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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Penny Poker]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; ">
	<small><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#808080">Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals. We at Joystiq believe no one deserves to starve, and many indie developers are entitled to a fridge full of tasty, fulfilling media coverage, right here. This week, we're featuring Paul Perry's iOS app and excuse to write off trips to Vegas, <em>Penny Poker</em>.</font></small></div>
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<strong><strong>What's your game called, and what's it about?</strong></strong><br />
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Penny Poker is a mobile video poker. It contains six styles of video poker: Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better, Double Bonus, Double Double Bonus, Tens or better, Aces and Eights, Loose Deuces and Joker Poker. It has Game Center support with global leaderboards and achievements.<br />
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The same app purchase gets you both iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad versions. For iPhone 4 Retina HD graphics are included. The game is really gorgeous. My girlfriend is an artist extraordinaire -- she also has an MFA -- and she is really able to create some incredible visuals. Each version has different background graphics. On top of that, the sound effects are really appealing.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Penny Poker</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/">The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Penny Poker</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19987593/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/10/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-penny-poker/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ipad</category><category>iphone</category><category>iPod-Touch</category><category>joystiq-indie-pitch</category><category>mobile</category><category>Paul-Perry</category><category>Penny-Poker</category><category>Vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minecraft creator gauging interest in Vegas convention for game's launch]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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		<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/minecraft"><em>Minecraft</em></a> creator Markus "Notch" Persson wants to measure your interest in attending a Las Vegas MinecraftCon. Persson has posted a poll on his blog to do so and, as of this writing, the "No, definitely not!" crowd makes up 45 percent of respondents, with 23 percent answering in the affirmative.<br />
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		Persson posits on his blog that the MinecraftCon could be held in Vegas for the game's launch of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/minecraft-will-officially-launch-on-11-11-11/">November 11</a>. He'd push out the "final release" live on stage, and there would be costume contests, speed building contests and Q&amp;A sessions. He says the con would "probably" cost $90 per person, excluding hotel room and travel costs.<br />
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		If you're interested in adding your voice to the idea, head on over to <a href="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5388689217/minecraftcon-2011-in-vegas">The Word of Notch</a> and vote.</div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/">Minecraft creator gauging interest in Vegas convention for game's launch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 11 May 2011 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19937469/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/minecraft-creator-gauging-interest-in-vegas-convention-for-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Markus-Persson</category><category>Minecraft</category><category>MinecraftCon</category><category>pc</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony adds 10 titles to PSP Greatest Hits line]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/godofwarchainsgh_580.jpg" /><br /></div>
Sony is bulking up its <a href="http://playstation.joystiq.com/tag/greatest-hits/">Greatest Hits</a> collection for the PSP, dropping the price on 10 select titles starting April 5. Available for the lowered price of $19.99, the majority of the new batch of Greatest Hits games are third party, though there are still some delicious first-party nuggets included, such as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=god+of+war+chains+of+olympus"><em>Chains of Olympus</em></a>. Here's your next wave of Greatest Hits:<br />
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    <li><em>Fight Night Round 3</em></li>
    <li><em>God of War: Chains of Olympus</em></li>
    <li><em>Medal of Honor Heroes 2</em></li>
    <li><em>Mortal Kombat: Unchained</em></li>
    <li><em>Patapon</em></li>
    <li><em>SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike</em></li>
    <li><em>Sonic Rivals 2</em></li>
    <li><em>SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger</em></li>
    <li><em>Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter(R) 2</em></li>
    <li><em>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(R) Vegas</em></li>
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<br /><em><br /></em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/">Sony adds 10 titles to PSP Greatest Hits line</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1493662/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/sony-adds-10-titles-to-psp-greatest-hits-line/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chains-of-olympus</category><category>ea</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>fight-night</category><category>fight-night-round-3</category><category>ghost-recon</category><category>god-of-war</category><category>medal-of-honor-heroes-2</category><category>mortal-kombat-unchained</category><category>patapon</category><category>psp</category><category>scea</category><category>socom</category><category>sonic-rivals-2</category><category>sony</category><category>Sony-Computer-Entertainment-America</category><category>spongebob</category><category>tom-clancy</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 gameplay video looks familiar]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"  codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="490" height="400">    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />     <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=30448"/> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=30448" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="490" height="400"></embed> </object><br />For some reason, watching <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30405.html">this gameplay footage for <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas 2</em></a> gives us a pretty powerful sense of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu. Either our surreptitious digital overlords just <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix">changed something in the Matrix</a>, or we've seen this game before. Not that that's a bad thing, mind you -- we loved the original <em>Vegas</em>, and we're definitely not asking them to reinvent the wheel. But in the <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5848.html">first batch of gameplay videos</a> for a sequel, we want to see new, fresh features -- like that revamped Persistent Elite Creation system, or that unlikely (but potentially awesome) boss fight against Mantecore, the white tiger that was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy">responsible for Roy Horn's near-shuffle</a> off this mortal coil.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/">Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 gameplay video looks familiar</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30405.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1111384/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/rainbow-six-vegas-2-gameplay-video-looks-familiar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>montecore</category><category>PC</category><category>PS3</category><category>rainbowsix</category><category>rainbowsixvegas</category><category>rainbowsixvegas2</category><category>roy</category><category>siegfried</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>ubisoftmontreal</category><category>vegas</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midway introduces 'This is Vegas' to Xbox 360, PS3, PC]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.midway.com/rxpage/Game_ThisisVegas.