Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Play old Atari games at the new Atari.com]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/5dFLNrwPYPk/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atari-launches-the-new-ataricom-71709262.html"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/battlezone.atari.com.112309-580px.jpg" /><br /> </a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">Atari has a <a href="http://www.atari.com">new website</a>. We know -- <em>big deal</em>, right? Actually, in this case it's worth checking out if you're a fan of the company's classic arcade and console games. That's because the site is offering up free-to-play browser-based versions of <em>Adventure</em> and <em>Yar's Revenge </em>for the Atari 2600 and the legendary coin-ops <em>Battlezone</em>, <em>Crystal Castles</em> and Lunar Lander.<br /> <br /> The site's Arcade page is <a href="http://atari.com/arcade">at this link</a>, should you not want to risk an encounter with <em>dreaded marketing materials</em> on your way to <em>the good stuff</em>. Remember: If your boss catches you blowing up vector tanks and space rocks while you're on the clock, you didn't hear about the site from us.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/">Play old Atari games at the new Atari.com</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atari-launches-the-new-ataricom-71709262.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251537/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dbL_sukdoVqsAivCnIeNW1VDAlE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dbL_sukdoVqsAivCnIeNW1VDAlE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dbL_sukdoVqsAivCnIeNW1VDAlE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dbL_sukdoVqsAivCnIeNW1VDAlE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=5dFLNrwPYPk:YuaL_AtFkS0:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=5dFLNrwPYPk:YuaL_AtFkS0:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=5dFLNrwPYPk:YuaL_AtFkS0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=5dFLNrwPYPk:YuaL_AtFkS0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/5dFLNrwPYPk" height="1" width="1"/>adventureataribattlezonecrystal-castlesLunar-Landerretroweb-basedyars-revengeTue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/play-old-atari-games-at-the-new-atari-com/<![CDATA[Gameloft talks up Android support]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/tMODlkb1FzI/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gameloft-supports-the-2nd-generation-of-android-phones-71750762.html"><img width="580" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="154" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/gamedroid.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> Gameloft <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gameloft-supports-the-2nd-generation-of-android-phones-71750762.html">announced</a> today it's planning on releasing games for the second generation of Android phones and reiterated its support for the current generation of devices using Google's mobile platform. The affirmation comes a mere weekend after the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/03/gameloft-sales-up-a-dramatic-18-this-year/">mega mobile publisher</a>'s finance director, Alexander de Rochefort, stated the company planned to "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/gameloft-pulling-back-on-android-development/">significantly cut</a>" its development for <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/android">Android</a> devices.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Gameloft/">Gameloft</a>'s statement today in no way negates Rochefort's words, as the latest release is just some yammering about the second generation devices allowing the development of high definition games, but the timing and its lack of substance is suspect. The executive previously noted Gameloft sold "400 times" as many games on iPhone as on the Android. Of course, if Google's platform develops a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/10/analyst-estimates-100-000-droid-smartphones-sold-in-first-weeken/">more significant install base</a>, we're sure Gameloft will be happy to invest more and take everyone's money equally.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/">Gameloft talks up Android support</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gameloft-supports-the-2nd-generation-of-android-phones-71750762.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251298/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YVzkjIhP7kaa07qCWldSxT27aks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YVzkjIhP7kaa07qCWldSxT27aks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YVzkjIhP7kaa07qCWldSxT27aks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YVzkjIhP7kaa07qCWldSxT27aks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=tMODlkb1FzI:eJAmoHY59sU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=tMODlkb1FzI:eJAmoHY59sU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=tMODlkb1FzI:eJAmoHY59sU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=tMODlkb1FzI:eJAmoHY59sU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/tMODlkb1FzI" height="1" width="1"/>androidbusinessgameloftiphoneTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gameloft-talks-up-android-support-wait-what/<![CDATA[Direct2Drive offering $10 off Dragon Age: Origins through Nov. 30]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/7BTA78S62pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/#comments<div align="center"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/playstation.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/dragonageduncan580.jpg" /></div> Starting now until November 30, <a href="http://www.Direct2Drive.com/">Direct2Drive</a> is offering $10 off either the standard edition or Digital Deluxe Edition of BioWare's <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Dragon-Age-Origins/">Dragon Age: Origins</a></em>. The exclusive sale kicks off an upcoming Thanksgiving price drop on unnamed titles from the digital download service.<br /> <br /> The standard edition is priced at $39.95, while the Deluxe edition is priced at $54.95 for the promotion. With the savings we recommend you look into purchasing the (somewhat controversial) downloadable content already available for the title. If paying for storage space if your <em>thing</em>, that is.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/">Direct2Drive offering $10 off Dragon Age: Origins through Nov. 30</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST. 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The state's deputy chief information officer says the idea makes sense "<span id="articleBody">considering the amount of time our youth spend on video games."<br /> <br /> No specifics of how the system would <em>actually work</em> were provided, but we'd hope those who heed the warnings would get Achievement points for doing so. After all, it'd mean taking precious time away from griefing other players in <em>Modern Warfare 2</em>.<br /> <br /> [Thanks, <a href="http://developmentality.net/">Nick</a>!]<br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/">New York State will issue emergency alerts via Xbox Live</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900336>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jxe_9TDIIv1fXE6M8MwfmzEg7Fs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jxe_9TDIIv1fXE6M8MwfmzEg7Fs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jxe_9TDIIv1fXE6M8MwfmzEg7Fs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jxe_9TDIIv1fXE6M8MwfmzEg7Fs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=nVf3I84rGO8:c_CKEUEPTsA:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=nVf3I84rGO8:c_CKEUEPTsA:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=nVf3I84rGO8:c_CKEUEPTsA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=nVf3I84rGO8:c_CKEUEPTsA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/nVf3I84rGO8" height="1" width="1"/>emergency-broadcast-systemnew-yorkxbox-liveTue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/<![CDATA[Tesla guitarist reveals 'Modern Day Cowboy' headed for Guitar Hero 6]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/BR5NTkshvSg/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tesla-guitarist-reveals-modern-day-cowboy-headed-for-guitar-he/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tesla-guitarist-reveals-modern-day-cowboy-headed-for-guitar-he/#comments<div align="center"><a href="http://www.bravewords.com/news/125663"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/teslabandimage580.jpg" /></a></div> Rockers of the classic '80s band Tesla claim to be included in the yet-to-be announced (but you <em>totally</em> saw it coming) <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Guitar-Hero-6/"><em>Guitar Hero 6</em></a>. In an interview with <a href="http://www.bravewords.com/news/125663">Brave Words &amp; Blood Knuckles</a>, guitarist Dave Rude revealed "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SzTVnSMlF0">Modern Day Cowboy</a>" -- from the band's 1986 debut album <em>Mechanical Resonance</em> -- will be included in the music title. Rude noted the song was one of three suggestions the band made to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Activision/">Activision</a> when they were pursued to be included.<br /> <br /> While some (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/nickelback-singer-put-down-the-guitar-hero/">completely talentless</a>) acts have decried the popularity of music games such as <em>Guitar Hero</em>, Rude feels the genre is an important step for up-and-coming rockers. "I think it's a good thing," Rude said. "Even if people don't learn to play guitar, it's exposing them to all sorts of cool guitar-based music that they wouldn't have ever heard otherwise." You hear that Kroeger? Stop crying ... and writing the same song <em>over</em> and <em>over</em> and <em>over</em> again.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tesla-guitarist-reveals-modern-day-cowboy-headed-for-guitar-he/">Tesla guitarist reveals 'Modern Day Cowboy' headed for Guitar Hero 6</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:59:00 EST. 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In this case, it's the daredevils at <a href="http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/other/20091121_330812.html">PC Watch</a> who had the guts (and spare yen) to pop open the Big N's newest handheld offering.<br /> <br /> The site has posted step-by-step photos documenting the teardown, the highlights of which include a look at the system's <a href="http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/330/812/html/n743.jpg.html">larger capacity battery</a> and downright <a href="http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/330/812/html/n804.jpg.html">mammoth mainboard</a>. Rumors that a member of the site's staff fell into the device and got lost during the process remain unsubstantiated.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/11/23/dsill_live_and_nude/">Andriasang</a>]</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendo-dsi-ll-gets-ds-ected/">Nintendo DSi LL gets DS-ected</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. 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The man who lent his name to the series, however, has a different take, saying in a recent interview with <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6241085.html">GameSpot UK</a> on the prospect of a sequel to <em>Ride</em> that "We have already started that process, but who knows what the future holds." <br /> <br /> Additionally, like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/robomodo-hints-at-new-software-for-ride-per/">multiple</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/tony-hawk-ride-board-to-be-used-for-many-games/">people</a> at <em>Ride</em> developer Robomodo have already intimated, Hawk confirms plans to put the game's board to use in other places - specifically, the <em>woefully underserved</em> snowboarding and surfing game genres. Hawk even speaks of resurrecting one-shot last-gen game <em>Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer</em>, saying, "I always thought that <em>Kelly Slater's</em> [<em>Pro Surfer</em>] was an underrated title for the PlayStation 2 ... I thought that people didn't really give it the attention it deserved." And us, well, we're still hoping that someone makes a bicycle peripheral so that we can <em>finally</em> get the reboot of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_Domination"><em>Downhill Domination</em></a> that we've been waiting for.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tony-hawk-talks-ride-sequel-confirms-board-for-snowboarding-and/">Tony Hawk talks Ride sequel, confirms board for snowboarding and surfing games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. 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The rumor originated from Twitter user <a href="http://twitter.com/Magunus">Magunus</a>, who apparently attended a recent PlayStation event in Japan (we can't figure out which event this is referring to, and there's no mention on <a href="http://blog.jp.square-enix.com/kingdom/">the official Japanese blog</a>) where a clerk confirmed it, citing "copyright issues." <br /> <br /> This strikes us as odd not only because of the tenuous nature by which this has been reported, but because a lot of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Disney_Interactive_Studios_games">Disney Interactive's titles</a> have been made available via digital distribution in the past. We've contacted both Square Enix and Disney Interactive about this and will be sure to let you know what we hear back.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/11/24/disney-no-kingdom-hearts-birth-by-sleep-downloads/">Sankaku Complex</a> (site NSFW)]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/rumor-kingdom-hearts-birth-by-sleep-not-releasing-on-psn/">Rumor: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep not releasing on PSN</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST. 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The first, <a href="http://www.microsoftgamefest.com/details.htm#NATAL%20DESIGN">Project Natal Design</a>, promises to help devs with "creating new ways to work, building showcase experiences, divining user intent, and designing gestures for UI versus game interactions." The second, <a href="http://www.microsoftgamefest.com/details.htm#NATAL%20TECHNICAL">Project Natal Technical</a>, will "dive deep into gesture recognition, avatar retargeting, speech recognition, advanced raw stream processing, handling different player environments, and many other topics."<br /> <br /> Avatar re-<em>what</em>? Advanced raw stream <em>huh</em>? $100 says Microsoft just hands attendees <em>Minority Report </em>on DVD.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26179/New_Tech_Design_Details_Of_Project_Natal_To_Emerge_At_Gamefest_In_February.php">Gamasutra</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/devs-to-get-project-natal-tips-at-gamefest-in-feb/">Devs to get Project Natal tips at Gamefest in Feb.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.microsoftgamefest.com/details.htm#NATAL%20DESIGN>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/devs-to-get-project-natal-tips-at-gamefest-in-feb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251378/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/devs-to-get-project-natal-tips-at-gamefest-in-feb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EtXEciTYgY3yUIhuIEF_1-PgXTo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EtXEciTYgY3yUIhuIEF_1-PgXTo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EtXEciTYgY3yUIhuIEF_1-PgXTo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EtXEciTYgY3yUIhuIEF_1-PgXTo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=PGMQ3QmdvHM:bXRhh_SzkPk:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=PGMQ3QmdvHM:bXRhh_SzkPk:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=PGMQ3QmdvHM:bXRhh_SzkPk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=PGMQ3QmdvHM:bXRhh_SzkPk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/PGMQ3QmdvHM" height="1" width="1"/>Gamefestgamefest2010microsoftproject-natalMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/devs-to-get-project-natal-tips-at-gamefest-in-feb/<![CDATA[Miyamoto thinks his college degree wouldn't get him a job at Nintendo today]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/Lchole209fg/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/miyamoto-thinks-his-college-degree-wouldnt-get-him-a-job-at-nin/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/miyamoto-thinks-his-college-degree-wouldnt-get-him-a-job-at-nin/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.develop-online.net/news/33340/Nintendo-wouldnt-hire-me-today-Miyamoto"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/shiggysupportsjoystiq580pxheaderimg313.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> In the <a href="http://www.edge-online.com/news/miyamoto-increasingly-involved-in-hardware-design">upcoming issue of Edge Magazine</a>, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto discusses a variety of topics with the UK gaming magazine. <a href="http://www.develop-online.net/news/33340/Nintendo-wouldnt-hire-me-today-Miyamoto">Develop Online</a> got their hands on a copy of the magazine already, revealing a rather ... <em>revealing</em> quote from the father of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/donkey-kong"><em>Donkey Kong</em></a>. "Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for ... I often say to [Nintendo head] <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/satoru-iwata">Mr. Iwata</a>: 'If I was applying for a job here today, I, with my actual college degree, would probably not have been employed by Nintendo."<br /> <br /> Though he adds that he "might pick up on [applicants] and try to find out something really different within them which you can't judge just by a college degree," it worries us greatly that today's equivalent of the man who helped to birth some of the game industry's landmark franchises may end up unemployed or even dissuaded from game development altogether. All alone! Without a home! We imagine somewhat like a rolling stone! <br /> <br /> ... Our apologies. That was <em>quite</em> <em>enough</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/miyamoto-thinks-his-college-degree-wouldnt-get-him-a-job-at-nin/">Miyamoto thinks his college degree wouldn't get him a job at Nintendo today</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. 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By hungering for nothing so much as our brain matter, they've turned themselves into the most widely-slaughtered video game villains after Nazis and spiders. Now a <a href="http://undeadlabs.com/2009/11/press/studio-announcement-us/">start-up developer called Undead Labs</a> is taking the zombie genre to the next logical step with a currently untitled zombie-based MMO made specifically for consoles.<br /> <br /> In the announcement, company boss Jeff Strain said "Every time I see a good zombie movie with friends, we spend days debating our strategies for surviving the zombie apocalypse. The police station, or the supermarket? Garden rake, or staple gun? Bach, or the White Stripes? I'm a game developer, so I'd probably be useless for anything other than ghoul bait, but I'm excited to have the opportunity to build an MMOZ that lets us put those strategies to the test and find out for sure."<br /> <br /> Strain, who helped found ArenaNet and was the executive producer for NCsoft's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/guild-wars"><em>Guild Wars</em></a>, certainly has the right pedigree for a project like this. But it's hard to say if this will be the ultimate zombie experience, or the title that finally (re)buries zombies for good. Here's hoping it's the former.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/undead-labs-creating-zombie-mmo-for-consoles/">Undead Labs creating zombie MMO for consoles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. 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That must be how Harrison Krix felt after creating the elaborate and awesome Big Daddy costume you see above -- not since <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bioshock">BioShock</a> </em>released have we been so eager to heap praise on something. Well, Mr. Krix, we hope you <em>suffocate on our affection</em>, because taking your costume to the Georgia Aquarium for <a href="http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/2009/11/aquarium-photoshoot.html">some underwater snapshots</a> has to be the <em>best idea ever</em>. <br /> <br /> If you're scratching your head, wondering just where you've seen these two before, let us help you: right here on our website. Krix's girlfriend (holding another of his creations in the pic above, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/joystiq-interview-harrison-krix-video-game-replica-designer/">ADAM syringe</a>) is quite the cosplayer, which initially got Krix into <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/03/how-to-make-a-portal-gun-replica-hint-its-not-easy/">the game of making things from games</a>. Take notes, gents! <em>That's</em> how you woo the ladies.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2009/11/amaaazing_bioshock_cosplay_at_aquarium.php">Geekologie</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bioshock-cosplay-recreates-rapture-at-the-aquarium/">BioShock cosplay recreates Rapture at the Aquarium</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/2009/11/aquarium-photoshoot.