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[XBLA weeklong 'blowout' sale includes SSFIITHDR, Lumines & Age of Booty]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/01/xbox-live-arcade-weeklong-blowout-sale/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/01/xbox-live-arcade-weeklong-blowout-sale/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/01/xbox-live-arcade-weeklong-blowout-sale/#comments No joke -- several solid Xbox Live Arcade titles have been temporarily discounted, most by 50 percent, today through April 7. A few of the notable victims of this price slaughter include:
  • Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($7) -- 53% off
  • Lumines LIVE ($5) -- 50% off
  • South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! ($5) -- 50% off
Check out the full list of XBLA cost casualties after the break.

Continue reading XBLA weeklong 'blowout' sale includes SSFIITHDR, Lumines & Age of Booty

JoystiqXBLA weeklong 'blowout' sale includes SSFIITHDR, Lumines & Age of Booty originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As part of our PAX 2008 coverage, we had a chance to talk all things Schizoid with Torpex Games' founder Bill Dugan and, in the process, we learned a lot. Dugan talked XBLA development, the troubles with marketing Arcade games and the limitations of working with XNA. He also opened up about Schizoid's game sales, their development problems and even an admittance that he wished Schizoid would have sold as well as Braid. It's a rather candid interview and is one that can be read (in its entirety) after the break. Enjoy!

Continue reading PAX 08: Torpex talks Schizoid, sales, marketing strategies and XNA development

JoystiqPAX 08: Torpex talks Schizoid, sales, marketing strategies and XNA development originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is a very special XBLA in Brief ladies and gentlemen. Why? Because this week we take a look at Schizoid, which has a very special achievement in it. The Sploderific achievement, you see, is named after a word coined by our own Dustin Burg! Does that make us biased towards the game? Maybe, but it doesn't hurt that it's actually pretty good. Oh, we also take a look at Golf: Tee It Up!, which is a pretty decent game as well. Watch the latest episode and learn how you too can earn the badge of honor that is the Sploderific achievement.

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JoystiqX3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Golf: Tee It Up! and Schizoid originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Xbox Live Arcade just got two games bigger this morning with the addition of "the most co-op game ever" Schizoid and "the most golfy golf game ever" Golf: Tee It Up! And wouldn't you know that both games are available right this very instant for purchase off the XBLA for a middle-range 800 Microsoft points apiece. How perfect! Also, we don't think we have to remind you that, if you purchase Schizoid and go on the prowl for achievements, you'll inevitably unlock the Sploderific achievement. An achievement whose name was birthed from these sacred X3F blogging grounds. Have fun golfing, have fun being cooperative and (in general) have oodles of fun this XBLA Wednesday.


JoystiqXBLA expands with Schizoid and Golf: Tee It Up! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>golf-tee-it-uphousemarqueschizoidtorpextorpex-gamesxblaWed, 09 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[This Wednesday: Schizoid and Golf: Tee It Up! tee off on XBLA]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/this-wednesday-schizoid-and-golf-tee-it-up-tee-off-on-xbla/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/this-wednesday-schizoid-and-golf-tee-it-up-tee-off-on-xbla/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/this-wednesday-schizoid-and-golf-tee-it-up-tee-off-on-xbla/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

We've been covering Schizoid, the first home-grown XNA game to hit XBLA, since this time last year. Now it's finally blasting bumping its way onto the Marketplace, unique gameplay mechanic in tow. Priced at 800 MS points ($10), the game is entirely co-op centric, tasking players with ramming their ship (or ships, should they feel up to the dual-ship-controlling "Überschizoid" mode's challenge) into enemies of the same color. Play with another Live user or let the CPU control ship two.

Super Stardust HD developer Housemarque brings Golf: Tee It Up! to XBLA ... and an incredible likeness to Sony's Hot Shots Golf franchise to mind. Endless rounds of this golf game for beginners and seasoned vets alike (dare we say it's "golf for everyone"?) will set you back 800 MS points ($10).

Gallery: Schizoid (XBLA)


Gallery: Golf: Tee It Up!

JoystiqThis Wednesday: Schizoid and Golf: Tee It Up! tee off on XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With the announcement that Schizoid will be releasing to the XBLA this Wednesday, Torpex just released a set of three new Schizoid gameplay trailers to give future Schizoid enthusiasts a feel for what co-op fun awaits. And with a slogan proclaiming it's the "most co-op game ever", you can expect to rely heavily on your partner's skills or lack there of. You can watch the other two videos after the break including one featuring Razorwire gameplay. Trust, Razorwire is teh hawtness. Some would even go as far as to say it's sploderific.

