Happy 4th of July! Here’s Alex Mercer with boobs, Cole McGrath in a bikini
Okay, so you're probably wondering where these images came from. Yahtzee presented a challenge to the development teams of these two games after he couldn't decide which game was better in a recent episode of Zero Punctuation. So, he jokingly said the "winner" would be whichever team sends in an image of the other game's protagonist cross-dressing.
And now the world is a much better place.
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IGN shows us Milo’s future
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IGN shows us Milo's future originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
1 vs 100 ’skill-based’ prizes start July 10 ‘for the mob,’ stays in beta

He continued, saying that while the prizes will start next week "for the mob," the game will be staying in beta. Guess that means this isn't part of the first "season" of prizes? We're not so sure, but we are sure of this -- given the whole fireworks thing going on this weekend, we're probably not going to hear more news on the subject until at least Monday.
1 vs 100 'skill-based' prizes start July 10 'for the mob,' stays in beta originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Hey, someone’s making Two Worlds II
Set two years after the original, TW II promises "completely overhauled AI and balancing standards, experienced authors, [an] active combat system and the brand-new engine." Here's hoping the changes can make the sequel not so ... you know ... wretched?
[Via Eurogamer]
Hey, someone's making Two Worlds II originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Three games to light up your 4th

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Three games to light up your 4th originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Valve: Steam sales even boost retail games
"Recently we've seen data that shows Left 4 Dead free weekends increase the sales of Left 4 Dead on Steam, at retail and on the Xbox 360, which we would never have guessed could have happened, but it's just that word of mouth," says Lombardi. Furthermore, he waves off talk of bad blood between Valve and GameStop over the developer's Steam service, saying, "We spent more money at GameStop in the US promoting Left 4 Dead than we did at any other chain ... we sold more copies of Left 4 Dead at Gamestop than we did at any other chain ... for us, whichever cash register you want to pay at, that's fine." Not that it matters to GameStop anyway, given the lack of a threat posed for at least another five years, right?
Valve: Steam sales even boost retail games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection
Here's what you'll get (440
XBL / $5.49 PSN):- "21st Century Digital Boy" by Bad Religion ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)
- "Linoleum" by NOFX ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)
- "Ruby Soho" by Rancid ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)
Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Interview: Valve’s Doug Lombardi

Laughs. Stay tuned! No news on that today.
Worth a try! What's the real deal with PS3 development? At the end of last year you seemed quite up on the idea and then nothing since then.
We're still up on the idea. The thing that we've come to the conclusion on is that we've got to get some PS3 developers at Valve. We always look at everything as if we were customers of our products -- what would we want and what would we expect? If you look at The Orange Box -- PC: 96 on Metacritic, 360: 96 on Metacritic, PS3 like... 84 or something. And then you look at Left 4 Dead, I think it was 89 or 90 on both platforms.
Continued after the break.
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Interview: Valve's Doug Lombardi originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Rumor: Skate 3 in the works
We've put in word to EA for comment, but with almost everyone taking the day off today, don't hold your breath for a response. We sure aren't.
[Via Kotaku]
Rumor: Skate 3 in the works originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Gears of War 2’s Title Update 4 now live
Hopefully, this will fix some of the persistent issues plaguing Gears of War 2's online component. So, grease up your Lancer and head out into battle. This weekend is chock full of XP, after all!
[Thanks, Paul!]
Gears of War 2's Title Update 4 now live originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Advocacy FAIL: L4D2 pre-order sales double of original, says Valve
Nitpicks aside, Valve has already stated that it plans to continue supporting Left 4 Dead with more content. The company expects to announce more DLC near the end of summer and has expressed that people will understand the big L4D picture within a year. Assuming it hasn't announced Left 4 Dead 3 by then, of course.
Advocacy FAIL: L4D2 pre-order sales double of original, says Valve originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Analyst: 2 more GTA IV episodes on the way, GTA V by fiscal 2011
In addition to new GTA IV episodes, the analyst believes GTA V will debut some time in the 2011 fiscal year. The only reason it wasn't announced or teased in any way during E3, he believes, is "Rockstar's track record with delivering on time."
The most curious of statements Mitchell made was regarding the possibility of a new Grand Theft Auto hitting the PlayStation 2 system. No, you read that right. He believes a PS2 port of the PSP port of the formerly DS-exclusive Chinatown Wars may hit the aging Sony system, although he admits he's not too "confident" about that prediction. Pachter, eat your heart out.
Analyst: 2 more GTA IV episodes on the way, GTA V by fiscal 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Activision explains DJ Hero pricing, says game offers ‘tremendous value’
The retailer pricing of DJ Hero found recently -- $120 bucks! -- has some folks wondering why Activision may have upped the price for its usual game-plus-peripheral combo. The company has offered an
...
Sorry, we nodded off there for a minute. Between the $250 for The Beatles: Rock Band and another $120 for Tony Hawk: Ride, we're up late a lot, worrying about affording all these plastic game controllers -- and a bigger house to put them all in.
Activision explains DJ Hero pricing, says game offers 'tremendous value' originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Metanet: N+ next week’s Xbox Live deal

