http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2015 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/retroblazer-feels-like-doom-by-way-of-saturday-morning-cartoons/?ncid=rss_truncated Amil Parra isn't a big fan of violence. That might sound strange coming from a man designing an homage to '90s sprite-based FPS games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, but one look at the game in motion and it becomes obvious that the inspiration Parra d...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/retroblazer-feels-like-doom-by-way-of-saturday-morning-cartoons/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/dying-light-launch-trailer-shows-catastrophe-on-a-hot-tin-roof/?ncid=rss_truncated Dead Island creator Techland is once again chucking a ton of undead at your face, but this time you have to freerun from them. "Go anywhere, climb anything," but try to stay alive, eh? Dying Light is available now on Steam for $60, with physical cop...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/dying-light-launch-trailer-shows-catastrophe-on-a-hot-tin-roof/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/hyrule-warriors-ships-a-million-celebrates-with-wallpaper-party/?ncid=rss_truncated Hyrule Warriors shipped a million units worldwide since it launched last fall, which equates to many, many millions of enemies taken out in the army-mashing crossover. Famitsu reported the milestone today, which we've confirmed with a Koei Tecmo Euro...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/hyrule-warriors-ships-a-million-celebrates-with-wallpaper-party/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/dragons-dogma-online-announced/?ncid=rss_truncated Dragon's Dogma Online is official, after Famitsu announced it's featuring the game in the latest issue of its magazine. The entry in Capcom's action-RPG series was much speculated after trademarks showed up in Europe and Japan last month. We're wait...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/dragons-dogma-online-announced/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/design-ideas-we-love-and-want-more-of-in-2015/?ncid=rss_truncated When dissected, our favorite games are usually composed of many ideas and designs that make the entire package worthy of our time. In 2014, there were countless game ideas and design choices that we were enamored with: from the educational value of ...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:15:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/design-ideas-we-love-and-want-more-of-in-2015/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/joystiq-closing-shop/?ncid=rss_truncated 'AOL is likely to shutter' Joystiq, reports Recode. Hey, wait a minute... that's us! Well, we may as well handle this the same way we've been covering the video game industry for ten years. "We do not comment on rumor and speculation," one staffer t...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:15:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/joystiq-closing-shop/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/the-witcher-3-on-consoles-can-simulate-world-states-cant-impor/?ncid=rss_truncated On PC, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can import a Witcher 2 save file to "impact your playthrough" of the third entry, but on consoles CD Projekt is taking a different approach. In a roundtable interview Level Designer Miles Tost told Joystiq that The Wit...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/the-witcher-3-on-consoles-can-simulate-world-states-cant-impor/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/league-of-legends-amumu-music-video-is-a-tear-jerker/?ncid=rss_truncated Amumu is the saddest of all League of Legends champions - as he wanders around Summoner's Rift, he says things like, "Come play with me," "Let me give you a hug" and "Where are we going?" with the most broken, depressing inflection. See, Amumu is cur...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/league-of-legends-amumu-music-video-is-a-tear-jerker/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/golem-to-follow-omens-lead-onto-killer-instinct-roster/?ncid=rss_truncated Following a reveal earlier this month, developer Iron Galaxy has issued a proper trailer for Omen that, like past Killer Instinct character trailers, is nearly overshadowed by a cameo at the end. The walking mass of rocks and shrubs that crashes ont...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/golem-to-follow-omens-lead-onto-killer-instinct-roster/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/sony-accepting-claims-on-2011-psn-data-breach-settlement/?ncid=rss_truncated If you were a PSN, Qriocity or Sony Online Entertainment user at the time of the April 2011 Sony hack that disrupted the PlayStation Network for nearly a month and compromised 70 million user accounts, now's your chance to get a piece of the class ac...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/sony-accepting-claims-on-2011-psn-data-breach-settlement/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/smash-bros-creator-sakurai-also-has-trouble-tracking-down-amiib/?ncid=rss_truncated If you've been unsuccessful in finding an amiibo of your favorite Super Smash Bros. character, you're not alone. Series creator Masahiro Sakurai recently vented similar frustrations on Twitter, noting that he went home empty-handed when he hit up loc...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/smash-bros-creator-sakurai-also-has-trouble-tracking-down-amiib/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/?ncid=rss_truncated Destiny designer Luke Smith recently addressed concerns over Bungie's future updates for the game. Namely, Smith said "the mistakes [Bungie] made with the DLC1 reward economy will not be repeated," in a NeoGAF thread, admitting the developer's previo...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/silence-the-whispered-world-2-also-has-words-for-the-ps4/?ncid=rss_truncated Alongside its "early 2015" PC, Mac and Xbox One debut, publisher Daedalic Entertainment has announced that lovely, snowbound adventure Silence: The Whispered World 2 will be released on the PlayStation 4. A sequel to 2010's The Whispered World, Sile...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/silence-the-whispered-world-2-also-has-words-for-the-ps4/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/joystiq-deals-android-game-developer-bundle/?ncid=rss_truncated Today, Joystiq Deals serves up the Android Game Developer Bundle, a seven-course selection that will put you on the road to launching a fully fledged mobile game studio. The package includes the No-Coding-Required Game Building Course, the Beginner ...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/joystiq-deals-android-game-developer-bundle/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/gravity-ghost-swirls-through-steams-solar-system-today/?ncid=rss_truncated Ivy Games' Gravity Ghost is on Steam today for PC, Mac and Linux for $15, a reasonable price for a trip through the stars. Plus, it's two-for-one, forever - pay $15 on Steam, get two game codes. "Why?" Gravity Ghost Designer Erin Robinson asks in an...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/gravity-ghost-swirls-through-steams-solar-system-today/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/gearbox-seeks-help-crafting-the-next-borderlands-entry/?ncid=rss_truncated Given the massive success of Borderlands 2 and the lesser but still significant success of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, it comes as little surprise that Gearbox is planning another entry in the over-the-top post-apocalyptic shooter franchise. "We ar...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/gearbox-seeks-help-crafting-the-next-borderlands-entry/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/the-game-awards-will-return-keighley-confirms/?ncid=rss_truncated Following a year-end debut that attracted 1.93 million viewers, producer Geoff Keighley has confirmed that The Game Awards will return again in 2015. "As I announced this morning at PAX, I'm excited to already be working on @thegameawards for 2015,"...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/the-game-awards-will-return-keighley-confirms/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/dragon-age-inquisition-gets-special-recognition-from-glaad/?ncid=rss_truncated GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has given a special recognition award to Dragon Age: Inquisition. The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which has a laundry list of award categories, including comics, singled out the BioWare RPG from...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/dragon-age-inquisition-gets-special-recognition-from-glaad/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/on-my-ipad-helix/?ncid=rss_truncated This is On my iPad, a quick look at an iOS game we think you'll enjoy. We can't seem to put down Michael Brough's Helix. Here's a brief video explaining why the retro-inspired avoidance game is special to us. The challenging, "hectic piece of mo...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/on-my-ipad-helix/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/on-track-with-the-first-three-hours-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/?ncid=rss_truncated There's an immediate intimacy to my first three or so hours with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and no, I don't mean the bare buttocks I see in one of the opening cut scenes. The third entry in CD Projekt's fantasy RPG series may offer a new open world th...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/on-track-with-the-first-three-hours-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/00001-anniversary-edition-ps4-sells-for-128k-in-charity-aucti/?ncid=rss_truncated The first-off-the-line Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 went for ¥15.135 million in an online charity auction last night, which converts to a stunning $128,000. Sony Japan's auction ended this weekend with the huge bid on the special grey console, w...]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/00001-anniversary-edition-ps4-sells-for-128k-in-charity-aucti/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/lady-hammerlock-joins-borderlands-the-pre-sequels-playable-lin/?ncid=rss_truncated Lady Hammerlock, sister to researcher Sir Hammerlock and heir to the family's fortune, will add a bit of class to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's playable lineup on January 27. Aurelia is included in The Pre-Sequel's season pass, but a related press re...]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/lady-hammerlock-joins-borderlands-the-pre-sequels-playable-lin/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/homeworld-remastered-collection-coming-february-25/?ncid=rss_truncated Homeworld Remastered Collection, a compilation that includes Gearbox's modern take on Relic Software's strategy game series, will make contact with Steam on February 25. As announced during Gearbox's presentation at PAX South 2015, the bundle include...]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/homeworld-remastered-collection-coming-february-25/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/check-in-knock-out-more-fun-than-jumping-on-hotel-beds/?ncid=rss_truncated Checking into a hotel can be stressful. Even if your overnight establishment of choice doesn't lose or otherwise muck up your reservation, what if you don't have a reservation in the first place and there's no vacancy? And then, there are the hotels ...]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/check-in-knock-out-more-fun-than-jumping-on-hotel-beds/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/adventures-of-pip-is-modern-cute-plus-classic-challenge/?ncid=rss_truncated I'm calling it now: the Kickstarted Adventures of Pip from developer TicToc Games is going to win cutest game of 2015. I don't care that we're not even to the end of January; Pip is so cute that I want him in a kids' TV show. He's so heart-meltingly ...]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/25/adventures-of-pip-is-modern-cute-plus-classic-challenge/