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PAX 2008: Meet the very first in line

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2008-08-29 14:45:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
Filed under: Culture Meet Robert, Craig, Preston and Aaron. Three of these four guys have waited since 10:30 p.m. last night in front of the convention center, just to be first in line for the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo. And no, we're not going to spoil who is less of a superfan. At 5:00 a.m. this morning they were let into the building, and at 8:00...
 
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Tomb Raider: Underworld lets you kick tigers right in the face

2008-08-29 14:30:00 by Ludwig Kietzmann in Joystiq
 
Filed under: PC , Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 The renowned adventurer and acrobatic grave robber, Lara Croft, finds her lithe self on the wrong side of a PETA protest yet again in November's Tomb Raider: Underworld . Though her abhorrent antics, which include mowing down exotic panthers and posing akimbo on the perforated corpses...
 
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Tilt-controlled Tony Hawk's Motion revealed for DS [updated]

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2008-08-29 14:09:00 by Randy Nelson in Joystiq
...game will be controlled using motion-sensing. The game will utilize an accelerometer-based "Motion Pack;" we're checking with Activision for more details on the tech (for instance, does it occupy the GBA slot According to Activision, players will be able to "twist, tilt and turn through various skateboarding sessions." iPhone much? Also, as...
 
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It's a wrap: LittleBigBox

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2008-08-29 14:00:00 by James Ransom-Wiley in Joystiq
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Galleries click to make little ... BIG Life at Joystiq HQ used to feel a lot like Mount Crumpit. It was cold and lonely and it just seemed like our hearts were, in the words of Dr. Seuss, "two sizes too small." (That, and Ludwig refused take his damned antler ears off.) But then LittleBigPlanet rolled along and...
 
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First East Coast PAX coming to Boston in 2010

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2008-08-29 13:43:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
Filed under: Culture Straight out of the mouths of Tycho and Gabe (Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins) to Joystiq: The first East Coast PAX is coming to Boston in 2010. Check back later for our full interview with the Penny Arcade duo Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
 
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Joystiq Podcast 063 - S.N.A.X. edition

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2008-08-29 13:30:00 by Justin McElroy in Joystiq
...game related segment on it. Oh, sure we're still talking about video games like Force Unleashed , Too Human and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. , but snacks (S.N.A.X.?) really steal the show Thanks to Evan Minto, Jordan Wasilka and Max Varenik of the JPAG for the trifecta of photochopping greatness Get the podcast iTunes ] Subscribe to the Joystiq Podcast...
 
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Saints Row 2 Collector's Edition shipping in gun box

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2008-08-29 13:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...game, some posters, a 1GB USB stick in the shape of a bullet and some kind of ... gun. Eurogamer explains that "the box is shaped like a gun," but we can't tell from the picture above if the gun comes out of its casing, or if it's molded to the box. The publisher also tells the site this special edition is only for Xbox 360 We're not exactly...
 
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Gamerpick: Xbox Live Rock the Vote polled, Obama ahead

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2008-08-29 12:30:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...GamerCard.net As of press time, Democratic-nom Barack Obama had a commanding lead over Republican oppollnent John McCain, with 4,623 gamerpics in circulation versus just 2,076 - a nearly insurmountable lead of 2,547 gamerpics. That's fine, but what's the real story here? How the pundits and the pollsters - clouded by the corruption and...
 
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Dead Space ups release date to Oct. 24 in Europe for consoles

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2008-08-29 12:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...game Dead Space is hitting retail a week before its originally scheduled Halloween release in Europe. Doesn't EA understand what it's doing?! The natural order of this industry is being torn apart by such shifts in the timeline . Games are meant to be delayed, not ... um, what's the word for "undelayed"? See, we don't even know because we...
 
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Square Enix proposes Tecmo buyout

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2008-08-29 11:30:00 by Ludwig Kietzmann in Joystiq
...game cameras in return We'll let you know what happens as soon as the suits are done talking Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments