http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif 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/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/17Y8qZ4bmXI/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/bayonettas-dancing-is-really-sexy/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/bayonettas-dancing-is-really-sexy/#comments<center><a href="http://platinumgames.com/2009/11/24/dance-movie-prototype/"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/bayonetta1124.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Did you think the footage of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bayonetta">Bayonetta</a> summoning <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/bayonettas-magical-torture-fetish-explained/">intricate torture devices</a> was disturbing? Wait until you see this context-free prototype dancing footage, featuring everyone's favorite <a href="http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/10/26/bayonetta_is_a_giant/">giant witch</a> cutting a motion-captured rug (after the break). We don't know if it's the fact that the animations have yet to be finalized in this sequence, or if it's the idea of Bayonetta taking a break from her <em>brutal revenge quest</em> to get down, or if it's simply Bayonetta's flagrantly inhuman body proportions, but <em>yikes.</em><br /> <br /> What kind of touch-ups did Platinum do after this prototype stage? " ... on Kamiya-san's orders," animator Uchi says, "we accentuated the movements of her waist and butt to make it over-the-top in the sexiness department." You'd have to accentuate the <em>hell</em> out of those movements to go from <em>that</em> to "sexy."<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/bayonettas-dancing-is-really-sexy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bayonetta's dancing is really 'sexy'</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/2009/11/24/bayonettas-dancing-is-really-sexy/">Bayonetta's dancing is really 'sexy'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. 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Most people, as we understand it, are a bit daunted by the game's iconic peripheral at first. We're told it can be quite intimidating. That may be true, but just wait until you see some of the original prototypes <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/05/whats-in-a-name-robomodo/">Robomodo</a> recently revealed to <a href="http://www.develop-online.net/news/33349/In-Pictures-How-the-RIDE-team-built-a-board?">Develop</a>. Employing wooden boards, blank decks, arcade buttons, trackballs and, yes, duct tape, the prototypes appear infinitely more frightening than the comparatively svelte final product. Check them out and be thankful for the <em>Ride</em> that never was.</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/the-terrifying-prototypes-of-tony-hawk-ride/">The terrifying prototypes of Tony Hawk: Ride</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:00 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.develop-online.net/news/33349/In-Pictures-How-the-RIDE-team-built-a-board?>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/the-terrifying-prototypes-of-tony-hawk-ride/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252358/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/the-terrifying-prototypes-of-tony-hawk-ride/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4ZTVNaHeO0lB282WZe0yAHTqr7o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4ZTVNaHeO0lB282WZe0yAHTqr7o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4ZTVNaHeO0lB282WZe0yAHTqr7o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4ZTVNaHeO0lB282WZe0yAHTqr7o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=BlRbNJI-xII:Yz-P1GFtEWU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=BlRbNJI-xII:Yz-P1GFtEWU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=BlRbNJI-xII:Yz-P1GFtEWU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=BlRbNJI-xII:Yz-P1GFtEWU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/BlRbNJI-xII" height="1" width="1"/>activisionriderobomodotony-hawk-rideTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/the-terrifying-prototypes-of-tony-hawk-ride/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/1fjXPbfjzI4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478934/full/"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/xbox.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/holyfield_112409.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><em><small>Punch your way through to our gallery</small></em></div> Pugilists looking to beef up their stable of brawlers in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fight-night-round-4"><em>Fight Night Round 4</em></a> will be able to do just that when EA offers up three new fighters in a DLC pack for 360 and PS3 on December 3. For the price of 160<span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /></span> ($2) and $1.99, respectively, you'll be able to add boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and Bernard Hopkins to your virtual lineup of potential pulverizers. In addition to the new DLC, EA will also bring in the cut man to fix a few issues fighters are having with the game -- you can find the full list of fixes after the break -- and will add Old School Rules and Ring Rivalry mode. Here's the fight card:<br /> <br /> <strong>Full bundle (Xbox 360/PS3) </strong> - 800<span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /></span> ($10) / $9.99 <ul> <li>Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston and Bernard Hopkins</li> <li>Ring Rivalry game mode (allows players to choose from over 20 different match options recreating boxing's most famous matchups)</li> <li>Old School Rules game mode (simulates the common rules of boxing prior to the establishment of the Marquis of Queensbury Rules)</li> </ul> <strong>Three boxers (Holyfield, Liston and Hopkins)</strong> -- 160<span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /></span> ($2) / $1.99<br /> <br /> <strong>Old School Rules mode</strong> -- 320<span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /></span> ($4) / $3.99<br /> <br /> <strong>Ring Rivalry mode</strong> -- 160<span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /></span> ($2) / $1.99<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/">Fight Night Round 4 (DLC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478940/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-24_13-52-17-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478939/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-24_13-52-17-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478938/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-24_13-52-17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478936/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-24_13-52-16-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fight-night-round-4-dlc-1/2478935/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-24_13-52-16-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fight Night: Round 4 gets new fighters, modes, major update Dec. 3</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/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/">Fight Night: Round 4 gets new fighters, modes, major update Dec. 3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 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/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19253089/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g75bBuWDIdf4QTMemzjg5-pafDU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g75bBuWDIdf4QTMemzjg5-pafDU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g75bBuWDIdf4QTMemzjg5-pafDU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/g75bBuWDIdf4QTMemzjg5-pafDU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=1fjXPbfjzI4:gKxY2q8BCKo:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=1fjXPbfjzI4:gKxY2q8BCKo:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=1fjXPbfjzI4:gKxY2q8BCKo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=1fjXPbfjzI4:gKxY2q8BCKo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/1fjXPbfjzI4" height="1" width="1"/>boxingdlceafight-nightfight-night-round-4sportsTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/fight-night-round-4-gets-new-fighters-modes-major-update-dec/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/LZyQfIQHx1U/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.theage.com.au/digital-life/screenplay/2009/11/23/noconfidence.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/gam_ghostcomic_580.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> In a statement to <a href="http://au.gamespot.com/news/6241211.html">AU GameSpot</a>, South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson said he plans to appeal <em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</em>'s MA15+ rating in the region. If successful, the game will be banned in Australia and this would be Atkinson's first time intervening on a rating by the Classification Board. Atkinson explains, "I worry about any game that encourages gamers to perpetrate extreme violence and cruelty on screen, but this game allows players to be virtual terrorists and gain points by massacring civilians." Those points for killing civilians aren't the only ones Atkinson is missing.<br /> <br /> The anti-game antics of <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/michael-atkinson">Atkinson</a> are coming dangerously close to reminding us of the United States' <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/25/jack-thompson-disbarred-in-florida/">disgraced</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/08/jack-thompson-faces-federal-disbarment/">former</a> attorney <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/jack-thompson">Jack Thompson</a>. <a href="http://blogs.theage.com.au/digital-life/screenplay/2009/11/23/noconfidence.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1">The Age</a> reports Atkinson was recently on <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2009/2749224.htm">Aussie national radio</a> and expressed that the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/oflc">Classification Board in Australia</a> "does everything" to "get games in under the radar, and film, generally." Later, he stated that he has "no trust" in the board to apply guidelines, thus drawing up guidelines for games to have an R18+ classification "would be to draw them up in sure and certain knowledge that they would be stretched and then broken." So, games aren't being rated properly, but he <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/30/australian-attorney-general-refuses-to-support-18-game-rating/">won't support an R18+ rating</a>. Feel free to drop your "facepalm" reactions below in the comments.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://au.gamespot.com/news/6241211.html">Source</a> -- Atkinson confirms MW2 appeal [AU GameSpot]<br /> <a href="http://au.gamespot.com/news/6241211.html">Source</a> -- No confidence [The Age]<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/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/">Australian Attorney General Atkinson plans appeal of Modern Warfare 2 rating</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:00 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://blogs.theage.com.au/digital-life/screenplay/2009/11/23/noconfidence.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252443/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oSYtrMY_l7o8CWc2JVek7sLiEys/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oSYtrMY_l7o8CWc2JVek7sLiEys/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oSYtrMY_l7o8CWc2JVek7sLiEys/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oSYtrMY_l7o8CWc2JVek7sLiEys/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=LZyQfIQHx1U:bnt0MfPi388:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=LZyQfIQHx1U:bnt0MfPi388:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=LZyQfIQHx1U:bnt0MfPi388:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=LZyQfIQHx1U:bnt0MfPi388:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/LZyQfIQHx1U" height="1" width="1"/>activision blizzardactivision-blizzardActivisionBlizzardaustraliacall-of-dutycall-of-duty-modern-warfare-2infinity-wardmichael-atkinsonmodern-warfare-2-collectors-editionTue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/australian-attorney-general-atkinson-plans-appeal-of-modern-warf/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/jTFFKww6CQE/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/#comments<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="346" id="viddler_e1886f02"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/e1886f02/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/e1886f02/" width="580" height="346" flashvars="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_e1886f02"></embed></object> With our rudimentary knowledge of the expanded <em>Star Trek</em> universe, we have a hard time following Cryptic Studios' series of lore briefings for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/star-trek-online"><em>Star Trek Online</em></a> (the latest installment of which is posted above). Still, you don't have to have a Ph.D. in Klingon-Starfleet relations to appreciate the gargantuan space battles featured in the video. You just have to have <em>eyes</em>. We suppose an appreciation for lasers helps, too.<br /> <br /> In addition to the moving pictures, Atari has released a batch of new stills, as well, which we've tossed <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479160/">into the gallery below</a>. Unless you have some aversion to wrinkle-headed alien species, we think you'll like what you see.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/">Star Trek Online (11/24/09)</a></strong></p><a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479160/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25586sto_screen_100909_04_1024x576_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479161/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25587sto_screen_100909_07_1024x576_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479162/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25589sto_screen_100909_31_1024x576_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479163/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25590sto_screen_100909_64_1024x576_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="/photos/star-trek-online-11-24-09/2479164/" class="gallerythumbnail"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25591sto_screen_101709_04_1024x576_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/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/">Engage: New Star Trek Online screens and dev diary</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:00 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.viddler.com/explore/Joystiq/videos/2435/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252876/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2OUumt0WsYTwfUr6XmZzeNlOWKg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2OUumt0WsYTwfUr6XmZzeNlOWKg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2OUumt0WsYTwfUr6XmZzeNlOWKg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2OUumt0WsYTwfUr6XmZzeNlOWKg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jTFFKww6CQE:dBo9fx--l1k:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jTFFKww6CQE:dBo9fx--l1k:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jTFFKww6CQE:dBo9fx--l1k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jTFFKww6CQE:dBo9fx--l1k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/jTFFKww6CQE" height="1" width="1"/>cryptic-studiosdev-diarygallerymmommorpgstar-trekstar-trek-onlinethe-future-pastTue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/engage-new-star-trek-online-screens-and-dev-diary/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/2zyGRr6dvUo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/if-namco-releases-more-tekken-6-dlc-it-will-be-free/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/if-namco-releases-more-tekken-6-dlc-it-will-be-free/#comments<center><a href="http://uk.playstation.com/games-media/news/articles/detail/item246233/TEKKEN-6-developer-interview/"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/tekken61124.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Producer Katsuhiro Harada commented to <a href="http://uk.playstation.com/games-media/news/articles/detail/item246233/TEKKEN-6-developer-interview/">UK.PlayStation.com</a> that more <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/tekken-6">Tekken 6</a></em> content is likely to be on the way via DLC, adding to the retailer-exclusive <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/this-is-the-cardboard-tube-samurai-in-tekken-6/">Cardboard Tube Samurai outfit</a>. But we can't groan about Namco Bandai using DLC for the popular fighter as a cash machine, because the company doesn't intend to charge for it. Harada said there was a "strong possibility" of additional downloadable content for the game -- possibly for the PSP version as well, since he didn't specify. "However, even if we were to do so, it would be free to the end user."<br /> <br /> Of course, this is the same company that released <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/17/soulcalibur-iv-getting-vader-and-yoda-dlc/">paid Star Wars DLC</a> for <em>Soul Calibur IV</em> after the director said <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/01/no-star-wars-dlc-for-soul-calibur-iv-says-games-director/">there wouldn't be</a>. So don't go empty out your <em>Tekken 6</em> DLC fund just yet.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/">Tekken 6 (GamesCom 2009)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/2220014/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/2009-08-19_14-18-00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/2220013/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/2009-08-19_14-17-42_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/2220012/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/2009-08-19_14-17-40_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/2220011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/2009-08-19_14-17-21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tekken-6-gamescom/2220010/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/2009-08-19_14-17-17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2009/11/23/tekken-6-might-have-more-dlc-if-it-does-itll-be-free/">Siliconera</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/2009/11/24/if-namco-releases-more-tekken-6-dlc-it-will-be-free/">If Namco releases more Tekken 6 DLC, it will be free</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. 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Tomorrow through Sunday, GameStop's got a helpful solution: A <a href="http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/b2g1/?affID=77777&amp;sourceID=vtQOmoUW27Y-K5DG10OrNbOk3DpJ6Yy6XA">Buy 2, Get 1 Free</a> sale on all used games. The sale is both in-store and online, though you'll need to use code B2G1FREE, along with SAVER to get free shipping on $25-plus orders.