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After coming t' smartphones 'n tablets last month, the web version a Miiverse now allows crew t' post as well as browse. ye still need the GamePad stylus if ye want t' doodle all over the Wii U's social network, but this week's update does bring other welcome features.

The web version now lets crew follow 'n unfollow profiles, display mateys 'n followers, 'n adjust profile 'n Miiverse settings. Also, for those curious about the Wii U world but without a Nintendo Network ID, any Miiverse post be viewable even if ye're not signed in, as long as ye have the URL. Test that out by clicking that source thingamajig just below.

Telltale Games headlines latest Humble Weekly Sale

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Posted by Joystiq May 30 2013 23:00 GMT in The Walking Dead

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EA eliminating Online Pass on existing games

The current Humble Weekly Sale spotlights developer Telltale Games in a pay-what-ye-want collection featuring multiple episodic adventure games.

Bundle buyers will receive all episodes a Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Back t' the Future: The Game, Hector: Badge a Carnage, 'n Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures. The package additionally includes both entries in the Puzzle Agent series, along with the cross-universe gambling sim Poker Night at the Inventory.

Beat the average purchase price (currently $4) 'n ye'll also receive all five episodes a Telltale's acclaimed series The Walking Dead. Steam keys be included for all featured games, 'n buyers have access t' DRM-free downloads for Windows 'n Mac.

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Posted by Joystiq May 30 2013 19:00 GMT in Electronic Arts

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As EA discontinues it be Online Pass system for future games, existing passes be also getting the axe, making some content 'n even full games free, first on Xbox 360. Over the coming weeks, EA will pillage rid a Online Passes in it be games, corporate communications rep John Reseburg tells Game Informer.

"As we discontinue Online Pass for our new EA titles, we be also in the process a eliminating it from all our existing EA titles as well," Reseburg says. "We heard the feedback from players 'n decided t' do away with Online Pass altogether."

When the rollout be complete, EA Sports games will no longer prompt players t' enter an Online Pass code, 'n other games will offer content for free, Reseburg says.

NeoGaf member MMaRsu compiled a list a Xbox 360 EA games that already offer free content once barred by the Online Pass, including a free copy a the original American McGee's Alice, Bad Company 2 VIP, Mass Effect 2: Cerberus Network, 'n more, listed in full below.

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N 2.0 be all the difficult running 'n jumping 'n dying ye'll ever need

Posted by Joystiq May 24 2013 15:30 GMT in N

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Metanet Software's N, which the developer describes as " that game ye played in high school but forgot about through college," has seemingly reached it be pinnacle. The wall-jumping, pixelated ninja platformer has been officially stamped version 2.0 'n be now available entirely for free. N 2.0 adds a number a extra features, including 100 new levels, 100 "legacy" levels pulled from N 'n the various console iterations a N+, 100 user-made levels, level sharing, local 2 player co-op 'n new "FUN-lockable" content.

ye can play the game for free on Kongregate or download it directly from Metanet. 'n YARRRR, in case ye be wondering, N++ be still on the way

be this on ds at any point because I remember having a rom a a game that looked really similar t' this pre installed on a ds flash cart i bought

Don Mattrick: 'If ye're backwards compatible, ye're really backwards'

There be a version, N+, that be released on DS a while back. I gather some a the levels from that have been incorporated into this game.

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Posted by Joystiq May 22 2013 20:30 GMT in Xbox One

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The Xbox One won't play Xbox 360 discs or XBLA games, 'n that doesn't really bother Microsoft Head a Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick.

"If ye're backwards compatible, ye're really backwards," he told the Wall Street Journal.

Mattrick said only 5 percent a customers play games from previous generations on new consoles, so spending time t' make that possible isn't worth it. Sony's PlayStation 4 isn't backward compatible from a hardware standpoint, but with cloud service Gaikai, it best offer a way t' play games from the PS3 'n older consoles.

it be been eight years since the previous generation transition, meaning players have had longer than ever t' build up their libraries. that be a lot t' lose - 'n even more so with the onset a downloadable games in the middle a this generation.

The difference between current-gen 'n next-gen be much smaller than last time, so I don't think that 5% stat applies anymore. Current gen has all the features (online, HD, harddrives, DLC) 'n gameplay that the next-gen systems do (ironically the Wii U be the only one with new game types, 'n yet it be still backwards compatible)

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Xbox One welcomes 1000 mateys

Posted by Joystiq May 21 2013 20:55 GMT in Xbox One

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be ye too popular for the Xbox 360? The Xbox One be here for ye by expanding yer mateys list limit t' 1000, as revealed by Microsoft Support's official Twitter account. that be ten times the limit on Xbox 360, so even the most beloved a gamers best be placated.

[Thanks, Dan]

truly next-gen

Xbox One not backwards compatible with 360 discs/XBLA purchases; Gamerscore does transfer

Xbox One, the next Facebook.

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Posted by Joystiq May 21 2013 19:38 GMT in Xbox One

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Microsoft's minty-fresh Xbox One will be unable t' play Xbox 360 discs, nor will yer multitude a Xbox Live Arcade purchases transfer t' the new machine, our mateys at Engadget have learned.

The incompatibility be due t' the fact that the Xbox One runs on x86 processor architecture, whereas the Xbox 360 ran on PowerPC. This fundamental difference in hardware architecture prevents the Xbox One from natively running Xbox 360 games, regardless a how powerful the thing may be.

"We care very much about the investment people have made in Xbox 360 'n will continue t' support it with a pipeline a new games 'n new apps well into the future," a Microsoft representative told Engadget. Part a that investment will transfer, however: yer Xbox Live Gamerscore.

Earlier this year, Sony also announced that it be PlayStation 4 will make the jump t' a processor built on the x86 platform.

the Wii U backwards compatibility isnt perfect, but it be better than nothing

Xbox One controller has new D-pad, integrated battery compartment

it be a shitty cable box
I literally have a xbox 1 sitting under me tv already
except it doesn't play games
but thats what the wii U be for like 1 self above it.

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Posted by Joystiq May 21 2013 18:29 GMT in Xbox One

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While the new console 'n Kinect might pillage the lion's share a attention at the Xbox Reveal, the good ol' Xbox controller be getting some redesign love on the Xbox One as well. The control will feature an integrated battery compartment, Wi-Fi Direct, "impulse triggers" that incorporate extra feedback 'n, most important a all, a cross-shaped "precision" D-Pad.

"D-pad for immersive gaming" ... seriously, they said that.

Steam Trading Cards enter beta

D-Pad for immersive gaming:

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Posted by Joystiq May 15 2013 21:00 GMT in Steam

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Steam Trading Cards be the next 10-gallon hats from Valve. If ye understand that line, then the rest a this story will make sense t' ye. If not, then ye have every right t' scratch yer head 'n ask "Why?" t' everything that follows.

In beta starting today, Steam Trading Cards allow crew t' earn Steam rewards for playing games. The current line-up a participating games be Don't Starve, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2 'n Half-Life 2. crew will earn game-specific trading cards that can be collected t' earn "game badges, profile backgrounds, emoticons, coupons, 'n more."

Here's the simplest way we understand it: Create trading Card sets > craft badges > pillage prizes listed above. There's more details on the Steam Trading Card site.

Humble Double Fine Bundle offers pre-order for Broken Age

so now ye have t' earn things t' earn things... t' earn things

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Posted by Joystiq May 07 2013 19:30 GMT in Humble Indie Bundle

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Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat creators file lawsuit over Scribblenauts cameos

The latest Humble Bundle be all about Double Fine 'n it includes a pre-order for Broken Age, the game formerly known as Double Fine Adventure on Kickstarter. t' secure a pre-order for Broken Age on Steam (PC, Mac 'n Linux), pay $35 or more.

This price will easily net buyers the "pay what ye want" games - Costume Quest, Psychonauts 'n Stacking - 'n at the moment grabs the "pay more than the average" game, Brutal Legend. Since Double Fine saw such success with tiered payments in the past, there's one more option: Pay $70 or more t' pillage all those games 'n a Double Fine Bundle t-shirt in black or cream.

As always, Humble Bundle payments can be allotted among Humble Bundle itself, Double Fine, 'n charities Child's Play 'n the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Humble Double Fine bundle will be available for two weeks, with the clock starting today, May 7.

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Posted by Joystiq May 02 2013 22:45 GMT in Scribblenauts Unlimited

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Nyan Cat creator Christopher Orlando Torres 'n Keyboard Cat's owner Charles Schmidt have filed a copyright 'n trademark infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. 'n 5th Cell over their creations' appearances in the Scribblenauts series.

