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The Spike VGAs may have put on a brave front this year, but the ratings have once again shown a decline, reports Variety. 627,000 people tuned in on Saturday night, a three percent drop from last year -- about 20,000 viewers. To help put that figure into context, the show's debut in 2007 enjoyed a much more substantial 921,000 viewers.

It wasn't all a total downer, though (unless you actually watched the show, we guess). The VGAs actually saw a rise in viewers within key demographics. The Neil Patrick Harris-hosted show received a 12 percent boost in adult viewers aged 18 to 49, from 370,000 last year to 450,000, while 18- to 34-year-old viewers increased in number by five percent, from 278,000 viewers last year to 292,000 this year. Men aged 18 to 34 showed the most significant rise -- 15 percent over last year, from 281,000 viewers to 251,000.

VGA ratings fall for fourth year, but rise among younger and male viewers originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"You know what? I'm gonna call it: Best VGAs yet," liveblogged Joystiq's Justin Mcelroy. "I don't think I'm kidding."

"Bullshit! Major step back from last year," responded brother and co-correspondent Griffin a moment later, before conceding, "Okay, in terms of news? Maybe." (But "in terms of raw waja? It was the worst one yet.")

It might not be doing Spike's Video Game Awards show justice to separate the newsy bits from the embarrassing shenanigans, but we're doing just that, in this very post, for a couple of reasons: First, we all love recaps -- don't we? And second, there's simply no replacement for enduring the VGAs by watching them directly on your TV. Whether you tuned in or not this past Saturday night, you'll get the goods here, but know that we've neglected to round up some ... things.

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It's a wrap-up: Spike VGAs 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We just saw Criterion's creative director Craig Sullivan at the launch for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit a few weeks ago, and so when he showed up on this weekend's VGAs red carpet, we congratulated him on the game and its addictive Autolog feature. "It's been phenomenal," he agreed. "It does change the way people play. People are playing the same event ten, fifteen, fifty times, and you don't get that in racing games. It's a very big deal for us and we're really glad that people are embracing it and having fun."

The social service doesn't do what most implementations have so far done and share stats out to Twitter or Facebook. Instead, it keeps the sharing inside the game, and Sullivan says that's the way Criterion designed it. "You get information about Need for Speed when you're playing Need for Speed," he says. "That was really key to us." Criterion is also seeing in-game comments used more than expected, though it "usually degenerates into a load of swearing."

As for what's next, Sullivan says DLC is the current focus, though Criterion wouldn't mind making either another Need for Speed or Burnout title, or any other genre for that matter. "We made Black before, and everybody wants us to make Black 2. As long as it's fun and it suits the strengths of the studio, we're interested in making any kind of game. We always joke and say we'll make a game about jelly, or make a game about horses, or tennis or whatever it is. If it fun and it fits with what Criterion stands for, then we'll pretty much make anything."

From the VGAs Red Carpet: Criterion's Craig Sullivan originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>craig-sullivancriterionmicrosoftneed-for-speed-hot-pursuitplaystationps3vga-2010vgasxboxSun, 12 Dec 2010 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[From the VGAs Red Carpet: Treyarch's Mark Lamia]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/12/from-the-vgas-red-carpet-treyarchs-mark-lamia/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/12/from-the-vgas-red-carpet-treyarchs-mark-lamia/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/12/from-the-vgas-red-carpet-treyarchs-mark-lamia/#comments

With Infinity Ward's studio heads on the outs with Activision, it was up to Treyarch to take over the Call of Duty series, and according to fan reception, it did exactly that. "The response that I've gotten," Treyarch head Mark Lamia tells us, "is that people are happy with the game." But he says during VGA's red carpet event that it was never about competition among Activision's studios. "We've just got to stay focused on what we want, what we're making and our own creative, and that's really the best way to do your best work."

Now that it's become the Call of Duty heir apparent, what's next for Treyarch? "First thing we're doing," says Lamia, " is we're still working on Black Ops." Lamia promises Treyarch is listening to the community and will be responsive in tuning the game and providing new content. "So everyone who bought and is investing their time in Black Ops, they can expect that that's just how we work." Lamia says Treyarch is in fact "a Call of Duty studio as far as anyone is concerned."

World at War's Zombies mode had a successful life on the iPhone, and we asked if Treyarch was considering trying to replicate that success with Black Ops. Lamia says he trusts developers Ideaworks to do a good job on a sequel if that's what they choose to do, but "it's not a question of can we do it or is it good to do it, it's really about focus. Right now we are just focused on the PC and console skus that were just launched. There's millions of people playing every day, and we're focused on supporting that."

From the VGAs Red Carpet: Treyarch's Mark Lamia originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Voice actress Jennifer Hale is a veteran of the industry, playing tons of memorable roles from Bastila in Knights of the Old Republic to Samus Aran in Metroid Prime and the female Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series. She stopped to chat with us for a bit as she walked down the red carpet at this weekend's VGAs, and shared a little bit about the characters she's played so far.

Commander Sheperd was an interesting character to play, just because she can be so different from player to player. "I rely a lot on my director, Ginny McSwain," said Hale. Of course there are the various lines to be said for the Renegade and Paragon branches, but because players can vary Hale's character's appearance so much, does she have a default in mind when portraying the voice? "No," she said. "Think about it -- you don't go through your life thinking about your appearance from the outside, except for getting dressed in the morning. Neither does she. She goes out into the world and she is who she is in the middle of her, and that's how she goes through the world."

Hale doesn't actually play many games ("I'm terrible at them," she laughs), but her favorite experiences are "when I have awesome directors and awesome scripts." Her favorite character in recent memory? Brutal Legend's Ophelia, opposite Jack Black. Because "it was Tim," she says. "It was Tim Schafer, and you cannot go wrong with Tim Schafer."

From the VGAs Red Carpet: Jennifer Hale originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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THQ Executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson stopped by our red carpet post at the VGAs this weekend with director Guillermo del Toro in tow, and Bilson talked with us about all of THQ's upcoming properties, including the quickly ensuing Red Faction movie on SyFy. "They're prepping right now," he promised, "And there's another one coming that we're going to announce soon." Would that be the elusive Saints Row 3? "I can't talk about it or they'll cut my head off," he said. "But we're going to be talking about it at some point in the future in a big way."

For his part, Guillermo del Toro decided to work with THQ on the newly revealed inSane because he believes that gaming "is one of the most immersive mediums for storytelling right now." We asked him to tick off a few specifics, and he dutifully did. "Left 4 Dead has passages that are incredibly scary. Silent Hill is great, and Shadow of the Colossus was incredibly moving. There are Call of Duty moments that are better than any war movie."

Bilson interrupted at that one. "Wait until they ride the bus in the first level of Homefront!" As for del Toro's inSane, Bilson says, "we're only focusing on the game right now, and whatever happens later happens later. But we're building an incredible world together that we will be talking about more later on." We'll look forward to it.

From the VGAs Red Carpet: Guillermo del Toro and THQ's Danny Bilson originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At the red carpet event right before the VGAs this weekend, all we could get out of Bioware's two founding doctors, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, about their reveal was that "it involves shooting." Sure enough, as we predicted, the new game ended up being Mass Effect 3, and we'll look forward to more information about that game as we move toward release next year.

But in the meantime, Muzyka and Zeschuk were happy to tell us what they thought of fan reaction to the last entry in the series. Even though it came out last January, Mass Effect 2 remains a game of the year contender for 2010. "It's a tremendous honor for us to have the game considered in that light by the fans," said Muzyka. "At the end of the day, that's what it's all about." Zeshuck agrees that "it's a long time. But people seem to remember it, and it's really exciting that it's still on people's minds."

With Dragon Age 2 and The Old Republic already on the way, and now Mass Effect 3 due out next year as well, we asked if Bioware is concerned about spreading itself too thin. "There was a point a couple of years ago where we actually thought about that really carefully," says Zeschuk. "We actually did kind of constrict ourselves a few years back. We had to very specifically structure the studios."

