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Dragon's Lair Trilogy for Wii: one step closer to porting Dragon's Lair to everything
Despite the name, the "Trilogy" is only two-thirds Dragon's Lair: in addition to Dragon's Lair and Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp, the disc will include Space Ace. And for those of you who want to watch the remastered animation, but who firmly insist that these aren't video games, you can remove any vestige of interactivity and just enjoy the games in "Watch Mode."
The collection will retail for $30, which is relatively good news for this guy.
DJ Tiesto joins the cast of DJ Hero 2
Well, Activision and FreeStyleGames have gone ahead and signed on some pretty big guns to craft mixes for their upcoming rhythm title, DJ Hero 2 -- it makes sense that they'd go after the biggest gun. We're talking about DJ Tiesto, a man who most leading scientists in the field agree is made of beats. Like, his physical structure is composed entirely of beats and high synth, and also glowsticks.
Don't believe us? Check out the video after the jump to see some of Tiesto's in-game work. Just don't blame us if you're reading this post at your job, and then you get fired when you start uncontrollably full-on raving.
Curve Studios 'focusing only on' PS3 version of Explodemon
Yesterday, Curve Studios announced a Q4 2010 launch window for the PSN version of its retro-inspired blow-em-up platformer, Explodemon, though the WiiWare, PSP and PC versions were not mentioned. We contacted the developer about these omissions, and PR Manager Ed Fear confirmed our suspicions, explaining, "For the moment, we're focusing only on the PS3 version."
Fear added, "We're a small(ish) company, so it doesn't make sense for us to split our limited resources between several different versions, especially given that there'd be quite major graphical differences for the Wii/PSP editions. So, in order to really make Explodemon shine, we're putting all of our efforts into the PS3 version." Fear did note that the studio still wants to see the game on as many platforms as possible, though Curve will have to "seriously evaluate other targets once we've shipped the PS3 version."
Rock Band Weekly: Blondie, Decemberists and many more
There will be no track packs in next week's Rock Band DLC update. Instead, eight individual songs will be released, demonstrating a wide array of artists. Several bands will even be making their Rock Band debuts, including The Decemberists and dc Talk.
It's an eclectic group of singles on deck -- check out the full details after the break.
Metroid: Other M's cutscenes compiled into two-hour movie in 'theater mode'
Do you feel like living through a full-fledged Metroid experience, but can't be bothered to do all that item-hunting? No, you couldn't care less about those stray E-Tanks and absent missile expansions -- you care about the deep, rich lore of Samus' Zebesian struggle. Metroid: Other M will contain a menu option suited to your bizarre desires: Theater mode, which compiles the game's cutscenes into a streamlined, two-hour, non-interactive story.
The series' godfather, Yoshio Sakamoto, explained to 1UP that the mode, which unlocks after completing the game, would allow returning players to soak in all the dialogue and events of the story without having to replay the whole thing over again. Why, that sounds a heck of a lot like the full-length Shenmue movie which accompanied the game's sequel. Only -- and this is just a wild assumption, mind you -- we think Metroid: Other M: The Movie will have way, way fewer sailors.
HAWX 2 recruits your friends for multiplayer dogfights
The competitive multiplayer of the first Tom Clancy's HAWX game was limited to a single deathmatch-type experience. In Tom Clancy's HAWX 2: HAWX HARDER, there will be a full-on multiplayer mode in addition to the four-player co-op capabilities of the campaign, survival, free-flight and arcade modes, providing players with the opportunity to play the Iceman to their friend's Maverick through local and online multiplayer.
Eurogamer has the goods on the new feature, which will see up to eight players take to the virtual skies for six different mission types in any of the game's 32 selectable planes -- play won't be limited to just your usual deathmatch variant this time around. Sadly, Ubisoft wasn't showing anything beyond team deathmatch, so there's little else to report. In the meanwhile, we suggest you gather some buds and kill time like real pilots.
HAWX 2 flies the unfriendly skies on September 7 in the US.
Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed
Oh, man. We'll be the first to admit that we know less than nothing about the apparently radical world of professional Mexican wrestling, but after reading the recently revealed list of of fighters in Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring, it would be irresponsible for us not to get involved. Por ejemplo, included on this 31-strong line-up are three different wrestlers by the names of Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown. That is bananacakes, and we are so, so down with it.
Check out the rosters for the 360, PS3 and Wii versions of the wrestling title posted after the jump, and try to decide which of the Clown triplets you're going to throw your support behind.
Metroid: Other M's latest Japanese trailer beams in
We can't tell you everything that's being said in this newest trailer for Metroid: Other M -- not because we're jerks and don't want to, but because it's in another language. Japanese, to be specific. Thankfully, the characters introduced during this montage of CGI and in-game footage have their names kindly provided in English. Names like Lyle Smithsonian, Adam Malkovich and Brad "U.S." Treasury. (Only one of those is made up.)
