Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 11:30 p.m.
Starting today, you can get your maple syrup-soaked hands on this for a suggested retail price of $399.99 CAD. If you're a US gamer wondering why we didn't get this piece of gear down here, relax -- let Canada win this one! You have any idea how many driveways a Canadian has to shovel to earn this thing?
250gb Elite bundle with Halo 3 and ODST drops into Canada originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 11 p.m.
For $60, you'll get a black DualShock 3 controller and experience every earth-shaking explosion in Nathan Drake's first adventure through glorious rumble or -- given the time of year -- gift your procrastinator friend or loved one with one sweet bundle, granted they haven't already acquired a new console in the last year or a new PS3 Slim.
There's no word whether Sony will offer other bundles and together the two will only save you $7 right now (Amazon is pricing the game at $27 and the controller at $40), but we still wouldn't suggest playing Uncharted without a DualShock 3. What are you, some chump on the street not getting the fullest from your games? No, you hold yourself to a higher standard.
[Thanks, Yingerman!]
Amazon lists Uncharted/DualShock 3 combo pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 10:30 p.m.
Oh, it also includes both Final Fight and Magic Sword.
Final Fight: Double Impact arrives April 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 10 p.m.
However, when SouthPeak's Q1 2010 financial report revealed the aforementioned last month, it wasn't clear whether the game publisher had secured rights to future TNA Impact! games or not. Speaking with representatives for SouthPeak this morning, we were declined comment on who owns said rights "other than what's in the [press] release." We've followed up with TNA and will update this post if we hear back.
SouthPeak publishing TNA Impact! on handhelds 'later this Winter' originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 9:30 p.m.
And if you're still on the sidelines, wondering whether the game is for you (or, more importantly, if your puny rig can handle all of this Xtreme tessellation action), then why not try the game out right now? Codemasters was kind enough to hook up our sister site Big Download with a PC demo, so feel free to get a little dirty. Just, uh, change your clothes first. Your mom would kill us if you ruined that new Nickelback T-shirt.
DiRT 2 PC demo hits the track originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 9 p.m.
We're not sure why publishers decided that purchasing a game should be more difficult, but the recent trend of retailer exclusive pre-order goodies seems to be here to stay. Case in point: the various pre-order bonuses for Bayonetta in the UK. Those who pre-order at Play.com will receive the Bayonetta Climax Edition, pictured above on the left. Meanwhile, HMV pre-orders get a "Manga's Leading Ladies" DVD, which features "full episodes, trailers and exclusive clips" of something. Perhaps the coolest bonus, though, belongs to game.co.uk, which offers a replica of one of Bayonetta's guns, Scarborough Fair.
All three are being offered for £39.99, so the only decision you really have to make is which bonus you like the best. Well, that and whether or not you ever want to invite a pretty girl into your home.
All three are being offered for £39.99, so the only decision you really have to make is which bonus you like the best. Well, that and whether or not you ever want to invite a pretty girl into your home.
UK Bayonetta pre-order bonuses revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 8:40 p.m.
If Cerven's claims are true, we suppose this is good news for the impatient puzzle-solvers out there. However, we got so much stuff done during Galactrix's near-constant loading screens. We even learned to speak Esperanto! Ĉi tiu estas rakonto pri videoludoj!
D3 Publisher: Puzzle Quest 2 won't have Galactrix's load time issues originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 8:20 p.m.
Who's ready to buy Sonic the Hedgehog for the umpteenth time in 20 years? ... Ludwig, put your hand down!
Sonic Classic Collection announced for DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 8 p.m.
If you've bought a new 360 game recently, you may have already noticed this curiously Trivial Pursuit-inspired packaging being employed for titles like Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2. According to the Viva Group, the company that designed the packaging, the new "Eco-Box" is not only better for the environment (using 20 percent less plastic and creating 31 percent less CO2 emissions) but has "no real difference in quality or performance" when compared with standard packaging, reports IGN.
We, on the other hand, worry that the cheaper, flimsier feel of the cases (which will come to the Wii and possibly PS3) will turn people off. After all, If we have to choose between our grandkids drowning in a melted glacier someday or holding sturdy game packaging right now, we're going to go with the packaging every single time.
We, on the other hand, worry that the cheaper, flimsier feel of the cases (which will come to the Wii and possibly PS3) will turn people off. After all, If we have to choose between our grandkids drowning in a melted glacier someday or holding sturdy game packaging right now, we're going to go with the packaging every single time.
Eco-Box: a greener way to protect games originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Joystiq • Tuesday December 1 (2009) @ 7:40 p.m.
Battlefield 3 was first mentioned in June at a conference by EA COO John Pleasants. At that time, Pleasants also revealed a Criterion-developed Need for Speed game, which was announced again during EA's latest financial conference call -- so Battlefield 3 is somewhat of an expected property, lending credence to the existence of Mirror's Edge 2 by association. The last we heard about a follow-up to Mirror's Edge was that a "small team" was working on something back in June. Carlén could be part of that small team.
It's possible, given EA's recent layoffs and turn toward more surefire franchises, that Mirror's Edge 2 did exist but no longer does. We're checking with EA to verify the information found on this portfolio and to determine the current state of the franchise.
[Thanks, Tim]
DICE lighting artist lists Mirror's Edge 2 on portfolio originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.