JC Fletcher
Managing Editor - jc@joystiq.com
JC is Joystiq's new Managing Editor, having previously served as Features Editor and Contributing Editor, and as a blogger for satellite sites DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy.
In his spare time, he helps run Tiny Cartridge, a DS/3DS/retro oddities blog.
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Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock lands on PSN May 23
Like the TARDIS, the PS3 is "bigger on the inside," capable of holding an entirely new Doctor Who adventure within its slim casing. The BBC announced today that Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be released "globally" on PlayStation Network Wednesday, May 23, and in UK retail the following ...
Welcome to Pokemon Black/White Version 2's scenic Aspertia City
New screenshots released today introduce the new starting point in Pokemon Black Version 2 and White Version 2. Aspertia City is a location new to the series, though of course "new" is relative in the world of Pokemon. From that location, you'll begin your investigation of how the Unova setting has ...
Darksiders 2 rides into retail August 14
"We look forward to launching Darksiders [2] beginning on August 14 in North America," announced THQ CEO Brian Farrell during an investor conference call today. Farrell said that the delay from the previous June date was a "demonstration of our commitment to quality" – and that, after ...
THQ: WWE franchise rebranding boosted performance
Which would you be more likely to walk into a store and ask for? Something called "WWE 12" or something called "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011?" THQ reports that common sense has won out, as it attributes increased sales of the new title, in part, to the new naming convention. "The successful ...
Ubisoft expects next-gen consoles to integrate 'item based model'
Ubisoft likely knows more about the next generation of consoles than we all do, thanks to working on games for them and stuff, and it sees them going in a social gaming-oriented direction. The company's earnings release features an outlook for the next year, in which Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot ...
Lightning's story finally hits Final Fantasy XIII-2
It seems to come up in every announcement of other FFXIII-2 DLC – and it's about the person on the game's box – so we're glad to finally see "Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess" arrive today in North America. In this episode, you play out a battle between Lightning and Caius, and ...
PixelJunk 4am launch trailer is here to inspire you
PixelJunk 4am arrives on PlayStation Network this week, allowing any Move owner to turn his or her living room into an audiovisual, experimental performance space and look just ... almost ... okay, nowhere near as cool as Baiyon doing it. There are still some things that require a professional. ...
Pokemon Dream Radar, Pokedex 3D Pro coming to North American 3DS this fall
The two eShop-based Pokemon games announced during the last Nintendo Direct are coming to 3DSes in North America this fall. Pokemon Dream Radar is a pseudo-shooting game in which players move their 3DSes around to find Pokemon hiding in augmented-reality environments, then catch them by shooting. ...
Activision pays $42 million to Infinity Ward Employee Group
Activision has paid out $42 million to the "Infinity Ward Employee Group," which sued Activision in 2010 seeking profits from Modern Warfare 2. A source speaking to Polygon said that the payment was not a settlement; rather, Activision's discovery phase (for its own lawsuit against former Infinity ...
Free DLC brings Arkham Asylum into Gotham City Impostors
Prepare to be slightly, mildly confused. Gotham City Impostors, the non-Batman Batman game, is getting a free map based on Arkham Asylum, setting for a different recent Batman game. There's probably a way we could present that information that would be confusing, like "Batman game to be set in ...
