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Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition review: Yun-balanced originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: Super Street Fighter IV originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Years of waiting have lead to hours upon hours of gaming and finally, we here at Joystiq are prepared to weigh in with our final judgements of what is easily the biggest event of the year: Halo 3. For our megareview, we've gathered three of our writers, each with his own unique perspective of the Halo 3 campaign.

James Ransom-Wiley is our most learned reviewer, having been locked in a small room with Halo 3 weeks before most had even managed to get it leaked into their hands. From there, Jason Dobson fills the role of 'teh n00b' -- his Halo experience can be summed up in a single statement: Um, I know it's a space-alien shooter... Finally, yours truly, Jared Rea, is the be-all-end-all Master Chief groupie. Shall we proceed?

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Joystiq megareview: Halo 3 campaign originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

New Halo 3 VidDoc and final pre-launch podcast originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This Wednesday: Geon: Emotions on XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Seven days left until Halo 3 swallows the world of gaming and it isn't safe to be online due to potential spoilers. Does Snape kill Cortana? Is Sergeant Johnson really Master Chief's father? We can't say for sure, but we can tell you this ... the folks at Xbox 360 Fanboy are giving away one sweet rig.

A 50" Panasonic 1080p plasma television, a Bose 3-2-1 GSX surround sound system, and an Xbox 360 Elite gaming console. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment over at X3F and hope for the best. The winner will be chosen at random but you can enter once per day to improve your odds.

Hit the jump for some real spoilers.

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Don't Forget: win the ultimate Halo 3 setup from X3F originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

There are now less than eight days between you and the end of a long, hard intergalactic war. We're talking of course about Halo 3. Do you have an Xbox 360? Wait ... do you even have a television? Regardless of your answers to these vital questions, our Warthog co-pilots over at X3F have an incredible setup to give away to you, dear readers.

We're talking about a 50" Panasonic 1080p plasma television, a Bose 3-2-1 GSX surround sound system, and an Xbox 360 Elite gaming console. The only thing missing from this baby is a crate full of Mountain Dew Game Fuel. To enter, simply leave a comment over at Xbox 360 Fanboy and cross your fingers. The winner will be chosen at random but you can enter once per day to improve your odds.

Do it today. And then again tomorrow. The Chief deserves more than RCA quality.

Reminder: win the ultimate Halo 3 setup from X3F originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Dance Dance Revolution showed that rhythm titles had a life here in the States, but Guitar Hero proved they could also become full blown phenomenons. No one could have guessed it at the time, but Harmonix's musical masterpiece quickly became the most culturally significant video game since Master Chief became a household name.

The success was long overdue for Harmonix, having already shown off their rhythmic chops with the PlayStation 2 favorites Frequency and Amplitude. Teaming up with Konami, they quickly established their dominance of the microphone on this side of the ocean with Karaoke Revolution. With 2005's Guitar Hero, they crafted the perfect blend of boyhood dreams and American rock insanity. The next step was obvious, but how could it possibly be done?

Speaking with Harmonix CEO and co-founder, Alex Rigopulos, we look into the history of the great white hope of rhythm gaming and what goes into creating what, if everything goes according to plan, will be considered one of the greatest rhythm titles of all time. From the challenges of gathering licenses to taking on their own success, this is the story of the next great franchise.

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Continue reading Rock Band: The next great franchise (an interview with Harmonix)

Rock Band: The next great franchise (an interview with Harmonix) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

First video of Virtua Fighter 5's online play for Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The GameTap Summer Throwdown concludes this week with what should be considered the headlining act, Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Though its quality is practically folklore at this point, Garou represents SNK at the top of their game. Hidden amongst the quality fighting is a guilty pleasure that makes this week's releases so very sweet indeed.

• Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo-Geo) - Like the rest of the Fatal Fury line, Garou tends to fall apart under the pressure of competitive play. For casual play, however, you can't go wrong with what is easily SNK's finest and most accessible fighter ever. Oh, not to mention it's a technical marvel and like most fighters on GameTap, it features online play.
  
