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Pac-Man CE nominated for 2008 GDCAs
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Feb 8th 2008 at 6:30PM }
Please, step back in time with us. Let's say it's February 2007, one year ago. A bedraggled, foul smelling man, wearing a sign that reads "The End is Nigh," approaches you and grabs you violently by the collar. He leans in close, his sour whisky breath burning your nostrils, and whispers, "One year from now, Pac-Man will be nominated for a Game Developers Choice Award!" The breath is so strong that you shut your eyes tight. Upon reopening them, the man is gone. You question your sanity, wondering if he was even real. A Pac-Man game nominated in 2008? Preposterous!
Rest assured, he was real, and he was right. Namco Bandai Games have announced that Pac-Man Championship Edition, released in June 2007, has been nominated for Best Downloadable Game in the eighth annual Game Developers Choice Awards, which are set to take place during the Game Developers Conference later this month. Best Downloadable Game of 2009? Dig Dug. You heard it here first.
Today in Joystiq: February 5, 2008
by Ross Miller { Feb 5th 2008 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: January 26 - February 2nd, 2008
Massively Week in Review: January 28 - Feb 4, 2008
News
Black, Ninja Gaiden Black, & Sid Meier's Pirates! coming to Xbox Originals
New Japanese PS3 targets Satin worshippers
Nvidia to acquire Ageia Technologies
Variety: Grand Theft Auto movie almost happened
Capcom addresses DMC4 install complaints
Metal Gear Solid's 'Essential Collection' confirmed for PS2
Science says: Men's brains get more 'reward' from gaming
Firaxis cites graphics, controls behind shelving of CivRev for Wii
RollerCoaster Tycoon lawsuit ends in settlement
Lost Planet: Colonies, Assault Heroes 2 rated by ESRB
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 cashes in March 21
Red Faction 3 coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Gamecock struts into Europe; Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball considered for PSN
Gamestop's used game sales data in beautiful chart form
THQ earns more sales, less profits, lots of licenses
Rumors & Speculation
Pachter: EA needs to produce investor guidance
Gearbox working on something 'big'
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 'accomplishments' may hint at Home integration
Rumor: PSP God of War being ported to PS2
Rumor: Dead Rising 2 being handled by western developer
Rumor: Conker and Jade Empire bound for Xbox Originals
Analyst: American PS3 sales to match Xbox 360 in 2008
Culture & Community
Rock Band guitar gets real string mod
David Jaffe to present keynote at GDC Game Career Seminar
Forget Xbox Live, Halo 3 laser tag now available
Controversy: UK immigrant detainees play Wii while waiting
News recycling: Brain Age doesn't like your accent
First4Figures announces classic Sonic vinyl line
Future Publishing buys share of N4G.com
Two feet, two guitars, one interesting Guitar Hero phenomenon
[Thanks, Metal_Link]
DS Phat mod pays homage to the N64
by David Hinkle { Feb 4th 2008 at 3:00PM }
eBay user luckey92 knows what to do with an old DS Phat: mod it! The second part of auctioning it off online and donating 20% of the sale to Child's Play isn't something that we'd probably do ourselves, however. It's not that we're horrible people who don't care about good organizations that bring fun and hope to sick children all over, it's that we're horrible people who love the DS and would hold onto this sucker forever. We'd probably sit it next to our N64 and take pictures, then conduct a mock wedding between two N64s, with this DS being their offspring.
We'd then name them the Pac-Mans.
Today in Joystiq: January 11, 2008
by Ross Miller { Jan 11th 2008 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
DS Fanboy Lite: Jan. 6 - Jan. 11
Joystiq Podcast 033 - CES 2008 edition
Today's crossover video: Soul Calibur Star Wars
News
PSN Thursday: Folklore keeps telling tales, demo Stardust in HD
Assassin's Creed DS is 'Altair's Chronicles,' a prequel
SCi pulls out of buyout talks, stock plunges following Tomb Raider delay
Alone in the Dark delayed until September
Jaffe comes out for a unified game console standard
Wal-Mart 'ends' $20 Smash Bros. Brawl pre-orders
Nintendo, Sony sued for alleged patent infringement
Metal Gear Solid 4 in 'last push' for Q2 release
Resistance 2 to feature 60-player online, 8-player co-op, 2 campaigns
Kane & Lynch sells a million copies; [obligatory reviewer firing joke goes here]
Blue Dragon DS delayed indefinitely
Apollo Justice doesn't object to Feb. 12 release
Rumors & Speculation
PS3 could get downloadable Sony Pictures Television content in DivX format
Analyst: PS3 production costs dropped by 50% in a year
Culture & Community
Warning: You've got to read to play Harvey Birdman
Turn real drums into a Rock Band drum controller
EGM editor Dan Hsu talks about 'blackball' editorial
Nyko's wireless Wii nunchuk wins CNET's CES gaming award
Pac-Man and Rubik's Cubes make a marriage of artistic genius
by Candace Savino { Dec 4th 2007 at 10:34PM }
If you should feel so inclined to see this work of art in person, head to the Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York City during the month of December.
