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December 15th, 2009 at 02:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
You gotta hand it to this kid’s parents, who managed to turn up their boring old Christmas lights to 11 and into quite the Guitar Hero homage. It’s not the first time we’ve seen Activision’s franchise mix it up with some Christmas lights, but it’s certainly the most unique and inspired. We’ve embedded the video past the break so put on your favorite Rudolph sweater (the good one with the blinking nose you keep in the back of the closet), pour yourself a hot cup of cocoa and give it a watch.
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Christmas Light Hero brings rhythm to the holidays originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, guitar-hero, music, rhythm, Wii / Nintendo
By Mister-X
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December 14th, 2009 at 04:40pm
Under Xbox 360
Now that the exploding men and unrelenting rain of crates have been taken care of, it would seem a new issue has arisen in Modern Warfare 2. Specifically, a bug in the Xbox Live matchmaking assignments is reportedly dumping playlist searchers into private matches. (Nothing’s worse than being teamed with the lowest ranking players, after all.)
Penny Arcade’s Gabe tweeted (warning: foul language through link) that he had encountered the issue several times. Meanwhile, Infinity Ward’s man in the trenches, Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling, confirmed the issue is known and that a fix is currently in the works.
[Via Gaming Union]
Source – cwgabriel [Twitter] (NSFW)
Source – Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling [Twitter]
Modern Warfare 2 players report matchmaking malfunction originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, fourzerotwo, glitch, infinity-ward, modern-warfare-2, private-match, robert-bowling, xbox-live
By Mister-X
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December 13th, 2009 at 08:30pm
Under DS
Update: We’ve closed the comments and will contact a winner this week. Check the email tied to your commenter name, folks!
For this week’s not-quite-the-holidays-yet giveaway, we’ve got a Band Hero prize pack for the Nintendo Wii and DS lined up for one lucky winner. That’s right! Not just Band Hero for your silly old home console, but also for your handheld (that is, unless you have a Nintendo DSi or XXL — sorry!). Prepare to be embraced by friends and relatives as a genuine American (or Canadian, excluding Quebec) hero while playing along to your favorite Taylor Swift song.
In honor of last night’s Video Game Awards (and the subsequent flood of news and trailers), we’re asking you to tell us what your favorite trailer or news was from the World Premiere-stravaganza. We’ll pick one winner at random this week, so as always, be sure to keep an eye on the inbox!
- Leave a comment telling us what your favorite trailer or news was from last night’s World Premiere-stravaganza (the VGAs).
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec — likely because of The Kids in the Hall).
- Limit 1 entry per person per day
- This entry period ends at 7:31PM ET on Monday, December 13
- At that time, we’ll randomly select one winner to receive one copy of Band Hero for Nintendo DS ($50 ARV) and one copy of Band Hero for Nintendo Wii ($50 ARV).
- For a list of complete rules, click here
What is Joyswag? Since we don’t keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes “Joyswag,” which is passed along to our readers. For more info on our policy, click here.
Swag Sunday: Band Hero for everything Nintendo [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, band-hero, giveaway, joyswag, music, music-rhythm, rhythm, Spike-VGA-2009, swag-saturday, swag-sunday, vicarious-visions
By Mister-X
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December 11th, 2009 at 11:45am
Under Xbox 360
Huzzah! No more of your intense Headquarters Pro matches will be interrupted by gargantuan, killer shockwaves expelled by morally dubious combatants. That is to say, Modern Warfare 2’s Javelin glitch, which enabled a dirty, cheating player to instantly detonate upon death, was fixed earlier this morning by a patch for the Xbox 360 version of the game. According to a recent tweet from Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, the PS3 version of the game has already received the patch.
In addition to removing the Javelin’s unadvertised self-immolation feature, the patch also fixes the equally insidious “unlimited care packages” glitch, and fixes a few areas where players could exploit gaps in the game’s geography. In a perfect world, Infinity Ward would have also sent parcels to the houses of anyone who leveraged these exploits — parcels full of bees. The bad kind. The kind you see on the Discovery Channel. The ones that can kill a full-grown elephant with a surprisingly small swarm.
Modern Warfare 2 patch available now, Javelin glitch tossed out originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, call-of-duty, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2, fps, glitch, infinity-ward, javelin, modern-warfare, modern-warfare-2, patch
By Mister-X
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December 10th, 2009 at 08:15pm
Under Xbox 360
It looks like Activision’s hopes for Tony Hawk: Ride are falling even faster than the average Tony Hawk: Ride player. IndustryGamers reports that this month’s NPD numbers place the game at 114,000 copies sold across three platforms. Not that Activision is even paying attention to its own failure right now, distracted by the ridiculous success of its own Modern Warfare 2. This is the second disappointing month in a row for a big-box Activision game.
While we don’t have a per-platform breakdown of the disappointing sales, a forecast released before today’s NPD results estimated that just 13,000 copies sold on Xbox 360. All of this just confirms what we intuitively knew: skateboards without wheels just don’t work.