• King of Fighters 2003 (Neo-Geo): After a return to form in 2002, KOF nearly reverted back to its old ways with this incredibly unbalanced entry. The saving grace of 2003 is in its cast, featuring some great new faces (Malin!) and characters from -- surprise -- Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
• Jaws Unleashed (PC) - It may not have taken home any awards for its quality, but we have a soft spot for ol' chompers. You swim around the ocean as Jaws and munch on defenseless humans. Are you not entertained?
• Atlantis Evolution (PC) - Hooray for adventure games! Boo to sequels that toss in far too many shoddy action sequences!
• Enemy Engaged 2 (PC) - Okay, for once we've been stumped. We can't recall playing any helicopter games since G-Police and that barely counts. Perhaps you folks would like to fill us in on this one?
  
• Beach Life (PC) - Manage a luxury resort in this simulation that shares more than a few qualities with a sim favorite, Theme Park. Hello, weekend gaming.
  

We have the updated list of free games for you after the break that includes some great new additions such as The Last Blade and the overlooked PC action title, Joan of Arc. Enjoy!

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Garou Mark of the Wolves

GameTap Thursday: Garou Mark of the Wolves originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

You remember Dark Sector, right? After all, it was only the first "next-generation" game ever. It's gone through some significant changes since we last saw it and come this Fall, a demo will allow PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners a chance to go hands-on with it before it launches on January 22nd, 2008.

Dark Sector tells a Cold War tale of a secret agent who has been injected with a virus that allows him to pull a blade-like weapon from his body. It could stand a few cybernetic ninja if you ask us.

Read -- Dark Sector demo this fall [1UP]
Read -- Dark Sector dated [GameSpot]

Dark Sector set for January 22nd, demo this Fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

With five programmable buttons, adjustable weights and an on-board LCD display, the only thing missing from Microsoft's new SideWinder gaming mouse is a signed autograph by Fatal1ty in pizza grease. The SideWinder series was a staple of Windows gaming in the 90's, marred by compatibility issues and bad taste. Well, it's back and while we're sure that Microsoft won't have any issues with compatibility (it's only a USB mouse, after all), they've still got a long ways to go in the style department.

The SideWinder mouse will be available this October and for the hefty sum of $79.95.

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Behold! Microsoft resurrects the SideWinder mouse originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq hands-on: Rock Band originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Classic items return in Super Mario Galaxy originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The nation of Korea let out a collective "GG!" today as Blizzard released a new patch for both the original Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War. Starcraft has been on the shelves for a little over nine years now, surviving countless leaps in technology to remain one of the most popular strategy titles available. This patch doesn't fiddle with the intricate balance achieved by nearly a decade of competitive play, but it does iron out few of the last remaining bugs before Starcraft II arrives.

• Made stability improvements to replay saving code.
• Fixed a bug where the map download progress was not shown.
• Pressing alt-f4 while in Starcraft and logged into a league now logs you out of the league.
• Updated some of the localization for the league page.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed nukes to fall anywhere on the map.

Blizzard issues new patches for Starcraft originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

After being held up for six days, EA's Skate demo has finally arrived on Xbox live, begging to be downloaded and obsessed over. We're just a tad bit obsessed with it ourselves, going as far as calling it "a spiritual experience." Will you reach gaming nirvana as well? Not unless you can achieve that state within thirty minutes of this timed demo.

Your thirty minutes in heaven takes place in the community center skate park in the suburbs and it's fully equipped to experience a good chunk of what's possible in Skate. After a brief tutorial of the flick-it controls, you'll be let loose on the park, free to do whatever you please.

What really makes this demo special is the ability to save and upload a movie using the saved films feature so please, feel free to share your creations with the rest of the class. As for PlayStation 3 owners, your demo will be arriving sometime soon as folks at EA have said that it's been completed, sent out and is now in Sony's hands.

Skate demo is now available on Xbox Live, PS3 demo coming soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

'Vast' memory card claims tool-less unlock for PlayStation 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

If you've got any marrow or plasma to spare, you'd better go get it sucked out now because at midnight tonight, Square Enix opens the online merchandise store to the United States. The online store has been available to Japanese consumers for quite some time now, offering everything from Dragon Quest stationary to replica Gunblades from Final Fantasy VIII.

The US store will have a modest opening, sticking mostly to figurines. A full list and descriptions of featured items are available after the break.

