During the holiday shopping season, it’s more important than ever for games to stand out… in a good way. Here are the covers of this week’s releases and how they fared in our weekly box art reviews…

“Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars” (Wii)
What the Box Tells Us: A pair of mouthless, weapon-wielding mushroom men make their [...]

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Filed under: Meta

Well, folks, we’ve got plenty of goodies for you this week. First of all, on DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy, we’ve got reviews for a ton of games. On top of that, you’ll find our regular weekly and bi-weekly pieces, all organized via the tried-and-true bullet point format. Enjoy!
DS content

DSF Review: NinjatownCute ninja [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Metareviews

It may have gotten lost in the pre-holiday hubbub for some of you, but, judging by the bulk of reviews that have dropped, Far Cry 2 is an experience you don’t want to miss. We’ve spent some quality time with it, and if [...]

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Several years have passed since Guitar Hero first made expensive music peripherals ridiculously popular. Every iteration of the game brought better controllers, more realistic note tracking, and progressively impressive setlists (with the exception of Rocks the 80s). But the music genre’s gotten crowded in recent years, and to keep up with the growing popularity and [...]

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Filed under: Mac, PC, Meta (about Joystiq)

What a week. We started with the long awaited BioWare Star Wars MMO announcement, then had the official word on E3 2009 getting big again and ended the week with friggin’ NAZI ZOMBIES!. You can’t get much better than that.
Exclusive features

Previews: We got an invite to the big Star [...]

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It’s that time again! The time of the year for the big games to hit the shelves, and for the big mags and websites to fall over themselves handing out 9s and 10s in response. Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 are two (2?) of the first to turn up, and whaddya know, the [...]

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It’s that time again! The time of the year for the big games to hit the shelves, and for the big mags and websites to fall over themselves handing out 9s and 10s in response. Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 are two (2?) of the first to turn up, and whaddya know, the [...]

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Space is a frightening place, even without the monsters; a soundless, airless void where nothing can survive. Even in the most well-fortified spaceship, you’re still moments away from death. Science fiction movies and novels have explored this primal fear on numerous occasions, with classics films like Alien capitalizing on the fact that the only [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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During our recent four-player Dokapon Kingdom soiree at the 1UP offices, executive editor Shane Bettenhausen ably summed up the decidedly subdued atmosphere: “This is like watching someone play Dragon Quest 1.”
In theory, though, we’d composed a team tailor-made for the Dokapon Kingdom experience: myself, Shane, reviews assistant Justin Haywald, and copy chief Jason Wilson. [...]

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Space is a frightening place, even without the monsters; a soundless, airless void where nothing can survive. Even in the most well-fortified spaceship, you’re still moments away from death. Science fiction movies and novels have explored this primal fear on numerous occasions, with classics films like Alien capitalizing on the fact that the only [...]

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Know that I am not a “puzzles man”. Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment.
And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, [...]

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Know that I am not a “puzzles man”. Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment.
And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, [...]

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Know that I am not a “puzzles man”. Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment.
And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, [...]

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What happens when you take one of the most successful shooters of 2004, change the development teams, scrap the old settings, characters, and story lines, and even go as far as creating your own version of the original game’s award-winning engine? You get Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2, the story of one man’s struggle to [...]

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What happens when you take one of the most successful shooters of 2004, change the development teams, scrap the old settings, characters, and story lines, and even go as far as creating your own version of the original game’s award-winning engine? You get Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2, the story of one man’s struggle to [...]

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What happens when you take one of the most successful shooters of 2004, change the development teams, scrap the old settings, characters, and story lines, and even go as far as creating your own version of the original game’s award-winning engine? You get Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2, the story of one man’s struggle to [...]

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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs

Well, so much for our (admittedly flimsy) theory that the well-mannered Lionhead figurehead is secretly a robot. Peter Molyneux has told CVG that reviews for Fable 2, his long awaited RPG epic, have triggered an emotional response within him. “I found myself becoming incredibly emotional as I read peoples [...]

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Know that I am not a “puzzles man”. Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment.
And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, [...]

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What happens when you take one of the most successful shooters of 2004, change the development teams, scrap the old settings, characters, and story lines, and even go as far as creating your own version of the original game’s award-winning engine? You get Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2, the story of one man’s struggle to [...]

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Forget for a moment that we called 2007 “The Year of the PSP.” Somebody, somewhere *must* have called 2008 “The Year of the PSP” as well. Sony is now claiming that next year, 2009, will be “The Year of the PSP.” The new PSP-3000 has been released, and the company is bullish on upcoming titles. [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Variety writes that during an interview with EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, the duo spoke openly of plans for sequels to both Dead Space and Army of Two. According to the report, EA is also planning a direct [...]

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Filed under: Rumors, WiiWare

Apparently overheard by 1UP’s Shane Bettenhausen at the recently concluded TGS08, third-party developers on WiiWare haven’t been raking in the cash. Supposedly, they’ve only sold “hundreds” of copies of their digital wares, meaning it’s largely been a bust for them. We’re not sure how valid this is, hence the rumor label.
When you [...]

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The Incredible Maze is based on a simple, solid game concept: the wooden “labyrinth” toy. You know the one: you turn dials to tilt a wooden maze so that a ball rolls to the destination point without falling into strategically-placed holes. This concept is the basis for Super Monkey Ball, Kororinpa, and [...]

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Lionhead Studios’ Peter Molyneux may be feeling the effects of Fable II postpartum depression, making for a very weepy studio head on an emotional rollercoaster. He tells CVG that reading online reviews of the Xbox 360 role-playing game are getting him all worked up, all choked up.
Molyneux believes that his game may be “one of [...]

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Lionhead Studios’ Peter Molyneux may be feeling the effects of Fable II postpartum depression, making for a very weepy studio head on an emotional rollercoaster. He tells CVG that reading online reviews of the Xbox 360 role-playing game are getting him all worked up, all choked up.
Molyneux believes that his game may be “one of [...]

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