But nowadays, the doctors feel that the company's balance is exactly right. "I've actually just done a circuit across the studios," says Muzyka. "What really struck me is how passionate our people are, and how much they care about the quality of the experiences. We're making different types of games in every studio, but they all retain that feel of Bioware."

From the VGAs Red Carpet: Bioware's Doctors originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There could only be one winner. After it was all said and done, Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption took home the coveted Game of the Year prize from the VGA, besting Call of Duty: Black Ops, God of War III, Halo: Reach and Mass Effect 2.

Other noteworthy winners throughout the evening include Costume Quest's victory as downloadable game of the year, and Limbo's victory as indie game of the year. In addition, BSG's Tricia Helfer finally won an award for something, as a voice in Starcraft 2.

For the full list of winners, click past the break.

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Red Dead Redemption wins VGA 'Game of the Year' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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During tonight's extended version of last week's exceptionally short teaser trailer, we got the release date of the PS3's major 2011 release. Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception will be released on November 1, 2011 or, as the myriad future trailers will write it: 11/1/11.

As @naughtydog tweets, that's actual gameplay at the end there. It's a small glimpse, and our capture video isn't much to write home about, but we'll embed a high-definition version as soon as we get our hands on it. In the interim, dissect what we've got in the comments. Guys, Uncharted 3 and Mass Effect 3 in November 2011? Our video game cup runneth over!

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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception trailer reveals 11/1/11 release originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What is SSX: Deadly Descents? It's the next SSX game of course, silly! A brief trailer shown at tonight's Spike VGAs shows a distinctly darker, bro-ier snowboarding game than we're used to from the series -- "Nothing is more bone-chilling than reality!" is its tagline, for instance. Some consolation? The game will apparently use real world landscapes. Then again, we're happy as all get out to see anything from SSX.

So, in summary: snowboarding, SSX, EA, bros, real-world environments. We've added the trailer after the break, so head past and see for yourself!

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SSX: Deadly Descents debuts at Spike VGAs originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Forza 4 was unveiled with a dramatic live-action trailer during tonight's Spike VGAs. The teaser gave an idea of what the game will include -- namely, simulation driving in really fast, expensive cars. Did you expect any less? See it for yourself after the break.

Also, we're guessing that the Kinect functionality that we saw with Forza back at E3 could end up in this forthcoming title. Color us interested, just please, please don't make us pretend there's a steering wheel in our hands. Forza 4 arrives on Xbox 360 in Fall 2011.

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Forza 4 announced with live-action trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>forza-4forza-motorsport-4kinect-forzamicrosoftq3-2011racingrelease-datesimulationturn-10-studiosvga-2010xboxSat, 11 Dec 2010 21:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Spike VGAs 2010: The liveblog]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/spike-vgas-2010-the-liveblog/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/spike-vgas-2010-the-liveblog/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/spike-vgas-2010-the-liveblog/#comments

God, are we really doing this again?

OK, fine.

For the fourth (yes, fourth) year running, my brother (and fellow Joystiq editor) Griffin McElroy and I are going to watch the VGAs so you don't have to. Traditionally, we make fun of them in the cruelest and most profanity-laden way possible, but maybe they'll, you know, be really great this year? Like, super duper classy?

... Maybe? Bookmark this page and let's find out together after the break at 8 p.m. EST.

Gallery: VGA 2010 Red Carpet

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Spike VGAs 2010: The liveblog originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As promised, the Spike VGAs played host to the unveiling of the joint project between THQ and Pan's Labyrinth director, Guillermo Del Toro. Titled inSane, nothing was revealed about the game's actual gameplay -- it's being developed by Volition and won't be launching until sometime in 2013 (no joke!). Based on the initial trailer, it's clear that it'll be a horror game.

Hit the jump for the trailer.

Update: THQ's Danny Bilson offered a little more via Twitter, stating that THQ and Del Toro have been working together on the game for six months so far and just finished up "the story beats" yesterday, whatever that means. Finally, Bilson described the game as a "Horror Adventure Title."