Continue reading Square Enix opening US merchandise store midnight tonight

Square Enix opening US merchandise store midnight tonight originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Epic believes People Can Fly, acquires majority stake originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The latest blow in the stalemate war: Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks Animation have dropped their Blu-Ray support in exclusive favor of HD-DVD. When the format fiasco initially began, the two studios were already exclusive to HD-DVD, before later deciding to release their films on Blu-Ray as well. This flip-flop means that films such as Transformers and Shrek the Third will only be available on HD-DVD, along with features from Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films.

Troops on both sides of the fence can breathe easy, however, as the single greatest American film of all time will still be available on both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.

[via Engadget]

Paramount and Dreamworks ditch Blu-Ray for HD-DVD exclusivity originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It's not the system-wide accomplishment tracking that we've grown to love on the Xbox 360 (some more so than others), but according to a GoNintendo tipster, Nintendo fans will get a taste of the sweet life on August 27th when Metroid Prime 3 finally lands on the Wii with bonus content for in-game tokens.

So how does it work? The tokens are doled out in four tiers: red, blue, green and gold. Red tokens are gained by scanning enemies and items, blue for scanning lore and completing side quests, green ones you receive from friends and gold is achieved by destroying bosses on various difficulties.

According to the tipster, tokens can be traded in for bonus content in-game, but are also used to track progress amongst your friends. Vouchers for those friends can be found and then sent in the form of green tokens as well. We've seen these tokens in recent videos of Metroid Prime 3, but we may have a wait ahead of us to find out exactly how they function.

Metroid Prime 3's token feature a small taste of achievements originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Your enjoyment of MySims -- EA's Nintendo exclusive Sims title -- will be directly tied to how appealing you find its style. If you've glossed over screenshots and felt a toothache coming on, then you should step aside before you get hurt. However, if you're like us and the sight of it makes you you squeal like a 12 year old girl watching High School Musical, then congratulations: you've found your new favorite obsession.

Like all great sandboxes, creating and accessorizing your character is half the fun of MySims and here, you don't have any pesky genders to get in the way. Taking your customization a step further is a voice editor that allows you to pick from a variety of pre-sets and then alter the pitch to find the Simlish tone you're looking for. Naturally, progressing through the game unlocks new fashions for your character, so those who spent dozens of hours finding their perfect look in Animal Crossing will have more than enough reasons to make more room for mirror-time.

Not surprisingly, the Animal Crossing comparison doesn't end with the superficial.

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Joystiq hands-on: MySims originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

What do you do for an encore after you've told a critic to go have sexual relations with his own mother? You agree to a follow-up interview and proceed to flip out. To say that Wired's Chris Kohler didn't enjoy Boll's latest film, Postal, is to say that smashing your toes with a hammer merely "tingles." The infamous director took it to Kohler earlier this week in a barrage of broken English and PR buffoonery that -- we thought -- couldn't be crazier if he tried.

Uwe Boll ... you sly dog.

Conducted via telephone, Boll opens the conversation by saying, "Whatever I say, you have to print it how it is, and correct the spelling." Kohler responds, "Well, there's no spelling on the phone. So, it's okay." Can you hear that? It's the sound of the lulztrain making a stop on your Internets.

Uwe Boll calls up Chris Kohler -- hilarity ensues originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Will Wright said it himself: SimCity is complicated. The series has always prided itself on its micromanagement but eventually, flexing the ol' executive muscle starts to feel more like work and less like playing god. No one actually dreams of being a city water commissioner, so why should you have to play one in a video game? SimCity Societies doesn't think you have to either.

In an impromptu presentation, the Sims team at EA walked us through their latest city builder with a focus on accessibility. The act of zoning is gone entirely, leaving players to place their buildings one by one in order to lay our their city. That may sound contrary to the overall goal, but the structures themselves are the characters this time around. Each building comes with its own stats and attributes that more clearly affect the citizens of your city. Your choices are also tailored to your current societal path, which leaves much less room for confusion while still allowing for creative expansion.

From there, it's business as usual, though more personal than ever before. With such a heavy focus on your citizens, its easy to understand the appeal of caring for the values and quality of life for your people as opposed to plotting out landfills and balancing budgets. For those who don't want to worry about money at all, a free play option will be made available from the very start.

