Author: Jason Bassett
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Announced
During the Metal Gear Solid 25th anniversary announcement today, Hideo Kojima announced Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (yes, that’s ‘Zeroes’). According to Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu (translated by Andriasang), the game will be taking place an in open world setting using Kojima Productions brand new Fox Engine and will be available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. There has […]
No Nintendo Wii U News in September?
If you got to watch the Nintendo Direct this morning, we bet you were probably a little disappointed by the outcome: No Wii U information. You did get a slew of new 3DS information, however. But, today Nintendo president: Satora Iwata killed any hope that information will be during the conference on his Twitter (if you […]
Raiden is in Playstation All Stars Battle Royal
Needed a Metal Gear Solid fix today? We’ve got one for ya! Today Sony and Superbot Entertainment announced that Raiden from the Metal Gear Solid franchise will indeed be slicing his way into the game. You can view the full video below!
Sony Reveals PS1 Game List for Vita
With the big 1.80 patch looming on the horizon, one has to mention the select games that Sony will be launching for the classic PS1 games. Well, we finally have a list. Originally, Sony said that there will be a list that would stagger to about 100 playable original Playstation 1 games on the device. […]
Rumor: Nintendo Wii U Launch Date Leaked? [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Kotaku has an update to a story they posted about the Nintendo Wii U release. PDP Community Manager: Candice Hinton wrote: “At this time we can’t confirm Nintendo’s dates and we don’t know exactly what was heard, but we simply do not know that this point. We are launching accessories, but the date for […]
Broken Joysticks Forum Launched!
Today is an amazing day for community here at Broken Joysticks! We are finally unveiling our new forums! That’s right! Broken Joysticks now have our very own forums. And they are ready to be accessed…TODAY. There are a few notes we’d like to share before you head over to the forums. Please note that the […]
The Music of Video Games – Volume 3
Hello again, one and all. Welcome to another week of video game music. Last week, I mentioned that I would be giving you a great treat. I told you all that you will be all winners and today, you will be. I have played Final Fantasy for a long time now. About 12 years ago, […]
Is Final Fantasy Versus XIII Done For?
Remember that game that was announced back in 2006 that was part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series? Well, it appears that Square Enix has canned the game. While this is just speculation as of now, it appears Square Enix has secretly cancelled the game to so that they’re stock prices would not go down. […]
Is World War Z Getting Video Game Treatment?
It appears the movie World War Z will be getting the video game treatment. A trademark was registered by Paramount Pictures with emphasis on the electronic games industry. You can view the trademarks here and here. The trademark specifies that the goods and services will be: “electronic games”, “electronic downloadable games”, and ““electronic game software for handheld […]
Video Game Music: Vol 2
To view Volume 1, please click here! As I sit here to write the next song, I am reminded of a song that took my breath away playing the original Assassin’s Creed. City of Jerusalem was the first song that I took notice to in Jesper Kyd’s great soundtrack that took the video game world […]
Kaz Hirai Steps Down as Chairman of the Board
UPDATE: It has come to our attention that Kaz Hirai has just stepped down as a member of the board. He is still a member of the board part-time, but will now be focused on his CEO and Presidential duties. News broke today that former head of Games at Sony, Kazuo Hirai will now be […]
Video Game Music – Volume 1
There is a number of different elements that make up a video game. One is obviously the gameplay. Two would be the pretty images that you see on your screen. But there is one area where many people are finally getting to notice: the music. Video game music has, for a long time, but one […]
Playstation 3 Firmware Update – June 26, 2012
Get your Playstation 3’s ready for a brand new update coming tomorrow, June 26, 2012. A forum post on NEOGAF suggests that the new (version 4.20) update will come with a bunch of new fixes as well as some cool functionality features for your wireless headset, some more settings for how long your Playstation 3 […]
Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut Release Date Announced
Have you been clamoring for a more extended ending Commander Shepard’s perilous story? Well you will be getting your chance to see the whole story on June 26, 2012. Players will be once again immersed in the story that pits Command Shepard in a heated battle against the Illusive Man and the Reapers and now […]
New Nintendo Direct Tonight
Today, Nintendo announced that it will be doing a brand new Nintendo Direct with news regarding the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS. It is widely speculated that Nintendo may reveal the price point and launch date of the new Nintendo console during this event. With regards to the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS, […]