DrinkBox Studios’ Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack looked intriguing on PlayStation Vita, which is all well and good for those of you with the system. The puzzle-platformer is thankfully also heading on over to PC with a Steam release set for Wednesday, August 15.
This version is packing in new features, including the usual (but still appreciated) Steam support for achievements, cloud saves, and leaderboards; updated minigame levels that better fit the new platform; gamepad and keyboard/mouse controls; higher-res art; and “more hidden references and bad jokes.”
I need to play …

Republic Wireless is finally ready for more customers on its low price cellphone service, announcing today that it’s reopening signups for its beta and offering customers a new phone. The new hardware is the Motorola Defy XT, an Android 2.3 device with a 3.7-inch display, 1GHz CPU, 1650 mAh battery, 5MP camera / VGA front camera, 1GB of ROM and microSD slot. It can be your for $249, which may seem pricey for a Gingerbread phone in 2012, however Republic Wireless’ truly unlimited $19 / month plan hopes …

You can never have too much Ratchet & Clank. The lively Lombax and rascally robot are lacing up their hover boots for yet another outing, this time in the form of a second downloadable PlayStation Network title, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault.
Yes, we are witness to the triumphant return of the double entendre game title, following its piratical PSN predecessor, A Quest for Booty. With it, I can only hope for of the series’ equally lighthearted and uproarious humor to be on full display, though I haven’t seen any …

Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break and the posts don’t matter. Every week, we take a look at, uh, something – meanwhile, the previous week’s Japanese hardware sales figures are posted after the jump, and a discussion of said figures takes place in our comments. It may not be conventional, but it’s a time-honored Joystiq tradition.

It’s “hilariously terrible gameplay video week” on this week’s Stiq Figures. While some folks find product placement offensive, Pepsiman would tell those people, “Relax, and drink …

Notch has been chatting about gender in the world of Minecraft, relating how the protagonist was never meant to be a man or a woman, and only became known as Steve due to a random name choice. See Minecraft recognizes neither sex, but in doing so, creates a world where same-sex procreation is the only answer. 
“All the other mobs in the game are genderless and usually exhibit the most prominent traits of both genders,” explains the developer. “Cows have horns and udders (even if I’ve later learned that there are …

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Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

After some camera-heavy IRLs lately, this week’s edition is more of a mixed bag. Darren tests out a camera backpack big enough to carry his D3S and D3200, Sean buys Corsair K90 keyboard for his homemade gaming rig and Edgar makes the jump from iPhone owner to proud Jelly Bean user.

Continue reading IRL: Kiboko …

The jury is still out on whether Retro/Grade is a shooter in the mold of a rhythm game or a rhythm game in the mold of a shooter, but you’ll be able to have your own say when the game comes to PlayStation Network on August 21st. Personally, I’m leaning toward it being a rhythm game but the genre-blending is part of the game’s appeal.
I was impressed by the game when I played it at Fantastic Arcade a year ago, so it’s exciting to see it come together in this …