DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue — a full sequel, not an expansion — hits PlayStation Network on September 21 and Xbox LIVE Arcade on the 22nd for $14.99. Now, I know what you’re thinking; I’m thinking the exact same thing: too soon?
As long as the game is good, I don’t have a problem. Some people dug DeathSpank, so why not let them have more of what they enjoy? Expect “loads of new creatures, environments, weapons and characters,” says Hothead Games director of game development Vlad Ceraldi. Also, humor!
For those who weren’t …

The first of many details surrounding StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm have come out, courtesy of MTV Multiplayer. While Wings of Liberty is still eating up much of our free time, it’s never too early to ask — especially when it comes to the design philosophy of Blizzard — what’s ahead of us.
Executive VP of game design Rob Pardo has the answers. “It’s hard to imagine doing a Zerg-based campaign the same way [as the Terran story] or, for that matter, doing a Protoss one.”
“We really want to make …

I think it is safe to say that Crytek is a crazy-insane developer. Every time they release a new game it becomes the benchmark to test your PC, even three years after its release it is hard to find middle of the road hardware that can run Crysis maxed out. Crysis 2 on the other hand is going to be released on consoles and PC. This makes it possible for many gamers out there (including myself) to play a Crytek game the way it is meant to be played.
Sten Huebler, lead designer …

We knew for a while now that Criterion was going to work on the Need for Speed license but seeing the Hot Pursuit brand coming back at E3 was quite a surprise. Here at gamescom we had the chance to take a look at the game behind closed doors and had a nice conversation with Criterion’s Matt Webster.
Criterion just announced Autolog, a feature that could be described as Facebook for racing games. You might think that this would put you off, since social networking has not been done right in …

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If you think you’re surprised, just imagine how we feel: There are 150 episodes of the Joystiq Podcast. Yeah. We know. Bizarre. We’ve marked the occasion with our shortest show in months, cause that’s how we roll.
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