Filed under: RPGs , Meta (about Joystiq) , MMO It’s patch day again in the World of Warcraft , and that means there’s a whole bunch of upgrades and updates and brand new challenges, quests and things to do in the most successful MMO ever made. Joystiq’s sister site WoW.com has all the patch 3.3 info you’d ever need, from the new Dungeon Finder system to class changes, to all of the various UI tweaks and tips for getting your add-ons ready
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The best of WoW.com: December 1-8, 2009
Hello, designers. As you know in fashion, one day you’re in, the next you’re out. Tens of millions of Wii owners have the chance to try their skills at Project Runway (repeatedly) when the game sashays the catwalk of retail on March 2, 2010
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Project Runway sews up a March 2, 2010 release
Already a great game , Dragon Age: Origins is getting incrementally better as BioWare just announced Patch 1.02 for its sprawling RPG. None of the fixes contained within the new download are huge — more tweaks than anything — but if you’ve found, say, dagger damage to be a bit low when using a character with high dexterity, or if you’re plagued by too many health poultices, this patch should please you
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Dragon Age: Origins patched once again
Legendary action film director John Woo hasn’t given up on a movie adaptation of Stranglehold , the game he made with Midway as a sequel to his Hong Kong bullet ballet classic Hard Boiled . In an interview with Cinematical , Woo was quick to note, “We are going to make that into a movie” when the topic of the game came up. When the topic of making another, different game was broached, Woo — whose latest film, Red Cliff , saw theatrical release Stateside November 22 — said that he doesn’t currently have any plans to, for obvious reasons
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John Woo: Stranglehold movie still coming, would like to make another game
The internet has become the de facto way to send send half-hearted holiday greetings, but why not class it up this year? Why not buy some cards from the Webcomic Holiday Postcard Fundraiser , the perfect way to say “I acknowledge you have not yet died, but I’m certainly not going to buy you anything.” Not only will the money go to help Child’s Play , but most of the cards (illustrated by webcomic artists like Scott Ramsoomair of VGCats fame) are so pretty the recipient may feel like they’ve gotten a gift and will, in turn, feel obligated to get you something. And that, friends, is what Christmas is all about
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Webcomic Holiday Postcard Fundraiser returns for 2009
We’re not sure what makes a franchise a good fit for unconventional adaptations, but Silent Hill certainly has it. First it was transformed into a haunted house , now a group of fans in Sweden has put together a stage play based on the second game in the series. Though the play will be subtitled and put on to YouTube eventually, we don’t have any details about the production just yet
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Silent Hill adapted for the stage
If you’re excited about finally having a waggle wand for your PS3, but wondering how weird plastic add-ons might fit into the activities, these patent images reveal that Sony is thinking about all that and more .
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Sony Motion Controller patent features swappable buttons, connectors
A “rally” in Brisbane, Australia in support of an R18+ rating for video games attracted approximately 50 people — so maybe more along the lines of a “gathering,” then. But let’s not dwell on the meager turnout, let’s focus on the intent and message, which GamePolitics reports was uploaded to YouTube ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ).
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Aussies gather in Brisbane to promote R18+ rating
UK video game industry trade association TIGA delivered a petition today to 10 Downing Street (that’s where Her Majesty … oh, it’s just the British Prime Minister’s residence), seeking the introduction of Games Tax Relief
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TIGA delivers petition for tax relief to UK government
Charity’s great, but we’ve always said that the best kind of giving is where you also get something in return. That’s what makes A Gamer’s Alphabet such a great purchase.