There's also a look at some good old fashioned gameplay, from Other M's first 45 minutes or so, but also in later, more planet-y environments. The purpose of most of it is to show Samus using the various beams at her disposal -- plasma, grappling and the like. If you're more of a still-image person, Nintendo has also released some new shots from the game, which lands on August 31, including the really cool box art we won't be seeing in the States. Check 'em out below, and watch the trailer beyond the break.
Preview: Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock
It seems silly to describe the "new features" that have been added to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock without acknowledging the basic stuff the franchise still doesn't get right. For example, do you want to see the difficulty of a song before jumping into it in campaign mode? Nope, you can't do that. Want to filter and sort songs by multiple criteria? Forget about it. Compared to Rock Band 3's feature set -- keyboard, vocal harmonies, "Pro" mode -- it's clear that Activision has been surpassed. But maybe all you want from Guitar Hero is a "story" and the ability to bust through the five-star ranking system. 32x multiplier and 60 stars, YEAH!!!
You could argue that Warriors of Rock isn't regressive; it's an homage to the franchise's origins, a celebration of hardcore guitar music. The 90 songs included on the disc support drums and vocals, but it's clear what the focus of the game is: being a guitar hero. If the franchise's penchant for crazy note maps hasn't satiated your strumming skills, you'll be glad to know that Warriors of Rock ups the ante by including the entirety of Rush's "2112" -- as a boss, of course.
Final boss? Yes, Warriors of Rock's big new feature is a Quest Mode, narrated by KISS' Gene Simmons. While I could rant about how it feels like it was written by (and for) twelve year old boys, I'll let Activision do the work. The fact sheet describes it as a "journey from the infamous stage of CBGBs to the molten lava fields of rock treachery ... to help the Demi-God of Rock take down 'The Beast' and save rock 'n roll." Tim Schafer would be rolling in his grave (if he were dead).
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock's song list (so far)
Formerly known as Guitar Hero 6, Warriors of Rock promises the largest on-disc set list so far, with over 90 songs. Here's a look at the list of songs that have been announced to date.
Nintendo quarterly earnings down; 3DS launch date to be announced Sept. 29
Nintendo has announced it financial earnings for the second quarter in its Fiscal 2011, running from April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. Net sales, operating income and net income all saw declines compared to the same time last year. Net sales were down to 188 billion yen ($2.16 billion) from 253 billion yen ($2.9 billion), while operating income and net income saw less dramatic shifts, down to 23 billion yen ($264 million) and 25 billion yen ($287 million) from 40 billion yen ($460 million) and 42 billion yen ($483 million) last year, respectively. Nintendo attributes these losses to the appreciation of the yen and a lower DS price point.
3.15 million DS units and 22.42 million units of DS software were sold worldwide during this quarter. On the Wii side, Super Mario Galaxy 2 managed to be the big performer, selling 4.09 million units worldwide since its launch in late May. 3.04 million Wii consoles were sold, backed by 28.17 million units of Wii software worldwide. As far as forecasted earnings go, Nintendo anticipates net sales of 550 billion yen ($6.3 billion) by the end of September 2010 and 1.4 trillion yen ($16 billion) by the end of its Fiscal 2011, March 2011.
It'll be interesting to see how those earnings are affected by Nintendo's upcoming 3DS hardware launch. The company has revealed (via Bloomberg) that it'll finally announce the launch date and price for its latest piece of tech in Japan on September 29.
Amazon discounts Crystal Bearers, other Square Enix oddities
In addition, Amazon is selling another starkly non-traditional Final Fantasy game, the PSP's Dissidia: Final Fantasy, at a special one-day price of $14.99. It's normally $20 in stores and on PSN -- which means that you should probably buy it along with something else to qualify for free shipping, or you're not really saving anything.
Also, Nier for PS3 is on sale.
More 'sluggish' sales plague Capcom financials
Capcom experienced another "sluggish" performance in its latest financial quarter -- the first of Fiscal 2010, from April 1 to June 30 -- and consequently blamed slow growth of Lost Planet 2 sales, among other things. Net sales for the quarter were down 2.4 percent year-over-year at 19 million yen ($219 million) and net income dropped a dramatic 90 percent from last year to the tune of 213 million yen ($2.5 million).
Although titles like Super Street Fighter IV and Monster Hunter Frontier Online showed what Capcom calls "steady growth," LP2 and Monster Hunter Tri only sold at a "sluggish pace." The first two weeks of Ghost Trick sales were also met with disappointment, although the game premiered at number two in its first week of Japanese sales.
The Japanese publisher also lamented "shrinking" US and European markets "under the stagnating economy," as well as fluctuating exchange rates. Though sales across the board were lower than expected, Capcom considers its financial forecast for this fiscal year to be unaffected.
