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Jump into our Comic Jumper gallery After having to endure concept videos and shaky-cam gameplay , we finally have some real, honest-to-goodness screens of Twisted Pixel’s upcoming Comic Jumper for you to rest your weary eyes upon.

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Leap into the first screens of Comic Jumper

Hey, you remember when Infinity Ward released that unbelievably offensive ” Fight Against Grenade Spam ” video starring Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels to promote Modern Warfare 2 ? Yeah, we were trying to forget it too (sorry to remind you!), but Battlefield developer DICE just released its own variation of the video (found after the break) starring New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia to explain why grenade spam isn’t so much of an issue in Bad Company 2 .

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Bad Company 2 ‘F.R.A.G.S.’ video continues Modern Warfare mockery

“Remastered” is the appropriate term for 4J Studios’ Perfect Dark port, which takes Rare’s classic console FPS and remodels it with high-resolution assets and tactful tweaks to better suit its new Xbox Live Arcade format. Perfect Dark is the third N64-generation Rare title that 4J Studios has remastered, following XBLA ports of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, and it’s likely the most anticipated . Perfect Dark is a historical landmark, after all, and it’s one that should be visited from time to time by anyone interested in games

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Review: Perfect Dark (XBLA)

EA has narrowed down the May release date for Skate 3 . On May 11, North Americans will once again have the opportunity to channel any interest in real , dangerous skateboarding into a nice, safe, sedentary video game. The game will be available May 14 “worldwide.” EA has also revealed the roster of skaters that will appear in the game, including ..

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Skate 3 rolls in on May 11

In an interview with IndustryGamers , Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime asserted that Nintendo does care about third parties and does need them, despite the fact that Nintendo’s business is sustained pretty well by first-party games. “The fact of the matter is we know we create great content for younger consumers,” he said, “we know we’ve got great content for more casual players, and we want fantastic content for that more active player who loves Metroid or Zelda, but maybe also wants something like a BioShock 2 to play as well.” Reggie then admitted, “We’re not good at it and it’s not a key focus area,” thus Nintendo’s interest in third-party developers

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Reggie courts core devs, questions motivation to Move

Giant spiders. Why’d it have to be giant spiders?

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Impressions: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Though we weren’t particularly thrilled to hear about game streaming service OnLive’s $14.95 monthly user fee , there’s at least one guy who’s totally excited for it: Dave Perry, the frontman for competing service Gaikai. “We were just as surprised as everyone else when we heard the final business model,” Perry told GamesIndustry.biz .

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Gaikai’s Perry says OnLive pricing is a ’shot in the arm’

Sure, Heavy Rain was great, but what was with all the story? Don’t you just wish someone would come along, strip out that cinematic nonsense and leave only the visceral thrill of repeatedly calling for your missing son while tearing through a shopping mall

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‘Press X to Jason’ distills Heavy Rain

Being a giant, beloved video game blog has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Gamedoctors