Rockstar: Lohan’s GTA 5 lawsuit just Jonas-ing for publicity
Lindsay Lohan’s Grand Theft Auto 5 lawsuit was “filed for publicity purposes” according to creator Rockstar and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Lohan sued Rockstar and Take-Two for damages back in July over the in-game character of Lacey Jonas, a troubled young actress who struggles with an eating disorder and dealing...
Dragon Age: Inquisition 4-player co-op revealed, separate to campaign
BioWare revealed the third Dragon Age game mirrors the third Mass Effect by introducing four-player online multiplayer on top of the single-player experience. An IGN preview reveals the co-op in Dragon Age: Inquisition runs separate to the main RPG campaign, with players ditching their Inquisitor robes to team up in...
10 new Rockstar Verified Jobs in GTA5 (That’s What She Said)
We’re probably not using that joke correctly. “That’s What She Said” is one of the new Rockstar Verified Jobs in Grand Theft Auto Online. It’s a Race for Sports Cars dealio featuring a broken-down trainyard and a “final huge leap from the freeway back to the finishing line,” as Rockstar...
Play all of the ‘Connected World’ Ludum Dare 30 games
But be warned: There are a lot of entries to play. Ludum Dare 30 is in the bag, and so are a bunch of cool new games and prototypes from developers worldwide. Ludum Dare 30 includes the 48-hour Compo and the 72-hour Jam, both with the theme “Connected Worlds.” This...
The Crew races at 30FPS, 1080p on Xbox One, PS4, PC
An Ubisoft representative has let slip the graphical benchmarks the team behind open-world racer The Crew is currently aiming for: 30 frames per second at a resolution of 1080p on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. This revelation comes in response to a forum member’s complaints that the PC beta...
Lego Batman 3 goes Beyond Gotham on November 11
No longer content with striking fear into the hearts of superstitious criminals in the back alleys of his hometown, Batman is branching out to more exotic climes in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. According to publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, the Dark Knight’s latest blocky adventure sees our hero battling Superman...
Zen Studios latest pinball table summons the Walking Dead
The silver ball maestros at Zen Studios have unleashed another meticulously designed table, this time within the horrific universe of Telltale’s The Walking Dead adventure game. Despite its non-linear nature – pinball rarely adheres to a structured narrative – the table does a solid job of using skill shots and...
Metro Redux shows off 60FPS in launch trailer
Both games in the Metro Redux re-release, Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, are available today in North America for $25 each on Steam, Xbox Live and PSN. For clarity’s sake, Metro 2033 Redux is $25 and Metro Last Light Redux is $25, and a retail version of Metro Redux...
Next Dark Souls 2 DLC sits on the iron throne, out now
Man, crowns must be easy to lose. Today marks the release of the second bit of Dark Souls 2 DLC, entitled “Crown of the Iron King.” After searching for the Crown of the Sunken King in the first portion of Dark Souls 2, Crown of the Iron King promises “an...
Joystiq Streams: Back underground with Metro Redux’s survival horror [UPDATE: Relive the stream!]
Been above ground so long I hardly knew the place/Gee it’s good to be back home/Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my gas mask/Honey disconnect the phone/I’m back in the U.S.S.R metro/You don’t know how lucky you are boy/Back in the U.S.S.R. metro There is nothing quite so unsettling as...