A daring Dragon's Lair game collection
Syd Bolton, who runs the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Canada, really enjoys Dragon's Lair in all its many, many incarnations. Bolton owns almost every version of Dragon's Lair ever released, which is saying a lot considering that game has been ported more times over the last 30 years than a Carnival Cruise ship. However, he hasn't got them all, telling Joystiq that he's missing the mobile phone version from 2005 (because it wasn't available in his area) and the Amstrad CPC versions from the mid-'80s.
The picture above contains 47 versions of the game and its sequels. Bolton mentions that the image doesn't contain the whole collection, as a few copies are in storage. We've listed every copy of the game featured in the picture after the break.
HAWX 2 spreads its wings September 7
In addition to the date (provided to Big Download by Ubi PR), Ubisoft has updated the game's official website (see the "news" page here) with some new I.N.F.O. Unlike the first HAWX, you now have the option to fly at speeds under 1,000 miles per hour. That's ... exciting?
Lost in Shadow lights up retail in January
It's nice, then, that there's still more to learn about the game to keep us occupied. The latest trailer (after the break) and screens reveal mysterious gates that allow the player character, normally just a shadow, to take shape as some kind of light being, and move in 3D space.
Thor teaser trailer drops the hammer
Just over a week since Sega confirmed that Thor: The Video Game was on track for next year, the company has released the first bits of media. There isn't much to go on at this point, with only a brief teaser trailer and a pair of concept art images, but allow us to make this bold prediction: The core gameplay mechanic will involve smashing things.
Preview: DJ Hero 2
In a small hotel room in midtown Manhattan this month, I spent just over an hour with Activision's noticeably slimmed down holiday rhythm/music game lineup. Though we'll have to hold our impressions of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock until later this month, I can tell you all about my time spent with DJ Hero 2.
First and foremost -- and this might sound nuts to open with -- the design and layout of the user interface is beautifully vacant. The DJ selection screen isn't much more than a bright white background with selectable characters. That same design aesthetic carries over into the gameplay interface -- unlike the muddied rock and roll world of Guitar Hero, everything in DJ Hero 2 is sharp, crisp, and clean. The lighting may be low, but blues and reds and yellows can be seen popping all over the place.
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet trailer will make Hulk angry
A year of gaming tweets condensed into one image
The image you see above represents an entire year of gaming tweets. It was generated by the Aggregame service, which offers a real-time feed of game-related messages from Twitter, and shows the 150 most used words, collected from more than 28 million individual tweets from July 2009 to July 2010. As you can see, most gamers overwhelmingly tweet and re-tweet about the three major consoles.
As for individual games, Modern Warfare 2 and Halo most frequently appeared among 140 characters or less, though World of Warcraft, Uncharted, The Sims and Mario seem to have enjoyed their share of shoutouts. Check out a high-res version of the chart at Aggregame, or simply click past the break to see the saddest thing ever.
FIFA 11 for Wii to include street soccer mode
Those planning on signing up for the Wii version of EA's FIFA 11 will find an exclusive game mode in the package: street soccer. It takes players to the streets of major cities around the world for less official games of footy, in places like Brazil, France and London. The mode will allow players to "use the wall to jump past defenders or bank passes to teammates" and select from a set of different match types, like First to Score, Tug of War and Timed games.
Not only that, but there will be a host of modifiers to choose from -- things like elevated nets, wall goals and even shrunken nets -- to mix things up further. Players can also select a specific arcade mode within street soccer, which adds a power meter that can be used to "blast shots, ignite a speed burst or send shockwaves over your opponents." It kinda sounds a lot like FIFA Jam, to be honest.
FIFA 11 launches on the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4. Feel free to breakaway into our gallery below for some new screens, fresh off the bench.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier short film teaser uncloaked
Ubisoft has released a short teaser for the upcoming live-action short film based on Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (not to be confused with the live-action trailer for the game that released earlier this year). Entitled Ghost Recon: Alpha, it appears the short will focus primarily on soldiers murdering people in precise, futuristic ways.
The film, created by the same team behind the Oscar-winning Logorama, is set to debut in 2011, presumably sometime close to the launch of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
Source: Kmart selling Wii for $180 this week
A trusted tipster sent us this image, which appears to reveal that Kmart is knocking $20 off the usual $200 price of the Wii this week. According to the fine print in the image (full size), the deal runs from today through August 2.
At the time of this writing, both the white and black Wii bundles on Kmart's website were still listed at $200, so it's unclear if this is an in-store only promotion (or if it simply doesn't exist at all). Kmart would not confirm to Joystiq whether or not the deal is available, but it should be noted that our tipster has always been right on the money.
Let us know if you spot the deal at your local Kmart.
[Thanks Master X!]
