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There was a lengthy panel on Beyond: Two Souls back at SDCC, which revealed Kadeem Hardison will also play a starring role in the game. Immediately following the panel, both David Cage and Ellen Page sat down with the PlayStation Blog for the video interview above.

Within, Page discusses her own relationship with games and how Heavy Rain really got her on board with what Cage is trying to do in Beyond: Two Souls. There's also a good deal of mo-cap footage, giving us a glimpse at some of the more physical acting Page has done so far for the game.

JoystiqBeyond: Two Souls discussion with Ellen Page and David Cage originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Watch The Last of Us ComicCon panel without waiting in line

Naughty Dog waxed poetic about The Last of Us in front of a packed panel room at San Diego Comic-Con, sharing design processes and story hints, and you now have a front-row seat (which is more than we can say when we were actually there).

We've already covered the new character announcement, a cranky old man with a familiar name and face. In the above video creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley discuss the intricacies of post-apocalyptic survival with Joel and Ellie, while actors Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson and W. Earl Brown talk performance capture.

JoystiqWatch The Last of Us Comic-Con panel without waiting in line originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comic-con-2012Naughty-Dogplaystationps3SDCC-2012the-last-of-usWed, 18 Jul 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sam Raimi off World of Warcraft film in light of Oz: The Great and Powerful]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/sam-raimi-off-world-of-warcraft-film-in-light-of-oz-the-great-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/sam-raimi-off-world-of-warcraft-film-in-light-of-oz-the-great-a/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/sam-raimi-off-world-of-warcraft-film-in-light-of-oz-the-great-a/#comments Sam Raimi off World of Warcraft film in light of Oz The Great and PowerfulCamp director extraordinaire Sam Raimi is no longer in charge of the World of Warcraft film, he tells Crave Online. "They don't have me directing World of Warcraft anymore," he told the site. "Because when I took the Oz job, they had to move on to another director. They had to start making it."

Given that Oz: The Great and Powerful is due out next March, it stands to reason that Raimi's been off the WoW film for some time - and that the film may actually be in production. Blizzard has yet to comment publicly on the news, or to say who is replacing Raimi, but we've reached out for more info.

News arose that Raimi was out as early as October 2010, when Deadline reported that Raimi was out (due to his Oz gig) and the WoW film was on hold. It appears that the information was accurate, though it's still unclear whether or not the WoW film has begun production.

JoystiqSam Raimi off World of Warcraft film in light of Oz: The Great and Powerful originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The giant, colorful arcade cabinets, adorable cartoon-emblazoned fight sticks and beautiful screens running Castle Crashers and Battleblock Theater are all an elaborate tease of things that only exist in the magical world of conventions. Every player's excited laughter turns into a cry of remorse as soon as he steps away from the booth and realizes this experience may never again be repeated, at least not in the comfort of his or her own home.

Battleblock Theater is poised to follow in Castle Crashers' footsteps as an addictive, enthusiastically fun cooperative platformer with oodles of replay value and longevity when it eventually launches on the XBLA. I played through two levels on two separate cabinets, on two separate days with two different people, and had the same joyful experience with both. Battleblock Theater is a game to be enjoyed with friends, or with people who seem to have a good attitude about getting hit with friendly explosive Frisbees in the middle of complicated platforming maneuvers.

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Battleblock Theater, the long, long-awaited title from Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth, passed its code complete milestone just before San Diego Comic-Con kicked off last week, project manager Emil Ayoubkhan told us. We played a few rounds of Battleblock Theater at another fantastic installment of the Behemoth booth at the con.

Battleblock Theater still has no set release date, and has a few more stages to complete before The Behemoth gives it one. Right now the speed of development is "all on us," Ayoubkhan said, and every day is one step closer to a final version.

Update: The original story read that Battleblock Theater had passed Microsoft certification, and that The Behemoth planned to release it before the end of the year. We have received confirmation that this is not the current schedule, no matter how excitable anyone may have been at Comic-Con.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theaterBehemothcertificationcomic-con-2012microsoftSDCC-2012The-BehemothXBLAxboxTue, 17 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Wii U Mass Effect 3 will include 'Extended Cut' ending by default]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/wii-u-mass-effect-3-will-include-extended-cut-ending-by-defaul/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/wii-u-mass-effect-3-will-include-extended-cut-ending-by-defaul/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/wii-u-mass-effect-3-will-include-extended-cut-ending-by-defaul/#comments Those who start with Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U won't have to go through the (apparent) heartbreak of seeing an unsatisfying ending, then waiting to download a better one. The new "Extended Cut" will be built in.

"The extended ending is basically going to be part of the game instead," series producer Michael Gamble told Siliconera during Comic-Con. "You won't have to download it." That makes sense given the DLC's status as a "fix" for the controversial ending. We can only hope the ending is extended even further, to show you even more ending on the WiiPad screen while the Extended Cut ending is happening on your TV.

