So the Gizmondo finally saw its official North American release yesterday. It hasn't exactly been a success in the UK, where it was introduced back in March, and if Associated Press writer Matt Slagle's review is any indication it's not going to tear it up over here, either. Slagle doesn't mince words, declaring that even though it specs out nicely (400MHz processor, 2.8-inch LCD, GPRS, and GPS), most of the Gizmondo's 14 launch titles are "uniformly terrible" and its much-touted multimedia features aren't so hot either ("playback stuttered throughout").

Way down on the Gizmondo originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:58:42 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Well with development, you spend usually one to two years on a game. But in actuality, you kind of have ideas that are floating around in your head for three, four, even five years before that. In my case, oftentimes I'll just have an object sitting my desk that'll be sitting there for a long time, and I'll kind of interact with it and it will spur ideas. In this case, about four years ago, my family and I bought a dog and started taking care of it and that became the impetus for this project.

Continue reading The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto

The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Links to PSP formatted subway maps for other cities around the world have been dribbling in since Thursday's story about that PSP NYC subway map, so we figured we'd post a few of them up. Let us know if there any others out there and we'll add them to the list.

Read - Barcelona
Read - Berlin
Read - Boston
Read - Chicago
Read - Frankfurt
Read - Hamburg
Read - London
Read - Mexico City
Read - Milan
Read - Moscow
Read - Munich
Read - New York City
Read - Nuremberg
Read - Oslo
Read - Osaka
Read - Paris (Metro + RER)
Read - Rome
Read - Santiago
Read - Stockholm
Read - Stuttgart
Read - Sydney
Read - Tokyo
Read - Washington DC Metro

PSP subway maps from around the world originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:34:31 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Dude, if you thought those screenshots of a Pocket PC Phone running a Windows Mobile version of iTunes looked fradulent, you're definitely not going to be feeling these pics of a PSP running iTunes 5.0 that have turned up. It's especially hard to believe that Apple and Sony would get together on this given how much they've bickered over the relatively simple matter of adding Sony artists to the Japanese version of the iTunes Music Store, but stranger things have happened this year, right? Anyway, some person claims to have played with a PSP running a mobile version of iTunes that their "friend" managed to get a copy of. Easily faked, especially since the PSP has a photo viewer (a video clip might have reassured us, but no dice), so we're officially casting suspicion on this one until we can get our hands on a copy of the software.

[Thanks, Julian & Stan]

UPDATE: Yup, just like we thought, confirmed as fake!

iTunes 5.0 for PSP? originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:51:20 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We can sort of deal with them region locking the DVD player - we've already got plenty of workarounds for that sort of thing - but it's been confirmed that Microsoft has decided to be predictably lame and region lock their new Xbox 360 console for games, too, just like they did with the original Xbox. We were secretly hoping they'd steal a page from Sony's playbook (they didn't region lock games on the PSP), but no such luck.

Xbox 360 region locked for games and DVDs originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:45:38 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Well, you can add HP to the growing number of PC makers that are hooking up with Verizon Wireless to put EV-DO into their laptops (see Lenovo and Dell). They don't get too specific about whether or not we might also see an EV-DO-enabled iPAQ Mobile Messenger, but HP did confirm that they'll introduce a business laptop with integrated EV-DO sometime early next year and that their partnership will most definitely be about bringing "mobile broadband connectivity" to "upcoming HP mobile business devices."

[Thanks, Creanium]

HP and Verizon teaming up on EV-DO originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:07:51 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Going out of your way to boast about how hack-proof your next product is going to be is probably the only surefire way to get an army of hackers on your ass, but Xbox engineer Chris Satchell declared in an interview with BBC News that the Xbox 360 is going to have levels of security, "that the hacker community has never seen before." He does concede that "sooner or later someone will work out how to circumvent security," but he also says that even if someone does crack the Xbox 360 that it "doesn't mean that it will work on somebody else's machine" because of the way it's been designed. Fair enough, but do you really want to inspire someone out there to prove you wrong?