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Guillermo Del Toro's inSane finally revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest unveiling at the Spike VGAs is a sequel to 2009's Prototype, unsurprisingly titled Prototype 2. This time, however, the protagonist isn't Alex Mercer -- instead, he's the target of one Sgt. James Hellen, who seems to have undergone infection himself in an attempt to take out Mercer. The game will launch in 2012.

Hit the jump for the teaser trailer.

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Prototype 2 kills its maker in 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Resistance 3 will be coming out on September 6, 2011 -- nearly three years after the release of Resistance 2. Its predecessor debuted with solid reviews, but fans thought differently. Insomniac Games is spending a lot more time with the next iteration in the PS3-exclusive FPS series, where you play as the man that killed the hero of the first two games. You can see the fruition of their efforts in the VGA trailer, embedded after the break.

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Resistance 3 coming September 6, 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As rumored this past week, Kratos was confirmed during tonight's Spike VGAs as playable in the forthcoming Mortal Kombat reboot. Scorpion's all "Get over here!" and Kratos is all "I don't think you know who I am!" You shoulda seen it! Well, actually, you can -- right now! The full debut of Kratos can be found after the break.

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Kratos confirmed for Mortal Kombat, exclusive to PS3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kratosmortal-kombat-2011netherrealmnetherrealm-studiosplaystationps3vga-2010warner-bros-interactivewarner-brothers-interactive-entertainmentwbieSat, 11 Dec 2010 20:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Thor: God of Thunder coming to consoles on May 3rd, 2011]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/thor-god-of-thunder-coming-to-consoles-on-may-3rd-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/thor-god-of-thunder-coming-to-consoles-on-may-3rd-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/thor-god-of-thunder-coming-to-consoles-on-may-3rd-2011/#comments

Yep, it's another Sega published video game adaptation of a comic book movie. What could go wrong? Hopefully, this God of War approach to the God of Thunder will prove a bit more successful when it launches on May 3rd, three days before the movie.

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Thor: God of Thunder coming to consoles on May 3rd, 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As speculated and teased (and accidentally outed), BioWare and EA tonight revealed the next installment in the Mass Effect series: Mass Effect 3. Alongside the official announcement at tonight's Spike VGAs came the first trailer of Shepard and Co. in action. Surprise, surprise -- Earth's burning! The final chapter to BIoWare's trilogy will launch sometime in "holiday 2011." Head past the break for the debut tease!

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Mass Effect 3 officially revealed (no, seriously this time) originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The wait was worth it: Batman: Arkham City's VGA trailer showed Bats taking down some crooks seemingly strapped with tons of high-tech weaponry in the most badass way. Of course they're no match for The Dark Knight -- why would they even try?

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Batman: Arkham City VGAs trailer takes out the trash originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Batman-Arkham-Asylum-2Batman-Arkham-Citymicrosoftpcplaystationps3vga-2010xboxSat, 11 Dec 2010 20:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Skyrim: Elder Scrolls 5 coming 11/11/11]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/skyrim-elder-scrolls-5-coming-11-11-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/skyrim-elder-scrolls-5-coming-11-11-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/skyrim-elder-scrolls-5-coming-11-11-11/#comments

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

In one of the bigger surprises during the VGAs, Bethesda's Todd Howard took to the stage, surrounded by a menagerie of monks, to reveal the latest in the Elder Scrolls series: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Head past the jump for the teaser, featuring narration by Max Von Sydow.

Gallery: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Skyrim: Elder Scrolls 5 coming 11/11/11 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Bethesda-SoftworksElder-Scrolls-5microsoftpcplaystationps3Skyrimvga-2010xboxSat, 11 Dec 2010 20:23:00 EST<![CDATA[VGAs 2010: Pictures from the red carpet]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/vgas-2010-pictures-from-the-red-carpet/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/vgas-2010-pictures-from-the-red-carpet/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/vgas-2010-pictures-from-the-red-carpet/#comments

Spike's Video Game Awards are about an hour away (we'll put up our liveblog shortly), but our own Mike Schramm got to the red carpet early to snap some shots and dish with the celebrities attending this year's event. As he forwards us more pics, we'll be sure to add them to the gallery below. In the meanwhile, let us know what you're looking forward to most at this year's show. Is it the Guillermo Del Toro game? Is it Batman: Arkham City? Mass Effect 3?