<br /> <br /> Just so there's no confusion, we're not suggesting that you buy used games for yourself to save money, far from it. We just can't help but think how much extra cash you'd have left for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assassins-creed-2">Assassin's Creed 2</a> </em>if you got everyone on your list a second-hand copy of <em>Wheelman</em>.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.cheapcollegegamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4708">CheapCollegeGamers</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/2009/11/24/gamestop-buy-2-get-1-free-used-game-sale-starts-tomorrow/">GameStop 'Buy 2, Get 1 Free' used game sale starts tomorrow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 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://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/b2g1/?affID=77777&amp;sourceID=vtQOmoUW27Y-K5DG10OrNbOk3DpJ6Yy6XA>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gamestop-buy-2-get-1-free-used-game-sale-starts-tomorrow/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252707/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gamestop-buy-2-get-1-free-used-game-sale-starts-tomorrow/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0WAQTYwjvLpWbzyHebflCeRgDY4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0WAQTYwjvLpWbzyHebflCeRgDY4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0WAQTYwjvLpWbzyHebflCeRgDY4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0WAQTYwjvLpWbzyHebflCeRgDY4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=uHsrTWO1ne4:6G3VkaI_LCU:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=uHsrTWO1ne4:6G3VkaI_LCU:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=uHsrTWO1ne4:6G3VkaI_LCU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=uHsrTWO1ne4:6G3VkaI_LCU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/uHsrTWO1ne4" height="1" width="1"/>busbydealsgamestopholidaze-2009pre-ownedsaleused-gamesTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/gamestop-buy-2-get-1-free-used-game-sale-starts-tomorrow/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/e2kQz3Oz3J4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/ubisoft-writer-says-team-working-on-far-cry-3-looks-pretty-exc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/ubisoft-writer-says-team-working-on-far-cry-3-looks-pretty-exc/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_article_body"><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=228138"><img border="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/fc2_112409.jpg" /></a><br /> </span></div> <span class="text_article_body">Kevin Shortt, master wordsmith at Ubisoft Montreal, recently confirmed to Official PlayStation Magazine UK (via <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=228138">CVG</a>) that <em>Far Cry 3</em> is in development by the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/far-cry-2">Far Cry 2</a> </em>team. Most of you know that we had no problem heaping copious amounts of praise upon <em>Far Cry 2</em>, one of our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-of-2008-far-cry-2/">Top 10 games of 2008</a>, so a third installment is most certainly welcome in these parts. Sadly, Shortt didn't say whether Ubisoft has decided to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/27/far-cry-3-probably-sticking-with-african-setting/">go with Africa again</a> for the setting, but offered that what little he's seen of the game so far has apparently been "pretty exciting" to him.<br /> <br /> That's about all we have to go on right now. Offer your own speculation in the comments below while we sit here and imagine all of the people and things we're going to <em>kaboom</em>.<br /> <br /> </span><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/ubisoft-writer-says-team-working-on-far-cry-3-looks-pretty-exc/">Ubisoft writer says team working on Far Cry 3, looks 'pretty exciting'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. 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It's not the first time we've heard of the game -- it was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/31/rumor-disney-interactive-begins-work-on-new-tron-game/">rumored</a> to be in development back in January of this year. Still, its existence is confirmed by an all-too-brief teaser at <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-tron-spike-tv/59382">GameTrailers</a>, which promises a proper unveiling at Spike's awards show on Saturday, December 12.<br /> <br /> Based on the teaser, the game may simply be titled <em>Tron</em> -- although the logo and art style found in the footage are very similar to that of the upcoming movie sequel, <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/tronlegacy/"><em>Tron: Legacy</em></a>. We'll find out exactly what to expect on the Game Grid in just a little over two weeks' time. For now, check out the teaser after the break.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/11/24/new-tron-game-to-be-revealed-next-month/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThatVideogameBlog+%28That+VideoGame+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">That Videogame Blog</a>]</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/next-tron-game-teased-debuting-at-vgas/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Next Tron game teased, debuting at VGAs</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/2009/11/24/next-tron-game-teased-debuting-at-vgas/">Next Tron game teased, debuting at VGAs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 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://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-tron-spike-tv/59382>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/next-tron-game-teased-debuting-at-vgas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19253204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/next-tron-game-teased-debuting-at-vgas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i1C5NRB_uTWZZWVacudrFwPkuZU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i1C5NRB_uTWZZWVacudrFwPkuZU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i1C5NRB_uTWZZWVacudrFwPkuZU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/i1C5NRB_uTWZZWVacudrFwPkuZU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jpuKvOfMPlM:GHR9vON_r84:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jpuKvOfMPlM:GHR9vON_r84:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=jpuKvOfMPlM:GHR9vON_r84:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=jpuKvOfMPlM:GHR9vON_r84:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/jpuKvOfMPlM" height="1" width="1"/>disney-interactivedisney-interactive-studiosgametrailersSpike-TVtrontron-legacyvga-2009Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/next-tron-game-teased-debuting-at-vgas/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/5ZE979NuocA/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/playstation-store-update-112/"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/smileturkey580.jpg" /><br /> </a></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><small>[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicshark/3074620301/">atomicshark</a>]</small></div> <br /> Thanks to Turkey Day this Thursday, the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/psn-thursday">PSN update</a> is going live a couple days early. Gobble up the savings as several <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/flower-comet-crash-and-other-psn-titles-half-price-this-week/">PSN titles are priced perfectly</a> for tryptophan overdose relaxation. Check out the full PSN update after the break to find more things to do while avoiding family obligations this weekend. <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:</div> <br /> <table width="400" cellpadding="10" border="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/#ps3"><img width="200" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="75" border="0" alt="" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/ps3-logo-200w.jpg" /> </a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/#psp"><img width="200" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="75" border="0" alt="" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/psp-logo-200w.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div align="center"><small>(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)</small></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>PSN Tuesday: Turkey Thursday 2009 edition</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/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/">PSN Tuesday: Turkey Thursday 2009 edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:00 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/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mLD1pJzjNhEZjYk2aHeIUhqJ2gE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mLD1pJzjNhEZjYk2aHeIUhqJ2gE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mLD1pJzjNhEZjYk2aHeIUhqJ2gE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mLD1pJzjNhEZjYk2aHeIUhqJ2gE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=5ZE979NuocA:hPKB36PS82g:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=5ZE979NuocA:hPKB36PS82g:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=5ZE979NuocA:hPKB36PS82g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=5ZE979NuocA:hPKB36PS82g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/5ZE979NuocA" height="1" width="1"/>psnPSN-Storepsn-thursdayTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/zWvGHBSrgvw/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/lucasarts-whipping-up-online-co-op-patch-for-lego-indy-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/lucasarts-whipping-up-online-co-op-patch-for-lego-indy-2/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames/status/5988038457"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legoindy2.online.coop.112409-580px.