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/this-is-vegas-concept-art-4.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Exacting revenge for all those times we said, "<em>This is mediocre</em>," publisher <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Midway/">Midway</a> has announced "<a href="http://www.midway.com/rxpage/Game_ThisisVegas.html"><em>This is Vegas</em></a><em>,</em>" shortly before kicking us into a mysterious pit acting as little more than a receptacle for cynical gamers and woefully outdated movie references. So what, pray tell, is this ... <em>This is Vegas</em>?<br /><br />According to the press release, it's "an open world, lifestyle action experience, where players will live out their Vegas fantasies by fighting, gambling, driving and partying their way through the most decadent, fast-paced and wildest city in the world." Said gambling, driving and partying will occur in a world devised by Midway's internal studio, Surreal Software. The <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suffering_%28video_game%29">Suffering</a> </em>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakan"><em>Drakan</em></a> developer is currently aiming for a Winter 2008 release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.<br /><br />Studio head Alan Patmore says the team is "thrilled" to indulge our "wildest Vegas fantasies," though fails to specify whether that includes the one where we become an inconsiderate, alcoholic grandmother addicted to shaking hands with the one-armed bandit. There will, however, be "partying in the hottest night clubs, racing in underground circuits," playing at the tables, impromptu barroom brawls and (presumably) <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/rainbow-six-vegas-2-cashes-in-march-21/">other exciting, lifestyle action experiences</a>. <em>This is Vegas</em>, baby.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/">This is Vegas</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/#991952"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/tiv_leipzig_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/#991951"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/tiv_leipzig_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/#897777"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/this_is_vegas_e33_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/#897776"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/this_is_vegas_e32_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/this-is-vegas/#897775"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/this_is_vegas_e31_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/">Midway introduces 'This is Vegas' to Xbox 360, PS3, PC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.midway.com/rxpage/Game_ThisisVegas.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1108079/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/midway-introduces-new-game-this-is-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BreakingNews</category><category>gambling</category><category>lifestyle-action-experience</category><category>Midway</category><category>PC</category><category>PS3</category><category>racing</category><category>Surreal</category><category>This-is-Vegas</category><category>Vegas</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ludwig Kietzmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot machines to become more like video games]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/arcade/" rel="tag">Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a></p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/business/10slots.html?pagewanted=2&amp;ei=5088&amp;en=a5a3b838b0a1a09b&amp;ex=1354942800&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/pongslot.jpg" /></a>There's usually not that much overlap between the gaming industry (the gambling one) and the gaming industry (the one you actually are about). That seems poised to change, though, as the <em>New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/business/10slots.html?ex=1354942800&amp;en=a5a3b838b0a1a09b&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss">reports</a> slot machine manufacturers are adding skill-based gaming elements to the one-armed bandits in an effort to attract new players. "We can't just make a slot thinking about the 55-year-old lady who comes to the casino a few times a month," said Rob Bone, marketing director for WMS Gaming. "We need to appeal to new buckets of players, or we'll die."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/business/10slots.html?ex=1354942800&amp;en=a5a3b838b0a1a09b&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss">To that end, Bally Technologies has signed a deal with </a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/atari">Atari</a> to make machines based on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/pong"><em>Pong</em> </a>and <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/breakout">Breakout</a>, </em>which let you play simplified versions of the games during a bonus round. Don't get too excited, though -- your gaming skills won't let you break the bank at Vegas. As the <em>Times</em> points out, "skill will take a player only so far as these machines are still calibrated to pay out less money than they take in." That's OK though ... back in the '80s we put money into these games without expecting to get <em>any</em> money back.<br /><br />[Thanks Vlad]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/">Slot machines to become more like video games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/business/10slots.html?ex=1354942800&amp;en=a5a3b838b0a1a09b&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1060123/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/11/slot-machines-to-become-more-like-video-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>atari</category><category>Bally</category><category>breakout</category><category>casino</category><category>classic</category><category>gambling</category><category>gaming</category><category>pong</category><category>retro</category><category>slot machines</category><category>SlotMachines</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PS3 Fanboy review: Rainbow Six: Vegas]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/ps3-rainbow-screenshot1111.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
After much delay, PS3 owners are finally able to taste the dish Ubisoft first baked for Xbox 360 owners back in mid-November. Has the extra six months in the Ubi incubator, provided PS3 gamers with a far superior version? Does the PS3 version blow its Xbox cousin out of the water? Does the PS3 rendition give you superhuman powers?<br /><br /><em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> weaves an interesting-enough plotline, centering around southern boy Logan Keller, a recent rising star amongst the ranks of the Rainbow team and whose face you'll become intimately familiar with as you duck him behind crates or crane his neck around doorways to spot and eliminate bad guys. One of our hero's first missions starts the Rainbow team off in Mexico, where you're being sent to eliminate a terrorist threat led by international terrorist Irena Morales. The game's plot is riddled with conspiracy-a-plenty, taking twists and turns while leading the Rainbow team to locales like Mexico, Vegas (of course) and later, an expansive hydroelectric dam.<br /><br /><strong></strong><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>PS3 Fanboy review: Rainbow Six: Vegas</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/">PS3 Fanboy review: Rainbow Six: Vegas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/929136/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/02/ps3-fanboy-review-rainbow-six-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>logan keller</category><category>LoganKeller</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six: vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSix:Vegas</category><category>review</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>ubisoft montreal</category><category>UbisoftMontreal</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Vrabel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six Vegas Black Edition goes AWOL]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/vanish.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
So, the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/RainbowSixVegas/">Rainbow Six Vegas</a></em> Black Edition DLC <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/">really did appear</a> on Xbox Live. It was brief, but it was there. But now, as you have already found if you've attempted a download over the past day or so, it is most certainly not there. The <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx">good Major</a> offers little help on his blog, saying only: "This has been pulled. I'll let you know when it makes a return." Wow, cryptic.<br /><br />There are, of course, plenty of delightful <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx#comments">theories</a> as to why the pack pulled a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Matters_%28TV_series%29#Original_characters_leave_the_show">Judy on <em>Family Matters</em></a>. Some think that it got on to Marketplace too early, some think a critical bug was discovered. We like to think that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Ubisoft/">Ubisoft</a> was so racked with guilt over charging $10 for five maps (when that amount <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/">previously got you</a> five maps and two new modes) that they pulled it. We admit that's not really likely. We'll be sure to update this post when it triumphantly returns.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/">Rainbow Six Vegas Black Edition goes AWOL</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/928571/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/rainbow-six-vegas-black-edition-goes-awol/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dlc</category><category>majornelson</category><category>rainbowsix</category><category>rainbowsixvegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>xbox360</category><category>xboxlive</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is Rainbow Six: Vegas?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/tom_clancys_rainbow_six_vegas_ps3-delayed.jpg" />Online retailers are either still showing the release date as June 26th, which was previously expected, or delayed until Thursday, Friday or even Saturday. <br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=270025">Gamestop's website</a>, the game "usually ships within 24 hours," which generally points to the game being in stock at many stores. However, our local Gamestop in central New York says <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/"><em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em></a> for PS3 won't be in stores until June 30th, at the <em>earliest</em>. Message boards across this crazy worldwide web are lighting up with tales of Gamestop employees reiterating similar tales, that the shipping date shows June 29th with expected in-store availability for June 30th.<br /><br />How about other retailers? <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8137704&amp;st=rainbox+six+vegas&amp;type=product&amp;id=1158322693408">Best Buy online</a> shows the game coming in tomorrow (June 27th). As is par for the course, their in-store clerks can only confirm its current absence in store shelves, without any further idea as to when the game will come in. Mega-retailer <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Clancys-Rainbow-Six-Vegas/dp/B000HGOHWO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4290118-0399824?ie=UTF8&amp;s=videogames&amp;qid=1182887850&amp;sr=8-3">Amazon</a> doesn't fare much better, showing its release date as June 26th with an 11-13 day shipping time frame. Yeesh. Sans an Ubisoft developer <a href="http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=932242&amp;topic=36329156">connection</a>, it doesn't appear likely that gamers will be able to experience the PS3 reiteration of <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> until later this week. Weekend releases are practically unheard of, but we at least hope this one proves true. Waiting another <em>full week </em>for some hot online <em>Rainbow </em>action? Too much. Now where's that copy of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/24/worldwide-playstation-3-releases-for-the-week-of-june-25th/"><em>The Darkness</em></a> ... <br /><br /><em>Thanks to all who sent this in.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/">Where is Rainbow Six: Vegas?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/927149/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/where-is-rainbow-six-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>best buy</category><category>BestBuy</category><category>gamestop</category><category>rainbow six: vegas</category><category>RainbowSix:Vegas</category><category>release date</category><category>ReleaseDate</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Vrabel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six Vegas expands yet again with Black Edition]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx"><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/rainbow-six-vegas.jpg" /></em></a><br /></div>
<em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=%0D%0ARainbow%20Six%20Vegas">Rainbow Six Vegas</a></em> continues to roll along, picking up new levels like some sort of very specific <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=Katamari">Katamari</a>. This new infusion of terrorist-thwomping action (just two months after <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/">your last hit</a>) is called the Player's Pack Black Edition and will run you 800 points ($10).<br /><br />For your sawbuck, you'll nab three brand new maps like Red Lotus and Wartown plus a revamped version of Streets. You'll also get an appearance from a very special guest star: PRESIDIO, which the elderly among you may remember from <em>Rainbow Six 3</em>. The content weighs in at 705 MB and is available now.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/">Rainbow Six Vegas expands yet again with Black Edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/06/26/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-player-s-pack-black-edition-in-game.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/926721/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/rainbow-six-vegas-expands-yet-again-with-black-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dlc</category><category>majornelson</category><category>rainbowsix</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SGD '07: Rainbow Six: Vegas screenshots are gorgeous]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/media/" rel="tag">Videos and Screenshots</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/rsv_ps3_fremont_01-425.jpg"  alt="" /><br /><br />
<div align="left">Straight from this week's Sony's Gamer's Day comes three beautiful looking shots of the PlayStation 3 version of <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em>. We've been waiting for this title for a while, can't wait for it personally. I just hope that they're able to keep the online play as good as the 360's play is. As usual, the screenshots look excellent. Look for this game on shelves on the 12th of June. <br /></div>
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<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/">SGD '07: Rainbow Six: Vegas screenshots are gorgeous</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/898077/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-rainbow-six-vegas-screenshots-are-gorgeous/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Rainbow Six</category><category>Rainbow Six Vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>SGD</category><category>SGD 07</category><category>Sgd07</category><category>Sony Gamer's Day</category><category>SonyGamer'sDay</category><category>Tom Clancy</category><category>TomClancy</category><category>Vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jem Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rainbox Six: Vegas content now Live]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/04/18/rainbow-6-players-pack-red-edition-dlc.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/04/r6maps1.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