It's, uh, it's Mass Effect 3, isn't it?

Gallery: VGA 2010 Red Carpet

VGAs 2010: Pictures from the red carpet originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>celebritiesdsmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3pspsonyspikevga-2010wiixboxSat, 11 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: PlanetSide Next launching in March]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-planetside-next-launching-in-march/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-planetside-next-launching-in-march/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-planetside-next-launching-in-march/#comments

A PlanetSide sequel is sort of like the long-in-development third Ghostbusters movie. We've been hearing it's on the way for so long that we're starting to suspect the whole thing's a long con, a grift, if you will, designed to bilk us out of ... something. First Sony hinted it was in development in September of '09, then SOE's John Smedley called it "PlanetSide Next" a month later.

Now, Smedley's back on it, telling the Escapist "We have a very big launch coming in the month of March," Smedley said. "It's a big first person shooter franchise that we're really happy with." With little prodding, Smedley basically confirmed it to be the long-rumored rebirth of the MMOFPS.

Though it obviously hasn't been formally announced yet, we wouldn't be at all surprised to see it formally debut at this Saturday's VGAs. Fair warning: If it has Slimer in it, we're gonna know something's up.

Rumor: PlanetSide Next launching in March originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>john-smedleyMMOpcplanetsideplanetside-2planetside-nextsoesonyvga-2010Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Mass Effect 3 to be revealed at the VGAs, will include multiplayer [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-mass-effect-3-to-be-revealed-at-the-vgas-will-include-mu/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-mass-effect-3-to-be-revealed-at-the-vgas-will-include-mu/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/rumor-mass-effect-3-to-be-revealed-at-the-vgas-will-include-mu/#comments

Joystiq has learned from a trusted source that BioWare's enigmatic teaser from last month represents the first glimpse of Mass Effect 3. As many have guessed, the third installment looks to feature something brand new to the series: multiplayer. We're currently unable to confirm that the multiplayer component will be part of the game's unveiling at the upcoming Spike Video Game Awards.

The Spike VGAs will air this Saturday night, preceded by a good deal of internet speculation brought on by the above teaser image. As spotted by one of our commenters, Arth Vader, the gun above looks exactly like the M-29 Incisor Sniper Rifle from Mass Effect 2. BioWare has also blasted out curious QR codes via its Twitter feed, all of which indirectly reference things from the Mass Effect universe, including the Vostok system and the surface temperature of the planet Aequitas.

So, who's ready for more Mass Effect? Do we even need to ask?

Update: While the game was indeed revealed during the VGAs, Game Informer's feature article on Mass Effect 3 has seemingly ruled out multiplayer (though it may appear in a different game tied to the franchise).

Rumor: Mass Effect 3 to be revealed at the VGAs, will include multiplayer [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowareeamass-effectmass-effect-3microsoftmultiplayerpcplaystationps3rpgvga-2010xboxThu, 09 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: New SSX developed by Skate team members]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/rumor-new-ssx-developed-by-skate-team-members/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/rumor-new-ssx-developed-by-skate-team-members/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/rumor-new-ssx-developed-by-skate-team-members/#comments

EA Sports' Peter Moore may consider it an "obscure new title" being teased in a recent VGA trailer, but word in the ski lodge is that it could be hinting at the new SSX game. A Kotaku source tells the site that a new installment in the abandoned snowboarding franchise has been in development at EA Canada by "much of the Skate team." The expectation is that Skate's inspired and innovative use of the right analog stick to perform tricks will transfer into the series.

Whispers and hints of a legitimate SSX title have been echoing through the mountains since last year, with things taking a more substantial turn with the domain registrations of "SSX: Deadly Descent" and "SSX: First Descent." The VGAs will take place this Saturday, December 11, on Spike.

