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[Greenberg teases Xbox reveal, says E3 is 'all about the games']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/greenberg-teases-xbox-reveal-says-e3-is-all-about-the-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/greenberg-teases-xbox-reveal-says-e3-is-all-about-the-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/greenberg-teases-xbox-reveal-says-e3-is-all-about-the-games/#comments Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business Chief of Staff Aaron Greenberg recently stopped by the Major Nelson podcast to discuss next week's Xbox reveal event and how Microsoft will show its "vision for the future of games."

"We're really going to tell one story across two events. So we're going to start on the 21st and really that's about revealing the next Xbox platform, really our vision for the future of games, the future of entertainment. We definitely have a lot of surprises planned." Greenberg then specifically called out Call of Duty: Ghosts, which will have its next-generation engine demoed during the Microsoft event.

"People are going to get a great inside look at really the making of the new platform and the team that's brought it to life," Greenberg added. "I mean, to be honest it's really about the team, the people here. That's why we're inviting people to campus, we're going to bring them behind the scenes a little bit. We've never done this before and so it's really exciting to be able to do that. But I think it's a lot of laying the foundation - probably the best way to describe it - and then just a couple of weeks later we go to E3."

Greenberg concluded that more will be shown at E3 and after, leading into this holiday season. "E3 is all about the games. At E3, I mean, if you're a gamer, it's going to be tons of exclusives, world premieres and obviously even beyond that we have a lot to share between then and this holiday."

The Xbox event takes place on May 21 at Microsoft's Redmond campus, located in Washington state. Be sure to have your browser locked to Joystiq starting at 1pm ET (6pm GMT, 10am PT) for all of the scoops, commentary and neatly organized words you've come to expect.

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This could be the first glimpse of Sony's PlayStation 4 console and a look at the next generation of designer contact lens trends. This video contains the correct amount of blaring electronica for an E3 presentation, but we've reached out to Sony to clarify if it is, in fact, legitimate.

Sony announced the PS4 in February, but has yet to show off the console itself. Microsoft, Sony's next-gen competitor, is preparing to reveal its new Xbox on May 21.

Update: A Sony spokesperson tells Joystiq, "We don't comment on rumors or speculation." Other outlets have received confirmation that the ad is indeed fake. That doesn't mean it's not pretty.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2013playstation-4ps4SONYMon, 13 May 2013 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Respawn Entertainment teases E3 appearance this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/respawn-entertainment-teases-e3-appearance-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/respawn-entertainment-teases-e3-appearance-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/respawn-entertainment-teases-e3-appearance-this-year/#comments Respawn Entertainment teases E3 appearance this yearRespawn Entertainment (which came from the disunion between Activision and the former heads of Infinity Ward) promised us last year that the company would not debut its first game at E3. Though we may see a glimpse before the show, Respawn's co-founder Vince Zampella has tweeted that, "Yes, we will finally be at E3," presumably not just to enjoy the sometimes smelly confines of the Los Angeles Convention Center again.

So far, all we've seen of Respawn's secret title is a company logo and the blurry screenshot above, but if Respawn is headed to LA in June for the show, they'll likely be bringing some game info along. As Zampella added, "I have no intention of showing up empty handed!"

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2013e3-expolaccpcplaystationrespawnrespawn-entertainmenttweettwittervince-zampellaMon, 25 Feb 2013 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Super Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS to be showcased at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds-to-be-showcased-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds-to-be-showcased-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds-to-be-showcased-at-e3/#comments Super Smash Bros Wii U, 3DS to be showcased at E3The world gets its first look at the new Wii U and 3DS Super Smash Bros. games at this year's E3. In this week's Direct broadcast, Nintendo announced series designer Masahiro Sakurai is to debut screens of the new entries at the LA expo in June. Sakurai then clarified the news on Twitter, hinting there'll be more of the inter-icon fracases than just screens.

Sakurai tweeted he'd like to show both the Wii U and 3DS versions, and that, while "other games" have had visuals shown, he'd like to "release something better." It would be a bit surprising to only see screens, given Melee and Brawl both were first showcased with trailers at E3 expos.

