Well sure, the baddies from Red Steel 2’s “Enemies” trailer aren’t quite dancing, per se, but there is quite a bit of fancy footwork going on — not to mention tons of other stuff getting cut, as you might imagine. From the adorably named “Katakara” to the not so subtly named “Ninja,” it seems that Red Steel 2 is full of flamboyantly exaggerated personalities, all of which are ready to put a sword or bullet through you at a moment’s notice. Oh, and if you were wondering how your foes will stop your combination of bullets and sword charging full speed at them, you’ll want to pay extra close attention at the end there (spoilers: they handle it like jedi).
Cut a rug with Red Steel 2’s enemies in the latest trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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On the same conference call earlier this week in which it talked about its new rewards program, GameStop Executive VP of Merchandising, Tony Bartel, said that stores currently experiencing Wii and PlayStation 3 shortages probably won’t find relief very soon. While the retailer is always bugging Sony and Nintendo for more units, Bartel said that GameStop “could sell a lot more hardware than what we have on both the PS3 and Wii platform,” and that situation probably won’t change until early summer of this year.
He did say that the Wii is due for a re-supply first, but he believes that both Nintendo and Sony are “still scrambling to catch up from the surge” of the last holiday season. But a shortage like this isn’t unprecedented — as we get closer to summer, we’ll probably see new inventory appearing on shelves, ready to go home to a caring gamer.
GameStop: Console shortages likely not fixed until summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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For that cross-section of the PSP audience that likes both PixelJunk Monsters and tangible objects, Q-Games’s Dylan Cuthbert has announced a UMD release of PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, due to launch in North America at “participating retail outlets” on April 27 for $19.99. The tower defense title has been available digitally since last fall.
Interestingly, Cuthbert originally cited piracy as the reason for the lack of a worldwide release for the UMD of Deluxe, previously released in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. Try not to pirate this one, so we can see more nice discs like this in the future.
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe on UMD in North America this April originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Has your former friend Billy been playing StarCraft 2 for the longest time before you’ve even had a chance to check it out? Well, you probably should have opted in for the beta last year, but we’re not here to point fingers. We’re here to tell you that Blizzard has sent out a wave of fresh beta codes to everyone who’s already in the beta, so you should hold off on throwing that brick through Billy’s window and make with the nice-nice.
The codes are coming via email right now, so log in and check your inbox for that hot new string of characters. And, hey, if you’re the recipient of a fresh invite, give it away to a friend or somebody you don’t even know — don’t be a jerk and try to profit from it or anything.
Blizzard wants you to get a friend into the StarCraft 2 beta originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Q-Games is teaming up with Japanese artist Baiyon once again for another PSN collaboration. Baiyon, who created the visuals and sound for PixelJunk Eden and Encore, is directing an interactive music visualizer for the PS3, to be distributed via the PlayStation Network.
Unlike Q-Games’ Earth visualizer, this upcoming project will not be built into the PS3 operating system. Instead, this will be a standalone application, akin to .deTuned. This is terrific news for Trophy hunters, as they should be familiar with how easy it is to get PSN XP with these standalone art applications.
PixelJunk Eden’s Baiyon creating music visualizer for PS3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Infinite Interactive and D3 Publisher would like to remind you that they have claimed your free time this spring. Puzzle Quest 2 is on the way, bringing back the diabolical alchemy of match-three puzzles and fantasy role-playing that turned us all into gem-hoarding monsters the first time.
As the trailer above shows, Puzzle Quest 2 features an entirely new storyline, so we’ll get to meet new characters just as memorable as whoever it was we were playing as between rounds of the puzzle game last time.
Puzzle Quest 2 trailer is a real gem originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you’re anything like us, you’ve been looking at your iPhone’s old, boring, regular version of SimCity, anxiously anticipating a deluxe update with “improved UI” and “4 distinct season” (ooh, and they’re “linked to seasonal disasters!”). Thankfully EA has announced just such an update in SimCity Deluxe, heading to the App Store this summer.
As you can see above (and more thoroughly below in the gallery), the game will come with a variety of cultures throughout history and their respective accoutrements (pyramids, for instance). No price has been set, but we’d wager it won’t be too far off from the $2.99 asking price for the original game — and hey, under $10 for pyramids? We’re okay with that.
SimCity Deluxe erecting pyramids on iPhone this Summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake is a great match for the PSP. The game’s structure, its very nature, means it can be segmented in a very effective way on a handheld platform — a quick match during your morning subway ride or while taking a break from work is when Fistful of Cake works best.
[Note: Be sure to check out our video preview, as well. We spent all night slaving over a hot stove to bake it just the way you like it!]
Continue reading Hands-on: Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (PSP)
Hands-on: Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (PSP) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia recently visited EA to check in on the progress of the company’s upcoming, cutscene-driven MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. He reported that “earnings are somewhat depressed” due to the development costs for the game, but EA management is hopeful that they’ll recoup this cash when the title brings in over two million subscribers. He added that, at the very least, the game needs over one million players in order for EA to break even.
We think they might be setting the bar a little too high for themselves. Why not make the monthly subscription fee cost $20,000, and then just hope that 500 outrageously wealthy, rabid Star Wars fans hop on board? There have got to be at least 500 successful venture capitalists out there who own a baker’s dozen of collectible Millennium Falcon models.
EA expecting two million subscribers for Star Wars: The Old Republic originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ve been waiting patiently for Capcom to release Final Fight yet again, this time in the form of the PSN/XBLA Final Fight: Double Impact set (which also includes Magic Sword). Capcom just let us know that the magical combination of classic brawling and online play will be available on Xbox Live April 14, and on the PlayStation Store April 15.
In case you haven’t been keeping up with old game news, Double Impact features optional graphical filters, remixed soundtracks, and, most importantly, drop-in co-op. Capcom doesn’t explicitly mention this, but each purchase also contributes to the Mike Haggar mayoral campaign fund.
Finally: Final Fight Double Impact arrives April 14 and 15 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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