[Via Technabob]
LGC07: German journalists, experts pick all-time most influential games
by Ross Miller { Aug 27th 2007 at 4:55PM }
A gathering of German journalists, publishers and "experts" met at this year's Leipzig Games Convention to pick what they felt were the most influential games of all time (via GameSetWatch). Of the reported 150 nominations, 16 titles were ultimately chosen and, of those, four were noted for being most frequently noted.The four top-honored games are Tetris, Pong, Doom and Pac-Man. Though we agree with much of the list, we're still left feeling some titles were unfortunately overlooked (e.g. E.T., Custer's Revenge). What do you think of the list?
See Also:
10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger
[Image credit: Senechaux]
Limited MAME ported to iPhone
by Kyle Orland { Aug 22nd 2007 at 5:58PM }
If you told us twenty years ago that, by 2007, there would be a pocket-sized device that could make wireless phone calls, take pictures, play music and show movies, we'd probably get a little dewy eyed at the techno-futuristic possibilities. If you told us that device would also be able to replicate the games of hundreds of upright arcade cabinets, we might very well have exploded with anticipation.So far, the efforts to port the ubiquitous Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator to the iPhone have had pretty limited results -- anything more complex than Pac-Man or Q*Bert reportedly runs into some hefty performance problems. Still, we can't help but imagine the possibilities that will come with some more development time. After all, just look at how far we've come in the past twenty years.
[Via Engadget]
News concerning Namco Museum
by David Hinkle { Aug 10th 2007 at 2:50PM }
Those who've been waiting for the game, ever since the first list of its included titles was revealed, can rest assured that they'll have their fix of nostalgia on the go come September 10th.
Gallery: Namco Museum DS
[Via press release]
Today in Joystiq: August 1, 2007
by Ross Miller { Aug 1st 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
B[ack]log: Elite Beat Addict
Joystiq interviews Loco Roco's Tsutomu Kouno
PS3 Fanboy interviews Everyday Shooter's Jon Mak
Today's wildest video: Wolf Quest
News
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix's long title and new modes on display
Fire Emblem's Ike playable in Smash Bros. Brawl
Microsoft: UK shouldn't expect price cut
New cars (some free) hit Forza 2
PS3 to have DVR capabilities in 2008
Best Buy Xbox bundle for $399 and HD DVD for $150
Get Dirt on your PS3 this September
65nm 360 chips in production 'last two quarters' - 45nm on the way
Mod restrictions holding back UT3 360
Rockstar appealing British Manhunt 2 ban
African women's blog upset over Resident Evil 5
Wiicast goes Nintendo hunting at Classic Gaming Expo
Heavenly Sword's origin is on first Xbox
NY Post sues Uwe Boll for infringement
Video opens the Halo 3 Legendary Edition nice and slow
Super Dodge Ball coming to DS with eight-person multiplayer
Hollywood experiments with Painkiller
Arkanoid DS to include attachable knob controller
Take-Two ex-CEO sentenced to 5 years (of probation)
Super Paper Mario glides into Europe Sept. 14
Islamic phrase removed from Zack & Wiki
Wii version of Victorious Boxers coming to U.S.
Lair not done, delayed until September 4
Culture & Community
The Onion: Sousaphone Hero not catching on
Australian developers still want their tax break
Metroid retrospective: Part 2 - Super Metroid and Fusion
Today in Joystiq: July 31, 2007
by Ross Miller { Jul 31st 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
Comic-Con + Video Games = geekery extremis
Readers pick best webcomic: The Tournemon, Part One
The '300' Xbox 360 Elite, win it with Engadget
Today's hungriest video: Aqua Teens
News
id says new game's genre won't be a shock
Dear diary: Lionhead video diary talks one-button combat
Metal Gear Online to be focused on team play
New Penny Arcade Adventures trailer available for your inspection
Massive damage dealt to PS3, lawsuit demands
Miyamoto hints at new Nintendo franchise in 2008
Konami's first quarter profits up 82%
Circuit City flyer shows Xbox 360 price drop on all systems
Marathon and Halo -- Closer than ever before thanks to the gamepad
It's Official: Halo 3 has four player, online co-op [Update - Details!]
80GB PS3 goes on sale on EB Games' site
Metal Gear Solid 4 follow-up with Konami's Ryan Payton
Blast Factor: Advanced Research on the way
Castle Crashers still looks beautiful
Going solo in the world of Skate
The full details on Halo 3's online co-op
Germans rate 'WoW: Wrath of the Lich King'
Crytek CEO: Crysis could 'theoretically' be on 360 and PS3
GameDaily: Nintendo's George Harrison announces retirement
Rumors & Speculation
Codemasters overrules Overlord PS3 rumor
Culture & Community
Man surrenders back for Mushroom Kingdom tattoo
Prepare for Halo 3 with five new Red vs Blue episodes
Give your broken NES a second life
Rock Band slays 2007 Game Critics Awards
The real games in Namco Museum Remix
by JC Fletcher { Jul 24th 2007 at 9:50AM }
We're strange people, we suppose. But when we saw those screenshots of Gaplus, Pac and Pal, and especially our beloved Pac-Mania and its brilliant background image (CRAZYMAN!!), we knew. We got a terrible feeling that we will buy Namco Museum Remix. There. We said it. We only hope we can get the message out to Bandai Namco that we want more real classics and fewer wacky remakes. And please, some games that haven't been released in previous Namco Museums.
E307: Namco Museum Remix is still weird
by JC Fletcher { Jul 13th 2007 at 3:35PM }
This is the "new" Galaga in which, instead of shooting from a ship at the bottom of the screen, you shoot the alien ships by pointing and shooting at them with the Wiimote, shooting-gallery style, and you can also use the analog stick to make Pac-Man jump.
Rally-X was still Rally-X, but with speed boosting, which seems like an okay addition. These were still the only two playable games, so we'll have to wait to see how Namco is
Namco Museum screens are as new as Namco Museum screens can be
by JC Fletcher { Jul 9th 2007 at 11:30AM }
We've seen countless releases of the Namco Museum collections over the years. We remember feeling quite special about the Playstation versions-- they were the real versions of real arcade games! At home! But now the Namco Museum series is, itself, old. How old?Valkyrie no Densetsu (1989) was eight years old when it was released on Namco Museum Vol. 5. The original Namco Museum Playstation game is eleven years old. In other words, Namco Museum is now older, in relative terms, than a game that was old enough for Namco Museum.
Speaking of the Playstation editions, the new Namco Museum DS has something not seen since those days: an actual museum mode, in the form of a trophy collection and music player, as well as scanned instructions and flyers.
Relatively newer features include bottom-screen maps and hints for Galaga (?), Xevious, and The Tower of Druaga. Of course, the most exciting relatively-new thing is Pac-Man Vs., which, now that it won't require so much of a financial outlay, we may actually try with another person.
Gallery: Namco Museum DS
Readers pick best webcomic: Pac-Man secrets
by Ross Miller { Jun 19th 2007 at 7:30AM }
Sure, Extra Life's Scott Johnson often uses Pac-Man and Mario for a topic, but the sheer combination, cleverness, and timing with the new Championship Edition give him the edge for game-related webcomic of the week.Coming in second place is Dueling Analogs and third place goes to Penny Arcade. A special kudos to Digital Unrest because we love (a) science jokes and (b) the sheer probability of the situation.
Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week! (And for those who tipped us off in Saturday's post, no worries we've got you noted.)
DS Daily: Happy Father's Day!
by JC Fletcher { Jun 17th 2007 at 10:00AM }
Man, we already had to go to Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure? Maybe you guys can think of more. We can't be retrogaming encyclopedias every day, okay? It would be pretty hard to limit this to the DS, but if you can think of DS characters, you win at commenting.