Nintendo also announced new Wii U Mario Kart and 3D Mario games are in development, and are to also be shown off at E3 2013. In their case there'll also be playable demos at the expo, but at this stage that seems a pipe dream for the new SSB games.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dse3e3-2013namco-bandainintendonintendo-directsora-ltdsuper-smash-broswii-uFri, 25 Jan 2013 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[IndieCade at E3: Sizing up Scale]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/13/indiecade-at-e3-sizing-up-scale/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/13/indiecade-at-e3-sizing-up-scale/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/13/indiecade-at-e3-sizing-up-scale/#comments IndieCade at E3 Sizing up ScaleI also ran around the IndieCade tour at E3, and while our own Jess Conditt took a lot of creepy pleasure in the grim philosophical horror title A Mother's Inferno, my tastes ran more simple and colorful: The best game I saw in that section of E3 this year was called Scale.

Scale, developed by Steve Swink (who teaches interactive design in Phoenix, but might be better known as Kyle Pulver's roommate?) is similar to Portal, which is a quality ascribed to a lot of great indie games these days. That's not surprising, given that Portal was also an indie student project, before it got processed through Valve's chaotic engine of creativity. Scale is similar to Portal in that it too has a gun that doesn't kill, but is instead used to manipulate a colorfully-rendered 3D world.

Portal, it could be said, played around with the functions of space, creating portals to bypass and bend it. Scale, on the other hand, is all about that stuff in between space. Namely: mass.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2012indiecadepcscalesteve-swinkWed, 13 Jun 2012 11:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a secret return to Paradise]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/need-for-speed-most-wanted-is-a-secret-return-to-paradise/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/need-for-speed-most-wanted-is-a-secret-return-to-paradise/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/11/need-for-speed-most-wanted-is-a-secret-return-to-paradise/#comments Need for Speed Most Wanted is a secret return to ParadiseIt makes sense for EA to call its new racing game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. It's spent multiple titles and a lot of money shoring up the Need for Speed brand on all kinds of platforms, and while the Most Wanted series (known for racing from an underground perspective) isn't the strongest, it's about time EA released another game bearing that title. And after the success with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in 2010, it's not surprising that Criterion's been given the task of making it.

But just a few seconds with this game reveals a deeper truth: This is really a secret message from Criterion to its fans, funneled through EA's branding channels. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is an open-world racer in a beautiful city. It's full of various events, environmental features to find, and a social backend that's full of information and ways to connect and compete with fellow players.

In other words, it's Burnout Paradise 2.

Gallery: Need for Speed Most Wanted (E3 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>burnout-paradisecriterione3e3-2012eamicrosoftneed-for-speedneed-for-speed-most-wanted-2012pcplaystationps3racingxboxMon, 11 Jun 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Guardians of Middle-earth brings MOBA to XBLA and PSN]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/guardians-of-middle-earth-brings-moba-to-xbla-and-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/guardians-of-middle-earth-brings-moba-to-xbla-and-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/guardians-of-middle-earth-brings-moba-to-xbla-and-psn/#comments Guardians of Middleearth brings MOBA to XBLA and PSNMonolith Productions has one of the most varied histories in video game development. The studio first cut its teeth on first-person shooters, finding a cult hit in the popular No One Lives Forever series. Then, it was a vast experiment with The Matrix Online, before coming back to shooters with the Fear and Condemned series of games. And now, the company's trying to reinvent itself yet again with two licensed downloadable titles for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment: first Gotham City Imposters from earlier this year, and now Guardians of Middle-earth.

Guardians of Middle-earth is a weird one. It's a licensed Lord of The Rings title, starring characters from Tolkien's series. It's a MOBA game, similar to League of Legends or DOTA 2, featuring Tolkien's characters fighting it out across a battlefield full of AI-controlled troops. And it's a complicated, deep online multiplayer title, designed for competitive play.

"What's so weird about that?" you ask? It's being developed only for consoles.

Gallery: Guardians of Middle-earth (E3 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dotae3e3-2012guardians-of-middle-earthmicrosoftmobamonolithmonolith-productionsplaystationplaystation-networkpreviewps3psnreleaseruth-tomandltim-coolidgewarner-broswarner-bros-interactivewarner-bros-interactive-entertainmentwarner-brothers-interactivewbiexblaxboxxbox-live-arcadeSun, 10 Jun 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Activision talks Skylanders Giants and the future of the franchise]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/06/activision-talks-skylanders-giants-and-the-future-of-the-franchi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/06/activision-talks-skylanders-giants-and-the-future-of-the-franchi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/06/activision-talks-skylanders-giants-and-the-future-of-the-franchi/#comments Activision talks Skylanders Giants and the future of the franchise

We had a quick chat with Mike Graham, a design producer at Activision, about Toys for Bob's extremely popular Skylanders franchise, and the second release in the series, Skylanders Giants. Graham kindly let us in on the reasoning behind the new game and bigger toys, and what other possibilities might be in store for Skylanders.

