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[Charity Alert: The Speed Gamers marathon Star Wars games to benefit tornado victims]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/09/charity-alert-the-speed-gamers-marathon-star-wars-games-to-bene/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/09/charity-alert-the-speed-gamers-marathon-star-wars-games-to-bene/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/09/charity-alert-the-speed-gamers-marathon-star-wars-games-to-bene/#comments The 2011 tornado season has been one of the deadliest in recorded history, with hundreds dead and thousands of lives irrevocably changed across the face of the south-east. Over 1,100 confirmed tornadoes have been recorded so far, and the official season hasn't even ended yet.

The Speed Gamers, never ones to rest on their laurels, are once again pledging hundreds of hours of their lives to continuous, charitable gaming. From right now through July 18, TSG will be plowing through a that's-no-moon-sized pile of 25-plus Star Wars games, from Rogue Squadron to Lego Star Wars and everything in-between. That's 168 hours of gaming, with 100 percent of donations going to Direct Relief International. The group aims to raise $30,000 in total, which would bring their lifetime charitable contributions to over $300,000. Hit the source link to find out how you can help, and also how much Jar-Jar Binks someone can take before all of their internal organs shut down.

[Thanks Cody!]

JoystiqCharity Alert: The Speed Gamers marathon Star Wars games to benefit tornado victims originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>charitydisaster-reliefstar-warsthe-speed-gamersthespeedgamerstornadotornado-relieftornadoesSat, 09 Jul 2011 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[GC 2008: 'Tornado' ads both suck and blow]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/22/gc-2008-tornado-ads-both-suck-and-blow/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/22/gc-2008-tornado-ads-both-suck-and-blow/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/22/gc-2008-tornado-ads-both-suck-and-blow/#commentsFiled under: ,

Behold: Tornado. What's the game about? Does it really matter? From what we can stomach gather, this ludicrous video - complete with a crappy rip-off of Danny Elfman's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure score - shows a game that looks like a Katamari Damacy clone, is played by swirling the stylus on the DS screen, and stars the love child of Shadow the Hedgehog and Aero the Acro-Bat.

Oh, and what is up with that poor raccoon? Or the little girl with the dead eyes and creepy smirk? The whole thing looks like footage David Lynch could have shot after going off his drugs. There's a second spot after the break, but you might want to take a moment to compose yourself before clicking through, since it's just as hysterically awful. You have been warned.

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JoystiqGC 2008: 'Tornado' ads both suck and blow originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSignition-entertainmentleipzig-08successtornadotrailerFri, 22 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Tornado to blow through Europe]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/18/tornado-to-blow-through-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/18/tornado-to-blow-through-europe/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/18/tornado-to-blow-through-europe/#commentsFiled under: ,

Ignition won't be forgetting about Europe when it comes to localizing Tornado, Success's Katamari Damacy-esque action game about a bunch of heroic cats who employ tornadoes to tidy up the mess left by a devious galactic Prince who wants to claim all possessions on Earth. Hey, it could happen!

The game is currently slated for a fall release in Europe, but Ignition might want to hurry up -- the game still lacks a release date in its native Japan. While we wait for something more concrete, let the wind guide you gently towards our gallery and a dozen new images.


[Via press release]

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Confirming Nintendo Power's statement, Ignition Entertainment sent out a press release announcing their intention to release Success's Tornado in North America. Surprisingly, the game isn't even close to being released in Japan yet: Success's barebones Tornado website still shows an "undecided" release date.

As Toki, a member of the Cosmic Cleaners, Tornado players must use upgradable Tornado Machines to clean up the world and reclaim all the items, people, and buildings that a malevolent Prince has stolen from Earth. Like Katamari Damacy with a different rotational axis. The focus is on acquiring unique items, and completing levels in the Story Mode unlocks them in Arcade Mode for replay and continued collecting.

The first English screens are available in our gallery. Take them for a spin, why don't you (oh man, sorry about that).


[Via press release]

JoystiqIgnition officially announces Tornado, first media blows in originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like GameFly was right once again.

We recently reported that the renter/retailer put up a listing for Tornado, which was assumed to be a localized version of the Japanese game sharing the same name. Now according to a blurb in most recent issue of Nintendo Power, the Katamari-like game is indeed confirmed to pop up in North America, although no timeline details were given.

Nintendo Power also reveals that Tornado will include some microphone blowing elements, which worries us a little bit. As long as the game doesn't overdo it, though, we can't help but think that this will be a nice addition to the DS library.

[Via GoNintendo]

JoystiqNorth American Tornado confirmed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 May 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ignitionignition-entertainmentnintendo-powersuccesstornadoThu, 29 May 2008 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Tornado might blow over to North America]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/tornado-might-blow-over-to-north-america/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/tornado-might-blow-over-to-north-america/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/tornado-might-blow-over-to-north-america/#commentsFiled under:

The comparisons between Tornado and Katamari Damacy are extremely evident, but there's one major difference: Katamari Damacy games are available outside of Japan, whereas Success's title has yet to accomplish that.

In fact, Tornado hasn't even released in Japan yet. It was originally scheduled to come out last year, but later become delayed indefinitely. Oddly enough, though, GameFly has a listing for a DS game called Tornado. Can it be the same game? Perhaps -- we hope so, at least. We wouldn't mind having a portable Katamari-like game release in North America for our favorite handheld.

Whatever this game is, it's being published by Ignition Entertainment and has a GameFly release date of September '08.

[Via Siliconera]

JoystiqTornado might blow over to North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 May 2008 22:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gameflyignitionignition-entertainmentsuccesstornadoThu, 22 May 2008 22:35:00 EST<![CDATA[How disturbing: Tornado is kind of familiar]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/17/how-disturbing-tornado-is-kind-of-familiar/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/17/how-disturbing-tornado-is-kind-of-familiar/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/17/how-disturbing-tornado-is-kind-of-familiar/#commentsFiled under: ,

In order to clean up the mess caused by a drunken galactic king evil galactic prince, the tiny protagonist protagonists of Katamari Damacy Tornado must roll up pick up lots of stuff, including trees and buildings, in a big ball tornado. As you pick up more stuff, your ball tornado increases in size, allowing you to pick up bigger stuff.

Of course, Katamari Damacy didn't have adorable furry characters (to its credit), and it didn't require players to constantly spin in a circle to generate momentum. Other than that, the two games look pretty similar. But if Tornado is a well-executed ripoff, we'll probably still be interested. We are slaves to rolling-stuff-up gameplay.

JoystiqHow disturbing: Tornado is kind of familiar originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>katamari-damacysuccesstornadoMon, 17 Sep 2007 12:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Student-made games make downloadable waves]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/22/student-made-games-make-downloadable-waves/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/22/student-made-games-make-downloadable-waves/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/22/student-made-games-make-downloadable-waves/#commentsFiled under: ,

Nintendo's Game Seminar managed to bear some fruit as several attending students created games that will be available for download. The games, titled Tornado, Nekosogi Tornado, Bioumu, and Kuru Keshi!, were recently trademarked by Nintendo and will be available in Japan come April via download.

[Via Gaming Evolution]

 

JoystiqStudent-made games make downloadable waves originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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