Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Another World: Anniversary Edition comes to BlackBerry 10]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/another-world-anniversary-edition-comes-to-blackberry-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/another-world-anniversary-edition-comes-to-blackberry-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/another-world-anniversary-edition-comes-to-blackberry-10/#comments Another World Anniversary Edition comes to BlackBerry 10Classic games publisher Dotemu has announced a port of the Anniversary Edition of Another World for the BlackBerry 10 OS, which means you can play the game on the new Z10 or BlackBerry's Playbook. This is the same version that appeared on iOS systems a little while ago..

The Anniversary Edition of the game includes the ability to switch between old-school and updated graphics with just a swipe of your fingers, as well as both original and remastered soundtracks, controls made just for the touchscreen, and three different difficulty modes. Fans can pick up the game for $4.99 on BlackBerry's AppWorld ecosystem right now.

JoystiqAnother World: Anniversary Edition comes to BlackBerry 10 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversary-editionanother-worldappworldblackberryblackberry-10classicclassic-gamedevicesdotemumobilepublisherrimWed, 13 Feb 2013 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Super Hexagon brings concentric chiptune madness to BlackBerry 10]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/09/super-hexagon-brings-concentric-chiptune-madness-to-blackberry-1/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/09/super-hexagon-brings-concentric-chiptune-madness-to-blackberry-1/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/09/super-hexagon-brings-concentric-chiptune-madness-to-blackberry-1/#comments Super Hexagon brings concentric chiptune madness to BlackBerry 10File this one under "things we definitely weren't expecting today:" Terry Cavanagh's Super Hexagon is now available on the days-old BlackBerry 10 operating system. Currently, the only device that runs BlackBerry 10 is the BlackBerry Z10, which is available in the UK and Canada, but won't make it to carriers in the United States until March.

"This wasn't originally something I had lined up," Cavanagh writes. "Laurence Muller, who ported the C++ openFrameworks version of the game to Android, has an interest in BlackBerry - he maintains the unofficial Blackberry port of openFrameworks. So when Blackberry came along and asked us to do the port, we figured, let's give it a shot!"

The game can be purchased from BlackBerry World, either on the Z10 or online, for $2.99. Now all we need are PlayStation Vita and 3DS ports, and Cavanagh's mobile market saturation will be absolute.

JoystiqSuper Hexagon brings concentric chiptune madness to BlackBerry 10 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberryblackberry-10blackberry-z10mobileportrelease-datesuper-hexagonterry-cavanaghz10Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[BlackBerry making games catalog fruitful with Jetpack Joyride, Sonic, and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/blackberry-making-games-catalog-fruitful-with-jetpack-joyride-s/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/blackberry-making-games-catalog-fruitful-with-jetpack-joyride-s/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/02/blackberry-making-games-catalog-fruitful-with-jetpack-joyride-s/#comments ImageBlackBerry is leaping into the gaming ring with the announcement of major additions to its games catalog. Along with yesterday's launch of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on PlayBook, RIM is adding Jetpack Joyride (and four more titles from Halfbrick), Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Smash Cops, Star Marine, Kami Retro and Galaxy on Fire 2 to PlayBook and BlackBerry 10.

The announcements come from the BlackBerry World 2012 conference, running this week in Orlando.

JoystiqBlackBerry making games catalog fruitful with Jetpack Joyride, Sonic, and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BlackBerryblackberry-10blackberry-world-2012jetpack-joyridemachine-gun-jetpackmobileplaybookRIMWed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/01/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-ported-to-the-blackberry-pl/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/01/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-ported-to-the-blackberry-pl/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/01/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-ported-to-the-blackberry-pl/#comments ImageLara Croft and the Guardian of Light has been generally recognized as a great downloadable game that should be played by as many people as possible, which is why we're confused about its launch on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Get it? Because no one owns a PlayBook.

That's not true, we realize, but all is fair in love and bad comedy. Already a few happy PlayBookers and/or RIM and Square Enix employees have left gushing reviews on Guardian of Light's App World page, suggesting it's a solid experience even two years out and even on PlayBook. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is available now for $3.99 via the BlackBerry App World.