The complaint, filed on April 22nd, alleges that developer 5th Cell did not seek permission t' include either copyrighted character in their published products or in related promotional material. The original Nyan Cat 'n Keyboard Cat videos have each been viewed tens a millions a times on YouTube, making them "extremely valuable for commercial uses," according t' the complaint.

"Plaintiffs claim that Warner Bros 'n 5th Cell's trademark infringement be willful 'n intentional 'n be requesting an award a treble damages 'n requesting the case be deemed exception under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), thereby entitling Plaintiffs t' an award a reasonable attorneys' fees," intellectual property-focused attorney blog Milord & Associates notes.

Plaintiffs Schmidt 'n Torres additionally seek an injunction against the sale a Scribblenauts products until the matter be resolved.

The Scribblenauts series allows players t' summon a wide variety a memes during gameplay, for both practical purposes 'n comedic effect. Keyboard Cat has appeared in every series entry t' date, while Nyan Cat be a more recent addition, appearing only in Scribblenauts Unlimited.

wouldn't a reference/parody like this fall under fair use? also *crag* those lads, they be living proof that our current intellectual property laws breed the shittiest pieces a trash

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I be thinking that as well

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Nintendo not doing E3 press conference, holding smaller closed events instead

Posted by Joystiq Apr 25 2013 04:18 GMT in Wii U

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In an investor presentation, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo will skip the usual large-scale E3 press conference this year in favor a "a few smaller events that be specifically focused on our software lineup for the U.S. market."

One a these events will be for American distributors, with another closed event "for mainly the Western gaming media." Iwata noted that Nintendo be not panning t' announce any new hardware at this E3, with showing off software the main focus.

While Nintendo be dropping a lot a mainstream press attention with this move, it makes a lot a sense for a company with the recent financial history a Nintendo t' skip out on some expensive pageantry. Especially when the company makes E3-level announcements monthly, for a tiny fraction a the cost.

Seems like a missed opportunity. A lot a people don't know about the Nintendo Directs, but they do check t' see what be said at E3 each year. be it really that expensive?

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The title be misleading. Sorry for upsetting ye.

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Ouya launches at retail June 4 for $99

Posted by Joystiq Mar 28 2013 22:40 GMT in Ouya

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Civilization 5: Brave New World launches in July, XCOM units playable

Ouya, the diminutive android-powered console, will launch on June 4. The device will be available in the US, Canada 'n the UK for the asking price a $99. Meanwhile, Ouya's Kickstarter backers best begin receiving their units starting today.

We got a chance t' try out an Ouya at GDC. Expect our impressions later today.

Only 99 dollars? I may have t' give it a try if it has good games on it.

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There's hardly any games that even require the use a controllers. A few days ago they announced that this would've been bundle with emulators, the only apps that be really controller friendly on the android.

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Posted by Joystiq Mar 23 2013 22:54 GMT in PC Gaming News

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The Civilization 5: Brave New World expansion has been given a launch date a July 9 for North America, July 12 internationally.

...developing...

Capcom reveals DuckTales Remastered, developed by WayForward

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

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Posted by Joystiq Mar 22 2013 17:47 GMT in DuckTales

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Minecraft being considered for PlayStation, Wii U probably not happening

Capcom be bringing back DuckTales in a new game developed by WayForward Technologies. This be one a the two new games teased by Capcom ahead a the "World a Capcom" panel, along with Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles a Mystara.

The new DuckTales, a course, be inspired by the NES classic, a Mega Man-esque game in which Scrooge McDuck used his cane as both a golf club 'n a pogo stick. The new version has new hand-drawn sprites, 'n features original voice work. it be coming t' Wii U, PSN, 'n XBLA for $15.

Update: DuckTales Remastered be actually a full remake a the NES game, with new features including a museum 'n "A MONEY BIN ye CAN ACTUALLY SWIM IN!"

OMG

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Praise be t' IWBTG 'n Dolan.

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Posted by Joystiq Mar 05 2013 19:30 GMT in Wii U

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Mojang's ever vigilant effort t' lull the entire world into a Minecraft-induced coma continues, with the studio considering even more platforms for the ubiquitous time-sink. Though Minecraft currently has an exclusivity deal on Xbox, Mojang's Jens Bergensten, lead designer on Minecraft, recently told iGamer that the team will consider PlayStation platforms whenever the deal lapses. Those with dreams a a GamePad-enabled Wii U version may be out a luck, however, as he added that a port for Nintendo's console be "very unlikely."

