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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers, Go Home Dinosaurs on Steam this March]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/"><img alt="Slam Bolt Scrappers, Go Home Dinosaurs on Steam this March" data-src-height="350" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/02/sampg.jpg" /></a></div>Indie studio Fire Hose Games' BBQ defense simulator <em>Go Home Dinosaurs</em> and formerly PSN-exclusive puzzle-fighter <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em> are stomping to Steam on March 14. The games will be $9.99 apiece ($8.99 if pre-ordered) or available as part of a Fire Hose Games Bundle for $14.99.<br /><br /><em>Go Home Dinosaurs</em> is a tower-defense game where technologically equipped gophers protect their BBQ from rampaging dinosaurs.<br /><br /><em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></em> is the PC port of the 2011 PSN-exclusive puzzle-brawler that unfortunately launched shortly before the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/psn-outage-2011/page/8/">PSN security breach</a> that same year. The updated version supports up to four players and is big screen compatible.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers, Go Home Dinosaurs on Steam this March</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/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/">Slam Bolt Scrappers, Go Home Dinosaurs on Steam this March</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:30:00 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/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20462277/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/slam-bolt-scrappers-go-home-dinosaurs-on-steam-this-march/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>Go-Home-Dinosaurs</category><category>pc</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Festival of Indie Games starts on Sept. 22]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/bostonfestivalofindiegameslogo.png" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; float: left; padding-right: 5px; " /></a>A new show centered around the indie scene is set to kick off in Boston on September 22. The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/24/boston-festival-of-indie-games-coming-from-mit-game-lab-and-bost/">Boston Festival of Indie Games</a> is taking submissions right now, gathering aspiring developers looking to show off their wares on the MIT campus this fall.<br /><br />Organized by MIT Game Lab and Boston Indies at the MIT Campus, the Boston Festival of Indie Games is open to the public and, aside from giving indie developers a soapbox to stand on, will present a digital art exhibit, film screenings, a 12-hour game jam session, guest speaker presentations and a special area to showcase games made within the MIT Game Lab. Some of the names to already sign on and judge submissions are Harmonix Senior Designer Tim Stellmach, Fire Hose Games Creative Director Eitan Glinert, Zynga Boston Creative Director Paul Neurath, and Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab US Executive Director Philip Tan.<br /><br />Awards will be given during the show based on public voting once cleared by the panel above. Those interested in submitting their digital game for showcase will have to pay a $10 fee if they are a student, or a $15 fee if they are a professional, by no later than August 10. If you're making something that doesn't fall into the digital category, you can submit it free of charge. Good luck!<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/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/">Boston Festival of Indie Games starts on Sept. 22</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:30:00 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/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20279255/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/boston-festival-of-indie-games-starts-on-sept-22/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>boston</category><category>boston-festival-of-indie</category><category>boston-fig</category><category>boston-indies</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>harmonix</category><category>mit</category><category>mit-campus</category><category>mit-game-lab</category><category>zynga-boston</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Home Dinosaurs open beta live on Chrome Store]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/" target="_self"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/marketingdino_530x300.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 300px; display: none;" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5u9jou0-irk?rel=0" width="530"></iframe></div><br /><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/go-home-dinosaurs"><em>Go Home Dinosaurs</em></a> entered open beta this week for <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icefnknicgejiphafapflechfoeelbeo">Google Chrome</a> users. The BBQ tower defense game has players fending off hungry dinos with their gopher troops, all within the comfort of their browser.<br /><br />Better yet, developer Fire Hose Games launched the beta for free. After all, free BBQ is the best kind of BBQ.<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/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/">Go Home Dinosaurs open beta live on Chrome Store</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:30:00 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/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20264778/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/23/go-home-dinosaurs-open-beta-live-on-chrome-store/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bbq</category><category>chrome-store</category><category>dinosaurs</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>go-home-dinosaurs</category><category>google-chrome</category><category>gophers</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Suszek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Megabooth devs let anyone ask them anything]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39318947?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="530"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/indie-megabooth.png" style="display:none; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 530px; height: 221px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left; "> <br /> At PAX East this weekend, 16 popular indie developers (plus one "bonus" developer) will congregate into a super-giant indie creature in the first-ever <a href="http://marctenbosch.com/megabooth/index.html">Indie Megabooth</a>. Developers include Ska Studios, Strange Loop Games, Retro Affect, Dejobaan Games, Fire Hose Games, DrinkBox Studios, Pocketwatch Games, Carbon Games and the rest -- to get the indie love flowing, the previously mentioned developers are running an "<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/rrcfk/iama_wearea_a_collection_of_indie_game_developers/">Ask Me Anything</a>" thread on Reddit, right now.<br /> <br /> So far, we've learned that each developer gets 99 bitches a day and that most of them cried while playing <em>Journey</em>. Andy Schatz of Pocketwatch Games, Eitan Glinert of Fire Hose and Retro Affect's David Carrigg have also offered differing perspectives on the possibility of indie development for the Wii U, or any Nintendo system in general.<br /> <br /> Said Glinert: "We're not. I don't know any small third party companies that make any serious money there. Nintendo sadly isn't serious about supporting non-Nintendo companies, and so it's not worthwhile for us to spend the time and effort bringing our games to their platform. Sad face."<br /> <br /> Schatz disagreed with the doomsday sentiment: "Speak for yourself Eitan! I haven't announced platforms for <em>Monaco </em>yet, but WiiU is still a possibility! Nintendo is slow to change (which is weird given the crazy innovation on their software side), but the boulder is finally starting to move wrt their digital sales storefront."</div><br />Carrigg said Nintendo's eShop is "far behind" the XBLA and PSN competition, but Retro Affect has been talking to Nintendo and would "really like to work with them. I would not be surprised to see a Retro Affect game on a Nintendo platform sometime in the future."<br /><br />James Silva of Ska Studios addressed the lack of deadly dishwasher games on PC, saying he wants to make PC titles, but for now that would be a problematic process. The AMA is ongoing (as of this posting) so <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/rrcfk/iama_wearea_a_collection_of_indie_game_developers/">head on over</a> and uncover some you-specific bits of information from this mega-group of indies.<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/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/">Indie Megabooth devs let anyone ask them anything</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:00 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/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20207554/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/indie-megabooth-devs-let-anyone-ask-them-anything/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AMA</category><category>ask-me-anything</category><category>Carbon-Games</category><category>dejobaan</category><category>drinkbox-studios</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>Indie</category><category>indie-megabooth</category><category>mac</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mobile</category><category>monaco</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>Pocketwatch-Games</category><category>ps3</category><category>reddit</category><category>retro-affect</category><category>ska-studios</category><category>strange-loop-games</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-u</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Home Dinosaurs preview: Steak 'n' Shake]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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I learn something new every day. While playing the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/go-home-dinosaurs">Go Home Dinosaurs</a></em> PAX demo, I learned that even the most herbivorous of dinosaurs can't resist a nice, juicy steak. Also, little prehistorical mole creatures are the controllers and distributors of said steak, and they don't take too kindly to dinos attempting to crash their BBQ. Fortunately for them, dinosaurs aren't smart enough to stray from a straight path to get to those delicious smelling things.<br />
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Yeah, <em>Go Home Dinosaurs</em> is a tower defense game where moles are trying to defend their BBQ from advancing hordes of pterodactyls. Excellent.<br />
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Another thing I learned: Moles aren't terribly good at spacial management. They may be great at creating prehistoric turrets, lasers, and all kinds of general dinosaur-harming structures, but the concept of uniform sizes for those buildings is totally foreign to them. Like big, oddly shaped Tetris blocks, each of the weapons takes up a different shape on the board, each defensive building's location has to be carefully planned out to allow for future placements of those of different shapes. Making sure your laser fires down the longest stretch of dino path possible is tough when you have to think about where you'll place your meteor magnet next.<br />
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That's right, a meteor magnet. How else will you make those dinos extinct?<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/">Go Home Dinosaurs</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/#4410074"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/ghd5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/#4410075"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/ghd11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/#4410076"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/ghd13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/#4410077"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/ghd15_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/go-home-dinosaurs/#4410078"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/ghd16_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Go Home Dinosaurs preview: Steak 'n' Shake</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/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/">Go Home Dinosaurs preview: Steak 'n' Shake</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 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.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20031283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/go-home-dinosaurs-preview-steak-n-shake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>go-home-dinosaurs</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pax-prime-2011</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>PSN</category><category>XBLA</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor Cocke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Go Home Dinosaurs!" is latest title from Slam Bolt Scrappers studio]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Fire Hose Games, developers of PSN's <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></em>, are back with <em>Go Home Dinosaurs!</em>, debuting at PAX this weekend. The studio describes the game as part of the tower defense genre, but players fit together puzzle piece-shaped weapons powered by adorable, fuzzy creatures who are defending against dinosaurs. Players also level up their characters and gain new abilities by collecting and trading cards.<br />
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<em>Go Home Dinosaurs!</em> sounds hectic, but if it's a controlled chaos, which was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/">lacking from <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a>, the studio may have something stronger in its sophomore effort. We'll have more on the game this weekend, check it out in the Indie Alley and next to the PAX 10 in booth 6408.<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/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/">'Go Home Dinosaurs!" is latest title from Slam Bolt Scrappers studio</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:20:00 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/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20023940/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/go-home-dinosaurs-is-latest-title-from-slam-bolt-scrappers-st/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>FIre-Hose-Games</category><category>Go-Home-Dinosaurs</category><category>pax-2011</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers review: Not enough order in the chaos]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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The Fire Hose Games-developed PSN title <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a> combines the tower defense of <em>Rampart</em> with the puzzle mechanics of <em>Tetris</em> and adds a fist-throwing, jetpack-wearing scrapper on top of it all for good measure. The scrapper's meant to not just pulverize the enemy scrapper, but also groups of flying beasts which periodically descend and release new blocks for placement upon defeat. The scrappers' jetpacks allow them to float around the screen, beating up stuff and placing blocks while avoiding as much themselves ... OK, deep breath.<br />
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Sounds hectic, right?<br />
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It is! At least initially. In my experience, the frantic confusion meant "fun" more often than not, but it also wore off pretty quickly. At least in the game's single-player campaign, the handful of mechanics that are combined to form <em>SBS'</em> gameplay almost immediately turned into a grind: punch enemies for new blocks, grab/place block, beat up enemy character so he can't build, repeat.<br />
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Surprisingly, for a game with so much going on, <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em> wore out its welcome far too quickly.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096679"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/comet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096680"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsdrilllasershield_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096683"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsicedrillmissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096684"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsshieldlasermissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3803438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/sbsdowntown1_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers review: Not enough order in the chaos</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/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/">Slam Bolt Scrappers review: Not enough order in the chaos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:10:00 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/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19892538/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/slam-bolt-scrappers-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-network</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indies react: PAX East as a showcase for small studios]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Like so many PAX shows before it, this year's PAX East showcased a ton of indie games -- the gaming equivalent of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg,_Brooklyn">Williamsburg</a> dubstep show, if you will. In our experience at this year's event, larger industry players like EA and Bethesda showed off their titles with hired hands and private theater viewings, choosing to exhibit older demos rather than new content.<br />
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The indies and smaller studios, on the other hand, were out in force. Beyond bringing playable versions of their games to the show -- even <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/14/fez-preview/"><em>Fez</em> was playable</a>, for the first time in several years of development -- the indie studios brought <em>themselves</em>. They continued the tradition of directly engaging with attendees and, often, solicited game-testing feedback on the fly.<br />
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"I approached PAX East as a three-day playtest session. I learned so much about what works and what doesn't just from standing in the back and observing how people played the game," <em>Fez</em> co-developer Phil Fish told Joystiq. "It's also an <em>amazing</em> morale boost to be told by so many people that your game is great."<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Indies react: PAX East as a showcase for small studios</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/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/">Indies react: PAX East as a showcase for small studios</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:00 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/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19884089/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/indies-react-pax-east-as-a-showcase-for-small-studios/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>albert-reed</category><category>alex-schwartz</category><category>bastion</category><category>demiurge-studios</category><category>eitan-glinert</category><category>fallen-frontier</category><category>Fez</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>greg-kasavin</category><category>mac</category><category>michael-wilford</category><category>michel-bastien</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mobile</category><category>moonshot-games</category><category>pax-east</category><category>pax-east-2011</category><category>pc</category><category>phil-fish</category><category>playstation</category><category>polytron-corporation</category><category>ps3</category><category>robert-khoo</category><category>shoot-many-robots</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><category>smuggle-truck</category><category>supergiant-games</category><category>the-gunstringer</category><category>twisted-pixel</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire Hose Games sprayed and prayed with Slam Bolt Scrappers prototypes]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Developer Fire Hose Games followed a fairly bizarre trajectory with the development of its debut project, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a>. Check out the dev diary to see how the game was laboriously brought to life -- sadly, the video doesn't reveal the machine they used to squeeze about eight games into one.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fire Hose Games sprayed and prayed with Slam Bolt Scrappers prototypes</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/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/">Fire Hose Games sprayed and prayed with Slam Bolt Scrappers prototypes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 20 Mar 2011 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/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19885381/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/20/fire-hose-games-sprayed-and-prayed-with-slam-bolt-scrappers-prot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dev-diary</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers punch out launch trailer, PAX East giveaway details]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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<em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></em> is all set to drop, build and fire off next Tuesday, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/">March 15, on PSN</a>. The manic genre mash-up is celebrating with <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/pax-east-2011">PAX East</a> giveaways this weekend at the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/09/pax-east-2011-sold-out/">sold-out show</a> (the Fire Hose Games team will be at booth 1133, which it's sharing with indie darling <em>Spy Party</em>).<br />