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bioshock-cosplay-recreates-rapture-at-the-aquarium/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250798/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bioshock-cosplay-recreates-rapture-at-the-aquarium/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gSiI-4Rk_ZWVv6vJiItbQ4cioEU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gSiI-4Rk_ZWVv6vJiItbQ4cioEU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gSiI-4Rk_ZWVv6vJiItbQ4cioEU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gSiI-4Rk_ZWVv6vJiItbQ4cioEU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=XT-KzrjeEnc:hl_Cin9ZJdo:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=XT-KzrjeEnc:hl_Cin9ZJdo:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=XT-KzrjeEnc:hl_Cin9ZJdo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=XT-KzrjeEnc:hl_Cin9ZJdo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/XT-KzrjeEnc" height="1" width="1"/>adamadam-syringeaquariumbig-daddybioshockdim-horizon-studioharrison-krixvolpin-propsMon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bioshock-cosplay-recreates-rapture-at-the-aquarium/<![CDATA[Goozex temporarily drops trading fees for students]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/b-Lw8XI_keo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/goozex-temporarily-drops-trading-fees-for-students/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/goozex-temporarily-drops-trading-fees-for-students/#comments<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/students-get-to-buy-and-sell-video-games--movies-for-free-on-goozex-71631812.html"><img width="225" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="184" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/goozex.jpg" class="imagepadding" /></a><a href="http://goozex.com">Goozex</a>, the online game trading service, has <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/students-get-to-buy-and-sell-video-games--movies-for-free-on-goozex-71631812.html">announced</a> a special promotion for its student members. Starting now and running through January 31, 2010, Goozex members that are enrolled in college will be able to trade their games without paying any trading fee whatsoever. Granted, the trading fee is normally only $1, but every little bit helps these days, especially with the holiday shopping season currently preparing its first <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/black-friday-2009">major assault</a>.<br /> <br /> Now, <em>technically</em>, the deal applies to anyone using Goozex under a .edu email address, so we suppose the less scrupulous folks out there <em>could</em> game the system. Then again, so long as it gets people using the service, we're not sure Goozex will mind all that much.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/goozex-temporarily-drops-trading-fees-for-students/">Goozex temporarily drops trading fees for students</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:00 EST. 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Fortunately, the latest <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/littlebigplanet-sack-it-to-me-the-white-house-edition/">"Sack it to Me" news update</a> brings word that the game will finally be available to download tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 24.<br /> <br /> Perhaps even more newsworthy than that is the fact that the studio has already launched a patch for the title which "will improve the performance of some of the physics and tools in the Create mode." To download the game-specific update -- a fairly new feature on the handheld -- make sure you're connected to the internet, select the game's icon on the XMB, press Triangle, and select "Update." Now, sit back, and prepare to witness unthinkable technowizardry in the palm of your hand. Or <em>hands</em>, should you still be using the original double-wide PSP.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/littlebigplanet-psp-coming-out-on-psn-tomorrow-patch-available/">LittleBigPlanet PSP coming out on PSN tomorrow, patch available now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:20:00 EST. 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Later, Capcom announced and released a port of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/marvel-vs-capcom-2"><em>Marvel vs. Capcom 2</em></a> over the course of a few months, with filters on the original sprites. Guess which one sold better?<br /> <br /> "We have three titles that have drastically over-performed our expectations," Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson told <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/christian-svensson-part-two-interview">GamesIndustry.biz</a>. "The most recent of which was <em>Marvel vs Capcom 2</em>, which we didn't expect to exceed <em>Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix'</em>s numbers, but it has."<br /> <br /> One IP that hasn't quite exceeded Capcom's expectations in the west is Monster Hunter. The company is working to turn that around with events like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/capcom-schools-monster-hunter-tri-rookies-unsure-about-wii-spea/">Monster Hunter Tri University</a> designed to familiarize press with the workings of the series. "We are strategically investing in the brand in the West," Svensson explained, "because we know that as a company we're going to continue to be creating Monster Hunter content, so it behooves us to do what it takes to make it stick here." In other words, Japanese sales ensure that Capcom is going to continue making the things, so Capcom might as well try to sell them outside of Japan as well.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/">Marvel vs Capcom 2</a></strong></p><a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/1523543/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/97d603157488aa583da04336e929b107_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/1523542/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/46b452dba0dd13b7c69107a8977636dc_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/1523541/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/028a60e23c9e34d3bfd6e72d521357c2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/1523540/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/8c9edb1e916bdd5b45a71bb8529b5772_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/marvel-vs-capcom-2/1523539/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/ed661c6c48f89cfd39d2c9cc6a62e58a_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/marvel-vs-capcom-2-defeated-hd-remix-in-sales-battle/">Marvel vs. Capcom 2 defeated HD Remix in sales battle</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/christian-svensson-part-two-interview>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/marvel-vs-capcom-2-defeated-hd-remix-in-sales-battle/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251127/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/marvel-vs-capcom-2-defeated-hd-remix-in-sales-battle/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6xycZ3BvxBJsSh6Xlox10qoYoeo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6xycZ3BvxBJsSh6Xlox10qoYoeo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6xycZ3BvxBJsSh6Xlox10qoYoeo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6xycZ3BvxBJsSh6Xlox10qoYoeo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=BDjzcD5YEGY:VUci5Y1EZzU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=BDjzcD5YEGY:VUci5Y1EZzU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=BDjzcD5YEGY:VUci5Y1EZzU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=BDjzcD5YEGY:VUci5Y1EZzU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/BDjzcD5YEGY" height="1" width="1"/>capcommarvel-vs-capcom-2monster-huntermonster-hunter-3super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remixMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/marvel-vs-capcom-2-defeated-hd-remix-in-sales-battle/<![CDATA[LGJ: Gaming's professional plaintiffs and class actions]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/ydGJF6gqTa0/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/#comments<font color="gray"><small><em>Mark Methenitis contributes <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/law-of-the-game/">Law of the Game on Joystiq</a> ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games</em>:</small></font> <div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/1258761019159_33ab6.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><small>[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maveric2003/96150342/">Maveric2003</a>]</small></div> <br /> The term "professional plaintiff" is thrown out at the idea that some people make their living as someone who partners with an attorney to bring so many lawsuits that their entire livelyhood rests on suing people. Googling the term will bring up dozens of results in many different areas of the law, but a series of events this week made me wonder if the game industry might just be the next target of this kind of behavior. Specifically, the reports of a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/firm-considers-class-action-over-xbox-live-bannings/">class action over Xbox Live bannings</a> and <a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2009/11/19/banned-resistance-gamer-targets-ms-and-noa-latest-suits">reports</a> that the same person who sued Sony over being banned in <em>Resistance</em> is now suing Microsoft over red rings and Nintendo over homebrew. <br /> <br /> So how does this professional plaintiff idea work? Speaking extremely generally, to bring a lawsuit, someone has to have standing, that is they suffered an injury and are substantially related to the harm that caused that injury so that they can sue over it. Past allegations of professional plaintiffs have often been related to suits related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, such that one disabled person is suing multiple establishments because they have standing to sue based on the lack of compliance with the Act. I'm sure many readers are thinking, "But how would this work in gaming? There are no gaming statutes that could give gamers standing to sue like that." Well, it's a pretty straightforward answer, actually.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LGJ: Gaming's professional plaintiffs and class actions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/">LGJ: Gaming's professional plaintiffs and class actions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19248753/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JrKg8hhCrYqzNGM4CNBWe1vw3jk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JrKg8hhCrYqzNGM4CNBWe1vw3jk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JrKg8hhCrYqzNGM4CNBWe1vw3jk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JrKg8hhCrYqzNGM4CNBWe1vw3jk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=ydGJF6gqTa0:FTfTOtjx88w:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=ydGJF6gqTa0:FTfTOtjx88w:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=ydGJF6gqTa0:FTfTOtjx88w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=ydGJF6gqTa0:FTfTOtjx88w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/ydGJF6gqTa0" height="1" width="1"/>class-actioncolumnslawlaw-of-the-gamelawsuitlegallgjprofessional-plaintiffMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/lgj-gamings-professional-plaintiffs-and-class-actions/<![CDATA[Datel suing Microsoft over Max Memory card lockout]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/6HWNTx53qFg/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/#comments<center><a href="http://www.hrice.