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Thanks entirely to this recent second Christmas of a deal I finally picked up Bioshock and am giving it a play through. Now you, Inconstant Reader, probably expect me to launch into some pseudo-thought-provoking analysis of the moral conundrum involving the Little Sisters, or to give the reigns to my inner philosopher who wants to debate the pros and cons of a Randian worldview. Though it may take all the will I can muster, I shall refrain from doing so. You can find a plethora of views on these subjects out there on the interwebs without my adding to the cacophony. Instead I’m going to discuss what’s interesting about coming to the game having already navigated said cacophony.

No real spoilers, but some talk about what spoilers - like honey - don’t spoil. Wrap your head around that one.

Continue reading Philosony: You can listen, but you can’t HEAR Big Daddy

Philosony: You can listen, but you can’t HEAR Big Daddy originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Either Media Molecule are kicking itself right now or this photo on its flickr page was placed in public view intentionally. Either way, we now have a glimpse at some information regarding a few of LittleBigPlanet’s upcoming cheese-based patches. The full image can be found after the break, but as you can see from our cropped-down version above there are some new details to be gleaned about Cornish Yarg. Namely, that it will include new tutorials and the much-anticipated online create mode, allowing you to create levels with friends over the PlayStation Network.

Two new patches have also been revealed. Jarlsberg promises to add something to do with “2000 AD.” Related to an upcoming content pack, perhaps? Finally, Stinking Bishop will be linked to an “Arcade Pack.” What that will include, we have no idea. But we can’t wait to find out. Obviously this is all internal data which may or may not come to fruition. Hopefully we’ll hear more in the near future.

[Via PlayStation Lifestyle; Thanks Mason]

Continue reading Media Molecule flickr reveals LittleBigPlanet patch info

Media Molecule flickr reveals LittleBigPlanet patch info originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Its Epic Justice Time!Its Karma comeuppance for Creationists day!There are few things in life that have such wide appeal as watching jerks fail!…………………………..These jerks started by 1)marking all my comments as spamI unmarked them(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXUtHtZTXnI)2)downthumbing all non-creationist comments, and upthumbing creationist comments (6+ times). I turned off the comment voting. (see above link)3)Vote bot attacks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V21dOI6NOshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqeIXqux8A4)Flagging my videos as offensive. And successfully getting my Defending America video removed.5)MORE votebot attacksOther hit by creationist votebotshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjPaCbas79khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJMV8KvGkshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V21dOI6NOshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqeIXqux8AI now ask people to vote to simply dilute the effect of these creationist jerks and their attempt to corrupt and abuse the voting system by use of bots.The effect has karma, and sweet juicy epic justice written all over it! .many of the below people have been hit by votebots too.I encourage people to vote (with a rating they deem proper) on all these videos, simply to dilute the effect of these jerks and their attempt to corrupt the voting system.http://www.youtube.com/user/thetaomegahttp://www.youtube.com/user/dprjoneshttp://www.youtube.com/user/mikefozhttp://www.youtube.com/user/NonStampCollectorhttp://www.youtube.com/user/DrixDZanthhttp://www.youtube.com/user/djarm67http://www.youtube.com/user/andromedaswakehttp://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54http://www.youtube.com/user/cdk007http://www.youtube.com/user/AronRahttp://www.youtube.com/user/DonExodus2http://www.youtube.com/user/ExtantDodohttp://www.youtube.com/user/EdwardCurrent

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PSP has been following in the footsteps of its PS3 big brother for quite some time now. The latest trend it’s starting to pick up? DLC. Owners of the PS3 have become accustomed to purchasing post-release content through the PlayStation Store, and it appears PSP owners may follow suit.

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? will feature a brand new downloadable level featuring cameos from another Nippon Ichi game, Phantom Brave. “Phantom Isle & Marona” is downloadable on the Japanese PlayStation Store for 300 yen ($3.30). See the video after the break.

Although Prinny hasn’t released in the US yet (it’s coming out February 17th), we’re certain NIS America will follow suit and charge for these extras. It’ll be interesting to see how PSP owners respond — will they be as eager to pay for DLC as PS3 owners?

Continue reading Prinny gets premium DLC in Japan

Prinny gets premium DLC in Japan originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let’s talk about obvious things for a while. Bankruptcy sucks. That’s pretty obvious, right? DreamWave Comics was working on a comic based on the Killzone universe. However, it never saw the light of day due to the company’s financial meltdown.

The BBPS.com has some interesting images that were made before the company’s dismantling in 2005. To think, this comic would’ve been perfect to launch in tandem with the upcoming game (maybe as a Limited Edition bonus?). The quality of the art is staggering.

Too bad it’ll never come to fruition. With Killzone’s current fandom, we think hordes of players would’ve rushed to buy this comic. Isn’t that obvious?

The Killzone comic you’ll never see originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When we posted the latest Batman: Arkham Asylum trailer earlier today, we were just priming your eyeballs for the new high-res screens we now present. We’ll let you make the call in comments, but after seeing the game in motion today — we’ll have our full impressions soon — we wouldn’t have guessed it’s running on Unreal Engine 3. (Nary a plastic character nor texture glitch was to be found!)

These shots come from the game’s introductory sequence — maybe only the first five minutes or so — during which you can control Batman (move, zoom in on various things happening in the background) while the Joker is being processed. The fighting bits shown are just a prelude to some surprisingly deep gameplay we can’t wait to tell you more about.

New Arkham Asylum shots are so pretty, you’ll go batty originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Onore no Shinzuru Michi wo Yuke, players create shadow clones in order to solve puzzles. How does it work? Watch the video and find out. It starts off rather simply, with a lone ninja pulling a switch. However, the switch activates something that needs attention at the same time. The ninja’s shadow clone replicates the actions of the first action, giving the second ninja time to act. But then, what if three things need to be done? Or four? That’s where things get interesting, folks.

While many PSP games fail to see an international release, we’re confident a publisher will pick up this rather intriguing game.

New PSP puzzle game features … NINJAS originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Attention virtual rockers, Neversoft has announced that the Guitar Hero World Tour drum set will finally be available as a standalone product beginning February 15. The drums will come at a price of $100 — $10 more than the Rock Band 2 drums — and will be available at Best Buy and GameStop. Unfortunately, this only applies to North America, as Neversoft notes the drums will arrive in Europe and Australia “at a later date.”

While the World Tour drums are more expensive than the base Rock Band 2 set, it’s worth noting that adding the cymbal expansions to Rock Band 2’s set makes them slightly more expensive. Taking a look at Amazon (with prices lower than retail), the Rock Band 2 set with a two cymbal expansion clocks in at $107.92.

Be sure to check out Joystiq’s Instrument Compatibility Matrix if you plan to pick up a set.

Guitar Hero World Tour standalone drums arrive Feb. 15, priced at $100 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DL.TV Episode 266: Super Bowl HDTV buys, the DTV debacle, Wireless HDMI Solutions, F.E.A.R. 2, Resident Evil 4, and more!

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It’s time for another GameStop coupon. Get your PSP games for cheap by taking advantage of this coupon. Click the image above, print it, and take it to your local GameStop retailer to get 20% off used PSP games. Note: this coupon expires on February 5th, and only works at a retail store.

[Via CAG]

Get 20% off used PSP games at GameStop this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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