We also hear a little bit about where Spyro now fits in the Skylanders universe (That purple dragon that the whole series is based on? Remember him?) Turns out he's still in there, even if his name has been taken off the title for now.

JoystiqActivision talks Skylanders Giants and the future of the franchise originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisione3e3-2012microsoftmike-grahamnintendoplaystationps3skylandersskylanders-giantsskylanders-spyros-adventurespyrovideowiixboxWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:00 EST<![CDATA[NintendoLand is a virtual theme park on your Wii U]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/nintendoland-is-a-virtual-theme-park-on-your-wii-u/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/nintendoland-is-a-virtual-theme-park-on-your-wii-u/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/nintendoland-is-a-virtual-theme-park-on-your-wii-u/#comments Nintendo has announced a set of minigames called NintendoLand for the Wii U, which uses various Nintendo characters to show off the capabilities of the new systems. There will be 12 different "attractions" in the game, with five them being shown off at E3 this year. From the demo being shown on stage, NintendoLand seemingly collects last year's Wii U demo minigames and expands on them.

The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest, Animal Crossing: Sweet Day, DK's Crash Course, and Takamaru's Ninja Castle were the attractions mentioned in the presentation, all of which highlight a certain feature of Nintendo's newest console. Sounds an awful lot like the PlayStation Vita's "Welcome Park" application if you ask us!

Nintendo compared the mini-game collection to Wii Sports, the pack-in title for the original Wii. NintendoLand launches alongside the Wii U this holiday.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementconferencee3e3-2012legend-of-zeldanintendonintendolandobjectivestheme-parkwii-uTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Sing announced for the Wii U, by DJ Hero devs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/sing-announced-for-the-wii-u-by-dj-hero-devs/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/sing-announced-for-the-wii-u-by-dj-hero-devs/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/sing-announced-for-the-wii-u-by-dj-hero-devs/#comments Sing announced for the Wii U, by DJ Hero devsReggie Fils-Aime just announced a music game called Sing for the Wii U. Developed by Freestyle Games, the developers behind DJ Hero, Sing will combine karaoke singing with lyrics on the Wii Pad with a dance running game on your television. The only track released for the game so far is Carly Rae Jepsen's shiny pop hit, "Call Me Maybe," but we'll wait for more info on the game later this week.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2012karaokelyricsreggie-fils-aimesingwii-uTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Hulu Plus, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Instant Video coming to the WiiU]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/hulu-netflix-youtube-and-amazon-instant-video-coming-to-the-wi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/hulu-netflix-youtube-and-amazon-instant-video-coming-to-the-wi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/hulu-netflix-youtube-and-amazon-instant-video-coming-to-the-wi/#comments Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Instant Video coming to the WiiUIt's not all that surprising, considering that most of these video streaming services run on anything with a computer chip in it these days. But Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed at Nintendo's E3 press conference that the WiiU will be compatible with the usual streaming hookups, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and Amazon's Instant Video service.

Of course, the Wii Pad should make for some interesting setups around watching video - will we be able to stream video from the console to the pad itself? Stay tuned, we'll be sure to ask as we get our hands on the new system this week here at the show.

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Ubisoft just ran a short promo reel for its free-to-play program at its E3 press conference, and at the very end, the company included the screen above. You'll notice that there are a few curious entries on there, including Trials Evolution, I Am Alive, and Beyond Good and Evil HD, among a few other popular and well-known console games.

Presumably, this means that Ubisoft has released or is working on free-to-play, probably browser-based variants of all of these titles. Ubisoft has previously released From Dust on Google's Chrome browser-based marketplace, and so that's the most likely avenue for the rest of these titles. We'll talk to Ubisoft about this at E3 this week; It'd definitely be great to see Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes as a free-to-play title in a browser near you.