The Wii U release of Mass Effect 3 is scheduled to coincide with the launch of the system.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comic-con-2012extended-cutextended-cut-dlcmass-effect-3nintendosdcc-2012wii-uTue, 17 Jul 2012 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima: 'leaked' Metal Gear Solid 5 logo is fake]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/kojima-leaked-metal-gear-solid-5-logo-is-fake/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/kojima-leaked-metal-gear-solid-5-logo-is-fake/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/kojima-leaked-metal-gear-solid-5-logo-is-fake/#comments Even after Konami UK debunked the Metal Gear Solid 5 info supposedly leaked out of Comic-Con, there were still weird lingering questions. Those questions have now been decisively answered by someone who would know his own logo: Hideo Kojima.

"Since I've received inquiries about the MGS5 title screen/the announcement made at ComicCon which I had no idea of, I looked up on the net and found the source," Kojima tweeted. "But please note that title logo is completely FAKE. I apologize to those who were looking forward. Anyway it proved I can still create the buzz," concluded the designer, who has never had any problems creating "buzz." Kojipro senior producer Kenichiro Imaizumi also denied the veracity of the images, saying, "I've been asked about the screen shots of MGS5 on the game sites. These're ALL FAKE."

Just because that logo's a fake, of course, doesn't mean the game isn't real: Kojima has already been talking about the features of the sort-of-announced sequel, and has been hiring for the "'next' MGS."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comic-con-2012hideo-kojimakenichiro-imaizumikojima-productionsmetal-gear-solid-5playstationps3sdcc-2012Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Epic shares Gears of War insight and trivia at Comic-Con panel]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/epic-shares-gears-of-war-insight-and-trivia-at-comic-con-panel/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/epic-shares-gears-of-war-insight-and-trivia-at-comic-con-panel/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/epic-shares-gears-of-war-insight-and-trivia-at-comic-con-panel/#comments Epic shares Gears insight and trivia at ComicCon panelCliff Bleszinski, Design Director at Epic Games, along with Production Director Rod Fergusson, voice actor Fred Tatasciore (the voice of Baird as well as "most of the Locusts") and writers Rob Auten and Tom Bissell all took the stage at Comic-Con 2012 for a panel about Gears of War: Judgment. The biggest piece of news out of the panel was that Judgment has a release date: We'll be killing grubs as Baird in the prequel on March 19.

The rest of the panel, however, contained a few juicy bits of Gears trivia, just for fans of the series. If you've lived and died with the COGs for three games now, read on.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bairdcliff-bleszinskicomic-con-2012epic-gamesfred-tatascioregearsgears-of-wargears-of-war-judgmentjudgementlancermicrosoftpanelrod-fergussonsdcc-2012xboxTue, 17 Jul 2012 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Mass Effect 3 single-player DLC to focus on Shepard]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/mass-effect-3-single-player-dlc-to-focus-on-shepard/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/mass-effect-3-single-player-dlc-to-focus-on-shepard/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/mass-effect-3-single-player-dlc-to-focus-on-shepard/#comments So, what's next for Mass Effect? Producer Mike Gamble showed off one picture of future Mass Effect 3 content in his panel at Comic-Con, and from what he told Joystiq it seems to point to more single-player DLC. "We want to do single-player DLC," he said. "We want to do single-player, maybe more multiplayer if people still play it."

That single-player DLC, whatever it is, will still be about Shepard, not someone else in the universe. "Mass Effect 3 is Shepard's story," said Gamble, "so the single-player DLC for Mass Effect 3 will probably focus around Shepard."

The Earth DLC pack for Mass Effect 3 will be the fifth update to the game since launch, following three other multiplayer updates, and the Extended Cut update that fans begged for. Mike Gamble and his team have learned a lot over the course of these updates, but he told us there were quite a few things that surprised them about the reception to Mass Effect 3 multiplayer.

"We see people who have everything unlocked all the way up to level 20 on everything, plus all the mods, plus all of the gear, everything," said Gamble. "It takes a lot of time, a lot of time to get that stuff, like hundreds and hundreds of hours of play to usually get up to that level. And some of these people had done it in the first month to two months."

Gamble was also been surprised by the response to the Vorcha class, playable for the first time in the Rebellion Pack DLC. "I expected people to shy away from the Vorcha because they're Vorcha, but everyone seems to love to play with them."

JoystiqMass Effect 3 single-player DLC to focus on Shepard originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mike Schramm: I'm sure at some point in this writeup, we'll probably talk about how Avengers: Battle for Earth is a Kinect game, and that means, like most Kinect games, it works much better in theory ("A fighting game where you control Marvel characters by making moves on Kinect") than it does in actual practice.

