Joystiq Top 10 of 2010: Alan Wake

Turns out we’d been thinking of “episodic” gaming the wrong way.

Joystiq Top 10 of 2010: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood took the single-player mechanics of one of our top games for 2009, Assassin’s Creed 2 , and sharpened them to a fine point; but that’s not why Brotherhood clambered so high on our best of 2010 tower. The sequel is here for blindsiding us with a panic-fueled, engrossing multiplayer component.

Limbo drops to $10 on Xbox Live today

Act before the strike of midnight tonight, and you’ll be able to get a copy of Limbo for 800 Microsoft Points ($10) — a 33% discount from its original price. Nothing says “happy new year” like running away from a menacing giant spider, while having a slug eating away at your brains. We’d like to think it’s in celebration of its esteemed position on the Joystiq Top 10 of 2010 list, but apparently it’s just part of Microsoft’s ” Countdown to 2011 ” promotion

Best of the Rest: JC’s picks of 2010

Dragon Quest IX DQIX is secretly two games: when you’re playing through the main quest, it’s a traditional JRPG with a light but interesting story populated by unexpectedly engaging characters and perfectly brisk pacing; then as you approach the end, it becomes a dungeon crawler driven by a dungeon map trading mechanic using the passive communication of the DS. How compelling is that “tag mode” mechanic?

007: Blood Stone is 050 percent off on Amazon

Dotcom; Amazon dotcom .

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers receiving fan translation

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is a game originally released back in 1997 for the Sega Saturn in Japan. It was a sequel to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner , itself a game within the same Megami Tensei universe inhabited by the Persona series. Publisher Atlus has tried a few times to bring the title to the states, but Sony hasn’t yet allowed it, so a group of fans calling itself “Devil Hackers” is working on a fan-made translation of the title, playable on the PSP

Thrifty Nerd crams yet a few more gaming deals into 2010

The price-conscious folks over at Thrifty Nerd have picked up on a few more solid end-of-the-year gaming deals.

NaturalMotion gives us a crash course in game physics

Physics can make or break a game — imagine how boring Half-Life 2 would’ve been without the gravity gun.

Fallout 3 tribute song now available on Rock Band Network

There’s a lot of overlap between folks who love Fallout 3 and folks who love Rock Band .

Ohio man jailed for selling copied games

If you bought a bootleg copy of a PC game for the low, low price of $9.95 and you live in the Powell, Ohio area, it’s possible you bought it from Qiang “Michael” Bi. First and foremost, please don’t buy pirated games . Second of all, you won’t have any more opportunities to purchase his illegal wares (or warez ), as Bi was sentenced to 30 months in prison “for selling illegally copied computer games between 2005 and 2009″ this week

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