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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Interview: Greg Grunberg at the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity challenge]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/greggrunbergbfbc2.jpg" /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lots of the celebrities at last night's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/battlefield-bad-company-2"><em>Battlefield: Bad Company 2</em></a> celebrity benefit tournament didn't know much about gaming, but Greg Grunberg is the exception. Even if he can't dive deep into the differences between next-gen shooters, he at least knows the audience, having appeared on <em>Lost</em> and <em>Alias</em> and controlled minds as Matt Parkman on <em>Heroes</em>. He was at the benefit in West Hollywood promoting <a href="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/">the Epilepsy Foundation</a> (his son deals with epileptic seizures, and Grunberg has done <a href="http://www.talkaboutit.org/">some advocacy work</a> on his own as well), and right before he sat down to play <em>BFBC2</em> alongside Chad Ochocinco and Marshall Faulk, he sat down to chat with us.<br />
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Read on to hear about what Grunny is doing for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo-reach"><em>Halo: Reach</em></a>, his favorite iPhone games and why he's so sure there should be one more full season of <em>Heroes</em>.</div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Interview: Greg Grunberg at the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity challenge</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/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/">Interview: Greg Grunberg at the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity challenge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:00 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/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19364974/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/interview-greg-grunberg-at-the-battlefield-bad-company-2-celeb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>app</category><category>battlefield</category><category>battlefield-bad-company</category><category>battlefield-bad-company-2</category><category>celebrity</category><category>dice</category><category>ea</category><category>ea-dice</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>greg-grunberg</category><category>halo-reach</category><category>heroes</category><category>interview</category><category>iphone</category><category>lost</category><category>madden-10</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>nba-2k9</category><category>television</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>yowza</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA 2K9 ships without CD keys, fix available via Steam]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191923"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/authent-nba-2k93.jpg" /></a></div>
Turns out there are greater hurdles to face than having to stare down a charging Yao Ming -- like manifesting a CD key <a href="http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/10/6/">out of thin air</a>. That's just the challenge faced by those who purchased <em>NBA 2K9</em> for PC. According to a thread at the <a href="http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191923">2K forums</a>, many who purchased the title and were prompted for an authentication code were out of luck, as none appeared anywhere in or on the packaging.<br /><br />In a statement to <a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55472">Shacknews</a>, Valve said that Steam will fix the issue and allow installation without the need for the key, provided the CD is in the drive.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/">NBA 2K9 ships without CD keys, fix available via Steam</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 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://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191923>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1349533/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/22/nba-2k9-ships-without-cd-keys-fix-available-via-steam/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>authentication</category><category>basketball</category><category>cd-key</category><category>nba</category><category>nba-2k9</category><category>PC</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipping this week: Earth shattering edition]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/shipping-this-week/" rel="tag">Shipping this week</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gamerdeals.net/blogs/cheap-video-game-deals-news/archive/2008/10/04/new-game-releases-for-the-week-of-october-4-2008.aspx"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="244" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/fracture-key-art-415.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We mean the headline literally, you see, because this week's marquee title (arguably) is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fracture"><em>Fracture</em></a>. You may recall <em>Fracture</em> as the earth molding third person shooter from LucasArts. If you don't remember it -- and we wouldn't blame you -- there's a demo of the game available on Xbox Live Marketplace right now. We've also got a platformer, two basketball titles, and ... um ... <em>Guilty Gear 2: Overture</em>. All told, we have:<br />
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    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/07/crash-bandicoot-mind-over-mutant-trailer/">Crash: Mind over Mutant</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nba-live-09">NBA Live 2009</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nba-2k9">NBA 2K9</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/guilty-gear-2-overture-release-set-for-q3-2008/">Guilty Gear 2: Overture</a></li>
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Anyone out there planning to pick something up this week?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/new-games-this-week-fracture-edition/">Joystiq</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/">Shipping this week: Earth shattering edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:00 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://gamerdeals.net/blogs/cheap-video-game-deals-news/archive/2008/10/04/new-game-releases-for-the-week-of-october-4-2008.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1334129/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/06/shipping-this-week-earth-shattering-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>crash-bandicoot</category><category>crash-bandicoot-mind-over-mutant</category><category>guilty-gear</category><category>guilty-gear-2</category><category>guilty-gear-2-overture</category><category>nba-2k9</category><category>nba-live-09</category><category>nba-live-2009</category><category>shipping-this-week</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viva the Trouble in Paradise and NBA 2K9 demos]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/" rel="tag">Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise</a></p><div align="center"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="233" border="0" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/troubleinpara415.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
There are metric ton of titles coming out in the next few months but there have been titles released recently that warrant your attention too. <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Viva-Pinata-Trouble-in-Paradise/">Viva Pi&ntilde;ata: Trouble in Paradise</a></em> may seem like a revamped version of the original but with so many additions it's hard to call it <em>Viva Pinata 1.5</em>. Still on the fence? Check out the demo, now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.<br /><br />Sports fan? Also available on the Xbox Live Marketplace is a demo for the upcoming 2K Sports pro basketball entry, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/NBA-2K9/">NBA 2K9</a></em>. Play one 4-minute quarter as the Lakers or the Celtics in a demo that relives the first part of Game 6 from the 2008 playoffs. Not sure who to pick? The answer is the Celtics, it's always the Celtics.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/">Viva the Trouble in Paradise and NBA 2K9 demos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1332222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/03/viva-the-trouble-in-paradise-and-nba-2k9-demos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>nba-2k9</category><category>viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise</category><category>xbox-live-marketplace</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xav de Matos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
