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The Joystiq Weekend: September 9 - 10, 2006
Nintendo gets studied, Second Life gets hacked, and Sony's Ken Kutaragi shows a moment of weakness. Check out the highlights for this weekend:JoystiqueryNintendo's 8-bit power play a staple for MBA coursesWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: September 9, 2006PAX: The Castle Crashers testJoyswag: A Castle Crashers tee for your thoughtsPoll: What classic games do you want on the Wii?NewsSecond Life's user database breachedWii-eel attachment looks rather un-wii-ldyKutaragi admits "decline" in Sony's hardware capabilitiesVideo Games Live adds Halo 3, Civ IV to repertoireEA: Spore is PC only ... for nowHow's Vivendi planning to follow their blockbuster WoW act?Rumors & SpeculationPS3: better than a toaster? CultureSassify your inner econ geekMcDonald's rips off Gordon College Mario showAwful CD-i Zelda games get remixedTouchscreen Starcraft demonstrates how RTS games were meant to be playedZe Frank talks video games, we laugh
The Joystiq (Labor Day) Weekend
Zombies! Aliens! Nazis! (oh my!) Read up on proper webcam conduct and check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryZombies, Aliens, or Nazis? Designing the perfect game enemy.Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: August 27 - September 2, 2006Game designers stuck being "Romantic"Joystiq interviews Penny Arcade's Gabe and TychoHappy Labor Day!Joystiq hands-on: Xbox Live Vision camera (or: IT BEGINS!)In defense of Sony's HDMI.O.U.Celebrate PSP Fanboy's 1,000th post, win WTFNewsA confirmed Guitar Hero 2 song lineupHigh-end PS3 shipping without HDMI cableGames shipping this weekIGN's quality Wii footage at LeipzigRumors & SpeculationWill we see a DS MP3 player this October?CultureDead Rising secrets to quench that zombie thirstThe coolest video you'll see this yearTop 10 games of 1988Gamer culture: Can I get an adaptor, please?Target 360: Clever marketing or sign of the apocalypse?Blog debate: PS3 to load games slower than the Xbox 360The old-school gamer's Monopoly boardG4's Kevin P. gets in touch with his feminine side
The Joystiq Weekend: PAX edition
The Penny Arcade Expo has come to a close, and we're planning on taken twice as many naps as usual to prepare for the Tokyo Games Show. While we dream of Tycho and Gabe (not like that ... hey, don't judge us!), check out the highlights for today:PAX RomanaAlex St. John's keynote of infamyGabe and Tycho ascend the Q&A altarOverheard at PAX: PS3 price "is some grade-A bullsh!t"IGN goes all Kano in Monday's comicOverheard at PAX: *crickets* (or: Gaming trivia contestants don't know jack)Tycho melts faces at Guitar Hero Omegathon challengeMC Frontalot busts rhymes, nerdcore style, at PAXScore a Joystiq shirt at PAXThe Minibosses were the final bosses at PAX concertJoystiq's own Chris G. sweats it out at the PAX new media panelJoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: Reader's choice NewsMac Halo now with Universal BinaryEA's admirable beginnings rememberedDestructoid takes early lead in Party of One battlePeaceaholics protest Bully, Best BuyManifesto Games web site sightingGame Boy Micro lands in UK bargain binGames shipping this weekMadden 07 demo on Xbox MarketplaceNew Prince of Persia DS title confirmedOld Man Murray gives Portal its voiceToyota Yaris ad campaign to spam XBLA?Team Fortress 2 overhauls medic classJeff Minter bringing space giraffes to XBLAEA interested in Crytek acquisition, reports German newspaperSacred 2 web site goes liveNintendo Wi-Fi Connection marks 2 million unique usersPlay catch up with Battlestar Galactica on the 360Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list updatedRumors & SpeculationRumor: Will Nintendo punk us with the Wii?Fake Wii "news" allegedly pulled from trash binLook: Assassin's Creed on Xbox 360!GameStop memo lists 36 PS3 games at $59.99, 19 potential launch titlesRumor: PS3 launching in black only?CultureLatest PSP firmware hack says "hello world"Pong gets all dressed up at German art exhibitFree gaming icons for Mac and PCStrategy guides make gaming more difficult?Nintendo doing the elderly (and you) a solid
The Joystiq Weekend: August 19 - 21, 2006
