David Hinkle
Associate Editor - david@joystiq.com
Dave has been a part of the Joystiq network since 2006, covering gaming industry news and contributing a number of features, reviews, interviews and previews. Previously he was lead editor of Joystiq's Nintendo-focused spin-off sites, DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy, and co-hosted the Xbox 360 Fancast. Dave currently lives in San Francisco and boasts the highest Microsoft Gamerscore on staff, which probably isn't really worth boasting about.
Dave can be reached through his email at david [@] joystiq [.] com or stalked at twitter.com/davehinkle or via his personal website at davehinkle.com. He also cooks things on the DnA Foodcast with Alexander Sliwinski at http://dnafoodcast.com
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'The Free Bundle' collects free indies Nitronic Rush, Abobo's Big Adventure and more
The Free Bundle is a collection of five gratis games headlined by Nitronic Rush, the "survival driving" game from Team Nitronic, a group of DigiPen Institute of Technology students. It also includes Flash game Abobo's Big Adventure, which sees the iconic Double Dragon foe tracking down his lost ...
Retro City Rampage wrecks Europe and Asia on Jan. 16
On January 16, wannabe gangsters across the pond in Europe and Asia will get a chance to check out the excellent Retro City Rampage on both the PS Vita and PS3. Developer Brian Provinciano hasn't used the extra month lightly, either – the extra time has allowed him to add extra polish to the ...
Dead Space 3 'Dev Team Edition' has a lot of cool stuff in it
Sure, you could buy the regular version of Dead Space 3, but if cash isn't an issue and you want a bunch of extra stuff, you may want to consider the newly announced Dev Team Edition. Within this exclusive bundle lies an 8-inch Marker statue, an aluminum data pad, a water bottle that looks like a ...
Pre-order Sonic & All-Stars Racing on Steam, get 10% off
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed patiently sits at the PC starting line, waiting for the green light on January 31, 2013. And rather than cough up the full $30 for the PC port, if you pre-order through Steam, you'll receive a 10% discount – that's $3 off, for all you math types out ...
Pokémon X/Y fanart fans the flames of Fennekin fervor
Based on sheer volume of Internet fanart alone, we're pretty sure Fennekin is the favorite new starter in Pokémon X/Y. Above is one of our favorite pieces of the preliminary collection found on the web so far – there's plenty more to ogle over on Tiny Cartridge. Pokémon X/Y was ...
Borderlands 2 PC patch kills Deathtrap bugs, more
The PC version of Borderlands 2 has received its monthly update. Among the addressed items are a miscalculation of gun damage when Gunzerking, and shotguns ignoring buffs from stats, abilities and gear. Mechromancers need not suffer their stalwart companion Deathtrap randomly healing enemy shields ...
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge first R18+ game in Australia
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, Team Ninja's second and sharper stab at last year's Ryu Hayabusa outing, is to be Australia's first game classified as R18+. Australia's harsh video game restrictions have been criticized for years. The country passed a bill in June allowing the sale of video games ...
Fieldrunners 2 makes a mad dash for Steam today
Since its emergence on the App store in June, Fieldrunners 2 has been quite the success for developer Subatomic Studios, surpassing $1 million in sales back in September. Today, the lauded tower-defense game jogs onto Steam. For the big Steam debut today, Subatomic Studios has knocked a buck off ...
Spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment in 'very early' stages
While many have anxiously awaited a sequel to Planescape: Torment, it's not the pipe dream it once was. Brian Fargo – the InXile Entertainment founder who has the Torment rights and once ran the original game's developer, Interplay – has said a successor is in the works, though there ...
NBA 2K13 'All-Star' DLC gets off the bench for $5
For months now, those who had the foresight to pre-order NBA 2K13 have enjoyed some exclusive content centered around the All-Star game, inaccessible to the overall masses until now. The 'All-Star Add-On Presented by Sprite' DLC for the Xbox 360 and PS3 will set ballers back 400 MS Points / $5 and ...
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