But I don't want to get to that point yet, because here's the thing: I had a lot of fun playing it. There's something awesome about sticking your hand up in the air and then pushing it forward to make Thor fling electricity from his hammer, or crouching down and then bringing your arms up high to make the Hulk chuck some ground at his opponent. These are iconic characters from my childhood all the way up to the popular movie, and this game portrays them in a really colorful and fun way.
Jess Conditt: Let it be known that Mike Schramm makes an impressive (nay, an incredible) Hulk. I wasn't so bad either, I think. Especially for rippling-muscle-challenged people like myself it's wonderful to embody the larger-than-life heroes in Marvel's repetoire, as Mike suggested. I played our multiplayer battle as Venom and Iron Man, two of my personal favorite characters, and they didn't disappoint.

Most motions are shared by each character - punch, knee up, arms out and clapped together, etc. - but the resulting moves are different. With the same punching move, Iron Man shoots a beam of light from his palm and Hulk rushes the player, fists-first. It's a powerful feeling to throw a punch "at" your friend and watch his hero respond on-screen.

Gallery: Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Comic Con 2012)

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JoystiqCo-opinion: Avengers: Battle for Earth originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Co-opinioncomic-con-2012Hulkiron-mankinectmarvel-avengers-battle-for-earthSDCC-2012UbisoftxboxMon, 16 Jul 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Hello Kitty X Street Fighter plushies heading to a Hot Topic near you]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/hello-kitty-x-street-fighter-plushies-heading-to-a-hot-topic-nea/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/hello-kitty-x-street-fighter-plushies-heading-to-a-hot-topic-nea/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/hello-kitty-x-street-fighter-plushies-heading-to-a-hot-topic-nea/#comments Hello Kitty X Street Fighter plushies heading to a Hot Topic near you
The Chun Li Hello Kitty plushies available at Comic-Con last weekend were sold out by Saturday morning, but there is still hope for the thousands of remaining fans clamoring to get their hands on one. The Hello Kitty Ryu, M. Bison and Chun Li plushies pictured in their Comic-Con display above are soon coming to "as many stores as we can get them into," a Capcom booth employee told us.

He mentioned specifically Hot Topic, Sanrio stores and Toys 'R' Us as possiblities for the plushies, which are "Series 1" in a planned line of Hello Kitty X Street Fighter toys.

JoystiqHello Kitty X Street Fighter plushies heading to a Hot Topic near you originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Capcomchun-licomic-con-2012Hello-Kittyhot-topicm-bisonplushiesryusanrioSDCC-2012street-fightertoystoys-r-usMon, 16 Jul 2012 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Meet Bill, the grizzled elderly gentleman in The Last of Us]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/meet-bill-the-grizzled-elderly-gentleman-in-the-last-of-us/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/meet-bill-the-grizzled-elderly-gentleman-in-the-last-of-us/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/16/meet-bill-the-grizzled-elderly-gentleman-in-the-last-of-us/#comments Meet Bill, the grizzled elderly gentleman in The Last of Us
Bill's doing fine on his own ... then Ellie and Joel come busting through his boobytraps, calling on old favors for him to piece together a workable vehicle. Like so many characters we've seen in The Last of Us, Bill isn't what we'd call "all there." The end of society will do that to a man, it seems.

JoystiqMeet Bill, the grizzled elderly gentleman in The Last of Us originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After (irresponsibly) tweeting ambiguous notes like, "Fake or real, we love a bit of speculation! ‪#ogre‬ ‪#mgs5," Konami's UK account directly clarified that, "Seriously, just in case the ‪#pinch‬ ‪#salt‬ hashtags weren't enough - the chap who claims to have set up the fake rumours has been in touch," as spotted by Kotaku's Jason Schreier.

Project Ogre is Kojima's current in-development game, though few details are known about its theme, or gameplay, or ... well, much of anything regarding it. Kojima has also spoken of a fifth Metal Gear Solid game, though its unclear if development of that game is already underway.

Whether or not the game was shown behind closed doors, Kojima was definitely at Comic-Con this past weekend, and he appeared to be showing something secret. Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski tweeted, "Just got pulled into a back room at Comic Con by @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN and showed some crazy new secret stuff. Wow." We're doing pretty much everything we can right here to not make a lurid joke.

JoystiqKonami calls Metal Gear Solid 5 Comic-Con screens 'fake rumours,' denies secret reveal originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Gears of War: Judgment is launched next March, its "OverRun" mode will add a new wrinkle to the multiplayer you've grown accustomed to in Gears titles. For instance, you can totally ride a blood mount! See what we mean above.

Gallery: Gears of War: Judgment (7/16/12)

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Cole McGrath of Infamous fame and Jak and Daxter of, well, Jak and Daxter fame were just revealed as the two latest additions to the PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale cast during a panel at SDCC.

As seen in the announcement trailer above, Jak and Daxter will function as a pair of characters working in tandem and controlled by one player, sort of like Ice Climbers in Smash Bros. Jak will utilize signature weapons from his series, such as the Gyro Burster and Mass Inverter, and also has the ability to transform into Dark or Light Jax. Daxter will lend a hand with melee attacks, and probably provide moral support. Meanwhile, McGrath's move list is predictably lightning oriented.