SimCity Societies is due out for PC later this year. When asked about other platforms such as the Mac or consoles, nothing was confirmed nor denied.

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SimCity Societies: new screenshots and impressions originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

• Athena (Arcade) - Sure, it may not have the catchy tunes of its follow-up, Pyscho Soldier, but Athena is still an important piece of SNK history.
• Fatal Fury 3 (Neo-Geo) - The last in an enjoyable, yet unbelievably broken fighting series. We'll be playing this to enjoy the first and last game where Bob Wilson is a solid choice.
• Real Bout: Fatal Fury 2 (Neo-Geo) - Fear the Bash! This sequel didn't introduce many new faces, but it's definitely one of the better entries in the series.
• Hitman: Blood Money (PC) - Possibly known more for its controversial advertising than its gameplay, Blood Money represents Agent 47 at his finest.
• Imperial Glory (PC) - Not the greatest RTS by any means, Imperial Glory is the dirty love child of Rome: Total War and Risk. Strategy nuts need only apply.

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: Hitman's grand finale

GameTap Thursday: Hitman's grand finale originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

EA's Skate demo delayed "a few days" originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gallery: BioShock: Breaking the Mold

Free Bioshock artbook for download from Irrational Games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

All about industry analysts on Bonus Round, part deuce originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The regular Super Smash Bros. Brawl updates just keep getting better as a Pokémon Trainer has been revealed as a playable character. While we're slightly bummed about not coming to blows with Ash Ketchum, the Pokémon Trainer in Brawl doesn't do his fighting directly. Instead, he warms up the bench and issues commands to his three Pokémon: Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard.

This isn't like say, Marvel vs Capcom or Street Fighter EX 3 where you could control all of your characters at the same time. The trio is cycled in and out with a special command and in classic Pokémon fashion. All of the Pokémon share the same damage meter, but they all have their own individual stamina which will prevent players from sticking to just one.

Check out the update yourself for all the awesome, albeit, painfully embedded screenshots.

[Thanks, Whymog!]

Pokémon Trainer joins the Super Smash Bros. Brawl originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Bioshock demo now available on Xbox Live [Update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Bungie Weekly: Return of the flamethrower and the fourth grenade originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Today's most competitive videos: Super Battle Opera Finals

Today's most competitive videos: Super Battle Opera Finals originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

When we first heard of the premise behind GameTap's latest Re/Visioned cartoon, "Pre-Teen Raider," we thought we'd be asked to "have a seat" by Dateline corespondents just for watching. Lara Croft's pre-teen adventure was released over at GameTap today and despite the terrible wording, it's actually quite clean and clever to boot.

The five minute short is the brainchild of comic book writer Gail Simone, best known for her work on Birds of Prey, as well as a highly anticipated run with Wonder Woman. Sir Chris of Kohler over at Wired's Game|Life has an interview with Simone where she talks about the challenge of taking a video game sex symbol and telling a story of her when she has yet to hit puberty. You know, all that stuff folks were concerned about.

Pre-Teen Raider cartoon not so creepy after all originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (Neo-Geo) - We tend to love the Real Bout series for the same reason we love the Mortal Kombat 3 series of fighters ... the more busted it is, the more entertaining it gets.
• Fatal Fury 2 (Neo-Geo) - Last week you got Fatal Fury Special which is Fatal Fury 2 only with more characters, so feel free to ignore this one. Much like its Special counter-part, this one is mostly notable for the commercial.
• Pyramid Magic Special (Genesis) - A Japanese only puzzler that the GameTap folks over at Angled Whiteboards are in love with.
• Just Cause (PC) - A GTA-style title that has you jumping from jets, parachuting onto moving trucks and driving without a seat belt. Why, you ask? Uh ... there was a plot? We were too busy being awesome. If you haven't checked it out before, Just Cause is good times.
• Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (DOS) - Feel free to let out a pump of the fist and a loud expletive of your choice. We're going to assume this means the rest of the series is on the way as well.
• Overlord (PC) - If you've gotten this far, that means you're not actually playing it yet. Shame!

