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[End of Nations nears launch, open beta coming soon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/#comments Last time we saw End of Nations, Trion's massively multiplayer real-time strategy followup to its popular Rift, the core gameplay hearkened back to developer Petroglyph's old home of Westwood Studios and its Command & Conquer games. Yes, this is an RTS game focused more on map control and exploration than base-building, but the goal was still to move a group of units around a top-down map, something that RTS players know plenty about.

Now, however, Trion is much farther along in the game's development, so much so that it's readying for a closed beta in just a few weeks. And as Game Director Dave Luehmann unveils a much more polished build of his company's upcoming free-to-play strategy title, another interesting influence emerges: Riot Games' League of Legends.

Gallery: End of Nations (2/28/2012)

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JoystiqEnd of Nations nears launch, open beta coming soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>balanceend-of-nationsmmortspcreal-time-strategyrtstrionunitsWed, 29 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Supreme Commander 2 demo now available on Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/26/supreme-commander-2-demo-now-available-on-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/26/supreme-commander-2-demo-now-available-on-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/26/supreme-commander-2-demo-now-available-on-steam/#comments As if you didn't have enough to play this week, RTS fans, with Starcraft II in beta and Command and Conquer 4 about to drop, here comes the Supreme Commander 2 demo, now available for download over on Steam. The demo features 4GB (!) of complex Gas Powered Games RTS goodness, in which you'll be able to try two levels of the tutorial, as well as play through two missions as the United Earth Federation faction. You'll also get to see some of those new units at work, and, we presume, do some supreme commanding. No peerless or incomparable commanders here -- supreme only!

One of those new units you can try out is a sea-based experimental submarine for the Cybran faction that's modeled and named after a legendary sea monster. So what are you waiting for? Go download the demo and get kraken!

JoystiqSupreme Commander 2 demo now available on Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cybrandemodownloadfactionsgas-powered-gameskrakenpcpunrtssea-monstersteamsupreme-commander-2united-earth-federationunitsFri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[February NPD data show DS, Wii on top]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/february-npd-data-show-ds-wii-on-top/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/february-npd-data-show-ds-wii-on-top/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/february-npd-data-show-ds-wii-on-top/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

Another month, another batch of hardware and software sales data estimates from the NPD Group. The February numbers show Nintendo hitting the competition with a one-two punch of hardware dominance -- nearly half a million DS units and a third of a million Wiis were sold in North America in February. The Playstation 2 continued its impressive afterlife with roughly 300K in sales, while Sony's new system continued its slow start, selling only 127K units for the month -- even less than the somewhat-defunct Game Boy Advance.

On the software front, Crackdown was the top seller for the month, giving the Xbox 360 had the top selling game for the fourth month in a row (In January it was Lost Planet. In December and November, Gears of War). A free Wii remote sent Wii Play soaring to the No. 2 spot, while the DS rehash of Diddy Kong Racing premiered at No. 3. In more bad news for Sony, perennial favorite Guitar Hero 2 was the only game for a Sony system to make the top 10 this month.

Continue reading for a complete breakdown of the top-selling hardware and software for the month.

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JoystiqFebruary NPD data show DS, Wii on top originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The conventional wisdom is that the Nintendo DS is absolutely walloping the PSP in Japanese sales. And the conventional wisdom is right -- Japan buys roughly three DS units for every every PSP unit sold. But the seemingly lopsided data belies the interesting fact that Sony has shipped a relatively healthy 5 million Japanese PSP units so far. For context, the GameCube only sold 4 million Japanese units in its entire lifetime, according to VGCharts.

The data shows the immense popularity of portables in the land of the rising sun, with approximately 20 million combined PSP and DS units sold there since 2004. Compare that to the roughly 3 million combined Japanese sales for the three next generation consoles and it suddenly doesn't seem so crazy to focus on the Japanese portable market exclusively. With big-selling franchises like Monster Hunter supporting even the second-ranked Japanese portable, are the days of the Japanese console numbered?

JoystiqPSP ships 5mil in Japan, still way behind DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSGameCubeJapanportablePSPsalesunitsThu, 15 Mar 2007 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Bullseye: find out your local Target's Wii allocation [update 2]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/bullseye-find-out-your-local-targets-wii-allocation/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/bullseye-find-out-your-local-targets-wii-allocation/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/bullseye-find-out-your-local-targets-wii-allocation/#commentsFiled under:

Fire!We salute you, unnamed Target employee who leaks internal documents and places his own livelihood at risk in the process. Courtesy said nameless hero, the specific number of Wii units headed to each outlet has been (supposedly) revealed.

Instructions: head to this forum page and find your local store. Note its specific store number, then head to the previous page and cross-check your store number in the list. The second-to-last number in the line will be the number of units received by that store. The internet loves you, you know. In lieu of searching confusing forum page posts, just head here, type in your area code, and view the convenient results that spew forth from yon servers. It'll return several stores in the area, weighted by both proximity and number of Wii units available.

Some math reveals that the average number of Wii units per store is close to 46, a decent stock indeed. We know it'll be difficult come launch day, but with perseverance and and the ability to resist biting cold, you'll get your console yet.

[Thanks, Antibot and Elliott!]

[Update 1: Added better "Wii Finder" app]

JoystiqBullseye: find out your local Target's Wii allocation [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And the answer? There are too many intelligent, dedicated people. As such, way too many gamers knew exactly what moment the local EB Games and Gamestop would be taking preorders, and our little town of Gainesville didn't seem to be of high priority for those little gremlins over at corporate.

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JoystiqWhy living in a college town sucks originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EB GamesEbGamesElevenGamestopLaunchLinePreorderPS3TwelveUnitsFri, 13 Oct 2006 17:53:00 EST<![CDATA[A million Wii units for launch in North America]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/a-million-wii-units-for-launch-in-north-america/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/a-million-wii-units-for-launch-in-north-america/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/25/a-million-wii-units-for-launch-in-north-america/#commentsFiled under:

Mwa ha ha ha ha!We know that Nintendo has promised us four million units worldwide before the end of year, but our hearts yearn for clarification as a vampire yearns for blood. And lo! The hemoglobin feast is upon us. Shrewdly hidden in an interview with Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada's vice president and general manager, the number is set:

"We're looking at a million [units] for North America at launch," said Bertram. "When Sony came out with their PS3 announcement, they said [400,000]."

One million. This figure might be the magic number, the allocation so that gamers can obtain one within reasonable difficulty, and yet still be in enough short supply to ensure the image of "must-have" hot holiday item. Our fangs hearts tingle in anticipation.

[Thanks, John K!]

JoystiqA million Wii units for launch in North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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