Head on past the break for two more trailers showcasing the new characters.

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JoystiqCole McGrath, Jak and Daxter added to PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale roster [Update: Now with trailers!] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale faces an interesting challenge in ingratiating itself to the patently skeptical fighting game world, as not only is it a brand new IP, but it's also a four-player brawler, rather than a "traditional" 2D or 3D fighter.

The game's combo system, however, has more in common with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 than it does any iteration of the Super Smash Bros. series, as is evident by the trailer above. Speaking personally, we love the idea of legitimate combos in a brawler setting, but we're also worried about keeping track of something that complicated during a fully-zoomed four-player fight. What if we get confused and do a forward quarter-circle instead of a backward quarter-circle? How embarrassing.

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While the trailer frames the costumes as a pre-order bonus, Tekken godfather Katsuhiro Harada spoke of them as DLC during SDCC (according to Andriasang), which indicates that they may be made available to people who don't pre-order at some point in the future. Surprisingly, the bundle includes swimsuits for every character in the game, not just the ladies. And yes, that includes the animals.

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The picture above, snapped by Joystiq's Mike Schramm at SDCC, is the only clue BioWare gave during its panel of what's next for Mass Effect 3. It clearly shows a Cerberus Atlas mech, but what is that environment? Could it possibly be an underwater landscape? Something to do with Leviathan, perhaps?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowarecomic-con-2012leviathanmass-effect-3microsoftpcplaystationps3sdcc-2012xboxSat, 14 Jul 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Overheard at Comic-Con: The battle for Seth Killian]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/overheard-at-comic-con-the-battle-for-seth-killian/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/overheard-at-comic-con-the-battle-for-seth-killian/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/overheard-at-comic-con-the-battle-for-seth-killian/#comments Overheard at ComicCon The battle for Seth KillianDuring the "Titans of Fighting Games" panel on Friday afternoon at Comic-Con 2012, PlayStation All-Stars director Omar Kendall was introduced on stage just after Street Fighter creator Yoshinori Ono left it, and he cleverly joked as Ono departed that developer SuperBot was happy to have Seth Killian on board, who of course came from Ono's team at Capcom. "If anyone else is looking for a job," poked Kendall, "you can email us."

Later in the panel, Kendall remarked to fellow panelist Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada that he was happy to have Tekken's Heihachi in PS All-Stars as a playable character, and he added that if Ono was in fact still in the room, he'd also be happy to have a character from Street Fighter included. The characteristically goofy Ono returned to appear at the Q&A mic later on, and his first question, in the middle of a laughing crowd, was to Kendall.

"Yes, can you give me back Seth Killian?" he asked in accented English, and the panel broke out laughing.

"If you give me Chun Li," Kendall joked back, "I'll give you back Seth Killian." Ono considered that a moment, and then replied, though he was barely heard by the cheering crowd: "Deal."

But Harada, who was on the panel to also talk about Tekken Tag Tournament 2, was having none of it. "Ono, go home," he also said in English. "We don't have time for this."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcomic-con-2012fighting-gamesplaystationplaystation-all-stars-battle-royaleps-all-starsps3sdcc-2012seth-killianSat, 14 Jul 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Capcom announces Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD, coming to PSN and XBLA August 21/22]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/capcom-announces-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-coming-august-21-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/capcom-announces-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-coming-august-21-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/14/capcom-announces-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-coming-august-21-2/#comments An HD remake of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure was just announced during a Capcom panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. The remake features both the original graphics and a high-def reskin, as well as online multiplayer capabilities. Reliving one of the craziest fighting games ever made will run you $19.99/1600 MSP when the game launches on PSN and XBLA August 21 and 22, respectively.

Hints of this remake were uncovered just three days ago by Xbox360Achievements, though this announcement failed to confirm speculation that CyberConnect2 would be handling the HD conversion. CC2 is making the new 3D fighting game for Namco, and its name also showed up on Xbox360Achievements as the developer for HD Ver., possibly erroneously.

If you're mystified and confused, let us fill in the gaps: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure was a Capcom-developed fighting game released in Japanese and North American arcades in 1998, and on the PlayStation and Dreamcast in 1999 and 2000. The exceedingly eccentric fighting game, based on an equally eccentric manga, was developed by the team at Capcom responsible for the Street Fighter III series.

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That Deadpool game we caught wind of earlier today has been officially announced during a Marvel panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, the game looks to be an action shooter and is expected to launch on undisclosed platforms sometime in 2013.

Marvel's T.Q. Jefferson was cagey during the panel's Q&A session, unable to specifically answer questions from audience members regarding the game's expected platforms and genre. "There will be lots more to come," he said. Nolan North will be reprising his role as the assassin, having previously portrayed him in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and that Hulk vs. cartoon.

