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Saturday, February 28, 2009
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Max Payne is a BAFTA award winning third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Gathering of Developers in July, 2001 for Windows. A later it was published for Xbox and PlayStation 2 by Rockstar Games. The story starts with Max Payne, a New York City cop, returning to his apartment after duty to find that a trio of drug junkies high on a new drug have broken into his house. Max rushes to the aid of his family, but he is too late; his wife and newborn daughter have been killed. Game designer Scott Miller, CEO of 3D Realms, who helped produce the game series does not like the film adaptation. He states that it has lots errors on the fundamental grounds. The greatest issue with the movie is that none can really understand what is driving Max until the flashback scene are shown. However, in the game, the scenes were put in front of the story for a cause. He further considers the movie to be a narrative blunder because the audience needs to relate with the character of Max Payne in order to like him and understand what drives him.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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Do you know where the world’s largest gaming tournament was held? It was at Seoul in Korea. The first ever world championship of Cyber Games was organized inside the convention hall. Nearly 400 gamers from thirty seven different countries participated in this five day long tournament. Lots of political figures of Korea along with the GM of Microsoft inaugurated the ceremony. It was a very proud moment for the ministers to organize gaming events in such a big scale. In fact, it was the first time for Korea to organize such big gaming event. The culture of true e-sports has already spread over the Asian sub-continent. The tournament was covered live on Korean TV channel MBC. Most gamers enjoyed competing in Microsoft’s Unreal Tournament. The authorities organizing such events had already decided to include lecture sessions and conferences. Speech by the CEO of Big Huge Games had made everyone dumbfounded. If you are a gamer and want to take it seriously to a next level, then keep preparing yourself for the next year to come.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Filed under: PC, Simulations EA is apparently "evaluating the launch window" for The Sims 3, reports Eurogamer. The game was given a February 20 release date last August, but now European retailers are being told by the publisher to expect a delay. EA stated that it would have more information in the near future, presumably tying into EA CEO John Riccitiello's desire to make the third Sims a "huge success." The publisher sure could use the cash.We've contacted EA to find out if it's "evaluating" the release date for North America as well. We'll update if we hear anything.Update: Uh oh. EA responded: "We are evaluating the launch window. The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information." Our Magic 8 Ball defines this as "outlook no so good."Gallery: The Sims 3Nib frabbit: Sims 3 release date in question [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure Capcom Europe revealed today -- and reiterated in a few cases -- the release schedule for its titles in the first quarter of 2009. February TBA - Flock (XBLA/PSN) February 20 - Street Fighter IV (X360/PS3) February 27- Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) February 27- Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii/DS/PC) March 13 - Resident Evil 5 (X360/PS3) March TBA - MotoGP (Wii) Q1-2 TBA - Bionic Commando (X360/PS3) All these dates are believed to be official European release dates. We're currently awaiting Capcom US to release its own list of dates (if it even plans to do so). We'll update if anything changes.Update: Added Capcom's North American information after the break.Update 2: Bionic Commando will not be hitting Europe in March. The timetable is the same as the US: in the first half of '09.Continue reading Capcom reveals Q1 releases for Europe, North AmericaCapcom reveals Q1 releases for Europe, North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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Filed under: Culture, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 Image Comics and Newsarama have made the first issue of the Dead Space comic book available to read online. The story in the six-part series takes place prior to the events of the video game on the USG Ishimura. Some finer details of the game might be spoiled by reading the comic, but those who've finished the game will get more backstory without having to read Ishimura crew logs. The comic series was originally released earlier this year and is also available now in a collected hardcover edition. If you want to know more of our thoughts about Dead Space, be sure to check out our "Game of the Year" post about this "strategic dismemberment" thriller.