Rumor: New SSX developed by Skate team members originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are few people on this planet we admire more than one Mr. Neil Patrick Harris, the length of whose name is matched only by the depth of his comedic talent -- which is to say that there's a lot of it. However, we're of two minds about how to react to the announcement that NPH would be fulfilling hosting duties for the 2010 Spike VGAs, which, once again, we have been dragooned into watching and reporting on this year. (Man, this job sometimes, we swear.)

Again, we're big, big fans of Neil (who provided one of the four Spider-voices in Shattered Dimensions), and his bit during last year's VGA ceremony was one of the highlights -- but the first time he busts out some unconvincing nerd-speak, or gets danced all-up-on by models with award winners' names painted on their torsos, we're going to have a full-on panic attack. We've got all our fingers crossed that those won't occur, though leaving our fingers in that position might make it a little difficult to type snarky comments about the rest of the show. Hmmm.

Neil Patrick Harris to host VGAs, hopefully in a legen- (wait for it) dary manner originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>awardshostspikespike-tvvga-2010Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA['Murder Your Maker' VGA teaser site updated with Prototype footage]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/04/murder-your-maker-vga-teaser-site-updated-with-prototype-foota/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/04/murder-your-maker-vga-teaser-site-updated-with-prototype-foota/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/04/murder-your-maker-vga-teaser-site-updated-with-prototype-foota/#comments

Last week, Activision uploaded a teaser site featuring the tagline "Murder Your Maker," which we hypothesized was hinting at the reveal of a new installment in the Prototype series during the Spike VGAs. A brief video which was recently added to the site appears to confirm our suspicions.

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'Murder Your Maker' VGA teaser site updated with Prototype footage originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftmurder-your-makerplaystationPrototypeprototype-2ps3Radical-Entertainmentteaservga-2010xboxSat, 04 Dec 2010 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Resident Evil zombie silhouettes match Spike VGA tease]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/rumor-resident-evil-zombie-silhouettes-match-spike-vga-tease/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/rumor-resident-evil-zombie-silhouettes-match-spike-vga-tease/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/rumor-resident-evil-zombie-silhouettes-match-spike-vga-tease/#comments

Gamerzines speculates that a commercial for the upcoming Spike VGAs, which flashes "look closer" and briefly reveals the zombie silhouetted picture above, is teasing a new Resident Evil title. The site concluded this by comparing the teaser image to that of an officially licensed Resident Evil t-shirt. The shirt and teaser image feature matching zombie silhouettes.

If the teaser is for a new Resident Evil title, a potential reveal could be for Slant Six Games' rumored multiplayer Resident Evil: Raccoon City. Of course, we always prefer to be surprised.

[Update: Looks like someone had their hands in the IP cookie jar - despite an overwhelming similarity to some Resident Evil artwork, this tease was actually for Activision's upcoming Prototype 2.]

[Thanks, Vallanthaz]

Rumor: Resident Evil zombie silhouettes match Spike VGA tease originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomprototype-2resident-evilresident-evil-operation-raccoon-cityslant-six-gamesvga-2010Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA['Murder Your Maker' teaser site hints at VGA reveal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/murder-your-maker-teaser-site-hints-at-vga-reveal/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/murder-your-maker-teaser-site-hints-at-vga-reveal/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/26/murder-your-maker-teaser-site-hints-at-vga-reveal/#comments

Earlier this week, a mysterious Spike VGA 2010 site asked its visitors to consider the secret meanings of two mysterious and secret phrases: "MURDER" and "LOOK CLOSER." Today, a new teaser site offers a few more clues. The page, titled "Murder Your Maker," features the image seen above: A bald man, staring at a wall covered in maps, newspaper clippings and delicious strands of black licorice. Or, wait. String. Yeah, that's definitely string.

The "Murder Your Maker" tagline has led some theorists to believe we're looking at a teaser for a sequel to last year's super violent, open-world title, Prototype. Alex Mercer certainly has some daddy issues, but our money is on that new God of War game, where Kratos is literally tasked with killing God.

Oh, Activision runs the website? Well, in that case ... does "Bloodhunt" sound about right?