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock includes re-recorded Alice Cooper, The Runaways
It seems Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will attempt to achieve its goal of keeping the classic rock hits alive in a fairly unorthodox manner -- by, well, redoing them. Activision has revealed another batch of the rhythm title's songs, which include two exclusive re-recordings of Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and The Runaways' "Cherry Bomb," as performed by their original artists.
Check out all the new additions -- including un-re-recorded fossils like Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" and Styx's "Renegade" -- just after the jump.
Update: Check out a behind the scenes video about the re-recording process after the break.
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Yuji Horii on Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies was just released on the DS -- if you've yet to check out our review, then here's the pertinent linkage. So, considering how much Square Enix has invested in the title, it's no surprise the brunt of producer Horii's chat (which you can see for yourself past the break) largely revolves around his hopes for the game. Basically, he wants everyone to play it. What a surprise!
VC in Brief: Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES)
I gotta be honest with you guys: I thought I'd never get a chance to do one of these videos ever again. It seemed like Nintendo had forgotten about the poor old Virtual Console and left it to rot like some kind of thing that wasn't supposed to be left out and was then subsequently forgotten about. Uh, yeah, that sounds about right.
Anyway, I'm just glad to be back. Head past the break for the latest episode of VC in Brief, featuring Iguana Entertainment's Aero the Acro-Bat.
Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer VC in Brief as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks like that.
Toys R Us having 'Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off' sale this week
Sorry, sorry, we know we should have gotten this up earlier, but even after all these years, Toys R Us' delicious "buy 1, get 1 50% off" sales knock us out. The sale includes all video games except PC games and pre-orders, so don't think you're getting clever by purchasing Fable 3 and Halo: Reach in full now.
This sale only comes around a few times a year, so it's always good to pounce on it if you've been saving your nickels (idiom inflation). Oh, yes, and because it comes up every time: if two games have different values, the discount is applied to the game that costs less.
THQ's Danny Bilson reveals the universe of Red Faction media
THQ's Core Games VP Danny Bilson contributed to a panel with a few Syfy execs this past weekend at Comic-Con, along with Andrew Kreisberg, writer for the upcoming Red Faction: Origins movie. The panel was about "transmedia" in general and Red Faction specifically, with THQ being a prime example of a company trying to tell (and sell) a universe's stories across multiple platforms and media. The way it's all going to work is that Red Faction Guerilla starred Alex Mason, Red Faction: Origins will star his son and daughter Jake and Myra, and then Red Faction Armageddon will star Darius Mason, Alex's grandson.
Kriesberg revealed that the movie will feature "three sort of main factions," and that "they're all sort of right. Everyone thinks this is their planet, and that's what makes the drama." Kriesberg shared one line from the movie that he believes wraps up a major theme: "It's hard to win a war, because the winners have to clean up."
Bilson also mentioned the upcoming downloadable game, and said that one of the factions from the movie, the White Faction, will have "elements" in the XBLA and PSN title. Bilson said that THQ's got "two more of these" transmedia properties "in the hopper" -- we presume he means Saints Row and de Blob, both previously revealed to be in progress.
Preview: The Force Unleashed 2 at Comic-Con
During the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Comic-Con panel, LucasArts producer Haden Blackman led a gameplay preview for the assembled crowd, showing off some new elements of the sequel which again stars fallen Vader apprentice Starkiller. The demonstration built on last month's E3 preview, with plenty more scenes of messy Stormtrooper cleanup -- it's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
As he showed troopers sliced, diced and Forcefully obliterated, Blackman noted that the development team has worked to diversify enemy AI. Player feedback from the first game criticized the different types of enemies for all acting the same, so LucasArts has created separate AI behavior for almost all of the enemies in the sequel. Of course, this also goes for the new enemies, of which Blackman introduced a giant walker equipped with a shield and a Carbonite gun. To defeat the menace, Starkiller must first use his Force power to rip off the shield, and then take on the vulnerable walker while dodging its freeze ray blasts.
Toy Story 3 springs to life atop UK charts
Toy Story 3 buzzed up four spots to take the top of Chart-Track's UK sales All Formats chart this week, due in no small part to the film's release and subsequent success as the second-highest grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film in the region. Red Dead Redemption rode up two spots after putting the spurs to sales, and Ubisoft's Dance On Broadway keeps high-kicking the charts in third place, maintaining a long-term career like its predecessor, Just Dance, which is resilient in eighth place.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies debuted in ninth on the charts as the only new title to break the top ten. Also, in a plummet akin to jumping off the Agency Building, Crackdown 2 sales dropped 59 percent, taking the game from the top spot last week to tenth. Check out the UK top ten after the break.
