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Provided by: joystiq.com12010-09-04 10:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Sarcastic announcer Easter egg uncovered in Wave Race: Blue Storm

A NeoGAF forumite going by the moniker "Raoul Duke" recently uncovered a timeworn Easter egg hidden within the folds of the aquatic GameCube racer, Wave Race: Blue Storm -- and appropriately enough, this egg is awfully rotten. By entering in a super-obscure code on the game's audio settings screen, players can change the typically pleasant (and omnipresent) pit crew commenter to a sardonic so-and-so who talks smack about your every action.

You can check out a video of this old-new Easter egg posted just after the jump, or, if you feel like taking a hit to your self-esteem for some reason, you can learn the arcane measures you have to follow to find the secret voice track over on NeoGAF.

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Sarcastic announcer Easter egg uncovered in Wave Race: Blue Storm originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com22010-09-04 09:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Retro City Rampage preview: A Hodgepodge of Homages

There are all of those inside jokes, those gaming and pop culture references that we slip into conversation now and again, eliciting a chuckle from those "in the know." Now imagine you had enough knowledge to make a game and decided, "Hey, what the heck? I'll go ahead and put in a nod toward this classic in my game." That's kinda what Brian Provinciano did.

He came up with Retro City Rampage, a self-professed "open world action parody" that started out as Grand Theftendo, an attempt to create Grand Theft Auto 3 on the NES. It kinda snowballed from there and eventually ended up being Retro City Rampage, a retro sandbox game with plenty of moxie.

Gallery: Retro City Rampage (WiiWare)

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Retro City Rampage preview: A Hodgepodge of Homages originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com32010-09-04 08:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

80 percent of Power Gig setlist is new to music games

Here she is: the full Power Gig: Rise of the Six String setlist -- all 70 tracks of it. As promised, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews Band and Kid Rock are all on board (for the first time ever in a music game, no less), along with John Mayer, Paramore and harder rocking from the likes of Mastodon and Incubus. 80 percent of the tracks have never appeared in a music game before at all -- pretty impressive for an original IP. Power Gig will have plenty of competition this fall, but it looks like the setlist won't be a weak spot.

Take a look at the tunes after the break, then scroll back up and answer this question: What's the absolute best song on the list? If you said Bad Religion's "I Want to Conquer the World," you're exactly right.

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80 percent of Power Gig setlist is new to music games originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com42010-09-04 07:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

The Room adventure game is tearing us apart, Lisa

So, here's the thing: If you're not in on the cosmic joke that is Tommy Wiseau's impossibly bad masterpiece The Room, you're probably not going to grok anything we're about to talk about. Everyone else, brace yourself: Newgrounds founder Tom Fulp released The Room Tribute earlier this morning -- an adventure game which recreates the aforementioned film scene for scene from the perspective of its nigh-unintelligible protagonist.

What could have been a quick and easy Flash game is actually a pretty lengthy experience, with collectibles (like hidden spoons tucked all throughout San Francisco) and expansions of The Room universe not present in the film, such as the haunting interior of Denny's apartment. Oh, also much like the film upon which it's based, The Room Tribute features frequent, thoroughly unerotic nudity -- so don't play it at work. But do play it at your earliest convenience. It is simply wonderful.

Unless, of course, you haven't seen the movie. You monster.

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Provided by: joystiq.com52010-09-04 06:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Atlus USA president reassures fans

Following Atlus's announcement of a merger into its parent company Index Holdings, you may have been concerned about the state of the developer and publisher. "But what of our RPGs about super-stylish high school students?," you may have asked. "Any news about my beloved sci-fi surgery simulators?" "Will I still have dungeons in which to crawl?"

Atlus USA president Shinichi Suzuki issued a statement today to allay our fears. " We want to assure our fans and affiliates that Atlus remains in operation and will continue, as always, to support our beloved community with the finest quality game experiences possible," Suzuki said. You can read the full statement after the break, then take a sigh of relief and get back to your everyday life of wondering when Atlus USA is going to announce a localization of Catherine.

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Atlus USA president reassures fans originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are a total of 630 products being shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show, nearly 40 percent more than the 456 products shown last year. However, while there's a lot more on show, it's surprising to see which genres are dwindling down. For example, there are half as many RPGs this year as last (dropping from 52 to 26). Japanese publishers are showing significantly fewer sports and puzzle games this year, as well.

On the upside, there's an increase in shooters (from 10 to 19) and a shocking number of peripherals: 157. Certainly, the release of PlayStation Move, Kinect and the upcoming 3DS must have something to do with that figure!

Most exciting of all is the mysterious "Other" category, which has dramatically increased from 103 to 226. Does this mean we'll see more innovative, genre-bending titles out of this year's TGS? Or, will it mean we're going to see a lot more Square Enix perfumes? See the full rundown of genres for this year versus last after the break.

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Tokyo Game Show 2010 promising more products, fewer RPGs

There are a total of 630 products being shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show, nearly 40 percent more than the 456 products shown last year. However, while there's a lot more on show, it's surprising to see which genres are dwindling down. For example, there are half as many RPGs this year as last (dropping from 52 to 26). Japanese publishers are showing significantly fewer sports and puzzle games this year, as well.