JoystiqLara Croft and the Guardian of Light ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 May 2012 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BlackBerrylara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-lightmobileplaybookSquare-EnixtabletTue, 01 May 2012 07:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Dead Space lands on BlackBerry PlayBook and Android ... well, Xperia Play]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/dead-space-lands-on-blackberry-playbook-and-android-well-xp/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/dead-space-lands-on-blackberry-playbook-and-android-well-xp/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/dead-space-lands-on-blackberry-playbook-and-android-well-xp/#comments In this chart of non-iPad tablets compared to "obscure" video game consoles, the BlackBerry PlayBook is somewhere between the Philips CDi and the Atari Jaguar. That is to say, the PlayBook hasn't set the world, or really much of anything, on fire. Google's Android OS, on the other hand, is increasingly taking over the mobile space (albeit not the tablet space, where all Android tablets combined are somewhere between the 3DO and the Virtual Boy).

While gaming on Android is still something of a challenge, thanks to a fragmented install base, unique platforms, and multiple stores, that hasn't stopped EA from giving it the ol' college effort. So Xperia Play owners can go to EA's own Flexion Android Store to download EA Mobile and IronMonkey Studios' excellent Dead Space mobile game -- easy! We weren't able to confirm that ourselves, not owning an Xperia Play, so we've put a word into EA for confirmation.

But EA didn't stop there - it's also ported Dead Space to the PlayBook. Premiering today for the same $9.99 price as its far more popular iPad-based twin, the PlayBook audience is getting one of mobile gaming's most successful "core" games. And yes, it's a small audience (smaller than the Xperia Play?) but if EA plans to continue its mobile dominance, it helps to be everywhere.

[Thanks, Gerry]

JoystiqDead Space lands on BlackBerry PlayBook and Android ... well, Xperia Play originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberryblackberry-app-worldBlackBerry-Playbookdead-spacedead-space-blackberryeaea-mobileelectronic-artsironmonkey-studiosmobileplaybookRIMFri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Carcassonne coming in Android, BlackBerry flavors]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/18/carcassonne-coming-in-android-blackberry-flavors/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/18/carcassonne-coming-in-android-blackberry-flavors/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/18/carcassonne-coming-in-android-blackberry-flavors/#comments The heralded 2001 board game Carcassonne, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede of Germany, has already been quite excellently adapted for XBLA and iOS, by two different developers no less. Now a third, German studio exozet, is working on a version for Android, BlackBerry and Java-based mobile platforms.

Teased on an Xperia Play handset, exozet's adaptation looks to crisply capture the popular game -- which centers on building cities and deploying followers called "meeple" -- on the little screen. It's due out by year's end the end of Q2.

JoystiqCarcassonne coming in Android, BlackBerry flavors originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidblackberryCarcassonneexozetjavamobileFri, 18 Mar 2011 19:26:00 EST<![CDATA[EA plans Need for Speed Undercover, Tetris for BlackBerry PlayBook launch]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/ea-plans-need-for-speed-undercover-tetris-for-blackberry-playbo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/ea-plans-need-for-speed-undercover-tetris-for-blackberry-playbo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/ea-plans-need-for-speed-undercover-tetris-for-blackberry-playbo/#comments EA has announced that it will have both Need for Speed Undercover and Tetris available to play on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as soon as it launches this spring. Both titles are currently available on iOS, and considering the success EA has had on that platform, it's a no-brainer to have these games ready to go when the PlayBook is finally released.

Both games will be playable at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain next week, though presumably they'll be more or less the same as the previous mobile versions. Fun fact: the PlayBook version of Tetris marks the 15th platform EA has released the game on so far.

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JoystiqEA plans Need for Speed Undercover, Tetris for BlackBerry PlayBook launch originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberryblackberry-playbookeamobileneed-for-speed-undercoverrimtetrisFri, 11 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Best Buy mobile app adds trade-in valuator]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/best-buy-mobile-app-adds-trade-in-valuator/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/best-buy-mobile-app-adds-trade-in-valuator/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/best-buy-mobile-app-adds-trade-in-valuator/#comments Do you have a powerful need to know how valuable your used games are while on the go? If so, you may want to take a gander at the Best Buy Gaming mobile app. The latest version has added a new trade-in valuator, which allows you to learn how many bucks a given game will fetch at your nearest Best Buy. You can even find a game's value by scanning its barcode with your device's camera. Frankly, even if you're not looking to pawn your old junk for the new hotness, there's no denying that it's just fun to scan things.