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">Soon, friends who see that you're playing <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/lego-indiana-jones-2">Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues</a> </em>on Xbox Live or PlayStation Network won't need to sit idol-y by -- they'll be able to join in. LucasArts has <a href="http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames/status/5988038457">tweeted</a> that it's working on a patch that will bring online co-op play to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the latest Lego game on the block.<br /> <br /> What's more, the publisher has <a href="http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames/status/5989342103">also confirmed</a> that the patch will let players collaborate in the game's level editor, tweeting, "<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">In <em>LIJ2's</em> new co-op, you'll be able to join others as they build and play their levels." As for timing, LucasArts says to "give it a few weeks" before the update is transported by submarine from Cairo to <strike>a secret island base</strike> Microsoft and Sony's servers. </span></span></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/lucasarts-whipping-up-online-co-op-patch-for-lego-indy-2/">LucasArts whipping up online co-op patch for Lego Indy 2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:00 EST. 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Allegedly snapped by <a href="http://goonlinegames.net/2009/11/23/unannounced-horror-sequel-teased-in-opm-is-dead-space-2/">GOONL!NE</a> (as in the connectivity instruction, not the lineup of criminals), the artwork features a grotesque, tentacled creature viewed through what appears to be the iconic toaster visor of <em>Dead Space</em> protagonist Isaac Clarke. The site confidently suggests that the creature itself is derived from the original game's <a href="http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/dead_space_08.jpg">concept art</a>.<br /> <br /> Now's the time to strategically remember <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/30/dead-space-2-entering-production-in-next-few-months/">several</a> job <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/14/ea-job-listing-hints-at-online-multiplayer-for-dead-space-2/">listings</a>, which mentioned a <em>Dead Space</em> follow-up, along with EA CEO John Riccitiello's recently expressed desire to have EA focus on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/10/ea-trims-its-2010-lineup-focuses-on-high-profit-games/">more profitable</a>, safer games. What could be safer than an isolated spaceship sending out a distress call?<br /> <br /> The November issue of Official PlayStation Magazine is on sale <strike>behind youuuuu</strike> in the UK right now.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=228051?cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=CVG-General-RSS">CVG</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/2009/11/24/rumor-opm-teases-dead-space-reveal-in-december/">Rumor: OPM teases Dead Space reveal in December</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 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://goonlinegames.net/2009/11/23/unannounced-horror-sequel-teased-in-opm-is-dead-space-2/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/rumor-opm-teases-dead-space-reveal-in-december/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19253048/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/rumor-opm-teases-dead-space-reveal-in-december/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BJUx4ZzAmxxi3mbMEN5cAnRNfm4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BJUx4ZzAmxxi3mbMEN5cAnRNfm4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BJUx4ZzAmxxi3mbMEN5cAnRNfm4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BJUx4ZzAmxxi3mbMEN5cAnRNfm4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=9D-Ymo4yQYc:I4LoVwt2VuI:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=9D-Ymo4yQYc:I4LoVwt2VuI:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=9D-Ymo4yQYc:I4LoVwt2VuI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=9D-Ymo4yQYc:I4LoVwt2VuI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/9D-Ymo4yQYc" height="1" width="1"/>dead-spacedead-space-2earumorvisceralvisceral-gamesTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/rumor-opm-teases-dead-space-reveal-in-december/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/b90fvNI7FO4/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A3028216&amp;cs=19&amp;c=us&amp;l=en&amp;dgc=CJ&amp;cid=24471&amp;lid=566643&amp;acd=10495476-404255-121901"><img hspace="0" height="345" width="580" vspace="0" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/l4d2saving.jpg" /></a></div> Yes, Dell, maker of PCs and occasional gaming deals, is now selling the PC version of <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/left-4-dead-2"><em>Left 4 Dead 2</em></a> at a drastically reduced price. The company has marked down the game from $49.99 to <a href="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A3028216&amp;cs=19&amp;c=us&amp;l=en&amp;dgc=CJ&amp;cid=24471&amp;lid=566643&amp;acd=10495476-404255-121901">a mere $29.99</a>. That's twenty whole dollars, which is probably the same price Valve will charge on Steam precisely ten minutes <em>after</em> you buy it from Dell. But hey, it's a deal right now and it's hard to argue with that. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/review-left-4-dead-2/">Or is it</a>?<br /> <br /> [Thanks, Eric!]<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/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/">Dell severs $20 off Left 4 Dead 2 PC price</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:00 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://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A3028216&amp;cs=19&amp;c=us&amp;l=en&amp;dgc=CJ&amp;cid=24471&amp;lid=566643&amp;acd=10495476-404255-121901>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19253113/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2iOYkLTb9v4rrB4amr3UHLYeZto/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2iOYkLTb9v4rrB4amr3UHLYeZto/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2iOYkLTb9v4rrB4amr3UHLYeZto/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/2iOYkLTb9v4rrB4amr3UHLYeZto/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=b90fvNI7FO4:CAgPpK8GAzQ:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=b90fvNI7FO4:CAgPpK8GAzQ:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=b90fvNI7FO4:CAgPpK8GAzQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=b90fvNI7FO4:CAgPpK8GAzQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/b90fvNI7FO4" height="1" width="1"/>dealsdellleft-4-dead-2saleTue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dell-severs-20-off-left-4-dead-2-pc-price/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/qNT4bW39X_0/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><center><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/djhero1113.jpg" alt="" /></center></div> A DLC three-pack of tracks by French DJ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_guetta">David Guetta</a> is available today for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/dj-hero">DJ Hero</a> </em>across PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The original works <span serif="" linotype="" palatino="" style="">"When Love Takes Over" featuring Kelly Rowland, </span><span serif="" linotype="" palatino="" style="">"Sexy Chick" featuring Akon, and </span><span serif="" linotype="" palatino="" style="">"On The Dancefloor" featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap make up the mash-up pack, which goes for 640</span><span class="album_title"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /> ($8) and $7.99 on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store, respectively (the tracks are not offered for purchase separately). Each track <em>is</em> sold separately for Wii at </span><span class="album_title">300 Wii Points ($3) apiece.</span><br /> <span class="album_title"> <br /> Also out today for Wii are the two tracks from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/29/first-dj-hero-dlc-mix-pack-today-david-guetta-pack-dated-nov-2/">last month's</a> </span>Extended Mix Pack 01<span class="album_title">: </span><span serif="" linotype="" palatino="" style="">"All Of Me" by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen, and </span><span serif="" linotype="" palatino="" style="">"DARE" by Gorillaz vs. "Can't Truss It" performed by Public Enemy. Those will set living room DJs back </span><span class="album_title">300 Wii Points, as well. <br /> <br /> The knowledge that your <em>DJ Hero </em>controller is a million times cooler than the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/tony-hawk-ride">Tony Hawk Ride</a> </em>board is, as always, priceless.