Uncategorized
MIT Slows Speed Of Light (And In The Game)
One of the more disappointing revelations I’ve had to grapple with as I’ve grown up is that the speed of light doesn’t…
Sir, You Are Being Kickstarted
WARNING: Entirely self-promotional announcement ahead. (Love you!) Over the past couple of years I haven’t just been blogging, I’ve also been making…
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 sells 840,000
Fighting game Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is nearing one million sales.It shifted 840,000 copies in Europe and Japan up to the end…
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Episode 5 finishes its fight
The final episode of Forward Unto Dawn is now live, and you can watch it here on Joystiq. Machinima’s live-action prequel to…
First Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Nuketown 2025 map gameplay
Activision has released a video showing gameplay from the Nuketown 2025 map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.Nuketown 2025 is Black…
Grand Theft Auto 5 images reveal in-game locations
A number of Grand Theft Auto 5 locations have been revealed in a set of exclusive screenshots for pre-order customers.The images (posted…
Pulp Fiction co-writer signs on for Castle Wolfenstein movie
There’s a Castle Wolfenstein movie in the works, written and directed by Roger Avary, the co-writer of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.It’s called…
How do you recapture vintage magic on modern touch devices?
One of my current game projects is a 16-bit arcade-style racer for mobile devices, which puts me in the position of trying…
EA bringing 13 new games to Google Nexus devices
Alongside the announcement of Google’s new Nexus 10 tablet and its Nexus 4 smartphone, EA has revealed plans to release several new…
The Art of Borderlands 2 up for preorder on Amazon
The Art of Borderlands 2 is, as you might expect, a hardcover art book that celebrates the look and design of Gearbox’s…
The Ship: Full Steam Ahead is a steampunk murder game on Kickstarter
We’re still not entirely sure that we get steampunk as a whole, but generally speaking the Joystiq staff is completely in favor…
Zone of the Enders HD Collection compared to source material
New comparison videos appear to show incongruities between Zone of the Enders HD Collection and its source games, Zone of the Enders…
Mass Effect Trilogy dated for PS3 next month
We knew that the Mass Effect Trilogy was coming out next week on Xbox 360 and PC on 9th November (or 6th…
Billboard: Halo 4 highest-charting game soundtrack yet
Halo 4 won’t be out for a few more days, but the official soundtrack from composer Neil Davidge has been widely available…
Best iOS Games – October 2012: ‘Girls Like Robots’, ‘Need For Speed Most Wanted, ‘Punch Quest’, and More
Hey everybody, here’s the best games we reviewed in the month of October. Keep in mind you can view all of our…
Oculus Rift-enabled horror game Montas looks for Indiegogo funding
Indie horror games are all the rage these days, but the PC and Mac game Montas may just have a unique hook,…
Hitman Absolution fan film shows Agent 47 isn’t really a family man
This short but rather nifty Hitman: Absolution fan film, by David Wayman, explores some odd parallels between an assassin’s job and his…
Mass Effect Trilogy pushed to Dec. 4 on PS3
Mass Effect Trilogy is coming to the PS3 on December 4 in North America and December 7 in Europe, just in time…