Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Levine: BioShock Infinite won't favor close-range weapons, Objectivism]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/12/levine-bioshock-infinite-wont-favor-close-range-weapons-objec/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/12/levine-bioshock-infinite-wont-favor-close-range-weapons-objec/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/12/levine-bioshock-infinite-wont-favor-close-range-weapons-objec/#comments Ken Levine and the team at Irrational Games are switching things up for BioShock Infinite -- instead of being based on the Objectivist society of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Infinite is aiming for more of an Erik Larson's Devil in the White City feel, with a focus on physics rather than gene splicing. Irrational is also switching up some of the most recognizable gameplay from the first two BioShock games, namely the ability to beat them almost entirely with the shotgun and Electro Bolt, Levine told PlayStation.Blog.
"One of the first things we did when we started on BioShock Infinite was to draw a graph with y and z axes, and to say that one of those axes was the number of enemies in an encounter and the other was the range of those enemies," Levine said. "In the original BioShock, the entire game lived in one corner of that graph - few enemies, all at close range - so the Electro Bolt and shotgun were perfect. BioShock Infinite is going to have much greater ranges and, potentially, far more enemies, so we're greatly increasing the spectrum of encounters that are possible, and that requires the player use a broader set of tools."
That sounds like a challenge if we've ever heard one. You're on, Levine. You're on.

JoystiqLevine: BioShock Infinite won't favor close-range weapons, Objectivism originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bioshock-infiniteElectro-BoltKen-Levinemicrosoftpcphysicsplaystationplaystation-vitaps3shotgunvitaxboxSat, 12 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Walmart.com lists SOCOM 4, Michael Jackson: The Experience pre-order exclusives]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/walmart-com-lists-socom-4-michael-jackson-the-experience-pre-o/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/walmart-com-lists-socom-4-michael-jackson-the-experience-pre-o/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/walmart-com-lists-socom-4-michael-jackson-the-experience-pre-o/#comments Walmart is offering up two exclusives on pre-orders for upcoming games this week. First up, Ubisoft's Michael Jackson: The Experience is available for pre-order on Xbox 360 and PS3 via retailer's site right now. Not only is the game on sale for $46.54, but you'll get the exclusive track "Another Part of Me" -- featured in Captain EO and in the old Moonwalker arcade game -- as part of the deal.

There's also a promotion going down with SOCOM 4, where you can pre-order the game and get an exclusive SU90-S Shotgun to use right away (as opposed to, say, GameStop's exclusive map). Let's see: a gun or an entire map? Hmmm ...

JoystiqWalmart.com lists SOCOM 4, Michael Jackson: The Experience pre-order exclusives originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dealsexclusiveMichael-Jackson-The-Experiencemicrosoftplaystationpreorderps3shotgunsocom-4walmartxboxThu, 31 Mar 2011 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New Mass Effect 2 DLC armor, shotgun available tomorrow]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/08/new-mass-effect-2-dlc-armor-shotgun-available-tomorrow/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/08/new-mass-effect-2-dlc-armor-shotgun-available-tomorrow/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/08/new-mass-effect-2-dlc-armor-shotgun-available-tomorrow/#comments A post on the Bioware forums has revealed that two new bits of DLC will be coming to Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network tomorrow, February 9. Players will be able to download both a new set of armor and a new shotgun for free via the game's DLC pipe. The Cerberus Armor ups heavy weapon ammo capacity, shields, and health by 10 percent each, and the M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is "a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads" that "also violates several intergalactic weapons treaties."

But those "treaties" were never ratified by the Citadel Council anyway, so who cares? The new DLC should be released by 2pm ET, so you can start ganking with the new space shotty then.

[Thanks, Michael]

JoystiqNew Mass Effect 2 DLC armor, shotgun available tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>armorbiowarecerberuscerberus-armorcerberus-networkdlceviscerator-shotgunmass-effect-2Microsoftrelease-dateshotgunxblmXbox-360Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Splinter Cell: Conviction pre-order bonus is opposite of stealthy]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/09/splinter-cell-conviction-pre-order-bonus-is-opposite-of-stealth/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/09/splinter-cell-conviction-pre-order-bonus-is-opposite-of-stealth/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/09/splinter-cell-conviction-pre-order-bonus-is-opposite-of-stealth/#comments
Listen, Ubisoft. You're taking your flagship stealth franchise in a decidedly un-stealthy direction -- we get that. We got it at E3 when you showed us the game's high-octane gunfights during the Microsoft press conference, and we certainly got it when you showed us hobo-Sam blowing up hot dog carts in a crowded park. Don't you think you're pushing the message a tad hard by making the pre-order bonus for Splinter Cell: Conviction an in-game semi-automatic shotgun? That's like, the least stealthy weapon in the world.

From the gameplay we've seen, it looks like players will be able to choose between stealth and brute force -- why not throw a free sneaky-themed weapon in there as well? Maybe a prison shank? A garrote? Or perhaps love -- the sneakiest weapon of them all. Yeah, man. That's deep.

[Via Destructoid]

JoystiqSplinter Cell: Conviction pre-order bonus is opposite of stealthy originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Microsoftpre-orderpre-order-bonusshotgunsplinter-cellsplinter-cell-convictionstealthubisoftXbox-360Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Sandvich]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sandwich/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sandwich/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/20/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sandwich/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Meet Team Fortress 2's "Edible Device" and shotgun replacement, the Sandvich.

Valve really missed a good opportunity for a bad pun here by not calling it "Meat the Sandvich," but hey, it's still pretty damned funny. What's next in the series of loony videos? Meet the Bullet? Seriously though, we'd watch them all. Heck, just throw a TF2 cartoon on the air as part of Adult Swim and we'd be glued to our sets.

[Thanks Giroro, Alistair and Vandell]

JoystiqTeam Fortress 2: Meet The Sandvich originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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