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Kevin Tancharoen's fatality-focused webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy will be coming back for a second season, according to the exceptionally hokey announcement video above. Having wrapped up most of the important origin stories in season one, season two will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament itself.

Tancharoen aims to deliver "more fighting, more action" and "more visual effects," things that vocal fans of the first season have apparently been clamoring for. The entire season has been written, although there's no word yet on when the first episode is expected to debut, or whether cast members such as Jeri Ryan will be reprising their roles from the first season.

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An XBLA/PSN port of Dreamcast classic Sonic Adventure 2 was announced during Sega's Sonic Boom event at this week's San Diego Comic-Con. While details remain sparse, the shaky-cam footage above shows the port as part of an ongoing Sega Heritage initiative and gives the game a "fall" launch window. It also shows a massive crowd of Sonic fans freaking out, which is incredible on several levels.

Should this be the same Sonic Adventure 2 port that briefly showed up on the Xbox Marketplace last month, it'll be an HD remake, rather than a straight port, though the logo seen in the video above lacks any sort of HD branding. We'll update as soon as an official missive arrives from Sega with more information.

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The countdown elapses just after today's Marvel Video Games panel at San Diego Comic-Con, so we expect to hear the first details - and plenty of hilarious one-liners from everyone's favorite psychotic superhero assassin guy - there.

We're now wondering if High Moon's Hit Monkey game is also happening, or if that was a decoy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisioncomic-con-2012deadpoolhigh-moon-studiosmarvelsdcc-2012Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Obisidian goes obscene with South Park: The Stick of Truth]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/obisidian-goes-obscene-with-south-park-the-stick-of-truth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/obisidian-goes-obscene-with-south-park-the-stick-of-truth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/obisidian-goes-obscene-with-south-park-the-stick-of-truth/#comments Way back at the beginning of 2011, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart hinted that his company was about to work on a huge licensed title it didn't dare pass up. "It's a license that you would go, well you gotta do it," he told us at the time. "It's not a license where it's, 'Ok, we'll take that and we can do something with it.' It's more like, well that's once in a lifetime." Urquhart didn't budge at the time on what the license was, but he was visibly excited about being able to make it happen, whatever it was.

That licensed turned out to be none other than Matt Stone and Trey Parker's South Park, and the game turned out to be South Park: The Stick of Truth. It combines Obsidian's talent for grindy fantasy RPGs with Stone and Parker's warped sense of humor (and construction paper production values) to make a mix that's one of a kind.

Gallery: South Park: The Stick of Truth (E3 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftobsidianObsidian-Entertainmentplaystationps3sdcc-2012south-park-the-gamesouth-park-the-stick-of-truththqxboxFri, 13 Jul 2012 20:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Third time's the charm: Live-action Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist series announced]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/third-times-the-charm-live-action-street-fighter-assassins-f/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/third-times-the-charm-live-action-street-fighter-assassins-f/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/third-times-the-charm-live-action-street-fighter-assassins-f/#comments Third time's the charm Live action Street Fighter Assassin's Fist series announcedBecause it was such a good idea the first couple of times, the powers that be (in this case, Capcom itself) have decided that the world is ready for a third official attempt at a live-action anything set in the Street Fighter universe.

Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist is a forthcoming live-action series (presumably web series) from Capcom and Assassin's Fist Limited, a production company composed of the core team responsible for the live-action Street Fighter: Legacy fan film. The show will follow Ken and Ryu's formative years as they study under the tutelage of Gouken, master of a modified version of Ansatsuken martial arts. At some point we expect Akuma to show up and shout "Messatsu!"

The script will be penned by Christian Howard (Ken in Street Fighter: Legacy) and director Joey Ansah. Global release is expected sometime in 2013.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcomic-con-2012live-actionsdcc-2012seriesstreet-fighterstreet-fighter-assassins-fiststreet-fighter-legacyweb-seriesFri, 13 Jul 2012 19:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Hands-on with the Nintendo 3DS XL]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/hands-on-with-the-nintendo-3ds-xl/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/hands-on-with-the-nintendo-3ds-xl/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/hands-on-with-the-nintendo-3ds-xl/#comments Handson with the 3DS XLIf initial impressions are any indication at all, those who held out for a bigger version of Nintendo's 3DS will find the wait worth it. We just got to play with the Nintendo 3DS XL here at Comic-Con in San Diego, and its big screen really impressed us. The picture is clearer and brighter than the current 3DS (at least in the dark ballroom where we played Super Mario 3D Land), and the 3D is much better. There is still a sweet spot to get your eyes in, but once you're there, the much larger screen makes it easier to focus in, and the 3D just seems more effective as a result.

There aren't any significant differences to the rest of the device. The control stick, buttons, and other controls all feel like the 3DS. The larger unit might be a little unwieldy for small hands, but the stick and buttons are close enough to the edges that pushing them around shouldn't be an issue. On the whole, the device is more rounded off than the previous system. From the top, while closed, it looks more like a clamshell than a rectangle.

