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[Days of Thunder/Top Gun movie and game hybrid Blu-rays coming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/04/days-of-thunder-top-gun-movie-and-game-hybrid-blu-rays-coming/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/04/days-of-thunder-top-gun-movie-and-game-hybrid-blu-rays-coming/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/04/days-of-thunder-top-gun-movie-and-game-hybrid-blu-rays-coming/#comments You love Tom Cruise. We get it, he's dreamy. You want to own everything even tangentially related to him, but there's a conundrum now that Days of Thunder and Top Gun are now both movies and games. Frankly, that's confusing. What's a Cruise fan to do?

The answer is simple, as 505 Games will soon be releasing Top Gun and Days of Thunder hybrid Blu-ray discs. Each disc will include a copy of the movie and its respective game. Plus, it adds a physical case to the download-only games, so you can finally display them in your shrine! According to Amazon, the wonder-discs will be released on June 7 at $30 each.

[Thanks, Josh]

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Paramount has announced that Iceman, Maverick and the gang will hit the PlayStation 3 in two weeks. While the PSN version of Top Gun is set to be released on August 17, the PC and Mac versions of the game remain without a solid release date for the time being.

The game features a single-player campaign written by Jack Epps Jr., screenwriter of the original film, as well as multiplayer for up to 16 players. None of that is important though, because Paramount has licensed "Danger Zone" for the soundtrack, and that's all that really matters.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Paramountparamount-digital-entertainmentplaystationps3psntop-gunTue, 03 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Preview: Top Gun and Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/preview-top-gun-and-days-of-thunder-nascar-edition/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/preview-top-gun-and-days-of-thunder-nascar-edition/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/preview-top-gun-and-days-of-thunder-nascar-edition/#comments Let's get this out of the way: I've never seen Top Gun nor Days of Thunder. I know, I know -- I'll turn my Man Card in at the door. The point I'm trying to make is: If there are in-jokes or sly references in either game, I wouldn't notice.

That said, Paramount Digital has recruited Jack Epps Jr., screenwriter of both films, so the company certainly seems serious about fan service. Setting aside their cultural significance -- emphasis on "cult" -- what I saw were two simple, playable arcade experiences.

Gallery: Top Gun -- E3 2010 (PSN, Mac, PC)

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JoystiqPreview: Top Gun and Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Paramount has announced a new Top Gun game in development at doublesix, ready to assault PSN, Mac and Windows PC this summer. Described as "a free-flying air combat shooter," the press release promises "large-scale dogfight battles" as players jump into pilot Maverick's F-14, following his journey from Top Gun Academy to the Indian Ocean. Top Gun won't be a strictly solo affair, either -- five multiplayer modes, supporting up to 16 players online, will also be included.

Screenwriter Jack Epps, Jr. will return to the Top Gun world, expanding on the film's events through the game. "With Jack Epps, Jr. on board, we're excited to deliver a new Top Gun arcade experience that holds true to the popular film," said John Kavanagh, VP of games at Paramount. Sounds fine by us, but we swear, Mr. Epps, if you don't fit the volleyball scene into the game somewhere, we're probably going to write you a tersely-worded letter explaining our disappointment.

Gallery: Top Gun (PSN, Mac and PC)

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 Top Gun on iPhone is one of the device's many hidden treasures. Not only does it have cool, After Burner-esque gameplay, it's also got one of the best easter eggs of all time (as you can see above). Unsurprisingly, nailing the unintentional humor of the movie is one of the things that Freeverse designer Justin Ficarrotta says his team got right in a new postmortem published on Gamasutra.

The dev's top mistake? Using the wrong plane, or at least a different plane than the one fans were counting on. But again -- and we don't think we can stress this enough -- you get to play volleyball with the disembodied heads of Maverick and Ice Man. Doesn't that grant some sort of perma-forgiveness?

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Yeah, that's the headline we picked. Deal with it.

In case you need another reason to purchase Top Gun on iPhone besides our glowing praise, we've got the nugget that's going to put you over the edge: Easter eggs. For example, by inputting the right codenames, you'll be able to transform your fighter jet into a starship or the car from Days of Thunder.

More importantly though, you'll be able to play volleyball over Goose's grave with the disembodied heads of Maverick and Iceman. No, really. If there's ever been a better way to blow two bucks, we haven't heard of it.

[Thanks, Gemini Ace]

Gallery: Top Gun (iPhone)

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Listen, as the writer of Joystiq's only iPhone-related column, I do my fair share of playing licensed garbage. For example, I played a Land of the Lost-themed game that makes "Punch the Monkey" look like The Orange Box. I'm not even going to link to it, for fear that you'll play it. Seriously, it was the game equivalent of watching my immediate family die in a house fire.

You can imagine my confusion then when I say that Top Gun is shockingly good. No, don't laugh, it's true.

Gallery: Top Gun (iPhone)

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JoystiqiPhone It In: Top Gun originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 May 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Fifth Estate, a Canadian investigative reporting program that's been on the air for over three decades, recently ran a piece looking into the untimely death of gaming enthusiast Brandon Crisp, who ran away from his Ontario home last October after his parents took away his Xbox 360, and was found dead three weeks later due to injuries sustained from falling out of a tree. Within the first few minutes of the short documentary, titled "Top Gun," The Fifth Estate's angle on the piece becomes clear: Some entity or cultural force is to blame for Crisp's death, and it's going to find out what it is.

It settles at first on Crisp's infatuation with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is strengthened by his active participation on the MLG-owned clan-ranking site GameBattles.com. From there, it delves into the foul underworld of competitive gaming, showing how attaching cash rewards to intense, lengthy sessions with mature video games is creating an irresistibly attractive lifestyle for those who fall beneath such titles' age restrictions. All the while, it depicts the unimaginable violence present in said games, and explain the detrimental effects it has on the lives of otherwise normal youths.

We lay this outline of the 40-minute documentary before you so that you don't actually have to watch it, as the sensationalism it contains and factual liberties it takes will likely raise the gaming community's collective hackles to unprecedented levels.

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JoystiqSensationalized 'Top Gun' report blames pro gaming for death of Brandon Crisp originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One more DLC item will be available this week as Guitar Hero III cranks out a growing list of free songs from the "strangest places" category. The new track this time doesn't come from a game, but rather it comes from the Top Gun flick. In fact, it's the film's theme song: "Top Gun Anthem."

The heavy-on-guitar-solos track will be available this Thursday, July 3. We guess you shouldn't play this song alone. Make sure you've got your Wingman there with you; it could make the difference. Video clip is after the break.

[Via press release]

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JoystiqTop Gun Anthem on GHIII is Wingman friendly originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In celebration of this week's Fourth of July holiday, Activision plans to serenade Guitar Hero III players with in-your-face patriotism and ambiguous homo-eroticism -- that's right, the "Top Gun Anthem" will be available as a free download on July 3rd. The film's instrumental theme, obtainable from both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, is sure send your fingers up and down your instrument as you dream of being Val Kilmer's wingman. No, Tom Cruise's wingman!

JoystiqGuitar Hero III getting free 'Top Gun Anthem' DLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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