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 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[The Joystiq Indie Pitch: City Tuesday]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/09/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-city-tuesday/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/09/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-city-tuesday/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/09/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-city-tuesday/#comments Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals. We at Joystiq believe no one deserves to starve, and many indie developers are entitled to a fridge full of tasty, fulfilling media coverage, right here. This week, Chris Zukowski asks the tough questions about free will, terrorism and beards with his artistically charged indie (which was featured in the Xbox Live Indie Games Summer Uprising), City Tuesday.

*Not an actual gun. Prices and participation may vary.

Do you see yourself as part of a larger indie movement?

Yes.

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We've got some good news and some bad news for those of you eagerly awaiting EA's Medal of Honor reboot this summer. The good news first: Five new, high-resolution images of the game -- albeit stills from the debut trailer -- are in the gallery below. Now, the bad: We count only one Tier 1 Operator featured in the screens with a beard. We know, we know -- it shocked us, too!

We'll make some calls and demand that the appropriate amount of facial hair rendering be included in the next batch. You can thank us later.

Gallery: Medal of Honor (02-18-10)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>beardsDICEeaea-diceElectronic-Artsgallerymedal-of-honorMedal-of-Honor-2010MicrosoftscreenshotsXbox-360Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:18:00 EST<![CDATA[The 'Medal of Honor' Beard Cover Interview]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/the-medal-of-honor-beard-cover-interview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/the-medal-of-honor-beard-cover-interview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/the-medal-of-honor-beard-cover-interview/#comments In early December, EA revealed the cover for its Medal of Honor reboot and all anyone could say was: "BEARD!" Well, after months of trying to get an explanation of how that grizzly (Adams) decision went down, Craig Owens, director of marketing at EA Los Angeles, has finally delivered the answers. Here are the declassified details of our exchange:

Joystiq: How did you select the cover image for the Medal of Honor reboot?

Craig Owens: What you see today as the key art (or box front image) is the result of a long process that's been going on for nearly a year now. When we set out to reboot the Medal of Honor franchise, we knew that the key art of the new game had to accomplish two very important things. First, it needed to stay true to the authenticity that the brand is known for. Secondly, it had to be unexpected not only for the brand but also for the shooter genre. After several months of reviewing many, many concepts, it wasn't until this past summer that the new face of Medal of Honor was born. During an agency pitch meeting with several creative agencies, our current partner - Ignition Creative based in Santa Monica, California - revealed a concept, using a photographed model with this real, epic beard. That concept was nearly identical to the final image you see today. When the development and marketing team first saw it, we immediately knew that was our guy. He was authentic to a Tier 1 Operator and unexpected for both MOH and the current characters out there in the gaming space.

Gallery: Medal of Honor

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