Xbox 360: The most hack-proof console ever? originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:14:43 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We'd originally heard something or other about Microsoft launching the Xbox 360 on November 4th or maybe November 22nd, but now IGN reports that the next-gen console is all set to drop on November 25th, aka the day after Thanksgiving aka Black Friday aka the busiest shopping day of the year (at least it used to be). The 25th is a little later than Microsoft had originally wanted to intro the 360, but apparently they wanted to give developers a little extra time to finish up their launch titles.

[Thanks, Dave]

November 25th is Xbox 360 Day originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:26:45 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

SPOnG can be a little irregular in the credibility department, but they're "confirming" with "100% certainty" that Nintendo is finally going to unveil the Revolution's much-speculated-upon controller, as well as show off several different games running on the next-gen console, at next month's Tokyo Games Show.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this one in]

Nintendo to reveal the Revolution Controller next month? originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:32:16 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Yep, it's here: we're getting reports from all over that the North American version of the PSP's new 2.0 firmware upgrade has arrived. At least if you're using Network Update, that is. The upgrade is still not available for download via Sony's PlayStation Portable site, but odds are it'll show up there sometime later today.

Update: The firmware upgrade is now available from the Playstation/PSP website.  And, like magic, the webpage looks just like the staging website people found online two days ago, before Sony took it offline.
[Thanks to everyone who wrote in about this]

PSP v2.0 is here originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:13:29 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

EBGames.com is taking pre-orders for the Xbox 360, and just like when the PSP came out they're doing their best to gouge all the bleeding edge gamers who want/need to have the console first by forcing you to purchase either a $700 "Ultimate Bundle" that comes with four games and a ton of accessories or a $600 "Core Bundle" which comes with the same four games but fewer accessories. Pre-ordering either the basic $299 console or even the $399 bundle simply isn't an option, at least not at the moment, though it remains to be seen what pre-order options other retailers end up offering.

[Thanks, A.J.]

Pre-order the Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:24:32 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We know it's been a rough eleven days, but it looks like your wait is almost over - Sony just put up a placeholder site detailing all of the new features of the North American version of the PSP's new 2.0 firmware upgrade. Nothing all that different from the Japanese version (surprise, surprise), but at least now you won't technically be voiding your warranty. The download itself isn't available yet (we just tested and it's still v1.52), at least not as of this writing, but we're guessing that it won't be long now.

[Thanks, SGOlsen]

Update: Ok, so apparently a bunch of people found a login (scea/scea-how original) to the PSP update site, which in return said something to the effect of the update being made available August 24th (i.e. tomorrow). Um, and now the PSP update site appears to have been taken down, removed, or is otherwise missing. Aiight, square one. And thanks to everyone who sent this in.

PSP v2.0 upgrade: So close, so close... originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Well, it's officially August 22nd in every time zone now, which means that Sony didn't make good on its earlier promise to release version 2.0 of the PSP's firmware here in North America during the week of August 15th. We still don't know when they'll get around to it, but check out this incredibly non-committal response reader Mike S. got from Sony when he emailed them asking about the delay:

Hello Mike,

Thank you for writing us.

We do not know the exact date of the 2.0 system update for the PSP(TM) portable entertainment system at this time. We recommend that you continue to visit the link below during the week of August 22, 2005 to check for the latest updates on the PSP System Update page.

http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx?id=softwareupdate

Byron
Multimedia CSR
Sony Computer Entertainment America Consumer Services Department

The funny thing is that it's not like anyone even cares all that much - how many people really bought the PSP expecting a steady stream of firmware upgrades? - it's more that Sony just seems to be needlessly jerking everyone around right now. Besides, if you need a PSP with a web browser that badly, you've probably already installed the Japanese version of the firmware by now.

UPDATE: They're now promising it'll be "available during the week of August 22nd."