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If you're wearing <em>a crazy hat</em> that out-crazies one of Fire Hose's own <a href="http://www.firehosegames.com/2011/03/how-to-win-a-free-copy-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-at-pax-east/">crazy hats</a>, you could even win a free copy of the $15 title. So that's the going rate for your shame, eh?<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers punch out launch trailer, PAX East giveaway details</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/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/">Slam Bolt Scrappers punch out launch trailer, PAX East giveaway details</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:49:00 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/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19873204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/10/slam-bolt-scrappers-punch-out-launch-trailer-pax-east-giveaway/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>pax-east-2011</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers punching into PSN on March 15]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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<em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></em> is building toward a March 15 release on PSN. The genre-mashing title from indie Fire Hose Games has been a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/">tough game to explain</a>, but the developer recently made a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/">video attempt</a> to sort out the madness.<br />
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If you're heading to <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/pax-east-2011">PAX East</a> next week, the Boston-based studio will have the game available to demo at the show.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/">Slam Bolt Scrappers (3/2)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/#3939185"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/jspsnsbsscreens0302111_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/#3939186"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/jspsnsbsscreens0302113_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/#3939187"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/jspsnsbsscreens0302115_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/#3939188"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/jspsnsbsscreens0302117_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers-3-2/#3939189"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/jspsnsbsscreens0302119_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/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/">Slam Bolt Scrappers punching into PSN on March 15</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:20:00 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/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19865510/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/slam-bolt-scrappers-release-date/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>PSN</category><category>release-date</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers video finally explains chaotic game]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/#continued"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/slamboltscrappers530play1.jpg" /></a></div>
It's been hard to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/">convey the gameplay</a> involved in upcoming PSN puzzler/brawler/strategy title <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a>. Thankfully, developer Fire Hose Games has created a video that plainly explains the mechanics.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers video finally explains chaotic game</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/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/">Slam Bolt Scrappers video finally explains chaotic game</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 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.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19846834/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/slam-bolt-scrappers-video-finally-explains-chaotic-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers seeks naming counsel]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/slamboltcharacters530.jpg" /></a></div>
Fire Hose Games is looking for some assistance in naming two of its scrapping Slam Bolt Scrappers<em> </em>-- without the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/">requirement of a charity donation</a> this time. Also, it's not carte blanche naming like it was for helping Child's Play. The developer has a <a href="http://www.firehosegames.com/2011/01/help-name-our-characters/">poll up on its site</a> with naming options available for its "angel" and "masked menace" characters.<br />
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Our experiences with <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers,</em> a multi-genre mash-up, have been fun -- once we <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/">figured out what was going on</a>. The PSN exclusive is reportedly close to being finished. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096679"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/comet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096680"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsdrilllasershield_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096683"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsicedrillmissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096684"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsshieldlasermissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3803438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/sbsdowntown1_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers seeks naming counsel</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/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/">Slam Bolt Scrappers seeks naming counsel</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:40:00 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/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19808400/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/20/slam-bolt-scrappers-seeks-naming-counsel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>PSN</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Name two of Slam Bolt Scrappers' scrappers in Child's Play auctions]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/slamboltscrappers530.jpg" /></a></div>
Without the help of special potions, unguents or spells, immortality is a pretty tricky thing to obtain. Fire Hose Games is offering a pretty rare opportunity to have your genius brain <em>live forever</em>: The studio is <a href="http://www.firehosegames.com/2010/11/childs-play-auction-name-our-characters/">auctioning off</a> the chance to name one of the characters in its upcoming downloadable tower defense/action title <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a>, one-hundred percent of the proceeds from which will go to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/childs-play">Child's Play</a>. A second character's naming rights will be sold off during the <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/cpdinner.php">Child's Play Charity Dinner</a> in Seattle on December 7 -- tickets for which are still available!<br />
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There are some limitations, of course. You can't name the characters anything inappropriate, copyright-infringing or too long, so, sorry, Boner MacBurgerKing, but you'll never be a real person. Not <em>ever</em>.<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/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/">Name two of Slam Bolt Scrappers' scrappers in Child's Play auctions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:00:00 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/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19726423/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/19/name-two-of-slam-bolt-scrappers-scrappers-in-childs-play-aucti/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction</category><category>childs-play</category><category>ebay</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers devs looking for beta testers in Boston]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/09/slambolt972010530px.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
