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X3F Week in Review: November 14, 2008 - November 20, 2008

November 21, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/ rel=tagFeatures/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a/pdiv align=centerimg width=490 vspace=4 hspace=4 height=367 border=1 align=middle src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/richardmitch-weekly-recap-490.jpg alt= /br //div Believe or not, isn’t only thing that happened land week. Oh , we also have … other things like … um … you know, stuff. Ooh, like emA Keflings/em came out. ’s a really because … lets you use your Avatar as a playable character. Okay fine, ’s about week.br /br /uCommunity/ubr / ul lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/17/--fancast-092-total-immersion/ Fancast 092 — Total Immersion/abr /emLike radio … on internet!/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/19/x3f----brief-a---keflings/X3F Brief: A Keflings/abr /emReally addictive … but why?/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/18/ask-x3f-splitting-screens-edition/Ask X3F: Splitting screens edition/abr /emBring a guest!/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/19/----what-do-you-think/ : What do you think?/abr /emIt’s out. You’ve got . How ?/em/li /ul uNews/ubr / ul lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/14/-winning-a-chainsaw---gears-2/: Winning a chainsaw Gears 2/abr /emHit that B button/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/17/--received-green-light-approval-before-managment-canceled/ received green light approval before managment canceled/abr /emSo, would have been an epic armor set?/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/17/--bundles-hit-europe-november-21/ bundles hit Europe November 21/abr /emNow only slightly less than retail!/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/18/kim-360s-lifespan-1--longer-than-/Kim: ’s lifespan 1 longer than /abr /emApart whole Ring Death thing, anyway/em/li lia href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//11/20/---marketplace-on--com--/ Marketplace on .com !/abr /emNow you can spend real money on fake money at work!/em/li /ulp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/20/x3f-week---november-14--november-20-/X3F Week : November 14, - November 20, /a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Thu, 20 Nov 23:00:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms use feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/20/x3f-week---november-14--november-20-/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1378740/ title=Send entry a friend via emailEmail /anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/20/x3f-week---november-14--november-20-/#comments title=View reader comments on entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/X666tnM7qh7slNCAfXMTQt2ymLo/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/X666tnM7qh7slNCAfXMTQt2ymLo/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=0nJWah4limg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=0nJWah4l border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=TuN78qo2img src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=TuN78qo2 border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/I8_Eyq5LPsM height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/I8_Eyq5LPsM/’Source [joystiq]/abr

Sony Pictures: Netflix issue not specific to Xbox, only temporary

November 21, 2008

brp style=text-align: center;a href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 rel=lightbox[article126465] title=Pwnd 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen.jpg 3F783794 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg alt=Pwnd - Image 1 title=Pwnd - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 align=/anbsp;nbsp;br/pbrNow we look at other side fence. Yesterday, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//880 id=tag title=Father PlayStationSony/a was portrayed as mean grinch who stole a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/netflix/14624 id=tag title= rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail customers United StatesNetflix/a- subscribers’ Christmases — more like their subscriptions, actually — when was discovered that a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/-pictures/6547 id=tag title=‘d film production outfitSony pictures/a are not allowed run on a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//94 id=tag title= CreatorMicrosoft/a console.brbrCompetition much, eh?brbrToday, Pictures steps up on ring defends itself, saying that there was now secret power that went on with whole thing. Sending out an e-mailed statement, brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; issue not specific or any other individual platform. Pictures currently discussions with relevant parties resolve certain licensing matters related distribution its motion pictures. Given ongoing nature these discussions, we don’t think ’s appropriate comment further at time./pbrGiven development, then construed that once licensing issue fixed, then will be well land . Maybe.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia href=http://www.qj.net/-pulls-a-Grinch--movies-can-t-run-on-Netflix-XBL/pg/49/aid/126415span title=grinchy, grinchy style=font-style: italic; pulls a Grinch: movies can’t run on Netflix-XBL/span/abr/li/ulbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~4/UFxVfwjvgsI height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~3/UFxVfwjvgsI/126465 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

