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The latest freaky trailer from Far Cry 3 asks you to meet Vaas and Buck, who are really just two misunderstood guys living in Ubisoft's virtual tropical island simulator. Vaas seems to have a thing for gas, as in pouring it all over you and some poor lady, all while pontificating on the quality of the common household cigarette lighter.

And Buck... well, Buck might not be misunderstood. He might just be completely crazy. What are you doing with that knife, Buck? Don't bother coming any closer, please pal? How else are we going to stick around for the next trailer, which is going to show off a drugged-up group of native NPCs called the Tribe? How, Buck?

Gallery: Far Cry 3 (Vaas and Buck)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>buckfar-cry-3far-cry-3-galleryimagesopen-worldshootertigertrailerubisoftvaasThu, 27 Sep 2012 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed into a new trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-into-a-new-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-into-a-new-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-into-a-new-trailer/#comments Sonic All Stars Karting whatever Gamescom trailer screens
All the way from Cologne, Germany, where Gamescom is taking place this week, here's the newest trailer for Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, the upcoming kart (and boat and plane) racing game featuring the famous blue hedgehog and his crowd. Oh, and Wreck-It Ralph! And Danica Patrick, too.

The racing looks awfully colorful, which should make Sonic and Sega fans very happy indeed. As the trailer says, the game's due to arrive on November 20. There are a few new screenshots for you to browse through as well; just take a left turn into the gallery below.

Gallery: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Gamescom 2012)

JoystiqSonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed into a new trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsboatsgallerygamescomgamescom-2012microsoftnintendoplanesplaystationps3racingsegasonicsonic-and-allstars-racing-transformedtrailervideowreck-it-ralphxboxThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubisoft Gamescom media megapost: Rayman Legends, ZombiU, and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/ubisoft-gamescom-media-megapost-rayman-legends-zombiu-and-mor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/ubisoft-gamescom-media-megapost-rayman-legends-zombiu-and-mor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/ubisoft-gamescom-media-megapost-rayman-legends-zombiu-and-mor/#comments Ubisoft Gamescom media megapost Rayman Legends, ZombiU, and moreJust in case you didn't get to see the Ubisoft press conference while it was streaming, don't worry. We saved all of the pictures and videos from the games they had on display, and have combined them all into this one easy-to-carry blog post for your viewing pleasure.

It took a while to figure out a way to pack all of these games into the same place, but below, you'll find new screenshots from the gorgeous Rayman Legends, videos from Ghost Recon Online and the two upcoming Might and Magic titles, and more media from upcoming titles like Avengers: Battle For Earth and the upcoming ZombiU. How convenient!

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JoystiqUbisoft Gamescom media megapost: Rayman Legends, ZombiU, and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>avengers-battle-for-earthgallerygamescomgamescom-2012gamescom2012ghost-recon-onlinemicrosoftmight-and-magic-heroesmight-and-magic-heroes-onlinenintendoplaystationps3rayman-legendsubisoftvideoswii-uxboxyour-shape-fitness-evolved-2013Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Capcom and iam8bit remember 25 Years of Street Fighter with art gallery]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/capcom-and-iam8bit-remember-25-years-of-street-fighter-with-art/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/capcom-and-iam8bit-remember-25-years-of-street-fighter-with-art/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/04/capcom-and-iam8bit-remember-25-years-of-street-fighter-with-art/#comments Capcom and iam8bit remember 25 Years of Street Fighter with an art gallery
Last night in iam8bit's Los Angeles headquarters, Capcom opened up its 25 Years of Street Fighter show, revealing a full gallery of artists' work featuring the now classic fighting game characters and settings. In a launch event open to the public, visitors got to see (and buy) the art on display, take pictures in front of a Street Fighter background, and even smash up a car pinata in a tribute to the games' Bonus Round mechanic.

