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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A little ditty about Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
The latest Call of Juarez: Gunslinger trailer is "The Story of Silas Greaves," a fine little ditty about the pistol-packin' gunman. Where's our sing-along bouncy ball? ...
EA: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15, UFC not planned before next March
Electronic Arts has confirmed to Joystiq that neither Tiger Woods PGA Tour, nor its take on the UFC rights it acquired last June, will be released in fiscal year '14 (concluding March 31, 2014). Although this doesn't necessarily confirm there will be no Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 as has been rumored ...
SimCity sales reach 1.6 million, 50% of sales online
Electronic Arts announced as part of its year-end financials that SimCity has sold 1.6 million units since its launch in March. The company noted that 50 percent of sales were "digital downloads." Since the city-builder is only available through EA's Origin digital distribution network, we ...
PSN adding Indie Games section
The PlayStation Network will launch an "Indie Games" section for the PlayStation Store later today as part of the standard Tuesday update. "This category builds on the support that PlayStation has offered independent developers in the effort to highlight some of the most unique gaming ...
Saints Row 4 president shows off superpowers
Here's Saints Row 4 doing what it does: being crazy. Watch the president (that'll be you) being a person of action, not words. Who's got time for diplomacy? Hail to the chief on August 20. ...
Wolfenstein: The New Order announced
Bethesda Softworks has announced Wolfenstein: The New Order for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and next-gen consoles. The reimagined take on the classic first-person shooter is under development at MachineGames and set in an alternate universe during the 1960s. The game will goose-step into ...
SimCity 3.0 update out this week, attempts to fix traffic again
SimCity will receive the 3.0 update this week, which will hopefully go down smoother than 2.0 released in late April. The 3.0 update (listed after the break) tweaks traffic routing, phantom air pollution, stuck school buses and university students crossing roads. Apparently SimCity grammar schools ...
Monaco for XBLA goes full monte this Friday
Monaco will break out of its Xbox Live Arcade certification holding cell this Friday, May 10. The game, which was supposed to sneak onto XBLA April 24, was delayed due to a bug, which would cause disconnects during online play. The PC version launched as expected. Our review of the game a couple ...
EA obtains exclusive rights to Star Wars
Electronic Arts and the Walt Disney Company, which obtained the Star Wars franchise as part of its $4.05 billion acquisition of LucasFilm last year, have signed a multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish Star Wars games. "While we don't have any details to share today on ...
Plants vs. Zombies 2 sprouts this July
Plants vs. Zombies 2 will finally launch in July, according to PopCap Games. "Yay! I can finally say it! PvZ 2: It's About Time is coming in July!" PvZ Community Marketing Manager Stephanie Bayer announced on Twitter this morning. PopCap Games announced the sequel last year with a "first ...