T2: Grand Theft Auto IV DLC and Chinatown Wars delayed

November 20, 2008

brimg alt= Theft Auto DLC Chinatown Delayed - Image 1 title= Theft Auto DLC Chinatown Delayed - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126202/-4.jpg?711739 style=cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; align=right border=0Looks like ‘ll be a span style=font-style: italic; Theft Auto/span-less holiday season. Santa must have been reindeer-jacked.brbrAccording a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/take-two-/5085 id=tag title=an American publisher, , distributor computer peripheralsTake-Two /a CEO a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/strauss-zelnick/13496 id=tag title=Take-Two ChairmanStrauss Zelnick/a, both -exclusive span style=font-style: italic; Theft Auto /span DLC a title= Theft Auto: China Town href=http://.qj.net/-Theft-Auto-China-Town-/cid/5206span title= Theft Auto: China Town style=font-style: italic; Theft Auto: Chinatown /span/a have been delayed. Says Zelnick:brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; [ span style=font-style: italic; /spanDLC ] close being complete. That said, may move into second quarter. a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/downloadable-content/3535 id=tag title=Downloadable ContentDownloadable content/a a big undertaking. important be really special./pbrWe might not see until Spring 2009. span style=font-style: italic;Chinatown /span, on other hand, now promised be released fiscal year, which translates April next year.brbrIt’ll be interesting see how will go down. If you guys have been following a title=Michael Pachter: Take-Two might lose Houser siblings href=http://www.qj.net/Michael-Pachter-Take-Two-might-lose-Houser-siblings/pg/49/aid/124010news on Houser /a, creative think tank span style=font-style: italic; /spanfranchise, you’d know that their contract expires February. If both will be released span style=font-style: italic;after/span their contract expires, does mean suggest that they will renew their contract with T2 after ?brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Why you should still love anyway:/spanbrullia title=’s Dan Houser: we’re focused on quality, date on DLC yet href=http://xbox360.qj.net/-s-Dan-Houser-we-re-focused-on-quality--date-on---DLC-yet/pg/49/aid/126096span title=’s Dan Houser: we’re focused on quality, date on DLC yet style=font-style: italic;’s Dan Houser: we’re focused on quality, date on DLC yet/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?a=EwquRHimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?i=EwquRH border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~4/452117249 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~3/452117249/126202 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - ROUND 2 Trailer

November 20, 2008

Another you ! , coming Network on November 25, , Arcade on November 26, .



Champions and Star Trek Online coming to the PS3?

November 20, 2008

bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 rel=lightbox[article126434] title= 20Trek 20Online 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek.jpg 3F429080 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt= Trek - Image 1 title= Trek - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 align=right border=0/aAs many you already know, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/cryptic-/6913 id=tag title=Cryptic /a working on span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/Champions-/cid/4802span id=iTxtspan class=KonaBodyspan title=Cryptic ‘ Champions MMORPG style=font-style: italic;Champions /span/span/span/a/span/span span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/-Trek-/cid/2033span title=Cryptic Trek MMORPG style=font-style: italic; Trek /span/a/span/span. Some you probably already know that these are being designed appear both on . brbrNow here’s something you probably don’t know about yet: span style=font-style: italic; Trek /span /or span style=font-style: italic;Champions /span might be getting a port.brbrIt’s just speculation so far, but one solid fact that Cryptic looking hire a full time Engine programmer. help wanted sign went up on Craigslist Friday (November 14), describing job as extending existing systems adapt ever-changing needs a massively multiplayer .brbrAs far as I know, span style=font-style: italic;Champions/span span style=font-style: italic; Trek/span are only two projects on their plate right now, so natural conclusion that one or both these MMOs are getting a port 3. What else could you use a 3 programmer ? (if you’re a fanboy, please refrain answering that).brbrbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia title=Cryptic delivers promise: Trek footage unveiled href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Cryptic--delivers-promise---Trek---footage-unveiled/pg/49/aid/123073span style=font-style: italic;Cryptic delivers promise: Trek footage unveiled/span/a/lilispan style=font-style: italic;a title=Champions ’s Ask Cryptic : powers, costumes, -house’ resource href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Champions--s-Ask-Cryptic---powers-costumes---house-resource/pg/49/aid/119456Champions ’s Ask Cryptic : powers, costumes, -house’ resource/abr/span/li/ulspan style=font-weight: bold;/spanbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~4/o7c741ZaT4s height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~3/o7c741ZaT4s/126434 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

Weekend QJ is back with a vengeance!

November 19, 2008

brimg alt=ROTJ! - Image 1 title=ROTJ! - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126162/rotj.jpg?704220 style=cursor: pointer; align=left border=0The more astute among you have doubt noticed that QJ’s weekend coverage past couple months has been… span style=font-style: italic;light/span. was a problem brought on by a lack span style=font-weight: bold;manwidth/span, a problem that’s thankfully been put us. Simply put, we’re resuming our weekend coverage starting Friday, ’s good be back, yes, we missed you ! brbrspan style=font-style: italic;See ya weekend!/spanbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?a=KI88xIimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?i=KI88xI border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~4/451148129 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~3/451148129/126162 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

Oddworld movie and game project Citizen Siege still in development

November 19, 2008

bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 rel=lightbox[article126192] title=Oddworld 3A 20Citizen 20Siege 20still 20in 20development 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2.jpg 3F116351 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still development - Image 1 title=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still development - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 align=right border=0/aIt’s been a long while since we heard anything about a title=Oddworld Inhabitants: project href=http://.qj.net/Oddworld-Inhabitants-----project/pg/49/aid/71146Oddworld Inhabitants’ project/a, span style=font-style: italic;Citizen Siege/span. ’s been two years, fact.brbrPart reason probably its split its original partner, Vanguard. currently busy finalizing its Oddworld 2.0 plan. Don’t worry though, project still development. Says OWI’s Sherry McKenna:brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; Citizen Siege a project near dear our hearts so while we are longer developing with Vanguard due famous ‘creative differences’, still development./pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;br/pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;We still care about creating although perhaps not way we did past. We are just process finalizing our Oddworld 2.0 plan./pbr Unsurprisingly though, we are not given any more more details on project other than that. At least we know hasn’t evaporated, so that’s something.brbrFor those who missed , OWI president a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/lorne-lanning/10899 id=tag title= OddworldLorne Lanning/a now, uh, not president OWI. was announced yesterday that Larry Shapiro has taken his stead. Oddworld 2.0, Lanning will now concentrate on creative side production, while Shapiro will get deal with ’stuff’ presidents companies have deal with, says McKenna.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/oddworld-inhabitants/10898 id=tag title=Oddworld Inhabitants/a also a /spanspan style=font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;Oddworld /spanspan style=font-weight: bold;:/spanbrullia title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing with CG quality graphicsv href=http://.qj.net/Maxis-co-founder-OddWorld-Inhabitants-developing---with-CG--quality-graphics/pg/49/aid/120448span title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing with CG quality graphics style=font-style: italic;Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing with CG quality graphics/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?a=bzmAvkimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?i=bzmAvk border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~4/451932119 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~3/451932119/126192 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)

November 19, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/metareviews/ rel=tagMetareviews/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/mkvsdc.jpg alt= //abr //div With a href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midwayMidway/a’s holiday hopes ( a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11//-report-76m--losses--q308-pins-q4-hope-on---/financial future/a) pinned on ema href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/--dcMortal . /a/em, appears a href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0reviewers/a aren’t going help company out. Barring major outlier a href=http://www.giantbomb.com/----/61-20449/reviews/Giant Bomb/a its 5/5, most outlets appear be sticking around 80 below. If does well at retail, emMK . /em may help prevent publisher hearing an ominous voice-: Finish him!br / ul lia href=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207930/-----/GamePro/a (80/100)/: Though far a technical , emMortal . /em exceeds expectations by delivering a solidly enjoyable casual . Mature-rated gore missed, but core combat here feels more confident energetic than has years./li lia href=http://.ign.com/articles/929/929012p1.htmlIGN/a (75/100)/: emMortal . /em fun a solid entry into franchise, but I doubt many folks will find entertaining past a rental. Casual players will punch through before burning out after getting stumped by one or two Kombo Challenges, while fans will have trouble accepting toned down Fatalities somewhat slower .span class=text_article_body/span/li lispan class=text_article_bodya href=http://.gamespy.com/-3/--next-gen/931343p1.htmlGameSpy/a (strong70/100)/: /spanThough emMK . /em purports up franchise, reality that among many touches that adds still lacks depth other fighters available today. Again, doesn’t feel dramatically different its predecessors, save mini- modes a big facelift. movesets are rather generic (most are a variation down, forward, button) feel a tad antiquated. Its big hook ( crossover license) can’t justify relatively shallow on hand. /li lia href=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171368amp;p=371UP/a (B-)/: (Calculated as 67 on Metacritic) emMK . /em an oddly enjoyable distraction real fighters. Its masher-friendly controls appeal me a casual-gamer way, midmatch minigames (damage-percentage tugs--, airborne ass-kickings with defender mirroring aggressor’s button-presses a bid dominance) give fights a sort party- vibe./li /ulp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/Metareview — . ( , )/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Tue, 18 Nov 17:15:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms use feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0Read/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1375832/ title=Send entry a friend via emailEmail /anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/#comments title=View reader comments on entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=C4wP0K1gimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=C4wP0K1g border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=VcdRy2V1img src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=VcdRy2V1 border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/4GeuCxE00T4 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/4GeuCxE00T4/’Source [joystiq]/abr

Oddworld movie and game project Citizen Siege still in development

November 18, 2008

bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 rel=lightbox[article126192] title=Oddworld 3A 20Citizen 20Siege 20still 20in 20development 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2.jpg 3F116351 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still development - Image 1 title=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still development - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 align=right border=0/aIt’s been a long while since we heard anything about a title=Oddworld Inhabitants: project href=http://.qj.net/Oddworld-Inhabitants-----project/pg/49/aid/71146Oddworld Inhabitants’ project/a, span style=font-style: italic;Citizen Siege/span. ’s been two years, fact.brbrPart reason probably its split