Posts Tagged ‘Joystiq’

Update: Microsoft’s confirmed it at Gamestop’s annual managers meeting, Slashgamer reports. No prices or dates yet, but the company’s apparently getting ready to announce is tomorrow.

Original story: Microsoft will be launching a new and improved version of the Xbox 360′s controller before the year’s out, Joystiq has it “on good authority.”

According to the site’s “trusted source”, most of the current design will remain the same, but the much picked-upon d-pad is in for quite a change. When rotated 90 degrees, it’s said to raise up about a quarter of an inch; a design that works better with fighting games for example.

Whether this will be a stand-alone controller or is meant to replace the current design in all packaging, as well as any other details, go unmentioned.?

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Sometimes, Wednesday is a weirdo. In an effort to promote this weekend’s San Diego Comic Convention, Sony has put the film Godzilla 2000 on the Playstation Store to rent free of charge.

Above: Those are the flames of ridiculous AWESOME 

We get that you might be wondering why we’re getting The King of Monsters to promote a comic/media convention instead of, say, The Dark Knight or any of the Spider-Man movies (which Sony pictures actually produced). Frankly, we are too. But this is a gift horse you don’t look in the mouth. It will look, feel, and sound like Free, which is always welcome.

Granted, this particular film ranks roughly 11th on GamesRadar’s official list of All the Godzilla Movies Ever in Order of Ultimate Excellentness (yes, we have one – a couple of us are raging G-fans). But it’s better than the Matthew Broderick Godzilla movie and isn’t a half bad popcorn flick if you can get over the often not-quite-Hollywood-level special effects.

Above: Did you like watching this for free? Then you’ll really dig watching two more hours of it for free.

Via Joystiq

Jul 21, 2010

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Joy Ride is one of those games we’ve seen a few glimpses of here and there, but none of its appearances have ever been substantial. Even so, the concept of a free-to-play arcade-style racer that is supported through microtransactions and allows you to use your Xbox Avatar always seemed like a good one.

This Xbox LIVE Arcade game was originally set for a 2009 release until it was decided a delay would be worth pursuing. Here we are in 2010, and Joy Ride is nowhere in sight. Hell, you can’t even find anything about it on Xbox.com now.

Joystiq asked a Microsoft representative what the deal was, and this was the response: “We’re excited to bring BigPark’s vision to life in 2010. However, we have nothing further to announce at this time.”

Huh. So, I have to imagine this means Joy Ride – since we last saw it, anyway — has radically changed. Why else would they go through so much trouble to delete its presence on Xbox.com? Maybe if we are lucky, we’ll find out more at E3.

Joy Ride MIA, but Microsoft insists ‘BigPark’s vision’ will come to life in 2010 [Joystiq]

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Vocal harmonies made their first appearance in The Beatles: Rock Band back in September as one of the biggest improvements to the franchise. Bringing in support for up to 3 vocalists, it expanded the playable band members from 4 to 6. Joystiq attended Harmonix’s PAX East panel and was all ears when an audience member asked Harmonix Project Lead Chris…

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The latest issue of Famitsu contains confirmation that three new characters have officially joined the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV. Newly added Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley are a ninja, a karate master and a boxer, respectively. FYI, Super Street Fighter IV will hit North American shelves on April 27th, 2010. [Joystiq]

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