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Speaking with Eurogamer, Nintendo said of the Mario game for Wii U, "This is based on the Mario experience that was demonstrated at last year's E3 Expo." What we didn't see of the demo last year was how the game will take advantage of the Wii U's WiiPad while playing against friends, so perhaps that revelation will be enough to woo us beyond our currently tepid excitement level.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2012new-super-mario-bros-wii-unintendosuper-mario-bros-wii-usuper-mario-wii-uwii-uTue, 17 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Don't expect next-Xbox announcements this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/report-dont-expect-next-xbox-announcements-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/report-dont-expect-next-xbox-announcements-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/report-dont-expect-next-xbox-announcements-this-year/#comments The marketing director of Microsoft France has said the 360 still has some life left in its hard drive, and Microsoft won't be unveiling anything new this year. "Xbox 360′s cycle is not at all finished. The proof is that we don't see the logic in cutting the price this year," Cedrick Delmax said in a French-language interview with Le Point, according to Develop. "E3 is still premature. What's certain is that there'll be nothing new in 2012."

We contacted Microsoft for clarification and a spokesperson provided the following statement:

"We're always thinking about what is next and how we can push the boundaries of technology, as we did with Kinect. We believe the key to extending the lifespan of a console is not just about the console hardware, but about the games and entertainment experiences being delivered to consumers. We have made no announcements regarding a next generation console and do not comment on rumors or speculation."

Rumors are of course rampant about the next Xbox launching in 2013, with the latest report suggesting mass production of its GPU will begin at the end of 2012.

JoystiqReport: Don't expect next-Xbox announcements this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2012microsoftnext-xboxxboxxbox-nextMon, 30 Jan 2012 20:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Simpsons go to 'E4']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/15/the-simpsons-go-to-e4/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/15/the-simpsons-go-to-e4/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/15/the-simpsons-go-to-e4/#comments The opening scene of last night's Simpsons episode brought the family to the "Expensive Electronic Entertainment Expo" (or "E4," a joke that works even better if you realize the writers forgot about the existence of E For All).

You'll have to wait eight days or so to see the episode on Hulu if you missed it -- longer still if you're outside of the US -- but GameSetWatch has done us the favor of collecting some of the on-the-nose visual gags from the scene. In addition to the three screencaps presented in the post, GSW reports that parody games including Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories, Shaun White: Time Snowboarder, and World of Krustcraft made appearances.

Perhaps the best thing about this sequence is that it suggests a Simpsons writer was present at E3 for the sole purpose of taking notes on the spectacle.

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You've surely already read about what we saw during the E3 demo of BioShock Infinite, from the sky-lines to Elizabeth's tearing ability and all of the other quirks of the floating city of Columbia. But perhaps that's not enough for you. Perhaps you want to pick over the experience yourself, looking for succulent secrets and tasty hints that we game press types may have somehow missed.

In that case, you're in luck: Ken Levine says the entire 15-minute demo will be shown on Spike TV on July 7. Even before that, you can watch the full first two minutes of the award-winning demo above. Keep an eye out for our favorite part: "golden" American presidential statues that Booker dismisses with a certain monarchical reference. History! Metaphor! Meaning! No wonder this game's so impressive.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2k-gamesbioshock-infinitedemoe3e3-2011ken-levinemicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 30 Jun 2011 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Now you too can watch the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD E3 demo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/now-you-too-can-watch-the-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd-e3-d/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/now-you-too-can-watch-the-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd-e3-d/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/now-you-too-can-watch-the-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd-e3-d/#comments Anxious to get your first glimpse at Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD? Well, here's your chance -- just try not to be too harsh on the person Konami has playing the game. We're not sure this individual gets the whole "stealth" thing.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011konamimetal-gear-solid-hd-collectionplaystationps3Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Ninja Gaiden 3 preview: The evolution of mammals]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/ninja-gaiden-3-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/ninja-gaiden-3-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/20/ninja-gaiden-3-preview/#comments When I asked Ninja Gaiden 3 lead Fumihiko Yasuda how the protagonist was able to glide through the air with nothing more than a black, skin-tight suit, I committed the sin of dragging logic into a discussion that was utterly incompatible with it. Ryu Hayabusa can fly because he's a ninja, and that's an axiom you'll just have to accept.

The legitimate mystery is why an army of hapless (and soon-to-be-headless) soldiers would stomp all the way through the brutally extracted entrails of their comrades, and still insist on fighting an enraged man who literally just flew in. The gushing violence signals a welcome change from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2's purple energy nonsense and comes across as silly and satisfying, rather than OH GROSS. Hayabusa's sword never seems to clip through enemy bodies so much as it slides and scrapes through them.