NPD: 114K took a Tony Hawk: Ride in November originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, npd, robomodo, sales, tony-hawk-ride
By Mister-X
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December 9th, 2009 at 04:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Last month, the extremely certain pop-rock outfit No Doubt sued Activision for allowing their likenesses to be used in Band Hero, where players could perform the game’s entire catalog of songs as the Stefani-fronted group. According to the complaint, this feature turned the band’s appearance in the game into a “virtual karaoke circus act.” Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter dug up a countersuit filed against the band by Activision, who claimed No Doubt was in breach of a contract between the two parties, and had reaped unjust enrichment as a result.
Activision’s main response to No Doubt’s claim is that that the band requested their likenesses be limited to perform the band’s own songs in-game — however, it made this request “only after the Band Hero programming was finalized.” Activision seeks an unspecified amount of damages and interest from the band, as well as court and attorney fees, and a return of all payments dispersed to the band for their initial involvement. Jeez, Activision. Might as well go ahead and ask for the kitchen sink while you’re at it.
[Via GamePolitics]
Activision countersues No Doubt, which is likely not feeling ‘Hella Good’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, band-hero, court, law, lawsuit, music, no-doubt, rhythm, Wii / Nintendo
By Mister-X
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December 9th, 2009 at 03:59pm
Under Xbox 360
Using GamerDNA results as a guideline, DFC Intelligence charted the popularity of 360 games last month, and there are some interesting revelations. For one: Every person alive or dead, including the author of this post, is playing Modern Warfare 2 as we speak. Okay, so that’s a slight exaggeration but it was very popular, with somewhere between 22 and 17 percent of GamerDNA’s Xbox 360-playing subjects playing the game throughout all of November.
Also somewhat surprising is just how well Borderlands – which, let’s be honest, didn’t have the biggest marketing push – did, handily holding on to second place until the release of Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2. Admittedly this list doesn’t reflect the time spent by those who aren’t online, but do you seriously care about those commoners anyway?
Modern Warfare 2 dominates November gameplay on 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: activision, dfc-intelligence, GamerDNA, infinity-ward, modern-warfare-2, xbox-live
By Mister-X
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:30am
Under Xbox 360
In one day, the NPD Group will release its game sales report for the month of November, which should reveal the (near) exact number of units Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has sold in the US thus far. In the meantime, Gamespot reported on two analysts who have predicted the portion of November software sales that were made up of Warfare purchases. Industry analyst superstar Michael Pachter says the game accounts for 23 percent of total game sales. However, Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson has it pegged at 25 percent of total November sales.
Wilson added that this feat is made especially impressive due to his firm’s prediction that “this November’s sales will match the month’s highest historical total on record.” In related news, news stories dealing with Modern Warfare 2 composed 67.2 percent of all news stories over the past month. Oh, wait — now it’s 67.5 percent!
Analysts: Modern Warfare 2 composed over 22 percent of November game sales originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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December 8th, 2009 at 03:45pm
Under Xbox 360
If you’ve been desperately wanting to live the luxurious life of a virtual DJ, but lack the finances required to do so, fret no longer — GuitarHeroStore has temporarily knocked the price of the Wii, PS3 and 360 versions of DJ Hero down to $79, and the PS2 version of the game to $64. That even includes free shipping, which is good, since plastic turntables probably cost more than your average parcel to transport cross-country.
Make sure you enter in the coupon code “DJHPP1″ while checking out in order to access the offer. Otherwise, you’ll end up paying full price for the game, losing out on $20 you could’ve spend on other disc jockey accessories. Like oversized headphones! Or LED-infused robot helmets.
[Via SlickDeals]
GuitarHeroStore scratches DJ Hero price down to $79 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 4th, 2009 at 02:28pm
Under Xbox 360
When Square Enix enlisted to localize Modern Warfare 2 for Japan, the publisher went above and beyond the call of duty. The game would be issued a complete Japanese-dialog makeover — whereas the first Modern Warfare localization was simply subtitled — in response to a “strong desire from Activision to widen the entrance for beginning FPS players,” as Square Enix told Famitsu. However, some gamers are reporting that the extra effort has fallen short, citing numerous translation errors in the localized game. [Insert your Bill Murray joke here.]
Additionally, Japanese site My Game Flash has rounded up other complaints about the localization, most notably an alteration to the sensationalized “No Russian” mission. Rather than delete the mission (as in the censored Russian version), Square Enix had the Japanese version of the mission adjusted to restrict the player from participating in a terrorist assault on an airport. If the player does engage civilian targets, it’s game over.
Square Enix has posted an update on the Modern Warfare 2 Japanese site describing the full Japanese language and subtitle tracks and warning of the “No Russian” edits, but has not announced plans to patch the translation errors or change the limitations on the censored mission. The publisher has cited technical limitations, which prevent selectable English and Japanese language tracks. Head past the break to see some footage of the Japanese version of MW2, courtesy of andriasang.
[Via andriasang]
Source – My Game Flash [machine translation]
Source – Famitsu [machine translation]
Source – Modern Warfare 2 Japanese site
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Modern Warfare 2’s poor translation, censorship in Japan draws ire originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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