Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Puzzle, Strategy, Competitive Gaming, Casual

What do you get when you cross a board game with an RPG and toss in a heavy dosage of Japanese anime influence? A huge mess, LOLZ! Okay, seriously, if you mix things together right and stir liberally with the Wiimote, you'd get Dokapon Kingdom. It also doesn't hurt if you're a video game developer, like the folks at Atlus who put this together.

We spent a good deal of time in a hands-on with this game recently, and it's the perfect party game you've been looking for when you have real actual friends come over, not those online knockoffs. Check out the details after the jump.
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Joystiq hands-on: Dokapon Kingdom originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, Strategy, Competitive Gaming

Earlier this week, Blizzard released a patch for Warcraft 3, known to some of you as "the game before World of Warcraft" and the rest as "the client for playing Defense of the Ancients." Patch 1.22a provides balance changes for the units, fixes some technical issues and includes four new maps. You can update the game by either logging onto Battle.net or by downloading the patches manually (available from BigDownload).

PC (1.22a requires patch 1.21b for installation)

• 1.21b for W3
  
• 1.21b for W3: The Frozen Throne
• 1.22a for W3
• 1.22a for W3:TFT
  

Mac (1.21b not required)

• 1.22a for W3
• 1.22a for W3:TFT
  

Last month, Blizzard also patched Diablo 2. We've placed full patch notes after the break.

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Warcraft 3 patched to 1.22a originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Adventure, Online, RPGs, Strategy, Competitive Gaming, MMO, Fashion

Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational is now officially over! In case you missed all of the excitement this weekend (or just want a handy recap), here are the highlights:

	Diablo 3 Yes, it's really official. Here's everything there is to know about the game so far: Blizzard introduces Diablo 3 Watch Diablo 3 teaser and gameplay footage Here are the first Diablo 3 screenshots Highlights from the Diablo 3 FAQ Diablo 3 information overload Joystiq chats with Jay Wilson on Diablo 3 Poll: What classes would you like to see return in Diablo 3? WWI08: Diablo 3 design fundamentals WWI08: Lore and art in Diablo 3
	Starcraft 2 There was only one Starcraft 2 design panel, but boy was it a doozie. Part 1: Zerg Part 2: Protoss Part 3: Terran Part 4: Q&A with Rob Pardo
	World of Warcraft Let's not forget about the MMO behemoth, whose presence comprised about 80% of the WWI. Blizzard's WWI 2008 costume and dance contest All World of Warcraft classes dissected at WWI 2008 WWI08: New WoW arenas, nonlinear dungeons and goodie bags A lot more information can be found at WoW Insider

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Highlights from Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2008 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Driving, Competitive Gaming

Really real driving simulation news now, with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Nissan launching GT Academy, the competition that will put two of Europe's best Gran Turismo 5 Prologue players inside rapidly moving hunks of metal. If you happen to live in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway or Denmark, and have always wanted to go hurtling around a track at terrifying speeds, now's your chance.

The GT Academy website is already up and running, with the first, seven-week long stage of the competition following on June 2nd. You'll have to register your PSN ID on the site during that time and set your fastest lap around the Eiger Nordwand track in a Nissan Fairlady 350Z. Following that, you'll need to come out tops in a national final held in July, and finally, avoid crashing on the real life Silverstone track in August. Easy peasy.

Start your browsers: GT Academy now live originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 May 2008 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Competitive Gaming

Here at Joystiq, we've always felt that the intense, highly realistic military action of the Call of Duty games would be better captured by a card game. Thankfully, someone at Upper Deck had the same idea, because the company announced the Call of Duty Real-time Card Game at this weekend's New York Comic Con.