Gallery: Ninja Gaiden 3 (E3 2011)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011fumihiko-yasudamicrosoftninja-gaiden-3playstationps3team-ninjaxboxMon, 20 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[E3 2011 spurs half a million PlayStation Home visits]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/17/e3-2011-spurs-half-a-million-playstation-home-visits/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/17/e3-2011-spurs-half-a-million-playstation-home-visits/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/17/e3-2011-spurs-half-a-million-playstation-home-visits/#comments We like to make fun of PlayStation Home, but it turns out if you put cool stuff there, people will log in. VentureBeat reports over 500,000 people showed up for the festivities, which included interviews and gameplay demonstrations of what was on offer on the E3 show floor, plus a live stream of Sony's press conference and a virtual recreation of its booth area. Sony did a similar thing last year and pulled in 250,000.

If for some reason you weren't able to make it into Home, get caught up on our admittedly less interactive Sony coverage from the show: the keynote, the booth and E3 overall.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011homeplaystationplaystation-homeps3pspsonyFri, 17 Jun 2011 03:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Shinobi preview: The re-revenge of Shinobi]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/shinobi-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/shinobi-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/shinobi-preview/#comments If you've heard that the new 3DS Shinobi game feels exactly like the original -- or any Shinobi game to date -- you've heard wrong. Even though it's published by Sega and it's about a ninja, Griptonite's new Shinobi is definitely a modern action game. It does take some inspiration from the series, which makes it recognizable as a descendant of those games, but it's more reimagining than remake.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdse3e3-2011griptonite-gamesninjanintendosegashinobishinobi-3dsThu, 16 Jun 2011 20:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Risen 2: Dark Waters preview: Murky depths]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/risen-2-dark-waters-preview-murky-depths/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/risen-2-dark-waters-preview-murky-depths/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/risen-2-dark-waters-preview-murky-depths/#comments There's an interesting trend lately of hardcore PC RPGs coming out of Europe, of which The Witcher 2 is only the latest and greatest so far. One of the earliest entries in this sort of splinter genre was 2001's Gothic, a game that was extremely popular among its European audience despite being the first title put together by German developers Pirahna Bytes.

After a few Gothic sequels, the company introduced a new Pirate-themed RPG a few years ago called Risen and, this past week at E3, introduced that game's sequel to all of us. Just like the rest of this crop of European RPGs, Risen 2 seems a quality RPG wrapped in a not-so-great game.

The graphics are definitely better, and the controls are a little more usable than they were (Deep Silver, who's publishing the game, went so far as to show off bugs in the last version to the press just to make clear how much better the sequel was). But in the end, Risen 2 seems like it will have all of the pluses and minuses that this type of RPG always seems to have.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>deep-silvere3e3-2011gothicmicrosoftpcpirahna-bytesplaystationps3risen-2-dark-watersxboxWed, 15 Jun 2011 21:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Cave Story 3D preview: Pixel goes polygonal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/cave-story-3d-preview-pixel-goes-polygonal/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/cave-story-3d-preview-pixel-goes-polygonal/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/cave-story-3d-preview-pixel-goes-polygonal/#comments I'll admit it: my excitement about a new version of Cave Story to play on the 3DS was tempered a bit by fears that it wouldn't turn out right. To put it more directly, my excitement was tempered by the first screenshots of Cave Story 3D.

But upon playing the remake, it was immediately evident that developer Nicalis had been paying attention to the reaction to those first images, and is working to make something that reinterprets the environments of the retro-style original in a more palatable -- and more parsable -- way. It is not ruined by the 3D graphics.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscave-story-3ddse3e3-2011nicalisnintendonis-americaWed, 15 Jun 2011 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon media is full of bugs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-media-is-full-of-bugs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-media-is-full-of-bugs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-media-is-full-of-bugs/#comments Bugs don't have emotions. Bugs don't have a sense of right and wrong. All they know is that our delicious human bones are delicious. And that's why we've gotta kill 'em all ... apparently.

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The only things missing are the actual rides, which have been replaced with what appears to be a series of nearly identical minigames.

