05.03.
Filed under: Podcasts
After a week so chock-full of news and notable happenings, you had to be looking forward to this Joystiq Podcast, right? Well we don't disappoint (or at least, not as much as usual) with discussion of Infinity Ward, the ApocalyPS3, Portal 2 and a Spoiled Rotten on Heavy Rain at the end.
You'll also be able to get in on the ground floor of our brand new feature "Professional Voice Actor Bob Ball Reads Your Email." Seriously, you're just going to love it. A super special thanks to Ste Birks for the legitimately breathtaking art. Oh, you want a bigger version as well...
[Game Informer]
Today's big reveal of Portal 2 as next month's Game Informer cover did lots of us in the maniacal excitement department, but little for us in the hard facts department. But now, between Eurogamer being told by Valve that the game is heading to Xbox 360 and PC, and Game Informer's reveal that the sequel features a "two-player co-op mode [with] its own campaign [featuring] two new playable characters" (not to mention that it's set to release at "full retail price") we're ... well ... we're still kinda hurting for more news. The most important question of the moment,...
Publisher THQ wird den 16. März 2010 als Veröffentlichungstermin des kommenden Endzeit-Shooters Metro 2033 einhalten können. Das gab das Unternehmen am heutigen Freitag, den 5. März 2010 per Pressemitteilung bekannt.
Derzufolge wurden... ...
Richard Garriott spent years as the ruler of a fictional kingdom before he became a second-generation astronaut. Sounds like the kind of guy you'd want to make a movie about! That's exactly what filmmaker Mike Woolf and his production company, Beef & Pie, has done, and it sounds like it's going to be a treat not only for old-school PC game-types who remember "Lord British," but also anyone interested in the process of going into space.
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission, a film about the preparation and execution of Garriott's 2008 trip to the International Space Station, will...
Der Entwickler Polygon Games kündigt das CryEngine 2-MMORPG Project E:st an und veröffentlicht erste Bilder und den Debüt-Trailer zum Online-Spiel.
Knapp 3 Jahre nach erscheinen von Portal, hat Valve heute den Nachfolger zum Denkspiel mit Kultstatus angekündigt.
Carcassonne, das Spiel des Jahres 2001, ist ein populäres und sehr beliebtes Brettspiel. Aufgrund dieser Beliebtheit kamen bereits ganze acht Erweiterungen, die das Spielerlebnis auffrischen, verlängern und verbessern sollten auf den Mark
Carcassonne, das Spiel des Jahres 2001, ist ein populäres und sehr beliebtes Brettspiel. Aufgrund dieser Beliebtheit kamen bereits ganze acht Erweiterungen, die das Spielerlebnis auffrischen, verlängern und verbessern sollten auf den Mark
The PSN Top 10 sales charts don't look very different from previous months, do they? With the exception of Hustle Kings, the top 10 is populated with familiar faces, including Mortal Kombat II, which debuted on PSN nearly three years ago. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 takes the top spot for the month, likely boosted by the half-off sale it had. With little new scheduled for March on PSN, it seems likely next month's list will look very similar.
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Hustle Kings
Final Fantasy VIII (PS3/PSP)
Final Fantasy VII (PS3/PSP)
Flower
Madden NFL Arcade
Mortal Kombat...
GameInformer has dropped word of its next magazine cover story, and it's none other than Portal 2. The teaser promises new gameplay and story details to come, which we'll be sure to check up on when the magazine starts to make the rounds. This comes with interesting timing, so shortly after Portal fans noticed morse code messages hidden in the patches for the first game. Now it seems that Valve may have been sending the messages to reignite awareness of the game in preparation for the cover story.
We've known for quite a while that the bite-sized Valve game that set...
UPDATE - Valve has told Eurogamer that the game is due out this holiday season, for Xbox 360 and PC. So that's one question down, and many more to be answered in the coming months.
ORIGINAL STORY - GameInformer has dropped word of its next magazine cover story, and it's none other than Portal 2. The teaser promises new gameplay and story details to come, which we'll be sure to check up on when the magazine starts to make the rounds. This comes with interesting timing, so shortly after Portal fans noticed morse code messages hidden in the patches for the first game....
UPDATE - Valve has told Eurogamer that the game is due out this holiday season, for Xbox 360 and PC. So that's one question down, and many more to be answered in the coming months.
ORIGINAL STORY - GameInformer has dropped word of its next magazine cover story, and it's none other than Portal 2. The teaser promises new gameplay and story details to come, which we'll be sure to check up on when the magazine starts to make the rounds. This comes with interesting timing, so shortly after Portal fans noticed morse code messages hidden in the patches for the first game....