Gabe Swarr was one of the artists in attendance last night - his piece in the show, a comic from his Life in the Analog Age series, was a little more personal than all of the various representations of Chun Li, Ryu, and Blanka. In it, he portrays the change that Street Fighter brought to the arcades when it debuted, from sillier games featuring monkeys and spaceships to fire punches and spinning kicks. "Right when Street Fighter started there were two different crowds at that point," says Swarr, "and I wanted to remember that shift in the arcades."

Swarr says that Street Fighter as a brand has lasted so long because its characters were so identifiable. Not only are these archetypal characters easy to connect to, but "it's also an international thing," he says. "It's one of the first games where they say this guy's from Brazil, this guy's from Japan and this guy's from the US. They did a really great job of incorporating that into the game."

"You could tell that that was like the basis for all the fighting games afterwards," Swarr says. "This was the template that everyone followed." Capcom's 25 Years of Street Fighter show is running at iam8bit through August 19. You can see what's on display there in the gallery below.

Gallery: Capcom's 25 Years of Street Fighter at iam8bit

JoystiqCapcom and iam8bit remember 25 Years of Street Fighter with art gallery originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The show is kicking off with a free-to-the-public opening night party on August 3 at 7pm. It will have art pieces on display, and feature a real-life Street Fighter 2 "bonus round" (a car to wreck, we'd guess), and several other special installations. The art itself will be up in the iam8bit gallery through August 19, so even if you can't make opening night we're sure Jon Gibson and gang would appreciate you stopping by.

JoystiqCapcom and iam8bit hosting 25 Years of Street Fighter art show in LA originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IndieCade at E3 Hokra, a minimalist sports game with huge appeal, equal barriers
Of all the games littering the IndieCade floor at E3, just one of them truly belonged there in a way that the others just couldn't touch: Ramiro Corbetta's Hokra. It wasn't necessarily flashier, prettier or more famous than any of the other titles, but it was a game made for public exhibitions - literally.

"Hokra was originally created with the public space in mind, but it was also developed to be the kind of game that I'd like to play with my friends," Corbetta told Joystiq.

Hokra premiered on May 12, 2011 at the NYU Game Center's No Quarter exhibition, and Corbetta developed it with that venue specifically in mind.

"I developed Hokra to be a multiplayer game, and to be honest when I was first developing it I wasn't thinking about how to sell it," he said. "I was only thinking about how to make the best possible game, and since it was going to be displayed in a gallery space, I knew there would always be multiple people around to play it."

Hokra is a simplistic, competitive digital sports game for four local players, and only four local players. Not online, not three, two or one, but four physical people ideally using Xbox 360 controllers, always. This design choice stems from Hokra's gallery goal, but also from Corbetta's passion for local multiplayer titles.

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JoystiqSee Ninja Gaiden 3's new DLC weapons in action originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's called the "Level 2" campaign, and the Museum is trying to raise another $20,000 for various events and programs. Anyone who donates more than $25 will be able to get a gift of a sticker or a t-shirt. If you don't want to go through PayPal, the museum is accepting donations directly at its Oakland location as well.

The museum has been holding video game tournaments, programming classes (seen above), and open hours every week, and is now home to the GamePro archives. The donation campaign will run through March 31.

JoystiqMuseum of Art and Digital Entertainment begins 'Level 2' fundraising originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jason Brockert is traditionally a landscape painter, but one day he noticed a Star Wars Stormtrooper figurine sitting on his shelf, and decided to try painting it. "The first one came out terrible," he says. "A week later, I was like I'll try again. The second one, I was like oh, that's kind of cool. And it was a lot of fun, too. I had more fun doing that then I'd had in six months."

He finished the Stormtrooper painting a little while after that, and then decided to do more figures, and then old game consoles and cartridges, collecting them on eBay and then painting them in his elaborate, almost idealistic way. "Those were the two things I loved as a kid," says Brockert, "and the things I wanted to recollect, that my mother had thrown away I don't know how long ago."