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That non-exclusivity is a good thing, because I'd hate for anyone who likes Street Fighter 3 even a little to miss out on all the love poured into this collection. There might be too much love in here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcome3e3-2011microsoftplaystationps3psnseth-killianstreet-fighter-3-third-strikestreet-fighter-3-third-strike-online-editionxblaxboxMon, 13 Jun 2011 20:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Silent Hill: Downpour preview: Shattered Homecoming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/silent-hill-downpour-preview-shattered-homecoming/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/silent-hill-downpour-preview-shattered-homecoming/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/silent-hill-downpour-preview-shattered-homecoming/#comments Noisy trade show floors are notoriously bad places to preview survival horror games. You can try to preserve crucial atmosphere with headphones, but even then it's hard not to be at least a little distracted. As such, it's hard for me to compare the overall feel of Silent Hill: Downpour to that of its moody brethren, but I can at least offer a technical rundown.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011konamimicrosoftplaystationps3silent-hill-downpourvatravatra-gamesxboxMon, 13 Jun 2011 19:20:00 EST<![CDATA[CCP shares big plans for Dust 514 and EVE Online at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/ccp-shares-big-plans-for-dust-514-and-eve-online-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/ccp-shares-big-plans-for-dust-514-and-eve-online-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/ccp-shares-big-plans-for-dust-514-and-eve-online-at-e3/#comments The MMO market may be dominated by World of Warcraft, but while other games have come and gone, there's always been one other constant in massively multiplayer games: Icelandic company CCP's EVE Online. Since 2003, CCP has kept EVE's gigantic galactic server Tranquility going, allowing the game's over 350,000 users to fly around, blow up ships, trade and earn ISK, and make this virtual world that has held over 60,000 players together at one time surprisingly real.

But that's not enough for CCP. EVE has always been singled out for its precipitous difficulty curve -- because the game faithfully models everything from power management and targeting systems to realtime stocks and industrial economics, it's a tough climb for new players not necessarily interested in the ins and outs of advanced capacitor control schemes.

Enter Dust 514, then, a brand new game being developed by CCP that's designed to scoop up all of those players who've been scared away by the learning curve in EVE Online. What's the opposite of a hardcore, complicated, PC MMO? Apparently it's a massively multiplayer first-person shooter, available only on Sony's PlayStation 3. (Extensions of the game are set to be released as well, including one on the new PS Vita.)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ccpdust-514e3e3-2011eve-onlineicelandplaystationplaystation-vitaps-vitaps3pspshootersonyvitaMon, 13 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Relive the Joystiq E3 2011 meetup through this video]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/relive-the-joystiq-e3-2011-meetup-through-this-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/relive-the-joystiq-e3-2011-meetup-through-this-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/relive-the-joystiq-e3-2011-meetup-through-this-video/#comments Max Paolucci (thankfully) took some video of the Joystiq E3 meetup, both as evidence it actually happened (that whole week was a blur) and as a kindness to those unable to physically attend. It suffices to say that we love Max dearly.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dance-central-2dse3e3-2011macmicrosoftmobilemonaconintendopcplaystationps3pspreader-meetupretro-city-rampageretrogradesonyspypartywiixboxzombiesMon, 13 Jun 2011 15:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Super Stardust Delta preview: Tilt to live]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/super-stardust-delta-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/super-stardust-delta-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/super-stardust-delta-preview/#comments The first portable variant of Housemarque's stellar twin-stick shooter, Super Stardust, had to make do with a fifty percent reduction in analog control when it arrived on PSP. Super Stardust Delta is much better off on the superior PlayStation Vita hardware, though the authenticity of the game's asteroid slaughter feels a little muddled by excess. Like most launch titles, it's adamant about using every available feature, even if they don't necessarily augment the experience.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011housemarqueplaystationplaystation-vitasuper-stardust-deltavitaMon, 13 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Skulls of the Shogun preview: Dem bones]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/skulls-of-the-shogun-preview-dem-bones/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/skulls-of-the-shogun-preview-dem-bones/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/skulls-of-the-shogun-preview-dem-bones/#comments All of us on the site seemed extra busy at E3 this year, our schedules filled with appointments for games both big and small. But each of us tried to grab a little time just wandering the show floor appointment-free, and in the 45 minutes I had to myself, I stumbled across this gem, sitting in the middle of the Indiecade booth area.

Skulls of the Shogun is a game created by Jake Kazdal, Ben Vance and Borut Pfeifer, three guys with extensive game development backgrounds who decided to go it independently as Haunted Temple Studios. We saw it in action last October, but I'd never heard of it before, and I was instantly charmed by the premise: a group of cartoon-y skeleton Shogun warriors battle it out in turn-based strategy, with no hexes to be seen.