This has been a terrible week for significant others. Not only were their loved ones drawn away from designated "snuggle time" by two delicious <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/17/halo-2-blastacular-maps-now-available-for-4/">new maps for<em> Halo 2</em></a>, but now they'll have to contend with new DLC for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/rainbowsix">Rainbow 6: Vegas</a>. </em>Yes, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/13/rainbow-six-vegas-downloadable-content-revealed/"><em>Player's Pack Red Edition</em></a> ... the one announced two months ago. There was also a freebie auto-update released for the game, which you can <a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3571084024/m/3471008155">read about here</a>. <br /><br />In case you didn't hear before, the 800-point pack includes two new game modes: Assasination (Team 1: Let's kill that guy! Team 2: You'd better not!) and Total Conquest, which is King of the Hills (not you, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills">Jordan Eubanks</a>) with three spots teams need to control. There are also three fresh maps and two remixes, but you wouldn't know that from reading the dashboard description, which just says there are "brand new maps." A small request to companies releasing DLC for purchase: Please let us know what we are buying. Anyway, you know now, so go, buy with confidence. Or, you know, don't. He/she misses you.<br /><br /><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000" absz="12"><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/">Rainbow Six: Vegas DLC</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/#160050"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/#160049"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/#160047"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/#160048"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc/#160046"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/rainbow-six-vegas-dlc-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></font><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/">New Rainbox Six: Vegas content now Live</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/04/18/rainbow-6-players-pack-red-edition-dlc.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/876913/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/new-rainbox-6-vegas-content-now-live/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dlc</category><category>rainbowsix</category><category>Ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>xboxlive</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full resolution videos prove to be problematic]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/776/776501p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/03/potential.jpg" alt="" /></a>One of the most exciting features of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/firmware-3-30-now-available-on-network-update/">new 3.30 firmware update</a> is the ability to play back video with resolutions as high as 720x480 (DVD quality). However, many PSP users have found it nearly impossible to create files that will play in the system. As it stands, Dark_Alex's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/10/3-03-oe-b-firmware-unlocks-full-res-video/">custom firmware</a> still appears to have better video capabilities than Sony's current official firmware.<br /><br />However, Chipxsd of <a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSP-FW-3-30-update-Network-and-Download/pg/49/aid/87628">QJ.net</a> has been able to use Sony's <a href="http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/vegasfamily.asp">Vegas video application</a> (which starts at $90) to create a 480x272 video file that works on his system. It's unclear what that program does differently from other free programs, such as <a href="http://www.nurs.or.jp/%7Ecalcium/3gpp/">3GP Converter</a> and <a href="http://www.pspvideo9.com">PSP Video 9</a>, but hopefully all PSP fans will have access to full-resolution videos in time.<br /><br />To download the test file, click <a href="http://pspmovies.ign.com/psp/video/article/776/776501/Untitled.mp4">here</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/776/776501p1.html">IGN</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/">Full resolution videos prove to be problematic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://psp.ign.com/articles/776/776501p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/862533/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/full-resolution-videos-prove-to-be-problematic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3.30</category><category>full res</category><category>FullRes</category><category>sony</category><category>vegas</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision shenanigans: R6 Vegas baby]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a></p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraserandgrace/422573911/"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="319" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/03/rainbow6baby.jpg" /></a><br />You find the damnedest things cruising Flickr. Today we found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraserandgrace/422573911/">this picture</a> taken from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/vegas"><em>Rainbow Six Vegas</em></a> created by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraserandgrace/">frasermoo</a>. Yes, that is the face of an infant. The face of an infant mounted onto a lethal terrorist killing machine to be specific. While we can't argue the hilarity of such a juxtaposition, we do have to question the <em>logistics</em> of such an endeavor. What had to be done to keep this child still enough to capture his face this accurately? What nefarious harnesses were put to use for the sole sake of creating a humorous avatar? Hopefully, this baby has a penchant for sitting perfectly still and looking cute all the time.<br /><br />Any <em>Vegas</em> players spot any other freaky avatars out there?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/">Vision shenanigans: R6 Vegas baby</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraserandgrace/422573911/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/854148/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/vision-shenanigans-r6-vegas-baby/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fan stuff</category><category>FanStuff</category><category>flickr</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>vegas</category><category>vision</category><category>vision camera</category><category>VisionCamera</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: New maps headed for R6: Vegas]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><a href="http://forums.gamebattles.com/showthread.php?t=851378"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="127" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/rainb.jpg" alt="" /></a>The latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine apparently spills the beans on new <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> <a href="http://forums.gamebattles.com/showthread.php?t=851378">content</a>. The content supposedly contains ten new maps and two new multiplayer modes for 800 MS points. One of the new game types, Assassination, requires players to protect their player controlled VIP and attempt to assassinate the opposing team's VIP. Conquest asks players to maintain control over certain sections of the map, similar to King of the Hill and Territories game types in other games. The content is scheduled to arrive in March. <br /><br />Anyone with a new copy of OXM care to confirm?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://dpcough.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/rainbow-six-vegas-new-maps/">Live Gamer</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/">Rumor: New maps headed for R6: Vegas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.gamebattles.com/showthread.php?t=851378>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/747325/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/rumor-new-maps-headed-for-r6-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbowsix vegas</category><category>RainbowsixVegas</category><category>tom clancy</category><category>TomClancy</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Agent and Vegas for $39.99]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/deals-and-bargains/" rel="tag">Deals and Bargains</a></p><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8115906&amp;st=360&amp;lp=2&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1158318674475"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="146" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/majornelson-vegas-face-cap.jpg" /></a><br />Major Nelson brings word that Best Buy has <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8115906&amp;st=360&amp;lp=2&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1158318674475"><em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em></a> on sale for $39.99. We checked it out and found out that <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7689138&amp;st=360&amp;lp=13&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1138083934281"><em>Splinter Cell: Double Agent</em></a> is available for $39.99 as well. If you've been waiting to pick up either one of these games, you could do a lot worse than a $20 discount. While you're at it, you may want to pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8025816&amp;st=360&amp;lp=14&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1156607400427"><em>Project 8</em></a> or <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7796352&amp;st=360&amp;lp=3&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1142291512180"><em>Madden 07</em></a>, which are on sale for the slightly less attractive price of $49.99. As an added bonus, you can get an additional $10 off of any of these titles if you <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&amp;id=pcmcat108800050048">pre-order</a> <em>Lost Planet</em>. <em>Vegas</em> for $29? Not bad. Anyone else find any good deals today?