<br /> </span><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-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/">Spend your scratch on New DJ Hero DLC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:00 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/2009/11/24/new-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252938/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hTW8ZSoJvxt7NHQ2uL4BQDl0lkI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hTW8ZSoJvxt7NHQ2uL4BQDl0lkI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hTW8ZSoJvxt7NHQ2uL4BQDl0lkI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hTW8ZSoJvxt7NHQ2uL4BQDl0lkI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=qNT4bW39X_0:FoFqA2KWczM:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=qNT4bW39X_0:FoFqA2KWczM:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=qNT4bW39X_0:FoFqA2KWczM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=qNT4bW39X_0:FoFqA2KWczM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/qNT4bW39X_0" height="1" width="1"/>Activisiondavid-guettadj-herodlcfreestylegamespsnwii-shop-channelxblmTue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-dj-hero-dlc-arrives-to-spend-your-scratch-on/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/q5sUwoff9nA/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/sony-replaces-faulty-assassins-creed-bloodlines-download/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/sony-replaces-faulty-assassins-creed-bloodlines-download/#comments<div align="center"><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sony-rectifying-bloodlines-psn-blunder"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/a3725962486_222ddceb0e_o.jpg" /></a></div> "Yes, there was an issue with the original download," a Sony Europe spokesperson has told <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sony-rectifying-bloodlines-psn-blunder">Eurogamer</a>. Said issue, which rendered PAL digital copies of <em>Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines</em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/users-report-faulty-digital-copies-of-assassins-creed-bloodli/">dead on arrival</a>, was rectified by replacing the PSP file on the European PlayStation store -- though this came at a cost to those who had already been greeted by the defective copy's never-ending loading screen. According to the spokesperson, "It was pulled from the store and we are issuing replacement codes for those people who purchased the content before 12PM GMT on November 20." <br /> <br /> Developed by Griptonite Games, <em>Bloodlines</em> follows the protagonist of 2007's <em>Assassin's Creed</em>, complete with 3D free-running and an Altair native control scheme.<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/sony-replaces-faulty-assassins-creed-bloodlines-download/">Sony replaces faulty Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines download</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. 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Not to be confused with that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/16/square-enix-and-eidos-working-on-first-collaboration/"><em>other</em></a> first collaboration between the two, the devs in Tokyo will take care of any CGI cutscenes in the upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/pc-zone-deus-ex-3-confirmed-as-prequel-blessed-by-original-cre/">threequel</a>, while D'Astrous confirmed to <a href="http://www.edge-online.com/news/square-enix-providing-deus-ex-3-cinematics">Edge</a> that the duty of putting together enticing trailers and the game's intro cinematic will also fall on the CGI-smiths at Square Enix.<br /> <br /> D'Astrous says Square Enix was excited to contribute, also expressing interest in<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/12/thief-4-now-entering-pre-production-pha/"><em>Thfourteeneff</em></a>. It should provide a nice change of scenery for Square Enix, though we're sure it'll find a spot to squeeze in a silver-haired, effeminate hero or three.<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/square-enix-doing-cg-cinematics-for-deus-ex-3-interested-in-thief-4/">Square Enix doing CG cinematics for Deus Ex 3, interested in Thief 4</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:00 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.edge-online.com/news/square-enix-providing-deus-ex-3-cinematics>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/square-enix-doing-cg-cinematics-for-deus-ex-3-interested-in-thief-4/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252402/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/square-enix-doing-cg-cinematics-for-deus-ex-3-interested-in-thief-4/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QMgumX3ox0j8SQCf7kUhUW4dufQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QMgumX3ox0j8SQCf7kUhUW4dufQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QMgumX3ox0j8SQCf7kUhUW4dufQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QMgumX3ox0j8SQCf7kUhUW4dufQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=gkoC7aewv9A:bRLQ8uJTtOo:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=gkoC7aewv9A:bRLQ8uJTtOo:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=gkoC7aewv9A:bRLQ8uJTtOo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=gkoC7aewv9A:bRLQ8uJTtOo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/gkoC7aewv9A" height="1" width="1"/>deus-exdeus-ex-3eidoseidos-montrealsquare-enixthfourteeneffthi4fthiefthief-4Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/square-enix-doing-cg-cinematics-for-deus-ex-3-interested-in-thief-4/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/lUd29zFUJSQ/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/flower-comet-crash-and-other-psn-titles-half-price-this-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/flower-comet-crash-and-other-psn-titles-half-price-this-week/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5974"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/playstation.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/580_level-2-stills-2934.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> It seems the PlayStation Store got a little jealous of the brick-and-mortar retailers who were offering discounts during this week of <strike>Black Friday</strike> Thanksgiving. Beginning with today's specially-dated Tuesday PSN update, a handful of downloadable PS3 titles will be offered for half-price until December 2. Here's a list of the encheapened games, and their temporarily slimmed-down prices: <ul> <li><em>Bomberman Ultra</em> - $4.99</li> <li><em>Comet Crash</em> - $4.99</li> <li><em>Flower</em> - $4.99</li> <li><em>Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao</em> - $7.49</li> <li><em>The Last Guy</em> - $4.99</li> <li><em>Prince of Persia Classic</em> - $4.99</li> <li><em>Smash Cars</em> - $7.49</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/2009/11/24/flower-comet-crash-and-other-psn-titles-half-price-this-week/">Flower, Comet Crash &amp; other PSN titles half-price this week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST. 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In development at EA Los Angeles, the latest toy in the destructive sandbox is paraded underneath the Pandemic banner, held aloft by the "core creative team" that survived the physical studio's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/pandemic-closes-physical-doors-brand-lives-on/">recent closure</a>. No target platforms have been announced.<br /> <br /> According to EA senior VP and group GM, Nick Earl, the swift announcement "demonstrates our continued commitment to Pandemic's rich catalog of intellectual properties." As the <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20091124005981&amp;newsLang=en">press release</a> innocently points out, "<em>Mercs Inc</em> will also be the first Pandemic game" to be released after this December's <em>The Saboteur</em>, the last Pandemic game. Oh, the <em>previous</em> one, we mean.<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/mercs-inc-officially-announced-developed-by-ea-los-angeles/">'Mercs Inc' officially announced, developed by EALA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:48:00 EST. 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That's quite a ways past the title's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/just-cause-you-should-know-just-cause-2-coming-in-q3/">original Q3 2009 launch date</a> -- in fact, that's <em>two whole Qs</em> later than we initially hoped.<br /> <br /> Oh, well. It's difficult for us to get in a huff about the game's distant launch date. See, as soon as we feel the huff approaching, we simply watch a bit of <em>Just Cause 2</em>'s <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/10/just-cause-2-trailer-calmly-explains-why-grappling-hooks-are-awe/">grapple-and-parachute-centric gameplay</a>, and then we feel inexplicably <em>soothed</em> to our very core.