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Joystiq — Okay, so the latest trailer for TimeGate's Section 8 certainly looks cool. What with the robo-solders dropping into battle from the sky, calling in tanks and giant mechs, and FPS action, we'll give it that. Our only question is this: Where's the heart?What's that? You don't care about heart? You're more interested in all the action and nifty multiplayer features? Oh, well you should watch the trailer then.

New Section 8 trailer drops in originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know what the best thing about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time is? Throwing enemies into the screen. Thankfully, that feature is retained in the upcoming XBLA remake. The HD remake is obviously going to be a much prettier version of the original game -- but how good does it really look? The fine folks at GameVideos have made a stellar comparison video that highlights the sleek new look of this 2.5D remake. Watch all the way to the end to see how even the voice overs have -- for better or for worse -- changed.

Continue reading TMNT: Turtles in Time: Through the Ages: A Comparison Video

TMNT: Turtles in Time: Through the Ages: A Comparison Video originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Game Tunnel — Author: gradgames Subject: Free Indie Game thru July 5th! - Magic Toy Chest Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:28 pm GMT 0 Topic Replies: 0 To Celebrate the United State’s Birthday and to help out during this Recession, we’ve decided to give away the Magic Toy Chest absolutely FREE! That’s right. Our family themed physics puzzle game is completely free thru July 5th, so tell your friends. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Sometimes it takes a little while to get the hang of a game and start to enjoy it. The Magic Toy Chest is one of those games that doesn’t necessarily hook you in the first 30-60 minutes. That’s why it has received good reviews and a Bytten Gold Star Award, but hasn’t necessarily been selling up to its potential. I just want more people to experience this homage to the incredible machine and hopefully nab some new followers and fans along the way for our next title.[/url] _________________ Graduate Games Magic Toy Chest Storked! More… (More from this feed.)

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Doug Lombardi has told Joystiq that a multiplayer demo for Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 is planned for both the Xbox 360 and PC. According to Valve's PR guru, users who pre-order the upcoming zombie survival title at "participating retailers or [via] Steam" will gain "advanced access to the demo," which will eventually land on both platforms for all users prior to the game's November 17 launch.Speaking with OXM at a recent London preview event, Lombardi discussed the strength of Left 4 Dead's "word of mouth," which has presumably fueled the need for a demo to the sequel. With groups calling for a boycott of Left 4 Dead 2 due to lack of content support for the original title, a demo may be the best way for Valve to prove why it believes its sequel warrants a full price tag. Although, strong pre-order numbers tell us the game is already on pace to decimate sales charts like a zombie tank.

Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 multiplayer demo on its way, pre-order customers get 'advanced access' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kotaku — Last month, the swindling of more than 200 billion ISK resulted in an actual run on a virtual bank in EVE Online. The best part? The loot was sold IRL - just $5,000. No, griefers from Something...

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Forgive us, but we haven't kept up with all our youth trends -- do kids still care about Dragon Ball? Has it become pass? Did the disastrous live-action movie kill the license forever? We're guessing the answer to that last one is no, considering how hard a fight there's been over the North American publishing rights to games based on the anime series. Now, Gamasutra reports that emerging victoriously from the kerfuffle is Namco Bandai, who has acquired the exclusive rights following a contract dispute between Atari and license-owner Funimation.

While Atari had been the original owner to the lucrative rights to publish games based on the series, those rights were challenged when Funimation entered a legal dispute with the publisher after alleging they committed certain "breaches of the license agreement" although exactly what those breaches entailed was never revealed. But this opened the door to challengers wanting a piece of that sweet, sweet Dragon Ball pie, and Namco Bandai stepped in.

Namco Bandai's contract won't officially begin until 2010, but it appears they'll publish three Dragon Ball games this year that were in limbo during the contract dispute with Atari: Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo Wii, and Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans Nintendo DS. More… (More from this feed.)

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Considering Sony only just revealed their new motion control wand at E3 last month, we're not quite sure what to make of this: Siliconera reports via Joystiq that Sony has patented new motion control technology that will apparently allow gamers to use any real-world object as a controller.

According to the description of this technology, it'll use the PlayStation Eye camera to read any object a player holds up to it, which will then be used to control actions in a game. One example described is the use of a U-shaped block. Although it's just a standard block, the camera can read its position, allowing the player to affect the game world depending on how the block is held. So for example, if the block is held with the U-shape pointing upward, a character in a game will turn on a lightsaber-like sword. Hold the block downward, and the laser-sword turns off.

