JC Fletcher
- jc@joystiq.com
JC originally joined Joystiq's DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy sites (now Joystiq Nintendo) in 2007, before formally moving to Joystiq during the network merger in early 2009. Though he covers a wide variety of topics within the game industry, he considers Nintendo consoles, Japanese games, and retro content his areas of specialization. In a former life, JC earned degrees in linguistics and library science.
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Sega defeats confusion over Vanquish release date: Oct. 19 in North America
The European version of Vanquish is no longer alone in having an official release date. Sega of America announced that Shinji Mikami's new shooter will ship to North American stores on October 19. Just in time for Halloween -- look out for the inevitable trend of homemade, spark-spewing robot suits ...
Tsunoda downplays lack of rumble in Kinect
Echoing statements made by Sony's Phil Harrison a few months before the introduction of the Dual Shock 3 (specifically, that rumble was a "last-generation feature"), Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda suggested that the lack of rumble from the Kinect camera wasn't a big deal, by suggesting that rumble isn't a ...
Soldner-X 2 DLC writes 'The Last Chapter' later this year
Proving that the original release was more "prototype" than "final," a downloadable expansion is in the works for eastasiasoft's PSN shmup, Söldner X 2: Final Prototype. ...
505 Games' 'Deep Black' makes a splash on PS3 and Xbox
505 Games and Russian developer Biart Studio have unveiled a new third-person shooter with a unique cover system: specifically, everything is covered with water. Most of the action in Deep Black takes place underwater, with players navigating the depths with "specialized underwater jet packs with ...
One vote at Ubisoft for giving the Assassin's Creed franchise a year off
"I don't think there's going to be an Assassin's Creed in 2011," Ubisoft associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin told Eurogamer. "I think we're going to let it breathe a bit and really focus on bringing something new and exciting for the next time around." Since the release of Assassin's Creed 2, ...
The Last Story seen in action for the first time
We've seen little of The Last Story since its January debut: concept art, mostly, with more revealed in a series of developer columns. Today, Nintendo released the first trailer for the Wii RPG, which Mistwalker head and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi identified as his sole project earlier ...
Go from Peewee to Pro with the NHL Slapshot producer
In the video overview after the break, NHL Slapshot producer Joe Nickolls introduces features of EA's Wii-exclusive hockey game, including the new "Peewee to Pro" mode that allows you to play as Wayne Gretzky from childhood through the NHL. There's also plenty of in-game footage. ...
Greenhouse implementing InstantAction streaming tech
InstantAction, which provides the neat embeddable player for games like The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, has teamed up with Greenhouse, Penny-Arcade's indie digital distribution store. The good news is that Greenhouse will employ InstantAction's streaming technology on its site, ...
Pre-order Halo Reach at GameStop for exclusive armor
For those of you who have to keep your Spartan dressed in the latest styles, GameStop is offering exclusive armor and helmet configurations with pre-orders of Halo: Reach. Those who reserve the game will receive tokens for a Spartan Recon Helmet with Visor/Blast Shield and a UA Multi-Threat Mjolnir ...
Indie Fund now accepting applications
If you need money to bring your indie game concept to life, and you don't want to enter Activision's design contest, you now have another alternative: The Indie Fund, created by a team of established indie devs, is soliciting applications. To apply, you need a playable prototype, a video and, you ...
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