Today in Joystiq: December 28, 2005

With the holidays over and the end of the year just around the corner, everyone - analysts, developers, magazine editors - are giving their predictions for the upcoming year of gaming. And with two imminent console launches, who could blame them for wanting to try? Also, MTV gets some props for its gaming coverage, and Half-Life 2 gets a rather depressing 64-bit upgrade. Here are the highlights for today:

• PC Magazine gaming predictions
• Xbox 360 costs $715 to make
• PSP ads draw public ire
• ALERT! Hi-tech games make kids fat!
• Nissan concept car meets Xbox 360
• Japanese developers make 2006 predictions
• Analysts prefer Activision
• Washington Post: father and son game to learn
• The year in Second Life
• G4TV vs MTV for gamers
• Half-Life 2: 64-bit versus 32-bit. Are more bits better?