Dead Island fever hits Melbourne
GAME TV checks out the Mana Bar-hosted event. Ed from GAME TV has returned to Melbourne’s Mana Bar for a Dead Island preview event, where a whole load of blood-soaked…
Gearbox talks Borderlands 2, Aliens: Colonial Marines
PAX Prime 2011: Pitchford promises return to realistic Brothers in Arms, more Duke Nukem; Aliens Infestation due Oct. 11; Borderlands B Test hits Sept. 9. Who was there: On…
Twisted Pixel PAX 2011 Merch Interview
We talk to the head of Twisted Pixel about some of the cool merch available for Gunstringer, Ms. Splosion Man, the Maw, and others at PAX 2011! Read and…
Japanese hardware sales, August 15 – 21: Pontificating post PAX edition
Another PAX has come and gone, and just as it begins its long migration back east, so do tens of thousands of conventionistas, each taking unique stories and memories along…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Serious Sam: Double D
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals. We at…
Postcard from PAX: Skulls of the Shogun is Finally Nearing Release
It seems like Skulls of the Shogun, a slick 2D strategy game by Haunted Temple studios, has been a faint-but-intriguing blip on our radar for ages now. But according to…
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record gets timeless ‘Sandbox Mode’
Zombie killing fun without the time limits – trailer. Apparently by popular request, Capcom has revealed that Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will have a ‘Sandbox mode’, which lets…
Street Fighter 3: Online Edition patch released
Adds YouTube functionality to Xbox version, another patch on the way. Capcom has released the first of a couple of patches that were in the pipeline for Street Fighter III:…
RPG writers spill their secrets
PAX 2011: Authors from ArenaNet, Obsidian, Warner Bros., and DoubleBear gather to discuss the many challenges in writing for role-playing games. Who was there: This Penny Arcade Expo 2011…
Shippin’ Out Aug. 28 – Sept. 3: Madden NFL 12
EA Sports’ pigskin sim rushes into retail as downloadable stores get Mortal Kombat compilation, The Baconing, Rock of Ages, new BloodRayne, and more. The latest Madden NFL effort from…
