Archives for Nov 22nd, 2009

Valve selling Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead-themed greeting cards

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 22nd 2009 11:59PM)

We know how boring most holly jolly holiday cards can be, so we were glad to see that a handful of Valve-ified greeting cards are now available for purchase at the game maker's online store. Featuring characters from Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, and Team Fortress 2 in compromising holiday ...

Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 9 - Nov. 15: New direction edition

by Griffin McElroy (Nov 22nd 2009 10:00PM)

If you haven't noticed, just about every foreign sales post we do somehow references football (or, as our primitive North American minds have designated it, soccer) -- including the post you're reading right this hot second. The terrifically named, PSP-exclusive J. LEAGUE Football Club Tsukurou! 6 ...

Blizzard says no Diablo 3 in 2010, 'who knows' when it'll be released

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 22nd 2009 8:00PM)

Remember that silly, insane rumor from back in 2008 about Diablo 3 being released by Blizzard before StarCraft 2? Turns out that Blizzard's Rob Pardo thinks that's a bunch of hogwash. Rather, that's at least what we can infer from his recent conversation with Techland on the subject. "We always ...

Left 4 Dead 2 gets patched on PC

by Griffin McElroy (Nov 22nd 2009 6:30PM)

A few minor glitches which Left 4 Dead 2 players on Steam were experiencing have been squashed by a recent patch. The update includes fixes for an error which impeded matchmaking for players looking for higher difficulty games, for a bug which allowed special infected to team up on players who are ...

Microsoft says it's 'well within legal rights' to ban consoles

by Richard Mitchell (Nov 22nd 2009 5:00PM)

In response to a possible class action lawsuit resulting from a recent round of Xbox Live bans, Microsoft has now asserted the legality of its position. A spokesperson has told the Financial Post that piracy is a violation of the company's terms of use and that Microsoft is "well within its legal ...

Happy 4th birthday, Xbox 360

by Richard Mitchell (Nov 22nd 2009 3:30PM)

Cruising the Twitters, as we are wont to do, we stumbled upon a revelation, courtesy of one Major Nelson. That revelation: Today is the fourth anniversary of the launch of the Xbox 360. Yes, just four years ago, on November 22, 2005, the Joystiq universe was just buzzing with excitement. There were ...

Reminder: Today's Engadget Show to feature Joystiq's Chris Grant!

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 22nd 2009 2:00PM)

Are you in New York City today wondering what to do at 5PM? We suggest you head to the below address in NYC's beautiful East Village where The Engadget Show is being taped, featuring not just HTC's Drew Bamford, but also Joystiq's very own head honcho Chris Grant! They'll be talking games and ...

Rockstar's Beaterator subbing for music teachers in some NYC public schools

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 22nd 2009 1:30PM)

Despite a relatively low-key launch on the PSP this past Fall, Rockstar Games' Beaterator is showing back up in the news this week for reasons that we couldn't have seen coming from a mile away. It turns out that kids in some NYC public schools are getting their music education by means of the beat ...

Uwe Boll is adapting everyone's favorite video game, Bloodrayne 3

by Griffin McElroy (Nov 22nd 2009 11:30AM)

At the risk of being repeatedly pawnched, we think we can accurately describe all of Uwe Boll's video game-based films as "wretched." However, we've got a theory for why that is -- his attempt to adhere to the plot of these games limited his otherwise limitless directing potential. Fortunately, ...