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Sonic The Hedgehog Co-creator Joins Nintendo Of America
Hirokazu Yasuhara, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has joined Nintendo of America in an unspecified role, Gamasutra reports. Twist! My 13-year-old…
Just Cause dev: “better looking games won’t save the game industry”
Amid claims the traditional console business is on its last legs and reports about the power of the next Xbox and PlayStation…
Single user acquires $2.5M worth of land in Entropia Universe
MindArk, the developer behind MMO virtual universe Entropia Universe, has made $2.5 million from a single investor as part of its in-game…
What Would Molydeux?
For the past day and a half, Kerry Turner has been thinking about swans. She’s been making a game using Flixel –…
World War Hulk pinball trailer smashes in
The upcoming Avengers Chronicles pinball game includes four tables, each based off a story from the Marvel universe instead of a specific…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Bag It!
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…
Watch Pokemon Conquest trailers, lament Nobunaga’s omission
How would you like to be Oda Nobunaga right now? First, you’re turned into a cartoon character who plays second fiddle to…
Loot Drop deploying Ghost Recon Commander to Facebook, mobile devices
John Romero’s social dev studio, Loot Drop, has signed a deal with Ubisoft to produce a tie-in game for Facebook and, eventually,…
EA Named ‘The Worst Company in America’
The triple-A publisher went head-to-head with one of America’s biggest banks and came out on top; Electronic Arts is officially the worst…
‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ Improves Alien 3; Plus Wii U & Multiplayer Details
Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford explains why ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ may be the best on Wii U and how the game’s story clears…
Joystiq’s new commenting system is live
We’ve augmented the post-post punditry on Joystiq with a new conversation platform called Livefyre. You’ll see it at the bottom of this…
Shadowrun Returns: Kickstarter for a sequel from Shadowrun vets
The latest in the ever-growing line of Kickstarter-funded games is Shadowrun Returns, a sequel to the original game which hit PC back…
More Star Wars: Battlefront 3 footage from 2008 hits the tubes
The above version of Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was canceled and will never truly exist outside of the YouTube time portal, but…
OP-ED: EA Being Named America’s Worst Company is Crazy
Consumerist readers found EA to be worse than Bank of America and 30 others….
Far Cry 3 Multiplayer Gameplay Video, Details, Map Editor & Mobile App
Ubisoft reveals the multiplayer component of ‘Far Cry 3’ by announcing a pair of modes, a companion app, gameplay features and the…
Coming Tonight: ‘Bug Princess 2’, ‘On The Wind’, ‘Saturday Morning RPG’ and Much More
There’s a bazillion games coming out tonight, so many that I’m not even going to waste time on a witty introduction because…
Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles — Making Of “World War Hulk”
One of the things that make Marvel Pinball so cool is that the tables look freakin’ awesome. And when Marvel Pinball: Avengers…
Aliens: Colonial Marines Gameplay Video
X-Play’s Aliens: Colonial Marines preview breaks down this upcoming shooter, as well as show off some sweet Colonial Marines gameplay video. The…