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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[PSN and iPhone Droplitz on sale again, Facebook version released]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/droplitz/"><img width="580" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="326" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/droplitz-sale-2.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/atlus">Atlus</a> has announced that the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/blitz-games">Blitz Games</a> puzzler, <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/droplitz"><em>Droplitz</em></a>, is on sale once again. The price has been slashed fifty percent, knocking the game down to $4.99 on PSN and a paltry $0.99 on the iPhone. Unfortunately, Steam and Xbox 360 users are out of luck, as the price on those platforms remains $10. However, if you still want to get your <em>Droplitz</em> on but don't feel like forking over the cash, Atlus has also released <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/droplitz/">a Facebook version</a>. It's available now, just itching to keep you from accomplishing anything meaningful. Just like the rest of Facebook!<br />
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Atlus didn't elaborate on how long the sale would last, so interested PSN users and iPholk should probably act fast.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/">PSN and iPhone Droplitz on sale again, Facebook version released</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://apps.facebook.com/droplitz/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19174549/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/psn-and-iphone-droplitz-on-sale-again-facebook-version-released/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>app-store</category><category>Apple</category><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>Droplitz</category><category>facebook</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temporary price dropz for Droplitz on Steam and iPhone]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/droplitz0821.jpg" alt="" /></center>Atlus just announced a sale on Blitz Games' puzzler, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz"><em>Droplitz</em></a>, during which you can pick up the <em>Pipe Dream</em>-esque game at <em>comically</em> low prices. The <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/23120">Steam version</a> has been marked down 80% to $1.99, and the iPhone version is marked down to just $.99. That's right, you can either buy a misprinted coloring book at Dollar Tree, or you can buy a <em>video game.</em> The Steam discount ends August 28; the iPhone discount is "for a limited time," probably ending around the same time.<br />
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If a buck isn't cheap enough for you, Atlus also put a Lite version of the game on the iPhone App Store.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/">Temporary price dropz for Droplitz on Steam and iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19136751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/22/temporary-price-dropz-for-droplitz-on-steam-and-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>Droplitz</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>sale</category><category>steam</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trophies: Droplitz]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/droplitztrophl.jpg" /></div>
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            <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">0 Platinum<br />
            1 Gold<br />
            4 Silver<br />
            7 Bronze</span></div>
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            <td width="290">Difficulty: <strong>Moderate</strong><br />
            Online Trophies? <strong>No</strong><br />
            Time to Completion: <strong>10 hours<br />
            </strong>DLC Trophies? <strong>No</strong></td>
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            <td><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/">View Trophy List</a></span></td>
            <td><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz">Read More About the Game</a><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/">Droplitz</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489574"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489575"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489576"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489577"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_ps3_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Trophies: Droplitz</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/">Trophies: Droplitz</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19111219/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/27/trophies-droplitz/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>Droplitz</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>trophies</category><category>trophy</category><category>XBLA</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swag Saturday Redux: Droplitz (XBLA) (Update)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="353" id="viddler"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/c6e891a5" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/c6e891a5" width="580" height="353" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler" ></embed></object></center><strong>Update: </strong>We picked a winner! Congrats, DudeGuyMan! Try again next Saturday, everyone else!<br />
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We were left unsatisfied by the quartet of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz"><em>Droplitz</em>es</a> we passed out in the last <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Swag-Saturday/">Swag Saturday</a> giveaway, so we thought we'd fire off yet another download code for Atlus' slime-filled puzzler. Good luck!<br />
<ul>
    <li>Leave a comment telling us what the greatest puzzle game of all time is. (Of course, it's <em>Yoshi's Cookie</em>, but we're curious about what <em>you</em> think.)</li>
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    <li>You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada, excluding Quebec. (Sorry, Quebeccians!)</li>
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    <li><strong>Limit 1 entry per person.</strong></li>
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    <li>This entry period ends at <strong>7:00pm ET on Sunday, July 18</strong>. We'll randomly select one winner at that time to receive: one download of <em>Droplitz</em> for Xbox 360 (ARV $10.00).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>For a list of complete rules, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/official-giveaway-rules/">click here</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/">Droplitz</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489574"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489575"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489576"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489577"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_ps3_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/">Swag Saturday Redux: Droplitz (XBLA) (Update)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19102804/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/18/swag-saturday-redux-droplitz-xbox-live-arcade/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>droplitz</category><category>iPod</category><category>joyswag</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>puzzle</category><category>swag-saturday</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swag Saturday: Droplitz (XBLA) [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="353" id="viddler"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/c6e891a5" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/c6e891a5" width="580" height="353" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler" ></embed></object></center> <strong>Update:</strong> This giveaway is now closed.<br />