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.contentDetail&amp;ID=9032&amp;tID=224"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/3rdpartymu580pxheaderimg.jpg" /></a></center>Datel announced that it has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, in response to Microsoft's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/17/upcoming-xbox-360-update-locking-out-unauthorized-memory-units/">lockout</a> (via Xbox 360 firmware update) of the company's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Datel-Max-Memory/">Max Memory Cards</a>. We doubt this is the "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/datel-working-on-remedy-for-its-unauthorized-xbox-360-memory-u/">remedy</a>" for the lockout issue to which the company previously referred, but it's certainly one way to address it.<br /> <br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">"</span><span lang="EN-GB">Microsoft has taken steps to render inoperable the competing Datel memory card for no visible purpose other than to have that market entirely to themselves," Datel attorney Marty Glick explained in a press release. "They accomplished their recent update by making a system change that will not recognize or allow operation of a memory card with greater capacity than their own.<span> </span>We believe that with the power Microsoft enjoys in the market for Xbox accessories this conduct is unlawful</span><span lang="EN-GB">."</span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <br /> In the press release, Datel goes on to say that the lawsuit is intended to "restore competition" which, the company suggests, is beneficial to consumers. It's now up to a federal court in San Francisco to determine whether the Max Memory-crippling Xbox update constitutes unlawful anti-competitive behavior on the part of Microsoft.<br /> <br /> The last time Datel went to court, it viewed the experience from the other side. Sony <a href="http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/datel-sued-by-sony-over-for-lite-blue-tool/">filed suit</a> against the peripheral maker over the "Lite Blue Tool," which would have enabled users to run unsigned code on PSP hardware.<br /> </font></span></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/">Datel suing Microsoft over Max Memory card lockout</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hrice.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.contentDetail&amp;ID=9032&amp;tID=224>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251341/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8CG_7CUjThSwc8eRMbucFYcF1iA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8CG_7CUjThSwc8eRMbucFYcF1iA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8CG_7CUjThSwc8eRMbucFYcF1iA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8CG_7CUjThSwc8eRMbucFYcF1iA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=6HWNTx53qFg:kbTqjDiVH_s:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=6HWNTx53qFg:kbTqjDiVH_s:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=6HWNTx53qFg:kbTqjDiVH_s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=6HWNTx53qFg:kbTqjDiVH_s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/6HWNTx53qFg" height="1" width="1"/>datelDatel-Max-Memorylawsuitmemory-unitMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/<![CDATA[AbleGamers launches reviews with accessibility in mind]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/906-yyk0Drs/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/ablegamers-launches-reviews-with-accessibility-in-mind/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/ablegamers-launches-reviews-with-accessibility-in-mind/#comments<div align="center"><a href="http://www.ablegamers.com/reviews/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/batman-ablegamers-infobox-580px.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Before you send an overtly hostile dissertation to <a href="http://www.ablegamers.com/reviews/">AbleGamers</a> about their <em>outrageous</em> 6.7/10 scoring of <a href="http://www.ablegamers.com/game-accessibility-reviews-pc/Batman-Arkham-Asylum.html"><em>Batman: Arkham Asylum</em></a>, keep in mind that the site's newly launched review section focuses on accessibility above all else. While that particular review mentions the game's many qualities, some of them may be difficult to appreciate by disabled players. <br /><br />The site offers critique and advice on several aspects you may take for granted, including the presence of subtitles, colorblind options and adjustable controls. "There are countless sites out there that review games for their graphics and sound, but no one is looking at the game from the standpoint of accessibility," explains Mark C. Barlet, President of the AbleGamers Foundation. "With 63 million Americans with disabilities this is a focus that is needed and who better to do it than the flagship site for disabled gamers, AbleGamers.com. I hope that game makers now add AbleGamers to their list of news outlets to send review copies to."<br /><br />In a show of support, Joystiq Publishing has sent over its highly anticipated puzzle game, <em>Is This Color Red or Green?</em>. We reckon it's at least a nine.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/ablegamers-launches-reviews-with-accessibility-in-mind/">AbleGamers launches reviews with accessibility in mind</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST. 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The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/introducing-the-spirit-tower-in-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-trac/">latest trailer</a> for the game revealed the Spirit Tower, a central hub of mini-dungeons that must be cleared in order to restore the train tracks that lead to the world's main temple dungeons. What we saw was the latter -- more specifically, the second of the game's dungeons, the Snow Temple.<br /> <br /> This dungeon made heavy use of Link's ability to create whirlwinds -- the actual mechanic behind them is blowing into the DS microphone, but, thankfully, it doesn't require you to lean in incredibly close to the system or blow especially hard for it to work. Once the ability is selected by tapping it on-screen, it stays active, and dragging the stylus around Link makes him rotate, a yellow line indicating which direction the whirlwind will go. This mainly came into play when we needed to cross pools of water atop floating blocks. Like fanning a leaf in <em>Wind Waker</em>, firing off a whirlwind in <em>Spirit Tracks </em>sends Link sailing in the opposite direction.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/">The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/2287111/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/zeldagallery_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/2287112/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/zeldagallery1-copy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/2287113/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/zeldagallery3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/1452078/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/zeldaspirit01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/1452079/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/zeldaspirit09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/hands-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/hands-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/">Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/hands-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250977/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/hands-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8GI51_-Q3x19MBLzJmnsX2t_nh8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8GI51_-Q3x19MBLzJmnsX2t_nh8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8GI51_-Q3x19MBLzJmnsX2t_nh8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8GI51_-Q3x19MBLzJmnsX2t_nh8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=dPRx45Ze60Q:IVy_DEUaAfY:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=dPRx45Ze60Q:IVy_DEUaAfY:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=dPRx45Ze60Q:IVy_DEUaAfY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=dPRx45Ze60Q:IVy_DEUaAfY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/dPRx45Ze60Q" height="1" width="1"/>nintendothe-legend-of-zeldathe-legend-of-zelda-spirit-trackszeldaMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/hands-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/<![CDATA[Rumor: Uncharted movie gets new writers]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/GtSQ2ojTJus/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/rumor-uncharted-movie-gets-new-writers/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/rumor-uncharted-movie-gets-new-writers/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-conan-writing-duo-chart-course-for-drake-s-fortune-8619"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/philliunch.jpg" /></a></div> Last we heard about the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/26/uncharted-drakes-fortune-movie-underway-at-columbia-pictures/">movie version of <em>Uncharted</em></a>, it was in the hands of writer Kyle Ward, who most recently penned the big screen adaptation of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/kane-and-lynch"><em>Kane and Lynch</em></a>. According to a rumor being reported by <a href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-conan-writing-duo-chart-course-for-drake-s-fortune-8619">LatinoReview.com</a>, Ward has been removed by Sony and producer Avi Arad, who didn't want to wait on the script while Ward finished his current project, <em>Hitman 2</em>.<br /> <br /> Reportedly, Sony is considering filling his slot with Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, the duo that's currently writing a relaunch of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816462/"><em>Conan</em></a>.<br /> <br /> The bigger surprise, of course, is that movies based on video games have scripts. Who knew?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/rumor-uncharted-movie-gets-new-writers/">Rumor: Uncharted movie gets new writers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:00 EST. 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The PlayStation Network will tremble, with the Joystiq team striking fear into all that dare to step into <em>MAG</em>. Together, world domination will be ours!*<br /> <br /> But, you say you're not in the <em>MAG</em> beta? Well, we'll fix that right now! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joystiqcom/93716346764">Become a Joystiq fan on Facebook</a> and you'll be able to score yourself a code.