If you like fighting, tower defense, Bruins, Celtics, and playing video games before they're released, you're probably the perfect candidate for developer Fire Hose Games' call to arms. The studio <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/11/08/slam-bolt-scrappers-calls-for-beta-testers-in-boston/">is looking for</a> gamers in the Boston area to beta test its genre-mashing PSN title, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a>.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers devs looking for beta testers in Boston</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/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/">Slam Bolt Scrappers devs looking for beta testers in Boston</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 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/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19707893/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-devs-looking-for-beta-testers-in-boston/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>boston</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers preview: Build those blocks up]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/"><img border="1" vspace="4" hspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/09/slambolt972010530px.jpg" /></a></div>
It's difficult to convey the sheer terror and chaos I experienced in the first few minutes of the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/slam-bolt-scrappers"><em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em></a></em> PAX demo. Though the Firehose Games reps told me how to play, it wasn't preparation enough for the actual game, a combination puzzler/brawler/strategy title that is one of the most unique blends of genres I've ever played. The learning curve was, um, <em>kinda steep!</em><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096679"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/comet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096680"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsdrilllasershield_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096683"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsicedrillmissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096684"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsshieldlasermissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3803438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/sbsdowntown1_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers preview: Build those blocks up</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/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/">Slam Bolt Scrappers preview: Build those blocks up</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:10:00 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/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19622714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/09/slam-bolt-scrappers-preview-build-those-blocks-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>pax</category><category>pax-2010</category><category>pax-prime-2010</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam Bolt Scrappers playable at PAX]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/slamboltscrappers530.jpg" /></a></div>
Fire Hose Games'<em> Slam Bolt Scrappers</em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/">impressed us at E3</a> even though it was a ways off from its expected "early 2011" launch on PSN. <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/pax-2010">PAX</a>, taking place this weekend in Seattle, will be the public-at-large's next chance to see what we were talking about. The game will be playable at booth #3834, and the developers will be on hand for feedback.<br />
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<em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em> is an intuitive and hectic combination of <em>Rampart</em> and <em>Tetris</em>. If you're at PAX, definitely check it out. The latest trailer for the game can be found after the break.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096679"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/comet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096680"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsdrilllasershield_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096683"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsicedrillmissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096684"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsshieldlasermissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3803438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/sbsdowntown1_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers playable at PAX</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/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/">Slam Bolt Scrappers playable at PAX</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00:00 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/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19615581/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/slam-bolt-scrappers-playable-at-pax/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>PAX-2010</category><category>pax-prime-2010</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Slam Bolt Scrappers]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/slamboltscrapper530.jpg" alt="" /></div>
Fire Hose Games' <em>Slam Bolt Scrappers</em> may not have the easiest to remember name, but its gameplay is something you won't soon forget. The PSN-exclusive action-puzzler drops in "early 2011" and is already looking like an incredibly polished experience.<br />
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Combining several genres into something fresh, <em>SBS</em> tasks up to four players with beating up flying goblin-esque things that turn into <em>Tetris</em> blocks when defeated and then using their jetpack-wearing construction worker avatar to create a tower. Making squares of 4 (2x2), 9 (3x3), 16 (4x4), etc. will turn that section of the tower into a weapon, blasting the other team's tower, or creating a shield. Building the tower is incredibly intuitive to anyone that's played <em>Tetris</em> or <em>Rampart</em>.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096679"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/comet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096680"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsdrilllasershield_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096683"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsicedrillmissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3096684"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/sbsshieldlasermissile_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/slam-bolt-scrappers/#3803438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/sbsdowntown1_thumbnail.png" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Preview: Slam Bolt Scrappers</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/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/">Preview: Slam Bolt Scrappers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:40:00 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/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19522558/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/19/preview-slam-bolt-scrappers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3</category><category>e3-2010</category><category>fire-hose-games</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>slam-bolt-scrappers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>