NintendoWare Weekly: Aero the Acro-Bat, Face Pilot
Six more Rock Band 3 songs (and three for Dance Central!) revealed
As hinted at yesterday by Harmonix's Twitter, a whole gang of tracks were confirmed to be included in Rock Band 3 during the developer's recent Comic-Con panel. These ditties include:
The Force Unleashed 2 dev diary certainly does unleash the force
We knew the Sithdi (Jedith?) known as Starkiller had some serious Force-wielding prowess in the series' first installment, but if the dev diary for The Force Unleashed 2 posted below is any indication, we haven't really seen anything yet. Force Push is great -- but Force Disintegrate is better.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions' other costumes revealed
You didn't think that Peter Parker's wardrobe would only contain four outfits in his upcoming outing, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, did you? No, no sir. Revealed during Marvel's Comic-Con panel were a handful of new costumes that will be unlockable in-game -- a few of which will be instantly unlockable as pre-order bonuses from select retailers:
[Update: Clarified details about the nature of the pre-order bonuses and previously announced costumes.]
Activision unleashes Cabela's North American Adventures this September
When we're closest to death, that's when we feel most alive. We're pretty sure somebody said that once. What better way to truly feel alive than to fight ferocious animals to the death? Too bad all of those guns and vests and airfare really add up.
We've got a relatively safer and cheaper solution: Cabela's North American Adventures. It's the newest entry in the Cabela line of titles, Activision announced today -- set to grace the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and Wii systems this September. The Wii version will ship with the Top Shot gun peripheral that debuted with Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010.
Cabela's North American Adventures will ship with a custom gun utility that allows players to create their own weapons from a variety of different receivers, stocks, barrels and scopes, and also provides players with their own in-game cameraman. He should come in handy should you run out of ammo and need something to distract the bears while you make your escape.
The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will allow up to four players to connect via the internet and engage in group hunts. Performances will then be added to an online leaderboard to find out who's best at killing Bambi's mom.
WRUP: Joystiq iPhone, iPod Touch reminder edition
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What's everyone playing this weekend?
Rock Band 3 adds Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard
The Rock Band Twitter account has been a real beehive of activity as of late. No wonder, considering Harmonix has slowly been teasing new artists coming to Rock Band 3. So far, Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard have been confirmed for the game.
Harmonix promises to slowly trickle out more artists as Comic-Con progresses this weekend, so we'll be sure to relay the info as it's made available. In the meanwhile, we suggest you grab your hot pants and celebrate!
[Thanks, Conor]
Nintendo's 'Line Attack Heroes' moves from retail to WiiWare
Surprise! The game has been turned into a WiiWare title, due out next Tuesday (in Japan) for just 1,000 Wii Points. The odd fighter still features cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, including Battle Royale, Flag Battle and Tag Match. All of these multiplayer game types are demonstrated in video on Nintendo of Japan's site; though with four small armies running around the tiny rectangular arenas, it's pretty incomprehensible.
Given its appearance as a retail title at E3 last year, Line Attack Heroes would seem to be a title Nintendo is interested in localizing. It'll be even easier to do so now that it's been transitioned to WiiWare.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions cast loaded with Spidey veterans
Activision has announced that Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will play host to a cavalcade of Spidey-related voice talent. The Spider-Men of each universe will be voiced by actors who have played the web-slinger in the past. Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Keaton, Christopher Daniel Barnes and Dan Gilvezan will voice the Amazing, Ultimate, Noir and 2099 variants, respectively. Harris originally voiced the wall-crawler in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Keaton had the role in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Barnes played the part in the 1994 Spider-Man animated series and, finally, Gilvezan voiced ol' web-head in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends way back in the early 1980s.
If that's still not enough for the true believers out there, Stan Lee himself will serve as the game's narrator. Meanwhile, Jim Dooley, composer for several games and films (The Da Vinci Code, inFamous), will provide the soundtrack. Now, if only someone at Beenox could find a way to squeeze in Bruce Campbell ...
Find the press release after the break.
Despite the name, the "Trilogy" is only two-thirds Dragon's Lair: in addition to Dragon's Lair and Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp, the disc will include Space Ace. And for those of you who want to watch the remastered animation, but who firmly insist that these aren't video games, you can remove any vestige of interactivity and just enjoy the games in "Watch Mode."
The collection will retail for $30, which is relatively good news for this guy.
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DJ Tiesto joins the cast of DJ Hero 2
Don't believe us? Check out the video after the jump to see some of Tiesto's in-game work. Just don't blame us if you're reading this post at your job, and then you get fired when you start uncontrollably full-on raving.
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Curve Studios 'focusing only on' PS3 version of Explodemon
Fear added, "We're a small(ish) company, so it doesn't make sense for us to split our limited resources between several different versions, especially given that there'd be quite major graphical differences for the Wii/PSP editions. So, in order to really make Explodemon shine, we're putting all of our efforts into the PS3 version." Fear did note that the studio still wants to see the game on as many platforms as possible, though Curve will have to "seriously evaluate other targets once we've shipped the PS3 version."