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/">MAG</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/2054087/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/mag_e3_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/2054086/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/mag_e3_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/2054085/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/mag_e3_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/2054084/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/mag_e3_06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mag/2054083/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/mag_e3_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/join-joystiqs-mag-army-and-get-a-free-beta-code/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Join Joystiq's MAG army and get a free beta code</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/join-joystiqs-mag-army-and-get-a-free-beta-code/">Join Joystiq's MAG army and get a free beta code</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/join-joystiqs-mag-army-and-get-a-free-beta-code/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19248495/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/join-joystiqs-mag-army-and-get-a-free-beta-code/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FofRJ_Pb6awY2NWnt-0Edc5RBm8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FofRJ_Pb6awY2NWnt-0Edc5RBm8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FofRJ_Pb6awY2NWnt-0Edc5RBm8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/FofRJ_Pb6awY2NWnt-0Edc5RBm8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=4UXjPDmLckQ:9wjuEukkMi8:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=4UXjPDmLckQ:9wjuEukkMi8:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=4UXjPDmLckQ:9wjuEukkMi8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=4UXjPDmLckQ:9wjuEukkMi8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/4UXjPDmLckQ" height="1" width="1"/>betajoyswagmagMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/join-joystiqs-mag-army-and-get-a-free-beta-code/<![CDATA[World of Warcraft celebrates five years of domination]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/_pFDic5YBL4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/world-of-warcraft-celebrates-five-years-of-domination/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/world-of-warcraft-celebrates-five-years-of-domination/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wow.com/gallery/adams-wow-gallery/2130074/full/"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/ah070709wowalpha1-rev.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <small>Alpha-build UI</small></div> <br /> Five years ago today, Blizzard unleashed the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/world-of-warcraft"><em>World of Warcraft</em></a>, a scourge that went on to ruin countless lives and make venture capitalists around the globe throw millions at any monkey with an MMO idea. The game has sold beyond <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/29/world-of-warcraft-retail-sales-reach-8-6-million-units/">8.6 million units</a> in the US and that's not even accounting for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/23/world-of-warcraft-reaches-11-5-million-subscribers/">millions of players</a> happily handing over $15 a month for an Azeroth fix.<br /> <br /> The full <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/09/south-park-wins-emmy-for-world-of-warcraft-episode/">cultural</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/activision-exceeds-own-expectations-in-fiscal-q2/">financial</a> impact of <em>World of Warcraft</em> can't yet be comprehended, as the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon-2009">phenomenon</a> marches on into the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/04/blizzard-interview-j-allen-brack-on-world-of-warcraft/"><em>Cataclysm</em></a>. One day we may be able to grasp the myriad ways <a href="http://wow.com"><em>WoW</em></a> has impacted gaming, but that date with epiphany appears to still be a ways off.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/world-of-warcraft-celebrates-five-years-of-domination/">World of Warcraft celebrates five years of domination</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:58:00 EST. 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Developed by A2M-owned Wanako Games, <em>Wounded Dragons</em> wears its inspirations on its sleeve, with a rescue-your-girlfriend story straight out of <em>Double Dragon </em>and single-file waves of enemies &agrave; la <em>Kung Fu</em>.<br /> <br /> <em>Wounded Dragons</em> appears to feature a more involved combo system than its forebears, though, along with modern niceties like Trophies, custom soundtracks and leaderboards. Like NES fighters, however, the game is limited to local play -- yes, despite, ironically, being published by SOE. <em>Revenge of the Wounded Dragons</em> will be released on the PlayStation Store tomorrow, November 24, for $9.99. Hit the break to watch the trailer.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/revenge-of-the-wounded-dragons-side-scrolling-onto-psn-tomorrow/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Revenge of the Wounded Dragons side-scrolling onto PSN tomorrow, Nov. 24</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/revenge-of-the-wounded-dragons-side-scrolling-onto-psn-tomorrow/">Revenge of the Wounded Dragons side-scrolling onto PSN tomorrow, Nov. 24</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST. 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However, it <em>does</em> feel good to be a gangsta. Damn good. To prove this ancient adage, some former <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Pandemic/">Pandemic</a> employees put together a little <em>Office Space-</em>inspired video to honor the house that brought us <em>Mercenaries</em>, the <em>Star Wars Battlefront </em>series and the upcoming release, <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/the-saboteur"><em>The Saboteur</em></a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://kotaku.com/5410999/pandemic-studios-says-goodbye-geek-gangsta-style">Kotaku</a> reports that the mercilessly destroyed printer was, in fact, used by the<em> Saboteur</em> team, giving the video an extra layer of sweet vengeance. A word to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/EA/">EA</a>: if you're missing any <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/supplies/61b7/">red Swingline staplers</a>, we might know where they are. Watch the (very NSFW) video after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/video-pandemic-goes-out-with-a-bang-office-space-style/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Pandemic goes out with a bang, 'Office Space' style</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/video-pandemic-goes-out-with-a-bang-office-space-style/">Video: Pandemic goes out with a bang, 'Office Space' style</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmbGWeZrAM>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/video-pandemic-goes-out-with-a-bang-office-space-style/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251074/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/video-pandemic-goes-out-with-a-bang-office-space-style/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xf0ndoJm6pRUywzihQEL_CLefeI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xf0ndoJm6pRUywzihQEL_CLefeI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xf0ndoJm6pRUywzihQEL_CLefeI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xf0ndoJm6pRUywzihQEL_CLefeI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=rMBNkUCE5LI:ltPPBWwOhvI:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=rMBNkUCE5LI:ltPPBWwOhvI:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=rMBNkUCE5LI:ltPPBWwOhvI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=rMBNkUCE5LI:ltPPBWwOhvI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/rMBNkUCE5LI" height="1" width="1"/>closureeaElectronic-ArtsfinancelayoffspandemicPandemic-StudiosrevengeMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/video-pandemic-goes-out-with-a-bang-office-space-style/<![CDATA[Capcom: 'No plans' for RE5 DLC on PC]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/3WQI5K1Vvjg/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/700866/Resident-Evil-5-Downloadable-Content-Not-Planned-For-PC-Version-At-This-Point.html"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/re5gemainvisual580-1258993694.jpg" /></a></div> When the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/resident-evil-5-gold-edition-hits-retail-in-march-dlc-in-febru/">new "Gold Edition" content</a> for Capcom's <em>oh-my-god-get-it-off-me</em>-em-up, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/resident-evil-5"><em>Resident Evil 5</em></a>, was announced for consoles, PC players were feeling left outside the Spencer Mansion. <a href="http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/700866/Resident-Evil-5-Downloadable-Content-Not-Planned-For-PC-Version-At-This-Point.html">G4</a> got in touch with Capcom to find out why the PC version wasn't listed as a platform for the new episodes and costumes, to which Capcom responded it had "no plans for PC at this point."<br /> <br /> The snub strikes us as odd, considering Capcom's continued support for its biggest games -- including <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/15/yatta-your-lame-pc-will-run-street-fighter-iv-specs-revealed/"><em>Street Fighter IV</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/08/bionic-commando-swings-to-pc-july-17-in-eu-july-28-in-us/"><em>Bionic Commando</em></a> and even <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/16/resident-evil-5-shambles-onto-pc-sept-15/"><em>RE5</em></a> -- on the PC platform throughout this year and into 2010 with <em>Lost Planet 2, </em><em>Dark Void</em> and <em>Dead Rising 2</em>. What's the matter, Capcom -- did the extras train derail at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/21/these-new-resident-evil-5-costumes-are-not-a-win-win/">Weird Costume Gulch</a>?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/">Capcom: 'No plans' for RE5 DLC on PC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/700866/Resident-Evil-5-Downloadable-Content-Not-Planned-For-PC-Version-At-This-Point.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250706/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OPi1tGzrSogDCLcEzBGu4lsVrHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OPi1tGzrSogDCLcEzBGu4lsVrHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OPi1tGzrSogDCLcEzBGu4lsVrHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OPi1tGzrSogDCLcEzBGu4lsVrHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=3WQI5K1Vvjg:LE6DKvzZPLU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=3WQI5K1Vvjg:LE6DKvzZPLU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=3WQI5K1Vvjg:LE6DKvzZPLU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=3WQI5K1Vvjg:LE6DKvzZPLU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/3WQI5K1Vvjg" height="1" width="1"/>capcomdlclost-in-nightmaresre5resident-evilresident-evil-5resident-evil-5-alternative-editionresident-evil-5-gold-editionMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/capcom-no-plans-for-re5-dlc-on-pc/<![CDATA[Sega picks America's next top Bayonetta model in Maxim competition]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/JZXr4d2h85M/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/#comments<div><a href="http://www.maxim.com/gaming/bfg/85229/bayonetta-contest-winner-announced.html"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/andreabay.jpg" style="padding-left: 5px;" /></a>Sega and Maxim.com have selected a winner in their search for a model that best captures the lead character from forthcoming action title <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Bayonetta/"><em>Bayonetta</em></a>. The young lady, Andrea Bonaccorso, walks away (slowly, considering she has guns for shoes) with an Xbox 360, a copy of the game and a 50-inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV Plasma TV. She'll also appear on Maxim.com, in a sensible, dignified outfit, we're sure.