Continue reading Video: Schizoid, the most co-op game ever!

JoystiqVideo: Schizoid, the most co-op game ever! originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey fanboys, we have some sploderific news to share! This week Microsoft is treating us to an Xbox Live Arcade twofer as Golf: Tee It Up! and the long awaited, highly anticipated and co-op friendly Schizoid make their release to the Arcade this Wednesday, July 9th. Huzzah!

For 800 Microsoft points, you can grab Torpex Games' Schizoid, a cooperative, explosive, color coded adventure featuring 120 levels of craziness, online co-op and an Uberschizoid mode where one player takes command of both ships. Yikes! We don't have to tell you that we're a tad bit excited to play Schizoid, so you can all but guarantee we'll be giving it a test drive this Wednesday and earning the coveted Sploderific achievement. Also releasing for 800 point this week is the cartoonified golfing game Golf: Tee It Up! where eighteen holes of online golfing competition with up to four players awaits. Unfashionable golf shorts not included. Check the screenshots below and drool over the Schizoid greatness.


JoystiqAnother XBLA twofer: Schizoid and Golf: Tee It Up! originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our frenemies at Xbox 360 Fanboy have noticed an interesting trend: Pages appear for games at Xbox.com, then they're the next XBLA games released. Seriously, it's happened twice. If we're in for a repeat performance, you can expect fighting classic Soulcalibur and former XNA title Schizoid to appear on the service next week, as pages for both have been discovered on the site.

As developer Torpex has already said Schizoid is due next month, which would lend a little credence to the rumor, though Soulcalibur remains a wild card. The the suspense is all but unbearable, but at least we know it will end Monday when the real additions are revealed.

Source -- Schizoid
Source -- Soulcalibur

Gallery: Schizoid (XBLA)


Gallery: Soulcalibur (XBLA)

JoystiqSchizoid, Soulcalibur pages appear on Xbox.com originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The sploderific XBLA game Schizoid will release in July according to developer Torpex Games. Judging by the latest image in the gallery below, the co-op omni-directional shooter knock-into-er appears to have been cleaned up quite a bit since we last saw videos back in December. Guess we'll just have to wait another month to find out how significant the upgrades are.

Gallery: Schizoid (XBLA)

JoystiqPrepare for sploderific Schizoid-phrenia this July originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hot on the heels of a fresh batch of screenshots being released, we just got absolute confirmed word straight Torpex Games that the highly anticipated co-op Xbox Live Arcade shooter Schizoid will be releasing to the XBLA sometime this July. W00t! W00t! W00t! That means that Schizoid now has a thirty-one day release window for when we can experience co-operative madness. We can't contain ourselves, so we're saying it again ... W00t! W00t! W00t! Thanks for the confirmation Torpex, we know commitment is hard for you.

Oh, and sploderific! (thanks for reminding us Azshros)

JoystiqTorpex confirms Schizoid will release this July originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Coming from our French pals over at JeuxVideo.com are six new Schizoid screenshots that'll make your inner co-op gaming enthusiast sploderific with happiness! And yes, it is an X3F requirement to bring up the sploderific story every time we post Schizoid news. That's just the way it is. You can view all six gorgeous new screenshots in the gallery below (is it just us, or has the game's graphics and overall look been greatly improved?) and begin placing your Vegas bets for when we'll see Schizoid release to the XBLA. Because, as you already know, we still have no official release date ... bad Torpex Games ... bad, bad, bad.

JoystiqNew Schizoid screens and still no release date originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Waiting patiently for Torpex Games to announce a release date for upcoming XBLA game Schizoid has been no easy task. The game's release date is fast becoming the joke among the inner XBLA circle as we still have no clue when it'll release even though it was promised for 2007. But good news! Thanks to Achieve360Points, we have a complete list and artwork of Schizoid's achievements including the X3F named Sploderific achievement which we exclusively revealed the artwork for this past March. And, we must say, we're loving what Torpex did with the achievement art. It's visually delicious! But ... uhh, now that we have the achievements and all, uhh ... can we have Schizoid?

[Thanks, iHomer]

JoystiqSchizoid's achievements are sploderific! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>achievementsschizoidtorpextorpex-gamesxblaWed, 04 Jun 2008 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Exclusive: Schizoid's Sploderific artwork unveiled]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/23/exclusive-schizoids-sploderific-artwork-unveiled/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/23/exclusive-schizoids-sploderific-artwork-unveiled/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/23/exclusive-schizoids-sploderific-artwork-unveiled/#commentsFiled under: ,

As the story goes, one day while writing up some impressions of upcoming XBLA game Schizoid, I ended up coining the term "sploderific" to describe the game's crazy amazing explosions. Don't ask me why, but I figured "sploderific" best represented my feelings towards those wormy explosions. Long story short, Schizoid's developers Torpex Games came across my blog, agreed it was the perfect adjective and they ended up naming one of Schizoid's achievements after my made up word. Crazy, huh?

