Listen up, game industry, the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- E3 to the kids -- is kind of a big deal. If you want your company to be a part of it, it's time to get on the ball, as the Expo has revealed that 90 percent of its floor space has already been booked. And seriously, like, everyone is going to be there when the show opens June 15. We're expecting some new Zelda, plenty of PlayStation Motion Controller and Natal talk and, of course, lots of new games. If that's the kind of company you want to keep, it's time to register. That goes for you retail and press types too, as attendee and media registration is now open as well.

Incidentally, Joystiq Publishing is currently soliciting sponsors for floor space. As a no-profit publisher -- it's not that we don't want profits, we just haven't made any yet -- we're looking for a forward-thinking, capital-heavy company to bring our MEGA E3 booth design to life. The current blueprint calls for six full stories of action-packed exhibition rooms, a pizzeria and a ball pit in the center courtyard. We're willing to compromise on the sixth floor (it's mostly Wii shovelware), but the ball pit is non-negotiable.

90% of E3 2010 exhibit space already sold, registration open originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Listen up, game industry, the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- E3 to the kids -- is kind of a big deal. If you want your company to be a part of it, it's time to get on the ball, as the Expo has revealed that 90 percent of its floor space has already been booked. And seriously, like, everyone is going to be there when the show opens June 15. We're expecting some new Zelda, plenty of PlayStation Motion Controller and Natal talk and, of course, lots of new games. If that's the kind of company you want to keep, it's time to register. That goes for you retail and press types too, as attendee and media registration is now open as well.

Incidentally, Joystiq Publishing is currently soliciting sponsors for floor space. As a no-profit publisher -- it's not that we don't want profits, we just haven't made any yet -- we're looking for a forward-thinking, capital-heavy company to bring our MEGA E3 booth design to life. The current blueprint calls for six full stories of action-packed exhibition rooms, a pizzeria and a ball pit in the center courtyard. We're willing to compromise on the sixth floor (it's mostly Wii shovelware), but the ball pit is non-negotiable.

90% of E3 2010 exhibit space already sold, registration open originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With a previous appearance in Rock Band as DLC, it's no surprise that known face melters Lamb of God are apparently creating an original song for the upcoming Iron Man 2 game, now scheduled for release on May 4 (just three days before the film's release).

"The music of Lamb of God definitely evokes the intensity of Iron Man action," explains Sean Ratcliffe, veep of marketing for Sega. Meanwhile, Lamb of God's drummer Chris Adler says that some of the band's members are "real game and comic fans," making them all the more excited "to play the game and hear our music as Iron Man kicks a**." Us, on the other hand? We're going to take full advantage of the soundtrack swap function and rock out to some even edgier P.O.D. jams upon the game's release. It just really makes us feel so alive, ya know?

Iron Man 2 flying into stores on May 4 to 'exclusive' Lamb of God tune originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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e and stepto went into the audio studio together. What follows is the result.

Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)

Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) 

Music: Sun Will Set by Zoe Keating (©2005 Zoe Keating ASCAP, All Rights Reserved. Used with permission)

 

Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hp_lovecraft

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kovalic

http://dreamlandtoyworks.com/mythos_buddies.html

http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/213466/bayonetta-empowering-or-exploitative/

http://legitbeef.com/report/225

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/04/new-hori-arcade-sticks-are-large

http://www.empsfm.org/

The Mote in God's Eye

Stranger in a Strange Land

ASUS UL30Vt-X1 Thin and Light 13.3-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)

 

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The latest issue of Famitsu reveals (via IGN) that two of the series' classic characters are coming to Mercenaries Reunion in Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition: Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers. Both characters made their first appearance in the original Resident Evil game, but haven't exactly been strangers to the series ever since.

Rebecca co-starred in Resident Evil Zero, while Barry enjoyed an extended role in REmake and was Leon's sidekick in Resident Evil Gaiden, the Game Boy Color game. Barry also played a pivotal role in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Frankly, we're all for bringing these two back, but only if we get oddly apologetic Rebecca and soft-spoken Barry.

Famitsu: Rebecca Chambers and Barry Burton in RE5: Mercenaries Reunion originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you bought Mass Effect 2 and you like being on the winning "team" when it comes to game trends, high five. According to DFC Intelligence, BioWare's latest spacefaring adventure sold an estimated 1.1 million copies (of the Xbox 360 version) in January -- six times the sales of any other game. Estimating game sales based on GamerDNA activity, DFC also believes that there was a significant uptick in play of Mass Effect as well, "likely supported by the ability to transfer a save file from a completed Mass Effect game into Mass Effect 2 where several key player decisions in the first game could be carried over into the second game."

The other leading Xbox 360 sellers in DFC's estimate include Darksiders (150,000), Bayonetta (170,000) and Army of Two: The 40th Day (175,000) -- with Dark Void somewhat of a surprise bomb (22,000).

Analyst: Mass Effect 2 outsold everything else 6-to-1 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Before the live Joystiq podcast recording, before the Blueberry Muffin Tops Breakfast, and before ... you know, all the news, the festivities of PAX East have to be kicked off with proper keynote address. Appropriately enough, the first-ever east coast iteration of the con will be introduced by the man who led the opening ceremonies of PAX 2007 -- child star, adult star, writer and world-renowned D&D cognoscenti, Wil Wheaton.

If you're curious about what to expect from Wheaton's speech during the almost-sold-out expo, we suggest checking out his speech from three years ago. We imagine it will be in a similar style as that, only ... beardier.

Wil Wheaton to deliver inaugural keynote at PAX East originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We say Avatarts! Check out this recipe to create your own scrumptious blue-faced treats to keep you going through those long, long 2 hours.

[Via SeriousEats]

The previously Xbox Live-exclusive Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer has found its way onto the YouTubes. As expected, it's a lot of CG and absolutely no gameplay -- with a final title screen promising release in "Fall 2010." One item in the teaser, however, did manage to excite us: Invisibility. It looks like every future soldier gets one of those special Harry Potter blankets. Neat!

Head past the break for the teaser.

Continue reading Get a taste of the future: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier teaser

Get a taste of the future: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier teaser originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Join Syfy Network’s Magda Apanowicz a.k.a. “Lacy Rand” from the new “Battlestar Galactica” spinoff “Caprica” on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 pm PT. And its season finale this Friday, February 12 at 7:00 pm PT is sure to make you and your Avatar swoon. Based on Endemol’s hit TV game show, “1 vs 100 Live” is celebrating its final two-hour episode of the season with a bevy of prizes and surprises to charm even the most competitive member of the mob.

Tune in for special “Halo” franchise guests Frank O’Connor and Marty O’Donnell, live in studio. Final episode prizes range from copies of “Halo 3: ODST”  to autographed “Halo” soundtracks, and some  limited edition items that they wouldn’t reveal.