Brockert's work is currently on display in a show called "American Icons" at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles' Echo Park. All of his works and prints are available for purchase, and the Exhibition (most of which you can see below) runs through December 18.

Gallery: American Icons at iam8bit

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is finally out and available in stores, and if you're considering picking up the Hardened Edition (available in most places for $99.99, a mere $40 more than the standard edition), boy do we have a gallery for you to browse through. Below, you can see exactly what's in that box, including a collectible case, a "Limited Edition Field Journal" featuring sketches and materials associated with the game and its story, and the special card and manual that comes with the free year of Call of Duty Elite (and "Founder" status).

Sure, it doesn't have quite as many dragons as Skyrim's Collectors Edition, but that Call of Duty Elite membership will come in handy (not to mention it'll save you the $49.99 that you'd usually pay per year for the service's premium features). Enjoy.

Gallery: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened edition unboxing

JoystiqCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Hardened Edition, unboxed originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Publisher Devolver Digital has been oddly hesitant to name platforms for anything in the Serious Sam Indie Series -- of which this is the last known game to be released -- so we're in the unusual position of being weeks from release and only now learning that it's a PC game. And as such, it'll be available on Steam, Get Games, and unspecified other digital distribution services, for $4.99.

Gallery: Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (9/28/11)

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If you don't already feel completely unhip for not yet attending the SUPER iam8bit exhibition in Los Angeles, this video will help depress you to the appropriate levels of self-loathing. The new SUPER iam8bit gallery in Echo Park looks like a little slice of gamer heaven on the West Coast, and if those lines are anything to judge by, los angeles can't wait to get in.

The show runs until September 10, so if you like what you see in the video above and additional artwork below, head down to Cali and check out founder Jon Gibson's gaming gallery. Gibson plans on hosting a myriad of events in his new space, and we'll be on the lookout for news about chiptune concerts and screenings of Super Mario Bros. in the near future.

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JoystiqWatch SUPER iam8bit host more than 1,000 gamers on opening night, be jealous originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artdsexhibitiongalleryiam8bitjon-gibsonlos-angelesmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3pspsonysuper-iam8bitwiixboxSat, 13 Aug 2011 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Super iam8bit debuts Los Angeles gallery space, begins monthlong art show]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/super-iam8bit-debuts-los-angeles-gallery-space-begins-monthlong/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/super-iam8bit-debuts-los-angeles-gallery-space-begins-monthlong/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/super-iam8bit-debuts-los-angeles-gallery-space-begins-monthlong/#comments Art from the new Super iam8bit show iam8bit founder Jon Gibson says the opening of the new Super iam8bit art show in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood this week is really about a "rebirth." Iam8bit is not only premiering over 100 new pieces by artists inspired by old-school video games, but it's also showing off a brand new gallery space, and reinventing itself as a company.

"It was just me before, by my lonesome for so many years," says Gibson. "And now I have three partners and we're all equal, and we're all taking charge." Taylor Harrington, Amanda White, and Nick Ahrens have now officially joined the company, and the group will all work together on the art collective's various projects.

The new space will be helpful as well -- iam8bit originally found it while putting an event together with Capcom, and eventually leased it themselves. Gibson plans to use it for a number of different functions. "It's so big," he says. "We can do shows here, we can have concerts, we can do movie screenings."

The Super iam8bit show has a book associated with it, currently available in the gallery's storefront, open for business Thursdays through Saturdays in LA. And the art show itself is open for the next month. If you're not planning to be in Echo Park any time soon, you can browse through and see shots from last night's opening gala (including a wall-sized Galaga machine, Drew Skillman's retro Kinect hack, and a musical appearance by chiptune artist Leeni) below.

Gallery: Super iam8bit Opening Night

JoystiqSuper iam8bit debuts Los Angeles gallery space, begins monthlong art show originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artgalleryiam8bitjon-gibsonjon-m-gibsonnintendoopeningsuper-iam8bitwiiFri, 12 Aug 2011 09:15:00 EST<![CDATA[PSA: iam8bit goes Super this evening in Los Angeles]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/psa-iam8bit-goes-super-this-evening-in-los-angeles/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/psa-iam8bit-goes-super-this-evening-in-los-angeles/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/psa-iam8bit-goes-super-this-evening-in-los-angeles/#comments Super iam8bit opens in Los Angeles this evening. Just a reminder that video game-inspired art house iam8bit is reinventing itself as Super iam8bit this evening at its HQ in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood. Starting tonight at 7pm and going through the next month, the gallery will host over 100 works of art influenced and inspired by your favorite video games. There will also be a "world's largest arcade cabinet" to celebrate Galaga's 30th anniversary, and developer Drew Skillman of Double Fine will be showing off a brand new Kinect Hack.

The gallery is at 2147 W. Sunset Blvd, and tonight's opening extravaganza will start at 7pm and have music by DJ R-Rated and special appearances by chiptune artists Leeni and A_Rival. Even if you're not in LA, Joystiq will be in attendance this evening, so stay tuned for pictures and news from the event tonight.

Gallery: SUPER iam8bit (the exhibition)

JoystiqPSA: iam8bit goes Super this evening in Los Angeles originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arteventgalleryiam8bitlos-angelesopeningpsasuper-iam8bitThu, 11 Aug 2011 17:20:00 EST<![CDATA['Game Over 4' art show in SF features game-inspired art]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/26/game-over-4-art-show-in-sf-features-game-inspired-art/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/26/game-over-4-art-show-in-sf-features-game-inspired-art/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/26/game-over-4-art-show-in-sf-features-game-inspired-art/#comments If you happen to be in San Francisco after next week's GDC, but not yet sated of your desire to look at game stuff, the Giant Robot San Francisco gallery is the destination for you. From March 4 through March 30, the gallery is hosting Game Over 4, a show that "pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture."

Artists exhibiting at the ... exhibit include EXP./The Controller zine creator Cory Schmitz, Pokemon comic artist Maré Odomo, Jude Buffum, Craig "Superbrothers" Adams (the artist behind Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP), and Spelunky developer Derek Yu, to name a few. You can see some preview pieces in the gallery below. Artists will be present at a reception March 4 from 6:30 to 10, so you can see the faces of the people to whom you're giving all your money.

Gallery: Game Over 4

Art by Hilary Florido

[Thanks, Matt!]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artgallerygame-over-4gdc-2011giant-robotsan-franciscoSat, 26 Feb 2011 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Capcom hosts a Dead Rising 2 party at Greene's Hardware]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/12/capcom-hosts-a-dead-rising-2-party-at-greenes-hardware/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/12/capcom-hosts-a-dead-rising-2-party-at-greenes-hardware/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/12/capcom-hosts-a-dead-rising-2-party-at-greenes-hardware/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Capcom rented out some empty retail space in East Los Angeles last night to set up Greene's Hardware. The company invited the public by for a "Super Sale," and held a pre-release party instead. Lots of Dead Rising 2's best implements were on display out front, and in back, the full game was playable on a roomful of demo units.

The pizza and soda flowed freely, and Capcom held a few contests -- participants were tasked with building actual zombie-killing items out of plastic toys, and they came up with a few good ideas, including a plastic sword shuriken and some sort of pencil stabbing thing (it looked very effective). Winners took home the prize above -- a Dead Rising 2 t-shirt cleverly disguised as a roll of duct tape. You can browse through all the festivities in the gallery below.

Gallery: Greene's Hardware (Dead Rising 2)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdead-rising-2gallerylaunchlos-angelesmicrosoftpartyplaystationps3xboxSun, 12 Sep 2010 08:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Portal 2 multiplayer screens from PAX will win your heart]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/03/portal-2-multiplayer-screens-from-pax-will-win-your-heart/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/03/portal-2-multiplayer-screens-from-pax-will-win-your-heart/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/03/portal-2-multiplayer-screens-from-pax-will-win-your-heart/#comments We still haven't been told the names of the two robots cooperatively making their way through an Aperture Science facility in Portal 2, but that doesn't matter -- we'll name them Red and Blue. In the screenshots below, released today by Valve, you can see our dashing nonhuman heroes hitting switches, diving into portals and just plain oozing personality.

