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WRUP: 'Too many games, not enough time' edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Nov 6th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Admittedly, it's not as bad as previous years, but we're already drowning in a bunch of well-received and just-plain-fun games for the holiday season. There are already too many quality titles taking up our time and this was supposed to be a "slow" year. How did our wallets ever keep up with holidays past? Oh wait, they couldn't. What's everyone playing this weekend?

[Image Credit: GnackGnackGnack]

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WRUP: Macro-miniaturization edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 30th 2009 at 11:00PM }

We're still wrapping our brains around the DSi XL, the "bigger version of a smaller version of a smaller version of an originally bulky handheld." Surely there must be other examples of macro-miniaturization in technology, but we're hard-pressed to think of any immediately. Just keep an eye on that PS2, though -- the tabloids have been talking that it's looking mighty thin now. Or, perhaps, the PSP Go will get back that UMD drive.

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WRUP: Inefficient good ideas edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 23rd 2009 at 10:00PM }

Wow, the Twitter app on the Xbox Dashboard preview sure is exciting, let's use the on-screen keyboard to tweet something:

W-H-A-T-space-I-S-space-E-V-E-R-R-backspace-Y-O-N-E-space-P-L-A-Y-N-backspace-I-N-G-space-T-H-I-S-space-W-E-E-K-E-N-D-question mark.

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WRUP: You made Biggs cry! edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 16th 2009 at 9:30PM }

No, no, no, no. Shhhh! Stop crying. It's OK, little guy. Look at what you've all done! Y'all didn't buy Critter Crunch and now Biggs is all distraught. Doesn't it break your heart? We just want to give him a big hug and tell him it's going to be alright. It will, right? Please help Biggs stop crying by supporting Critter Crunch.

What's everyone playing this weekend?

[Thanks to Capybara Games for the original artwork!]

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WRUP: [Video game] is like the [prominent work from other medium] of gaming edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 9th 2009 at 11:00PM }


Sometimes we ponder:
  • Tetris is the Monet's Water Lillies of gaming.
  • God of War is the Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse of gaming.
  • Dante's Inferno is the Dante's Infern ... actually, it's the 13-year-old's vision of classical poetry of gaming.
  • Diablo is the Bobcat Goldthwait of gaming.
  • Dynasty Warriors is the Archie Comics of gaming.
  • Final Fantasy VII is the Steel Magnolias of gaming.
... oh wait, we got it ...
Somebody beat us to that one? Foiled, again! What's everyone playing this weekend?

[Thanks, Kyle!]

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WRUP: PSP Go edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 2nd 2009 at 11:10PM }


(Link not currently active, please wait until next week's PSN update -- no UMD available. Sorry, we can't convert previously purchased WRUP to digital version. This digitally distributed WRUP will also cost you more than finding a used UMD copy at your local game store. Please enjoy your PSP Go.)

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WRUP: That sure is a lot of TGS

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 25th 2009 at 10:15PM }

Be sure to take some time this weekend to read through all the Tokyo Game Show coverage still going on. Lots of impressions and hands-ons with the games we'll be playing soon -- or in 2010. What's everyone playing this weekend?

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WRUP: Tokyo Game ... Kanye! What you doin'?

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 18th 2009 at 9:00PM }

Well, that's just rude. We wanted to tell you all about Tokyo Game Show next week, but Kanye West seems to have hijacked this post. Please come back next week for all the TGS coverage and an uninterrupted WRUP. What's everyone playing?

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WRUP: Pork flu edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 11th 2009 at 10:00PM }


All the half-joking Twitter talk of post-PAX con SARS actually culminated this week with confirmed cases of Swine Flu (H1N1) being the PAX pox affecting attendees. Rather than panic, take a look at the CDC's documentation on the subject. Stay healthy, folks. What's everyone playing this weekend?

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WRUP: PAX attax

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 4th 2009 at 11:15PM }


If it feels like there's been a lot of game conventions lately ... well, that'd be absolutely right. GamesCom and BlizzCon occurred at the same time a couple weeks back, with PAX going on this weekend in Seattle and, finally, Tokyo Game Show in a few weeks. Tis the convention season. Check out all our PAX coverage over the weekend for the latest info on the games we should have in our Doritos encrusted hands this holiday -- or Q1 2010. What's everyone playing this weekend?

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WRUP: Joystiq Asylum edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 28th 2009 at 9:00PM }

See that dude in the pic? That freak in the costume? Yeah, he's coming for us. For many, he's already reached into our wallets and removed between $40-60 and gosh golly we don't mind. So, thoughts about where the next Batman setting will take place? Don't say "Gotham." Try to come up with a neat set piece that fits in with the formula the first game established. What's everyone playing?

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WRUP: BlizzCon and GamesCom edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 21st 2009 at 10:00PM }

BlizzCon and GamesCom are both going on this weekend and the news isn't stopping. Feel free to keep checking in with us for lots more content over the s-days. What's everyone playing?

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WRUP: Joystiq SLIM edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 14th 2009 at 8:02PM }

We are proud to announce that next week we will be launching the Joystiq SLIM™ console. As you can see from the totally authentic leaked Best Buy flyer above, this is totally legit and happening. Sadly, we're having distribution problems, so we may need to delay the console's release until Q1 2010. We're trendy like that. Anyway, we'll definitely be in Cologne for GamesCom -- just in case Sony decides to reveal its PS3 Slim to the world. Be sure to check out our coverage of Europe's biggest games convention next week. What's everyone playing this weekend?

[Image credit: Alan Black]

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WRUP: Delay until Q1 2010 edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 7th 2009 at 9:30PM }


Sorry, folks. We know how much you like telling us what games you're going to be playing this weekend, but this feature is now delayed until 2010. We're bringing in a couple websites to help us finish this feature at the quality standard you've come to expect -- with very few tiepos. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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WRUP: The truly, truly outrageous edition

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jul 31st 2009 at 10:15PM }


As of this writing, it is past midnight in jolly ol' England, which means that our dear Jem Alexander is no longer a part of the Joystiq staff. He has left us to go work for ... um, actually, I'm not allowed to say, but it's SO not in NY.

Jem's Britishisms and the way he would say amazing (a sampling of which is found below) will be greatly missed -- you have no idea -- as a moment of levity the next time we're banging out stories at 2AM during next year's E3. We've asked Joystiq staffers to say the first word they think of when discussing Jem and here are the results: excitement, adventure, glamour, glitter, fashion and fame. He was truly, truly outrageous. Best of luck in the future, buddy. No one else is the same. What's everyone playing this weekend?

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