The Best Buy Gaming app is available for free on iOS, Android and Blackberry.

JoystiqBest Buy mobile app adds trade-in valuator originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbest-buyblackberryiosiphonemobileTue, 30 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile: Backstage Pass coming to Android, Blackberry]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/13/guitar-hero-world-tour-mobile-backstage-pass-coming-to-android/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/13/guitar-hero-world-tour-mobile-backstage-pass-coming-to-android/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/13/guitar-hero-world-tour-mobile-backstage-pass-coming-to-android/#comments The Guitar Hero machine is set to spit out Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile: Backstage Pass for major carriers, including the Android Market and BlackBerry App World. The latest no-peripheral (unless you count the phone) entry in the music series was developed by Hands-On Mobile, which is no stranger to miniaturized music games.

If you're wondering how much money there is to be made from a Guitar Hero title without any peripherals, just look to Guitar Hero III Mobile. Maybe you even bought it.

JoystiqGuitar Hero World Tour Mobile: Backstage Pass coming to Android, Blackberry originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 May 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidblackberryGoogleguitar-hero-mobileguitar-hero-world-tourguitar-hero-world-tour-backstage-passhands-on-mobileThu, 13 May 2010 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Space Invaders, Bust-a-Move headed to Blackberry]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/30/space-invaders-bust-a-move-headed-to-blackberry/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/30/space-invaders-bust-a-move-headed-to-blackberry/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/30/space-invaders-bust-a-move-headed-to-blackberry/#comments
We won't feign ignorance to the fact that the iPhone isn't the only mobile device on the market with a growing game library. Taito seems to agree, refusing to leave Blackberry users in the dark for new gaming content. The classic game dev has revealed two of its prized licenses -- Space Invaders and Bust-a-Move -- are now available for the working man/woman's mobile device. Each title is available for $4.99 and features two control schemes: Touch screen control and using the device's keys. So, the next time you spot a frustrated business person in public eyeballing a Blackberry, just assume they're trying to beat a high score and not doing real work.

JoystiqSpace Invaders, Bust-a-Move headed to Blackberry originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberrybust-a-movemobilemobile-gamingspace-invaderstaitoSun, 30 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Functional Pip-Boy mod for BlackBerry]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/20/functional-pip-boy-mod-for-blackberry/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/20/functional-pip-boy-mod-for-blackberry/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/20/functional-pip-boy-mod-for-blackberry/#comments
Okay, so our fully-functioning Pip-Boy is currently in development, and the iPhone version didn't exactly hit the spot. Thankfully, the BlackBerry skin is awfully close to fulfilling our Fallout dreams. Modder sadosdemetrios has created a functioning Pip-Boy homescreen for the Blackberry, available for free at Crackberry, in your choice of green or blue.

The modder is currently accepting donations for his hard work -- please donate generously! The closer we get to inventing the real Pip-Boy, the closer we are to nuclear annihilation. And then, like EA Sports, we'll be in the game.

[Via Kotaku]

JoystiqFunctional Pip-Boy mod for BlackBerry originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BethesdaBethesda-Game-StudiosBethesda-Softworksblackberrycrackberryfallout-3pip-boypipboyRPGMon, 20 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Trip Hawkins believes iPhone is 'freaking out' Nintendo & Sony]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/15/trip-hawkins-iphone-freaking-out-nintendo-and-sony/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/15/trip-hawkins-iphone-freaking-out-nintendo-and-sony/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/15/trip-hawkins-iphone-freaking-out-nintendo-and-sony/#comments
The founder of EA and mobile developer Digital Chocolate, Trip Hawkins, thinks iPhone is the best thing since sliced bread Sega Genesis. In an interview with VentureBeat, the exec said, "We make as much money with these [iPhone] games on one device as we do putting a game on 100 different cell phone platforms." In fact, mobile developers are making so much money with games for iPhone, at such a low overhead, that Hawkins believes the iPhone is "freaking out" Sony and Nintendo.