Zelda gets more Wii-tacular, Apples get a new game, and the PS2 goes ... well ... to quote Guybrush Threepwood, "but ... it's pink!" Think about that, and check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: August 6 - 19, 2006Joyswag: Miyamoberg is a hit!NewsCatching up with Kaz and the PS3Early pictures of GC 2006Gamefly's most anticipated PS3 and Wii titlesThe PS3 versions side by sideToys 'R' Us jumps the gun on Xbox 360 cameraA video walkthrough of the PS3's menuWii Zelda gets some major changesGames shipping this weekEuropean PS2 price drop and pretty new pink modelHeroes V hits Macs for the holidaysEA adopts Epic's Unreal Engine for select next-gen titlesBungie: Halo 3 "feels" more like HaloAge of Conan's bloody PvP systemNew Battlefield console game in the worksFinal Fantasy III coming to America on Nov. 12Carnival of Gamers #17: CAG on our CoGRumors & SpeculationWill we ever see Devil May Cry on the 360?Mobile games to outsell console titles by year's end?Wii to retail for about $170, regurgitates EA chiefCultureStart your TiVos: Game designer's roundtable on MTV2One Nintendo fanboy to rule them all!10 ways how Madden could be betterMemory Lane: 1980's kids show talks gaming crazeConsole games make list of 10 things you shouldn't buy newBedridden 'Guitar Hero' to make full recoveryWhy is the games industry failing women?
The Joystiq Weekend: August 5 - 7, 2006
Apple unveils a desktop worthy of gaming, EA drops a boatload of servers, and id bemoans piracy (yar). Spend more time online and check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 30 - August 5, 2006Poll results: Reaction to E3 cancellationPSA: Avoid this GameCrazy training videoNewsVideo of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for WiiNintendo denies Space World, speculates on Mario at launch'No more online gaming for you!' says EAEA does give a sh-t about System Shock 3, says PC Gamer UKGames shipping this weekPols want "Truth in Video Game Rating Act"Chinese spend the most time onlineLaguna Beach video game coming soon!id: Piracy killing PC gaming marketIGN, Gamespot review score inflation revealedProduction company ready to whore out CastlevaniaA video review of Star Fox CommandGoodbye PowerMac, hello Mac ProNew Bullet Witch preview vidsWii to tango with Latin America in December, price is highSam & Max will be point & clickPrince of Persia now confirmed for WiiEnchanted Arms embraces bilingualismSwarm Dead Rising producer at signing tomorrowRumors & SpeculationIGN: Mario Strikers sequel to hit Wii'XBLA Wednesdays' looks to keep rolling, Konami leading the chargePortable Gamecube rumor returns brieflyToysMajora's Mask Fierce Deity Link figurineSteal this toy: GTA Vice City action figuresCultureWoW joins emo kids on MySpaceHow to get the most out of your Dead Rising demoIs the DS Lite too small for the large handed?The HL2: Episode 1 black hole grenadeThe Unbelievers: fair reviews by being blatantly unfairDancing Elves? It's fun to stay at the WOW-M-C-ABuy an N-Gage, seriouslyStarCraft greatness: The perfect SCV Rush
The Joystiq Weekend: July 29 - 31, 2006
We aren't sure what's more surprising -- that E3 has been downsized, or that summer news drought actually had a torrential downpour of revelations. Having highlights is an achievement entitlement, so check them out:All about E3E3 cancelled for next year and beyondE3 killed! Reborn as "new E3Expo"New E3 will be in July10 reasons why E3 went kaputJoystiq poll: Reaction to E3 cancellationNew E3 gets a new name: E3 Media FestivalJoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 23 - 29, 2006Metareview - CivCity: RomeMetareview - Civilization IV: WarlordsNews First Halo 360 faceplate coming in OctoberAnother Spore model; get your own "for a fee"The growing list of Xbox Live Arcade titles360 : achievements :: PS3 : entitlementsKojima to design Snake's Smash Bros. Brawl stageIrrational boss: EA didn't give a sh-t about System Shock 3Three new Guitar Hero II tracks announcedXbox 360 to launch in India before DiwaliDS Cookbook a Japanese hitNintendo: "Wii prove our promise" at Leipzig Games ConventionMortal Kombat Armageddon: character select screenNWN2: new interview with Urquhart, more screensMicrosoft exec: Expect big surprises this fallThe Tomb Raider 10th Anniversary labyrinthStudy: video games desensitize people to violenceStudents snatched up to develop PortalGames shipping this weekNew screens from Mage KnightMinnesota's game law ruled unconstitutionalRumors & SpeculationFull list of Wii specs ... allegedlyCultureColorblind gaming or: Table Tennis is impossibly hard!Male gamers: Female avatars FTW!Listmania redux: greatest moments in gamingGayGamer.net launches, outs 24 game charactersGaming brands aren't among world's elite, except 'Nintendo'"Ludology" is now jargonThey're papercraft models, not dollsSingle player RPGs are alive and well