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/">Just Cause 2</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/2071514/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jc2e307_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/2071513/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jc2e306_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/2071512/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jc2e303_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/2071511/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jc2e304_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/just-cause-2/2071510/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jc2e310_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/2009/11/24/just-cause-2-grapples-onto-march-23-release-date/">Just Cause 2 grapples onto March 23 release date</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 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.develop-online.net/press-releases/53333/Just-Cause-2>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/just-cause-2-grapples-onto-march-23-release-date/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252681/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/just-cause-2-grapples-onto-march-23-release-date/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qzENqb3Z3v6n1ED2xrsKq4_cMEg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qzENqb3Z3v6n1ED2xrsKq4_cMEg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qzENqb3Z3v6n1ED2xrsKq4_cMEg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qzENqb3Z3v6n1ED2xrsKq4_cMEg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=r4BuwOKZs_A:aXkTmQJV1DE:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=r4BuwOKZs_A:aXkTmQJV1DE:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=r4BuwOKZs_A:aXkTmQJV1DE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=r4BuwOKZs_A:aXkTmQJV1DE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/r4BuwOKZs_A" height="1" width="1"/>avalanche-studioseidosjust-causejust-cause-2release-datesquare-enixTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/just-cause-2-grapples-onto-march-23-release-date/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/hVmBKb3DuS8/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="353" id="viddler_3be8511"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/3be8511/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/3be8511/" width="580" height="353" flashvars="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_3be8511"></embed></object></div> Are you enjoying the zombie-massacring action presented in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/left-4-dead-2"><em>Left 4 Dead 2</em></a>, but wish the game had more ... <em>panache</em>? The upcoming DLC pack for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/borderlands"><em>Borderlands</em></a>, titled <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/gearbox-spills-details-on-borderlands-zombie-island-dlc/"><em>The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned</em></a>, might just offer the stylish undead action you crave. Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHHVCOPGBFw">trailer after the break</a> to see what we mean. Spoiler alert: In the video, zombie faces get punched into gooey paste, Were-Skags get euthanized, and <em>birds get flipped</em>. It's probably not suitable for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> The walking corpse-infested landmass is downloadable today on 360 and PS3 for 800<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" />/$9.99.<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/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/">Borderlands' Zombie Island DLC trailer has us in stitches</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:45:00 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=nHHVCOPGBFw>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wxz_BMzgr0VSJzEEP8eGxu9GTEY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wxz_BMzgr0VSJzEEP8eGxu9GTEY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wxz_BMzgr0VSJzEEP8eGxu9GTEY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wxz_BMzgr0VSJzEEP8eGxu9GTEY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=hVmBKb3DuS8:uJcLsCvz1XQ:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=hVmBKb3DuS8:uJcLsCvz1XQ:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=hVmBKb3DuS8:uJcLsCvz1XQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=hVmBKb3DuS8:uJcLsCvz1XQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/hVmBKb3DuS8" height="1" width="1"/>borderlandsdlctrailerzombie-island-of-dr-nedzombiesTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/borderlands-zombie-island-dlc-trailer-has-us-in-stitches/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/6oj-a5LEIxo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/#comments<center><a href="http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1229910_1124.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/dsill1124.jpg" alt="" /></a></center> <div style="text-align: right;"><font size="1">[<a href="http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20091121_330809.html">Image Source</a>]</font></div> Like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZK6H3d5bk">Honeycomb cereal</a>, the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/dsi-xl">DSi XL</a> (LL in Japan) is big, yeah yeah yeah. And according to Enterbrain data, its launch sales weren't small, no no no. The super-sized handheld sold 103,524 units in its first two days on sale. Its immediate predecessor, the regular-sized DSi, moved about 170,000 units at its launch, and its most recent competitor, the PSP Go, only sold <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/02/psp-go-sells-28k-units-on-japanese-launch-day/">28,000</a> on its Japanese launch day. Clearly, Sony should have made the PSP <em>bigger </em>instead of smaller. The DS Lite, whose launch predated the DS craze that ... it helped cause, sold <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2006/03/13/japanese-hardware-sales-lites-out/">68,438</a> in its launch week.<br /> <br /> Either the strategy of making a DS aimed at families and older gamers is working, or there's a large contingent of Japanese gamers who feel compelled to buy every new DS. Actually, it's probably a little of both.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/11/24/dsi_ll_early_sales">Andriasang</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/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/">DSi XL's Japanese launch is also pretty big</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 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.famitsu.com/game/news/1229910_1124.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252315/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7iG5UOPKP2XSyxZS4zNSNaQrCT0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7iG5UOPKP2XSyxZS4zNSNaQrCT0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7iG5UOPKP2XSyxZS4zNSNaQrCT0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7iG5UOPKP2XSyxZS4zNSNaQrCT0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=6oj-a5LEIxo:fzgOaySsidg:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=6oj-a5LEIxo:fzgOaySsidg:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=6oj-a5LEIxo:fzgOaySsidg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=6oj-a5LEIxo:fzgOaySsidg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/6oj-a5LEIxo" height="1" width="1"/>dsi-lldsi-xlenterbrainjapansalesTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/dsi-xls-japanese-launch-is-also-pretty-big/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/ts5q_On6vqo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/spawnbox1.jpg" alt="" /></div> Now that's it's The Future, we've grown increasingly intolerant of being tied down to any specific location, even when it comes to console gaming. When you can talk on your phone and watch movies on the go, who wants to be tethered to their couches as they explore a post-apocalyptic wasteland? Nobody, that's who.<br /> <br /> The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/spawn-hd-720">Spawn HD-720</a> from Spawn Labs is designed to fulfill that promise of futuristic mobility by taking console video games and (in technical terms) <em>squishing</em> them inside your computer. We recently went hands-on with "Slingbox for games" to see if the future had truly arrived.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/">Spawn Labs HD-720</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/2282611/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/spawnlabs-hs720-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/2282613/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/spawnlabs-hs720-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/2282614/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/spawnlabs-hs720-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/2282615/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/spawnlabs-hs720-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/spawn-labs-hd-720/2282616/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/spawnlabs-hs720-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on: Spawn HD-720 brings your games to you</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/2009/11/24/hands-on-spawn-hd-720-brings-your-games-to-you/">Hands-on: Spawn HD-720 brings your games to you</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST. 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As suggested by a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/05/possible-free-lego-rock-band-with-20-old-navy-purchase-on-black/">supposedly leaked circular earlier this month</a>, anyone who spends $20 on the store's merchandise will receive <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/lego-rock-band"><em>Lego Rock Band</em></a> for free on the platform of their choice. <br /> <br /> The rumored deal was recently confirmed by a television spot (which unfortunately has yet to find its way online). We contacted a handful of locations in Texas, Ohio and Illinois, all of which said the offer would be valid at their stores. However, both the advertisement and the store representatives we spoke to mentioned that copies of the game will be "extremely limited," so we suggest getting to your nearest store as close to its 3 a.m. opening time as your tryptophan-infused body will permit.<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/confirmed-for-black-friday-old-navy-giving-lego-rock-band-with/">Confirmed for Black Friday: Old Navy giving Lego Rock Band with $20 clothing purchase</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST. 