Today in Joystiq: February 12, 2008
A newspaper clip for the new Rambo film (via IAMfourtwozero) lauds an Arizona Daily Start review (found here) that calls it, "A nasty, Call of Duty 4 style shoot 'em up!" We're still laughing, but it's interesting to note how they're trying to reach out to a specific audience. Check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: February 3-10, 2008
Joystiq (now with new & improved galleries!)
Readers pick best webcomic: we are only trying to help
Reminder: Win Guitar Hero III on your platform of choice (now with more platforms)
Today's hottest animation: Mauvais Role, a villain identity crisis
What you need to know about WoW patch 2.4: Sunwell Isle
News
Ubisoft looks to Singapore for latest studio
Halo, Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios
Quake II homebrew released for DS
Mass Effect to drop for the PC in May, EA to publish
Smash Bros. Brawl sales exceed 1 million in Japan
EA extends NFL lock to 2012
GameTap Thursday: Sam & Max cause Tuesday edition
Factor 5 Wii engine 'does everything the PS3 did, and then some'
Spore finally evolves to retail Sept 7, 2008
God of War: Chains of Olympus goes gold
Will Wright talks Spore on Wii, delays, procedural music
Yo Joe! EA's Hasbro deal includes G.I. Joe
DS, mobile version of Spore titled 'Spore Creatures'
Devil May Cry 4 tears up UK charts
Roogoo to puzzle on XBLA, PC
Codemasters announces Race Driver: GRID for DS
Luke Goss to star in Tekken film
2K invests heavily in Unreal Engine 3
Square Enix lawyers on guard against Final Fantasy replica swords
Piracy a huge problem for casual game devs
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Ace Combat 6 returns to PS3
Lair control fix may be in the works
Rumorong: Target not pulling Mass Effect
Rumor: Netflix streaming to Xbox 360 and PS3
Culture & Community
Jim Preston: games as art debate is meaningless
Vote Capcom faves into We Love Golf
Bethesda designer creates new Portal map, Ren_Test3
Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: February 3-10, 2008
Joystiq (now with new & improved galleries!)
Readers pick best webcomic: we are only trying to help
Reminder: Win Guitar Hero III on your platform of choice (now with more platforms)
Today's hottest animation: Mauvais Role, a villain identity crisis
What you need to know about WoW patch 2.4: Sunwell Isle
News
Ubisoft looks to Singapore for latest studio
Halo, Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios
Quake II homebrew released for DS
Mass Effect to drop for the PC in May, EA to publish
Smash Bros. Brawl sales exceed 1 million in Japan
EA extends NFL lock to 2012
GameTap Thursday: Sam & Max cause Tuesday edition
Factor 5 Wii engine 'does everything the PS3 did, and then some'
Spore finally evolves to retail Sept 7, 2008
God of War: Chains of Olympus goes gold
Will Wright talks Spore on Wii, delays, procedural music
Yo Joe! EA's Hasbro deal includes G.I. Joe
DS, mobile version of Spore titled 'Spore Creatures'
Devil May Cry 4 tears up UK charts
Roogoo to puzzle on XBLA, PC
Codemasters announces Race Driver: GRID for DS
Luke Goss to star in Tekken film
2K invests heavily in Unreal Engine 3
Square Enix lawyers on guard against Final Fantasy replica swords
Piracy a huge problem for casual game devs
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Ace Combat 6 returns to PS3
Lair control fix may be in the works
Rumorong: Target not pulling Mass Effect
Rumor: Netflix streaming to Xbox 360 and PS3
Culture & Community
Jim Preston: games as art debate is meaningless
Vote Capcom faves into We Love Golf
Bethesda designer creates new Portal map, Ren_Test3






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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ Feb 13th 2008 12:06AM
Of the many bloody movies I saw as a kid I still haven't seen Rambo movies all the way through.
ThornedVenom @ Feb 13th 2008 12:08AM
Don't worry: heroes don't die, they reload.
Mo @ Feb 13th 2008 12:15AM
Yeah, Rambo 4 was an intense gory movie, but it was still great though
Evan @ Feb 13th 2008 12:50AM
Rambo != CoD 4
period.
machrc @ Feb 13th 2008 12:53AM
last I remembered rambo looked like Crysis ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhIU3pynDpQ
AnonyMack @ Feb 13th 2008 1:04AM
vote up if you have the rambo theme on 360 like me! haha
Ranko @ Feb 13th 2008 1:06AM
=A= WTF?
Mr.ESC @ Feb 13th 2008 1:16AM
So if Rambo = COD4 does that mean Halo3 = Terminator or Rocky?
Mo @ Feb 13th 2008 2:44AM
No, Halo 3 = some uwe boll movie
Mr.ESC @ Feb 13th 2008 11:15AM
Mo that's not funny.
Nothing should be compared to an Uwe boll movie except for well other Uwe boll movies.
Shmil @ Feb 13th 2008 1:20AM
i didn't know CoD4 had the minigame find the landmind in the rice patties!
everyone place your bets!
FOXHOUND @ Feb 13th 2008 7:29AM
***SPOILER***
Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a mini-game of "escape the failed bomb exploding in the forest". Great movie for RAMBO fans, easily the best of the series IMO. Not sure where they got the CALL OF DUTY4 feeling out of this other than gun usage; but hey... whatever promotes both'em helps, I guess.
jorojoserojas @ Feb 13th 2008 1:21AM
I think they did CoD4 an injustice...
xGeneral DEATHx @ Feb 13th 2008 8:18AM
This movie rocked. I wasn't expecting Oscar-worthy performances, and that kept me grounded enough to enjoy what was there. I'm with Foxhound on this one...I have no idea how CoD4 fits in there, except for some doses of brutality and intensity (.50 cal mayhem ftw). BUT, for a bit of irony, which paper wrote that review?
The Arizona Daily Star.
And John Rambo is from?
Bowie, Arizona.
Coincidence?
Probably.
Bucket @ Feb 13th 2008 10:55AM
Rambo was a goddamned awesome movie.
wootman @ Feb 13th 2008 2:22PM
the only thing i saw similar to cod4 in that video was the killin vans full of dudes fun, and how turrets are incredibly awesome.
guess i have to see the movie.