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Notch’s new space game is called … Mars Effect?! [April Fools!]
It looks like the Elite-inspired space trading game Mojang’s Notch has been working on finally has a name: Mars Effect. The game’s…
Google’s April Fool’s Joke Just Earned Them Major RPG Nerd Cred
I’d say it earned them a +1, but no one actually uses Google Plus enough to get the joke….
Game on: NFL likeness lawsuit against EA moving forward
A motion filed by EA to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed against it by 6,000 retired NFL players has failed, reports Gamasutra….
Google Maps comes to … the NES?!
In a move that is as surprising as it is whimsically delightful, Google has decided to bring its globally renowned and often…
Report: Writer found for Rampage film adaptation
New Line Cinema has found someone to pen the script for its apparently still-forthcoming movie version of 1986’s Midway arcade classic Rampage,…
Rampant Speculation Theatre presents: Microsoft registers XboxFL.com
Microsoft has registered XboxFL.com and XboxFL.net, according to whois records unearthed by the bloodhounds at Fusible. At the moment, both URLs redirect…
Two hearts collide in Bug Princess 2 for iOS next week
Cave’s iPhone ports are always of a high quality, to the point that it’s kind of unsettling to see so much craziness…
Current gen consoles ‘can’t cope’ with traditional Total War
Creative Assembly’s Mike Simpson says the popular Total War series of strategy games wouldn’t work on the current console generation, just in…
App of the Day: Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint
I’ve been playing this Pickford Brothers’ BAFTA-nominated puzzler on and off for months now – not that you’d be able to tell…
EMI sues Def Jam Rapstar creators
EMI Music Group has filed a suit against Def Jam Rapstar creators 4mm Games and Terminal Reality, claiming the game contains unlicensed…
(Not) Left for dead: Turtle Rock still developing FPS for THQ
About this time last year, we heard that THQ had tapped Turtle Rock Studios for a new first-person shooter. Since then, THQ…
Rock Band Weekly: Evanescence
Time to get those goth-rock glamour gowns out of storage, because next week’s Rock Band DLC features the emotional tunes of Evanescence….
WRUP: PAX East approaches
Next week, the entire Joystiq crew will meet in Boston for our annual Illuminati mee… oh, we mean: PAX East 2012. Our…
PSA: Tropico 4: Modern Times out now through digital distribution
Tropico 4: Modern Times, whose PC launch was officially announced for next week, clearly shows El Presidente is a man of technologication…
Layoffs Hit Sega America
A round of layoffs have hit Sega America. According to Sega of America president and COO Masanao Maeda, the layoffs are due…
(Don’t) Give me that old time RPG combat
This is a weekly column focusing on “Western” role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity. The…
Amazon is your cheap THQ download headquarters next week
Starting this Sunday, you’ll be able to download a startlingly large number of THQ games from Amazon for prices that are equally…
NIS Talks PS3 RPGs Legasista, Mugen Souls, The Witch and the Hundred Knights
Last night was a big moment for NIS, the developer of fan-favorite tactical RPGs such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave. The publisher’s…