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But imagine this: Today's youngsters won't even need school anymore! As if hit educational television shows like Grey's Anatomy weren't enough to teach kids all about the human body, ABC has partnered with the game craftsmen at Ubisoft to deliver all of that education in an interactive...
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 While we've got our fingers crossed for some new assets in BioShock 2 (would you really visit the same Rapture twice?), the "New Daddy" pictured above will not be one of them. This image popped op on the Bioshock 2 Forums today initiall...
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 While we've got our fingers crossed for some new assets in BioShock 2 (would you really visit the same Rapture twice?), the "New Daddy" pictured above will not be one of them. This image popped op on the Bioshock 2 Forums today initiall...
Filed under: PC, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Click me to see this year's IGF nominees. originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Video, CasualThings aren't going so well in the world of EA. Disappointing sales of games like Mirror's Edge and Dead Space have forced the company to restructure, letting go of 10% of its workforce. However, we see newfound hope for the company's bo...
2008 was the best year in the World of Warcraft yet -- we got a terrific expansion, a few content patches, tons of class improvements, and lots and lots of great gameplay out of it. The past twelve months have been very good to Azeroth's inhabitants, and we're looking for an even better time in...
FinalFantasy-XIII.net has nabbed some high quality screens of Final Fantasy XIII from Famitsu, and they're lovely. But as we peruse them, we can't help but have the sensation of flipping through a really fancy coffin catalog. Yes, the rosewood casket is gorgeous, but it's not as if you're e...
We're posting these new StarCraft II screens (we count six) with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having seen these new depictions of war-waging micro machines, this someone has triggered an inescapable obsession. Our frie...
Epic VP Mark Rein has posted on the Gears of War 2 forum, indicating that a major title update for the best-selling sequel is due to arrive in January. Some of the improvements planned: adding Achievements for the DLC content; fixing bugs; and addressing exploits.
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure February 27- Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) February 27- Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii/DS/PC) March 13 - Resident Evil 5 (X360/PS3) March TBA - MotoGP (Wii)
Update: Added Capcom's North American information after the break. Update 2: Bionic Commando will not be hitting Europe in March. The timetable is the same as the US: in the first half of '09. Continue reading Capcom reveals Q1 releases for Europe, North America
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure Capcom Europe revealed today -- and reiterated in a few cases -- the release schedule for its titles in the first quarter of 2009. February 27- Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) March TBA - MotoGP (Wii)
We're automatically skeptical of any reports coming out of an organization who uses the letter "Z" to pluralize, but we find it difficult not to believe in a recent finding from VGChartz (sigh), who claim that Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling video game of all...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action > When a game has you sitting on the edge of your seat, your heart pounding out of your chest, and the feeling that you might have a stroke any second, then you know the developer did something right. Even if that something might result in a nervous br...
A 17-year-old Ohio gamer was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to commit suicide to a Blizzard customer service rep, presumably over World of Warcraft. The rep called 911 and the boy was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor. The police report says the juvenile's excuse wa...
Ars went down the rabbit hole to get some answers from Digital River about why the company does this, but was met with a perma-hold and disconnects when calling. Considering that we haven't heard of "extended download service" fees on independently-created digital distribution servic...
Just when we'd gotten used to writing a different sort of headline, Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War once again climbs to the top of the UK all-format software sales charts. After being punted (that's another football joke, you see) from the top spot by FIFA 09 last week, the umpteenth s...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 Still holding onto Call of Duty 4 as your war-time shooter of choice? Amazon's video game deal of the day might change your opinion. The online retailer is offering World at War for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $35 today, almost half off t...
Staying strong at top is Halo 3, followed by the Call of Duty: World at War and CoD4, respectively. The promotional Dash of Destruction managed to take 6th place, and somehow bumped Fallout 3 from 8th to oblivion. Full list after the break. Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 That Combustible map pack didn't seem to ignite much passion into Gears of War 2, as the shoe-in for Best Shooter Involving a Chain Saw-infused Rifle Award remains numero quartro on the Xbox Live activity chart for last week. The game was also 4th place the we...