Curve Studios 'focusing only on' PS3 version of Explodemon originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Rock Band Weekly: Blondie, Decemberists and many more
It's an eclectic group of singles on deck -- check out the full details after the break.
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Rock Band Weekly: Blondie, Decemberists and many more originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metroid: Other M's cutscenes compiled into two-hour movie in 'theater mode'
The series' godfather, Yoshio Sakamoto, explained to 1UP that the mode, which unlocks after completing the game, would allow returning players to soak in all the dialogue and events of the story without having to replay the whole thing over again. Why, that sounds a heck of a lot like the full-length Shenmue movie which accompanied the game's sequel. Only -- and this is just a wild assumption, mind you -- we think Metroid: Other M: The Movie will have way, way fewer sailors.
Metroid: Other M's cutscenes compiled into two-hour movie in 'theater mode' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
HAWX 2 recruits your friends for multiplayer dogfights
Eurogamer has the goods on the new feature, which will see up to eight players take to the virtual skies for six different mission types in any of the game's 32 selectable planes -- play won't be limited to just your usual deathmatch variant this time around. Sadly, Ubisoft wasn't showing anything beyond team deathmatch, so there's little else to report. In the meanwhile, we suggest you gather some buds and kill time like real pilots.
HAWX 2 flies the unfriendly skies on September 7 in the US.
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Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed
Check out the rosters for the 360, PS3 and Wii versions of the wrestling title posted after the jump, and try to decide which of the Clown triplets you're going to throw your support behind.
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Lucha Libre: AAA Heroes del Ring wrestler roster revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metroid: Other M's latest Japanese trailer beams in
There's also a look at some good old fashioned gameplay, from Other M's first 45 minutes or so, but also in later, more planet-y environments. The purpose of most of it is to show Samus using the various beams at her disposal -- plasma, grappling and the like. If you're more of a still-image person, Nintendo has also released some new shots from the game, which lands on August 31, including the really cool box art we won't be seeing in the States. Check 'em out below, and watch the trailer beyond the break.
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Preview: Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock
You could argue that Warriors of Rock isn't regressive; it's an homage to the franchise's origins, a celebration of hardcore guitar music. The 90 songs included on the disc support drums and vocals, but it's clear what the focus of the game is: being a guitar hero. If the franchise's penchant for crazy note maps hasn't satiated your strumming skills, you'll be glad to know that Warriors of Rock ups the ante by including the entirety of Rush's "2112" -- as a boss, of course.
Final boss? Yes, Warriors of Rock's big new feature is a Quest Mode, narrated by KISS' Gene Simmons. While I could rant about how it feels like it was written by (and for) twelve year old boys, I'll let Activision do the work. The fact sheet describes it as a "journey from the infamous stage of CBGBs to the molten lava fields of rock treachery ... to help the Demi-God of Rock take down 'The Beast' and save rock 'n roll." Tim Schafer would be rolling in his grave (if he were dead).
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Preview: Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock's song list (so far)
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Nintendo quarterly earnings down; 3DS launch date to be announced Sept. 29
3.15 million DS units and 22.42 million units of DS software were sold worldwide during this quarter. On the Wii side, Super Mario Galaxy 2 managed to be the big performer, selling 4.09 million units worldwide since its launch in late May. 3.04 million Wii consoles were sold, backed by 28.17 million units of Wii software worldwide. As far as forecasted earnings go, Nintendo anticipates net sales of 550 billion yen ($6.3 billion) by the end of September 2010 and 1.4 trillion yen ($16 billion) by the end of its Fiscal 2011, March 2011.
It'll be interesting to see how those earnings are affected by Nintendo's upcoming 3DS hardware launch. The company has revealed (via Bloomberg) that it'll finally announce the launch date and price for its latest piece of tech in Japan on September 29.
Nintendo quarterly earnings down; 3DS launch date to be announced Sept. 29 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Amazon discounts Crystal Bearers, other Square Enix oddities
In addition, Amazon is selling another starkly non-traditional Final Fantasy game, the PSP's Dissidia: Final Fantasy, at a special one-day price of $14.99. It's normally $20 in stores and on PSN -- which means that you should probably buy it along with something else to qualify for free shipping, or you're not really saving anything.
Also, Nier for PS3 is on sale.
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More 'sluggish' sales plague Capcom financials
Although titles like Super Street Fighter IV and Monster Hunter Frontier Online showed what Capcom calls "steady growth," LP2 and Monster Hunter Tri only sold at a "sluggish pace." The first two weeks of Ghost Trick sales were also met with disappointment, although the game premiered at number two in its first week of Japanese sales.
The Japanese publisher also lamented "shrinking" US and European markets "under the stagnating economy," as well as fluctuating exchange rates. Though sales across the board were lower than expected, Capcom considers its financial forecast for this fiscal year to be unaffected.