[Via Big Download]Read first issue of Dead Space comic online ... legally originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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Filed under: Culture, PC, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Double Fine has (thankfully) not forgotten its beloved platformer, Psychonauts -- and neither has its legion of fans. The developer recently launched a wiki-style "Psycho-pedia" to flesh out the game's 'verse, offering up articles on all of its important people, places, and things. Oh, so many things.What's more, Tim Schafer and crew have opened the tome of knowledge to ... your knowledge. By creating an account at the site, you can update the articles with info that (gasp!) even the developer might have overlooked. Double Fine is also soliciting fan art, fan music, cosplay photos, and "any other art you may have created while under the influence of Psychonauts." We can see this getting fittingly weird. Psychonauts encyclopedia wants your brain originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, December 29, 2008
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Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq) Now that all the gifts have been delivered, what's Santa to do but rock out to a Metal Xmas? Here at Joystiq HQ we're all equally discombobulated, having finally voted on our Game of the Year picks and now able to play anything we want this weekend -- except for those of us who visited their families and forgot to bring all three consoles, both portables (sorry N-Gage!) and an overclocked desktop PC. It happens. Alexander Sliwinski: Well, if the past couple days are any indication. I will be playing a lot more Rock Band with friends. Had a five-hour session last night and it looks like there's going to be more today. There might be some Smash Bros. Personally, when the family is gone, I'll be continuing on with Fallout 3. Although, I do want to get back into Sins of a Solar Empire. Christopher Grant: Enjoying some R&R, spending time in Albion, Prince of Persia's mythical universe (fun fact: nothing like Persia!), and The World Ends With You's intoxicating vision of Shibuya. Oh, and equivocating over my nominations for Joystiq's Game of the Year ... Griffin McElroy: While not wrestling with the massive registry errors currently tearing my computer a new USB port, I imagine I'll be playing with my holiday bounty: Chrono Trigger, MGS4 or Mirror's Edge. Kevin Kelly: I'm console-less while on vacation in Texas, reducing me to gaming on the iPhone. However, I'm happily playing the hilarious Amateur Surgeon game from Adult Swim. A pizza boy who does surgery on the side? Sign me up. I'm also playing the board game thrift store search. So far it's yielded me Can't Stop, Sunken Treasure, Triple Yahtzee, Othello, Ur (the Royal Game of Sumer... fancy), and this gem from 1975: Challenge the I.R.S. James Ransom-Wiley: AFG Jason Dobson: My son's fascination with Kingdom Hearts continues as we push to the end of the first game and prepare to take on the sequel. Enjoying it through his eyes makes the whole experience not quite so absurd. Justin McElroy: IDK Ludwig Kietzmann: I'm playing the Fallout 3 endurance game. Here's how it works: I put in the disc and see how long it takes until I want to play something -- anything -- else. Unfortunately, I'm getting worse at it. So much worse, in fact, that I now start playing another game before I've even inserted the disc. Oh well. Randy Nelson: Now that I've played through all of the GOTY contenders, my plan is to get some time in with each of my all-time top 10 games - and decide if that list needs some re-working based on the games of '08. Oh, also: MetalLittleBigPlanetGear. F. T. W. Ross Miller: Curious how much of an evil bastard I can be in Fable 2, and also need to return to a game I missed last generation -- Final Fantasy XII. I expect my free time to be completely eradicated. WRUP: Post-holiday confusion edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday, December 26, 2008
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Filed under: Mac, PC Normally we'd save this for Free Game Club, but it's Christmas Eve and we know a lot of you are reading this with family, away from your gaming PC and / or console of choice. If you need an outlet to vent your frustration, check out Left 4K Dead, an entry into the 2009 Java 4k Competition and, as the name suggests, a project no larger than 4KB in size. Unlike its high-end Valve doppelganger, however, you must face the zombie horde by your lonesome and armed with only one nondescript gun. The Director AI is also a bit loopy here, so think of the zombie and power-up placement as being ... random. And if you end up ignoring your loved ones today, don't say we didn't warn you. [Thanks, Josh]The best thing you'll play today: Left 4K Dead originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Filed under: Mac, PC Normally we'd save this for Free Game Club, but it's Christmas Eve and we know a lot of you are reading this with family, away from your gaming PC and / or console of choice. If you need an outlet to vent your frustration, check out Left 4K Dead, an entry into the 2009 Java 4k Competition and, as the name suggests, a project no larger than 4KB in