SEGA Shutting Down Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Servers
The lights will finally go out for SEGA’s Phantasy Star Universe on September 7th, just three short months from now. The Xbox 360 version of the game is actually the last of three released (the game also came out for PS2 and PC) to support online play but that is about to come to an […]
League of Legends EU Accounts Compromised
We are no strangers to Riot Game’s PC MOBA title League of Legends here at Broken Joysticks. It’s disheartening to hear that the games West and Nordic European servers have been compromised and encrypted passwords & email addresses have been placed in the hands of those who would use them for harm. The company says […]
Assassin’s Creed III Sneaks On Jimmy Kimmel Live
Assassin’s Creed III made a huge impact at last week’s E3, with appearances at Ubisoft’s own press conference as well as Sony’s big night. No one can deny that the hype surrounding both ACIII and AC: Liberation are running high. The folks at Jummy Kimmel Live filmed a brief one minute skit to promote the […]
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 […]
Who Is The Villain of The Last of Us?
The end of the world has a notorious habit of showing us who we truly are. Thankfully, none of us have had to experience the end of the world, and since the whole Mayan thing is nonsense we shouldn’t have to any time soon. But we have bucketfuls of stories, ramping up sharply in number […]
38 Studios Files for Bankruptcy
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios have declared chapter 7 Bankruptcy earlier today. Currently an FBI investigation is under way for the game developer for neglecting to pay their employees, according to a report filed by WPRI News. During the development of Kingdoms of Amalur back in 2010, the development house agreed […]
Starcraft II 33% off
Blizzard’s 2010 hit Starcraft II is 33% off (so $39.99) through June 13. This discount is only available through Blizzard’s direct download store. While the MSRP for the title remains at $59.99 nearly two years after launch, a permanent price cut is expected soon as the game’s first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, nears arrival.
Star Trek The Game: Villains, Screenshots & More
Namco Bandai have released several new screenshots for their upcoming Movie Tie-in game for JJ Abram’s second Star Trek film. The recently released screenshots give us our first look at the game’s villains, massive hulking creatures that would scare even the most seasoned officer, as well as a glimpse of the highly detailed main bridge. […]
Pokemon Dream Radar & PokeDex 3D Pro Work With Black & White 2
Nintendo reaffirmed that owners of Pokemon Black & White 2 will benefit from playing the game on a 3DS, even though the game was designed for the original 3DS. Details were sparse but players will be able to use the Dream Radar to locate hard to find & rare Pokemon via an augmented reality mini-game […]
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Gets Demo
Square Enix’s beloved mashup of Final Fantasy and Disney characters will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS at the end of July and it looks like fans won’t have to wait long to try the game out for themselves. During the Nintendo 3DS Software Conference Nintendo confirmed that the demo will be available on the […]
Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon Arrives This Holiday Season
It looks like Mario’s little brother is about to get his time to shine with the announcement that Luigi’s Mansion Darkmoon for the Nintendo 3DS will be released this holiday season. During the Nintendo 3DS software press conference several new features were mentioned including the ability to explore multiple mansions and use a multicolored beams […]
Spec Ops: The Line | Demo Impressions
Heart of Apocalypse (Now) the game? Spec Ops: The Line‘s demo is available currently on Xbox 360 and PS3 in anticipation of its June 26 launch. Jump into the sand-filled boots of Captain Martin Walker to brave the desert-reclaimed Dubai in search of an elusive Colonel Konrad. If you paid attention in English class, you […]
Make Money From League of Legends, Officially
Today Riot Games released a brief guide (in plain English, not legalese) officially informing the League of Legends community that they fully allow not only the production and uploading of League of Legends content on video sites such as YouTube and Twitch.tv, but also the collection of advertising revenue associated with such content by the […]
Soul Sacrifice E3 Trailer
Sony has released the first trailer for upcoming action role playing game Soul Sacrifice. This Vita title is hardly your average high fantasy fare, sure it features heroes adorned in leather armor sporting broad swords but it’s magic system is what sets it apart. Instead of the usual magic points represented by a meter on […]