The Joystiq Weekend: July 22 - 24, 2006
AMD and ATI integrate themselves, Sony makes an appearance at Comic-Con, and the PlayStation 3 has no wrestling at launch. While we save the world, check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 16 - 22, 2006The Final Fantasy Wedding MarchNewsSome next gen Star Wars loveSony reveals some PSP news at Comic-ConChew on these 360 numbersGears of War is all about the metalIs your PC rig ready for Crysis?New Marvel Ultimate Alliance mediaSmackDown series to miss PS3 launch, making next-gen debut on Xbox 360Spending some time with the DS browserCiv IV Warlords preview vidsNintendo sells 21 million DS systems worldwideAMD to buy ATI for $5.4 billionTotal War: Eras arrives next weekSuda 51 reveals Heroes (Wii) game trailerIntroducing Tenori-On, from the mind that brought us ElectroplanktonGames shipping this weekFFXI cheaters hit with ban stickKutaragi and Wada to keynote TGS 2006; no Nintendo in sightDead or Alive demo drop kicks XBLMResearcher slams games for "blatant racism"GTA: Vice City Stories to carry hefty price tagRumors & SpeculationRumor: Hillary Clinton preps for video game taxCultureNew Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT) movie trailerBungie: "We get a lot of death threats in this job"Ragging on G4TV: the first five hoursSave the world, play a video game1UP gives us our Mizuguchi fix
The Joystiq Weekend: July 15 - 17, 2006
Wiimote gets a little more myster-wii-ous, Space Invaders gets a little more earthy, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi gets a little more Joystiq in his diet. It's OK to suck at games, it's even better to check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 9 - 15, 2006Ad critic retro: Perfect Dark (N64)Joystiq interviews Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Q EntertainmentGames shipping this weekHow to share your Mac's internet connection with your XboxBehold: Joystiq's cracked DS LiteMetareview - LocoRoco (European version)NewsEQII gives nice big pat on own backCaptain Obvious says GTA IV to have exclusive content on 360Nintendo Wiimote details emergeNintendo DS Lite cracks on hingeAdvergaming built into next-generation DNA?The tale of GameSpot's vanishing LocoRoco reviewNew Civ IV patch won't melt your MacDead Rising banned in GermanyFinal Fantasy XI sequel revealedTreyarch developing Bond gameRegion-free Prey for only $40Xbox Live addicts able to get quick fix againRed Steel split-screen multiplayer: "the fight will not be only on screen"CultureThe mecca of used game storesCheesy Mario Hoops ad hits YouTubeWhy it's OK to suck at gamesThe Space Invaders rugRabid dogs feast on innocent electronic devicesSpace Invaders gets real
The Joystiq Weekend: July 8 - 10, 2006 [update 1]
Second Life gets their own Insider, CliffyB lavishes his gaming glory, and the Xboy rematerializes. While we sift through the multitude of applications we've already received, check out our highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: July 2 - 8, 2006Want to write for Joystiq? 'Course you doA hearty Joystiq welcome for Second Life InsiderCliffyB, the retro gaming godNewsJapanese hardware sales, 26 June - 2 July: You've got red on youGames shipping this weekPhone gaming stagnate in the US?Xboy's iPod murder plot exposed, will involve major online media serviceMinter to Sony: "Lose the 'tude"SEC investigates Take-TwoPandemic "definitely considering" Mercenaries 2 for Xbox 360Capcom to debut Lost Planet's multiplayer at LeipzigDyack ponders Eternal Darkness sequels, post-Too HumanRicoh device to play Blu-ray and HD DVDSony pulled rumble from PSOne controllers?Rumors & SpeculationResident Evil Wii info coming soon?Rumor: Xbox 360 getting an HDMI portAnother Wii mystery port spottedInternet survey lists Half-Life 2 for Xbox 360Hellgate: London source code lifted?CultureDownload the first issue of Nintendo Power (1988) in PDFAwesomely fake GTA 4 picCouch co-op gives way to internet teamplayA strange French PS2 ad hits the web for JulyNew Pong wall clock is hot!Colossal figurine ... at 1/150 scaleChimpanzee plays Ms. Pac-Man, gets eaten by ghost[update 1: removed unnecessary snark.]
