Advertisement

The Joystiq Weekend: December 9 - 11, 2006

Lego Mario, PlayStation Gameboys, and Gunstar Heroes; yes, it really does feel like Christmas. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Liveblogging the 2006 Video Game Awards
Today's hottest game video: 360 headset woes
Today's hottest game video: SMB3 in Lego
Today's hottest game video: Burning Crusade opening cinematics
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Letters Edition

News
Female game shoppers persuaded by freebies, determines survey
Sony ignored among 2006 Spike TV major awards winners
Bank in India offers Xbox 360 financing
Viva Piñata missing from top Xbox Live titles
Sports Illustrated offers favorable Wii impressions
Nintendo's advent calendar: Snowdriftland
Wii UK: 50,000 units sold in 12 hours
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. actually getting released?
Blue Dragon moves some Xbox 360 hardware
Alien games to burst out of Sega's chest
Gunstar, Mean Bean, and 2 more invade VC Mondays
Independent Games Festival finalists announced
New games this week
Crisis Core demo to premiere at Jump Festa
New Zelda for Wii "deep in development," Phantom Hourglass delayed
Microsoft launches XNA Creator's Club
LocoRoco Christmas demo arrives
Deputy charged with 2nd degree murder for slaying of suspected PS3 thief
The most painful looking Wii injury to date
Realtime Worlds gets $31m in funding
Lefties pwn righties, determines Aussie study
PSA: Best Buy selling Wii component, s-video cables
Survey: 58% of parents play video games with their kids
Sony marketers are horrible liars, pretend to run fansite
Will Assault Heroes revive Xbox Live Arcade?
Illinois governor ordered to hurry up and pay ESA
Valve's Counter-Strike tweaks to level pistol prices
Take-Two internal probe deems decade of financial statements unreliable

Rumors & Speculation
Analyst: Xbox 360 makes HD-DVD format to beat

Culture
"Playstation Game Boy:" When genericized trademarks collide
Designing the ultimate gamer's cabinet
Thank you internet: Kung Fu (NES)
Tech designed to die
UMD Movies for PSP: The new 8-track!
Babes & bikinis & blood, oh my!
The Wii in motion (a Flickr photopool)