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[First Bungie Aerospace project detailed, Crimson: Steam Pirates hits iPad next week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/first-bungie-aerospace-project-detailed-crimson-steam-pirates/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/first-bungie-aerospace-project-detailed-crimson-steam-pirates/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/first-bungie-aerospace-project-detailed-crimson-steam-pirates/#comments The very first project setting sail under the Bungie Aerospace flag is Harebrained Schemes' Crimson: Steam Pirates and it's leaving port on September 1, with its compasses pointed towards the free-to-play frontiers of the iPad. Promising turn-based gameplay coupled with a "mystery" that, as mysteries are wont to do, needs uncovering, Crimson: Steam Pirates certainly has presentation in the bag.

But what else will your $0.00 buy you? The site details eight "voyages that begin the tale of Thomas Blood's adventures in the Caribbean," two "'Pass-and-Play' multiplayer scenarios," oodles of ships, subs, airships, and unique crew members, and of course, Bungie.net stats, Leaderboards, and the unavoidable Facebook integration. If you're wondering how anyone makes money off this would-be treasure hunt, it's simple: while the first eight missions are free-to-play, "Chapter 2, 'Tales of Captain Blood' will feature another eight missions for $1.99." That's what we call buried treasure.

Gallery: Crimson: Steam Pirates

JoystiqFirst Bungie Aerospace project detailed, Crimson: Steam Pirates hits iPad next week originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bungiebungie-aerospacecrimsoncrimson-steam-piratesharebrained-schemesiosiPadmobileTue, 23 Aug 2011 17:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Bungie Aerospace a partner program with social, mobile devs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/30/bungie-aerospace-a-partner-program-with-social-mobile-devs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/30/bungie-aerospace-a-partner-program-with-social-mobile-devs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/30/bungie-aerospace-a-partner-program-with-social-mobile-devs/#comments If you were hoping that Bungie Aerospace would be a new action-packed game from the venerable Halo developer, well ... we don't think we could disappoint you more than we're about to right now.

Bungie Aerospace (the trademark for which first popped up in early 2010) is a partner program in which the AAA powerhouse will team with social and mobile devs, giving them "creative freedom and the resources they need, like access to the Bungie.net platform and an audience with the incredible Bungie community." The release stops short of calling Bungie the publisher of these products, but it certainly reads that way.

The first dev getting the Bungie bump is Seattle's Harebrained Schemes, a studio run by Jordan Weisman, of I Love Bees/FASA Interactive/Wizkids fame. It's an intriguing partnership, but we won't get our hands on the results until this summer when a game codenamed "Crimson" (which Aerospace trademarked in May) hits iOS and Android.

You know, we're excited by the news, but we can tell this isn't what some of you were hoping for. ... Hmm. Well, what if we told you "Crimson" has Master Chief in it?

It doesn't, but what if it did? (It doesn't.)

JoystiqBungie Aerospace a partner program with social, mobile devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbungiebungie-aerospacecrimsoncrimson-steam-piratesharebrained-schemesiosmobileThu, 30 Jun 2011 09:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Bungie Aerospace Corporation trademarks 'Crimson,' mystery continues]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/bungie-aerospace-corporation-trademarks-crimson-mystery-conti/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/bungie-aerospace-corporation-trademarks-crimson-mystery-conti/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/bungie-aerospace-corporation-trademarks-crimson-mystery-conti/#comments Bungie's trademark frenzy continues with the discovery of a trademark filing for "Crimson" within the past several days. GameSpot UK spotted the listing on the US Patent and Trademark Office website, which denotes "Crimson" as being "Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network; Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; Downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devices." Presumably, whatever "Crimson" is won't be all three of those things.

Interestingly, the filing applies to newly incorporated Bungie Aerospace (rather than Bungie Studios proper), while Bungie's previous trademark applications were all filed by a proxy corporation (as to hide their origins). As with previous reports, we've contacted Bungie for a comment, but don't expect to hear much back. Nor do we expect to hear anything at E3, as the studio has specifically said it won't be attending this year's show.

JoystiqBungie Aerospace Corporation trademarks 'Crimson,' mystery continues originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 May 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bungiebungie-aerospacebungie-aerospace-corporationbungie-studioscrimsoncrimson-steam-piratestrademarkusptoThu, 12 May 2011 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo teams up with distributor to bring DS to Taiwan]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/10/nintendo-teams-up-with-distributor-to-bring-ds-to-taiwan/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/10/nintendo-teams-up-with-distributor-to-bring-ds-to-taiwan/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/10/nintendo-teams-up-with-distributor-to-bring-ds-to-taiwan/#commentsFiled under:

For all of you in Taiwan who have relied on non-official distribution to satisfy your need for Nintendo, know that a new third-party distributor has made a deal with Nintendo to supply the region with video games from the Kyoto-based company. FarEasTone (FET) will be teaming up with Nintendo to provide the region with DS units and hopefully find as receptive a market as the handheld has in all other regions of the world it's available for sale.

Two specific models of DS Lite were mentioned, in the crimson black (or "senior") unit and a "New Super Mario DS Lite console." The handheld will be available from July 3rd on.

JoystiqNintendo teams up with distributor to bring DS to Taiwan originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If those of you in the Land Down Under are tired of the same old DS Lites, some new colors might be on the way to freshen things up a bit. It's true that they aren't "new" in the purest sense of the word, as the two-toned crimson and cobalt colors have been around in the U.S. for a while now, but they'd be new to Australia.

Yet, if you're reading DS Fanboy, there's a pretty high chance you already own a DS, so new colors like this are nothing more than evil temptations. With that said, do any of you in the Australian region want this rumor to be true, or for the safety of your wallets, are you hoping otherwise?

[Via Go Nintendo]

JoystiqRumor: Australia to get two more DS colors originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you find the crimson/black DS Lite as delicious as we do, but can't stand the sight of that polygonal know-it-all Dr. Kawashima, we've got some good news for you. As was recently revealed for Japan, the two-toned DS Lite will be sold in the US as a standalone unit in October. An "announcement" of this new release can be found on Zelda: Phantom Hourglass store displays.

The news was first reported by N+ (the Opera community, not the awesome ninja platformer) blogger LUTHERJW, but we're using the picture found on GoNintendo, because you can see it.

JoystiqRed/black DS goes Brainless in October originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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