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft has reached 11.5 million subscribers, meaning Azeroth has surpassed the great state of Ohio's population. Clearly people were clamoring to see the Lich King's wrath, as the game's second expansion sold 2.8 million copies in...
If you're smart enough to click and watch the video we've embedded for you just after the jump, you're going to doubt us at first. "I don't even see how this is video game related!" you'll think. "You're slipping in your old age, Joystiq." While it's true that we are, we implore you to hang in ther...
It's that time of year: delayed travel, cold weather, spiked egg nog, and holiday gaming cards from the video game industry. They range from Konami's fairly plain jane attempt (No Snake? No Hideo?), all the way up to the custom old-school card created for us by The Minus World. What, no $20 gi...
Taking the #2 spot were Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime, while Tim Sweeney and Mike Capps of Epic Games took the bronze. Kotick and Morhaime took their rightful place for being part of The Merger which eclipsed Electronic Arts. Sweeney and Capps receive...
We're sure you thought that Hickory Farms gift box you sent Bungie was going to go unreciprocated, but the company has just filled your stocking with a brand new shot (seen above) from the forthcoming Halo 3 map, "Orbital." Screw that version though -- give it a click and truly absorb it in Gi...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Casual The PlayStation Blog notes that the December 22 (i.e. today) PlayStation Home update will restore voice chat to the service. The feature was "temporarily" suspended with the 1.04 patch, but now the oral racism and sexism can flow freely again with 1.05.
EA has accepted the warm embrace of Steam and will begin using the digital distribution service. Following reports that Spore was crawling out of the primordial ooze to Steam, Valve announced today that several of the latest EA titles are available now, with many more coming over the next...
Nine studios and publishing locations will be closed by the company, including Black Box Studio (Need for Speed) in Vancouver, British Columbia, which will move its remaining staff to EA's studio in Burnaby, BC -- the company recently killed plans for a third Canadian studio. The publis...
The Crash Commandos land this week on the PSN, along with Penny Arcade Adventures Ep. 2. If you're looking to whip up something a little more old-school, check out Castlevania Chronicles. There are also several pieces of new DLC for your favorite music games to keep you rockin' through the ho...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, ActionJust a year and a half or so after it was rated by the ESRB, we're finally seeing Castlevania Chronicles show up on the PSN today for the bargain price of $5.99. So, if you're in the mood for a distinctly different take on Castlevania (well, not that diffe...
Lionhead is going to need a little bit more time before it starts accepting the 800 ($10) fare to Knothole Island. According to the Fable 2 expansion's Xbox.com page, the new land won't be available next week due to "unexpected technical difficulties" until "late January."
The Houser brothers aren't going anywhere -- at least not anywhere that's out of the reach of Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two. The company has announced a new long-term employment agreement with "key members of the creative team" behind Grand Theft Auto IV, including Rockstar rocks...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 Amazon is doing an all-PlayStation 3 Gold Box tomorrow, and as promised over the weekend, we've got the clues for the Lightning Deals. Now, if only we could figure out what the 12PM-1PM game will be ... (all times Pacific):
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii Alright everyone, brace for surprise! Nintendo revealed its release calendar for the first quarter of 2009, and it includes: A game that teaches math; several remakes and rehashes; and, the big surprise, a Pokémon game! No, seriously.
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online Gears of War 2 continues slipping down Xbox Live's activity chart, according to Major Nelson's latest report. For the week of Dec. 8, Marcus and company are at the #4 spot, behind top dawgs Halo 3, CoD: World at War and Call of Duty 4.
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online Gears of War 2 continues slipping down Xbox Live's activity chart, according to Major Nelson's latest report. For the week of Dec. 8, Marcus and company are at the #4 spot, behind top dawgs Halo 3, CoD: World at War and Call of Duty 4.
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online Gears of War 2 continues slipping down Xbox Live's activity chart, according to Major Nelson's latest report. For the week of Dec. 8, Marcus and company are at the #4 spot, behind top dawgs Halo 3, CoD: World at War and Call of Duty 4.
The Daily Telegraph has thrown two pence in with its own "best of" video game round up, naming its top 50 games of 2008. Like X-Play before it, the conservative UK newspaper named Lionhead's Fable 2 as the best game to come along in the last 12 months, romancing the crown out from under near-wi...
Call of Duty: World at War (CoD:W@W for the more efficient among you) has defended its number one position on the all-format UK game sales charts, extending its reign to a fifth consecutive week despite heavy holiday competition. Mario Kart Wii took the second spot, followed by FIFA '09 an...
Maybe it's us. Maybe we're the ones feeling Scroogey with our wallets. But how can Epic and Microsoft try to sell us more maps when online matchmaking is still broken? We suggest you preview the Combustible Map Pack before you buy. There's an image gallery below, and map descriptions and a vid...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters This just in from the Spike VGA Awards: Gears of War 2 Combustible map pack, which includes Flood, Gold Rush and Fuel Station, will be available tonight at 3AM ET. No price mentioned. Now back to the liveblog ...
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters Still holding out for new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare maps and playlists? We're sorry to be the ones to tell you this, but there aren't anymore maps or playlists. None. Go home, kid. Over at the official Xbox foru...
With literally no releases on Xbox 360 this week, you'd think we wouldn't be very busy over at Xbox 360 Fanboy. Not so, however, as we managed to download and play the Resident Evil 5 demo and record our video impressions just for you. We've also got a new podcast episode, the usual news and a cha...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online Epic gave the old Gears servers a good hard boot, er, re-boot earlier this week, claiming that the new configuration will allow the matchmaking servers to support more players per server. "Based on what we're seeing so far, matchmaking times have i...
Our friends at Massively have all the gruesome details if you're still not convinced of 1.1a's freshness. originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 Okay, get this. CVG is reporting that the new issue of EGM features a Gears of War 3 rumor. Come on, that's just silly. Everyone knows that Cliff and the gang have "never announced" a trilogy. (Why do it now?) Besides, suggesting that Gears of War 3 will be released...
In an effort to enhance the online experience of Gears of War 2 - not, as you may think, to provide us with an excuse to use the above image again - Epic Games is planning another round of multiplayer fixes for the game. Company veep Mark Rein confirmed that a second patch is incoming via Epic's o...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Business There are a whole lot of Gears in the retail machine. Epic VP Mark Rein has confirmed that 3 million copies of Gears of War 2 have sold through (not just shipped to stores) worldwide since the game launched on November 7.
As the recently released expansion for World of Warcraft clearly displayed with its mind-boggling sales figures, add-ons for MMOs (particularly ones with a large player base) can be lucrative undertakings. Despite this fact, Mythic developer Mark Jacobs recently issued a surprisin...
We know that this is only going to interest a small portion of you, but if you're part of the Warhammer Online fan base, it's captivating stuff. When players in WAR finish a Public Quest, the loot they get is partially dependent on their "Contribution" rating, which supposedly credits them...
Just as we were starting to get excited for next year's Halo 3: Recon, we have to delete that name in our mind space and replace it with the far less sexy Halo 3: ODST. Word of the name change came from Bungie this morning, saying the "new title is a more straightforward account of the experience...
Nobody seems to have been whipped into a frenzy by Konami's recent stab at a Castlevania fighting game. A small group of reviewers has finally passed judgment on the Wii-only release, and, by-and-large, the consensus is a resounding ...
Tobal please. oh, and Star Gladiator, Vagrant Story, Bushido Blade, Suikoden 2, Breath of Fire 3, Colony Wars, Alundra and SF Alpha 3 while you're at it. wha the heck, why not some Abe games, as well as the two Lunars'? ...
