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January 13, 2012

The TouchArcade Show – 34 – Did Someone Just Drop the Bass?

On this week’s episode of The TouchArcade show, we power through conversations about beard slaps, our childhood dreams, special effects, and Terminator…

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Game industry unrest swells as SOPA hearing approaches

As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” major game developers and companies are publicly opposing the…

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Why Final Fantasy XIII just didn’t work

This is a column by Jason Schreier dedicated to the analysis (and occasional mocking) of his favorite genre, the Japanese role-playing game….

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New XCOM: Enemy Unknown screens should be reassuring

You won’t find any new information in Game Informer’s latest piece on XCOM: Enemy Unknown — the article essentially lays out how…

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Innovations From CES 2012 That Could Change Gaming In The Future

  Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show brings the latest and greatest technical innovations together under one roof. In some cases, the…

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Do Facebook games need scored reviews?

Facebook games stand at an interesting crossroads as they approach the initial business and cultural plateau that comes with maturation. Success in…

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Remedy’s Hakinnen: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’s campaign lasts 4-5 hours

GameTrailers has posted a handful of new videos on Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. In the first video (embedded above), Remedy’s Oskari Häkinnen…

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Q.U.B.E. review: Questionable Understanding of Block Extrusion

If someone had told me I’d be spending a peaceful night this week in a stark white room playing with bright blocks,…

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The Joystiq Show – 020: Staff check-in

Filed under: Podcasts You may have noticed some changes with Joystiq’s entry into 2012. As much as things have shuffled behind the…

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Double Fine Happy Action Theater pulls back the curtain Feb. 1

When a Double Fine rep told us to expect Double Fine Happy Action Theater in February, we didn’t really expect it to…

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Amazon’s top-selling physical and downloadable games of 2011

Amazon certainly leveled up its business strategy in the video game space in 2011, dropping competitive deals throughout the year in both…

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‘Canabalt’ Creator Teases New iPad Game

Semi Secret Software, the studio behind Canabalt, has announced that its working on a brand new iPad game alongside Greg Wohlwend of…

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Concept art reveals canned steampunk Batman game

Artist Julie Farrell has posted concept art from an Xbox game based on the comic book Gotham by Gaslight, a steampunk-ish take…

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State Of The Western RPG

Filed under: Features, PC, Retro, RPGs, MMO Greetings, readers, and welcome to Joystiq’s new weekly column on western role-playing games! RPGs are…

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What If: Grim Fandango Deluxe

One of the saddest things in all the world (of retro videogames) is the beautiful, bittersweet Grim Fandango’s odd resistance to being…

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The Secret World paints a different picture of the Illuminati

You might think of the Illuminati as a secret, world-running empire open to a select few with power and influence. If this…

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Ico/Shadow of the Colossus heading to PSN next week; Crysis 2 and Tom Clancy classics too

This week’s PlayStation Blogcast revealed that Ico and Shadow of the Colossus will be available next Tuesday, January 17, through the PlayStation…

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Under Siege – Enhanced Edition Free Update Now Available

Under Siege, our real time strategy game for PSN, is getting a massive update today. We listened to our friends, fans, and…

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