If you’ve downloaded Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and then decided to ALSO download Pinnacle Station then you might have experienced a “glitch” like what is being talked about on the Mass Effect forum and on Joystiq.
Apparently, for some people, content just isn’t showing up.
To add to the frustration, if you’ve played through Bring Down the Sky then that custom content is hanging out on your hardware and in your game and the only way to to get Pinnacle Station to work is to kill Bring Down the Sky and then reinstall it.
With six pages of complaints about the …read more

If you’re like majority of mankind, anything with a prefix of “free” attached to it becomes absolutely irresistible, especially in this day and age when nothing is given away without charge. This is the reason why Combat Arms, a free online FPS, has a lot going for it.
Forget the fact that free games are usually looked down upon since they’re not very good. Anyways, Joystiq said Combat Arms is “good,” so it must be, right? Because of this commendation, I knew I had to try the game.

Joystiq has gone nuts with Far Cry 2, posting several videos from GameTrailers. See, they’re not your typical hype videos that would eventually be used as ads because a lot of gameplay is crammed in each clip. Watch all the Far Cry 2 videos after the jump. Don’t forget the popcorn because this might take a while.

As you may have noticed, I’ve been playing Grand Theft Auto IV for weeks, so I decided to get some sun, go out of the house, and actually read some news. Of all that I‘ve read, the most surprising was the announcement made by id Software that they’ve began production of Doom 4 as of today. Unfortunately, no other details were provided.
This probably means that id Software has just decided to make the next installment, but there’s still no code to speak of. Sure, they may already have a game engine for Doom 4, but where are the screenshots? There …read more

The last major shooter franchise that graced the DS left a bad aftertaste. Sure, Brothers in Arms looked pretty, its levels were of considerable size for a handheld game, and the explosions are a visual treat. Those are good stuff that you’d notice when you watch the trailers, but things start getting ugly when you proceed with the actual playing.
You have to deal with not-so-responsive controls and not-so-satisfying action. I should have taken the choppy sounds in the menu as a warning. Indeed, Metroid Prime Hunters is a tough act to follow.
Imagine my surprise when Call of Duty 4: Modern …read more

You may have seen this news at the feed and not see it at the site. For this little screw-up, I apologize. You see, I’m currently preparing a succession of trailers and this one (for some unexplained reason) got published even if I didn’t press the corresponding button.
Now for the real video analysis made by Joystiq on Halo 3’s E3 trailer:

I must say that the fellow’s voice was a little distracting (fine, his orientation sounds a bit ambiguous), but he raises interesting points to ponder on the new Halo 3 trailer. Joystiq claims the analysis may be “hardcore,” but I …read more

Fallout 3 is deep in development. After years of wait, rumors, a Van Buren tech demo, and change of developers, the beloved RPG franchise is finally underway and in the hands of the very capable Bethesda Softworks.

Then why is FPS Rantings covering it?

While the game is an RPG, Fallout 3 offers us the option of shooting stuff in real time. There’s also a system in place for those who can’t handle the twitch, but you can bet your bullets which system we’ll use.

Joystiq gave us more details about the highly-anticipated sequel, and suffice to say, we’re happy …read more