Gadgets and Video Games

Go ahead, jump. Jump! Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 12:15 PM Continue reading Now Playing: December 21-27, 2009 Now Playing: December 21-27, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Don’t call it the prologue. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 6:00 PM Continue reading Now Playing: December 14-20, 2009 Now Playing: December 14-20, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST.

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Now Playing: December 14-20, 2009

After Mass Effect 2 lead gameplay designer Christina Norman walked us through the Engineer class and it’s sanguinary droid last week, we were wondering how BioWare could possibly appeal to our inner tactician any more. It appears that the developer sought to do just that with this week’s introduction to the Sentinel. Skilled in both biotic skills (thats space magic , folks) and tech abilities, Norman says the Sentinel is “the only class that can blast through any enemy’s defenses … with or without your squad backing you up.” With only a handful of weeks left before the game’s January 26 release date , it won’t be long before we get to find out exactly how adept the Sentinel is for ourselves.

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Mass Effect 2 dev profiles Sentinel class, the ‘Jack of All Trades’

Or, you know, you could choo-choo around Hyrule. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 12:11 PM Continue reading Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009 Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009

There’s ” No Russian ” Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 off the top spot on the UK sales charts . Infinity Ward’s mega-hit is killin’ terrorists, civilians and retail at a solid tick, despite the seven percent sales drop from the prior week.

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Modern Warfare 2 maintains top position on UK charts for fourth week

*Just not on your TV. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 12:17 PM Continue reading Now Playing: November 30 – December 6, 2009 Now Playing: November 30 – December 6, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST.

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Now Playing: November 30 – December 6, 2009

PS3 owners don’t have much to download, with Numblast (pictured above) and Military Madness the sole new games on PSN this week. For your retro thrills, Gex crawls out of the Not-Very-Popular-PS1-Mascots Archive.

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PSN Thursday: Try Trine, Get Gex

Speaking to Joystiq, Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor, creative director of 343 Industries , said that he worries “constantly” about the possibility of the market being oversaturated with Halo . When asked about the amount of Halo products out there (namely ODST , upcoming books , more comics , Halo Legends and the recently released encyclopedia), O’Connor said, “I worry about that constantly.” Regarding the various Halo products, O’Connor said, “All of that stuff has existed in the past, and it exists because of one simple reason, which is demand. We wouldn’t make it if we weren’t continually being asked for it.” He added, “We obviously turn down almost infinitely more stuff than we actually produce, but when we produce it there’s a good reason and a good plan and a strong demand.” As an example, O’Connor noted Halo Wars Risk , saying that the two games “had a natural connection” and that board game manufacturers actually received requests for a Halo strategy game. Still, he said that 343 has also had requests for things that “don’t make any sense.” Even if there is a demand, said O’Connor, “If it doesn’t actually make sense and it’s completely crazy, we won’t do it.” Keep an eye out for the full interview later this week

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343 Industries worries ‘constantly’ about Halo oversaturation

Split/Second isn’t like most racing games — this much you already know. Like most racers, it has the super-fast cars, tight turns and limited slip differentials, but you can’t take down whole buildings mid-race in most games in the genre. In fact, you can’t blow up huge boats, either. Basically, it’s like Burnout , except the world around you is the thing that gets smashed into bits . All of that (and more) happens in the very brief glimpse of gameplay above

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Latest Split/Second trailer blows up buildings, gigantic boats

No one ever said slaying dragons was the cleanest line of work. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 2:15 PM Continue reading Now Playing: November 2-8, 2009 Now Playing: November 2-8, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink