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[ Hardcore Gaming 101 ] You may not remember this, but in the days before Magna Cum Laude , Leisure Suit Larry games were adventure games. And funny. Series creator Al Lowe has revealed what would have been the plot for Leisure Suit Larry 8: Lust in Space , had upheaval at Sierra not prevented it from ever happening. Essentially, Larry is captured by “amazonian warrior women” from a distant planet. They brainwash the perennially behind-the-times loser into believing he’s in a disco paradise.

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Al Lowe reveals the ‘real’ Leisure Suit Larry 8 plot

EA Chief Operating Officer John Schappert dropped five tips for making money in the industry over the next three years on the D.I.C.E. audience today. Before getting to those, though, Schappert acknowledged that EA didn’t give Dead Space or Mirror’s Edge the marketing support those titles deserved. He confessed, “We could have done better and these titles deserved more.” He referenced the Dante’s Inferno Superbowl ad and the marketing deluge for Mass Effect 2 as examples of the kind of marketing the publisher should be doing for more of its games. As for Schapper’s tips: Commit yourself to quality

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EA’s Schappert shares five money-making tips

As reported on these very pages yesterday , EA and DICE got a group of semi-celebrities together last night to celebrate the impending arrival of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with a charity tournament, pitting NFL stars and 90210 actors against each other in a bragging rights team match. The celebs also selected their own team names for an upcoming Major League Gaming tournament, and the winning team in that match (which you can predict right now on GameStop’s website ) will end up giving $25,000 to the winning celebrity’s charity of choice. The event kicked off with a red carpet event, and Matt Lanter and Tristan Wilds of the new 90210 joined gossip blogger Perez Hilton to talk about crushes on their costars and how awesome Bad Company 2 was. Meanwhile, we wondered, where’s the actual game? Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Celebrity Tournament Continue reading EA hosts Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity benefit tournament EA hosts Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity benefit tournament originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST

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EA hosts Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity benefit tournament

Filed under: Podcasts Though we’re still talking about MAG , BioShock 2 and a Spoiled Rotten for Mass Effect 2 , we’ve added Heavy Rain and Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth to the rotation for your listening pleasure. Also, as you might have already gathered, we’ve got the world exclusive audio trailer for BioShock 3 from our friend Josh. Go suck an egg, Keighley! Thanks and happy birthday to the wonderful Alan Black for his chubby photoshop

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Joystiq Podcast 128 – BioShock 3 edition

A great deal of news came out of EA’s Q3 earnings report yesterday; enough to make us overlook this item: The early 2011 listing for Dead Space 2 didn’t reference a PC version of he title, as was previously announced. Blue’s News reportedly contacted Electronic Arts about the absence of the listing, and was told by a representative that “as of right now a PC sku is not in the plan.” That doesn’t mean a PC version of the game is never coming out — after all, the game’s release window is still a year away. We’ve contacted EA to see exactly what “the plan” entails.

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Report: Dead Space 2 PC no longer in EA’s plans

THQ’s Brian Farrell has revealed on today’s investor conference call that the company is planning to revisit some of its most successful franchises as far away as the fiscal year of 2012 (which would be sometime after March 2011), including this year’s bestseller Darksiders , and the popular Saint’s Row franchise. Farrell says the company is looking to fiscal 2012 for “accelerated growth with three major core game titles scheduled: Warhammer 40k Space Marine , a sequel to Darksiders and the third generation of our popular Saint’s Row franchise.” Given that these are more than a year away, we don’t have any more information besides the fact that they’re planned for release (Who will Darksiders ape next?

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Darksiders, Saint’s Row sequels from THQ in fiscal 2012

A week from the launch of Dante’s Inferno, no one would expect Visceral Games’ Nick Earl to reveal any uncertainty about sales, but Industry Gamers did attempt to elicit a reaction from the senior VP — by reminding Earl that his studio’s new game will share a release date with BioShock 2 (never mind that it’s surrounded on either month by other big-name releases). “In life, there’s the things you can control and things you can’t control,” Earl said somewhat poetically. “I can’t be too concerned with our competitive slate; our team has put so much time into Dante’s Inferno , and I have a lot of faith in it.” Perhaps “faith” is a natural result of working with the source material , but more likely Earl can sleep at night because he knows he has the support of a strong marketing budget. As a work of public domain, Dante’s Inferno is that rare double-bonus for EA: a recognizable property and free to adapt — no strings attached.

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Visceral begins shift from Dante’s Inferno to Dead Space 2

Today’s lone Xbox Live Arcade release is Chime , the not-for-profit project from Zoe Mode and OneBigGame . 60 percent of proceeds from the 400 ($5) game will go to Save the Children and Starlight Children’s Foundation , so consider it a surprisingly entertaining chance to stop being such a selfish jerk . If you’re looking for a pre-purchase glimpse, check out the trailer above or download the demo on Xbox Live.

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This Wednesday: Chime for charity on XBLA

Between all of January’s blockbuster releases, we’re guessing you’re already up to your neck in gaming opportunities this weekend. However, if you’re looking to add a bit more slag to the top of the pile, digital retailer Impulse has cut the price of a few PC games for this weekend only. Until tomorrow, you can pick up fantasy-platformer Trine for $9.99, or the self-explanatory Gratuitous Space Battles for $11.49. There’s a few other discounts currently running as well — go check out Impulse for more delicious bargains. Impulse halving price on Trine, Gratuitous Space Battles this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST.

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Impulse halving price on Trine, Gratuitous Space Battles this weekend

Remember Super Ramen Bros . , the iPhone App that a team of developers crafted in just 24 hours? Have you ever wondered what that game might look like with an additional 48 hours of polish? The folks over at casual developer Dogtown Studios recently provided sustenance for your curiosity by challenging themselves to create an iPhone title in just three days. The result was Project 72 , a simple, arcadey space flight game which, according to iPhone news site AppAdvice.com , is actually pretty good.

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Project 72: An iPhone game made in 72 hours