And though Hawkins' company publishes games on the web and Facebook as well as for Apple's devices, he believes competitors (including Blackberry) to be stuck in the past. "Everybody else is a couple of years behind Apple" -- a notion that he credits to the iTunes Store's relative ubiquity among consumers even before the iPhone existed. "They've spent years building up those iTunes accounts and it's much easier for the money to flow." And not forcing consumers to convert to a ridiculous points currency probably doesn't hurt that flow either.

JoystiqTrip Hawkins believes iPhone is 'freaking out' Nintendo & Sony originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleblackberrydigital-chocolateeaElectronic-ArtsfacebookiPodnintendosonytrip-hawkinstriphawkinsventurebeatWed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Use your Blackberry as a PS3 remote and keypad]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/use-your-blackberry-as-a-ps3-remote-and-keypad/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/use-your-blackberry-as-a-ps3-remote-and-keypad/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/13/use-your-blackberry-as-a-ps3-remote-and-keypad/#commentsFiled under: ,

Got a Blackberry? If you do, then you could turn that smartphone into a cheap and practical solution to some of PS3s peripheral needs. Unity4Life's Games|Shadow will turn your phone into a remote control for both DVD and Blu-ray playback features, as well as turn it into a keypad for internet browsing or other text-heavy inputs.

The add-on for the phone costs $39.99 and will be available this upcoming April. At that price, it's a rather attractive option as opposed to going for the official wireless keypad which costs $10 more (with no remote control features either). Check out Games|Shadow in action after the break.

[Thanks KidQwik!]

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JoystiqUse your Blackberry as a PS3 remote and keypad originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberrykeypadps3remote-controlunity4lifeTue, 13 Jan 2009 07:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Xberry Live lets you stalk while you talk]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/15/xberry-live-lets-you-stalk-while-you-stalk/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/15/xberry-live-lets-you-stalk-while-you-stalk/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/15/xberry-live-lets-you-stalk-while-you-stalk/#commentsFiled under: ,


As iPhone users have known for a while now, there's nothing more satisfying than staring into your handset's screen and ... seeing that your friends are at home, playing video games? For those who roll with a Crackberry Blackberry and simply must keep tabs on their friends' Gamerscores at all times, Juan Xavier Larrea has developed the free Xberry Live.

Available via this link, the app functions much like Microsoft's own web-based friends list, displaying Gamertags, status, and Gamerscores along with a Gamercard sub-screen with icons representing your friends' most recently played games. Friends must be added manually for the time being ... which is fine, unless you have a maxed-out list.

Xberry Live has been tested and works on Blackberry 81xx, 83xx, 87xx, 88xx, and 9000 handsets, and requires OS 4.2.1. or higher. No word on whether it (or similar apps) will experience any problems when the New Xbox Experience launches November 19.

[Via Crackberry]

JoystiqXberry Live lets you stalk while you talk originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberrycrackberryMobilemobile-appsxberry-liveXbox-360xbox-liveWed, 15 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Community tackles Xbox Live Anywhere]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/community-tackles-xbox-live-anywhere/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/community-tackles-xbox-live-anywhere/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/community-tackles-xbox-live-anywhere/#commentsFiled under:

When it was announced in 2006, Xbox Live Anywhere was the vision of the Live platform we'd all expect to be immersed in by the time Sony and Nintendo had entered the next-gen market. Two years later a community, who grew tired of waiting for mobile Live awareness, has taken the platform under their wing.

The team at 1337pwn have recently released a set of widgets for the iPhone and iPod Touch family along with widgets for Palm and Blackberry devices that meet almost every expectation of Microsoft's original Live Anywhere platform (save for playing games). More than just a static gamercard, the Xbox Live Friends List Widget allows users to view the online status and gamerscore of any users inputted into the system while allowing users to send messages via Xbox.com by clicking into any listed gamercard. While the widget has been available for MacOS and select internet browsers for sometime, the inclusion of mobile widgets for this high-quality community creation is already a step ahead of Microsoft. Now, if they could only tackle a Smart Phone (Windows Mobile) version we'd be happy!

[Thanks, borocouncilman]

JoystiqCommunity tackles Xbox Live Anywhere originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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