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 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Shadow of the Eternals uses assets purchased from Silicon Knights]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/shadow-of-the-eternals-uses-assets-purchased-from-silicon-knight/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/shadow-of-the-eternals-uses-assets-purchased-from-silicon-knight/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/shadow-of-the-eternals-uses-assets-purchased-from-silicon-knight/#comments A bit of that old Silicon Knights black magic lives on in Shadow of the Eternals, the "spiritual successor" to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem from Precursor Games. Art assets originally created by Silicon Knights employees have been bought, paid for and implemented into this new project.

"We did purchase some art assets from Silicon Knights," Precursor Games CEO Paul Caporicci told Wired. "We were very happy to be able to put those assets created by the talented past employees to use." It was reported last October that as much as 40 percent of Silicon Knights had been working on a sequel to Eternal Darkness, which may explain the existence of said art assets.

Shadow of the Eternals is being built in CryEngine 3, Caporicci added - an important distinction to make considering the major issues Silicon Knights suffered after using Unreal Engine 3 and subsequently employing its own game engine. Though Nintendo owns the rights to Eternal Darkness and has patented the game's sanity mechanics, Caporicci said similar gameplay ideas can be safely implemented without breaking the law.

JoystiqShadow of the Eternals uses assets purchased from Silicon Knights originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 May 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artart-assetsassetsnintendopatentpcPrecursor-Gamespurchaserightsshadow-of-the-eternalssilicon-knightswii-uThu, 09 May 2013 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, LucasArts included]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/disney-acquires-lucasfilm-for-4-05-billion-lucasarts-included/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/disney-acquires-lucasfilm-for-4-05-billion-lucasarts-included/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/disney-acquires-lucasfilm-for-4-05-billion-lucasarts-included/#comments Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $405 billion, LucasArts includedDisney has just announced its purchase of Lucasfilm Limited, the umbrella corporation responsible for all things Star Wars, Indiana Jones and pretty much anything else George Lucas has ever had his hand in. The purchase will set ol' Walt back $4.05 billion.

Industrial Light & Magic, Skywalker Sound and LucasArts are all included in the purchase price, meaning that Disney has not only found a way to profit from the production of movies that it isn't making, but also how to get Jar-Jar Binks into a Kingdom Hearts game.

The company also announced that Star Wars 7 exists and is aiming for a 2015 release date, which makes this the most insane thing ever. Lucasfilm co-chairman Kathleen Kennedy will become president of Lucasfilm under Disney, and will also act as executive producer on "new Star Wars feature films, with George Lucas serving as creative consultant."

JoystiqDisney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, LucasArts included originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acquisitionbuyoutDisneygeorge-lucasindiana-jonesIndustrial-light-and-magickingdom-heartsLucasArtsLucasfilmpurchaseskywalker-soundstar-warsstar-wars-7Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Lauder's purchase of OnLive totaled just $4.8 million]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/lauders-purchase-of-onlive-totaled-just-4-8-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/lauders-purchase-of-onlive-totaled-just-4-8-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/10/lauders-purchase-of-onlive-totaled-just-4-8-million/#comments When venture capitalist group Lauder Partners, LLC purchased and reformed OnLive back in August, it did so for $4.8 million, according to a letter to OnLive's creditors obtained by Polygon and the San Jose Mercury News. The company's blue-light special asking price was due in part to its $18.7 million in debt, in addition to the fact that the last of its available cash had already been allocated to fulfill payroll obligations.

Granted, $4.8 million is still more money than we'll ever see in our entire lives, but it seems a bit paltry when compared with Sony's $380 million acquisition of Gaikai. Under the circumstances, however, this was as good as it was going to get for OnLive.

"Had the sale to the buyer not taken place, the assignee would have been left with inadequate capital to fund the significant costs to preserve and market OnLive's patents and other intellectual property, thus greatly reducing expected recoveries essentially to those of a forced piecemeal auction," says Insolvency Services Group CEO Joel Weinberg in the letter to OnLive's creditors.

OnLive's creditors will receive around $0.26 for every dollar originally owed, according to the letter.