More 'sluggish' sales plague Capcom financials originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A daring Dragon's Lair game collection
The picture above contains 47 versions of the game and its sequels. Bolton mentions that the image doesn't contain the whole collection, as a few copies are in storage. We've listed every copy of the game featured in the picture after the break.
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A daring Dragon's Lair game collection originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
HAWX 2 spreads its wings September 7
In addition to the date (provided to Big Download by Ubi PR), Ubisoft has updated the game's official website (see the "news" page here) with some new I.N.F.O. Unlike the first HAWX, you now have the option to fly at speeds under 1,000 miles per hour. That's ... exciting?
HAWX 2 spreads its wings September 7 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Lost in Shadow lights up retail in January
It's nice, then, that there's still more to learn about the game to keep us occupied. The latest trailer (after the break) and screens reveal mysterious gates that allow the player character, normally just a shadow, to take shape as some kind of light being, and move in 3D space.
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Thor teaser trailer drops the hammer
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Thor teaser trailer drops the hammer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Preview: DJ Hero 2
First and foremost -- and this might sound nuts to open with -- the design and layout of the user interface is beautifully vacant. The DJ selection screen isn't much more than a bright white background with selectable characters. That same design aesthetic carries over into the gameplay interface -- unlike the muddied rock and roll world of Guitar Hero, everything in DJ Hero 2 is sharp, crisp, and clean. The lighting may be low, but blues and reds and yellows can be seen popping all over the place.
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Preview: DJ Hero 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet trailer will make Hulk angry
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Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet trailer will make Hulk angry originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A year of gaming tweets condensed into one image
As for individual games, Modern Warfare 2 and Halo most frequently appeared among 140 characters or less, though World of Warcraft, Uncharted, The Sims and Mario seem to have enjoyed their share of shoutouts. Check out a high-res version of the chart at Aggregame, or simply click past the break to see the saddest thing ever.
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A year of gaming tweets condensed into one image originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
FIFA 11 for Wii to include street soccer mode
Not only that, but there will be a host of modifiers to choose from -- things like elevated nets, wall goals and even shrunken nets -- to mix things up further. Players can also select a specific arcade mode within street soccer, which adds a power meter that can be used to "blast shots, ignite a speed burst or send shockwaves over your opponents." It kinda sounds a lot like FIFA Jam, to be honest.
FIFA 11 launches on the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4. Feel free to breakaway into our gallery below for some new screens, fresh off the bench.
FIFA 11 for Wii to include street soccer mode originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier short film teaser uncloaked
The film, created by the same team behind the Oscar-winning Logorama, is set to debut in 2011, presumably sometime close to the launch of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
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Source: Kmart selling Wii for $180 this week
At the time of this writing, both the white and black Wii bundles on Kmart's website were still listed at $200, so it's unclear if this is an in-store only promotion (or if it simply doesn't exist at all). Kmart would not confirm to Joystiq whether or not the deal is available, but it should be noted that our tipster has always been right on the money.
Let us know if you spot the deal at your local Kmart.
[Thanks Master X!]
Source: Kmart selling Wii for $180 this week originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock includes re-recorded Alice Cooper, The Runaways
Check out all the new additions -- including un-re-recorded fossils like Edgar Winter's "Free Ride" and Styx's "Renegade" -- just after the jump.
Update: Check out a behind the scenes video about the re-recording process after the break.
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Now Playing: July 26 - August 1, 2010
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Yuji Horii on Dragon Quest IX
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Yuji Horii on Dragon Quest IX originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
VC in Brief: Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES)
Anyway, I'm just glad to be back. Head past the break for the latest episode of VC in Brief, featuring Iguana Entertainment's Aero the Acro-Bat.
Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer VC in Brief as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks like that.Continue reading VC in Brief: Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES)
VC in Brief: Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES) originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Toys R Us having 'Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off' sale this week
This sale only comes around a few times a year, so it's always good to pounce on it if you've been saving your nickels (idiom inflation). Oh, yes, and because it comes up every time: if two games have different values, the discount is applied to the game that costs less.
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THQ's Danny Bilson reveals the universe of Red Faction media
Kriesberg revealed that the movie will feature "three sort of main factions," and that "they're all sort of right. Everyone thinks this is their planet, and that's what makes the drama." Kriesberg shared one line from the movie that he believes wraps up a major theme: "It's hard to win a war, because the winners have to clean up."
Bilson also mentioned the upcoming downloadable game, and said that one of the factions from the movie, the White Faction, will have "elements" in the XBLA and PSN title. Bilson said that THQ's got "two more of these" transmedia properties "in the hopper" -- we presume he means Saints Row and de Blob, both previously revealed to be in progress.
