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Reggie: Nintendo sees Apple as larger threat than Microsoft and Sony
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wants to make sure you're not getting it twisted -- he's not competing with other game companies, but with the very concept of time itself. Speaking to Forbes recently, Fils-Aime explained that "It's all abo...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 26 2010 19:00 GMT in Gaming News
Super-Claus

oh shit nigga

nintendo cell phone

Phil Spencer confident in Kinect: It's 'fundamentally different' from PlayStation Move
Just a few weeks before Kinect's retail launch, Microsoft hosted an event in San Francisco to celebrate the much-anticipated new hardware. There we spoke with Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer not only about the hands-free camera peripheral, but al...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 26 2010 01:00 GMT in Kinect
Shrowser
Well no shit.
Super Mario used to pack a beam gun
OK, so our jealousy of Japan and Europe and their Super Mario Bros. collectors editions has become utterly crushing. N-Styles provides the proverbial camel-back-breaking straw with some original design docs included in the package's history book. Not onl...
darkz

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Report: Atlus releasing three online games in America next year
According to a recent report from Siliconera, Atlus is planning on publishing three online titles from fellow Index Holdings-owned developer, Rosso Index, in North America early next year. The trio of games includes Pandora Saga, Master of Epic, and The ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 25 2010 02:00 GMT in Gaming News
darkz
dude that game was sick
Taiko Drum Master Wii adds four-player support, party games
For some, the sound of one person banging on a plastic drum peripheral just isn't enough. Two? Not gonna cut it. Now four, that might get the decibel level high enough. Good thing, then, that Namco Bandai's next Taiko Drum Master game for Wii, Taiko Drum...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 23 2010 10:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Activision playing 'good cop' with Call of Duty: Black Ops pirates
When you have one of the year's most anticipated games, you'll also have people who want to get their hands on it as soon as possible -- at any price or, in some cases, any risk. Such was the case with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last year, and it's h...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 22 2010 23:40 GMT in Call of Duty: Black Ops
darkz

uh oh they're calling mothers guys

User-created TF2 items bring in up to $47,000 for some Steam members
And your mother told you video games were a waste of time! Valve has announced that user-created items in the new Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. Store have brought in positively massive royalties for five contest-winning Steam community members. The five commu...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 21 2010 20:20 GMT in Team Fortress 2
Viddd
those people MADE the items
like made the concepts, models, and shit
brb learning modeling
Netflix native app for Wii available now
A Netflix app that will allow movie streaming on Nintendo's Wii, without the need for a pesky disc, is available now on the Wii Shop Channel. The Netflix channel is free and streaming comes at no extra charge as part of most Netflix rental plans. Today a...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 18 2010 13:37 GMT in Gaming News
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Flar3
>PS3 Nexflix
Holy shit it's like I'm in a movie theater. brb getting it
Club Nintendo celebrates Super Mario Bros.' 25th anniversary -- with pins
Sure, we may not have the special Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary Wii or DSi XL, or the Super Mario All-Stars re-release, but Europe and Japan don't have these pins -- or this screensaver. The newest items in the Club Nintendo shop are these four comme...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 20 2010 21:40 GMT in Gaming News
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Linkshot

"Download for money"

You mean one person will download it and then share it with the rest of the internet via torrent

Professor Layton meets Phoenix Wright in crossover 3DS game
Professor VS Gyakuten saiban -- the Japanese name for a new crossover 3DS game that features both Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton -- was revealed last night by Level-5 during a press conference in Tokyo. The game is being developed in collaboration w...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 19 2010 14:45 GMT in Gaming News
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MM
Indeed.
The guy with the half-million Gamerscore
The only slightly avid gamer Stallion83 (we can only assume Stallion1 through 82 died due to severe thumb inflammation) is half-way to his goal of achieving one million Gamerscore on Xbox 360, having hit the 500,000 mark in Achievement points on Friday. ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 18 2010 00:30 GMT in Gaming News
Maiq the Liar

And then, when he finally reaches 999,990 gamerscore, the next Xbox is released and the old gamerscore system is shut down forever.

 

There is one more name in the obituaries the next day.