JoystiqLauder's purchase of OnLive totaled just $4.8 million originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acquisitionbuyoutlauderlauder-partnersonlivepurchasepurchase-priceWed, 10 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[UK game retailer claims 7,500 souls with a legal agreement prank]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/uk-game-retailer-claims-7-500-souls-with-a-legal-agreement-prank/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/uk-game-retailer-claims-7-500-souls-with-a-legal-agreement-prank/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/uk-game-retailer-claims-7-500-souls-with-a-legal-agreement-prank/#comments Don't think about it, just answer: Do you really read all of those agreements and legal texts that you need to scroll through when installing a game, signing up for a service or buying something online? Really? 7,500 people either don't, or they don't care about their eternal salvation, because UK video game retailer Gamestation could now legally own 7,500 souls if it wanted to. On April 1, it added a clause to its legal purchase agreement that granted the company "a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul," and 7,500 game buyers happily clicked to agree.

The company was just April Fooling -- the claims have been legally renounced, and worried patrons can click through to the website to get their soul back (and a special discount code for their trouble). But next time, you should probably read the fine print a little more closely.

JoystiqUK game retailer claims 7,500 souls with a legal agreement prank originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fortunately, you will get a small price break: As previously announced, the games will sell for 400 ($5) to play on Xbox 360 and PC, 240 ($3) for the game on one platform or 40 ($0.50) for "two quarters'" worth of playtime. But for those of us who've already shelled out 400 for the Centipede/Millipede combo, it looks like we'll have to pull out the wallet yet again.

JoystiqRetro XBLA games must be repurchased for the Xbox Game Room originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It appears that Codemasters could become a paid-for adopted sibling in the Warner Bros. Interactive family, if a VG247 article is to be believed. Meanwhile, a follow-up report by GI.biz indicates that a Codemasters rep declined to comment, saying, "Everything is fine here." Indeed!

In some ways, we're surprised it took this long for the story to drop. After all, at this year's E3 all of Codemasters' titles were shown at the Warner Bros. booth. We've yet to hear back from Codemasters, but WBIE was kind enough to inform us that it doesn't "comment on rumors or speculation." Shame, really. We were hoping to hear "everything is fine" there too. If true, Warner Bros. is on the acquisition warpath, which it hasn't been shy about. The company currently has a $33 million bid out for Midway. Hey WBIE, what do you know about Joystiq Publishing ...

JoystiqRumor: Warner Bros. wants Codemasters originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Online game rental service GameFly has purchased Shacknews and its related websites, including FileShack. Shacknews announced GameFly plans to maintain the sites and even bolster with "additional resources." With an understanding that recent takeovers of beloved editorial institutions haven't gone so well, GameFly's co-founder, Sean Spector, states that the rental service isn't "looking to twist and turn the site into something else."

It's certainly an interesting move for the rental service to buy an editorial outlet and talk expansion, especially in this economy. Then again, GameFly's business doesn't seem to be hurting, as it continues to expand its rental service with a new distribution center in Seattle. In the words of a very wise book: Don't Panic.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]

JoystiqGameFly purchases Shacknews originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acquistiongameflypurchaseshacknewsTue, 03 Feb 2009 22:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: Worn around the edges]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/wii-warm-up-worn-around-the-edges/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/wii-warm-up-worn-around-the-edges/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/wii-warm-up-worn-around-the-edges/#commentsFiled under:

How do you feel about buying used games? We've found there's actually quite a split amongst gamers: some folks just don't buy used games from stores (but will buy them from individuals), some won't buy them at all, while others never seem to pick up anything new. Of course, that last could be due to levels of poorness, but we won't go into that.

JoystiqWii Warm Up: Worn around the edges originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After some of the responses to yesterday's morning question, we thought it might be time to revisit something we've asked before: how many Wii games have you purchased? If you include renting and borrowing, how many have you played? Of course, this leads us to also ask ... how many "big" games (defined as you like) do you want to see Nintendo releasing for the Wii in a year's time? How many would you like to see released each month? Or, let's try it this way: if new Zelda, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Metroid (we'll include Samus for the hell of it) and Mario games were all released within six months of one another, along with, let's say, a Kid Icarus game, would you buy them all (assuming you enjoy all those franchises)? What if, in that same period, we also saw games like Fatal Frame IV, Madworld, The Conduit, Samba de Amigo, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dead Rising, and more, would you get them all? Right away? Or would it take you more than six months to accumulate the funds (and time) to play them all? Feel free to substitute with games you prefer if these aren't to your taste.

Of course, this isn't even considering WiiWare and Virtual Console releases.

JoystiqWii Warm Up: By the numbers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As the end of the year approaches, it's time to take stock. How many games do you think you bought this year? Maybe you know the exact total, or maybe you can only estimate -- either way, we want to know! Do you think it was more than you bought last year, or less? Now just think about all the money you spent. Hurts, doesn't it? Oh well ... at least it was on something substantial, that (hopefully) brought some extra bonus happiness.

JoystiqDS Daily: Raw numbers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are some games that we'll buy without a second thought. Even if times are tight, we'll make sure they end up in our collection somehow. Games cost money, though, and since we're not rich, we just can't buy them all. Therefore, we sometimes waiver over a game, or two, or ten.

Which present and future Wii titles are you on the fence about? Feel free to include Wii Ware and Virtual Console games. If there's something you can't decide whether or not to buy, let us know!

JoystiqWii Warm Up: On the fence originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We always love to keep track of what you're playing -- that's why we ask you every week. But it's nice to know what you're buying, also, since purchases speak volumes about what's really going on ... and sales numbers are less exciting than reader comments! So tell us: what was the last DS game you bought, and what do you plan to buy next?

JoystiqDS Daily: The next and the last originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>purchaseMon, 22 Oct 2007 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: On Metroid]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/29/wii-warm-up-on-metroid/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/29/wii-warm-up-on-metroid/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/29/wii-warm-up-on-metroid/#commentsFiled under:

Yesterday, we discussed what other games you might be interested in, but today we thought we'd get back to one of the heavy hitters -- specifically, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. We know a lot of people are disappointed with some of the development decisions (like no online multiplayer), while others are excited for this game like no other. Where do you fall in the spectrum? Do you think this is a purchase for you, or perhaps a rental ... or might you skip it altogether?

JoystiqWii Warm Up: On Metroid originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I believe it.Console games, at fifty or even sixty dollars, represent a very significant purchase for many of us. And yet, many if not most gamers seem to have a tendency to pick up games on day one, without so much as a rental or demo to validate their purchase. They read the previews and look at composite scores, and then essentially gamble that they'll enjoy whatever title they've purchased.

True, there are reviewers with whom people generally tend to agree. But how do you guys make your decisions, if not with a trial run first? Do you trust a specific company to deliver quality, or believe that a sequel to your favorite franchise will do justice to the series? Will you not purchase a game you were looking forward to if the game receives lower-than-expected ratings, such as the recent Sonic and the Secret Rings? Come one, come all, to the comments section! Right this way ....

JoystiqWii Warm Up: Basis for buying originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yep. Old photo.We here at the Fanboy highly doubt that any of you have escaped the "Old People" phenomenon, by which Luddites of various ages, locked into their ways, miraculously pick up a Wiimote and slug it out in Wii Bowling. Many are so enthusiastic that they inquire as to the availability (answer: no) and price of this wonderous machine. But, in truth, how many are actually going to purchase one? Many with whom we've spoken have enjoyed the Wii, but still have difficulty fathoming a lifestyle in which the games are played so often as to warrant a 250 dollar purchase. What percent of Wii units sold will eventually go to this demographic, and is it large enough to push Nintendo to first place?

JoystiqWii Warm Up: Those old folks originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony to buy stake in Gamepot Sony Communication Network Corp. has announced it will buy a 27-percent stake in Gamepot, (No, not Gamespot or Gamestop) a mobile content and solutions provider, for about $22 million, according to Gamasutra.

So-net says the move will broaden its online games operations.

In addition, Sony Communication, which operates So-net Internet service provider, will purchase 8,200 new shares of Gamepot in a third-party allocation. It will also buy 15,000 existing Gamepot shares from Aeria Inc., Gamepot's parent, a Reuters report stated.