size. Unlike its high-end Valve doppelganger, however, you must face the zombie horde by your lonesome and armed with only one nondescript gun. The Director AI is also a bit loopy here, so think of the zombie and power-up placement as being ... random. And if you end up ignoring your loved ones today, don't say we didn't warn you. [Thanks, Josh]The best thing you'll play today: Left 4K Dead originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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Filed under: Culture, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Presenting Branching Dialogue, a weekly, wordy and often worryingly pedantic discussion of video game genres, trends and err ... stuff I didn't think to put in this introductory line. If there's one thing the year 2008 has proven adept at, it's polarizing players with titles that seem to generate more discussion than actual sales. Much like Assassin's Creed before it, Ubisoft's Prince of Persia has been viciously yanking people off fences, this time with simplified controls, Open-World Lite[TM] platforming and sassy, cel-shaded protagonists. The game's difficulty (or supposed lack thereof) has also come under scrutiny, with some tough-guy gamers lamenting the Prince's newly found and quite convenient resistance to death. I don't wish to argue with the complaint ... but I do want to pluralize it. "This game is not difficult," and, "You can't die in this game," are two very different accusations, and one of them is more than a little unobservant of modern conventions.I hate to break it to you guys, but death has been pushing up daisies for years.Continue reading Branching Dialogue: R.I.P. DeathBranching Dialogue: R.I.P. Death originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 and PSP play nice together, so we've always been a bit baffled as to why Microsoft hasn't created similar synergy between the Xbox 360 and its iPod-chaser, Zune. Now it looks like MS is taking steps to formally introduce the devices to one another - at least that's what one of its job postings suggests.According to CNET, Microsoft is looking to add a user experience designer to its Zune group, with a focus on the Zune user interface, Zune PC application - used to access the Zune Marketplace - and ... the Zune Xbox application? It could be that the company is working on a means to (finally) download, manage and transfer Zune Marketplace content on 360 to Zune (and vice-versa). MS has said that the New Xbox Experience will make it easier to roll out extension services (see Netflix and Photo Sharing) without the need for major system updates.[Via Engadget]Product zenergy: Microsoft making 'Zune Xbox app' originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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Filed under: PC EA has accepted the warm embrace of Steam and will begin using the digital distribution service. Following reports that Spore was crawling out of the primordial ooze to Steam, Valve announced today that several of the latest EA titles are available now, with many more coming over the next couple weeks. Available now: Spore Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Mass Effect Need for Speed Undercover EA Sports' FIFA Manager 2009 Coming Soon: Mirror's Edge Red Alert 3 Dead Space Sister site Big Download contacted EA to find out if older PC games would become available, but the publisher wouldn't comment. Also, in case you're wondering, EA games on Steam apparently don't install or use third-party DRM set-ups. According to Valve "the only DRM it uses is Steam itself."[Via Big Download]EA games roll onto Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Eidos and Warner Bros. have confirmed that Mark Hamill, the voice of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, will reprise his sadistically animated take on the Clown Prince of Crime in Batman: Arkham Asylum. Additionally, the Caped Crusader himself will be voiced by Kevin Conroy, recognized as the voice of Batman in numerous animated series and games. While we remain largely undecided regarding Rocksteady Studios' "graphically distinct" take on Bruce Wayne's alter ego (spoiler! - Ed.), today's news brings us dangerously close to being pulled off the fence as we continue to wait for Batman: Arkham Asylum to ship next summer for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.Batman: Arkham Asylum gets Hamill's Joker, Conroy's Batman originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, RPGs Bethesda has released a patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Fallout 3 that not only adds Trophies, but manages to fix a particularly irksome bug that caused the game to hiccup whenever you received a PSN Notification (i.e. "SnakeFan292 signed off"). Our Sony-centric friends at PS3 Fanboy have a list of Trophies for your perusal. Seeing as Operation Anchorage is destined for Xbox 360 and PC only, this is probably the only Fallout 3 download PS3 owners can expect to receive for some time. Fallout 3 PS3 patch adds Trophies, squashes bugs originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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