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Christmas EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Hotel bans games for Christmas in the name of families 34 Videogames should be a part of every Christmas in a spiritual, traditional, and legally-enforced sense. Unfortunately, however, our letters to the United Nations demanding that anybody not playin... 2K: Borderlands can rival the biggest games this Christmas 28 Triple A titles like Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 have intimidated a lot of publishers whether they want to admit it or not, and have undoubtedly forced a number of the 2010 delays we'... Microsoft examines releasing games outside of Christmas 13 We gamers are all too aware by now of the pre-Christmas saturation period. October and November are usually full of the industry's blockbuster titles, all of them competing for our limited wallet... Couple arrested on Christmas for violent Wii hate 52 The Wii has often been blamed for broken TV sets, but now it can be blamed for broken faces. A couple were arrested on Christmas Day, quite noticeably bruised, after they got into a physical figh... Kids get Wiis for Christmas and flip their frigging lids 68 Yeah, you'll learn the hard way, son. "Lucky" children all over the world unwrapped their presents on Christmas Day and, according to an unhealthy amount of Youtube videos, went thorou... Merry Christmas from the Destructoid Community 21 It’s Christmas day and that means not a whole hell of a lot is going to happen today on the Internets. People are taking the day off to be with family and play with all their new toys they ... Merry Christmas from Destructoid: Now what did you get? 126 Merry Christmas, one and all. It's that time of the year when we feign goodwill, selflessness and love for our fellow man, when deep down, all we really care about is the good food and the mounta... Killzone 2 delivers cute Christmas wallpaper, predictable cover art 11 With LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 out of the way, you can bet that Sony will be pumping up the hype for Killzone 2 like there's no tomorrow. What better day to start than Christmas Day, with ... Happy holidays: Watch the 1996 Sonic Christmas Blast holiday special 23 Following on from our Christmas Comes to Pacland post, here's another root through Youtube for nearly half an hour's worth of entertainment that will leave you feeling embarrassed and ashamed -... Burnout Christmas card shows off the new hovering car 21 [video]115440:921[/video]As a little gift to gamers, the latest Crash TV podcast is delivering the first gameplay footage of the new Jansen 88 Special car coming to Burnout Paradise in 2009. As w... Edge of Twilight wishes Destructoid a merry Christmas 5 Awww, isn't that nice? Destructoid received a holiday postcard from Edge of Twilight publisher Fuzzyeyes, and we thought we'd all share. That, and we like to show off when people send us nice thi... Microsoft hopes Xbox Live won't fail this year 26 Do you remember the great Xbox LIVE blackout of 2007? Thanks to the holiday season, along with huge titles like Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4, the Xbox 360's much-lauded online service wasn't being o... Rare wishes everyone Seasons Greetings 12 Awwwr, lovely old Rare. Last year, Rare's Christmas card caused quite a stir when it was used in yet another Killer Instinct rumor. This year's card, which includes avatars along with the usual B... Sam's Club drops price of Guitar Hero World Tour just in time for Christmas 7 I don't know if Guitar Hero World Tour is on any of the Christmas lists of your friends or family (or yourselves), but if it is, you may want to take note of Sam's Club's special price on the gam... LIPS goes politically correct with its 'Holiday Music' songs 14 Christmas? We'll be having none of that, son. It's "Holidays" on Xbox Live, and that of course involves an obligatory Hanukkah reference so that nobody thinks you're racist. LIPS is get... Microsoft: Financial problems make consoles more attractive 6 Microsoft has published research which seems to indicate that UK consumers will be looking at digital entertainment -- and of course the Xbox 360 -- as a way of dealing with the current economic ... Is the PS3 recession-proof? Sony not sure, but bullish as Hell 17 With the recession biting deep, it looks like Christmas might be bleak for quite a few people. Fortunately for Sony, the PlayStation 3 is apparently doing quite well for itself, leading Sony to d... Wii owners bought 8 games per system in December 69 A friend visiting my house a few days ago pointed out how weak my Wii game collection was compared to the collections for the rest of the consoles I own. I agreed with her and pointed out that I ... Kid's PS3 Xmas gift replaced with phone book 58 A California teen was looking forward to getting himself a PlayStation 3 console this Christmas, but found instead that he had received a more exotic treasure -- the world's most expensive teleph... Merry Christmas from Destructoid (with special love for Tazaroot!) 38 You know, I had an entirely different wall of text that I was about to write here, but then three ghosts visited me last night and showed me the true meaning of the Internet. So, without furthe... Velocity Micro contest winners announced! Also, what did you get for Xmas? 115 First, a matter of business: Satan, Mr. Destructoid and our big family here at Destructoid.com would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, lasting longevity in bed, and may your fat lazy aunts... RetroforceGO! Episode 29: Merry Christmas from RFGO! 34 Ah, the night before Christmas. Well, technically it's the mid-afternoon before Christmas, but it will be nighttime not to mention Christmas soon enough. So while you're opening presents and cele... Games of the week for 12/23/07: Merry Christmas edition 24 It's Christmas Eve, yaaay! As a special Christmas gift to you all, this week's games of the week feature is a whole day late! Thank me later, the act of giving is its own reward, fair and gentle ... RetroforceGO! recording episode 29 tonight: LOL Merry Christmas U GUYZ 61 Christmas is only a couple of days away, and we've finished baking our cookies and wrapping our presents. Now there's nothing left but to curl up by the fire and sip some hot chocolate while we t... Merry Christmas to all the RPG players out there ... you crazy bastards 28 Whether its a bunch of tabletop Dungeons and Dragons players or a bunch of extreme Guild War MMORPG players, role-players are generally just nuts. Have you seen the costumes people wear at Bliz... I'm making a note here: Merry Christmas 42 Aperture Science may be mostly known for its highly advanced guns and psychopathic artificial intelligence beings, but it's not above spreading a little Christmas joy to the good boys and girls. ... Check out these 8-bit game sprite pixel stockings 22 What the hell are Christmas stockings anyway? Why do we put stuff in them? Are they supposed to be Santa Claus' socks? Why would we want to do that, and what relevance do they have to videogames ... Call of Duty 4: Christmas Warfare 48  Middle Eastern conflict may not be the best time to spread Christmas cheer, but Infinity Ward's latest PC patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has gone the festive route regardless. A m... Ore-naments? More Christmas gifts for gamers 14 I've got more great goodies to put under your favorite gamer's tree this holiday season. From pretty ornaments to put on the tree to amazing presents to put under the tree, I have a bunch of swee... What's this? An expert gives parents sensible game buying tips? 27 It's no secret that non-gaming parents need help with videogame purchases for their children. Hell, some parents don't even like games! There are media groups that offer up their over-opinionated... Jesu-Chu? Christmas presents for gamers 17 Everyone have probably already started their Christmas shopping, if they haven't, well then you better snap to it before the only gifts left in the stores are fruit cakes and old copies of Spice ... Destructoid's Christmas shopping list 59 Hi there, mothers of Destructoid readers! While you're busy checking your son/daughter's computer for illicit porn, you've probably stumbled upon our happy little corner of the Internet. Well, wh... Leland Yee warns parents against 'violent' games this Christmas 12 Leland Yee, the California State Senator obsessed with violence in videogames, has issued another of his friendly warning letters to parents, spreading the word about those evil, evil games and t... Japan puts the 'rampant consumerism' back in Christmas with Pokemon decorations 13 Courtesy of Siliconera we bring you that picture above from (where else?) the Land of the Rising Sun.Yes, it's funny that Pokémon are so famous, and Piplup is adorable, but I think the rea...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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