After we were informed about the use of sploderific as an achievement, we were promised an exclusive first look at the achievement's artwork since, you know, we helped name it. And today, making good on their word and with their approval, Torpex sent us the finalized and 100% Dustin authorized Sploderific achievement artwork that will appear in final the build of Schizoid when the achievement is unlocked. What are you waiting for? Click towards the break to take in the greatness that is Sploderific's super cool artwork ...

Continue reading Exclusive: Schizoid's Sploderific artwork unveiled

JoystiqExclusive: Schizoid's Sploderific artwork unveiled originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As part of the whirlwind GDC announcement fest that went on yesterday, we sort of lacked the time and energy to organize all the screenshots we obtained from Microsoft's Summer release Arcade press kits. But we've had our beauty sleep, drank our morning cup of coffee and diligently put together new XBLA galleries and added screenshots to old ones. So, if you take a looksy after the break, you'll see new screenshots galore for XBLA games including Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Braid, Schizoid and Go! Go! Break Steady. Enjoy the media as we take a quick break to refill our coffee.

Continue reading GDC08: Penny Arcade, Braid, Schizoid and GGBS screenshot blowout

JoystiqGDC08: Penny Arcade, Braid, Schizoid and GGBS screenshot blowout originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It all began in late 2007 when our own Dustin Burg was so awed by the explosions in Torpex Games' Schizoid that he was forced to invent a new word to describe them. Upon seeing the positively terrific explosions, Dustin combined the terms "explode" and "terrific" to create the perfect word to describe the harmonious combination of explosions and joy. That word is "sploderific." Not long after, we were contacted by Torpex's Bill Dugan, asking us if the company could use our word for an achievement in Schizoid. After a brief and fruitless attempt to work out a royalty system in which Dustin would receive a check every time the achievement was unlocked, we agreed to allow the word's use free of charge.

We caught up with Bill Dugan at GDC today, and we can confirm that "Sploderific" will definitely be appearing in Schizoid. Thus, step one in X3F's plan for world domination is complete. Good work, Dustin. You've made us proud! Stay tuned for our full interview with Bill Dugan coming soon.

JoystiqSchizoid "Sploderific" achievement named by X3F originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sitting here today, we found ourselves contemplating the existence of the forever delayed and "upcoming" Xbox Live Arcade Schizoid from the crew over at Torpex Games. For whatever reason, we wondered if Schizoid would ever make a release, if 2008 will roll into 2009 without Schizoid just as 2007 went into 2008 Schizoid'less. Then, we came across some recent screenshots that proves Schizoid is alive and well. Alive and well, just not released. So, we threw the new screenshots in their own gallery (after realizing we didn't create one previous, oops) and hope that Torpex will take note. Take note that we care about their co-op XBLA experiment and take note that we're an impatient group who wants a product. Anyway, Schizoid isn't dead ... just so you know.

JoystiqSchizoid isn't dead, we have pics to prove it originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's a new Schizoid trailer out today (and a gameplay video posted after the break) that shows off more co-op fun, sexy lasso gameplay and an ever improving HUD. But the new trailer also shows how the game's visuals are progressing along, more specifically, the explosions. Seriously, Schizoid's explosions are so enjoyable that we felt the need to make up a word and call them "sploderific". They're all worm-like, big and well ... sploderific. Actually, that sounds really good. We'll shoot an email off to Torpex Games and tell them to use our word as the game's marketing tagline. Something like ... Schizoid: Dude, It's Sploder'ific!

Continue reading Video: Schizoid splodes really good

JoystiqVideo: Schizoid splodes really good originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A new video of the upcoming Schizoid from Torpex Games has surfaced on GameTrailers. The video showcases the game's unique teamwork dynamic, in which players must attack enemies of the same color in order to clear a level. The twist is that running into an enemy of a different color results in death. Hence the teamwork, you see. It's a very interesting idea and looks like it will require some quick thinking. In the video, we see a new enemy that drops dots behind it as it moves, which player can gobble up Pac-Man style. The dots, as it turns out, are the opposite color of the enemy. You see how this could get confusing really quickly? Confusing in a good way though.

