Gadgets and Video Games

Swag Saturdays continue on this 4th of July with Atlus’ first downloadable XBLA game, Droplitz . Don’t know much about the game? Well, watch the video to find out how to play this puzzler. Leave a comment telling us what XBLA game is your favorite game so far. Note : If you say Yaris , you are automatically disqualified from this contest.

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Swag Saturday: Droplitz (XBLA)

Filed under: Online , RPGs , Meta (about Joystiq) , MMO See that shocked look on Thrall’s face above? That guy’s the leader of the Horde, and he just read (on WoW.com , of course) that for the first time, players of World of Warcraft will be able to switch their factions — players will be able to leave his Horde, and those dirty Alliance might come to his side. No wonder he’s so shocked

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The best of WoW.com: June 23-30, 2009

Even back in the old west, cowboys knew how to throw together a solid multiplayer match. Evident in this trailer for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood , the cattle rustlers and other denizens of the wild west partook in the staples of a multiplayer experience, including traditional survival and team-based combat modes. Back then, they didn’t call it “multiplayer” though. To them, it was all a part of Manifest Destiny . After you’ve checked out the trailer above, be sure to hit up the gallery below for some screens

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood trailer shows off multiplayer modes

According to Gamestop’s Sterne Agee analyst, Arvind Bhatia, retailers have nothing to fear from digital distribution — not for the next five years, anyhow. Speaking to Industrygamers , Bhatia disclosed that Gamestop management has been conducting thorough studies on the capabilities of digital downloads and its potential adoption for several years now and that the findings are still in favor of brick-and-mortar establishments. Bhatia predicts that a market for downloadable titles won’t put serious pressure on retailers until 2014, which he proclaims will be a time when “25% of the population” will have easy access to download technology and when price and storage capacity won’t be such a concern. Although Gamestop’s study might sound like it’s trying to combat digital distribution, Bhatia states it’s not about competition but more on adaptation and learning how to profit from the changing distribution channels

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Gamestop: Digital distribution not a threat for another five years

So, there’s good news and bad news for those of you who’d like to carry the apocalpyse in your pocket. Bethesda wants to bring the Fallout series to smaller screens … they just haven’t figured out how to pull it off yet. “I think that the world of Fallout is unique enough that it could work on any platform.

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Bethesda has designed iPhone versions of Fallout 3

Dear Readers, We have been working overtime all week to bring you the newest, hottest gaming news from E3. How are we celebrating the closeout of the show tonight? By having a party and bringing you a ton of swag (games, shirts, download codes .. and the new Nintendo FrisWii ).

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Joystiq E3 reader meetup getting special surprise

Filed under: Online , Meta (about Joystiq) , MMO Just in case you haven’t heard, things are hopping over at Joystiq’s sister site WoW.com (formerly WoW Insider). Not only are we continuing to post the most constant and in-depth news and views about the biggest game in the world (though not the best selling — maybe we’ll have to start a Wii Sports Insider, too), but we’ve now got your chance to head over and start up your own WoW blog, track your characters online, and even follow your friends and their activities ingame. Read our most popular posts from the past week below, and then head on over and make your own. News Welcome to WoW.com! Yes, WoW Insider has undergone a facelift

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The best of WoW.com: May 19-26, 2009