'n so Joystiq lives in fear a a possible Vita version a Minecraft, in which we might lose Jess Conditt forever.

because nintendo knows minecraft be *crag*ing terrible theyre the smart ones in this situation

Battleblock Theater's opening night be in spring 2013

not enough
minecraft be like an unfinished piece a crap tbh notch says it be finished but it be not like a finished product

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 26 2013 22:00 GMT in BattleBlock Theater

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We might have assumed this from the timing a the beta (starting this week), but Battleblock Theater has officially received a spring 2013 release window. The long, long wait for the game - we first heard about it as "Game 3" in 2009 - be almost over, probably. Depending on the beta, we suppose.

The news comes on The Behemoth's blog in poem form, which ends, "Mayhaps someone will Spring me mateys... Mayhaps they near Release!" We think we see some hidden messages t' that effect elsewhere, as well.

Ah, Behemoth. ye never sank t' please.

Plants vs. Zombies goes free on iOS this week

it be like they just assume everyone has an XBox 360

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 22 2013 04:59 GMT in Plants vs. Zombies

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Sony patents 'Eyepad,' a Move-enabled PS3 tablet controller

For the first time in the game's history on iOS, Plants vs. Zombies has dropped t' the low price a completely free. On either the iPhone or in HD on the iPad, ye can grab the full-featured app for free through the rest a this week.

Statistically, given how many copies a the game have sold already, ye probably already own it on at least one a yer gaming devices, but just in case that list doesn't include iOS just yet, there ye go. 'n now that PvZ has finally 'n truly achieved total platform domination, PopCap can start it on the sequel; it be due out sometime this spring.

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 16 2013 18:30 GMT in PlayStation News

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it be important t' remember, especially in situations like this, that the existence a a patent does not necessarily correlate t' the existence a a product, or even a company's desire t' build what it has patented. So, with that in mind, let's take a look at Sony's ridiculously named PlayStation 3 tablet controller patent.

The device Sony refers t' as an "EyePad" in it be patent application, seen in the sketch above, would theoretically come equipped with the usual trappings ye'd expect from a PS3 controller: D-Pad, buttons, analog stick, SIXAXIS motion sensors, etc. The more interesting bits, however, be a bit harder t' pick out from the drawing.

First a all, those shaded stripes on the edge be not a creamy nougat center, as we had originally surmised, but rather illuminated strips a LEDs or comparable light source. This would allow the EyePad, in conjunction with an EyeToy camera, t' function as a PlayStation Move controller.

Secondly, those dots on either corner a the apparent display (which could actually be a normal display, touchscreen or Vita-esque touchpad, according t' the filing) be paired stereoscopic cameras. The cameras be arranged in such as way that their respective fields a vision provide a full, 360-degree view a any object placed onto the surface a the EyePad's screen, allowing for objects t' be fully scanned in three dimensions 'n then rendered in game. Theoretically the player could also place their face within this field, allowing for face mapping in character customization applications, for instance.

Again, we doubt this patent represents anything more than a combination a day-dreaming 'n butt-covering on the parts a Sony's engineers 'n legal department, respectively, but the ideas presented here be definitely interesting.

So it be a Wii U Gamepad?

The scanner/camera feature sounds cool, but might be hard t' implement in a non-gimmicky way.

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Steve Jobs be clawing his way out a hell as we speak

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WSJ: New PlayStation t' stream PS3 games

Posted by Joystiq Feb 16 2013 01:00 GMT in PlayStation News

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The next PlayStation will be able t' stream PlayStation 3 games, according t' unnamed sources "familiar" with Sony's plans. The claim comes from a new report published by the Wall Street Journal, 'n suggests that online streaming a current PS3 games will be paired with new games sold on optical media through regular channels.

Sony's cloud service hinges on it be $380 million acquisition a streaming company Gaikai, which be announced last year. If the PlayStation 4 houses architecture different enough from the PS3 t' preclude effective backwards compatibility, streaming may be pitched as a solution.

Sony's official word on the matter be expected during the PlayStation event next week on February 20.

Would be awesome if I can stream the PS3 games I already own for free. Interesting way t' provide backwards-compatibility

Sega introduces line a console-themed laptops

be we serious just going t' have a Nintendo-Microsoft console war in the future. Maybe apple will be in there too who knows. This be seriously looking like a repeat a fifth generation with two companies leading the industry 'n the third slowly dying off on the side.

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 15 2013 20:30 GMT in PC Gaming News

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it be not quite the return t' hardware production that some Sega loyalists may be hoping for, but Sega's new line a retro console-themed laptops be expensive 'n doomed t' obsolescence, so it be kind a the same thing.

Manufactured in conjunction with Japanese retailer Enterbrain, the Sega Note PC laptops come in four styles: Generic Sega, Mega Drive, Sega Saturn 'n Dreamcast. yer choice a style can be ordered in one a four hardware configurations, with ascending prices ranging from ¥99,750 ($1075.47) t' ¥194,250 ($2094.35). The base model comes equipped with the 64-bit version a Windows 8, a 1920x1080 display, 4 gigs a RAM 'n a 500 gig HD, all powered by a Pentium 2020M processor, according t' our mateys at Engadget.

it be kind a a lot a money for not a lot a computer, but each laptop be packed with Sega-branded Windows 8 themes, replete with custom system sounds. Shipment be expected t' begin in June for those who either live in Japan or be brave enough t' import.

Paper Mario $20, Kid Icarus $15, Darksiders 2 $15 at BestBuy.com

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 15 2013 16:45 GMT in Paper Mario Sticker Star

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BestBuy.com wants ye t' start yer weekend with some much needed self-indulgence, because, like a supermodel slathered in megaprettyoxide-infused war paint, ye're worth it. So why not treat yer beauticious self t' Paper Mario: Sticker Star, going at $19.99, or Kid Icarus: Uprising for $14.99?

a course, ye might feel ye're worth that 'n quite a bit more. If so, ye could always plump for Epic Mickey 2 on Wii at $11.99, or Darksiders 2 on PS3 or Xbox 360 at $14.99.

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Riot Games' plan t' standardize eSports

Posted by Joystiq Jan 30 2013 18:00 GMT in League a Legends

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Vigil Games Lead Combat Designer stands up, says goodbye

Ask a couple a Riot Games' employees what goes into choosing players for League a Legends' annual World Championships, 'n they'll rattle off a strange series a acronyms 'n words that represent tournaments from around the world: Major League Gaming, the IGN Pro League, ESL's Intel Extreme Masters Series, OGN, IPL, Dreamhack, Tales a the Lane, 'n so many more.

The route from just playing for free online t' the top a the World Championship ladders be so confusing 'n circuitous that most press outlets don't cover it, most players don't follow it, 'n even most eSports fans couldn't explain it all. There's a jargon t' it (littered with player 'n team names full a weird capitalization 'n strange spellings) that be about as complicated t' understand as the notoriously complex game itself.

Riot's Vice President a eSports Dustin Beck even says that a recent tournament he attended be a big mess on it be own: "The tournament kept pausing, it never started on time, ye didn't have a schedule t' know when yer favorite teams be playing. It wasn't a fun experience, for me."

Still, eSports be one a the biggest factors in League a Legends' overwhelming popularity, with thousands a people attending these tournaments, 'n millions (almost ten million, in fact) watching live online. So how does Riot plan t' smooth out those wrinkles that keep an even larger audience out a the game? The company will take the game into Season 3 within the next few weeks, 'n with it begins Riot's eSports headliner, the League a Legends Championship Series.

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Posted by Joystiq Jan 23 2013 23:45 GMT in Wii U

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Vigil Games Lead Combat Designer Ben Cureton 'n the rest a the Vigil staff cleaned out the office today, after Vigil be left untouched at THQ's auction. Vigil be shuttered, 'n as per THQ's letter t' employees, everyone working there be laid off. In a post on NeoGAF, Cureton compared the scene in the office t' a silent warzone.

"The walls look bare," he wrote. "it be quiet. The seats be empty."

Vigil Games, the studio behind Darksiders 2, be working on something called Crawler, a project we first heard about in THQ's December bankruptcy filing. After two months working on Crawler, Cureton be convinced that it would blow people's minds.

"I knew, without a shadow a the doubt, that the project we be working on (Codenamed: Crawler) be going t' blow people away. In fact, it did blow people away. We did, in two months, what many companies haven't done in a year. The pride a knowing that no one be doing anything like us be so satisfying, it kept us coming t' work 'n giving 100 percent every single day, even through the dark times."

Today be one a those dark times. Cureton be taken aback when he didn't find Vigil's name on the list a purchased properties.

"Maybe ye can imagine what it feels like when ye read the list a who bought what only t' discover yer name be not on the list," he said. "Why? Did we do something wrong? be we not good enough? be we not worth 'anything?' Imagine that."