In fact, even without seeing them move, we can already tell all sorts of things about how they act together. Red seems a little more timid and reserved, while Blue appears to be a go-getter who gets things done. Then again, look at that swan dive Red's pulling off. That's a thing of beauty right there. Curse you, Valve! You've already made us care about them so much!

Gallery: Portal 2 (PAX 2010 co-op)

JoystiqPortal 2 multiplayer screens from PAX will win your heart originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>co-opgallerymicrosoftmultiplayerpax-2010pcportalportal-2ps3screenshotsvalvexboxFri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Dungeons and Dragons Online getting guild airships in next update]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/02/dungeons-and-dragons-online-getting-guild-airships-in-next-updat/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/02/dungeons-and-dragons-online-getting-guild-airships-in-next-updat/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/02/dungeons-and-dragons-online-getting-guild-airships-in-next-updat/#comments We're not sure who clued Turbine into this particular fact, but our two favorite things on this earth are, in order: boats which use primitive yet impossible technology to travel through the skies, and owning property. The fifth major update to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited will manage to incorporate both of these elements into the free-to-play MMO when it launches June 28.

Not only will the update give your guild access to soaring, winged home bases, it will also add the "Carnival of Shadow" scenario to the game, which sounds like the worst carnival ever. Check out the game's blog for more information on this new adventure, or check out the gallery below to catch a few glimpses of DDO's pretty new airships.

Gallery: Dungeons and Dragons Online Airships

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We're not sure what it is about this batch of screenshots for Rocket Knight that fills us with such euphoria. Perhaps it's all of the pretty colors. Perhaps they remind us of the simpler days of our youth. Perhaps we've only recently realized how preposterous the concept of an opossum strapped to a rocket really is. Seriously, think about it. Really think about it. It makes zero sense.

Check out the gallery below to see Sparkster -- the flying, furry contradiction -- in action.

Gallery: Rocket Knight (05-05-2010)

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Ever since we first saw the trailer for Red Dead Redemption's free-roaming multiplayer mode, our minds have been feverishly attempting to come up with a name for our rag-tag group of desperados. Sadly, we've yet to come up with anything better than "The Frontier Sunshine Squad." Perhaps the latest batch of screenshots for the title, arranged in the gallery below, will provide us with the inspiration we need to come up with something more intimidating.

How about "Revolver-Having Super Friends?" Is that any better?

Gallery: Red Dead Redemption: Multiplayer (4/14/10)

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Check out the images in the gallery below, which is still growing. Got your own PAX East action snaps? Send 'em in to us. We enjoy sharing the love.

Gallery: PAX East 2010 Megagallery

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Most UI panels at the Game Developers' Conference tend to be full of dry technical information, all about how the team developed their own font kerning tool and organized menu elements in a data-driven fashion. The Harmonix UI panel this morning hosted by Senior Artist Kevin McGinnis did have that stuff (McGinnis is a self-diagnosed font geek, and did sound overly excited about formatting bitmaps), but it was also full of art -- beautiful The Beatles: Rock Band inspired art.

McGinnis talked about the different concepts the team had tried -- they first attempted to do a very clean, serene respectful version of the menus, but then decided to go much more colorful. They hired a few artists to build the menus up into actual 3D spaces (after accidentally telling Apple Corps that yes, the menus would all be animated), and McGinnis even showed off the 3D model that the camera zooms around in to guide the player into the game. You can see all of the art in the gallery below, from the various pieces of flair to the menu designs and concept work.

Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band Art

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We like a pretty picture just as much as the next Tom, Dick or Monet, but the art featured in the Into The Pixel exhibit - which opened to the public last night at GDC - is some of our favorite. You can experience the aesthetic splendor second-hand by checking out the gallery posted below. See if you can identify the games each painting is based on! (Spoiler alert: You'll never, ever guess some of them. Not in a billion, trillion years.)

Gallery: GDC 2010: Into the Pixel

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Unless you're a journalist, analyst or developer, your odds of ever attending the Game Developers Conference are pretty slim. Feel free to live vicariously through the Joystiq crew by checking out the gallery below. No, it's not nearly as flashy as E3 and PAX's show floors -- except in the case of the MotionCapture.com booth (pictured above), which is quite possibly the flashiest thing we've ever seen.

Gallery: GDC 2010: Show Floor

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If you're an artist lucky enough to work on one of the biggest games of last year, what do you do when you're done? Well, besides taking time off and thinking about slipping into a coma. If you're at Naughty Dog, then you create your own unique artwork and show it off at the "Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog" art exhibit at The Gnomon Workshop in Los Angeles.

We stopped by on Saturday night to check out the wares and talk to some of the artists, like shader/texture artist Melissa Altobello (you saw her work in Uncharted 2 during the train level, among others). She created this piece, which was inspired by the recent earthquakes and natural disasters. "I have been thinking a lot about erosion and deteriorating earth, which inspired me to do this piece where the ground crumbles away and we are left to build upon, and try to salvage, the remaining earth."

Check out a galley full of the artwork down below, and marvel at the creativity.

Gallery: Naughty Dog Art Show

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Around these parts, we're all avid supporters of a thick, lustrous beard. Though our tastes for the gaming industries various genres differ greatly, we can all get behind any game so long as it includes characters with copious amounts of facial hair. For this reason alone, a recent batch of screenshots has placed Fallout: New Vegas firmly on our list of most anticipated games of 2010.

You can check out images depicting New Vegas' unprecedentedly hirsute ensemble in the gallery below. There's also a Super Mutant with heart-rimmed glasses and a doo-wop weave, and man, we've got to find out what that's all about.

Gallery: Fallout: New Vegas

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bethesdaBethesda-Softworksfalloutfallout-new-vegasgalleryMicrosoftobsidianobsidian-entertainmentscreenshotsXbox-360Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dragon Age Origins: Awakening trailer introduces The Disciples]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/04/dragon-age-origins-awakening-trailer-introduces-the-disciples/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/04/dragon-age-origins-awakening-trailer-introduces-the-disciples/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/04/dragon-age-origins-awakening-trailer-introduces-the-disciples/#comments You know how in Gremlins 2, the Gremlins all break into a genetics lab, and they eat all of the weird gene goop and it gives them superpowers like bat wings or vegetable bodies? And remember how one of them drinks like a brain hormone and becomes Brain Gremlin and gets played by Tony Randall? That's kind of what's happening to the Darkspawn in the Dragon Age Origins: Awakening expansion, according to this new trailer.

Of course, we don't know what kind of brain goop they ate -- and they definitely don't sound like Tony Randall -- but they're all called The Disciples and are all smart and talkative now. And evil. As you can see in the various screenshots below, they've got a face only a Gremlin could love. And honestly, while you might play the expansion on March 16 "thinking you know of our kind, human," you're wrong. All they're looking for are things like the Geneva Convention, chamber music, Susan Sontag. That's right: They just want to be civilized.

Gallery: Dragon Age Origins: Awakening - Disciples

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Finally, after being announced by the latest issue of Famitsu and then a leaked trailer, Capcom has re-reconfirmed the addition of Street Fighter III: Third Strike's Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley to the roster of Super Street Fighter IV. Along with the announcement, Capcom dropped a few pieces of concept art and screenshots featuring the new brawlers, posted in the gallery below. The developer also released two gameplay clips -- one featuring Dudley, which we've posted above, and one featuring Makoto and Ibuki, which we've posted after the jump.