Continue reading GameTap Thursday: the Overlord has arrived

GameTap Thursday: the Overlord has arrived originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Imagine, if you will ... a perfect storm of Halo 3 insanity come September 25th. You venture to 7-Eleven in your Pontiac G6 GXP that has been fully pimped out in Halo fashions. You pick up a 44-ounce Slurpee -- your cup plastered with images of the Master Chief -- and make your way to GameStop, bumping Marty O'Donnell tracks from your Halo 3 Zune. Legendary Edition in hand, you cruise over to Burger King where you get a Double Whopper meal complete with Halo branding on the wrappers. When you arrive, your Halo Xbox 360 is ready and gobbles up the disc. A vegetative state is assumed as you only so much as twitch to take a sip from your Halo 3 Mountain Dew.

That, dear readers, is how Microsoft plans to finish this fight. Much like when they set out to promote Halo 2, Microsoft is positioning themselves to combat not the sales of video games, but the entertainment industry as a whole. With more than one million pre-orders of Halo 3 already in the wings, they plan to soar well above the success of Halo 2 utilizing multi-million dollar partnerships with Pontiac, Burger King and Pepsi, just to name a few.

If you're already feeling an overload of Halo, this is the point where you should bury yourself under the sand until the game is actually out. For the rest of us ... have any of you been to Burger King lately?

Ding fries are done - the Halo 3 media onslaught begins originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It'll be about two weeks until we'll be able to take a trip down to Rapture and experience the ecology of Bioshock first hand, so in the meantime we'll have to make due with drooling all over this glorious new footage. The developers at Irrational Games take a timeout and explain some of the finer points of their upcoming shooter that has been described as "dope" by our very own James Ransom-Wiley. That kind of mastery over the English language is why we pay him the big bucks.

There is an HD version available as well, should you feel like flexing your bandwidth.

Continue reading Today's most emergent video: Ecology of Bioshock

Today's most emergent video: Ecology of Bioshock originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

With CG animation straight from the 1980's and a plot that screams "Give me back my son," The Controller: Armchair Combat Professionals is enough to make even Alone in the Dark look good. Well, we shouldn't say things we can't back, but we're sure that Roger Ebert is thanking his lucky stars that he doesn't have to review every terrible indie flick that every delusional filmmaker churns out from their basement.

Could Crow T. Robot and the gang possibly save this beast? Possibly, but we're willing to settle for a RiffTrax.

Continue reading Today's most awesomely bad movie: The Controller

Today's most awesomely bad movie: The Controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The Wii Shop channel was closed for a few hours this morning and when it opened back up, a new system update was made available. It may not have delivered the announced "Check Mii Out" channel or added any Wii Ware to speak of, but it did give us a big, ugly clock on the main menu.

As for technical improvements, users are reporting shorter load times when switching channels as well as faster disc read speeds all around. The news and weather channels got some touch ups as well but most of the work seems to have gone into the shop channel which now supports a new, streamlined interface, search functions and a list of the most popular titles. Spoiler: only games featuring the word "Mario" in the title make up the top five.

A full list of patch notes may be viewed after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Continue reading Nintendo Wii system update 3 is now live

Nintendo Wii system update 3 is now live originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The multi-directional shooter hasn't enjoyed this much acceptance since we willingly blew hundreds of quarters on Smash TV back in the day. Of course, the shooters of today sport better (see: fair) design and we have Geometry Wars to hold up as the gold standard. Our waggling cohorts over at Wii Fanboy already took a stab at the bizarre trailer for Geometry Wars Galaxies, but there's so much more going on at the moment.

Everyday Shooter is the indie wonder work of Jon Mak and is best described as the love child of Rez and Every Extend Extra: both of which were also musically inspired shooters by the Gooch. Where Everyday Shooter will be gracing the PlayStation Network, Mutant Storm Empire is a sequel to the XBLA launch title. The original was a fantastic, albeit, overlooked shooter and we're dying to get this sequel in our hands with its co-operative play and hugely expanded level design.

Neither of these shooters have a solid release date at the moment and while we expected to be playing Mutant Storm Empire soon, it's suspiciously missing from Microsoft's latest release list.

Continue reading Today's multi-directional videos: Everyday Shooter & Mutant Storm Empire

Today's multi-directional videos: Everyday Shooter & Mutant Storm Empire originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

All about industry analysts on Bonus Round originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.