Claptrap yuks it up in Borderlands GOTY trailer
You know who loves Claptrap from Borderlands? Everyone, that's who. So bask in some silly (and somewhat profane) Claptrap goodness in a new trailer, which brings together several DLC characters to advertise the Game of the Year Edition. Unfortunately, th...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 15 2010 10:00 GMT in Borderlands
Popple
Old.
Minecraft gets its own social network, Minecraftr
Are you guys ready to hear about what might just be the trendiest website in the entirety of the deep, vast internet? Take the immense popularity of Minecraft, throw in a fully-featured, Facebook-esque social network, and then, for good measure, tack on ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 15 2010 01:30 GMT in Minecraft
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Popple
People who played Minecraft months ago still play Minecraft?
Nintendo World Store closed for remodeling
We hope you didn't have an urgent need for a Waluigi doll. The Nintendo World Store in New York City closed its doors last night for remodeling. It'll open again at 9AM on November 1, with new DSi and DSi XL stations, and twice the space devoted to displa...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 14 2010 21:20 GMT in Gaming News
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 review: Spin-dashed hopes
Sega is giving the people what they want. Sonic's lips are sewn together tightly, his pals have been laid to rest in a shoebox somewhere in the garden, and the world is nice and two-dimensional again. This is the 16-bit sequel you've been craving for six...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 13 2010 22:00 GMT in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Shrowser
So speed is broken and jumping is broken.
Isn't that what a Sonic game is supposed to be all about?
Super Mario Wii and DSi XL systems coming to Europe
First, the Super Mario Collection Special Pack was confirmed for Europe after being announced for Japan. Today, the special edition Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary DSi XL and Wii systems have been announced for the region as well, with each red system ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 11 2010 19:45 GMT in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Fallen Shade
The *crag* do you mean just red? That shit is pretty much on the verge of being crimson.
Super Scribblenauts review: Everyday I write the book
Forget the Scribblenauts you knew. Usually, when people say things like that, it's because the new thing is so different, that trying to compare it to the old thing is just going to leave you confused. That's not the case with Super Scribblenauts, which ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 12 2010 17:00 GMT in Super Scribblenauts
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Heroes on the Move renamed: PlayStation Move Heroes
Heroes on the Move was always a tentative title for Sony's motion controlled mash-up mini-game collection. Perhaps thinking the placeholder moniker was too clever, the Sony marketing team has unveiled a brand new title for the game: PlayStation Move Hero...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 11 2010 22:50 GMT in PlayStation Move
Hooly
i liked it. it was really emotional, and the story was pretty good. had a few holes but other than that i would say it was pretty good.
Bionic Commando's Spencer and Ghosts 'N Goblins' Arthur join the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 roster
The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 roster just keeps on growing. At a New York Comic Con panel, Capcom announced the addition of Bionic Commando's Nathan Spencer (with dreadlocks and bionic arm!) and Ghosts 'N Goblins' Sir Arthur, both from the Capcom half of the f...
Slim
why the *crag* did they have to choose the shitty Spencer
*crag* you Capcom
Military stores won't carry Medal of Honor despite 'Taliban' change
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has decided that, despite EA's recent moniker change of "Taliban" to "Opposing Force" in Medal of Honor's multiplayer component, that its decision not to sell the title "remains unchanged." In a statement, the AA...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 05 2010 22:46 GMT in Medal of Honor
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sims
shit man those places don't have to charge sales tax for some things
they're actually not that bad
Wii version of Lucha Libre AAA delayed
Publisher Slang has put the Wii release of its wrestling game Lucha Libre AAA in a sleeper hold. Formerly set to be released on October 12 (a date that already represented a delay) alongside the PS3, Xbox 360 and DSiWare games, the Wii version has been ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 06 2010 00:45 GMT in Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring
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MM
who cares
Here's where Cammie Dunaway literally went
For many, working at Nintendo would be a dream job, helping to promote a brand that's been synonymous with wonder, fun and innovation for decades. So what could draw former EVP of Sales and Marketing Cammie Dunaway away from the company? We've got the an...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 05 2010 22:35 GMT in Gaming News
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Fallen Shade
I see a typo
Call of Duty: Black Ops reveals entire list of Achievements / Trophies
Hot off yesterday's big Zombie reveal, today Treyarch has given 1UP the entire list of Achievements / Trophies for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Spoilers, minor though they may be, abound in the list we've dropped after the break -- you've been warned.
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 01 2010 01:15 GMT in Call of Duty: Black Ops
darkz
that would be a good game
Beyond Good & Evil HD coming to PSN, XBLA in 2011
Here's more proof that Ubisoft hasn't forgotten the Beyond Good & Evil franchise: The company is in the process of remastering the Michel Ancel-directed adventure classic for release in 2011 on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. According to I...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 30 2010 10:08 GMT in Gaming News
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Nintendo reveals more 3DS hardware details, OS features
Nintendo didn't just drop a Japanese release date and price for the 3DS tonight -- in a document (PDF) released following this evening's press conference, the company detailed more of the hardware's features, including unexpected pack-ins. ¥25,000 ($299...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 29 2010 08:02 GMT in Gaming News
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Sounic 'Colours' trailer actually loouks awfully amousing
In honour of the Euroupean Sounic Colours proumoutiounal videou pousted below, we've decided tou stand aloungside ouur ouverseas couhourts, and their inexplicable manner ouf spelling. Check ouut the trailer, which features soume of Sounic's new pouwers a...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 26 2010 02:30 GMT in Sonic Colors
darkz

SOUNIC

Taco Bell offering free copies of MySims with its Kid's Meals
Want a free copy of MySims and an exciting trip to the bathroom? Taco Bell and EA have partnered up on a new Kid's Meal promotion. Starting today, Taco Bell Kid's Meals will offer one of three MySims-branded items: a sticker case, a MySims Sky Heroes act...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 25 2010 10:00 GMT in Gaming News
Hooly
that is definitely the best happy meal ever
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective bumped to January 2011
When last we heard Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Capcom's excellent spiritual (get it?) successor to the Ace Attorney series, was due in "winter 2010." With that in mind, we have bad news for would-be phantom detectives, as Capcom's TGS fact sheet for ...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 18 2010 06:30 GMT in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
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APB comes to a 'premature end'
Realtime Worlds community officer Ben Bateman just popped on the APB official forums to present this sad bit of news: The game is shutting down for good. In his statement, Bateman says, "APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey ha...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 16 2010 17:10 GMT in APB
MattTheSpratt
Never thought I'd say this about a modern game, but the Atari/Midway original was better.
Guitar Hero iPhone gets Weezer pack
A Weezer DLC pack has been released for the iPhone version of Guitar Hero to mark the release of the band's new album, Hurley. The collection includes the new track "Memories," as well as "Buddy Holly" and "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want Y...
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Sep 16 2010 10:30 GMT in Gaming News
Hooly
hehehe buying this, would've been better if there was more off of hurley than just memories

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