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<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/swag-saturday/">Swag Saturdays</a> continue on this 4th of July with Atlus' first downloadable XBLA game, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz/"><em>Droplitz</em></a>. Don't know much about the game? Well, watch the video to find out how to play this puzzler.<br />
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    <li>Leave a comment telling us what XBLA game is your favorite game so far. <u>Note</u>: If you say <em>Yaris</em>, you are automatically disqualified from this contest.</li>
    <li>You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada, excluding Quebec. <u>Note</u>: In Quebec, you are legally required to like <em>Yaris</em>.</li>
    <li><strong>Limit 1 entry per person</strong><strong><br />
    </strong></li>
    <li>This entry period ends at <strong>7:00pm ET on Sunday, July 5</strong>. We'll randomly select 4 winners at that time to receive: one download of <em>Droplitz</em> for Xbox 360 (ARV $10.00).</li>
    <li>For a list of complete rules, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/official-giveaway-rules/">click here</a></li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/">Swag Saturday: Droplitz (XBLA) [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19085694/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/swag-saturday-droplitz-xbla/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>droplitz</category><category>iPod</category><category>joyswag</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>swag-saturday</category><category>xbla</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSN Thursday: Droplitz, Mobile Light Force and DLC aplenty]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: left;">North America <a href="http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/european-psn-releases-for-june-25/">wins</a> the prize for Best PSN Update again this week. <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz">Droplitz</a> </span>emerges alongside a new PS1 game -- <span style="font-style: italic;">Mobile Light Force</span> -- and some DLC for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/high-velocity-bowling"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Velocity Bowling</span></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/littlebigplanet"><span style="font-style: italic;">LittleBigPlanet</span></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/cuboid"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cuboid</span></a>. There's also a<span style="font-style: italic;"> BIGS 2</span> demo and PSP fans can grab one of four full games, or some DLC for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/rock-band-unplugged"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rock Band Unplugged</span></a>.</div>
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<div align="center"><small> (Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)</small></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>PSN Thursday: Droplitz, Mobile Light Force and DLC aplenty</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/">PSN Thursday: Droplitz, Mobile Light Force and DLC aplenty</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/06/25/playstation-store-update-91/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19078454/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/psn-thursday-droplitz-mobile-light-force-and-dlc-aplenty/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>Droplitz</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>psn</category><category>psn-thursday</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>releases</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jem Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[XBLA in Brief: Droplitz, Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/24/xbla-in-brief-droplitz-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/24/xbla-in-brief-droplitz-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/24/xbla-in-brief-droplitz-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/x3f-tv/" rel="tag">X3F TV</a></p><center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="477" id="viddler_dc94203b"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/dc94203b/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/dc94203b/" width="580" height="477" flashvars="tubemogulid=TD-Q0P-W10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_dc94203b"></embed></object></center> This week on <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/xbla-in-brief">XBLA in Brief</a>, we take the trial versions of both <em>Droplitz</em> and <em>Garou: Mark of the Wolves</em> for a spin. <em>Droplitz</em> is a puzzle game that involves turning lots of dials so that the game's titular droplets make it safely to the bottom of the screen. <em>Garou</em> -- known as <em>Fatal Fury</em> outside of Japan -- is a fighting game from the fine folks at SNK. Watch the latest episode of our XBLA series above and decide if either game is worth your 800<img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" alt="" /> ($10).<br />
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<a href="http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109bb/?p=1&amp;of=1&amp;bt=0&amp;sb=1#offers"><strong>Download the trial version of <em>Droplitz</em></strong></a><br />
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It's a twofer on XBLA this week, with <a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/06/22/this-week-on-arcade-garou-and-droplitz.aspx">a new puzzle game and an old fighting game</a>. The puzzle game would be <em>Droplitz</em>, which has players twiddling dials and collecting small, "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/">dinky little balls of indeterminate stuff</a>." We can't help but be reminded a bit of <em>Pipe Mania</em>. Keep in mind that <em>Droplitz</em> is a single-player game only, with the full game running 800<img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" />.<br />
