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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Remedy writer Sam Lake narrated a video presentation of Alan Wake at GDC Europe, providing the most detailed look we've seen yet at the psychological thriller. We see Wake realize that his wife is missing, and begin the undertaking of piecing together the manuscript that he doesn't remember writing, and whose events are coming true. Lake discusses the role of the game's light sources, which act as shelter and weapons against the shadowy, possessed townspeople.
We're delighted to see this much of Alan Wake. By revealing this much footage, Remedy seems to be treating it like a real game that may, in fact, be released in the near future.
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
If you're already a follower of our Twitter account, you'd know that we're giving away a boatload of codes for Call of Duty: World at War DLC Map Pack 3 on both 360 and PS3. We're going to be doing more throughout the day and next time we do a similar offering, we may not even warn you with a post on the site, so you'll probably want to start following our Twitter feed.Heck, we may even give away a copy of Trials HD today. Who knows? Also, you might want to become a fan of ours on Facebook. Just sayin'.Joyswag: Call of ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Please excuse us for missing last week's feature. We're pretty sure no games were foolish enough to release the same week as Madden. Right?
Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list:Last updated: Monday, 11:35 AM
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
UK-based gaming site Eurogamer is reporting that retailers will be jacking up the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade unit, from its current price of £129.99 to the thanks-it's-more-expensive price of £159.99. In fact, even more value is lost when you remove the five free XBLA games that came bundled in the Arcade package; these retailers are stating they will no longer be included.
Before you start lighting your torches and taking to the (quaint, cobblestone) streets, keep in mind that this isn't being done because Microsoft just wants more of your colorful money (which we're sure it does). It's due to the poor exchange rate of the pound compared to the ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
If you looked at the Joystiq calendar, you would have seen a bright red circle drawn around today with something like 17 little smiley faces around it. Sure, that was in part because it's taco salad day in the cafeteria, but also because we couldn't wait to share this new What's in a Name with you.
So, straight from boss Randy Pitchford, check out the totally epic story of how Gearbox Software got its name:
"This is interesting because I've never been asked about how we got the name 'Gearbox' before, but there is a bit of a story to it. Given everything that's happened over the past 10 ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Though Command & Conquer Red Alert 3's Uprising expansion landed on PCs months ago, it seems a port of at least some of the expansion's content is heading to consoles this fall. The "Commander's Challenge" DLC is set to run you $10 and offers "50 intense challenges against a set of nine different commanders, including 16-time world champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair." Sound familiar? That's because the ESRB let slip the first news of the DLC a little over a month ago.
EA's official confirmation of the DLC also speaks of "giant Soviet war bears" and an "army of psionic Japanese school girls," but that's all old hat for you ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Remedy Managing Director Matias Myllyrinne tells Joystiq that Alan Wake is finished and getting all gussied up for its release next spring. After a GDC Europe presentation on how Remedy handles intellectual property, we asked the executive if the long-in-development title would be ready to wake when the snow melts. Myllyrinne noted, "It's all done, we're just polishing at this point." Wow, great! With something like six months to go before its "spring 2010" launch, Alan Wake should shine by the time it's released. Considering the title has been in development since 2005, it's good to know that the game is "done" and just trying to become its very best. ...
Monday, August 17th, 2009
While most people were struck with thoughts of the future when Microsoft's motion-control apparatus Project Natal was unveiled, Rare couldn't get its mind off the past. In a recent interview with VideoGamer, 15-year Rare veteran George Andreas explained the device "gives us an opportunity to maybe at some point in the future investigate some of those older IPs."Andreas was particularly excited about one unnamed Rare franchise which would be "absolutely phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal" if it should incoroporate Natal. He added, "I think it would be an absolutely world-beating product. But we need to explore a little bit more in that direction." Got any ideas? Our money's on Jetpac -- though we suppose ...