In the end, Cureton thanked fans a the Darksiders series 'n promised t' continue making games, having already worked in the industry 20 years.

"In closing, I can only say thank ye t' the fans a Vigil games," Cureton said. "yer support means more than ye can imagine. yer feedback (both positive 'n negative) gave us long-lasting insight that we will all take with us, wherever we may go. ye be the reason we made Darksiders 1 'n 2... 'n ye be the reason we will continue t' make games.

"'n with that... me seat be empty."

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Team Fortress 2 characters join Sonic & All-Stars on PC

Posted by Joystiq Jan 19 2013 17:00 GMT in Team Fortress 2

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While the console version has been out for a number a months, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed be stuck at the starting line on PC until January 31. Luckily for Sonic 'n mateys, they will be joined by Pyro, Heavy 'n the Spy from Team Fortress 2 as PC-exclusive racers.

As seen in the video above, the manager from Sports Interactive's Football Manager series 'n the Shogun from the Total War series be also playable characters in the PC version a the game. Add in the recent 10% off deal when buying the game through Steam, 'n we be pretty sure Sega wants ye t' play Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on PC.Team Fortress 2 characters join Sonic & All-Stars on PC

team fortress 'n sonic be like the default whore IP's now

Metareview: DMC: Devil May Cry

Weren't they initially modded over Danica Patrica?

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Posted by Joystiq Jan 16 2013 00:30 GMT in Devil May Cry

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Devil May Cry, under the new direction a Ninja Theory, has garnered positive responses - from reviewers, anyway. Our review found DMC "does action extraordinarily well 'n manages t' make Dante look like the epitome a cool with every move."

Giant Bomb (5/5): "Everything in this new game exists in service a making it a great game in it be own right, not in stoking yer nostalgia for the games ye played over the last decade. As a character action game, it hits all the notes - fast, robust action, marvelous visual style, 'n a tremendous sense a attitude - ye could want in this type a game."
Game Informer (90/100): "I be impressed by the sheer variety a Dante's moveset. Three guns, two angelic weapons, two demonic weapons, 'n one sword have unique abilities that ye purchase. Because some moves be more useful than others (I still love the Stinger/Trillion Stabs combo), ye can refund any spent points at no cost, encouraging ye t' experiment with the possibilities."
IGN (89/100): "Long-time Devil May Cry fans unsure a Ninja Theory's treatment can abandon their fears. DmC hurls Dante into a newer, better world, complete with a glorious combat system 'n enough style t' make old Dante proud. This be digital action at it be finest, steeped in the blood a angels, spiced with gunpowder, 'n garnished with a middle finger."
Edge (80/100): "DmC has a greater emphasis on story than the games that preceded it, then, which be just what ye'd expect from the maker a the narrative-heavy Enslaved 'n Heavenly Sword. But it be focus be absolutely where it best be: at the tip a Dante's sword. Playing true t' it be forebears' considerable strengths, DmC be still a game about crowd management 'n a making best use a it be myriad systems t' keep a combo going 'n maximise yer style rating."
GameSpot (80/100): "DmC succeeds both in it be story 'n in it be brilliant combat, 'n it looks the business too, despite a few minor glitches 'n the more color-soaked levels looking like they've spent a little too much time in an Instagram filter. Sure, ye may baulk at Dante's trendy new haircut, or maybe even miss a little a that B-movie Devil May Cry insanity, but the heart a what makes the series so enticing 'n so much fun t' play holds true here."

Ph1r3 App Inventor for Android's visual block language

manages t' make Dante look like the epitome a cool with every move."

Sony patent shows redesigned Move with dangerous possibilities

well I can't really say I didn't see this coming

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Posted by Joystiq Jan 12 2013 21:30 GMT in PlayStation Move

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Sony recently filed a patent that describes a method for determining the location a a PS Move-like controller through a sound capturing device. The patent describes the two-dimensional light-tracking that the current Move device uses in conjunction with sounds emitted from the controller, which would provide a gauge for the controller's "depth" in association with the sound capture device located on the TV.

What's more, the patent includes a number a pictures that show a Move-like controller with swappable face plates for different button setups, as seen after the break, as well as the ability t' attach controllers together in a number a ways. Among the patent's illustrations be one depicting a child performing a bicycle kick while playing a soccer game with Move controllers attached t' his hands 'n legs. Simulation sports games may never be the same.

a bicycle kick in the living room... what could go wrong?