The latest trailer for Yakuza 3 (embedded after the break) is all about Kazuma Kiryu's memories of his life before the events of the current game. In other words, you'll see clips from Yakuza 1 and 2 interspersed with footage of Kazuma kicking people. A one-minute trailer is hardly enough to bring you up to speed on the story if you haven't played either of the PS2 games, but it does help demonstrate the visual upgrade the franchise has received as it makes the jump to PS3. (Just imagine how good Yakuza 4 will look!)
Speaking of memories, Sega is right to release a bunch of trailers for...
Vor gut einem Jahr sorgte der Amoklauf des Jungen Tim K. aus Winnenden nicht nur auf OnlineWelten.com für reichlich Gesprächsstoff. Schnell verfiel Politik in typische Verhaltensmuster und gefiel sich in Schuldzuweisung gegenüber so genannten Killer... ...
Die Gerüchte kursierten schon seit Monaten durchs Netz, doch erst vor kurzem machte Capcom offiziell, dass Bass der dritte spielbare ... (mehr auf NintendoWiiX.net)
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Beyond a statement released by ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella's lawyer yesterday detailing the lawsuit the two are filing against Activision, we've seen little in the way of back history on the various events that lead us to the debacle we're seeing this week. This morning, though, Joystiq obtained the entire 16-page court document (gallery-ized below for you) that details, among many other things, the ex-employees' complaints about Activision in the wake of their untimely departure.
The initial claim of unpaid royalties is represented in the...
Eigenständig und zum Vollpreis
Nach den Spekulationen und Hinweisen der letzten Tage steht nun definitiv fest, dass Valve an Portal 2 arbeitet.
Wie die Game Informer verraten hat, ziert das Spiel das Cover der April-Ausgabe des Magazins.
Bei Portal 2 handelt es sich demnach um ein "vollwertiges, eigenständiges Sequel", das zum "Vollpreis" verkauft wird.
Weiterlesen...
Eigenständig und zum Vollpreis - Update
Update: Wie Valves Doug Lombardi gegenüber Eurogamer bestätigt hat, erscheint Portal 2 für PC und Xbox 360.
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Nach den Spekulationen und Hinweisen der letzten Tage steht nun definitiv fest, dass Valve an Portal 2 arbeitet.
Wie die Game Informer verraten hat, ziert das Spiel das Cover der April-Ausgabe des Magazins.
Weiterlesen...
In den vergangenen Tagen hatte Valve bereits ein paar Teaser per Patch gestreut, jetzt verkündet das US-Magazin Game Informer auf der eigenen Seite offiziell: In der April-Ausgabe werde man Portal 2 vorstellen.Auf insgesamt 12 Seiten werde man neue Gameplay-Elemente, die Story und "einige überraschende Wendungen" vorstellen. Im Gegensatz zum Vorgänger, der im Rahmen der The Orange Box veröffentlicht wurde, soll es sich bei Portal 2 wohl um einen Stand-Alone-Titel (und damit vermutlich auch: Vollpreistitel) handeln. Welcher Ende des Jahres veröffentlicht wird. Weitere Infos dürften in...
Die englischsprachige Webseite eurogamer.net hat sich die Mühe gemacht, die beiden Spielversionen des kommenden Rollenspiels Final Fantasy XIII für die PlayStation 3 und die Xbox 360 miteinander zu vergleichen. Nachdem alleine schon aufgrund de... ...
Wenn der Begriff "Dreamcast" fällt, bekommen viele Zocker immer noch glänzende Augen! Kein Wunder, zeichnete sich Segas Traumkonsole durch ein grandioses Spiele-Lineup aus, das nicht nur in Sachen Qualität, sondern vor allem auch Kreativität Meilensteine setzte. Zudem war das Gerät technisch seiner Zeit voraus und bot als erste Konsole überhaupt weltweite Online-Matches sowie einen Ingame-Chat via Mikrofon über die Plattform "Planet Ring". Leider musste sich die Konsole , die in Japan am 27. November 1998 das Licht der Welt erblickte, schon 2002 der PlayStation 2 geschlagen geben....
City of Heroes players who pre-purchase the alignment-changing Going Rogue expansion pack today gain immediate access to the new Dual Pistols power set, which goes a little something like this. More »
What happens when you take one part Conker's Bad Fur Day, another part Happy Tree Friends and mix in a bit of Metal Gear Solid? You get Naughty Bear, A2M's upcoming game in the severely underrepresented "cute torture porn" genre. If you're like me, you've been waiting a long time for a game like this.