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/01/04/rainbow-six-vegas-for-39-99.aspx">Major Nelson</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/">Double Agent and Vegas for $39.99</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8115906&amp;st=360&amp;lp=2&amp;type=product&amp;cp=1&amp;id=1158318674475>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/729379/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/04/double-agent-and-vegas-for-39-99/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double agent</category><category>DoubleAgent</category><category>madden 07</category><category>Madden07</category><category>major nelson</category><category>MajorNelson</category><category>project 8</category><category>Project8</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>scda</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens in Vegas ... gets patched]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a></p><a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3571084024/m/7661089805?r=6811097015#6811097015"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="239" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/vegas-multi.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />Those of you dealing with bugs in <em>Rainbow Six Vegas</em> every day, lift up your hands in joy, for a patch has been released. The patch will be applied by an auto update the next time players load <em>Vegas</em>. The patch fixes numerous issues, most notably the voice <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/12/06">bug</a> that has rendered the game nearly unplayable for some. The patch also fixes a number of crashing issues and removes proximity chat for some reason. Check out the <em>Vegas</em> forums for a <a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3571084024/m/7661089805?r=6811097015#6811097015">complete list</a> of all fixes.<br /><br />Have any of you been so frustrated by these bugs that you stopped playing?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/12/14/auto-update-rainbow-six-vegas.aspx">Major Nelson</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/">What happens in Vegas ... gets patched</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3571084024/m/7661089805?r=6811097015#6811097015>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/718717/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/14/what-happens-in-vegas-gets-patched/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>patch</category><category>r6</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegas, face mapping, and you: a video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><object width="425" height="363" id="gtembed" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000">
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<param value="high" name="quality" /> <embed width="425" height="363" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" name="gtembed" swliveconnect="true" src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=15370"></embed> </object><br />We recently brought you Major Nelson's <em>Vegas</em> face mapping <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/">results</a>, but those were merely pictures. Today we bring you the holy grail of face mapping evidence: video. It seems that the overall goal of face mapping, however, is not to map normal faces. If our previous commenters are to be believed, <em>Vegas</em> players have been trying all kinds of head gear, from sun glasses to Spiderman masks. It's fitting, then, that this video features a woman using the face mapping feature to give Xbox Live a permanent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_%28sound%29">raspberry</a>. Check out the video and tell us what creative things you've done with your <em>Vegas</em> avatar.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/">Vegas, face mapping, and you: a video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/710521/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/vegas-face-mapping-and-you-a-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>camera</category><category>face mapping</category><category>FaceMapping</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>rb6 vegas</category><category>Rb6Vegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>vision</category><category>vision camera</category><category>VisionCamera</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegas face mapping: Larry, meet Larry]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a></p><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/11/24/rainbow-six-vegas-face-mapping.aspx"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="146" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/majornelson-vegas-face-cap.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br />Larry Hryb, AKA Major Nelson, recently posted the <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/11/24/rainbow-six-vegas-face-mapping.aspx">results</a> of his <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/vegas"><em>Rainbow Six Vegas</em></a> facial mapping on his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/sets/72157594390724810/">Flickr</a> site. How does it look? Pretty good actually. We mocked up his in game avatar next to his real life mug in the image above. <em>Vegas</em> fans out there may be wondering how Major Nelson came by those cool shades and hat in <em>Vegas</em>. Does he have access to special content because he works for Microsoft? Nope, he was actually <em>wearing</em> those things when he captured his face with the Vision camera. Knowing this, we can only imagine the lengths that some people might go to in order to <em>really</em> customize their character. You want pink and blue camouflage face paint (you know, for sneaking around a cotton candy machine)? Just paint yourself up and take a picture! In theory, you could add anything to your face before you take the picture: tattoos, fake scars, crazy contact lenses, the possibilities are endless.<br /><br />Now that you've seen the results, will you try anything special to customize your character?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/">Vegas face mapping: Larry, meet Larry</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/11/24/rainbow-six-vegas-face-mapping.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/708360/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/vegas-face-mapping-larry-meet-larry/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>live vision</category><category>LiveVision</category><category>major nelson</category><category>MajorNelson</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>vision</category><category>vision camera</category><category>VisionCamera</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipping this week: Super Vegas edition]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="318" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/rb6pack.jpg" alt="" />Another week, at least one more major title for Xbox 360. This week it's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/"><em>Rainbow Six Vegas</em></a>, the long awaited shooter from the Tom Clancy loving folks at Ubisoft. Of course, there are arguably two big games this week, depending on your feelings towards a certain <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/15/superman-demo-doesnt-suck-hell-freezes/">Man of Steel</a>. We're a little confused about <em>College Hoops 2K7</em>, considering there was downloadable content <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/11/08/college-hoops-2k7-game-content.aspx">available</a> for it two weeks ago. Weird. Finally, we have <em>Cabela's African Safari</em>. Does anyone out there play these hunting games? We're curious if they're actually better than their Xbox 1 predecessors. Are they any fun, or is it just for the Gamerscore?<br />
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    <li><em>Cabela's African Safari</em></li>
    <li><em>College Hoops 2K7</em></li>
    <li><em>Superman Returns: The Videogame</em></li>
