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Japanese hardware sales, December 12 – 18: Festive holiday song edition
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice or Candle Nights, we here at Joystiq want to wish the very best for…
The Official 2011 Joystiq ‘Post Your Swag’ post
Christmas is about a lot more than presents, you know. Various storied religious histories not withstanding, modern Christmas is about spending time…
Merry Christmas, here’s a frog playing video games
We can’t help but feel sorry for the little guy, to be honest. There he is, thinkin’ he’s about the receive a…
Architecture in The Witness is more than a pretty placeholder
Developer Jonathan Blow’s coming title, The Witness, blends a new brand of storytelling with what he hopes is immersive gameplay, founded largely…
Humble Indie Bundle 4 earns $2 million
It’s true: Humble Indie Bundle 4 is the most appealing one yet. Bundle 4 added five earlier games (and their soundtracks) this…
Happy Holidays from Naughty Dog
Before 2012 rushes upon us we wanted to take a moment to say Happy Holidays from everyone here at the Naughty Dog…
Rock Band Weekly: Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and more
Rock Band is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fueled By Ramen Records with a family pack of its more prominent artists. The…
12 Days of Joyswag: 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect, Forza Motorsport 4, and Wireless Speed Wheel
Another year, another 12 days of holiday giveaways! Between now and Christmas Day, we’re doing the one thing that makes us feel…
2011 game industry holiday card blowout
We made it through another year, folks! Take that, death! And with another year’s end comes a new volley of holiday cards…
SSX gameplay gets tricky in latest trailer
We’re told that it’s … somewhat difficult to put together a rhyme that’s within a reasonable frame of time. What’s even harder?…
Xbox 12 Days Of Deals: Day 6
Did you get Kinect for Christmas? Then you’ll want to grab today’s Holiday Deal: Fruit Ninja Kinect on Xbox LIVE […]…
The official Legend of Zelda timeline isn’t entirely official yet
But it’s getting close — game translator GlitterBerri used the above video of the Hyrule Historia, a history book edited by Zelda…
Modern Warfare 3 hides an angry bear wearing a tutu
And why wouldn’t it?Modern Warfare 3 hides an angry bear wearing a tutu originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Dec 2011…
VVVVVV arrives on the 3DS eShop on December 29
Terry Cavanagh’s great platformer VVVVVV is heading to a 3DS near you as promised: The game has been set for release on…
Iwata Claus drops a holiday Nintendo Direct Dec. 26
In October, Satoru Iwata hosted a “Nintendo Direct” video, in which he introduced the pink 3DS, detailed the big firmware update, and…
Feast of Fiction debuts with Skyrim’s ‘Sunlight Souffle’
We’ve already walked you through The Gourmet’s signature dish, the Potage le Magnifique, but did you know there’s another recipe found within…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Unity of Command
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…
Space Marine Twitter teases Dreadnought
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine will receive a “big metal surprise” in January, according to the game’s official Twitter feed. Game Informer took…