Gallery: Skulls of the Shogun (6/12/11)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ben-vancee3e3-2011haunted-temple-studiosmicrosoftpcsimpleskulls-of-the-shogunturn-based-strategyMon, 13 Jun 2011 11:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Kinect Sports: Season 2 preview: Swing and a pass]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/12/kinect-sports-season-2-preview-swing-and-a-pass/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/12/kinect-sports-season-2-preview-swing-and-a-pass/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/12/kinect-sports-season-2-preview-swing-and-a-pass/#comments Microsoft announced the inevitable sequel to Kinect Sports during its press event at E3 this year. Kinect Sports: Season 2 features a slate of new sports, including tennis, darts, skiing and, American football and golf. I was able to try out the latter two games. One of the two didn't seem to have much substance, and the other one was golf.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011kinectkinect-sports-season-2microsoftmicrosoft-studiosrarerare-studiosxboxSun, 12 Jun 2011 20:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Lord of the Rings: War in the North preview: Death from above]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-preview-death-from-above/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-preview-death-from-above/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-preview-death-from-above/#comments We last saw Lord of the Rings: War in the North back in March, and the mechanics haven't changed much in the version seen on the floor of E3 earlier this week. It's still a three-player co-op game, featuring an elf caster, a human rogue and a dwarf fighter beating down some of the familiar baddies from the Lord of the Rings franchise with a nice layer of RPG on top. The game's not incredible, but it's a more than serviceable action title, made better with a few good friends to play with.

This latest preview focused on a slightly different objective than last time -- in the short part of the demo I played, my cohorts and I had to defend a set of elven brothers that were casting some magic to break open a fortress door, with a few waves of enemies rolling in after us. Fortunately, we weren't alone -- while my companions depended on their weapons, and my axe, we had one other secret weapon up our sleeves: A giant eagle.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011Lord-of-the-Rings-War-in-the-Northmicrosoftpcplaystationps3war-in-the-northxboxSat, 11 Jun 2011 23:15:00 EST<![CDATA[League of Legends shows off new champions, spectator mode at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/league-of-legends-shows-off-new-champions-spectator-mode-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/league-of-legends-shows-off-new-champions-spectator-mode-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/league-of-legends-shows-off-new-champions-spectator-mode-at-e3/#comments Riot Games' League of Legends is one of the biggest free-to-play titles around -- it started off as a spiritual successor to the old Defense of the Ancients mod, but has since grown, strictly by word of mouth and organic growth, up into its own industry. Riot hasn't actually announced player numbers for the title yet, but this is a huge game online, consistently landing in the top spots on Xfire and other services' most-played lists.

If you've never played (and why not? It's free!), the basic structure of the game has you controlling a champion on a real-time strategy-style battleground, and Riot has been releasing one of these new champions every few weeks for quite a while now. In the game's booth at E3 last week, we got to hear about three of the upcoming new champions, as well as brand new feature to the game designed to get even more players involved: A spectator mode.

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Based on my hands-on demo session at E3, it seems like things are progressing well. There are still quite a few questions about how the game will turn out -- EA showed off just one example of each of the game's three play types, and what we saw was far from a final version. But there's a solid plan for the game, and some interesting choices are already evident.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011eaea-sportsmicrosoftplaystationps3ssx-2012xboxSat, 11 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PDP's E3 lineup of peripherals exposed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/pdps-e3-lineup-of-peripherals-exposed/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/pdps-e3-lineup-of-peripherals-exposed/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/pdps-e3-lineup-of-peripherals-exposed/#comments PDP came packing lots of plastic here at E3 and after taking a quick tour of the company's offerings -- some of which are available, some of which are coming down the line -- I was handed some media; lots of images for you to pore over. Hit the jump to check out the hardware.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dse3e3-2011ipadiphonemicrosoftmobilenintendoplaystationps3wiixboxSat, 11 Jun 2011 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Robot Entertainment planning to set a trap for Orcs Must Die! in July [Update: Actually, it's late August, early September]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/robot-entertainment-planning-to-set-a-trap-for-orcs-must-die-in/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/robot-entertainment-planning-to-set-a-trap-for-orcs-must-die-in/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/11/robot-entertainment-planning-to-set-a-trap-for-orcs-must-die-in/#comments While checking out Orcs Must Die! at E3 this week, we spoke with lead designer Ian Fischer and inquired about the game's planned launch window. The current plan is to launch on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade initially sometime this summer.

