The western horizon as seen from Adelaide at 9:00 pm ACDST. Jupiter is behind the Moon.
Jupiter passes behind the Moon on Monday, December 29 2008. Occultations of bright planets, especially Jupiter, are both relatively rare (from any given spot on earth) and quite lovely.
With the Moon being a thin crescent, Mercury right next to it [...]
While this one-year old girl enjoys chocolate cookies, she recites dozens of gaming characters with her father helming the video camera. One would expect cutesy ‘toons like Yoshi and Pikachu to be easily picked up… however something incredibly heart-warming about a tiny voice saying Solid Snake, Dante, Alucard and TriForce.
Yes, yes the Father could be [...]
I told you guys it was going to happen..
Earlier this month, I reported that there were whispers of the iPhone being hocked at Walmart. Then approximately a week later, I confirmed that Walmart was going to launch the 8GB and 16GB iPhone through an internal Walmart memo that leaked to the media.
Today, the discount giant [...]
Those of you hoping to get some PC games on the cheap will want to check out Valve’s Steam service from now until January 2, 2009.
Every game on the service is on sale starting at 10% with some even hitting 75% off.
Furthermore, all games from Ubisoft, THQ, and 2K Games are available at 25% off. BioShock and [...]
Wii-only gamers looking for some video DLC love… the horizon in finally within view! To further push their revenue streams on the best-selling console on the market, Nintendo is teaming up with one of the largest ad agencies in the world, Dentsu Inc, to offer a video content distribution service for the Nintendo Wii.
To keep [...]
Tim Burton hasn’t been involved with a good movie in a while, in my opinion. It seems like he never really recovered after that cinematic abortion called Planet of the Apes. However, I have always given him the benefit of the doubt, and walked into all his movies with hope that it would bring back the [...]
‘Tis the season to be deadly..
While some of you were dreaming of sugar plums and fairies — ok, maybe I’m pushing it — on Christmas Eve, one badly dressed Santa in Los Angeles went on a shooting rampage, killing folks and burning down a house.
Dumb, broken-hearted Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, age 45, after a year long [...]
UPDATE: Completely reversing a recent decision to delay a ruling, Judge Gary Allen Feess decided that Dec. 24 was a good time to put coal in someone’s stocking, as he chose to award the distribution rights of the Watchmen film to 20th Century Fox over the claims of Warner Bros. According to the ruling:
"Fox owns [...]
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In Part 1 of our year-end wrap up, host Blair Butler takes a look at the best graphic novels of 2008, including Invincible Iron Man, Joker, Bottomless Belly Button, Local, and G4 staff fave, The Alcoholic.
Plus we delve into the massive Kramer’s Ergot, marvel at the staggering Acme Novelty [...]
Welcome to the Tech News Countdown, hosted by Alison Haislip. Every Friday, Alison brings you the top 5 tech stories of the week so be sure to watch the show. Otherwise, she’ll be sad and you don’t want that, do you?
This week Alison brings you the top 5 stories of 2008 in a costume.
Here now, [...]
In business, not only are we facing a battered down, thrashed economy, but in the world of gaming business, many issues often have to do with staying relevant and competitive, intellectual property and even copyright infringements.
So it’s nice to see a company like LittleBigPlanet address these issues in a positive, optimistic light.
Despite sluggish sales, MM’s [...]
Suda51, the bizarre creative genius behind games like Killer 7 and No More Heroes, took some time to discuss what he’s been working on with his development company, Grasshopper Manufacture, with gaming blog GameSetWatch this week. Touching on things like the open world aspect of No More Heroes and the parallel story lines of the [...]
Tony Hawk, in an interview with CNET, is assuring you that his next skating game will be "as close to real skating as you’ll ever come." Sad, that my only shot at getting close to real skating will be a video game, but my crippling fear of shattering both of my knees is very real.
This [...]
UK developer, Free Radical, maker of such games like HAZE and TimeSplitters has laid off 140 of its employees, leaving a skeleton crew of 40, and it’s also up for sale.
While its claiming that it’s "business as usual" at the Nottingham studio, many sources are saying that Free Radical will be closing its doors.
There are [...]
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If you’re looking to capture the light in the eyes of your giftees, this just may be the way to go with a 2.7" LCD touch screen for navigation and the ability to shoot 1920 x 1080 resolution directly to a memory stick. Scoop it up now for 9 if [...]
Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq)
Now that all the gifts have been delivered, what’s Santa to do but rock out to a Metal Xmas? Here at Joystiq HQ we’re all equally discombobulated, having finally voted on our Game of the Year picks and now able to play anything we want this weekend — except for those [...]
Filed under: Podcasts
Ready for a Christmas miracle? You’re actually going to enjoy the Joystiq Podcast this week! That’s right, we’ve taken the week off to give our show to the Joystiq Podcast Appreciation Group Podcast. They’ve broken into our secret oil tanker and recorded their adventures for all to enjoy.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Filed under: PC
Steam is having a rather tantalizing holiday sale from now until January 2, with everything in the store 10% to 75% off. In case you missed it the first time, Team Fortress 2 is back down to . We recommend picking up BioShock if you’ve never played it, now only . The Valve [...]
Filed under: PC, Action, First Person Shooters
With less than a week until 2008 is officially history, our overclocking hombres at BigDownload have put together a preview of next year’s PC lineup of action / first-person shooter titles. From the likely (F.E.A.R. 2, Mirror’s Edge) to the not-so-likely (Duke Nukem Forever), the list highlights 20 or [...]
Filed under: Business
Though the planned merger between Koei and Tecmo was recently finalized, one of Tecmo’s largest investors, Effissimo Capital Management Pte, has expressed some concern over the benefits shareholders might expect to gain in the aftermath. “We have not had sufficient information from the company to make a judgment on the merger, such as [...]