JoystiqNew Schizoid video is Pac-Man-esque originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yesterday, Microsoft released a short video showing off a little bit of Schizoid gameplay and, from the looks of things, we can sum it up by calling it color coded teamwork. From day one, Schizoid promised true teamwork where players have to rely on a friend to survive and advance through the game. The clip is short, but we get to see how the game actually works and why it's so "teamworky". In a nutshell, Schizoid is based on red and blue crabs that need killing, but there is no shooting in the game. Instead, you kill these evil crabs by running into them with the blue player ramming blue crabs while the red player rams the red crabs. But the catch is that the blue player can't touch the red crabs or they die and vice versa making the co-op element oh so apparent. If you don't understand our explanation then give the embedded video a watch. If you still don't understand how Schizoid works then go ask 20Q how to play. He knows everything.

[Via Joystiq]

JoystiqVideo: Schizoid is color coded teamwork originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may remember Schizoid as the first game set to officially make the jump from the XNA platform to the Xbox Live Arcade. Now, a snippet of video has emerged to help you put some gameplay to a name, as it were. Just because we've seen the game now though doesn't mean we're any closer to understanding it.

It's a puzzle, really. We were all ready to dismiss it as just another multi-directional shooter until we noticed that there's no actual shooting. It appears that red and blue Spider-Man chest emblems are trying to destroy similarly-colored lobsters by tackling them to death. Ah well, thank goodness for demos.

JoystiqSchizoid video is kind of puzzling originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
A pair of budding developers, one from Ontario and another from New York, has tied for top honors in Microsoft's Dream-Build-Play contest, an effort to encourage indie game makers to get on board the XNA platform. Canadian John "Ain't No Fluke" Flook and American James Silva each pocketed $10,000 and were offered Xbox Live Arcade publishing contracts for their respective entries: Blazing Birds, a robotic game of badminton origins, and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, a morbid tale of "mayhem and revenge" (pictured above).

In a remarkable display of generosity, Microsoft extended XBLA contracts to two additional contestants, Steve Olofsson of Sweden, for Gravitron Ultra, and Daniel McGuire of the UK, for Yo Ho Kablammo!, along with $5,000 (to each) and some swag. Sixteen additional finalists have been honored (in mention) over on the official contest page and could potentially be called to service if the XBLA pipeline runs dry. In all, 4,500 creations were creators entered into the competition, submitting roughly 200 projects.

Gallery: Dream-Build-Play Contest (Winners)

JoystiqMicrosoft's Dream-Build-Play contest fulfills a few indie devs' dreams originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our good friends at The Xbox Domain got a chance to chat with Bill Dugan, president of Torpex Games, creators of Schizoid. Readers may recall that Schizoid will be the first Xbox Live Arcade title built with Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express. Dugan doesn't reveal much about the actual gameplay, though he does boldly claim that Schizoid "is the best co-op multiplayer game on the platform. Or probably anywhere." Could we have another Molyneux in the making? Other subjects covered in the interview include the use of Game Studio Express and Microsoft's initial reception of Schizoid. According to Dugan, two Microsoft reps played co-op for 20 seconds before one claimed, "I've seen enough - I want it."

Will Schizoid really be the best co-op evar? We don't know, but Dugan promises that more info will be made available in the coming weeks. Hit the "read" link for the whole interview.

JoystiqSchizoid has the bestest co-op evers! originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Among the news from GDC we learned that the first ever XNA created game Schizoid will be coming to the XBLA sometime later this year. 1UP posted some screenshots from the game and talked with a few people from Torpex's dev team to learn a little bit more about the gameplay. Per Microsoft, Schizoid is "a co-op action game in which teamwork matters like never before, as gamers and their friend or AI ally protect each other from barrages of glowing enemies". Presumably, the game is heavy on the co-op gameplay, where each player can only kill their corresponding color's enemies and protect their partner from the evil that they cannot kill. Think top down space shooter, with color coded gameplay, and a little bit of fl0w thrown in for good measure. Make the jump for a few more screenshots and some speculation goodness.

[Via Game Stooge]

JoystiqA very early look at Schizoid originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those of you looking to find information on some of your favorite upcoming Microsoft Game Studios or XBLA games, just take a look at what Xbox.com has to offer. Over on the GDC section of Xbox.com you'll find a bunch of downloads for games like Forza 2, Blue Dragon, Mass Effect and Shadowrun. You can download fact sheets, press releases, and screenshots for those games including XBLA games like Schizoid, Eets Chowdown, and Jetpac Refuelled. So much information, so little time ... but get downloading because everyone knows you care.

JoystiqMicrosoft's GDC information blowout! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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