Alexander Sliwinski
News Editor - Alexander@Joystiq.com
Alexander is the News Editor for Joystiq and has been a prolific contributor to the site for over half a decade. Responsible for more than 8,000 posts and distinguished by his breaking and original news reports. Alexander has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Hofstra University. He's currently studying for his MBA at Northeastern University.
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EA has no Wii U games in development
Mega publisher Electronic Arts has no games currently in development for Nintendo's Wii U. EA recently confirmed the detail to Kotaku, following mounting evidence the publisher was no longer planning to make games for the struggling console. It was previously revealed that some of EA's biggest ...
SimCity 'Amusement Park Pack' rides in May 28
SimCity's "Amusement Park Pack," which leaked like oil out of a tea cup ride a tad early, has been confirmed to arrive in two weeks by developer Maxis. "Some of you may have seen thrilling new SimCity content that arrived too early at the gate. It's coming May 28th. We think you'll be ...
Arkham Origins tease features Deathstroke ballet
This Batman: Arkham Origins tease features no gameplay, no real concept of how the game will differ from the excellent Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. What it does feature is grizzled Batman in a CGI fight ballet with Deathstroke, and that's good enough for this morning. ...
Avalanche teaser images were steampunk sandbox game now 'on ice'
Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg's pictorial tweet teases – generally thought to be Just Cause 3 or a Mad Max game – were actually a steampunk sandbox game the studio was working on five years ago. Speaking to Edge, Sundberg explained it's a game the studio had in ...
Steam Trading Cards enter beta
Steam Trading Cards are the next 10-gallon hats from Valve. If you understand that line, then the rest of this story will make sense to you. If not, then you have every right to scratch your head and ask "Why?" to everything that follows. In beta starting today, Steam Trading Cards allow users ...
Desilets' 1666 'suspended' by Ubisoft following firing
The creative director on Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2, Patrice Desilets, was fired by Ubisoft last week and now 1666 is also on the outs. Desilets began working on 1666 at THQ, which Ubisoft acquired as part of the THQ asset auction earlier this year. "After more than two months of ...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag monologue trailer bends knee to no man
I am a monologue trailer. I'm going to say things in a deeper than natural voice. I'm also going to wait ... (wait, no wait some more) before I finish a full sentence. I'm going to tell you how cool I am between quick flashy edits of me stabbing dudes. Yes, I am a protagonist and I'll finish ...
Gran Turismo 6 officially announced, available this holiday [update: demo in July, trailer]
After details leaked out of Europe this morning, Sony has officially announced Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 this holiday. "I'd like to announce today that we are developing GT6 for the holiday season this year on the PlayStation 3," said Polyphony Digital and creator of Gran Turismo Kazunori ...
Rumor: Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 this holiday [update: it's official]
Gran Turismo 6 will reportedly launch this holiday season for PlayStation 3, according to iafrica, which allegedly obtained a leaked press release. There is currently a Gran Turismo event going on at the Silverstone Circuit in the UK, where attendees are learning more about the series and are ...
Anno Online sails into open beta
Ubisoft's Anno Online has opened the city gates for an open beta, granting all access to the free-to-play city building strategy game. Interested lords and ladies should set course to anno-online.com for access. New players logging in during the first week of the open beta will receive a "premium ...
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Posted on May 21st 2013 6:15PM