The larger size makes it a very sturdy device indeed. Sitting on the table in front of you, it's almost like a small laptop. The Start, Select, Home, and Power buttons have all lost their white touches, so that top screen just dominates the device. Nintendo's making a serious statement here, and it's that bigger should be better.

We're hesitant to get too hyperbolic about the 3DS XL until we're able to really run it through its paces, but yes, on first touch, it's gorgeous. This is not a device designed to fit in your pocket, though it certainly seems like the best way to play Nintendo's growing 3DS library. Below, you can see a gallery of hands-on pictures (including a PSP comparison -- that's the only device we had in the bag at the time).

The 3DS XL arrives on August 19, so if you were planning to buy a 3DS you might want to wait until then.

Gallery: 3DS XL Hands-on at Comic-Con 2012

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscomic-concomic-con-2012hands-onnintendosdcc-2012super-mario-3dsuper-mario-3d-landsuper-mario-land-3dFri, 13 Jul 2012 19:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Epic Mickey 2 also coming to PC and Mac on Nov. 18]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/epic-mickey-2-also-coming-to-pc-and-mac-on-nov-18/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/epic-mickey-2-also-coming-to-pc-and-mac-on-nov-18/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/epic-mickey-2-also-coming-to-pc-and-mac-on-nov-18/#comments The plan is for Disney's Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two to launch on Xbox 360, PS3 with Move, Wii, PC and Mac on November 18, Junction Point founder Warren Spector said today at San Diego Comic-Con. The launch date was previously confirmed for consoles alone, including the 3DS tie-in title, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Illusion, which is also slated to drop on November 18.

The Power of Illusion will pay homage to forgotten and rejected gaming features, drawing inspiration from 16-bit graphics and the 1990 Sega game, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Spector said it was "totally dumb" that he had none of the characters speak in the first Epic Mickey, and he's rectifying that by having characters not only talk, but sing in Epic Mickey 2. Actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) voices Gus, while Frank Welker (Nibbler in Futurama, at least one character in every cartoon you ever loved) plays Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Epic Mickey 2 is mature on a level comparable to one of Spector's earlier titles, Deus Ex, backed up by the fact that 54 percent of Epic Mickey players were 18 or older, he said.

A second iteration of the Epic Mickey digital graphic novel series, penned by comic veteran Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man 2099), is due out this fall.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>disneyepic-mickey-2junction-point-studiosmacmicrosoftmovenintendopcpeter-davidplaystationps3sdcc-2012warren-spectorwiiwii-uxboxFri, 13 Jul 2012 18:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer: Domination and Wolfpack modes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-domination-and-wolfpack-modes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-domination-and-wolfpack-modes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-domination-and-wolfpack-modes/#comments Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer Domination and Wolfpack modesA row of eight monitors, back-to-back in two groups of four, lined a long table at Ubisoft's San Diego Comic-Con showcase, all booted up with the first publicly playable versions of Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer. We played two new modes, Domination and Wolfpack, though lead game designer for Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer Tim Browne told us there will be "a lot" of familiar modes in the final game.

Domination uses the full eight-player limit on multiplayer, with two teams of four playing to capture three separate zones in a snowy frontier setting. Players attempt to blend in with the roaming NPCs to stand in zones long enough to capture them, and then defend those areas by spotting and stunning or killing enemies as they enter and try to do the same. Domination is a quiet, intense derivative of Manhunt mode, with plenty to dissect on-screen in every move, all while making it appear as if your character isn't thinking at all.

Wolfpack offers a more intimate multiplayer experience, with up to four players working together to find and take down enemies in a limited amount of time, with extra time added for special kills and cooperation. In a two-player match, the highest we reached was Sequence 7 out of 25 total consecutive, fluid levels -- and that was without talking much over the mics. Browne recommended players converse throughout the match to perfectly sync their kills, which leads to special cutscenes.

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The latest ZombiU footage is not only incredibly creepy, it also explains why you'll find ammunition and crossbows and stuff out in the streets of England. Being a zombie game, the footage (including a second clip after the break) is also really violent and gory.

These clips make it abundantly clear - ZombiU is way better at setting an appropriately creepy atmosphere than you'd expect something called "ZombiU" to be. And a zombie in a big silly hat is still really scary.

Gallery: ZombiU (7/13/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comic-con-2012nintendosdcc-2012ubisoftwii-uzombiuFri, 13 Jul 2012 14:50:00 EST<![CDATA[How Ellen Page is transported into Beyond: Two Souls]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/how-ellen-page-is-transported-into-beyond-two-souls/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/how-ellen-page-is-transported-into-beyond-two-souls/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/how-ellen-page-is-transported-into-beyond-two-souls/#comments How Ellen Page is transported into Beyond Two Souls
You can get a behind-the-scenes look at the complicated process of turning Ellen Page into virtual Ellen Page for Beyond: Two Souls, in this footage from yesterday's Comic-Con panel. It involves prop suitcases! And prop supine bodies!

