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The Joystiq Weekend: December 8 - 10, 2007

Over 190 character make up this Smash Bros. image - "an image with every single Nintendo franchise in existence in it... and some third party characters to boot," according to AlgusUnderdunk. Check out a higher resolution version here, as well as a list of every character shown. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Liveblogging the 2007 Video Game Awards
Massively looks at MMOG's most influential moments
Today's most tribal video: Patapon
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is Still Alive

News
Wii Guitar Hero III getting DLC and replacement discs
European No More Heroes removes bloody gameplay
Guitar Hero Mobile trailer is unsurprisingly terrible
New games this week: Unreal Tournament III edition
Virtual Console graced by Pokemon Snap, Ghosts'n Goblins, Baseball Stars 2
Wii getting gifting feature today
2K pulls wraps off Don King Presents: Prizefighter
Watch the VGA's Little Big Planet trailer
Iron Man's new trailer looks unexpectedly awesome
Game Head out, GameTrailers TV in
Killzone 2 dev admits screenshots 'touched up'
This Wednesday: Arkadian Warriors get a GripShift on XBLA
Borderlands premiere features a 'helluvalotta guns'
Manhunt 2 one step closer to British unbanning
Red vs. Blue vs. the Halo 3 'Heroic Map Pack'
GT5 Prologue seen driving into uncanny valley
Bungie discusses playlist tweaks for tomorrow's Heroic Map Pack
Dragon Quest Swords unsheathed Feb. 26
Prototype trailer promises 'ultimate destruction'
Afro Samurai trailer sports plenty of blood, not much else
PaRappa dev targets Wii
Analyst: PS3 will catch up to Wii by 2011

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Call of Duty 5 to be set during World War II
Rumor: Rock Band Canadian release pushed back past Christmas, Boxing Day

Culture & Community
BioShock drowns competition at 2007 VGAs
Class Action Connect offers lawsuit against Bungie for Halo's missing pixels
Jean Claude Van Damme and Guillermo Toledo promote worldwide WoW love
Portal bucks masculine first person shooter trends
Reminder: Watch the Spike TV Video Game Awards tonight
GameTap's top 10 rhythm games of all time
Mario Kart + slot car racing = awesome
Donkey Kong becomes a monster truck
Casual game reviewer responds to EA, demands respect
Morgan Webb talks gaming's double standards