The Joystiq Weekend: July 25 - 27, 2008
by Ross Miller 
{ Jul 27th 2008 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
The Best of Big Download: July 20-26
Costumes of Comic-Con 08: Days 1 and 2
DS Fanboy Lite: July 19 - July 25
Japanese hardware sales, July 14 - July 20: Turn-based edition
Joystiq Podcast 058 - Merchant-off edition
WRUP: The Warehouse Edition
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup gets a Reality Check
News
Guitar Hero III 'Virtuoso Track Pack' now available
England, Wales prisoners lose access to 18-rated games
See first posters, date for Max Payne flick
Unlock the Uncharted Trophies beginning Aug. 22 ... or not
Marc and Dexter: Ecko making iPhone-only slasher
PlayStation 2 travels through time to kill children
Rock Band Weekly: Staind, Testament, Scars on Broadway, The New No 2
Super Street Fighter II HD beta gets time extension
Tera Patrick 'hired' as 'special' 'producer' on Saint's Row 2
Gears of War movie development soldiers on
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe adds a killing Joker
Bungie working on 'three distinct projects'
Peter Moore calls E3 'soulless,' calls for public event
Point your single oversized eyeball at this Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer
Wheelman pumps brakes, delayed until Q1 2009
EA Sports working on fixes for NCAA Football 2009 bugs
Microsoft's Frank O'Connor hints at 'HaloCon', comments on 'Bungiegate'
Warhammer Online launches Sept 23, says EA website
Cryptic Studios job listing reveals Star Trek Online
Toasty! Midway announces Mortal Kombat: Kollection for PS2
Gears of War 2 content unlocked by original Gears achievements, $130 Lancer bundle coming
Too Human demo classes unlock over time, internal clock shift makes them all available
Check out the star-studded Afro Samurai trailer
The NSFAmerica Dead Space 'Lullaby' trailer
Rumors & Speculation
Rumorong: Activision, Red Octane call shenanigans on World Tour set list
Rumor: Ratner to turn God of War film into geek tragedy
Rumor: Vader DLC bringing dark side to Xbox 360 Soul Calibur IV
Rumor: New Marvel vs. Capcom game may be coming 'sooner than you think'
Culture & Community
Rigopulos on why air drumming doesn't work
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
GoldenS1104 @ Jul 28th 2008 12:04AM
It scares me to see that all of these general posts are being posted under the title "Joystiq Staff". Before all these AOL Cutbacks started, the last time "Joystiq Staff" posted anything was September 8th, 2006 (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/shipment-of-broadway-for-wii-has-been-well-underway-hint-of-pow/). Please don't leave us Joystiq... we love you.:(
Arturo @ Jul 28th 2008 12:53AM
That post originally was not under "Joystiq staff". It was by Robert Summa who got canned after the internet exploded and damned him to hell lol.
GoldenS1104 @ Jul 28th 2008 12:56AM
O... I see. Lol. That was quite a sticky situation. But the point still remains that the "Joystiq Staff" title was rarely used before the AOL cutbacks started and the increased use of it is unsettling.
Saria the Cat @ Jul 28th 2008 1:14AM
This also worries me. :(
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 28th 2008 1:56AM
I stopped coming to Joystiq for a while after that little incident. Reminds me of the Gerstmann debacle (brought it up during the gate too).
guidedbyvoip @ Jul 28th 2008 3:39AM
I was thinking the same thing. I hope everything works out for the writers (and eds.). It would be sad to lose a great gameblog like joystiq to some crappy corp restructuring. Dun leeb us!!
Actually...know what? I blame E3. Weak. Viva la PAX!!
Josh @ Jul 28th 2008 1:48PM
Yes, very worried. I would like it if Joystiq Staff made a post regarding the issue.
And about the LEGO bricks, they look really Star Wars-y. :(
BPM [MSN: BPMdotEXE @ hotmail.com] @ Jul 28th 2008 12:05AM
PROTIP:
Lego Sephiroth breaks Lego Aeris into pieces and you cannot rebuild her.
Shaq-Fu @ Jul 28th 2008 1:28AM
Thanks for ruining the ending, you big jerk
j.howlett @ Jul 28th 2008 1:56AM
thats more towards the middle isn't it. i never got to equip her latest weapon i bought. that was some bull. and i had 99 phoenix down.
Saria the Cat @ Jul 28th 2008 11:56AM
But Cloud, with his lightning-fast reflexes and years of military training, could EASILY have stopped Sephiroth...if he had WANTED to.
AND SO BEGINS THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL FFVII ARGUMENT
Jonathan-DBOSS @ Jul 28th 2008 12:07AM
Where can I buy those? omgomgomgomg *legogasm*
Sora @ Jul 28th 2008 12:09AM
...They all have pedophilic expressions on their faces...
Talen @ Jul 28th 2008 12:33AM
Sephiroth was left handed...
Broseph @ Jul 28th 2008 11:23AM
Cloud didn't look like Zach Morris either
Dio @ Jul 28th 2008 12:38AM
...D:
This is much more terrifying than the Saw V promotional poster given out at SDCC.
David @ Jul 28th 2008 1:09AM
Cid isn't smoking enough.
Shiaoran @ Jul 28th 2008 1:16AM
"only Cloud is seriously lacking in the spikey hair department and Red XIII is nowhere to be found."
...
Cait Sith! >:(
Boom! @ Jul 28th 2008 2:34AM
Damn Tifa's chest shrunk and everything went to her thighs.
Kye - Me_DF @ Jul 28th 2008 5:25AM
Could someone please explain Final Fantasy to me?
What's it about? Are there many recurring characters? Recurrent themes? Are the games in chronological order?
Just what is it all about?
(obviously I've never gotten into it)
Intentless @ Jul 28th 2008 7:26AM
You asked all the exact questions as if you knew... Until Final Fantasy 10-2 there were no true reappearances by any characters... Although it was kind of thing for there to always be a pilot or inventor named Cid... No true recurring themes... No continued story so no chronological order to worry about.
At least according to my friends, the reason for FF's Success is because unlike other RPGs the stories were more epic and the game played better than others. Also each iteration changed the mechanics of play, all were turn based but there was always a different system for magic and assigning abilities...
Kye - Me_DF @ Jul 28th 2008 12:57PM
Thanx
HighFiveJesus @ Jul 28th 2008 5:43AM
lego can only build almost normal haircuts
RabanastreRat @ Jul 28th 2008 8:15AM
Huh, I didn't recognize Tifa without her hilariously enormous boobs.
And where's Cait Sith? ...Oh, right, I don't care.
Chase @ Jul 28th 2008 8:54AM
Why is everyone wearing a thong?
Dio @ Jul 28th 2008 1:27PM
Because Jim Lee made it so.