Check out any of the game's pre-release media and it's easy to understand Naughty Bear's mission -- and exactly why he must wreak vengeance on his cuddly neighbors. It may seem overly cruel, but there's a creepy Stepford Wives-esque vibe about the entire gameworld. The rest of the...
Gerüchten zufolge entwickelt Sony ein Smartphone, das neben der Wiedergabe von Musik und Videos auch eine Spieleplattform inklusive Online Service bieten soll.
The past week's bizarre pair of updates to Portal seemed to point towards an impending announcement of a sequel, and, well, they did. Game Informer has revealed that its April 2010 cover story is none other than ... Portal 2 -- which Valve has given a release window of "this holiday season." The magazine's site teases the 12-page feature, calling the game "a full-fledged, standalone sequel" with "new gameplay mechanics, storyline, and some surprising new twists."
We'd venture a guess that one of those twists has to do with wherever the portal featured in the cover art leads to -- a...
Der Publisher 2K Games nennt den Veröffentlichungstermin für das erste DLC des Shooters Bioshock 2.
Next Thursday, those entrenched in The Great Splicer Uprising of '59 will get a chance to beef up their arsenal in Bioshock 2's multiplayer mode with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack on March 11. Here's what you'll get for your 400 ($5) on Xbox Live and Games For Windows - Live, and $4.99 on PSN:
Rank Increase to level 50 with Rank Rewards
New playable characters Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca
20 new trials (some only available after a player achieves a rank of 41 or higher)
A third weapon upgrade for each weapon
Five additional masks (some only available after a...
Next Thursday, those entrenched in The Great Splicer Uprising of '59 will get a chance to beef up their arsenal in Bioshock 2's multiplayer mode with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack on March 11. Here's what you'll get for your 400 ($5) on Xbox Live and Games For Windows - Live, and $4.99 on PSN:
Rank Increase to level 50 with Rank Rewards
New playable characters Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca
20 new trials (some only available after a player achieves a rank of 41 or higher)
A third weapon upgrade for each weapon
Five additional masks (some only available after a...
Am 15. April 2010 schaltet Microsoft die Online-Server der Xbox 360-Vorgänger-Konsole ab. Da Halo 2 auf der Xbox noch immer zu den meistgespielten Titeln gehört, dürfte es Masterchief-Fans damit wohl am härtesten treffen.
Um den Konsoleros... ...
Entwickler Zipper Interactive hat heute offiziell die Entwicklung von Socom 4 bestätigt. Der Taktik-Shooter erscheint bereits im Herbst 2010 exklusiv für PlayStation 3 in Europa. Ein konkreter Release-Termin steht bislang noch nicht fest.
In Socom 4 über... ...
It's a great time to be part of a two-piece Rock Band ... band. Next week, a three-pack of songs by The White Stripes will be released, each from a different album. In what might be the most appropriate music game DLC ever, "Fell in Love with a Girl" is totally playable in Lego Rock Band.
Other tracks to be added next week include songs from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and, for those of you who are both Canadian and four-armed mutants, Rush drummer Neil Peart's version of the classic Hockey Night in Canada theme song.
While you wait on that stuff, why not browse the new...
Publisher und Spielentwickler Ubisoft hat eine Release-Verschiebung der PC-Version des kommenden Action-Adventures Prince of Perisa: Die vergessene Zeit bekannt gegeben.
Der neueste Prince of Persia-Titel wird demnach für Windows-PCs er... ...
Seit Dezember 2009 können sich Multiplayer-Fans mit dem Gaming Service PlayAll in Spielen wie Counter-Strike oder Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mit ebenbürtigen Kontrahenten messen - und dabei ihre Skills in bares Geld ummünzen.
Nvidias neuester Grafikkarten-Treiber verfügt allem Anschein nach über einen Bug in der Lüftersteuerung, was zum Überhitzen des Grafikchips führen kann.
Release später als gedacht. Alpha Protocol erscheint erst 2010 für PC, Xbox 360 und Playstation 3.
Zur Veröffentlichung der Meuchelmörder-Mär gibt es ein weiteres Video vom Publisher.
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IGF-nominated indie start-up Hello Games just dished out a press release stating its upcoming title, Joe Danger, is headed to PSN. Of course, we thought it would, but it's just nice to finally have that official confirmation, you know? You really can't put a price on piece of mind. You also can't put a price on this game -- at least, for right now.
Joe Danger will be available for download this spring, initially exclusive to PSN as part of Pub Find. But, that "doesn't mean we won't ever come to any other platforms," a Hello Games...