On the upside, there's an increase in shooters (from 10 to 19) and a shocking number of peripherals: 157. Certainly, the release of PlayStation Move, Kinect and the upcoming 3DS must have something to do with that figure!

Most exciting of all is the mysterious "Other" category, which has dramatically increased from 103 to 226. Does this mean we'll see more innovative, genre-bending titles out of this year's TGS? Or, will it mean we're going to see a lot more Square Enix perfumes? See the full rundown of genres for this year versus last after the break.

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Tokyo Game Show 2010 promising more products, fewer RPGs originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com82010-09-04 04:30:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 preview: Force Majeure

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is little over a month from launch and during my time playing it here at PAX, it was pretty obvious how far along the game has come. LucasArts has shown the same area of the game both at E3 and Comic-Con, but now it's been fleshed out and, more importantly, we were finally able to play it.

Gallery: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 preview: Force Majeure originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com92010-09-04 04:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Nintendo opens the floodgates on Fluidity media

Fluidity, the new WiiWare game Nintendo is showing off at PAX, looks a lot more interesting than you'd expect from a game about tilting containers to let water flow. For one thing, the containers in question are whole rooms set inside a comic book, filled with puzzles that require you to squirt, freeze, melt or otherwise manipulate water to complete them. For another, the water animation is mesmerizingly pretty.

PAX attendees have the opportunity to swish around in Fluidity for themselves, but the rest of us will have to be content with the trailer after the break and the screens in our gallery.

Gallery: Fluidity (WiiWare)

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Nintendo opens the floodgates on Fluidity media originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com102010-09-04 02:30:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Swarm gameplay trailer plays follow the leader

While the first trailer for Hothead's Swarm didn't feature any gameplay, it did show off the many, many ways to kill the game's main characters -- those little blue ... things. We're feeling that Lemmings vibe again in this new PAX trailer, which introduces the first gameplay footage.

All those gruesome deaths? Just as comically effective in game. Head past the break to see for yourself.

Gallery: Swarm

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Swarm gameplay trailer plays follow the leader originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com112010-09-04 03:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

WRUP: Labor through the backlog

ZOMGBBQ -- 2010 has been crazy-packed with games! Exceptional retail and downloadable titles have overwhelmed us this year, and now we're on the precipice of the "bad" part of the year. What's your most shameful game in the backlog and what are you currently playing?

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WRUP: Labor through the backlog originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com122010-09-04 03:45:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Retro City Rampage shooting for December on WiiWare, 'in talks' for XBLA and PSN

While demoing Retro City Rampage, one of the PAX 10, its creator Brian Provinciano revealed to Joystiq that the game would likely launch in December of this year. Up until now, all we had was a tentative Q4 2010 window -- Provinciano nailed the last month of the year as being an optimal time to subject the world to his experiment at seeing how many inside jokes he could fit into a single game.

WiiWare is currently the only platform, though Provinciano noted that he was currently "in talks" with Microsoft on bringing the game to XBLA. PSN was also on the table, he offered. A PC version would be out of the cards for "at least a year."

Provinciano began the game as Project Grand Theftendo, where he sought to create an 8-bit version of Grand Theft Auto 3 that ran on the NES. We'll have a preview of the game soon.

Gallery: Retro City Rampage (WiiWare)

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Concept art from what would have been Pixar's Newt Joystiq Joystiq Swarm gameplay trailer plays follow the leader

Browsing through the concept art from Pixar's abandoned film NEWT makes me sad. I had heard nothing about about this project previous to this art. This looks like it would have been adorable! What was the story about? "What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they canJoystiq

While the first trailer for Hothead's Swarm didn't feature any gameplay, it did show off the many, many ways to kill the game's main characters -- those little blue ... things. We're feeling that Lemmings vibe again in this new PAX trailer, which introduces the first gameplay footage.

All those gruesome deaths? Just as comically effective in game. Head past the break to see for yourself.

Gallery: Swarm

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Provided by: joystiq.com142010-09-04 02:00:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Dungeon Siege 3 gameplay footage lays siege to your eyes

We got a first look at Obsidian's upcoming third Dungeon Siege title back at E3 -- and even caught a glimpse of its CGI teaser shortly thereafter -- but, up until now, we hadn't been able to show it to you in motion. Y'know, actual gameplay. That's just what you'll find after the break.

As for the video's content, we're compelled to relay that it looks awfully JRPG-influenced to us, in addition to being extremely lush and heavy on the flowing bits of fabric on characters' costumes. Other than that, well, have you seen Torchlight or Diablo? If the answer's "yes," you've got a good idea of what to expect.

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Dungeon Siege 3 gameplay footage lays siege to your eyes originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Provided by: joystiq.com152010-09-04 01:30:00gaming / joystiq.com /

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer challenges your relationships

We take warning screens very seriously. That's why we've preemptively removed Hinkle from our friends list. We wouldn't wanna risk any "hard feelings" if he went and wrecked our Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit records. It's better this way, Dave.

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer challenges your relationships originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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