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Wondering what Nightwing and ... uh ... that Cyborg dude will play like in NetherRealms' next big game, Injustice: Gods Among Us? Well too bad! Er, rather, you can find out above. Sorry about making you feel bad.

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Once again developed by the world's biggest Naruto fans at CyberConnect 2, this latest installment in the over-the-top fighting series pushes further into the story laid down by the popular manga, its sequel, and approximately 9,856 anime episodes.

Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the first in the series to pair the gorgeous cel-shaded art with 3D display support - "for the ultimate Ninja immersion experience," it says here. If you've been following the franchise for a while, however, you're probably wondering how 3D could happen before anti-aliasing.

Gallery: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (Comic Con 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2013cyberconnect2fightingmicrosoftnamco-bandainaruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3playstationps3release-datesan-diego-comic-con-2012sdcc-2012xboxThu, 12 Jul 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PS3 Street Fighter Anniversary Collector's Set throws in even more games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/ps3-street-fighter-anniversary-collectors-set-throws-in-even-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/ps3-street-fighter-anniversary-collectors-set-throws-in-even-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/ps3-street-fighter-anniversary-collectors-set-throws-in-even-mo/#comments The Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set is packed with content, only a little of which is a belt. Today, at Comic-Con, Capcom revealed even more stuff for the PS3 version, and since it's digital it doesn't take any more room in the box.

In addition to the games and materials already announced, the PS3 version includes downloads for the PSOne Classics versions of all three Street Fighter Alphas, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max on PSP, the DLC for Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online, and 175 PSN avatars. Why not?

The collection will be out on September 18 for $150.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcomic-con-2012playstationps3sdcc-2012street-fighterstreet-fighter-anniversary-collectors-setThu, 12 Jul 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Beyond: Two Souls features 160 actors, Ellen Page in a submarine]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/beyond-two-souls-features-160-actors-ellen-page-in-a-submarine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/beyond-two-souls-features-160-actors-ellen-page-in-a-submarine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/beyond-two-souls-features-160-actors-ellen-page-in-a-submarine/#comments Beyond Two Souls features 160 actors, Ellen Page in a submarineWatching a video of herself in a full performance-capture suit and reclined in a bucket seat on the set of Beyond: Two Souls, Ellen Page announced to the audience at Quantic Dream's San Diego Comic-Con panel, "And that's the submarine. Oh, shit."

Quantic Dream founder David Cage laughed off the flub and Page continued to describe her experience with Beyond as "incredible" and "completely fulfilling."

"My brain didn't even know how to process this opportunity," Page said. Once she met Cage at a bar in L.A. to read his script, however, her mind was made up, and filming turned out to be an incredible experience, she said. "It completely exceeded my expectations and was completely fulfilling as an actor."

Beyond took 10 months and 160 actors to film, and that's after Cage spent one year writing the script. During that year, he referenced a photograph of Page with a shaved head from Mouth to Mouth, a movie she did when she was 16, for the main character, Jodie Holmes. He ended up using Page in later movies as models for Jodie as she aged through the game. By the time he finished writing he said he couldn't picture another actress in Page's place.

Page seemed satisfied with Cage's decision as well: "What David has written is so powerful and so beautiful," she said. Beyond: Two Souls is due out in 2013 for PS3.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>beyond-two-soulscomic-con-2012david-cageellen-pageplaystationps3quantic-dreamSDCC-2012Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Willem Dafoe not starring in Beyond: Two Souls, Kadeem Hardison is]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/willem-dafoe-not-starring-in-beyond-two-souls-kadeem-hardison/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/willem-dafoe-not-starring-in-beyond-two-souls-kadeem-hardison/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/willem-dafoe-not-starring-in-beyond-two-souls-kadeem-hardison/#comments Willem Dafoe not starring in Beyond Two SoulsActor Willem Dafoe is definitely not starring in Beyond: Two Souls, Quantic Dream's David Cage confirmed to Joystiq after a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. "Nice try," Cage said, shaking his head.

Dafoe was previously rumored to be co-starring in Beyond alongside Inception's Ellen Page, who made an appearance at the Quantic Dream panel. Kadeem Hardison, best known for playing Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, was also at the panel to reveal his own role: a paranormal investigator who "raises" Jodie Holmes, Page's character.

