http://www.joystickdivision.com/ Video game news, opinion and commentary from Village Voice Media. en Copyright 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:22:23 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/splinter_cell_conviction_-_ano.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/splinter_cell_conviction_-_ano.php Gaming News Delays PC Splinter Cell: Conviction Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:22:23 -0600 Continue reading "Pretension +1: Buy Something!" >]]> Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/pretension_1_buy_something.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/pretension_1_buy_something.php Pretension +1 Crispy Gamer Games Journalism IGN Kill Screen Kotaku Los Angeles Times New York Times Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:20:55 -0600 Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/the_naughty_bear_nightmare.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/the_naughty_bear_nightmare.php Gaming News Videos 360 Naughty Bear PS3 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:36:04 -0600 Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/popularity_thy_name_is_starcra.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/popularity_thy_name_is_starcra.php Game Talk Beta Invite StarCraft II Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:28 -0600 Continue reading "Prepare for a New Addiction: Puzzle Quest 2 " >]]> Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/prepare_for_a_new_addiction_pu.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/prepare_for_a_new_addiction_pu.php Gaming News Nintendo DS Puzzle Quest 2 Trailer Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:27:51 -0600 Anyone interested in 10 minutes of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gameplay footage? I thought so. Looks pretty dang good for a portable game if you ask me. Oh, and if you wanted to see co-op in action, it's got that too. You're welcome. Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/metal_gear_solid_peace_walker.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/metal_gear_solid_peace_walker.php Videos Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker PSP Video Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:33:34 -0600 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment officially announced the existence of Lord of the Rings: War in the North from developer Snowblind Studios, and I find myself unreasonable excited by the news. There are a few reasons I'm so pumped by the news. First, a love a good "dungeon crawler" RPG, something Snowblind has done really, really well with games like Champions of Norrath (and less well with games like Justice League Heroes, but oh well). Second, it's promising online co-op, which is always welcome. Third, it's being published by WBIE - a publisher I've long believed could be a major force in gaming once it started reclaiming the licenses it granted to other publishers. The next Batman game will be published by WBIE, and now so will the next LoTR game. Could Harry Potter be the next series it takes back? WBIE could be a very strong publisher, and the more strong publishers we have, the better.LoTR: War in the North is coming to PC, PS3 and 360 next year. Look for more info in the next issue of Official PlayStation Magazine. Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/lord_of_the_rings_war_in_the_n.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/lord_of_the_rings_war_in_the_n.php Gaming News Announcement Lord of the Rings War in the North Warner Bros Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:24:52 -0600 Continue reading "Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Gets Dated" >]]> Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/kane_lynch_2_dog_days_gets_dat.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/kane_lynch_2_dog_days_gets_dat.php Gaming News Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Release Date Trailer Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:46:53 -0600 ​Many video games focus on sexy characters to help keep the gamers interested. There is an allure in the fact that each time we power-up our consoles we get to escape into worlds filled with beautiful men and women. Be it a spelunking hottie or a zombie-killing hunk of muscle, the sexiest video game characters are the ones that make our eyes go wide each time we see them, while giving us strong, memorable personalities that we can adhere to. Here's Joystick Division's top ten list of sexiest characters in video gaming. I do hope you enjoy it... Continue reading "The Top Ten Sexiest Video Game Characters" >]]> Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/the_top_ten_sexiest_video_game.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/the_top_ten_sexiest_video_game.php Top 10 List Sexiest Top Ten Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:24:16 -0600 Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/kevin_butler_on_the_playstatio.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/kevin_butler_on_the_playstatio.php Gaming News Kevin Butler Move St. Patrick's Day Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:49:52 -0600 Consider this an effort at console diplomacy. It's been a while since we covered anything for the DS, and the only Nintendo-related thing we've covered recent is how their stock prices have fallen. So to make it up to Nintendo, here's a trailer for an upcoming DS game. Granted, it's not published by Nintendo. But hey, the Shin Megami Tensai franchise has some hardcore fans, and Shin Megami Tensai: Strange Journey is sure to be interesting, so there you go. It's not the world's most exciting trailer, but it's definitely for one of the more interesting upcoming DS games. Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/take_your_ds_on_a_strange_jour.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/take_your_ds_on_a_strange_jour.php Gaming News Videos DS Shin Megami Tensai Strange Journey Trailer Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:20:24 -0600 ​In yesterday's edition of investing website The Motley Fool's weekly "Throw This Stock Away" column, analyst Rick Aristotle Munarriz recommended that investors dump shares of Nintendo. Munarriz cites several reasons for his recommendation: Microsoft and Sony are both getting into the gesture-based gaming space, mobile gaming cutting into Nintendo's portable market, and most importantly, the publisher's slumping sales: Nintendo's fundamentals are already cracking. Through the first nine months of fiscal 2010, net sales have fallen by 23%. Operating profits have taken a crueler 41% haircut.Things haven't gotten any better since those nine months ended in December. All three consoles introduced margin-denting price cuts heading into the holidays, hoping to make it up in software sales. It hasn't worked, as industry sales have fallen through most of the past year.Not long ago, Nintendo was a champion of both the gaming industry and the stock market. Nintendo fans shouldn't worry that the company is in real trouble - Nintendo and its investors will be fine - but this may be a signal that the competition between the three hardware manufacturers is starting to tighten up. Last month, the Xbox 360 actually outsold the Wii, which hasn't happened since the launch of Halo 3 in September of 2007. Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/motley_fool_tells_investors_to.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/motley_fool_tells_investors_to.php Gaming News Investing Nintendo Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:43:33 -0600 Hello, what's this? It seems some copies of God of War III shipped with a breakdown of the game's nutritional value! Yes, really. Yes really. Yes really.(Click to embiggen.)​Oh alright I'm lying. Good job cracking the case there, Chief No-Fun of the Inowannas. Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/god_of_war_iii_nutritional_inf.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/god_of_war_iii_nutritional_inf.php Humor Misc Nonsense God of War III Label Nutrition PlayStation 3 Sony Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:34:55 -0600 Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/batman_arkham_asylum_goty_edit.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/batman_arkham_asylum_goty_edit.php Gaming News 3D Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:17 -0600 Joystick Division (joystickdivision@gmail.com) http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/gears_of_war_3_rumor.php http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/03/gears_of_war_3_rumor.php Gaming News Gears of War 3 Rumor Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:52:27 -0600