    <li><em>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas</em></li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/">Shipping this week: Super Vegas edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11753>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/704926/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/shipping-this-week-super-vegas-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cabelas african safari</category><category>CabelasAfricanSafari</category><category>college hoops 2k7</category><category>CollegeHoops2k7</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>rb6 vegas</category><category>Rb6Vegas</category><category>shipping this week</category><category>ShippingThisWeek</category><category>superman returns</category><category>SupermanReturns</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six: Vegas multiplayer impressions]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/vegas-multi.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br />We just spent the last hour playing the <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> multiplayer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/">demo</a>, and so far it's pretty damned good. First of all, the character creation and outfitting is surprisingly robust for a demo. There are plenty of faces available -- sorry, no Vision support in the demo -- lots of facial hair options, as well as a few different camouflage options. The amount of weapons and armor is very impressive for a demo. There are multiple types of rifles, machine guns, pistols, grenades, and plenty of armor and clothing choices for the whole body. What's more, there are even some gadgets and custom weapon attachments, too. Finally, the game lets you add a three character prefix to your Gamertag. This is great for those who haven't appended Clan prefixes to their tags (or those who don't want to). Unfortunately, none of these options are saved when you quit the demo, so you may not want to get too attached to your avatar.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas multiplayer impressions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/">Rainbow Six: Vegas multiplayer impressions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/703773/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-impressions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6 vegas</category><category>r6v</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegas multiplayer demo infiltrates Live [update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/r6-character-creation.jpg" alt="" /><br />There's nothing quite like a nice Friday demo. For those of you who can't get enough of the <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> demo, you're in luck, because a multiplayer demo just dropped on Live Marketplace. According to the description, there are tons of modes available, including Adversarial, Attack &amp; Defend, and Terro Hunt. Terro Hunt, 4 player co-op game in which your team slaughters hordes of terrorists, sounds particularly fun. We haven't finished the download yet (almost a gig), so we don't know if character creation -- or face mapping -- is available. We'll update you with our impressions as soon as possible.<br /><br /><font color="red">Update</font>: It looks like this demo is only <a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/11/17/demo-tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-multiplayer-demo.aspx">available</a> for Gold members. Silver members can get this on November 24th. Still, considering it's online multiplayer, how would Silver members play it anyway?<br /><br />[Thanks, Chris Hipple]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/">Vegas multiplayer demo infiltrates Live [update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/703714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/17/vegas-multiplayer-demo-infiltrates-live/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>tom clancy</category><category>TomClancy</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox Live Demo roundup]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rpgs/" rel="tag">RPGs</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/simulations/" rel="tag">Simulations</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/strategy/" rel="tag">Strategy</a></p><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/xblnewdemos.jpg" /></em><br />There's been a lot of new demos out on Xbox Live Marketplace lately, some good, some bad. Some of them might end up saving you $60, since the demo could be craptacular, but you could also find yourself desperate for the full version. That's the whole mystery of the marketplace. Roll the dice and see what you think.<br /><br /><em>Eragon</em>: (415.28MB) This game is only going to appeal to fans of the book and the upcoming film. The graphics are not what you'd call "pretty," and it feels as if the game was tossed together over a drunken weekend using old code found on a floppy disk in a dumpster outside of Electronic Arts. It plays like <em>Lord of the Rings</em> meets <em>Knights of the Old Republic</em>. You have a sword, a bow, Jedi-like magic powers, and face an onslaught of identical foes. You can call in a dragon for air support every now and then, almost like having a special Dragon-whistle. *TWEET* "Hey! Take out that SUV in front of me! Thanks, girl!" Now that would come in handy.<br /><br /><em>Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent</em>: (702.31MB) No surprises here. It's the same old <em>Splinter Cell</em> that you've come to love or hate. Ubisoft could just start calling these games <em>Splinter Cell: The Sequel</em> and you'd get the drift -- although this one has some big changes to the multiplayer, new plot, still fun ... if you're into that sort of thing. Fire it up and and see what you think of the latest installment. Then go try out the next one down and see which one knocks your socks off. <em>Double Agent </em>is the biggest download of the group, so get one of the smaller ones first and let this load in the background while you get some game on.<br /><br /><em>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six</em>: <em>Vegas: </em>(477.57MB) Can they make the titles to these games any longer, please? Soon it'll be crossover time and you'll have <em>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Cell Splinter Six of the Old Republic Theft Auto</em> to deal with. This is the second smallest download, barely ahead of Eragon, but it really manages to put the money where the megabytes are. This demo alone makes us want to pony up the money for the real things. Plus come on, Vegas, baby, Vegas.<br /><br />F.E.A.R.: (542.72MB) And then there was F.E.A.R -- an explosive ballet of destruction, clone commandos and kicking evil little girls in the head. In slow-mo. What more can you ask for in a free demo? <br /><br />What demos have you been checking out? We wanna hear about it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/">Xbox Live Demo roundup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live/marketplace/demos.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/696029/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/03/xbox-live-demo-roundup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>Double Agent</category><category>Eragon</category><category>F.E.A.R.</category><category>marketplace</category><category>Rainbow Six</category><category>Splinter Cell</category><category>Tom Clancy</category><category>Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent</category><category>Vegas</category><category>Xbox Live</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Kelly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from downtown, it's R6 Vegas (video)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a></p><a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3303_en.html"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/r6vegas-downtown.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br />Ubisoft has released a <a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3303_en.html">video</a> showcasing the downtown sections of <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas.</em> Those of you who've played the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/">demo</a> will be pleased to see that the downtown sections are a little more varied than the environments in the demo. The video shows off some of the colorful casinos, neon lights blazing. The video also demonstrates the ability to set target priorities for your teammates -- in other words, which terrorists to take out first -- which is a great feature. Head on over to <a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3303_en.html">Xboxyde</a> to check it out. If the tiny streaming video doesn't do it for you, we'd suggest <a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_3303_1_en.html">downloading</a> the HD version and streaming it to your 360.<br /><br />Seriously, we've said it before, but this Christmas is going to be hard on a fanboy's wallet.