Video at the panel showed off Page with another actor, Eric Winter, both in full performance-capture suits and in a range of scenarios, from conversing around a dinner table to maneuvering in what appeared to be an earthquake. The identity of Winter's character has not been disclosed.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>beyond-two-soulscomic-con-2012david-cageeric-winterkadeem-hardisonplaystationps3quantic-dreamSDCC-2012willem-dafoeThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Bleszinski: Fortnite on PC 'primary and first,' other platforms not ruled out]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/bleszinski-fortnite-on-pc-primary-and-first-other-platforms/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/bleszinski-fortnite-on-pc-primary-and-first-other-platforms/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/bleszinski-fortnite-on-pc-primary-and-first-other-platforms/#comments Bleszinski Fortnite on PC 'primary and first,' but 'other platforms' not ruled outHaving announced Fortnite as Epic Games' first Unreal Engine 4 game, "exclusively for the PC," Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski took to Twitter this afternoon to make some breathing room. "We wouldn't rule out the possibility of other platforms later," he wrote. That is, while Fortnite will be "primary and first" on PC, it may not be exclusive to the platform forever.

Given that Fortnite is built using UE4, it stands to reason that those "other platforms" won't be of the current generation (none of Microsoft's, Sony's, or Nintendo's current hardware can run UE4-based games). What might they be, then? We'll have to wait until the next console generation to find out, it sounds like.

Gallery: Fortnite (San Diego Comic Con 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cliff-bleszinskiepicepic-gamesfortnitepcsan-diego-comic-consan-diego-comic-con-2012sdcc-2012unreal-engineunreal-engine-4Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Epic's Fortnite is a 'fresh and bubbly' co-op survival sandbox game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/epics-fortnite-is-a-fresh-and-bubbly-co-op-survival-sandbox-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/epics-fortnite-is-a-fresh-and-bubbly-co-op-survival-sandbox-g/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/epics-fortnite-is-a-fresh-and-bubbly-co-op-survival-sandbox-g/#comments Epic Games kicked off our experience at Comic-Con this year with a panel about Fortnite, the oft-mentioned but not yet seen game that serves as the studio's followup to Gears of War. Producer Tanya Jessen, Lead Artist Pete Ellis, and Design Director Cliff Bleszinski talked at length about the game, revealing it to be a mashup of Minecraft, The Walking Dead and Team Fortress 2. It's designed and built in Unreal Engine 4, and destined for a PC-only launch.

Jessen described Fortnite as a "co-op sandbox survival game" with three different elements. Scavenging will allow players to go out into the ruined world and find items and materials wherever they can. Building will let players first erect and then customize various structures of all shapes and sizes. Combat, the last part of the game, pits players against creepy yet "Looney Tunes-inspired" monsters attempting to take those structures down.

"This is not just a game for people who like shooters or RPGS," said Jessen. "It's a game for everybody." And according to Bleszinski, Fortnite is a big change internally from what the studio has been working on more recently. "It's been really fresh for us," he said. "We've had like six years of Gears and we've perfected the art of killing. Fortnite is serving as a fresh change of pace for us."

Gallery: Fortnite (San Diego Comic Con 2012)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cliff-bleszinskico-opcomic-conepic-gamesfortnitepcsandboxsdccsdcc-2012survivaltanya-jessenThu, 12 Jul 2012 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Fortnite is Epic's first Unreal Engine 4 game, heading exclusively to PC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/fortnite-is-epics-first-unreal-engine-4-game-heading-exclusive/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/fortnite-is-epics-first-unreal-engine-4-game-heading-exclusive/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/fortnite-is-epics-first-unreal-engine-4-game-heading-exclusive/#comments Fortnite is Epic's first Unreal Engine 4 game, heading exclusively to PCFortnite is Epic's first Unreal Engine 4 game and it'll ship "exclusively for the PC," Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinksi said today during a San Diego Comic-Con 2012 panel. "We're here and we're announcing that this is a PC-designed game, it's shipping exclusively for the PC," he told a crowd of attendees.

"Next-gen's here. It's been here. It's a high-end PC," Bleszinski said. He added that the dudebro-free Fortnite didn't "make sense" for Unreal Engine 3, and cheered PCs as being part of Epic's "heritage."

Fortnite, which sees characters building bunkers and emplacements to defend against the monsters of the night, was suspected of being a PC exclusive earlier this year when it popped up on a LinkedIn listing for PC. The listing was quickly changed after we brought it to the attention of Epic Games.

We'll have more from Epic's SDCC panel as soon as we can (it's still going on!).

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cliff-bleszinskiepicepic-gamesfortnitepcsan-diego-comic-consan-diego-comic-con-2012sdcc-2012tanya-jessenunreal-engineunreal-engine-4Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron multiplayer rolls out at San Diego Comic-Con 2012]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/transformers-war-for-cybertron-multiplayer-san-diego-comic-con-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/transformers-war-for-cybertron-multiplayer-san-diego-comic-con-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/transformers-war-for-cybertron-multiplayer-san-diego-comic-con-2012/#comments Activision has a whole mess of stuff planned for this year's San Diego Comic-Con, starting with the first taste of multiplayer in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

High Moon Studios will announce a new Marvel game (likely Hit Monkey) during a panel on Saturday, and Activision will also show off new footage of both 007 Legends and the recently announced FPS tie-in for The Walking Dead. For Activision's full San Diego Comic-Con 2012 schedule, hit up the source link below.

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