Author: Broken Joysticks
Catwoman Revealed For Injustice: Gods Among Us
At Gamescon today, NetherRealm Studios revealed a new character for their DC Fighter, Injustice: God Among Us, Catwoman. Her combos rely on her agility, claw attacks and using her whip as well. She joins Superman, The Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman, Solomon Grundy, Harley Quinn, Nightwing and Cyborg. Below you can view her trailer. The game is […]
Gearbox Reveals More Details On The Mechromancer
Some new information has emerged about Borderlands 2’s fifth character class; the Mechromancer. The Mechromancer is a kind of cyber punk-looking character with goggles, pigtails and a robotic arms, capable of summoning a giant robot called Deathtrap that when released, draws fire away from the player. Currently still unnamed, Gearbox described her as their “cutest” […]
First look At Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee HD And Naming Contest
Just Add Water unveiled a screenshot for the upcoming Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee HD remake today, on its official Facebook page. Unlike most HD editions of old games as of late, Abe’s Oddysee is being rebuilt from the ground up. The game’s first demonstration will be shown at Eurogamer Expo, sometime during the 27th-30th of September, […]
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PaRappa the Rapper Video
With the public beta for SuperBot Entertainment’s PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale almost upon us, the PlayStation blog has unveiled a video that shows off some neat tricks for a fan favorite from the original PS era, PaRappa the Rapper. His playstyle draws from his love of music, skateboarding abilities, and rapid kung-fu moves. PaRappa’s impressive mobility makes it easy […]
Digital Releases for MGS HD Collection Coming Soon
The Metal Gear Solid series saw an HD compilation released back in November ’11. Now, for those of you who haven’t bought the triple pack that had Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and Peace Walker, a digital version will also be available. The first two games available will be Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal […]
Con Bravo: Gaming Tournament & Free Play Impressions
During the last weekend we at Broken Joysticks got the opportunity to visit Con bravo down in the Hamilton Ontario area as our readership is already aware – and let me give a shout out saying it was one of the best con experiences that we have ever covered. Meeting the Special Guests, the con […]
Hard Reset Extended Review
What sort of insanity would lead to and continue to allow buildings to have huge explosive packs above every door in the world?
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS Vita) | Review
The Metal Gear Solid franchise is one of the most celebrated in all of gaming, spanning multiple console generations and iterations. Konami returns to the world that Hideo Kojima built with a port of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 for the PlayStation Vita. Does this port of last year’s HD Collection hold up on […]
NarcoTerror E3 Hands-on
NarcoTerror is a topdown (mostly) dual stick shooter from the brand new publisher Rubicon, coming to XBL, PSN, and PC download platforms later this year. The concept of the game is to turn the 80’s action movie Commando into a twin stick shooter, which it succeeds at by using a jungle setting, loads of crazy […]
Forza Horizons E3 Demo
After four games in the series that have stuck to the track day, racing career formula, Forza Horizon is out to bring open road racing to the tried and true gameplay that fans have enjoyed for years now. The playable race at the show was a nice mellow country road, mostly two lanes with a […]
Source: Sony May Demo New Hardware Tonight
A rumor brought to Broken Joysticks’s attention this afternoon states that the hardware manufacturer will demo an unfinished prototype piece of hardware at tonight’s press conference in a little under three hours. Rumblings on the show floor indicate that this may be an unfinished version of Sony’s next home console code-named Orbis. Little else is […]
Humble Bundle V Hits Hard
Earlier today the folks over at The Humble Indie Bundle launched “Humble Bundle V” over here. Packed into this bundle are Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Psychonauts, LIMBO, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, plus is you pay over the minimum you get Bastion as well, it also includes all the soundtracks from the games.
Welcome To Broken Joysticks
First off, welcome to Broken Joysticks. The secretive cabal behind this fine website is unified by a mutual love for videogames. We wish to spread the love as it were, blessing acolytes for their devotion to gaming. The people behind Broken Joysticks are not fresh faced newbies when it comes to the gaming industry. Many […]
Crysis 3 gets primal up in the Big Apple.
Today EA and Crytek gave us the announcement trailer for the upcoming third part of the Crysis series. Touting an open approach to the gameplay, more options for using the Nanosuit in and out of combat, seven different and distinct environments in the jungle that has become New York, and even more fantastic weaponry like a crazy new composite bow. […]
Trials Evolution | Review
How many of us have had that “just one more” experience from a game? Just about any loot drop game sorta drives those feelings, finding yourself up at ungodly hours just trying to find that one piece to complete your gear. This game hits that button very hard, as you make your way though the […]