The Joystiq Holiday: July 4 - 5, 2006
Forgive our lack of updates yesterday, Joystiq's American entire staff took the day off to shoot fireworks and drink heavily (something we have in common with Itagaki). Forget Wiimotes, or controversial Sony ad campaigns (too many to count), here are the highlights for today:JoystiqueryHappy Fourth of JulyAd critic: Sony's racially charged PSP adReaders pick best webcomic (June 25 - July 1, 2006)NewsThird Resident Evil film to be buried in desertJapanese still in love with DSPortugal wins virtual World CupAlan Wake details remain scarce, despite new imagesSony talks up XBLA-killing E-Distribution initiativeBungie busy testing Halo 3 single-playerSensible World of Soccer considered for XBLANintendo sends President Bush DS Lite, Brain Age for b-dayRumors & SpeculationRumor: Assassin's "confirmed" for 360 and PCPokemon could inspire new DS Lite colors, in JapanCNN Money sees Wii launching as early as SeptemberCultureWe pledge allegiance to capture the flagNES emulator for PSP with Wi-Fi multiplayerThe original Halo 3 trailerDiablo 3 is coming, an argumentItagaki confesses to drinking on the jobForget Wiimotes, we need beer controllersCarnival of (grumpy) GamersNintendo, a top 10 patent abuserGamer fonts for your personal computer
The Joystiq Weekend: June 24 - 25, 2006
It has been a fun weekend, introducing a new feature laughing at showing off our most amusing tips. Special thanks goes to Liz Nixon for that Mario-themed banner, check out the highlights for the weekend:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 18 - 24, 2006Top five tips we turned down this weekNewsWorld Cup keeps EA at top of sales chartsNCsoft Austin shows 70 workers the doorMurky waters surround screenshots on FlickrValve gets all Big Brother with HL2:E1 statsRelive your Genesis days this NovemberRumors & SpeculationStreet Fighter II on XBLA dated for July 30?CulturePrivate gaming with a PSP face scarfTotally 1337 Game Boy lootStupidly simple games degree exam paper is very realPortable N64 site lives again, mocks usOriginal WoW song for a lazy Sunday
The Joystiq Weekend: June 17 - 19, 2006
A rampage of e-mails forces Microsoft's BC Ninjas to take on Psychonauts, Hideo Kojima tries his hand at more off-the-wall metaphors, and Paper Mario breathes life into the GameCube. Welcome our newest blogger, Robert Summa, and check out the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 11 - 17, 2006Hands-on: Tekken: Dark ResurrectionNewsGames shipping this weekYakuza nabs celebrities, takes their voicesPaper Mario says, 'OMG the GameCube isn't dead yet!'A hint at some Wii powerDS Lite theft update: Nintendo speaksGamePolitics: Congress should grill Take TwoUniv of Illinois conducts "Gaymer" surveyMiyamoto: Wii Sports will be flagship title, Wiimote not finalizedPsychonauts will be playable on Xbox 360Guild Wars hits 2 million markKing's Quest III pimped out & re-releasedGaming consoles' hidden costsNo objection to more Phoenix Wright in JapanThe black DS Lite, in the fleshOld Budweiser commercial still ripe for laughsNYTimes: games industry is taking a beatingValkyrie Profile: Silmeria Japanese mediaVideo game merit badges; Tetris is the new archeryDouble Agent web site launchesRumors & SpeculationFrom steak to DVD: Kojima talks next-genXbox-alum all over iPod killer; Xboy next?Culture2D's glory -- in top five formBooth babes eat your heart outReaders vote on top 10 NES gamesSWG: Three glorious years of mediocrityDoes the Wii escape the Uncanny Valley?Wherefore art thou Lester Bangs of gaming?