'Murder Your Maker' teaser site hints at VGA reveal originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionprototypeprototype-2teaservga-2010Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Spike VGA 2010 commercial hints at 'Infected' game revelation]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/21/spike-vga-2010-commercial-hints-at-infected-game-revelation/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/21/spike-vga-2010-commercial-hints-at-infected-game-revelation/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/21/spike-vga-2010-commercial-hints-at-infected-game-revelation/#comments

Once again, some sneaky developers are hinting at a big game reveal during the Spike 2010 VGAs using extremely surreptitious methods. A commercial for the awards program (posted after the jump) flashes the above image for a fraction of a second, seemingly indicating the premiere of some kind of game featuring "Infected." A couple years ago, we would have taken this as evidence of a new Left 4 Dead, but considering how zombies are now somehow included in every piece of popular media known to man, we can't be quite so certain.

Also briefly flashed during the ad is a QR code -- much like those dropped by BioWare, which hinted at its own VGA reveal last Wednesday. However, scanning this particular bar code leads you to another VGA teaser site, featuring the words "Look Closer" and "Murder." We have no idea what this means, but if someone's working on some kind of snuff film game, then they should probably stop, because we're so not down.

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Spike VGA 2010 commercial hints at 'Infected' game revelation originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>spiketeaservga-2010zombiesSun, 21 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[2010 Spike VGA nominations are in, appropriately preposterous]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/2010-spike-vga-nominations-are-in-appropriately-preposterous/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/2010-spike-vga-nominations-are-in-appropriately-preposterous/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/2010-spike-vga-nominations-are-in-appropriately-preposterous/#comments

Spike! Oh, man, Spike. You guys have really outdone yourselves this year. Don't get us wrong, we've got high hopes for this year's installment of the annual Video Game Awards -- if you'll remember, they weren't completely unwatchable last year -- but the recently released list of nominations doesn't exactly fill us with unbridled confidence. Rather, it fills us with confusion juice, as well as a healthy portion of plain ol' anger fluid.

Our hang-ups with the list can best be identified in a fun game we like to call "Really?" We think you can probably pick out the rules to this game yourself -- feel free to play along with the full list of nominees posted after the jump!

Danica Patrick as Herself in Blur for "Best Performance by Human Female?" Really?
Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady for "Best Performance by Human Female?" REALLY?
Take a look at everything in the "Best Song in a Game" category. Really?
Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck in Halo: Reach? We love us some Fillion, but wasn't he in that game for like, a second? By which we mean, really?
Bear McCreary's musical accompaniment for Dark Void didn't make it into the "Best Original Score" category? Really, guys? Really? This is where we are? As a people?

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2010 Spike VGA nominations are in, appropriately preposterous originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dsmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3pspsonyspikevga-2010wiixboxWed, 17 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[BioWare revealing new project at VGAs on December 11 [Update: clues coming in!]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/bioware-revealing-new-project-at-vgas-on-december-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/bioware-revealing-new-project-at-vgas-on-december-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/bioware-revealing-new-project-at-vgas-on-december-11/#comments

BioWare will reveal its next game at Spike's Video Game Awards on Saturday, December 11. From the one screen we received from EA and the teaser (posted after the break), we suspect it might be called Mass of Honor: Dragunov Age. Yeah, let's go with that for now.

Along with the BioWare reveal, VGA emcee Geoff Keighley also tweeted that the event would feature a new trailer for Batman: Arkham City. The show should also reveal the Guillermo Del Toro project over at THQ and maybe, just maybe, something involving Gears of War and Kinect.

Update: The sharp eyes of commenter Arth Vader picked up that the gun in the pic is either the M-29 Incisor Sniper Rifle from the Mass Effect 2 Aegis Pack DLC or a reused asset. If it is the M-29, it would imply the game will be Mass Effect related.

Update 2: Recall that EA said last February that something "far-reaching" was coming to Mass Effect during the fourth quarter of the publisher's current fiscal year -- or in layman's terms: January 1 - March 31, 2011.

