Whoa, whoa. Easy there, you dirty hippie. When we say “free love,” we’re not referring to the next meeting of the Rainbow Family of Living Light — we’re talking about a chance to play Eskil Steenberg’s lovely little MMORPG, Love, at zero cost this Labor Day weekend. The offer will being around 1AM ET this Friday, at which point you’ll be able to download the client on the game’s official site. This free sample will be available until 7AM ET on Monday.
Now, that’s what you have to do to get in on the free Love weekend. What you should do is watch this gameplay demonstration, so you’ll know what the hell you’re doing once you start making changes to the MMO’s completely procedural world.
Get some free Love this Labor Day weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Embark on a quest for booty in the upcoming expansion, “Barnacle Bay,” for The Sims 3 — er, wait, we’re mixing up packs here! Rather: You’ll get to explore a tropical paradise in the Barnacle Bay expansion pack, due this fall. Whether you decide to be a lowdown, dirty pirate on the hunt for treasure and grog, or a sightseeing tourist looking to soak up virtual sun, is up to you.
The Barnacle Bay area will be sold exclusively through The Sims 3 Store this fall. Within, you’ll discover new locales such as Founder’s Beach, Goldbeard Galleon Gallery and Pirate’s Hideaway — plus several other locations and NPCs that await your inner Magellan. The expansion pack will also include “nearly two dozen” new items.
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The Sims 3: Barnacle Bay expansion coming this fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It may not sport the graphics of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, but the PSP version of UFC Undisputed 2010 looks mighty impressive for a handheld brawler. This new trailer shows the first Undisputed game on PSP in motion.
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This is what UFC Undisputed 2010 looks like on PSP originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Put your thinking caps on, friends — it’s time to get to work on dissecting the image seen above. The photo in question was recently emailed to fans of indie dev Gaijin Games as a teaser for the next entry in its musically-inclined series, Bit.Trip Fate. The email accompanying the image included a challenge from Gaijin, who stated “the discerning BIT.TRIPPER will be able to figure it all out.” We consider ourselves pretty hardcore fans of the franchise, and, wow, we have absolutely no idea what’s going on up there.
The game’s official site mentions the title will receive a WiiWare release sometime this fall, so less cryptic information on Fate should surface soon. In the mean time, we’re just going to assume it’s a game about a snake made of light which likes to eat lava.
Gaijin Games teases Bit.Trip Fate, coming to WiiWare this fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In the market for a fancy new Xbox 360, Wii, or … um, a new Band Hero bundle? All three have received discounts as part of Dell’s Weekend Deals, which also cover a few TVs, cameras and a Blu-ray player. It sounds perfect for folks who are just getting into this whole “electronics” thing.
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Dell offering deals on Xbox 360, Wii and Band Hero this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wanna dodge the sun’s harmful rays and get some gaming in within the air-conditioned comfort of your home? EA’s been offering discounts on its PC lineup every weekend; a revolving door of its best and brightest for a pittance. Through Sunday, Dead Space, Mirror’s Edge and Spore share the spotlight — you can get each game for $10, $5 and $20, respectively.
Dead Space, Mirror’s Edge and Spore on sale at the EA Store this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Recording from Gamescom, Harmonix has issued a video response to the alleged Rock Band 3 song list leak from earlier this week. Three members of the studio appear on screen to discredit the — wait a minute! Is that the entire setlist scrolling in the background?
Head past the break for the complete 83-track listing, as seen in Harmonix’s tongue-in-cheek reveal.
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This is the full 83-track Rock Band 3 setlist originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you waltz into your local Best Buy today, you’ll find precisely one tablet for sale: Apple’s iPad. By the time this holiday season rolls around, though, that’ll all be different. We’ve heard from Steve Ballmer that Microsoft intends for Windows 7 to be powering quite a few tablet devices in the near future, but it’s been somewhat difficult to nail down exact time frames for release outside of Samsung’s Q3-bound Galaxy Tab (which won’t even run Windows). According to Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile, the company will be making “tablets a focus… going into the holidays.” He continued: “Like e-readers over the last couple years, we think customers will think of Best Buy for tablets and expect us to have the right ones.” He wouldn’t go so far as to confirm the models or brands of any headed Best Buy’s way, but we’re seeing even more hints that those Rocketfish images tweeted a few weeks ago may indeed foreshadow a holiday launch. We sure hope Santa’s ready to deal with the onslaught.
Best Buy ‘making tablets a focus’ this holiday season, might stock one from Rocketfish originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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So we just got a second batch of T-Mobile G2 shots dropped in our mailbox — and this time, you can get a much better look at the inner workings of the carrier’s version of the upcoming HTC Vision. Looks like this bad boy slides and tilts, which eliminates the need for a kickstand and is very likely causing you to breathe an audible sigh of relief right about now. Meanwhile, the backside reveals that HTC looks ready to really get into this asymmetrical design concept — something we’ve definitely seen on the Schubert / Mozart — and realistically, it’s probably going to polarize some buyers. Check out the gallery for a few more shots!
Update: We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we’ve just been told that the G2 doesn’t have a tilting screen, despite what you see up there — it’s just the inner workings of the slide being pulled up. Our hearts have been ripped from our chests on this one, rest assured.
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