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The Joystiq Holiday Weekend, 2007

Associate Editor

Updated Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 11:59 PM·1 min read

A ~~Pip~~ Vault Boy Gingerbread house (of Fallout fame) is delicious and delectable, especially the blood splattered outside the front door. We bet he ate the little gingerbread people and wiped his smiling face on the pavement. Congratulations to Andy Barnes, who submitted this image to Bethesda's blog and won a Fallout 3 t-shirt. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Joystiq interview: NIS America talks PS2 love, Mana Khemia details
Today's angriest viral video: Judd Apatow, Rock Band and backlash
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has gone fishing

News
Reminder: Rez HD is a trip
HD porn studio swayed to Blu-ray by PS3 owners
Patapon trailer delights some, terrorizes rest
NYTimes names Mass Effect game of the year
Rockstar distributing through IGN's Direct2Drive
Sessler speaks about X-Play format shift
'Safer Scotland' places anti-drunk driving ads in 360 games
New games this week: Santa hates you edition
Criterion (cockily) responds to Burnout Paradise criticisms
Blades of Steel, Donkey Kong Country 3 and Rolling Thunder 2 land on Virtual Console
SCEA trademarks 'Resistance 2'
Nintendo, Monster Hunter score big in part one of Famitsu's end of year list
Rock Band Weekly: All-American Rejects, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Sounds; PS3 delayed a week
Crytek gives community Crysis map pack for Christmas
Smallville's Kristin Kreuk to play Chun Li in new Street Fighter flick
Lost Planet star signed to G.I. Joe film
Steam's last-minute Christmas sale: 10-50% off everything

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Indian gaming company to buy out Sony Online Entertainment for $300 million [update]

Culture & Community
Happy (Holiday Name Here) from Aperture Science
Team Roomba perfects the art of Team Fortress 2 griefing
Get your head in the game with Wii remote VR display

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