Justin McElroy
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Justin is Joystiq’s Reviews Editor and has been writing about video games since he started reviewing them for The Herald-Dispatch when he was 12 years old. Justin also produces Joystiq’s weekly podcast. Besides Joystiq, his work has appeared in Computer Games Magazine, GamePro, Official Xbox Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, PC Gamer, The Escapist, Gamezebo, Gamers With Jobs. He is one of the co-hosts of beloved advice podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me.
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Handmade Portal 2 figures are the best
As part of an attempt to find some sort of enlightenment, we've been attempting to free ourselves from the tyranny of earthly desire. Sadly, that's just been completely ruined by these handmade Portal 2 figures created by custom toy builder Sabretooth. Well, we hope you all enjoy them. ...
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Hector: Badge of Carnage
Being a giant, beloved video game site 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. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own ...
Volition holds Red Faction: Armageddon's magical, rainbow-farting unicorn hostage
Perhaps you were just downloading the Red Faction: Armageddon demo because you like blowing crap up, but you're also helping to set free Mr. Toots, a rainbow-expelling unicorn that Volition will put in the full game if the demo is nabbed one million times. See him in action after the break. ...
LA Noire: The Collected Stories bound in eBook form this June
See now, this is confidence. LA Noire's exploration of the seedy, criminal underbelly of a big city through the eyes of a hard-boiled detective is something pretty special in the gaming world. But in books? There are maybe one or two with a similar premise. Just a few. But a crowded ...
Three new Fallout: New Vegas DLC packs in the works
Bethesda is betting you're ready for a return to the irradiated glitz and glamor of Fallout: New Vegas with three new DLC offerings, coming in as many months. On May 17, "Honest Hearts" (a title you likely remember from last month's leak) will pit you against a tribal band of raiders in Utah's ...
SideQuesting explains the physics of Portal 2
After spending an embarrassing amount of time having our brains twisted up by Portal 2, we started to get the niggling feeling that we might be better off if we knew ... well, anything about science. We're not asking to be Terry Einstein here, but it seems like even the basest understanding of ...
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom for $10 on Amazon
There are very few problems that can't be solved by a giant buddy like Majin. Walls? Smashable. Enemies? Smooshable. Devaluation as a result of the inevitable march of time, as well as a severely lacking promotional campaign? ... Yeah, that's trickier. However, if you click on over to Amazon, ...
Keighley's app showcases Portal 2 development
You tried to make it last. Like Teddy's plan to eat his lunch for a whole bus trip you parsed out the exact bites of Portal 2 you'd need to take to savor it for a full week. But here we are, just seven days and one overnight, 15-hour bender later and all you've got to show for it is a big ...
Notch reveals plan for Minecraft mods
The blocky world of Minecraft already seems custom-crafted for modders, but creator Notch recently revealed plans to make the game even more tinker-friendly. Here's the skinny: Mod teams will be able to get a free license and access to the game's source code. They can't sell their mods, but they ...
How to Vote Joystiq in the Webbys
We've just got a couple more days until the end of voting in the 2011 Webbys and, frankly, we're starting to get a little nervous. After a brief, shining moment in 2nd place yesterday, Joystiq is now firmly ensconced in 4th. To help you be the hero we need, we've created a helpful ...
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