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For starters, you'll get to watch former people who have been turned into little more than husks by extended exposure to one of the worst games ever draw strength from the timeless good looks and boundless compassion of Mr. McElroy. But, almost just as importantly, you'll also have a shot of winning a box of terrible games.<br /> <br /> The Desert Bus team will select one person who <a href="http://www.desertbus.org">donates here</a> between 2 and 3 p.m. at random, and we'll send that unlucky SOB a box full of unpleasant games and other random swag. It's better than nothing but <em>just barely</em>. Besides, you're <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/childs-play">helping sick kids</a> while treating your ears to a heaping dollop of everyone's favorite Thanksgiving treat: Justin McElroy. isn't that enough for you?<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/help-the-desert-bus-for-hope-at-2-p-m-est-and-win-terrible-game/">Help the Desert Bus for Hope at 2 p.m. EST and win terrible games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:00 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.desertbus.org/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/help-the-desert-bus-for-hope-at-2-p-m-est-and-win-terrible-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252366/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/help-the-desert-bus-for-hope-at-2-p-m-est-and-win-terrible-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pA_6gNKmxZFrZ3ilJLHrDSkAf_U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pA_6gNKmxZFrZ3ilJLHrDSkAf_U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pA_6gNKmxZFrZ3ilJLHrDSkAf_U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pA_6gNKmxZFrZ3ilJLHrDSkAf_U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=_TodrXNiEBs:rgR7zlEonko:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=_TodrXNiEBs:rgR7zlEonko:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=_TodrXNiEBs:rgR7zlEonko:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=_TodrXNiEBs:rgR7zlEonko:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/_TodrXNiEBs" height="1" width="1"/>charitychilds-playdesert-busdesert-bus-for-hopeloadingreadyrunTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/help-the-desert-bus-for-hope-at-2-p-m-est-and-win-terrible-game/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/88dYFiqYWKU/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/study-scrutinizes-shooters-for-violations-of-war-crime-laws/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/study-scrutinizes-shooters-for-violations-of-war-crime-laws/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8373794.stm"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/gam_norussian_580.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 4px;"><script> digg_url = 'http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/study-scrutinizes-shooters-for-violations-of-war-crime-laws/'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js"></script></span> Two Swiss humanitarian organizations recently examined 20 shooting-centric video games to determine whether they allowed players to break the wartime guidelines laid out by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Conventions">the Geneva Convention</a> -- rules which prohibit torture, destroying "protected objects" (such as churches or mosques), or, say, shooting a bunch of people who are waiting to catch a plane. The games observed, which include <em>24: The Game</em>, <em>Call of Duty 4</em> and <em>5 </em>(we assume they meant <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/modern-warfare-2"><em>Modern Warfare 2</em></a>) and <em>Metal Gear Solid</em>, were largely panned for allowing the player to simply ignore the Geneva Convention's statutes.<br /> <br /> According to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8373794.stm">a BBC report on the study</a>, the two groups explained that while players of these titles may never become soldiers, these war crime violations could "influence what people believe war is like and how soldiers conduct themselves in the real world."<br /> <br /> In short, you should feel bad about your <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/new-modern-warfare-airport-murder-simulator-2-video-game-glorif/">recent airport murder spree</a> in <em>Modern Warfare 2</em>. Not for the moral implications of killing dozens and dozens of innocent people, mind you -- but because it was <em>against the rules</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/2009/11/24/study-scrutinizes-shooters-for-violations-of-war-crime-laws/">Study scrutinizes shooters for violations of war crime laws</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST. 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While previous Wii games, including <em>Skate It</em>, <em>Boogie Superstar</em> and the recently released <em>Need for Speed: Nitro</em>, have enjoyed acceptable levels of success, Tascan believes that targeting HD consoles with "fewer and bigger things" might yield improved results. It's a prudent approach, no doubt stemming from the publisher's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/losses-layoffs-in-eas-q2-earnings-report/">recent</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/pandemic-closes-physical-doors-brand-lives-on/">layoffs</a>.<br /><br /> Tascan explains that the Wii market is "a little bit unpredictable these days," further encouraging a shift to additional "big, blockbuster-type titles." We probably don't need Tascan to point out that <em>Army of Two</em> is "the most successful original IP EA has had in the last few years," since it's the first to get a big, blockbuster sequel ahead of <em>Dead Space </em>and -- can we dream? -- <em>Mirror's Edge</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/2009/11/24/ea-montreal-shifting-focus-to-big-blockbuster-type-titles/">EA Montreal shifting focus to 'big, blockbuster-type titles'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. 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The appearance of Adon, along with Cody's striped prison getup, means that the fighters are appearing in their <em>Street Fighter Alpha</em> incarnations. Well, those clues and the heading on the article saying that the three characters are from that series.<br /> <br /> A sidebar in Famitsu shows Guy parrying a kunai, suggesting that <em>Street Fighter III </em>favorite Ibuki might be joining the fight as well. You remember <em>Street Fighter III</em>, right?<br /> <br /> [Thanks, Richard 2.6!]<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/famitsu-cody-adon-and-guy-join-super-street-fighter-iv/">Famitsu: Cody, Adon, and Guy join Super Street Fighter IV</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:00 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://iplaywinner.com/news/2009/11/24/super-street-fighter-4-scans-of-cody-adon-and-guy.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/famitsu-cody-adon-and-guy-join-super-street-fighter-iv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252246/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/famitsu-cody-adon-and-guy-join-super-street-fighter-iv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XLojexE2fjVPdeVUJ3DXiSa83do/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XLojexE2fjVPdeVUJ3DXiSa83do/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XLojexE2fjVPdeVUJ3DXiSa83do/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XLojexE2fjVPdeVUJ3DXiSa83do/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=b_784Ur8Yi8:RHgY350TYg4:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=b_784Ur8Yi8:RHgY350TYg4:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=b_784Ur8Yi8:RHgY350TYg4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=b_784Ur8Yi8:RHgY350TYg4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/b_784Ur8Yi8" height="1" width="1"/>adoncapcomcodyfightingfinal-fightguystreet-fighter-ivsuper-street-fighter-ivTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/famitsu-cody-adon-and-guy-join-super-street-fighter-iv/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/5WZIEsqUbbU/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/ubisoft-assassins-creed-ii-sold-1-6-million-in-first-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/ubisoft-assassins-creed-ii-sold-1-6-million-in-first-week/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&amp;art_id=60&amp;vars=Y29tX2lkPTcxMyZzZW5kZXI9JmZpbHRlcl90eXBlPSZmaWx0ZXJfbW9udGg9JmZpbHRlcl95ZWFyPQ%3D%3D"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/ac2eurogamer580px.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> A recent <a href="http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&amp;art_id=60&amp;vars=Y29tX2lkPTcxMyZzZW5kZXI9JmZpbHRlcl90eXBlPSZmaWx0ZXJfbW9udGg9JmZpbHRlcl95ZWFyPQ%3D%3D">Ubisoft press release</a> has revealed that the company is <em>just so darn proud</em> of its latest bundle of joy, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assassins-creed-2"><em>Assassin's Creed II</em></a>. According to the publisher's own internal estimates, the game has sold 1.6 million units worldwide in its first week of availability -- a 32 percent increase over the launch week sales of <em>Assassin's Creed the First</em>. The company also touted the game's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/review-assassins-creed-2/">impressive critical reception</a>, highlighting the game's 94 percent user rating on Gamespot and an average critic's rating of 91 percent on GameRankings.com. <br /> <br /> We're glad to hear <em>Assassin's Creed II</em> is doing so well despite being the follow-up to a fairly polarizing blockbuster. Also, here's a cool <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-assassins-creed-ii-timelapse-blog-entry">Digital Foundry time-lapse video</a> showing off the game's day and night cycles. Yeah, we know that has nothing to do with what we were just talking about. <em>Deal with it</em>. We drop non sequiturs like Ezio Auditore drops corrupt, 15th century Italian noblemen.