The Joystiq Weekend: December 29-31, 2007

by Christopher Grant { Dec 31st 2007 at 11:59PM }

So, uh, hey there Joystiq Nation. You know what? It's almost 2008, JT (Joystiq Time) and you know what that means, right? Our picks for best games of the year are dropping tomorrow but tonight ... tonight we're going to be drinking away all the pain 2007 inflicted upon us (and our very worn-out wallets).

To help us dull the hurt of 2007, we're staring at former GameSpotter Rich Gallup's gorgeous little metal Weighted Companion Cube (milled by his brother who, we might add, must be very handsome and, above all, generous). Raise your glass to him and his cube, while you read more about it here.

As for us, we'll see you in '08 kiddos. Now, to the bottle!

Joystiquery
The Political Game: When it came to games, 2007 was politician heaven
Your 2007 year-end review

News
New games this week: Crappy racing edition
Hudson making big plans for Bomberman in '08
Bubble Bobble, Top Hunter, Light Crusader come to Virtual Console
Profile of 2008 IGF finalist: World of Goo
Second Life is 8th "most effective" TV product placement
Forbes to name Nvidia its 2007 'Company of the Year'
DS surpasses PlayStation 2 in Japanese lifetime sales
Ron Paul advocates plan in-game WoW rally
Major Nelson speaks about recent Xbox Live issues
Pro gamer gets XBL account stolen for Halo 3 armor
Cost of next-gen game production is a burden on developers
Devil May Cry 4 opening cinematic is very cinematic indeed
Writers Guild strike might help video game industry
Buy a Sony HDTV with a Sony Card, get a free Sony PS3

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: UT3 on Xbox 360, 90% complete
Rumorang: Jade Empire sequel in the works

Culture & Community
DIY Ms. Pac-Man cocktail cabinet
CVG picks the Best and Worst Box Art of 2007

Tags: DailyRecap, Portal, WCC, Weighted-Companion-Cube

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jason @ Jan 1st 2008 12:10AM

Happy New year, Joystiq.

Let 2008 bring great gaming!

NukeAssault @ Jan 1st 2008 12:15AM

Happy New Year Y'all!

Victor @ Jan 1st 2008 12:19AM

happy new year!
it's been 2008 for about 2 hours now in brazil, but hey, happy new year (:

btw, 12 year old scotch kicks ass! lol

Slaziman (B-B-BRUSHED WITH FAAAAME) @ Jan 1st 2008 12:44AM

Happy New Year Joystiqers!

LiK @ Jan 1st 2008 12:49AM

wow, that's freakin sweet

btw, happy new year!

Einhanderkiller @ Jan 1st 2008 12:58AM

Because I want to be different,
Sad New Years, Joystiqers! :(

BPM - The 3rd Strike @ Jan 1st 2008 3:10AM

emoooooo...

DBuck_Eye @ Jan 1st 2008 1:05AM

That cube takes the one made out of sculpy all the way to the cleaners. Happy New Years!

aka Prof Chaos @ Jan 1st 2008 1:07AM

Happy New Year to all!

lvl99ultrathug @ Jan 1st 2008 1:21AM

Happy New Year! Oh yeah, we're all getting laid tonight, right...

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Jan 1st 2008 1:57AM

speak for yourself :'(

BPM - The 3rd Strike @ Jan 1st 2008 3:11AM

JT = Joystiq Time?

I always thought JT stood for He Who Must Not Be Named.

Psaakyrn @ Jan 1st 2008 6:07AM

John Travolta?

ThornedVenom @ Jan 1st 2008 9:04PM

Justin Timberlake you silly... I refuse to forgive him for bringing sexy back.

Paulmichael @ Jan 1st 2008 4:02AM

Seriously, does Valve not understand how awesome Portal-branded merchandise would be/sell? Or am I just blind and missing out???

Paulmichael @ Jan 1st 2008 4:41AM

Nevermind, found the store. Sold out of those fuzzies, unsurprisingly. Oh well, at least I bought the CD and the Aperture Science poster pack.

T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Jan 1st 2008 5:47AM

thanks for a great year joystiq, chris and the gang. My favorite site, and podcast. Keep up the good work guys its nice to have something to look forward to. P.S. GraNT PUT your money were your mouth is and let me destroy you in teh rock bandz me name is my gamer tag, come feel the wrath. LOL. This year can only be better than the last year for me. Thanks again for all the hard work and a great community!!!