After stuffing ourselves with turkey, family time and "Rock Band," Multiplayer has returned. See what you might've missed this week -- or just read it again:
BOYFRIENDS SUCK:
* If you're sharing a game with a friend, a sibling, a lover, do you have a right to beat the game while they're away? Read one poor woman's tale of how her boyfriend beat "Super Mario Galaxy" -- without her.
A REASON FOR NO RHYMES:
* Harmonix CEO and "Rock Band"-maker Alex Rigopulos explained the problems behind rap in rhythm games.
DEAD MAN WALKING OVER "KANE & LYNCH"?
* Rumors spread about how a longtime GameSpot reviewer was fired due to his 6.0/10 review of Eidos' "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" (Eidos also happened to be an advertiser on the site). The Big Dog is on the case...
WHAT'S ON THE BOX?
* "GTA IV" box art is here! The only thing cooler than the box art itself was the way it was revealed.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
* Multiplayer's Gerald Flannory teaches you how to become a "Master of Illusion" with Nintendo's latest Touch Generation title. Prepare to be amazed! (I sure was.)
BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR:
* Totilo rounded up the best games of 2007 that got pushed to 2008. ("Super Smash Bros." anyone?) He also previewed some of EA's 2008 titles.
THE NEED TO ACHIEVE:
* Where do Achievements come from? I ask Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling about the Achievements in "Call of Duty 4" and CliffyB about the ones in "Gears of War."
* Our own Jason Cipriano had a very fruitful Thanksgiving -- not only did he enjoy turkey, but he got some Achievements too.
HOW TO GET $25 FROM GAMESTOP:
* After a frustrating experience (one of many), Cipriano learns how to get some money back from the notorious retailer.
STOP THE ADDICTION BEFORE IT STARTS:
* Wow! Totilo finally canceled his WoW account. He had been paying for it for about a year without playing it. (He is no doubt a rich and reckless man.)
A "GODFATHER" RPG?
* BioWare's next project should be... not "Star Wars." Not the "Sonic" RPG. But a "Godfather" sequel? Totilo pleaded his case.
BIG OBSESSION WITH MINI-GAMES:
* After learning about the hacking mini-game in "BioShock," Totilo finds out more about the one in "Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction."
OTHER FEATURES:
* MTV News intern Steven Roberts attended the Blip Festival in NYC. Here's his first-hand report!
* In this week's "What We're NOT Playing," we avoid a certain wrestling game on six platforms, "Cruis'n," "The Simpsons" and hell, even "Geometry Wars."
* Remember unreleased Wii game "Zombie Massacre" (and the movie that Uwe Boll is going to make out of it)? Developer 1988 Games announced they've finally secured a publisher.
* Games are "make-believe" ... at least according to the British military. Check out this recruitment ad from the U.K.'s EDGE magazine.
* Meet Jesse Vetters, the 18-year-old high school student who had been trying to get a question about video games included in the CNN/YouTube debates.
* "Rat Race" head writer/comedian Victor Varnado told Totilo about the upcoming PSN episodic sitcom. (And surprise! Varnado said it's really funny.)
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