David Hinkle
Associate Editor - david@joystiq.com
Dave has been a part of the Joystiq network since 2006, covering gaming industry news and contributing a number of features, reviews, interviews and previews. Previously he was lead editor of Joystiq's Nintendo-focused spin-off sites, DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy, and co-hosted the Xbox 360 Fancast. Dave currently lives in San Francisco and boasts the highest Microsoft Gamerscore on staff, which probably isn't really worth boasting about.
Dave can be reached through his email at david [@] joystiq [.] com or stalked at twitter.com/davehinkle or via his personal website at davehinkle.com. He also cooks things on the DnA Foodcast with Alexander Sliwinski at http://dnafoodcast.com
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Google+ Games no more after June 30
After June 30, Google+ Games will be no more. Google has announced it's pulling the plug on all games through its service, so if you have credits in any games or wish to continue playing, you'll need to pursue that through each individual developer. Google announced it's pulling the plug shortly ...
Rumor: Freefall Racers for Kinect being published by Deep Silver, headed to XBLA [update]
Deep Silver will publish an upcoming gesture-based racing game for Kinect called Freefall Racers. The first breadcrumb in this trail comes from an Australian rating that has surfaced, outing Deep Silver as publisher. The developer is Smoking Gun Interactive, whose most recent work includes two ...
Level 5's The Starship Damrey docks on 3DS today
The Starship Damrey, the first Guild02 game from Level-5, is available for download in the 3DS eShop today for $7.99. A sci-fi horror adventure game from Kazuya Asano and Takemaru Abiko, The Starship Damrey awakens players in a mysterious place and tasks them with finding out where they are, and ...
David Jaffe consulting on Autoduel, multiplayer car combat game coming to Kickstarter
Noted Twisted Metal and God of War designer David Jaffe has signed on with Pixelbionic, a new independent games studio formed in southern California late last year. Jaffe will take a creative advisory role to aid in Pixelbionic's first game, Autoduel – an online vehicular combat game for the ...
Contraption Maker, spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine, due this year
1992s Rube Goldberg-em-up The Incredible Machine is getting a spiritual successor this year, produced by the creators of the original. Contraption Maker will makes its debut on Windows PC and Mac, helped along by The Incredible Machine coder Kevin Ryan, producer Jeff Tunnell, and original pixel ...
Angry Birds flick flies to cinemas July 1, 2016
A release for the upcoming Angry Birds flick has been narrowed to July 1, 2016, with Sony distributing the movie worldwide, Rovio announced on its website today. Rovio's intent on creating a feature film was made public late last year, when the studio tapped producers John Cohen and David Maisel ...
Assassin's Creed 4 retailer pre-order bonuses revealed
Though Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag launches later this year, North American retailers are vying for your dollars today by announcing a slew of retailer-specific pre-order bonuses. GameStop has the 'Black Island' pack, which includes the deadly black ship, a Captain Morgan costume and his ...
EA puts an end to its Online Pass program
EA has announced it will discontinue its Online Pass program. "Yes, we're discontinuing Online Pass," EA's senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg told GamesBeat in an e-mail. "None of our new EA titles will include that feature." Reseburg added that "many players didn't ...
Get Super Metroid for 30 cents on Wii U Virtual Console right now
Super Metroid (SNES) is on sale for $0.30 through the Wii U Virtual Console right now, as part of the Trial Campaign promotion celebrating the Famicom. Super Metroid is fourth on a list of discounts that kicked off back in February – predecessors include Kirby's Adventure, Punch-Out!!! ...
Rovio lets loose Stars publishing program for third-party games
Rovio is entering the mobile publishing arena through its Rovio Stars initiative, which will cover the whole spectrum of publishing duties such as marketing and PR. Rovio will even consult with developers to help them optimize their games prior to launch. Budding developers can already submit ...
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