PSP v2.0 firmware upgrade might happen this week, might not originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:46:08 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Sony already pushed back the North American release of version 2.0 of the PSP's firmware once, but they better get on it if they're planning on making the upgrade magic happen "during the week of August 15th" like they promised - they're seriously starting to run out of time (as of right now PlayStation.com still lists v1.52 for download). We can deal with another delay, but if there is one then it's just best to be upfront about it, you know?

No, seriously, where's v2.0 for the PSP? originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 00:55:06 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Do we really need to expend much energy hating on the Gizmondo? You know as well as we do that this thing's not going anywhere, but the latest bit of bad news out of Tiger Telematics is that they're delaying the console's North American launch, which was originally set for next week, until sometime in October. Tiger Telematics claims that it's because of a "hardware shortage" and delays in a couple of key titles, but there are plenty of people whispering about how the company is quietly going broke.

Gizmondo North American launch delayed until October originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Aug 2005 12:05:06 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We can't guarantee that this is all completely legit, but PSM collected some inside dirt about the PlayStation 3 courtesy of several unnamed game developers who were apparently willing to break any non-disclosure agreements they may have signed. First off, they don't tell us what we really, really want to know, like when the PS3's actually going to come out or what it's going to cost (that'll probably have to come straight from Sony), but they were able to get a few nuggets of juicy gossip about the next-gen console, like that the PS3 won't support PS1/PS2 peripherals, that its hard drive won't be used for gaming (supposedly it'll only be used for storing media), that despite the console's support for 1080p most games will only be 720p, that games will run a bit faster if you're connected to a lower resolution display (which sort of makes sense), and that there will eventually be some sort of USB TV tuner add-on for the PS3 so it can double as digital video recorder (best part: it sounds like it'll incorporate Sony's LocationFree technology so you can access recorded TV shows using your PSP from anywhere in the world over the internet).

More insider details about the PS3? originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Aug 2005 08:30:06 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

SPOnG isn't exactly the most reputable source in the hallowed halls of online video game journalism, but they're claiming that Sony has little something something planned for Microsoft's launch of the Xbox 360 this fall: a cut in the pricing of the slim PlayStation 2 to somewhere between £60 to £70 in the UK. Supposedly they're also considering dropping the price on the PS2 to around $100 in the US, but you gotta wonder, even with a significant discount, are there really all that many people who are still in the market for a current-generation console?

[Via I4U]

Sony planning deep PS2 discount to counter the Xbox 360 launch? originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:30:13 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Want to write for Joystiq? originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:04:53 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

We tried really hard not read too much into Microsoft and Toshiba's tie-up yesterday over HD-DVD, but apparently Bill G. mentioned during a press conference in Tokyo yesterday that they might consider releasing an updated version of the Xbox 360 with an HD-DVD drive (though to be fair, Gates and other Microsoft execs were quick to point out that the company isn't endorsing HD-DVD over its arch-rival Blu-ray). Slapping in an HD-DVD drive would jibe with what Steve Ballmer hinted at us during his interview with us at E3 last month,  especially since the lack of a next-gen optical drive is one of the clearest technical disadvantages the Xbox 360 faces when compared with the PlayStation 3, which will sport a Blu-ray drive.

[Thanks, McVety]

Gates sez: We might add HD-DVD to the Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:20:16 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

You can argue (and we're sure you will) about whether they're being totally realistic or not, but Peter Moore, VP of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing for the Xbox, announced at a conference in London that Microsoft expects to sell 10 million Xbox 360 consoles within 12 to 16 months of its launch (which is set for later this year). Microsoft's banking on the first mover advantage (read up on the Dreamcast to see how this can be double-edged sword) and an avalanche of youth-oriented marketing to push them over the top this time around, but to put things in perspective, it's taken them almost four years to sell 20 million original Xbox consoles.

Microsoft wants to sell 10 million Xbox 360 consoles in first year or so originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:05:29 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It's only for the Japanese market-at least for now-but Sony's busted out a "Ceramic White" version of their new slim PlayStation 2. Exactly the same as the original black version, only now it stands a decent chance of not clashing with that slim PS2 Game Cradle you probably weren't going to buy.

