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December 26, 2011

Japanese hardware sales, December 12 – 18: Festive holiday song edition

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice or Candle Nights, we here at Joystiq want to wish the very best for…

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December 25, 2011

The Official 2011 Joystiq ‘Post Your Swag’ post

Christmas is about a lot more than presents, you know. Various storied religious histories not withstanding, modern Christmas is about spending time…

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Merry Christmas, here’s a frog playing video games

We can’t help but feel sorry for the little guy, to be honest. There he is, thinkin’ he’s about the receive a…

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Architecture in The Witness is more than a pretty placeholder

Developer Jonathan Blow’s coming title, The Witness, blends a new brand of storytelling with what he hopes is immersive gameplay, founded largely…

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Humble Indie Bundle 4 earns $2 million

It’s true: Humble Indie Bundle 4 is the most appealing one yet. Bundle 4 added five earlier games (and their soundtracks) this…

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Happy Holidays from Naughty Dog

Before 2012 rushes upon us we wanted to take a moment to say Happy Holidays from everyone here at the Naughty Dog…

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Rock Band Weekly: Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and more

Rock Band is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fueled By Ramen Records with a family pack of its more prominent artists. The…

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12 Days of Joyswag: 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect, Forza Motorsport 4, and Wireless Speed Wheel

Another year, another 12 days of holiday giveaways! Between now and Christmas Day, we’re doing the one thing that makes us feel…

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2011 game industry holiday card blowout

We made it through another year, folks! Take that, death! And with another year’s end comes a new volley of holiday cards…

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SSX gameplay gets tricky in latest trailer

We’re told that it’s … somewhat difficult to put together a rhyme that’s within a reasonable frame of time. What’s even harder?…

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Xbox 12 Days Of Deals: Day 6

Did you get Kinect for Christmas? Then you’ll want to grab today’s Holiday Deal: Fruit Ninja Kinect on Xbox LIVE […]…

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December 24, 2011

The official Legend of Zelda timeline isn’t entirely official yet

But it’s getting close — game translator GlitterBerri used the above video of the Hyrule Historia, a history book edited by Zelda…

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Modern Warfare 3 hides an angry bear wearing a tutu

And why wouldn’t it?Modern Warfare 3 hides an angry bear wearing a tutu originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Dec 2011…

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VVVVVV arrives on the 3DS eShop on December 29

Terry Cavanagh’s great platformer VVVVVV is heading to a 3DS near you as promised: The game has been set for release on…

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Iwata Claus drops a holiday Nintendo Direct Dec. 26

In October, Satoru Iwata hosted a “Nintendo Direct” video, in which he introduced the pink 3DS, detailed the big firmware update, and…

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Feast of Fiction debuts with Skyrim’s ‘Sunlight Souffle’

We’ve already walked you through The Gourmet’s signature dish, the Potage le Magnifique, but did you know there’s another recipe found within…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Unity of Command

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…

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Space Marine Twitter teases Dreadnought

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine will receive a “big metal surprise” in January, according to the game’s official Twitter feed. Game Informer took…

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