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Today in Joystiq: May 8, 2008

Comments (26) by Alexander Sliwinski May 9th 2008 12:00AM


Wondering how to spend your tax rebate? Let the staff of Game Informer give you suggestions on how to give it to the fine folks at GameStop! And give some thanks to WiiCast for finding this helpful brochure. Here are today's stories:

Joystiquery

X3F Week in Review: May 2, 2008 - May 8, 2008
PSN Thursday: A Haze-y afternoon of killin' PixelJunk Monsters
Meet the Team: Justin McElroy
Announcing Joystiq's newest sibling: Big Download (beta!)
GameTap Thursday: Alpha Prime Chameleon Gems Flip Words

News

BioShock movie in development, Gore Verbinski directing
GameFly opens distribution center in Austin, Texas
Betrayal! Law of the Game columnist explains how to pass game legislation
Sierra shows us The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Activision enjoyed $2.9 billion in sales last fiscal year
Everyday Shooter makes PC debut on Steam
Home 'too ambitous,' but 'definitely' coming this Fall, Reeves says
Sony launches PSP headset with remote for Skype
Midway 'modifying fatalities' for MK vs. DC
EA Sports working on sweaty Wii Fit
Demo for Grid
Report: Xbox 360 Jasper chipset contracted for production, Valhalla on deck
LittleBigPlanet open beta officially dead
Vinny Caravella leaving Gamespot
Nintendo's Yamauchi now Japan's richest human
THQ gets rights to new Marvel brand
Portal gets new Flash-inspired maps
Pandemic announces Lord of the Rings: Conquest [update]
Crysis composer Inon Zur scoring Fallout 3
inXile founds SparkWorkz, former Microsoft exec to head

Rumors & Speculation

Rumor: Realtime Worlds hopes APB becomes GTA Online
Rumor: Daxter and Wipeout Pulse porting to PS2
Kid Icarus on Wii indirectly revealed by IGN

Culture & Community

Rockstar releases GTA IV multiplayer guide
Federal legislation proposes ID checks for video game retailers
Moore 'disappointed' Home still isn't done

Today in Joystiq: May 7, 2008

Comments (44) by Ross Miller May 7th 2008 11:59PM

Given his frequent mentions of Grand Theft Auto IV, we can't help but note the irony of these L.A. GTAIV alterations, snapped by G4TV's Attack of the Show producer Luke Wahl. (Via Game Politics) Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Law of the Game on Joystiq: Copyright? Copywrong
Metareview -- Boom Blox (Wii)
Readers pick most Super Effective webcomic
Wii Fanboy Weekly: May 1 - May 7

News
GTA IV snatches $500 million in first week
Nintendo Channel goes live on Wiis
PixelJunk Monsters expansion invades PSN this week
Sony trademarks 'interactive magazine' Qore
Patch for Mr. Driller Online by end of May
A guided tour of the Nintendo Channel
Haze PSN demo hits in Europe, coming to US tomorrow
PS3 ad banned for touting backwards compatibility
THQ 'axing' 200 employees to leave, pretty please
Zelnick: GTA IV is glitch-free, Us: There's a GTA IV patch coming today
Doom 4 announced, id Software hiring
EA announces Fight Night Round 4 (with Mike Tyson!)
Spore, Mass Effect to require online validation every 10 days
Dr. Mario charges $10 fee to play on WiiWare
SCEE President: 'You will probably see' GTAIV DLC for PS3
Kaz Hirai confident PlayStation will reclaim lead
Far Cry 2 intro trailer mixes gameplay with developer commentary
Mirror's Edge reflects on Unreal Engine 3
BBFC rating confirms Alone in the Dark's spookiness
GTA IV makes Xbox 360 sales jump 125% in UK
GTA IV statsplosion! Xbox Live and US 360 sales detailed

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Samba de Amigo for Wii getting downloadables

Culture & Community
Stride Gum pitching in to stop Uwe Boll
Zero Punctuation reviews fanboys