"It'll be launching on XBLA and Steam initially, then other platforms after that," he explained. "We haven't talked about price point yet, but we're looking to launch it sometime this summer -- July, at least, is what we're looking at right now."

Keep it locked for our preview, which should be live on the site here soon.

Update: Orcs Must Die!'s community coordinator, Duncan Stanley, emailed me to say that Ian was mistaken when he gave me the initial July window. The game will likely launch in late August or early September, he says.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011microsoftorcs-must-diepcrobot-entertainmentsteamxblaxboxSat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Orcs Must Die! preview: Pleasure in panic]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/orcs-must-die-preview-pleasure-in-panic/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/orcs-must-die-preview-pleasure-in-panic/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/orcs-must-die-preview-pleasure-in-panic/#comments It's hard to define Orcs Must Die!. On paper, it's a marriage of the Tower Defense and the action-RPG genres -- but the influence of one doesn't trump the other; it doesn't feel dominated by either one of those two genres. Robot Entertainment has expertly blended the two genres together to create something new: a panic-infused experience where the player is constantly under duress.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2originale3e3-2011microsoftorcs-must-diepcrobot-entertainmentxboxFri, 10 Jun 2011 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Silent Hill: Book of Memories developed by WayForward]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/silent-hill-book-of-memories-developed-by-wayforward/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/silent-hill-book-of-memories-developed-by-wayforward/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/silent-hill-book-of-memories-developed-by-wayforward/#comments We've got another marginal detail about Silent Hill: Book of Memories for you. During an E3 showing of downloadable splatterfest Bloodrayne: Betrayal, WayForward designer and director Sean Velasco briefly discussed the company's expanding slate of games -- which now includes a new Silent Hill game for PlayStation Vita.

Velasco didn't divulge much, only describing Book of Memories as a "left-field" part of the prolific developer's upcoming lineup. A "left-field" multiplayer Silent Hill game? Scariest licensed baseball game ever.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3e3-2011konamiplaystationplaystation-vitasilent-hill-book-of-memoriesvitawayforwardwayforward-technologiesFri, 10 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock of Ages granite release on Aug. 31]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/rock-of-ages-granite-release-on-aug-31/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/rock-of-ages-granite-release-on-aug-31/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/rock-of-ages-granite-release-on-aug-31/#comments Rock of Ages gets its rolling start on the week of August 31, smashing through historical figures and high art on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. The price has yet to be determined, but Atlus says it'll be "reasonable" and land somewhere between 10 and 15 dollars.

The barbaric pleasures of Rock of Ages -- that is, steering an enormous boulder through an opposing player's obstacles -- are paired with classy presentation and a playful approach to and through history. If you couldn't tell already, it's the latest game from ACE Team, the Chile-based developer behind Zeno Clash.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ace-teamatluse3e3-2011microsoftpcplaystationps3psnrelease-daterock-of-agessteamxblaxboxFri, 10 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[All Sonic Generations 3DS levels to be platform-exclusive (save for Green Hill Zone)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/all-sonic-generations-3ds-levels-to-be-platform-exclusive-save/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/all-sonic-generations-3ds-levels-to-be-platform-exclusive-save/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/all-sonic-generations-3ds-levels-to-be-platform-exclusive-save/#comments After showing E3 attendees a new level in Sonic Generations, game producer Takashi Iizuka highlighted some of the extra content that can only be found in the 3DS version. "One important thing to say about the Nintendo 3DS version is that besides Green Hill Zone, which is the starting zone on all versions, all the stages on the Nintendo 3DS version will be different from the stages that are seen in the PS3 and 360," Iizuka said.

Generations will revisit and remix levels from Sonic's entire history, including his Genesis and Dreamcast outings, but only the 3DS game may borrow stages from older handheld games. "For the PS3 and 360, none of the stages we're selecting are going to be from the handheld," Iizuka explained during a brief Q&A session. "However, on 3DS we're looking at picking stages from handheld as well."

The portable version of Generations will also offer a special stage, a two-player versus mode and a battery life that should effortlessly summon nostalgia for Sonic's Game Gear days.

Gallery: Sonic Generations (3DS, E3 2011)

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