Author: Rae Michelle Richards

Sony’s Latest PSN Promotion Lets You Pre-Order Games

Sony’s PSN PLAY promotion is set to return to North America’s digital store front in just two short weeks. Featuring a lineup of four games: The Expendables 2, Sound Shapes, Papo & Yo and Counter-Strike Global Offensive there is something for everyone, whether you’re playing on a PS3 or Ps Vita. PSN Plus members get […]

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Call of Duty Black Ops 2 “Villain” Trailer

The radio silence involving Activision/Treyarch’s new take on the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2, didn’t last long. The publisher has released a brand new trailer for the game giving us a first glimps at Raul Menedez, the villain of BLOPS 2. Lasting just over a minute trailer goes a little meta featuring a […]

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Persona 4 Arena Moves Video: Teddie

Teddie, one of the most iconic Persona 4 characters finally gets his time to shine in this latest Persona 4 moves tutorial, released by Atlus. For those not in the know Teddy is a playable character from Persona 4 who was modeled after the appearance of a stuffed bear. Serving as a sort of comic […]

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A War of Roses Behind The Scenes Dev Diary

Paradox Interactive’s latest title War of the Roses, an  online historical action title has a brand new developer diary staring Senior producer Gordon Van Dyke and lead designer Mårten Stormdaas they travel the English countryside scouting out real life locations that influenced the development of the game. The game’s multiplayer mode allows players to customize […]

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Broken Joysticks Summer Upgrades

We don’t like things to get stale here at Broken Joysticks and that’s why we’ve rolled out a series of upgrades that allow you, the reader, to share with us what you’re playing and comment on articles in new and exciting ways. These are just the first of a few planned upgrades that will make […]

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Walking Dead FPS Announced By Activision

Activision will be publishing a first person shooter based upon AMC’s The Walking Dead television show the publisher announced today. The game is due out in 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC and should not be confused with TellTale Game’s series of adventure games based upon the Walking Dead graphic novels. […]

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Phantasy Star Online 2 Launches In North America Next Year

SEGA’s Phantasy Star Online 2 launched in Japan over the July 4th holiday and the amount of buzz in the western gaming press has been more than impressive. SEGA of America confirmed this morning through press release that PSO 2 will be published in North America on Windows PC sometime in 2013. PSO2  features 3 […]

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Check Out Six Minutes of Halo 4 Multiplayer

The Rooster Teeth Expo was held this past weekend and it wouldn’t be an RT event without something Halo. 343 industries brought along the latest Halo 4 multiplayer build and several matches where showcased at RTX 2012. Two different videos where uploaded from the expo including a 6 minute segment on the map Longbow and […]

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Nintendo Download UK Edition – 09.7.12

It’s Monday and that can only mean one thing for our friend across the Atlantic, time for new releases on the Nintendo E-Shop and 3DS shop. Headlining this week’s release are Sparkle Snapshots from Nintendo, a 3DS application that lets you customize your photos and share them wirelessly.  For 200 DSi points you could also […]

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Phantasy Star Online 2 Now Live, Here’s How You Can Sign Up

Phantasy Star Online 2, Sega’s decade long water torture  sequel to one of the most addicting console action RPGs has finally launched in its native Japan. Over independence day Sega flipped the switch on the final build of PSO2 and even if you don’t speak Japanese or can’t read Kanji you too can join in […]

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Final Penny Arcade Episode 3 Steam Key Up For Grabs

It’s time for our last Penny Arcade Episode 3 code give away. This time we’re not pulling any punches, no removed letters or numbers just a good old fashioned first come first served contest. Those who are quick on the draw will be able to claim this code. Why not spend your weekend with Gabe […]

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PlayStation All-Stars Set For October Release

Sony’s take on the “mascot brawler” sub-genre, first popularized by Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros series, PlayStation All-Stars, will release in the United States and Canada on October 23rd, 2012 for PS3 and Playstation Vita the company confirmed this afternoon via the Playstation Blog. In addition to the release date information they also announced a series […]

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Persona 4 Arena Character Move Videos

Atlus have released a series of short one minute tutorial videos for upcoming fighter Persona 4: Arena. These videos showcase some basic moves for each character -you’ve got your charged, heavy and air attacks naturally, but they also showcase some of the crazy combos that are capable as you build up your meter. You’re not […]

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Penny Arcade Episode 3 Giveaway

Psssst… did you know we reviewed Penny Arcade on the Precipice of Darkness: Episode 3? We enjoyed it so much we’re giving away two copies of the game today through our news articles. The first steam code for the game is below, at the end of the article. The second code will be hidden in […]

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Square Enix Brings FFVII To PC

Quite possibly the most beloved Final Fantasy title, Final Fantasy VII, will be going digital on Windows PC Square Enix confirmed this afternoon. FFVII was released 15 years ago, all the way in 1997, and has been revered by fans and critics alike. This digital release is perhaps the closest that we will get to […]

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