Tour Reggie Fils-Aime's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf is pretty swank: Nintendo museum, storage basement – it even has a bed with a giant disturbing face on it. While he never explicitly says, we're assuming this is an exact replica of Fils-Aime's ...
Velocity Ultra launches on PS Vita July 2
Sony-funded indie studio FuturLab announced that an enhanced version of its puzzley shoot-'em-up Velocity will premiere for the PlayStation Vita in North America on July 2. Originally released last year as part of the PlayStation Minis service, Velocity Ultra is a vertically scrolling shooter ...
Square Enix appoints new heads of NA and EU studios
Square Enix today announced changes in the management makeup of its North American and European studios. These announcements come after a fiscal year spent in the red, and layoffs in both North America and Europe as part of a "corporate restructuring." All North American and European studios ...
WRUP: Jetzt geht's los!
Now... now we got ourselves a matchup. Microsoft's reversal of the Xbox One's intended DRM features was the kick in the pants the console needed to go from punching bag to contender against Sony's PlayStation 4. Competition is good for the consumer. What's everyone playing this weekend? [Image: ...
Lightning Returns has elements with 'severity of Dark Souls,' says producer
Just as Final Fantasy 13-2 was to Final Fantasy 13, Lightning Returns is a different beast from the previous two FF13 games - with the emphasis maybe on beast. Speaking with Famitsu (as translated by Kotaku), game producer Yoshinori Kitase said, "If I were to describe the gameplay, I'd say that ...
UK games industry still waiting on promised tax breaks
UK games industry trade association TIGA has urged the European Commission to deliver promised tax relief for local game developers after failing to meet a proposed implementation date. The UK government planned to issue a total of £50 million in tax breaks for UK developers, starting in ...
Super Joystiq Podcast 054: Xbox One DRM, Staff and reader E3 picks
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is open to changing anything and everything based on consumer feedback. The dust has nearly settled on E3 2013 and the great Xbox One DRM debacle, and it's now time to reconvene and discuss. Xav, Richard, Ludwig, and Jordan are here to present their top picks ...
Final Fantasy X HD almost finished, FF X-2 HD more than halfway done
Despite initially being announced nearly two years ago, the remastered Final Fantasy X is nearing completion. Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase says Final Fantasy X HD is at 80% completion, while Final Fantasy X-2 HD is at 65% completion. Both games will release this year via physical disc on ...
Skyward Collapse lets you play god on both sides
This is a Snapshot, a quick, un-scored review of a game we think you should know about. I can never play Skyward Collapse again. It's not that it's a bad game, it's just that I work from home. Frankly, having it – and the accompanying temptation – within arm's reach would be ...
Xbox One will require day one update
The Xbox One will require a system update when early adopters first boot up the console on launch day, Xbox One chief product officer Marc Whitten confirmed with Joystiq this week. "There has always been a plan to have a day-one update of the software for Xbox One," Whitten said. "That's [due ...