<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/ubisoft-assassins-creed-ii-sold-1-6-million-in-first-week/">Ubisoft: Assassin's Creed II sold 1.6 million in first week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:00 EST. 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The project is reportedly in pre-production at EALA, being created by two dozen or so of the Pandemic team that weren't let go when the studio's doors <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/pandemic-closes-physical-doors-brand-lives-on/">were closed last week</a>. <br /> <br /> The video features plenty of car-on-car and car-on-dude violence, as well as the extremely rare Triple Teabag, which hasn't been seen since the Ukranian Ice Hurling team's dramatic win over Poland in the 1906 Winter Olympics. It must be seen to be believed, and you can do just that right after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/rumor-leaked-video-shows-mercenaries-multiplayer-sequel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rumor: Leaked video shows Mercenaries multiplayer sequel</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/2009/11/24/rumor-leaked-video-shows-mercenaries-multiplayer-sequel/">Rumor: Leaked video shows Mercenaries multiplayer sequel</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST. 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The classes are the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor -- two more Force-wielding classes which focus less on lightsaber combat and more on long-range attacks and support abilities.<br /> <br /> These two join the six other <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes">previously announced classes</a> for the game: Trooper, Imperial Agent, Bounty Hunter, Smuggler, Jedi Knight and Sith Warrior. Tragically, it seems the Fashion Designer class from <em>Star Wars Galaxies</em> won't make a reappearance in <em>Old Republic</em>. As a result, we expect everyone's characters to be dressed in the <em>drabbest</em> of duds.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61357">Shacknews</a>]<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/1113634/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/tython_building_exterior_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/1113633/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/korriban_landing_platform_lightsaber_fight_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/1113632/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/tython_mining_droid_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/1113631/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/korriban_interior_lightsaber_clash_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/star-wars-the-old-republic-2/1113630/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/tython_trooper_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/2009/11/24/final-two-star-wars-the-old-republic-classes-revealed/">Final two Star Wars: The Old Republic classes revealed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:00 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.starwarsmmo.net/news/pc-games-magazine-reveals-jedi-consular-and-sith-inquisitor/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/final-two-star-wars-the-old-republic-classes-revealed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19252281/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/final-two-star-wars-the-old-republic-classes-revealed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jAQUWUdHzmsV48riskuc_ylTdO8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jAQUWUdHzmsV48riskuc_ylTdO8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jAQUWUdHzmsV48riskuc_ylTdO8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jAQUWUdHzmsV48riskuc_ylTdO8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=ZTdE4DoZWqg:2GUds1vN4I0:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=ZTdE4DoZWqg:2GUds1vN4I0:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=ZTdE4DoZWqg:2GUds1vN4I0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=ZTdE4DoZWqg:2GUds1vN4I0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/ZTdE4DoZWqg" height="1" width="1"/>biowareclassesjedi-consularlucasartsmmommorpgsith-inquisitorstar-wars-the-old-republicTue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/final-two-star-wars-the-old-republic-classes-revealed/http://feeds.engadget.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. 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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. 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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 is 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. 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/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251584/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/abg8TOz4wS_lNnfiqz98DBpJ1dI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/abg8TOz4wS_lNnfiqz98DBpJ1dI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/abg8TOz4wS_lNnfiqz98DBpJ1dI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/abg8TOz4wS_lNnfiqz98DBpJ1dI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=7BTA78S62pc:vJ_NFafYaGw:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=7BTA78S62pc:vJ_NFafYaGw:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=7BTA78S62pc:vJ_NFafYaGw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=7BTA78S62pc:vJ_NFafYaGw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/7BTA78S62pc" height="1" width="1"/>bargainbiowared2ddirect-2-drivedirect2drivedragon-agedragon-age-originssaleTue, 24 Nov 2009 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/direct2drive-offers-10-off-dragon-age-origins-until-nov-30/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/nVf3I84rGO8/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900336"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/xbl.alert.112309-580px.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">According to a report by <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900336">InformationWeek</a>, the state of New York is in the planning stages of a revamped emergency broadcast system capable of sending alerts to Xbox Live (and presumably other console online services) in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack or other not-so-good event. 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. 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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. 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://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/other/20091121_330812.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendo-dsi-ll-gets-ds-ected/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19251462/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendo-dsi-ll-gets-ds-ected/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/adwgWCoD5ddlHmD3Y3BAtyGVyvA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/adwgWCoD5ddlHmD3Y3BAtyGVyvA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/adwgWCoD5ddlHmD3Y3BAtyGVyvA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/adwgWCoD5ddlHmD3Y3BAtyGVyvA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=_8M5iLLptF4:8y32_4MGTKo:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=_8M5iLLptF4:8y32_4MGTKo:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=_8M5iLLptF4:8y32_4MGTKo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=_8M5iLLptF4:8y32_4MGTKo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/_8M5iLLptF4" height="1" width="1"/>dsidsi-lldsi-xlhardwarenintendoteardownMon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/nintendo-dsi-ll-gets-ds-ected/http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/6oJi-jybC1U/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tony-hawk-talks-ride-sequel-confirms-board-for-snowboarding-and/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/tony-hawk-talks-ride-sequel-confirms-board-for-snowboarding-and/#comments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6241085.html"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/skateboardingonawaveheaderimg580px.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><small>[<a href="http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-tony-hawk-ride/17-1665/">Giant Bomb</a>]</small></div> In the realm of games that cost over $100 released by Activision this holiday season (we're counting four including the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/13/modern-warfare-2-prestige-edition-includes-working-night-vision/">Prestige Edition <em>Modern Warfare 2</em></a> pack), <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/tony-hawk-ride"><em>Tony Hawk Ride</em></a> wasn't one that we thought of as a <em>hot ticket</em> <em>item</em>. 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. 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"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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