Slim PlayStation 2 goes white originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:31:49 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Sales of NES clones are probably going to be hurting once Nintendo starts offering access to their entire 20 year back catalog of games with their new Revolution console, but Messiah Entertainment are trying to squeeze in under the wire with the Generation NEX, a 1.5-inch tall NES knock off that has built-in support for wireless controllers (which are sold separately), rumble support, and dual cartridge slots for all your (legally) acquired NES and Famicom games. Should be out by September.

[Thanks, anon. tipster]

The Generation NEX originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 May 2005 08:21:30 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

And that was that: after five overstimulating days of getting zero sleep and dodging people on the overcrowded show floor, we've reached the final day of E3. Team Engadget and Team Joystiq are on their way back to NYC (where Vlad can finally get a decent piece of pizza), but here's a roundup of what we saw yesterday, as well as links to our coverage from earlier in the week:

Hardware:
E3: Walk down memory lane
Revolution to make true debut at Space World?
Gizmondo hits North America on August 11th

Software:
Nintendo @ E3 - DSpeak: VoIP via Nintendo DS
Mistwalker's Xbox 360 RPG duo
E3 Preview of ZatchBell!
E3: Black & White 2 peek makes me want to play god (again)
WRC Rally Evolution
Indie game roundup

Previously:
Live from E3: Day Four - killing us with bass and strobes
Live from E3: Day Three
Live from E3: Day Two
Live from E3: Day One

Live from E3: Day Five - Leaving Los Angeles originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 May 2005 07:04:14 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It took a little wrangling since we didn't have an appointment, but we managed to blag our way into the backroom where Sony had three genuine PlayStation 3 consoles on display. Click on for a bunch more pics.

Continue reading Sony @ E3 - Live PlayStation 3 shots

Sony @ E3 - Live PlayStation 3 shots originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 May 2005 16:10:28 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Wanna know just how micro the screen on Nintendo's new Game Boy Micro really is? Reader "gameduck" just sent in this graphic he created comparing the size of the Micro's screen with that of the Game Boy Advance SP (he based it on the size of the GBM's cartridge slot-turns out paying attention in math class has its advantages). Let's just say that if you've got beef with the screen on the Game Boy Advance SP then you're probably not going to be happy with what you're getting with the Micro. Otherwise, you're cool.

Game Boy Micro vs. Game Boy Advance SP originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 May 2005 06:38:13 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Day Three! Here's our recap of yesterday's coverage:

Interview

• The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft

Hardware

• Picture the Revolution

• A Funny PS3 Shot

• Nintendo @ E3: Hands on with the Game Boy Micro

• Nokia @ E3 - N-Gage capable smartphones

• E3 floor show coverage

Games

• City of Villains Site Launched with Details

• Sonic Rush on the Nintendo DS is two screens of blue

• Ridiculously hi-res DOA4 movie

• More Metal Gear than you can handle

• Hands-on with Starcraft Ghost

• Dead to Rights 2 gets Netjakked

• Hands on with Sony Station Exchange: Bring on the Real Money Trade

• Hands on with Kingdom Hearts II

• Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

• Return of the King... Of weird games that is

• Quake 4 is already big

• E3: Call of Duty 2 for Xbox 360 duly impresses

Previously

• Live from E3: Day One - PS3 and Xbox 360

• Live from E3: Day Two

Live from E3: Day Three originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 May 2005 06:15:58 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The prototype we spotted back at CES was bit rough around the edges, but eMagin was showing off a new version of their Z800 3D Visor wearable virtual reality display, which sports a pair of 16.7 million color, 0.59-inch OLED displays which make it seem like you're standing 12 feet away from a 105-inch screen. Wearable displays are nothing special these days (we've gotten enough headaches to know that all too well), but the real gem here is that they've combined 3D stereovision with a fully immersive head-tracking system that provides a full 360-degree angle of view of the game you're playing. Click for a few more pics.

Continue reading eMagin @ E3 - Z800 3D Visor

eMagin @ E3 - Z800 3D Visor originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 May 2005 02:06:01 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Nokia's booth at E3 seemed a little lonely compared with the thronging masses found elsewhere on the show floor, but we did spot a demo of four tricked out smartphones (from left to right, the 6630, the 6680, the 3230, and the N70) that looked like they were running that new N-Gage mobile gaming platform they announced earlier today.

Nokia @ E3 - N-Gage capable smartphones originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 May 2005 23:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

They didn't have a Nintendo Revolution lying around, but we did have a chance to get up close and personal with the brand new Game Boy Micro. Very slick little package, but that squint-inducing LCD screen is definitely pushing the limits of how small a screen on a portable game console can get and still be useable.

Continue reading Nintendo @ E3: Hands on with the Game Boy Micro

Nintendo @ E3: Hands on with the Game Boy Micro originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 May 2005 21:59:27 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The first question is one of the obvious ones, but are you a gamer?

Am I a gamer? Casual. I'm the father of three boys who are not as casual as I am.

What do they have?

I've got three different age ranges. I've got a thirteen year old, I've got a ten year old, and I've got a six year old, and they're all in different phases of life. The thirteen is kinda classic. He's sort of a first person shooter guy more than anything else. The second is a sort of a massively multiplayer game type guy, mostly PC-

Yeah, you're talking PC so far, huh?

No, no, no, my first guy is almost all Xbox. My second guy is almost all PC, with a little bit of Xbox. And I've got a six year old and he's actually a little PC-these sort of lightweight kind of cheap games you get online on the PC. And there are a few games he likes on the Xbox.

Do you play with your son on the Xbox?

Yeah I do a little bit. I do a little bit. But, you know, I have nowhere near the agility or capacity to learn which I should at my advanced age, I'm afraid.

Have you gotten any time with the 360?

Well, with the box itself? Yeah. Obviously we're not sort of in full play, but production mode...

Continue reading The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft

The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 May 2005 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Nintendo also unveiled the Game Boy Micro this morning, here's what we know so far:

• Launch is slated for this Fall.

• Silver in color for now, expect all sorts of rainbow-flavored variations.

• Dimensions: 4 inches wide by 2 inches tall and 0.7 inches thick.

• Weight: 2.8 ounces (80 paper clips' worth of weight).

• Processor: Same as GBA SP.

• Form factor: "Gleaming shoulder and start/select buttons that literally shine", removable and customizable face plate.

• Screen: 2-inches, backlit and the "best Game Boy screen ever" with adjustable brightness controls for use indoors or outdoors.

• Marketing angle: "We're making the gorgeous Game Boy Micro for image-conscious folks who love video games, the ones who want the look of their system to be as cool as the games they play on it" according to George Harrison, Nintendo of America Sr. VP of marketing. It's clear that they're going after the kids who are too cool to carry around an obvious gaming device but who don't mind carrying something that looks like the cell phone that they're already carrying.

• Accessories: built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; supports standard headphones.

• Software: the Game Boy Advance has nearly 700 titles available, all of which will be playable on the Game Boy Micro.

The Game Boy Micro: What we know originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 May 2005 14:28:07 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Alright, Nintendo intro'd the Revolution just a few minutes ago, here's what we know so far:

• Release is sometime in 2006.

• Prototype shown is larger than final unit.

• Nintendo is still determining final colors for the console.

• All-Access Gaming, which refers to backwards compatibility to 20 years of Nintendo games, NES, SNES, N64. We don't know particulars of how it'll be accessed or what, if any, the cost structure might be.

• Downloadable to 512MB of flash memory.

• SD memory card slot.

• Wireless controllers.

• Two USB 2.0 ports.

• Built-in WiFi.

• WiFi used to interface with the DS.

• DS likely to enhance future games.

• Self-loading optical drive that will play 12cm Revolution discs and smaller GameCube discs

• Self-contained attachment for playing media content, including DVDs.

• No controller was shown. So even though the box looks a lot like the one leaked over the weekend, the accompanying controllers were not presented. So was it a leak, or a really good guess?

Nintendo Revolution: What we know originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 May 2005 14:20:03 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Alright, it's (almost) the end of our very first day of Engadget/Joystiq team coverage of the big, big, big E3 gaming expo. Here's what went down today:

• Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Sony's PlayStation 3 launch (UPDATED with tons of new pics and info)

• More Playstation 3 Pics

• Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Microsoft's Xbox 360 E3 event

• Nintendo Revolution concept logos leaked?

• Engadget Podcast.28 05.16.2005

Check back tomorrow morning for live coverage of Nintendo's launch event for their new Revolution console.

Live from E3: Day One - PS3 and Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 May 2005 00:11:15 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Live from Sony's PlayStation Portable Launch Party

Live from Sony's PlayStation Portable Launch Party originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:15:43 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Infinium Labs says it needs $11.5 million to launch the Phantom originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Just as we promised here's your chance to win a free copy of Madden NFL 2005 for the brand new Nintendo DS. Be the first person to comment on this post with the codeword "rectangular", and we'll hook you up with a little something to play on your new toy. Like we said before, remember to authenticate your comment via email and that the contest is limited to residents of the United States and Canada (but you probably haven't read this far yet). Good luck!

UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Chris, who wins the free copy of Madden NFL 2005. We'll have some more giveaways soon!

Here's your chance! Win Madden NFL 2005 for the Nintendo DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:21:36 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Yesterday we gave away a copy of The Urbz: Sims in the City, today we're giving away another game for the new Nintendo DS, Madden NFL 2005. Winning is really simple. Sometime later today we'll put up a post with a special codeword in it, be the first to add a comment with that codeword and you'll win a free copy of Madden NFL 2005. You can only win once, no using scripts to auto-post comments (not that'll help much since you'd have to know what the codeword was), and we're cheap so you have to be a resident of either the United States or Canada to win. Remember that we require email authentication for comments (don't worry, we won't be spamming you or anything), so make sure you authenticate your comment after you post it.

Win a free copy of Madden NFL 2005 for the Nintendo DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Nov 2004 04:21:29 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Just as we promised here's your chance to win a free copy of The Urbz: Sims in the City for the brand new Nintendo DS. Be the first person to comment on this post with the codeword "circular", and we'll hook you up with a little something to play on your new toy. Like we said before, remember to authenticate your comment via email, and that the contest is limited to residents and the United States and Canada (but you probably haven't read this far yet). Good luck!

UPDATE: Dennis wins this one! Make sure you check back tomorrow when you'll have a chance to win Madden NFL 2005.

Here's your chance! Win The Urbz for the Nintendo DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Yesterday we gave away a copy of Spider-Man 2, today we're giving away another game for the new Nintendo DS, The Urbz: Sims in the City. Winning is really simple. Sometime later today we'll put up a post with a special codeword in it, be the first to add a comment with that codeword and you'll win a free copy of The Urbz: Sims in the City. You can only win once, no using scripts to auto-post comments (not that'll help much since you'd have to know what the codeword was), and we're cheap so you have to be a resident of either the United States or Canada to win. Remember that we require email authentication for comments (don't worry, we won't be spamming you or anything), so make sure you authenticate your comment after you post it.

Win a free copy of The Urbz: Sims in the City for the Nintendo DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:39:12 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Just as we promised here's your chance to win a free copy of Spider-Man 2 for the brand new Nintendo DS. Be the first person to comment on this post with the codeword "angular", and we'll hook you up with a little something to play on your new toy. Like we said before, remember to authenticate your comment via email, and that the contest is limited to residents and the United States and Canada (but you probably haven't read this far yet). Good luck!

UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Adam, who wins a free copy of Spider-Man 2 for the Nintendo DS. For everyone else, you'll have a chance to win The Urbz tomorrow.

Here's your chance! Win Spider-Man 2 for the Nintendo DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:36:37 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.