</div> <br /> So how did she qualify for such an honor? This is really what it says in the press release: "While some entrants perfectly mirrored the outfit of the character and others simply donned librarian glasses, Andrea married both elements to come out on top."<br /> <br /> So, there you have it. We're rewarding this girl for wearing both clothes <em>and</em> glasses. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Joystiq and Joystiq.com selected a loser in Sega and Maxim.com's Bayonetta Model Search and it's <em>all of us.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/">Sega picks America's next top Bayonetta model in Maxim competition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.maxim.com/gaming/bfg/85229/bayonetta-contest-winner-announced.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-mWMJLP9lYf0P8f1ytYmKJL9gEU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-mWMJLP9lYf0P8f1ytYmKJL9gEU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-mWMJLP9lYf0P8f1ytYmKJL9gEU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-mWMJLP9lYf0P8f1ytYmKJL9gEU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=JZXr4d2h85M:iQFwVhgLJG8:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=JZXr4d2h85M:iQFwVhgLJG8:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=JZXr4d2h85M:iQFwVhgLJG8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=JZXr4d2h85M:iQFwVhgLJG8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/JZXr4d2h85M" height="1" width="1"/>bayonettacompetitionmaximsegaMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/sega-picks-americas-next-top-bayonetta-model-in-maxim-competiti/<![CDATA[Free Need for Speed: Shift DLC adds new cars, team racing]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/3jq8FHAjLZw/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/free-need-for-speed-shift-dlc-adds-new-cars-team-racing/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/free-need-for-speed-shift-dlc-adds-new-cars-team-racing/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=425759"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/nfss_112309.jpg" /></a></div> EA's preparing <a href="http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=425759">a new pack of cars</a> for your virtual garage in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/need-for-speed-shift"><em>Need for Speed: Shift</em></a>. On December 1st, Xbox 360 owners worldwide will be given five classic rides to race around in, free of charge, while PS3 owners in Europe and North America gain access on December 3rd and 10th, respectively. Dubbed the Legendary Car pack, this new bit of DLC puts gamers behind the wheel of these five classic rides:<br /> <ul> <li>1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427</li> <li>1967 Shelby GT-500 (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W39auGRysM">Nicolas Cage</a> not included)</li> <li>1969 Dodge Charger R/T</li> <li>1971 Dodge Challenger R/T</li> <li>1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV</li> </ul> The free update will also bring with it a new Team Racing mode, which will allow two teams of up to six racers to compete against each other online. You've got some time, so find a few friends and get ready to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nkw_UQhq6M">shake and bake</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/free-need-for-speed-shift-dlc-adds-new-cars-team-racing/">Free Need for Speed: Shift DLC adds new cars, team racing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. 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A partnership between the ESA, Microsoft, Sony, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC), and the MacArthur Foundation will help to fund and run a series of STEM-related game design competitions.<br /> <br /> Details of the first two competitions - "Game Changers" and the less creatively titled "STEM National Video Game Competition" - are scant at the moment, though the former will involve Sony donating 1,000 PS3s and copies of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/littlebigplanet"><em>LittleBigPlanet</em></a> to libraries and community-based organizations in low-income districts, with plans to share the winning levels free to the gaming public. When asked, an ESA representative told Joystiq that more information would be revealed in "the coming weeks."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/esa-partners-with-microsoft-and-sony-for-stem-initiative-launches/">ESA partners with Microsoft &amp; Sony for STEM initiative, launches game creation competitions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST. 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-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#wii"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/wii.logo.bfhd08.jpg" /> </a></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#ps3"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/playstation.logo.small.2-9-08.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#x360"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/x360.logo.bfhd08.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> <tr style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#ds"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/dslogo.bfhd08.jpg" class="imagepadding" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#psp"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/psplogo.bfhd08.jpg" class="imagepadding" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/#pc"><img hspace="4" height="60" width="61" vspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/pc-mac.logo.020309.jpg" class="imagepadding" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Now Playing: November 23-29, 2009</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/now-playing-november-23-29-2009/">Now Playing: November 23-29, 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST. 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Get 'em while they're hot, folks!<br /> <br /> Everyone's favorite Amazonian retailer (after leafcladmailorderbrides.com, of course) has revealed a handful of hints for its pre-Black Friday selection of "Lightning Deals." Starting today at 9AM PST, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_blfr_bw_brwse?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=409566&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-6&amp;pf_rd_r=05YRVCJX1VZRTCYPY0JW&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=500938351&amp;pf_rd_i=384082011">Amazon</a> will be offering games ranging from ... well, we don't really know, now do we? <a href="http://www.cheapassgamer.com/?f=1676">CheapAssGamer</a> believes the first hint to indicate <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/new-play-control,pikmin"><em>New Play Control Pikmin</em></a>. Check out the hints for yourself below and feel free to speculate away in the comment section, you big <em>speculator</em> you. We'll update the deals as the day goes on.<br /> <br /> <strong>9AM PST/12PM EST</strong> - <strong>All titles 50% off</strong><br /> <ul> <li><em>New Play Control Pikmin</em> - <strong>$14.98</strong></li> <li><em>Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</em> Game of the Year edition for PlayStation 3 - <strong>$25.00</strong></li> <li><em>Rock Band 2</em>: Special Edition for Xbox 360 - <strong>$70.00</strong></li> <li><em>Rock Band 2</em>: Special Edition for PlayStation 3 - <strong>$70.00</strong></li> <li><em>Big Beach Sports</em> - <strong>$10.00</strong></li> <li><em>UFC: Undisputed</em> for Xbox 360 - <strong>$25.00</strong></li> </ul> <strong>12PM PST/3PM EST</strong><br /> <ul> <li><em>Call of Duty: World at War</em> for Nintendo Wii - <strong>$27.00</strong> (46% off)</li> <li>Black &amp; Crimson Nintendo DS Lite - <strong>$97.98</strong> (25% off)</li> </ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/amazon-pre-black-friday-lightning-deals-begin-today/">Amazon pre-Black Friday 'lightning deals' begin today [update 2]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_blfr_bw_brwse?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=409566&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-6&amp;pf_rd_r=05YRVCJX1VZRTCYPY0JW&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=500938351&amp;pf_rd_i=384082011>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/amazon-pre-black-friday-lightning-deals-begin-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250796/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/amazon-pre-black-friday-lightning-deals-begin-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e8K3gATz1qITCRcB2pW9UxPVSUA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e8K3gATz1qITCRcB2pW9UxPVSUA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e8K3gATz1qITCRcB2pW9UxPVSUA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e8K3gATz1qITCRcB2pW9UxPVSUA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=l_tQ3gu_k1Q:sM2lenT4QtA:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=l_tQ3gu_k1Q:sM2lenT4QtA:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=l_tQ3gu_k1Q:sM2lenT4QtA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=l_tQ3gu_k1Q:sM2lenT4QtA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/l_tQ3gu_k1Q" height="1" width="1"/>amazonblack-fridayblack-friday-2009googleholidaze-2009lightning-dealsnew-play-control-pikminpikminretailMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/amazon-pre-black-friday-lightning-deals-begin-today/<![CDATA[Bayonetta demo available in North America and Europe Dec. 3]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/NAlmvd3lc_o/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bayonetta-demo-available-in-north-america-and-europe-dec-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bayonetta-demo-available-in-north-america-and-europe-dec-3/#comments<center><a href="http://blogs.sega.com/europe/2009/11/23/demo-for-perfect-bayonetta-dated-for-december-3rd/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/bayonetta1123.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Finally, a chance to play <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/bayonetta">Bayonetta</a> </em>for those of us who never got around to setting up <a href="http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/bayonetta-demo-now-on-japanese-psn-and-xbox-marketplace/">Japanese PSN accounts</a> or <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/06/so-you-want-to-play-the-bayonetta-demo-early-do-you/">Sega Passes</a>. Sega announced that the demo for Platinum Games' torturiffic action game will be available on Xbox Live and PSN, in North America and Europe, on December 3.<br /> <br /> With this demo, you'll be able to gauge the limits of your <em>Bayonetta</em> fandom. Maybe you'll like it enough to buy it. Maybe you'll like it enough to buy the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/10/sega-europe-announces-bayonetta-special-edition/">PAL limited edition</a>. Or enough to <em>import </em>the PAL limited edition (for North American gamers). Or maybe you'll freak out about <em>Bayonetta</em> and feel compelled to import the <a href="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/bayonetta-climax-edition-goes-for-the-money-shot/">Australian limited edition</a>. This is why demos are so important: you can make sure you actually like the game before you bring yet another fancy plastic foot-pistol into your home.