Developer Metanet has revealed that its excellent platformer, N+, will be XBLA's Deal of the Week for July 6-12. The developer states that the title will be sold at 50 percent off, making it 400
($5) and a must buy.Of course, as we've learned countless times, nothing is official until Microsoft says so on Monday. Check back next week for final confirmation -- and loads of sad emoticons if the company decides otherwise.
Metanet: N+ next week's Xbox Live deal originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Trine dev: Project is ‘a big mess’
The problem, apparently, is that Trine started life as PC game before migrating to PSN and (maybe) XBLA. While that may be good for getting the game to as many people as possible, it's not ideal for a game launch.
"Trine as a project is a big mess," Kinnunen said, "as opposed to Trine as a game, which is pretty sweet. Ultimately it's the game part that really matters and helps us sleep at night, though."
Trine dev: Project is 'a big mess' originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Military gets its own gaming network, the MOG
Though support will start with the 360, a rep from the group responsible, Pro vs. GI Joe, told Shacknews that our fighting men and women will soon be able to blast one another on PC and PS3 too.
Military gets its own gaming network, the MOG originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Alpha Protocol: The Espionage RPG: The Release Date

In addition to the date announcement, Sega released the North American box art, which can be found in our gallery. We must warn you, however, before you rush into the gallery, full of hope for a more exciting, distinctive box art image: it's exactly the same as the UK box art seen yesterday, with the "PAL" label changed to "NTSC" and the PEGI rating box changed to an ESRB box. It's still the same Pseudo-Bourne standing up in front of geography class.
Alpha Protocol: The Espionage RPG: The Release Date originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Bennu : Bennu
This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=2/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. “Bennu” is an innovative physics-based exploratory action/puzzle game.
The player controls a Bennu ball and chain and progresses through the levels by
attaching chains to objects and swinging from place to place. Bennu placed in the top 20 in the 2008 DreamBuildPlay contest.
Game Training Vol 1: Dexterity : Game Training Vol 1: Dexterity
This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Hone your controller dexterity with the first installment of Game Training series. Play through 10 levels of excitement with custom music, fantastic backgrounds, and increasing difficulty.
Karnn Age Lite : Karnn Age Lite
This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=3/3, Sex=2/3, Mature Content=2/3. Karnn Age Lite is the 200 msPoints version of Karnn Age. It's a twin stick shooter featuring original and innovative ennemy patterns and bosses.
Karnn Age Lite features everything in Karnn Age, except it has 3 songs instead of 9, to reach required file size for 200 points game.
RotorMania : RotorMania
This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=1/3, Mature Content=0/3. An addictive classic 3D puzzle. Assemble 6 sides to bring order and gain gems as awards from Fu Xing - the Chinese God of Happiness.
The game comes with cool music, trackable best times, and 3 levels of difficulty.
Red vs. Blue Season 3 : Red vs. Blue - Grifball Picture Pack
Contains 8 of the best Grifball images officially approved by the American Grifball International League. Catch the disease! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
BlazBlue : Additional character colors (All Types)
This package includes 4 additional colors for all 12 characters. (This is package A, B, C combined.) There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
BlazBlue : Additional character colors (Type B)
Includes 4 additional color palettes for Ragna, Jin, Noel, and Carl. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Lips : “The Next Movement”
(Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB.) Purchase this Premium Song to add "The Next Movement" as performed by The Roots to your Lips library. You’ll get the song’s track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Lips : “Baby Got Back”
(EXPLICIT CONTENT. PARENTAL WARNING. Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB.) Purchase this Premium Song to add "Baby Got Back" as performed by Sir Mix-A-Lot to your Lips library. You’ll get the song’s track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Lips : “Shut Up”
(Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB.) Purchase this Premium Song to add "Shut Up" as performed by The Black Eyed Peas to your Lips library. You’ll get the song’s track, chart, lyrics, and original video. A Lips game disc is required to play this downloadable content. Once your purchase is complete, go to Get Music in the game, and then add this song to your library. Visit lips.com to check out all the songs you can get, song credits, news, and join the Lips community. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Red Faction: Guerrilla : Launch Trailer (HD)
Rise up and take back Mars from the evil clutches of the EDF. Break free with the official launch trailer of Red Faction®: Guerrilla™.
Red Faction: Guerrilla : Multiplayer Trailer (HD)
Prepare for the revolution and massive multiplayer destruction with the official multiplayer trailer of Red Faction®: Guerrilla™.
BlazBlue : Additional character colors (Type C)
Includes 4 additional color palettes for Taokaka Bang, Hakumen and v-13. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.