The Joystiq Weekend: June 10 - 12, 2006
This weekend exploded with the launch of Nintendo's redesigned handheld, the DS Lite. YTMND solves all our gaming dilemmas, Oklahoma sets itself up for another legal battle with the ESA, and Kutaragi predicts the end of hard disk drives. While we dupe our Oblivion soul gems, here are the highlights for the weekend:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: June 4 - 10, 2006Nintendo-Apple merger? Don't hold your breath.DS Lite launch partay!Joystiq's DS Lite buyer's guideNews$500,000 offered to finish Duke Nukem Forever this yearPrey web site fully operationalFree Brain Age with DS Lite purchaseDS Lite launches in the USE3 interview with professional video gamer, Fatal1tyOklahoma guv signs violent games bill into lawPizza Hut to sponsor cyberathletesGames shipping this weekNPR starts a gaming podcastFoster's Big Fat Awesome House PartyTake-Two pledges support for WiiFuzzy E3 Golden Axe shots surfaceKutaragi: PS3 online will be free, digital distribution is the futureRockstar vets enlisted for GTA IVDesign Merc ink: Mercenaries 2 tattoo contestJapan Airlines offers DS Lites in-flightInteractive phiction: Zork phone demo is onlineRumors & SpeculationDS games know their hardware?CultureOblivion patch doesn't mend item dupingHalo 3 has a happy ending, or how I learned to love YTMNDDeath Death Revolution? Ask a Ninja!"RPG" missing from today's MMORPGsThe DS Lite is "smaller than a brick"The geek version of the World CupResident Evil 4, Mega64-style
Holidays with Joystiq: Memorial Day Weekend
We are not sure how most people celebrated Memorial Day, but we bet it involved a lot of gaming. The courts protect bloggers, PSP gets some Myst lovin', and we remember Apple's Pippin ... not so fondly. Here are the highlights for today:JoystiqueryWeekly Webcomic Wrapup: May 21 - 27, 2006Poll: Will the PS3 price affect your console combo?Games shipping this weekPower to bloggersNewsBFME2 high-def trailer for Xbox 360Indy returns in indie adventure game, Fountain of YouthAtari halts NWN1 support, in financial ruinPSP Myst coming soonTekken PSP packs a new PSP D-pad in JapanLink gets some lovin' from Out magazine"Wii-bashing is over" claims Nintendo UK bossCultureA look at how the PS3 got to be $600SA's Photoshop Phriday: Grandma doesn't get video gamesWhy there are no indie games (and why there should be)PC World says Apple's Pippin is the "worst"R.I.P. Nickster, gone but not forgottenMachinima commercials for virtual products
Joystiq @ E3: May 8, 2006
This is our second day covering E3 2006 in Los Angeles, and it has been a helluva hectic Monday. Our coverage on the Sony coverage has been huge, and we have officially launched the "E3 everything page" located here. Thanks again to Scott Johnson for his wonderful E3 Joystiq logos. While we consider taking a second job to pay for our PlayStation 3, here is our E3 coverage for the day:Joystiq's E3 everything pageLast call: E3 predictionsConferencesSquare Enix conferenceSony's PlayStation 3 event pre-game coverage!Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Sony's PlayStation 3 E3 eventAnnouncementsDesperate times call for desperate measuresFinal Fantasy XIII announced for PS3MS releases E3 content on XBLM The real PlayStation 3 controller revealed E3: PS3 launch details PlayStation 3 in its final formRandom JoystiqueryThe Gears of War mural, day 2Rogue building boasts PlayStation symbols?Nintendo's E3 booth in the makingClash of the Consoles: a sneak peek!