MTV's Stephen Totilo got an early demo of the game, which comes off as a mix between the Pokémon TCG and the traditional card game Spit. Players lay down soldiers, protective cover and weapon cards as fast as possible, until someone plays a "freeze" card and all the damage and effects get tallied up. The game will be based on the non-modern Call of Duty games (sorry, COD4 fans) and could possibly include special cards that unlock in-game content for Call of Duty 5 (much like similar cards in the World of Warcraft card game) -- though this feature isn't yet confirmed. Look for it in stores this Fall.

Read - MTV playtest impressions
Visit - Official Upper Deck game site

Real-time Call of Duty card game coming in Fall '08 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, PC, Competitive Gaming

All political controversy aside, bearing the Olympic torch during its long route to the Games is an incredible honor, and this year two professional gamers will take part in the international relay. Through a sponsorship deal with peripheral manufacturer Razer, XiaoFeng "Sky" Li and Jae ho "Moon" Jang will both bear the torch as it passes through China en route to the Beijing National Stadium.

Both Sky and Moon are professional Warcraft III players, with the former being recognized as the world's best Human-class player, and the latter as the one of the world's best Night Elf-class players. Both were chosen by Razer from a group of ten professional gamers, selected by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games. Congrats go out to both.

Professional Warcraft III players to carry Olympic torch in China originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, Competitive Gaming, Business

We're feeling kinda guilty for just now noticing the rotting heap in our inbox. The Cyberathlete Professional League has been dead for five days, apparently, and the fist-pumping silhouette that has represented the CPL for so many years has become a ghostly reminder that competitive gaming is a long ways away from being oohed and awed by a mainstream market. Still, the CPL managed to stay on its feet for an impressive 10-year run, and perhaps, in some not-so-unimaginable future (okay, fine, it's a long shot!), the league will be immortalized in popular culture as an incubator for a great cyber-capitalist industry. So save those CPL tees if you've got 'em! Today's worthless rags could be tomorrow's vintage gold. We repeat, could be.

[Thanks, Row Zee]

R.I.P. CPL originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, RPGs, Strategy, Competitive Gaming

Tickets for the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational convention and tournament being held in Paris, France, will go on sale this Thursday The event will be at the Porte de Versailles Exposition Centre on June 28 and 29, with tickets costing €70 / £55 ($110). Attendees will get hands-on time with WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft II.

The tournament will have $100,000 in prizes, but all we really care about is the big announcement. Blizzard has a habit of revealing big things at its special events, as it did at last year's invitational in Korea when it announced StarCraft II. Then again, Blizzard could just make us sad Pandaren by neglecting to reveal anything at all.

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Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational invades Paris this June originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Competitive Gaming

Major League Gaming (MLG) announced that Halo 3's Team Hardcore playlist is being rebranded as the MLG Playlist. The change will become effective in the April update and more details are to follow on what this exactly means.

According to MLG, they've helped develop game types that ensure fair competition and emphasize skill. Bungie will incorporate these settings in the new playlists. MLG also states that it will produce a series called "Get Better Fast" to familiarize players with strategies and tactics used by MLG pros. At least this puts the competitive whiners men of stature in one place. Now, Bungie, can we please get a post-puberty non-racist/homophobic/dumb-trash-talk playlist?

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Halo 3's Team Hardcore being rebranded as MLG playlist originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Culture, Competitive Gaming, Rhythm

This Saturday, video game retailer Play N Trade is holding a Guitar Hero III tournament with a national grand prize of $2000 (in store credit). Competitors should check if their local store is participating in the tournament and confirm the time matches start. Entry fee is $10 beforehand or $15 on the day of the event.

Players will compete by single elimination in best 2 out of 3 matches. The top player from each store then plays Through the Fire and Flames on Expert and their score is sent in to determine a national champion on March 17 for the aforementioned $2000. Second place national winner receives a PS3, GH3 bundle and $500 in store credit; third place receives a GH3 bundle and $200 in store credit. Depending on how confident players feel in their TtFaF skills, this could either be a sure bet or an exercise in futility.

Play N Trade holding national Guitar Hero III competition March 15 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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