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="/photos/bayonetta/">Bayonetta</a></strong></p><a href="/photos/bayonetta/1491835/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/bayonetta_tokyo_2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/bayonetta/1491834/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/bayonetta_tokyo_3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/bayonetta/1491833/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/bayonetta_tokyo_7_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/bayonetta/1491832/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/bayonetta_tokyo_5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/bayonetta/1491831/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/bayonetta_tokyo_4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/bayonetta-demo-available-in-north-america-and-europe-dec-3/">Bayonetta demo available in North America and Europe Dec. 3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. 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And Nintendo is doing its best to keep it there, despite increased demand. According to <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/36614/Wii-sales-leap-as-Xmas-factor-kicks-in">MCV</a>, demand for the console has risen 60% in the last week, and distributor Nindie.com is working "round the clock" to keep shipments going briskly.<br /></div> </center> <br /> "Of course it would be wrong to attribute all of this to Black Wii as we're all starting to see a natural peak season uplift on all hardware," senior Nintendo product manager Rob Lowe said. But Wii sales have apparently doubled following the release of the smart-looking black system. And, Lowe reminds buyers, "It is a limited edition version of the console so currently we only have plans for it to be available in 2009." That should have some effect on demand as well.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/black-wii-holiday-demand-lead-to-big-sales-boost-in-europe/">Black Wii, holiday demand lead to big sales boost in Europe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/36614/Wii-sales-leap-as-Xmas-factor-kicks-in>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/black-wii-holiday-demand-lead-to-big-sales-boost-in-europe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250617/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/black-wii-holiday-demand-lead-to-big-sales-boost-in-europe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/T5kdS-IsTGNu9Y2-HWRTO_I1si0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/T5kdS-IsTGNu9Y2-HWRTO_I1si0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/T5kdS-IsTGNu9Y2-HWRTO_I1si0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/T5kdS-IsTGNu9Y2-HWRTO_I1si0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jLzYcs8-dlI:y127H_mPxhk:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jLzYcs8-dlI:y127H_mPxhk:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jLzYcs8-dlI:y127H_mPxhk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jLzYcs8-dlI:y127H_mPxhk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/jLzYcs8-dlI" height="1" width="1"/>black-wiinindie.comsalesukMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/black-wii-holiday-demand-lead-to-big-sales-boost-in-europe/<![CDATA[UK Charts: Modern Warfare still tops; Assassin's Creed 2 outperforms original's debut]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/n_kfP2UMjp4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/uk-charts-modern-warfare-still-tops-assassins-creed-2-outperf/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/uk-charts-modern-warfare-still-tops-assassins-creed-2-outperf/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=738&amp;s=1111"><img width="580" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="350" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/assassinscreed2580-1.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> The <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/assassins-creed-2"><em>Assassin's Creed</em></a> sequel may not have taken out <em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</em> from the top spot on the UK charts, but the game did outperform the original's 2007 debut by 12 percent in unit sales. Although Chart Track doesn't give specific unit sales figures, it's staggering to think that Infinity Ward's FPS <a href="http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=738&amp;s=1111">dropped 86 percent</a> after its launch week and still retained the top spot.<br /> <br /> Behind the big boys of violence, Nintendo's <em>New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports Resort </em>and <em>Wii Fit Plus</em> took the next three spots, respectively. The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/review-left-4-dead-2/">hardened</a> <em>Left 4 Dead 2</em> shambled up to seventh spot.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=738&amp;s=1111">Source</a> -- <em>Call of Duty </em>stands firm [Chart Track]<br /> <a href="http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&amp;ct=110015">Source</a> -- All formats chart [Chart Track]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/uk-charts-modern-warfare-still-tops-assassins-creed-2-outperf/">UK Charts: Modern Warfare still tops; Assassin's Creed 2 outperforms original's debut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:39:00 EST. 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The next <em>Bit.Trip</em> game is now available on WiiWare, DSiWare receives another heaping serving of <em>Electroplankton</em>, and Virtual Console welcomes ... <em>Super Mario Kart</em>. We guess when Nintendo said "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/21/report-mario-kart-pilotwings-and-smash-bros-coming-to-virtual/">by year's end</a>" it meant "next week." See the full, seasonally appropriate <em>bounty </em>after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendoware-weekly-bit-trip-void-super-mario-kart-a-boy-and/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NintendoWare Weekly: Bit.Trip Void, Super Mario Kart, A Boy and His Blob</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendoware-weekly-bit-trip-void-super-mario-kart-a-boy-and/">NintendoWare Weekly: Bit.Trip Void, Super Mario Kart, A Boy and His Blob</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST. 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The metallic blue DSi bundle (a new color for the States) will feature Mario-themed DSiWare, while the white is for those with "a passion for brain teasers."<br /> <ul> <li>Blue version: <em>Mario vs. Donkey Kong</em><em>: Minis March Again!, D</em><em>r. Mario Express, </em><em>WarioWare</em>: <em>Snapped!</em>, <em>Mario</em> <em>Calculator </em>and<em> Mario</em> <em>Clock</em><em>.<br /> </em></li> <li>White version: <em>Brain Age</em> <em>Express: Arts &amp; Letters</em>, <em>Brain Age</em> <em>Express: Sudoku, </em><em>Brain Age</em> <em>Express: Math,</em><em> Clubhouse Games</em> <em>Express</em>: <em>Card Classics</em>, <em>Photo Clock.</em></li> </ul> <p>There is no altered price to go with the announcement of these bundles, so we're guessing the units will retail at the normal $170 price. Of course, it is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/black-friday">Black Friday</a>, so check various retailers for the best deals.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/limited-edition-dsi-bundles-featuring-mario-brain-teaser-dsiw/">Nintendo launching Limited Edition DSi bundles featuring Mario, 'brain teaser' DSiWare packs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=20975>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/limited-edition-dsi-bundles-featuring-mario-brain-teaser-dsiw/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19250488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/limited-edition-dsi-bundles-featuring-mario-brain-teaser-dsiw/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_yrkbsChl1G2DYp7ejJGoBdBusE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_yrkbsChl1G2DYp7ejJGoBdBusE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_yrkbsChl1G2DYp7ejJGoBdBusE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_yrkbsChl1G2DYp7ejJGoBdBusE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=AkRSAADbl8E:Scm6seCtHX0:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=AkRSAADbl8E:Scm6seCtHX0:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=AkRSAADbl8E:Scm6seCtHX0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=AkRSAADbl8E:Scm6seCtHX0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/AkRSAADbl8E" height="1" width="1"/>black-friday-2009brain-agedonkey-kongdsi-bundlesdsiwareholidaze-2009mariowariowareMon, 23 Nov 2009 09:33:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/limited-edition-dsi-bundles-featuring-mario-brain-teaser-dsiw/<![CDATA[The Best of Big Download: November 16-22]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/UCoMmZtIY60/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/mac/" rel="tag">Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/meta-about-joystiq/" rel="tag">Meta (about Joystiq)</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/bigdownloadjostiqmay99.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Was the past week good for you? It certainly was good for us. As usual Big Download had a bunch of exclusive feautures, news items and downloads for any PC gaming fan. Let's take a look back at the last seven days:<br /><strong>Exclusive Features</strong><br /> <ul> <li><em>Left 4 Dead 2</em>: Check out <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/18/review-left-4-dead-2-pc/">our review</a> of the PC version of Valve's shooter. Plus you still have time <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/19/contest-win-one-of-five-steam-codes-for-left-4-dead-2/">to win one of five Steam download codes</a> for the full game.</li> <li><em>Interviews</em>: This week we chatted with the creator of the upcoming <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/16/nes-style-left-4-dead-in-development-for-pc/">8-bit version of <em>Left 4 Dead</em></a> along with the COO of Reality Gap about the <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/19/interview-we-chat-with-reality-gap-about-battleswarm-field-of/">new free-to-play title Battleswarm</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/16/mac-monday-drawn-new-star-soccer/"><em>Mac Monday</em></a>: This week we focus on two Mac games: <em>Drawn: The Painted Tower</em> and <em>New Star Soccer 2010</em>. </li> <li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/16/boot-disk-fallout-2/"><em>Boot Disk</em></a>: This week our retro games feature looks at Interplay's <em>Fallout 2</em>.</li> <li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/18/big-ideas-whats-taboo/"><em>Big Ideas</em></a>: Our weekly look at game themes examines what, if anything, could be considered taboo in games.