"Hello everyone, its Penrose Tackie here Gran Turismo, European Brand Manager.Following the groundbreaking success of the GT Academy last year and as part of our activities around the forthcoming launch of Gran Turismo 5, I am delighted to officially unveil GT Academy 2010.On 17th December exclusively via the PlayStation store, we will be launching the GT Academy 2010 Time Trial. The time trial will be the only way into this year's Academy, and if you've got what it takes it could be the start of a life-changing journey.Last year the GT Academy programme unearthed a real driving talent in the form of Lucas Ordenez from Spain, who after winning the GT Academy went on to drive for the Nissan PlayStation race team and take an astonishing second place in the GT4 Championship – all in his first season!"
Sony Computer Entertainment America has slashed the price on its popular super hero game Infamous in time for the holiday shopping season. The game is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 at most major retailers including Best Buy, Gamestop, Amazon, Sears, Kmart, Buy.com, J&R, and Dell.
BeefJack writes: "BWL Development, the team behind upcoming Half-Life total conversion 'Cat-Life', have just released a demo (Originally intended as a Beta) featuring three training courses as well as five different maps. The mod basically swaps out the original disgruntled scientist donning a goatee (or Gordan Freeman) for a cat, allowing players to traverse Black Mesa from the perspective of a cat, clawing the crap out of head crabs."
Final Fantasy XIII will arguably be one of Japan's biggest next-gen games and Akihabara retailers are gearing up for it's release with massive advertisements, cardboard cut-outs, posters and merchandise for the game. That's one way to grab customers' attention!
BeefJack writes: "For anyone that's playing the Xbox 360 version of Star Trek D.A.C, you'll be please to know that a free DLC pack has just been released onto the marketplace.The Deluxe Edition DLC adds Survival Mode that tests your single-player skills against wave after wave of Romulan enemies. On top of that, you can enjoy 'new maps, pickups, customizable options, and more'."
Console Monster writes: "With the year moving into the month of December, it appears Microsoft are saving their Christmas presents for closer to the day with today's Xbox Live Marketplace update lacking in great content. The clear fairylight of the Marketplace update is the release of Call of Duty Classic on the Xbox Live Arcade. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Monday 30th November, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd December 2009:Games on DemandCrackdownPrice: £14.99Size: 6 GBXbox Live ArcadeCall of Duty ClassicPrice: 1200 Microsoft PointsSize: 1 GB..."
PS3Hype writes: 'Today Sony announced that the SingStar series has surpasses 20 million copies sold after 5 years! A year ago the SingStar series has sold 16 million copies. That means that in one year the franchise sold 4 million copies!'
GI.Biz writes: "Electronic Arts is to stand by shamed golf star Tiger Woods, following the public apology made to his family over personal "transgressions".Woods, who was the first golfer to hit the USD 1 billion career earnings mark three months ago, has been surrounded by a frenzy of speculation since he was admitted to hospital following a car accident outside his home in Florida at the weekend."
Square Enix and Nintendo dropped hints that Dragon Quest IX would be released internationally, not that we've ever doubted that sort of thing. Now we have another promising sign, a localized subtitle.
GamingShogun.com writes: "The upcoming 2009 edition of the Spike TV Video Game Awards continues to gain an impressive number of game premieres. Announced today, Electronic Arts will be premiering the new Medal of Honor game during the show. As if that were not enough, Ubisoft will be showing something from their next Prince of Persia title and Microsoft will show off Crackdown 2!Official Release:The biggest night of the year for the video game industry just got bigger! Today Spike TV confirmed that three highly-anticipated new games – Electronic Arts' Medal Of Honor, Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and Microsoft's Crackdown 2 – will premiere LIVE at Spike TV's "Video Game Awards 2009," Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 PM ET.The VGAs – which recognize the best games of the year and preview the most anticipated titles of the..."
The Lost Gamer writes "Bioware have made a whole host of widespread improvements across various areas of the title, with the team emphasising that minor tweaks here and there have now resulted in a much improved overall experience within Mass Effect 2 compared to its predecessor."
Locust_Star writes: "All of you über-dedicated PlayStation Home fanatics have yet another hundred or so reasons to log in this week. First off, another batch of Assassin's Creed II virtual items are set to be released – specifically, Renaissance costumes pulled straight from 15th Century Italy. These items are must-have additions to the repertoire of any true AC2 fanboy (or girl) – just like a good 'ole pistola kill. So sneak your way into the Mall this week you silent and deadly warriors, and add these awesome new items to your collection while the gettin' is good."