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/">Live from downtown, it's R6 Vegas (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3303_en.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/695353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/02/live-from-downtown-its-r6-vegas-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>xbox live</category><category>XboxLive</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegas finally makes it to the US]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/rainb.jpg" /><br /><em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em>, a game based around one of the United States' most famous cities, has ironically been everywhere except the US. The demo has been live in both the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/">UK</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/">Japan</a> for some time now, leaving many American players lost, not knowing what to do. If this sounds like you, rejoice, because the demo has finally hit these golden shores. Clocking in at over 470 Megs, the demo is available in Marketplace right now. So, if you're American and you haven't already created a digital, British speaking <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/10/26">doppelganger</a> of yourself, go grab the demo and kill some terrorists. Oh, and save the innocent, or something.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/">Vegas finally makes it to the US</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/694379/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/01/vegas-finally-makes-it-to-the-us/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6</category><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RB6: Vegas demo available in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/rb6screen.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br /></em>The<em> Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> demo showed up in Europe last week, and now it's available -- the English version -- in Japan as well. Unfortunately, fans in the US are still out of luck, unless they finagled a UK profile or grabbed the latest <em>OXM</em>. Worse, not everybody seems happy with Ubisoft's effort this time around. For those who have played the demo, is everything coming up sevens (or sixes rather) in <em>Vegas</em>?<br /><br />[Thanks Chris]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/">RB6: Vegas demo available in Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/693260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/30/rb6-vegas-demo-available-in-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demos</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Weeks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RB6: Vegas for $39.99?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G7PMXC/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_3/102-6844119-5441742"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="318" border="1" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/rb6pack.jpg" /></a>Not sure if this is a mistake or what, but Amazon has <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> listed at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G7PMXC/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_3/102-6844119-5441742">$39.99</a>. That's $20 cheaper than every other retailer. Get it while it's hot.. <br /><br />[Thanks Tariq]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/">RB6: Vegas for $39.99?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G7PMXC/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_3/102-6844119-5441742>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/692520/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/rb6-vegas-for-39-99/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cheap</category><category>deals</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rb6</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Weeks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK gets lucky with RB6: Vegas demo]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live-marketplace/" rel="tag">Xbox Live Marketplace</a></p><a href="http://wiki.xboxic.com/Circumvent_region_lockout"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="318" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/rb6vegaspack.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a>While gamers in the <a href="http://ubi.com/UK/News/Info.aspx?nId=4213">UK</a> will get their first roulette spin with <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> tomorrow, the demo date for fans in the US <a href="http://ubi.com/US/News/Default.aspx">isn't so certain</a>. Luckily, the kind-hearted souls at Britain-based Xboxic have published an obvious (and slightly shady) emergency <a href="http://wiki.xboxic.com/Circumvent_region_lockout">work-around</a> for their mates across the pond.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/">UK gets lucky with RB6: Vegas demo</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wiki.xboxic.com/Circumvent_region_lockout>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/689126/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/22/uk-gets-lucky-with-rb6-vegas-demo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demos</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Weeks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RB6 Vegas demo on OXM disc]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/vegasdemo.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br />A playable demo for <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> is packaged with the latest issue of <em>OXM. </em>Can an an appearance on Marketplace be far off?<br /><br />[Thanks Fernando]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/">RB6 Vegas demo on OXM disc</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/688735/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/21/rb6-vegas-demo-on-oxm-disc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>disc</category><category>oxm</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Weeks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[R6 Vegas multiplayer video, rappelling!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/downloads/" rel="tag">Downloads</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/r6shot.jpg" alt="" /><br />The holiday season that will make beggars of us all is rapidly approaching. Developers know this and are continuing to whet our appetites and grease our wallet hinges with new media. Today's media in question, a multiplayer video of <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em>. In short, the video is sick (you know, the good kind of sick that hip, young people are always talking about). The video showcases plenty of gunfire, grenades, and lots of great features. In particular, we love the rappelling and the riot shield. There's really so much going on that it's hard to encapsulate it all here. You'd better just go ahead and watch the video. See it after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>R6 Vegas multiplayer video, rappelling!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/">R6 Vegas multiplayer video, rappelling!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/688223/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/r6-vegas-multiplayer-video-rappelling/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6 vegas</category><category>R6Vegas</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbox Six character creation video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox-live/" rel="tag">Xbox Live</a></p><a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3220_en.html"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/r6-character-creation.jpg" /></a><br />Xboxyde scored a <a href="http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3220_en.html">video</a> about the <em>Rainbow Six Vegas</em> character creation system. Called P.E.C. (Persistent Elite Creation), it offers many, <em>many</em> choices for the discerning gamer -- over 5 million if you believe the devs. Everything is customizable on your character, right down to the weapons. It's not all for show either. For example, heavier armor will slow you down, and weapon upgrades like laser sights will help you play. Another feature explained in the video: Live Vision support! Map your face onto your avatar and your buddies will always know who killed 'em. Anybody excited yet?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/">Rainbox Six character creation video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3220_en.