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Next Ratchet & Clank Features Tower Defense

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

James from Insomniac Games published a guest post over at the PlayStation Blog outlining some brand new features coming to their latest game, Rachet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault. While the game returns to the classic third person, behind the player, combat we’re all used too – Insomniac has also introduced a new tower defense mechanic. In addition to the addition of tower defense mechanic, which will hopefully be further detailed in the future,  the game also adds the ability to chose between 3 different heroes – Ratchet, Clank, or Captain Qwark and an online mode. Head over the PlayStation

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Hideo Kojima Sorry To Fans About MGS5 Hoax

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans and blogs alike where alight with news that the logo for Hideo Kojima’s next project Metal Gear Solid 5 had been shown at the San Diego Comic Con. Konami was quick to squash these rumors, and considering that fact that the only source of the rumor was a blurred, camera-phone-esque, image of the supposed logo it’s just as well that it is fake. As he usually does, Kojima-San addressed his fans , more specifically those who may have fallen for the fake logo, saying: “That title logo is completely fake. Apologies to those who were looking forward to this.”

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Cole MacGrath and Jack & Daxter Confirmed For Battle Royale

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Electricity and fur collide with the announcement of Jack & Daxter and Cole McGrath as playable characters in PlayStation All-Star Battle Royal. Over the weekend at ComiCon Sony confirmed that the lightening empowered hero from Infamous and Infamous 2 will be shocking his way onto the battlefield along with Jack and his wisecracking fur-ball Daxter (okay no more puns I promise). Jack & Daxter, like the Ice Climbers in Super Smash Bros, fight in a pair within close proximity of each other. Cole of course prefers to deliver deeply voiced narratives to himself while on the battlefield. Along with the

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Steam Summer Sale 07 16 2012: RAGE, AOE 3 & Dear Esther

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

A few hit games from last year are on sale at crazy discounted prices in today’s Steam Summer Sale. IF you missed out on ID Software’s RAGE or Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed title then now is your chances to pick the, up for a 1/4th or a 1/6th of their original value. There are also some great PC exclusive titles available like Dear Esther and Age of Empires III. Check out a partial list below: Assassin’s Creed Revelations – $13.59 Dear Esther – $2.49 RAGE – $9.99 Age of Empires 3 – $9.99 Metro 2033 – $4.99

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New PlayStation 3 Incoming? Pictures Leak of New PS3

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

A new model of Playstation 3 may be in the works according to Technoblog. Their sleuths found a collection of images and technical details for a brand new model of PS3, Model: CECH-4011C. This new PlayStation 3 would come in three variations according to the filings: 250GB, 500GB.. and 16GB? No other details, with the exception of the pictures, have been released about this new model PS3. We’ve reached out to Sony for comment regarding this leak, and we hope to hear something back promptly.

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Conjures Up 12 Songs This Month

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is about to get a lot larger with the announcement of 12 songs that will be released this month. These 12 songs join the 60 songs that shipped on the cartridge and will be available in the 3DS E-SHOP for as little as $0.99 apiece. During the month of July we’ll get to enjoy tracks from orignal Final Fantasy, FFII, III, XI and even XIII. There is a little something for everyone and Square Enix plans to release 4 songs a week starting today!. Check out the full list of upcoming DLC after the jump.

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Video Game Music: Vol 2

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Jason Bassett

To view Volume 1, please click here! As I sit here to write the next song, I am reminded of a song that took my breath away playing the original Assassin’s Creed. City of Jerusalem was the first song that I took notice to in Jesper Kyd’s great soundtrack that took the video game world by storm. The reason I choose City of Jerusalem for this week is because it does something new and bold that video game soundtracks rarely see. It takes a look at a middle eastern view on music and add’s great depth to the series, especially

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Broken Joysticks Summer Upgrades

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

We don’t like things to get stale here at Broken Joysticks and that’s why we’ve rolled out a series of upgrades that allow you, the reader, to share with us what you’re playing and comment on articles in new and exciting ways. These are just the first of a few planned upgrades that will make the site more accessible and enjoyable, that we will be rolling out in the future.

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Nintendo Download UK Edition – 09.7.12

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

It’s Monday and that can only mean one thing for our friend across the Atlantic, time for new releases on the Nintendo E-Shop and 3DS shop. Headlining this week’s release are Sparkle Snapshots from Nintendo, a 3DS application that lets you customize your photos and share them wirelessly.  For 200 DSi points you could also snag “99Seconds” – an 8 bit game that involves the manipulation of time. If you’re not looking for full games on the go why not snag the Hyper Arcade edition of Konai’s Frogger for Wii or the first downloadable songs for Square Enix’s  THEATRHYTHM. Check

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Final Penny Arcade Episode 3 Steam Key Up For Grabs

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

It’s time for our last Penny Arcade Episode 3 code give away. This time we’re not pulling any punches, no removed letters or numbers just a good old fashioned first come first served contest. Those who are quick on the draw will be able to claim this code. Why not spend your weekend with Gabe & Tycho? Steam Key: W4NAG-GIBDX-22VM8

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PlayStation All-Stars Set For October Release

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Sony’s take on the “mascot brawler” sub-genre, first popularized by Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros series, PlayStation All-Stars, will release in the United States and Canada on October 23rd, 2012 for PS3 and Playstation Vita the company confirmed this afternoon via the Playstation Blog. In addition to the release date information they also announced a series of pre-order exclusive costumes for Nathan Drake, Sly Cooper and the gang. No other information surrounding the costumes, like which retailers will have them (presumably they will be split up amongst Best Buy/Gamestop and Futureshop) or if they will available after release was made available.

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Penny Arcade Episode 3 Giveaway

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psssst… did you know we reviewed Penny Arcade on the Precipice of Darkness: Episode 3? We enjoyed it so much we’re giving away two copies of the game today through our news articles. The first steam code for the game is below, at the end of the article. The second code will be hidden in another article later today. This contest is a little different from the previous ones, that ran last month. To prevent bots from copying/claiming the code we’ve removed two numbers (1 – 9) in the code sequence. If you fill in the right numbers you too

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Magic: A Gift Or A Curse?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Now I’ve made it very clear in the past that I love Dragon Age: Origins. I have mixed feelings on its predecessor Dragon Age 2, but that is a topic for another article. Today my dear readers we are here to discuss something far greater. Recently I was replaying Origins and I have been following this up with a speedy play through of Dragon Age 2. During this retread of familiar ground I have found myself able to reexamine some philosophical questions raised by both of these titles particularly the use of magic and mages themselves.

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KSWatch, Issue #4

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Welcome to KSWatch, a weekly preview of interesting games, apps, or other cool things currently pining for your cash on Kickstarter. 

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Sony Buys Cloud Service Gaikai

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Sony has announced that they completed a deal last Friday to acquire gaming cloud service Gaikai. The service, similar to OnLive, cost Sony $380 million. The deal was originally rumored to be announced at E3 last month. “By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE’s extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users with unparalleled cloud entertainment experiences,” said Sony Computer Entertainment President and Group CEO Andrew House. Cloud gaming allows gamers to play a game without having to run it on the local hardware, enabling high-quality games to be played on consoles,

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