Feel free to check them out, if you'd like -- however, we all know that these characters' existence is meaningless. We're just going to keep playing Rufus, because he's the best character in any game, ever. Just look at him jump! How does he jump like that?

Gallery: Super Street Fighter IV (2/19/10)

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We've got some good news and some bad news for those of you eagerly awaiting EA's Medal of Honor reboot this summer. The good news first: Five new, high-resolution images of the game -- albeit stills from the debut trailer -- are in the gallery below. Now, the bad: We count only one Tier 1 Operator featured in the screens with a beard. We know, we know -- it shocked us, too!

We'll make some calls and demand that the appropriate amount of facial hair rendering be included in the next batch. You can thank us later.

Gallery: Medal of Honor (02-18-10)

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Follow all X10 updates here or explore the gallery below for an inside look at the event. Pics courtesy of our superfriend Ross Miller at Engadget.

Gallery: Joystiq live at Microsoft's X10 event in San Francisco

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gallerymajor-nelsonMicrosoftsan-franciscox10Xbox-360Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:35:00 EST<![CDATA[New Diablo III screens have derailed our train of thought]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/31/new-diablo-iii-screens-have-derailed-our-train-of-thought/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/31/new-diablo-iii-screens-have-derailed-our-train-of-thought/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/31/new-diablo-iii-screens-have-derailed-our-train-of-thought/#comments Blizzard recently released yet another batch of gameplay screenshots from Diablo III, showing off some of the game's arid environments. They're attractive as all-get-out, but we've become extremely distracted by their subject matter. For instance, we see some sand, and then we see some blood on that sand, and then we think of how awesome it would be if Blizzard did a top-down RPG version of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, and then that's all we think about for the rest of the day. Curse you, overactive imagination!

Gallery: Diablo III (1-30-10)

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Though the number of images displaying dudes brawling in the gallery below may lead you to believe that the pictures therein are of a new Street Fighter game, we assure you, they're just images from soon-to-be-localized Japanese crime drama, Yakuza 3. Don't believe us? Just check out the first image in that gallery. See that? That's a back tattoo, which members of the Yakuza are like, contractually obligated to get. This guy's back tattoo is of a snake, which means that his skin gets dry in the winter. Also, it means he likes to swallow whole, completely uncooked eggs. Weird, right?

Gallery: Yakuza 3 (01-18-10)

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Usually, when playing the physical, real-life version of Risk, we like to pretend that we're bloodthirsty conquerers -- ones capable of forging (and betraying) alliances with hated enemies, and eradicating the military forces of neighboring nations with extreme prejudice. We don't think we've ever envisioned ourselves to be person-sized felines during a heated global bout. Not that we have anything against the idea, per se -- it's just never occurred to us to try.

The first batch of screenshots from EA's upcoming XBLA version of the strategic board game, Risk: Factions, depicts the scenario mentioned above in an unexpectedly animated fashion. If said fashion looks familiar, you've probably played the Penny Arcade Adventures series -- Powerhouse Animations, which brought Gabe and Tycho to life in those Hothead-developed adventure titles, also did the cinematics for Risk: Factions. Judging by the extremely Penny Arcade-looking soldiers seen above, we're guessing they had some input on character design, as well.

According to the press release which accompanied the images, humans and cats are just two of the five factions featured in the game. Anyone wanna place bets on the remaining three? Our money's on Spartans, Huns and puppies.

Gallery: Risk: Factions

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Whoa, now. When we say "ugly," we're not talking about the visual fidelity of the aforementioned Clash of the Titans screenshots. Rather, we're talking about the subjects they depict -- horrible, nether-spawned creatures, covered in uninviting tusks, pincers and fangs. Where are all the beautiful, half-clothed goddesses? The scenic Grecian environments? The looming, meticulously built temples? We're not sure -- but we do know they're not in the gallery below.

Gallery: Clash of the Titans

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Seriously, Cryptic Studios and Atari -- you are drowning us in screenshots for Star Trek Online. We had to go out and purchase another external hard drive just so we could keep tabs on our ever-burgeoning "STO Assets" folder. We feel like, if scanned through quickly enough, we could accurately recreate gameplay segments from the title. Really, really disjointed gameplay segments.

Check out the latest batch in the gallery below, then check out all 104 images we've received to date and dropped in this gallery. Then, try to approximate how many more we'll receive before the game's February 2 release date. We're guessing somewhere within the vicinity of 3,000, but that's a fairly conservative estimate.

Gallery: Star Trek Online (12-09-09)

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Though we still don't know much about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's cast of characters, Konami sent out a batch of glamour shots for a few of the assumed super spies you'll be cavorting with during your time with the game. Our personal favorite? Definitely Chico. It takes a special breed of man to pull off an Ascot that expertly.

Check out all the portraits, as well as a bunch of new screenshots, in the gallery below.

Gallery: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (12-05-09)

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In addition to the moving pictures, Atari has released a batch of new stills, as well, which we've tossed into the gallery below. Unless you have some aversion to wrinkle-headed alien species, we think you'll like what you see.

Gallery: Star Trek Online (11/24/09)

JoystiqEngage: New Star Trek Online screens and dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that show Prison Break? Yeah, from like the mid-Aughts or whatever. Anyway, Zootfly is making it into a video game. Today, the game's publisher, Deep Silver, released a batch of screenshots and reiterated the plot as follows:

"The protagonist of the Prison Break game is Company agent Tom Paxton. He is sent to the Fox River State Penitentiary to find out why Michael Scofield (the hero of the TV series), a man without a previous criminal record, became a bank robber. The storyline runs parallel to the first season of Prison Break: Paxton encounters several characters from the series and experiences key events from his own perspective."

But you see, we believe the screens are hinting at a far different plot -- a plot that has to be exposed. Follow along as we guide you through the (totally unofficial -- like, we made it up) blueprint for a Prison Break game ...

JoystiqPrison Break game screens unfold blueprint for escapism originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IndieCade 2009 was held in Culver City, CA this past weekend, and the local art galleries and restaurants were filled with independent games and their developers from all over the world. The festival billed itself as the "video game Sundance" and lived up to this self-made reputation, putting 29 different indie games on display, both throughout the weekend and during a Thursday night opening ceremony MC'd by Uncharted 2's Richard Lemarchand (shown above with festival founder Stephanie Barish).

We've rounded up the festival's finalists in the gallery below. You may be familiar with a few of them, including Twisted Pixel's The Maw and a selection of well-known iPhone titles, but all of these titles deserve your attention -- and a playthrough!

Gallery: IndieCade 2009 Finalists

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JoystiqIndieCade 2009: The finalists originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aetherakrasiaAppleclassicnightclosurecogsdear-estherdeep-sleep-initiativeelisseverybody-diesfestivalgalleryglobal-conflictsgrayindieindie-gamesindiecadeindiecade-2009iPodMicrosoftmightiermodal-kombatNintendoosmospapermintplaythroughradio-flarerichard-lemarchandruben-and-lullabyshadow-physicssowlarspectrethe-mawthe-pathtraintuningWiiXbox-360you-get-meMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:26:00 EST<![CDATA[TGS 2009: Here's our obligatory cosplay gallery]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/tgs-2009-heres-our-obligatory-cosplay-gallery/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/tgs-2009-heres-our-obligatory-cosplay-gallery/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/26/tgs-2009-heres-our-obligatory-cosplay-gallery/#comments When the Tokyo Game Show opens its doors to the public, you can expect two things: hour-long waits to play anything; and cosplay fanatics. Enjoy this collection of images we took while waiting in a line ... and then uploaded while waiting in a line. Where is this line going? Who knows! It's TGS 2009's first public day and we're going to wait here like gentlemen, dagnabbit.

Gallery: TGS 2009: Cosplay Gallery

JoystiqTGS 2009: Here's our obligatory cosplay gallery originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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