iPad™) from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/

A Lite version of Cut the Rope will be available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or atwww.itunes.com/appstore/

Get the latest news and incredible new content from Cut the Rope by following: http://twitter.com/Chillingo.

About Chillingo
Chillingo is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts and publishes innovative games and software for various platforms. Other hit iPhone, iPod touch and iPad titles include; Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, Helsing’s Fire, Predators, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Minigore, iDracula, and Modern Conflict. For more information about Chillingo please visit chillingo.com.

About Zeptolab
ZeptoLab is a small independent team of professionals dedicated to the science of fun.
We know what good games are made of, and we possess the required ingredients.
Our target platforms at the moment are iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA Mobile™, and POGO™. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Apple, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Capcom Announce Smurfs’ Village For The iPhone, iPod Touch, And iPad

Capcom have announced Smurfs’ Village, an upcoming game based on the Smurfs franchise. In the game, your tasked with rebuilding the Smurfs village after it has been destroyed by Gargamel. you start with a single mushroom house, a ploughed plot of land, and advice from Papa Smurf. from here you build other specialised houses, gardens, rivers and more. characters from Smurfs like Smurfette and Jokey Smurf bring unique skills and perks to the village. Smurfs’ Village is set to come out in November and will receive regular content updates. it will be free to buy, but additional content for it will cost.

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Press Release

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 28, 2010 – In anticipation of next summer’s 3D live-action/animated family comedy The Smurfs, Capcom®Mobile, a leading developer and publisher of video games, today announced that it will be releasing a social network game for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch based on the beloved classic franchise, the SmurfsTM. Dubbed Smurfs’ Village, the game tasks players with rebuilding the Smurfs’ village after it has been destroyed by Gargamel. Smurfs’ Village is the first in a series of entertainment projects based on the legendary blue creatures.

"Smurfs’ Village brings the fun and cooperative nature of social games to the charming world of the Smurfs for the first time,” said Midori Yuasa, President and COO, Capcom Interactive, Inc. "Every element in the village is full of detail, and players can take these building blocks, tap into their own creativity, and make something completely unique and wonderful to share with others.”

Based on the original cartoon and comic art, players begin the game under the guidance of Papa Smurf, with only a single mushroom house and a lone plowed plot of land. From there, things quickly progress, allowing players to build specialized houses, elaborate gardens with colorful crops, bridges to span running rivers, trodden paths, and more. Fan favorites like Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and Jokey Smurf will bring unique skills and perks to the village and users will be able to play mini games like Greedy Smurf’s Baking Game, Papa Smurf’s Potion Mixing Game, and Painter Smurf’s Painting Game and unlock additional bonuses. Players can also share the experience with their friends by linking their account to Facebook.

Smurfs’ Village is expected to be available on the Apple App Store in November with regular content updates to follow. The game will be free to download and play, but to expedite growing and construction times, players can opt to purchase Smurfberries as downloadable content.

The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animations hybrid live-action and animated family comedy The Smurfs, set for release August 3, 2011. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell. The producer is Jordan Kerner. The screenplay is by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss and Jay Scherick & David Ronn, from a story by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss, based on the characters and works of Peyo.

About the Smurfs
The story of the Smurfs - a property created by Peyo - started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. Over the years, the little blue characters haven't just limited themselves to the page and the screen. They have inspired records and CDs that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more products. In all, more than 3,000 derived products have been produced and leading brands and companies have spread their messages worldwide with the help of the Smurfs. A multitude of new projects appear regularly, thus making the success of the Smurfs planetary!

About Capcom
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident EvilTM, Street FighterTM, Mega ManTM and Devil May CryTM. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Tokyo, Korea and Hong Kong, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company website, www.capcom.com.

About Capcom Interactive, Inc.
Established in November of 2005 with the mandate of bringing Capcom’s celebrated IP to mobile platforms in North America and Europe, Capcom Interactive, Inc. (“CII”) maintains development and business offices in Los Angeles, London and Toronto. The company has published several mobile games based on Capcom’s celebrated intellectual property, including Resident EvilTM, Street FighterTM and Mega ManTM. In addition, CII publishes several licensed properties including Who Wants To Be A MillionaireTMand Are You Smarter Than A 5TH Grader? TM in North America. For additional information on the company and its offerings, please visitwww.capcommobile.com.

About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 130 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web atwww.sonypictures.com.

About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. The studio is following its most recent hit, the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and the 2007 Academy Award nominated and Annie Award-winning Surf's Up with a full slate of feature films including Hotel Transylvania and, in association with Columbia Pictures, the live-action/animation hybrid The Smurfs. Sony Pictures is also in production with Aardman Animations on their next two films, the CG animated Arthur Christmas and the stop-frame animation, The Pirates! Open Season 3, a sequel to Sony Pictures Animation’s first film Open Season, is now in production for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Sony Pictures Animation is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions.

About Lafig Belgium S.A.
Lafig Belgium is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the Smurf universe and of the Smurf worldwide licensing rights (together with IMPS). Lafig Belgium is controlled by the heirs of Pierre Culliford, better known under his pseudonym Peyo, the author/creator of the Smurfs. For 50 years, the Culliford family has controlled the Smurf characters and all licenses worldwide.