Today in Joystiq: May 6, 2008

Comments (5) by Ross Miller May 6th 2008 11:59PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP

Today in joystiq: May 5, 2008

Comments (71) by Ross Miller May 5th 2008 11:59PM

Today in Joystiq: May 2, 2008

Comments (16) by Ross Miller May 2nd 2008 11:59PM

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360

Today in Joystiq: May 1, 2008

Comments (52) by Ross Miller May 1st 2008 11:59PM

Filed under: Culture

Do you remember this cover? It was the premiere issue of Next Generation magazine from January 1995. Joystiq reader David has scanned in the cover art of every issue between then and January 2002 and thrown them on Flickr. He's also selling them, if you care to see what's on the second pages. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Joyswag: Win Grand Theft Auto IV on your platform of choice
Off the Grid: The new roommates
X3F Week in Review: April 25, 2008 - May 1, 2008

News
PS3 Burnout Paradise gets cartography update
Hudson US president resigns post
Infogrames buying Atari outright for $11 million
Turbine secures $40 million investment
Activision CEO says US economy could cause console price drop
Capcom embraces Mega Man's 'milking,' asks for full Mega Man games list
Blizzard acquires Diablo3.com, nothing to see (yet)
Whip it real good, Lego Indiana Jones site now live
Clover staff credits cut from Okami Wii, original director 'shocked'
GTA IV could become Xbox Live's top game
BBFC defends against PEGI supporters
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One is gold, due out 'later this quarter' for $20
Tecmo Bowl Kickoff lands on DS this fall
Report: Only 11% of Wii games score above 80%
Qmotions to bring 'active gaming' controllers to Xbox 360
Rock Band creators make the 2008 Time 100 list
Playable MGS1 flashbacks in MGS4, teases trailer
PSN Thursday: Echochrome and Canadian equality
Activision not attending E3 2008
New Street Fighter IV screens punch out classic bosses
New Street Fighter IV screens punch out classic bosses

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Layoffs at THQ's Rainbow Studios and Sandblast Games

Culture & Community
R-Type Command to include R-9 collectible
Miyamoto voted 'Your' Time Person of the Year
Adam Sessler and Jack Thompson debate GTA on NPR

Today in Joystiq: April 29, 2008

Comments (21) by Ross Miller Apr 29th 2008 11:59PM

You might've noticed a trend with our coverage today. It seems that we (along with the rest of the world) were focused on Viva Pinata so much that there was little else to report on. (Niko Munny via Tomopop) Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: April 22-29, 2008
Grand Line Auto: Waiting for GTA IV (Baltimore suburbs edition)
Grand Line Auto: Almost failure to launch (Boston edition)
Grand Line Auto: A diverse gathering (Broken Arrow edition)
Grand Theft Auto IV impressions: A fistful of firsts (Xbox 360)
Grand Theft Auto IV impressions: A stranger in Liberty City
Impressions: GTA IV online multiplayer (Xbox 360)
Joyswag: More Metal Gear Online beta codes
Joyswag: Win our copies of Mario Kart Wii (and some launch swag)
Nega-review: Grand Theft Auto IV
Overheard @ the line for Grand Theft Auto IV
Seen @ Huntington GTA IV launch: A history of Nerf-related violence

News
Aerosmith locked into Guitar Hero exclusivity, no Rock Band DLC
Microsoft drops price of Xbox 360 in Asia
Rockstar Social Club is down for some
EA announces BattleForge collectible trading card game for Fall '08
GTA IV freezing up; PS3 fix suggests deleting data, starting over
Shacknews sees Duke Nukem Forever ... the game ... really
GTA IV comparison video between Xbox 360, PS3
Fatal Inertia EX coming to PSN next month
PS3 GTA IV online multiplayer goes down
Raving Rabbids + Wii Fit balance board = YOGAAAAAAAAAH?
Ghostbusters' Wii connectivity turns DS into PKE Meter
Martin Tremblay appointed president of WB Interactive Entertainment
Valve releases Team Fortress 2 Gold Rush update, new Medic weapons

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: New Prince of Persia detailed in Joypad mag

Culture & Community
Mainstream media chatter about Grand Theft Auto IV

The Joystiq Weekend: April 26 - 27, 2008

Comments (8) by Ross Miller Apr 27th 2008 11:59PM

Though it's already back to its original state, torrent site The Pirate Bay (note: we don't advocate piracy, yar) over the weekend showed its fondness for a certain Rockstar game by changing its logo what is seen above. (Thanks, Mike) Check out the highlights for the weekend:

Joystiquery
A walkthrough of Mario Kart Wii's online multiplayer
Chat with Call of Duty card game creator Ben Cichoski
Got a question for Cliffy B? Drop it here
Japanese hardware sales, April 14 - April 20: Endangered edition
Joystiq's official Mario Kart Wii friend codes über-list
Metareview -- Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
Metareview (US Edition) -- Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 4/21 - 4/27

News
Metal Gear Online beta gameplay footage for the uncoded masses
IGN: First web GTA IV review, another perfect 10
SingStar series sells 12 million units in PAL territories
Valve's Lombardi: No Portal 2 in 2008
Get a physics lesson with this Euphoria tech demo
Madden NFL 09 to add 'Real Football Intelligence', online leagues, holodeck
Europa Universalis dev offers up game engine for free
GTA IV achievements revealed ... can you kill a Rockstar dev?
Uwe Boll thinks Michael Bay 'sucks big time', wants to fight
New Silent Hill: Homecoming screenshots be freaky, foggy
The Grand Theft Auto IV video dump
Sony hires 13 PS2 game developers to increase sales in India
Stalin to save Mother Russia from aliens in new RTS
New Zealand receiving Australian censored version of GTA IV despite R18 classification

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Eidos lays off marketing, PR, and sales departments following Warner Bros. investment

Culture & Community
Reminder: Mario Kart Wii has voice chat, it's called XBL, PSN, Skype, etc.

Today in Joystiq: April 24, 2008

Comments (4) by Ross Miller Apr 24th 2008 11:59PM

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii


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Did you catch a ride on Nintendo's dime? Let us know below, and if not, we've got video and a gallery from our taxi experience. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Counting Rupees: The WiiCube
Joystiq interview: Demigod, Sins, and the death of PC gaming
Mario Kart Wii: The Unboxing
Reminder: Win Persona 3 FES & signed art book!
Watch Mario give tourists and disgruntled New Yorkers a cab ride
X3F Week in Review: April 18, 2008 - April 24, 2008

News
Toys R Us getting big Wii shipment Sunday
GameTap Thursday: The Great Journey of Darkstar One
Ubisoft registers PrinceOfPersiaProdigy.com
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 gets title update
Smash Bros. Brawl finally hits Europe June 27, WiiWare on May 20
Capcom offers box art 'redemption' for Okami Wii
Korn's Haze-inspired music assaults our ears
Nintendo continues cash infusion, record sales and profits in FY08
Nintendo Channel coming to US with WiiWare launch
New Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer implies suicide, again
Nintendo of America 'passionately upset' about Wii supply
Operation Darkness demo hits Xbox Live
Bionic Commando Rearmed multiplayer video blowout
And the Madden 09 cover goes to ... Brett Favre?
See the Wiimote AK-47 mod
NPD's latest software tie ratios for consoles
PSN Thursday: Echoing that the echochrome demo releases today
Ubi's yearly sales up 36% on Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Assassin's Creed

Rumors & Speculation
Demigod could one day rule consoles
Boom Blox could go multi-platform

