{"id":1645,"date":"2008-12-14T07:21:41","date_gmt":"2008-12-14T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2008-12-14T07:21:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-14T13:21:41","slug":"this-week-in-games-dec-14-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/14\/this-week-in-games-dec-14-20\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Games: Dec. 14 &#8211; 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/riseoftheargonauts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1646 alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"riseoftheargonauts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/riseoftheargonauts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>By now the publishers are obviously assuming that you have either bought everything you have planned to buy, are out of money, or are focused on the upcoming holiday.  Whatever the reason, the busy fall release season is pretty much over.  Big releases this week?  The Wii release of <strong>Rock Band<\/strong> and the XBOX360 \/ PS3 \/ PC releases of <strong>Rise of the Argonauts<\/strong>.  Check out the rest of the list!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1365\" title=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rise of the Argonauts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" title=\"ps3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rise of the Argonauts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" title=\"wii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rock Band 2<\/li>\n<li>Word Jong Party<\/li>\n<li>Summer Sports 2: Island Sports Party<\/li>\n<li>Calvin Tucker&#8217;s Redneck Jamboree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1368\" title=\"ps2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rock Band 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"psp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No new releases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1370\" title=\"ds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neopets Puzzle Adventure<\/li>\n<li>Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief<\/li>\n<li>Dreamer: Horse Trainer<\/li>\n<li>Australia Zoo Quest<\/li>\n<li>Dreamer: Puppy Trainer<\/li>\n<li>Learn Math<\/li>\n<li>Candace Kane&#8217;s Candy Factory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" title=\"pc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Rise of the Argonauts<\/li>\n<li>The Tale of Despereaux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for last week&#8217;s games, the biggest release was surprisingly the PS2 game <strong>Persona 4<\/strong>, which was an excellent addition to the franchise.  I got to play a bit of the PSP release <strong>Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War<\/strong>, which so far feels like a nice addition to the franchise &#8211; taking the core idea I already liked and putting a bit more meat on its&#8217; bones.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now the publishers are obviously assuming that you have either bought everything you have planned to buy, are out of money, or are focused on the upcoming holiday. Whatever the reason, the busy fall release season is pretty much over. Big releases this week? 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