<p>This week was full of plenty of rumors and some welcome news: Valve is reaching out to gamers to establish some kind of GameFAQs competitor, the Assassin&#8217;s Creed series may have another game in development already, and Bioshock will be receiving a reversible cover. If you&#8217;re a millionaire (or maybe just a little rich), there&#8217;s also a new deal on the market you might be interested in: the entire Super Nintendo library, in their boxes and in mint condition, for a paltry $25,000. Yes, internet, that was sarcasm if you couldn&#8217;t hear it. But hey, it&#8217;s probably worth it, and the rest of us can stick to emulators.</p>
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<p>Raptr also announced the year&#8217;s annual game play statistics, with some titles holding more honor than the greatest VGA could grant, including Game With the Fewest Bathroom Breaks (Borderlands 2, in case you were wondering). I was pretty surprised to see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 beat out League of Legends and Skyrim in the highest amount of time spent playing a pre-2012 game, but perhaps that just shows who really drives the gaming market.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there is a bit of bad news to go with this week. Machinima cut their staff by 10%, and their cuts mainly affected their editorial staff. I just have to hope I can continue watching Two Best Friends play after they finish restructuring their company.</p>
<p><strong>Media:</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AHfj0uDrf0">Mario Warfare</a><br />
<a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-13-glados-voice-in-new-guillermo-del-toro-film">GLadOS appears in Next Guillermo Del Toro Movie</a><br />
<a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/12/star-wars-battlefront-online-concept-art-leaks-out-of-slant-six/">Battlefront: Online Concept Art Leaks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/12/10/purchase-every-super-nintendo-game-for-25-000.aspx">Purchase Every Super Nintendo Game for $25,000</a><br />
<a href="http://irrationalgames.com/insider/poll/">Help Choose the New Bioshock Infinite Cover</a><br />
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/15/this-is-metal-gear-rising-revengeances-north-american-box-art/">Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Box Art Unveiled</a><br />
<a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-14-valve-takes-on-gamefaqs-with-steam-game-guides">Valve Needs Help Creating Game Guides</a><br />
<a href="http://pokejungle.net/2012/12/10/nintendo-releases-pokdex-ios/">Official Pokedex iOS App Launched, Costs $25 In Sum</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/10/the-last-of-us-box-art-preorder-bonuses">Last of Us Box Art Revealed</a><br />
<a href="http://caas.raptr.com/most-played-games-of-the-year-2012/">Raptr’s Most-Played Games of the Year, 2012 Edition</a><br />
<strong> Game News &; Leaks:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/11/27/bungies-new-game-destiny-leaks-new-concept-art/">Bungie Founder Announces New Game</a><br />
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/12/10/next-assassins-creed-game-heading-to-brazil/">The Next Assassin’s Creed Might be in Brazil</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2019681/microsoft-links-skydrive-to-xbox-360-with-app.html">Microsoft Links SkyDrive to XBOX 360 with App</a><br />
<a href="http://christophermpark.blogspot.hu/2012/12/valley-2-enters-private-alpha-first.html">Valley 2 Enters Private Alpha</a><br />
DMC <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2sfmoXGNPY">Intro Sequence Revealed</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1PHdxsjY9I">Conversation with Virgil</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&;v=mdZQ05NxrlM">Sly Cooper – Thieves in Time Gameplay Trailer Released</a><br />
<a href="http://www.chivalrythegame.com/blog/archives/1683">New Chivalry Content to Hit in January</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bethblog.com/2012/12/14/rage-dlc-arrives-tuesday-on-ps3-360-and-pc/">Rage DLC to be Released Next Week</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/glu-begins-closing-down-gamespy-servers-without-warning">GameSpy Servers Start to Shut Down for Some Games</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&;v=Xd4Hjoi2FQ0">Dirty Bomb Gameplay Trailer</a><br />
Dead Space 3 – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoUYXdJiuzk">Two Ways to Play</a>, <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/dead-space-3-will-feature-kinect-voice-controls-240518.phtml">Will Feature Voice Controls</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/subscription_no_longer_required">The Secret World no Longer Requires Subscription</a><br />
<a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/arenanet-cracks-down-on-guild-wars-2-cheaters-bans-34000-accounts/">ArenaNet Bans 34,000 Guild Wars 2 Accounts</a><br />
<a href="http://stargalaxy.jp/">Square Enix Reveals Latest IP: Star Galaxy </a><br />
<a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/47151/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-now-available-for-download-on-psn-w.html">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Now Available on PSN</a><br />
<strong> Development &; Interviews:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.dsogaming.com/news/agnis-philosophy-characters-tech-demos/">Two New Agni’s Philosophy Tech Demos </a><br />
<a href="http://www.valvetime.net/threads/valve-is-opening-an-office-in-san-francisco-update-valve-responds.242933/">New Valve San Francisco Office</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9i_U9y4BWI">Extended Tomb Raider Demo </a><br />
<a href="http://www.shacknews.com/article/77022/bioshock-infinite-multiplayer-experiment-cut-due-to-resources#">Bioshock Infinite Multiplayer ‘Experiment’ Cut Due to Resources</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&;v=ggR6WVZhYfA">The Art Direction of Splinter Cell </a><br />
<a href="http://criminalcrackdown.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/tales-from-orth-nation.html">The PSP Games that were Never Meant to Be</a><br />
<a href="http://community.digitalmediaacademy.org/18868-still-playing-with-power">Interview with Nintendo Power’s Former Editor-in-Chief </a><br />
<a href="http://www.news10.net/entertainment/gameguys/article/220811/99/Game-Guys-preview---Army-of-Two-The-Devils-Cartel">Interview with Army of Two: Devil’s Cartel Producer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/14/machinima-layoffs/">Machinima Cuts Staff by 10% </a><br />
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/11/ken-levine-on-tackling-social-issues-games-should-not-be-restr/">Interview with Ken Levine</a><br />
<strong>Game Releases:</strong><br />
Cake Ninja: XMAS | NintendoDS<br />
Castle Conqueror: Heroes 2 | NintendoDS<br />
Final Fantasy IV | iPhone<br />
Forza Horizon: Rally Expansion Pack | XBOX360<br />
Kinect Party | XBOX360<br />
Labyrinth Legends | PS3<br />
Oddworld: Stranger&#8217;s Wrath HD | Vita<br />
PIX 3D | Nintendo3DS<br />
Pudding Monsters | iPhone, Android<br />
Sonic &; All-stars Racing Transformed | Vita<br />
Street Fighter x Megaman | PC<br />
Total Extreme Wrestling 2013 | PC<br />
WWE Wrestlefest | XBOX360</p>

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