Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA['Pixels' short film imagines the coolest apocalypse ever]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/#comments We're totally expecting December 20, 2012 to come and go without bringing about the end of existence as we know it -- but should the end of days actually befall us, we think we'd want it to look like Patrick Jean's latest short film, "Pixels." There's something about the prospect of everyone and everything turning into glossy, multicolored cubes that really tickles our fancy more than a bevy of natural disasters or aggressive, bureaucratic aliens ever could. Check out the two-and-a-half-minute film after the jump.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>apocalypsemovienew-yorkpatrick-jeanpixelsshort-filmspecial-effectsThu, 08 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Ghostbusters PS3 patch is close to 720p, but no cigar]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/31/ghostbusters-ps3-patch-is-close-to-720p-but-no-cigar/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/31/ghostbusters-ps3-patch-is-close-to-720p-but-no-cigar/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/31/ghostbusters-ps3-patch-is-close-to-720p-but-no-cigar/#comments We were moved -- genuinely moved! -- by Terminal Reality's efforts to improve the lackluster visual quality of the PS3 version of Ghostbusters with a recent patch. However, while the implementation of multi-sampling anti-aliasing and a slight bump of resolution make the PS3 title look prettier than its launch iteration, a recent Digital Foundry comparison came to a startling conclusion. Even post-patch, the game fails to deliver on its promise of 720p resolution or equality with the 360 version of Ghostbusters.

The Eurogamer-hosted blog has a few enormous image comparisons for the pixel-counters among you. We're not experts on visual fidelity (What's an alias? Why must it be anti'ed?) but we do know that we are owed. Does one penny per missing pixel sound fair to you?

JoystiqGhostbusters PS3 patch is close to 720p, but no cigar originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActionatariDSGhostbustersGhostbusters-The-Video-GamegraphicshdMicrosoftNintendopatchpixelsRed-FlyRed-Fly-StudiosTerminal-RealityvisualsWiiXbox-360Zen-StudiosMon, 31 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EST<![CDATA[From Software's 3D Dot Game Heroes does pixel art PS3-style]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/from-softwares-3d-dot-game-heroes-does-pixel-art-ps3-style/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/from-softwares-3d-dot-game-heroes-does-pixel-art-ps3-style/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/from-softwares-3d-dot-game-heroes-does-pixel-art-ps3-style/#commentsFrom Software's latest PS3 game takes 8-bit sprites and mostly updates them for the current generation, with amazing results. 3D Dot Game Heroes takes place in a classic RPG kingdom whose king, following the successful defeat of a demon lord, declares that the world should be 3D from now on. In the process, something goes wrong, though we don't know what yet, and solving that crisis is the basis of the gameplay.

We've captured the screens from the rotating display on the official website and subsequently have been staring at them all morning. The game's super high-resolution rendering of 3D pixel art is striking. There's even a tilt-shift effect on the images to make everything look miniature. 3D Dot Game Heroes will be out in Japan in November.

Gallery: 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)


[Thanks, Jason]

JoystiqFrom Software's 3D Dot Game Heroes does pixel art PS3-style originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A cute idea for homes without small children, the Magnetic Pixels box comes with 1400 10mmx10mm colored magnetic "pixels" from Kikkerland for $30 (or buy directly from the creator). In the right hands, we can imagine some inspired 8-bit art covering those blank white canvasses known as refrigerators.

Here's actually where we could use your help: Is there a repository of 8-bit character design? Like, you see that piece of graph paper in the picture? Is there something like that on a website somewhere for people to easily fill in cubes with colors and save for easy reference? There's Favicon.cc, which works well and has a search, but isn't ideal. We're talking something super simple, please don't mention complex apps. Otherwise, we'll have to come up with our own idea on how to fix this inspiration issue, cause lord knows -- especially by looking at our photochops -- we don't have an artistic bone in our barely literate bodies.

[Via OhGizmo]

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Maybe it's just us but Super Street Fighter II HD Remix looks hella pretty. Pretty perfect, actually. Unfortunately some videophiles may not agree as news has come out that SSFIIHDR upscales in-game character sprites and crops backgrounds when played in 16:9 wide screen. According to notorious pixel counters Digital Foundry, SSFIIHDR is scaling characters and cropping backgrounds because the game was developed to be played old school, that is to say using 4:3 aspect ratio. While we like our games pretty we just don't see enough issue and it becomes even less apparent while you're playing the game. Videophiles have a right to know, though.

[via GamersGlobal]

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Check out this pixel scarf we found via, erm, ffffound. We're too worried about clipping issues to ever wear pixelated clothing ourselves. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Metareview - Braid (XBLA)
X3F Week in Review: August 1, 2008 - August 7, 2008

News
The official Braid walkthrough says, 'Please do not use a walkthrough'
Chrono Trigger not bound for Europe this year
GameTap Thursday: Grimm meets Little Red Riding Hood
Omegathon 2008 lineup includes Peggle, Boom Blox, Rock Band, Jenga
Driver coming to PSN on Aug. 14
The Indiana Jones game that LucasArts doesn't want you to know about ... yet
SOCOM beta kicks off Sept. 1 for pre-orders
Qore Episode 3 detailed; Resistance 2 beta access in Sept.
BioWare 'talking about' more Mass Effect DLC
Favre to remain a Packer ... on Madden cover (EA has a plan!)
Godfather 2 detailed -- less GTA; more RPG, RTS, board game
Ben Heck looks under the 60GB Xbox 360's hood
Fable 2 lands Oct 21 in US, Oct 24 in Europe
Ozzy Osbourne joins Guitar Hero's World Tour on Crazy Train
Atari and Interplay settle D&D licensing drama
Soul Calibur IV burns two million souls worldwide
Sega realizes Sonic games haven't been very good
Warner Music wants more money for licensed songs
Diablo III art director leaves Blizzard, game's visual style to be 'maintained'
PlayStation Home beta accepting applications
Bad news: BioShock movie won't be 'Fool's Gold'
PSN Thursday: The third trip into the Qore
Microsoft's Gosen warns of 'thin line between gimmick and great gameplay'
Master Chief crash lands into Fable 2
EA smrt, publishes 'For Dummies' line of games
LAN Party Massacre: yep, it's another video game movie
Thai government takes strange cues from Detroit
Blow explains dilemma of Braid's price to 1Up
Let's rave over TAC's Illuminated Drumsticks

Rumors & Speculation
Analyst: Best of E3 winners see strong domestic sales

Culture & Community
Watch Kim Kardashian fight Peter Moore

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It appears that many games this generation aren't meeting the 1080p HD standard that Sony set on PS3. Heck, many games aren't meeting the standard 720p HD resolution, either. For example, Grand Theft Auto IV runs at 640p on PS3. While these kind of shortcomings don't impact the overall visual fidelity, many gamers are still up in arms about these missing pixels.

Haze is the next game to fall under the careful watch of videophiles. The recently released demo, when scrutinized, is shown to be running at 576p. Free Radical's Derek Littlewood confirmed to Ripten that the final game also runs in a lower resolution. "That's where we ended up with for Haze ... but I don't understand why people care whether there's 20 pixels, 50 pixels, or 100 pixels more."

Other games, like Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 on Xbox 360, have used lower resolutions to improve overall visual effects. It should be up to every gamer to decide, with their own eyes, whether or not the lowered resolution has created a diminished visual experience for Haze.

[Via Digg]

JoystiqMore pixel counting: Haze runs at 576p originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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