Update 3: Okay, now things are just getting nerdy. BioWare blasted out the adjacent QR code on Twitter which, when decoded, spits out a string of 1s and 0s. When you convert this binary code (we told you: nerdy), it reads: 55.845. Of course, as everyone knows, 55.845 is the atomic mass of iron. Maybe the presence of the word "mass" in our findings isn't quite enough to go on, but we're sure you'll agree that the presence of the word "mass" coupled with a piece of fan fiction titled Mass Effect: Iron Rebirth is practically a smoking M-29 Incisor Sniper Rifle.

Update 4: And another QR code has been loosed upon the unsuspecting people of Twitter. This one is again some binary that translates into: -128.5°F. Converted to Celsius, that becomes -89.16666666666667°C. "The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983," says Wikipedia; and this Mass Effect wiki page describes the Vostok solar system as "a medium system with four planets and an asteroid belt," itself named after the Soviet "Vostok Program" that resulted in the first manned space flight. Oh, and that asteroid belt that was mentioned? The wiki page calls it a "metal-rich asteroid." You know what else is metal? That's right, iron!

Update 5: A few folks have also written in about the planet Aequitas, which is also from the Mass Effect universe. Logic train: 1st QR code = 55.845, the atomic mass of iron. 2nd QR code = 128.5. -128.5 deg F = Vostok, Antarctica record-breaking temperature. -128.5 deg F ~= -89 deg C = surface temperature of Aequitas, a planet known for its "famous Iron Canyons."

Update 6 11/19/10 5:30pm ET: It's been a couple of days, but BioWare is back at it dropping yet another QR code into the webosphere, this time using Facebook. When read and converted out of binary, this QR reads: "http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html" which, evidently, is the official site for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service or, as it's also known, MI6. Beyond the two-letter acronym beginning with 'M' and followed by a number format it shares with a would-be ME3, we've got no idea what this means.

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BioWare revealing new project at VGAs on December 11 [Update: clues coming in!] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowaremass-effect-3mass-of-honourSpike-TVvga-2010Video-Game-Awards-2010Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:43:00 EST<![CDATA[No Kinect in Gears of War 3, Bleszinski assures]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/no-kinect-in-gears-of-war-3-bleszinski-assures/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/no-kinect-in-gears-of-war-3-bleszinski-assures/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/16/no-kinect-in-gears-of-war-3-bleszinski-assures/#comments

Cliff Bleszinski has curb-stomped the rumor of Kinect functionality appearing in Gears of War 3. Responding to a report by IGN that suggested motion-control features would emerge in a Gears of War game, the Epic Games developer said on his Twitter: "No Kinect in Gears of War 3."

The IGN piece did leave some wiggle room for itself, noting that it "cannot clarify whether or not this is an all-new Gears of War for Kinect or if it's an existing Gears of War game, retro-fitted for the camera controller." The reveal will apparently be made at the Spike TV Video Games Awards. Master of WORLD EXCLUSIVES, Geoff Keighley, has already started to hype the show's "world premiere announcements," teasing two earlier reveals set for Wednesday.

If Microsoft wants to combine Gears of War with some optional Kinect functionality, it seems like a perfectly reasonable way to get more core gamers interested in the peripheral, which is a little too family friendly with its catalog at the moment. However, if we don't get a Tickle-Me Dominic[TM] minigame, we'll consider any Kinect/Gears crossover a failure.

No Kinect in Gears of War 3, Bleszinski assures originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"You've heard rumors of us working with a big film director who is actually a big gamer," THQ core games EVP Danny Bilson said during his keynote at the IGDA Leadership Forum. Uh, dude, heads-up: those aren't rumors any more. As it turns out, we'll finally get an official announcement about Guillermo del Toro's THQ project during the Spike VGAs next month.

"He's a gamer who wants to make a great game," said Bilson about director Guillermo del Toro, "and has very interesting points of view and is partnered very closely with myself and my writing partner, Paul." Bilson revealed that THQ "will be announcing the game title and the studio and all of that on the VGA awards in about a month."

If you're late to the party, catch up on some of our previous coverage here. Del Toro's game will have Lovecraftian themes to it ---- which is great, because we've always felt there should be more awesome games about Cthulhu.

Guillermo Del Toro's THQ game to be revealed during VGAs originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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