THQ's Danny Bilson reveals the universe of Red Faction media originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Preview: The Force Unleashed 2 at Comic-Con
As he showed troopers sliced, diced and Forcefully obliterated, Blackman noted that the development team has worked to diversify enemy AI. Player feedback from the first game criticized the different types of enemies for all acting the same, so LucasArts has created separate AI behavior for almost all of the enemies in the sequel. Of course, this also goes for the new enemies, of which Blackman introduced a giant walker equipped with a shield and a Carbonite gun. To defeat the menace, Starkiller must first use his Force power to rip off the shield, and then take on the vulnerable walker while dodging its freeze ray blasts.
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Preview: The Force Unleashed 2 at Comic-Con originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Toy Story 3 springs to life atop UK charts
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies debuted in ninth on the charts as the only new title to break the top ten. Also, in a plummet akin to jumping off the Agency Building, Crackdown 2 sales dropped 59 percent, taking the game from the top spot last week to tenth. Check out the UK top ten after the break.
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Toy Story 3 springs to life atop UK charts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NintendoWare Weekly: Aero the Acro-Bat, Face Pilot
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NintendoWare Weekly: Aero the Acro-Bat, Face Pilot originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Six more Rock Band 3 songs (and three for Dance Central!) revealed
- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
- "Rock Lobster" by The B-52s
- "Foolin'" by Def Leppard
- "Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
- "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter
- "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
Six more Rock Band 3 songs (and three for Dance Central!) revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Force Unleashed 2 dev diary certainly does unleash the force
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The Force Unleashed 2 dev diary certainly does unleash the force originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions' other costumes revealed
- Scarlet Spider (unlock code included with Kmart pre-order)
- Negative Zone Spider-Man (unlock code included with Best Buy pre-order)
- Spider-Armor (pictured)
- Mangaverse Spider-Man
[Update: Clarified details about the nature of the pre-order bonuses and previously announced costumes.]
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions' other costumes revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Activision unleashes Cabela's North American Adventures this September
We've got a relatively safer and cheaper solution: Cabela's North American Adventures. It's the newest entry in the Cabela line of titles, Activision announced today -- set to grace the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and Wii systems this September. The Wii version will ship with the Top Shot gun peripheral that debuted with Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010.
Cabela's North American Adventures will ship with a custom gun utility that allows players to create their own weapons from a variety of different receivers, stocks, barrels and scopes, and also provides players with their own in-game cameraman. He should come in handy should you run out of ammo and need something to distract the bears while you make your escape.
The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will allow up to four players to connect via the internet and engage in group hunts. Performances will then be added to an online leaderboard to find out who's best at killing Bambi's mom.
Activision unleashes Cabela's North American Adventures this September originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
WRUP: Joystiq iPhone, iPod Touch reminder edition
This is a friendly reminder that our free Joystiq iPhone / iPod Touch app is now available -- it's real purdy. Also, even if you don't have one of the compatible iDevices, it's still important to rate the app on iTunes and/or leave a comment requesting it for other mobile doohickeys (like Android) on our announcement post. See, apps are made by developer fairies and they are fed with wishes and praise. So, you understand, it's important to do both for the current app.
What's everyone playing this weekend?
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WRUP: Joystiq iPhone, iPod Touch reminder edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Rock Band 3 adds Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard
Harmonix promises to slowly trickle out more artists as Comic-Con progresses this weekend, so we'll be sure to relay the info as it's made available. In the meanwhile, we suggest you grab your hot pants and celebrate!
[Thanks, Conor]
Rock Band 3 adds Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Nintendo's 'Line Attack Heroes' moves from retail to WiiWare
At E3 2009, we played Nintendo's Line Attack Heroes, a bizarre action game, designed by Secret of Mana creator Koichi Ishii. In the game, players build a line of allies, which is used to attack enemies. While fun, the simple gameplay and single-screen level design seemed like an experience better fit for WiiWare instead of the proposed disc release.
Surprise! The game has been turned into a WiiWare title, due out next Tuesday (in Japan) for just 1,000 Wii Points. The odd fighter still features cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, including Battle Royale, Flag Battle and Tag Match. All of these multiplayer game types are demonstrated in video on Nintendo of Japan's site; though with four small armies running around the tiny rectangular arenas, it's pretty incomprehensible.
Given its appearance as a retail title at E3 last year, Line Attack Heroes would seem to be a title Nintendo is interested in localizing. It'll be even easier to do so now that it's been transitioned to WiiWare.
Nintendo's 'Line Attack Heroes' moves from retail to WiiWare originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions cast loaded with Spidey veterans
If that's still not enough for the true believers out there, Stan Lee himself will serve as the game's narrator. Meanwhile, Jim Dooley, composer for several games and films (The Da Vinci Code, inFamous), will provide the soundtrack. Now, if only someone at Beenox could find a way to squeeze in Bruce Campbell ...
Find the press release after the break.
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