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The second game is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garou:_Mark_of_the_Wolves"><em>Garou: Mark of the Wolves</em></a>, also known as <em>Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves</em>, which was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/garou-mark-of-the-wolves">announced</a> for XBLA by SNK late last week. The game is a port of the original arcade title -- also remembered as one of the last good Dreamcast games -- and features online play for two players. It can be yours for 800<img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif" />.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/">Droplitz</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489574"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489575"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489576"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489577"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_ps3_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/this-wednesday-droplitz-and-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/">This Wednesday: Droplitz and Garou: Mark of the Wolves hit XBLA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/06/22/this-week-on-arcade-garou-and-droplitz.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/this-wednesday-droplitz-and-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19074670/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/this-wednesday-droplitz-and-garou-mark-of-the-wolves/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>atlus</category><category>blitz-arcade</category><category>droplitz</category><category>garou</category><category>garou-mark-of-the-wolves</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>snk</category><category>snk-playmore</category><category>xbla</category><category>xblawednesday</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop everything and watch this Droplitz video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="349" id="viddler_c6e891a5"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/c6e891a5/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/c6e891a5/" width="580" height="349" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_c6e891a5"></embed></object></center> The video above is a rather amazing tutorial, explaining the basics of the upcoming iPhone, PSN and XBLA game <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz"><em>Droplitz</em></a>. As you watch, a <em>very</em> British woman will guide you through the game which, apparently, involves maneuvering your droplitz -- or "dinky little balls of indeterminate stuff" as the tutorial lady so wonderfully puts it -- from one end of the grid to the other, by rotating the pipe pieces.<br />
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While the narration is the real star of the video, the game does actually look like quite good fun. There's no word on a release date yet, but we'll be sure to let you know as soon as Atlus announces one. Make sure you watch the full video to find out exactly why these droplitz <em>aren't</em> adorable little fluffy creatures with cute googly eyes and little button noses.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/">Drop everything and watch this Droplitz video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19049854/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/28/drop-everything-and-watch-this-droplitz-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>Atlus</category><category>Blitz-Arcade</category><category>Blitz-games</category><category>droplitz</category><category>iphone</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>PSN</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jem Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlus to drip Droplitz on Xbox Live, PSN, PC and iPhone]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="309" id="viddler_53025ae0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/53025ae0/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/53025ae0/" width="580" height="309" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_53025ae0"></embed></object></center>We actually first told you about Blitz Arcade's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/droplitz"><em>Droplitz</em></a> last summer, when <a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/">we theorized</a> the pipe-twisting puzzler might be headed to WiiWare. Now, the Japanophiles of Atlus are using the game as their first foray into digital distribution on nearly every platform ... except the Wii.<br />
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Since you can see the game for yourself above, we don't really know what else to write about it. It looks really ... puzzley?<br />
<font size="2" face="Arial" color="#000000"><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/">Droplitz</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489574"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489575"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489576"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489577"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_xbla_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/droplitz/#1489570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/droplitz_screens_ps3_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></font><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/">Atlus to drip Droplitz on Xbox Live, PSN, PC and iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1515574/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/13/atlus-to-drip-droplitz-on-xbox-live-psn-pc-and-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>atlus</category><category>blitz-arcade</category><category>Droplitz</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>psn</category><category>Puzzle</category><category>XBLA</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>xbox-live</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blitz Arcade introduces five games probably headed to WiiWare]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wiiware/" rel="tag">WiiWare</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blitz-arcade-line-up-casual-titles-codachain--krissx--buccaneer--droplitz-and-encleverment-experiment-to-be-demoed-at-casual-connect"><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/codachain071008.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://www.blitzarcade.com/">Blitz Arcade</a>, the casual component of Blitz Games (and the company behind the wonderfully ridiculous Burger King games), will display five new games designed for download services at this month's Casual Connect Conference. It isn't explicitly stated <em>which</em> services these games will be sold through, but they have been "developed to work across PC and console digital distribution platforms." <br /><br />The games include:
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    <li><em>KrissX</em>: A collection of word games starring Wordsworth the Owl.</li>
    <li><em>Encleverment Experiment:</em> A minigame collection that tests "reflexes, memory, visual acuity and mental dexterity."</li>
    <li><em>Buccaneer -- The Pursuit of Infamy</em>: A pirate ship combat game for up to twelve players.</li>
    <li><em>Droplitz</em>: A puzzle game involving rotating dials to create paths. Similar to <em>Pipe Dream.</em></li>
    <li><em>CodaChain:</em> A musical adventure game starring a DJ who must gather people with various skills to help solve puzzles, with online multiplayer.</li>
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<em>CodaChain</em> and <em>Buccaneer</em> sound like standouts, and we have absolutely no problem with <em>more</em> titles on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/WiiWare/">WiiWare</a>. The screens in our gallery are clearly from other platforms, but they at least demonstrate what each game looks like.<br /><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/">Blitz Arcade introduces five games probably headed to WiiWare</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/blitz-arcade-line-up-casual-titles-codachain--krissx--buccaneer--droplitz-and-encleverment-experiment-to-be-demoed-at-casual-connect>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1251837/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/blitz-arcade-introduces-five-games-probably-headed-to-wiiware/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>blitz-arcade</category><category>buccaneer</category><category>codachain</category><category>droplitz</category><category>encleverment-experiment</category><category>krissx</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