While the u-shape block is one example given, the system can apparently use any real-world object in similar ways. It can also save these objects to profiles in order to use them later on. More… (More from this feed.)

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Virtual Shackles only just appeared on the gaming webcomic scene, but has held its own in every Wrapup it's appeared on, usually netting one of the runner-up spots. However, their eighteenth strip -- a cautionary tale about the dangers of sentient camera peripherals titled "Still a Few Bugs in the System" -- managed to pull down first place in last week's WeeWebWrap. Congratulations, VirtShack! Do you mind if we call you VirtShack? We feel so much closer to you now.Second place went to GameSpy's "The Life Cycle of a Videogame" which missed top honors by a mere eight votes! and Brawl in the Family's "The Lesson," respectively. If you've got a favorite gaming-themed webcomic to throw into the ring this week, act quickly! We'll be webcomic wrapping later today, shortly before we recklessly play with fireworks -- and after that, we may not have enough fingers left to throw any tardy entries into the fray.

Readers pick best webcomic: Still a Few Bugs in the System originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In what appears to be a very concerted effort to reassure fans that the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 doesn't mean the abandonment of Left 4 Dead 1, Valve has announced that details on forthcoming downloadable content for the original title will be released soon.

"More info will be coming shortly on the [Left 4 Dead 1] DLC," said Valve's Chet Faliszek to Shacknews. Faliszek further confirmed this DLC will arrive in addition to other forthcoming updates for Left 4 Dead, including a promised update to team-based matchmaking.

This announcement also comes in the wake of surprisingly harsh reaction to the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 at E3 last month. Set for release only a year after the original which is well outside Valve's modus operandi, it compelled many fans to go as far as pledge to boycott the new game out of concern that it will mean Valve's abandonment of the original title. More… (More from this feed.)

Kotaku — Last year, the coder who wrote the Atari 400 port of Donkey Kong revealed it had an Easter Egg but it's "totally not worth it." Someone has gone to the trouble of finding it. Donkey Kong for the...

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Fez 'GDC 2009' trailer We saw a pretty strong hint of it back in March, but now developer Polytron has confirmed it: their perspective-shifting puzzle-platforming game Fez will be released over Xbox Live Arcade in "early 2010," according to a post on their website.

Although it was made with Microsoft's XNA development framework, Polytron has until now remained quiet on what platforms Fez would be released. The announcement post only mentions Xbox Live Arcade, but it's unclear whether this rules out a PC release as well.

For those unfamiliar, Fez is an independently developed game that combines the 2D/3D switching of Super Paper Mario with the perspective puzzle-solving of Crush and Echochrome. You can check out the video above to get a better idea of how this intriguing game plays. More… (More from this feed.)

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Though this is a short version of the show that lacks Chris Grant and Ludwig Kietzmann, we've made up for it with Joystiq's Ben Gilbert and Jem Alexander and super special guest Wombat of Cheap Ass Gamer fame.We're talking The Conduit, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and a load of other stuff. Enjoy it and have a happy 4th! Oh, and thanks to TV's Alan Black for the photoshop.Get the podcast:[iTunes] Subscribe to the Joystiq Podcast in iTunes[Zune] Subscribe to the Joystiq Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace [RSS] Add the Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator [MP3] Download the MP3 directlyHosts: Jem Alexander, Ben Gilbert, Wombat of CAG Fame and Justin McElroyMusic: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "The Problem With America" by The VitamenFor fans: Joystiq Podcast Facebook groupSee all of this week's links after the jump.

Joystiq Podcast 01776 - Sorry, England edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kotaku — We solemnly publish and declare that this weekend, all games are, and of right ought to be, free. Alas they are not. Scan the following for values to which you may pledge your fortunes. Software •...

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Joystiq — 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. You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada, excluding Quebec. Note: In Quebec, you are legally required to like Yaris. Limit 1 entry per person This entry period ends at 7:00pm ET on Sunday, July 5. We'll randomly select 4 winners at that time to receive: one download of Droplitz for Xbox 360 ARV $10.00. For a list of complete rules, click here

Swag Saturday: Droplitz XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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