Gamepot made a name for itself by publishing the popular online fantasy golf game, PangYa. I doubt this will have much of an impact for anything coming stateside, but it's encouraging to see Sony continue to take online gaming seriously.

(Via Gamasutra/Yahoo)

JoystiqSony to buy stake in Gamepot originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>buygamepotgamespotgamestoppangyapurchaseshareso-netsonetstakeSat, 16 Sep 2006 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[$40 XBL Vision camera & UNO bundle detailed by MS source along with prices & dates for other 360 accessories]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/02/40-xbl-vision-camera-and-uno-bundle-detailed-by-ms-source-along-w/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/02/40-xbl-vision-camera-and-uno-bundle-detailed-by-ms-source-along-w/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/02/40-xbl-vision-camera-and-uno-bundle-detailed-by-ms-source-along-w/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

UNO and the Live Vision Camera: a match made in online heavenOur friendly anonymous source at Microsoft has provided us with a few more details concerning the 360 accessories announced back at E3.

Perhaps the most important involves the bundling of the Xbox Live Vision camera with a wired headset, the popular Live Arcade title UNO, and a month of Live Gold service for $39.99 when it releases in the States on September 19, 2006.

Granted, this is still an unofficial report (based on a leak of "official" info), so understand that you're probably not gonna get much confirmation from MS until they're good and ready to give it. If you'd like information on what other peripherals are coming out "Holiday 2006" (so sometime in the 4th quarter) and at what price, read on for more.

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Joystiq$40 XBL Vision camera & UNO bundle detailed by MS source along with prices & dates for other 360 accessories originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>20GB256 MB256Mb360360-compatible64 MB64Mbaccessoriesaccessoryadd-onanonymousbundlecameracompatibleCoredatedateddatesE3faceplatefaceplatesForzaGoldHalohard diskhard drivehard-diskhard-driveHardDiskHardDriveHDHD-DVDHD-DVD playerHd-dvdPlayerHDDheadsetHoliday 2006Holiday2006LiveLive ArcadeLive GoldLive MarketplaceLiveArcadeLiveGoldLiveMarketplaceMarketplacememory unitMemoryUnitMicrosoftMSMUnon-bundlednonbundledofficialPCPC-compatibleperipheralpriceprice pointPricePointpricespricingPS3 launchPs3Launchpurchaseracing wheelRacingWheelrumorrumoredserviceSKUSKUssourcetwo-tieredun-bundledunbundledUNOunofficialupgradeupgradesVisionViva PinataVivaPinatawebcamwheelWinter 2007Winter2007wiredwirelesswireless gaming receiverwireless racing wheelWirelessGamingReceiverWirelessRacingWheelXBLXBL VisionXblVisionXboxXbox LiveXbox Live VisionXbox-360XboxLiveXboxLiveVisionFri, 02 Jun 2006 00:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Engineering the DS Lite: 2 Nintendo hardware vets speak]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/05/engineering-the-ds-lite-2-nintendo-hardware-vets-speak/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/05/engineering-the-ds-lite-2-nintendo-hardware-vets-speak/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/05/engineering-the-ds-lite-2-nintendo-hardware-vets-speak/#commentsFiled under: , ,

White DS Lite open and closed side-by-sideEver wonder what decisions go into a hardware redesign? Thanks to the latest edition of Nintendo's Japanese online mag, we finally get a portable peek into the DS Lite.

Two Nintendo engineers who worked on the cuter DS sibling reveal how they pulled off the svelte new look while maintaining things like usability, battery life, and cost.

Who knew that the new stylus was made "longer and wider to accommodate older users" (the Brain Age demographic who'd taken such a shine to the now shinier little system)? Durable, reliable hardware: it's what Nintendo does best. Let's hope they continue that trend with the Lite, as well as whatever other slicker iterations of the handheld that we're tempted to purchase -- or repurchase -- in the future.

[Thanks, Princess Zelda; also via DS Fanboy]

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JoystiqEngineering the DS Lite: 2 Nintendo hardware vets speak originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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