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Redesigned Wii U tablet shown off by TT Games QA guy

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Joystiq — about 13 hours ago — A QA tester at TT Games (Lego Harry Potter, Lego Star Wars, et al.) has tweeted an image of a Wii U tablet that appears to have undergone a redesign since we saw one out in the wild during last year's E3. Most importantly, the concave 3DS-esque circle pads have been replaced with Wii-style analog sticks. The Wii U logo has been moved to the bottom left-hand side of the unit, while the plus ...

Rhode Island governor gives 38 Studios' Copernicus MMO a June 2013 launch

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Joystiq — 1 day ago — Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee told attendees of a 38 Studios-related press conference that the long awaited 38 Studios MMO - only known currently as "Project Copernicus" - is set to launch in June of 2013. Chafee told attendees, "What I understand is Copernicus is June of '13." developing ... Rhode Island governor gives 38 Studios' Copernicus MMO a June 2013 launch originally appeare...

First video of 38 Studios' 'Project Copernicus' MMO flies over Amalur

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Joystiq — 1 day ago — 38 Studios has released a "Project Copernicus" sizzle reel of landscapes this afternoon for the game that Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced this afternoon would launch in June 2013. First video of 38 Studios' 'Project Copernicus'...

Amalur developer’s MMO Copernicus due June 2013

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Owned Gamers — 1 day ago — 38 Studios’ massively multiplayer online game currently codenamed Project Copernicus is scheduled to arrive in June 2013. The news comes from Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, who revealed the date today during a press conference atten...

38 Studios Pays its $1.125 Million Debt, Will Receive No Additional Funds from State

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Giant Bomb's Site Mashup — 1 day ago — At a press conference held today, Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee announced that 38 Studios had successfully paid the $1.125 million payment it had previously defaulted on when it missed its original May 1st deadline. 38 had previous...

38 Studios successfully pays $1.125 million to Rhode Island

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Joystiq — 1 day ago — 38 Studios's $1.125 million check to the state of Rhode Island has cleared, governor Lincoln Chafee announced during a press conference this afternoon, thus fulfilling the first required payment on the studio's loan from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Developing ... 38 Studios successfully pays $1.125 million to Rhode Island originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 May 20...

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38 Studios Begins Paying Back the State of Rhode Island [Blip]

Kotaku — 1 day ago — Curt Schilling's 38 Studios, who have been mired in financial troubles lately, have successfully repaid $1.125 million of their $75 million debt to Rhode Island after withholding pay from employees. More »

38 Studios Makes Payment; Copernicus in June 2013?

Blue's News — 1 day ago — Following word that 38 Studios' loan payment check bounced, Joystiq has word the studio has successfully made its required $1.125 million payment to Rhode Island. "It's time for them to go out and...

Super Joystiq Podcast 003: The Last Of Us, Diablo 3, Torchlight 2 Beta, E3 Judge's Week

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Joystiq — 1 day ago — Filed under: Podcasts The Super Joystiq Podcast goes to hell and back in another packed episode. In the Previews segment, Xav and Ludwig discuss E3 Judge's Week, new details on The Last of Us, Max Payne 3 single-player, Infinity Blade: Dungeons, and more; Mike and Richard discuss their experiences with Diablo 3 and the Torchlight 2 beta in a new segment of Debate Club; Jess, Jordan, and Da...

The Throne of Games [The Moneysaver]

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Kotaku — about 21 hours ago — Fantasy RPG Game of Thrones and fantasy MMO TERA Online already are seeing modest discounts. The upcoming RPG from Capcom, Dragon's Dogma likewise is getting about $10 off from one retailer. These and another 50 discounts, credits and savings can be found in this week's Moneysaver below! More »

Retro’s New Game To Be “Star Fox & Metroid: Fusion Saga”?

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My Nintendo News — about 23 hours ago — The Paul Gale Network, which is renowned for posting rather obscure rumours, claims that the game Retro Studio’s is working on for Wii U is a Star Fox and Metroid collaboration. We already know that Retro Studios are possibly working on a Star Fox title for Wii U, although this idea sounds a little too far-fetched. All will be revealed at E3 which takes place in just a few weeks. Some fol...

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is welcoming a new member to Joystiq

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Joystiq — about 7 hours ago — You may have noticed a shiny new name floating around our bylines today, true believers, and no, you are not suffering from amnesia nor are you the subject of a cruel life/reality simulation program. That name you see, "Mike Suszek," belongs to none other than our brand new, pine-fresh Weekend Editor, Mike Suszek. This means that you'll be seeing a lot less of Jess Conditt and myself during...

The Best Of Kotaku, This Week [Kotaku Round-up]

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Kotaku — 1 day ago — Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, as seen this week. First up is the image above, which is an awesome rendition of Max Payne himself, mid shoot-leaping. I swear, he's gonna shoot his foot off one of those Bullet Times. Image is by deviantART user PatrickBrown. More »

Starfox-Metroid Team-Up Rumored for Wii U [Rumor]

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Kotaku — about 15 hours ago — It reads like fan fiction and the rumor's original reporter—who uncovered PlayStation All-Stars six months before it was announced—concedes that nothing about it is confirmed. But Retro Studios is said to be working on, or at least to have considered, Star Fox-Metroid Fusion Saga, a mashup of third-person action gameplay with aerial/space combat. Mor...