Culture & Community
PSA: GTA IV early release letters not real

Today in Joystiq: April 23, 2008

Comments (32) by Ross Miller Apr 23rd 2008 11:59PM

Rockstar and Take Two are sparing no expense advertising Grand Theft Auto IV -- just look at the murals they've placed on buildings (yes, whole buildings) in Los Angeles and New York. (Via X3F) Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Joyswag: Win a Slimline PS2 and Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz
Law of the Game on Joystiq: EA + Take-Two =/= Monopol
Readers pick best webcomic: Square peg, round hole
Wii Fanboy Weekly: Apr. 17 - Apr. 23

News
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition spotted in the wild
Galactic Civilization II: Twilight of the Arnor invading digitally April 30
Age of Conan's retail, monthly subscription prices revealed
Earthworm Jim begins long crawl back to relevance
SCEE confirms Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 bundle for Europe
EA bringing Monopoly to 360, Wii, PS2
Race Driver: GRID to include integration with eBay Motors
Brace yourself: EA is making Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
It wasn't pretty, but it was the 'real' GTA IV intro
SCi receives, turns aside potential takeover bid
Best Buy's GTA IV midnight opening list
Splatterhouse resurrected for 'next-gen' consoles
Burnout Paradise getting motorcycles, night driving this August
Will Ferrell's Funny or Die gets into gaming
Microsoft, Companions in Courage partner to bring Xbox Live to children's hospitals
Soul Calibur IV's Premium 'tournament kit' explained
Microsoft now hiring Peter Jackson's Halo team
BBFC briefly noted 'suicide' and 'implied child rape' in MGS4
Xbox Live's got hiccups, but it's working
Bioware devs debate whether Wii is part of gaming
Devil May Cry 4 tears up PCs this Summer, demo on the way
Shacknews: Key staff leave Metroid Prime dev Retro Studios
Echochrome demo puzzles North American PSN tomorrow

Rumors & Speculation
Audiosurf not coming to XBLA

Culture & Community
Mega64's 'Car' is a treat
Celebrate Mario Kart Wii with alternate karts, Wii wheel substitutions
GTA IV pirates recommend you 'go and buy this one'
Dead Space Animated Comic: Issue 1
Zero Punctuation beats up Smash Bros. Brawl ... you're surprised?

Today in Joystiq: April 21, 2008

Comments (8) by Ross Miller Apr 21st 2008 11:59PM

The Mighty God King has something you shouldn't miss. Check out his collection of real, genuine Atari 2600 carts from yesteryear -- and while you're in the mood for checking things out, check out the highlights for today:

News
Metal Gear Online beta delayed, more info tomorrow
Phantasy Star III pays a River City Ransom on Virtual Console
Midnight Club: LA racing to Xbox 360, PS3, PSP on September 9
How to get the five Battlefield Bad Company DLC weapons
Free, retail versions of Spore creature editor coming in June
Chicago transit bans GTA IV ads
Silent Hill V now 'Homecoming,' dated for September
NYTimes looks at Wii's software sales problem
Blizzard denies Boll request to direct WoW movie
Bethesda: There will be no demo for Fallout 3
New games this week: Emo kids win (or Persona 3:FES) edition
Metal Gear Online beta 'planned' for April 25 ... late night
No demo planned for Gears of War 2
Activision closes Underground Development studio
Realtime Worlds takes APB distribution rights from Webzen
Epic pres on making Wii games: 'we go forward, not back'
LA Times: PS3 video service 'to embrace open standards,' PSP supported
Real-time Call of Duty card game coming in Fall '08
Don't expect a split-screen patch for UT3 on PS3
Earthworm Jim, Clayfighter coming to Virtual Console
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Metal Arms now available on Xbox Originals
UK breaks previous Q1 software sales record
Ubisoft looking at new kids, opens Casablanca campus

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: The Darkness sequel looking likely after NY Comic Con panel
Analysts: PlayStation 3 profitable by August, smaller chips likely
Rumor: Guitar Hero IV adding vocals, drums, regular DLC

Culture & Community
Chun-Li's massive hands cause for concern in Street Fighter IV