</li> <li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/18/all-you-need-to-know-assassins-creed-2/"><em>All You Need To Know</em></a>: Our weekly 411 on a game titles gives you the info you need on <em>Assassin's Creed 2</em>.</li> <li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/20/freeware-friday-captain-forever/"><em>Freeware Friday</em></a>: Our popular look at free PC games checks out the browser-based <em>Captain Forever</em>.</li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Best of Big Download: November 16-22</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/">The Best of Big Download: November 16-22</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.bigdownload.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19249224/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yjXYtRbUT9GGoaCqgwt4QzrHTFc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yjXYtRbUT9GGoaCqgwt4QzrHTFc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yjXYtRbUT9GGoaCqgwt4QzrHTFc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/yjXYtRbUT9GGoaCqgwt4QzrHTFc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=UCoMmZtIY60:rEcNB9WByZU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=UCoMmZtIY60:rEcNB9WByZU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=UCoMmZtIY60:rEcNB9WByZU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=UCoMmZtIY60:rEcNB9WByZU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/UCoMmZtIY60" height="1" width="1"/>big-downloadMon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/the-best-of-big-download-november-16-22/<![CDATA[Valve selling Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead-themed greeting cards]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/6ZoICrhDD-0/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/valve-selling-team-fortress-2-left-4-dead-themed-greeting-cards/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/valve-selling-team-fortress-2-left-4-dead-themed-greeting-cards/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.valvesoftware.com/"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/tf2holidaygreetingcard580pxheaderimg.jpg" /></a></div> We know how boring most holly jolly holiday cards can be, so we were glad to see that a handful of Valve-ified greeting cards are now available for purchase at the game maker's <a href="http://store.valvesoftware.com/">online store</a>. Featuring characters from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/left-4-dead"><em>Left 4 Dead</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/left-4-dead-2"><em>Left 4 Dead 2</em></a>, and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/team-fortress-2"><em>Team Fortress 2</em></a> in compromising holiday situations, there's no doubt that we'll actually - <em>finally</em> - send out greeting cards this year to everyone in our little black book. We're quite partial to the handful of <em>TF2</em>-themed images you see above (just look at The Spy, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/17/it-was-obvious-meet-team-fortress-2s-spy/">back with The Scout's mother</a>!), but we're sure there's something for everyone in your list of Source Engine-loving holiday card receivers. <br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/22/valve-offers-up-some-cool-holiday-greeting-cards/">Big Download</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/valve-selling-team-fortress-2-left-4-dead-themed-greeting-cards/">Valve selling Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead-themed greeting cards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:59:00 EST. 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The terrifically named, PSP-exclusive <em>J. LEAGUE Football Club Tsukurou! 6 Pride of J</em> took top honors in the Japanese charts this week, pushing the portable platform to a first-place finish over its ill-equipped, football-less competitors.<br /> <br /> We know better than to stand in the way of progress -- so, from henceforth, Joystiq will be changing its focus from video games to the foot-centric sport which half of our posts tend to be about anyways. Yes, we know very, <em>very</em> little about the game, but we don't really think that's too important. You know what is important? Choosing a new name of our blog, which we've already done: <em>Joykick</em>. Or, in sticking with our current typographically-challenged theme: Joyqick. Yeah, that's solid gold.<br /> <br /> We know this transition will be extremely difficult, but as you probably already know, we've always had a knack for achieving our lofty GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLS! (See? <em>It's already started</em>.)<br /> <br /> - PSP: 38,770 <img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 4,986 (14.76%)<br /> - PS3: 38,498 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 10,427 (21.31%) <br /> - DSi: 33,749 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 3,672 (9.81%)<br /> - Wii: 26,764 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 5,046 (15.86%)<br /> - PSP Go: 6,427 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 7,565 (54.07%)<br /> - DS Lite: 5,036 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 479 (8.69%)<br /> - Xbox 360: 4,124 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 555 (11.86%)<br /> - PS2: 2,031 <img hspace="4" height="10" border="0" align="bottom" width="10" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg" /> 35 (1.69%)<br /> <br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.m-create.com/ranking/">Media Create</a>]<br /> <br /> <b>See</b>: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/japanesehardwaresales">The foot-centric archives</a><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/japanese-hardware-sales-nov-9-nov-15-new-direction-edition/">Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 9 - Nov. 15: New direction edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. 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Turns out that Blizzard's Rob Pardo thinks that's a bunch of hogwash. Rather, that's at least what we can infer from his recent conversation with <a href="http://techland.com/2009/11/19/blizzard-who-knows-when-diablo-iii-will-ship/">Techland</a> on the subject. "We always announce all of our games too early," he says. "I think it's safe to say that, yeah, [<em>Diablo 3</em>] is not going to be out next year."<br /> <br /> Considering <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/starcraft-2-delayed-until-2010/"><em>StarCraft 2</em>'s delay to 2010</a>, we think it's fair to assume that <em>Diablo 3</em> will in fact not be arriving before a <em>StarCraft</em> sequel. Pardo adds that it's not a question of lacking resources, as "each game has individual development teams; it's just that the way that we develop games, we develop them very iteratively." Worse yet, there doesn't seem to be a finish line in sight for <em>D3</em>. "Now when we announce [a game] we just go, 'Here's the game we're working on, we're going to start talking about it and who knows when it ships.'" If any of you were still holding your breath for <em>Diablo 3</em>'s release, now might be a good time to exhale.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/21/blizzard-diablo-iii-is-not-going-to-be-out-next-year/">Big Download</a>]<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/">Diablo 3 (9/5/09)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/2260738/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/ss89-hires-1252171595_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/2260739/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/ss90-hires-1252171599_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/2260740/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/ss91-hires-1252171604_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/2260741/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/ss92-hires-1252171609_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/diablo-3-9-5-09-0/2260742/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/ss93-hires-1252171614_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/blizzard-says-no-diablo-3-in-2010-who-knows-when-itll-be-rel/">Blizzard says no Diablo 3 in 2010, 'who knows' when it'll be released</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techland.com/2009/11/19/blizzard-who-knows-when-diablo-iii-will-ship/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/blizzard-says-no-diablo-3-in-2010-who-knows-when-itll-be-rel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19249620/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/blizzard-says-no-diablo-3-in-2010-who-knows-when-itll-be-rel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i8RBJP0CkGY8CZOJcf66prSPN90/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i8RBJP0CkGY8CZOJcf66prSPN90/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i8RBJP0CkGY8CZOJcf66prSPN90/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i8RBJP0CkGY8CZOJcf66prSPN90/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=K8ALBJCr-j0:AJdbeT7mzIk:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=K8ALBJCr-j0:AJdbeT7mzIk:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.joystiq.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=K8ALBJCr-j0:AJdbeT7mzIk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=K8ALBJCr-j0:AJdbeT7mzIk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/K8ALBJCr-j0" height="1" width="1"/>2010activisionactivision-blizzardblizzarddiablodiablo-3pcrelease-daterob-pardostarcraftstarcraft-2Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/blizzard-says-no-diablo-3-in-2010-who-knows-when-itll-be-rel/<![CDATA[Left 4 Dead 2 gets patched on PC]]>http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/qqg0POVvERM/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/left-4-dead-2-gets-patched-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/left-4-dead-2-gets-patched-on-pc/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/3146/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/zombedies-l4d.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> A few minor glitches which <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/left-4-dead-2"><em>Left 4 Dead 2</em></a> players on Steam were experiencing have been <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/3146/">squashed by a recent patch</a>. The update includes fixes for an error which impeded matchmaking for players looking for higher difficulty games, for a bug which allowed special infected to team up on players who are being pummeled by a Charger, and for performance problems which cropped up when the game rendered too many decals, "notably when fighting Tanks with shotguns."<br /> <br /> Well, thank goodness for that. If there's a better way to kill a Tank than with a few well-placed shotgun blasts, we've yet to find it. Check out the full list of changes after the jump!<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/left-4-dead-2-gets-patched-on-pc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Left 4 Dead 2 gets patched on PC</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/22/left-4-dead-2-gets-patched-on-pc/">Left 4 Dead 2 gets patched on PC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST. 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