Portal 2 multiplayer screens from PAX will win your heart

We still haven’t been told the names of the two robots cooperatively making their way through an Aperture Science facility in Portal 2, but that doesn’t matter — we’ll name them Red and Blue. In the screenshots below, released today by Valve, you can see our dashing nonhuman heroes hitting switches, diving into portals and just plain oozing personality.

In fact, even without seeing them move, we can already tell all sorts of things about how they act together. Red seems a little more timid and reserved, while Blue appears to be a go-getter who gets things done. Then again, look at that swan dive Red’s pulling off. That’s a thing of beauty right there. Curse you, Valve! You’ve already made us care about them so much!Gallery: Portal 2 (PAX 2010 co-op)


Portal 2 multiplayer screens from PAX will win your heart originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Conduit 2’s All Seeing Eye avoids GoldenEye, moves to 2011

November 2 was going to mark the release of not one, but two high-profile first person shooters on Wii: Conduit 2 and GoldenEye. It looks like Sega and High Voltage are taking a step back, telling Nintendojo that the Conduit sequel has been pushed back to Q1 2011.

There’s no specified reason for the delay, but it’s likely that Q1 offered a better release window for the Wii shooter. Sega famously released Resonance of Fate one week after Final Fantasy XIII. Presumably, Sega would want a better fate for Conduit 2.Conduit 2’s All Seeing Eye avoids GoldenEye, moves to 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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quick one.

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All of Amazon’s $10-$20 game purchase credits in one spot

Amazon’s been on a tear with its expanding practice of offering store credit along with the purchase of games – sometimes up to $20. GamerDeals has put together a handy list of all the current offers (a surprisingly large number). Keep reading for highlights.Continue reading All of Amazon’s $10-$20 game purchase credits in one spot

All of Amazon’s $10-$20 game purchase credits in one spot originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Namco remakes arcade classics again in Wii’s Namco Museum Megamix

The last time Namco Bandai released a Museum collection on Wii with updated versions of its classics … it didn’t really work out. Namco is trying again with Namco Museum Megamix — sort of. In fact, many of the remixed games in this collection are the same as in the previous collection, judging from the materials released. The Galaga Remix seen in the screenshots is the same "defend Pac-Man" rail shooter seen in the 2007 game, and Pac-Motos and Pac-n-Roll Remix, described in the press release, was also present. That’s right, Namco has now taken to re-releasing its remakes.

The Megamix adds at least one new rearrangement: Grobda Remix, based on a shmup you’re forgiven for now knowing about. It’ll also feature original (read: good) versions of Pac-Man, Mappy, Rally-X, Galaga, and more. Megamix will be out in November.Gallery: Namco Museum Megamix (Wii)


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BBFC: Dragon Age Ultimate Edition to include Awakening and all DLC

Despite popping up on GameStop and having been rated by Australia’s OFLC, the so-called "Dragon Age Origins – Ultimate Edition" still hasn’t been officially announced by EA. Now the British Board of Film Classification has gone ahead and listed the supposed contents of the re-release, which is "made up of a number of separate components," including:

  • Dragon Age: Origins (original game)
  • Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (standalone expansion)
  • "The Darkspawn Chronicles"(DLC)
  • "Feastday Combo Pack"(DLC)
  • "The Golems of Amgarrak" (DLC)
  • "Leliana’s Song" (DLC)
  • "Return to Ostagar"(DLC)
  • "The Stone Prisoner" (lDLC)
  • "Warden’s Keep"(DLC)
  • "Witch Hunt" (DLC)

While the GameStop listing has since been removed, the retailer had posted a $60 price and an October 12 release date for the Ultimate Edition. We’ll be sure to note the official details when EA officially announces them.BBFC: Dragon Age Ultimate Edition to include Awakening and all DLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IndieCade 2010 finalists announced, everyone’s nominated for everything

The IndieCade 2010 festival, an annual event held in Culver City, California which celebrates independently-created games, is doing a couple things differently for this year’s awards presentation. The first is that all 32 of the finalists are nominated for every award category, such as "Technical Innovation," "World/Story," and the slightly more obscure "Sublime Experience." Check out the full list of categories and their lengthy list of contenders just past the jump.

Oh, the second difference for this year’s show? It’s going to be hosted by LeVar Burton. In short, it’s shaping up to be the best awards show ever.Continue reading IndieCade 2010 finalists announced, everyone’s nominated for everything

IndieCade 2010 finalists announced, everyone’s nominated for everything originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I might add a border later, it looks good without one for now.

I. hate. text. seriously. SERIOUSLY. Another wasted hour on text that I ended up not using. SWEET. rantover.

Oh, and it’s not c4ds. I will never use c4ds.

I might make a tutorial for this one, i don’t know.

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Pitchford explains the Duke shirt that predates Duke Nukem Forever

Come get some background on Randy Pitchford’s back-in-fashion Duke Nukem shirt, seen above:

"I moved to Texas and became a professional game maker to join Alan Blum, he created Duke Nukem 3D," the Gearbox co-founder told Joystiq at PAX. "He and Todd Replogle in Southern California, freaking invented this whole damned thing. And I moved out to Texas to join him and George Broussard and Scott Miller, and all the guys on the team, so that I could be part of Duke Nukem 3D. Because I wanted to add to that. I thought it was awesome; it was really fun and I wanted to be part of that team.

"This t-shirt I’m wearing, George gave me this t-shirt in 1996," Pitchford continued, now speaking as part of the team that now hopes to complete Duke Nukem Forever. "And we’ve been waiting for this game ever since. Guys like Alan didn’t want to let the Duke dream die. They’ve worked their butts off all this time making great stuff."

[Image credit: Mikey Neumann, Gearbox creative director; via Twitter]Pitchford explains the Duke shirt that predates Duke Nukem Forever originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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