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Nintendo 'hasn't committed' to new Zelda for Wii in 2010
We all know that home console Zelda games take longer to develop than most small, fledgling nations -- still, we'd secretly hoped that Nintendo would pull a hat trick next year, releasing new Wii installments in the Metroid, Mario and the aforementioned Triforce-centric series. Sadly,...
Monday, Oct 19
Batman: Arkham Asylum creator focused on quality over quantity, hasn't played BioShock
In a lengthy post-mortem with Gamasutra this week, Rocksteady Studios creative director Sefton Hill spoke his mind on a mess of topics regarding this summer's surprise hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. "There are too many games out there that deliver lots of average content," Hill said when a...
Friday, Oct 9
Hands-on: Front Mission Evolved
Many franchises attempt to break apart from familiar genres in an effort to expand their fan bases. Metroid went first-person, Halo went RTS and Square Enix's long-standing, tactical RPG franchise, Front Mission, has turned into a standard third-person action game.
Sunday, Sep 20
Swag Sunday: Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii)
At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii ($50 ARV)For a list of complete rules, click hereSwag Sunday: Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii) originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, Jun 11
Ask Joystiq Nintendo: On rails edition
CA by JC Fletcher { Jun 11th 2009 at 4:30PM } We thought we would be inundated with questions following E3, but it appears that you guys are still too shell-shocked from the Metroid: Other M trailer to speak. Or from the Wii Vitality Sensor reveal. ...
Wednesday, Jun 10
Interview: Alexei Pajitnov, creator of Tetris
CA by Kevin Kelly { Jun 10th 2009 at 7:00AM } Alexey Pajitnov (right) with Dutch games publisher Henk Rogers, who helped place the game on every Game Boy. With Project Natal, Uncharted 2, Metroid: Other M, Scribblenauts, and everything else going on at E3 ...
Tuesday, Jun 2
Hands-on: Shadow Complex not too complex, very familiar
CA by Richard Mitchell { Jun 2nd 2009 at 6:45PM } Let there be absolutely no doubt that Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex is heavily inspired by 2D exploration games of yore, namely Metroid and Castlevania. The Xbox Live representative that guided our ...
Wednesday, May 21
Today in Joystiq: May 21, 2008
Filed under: Retro Take a look at this recreation of 16-bit Samus Aran "made entirely of stone mosaic blocks which were hand-nipped to form a several hundred pixel depiction," according to the Flickr page. Now let's see how we can use mosaic blocks to recreate Metroid Prime-era Samus ... now t...
Wednesday, Apr 23
Today in Joystiq: April 23, 2008
Culture & Community Mega64's 'Car' is a treat Celebrate Mario Kart Wii with alternate karts, Wii wheel substitutions GTA IV pirates recommend you 'go and buy this one' Dead Space Animated Comic: Issue 1
Thursday, Mar 27
Ask Joystiq: hunting, singing, hating, saving
Filed under: Culture, Features, Retro This week on Ask Joystiq, we tackle Smash Bros Brawl's quirky saving preferences, universal disdain for Metroid II, the Smash Bros Brawl theme song, and the hunt for a classic Apple II platformer.
Wednesday, Aug 29
Today in Joystiq: August 29, 2007
Variety's Metroid Corruption review highlights message conflict Sam and Max Season Two trailer online Streets of Rage 2 sneaks on to XBLA today Meet Tekken 6's new fatty: Bob Calif. Sen. Leland Yee favors AO rated games on consoles Casual games bridge generation gap, report finds
Tuesday, Aug 28
Variety's Metroid Corruption review highlights message conflict
The Variety review of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption just goes to show the ramifications Nintendo's message that the Wii is a casual system can cause a title like Metroid. Just forget the debate if Nintendo abandoned hardcore gamers, or gamers abandoned Nintendo, for just a little bit. Like w...
Monday, Aug 27
The Joystiq Weekend: August 25 - 27, 2007
Rumor: GameStop increasing pre-order to $10, changing image Metroid Dread 'nearing completion', hidden Metroid Prime 3 message teases\ Culture & Community Star Jones video game violence segment Metroid retrospective: Part 5 -- Timeline squished in a morph ball
Monday, Aug 13
The Joystiq Weekend: August 11 - 13, 2007
Second Life sex program lawsuit Xbox 360 only 17% shooter games (22% of 'good games') Final Fantasy video retrospective: Part V Microsoft's Dream-Build-Play contest fulfills a few indie devs' dreams DS emulator on a PSP, just because
Monday, Jul 2
The Joystiq Weekend: June 30 - July 2, 2007
New games this week: Ninja Gaiden Sigma edition Metroid Prime 3 quietly delayed a week, try to remain calm 1UP: 360 football games to run faster than PS3 Ocarina of Time voted 'Best Videogame' by Edge readers Robbing a GameStop for the games of course
Thursday, Jun 28
Podcast: Freelance musician Virt to compose Contra 4 soundtrack
Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, ActionJake "Virt" Kaufman, founder of the videogame remix site VGMix, gets to add another shining star to his resume: composer for Contra 4. The freelance musician has worked on game soundtracks before, including Scurge: Hive and WayForward's own ge...