Les Avengers rencontrent le monde merveilleux des jeux vidéo... - Post de ThomThom_Pilgrim

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GAMEBLOG.fr — 1 day ago — Certains d'entre vous en ont rêvé, l'artiste Ariel Flores l'a fait : Les Avengers version Jeux Vidéo, encore mieux que Smash Bros ou Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale ! On y trouve du Metroid, du…

Starfox Metroid Wii U E3 2012 Rumor

GotGame — about 14 hours ago — Retro Stuidos Wii U game might be StarFox Metroid Fusion Saga. The source is from the currently credible Gale Network. Lego Batman part 2 our LP channel - Thanks for watching! Stay up to date with me here-http://www.facebook.com/knightwing01

Starfox-Metroid Team-Up Rumored For Wii U

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Kotaku Australia — about 12 hours ago — It reads like fan fiction and the rumour’s original reporter — who uncovered PlayStation All-Stars six months before it was announced — concedes that nothing about it is confirmed. But Retro Studios is said to be working on, or at least to have ...

Sega Vintage Collections dumping lots of old games on PSN and XBLA next wek

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Joystiq — 1 day ago — Way, way more Master System and Genesis games are on the way to PS3 and Xbox, including the long-awaited release of Monster World IV. Sega announced the next few "Vintage Collections," which will be sold individually on PSN and in bundles on XBLA. For XBLA, the Monster World Collection brings together Wonder Boy in Monster Land (arcade) and Wonder Boy in Monster World and MWIV for Genesis on ...

Sega Vintage Collection 3 Coming To XBLA And PSN!

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n00b Alert — about 18 hours ago — A whole slew of vintage Sega games are on their way to XBLA and PSN in Sega’s Vintage Collection 3.  The games are all sold individually on PSN, and they’re sold in bundles on the XBLA.  The collections coming to the 360 are  the Monster World ...

Zynga shares close at record low following lackluster Facebook IPO

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Joystiq — about 17 hours ago — Facebook went public yesterday, and its unexpectedly less-than-stellar performance on the trading floor has had powerful ramifications for its social soul sister Zynga, which finished the day's trading at a record low of $7.16 a share. It's possible that Facebook's unimpressive IPO, closing out Friday at $38.23 a share - four dollars less than its $42.05 opening price - caused Zynga's value...

Diablo 3 app for Android checks server status

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Joystiq — about 16 hours ago — Those dying to play Diablo 3 online don't need to sit by their PCs to see if the servers are up and running anymore. A Diablo 3 server-checking app, aptly named "Diablo 3 Server Checker," is now available for free (ad-supported) on Google Play for Android devices. Developed by Eluamous, creator of other server-checking apps for games like World of Warcraft, the app pulls status messages fro...

GameStop offers, then removes AT&T mobile data plans

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Joystiq — about 8 hours ago — It seems that GameStop plans on offering AT&T data plans for mobile devices under a service called GameStop Mobile, according to information posted on their website. The information has since been pulled, but not before our friends at Engadget reported on it. So, as long as GameStop Mobile continues to not be a reality, we will continue reporting the information we've yet to learn about th...

Watch R2-D2 Go on a Hilarious Death-Dealing Rampage in Grand Theft Auto IV [Watch This]

Kotaku — about 16 hours ago — This clever Grand Theft Auto mod by YouTube user taltigolt is pretty funny for the first 1:45 then HOLY SHIT does this little droid turn into an engine of destruction. And if you think that is hilarious, my God, turn off the annotations and wait until 3:43 for one hellacious surprise. Just cover your keyboard, or don't be drinking anything. More »

Watch R2-D2 Go On A Hilarious Death-Dealing Rampage In Grand Theft Auto IV

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Kotaku Australia — about 5 hours ago — This clever Grand Theft Auto mod by YouTube user taltigolt is pretty funny for the first 1:45 then HOLY CRAP does this little droid turn into an engine of destruction. And if you think that is hilarious, turn off the annotations and wait until 3...

The Best Videos of the Week [Video]

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Kotaku — about 14 hours ago — Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites. More »

Image Suggests Wii U Controller Will Have True Analog Joysticks, Not Nubs [Rumor]

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Kotaku — about 7 hours ago — An image published to Twitter, and since taken down, by a QA tester for LEGO developer Traveler's Tales, depicts a WIi U controller with traditional twin analog joysticks, not analog pads similar to the 3DS', as had been shown in earlier images of the controller. More »

Is This The Final Wii U Controller?

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myvideogamenews — about 9 hours ago — The image above comes from a QA tester over at Traveler’s Tales Games, who posted the image to his Twitter account. Most notably is the addition of dual analog sticks that have been substituted for circle pads. The layout for the controller ...

Latest Amazing Spider-Man trailer showcases the 'web rush' movement and combat system

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Joystiq — about 14 hours ago — Spider Man games are, generally speaking, made or broken by how satisfying it is to traverse New York City as your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man. Slingin' webs is the essence of that fantasy, second only to being an accomplished journalist. That's why everyone likes Spider Man, right? The journalism? Beenox's solution for The Amazing Spider Man, the "Web Rush," pulls double duty as both...

Borderlands 2 fixes voice chat, framerate issues from first game

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Joystiq — about 9 hours ago — The folks over at Gearbox Software have been busy with a lot more than designing fancy collector's editions, according to Borderlands 2 producer Matt Charles. Answering fan-submitted twitter questions on the PlayStation Blog, Charles addressed several technical problems suffered by Borderlands - by and large, the news is positive. Voice chat issues that plagued the first game, for instance...

PSA: EA shutting down Dragon Age Legends servers June 18

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Joystiq — about 20 hours ago — Electronic Arts and BioWare's social soiree in Ferelden will be coming to an end on June 18, 2012, according to the official Dragon Age Legends website. E-commerce for the title ended yesterday, meaning that while the game it still active for the time being, it's no longer possible to convert your real-life dollars into fake Dragon Dollars crowns for use in Ferelden's many shops. BioWare ha...

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Are-the-diablo-iii-servers-working-ask-this-android-app Kotaku Australia — about 4 hours ago — Though we seem to be through the worst of Diablo III‘s humiliating server outages at launch this week, who knows when those things will need to b...

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