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/2015/02/03/joystiq-streams-once-more-with-feeling/?ncid=rss_truncated Ladies and gentlemen it's time/for all the good that's in you to shine/for all the lights to lose their shade/for all the hate that's in you to fade. Ladies and gentlemen it's time/for the maracas and the tambourines/to play them until they break or...]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-streams-once-more-with-feeling/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/games-of-a-lifetime-alexanders-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. H...]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/games-of-a-lifetime-alexanders-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-close-project/?ncid=rss_truncated Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) talks with Joystiq's Editor in Chief Ludwig Kietzmann (@LudwigK) about the site's history as well as a newfound opportunity to grow. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes....]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-close-project/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-cant-stop/?ncid=rss_truncated In this episode, Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) takes his turn in the hot seat as he tells Features Content Director Xav de Matos (@Xav) about the rant that landed him the job of his dreams. He also talks about barely surviving his first PAX and what Joys...]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-cant-stop/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-team-spirit/?ncid=rss_truncated In this episode, Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) chats with News Content Director Alexander Sliwinski (@Sliwinski) about Team JOY and Team Joystiq. He also discusses the "Internet dating" side of working in the industry. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other...]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-presents-team-spirit/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-take-care-of-business/?ncid=rss_truncated In this episode, Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) talks with Weekend Editor Sam Prell (@SamPrell) to discuss happiness, horses and his writing career prior to joining Joystiq. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes....]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-take-care-of-business/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-richards-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. T...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-richards-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-xavs-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. ...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-xavs-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-sams-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. S...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-sams-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-thomas-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. ...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-thomas-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/dying-light-review-grim-leaper/?ncid=rss_truncated Pardon the pun, but zombies have been done to death. In comic books, in films, on TV and certainly in video games. Yet developer Techland, creator of 2011's ambitious yet flawed Dead Island, has decided to take another crack at the virtual zombie apo...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/dying-light-review-grim-leaper/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-we-live-and-die-by-this/?ncid=rss_truncated Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) chats with Features Content Director Xav de Matos (@Xav) about his upbringing as well as his career in the video games press. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes....]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-we-live-and-die-by-this/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-jessicas-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. ...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-jessicas-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-sinans-picks/?ncid=rss_truncated After more than ten years devoted to video games and the people who make them, Joystiq is closing its doors. We won't be reporting on the best games of 2015, so join us for one last hurrah as the Joystiq family reveals their Games of a Lifetime. R...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/games-of-a-lifetime-sinans-picks/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-you-start-with-a-fire/?ncid=rss_truncated Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) chats with Community Manager Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello) about being handed the keys to the Joystiq community. He also refuses to eat his vegetables. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes....]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-you-start-with-a-fire/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-this-is-my-family/?ncid=rss_truncated Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) sits down with Senior Reporter Jess Conditt (@JessConditt) to discuss her background in journalism and how Joystiq became her family. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes....]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/joystiq-presents-this-is-my-family/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/stiq-figures-january-19-25-all-time-favorite-edition/?ncid=rss_truncated I've used my time with Stiq Figures to ask you about your favorite specific elements, moments and quirks from video games, and reading your responses has become to feel like a weekly check-in with a bunch of gaming-oriented friends. With this being t...]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/02/stiq-figures-january-19-25-all-time-favorite-edition/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/joystiq-presents-one-missed-call/?ncid=rss_truncated In the latest episode, Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) talks with Weekend Editor Thomas Schulenberg (@T_Schulenberg) about the years leading to him joining Joystiq, including one crucial missed phone call. He also talks about going to E3 for the first time...]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:20:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/joystiq-presents-one-missed-call/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/so-whats-left-to-remaster/?ncid=rss_truncated Has there ever been a time when the word "remastered" was so prolific in the conversation, outside of the George Lucas household? Gaming was so incessantly nostalgic in 2014, you'd think it was closing after ten years. In just the last year we've se...]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/so-whats-left-to-remaster/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/friend-former-joystiq-editor-andrew-yoon-passes-away-at-29/?ncid=rss_truncated On Thursday, January 29, friend and former Joystiq editor Andrew Yoon tragically drowned while on vacation in Austin, Texas. He was 29. Following his tenure at Joystiq, I was fortunate enough to convince Andrew to pick up his life in New York and jo...]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/friend-former-joystiq-editor-andrew-yoon-passes-away-at-29/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/weekly-webcomic-wrapup-is-riding-into-the-sunset/?ncid=rss_truncated I guess we should just call this "Final Webcomic Wrapup," huh? With Joystiq closing its doors, the webcomic buck stops here. And you know what? It has its upsides. For example, now I can tell you all what I really thought of doing the webcomic wrapup...]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/02/01/weekly-webcomic-wrapup-is-riding-into-the-sunset/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/joystiq-presents-too-good-to-be-real/?ncid=rss_truncated Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) talks with Reviews Content Director Richard Mitchell (@TheRichardM) about the years Richard spent watching Joystiq grow. He reminisces about his Xbox 360 Fanboy days as well as the time he accepted a job at Joystiq. Listen ...]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/joystiq-presents-too-good-to-be-real/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/joystiq-discussion-do-you-have-a-gaming-tattoo/?ncid=rss_truncated Alright guys, I may not get another chance to tell you this, so here goes: I've decided to get a video game-themed tattoo. I already have nine tattoos and plans for a 10th, but this design easily trumps them all. It's a collection of characters and i...]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/joystiq-discussion-do-you-have-a-gaming-tattoo/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/four-in-february-challenges-you-to-finish-the-fight/?ncid=rss_truncated The shortest, yet greatest month of the year is upon us, February. If you followed along with us last year, you know what that means: Four in February is back! The month-long initiative starts tomorrow, challenging you (yes, you) to pick four games t...]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/four-in-february-challenges-you-to-finish-the-fight/ http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/who-the-hell-is-shulk/?ncid=rss_truncated The following feature contains substantial spoilers for the game Xenoblade Chronicles. The rumors are true, and Joystiq is closing. I had only just started my "Who The Hell Is" series, where I gave a brief history lesson on video game characters su...]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/31/who-the-hell-is-shulk/