Believe it or not, the New Xbox Experience isn't the only thing that happened in the land of 360 this week. Oh no, we also have ... other things like ... um ... you know, stuff. Ooh, like A Kingdom for Keflings came out. It's a really cool XBLA game because ... it lets you use your Avatar as a playable character. Oka...
World of Warcraft players are experiencing a world event leading up to the launch of Wrath of the Lich King. No, it's not another invasion of flesh-craving zombies -- but it's just as cool.Warhammer Online 1.0.5 patch notes live, Public Test server opened
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Being the foul-smelling, eternally greedy anti-hero that he is, it comes as little surprise to see Wario delve into the lucrative field of video game development yet again. According to a recent operational briefing, delivered by ...
are currently bidding for the film rights to Electronic Arts' as-yet unnannounced game based on Dante's Inferno. EA's recently been on a movie deal bender, selling the rights to films based on Army of Two (suckers) and Mass Effect, ...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour that utters Rock Band less than a half dozen times. Compar...
Filed under: Podcasts We know, we know, it's such a terrible problem to have, but we really are being overwhelmed with good games. Dead Space and FarCry 2 get the bulk of our time, but there's a little Fable 2 discussion in there for you as well.
1UP (A-): "Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke."Kombo (50/100): "Initially, there's an element of novelty to Wii Music. Admittedly, it's k...
We've contacted Sony to find out if the North America version will also be delayed and will update as soon as we hear back. A statement from SCEE about the European delay is expected shortly. Source - very urgent about little big planet [PlayStation Forums]
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 LittleBigPlanet has been delayed for an unspecified amount of time in Europe. Originally expected to launch next week, future friends of SackBoy may need to wait until mid-November. GI.biz reports that some retailers are listing November 14th as the new re...
Warcraft fans are pretty much all just as happy as that kid above (ok, well maybe not that happy). But there's lots of reasons to cheer -- BlizzCon took place in Anaheim, California this past weekend, patch 3.0.2 hit the live realms today, and next month, Wrath of the Lich King, the second WoW ex...
We're talking about LittleBigPlanet, we're giving away LittleBigPlanet beta codes (tune in!), and we're playing the latest hit game based on the podcast. No, not Earthosaur, you nerd. It's ColorBlind so check that noise out! And thanks to hard-working man Danny from the JPAG for the pic o...
Sin & Punishment 2 (Wii) - 2009. New Punch-Out!!! (Wii) - 2009. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS) - 2009. Mario & Luigi RPG (DS)- 2009. Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (DS)- Nov. 10, 2008. Personal Trainer: Cooking (DS) - Nov. 24, 2008. ...
When the Joystiq Network last spoke with Warhammer Online executive producer Jeff Hickman, the experience left us rolling on the floor in laughter. During a guest appearance on the Big Download podcast, Hickman and company were noticeably tired from a tour in Leipzig and PAX promoting t...
Beginning this Thursday, junior rockers that prefer PS3 can rip their Rock Band tracks right to their system in preparation for Rock Band 2. But, much like Ziggy Stardust, the Sept. 11 patch will be hiding a secret under all the glam: The addition of Guitar Hero III Les Paul controller suppor...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person ShootersAs part of their Penny Arcade Expo presence, team Bungie lifted the mysterious curtain on their latest Halo 3 multiplayer map called Purple Reign Assembly, giving PAX attendees a new map to frolic about in. But knowing that it isn't a...
Make no mistake, Call of Duty 4 players: Infinity Ward is listening. If you need evidence, you need look no further than the slew of updates and changes that are coming to the game in the coming months, which we talked with IW community ...
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Well, BlizzCon is officially over, and folks will have to wait another year to experience it again. Hopefully by this time next year, however, both StarCraft 2 and the WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King will be on store shelves, or in your hands. Until then we'll be waiting for the dribbles t...