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/684377/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbox-six-character-creation-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>r6</category><category>rainbow 6</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>Rainbow6</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six first-look]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rainbow-six/" rel="tag">Rainbow Six</a></p><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/rainbowsixvegas/news.html?page=1&amp;sid=6159768&amp;part=rss&amp;tag=gs_psp&amp;subj=6159768"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/rain6bow.jpg" /></a><br />Gamespot just went <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/rainbowsixvegas/news.html?page=1&amp;sid=6159768&amp;part=rss&amp;tag=gs_psp&amp;subj=6159768">hands-on</a> with Ubisoft's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/">suspiciously beautiful</a> <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em>. The game, originally supposed to ship in October, has been delayed further into the holiday shopping season, into December. As mentioned earlier, the PSP iteration of the game will take place in a new story, with evil terrorist Lucas Picares trying to poison Vegas' water supply. Little does Picares know that the closest thing to water that's drunk in Vegas is vodka. Still, you and your Rainbow Six squad will have to stop him.<br /><br />The game controls like most every other FPS game on the system. Although the PSP's single analog nub has proven problematic in the past, the slower and more tactical pace of the <em>Rainbow Six</em> franchise should fare better on the handheld. The PSP version also features many of the same gameplay options of its next-gen console brethren: You can enter a third-person view when backing up for cover, and you can lock-on selecting between body and head shots. More details should be released in the coming weeks, and we hope the development team churns out a winner.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/">Rainbow Six first-look</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/rainbowsixvegas/news.html?page=1&amp;sid=6159768&amp;part=rss&amp;tag=gs_psp&amp;subj=6159768>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/684171/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/13/rainbow-six-first-look/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gamespot</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspiciously beautiful Rainbow Six screenshots]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rainbow-six/" rel="tag">Rainbow Six</a></p><a href="http://ruliweb.dreamwiz.com/ruliboard/read.htm?table=game_psp&amp;num=13267&amp;main=psp"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/rainbow6-1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://ruliweb.dreamwiz.com/ruliboard/read.htm?table=game_psp&amp;num=13267&amp;main=psp">Ruriweb</a> has discovered some supernaturally beautiful screenshots of the PSP version of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/"><em>Rainbow Six</em></a>. Certainly, the game doesn't match the visual intensity of its Xbox 360 brethren, but it does a fine job visually nonetheless. Everything seems a bit too stellar: the character models, the lighting and the textures. Hopefully, such beauty doesn't come at the expense of framerate or loading times. We'll certainly find out more info before the game sneaks into store shelves in October. Until then, check out more pics after the cut.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.psp-vault.com/Article694.psp">PSP-Vault</a>]<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Suspiciously beautiful Rainbow Six screenshots</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/">Suspiciously beautiful Rainbow Six screenshots</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://ruliweb.dreamwiz.com/ruliboard/read.htm?table=game_psp&amp;num=13267&amp;main=psp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/676792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/29/suspiciously-beautiful-rainbow-six-screenshots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>ruriweb</category><category>screenshots</category><category>tom clancy</category><category>TomClancy</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegas comes to PSP]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rainbow-six/" rel="tag">Rainbow Six</a></p><a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/731/731750p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/rsixvegas.jpg" /></a><br />The <a href="http://xbox.joystiq.com/2006/08/03/rainbow-six-vegas-producer-talks-it-up/">Xbox 360 Fanboys</a> have been having a lot of fun talking about their beloved <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> ever since E3 this year. Well, it looks like we join in on the party. While the game certainly won't look as graphically marvelous as the Xbox 360 version, the portable version seems to be filled with features that'll (hopefully) make it worthwhile. The PSP version will get its own parallel story, and will feature single and multiplayer (Infrastructure!) gameplay. The PSP version will also have a "Terrorist Hunt" mode which is a <strike><em>Duck Hunt</em> modification</strike> mode where players start at different points in a single player map and kill terrorists one-by-one.<br /><br />The game will stealthily launch on the system in November. Crazy, huh?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://psp.ign.com/articles/731/731750p1.html">IGN</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/">Vegas comes to PSP</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://psp.ign.com/articles/731/731750p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/666024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/vegas-comes-to-psp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>infrastructure</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>rainbow six vegas</category><category>RainbowSix</category><category>RainbowSixVegas</category><category>terrorist</category><category>terrorist hunt</category><category>TerroristHunt</category><category>vegas</category><category>xbox 360</category><category>Xbox360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six: Vegas dev diary]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11666/Rainbow-Six-Vegas-Dev-Diary-OPA/"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/rainb.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br />Here's a <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> <a href="http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11666/Rainbow-Six-Vegas-Dev-Diary-OPA/">developer diary</a> with some detail on the games "OPA" (Observe, Planning &amp; Assault) system. Good to know in case you ever find yourself trapped in a casion crawling with terrorists.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/">Rainbow Six: Vegas dev diary</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11666/Rainbow-Six-Vegas-Dev-Diary-OPA/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/661705/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/31/rainbow-six-vegas-dev-diary/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>diary</category><category>rainbow six</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Weeks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Six: Vegas HD video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/media/" rel="tag">Videos and Screenshots</a></p><a href="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/711/711921p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/06/r6vegas.jpg" id="img1" alt="" /></a><br />IGN has posted the E3 video of the 10-minute <em>Rainbow Six: Vegas</em> trailer that ran periodically during E3. What's different this time around, however, is that the video is in HD and you don't have to listen to thousands of people while trying to watch it. Instead, you only have to listen to a few folks providing solid commentary on the trailer. The page for the video can be accessed <a href="http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/815/815420/vids_1.html">here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/">Rainbow Six: Vegas HD video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:56:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/711/711921p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/631602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/rainbow-six-vegas-hds-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>e3</category><category>ign</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>rainbow</category><category>six</category><category>sony</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>vegas</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:56:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
