Today in Joystiq: July 21, 2008

by Ross Miller { Jul 21st 2008 at 11:59PM }

... And we're back to the grind! We're still finishing up some of the impression backlog and some other post-E3 shenanigans, but more or less it's a return to normalcy. The screenshot above comes from the first Batman video game, circa 1986. Check out the highlights for today:

Post-E3 Impressions Wrapup
Joystiq E3 eyes-on: inFamous
Joystiq E3 eyes-on: Monster Lab
Joystiq E3 eyes-on: Sonic Unleashed
Joystiq E3 eyes-on: Stormrise
Joystiq E3 hands-on: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Joystiq E3 hands-on: Flock
Joystiq E3 hands-on: flower (PSN)
Joystiq hands-on: Mega Man 9
Joystiq E3 hands-on: Red Faction: Guerrilla
Joystiq E3 hands-on: Resistance Retribution
Joystiq E3 hands-on: Tom Clancy's EndWar
Joystiq E3 hands-on: What's Cooking? With Jamie Oliver

Joystiquery
E3 2008 news roundup
The Joystiq Free Game Club: Kongai
Joystiq interview: Bethesda's Todd Howard on Fallout 3
Law of the Game on Joystiq: Non-Disclosure Agre3ments
The unbearable smallness of E3 2008, in pictures

News
New games this week: Final Fantasy IV edition
Major Nelson continues to clear up New Xbox Experience
Gears of War prequel novel gets new name, author, release date
EA extends Take-Two takeover offer to Aug. 18
Uncharted and Warhawk Home spaces snapshots
Gley Lancer, Super Fantasy Zone shoot up Virtual Console
Sega confirms Sonic and the Black Knight, Spring 2009
Pirates find The Key of Dreams on WiiWare
Target cards reveal possible LittleBigPlanet release date
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop coming to Wii this winter
Jade Empire now an Xbox Original
Konami releases full MGO problem report, issues apology
Jimi Hendrix joins Guitar Hero World Tour
This Wednesday: Go! Go! Break Steady and 1942 jointly strike XBLA
Show of hands: Left 4 Dead box art gets a thumbs off
First video of Sony's The Last Guy
Video of how Netflix works on Xbox 360
Puzzle Quest update to infect XBLA this Wednesday

Culture & Community
Witness the on-stage Rock Revolution press conference failure

Tags: batman, dailyrecap

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jhongerkong @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:08AM

This is offtopic but something really needs to be done with the comment system. Comments are dissapearing and reappearing like friggin Houdini. Id comment on a story that clearly says 0 comments and lo and behold im the first to comment; then I come back and realize that im 6th. And those are the times when my comment actually comes up; it takes ages for me to actually see my comment most of the time. Then, theres the replies. I get an email saying that someone replied to me and I check the comment and nobody is freaking there. And sometimes I wanna reply to someone with a direct statement but when I reply, it turns out some other reply came out of magic; making my comment seem like it was directed to them creating chaos and confusion.

Just needed to get that off my chest.

GoldenS1104 @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:16AM

@Jhongerkong

I have the same problems as you. The only thing I can suggest to fix any of those problems is to use "@username" whenever you're replying to some one (like I did above). It can help avoid confusion just in case. Other than that there's nothing you can do.

Jhongerkong @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:18AM

While that is a temp. solution, something still needs to be done on the technical end.

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:12AM

For some reason that picture reminds me of this:

http://i37.tinypic.com/2s67mfp.jpg

Lijik @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:20AM

This is also off topic but I just realized I should have used my user name to send in that tip instead of my real name. Curse my wonky late-night thinking.

theturtle363 @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:25AM

Why must you taunt me with visions and hopes of Batman games that will never be?! WHY ROSS?!!!

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:27AM

Your pain helps him sleep better at night.

theturtle363 @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:30AM

yeah okay, i can accept that

juju187 @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:33AM

is that adam west?

Bigfoot @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:21AM

Reminds me of Solstice for the NES.

Sucklechimp @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:26AM

The word is normality, not normalcy. There is no such word as normalcy. I hate seeing that "word" used all over the place. NORMALITY!

Zephiel @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:37AM

There is such a word as normalcy. It is less common, but perfectly valid.

Xoviet chiK @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:49AM

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8407/picture2ro3.png

Whadayaknow...

mezzanine @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:02AM

OHHHHHHHHHH, bitch you got jacked, bitch.

theturtle363 @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:19AM

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normalcy
owned

theturtle363 @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:20AM

see I wouldnt have had to post that and look stupid if these damn comments worked!

tcc3 @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:58AM

Wow I think I had that game. Your health or energy meter was constantly falling (even if you didn't get hurt) and you had to eat food all the time just took keep from dying. It basically sucked.

What we really need is a Splinter cell/ Assasins Creed/Condemned style Batman game. Stealth, beatem up combat, and some detective elements.